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The following is the first 5 pages of an original screenplay by Mark Whipple. It is written in screenplay format but because of the page size, is not consistent with this format on this this screen.
CHOCOLATE RADIO an original screenplay by MARK WHIPPLE Copyright by Mark Whipple Mark Whipple All rights reserved 318 N. Chicago St. Salt Lake City UT 801-295-5432 CHOCOLATE RADIO FADE IN: 1 INT. A LATE 1930'S RADIO STUDIO--AFTERNOON 1 This studio is set up to produce a live radio program. An audience waits for the program to begin. A SMALL BAND, with a piano, drum and a few other instruments are set up in the back. There is also a table with various instruments and trinkets to produce sound effects. Near the table stands a small door going no where. The radio show being produced is entitled THE LEROY AND WILLIS SHOW, and it's just about to begin. RADIO PEOPLE scramble to get ready as it is apparent something is about to happen. PHIL HARMON, comes to a microphone. He speaks to the cast, crew and the audience, while looking at a large clock on the wall. The clock reads 4:29 and 45 seconds. PHIL Okay, everyone quiet on the set, we're on in ten. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. People hurry to there place as the countdown continues. PHIL (Cont'd) Five... Instead of counting, he now mouths the words and holds up fingers representing Four...Three...Two...One...He points to the drummer who plays and drum roll on a bass drum. As the drum rolls Phil speaks into the microphone in a deep radio voice PHIL (Cont'd) Ladies and gentlemen, This is Phil Harmon and the time is exactly 4:30. Exactly time for The LeRoy and Willis Show. The band and sound effects come to life playing a snappy tune. A crew member holds up an applause sign and the audience does. PHIL Starring our own, Willis Smith, and Leroy P. Washington The crowd and sound effects become louder as two black men each walk to their microphones. One is older and quite heavy, the other is in his late twenties to early thirties. He is tall, good looking. Each smile and bow to the audience. Neither are named Willis or Leroy--the older being William Brown and the younger Jim J.C. Smith. PHIL (Cont'd) Today's story begins with Willis coming home late from work. Here he comes now. On the sound affect table two shoes are made to walk, sounding as if someone is coming. Then the door is opened with a squeak, more foot steps then the door is slammed shut. William reads from the script, speaking in a very southern dialect. WILLIAM Hey Leroy, where ez you? At the sound affects table a paper is crumpled and a book is dropped. Jim, glances to his script, then backs away from the microphone and puts his hands over his mouth--he also speaks as if he's from the deep South. JIM Ez someone there? WILLIAM You better believe someone ez there and you better start believing it now. Where you at, boy? Jim's response is distant much like he first. JIM Who'ez dat, Roy? WILLIAM Don't you be rhyming wit me boy, I'll beat yo head, black and blue. Jim makes his voice sound a little closer. JIM Oh, I's sorry Willis, I didn't knows dat it twas you. See I's up in this attic and I's figuring out a way for us to make ourself's rich. WILLIAM Well boy what ez you finding? JIM Stuff, all kinds of stuff and Brother, I tells you, they ez going to make us rich. WILLIAM Well let me see what you have in mind? JIM Okay, I's coming down now. At the sound effects table a lot of noise of things falling is made followed by a loud thump. JIM (Cont'd) Woe-wee I's fell out'a the attic I should be careful next time, but don't worry none cuz I's alright. WILLIAM I say you should be, you landed right on me. The audience laughs. JIM I guess dat's the reason I didn't get hurt none. The audience laughs again. WILLIAM No, that's the reason you goin'a get hurt some. He makes the growling sound as if he's going to get him. The audience love this. JIM Wait a minute Brother Willis, you don't want to beat me just when I figured a way for to make us rich. He thinks about it for a moment. WILLIAM Yeah, I guess you ez right. I's just goin'a have to remember to beat you after we rich. The audience laughs. WILLIAM (CONT'D) So what's this big idea you be having Brother Leroy. JIM I's been thinking, since we have all that their junk up stairs in the attic that we need to have us a garage sale. WILLIAM A garage sale? We don't even have a car let alone a garage, how we going to have a garage sale? JIM Oh Brother Willis are you thick. That ain't what a garage sale is, it's where you take all your junk that's too good to throw away, but to junky to keep in the house and you put it out front and sell it for cash. WILLIAM We'll Brother Leroy, if it's junk, then how come you think anyone else is going to buy it. JIM That's cuz I'm a natural born salesman. See this here lamp. WILLIAM Yeah, I sees it, it's just an old junk lamp. JIM No, now that's where you wrong Brother Willis, this 'er lamp once belonged to General George Washington, Grand father of our country. WILLIAM Really, then maybe we should hang onto it, it could be worth somthin' someday. JIM No, brother Willis, it's just a story to turn junk into treasures. WILLIAM Oh, I sees ya now? I sees ya indeed. A sign is held up for the audience to applaud, which they do. The band plays a snappy tune representing the passage of time. Phil again comes to the microphone. PHIL Well that's exactly what Willis and Leroy did, they got them selfs together all the junk they don't want anymore and put it out front and told everyone they were having a garage sale. Let's see how our heros are doing. At the sound table different sounds are made to represent people handling stuff at the sale. A car horn is honked. WILLIAM (shouting) Hey Leroy, do we got anymore of those candlesticks that once belonged to Betsy Ross? JIM No Willis, but we do have this one last pair of warn slippers that were warn by Thomas E. Jefferson as he stayed up late writing the Constitutional of the United States of America and they ez only three dollar. |
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