Post #697619 by aquarj on Sat, Oct 26, 2013 10:54 PM

On 2012-01-05 19:23, Dustycajun wrote:
Bongofury had posted that the Christian's Hut in Balboa was used to film the movie The Breaking Point which was released in 1950 starring John Garfield and Patricia Neal.

Thought I'd post some screencaps from the movie, especially the scenes outside and (purportedly) inside the Balboa Christian's Hut. Not sure, but the interior scenes might just be a set, considering that the door opens the wrong way, and maybe a few other cues. So actually I went a little overboard on the images, added with narrative below. My version may have some slight variations from the actual dialog in the movie. But first, for a refresher, a look back at one of the exteriors DC posted on page 1.

On 2011-12-11 19:02, Dustycajun wrote:
And this great photo of the Goof on the Roof from Critiki.

So here's where the scene starts in the movie. John Garfield as hard luck charter boat captain Harry Morgan, coming up the steps.

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You can just make out the little platform for the goof on the roof.

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Interior view, either using a different door, or somehow the hinge has switched to the other side. All the following images MAY be a set.

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As Harry makes a beeline for the bar, we pan across this funny tiki with hula skirt.

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Panning some more, hey there's Patricia Neal as the predatory and slightly crazy Leona Charles.

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Leona just happened to be singing a little hipshaking number at the jukebox.

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Transitioning into a dance with an onlooker, with a nice tropical wall in the back.

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"Oh, I need to ditch this guy, that's Harry at the bar!"

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That's precisely where Harry is camped out.

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As Harry puts one back, the chromed cash register reflects a shady character's entrance.

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Shady pat on the back.

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Shady guy leaves, again via the cash register.

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Harry moves to a table, while Leona on the prowl spots him in another mirror shot.

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"Well, hello!"

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"I like your hat!"

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"Whenever I rub a table lamp, I sense what I should do next. I feel that I must squish someone's hat."

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"I'll try it on yours!"

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"Don't touch my hat!"

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"Oh sorry, the lamp told me to"

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"How about I lean back in this dramatic light, and you have another drink?"

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"Good, huh?"

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"Terrific!"

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"Hey look, my wife Lucy is here!"

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Yep, that's Phyllis Thaxter as Lucy.

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"Hiya hon, have a seat!"

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"Leona and I were just talking about hats and drinking."

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"Perfect, because I know I'm ready to start drinking too!"

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"How about you, what are you having?"

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"Scotch? Whiskey? Gin? Bourbon? Brandy?"

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"Vodka? Cognac? Wine? Beer? Aquavit?"

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"Amaretto? Schnapps? Galliano? Ouzo? Fernet Branca?"

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"Well actually, I just remembered I have a dentist appointment"

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"What's up with that, did I scare her off?"

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"Well somebody better give me a drink!"

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"Keep em coming pal!"

And so on, that's roughly how the scene goes, and that's it for Christian's Hut.

-Randy