"CASABLANCA" (1942)

FADE IN:

INSERT - A revolving globe. When it stops revolving it turns briefly into a contour map of Europe, then into a flat map.

Superimposed over this map are scenes of refugees fleeing from all sections of Europe by foot, wagon, auto, and boat, and all converging upon one point on the tip of Africa -- Casablanca.

Arrows on the map illustrate the routes taken as the voice of a NARRATOR describes the migration.

The narrator's voice fade away...

At first only the turrets and rooftops are visible against a torrid sky.

The facades of the Moorish buildings give way to a narrow, twisting street crowded with the polyglot life of a native quarter. The intense desert sun holds the scene in a torpid tranquility. Activity is unhurried and sounds are muted.

A POLICE OFFICER takes a piece of paper from the typewriter, turns to a microphone, and reads.

An officer BLOWS his whistle several times.

There is pandemonium as native guards begin to round up people.

A police car, full of officers, with SIREN BLARING, screams through the street and stops in the market.

Some try to escape but are caught by the police and loaded into a police wagon.

At a street corner TWO POLICEMEN stop a white CIVILIAN and question him.

The civilian pats his pockets.

He brings out his papers. The second policeman examines them.

Suddenly the civilian breaks away and starts to run wildly

down the street.

The policeman SHOUTS "Halt", but the civilian keeps going.

JAN and ANNINA BRANDEL, a very young and attractive refugee couple from Bulgaria, watch as the civilian passes. They've been thrust by circumstances from a simple country life into an unfamiliar and hectic world.

A shot RINGS out, and the man falls to the ground. Above him, painted on the wall, is a large poster of Marshal Petain, which reads: "Je tiens mes promesses, meme celles des autres."

The policeman frantically searches the body, but only finds Free French literature.

We see an inscription carved in a marble block along the roofline of the building: "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite"

We see the the facade, French in architecture, then the high- vaulted entrance which is inscribed "Palais de Justice".

At the entrance the arrested suspects are led in by the police.

A middle-aged ENGLISH COUPLE sit at a table just off the square, and observe the commotion across the way in front of the Palais de Justice.

The police van pulls up. The rear doors are opened and people stream out.

A EUROPEAN man, sitting at a table nearby, watches the English couple more closely than the scene on the street.

The European walks over to the couple.

Madame, have you not heard?

Suspects are herded out of the van, and into the Palais de Justice.

He puts his left arm compassionately around the Englishman, and reaches behind the man with his right hand.

The Englishman seems to be taken aback by this sudden display of concern.

He leaves. The Englishman, still a trifle disconcerted by

the European's action, watches him as he leaves.

As he pats both his breast and pants pockets he realizes there is something missing.

Suddenly the Englishman looks off in the direction of the departed European, the clouds of suspicion gathering.

Interrupting overhead is the DRONE of a low flying airplane.

They look up.

An airplane cuts its motor for landing.

Refugees wait in line outside the Palais de Justice. Their upturned gaze follows the flight of the plane. In their faces is revealed one hope they all have in common, and the plane is the symbol of that hope.

Jan and Annina look up at the plane.

The plane SWOOPS down past a sign atop a building at the edge of the airport.

The sign reads "Rick's Cafe Americain."

As the plane lands a swastika on its tail is clearly visible. It taxis to a stop as a group of officers march into formation in front of it. Behind them stand a detail of native soldiers keeping guard.

In the group is CAPTAIN LOUIS RENAULT, a French officer appointed by Vichy as Prefect of Police in Casablanca. He is a handsome, middle-aged Frenchman, debonair and gay, but withal a shrewd and alert official.

With him are HERR HEINZE, the German consul, CAPTAIN TONELLI, an Italian officer, and LIEUTENANT CASSELLE, Renault's aide.

When the plane door opens, the first passenger to step out is a tall, middle-aged, pale German with a smile that seems more the result of a frozen face muscle than a cheerful disposition. On any occasion when MAJOR STRASSER is crossed, his expression hardens into iron.

Herr Heinze steps up to him with upraised arm.

They shake hands.

Heinze introduces Strasser to Renault.

Renault salutes.

As they acknowledge each other, Captain Tonelli barges in front of Casselle and salutes Strasser.

But Tonelli gets no further than that as Strasser turns again to Renault. They walk away from the plane, Heinze following, with Casselle and Tonelli bringing up the rear, engaged in a heated exchange of words.

The neon sign above the door is brightly lit. Customers arrive and go in through the front door. From inside we hear sounds of MUSIC and LAUGHTER. The song is "It Had to Be You."

Again we isolate on the neon sign.

INSERT SIGN: "Rick's Cafe Americain".

We follow a group of customers inside.

Rick's is an expensive and chic nightclub which definitely possesses an air of sophistication and intrigue.

SAM, a middle-aged Negro, sits on a stool before a small, salmon-colored piano on wheels, playing and singing while accompanied by a small orchestra.

All about him there is the HUM of voices, CHATTER and LAUGHTER.

The occupants of the room are varied. There are Europeans in their dinner jackets, their women beautifully begowned and bejeweled. There are Moroccans in silk robes. Turks wearing fezzes. Levantines. Naval officers. Members of the Foreign Legion, distinguished by their kepis.

Two men sit at a table.

Casablanca.

His companion seems uninterested in his dilemma. Sympathy is evidently in short supply in Casablanca.

At another table a very well-dressed WOMAN talks to a MOOR. She has a bracelet on her wrist. No other jewelry.

On to another table where two CONSPIRATORS talk.

He stops abruptly as two German officers walk by.

A REFUGEE and another MAN converse at another table.

On the way to the bar we pass several tables and hear a Babel of foreign tongues. Here and there we catch a scattered phrase or sentence in English.

SACHA, a friendly young Russian bartender, hands a drink to a customer with the Russian equivalent of "Bottoms Up." The customer answers with "Cheerio."

CARL, the waiter, is a fat, jovial German refugee with

spectacles. He walks, tray in hand, to a private door, over which ABDUL, a large, burly man, stands guard.

Abdul opens the door and Carl goes into the gambling room.

Their is much activity at the various tables. At one table TWO WOMEN and a MAN play cards. They glance at another table. One of them calls to Carl.

Carl laughs.

The overseer walks up to a table with a paper in his hand.

Then we see a drink and a man's hand, but nothing more. The overseer places a check on the table. The hand picks up the check and writes on it, in pencil, "Okay-Rick."

The overseer takes the check.

We now see RICK, sitting at a table alone playing solitary chess. Rick is an American of indeterminate age. There is no expression on his face -- complete deadpan.

There is a commotion at the door as people attempt to come into the gambling room. He nods approval to Abdul.

Then a GERMAN appears in the doorway. Abdul looks to Rick who glances back toward the open door and nods "no".

Abdul starts to close the door on the man.

The man tries to push his way through the door as Rick walks up.

The German interrupts and waves his card.

At this moment UGARTE, a small, thin man with a nervous air,

tries to squeeze through the doorway blocked by the German. If he were an American, Ugarte would look like a tout.

He gets through and passes Rick.

Rick looks at the German calmly, takes the card out of his hand, and tears it up.

The German storms off, tossing the pieces of his card into the air behind him.

Rick meets Ugarte on his way back to his table.

-- You thought what?

Fearing to offend Rick, Ugarte laughs.

Ugarte pulls out a chair at Rick's table.

Ugarte sits down.

A waiter comes up to the table with a tray of drinks. He places one before Ugarte.

of business I do, huh? But think of all those poor refugees who must rot in this place if I didn't help them. That's not so bad. Through ways of my own I provide them with exit visas.

He takes an envelope from his pocket and lays it on the table.

Rick appears ready to take them form Ugarte.

Rick takes them. Ugarte leaves the table just as the waiter comes up.

The waiter leaves. Ugarte turns to Rick.

He starts across the floor.

Ugarte stops as Rick comes up to him.

Ugarte hesitates for a moment.

Rick looks at Ugarte steadily.

Rick leaves the gambling room and goes into the main room.

Rick makes his way over to Sam, who plays and sings the "Knock Wood" number, accompanied by the orchestra. The cafe is in semi-darkness. The spotlight is on Sam, and every time the orchestra comes in on the "Knock Wood" business, the spotlight swings over to the orchestra.

During one of the periods when the spotlight is on the orchestra, Rick slips the letters of transit into the piano.

FERRARI, owner of the Blue Parrot, a competing night spot, comes into the cafe, sits down, and watches Sam.

Then he sees Rick and they smile at each other. At the end of the number Ferrari goes to the bar to speak to Rick.

Rick and Ferrari walk over to the piano.

Apparently satisfied, Ferrari walks away.

Back at the bar, YVONNE, an attractive young French woman, sits on a stool drinking brandy.

Sacha, who looks at her with lovesick eyes, fills her tumbler.

Rick saunters over and leans on the bar, next to Yvonne. He pays no attention to her. She looks at him bitterly, without saying a word.

Rick looks the check over and tears it up. Yvonne has never taken her eyes off Rick.

Yvonne turns, looks at Sacha, and extends her glass to him.

Yvonne wheels on Rick with drunken fury.

you --

Rick takes Yvonne by the arm.

He pulls her along toward the door.

Sacha stands at the curb on the street in front of Rick's and signals for a cab.

Soon one pulls up.

Rick and Yvonne come out of the cafe. He puts a coat over her shoulders and she objects violently.

Rick and Yvonne approach the waiting cab.

Rick stands and looks up at the revolving beacon light from the airport. It intermittently sheds its light on Rick's face.

Renault sits at a table on the cafe terrace, watching this evening's performance.

Rick walks over to him.

Rick sits down at the table.

As they talk, Captain Tonelli and Lieutenant Casselle walk by toward the entrance of the cafe. Casselle talks non-stop and Tonelli tries. They both stop, salute Renault, and walk into the cafe.

Rick laughs.

Rick and Renault look up when they hear the BUZZ of a plane taking off from the adjacent airfield. The plane flies directly over their heads.

Rick doesn't answer. His look isn't a happy one.

Rick still looks in the direction of the airport.

EMIL, the croupier, comes out of the cafe and walks over to Rick.

The three men enter the cafe.

They pass Sam at the piano. He's playing "Baby Face". Rick pats Sam on the shoulder.

Rick's eyes react. Involuntarily, they glance toward the gambling room.

Renault catches the look.

They start upstairs to Rick's office, passing Casselle who is still haranguing Tonelli.

They go inside the office.

Rick opens up the safe in a small, dark room just off the office. Only Rick's shadow can be seen getting the money out.

Rick moves out of the shadows and into view.

He gives the money to Emil.

Emil departs.

Rick closes the door to the office, then goes over to close the safe.

Renault watches Rick's reaction.

must never reach America. He stays in Casablanca.

They sit down to discuss the matter in earnest.

Rick makes a face.

Renault stands up.

He stops short as his AIDE enters.

Renault starts to leave.

He hurries away. Rick smiles cynically.

Renault walks up to Carl.

Renault walks over to one of his officers.

The officer salutes and goes off to speak to the guards.

Renault walks over to Strasser's table as Rick comes down the stairs.

Renault sits down.

Ugarte stands at the roulette table. Two gendarmes approach him from behind.

Ugarte looks around.

The officer nods. They follow Ugarte to the cashier's window. Ugarte puts his chips through the window to the CASHIER.

Two more guards station themselves at the door in case there is trouble.

Ugarte starts to walk out, followed by the gendarmes. When he reaches the doorway he suddenly rushes through and slams the door behind himself.

By the time the gendarmes manage to get the door open again, Ugarte has pulled a gun.

He FIRES at the doorway. The SHOTS bring on pandemonium in the cafe.

As Ugarte runs through the hallway he sees Rick, appearing from the opposite direction, and grabs him.

Guards and gendarmes rush in and grab Ugarte. Rick stands impassively as they drag Ugarte off.

We move to Strasser's table, who has witnessed the event.

Back to Rick, still standing where he was, as a CUSTOMER walks by.

Rick comes out to the middle of the floor. An air of tense expectancy pervades the room. A few customers are on the point of leaving. Rick speaks in a very calm voice.

Rick glances toward Sam.

Sam nods and begins to play.

Renault, Strasser, and Heinze sit calmly at their table after witnessing the arrest.

Rick walks by.

Rick stops and comes over to their table.

Rick nods to Strasser and Heinze.

Rick sits down with them.

Strasser takes a little black book from his pocket and turns to a certain page.

Strasser looks up from the book

Rick reaches over and takes the book from Strasser's hand.

Rick looks up from the book.

Rick gets up.

Rick walks away toward the gambling room.

A couple comes in the front door. They are VICTOR LASZLO, the Czech resistance leader, and a very pretty young woman wearing a simple white gown, MISS ILSA LUND. She is so beautiful, in fact, that people turn to stare.

The HEADWAITER comes up to them.

As the headwaiter takes them to a table they pass by the piano, and the woman looks at Sam.

Sam, with a conscious effort, keeps his eyes on the keyboard as they go past. He appears to know this woman. After she has gone by Sam steals a look in her direction.

BERGER, a slight, middle-aged man, observes the couple from a distance.

The headwaiter seats Ilsa. Laszlo takes the chair opposite and surveys the room.

Strasser and Renault look up at them from their table.

Berger walks up to their table.

Berger takes a ring from his finger.

He holds it down for their view. Carefully lifting up the stone, he reveals...

INSERT - a gold plate in the setting underneath, an impression of the Lorraine Cross of General de Gaulle.

Berger sits down with them.

Renault approaches the table from behind Laszlo. Ilsa tries to warn him.

Laszlo understands.

Berger, taking the cue, sighs and puts the ring away.

Berger gets up and leaves as Renault moves to the table.

Ilsa's manner is friendly and reserved, her voice low and soft.

He sits down.

Ilsa glances off in Sam's direction.

Renault jumps to his feet as Strasser enters.

Strasser bows and smiles pleasantly.

There is not the slightest recognition from either Ilsa or Laszlo.

Strasser waits to be asked to seat himself.

not gracious, but you see, Major Strasser, I'm a Czechoslovakian.

Laszlo stands.

Renault and Strasser bow shortly.

Renault and Strasser walk away.

Major.

Strasser looks at Renault sharply, but sees only a noncommittal smile on Renault's face.

Laszlo remains standing at the table as Strasser and Renault leave.

Ilsa smiles back at him, but her eyes are still troubled.

On the floor, CORINA strums a guitar and begins her number.

Meanwhile, Laszlo looks about with apparent casualness. He sees Strasser and Renault whispering together, then notices Berger at the bar.

He rises and goes off.

We see Ilsa's troubled profile.

While Corina sings, Sam gives a worried glance in Ilsa's direction. Ilsa watches him.

At the bar, Berger sips a drink. Laszlo walks up and casually takes a place at the bar next to Berger.

Laszlo takes the ring and looks at it.

Berger shakes his head.

Laszlo absorbs the shock quietly.

He stops when Sacha brings the drink to Laszlo.

Corina finishes her song, and the crowd applauds quite enthusiastically.

Ilsa sits alone at her table.

Renault comes up to the bar near Berger and Laszlo.

Sam wheels in the piano to Ilsa's table. On his face is that funny fear.

Ilsa herself is not as self-possessed as she tries to appear. There is something behind this, some mystery.

He sits down and is ready to play.

Sam begins to play a number. He is nervous, waiting for anything.

Sam looks very uncomfortable.

Of course he can. He doesn't want to play it. He seems even more scared now.

Ilsa starts to hum.

Sam begins to play it very softly.

And Sam sings.

The door to the gambling room opens. Rick comes swinging out. He's heard the music and he's livid.

Rick walks briskly up to the piano.

As he sees Ilsa he stops short. Sam stops playing.

Two close-ups reveal Ilsa and Rick seeing each other.

Rick appears shocked. For a long moment he just looks at her.

Sam prepares to move the piano away.

Renault and Laszlo approach the table from the bar.

There's no answer from either.

Rick sits down.

Er, Emil!

Rick and Ilsa look at each other.

Laszlo signals the waiter

Rick takes the check.

Renault leaves.

Ilsa smiles.

Rick and Laszlo nod goodnight to each other. Laszlo and Ilsa start to the door as Rick sits down again and stares off in their direction.

Ilsa and Laszlo leave the cafe.

Ilsa doesn't look at him.

They join Renault at the curb.

They get into a waiting cab, leaving Renault on the curb, smoking and looking bemused.

The neon sign goes off and the doorway is now illuminated by the revolving beacon from the airport.

The customers have all gone. The house lights are out.

Rick sits alone at a table. There is a glass of bourbon on the table directly in front of him, and another empty glass on the table before an empty chair. Near at hand is a bottle.

He fills his glass and drinks it quickly.

Rick just sits. His face is entirely expressionless. The beacon light from the airport sweeps around the room creating a mood of unreality.

Sam comes in and stands hesitantly beside Rick.

No answer, as Rick drinks.

Sam now realizes Rick is in a very grim mood.

Ain't you planning on going to bed in the near future?

Sam sits down at the piano and starts to play softly,

improvising.

Suddenly he pounds the table and buries his head in his arms. Then he raises his head, trying to regain control.

He holds his head in his hands.

Sam starts to play "As Time Goes By."

Rick just stares ahead as orchestra MUSIC slowly joins Sam's playing.

A) The Arc de Triomphe from a distance.

B) Rick drives a small, open car slowly along the boulevard. He puts his arm around Ilsa. The background scenery changes to a country road as she snuggles close to him and puts her head on his shoulder.

C) An excursion boat on the Seine. Rick and Ilsa stand at the rail of the boat. They seem to be transported by each other as Ilsa laughs.

Ilsa fixes flowers at the window while Rick opens champagne. She walks over and joins him.

They drink.

Inside a swank Paris cafe, Rick and Ilsa dance. They appear to be very much in love as the MUSIC plays.

Ilsa flips a coin, then tosses it over to Rick.

They kiss passionately.

A) The rubble of a burned-out, demolished building. A sign with an arrow points to Paris.

B) German troops crossing a river.

C) Tanks rolling down the road toward Paris.

D) German war planes overhead.

A man sells newspapers to people crowded around him. There is much excitement. Rick and Ilsa sit at a table. They buy a newspaper and begin to read it.

Nearby, a group of frightened French people cluster around a loudspeaker on a wagon. A harsh voice barks out the tragic news of the Nazi push toward Paris.

A small cafe in the Montmartre. A shadow on the floor reflects the cafe sign "La Belle Aurore."

Rick, at the bar, gets glasses and a bottle of champagne. He walks over to Ilsa and Sam at the piano.

Sam plays "As Time Goes By."

Ilsa seems unnerved. There is evidently something on her mind.

Rick pours the champagne. His manner is wry, but not the bitter wryness we have seen in Casablanca.

any of it.

Sam looks at his glass.

Suddenly a loudspeaker BLARES out something in German. Rick and Ilsa look at each other, then hurry to the window.

She smiles faintly.

Ilsa looks at him tenderly. Rick takes her in his arms, and kisses her hungrily. While they are locked in an embrace they hear the dull BOOM of cannons.

Another BOOM from the cannons.

Ilsa reacts to this worriedly.

Ilsa looks at Rick.

He chuckles.

Rick chuckles again.

Suddenly Ilsa turns away and starts to cry.

She can't go on. She lifts her face to his. He kisses her gently.

He looks into her eyes, then he does kiss her as though it were going to be the last time.

Her hand falls to the table and knocks over a glass.

It's raining very hard at the train station.

There is a hectic, fevered excitement, evident in the faces of the people that pass by. This is the last train from Paris.

Rick appears in the crowd. He stops and puts his suitcase down and glances at his watch.

A conductor calls out "All aboard, last train leaving in three minutes."

Rain pours over his head and shoulders, but he doesn't seem to notice. He nervously checks his watch again.

Suddenly Sam appears.

Sam pulls an envelope from his pocket. Rick grabs it, opens it, and stares down at the letter.

Richard,

I cannot go with you or ever see you again. You must not ask why. Just believe that I love you. Go, my darling, and God bless you.

Ilsa

Raindrops pour down the letter, smudging the writing.

A whistle BLOWS.

do you hear me? Come on, Mr. Richard. Let's get out of here. Come on, Mr. Richard, come on.

Sam pulls a stunned, reluctant Rick to the train. The train starts to move just as he boards.

From the steps he looks off into the distance, then crumbles the letter and tosses it away as the steam from the engine clouds over him.

Close-up of a glass on the table in the cafe. Rick's hand reaches for it and knocks it over. We now see Rick's face and he's very drunk.

Sam walks over to the table to pick up the glass and a fallen chair.

Just then the door opens and it's Ilsa. Rick stares at the doorway. Ilsa lingers a moment, then comes over to the table.

Her manner is a little uncertain, a little tentative, but with a quiet determination beneath it.

She sits down in the chair before the empty glass. Her eyes are searching his face, but there is no expression on it except a cold and impassive one.

Rick reaches for the bottle, and pours himself another drink.

He takes a drink.

beautiful world full of knowledge and thoughts and ideals. Everything she knew or ever became was because of him. And she looked up to him and worshipped him with a feeling she supposed was love.

Ilsa gets up and leaves.

Rick's head slumps over the table.

A sign on the door reads: Captain Renault, Prefect de Police.

Strasser sits while Renault attends to some paperwork.

them when they "blundered" into Berlin in 1918.

Strasser looks at him.

Laszlo and Ilsa make their way through the jam in the lobby of the Prefecture.

Jan and Annina talk to an officer.

Laszlo and Ilsa enter Renault's office.

Renault bows to them both.

They take their seats.

The passionate conviction in his voice now reveals the crusader.

could take your place in the event anything unfortunate should occur to you while you were trying to escape.

Close-ups of Ilsa, then Laszlo, reveal their disappointment.

Strasser observes their reaction.

Renault holds a report.

Renault rings a buzzer and the door is opened for them.

As Ilsa and Laszlo leave, an OFFICER comes in.

Renault looks at himself in the mirror and straightens his tie.

The black market is a cluttered Arab street of bazaars, shops and stalls. All kinds and races of people mill about the merchandise which native dealers have on outdoor display.

Both men and women are dressed in tropical clothes. The canopies over the stalls give them some protection from the scorching sun.

On the surface the atmosphere is merely languid, but underneath lies the sinister workings of illicit trade.

A FRENCHMAN and a NATIVE huddle together and talk in low tones.

Outside the cafe, a blue parrot sits on a perch.

The cafe is much less pretentious than Rick's, but well populated.

Rick enters and walks through the cafe toward Ferrari's office just as Ferrari emerges with Jan and Annina, who look very disappointed.

Jan leads Annina away.

Signor Ferrari turns around. He's pleased to see Rick.

They shake hands.

He hails a waiter.

He eyes Rick closely.

Rick looks out of the window and sees Ilsa at the linen bazaar, then Laszlo walking toward the cafe.

Rick isn't listening to him. He looks through the open window in the direction of the linen bazaar.

Rick gets up.

Laszlo reaches the entrance to the cafe as Rick comes out. He stops and addresses Rick politely.

As he exits, Laszlo looks after him with a puzzled expression.

At the linen stall, Ilsa examines a tablecloth which an Arab vendor is endeavoring to sell. He holds a sign which reads "700 francs."

Rick walks up behind Ilsa.

She looks briefly at Rick, then turns away. Her manner is politely formal.

Reaching under the counter, he takes out a sign reading "200 francs", and replaces the other sign with it.

He replaces the second sign with a third which reads "100 francs."

The Arab hurriedly exits.

Ilsa pretends to examine the goods on the counter.

Ilsa turns her head away.

She walks away into the cafe as Rick stares after her in stunned disbelief.

Ilsa and Laszlo sit with Ferrari.

a different matter.

Ferrari gets to his feet and walks away.

Yes, I would.

Ilsa smiles faintly. She doesn't believe it for even a moment.

She smiles again.

At the bar Ferrari talks to a waiter.

Ilsa and Laszlo walk up to him.

Laszlo glances in the direction of the bazaar.

Ferrari looks shrewdly at Ilsa.

a very fortunate man, Monsieur. I am moved to make one more suggestion, why, I do not know, because it cannot possibly profit me, but, have you heard about Signor Ugarte and the letters of transit?

There's a moments pause as this sinks in.

Ilsa's face darkens. Laszlo quietly observes.

Ferrari bows.

As Ilsa and Laszlo leave the cafe, Ferrari nonchalantly swats a fly on a table.

Outside Rick's cafe, the sign is lit up and MUSIC filters out into the air.

At the bar, the European has found another TOURIST.

The European picks his pocket.

The tourist laughs.

He dashes off and collides with Carl.

As the European hurries away, Carl checks all his pockets to make sure nothing is missing.

Sam and Corina play a number, accompanied by the orchestra.

Strasser and his crowd enter the cafe and pass Rick's table.

Carl brings Rick a bottle and glass.

Carl leaves.

As Rick lights a cigarette, Renault shows up.

He pours a drink for Renault.

Rick gazes at Yvonne and a GERMAN OFFICER approaching the bar.

Renault gets up and strolls away.

At the bar, Yvonne and the German officer place their orders.

Yvonne is somewhat drunk already.

She indicates with her hand where she wants them.

A FRENCH OFFICER at the bar makes a remark to Yvonne.

repeat it?

They begin to fight.

There are exclamations from people nearby. German officers at a nearby table rise, ready to join in. Rick walks up and separates the two men.

Renault, Strasser and the other officers sit down again.

Strasser eyes him closely.

He smiles.

Renault lights a cigarette and puffs away.

Carl, bottle in hand, approaches the table of a middle-aged German couple, the LEUCHTAGS.

He pours a drink for each of them.

Carl sits down.

He produces a glass from a back pocket.

Mrs. Leuchtag and Carl repeat "To America." They clink glasses and drink.

She glances at her wristwatch.

Annina meets Renault in the hallway as she leaves the gambling room,

Annina sees Rick and goes to his table.

Rick looks at her.

Annina shakes her head.

Rick pours himself a drink

Rick looks at her closely.

There is a silence. Annina is very disturbed.

Rick stares off into space.

You want my advice?

Rick abruptly rises.

He quickly goes off, leaving Annina alone at the table. She remains seated, too demoralized to move.

While Rick checks the reservation list, Ilsa and Laszlo enter the cafe.

In the background we hear Sam playing, ironically enough, "It Had to Be You."

Rick greets Ilsa and Laszlo.

Laszlo looks around.

Rick snaps his fingers for the headwaiter.

Rick walks over to Sam and whispers something to him. Sam stops what he is playing and begins "As Time Goes By." He shakes his head as Rick leaves.

A waiter appears at Ilsa and Laszlo's table.

Jan sits at the roulette table. He has only three chips left and seems bewildered.

As Rick comes up the croupier speaks to Jan.

Rick stands behind Jan.

Jan looks at Rick, then at the chips in his hand.

He paues, then puts the chips on twenty-two.

Rick and the croupier exchange looks. The croupier understands what Rick wants him to do. He spins the wheel.

Carl follows the proceedings, fascinated.

The wheel stops spinning.

A winner. Renault, at a nearby table, takes notice of what is happening.

The croupier pushes a pile of chips onto twenty-two and Jan reaches for it.

Jan hesitates, then withdraws his hands.

Carl continues to watch.

The wheel spins. Nobody speaks while it spins. It stops.

Another winner. The croupier shoves a pile of chips toward Jan.

Jan rises to go to the cashier.

A CUSTOMER complains to Carl.

Meanwhile, Rick has walked over to the croupier.

Rick smiles slightly and goes toward the door.

Annina runs up to him and hugs him.

Renault, seeing that Jan has won, gets up from his table to follow Rick. Jan and Annina stop him on the way.

He looks over and sees Rick.

At the bar, Carl whispers in Sacha's ear. Sacha says "No!" and runs to Rick.

He kisses Rick on both cheeks.

Carl pours a brandy for Rick.

Pretending not to do so, Rick glances in Ilsa's direction. Renault comes up to him.

He smiles and walks away. Laszlo comes up to Rick.

Rick and Laszlo sit and discuss Laszlo's dilemma.

happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog?

Rick gets up, as does Laszlo.

Laszlo looks at him, puzzled.

Rick and Laszlo hear MALE VOICES singing downstairs.

A group of German officers stand around the piano singing the "Wacht am Rhein."

Rick stands at the balcony outside his office and watches the Germans below.

At the bar, Renault watches with raised eyebrow.

Laszlo's lips are very tight as he listens to the song. He starts down the step.

Laszlo passes the table where Ilsa sits and goes straight to the orchestra.

Yvonne, sitting at a table with her German officer, stares down into her drink.

Laszlo speaks to the orchestra.

Members of the orchestra glance toward the steps, toward Rick, who nods to them.

Laszlo and Corina sing as they start to play. Strasser conducts the German singing in an attempt to drown out the competition.

People in the cafe begin to sing the "Marseillaise."

After a while, Strasser and his officers give up and sit down. The "Marseillaise" continues, however.

Yvonne jumps up and sings with tears in her eyes.

Ilsa, overcome with emotion, looks proudly at Laszlo, who sings with passion.

Finally the whole cafe stands, singing, their faces aglow. The song finishes on a high, triumphant note.

Yvonne's face is exalted. She deliberately faces the alcove where the Germans are watching. She SHOUTS at the top of her lungs.

People clap and cheer.

Strasser is very angry. He strides across the floor toward Renault who is standing at the bar.

Several French officers surround Laszlo, offering him a drink.

Renault thinks a moment, then blows a loud BLAST on his whistle. The room grows quiet, all eyes turn toward Renault.

Clear the room at once!

An angry murmur starts among the crowd. People get up and begin to leave.

Rick comes quickly up to Renault.

This display of nerve leaves Rick at a loss. The croupier comes out of the gambling room and up to Renault. He hands him a roll of bills.

He turns to the crowd again.

As the cafe empties, Strasser approaches Ilsa. His manner is abrupt but cordial.

She looks at him, understanding what he means.

He bows and exits as Laszlo arrives at the table.

They start out of the cafe.

Ilsa and Laszlo walk to their room.

Laszlo switches on the light as they enter. While Ilsa takes off some jewelry he walks to the window and peers out into the darkeness. Below and across the street, a man stands under an arch. Laszlo watches him, then draws down the shade.

He crosses to a table, takes a cigarette from a box, and strikes a match.

He lights the cigarette.

Ilsa is now noticeably uncomfortable.

Laszlo turns off the light. Ilsa walks over to the couch and sits down.

He sits down on the couch next to her. A silence falls between them. It grows strained. Finally...

Ilsa still cannot look at him.

Ilsa finally turns to look at Laszlo.

He bends down and kisses her cheek.

She watches him go.

She gets up and follows him to the door. He opens it. In the slit of light from the hall we see Ilsa's face, now strained and worried. She hesitates for a moment, then...

He kisses her on the cheek and goes out the door. She stands there for a few seconds, then crosses to look out of the window.

The figure in the archway is gone. She sees Victor walking down the street and closes the blind again. Ilsa gets a cloak from the bedroom, and leaves the hotel room.

Rick and Carl sit by the bar and look over ledgers. Carl is busy figuring. He looks up at Rick.

Carl laughs.

Rick walks up the stairs to his apartment.

Rick opens the door and goes inside the dark room. Light from the hall reveals a figure by the window. He lights a small lamp. Ilsa faces him, her face white but determined. Rick pauses for a moment in astonishment.

Ilsa comes over to meet him.

in Paris.

He walks over to the window and Ilsa follows.

you only knew the truth --

Rick walks over to a table and opens a cigarette box, but finds it empty.

There are tears in her eyes now.

He turns away to light a cigarette, then back to Ilsa.

He stops short as he sees Ilsa holding a small revolver in her hand. It's pointed directly at him.

He moves closer to her.

Her hand drops down, and there are tears in her eyes again.

She turns and walks away from him.

Rick follows her and takes her in his arms. He presses her tight to him.

Rick kisses her passionately. She is lost in his embrace.

From his window, Rick watches the revolving beacon light at the airport.

Ilsa sits on the couch. On a table before her rests a bottle of champagne along with two half-filled glasses.

Rick walks over to her.

Rick sits down with Ilsa.

I'll never have the strength to leave you again.

Ilsa puts her head on Rick's shoulder.

She snuggles closer to Rick.

Laszlo and Carl make their way through the darkness toward a side entance of Rick's. They run inside the entryway.

The headlights of a speeding police car sweep toward them.

They flatten themselves against a wall to avoid detection. The lights move past them.

Laszlo and Carl enter and cross toward the bar, out of breath from their exertion.

Carl goes behind the bar.

Rick and Ilsa hear voices below. Rick crosses to the door. He opens it just enough to see below, and turns off the light.

Ilsa stands just in back of him. She makes a move as if to go out to the balcony but Rick's pushes her back. She withdraws behind the door.

Rick walks out to the balcony railing.

Rick sees Carl attending to Laszlo, who appears to be injured.

Both Carl and Laszlo look up.

Carl looks up wonderingly, then starts toward the stairway.

Carl climbs the stairs.

Carl enters Rick's apartment and sees Ilsa. He looks at Rick and says nothing.

Rick comes down the stairs. Laszlo wraps one of the small bar towels around his cut wrist. Rick looks questioningly at the injured hand.

Rick walks to the bar, picks up a bottle, and pours a drink.

Laszlo takes a drink.

Rick reaches in his jacket for his cigarette case, opens it, and takes out a cigarette.

Rick lights his cigarette.

same woman. The first evening I came here in this cafe, I knew there was something between you and Ilsa. Since no one is to blame, I, I demand no explanation. I ask only one thing. You won't give me the letters of transit. All right. But I want my wife to be safe. I ask you as a favor to use the letters to take her away from Casablanca.

He looks away for a moment.

Suddenly there is a CRASH at the door of the cafe, followed by the forced entry of several gendarmes. A French officer walks in and addresses Laszlo.

Laszlo looks for a moment at Rick, then in dignified silence crosses to the officer. Together they walk toward the door. Rick's eyes follow them, but his expression reveals nothing of his feelings.

Renault sits at his desk and smokes while Rick nervously fingers his hat. They're interrupted by an orderly.

Renault hands some forms to the orderly, who then exits, and the conversation continues.

Renault gets out of his chair and crosses to the front of his desk.

Renault retrieves a fresh cigarette from a box on his desk.

Renault chain-lights his new cigarette with the old one.

Renault sits back down in his chair.

Rick stares at the floor, then looks back up at Renault.

Renault presses a button on his desk, triggering a BUZZER. The door to Renault's office opens. Rick rises to go.

A waiter brings tea to Rick and Ferrari, who sit alone at a table in a secluded nook off the main room.

Ferrari pours a cup for Rick, who takes a sip.

Rick gets up, followed by Ferrari. They shake hands to seal

the deal.

He walks to the door, then stops and turns around.

Rick leaves. Ferrari picks up a fly swatter from the table and swats at a fly.

A car pulls quickly to a stop just outside the cafe.

On the door a huge placard reads:

Rick sits at a table inside and reads the letters of transit. He hears a KNOCK on the door and puts them away in his pocket. He opens the door and Renault walks in.

Renault looks around the empty cafe.

the same without you, Ricky.

Rick points at his breast pocket.

They hear the CRUNCH of tires as a car pull up.

Renault walks up the stairs to Rick's office.

Laszlo pays the cab driver. Ilsa quickly walks toward the entrance.

Rick opens the door. Ilsa rushes in. Her intensity reveals the strain she is under. Rick grabs her by both arms and pulls her close.

with him. Haven't you told him?

She looks at him with a vaguely questioning look.

Ilsa pauses and looks at Rick, unsure for a moment.

Laszlo comes in and closes the door behind himself.

They all walk towards the bar. Laszlo deposits his hat on a a nearby table.

Renault opens the office door and peers down at the proceedings.

He takes out the letters.

He hands them to Laszlo, who takes them gratefully.

All three hear footsteps and turn to see Renault walking towards them from the bottom of the stairs.

Ilsa and Laszlo are both caught completely off guard. They turn towards Rick, bewildered. Horror is in Ilsa's eyes.

Renault takes the letters.

Obviously the situation delights Renault. He smiles as he turns toward Rick.

Love, it seems, has triumphed over virtue. Thank --

Suddenly the smile fades. In Rick's hand is a gun, which he levels at Renault.

Renault then walks toward Rick. Rick puts out his arm to stop him.

Renault halts for a moment and studies Rick.

He walks to a table and sits.

He takes out a cigarette case.

As Renault picks up the phone and dials, Rick takes back the letters.

Strasser is on the phone.

He hangs up the receiver and presses a BUZZER on his desk. An officer quickly enters.

The officer exits and Strasser resumes on the telephone.

He hangs up the receiver and, grabbing for his cap, hurriedly exits.

The entire airport is surrounded by a heavy fog. The outline of the transport plane is barely visible.

A uniformed ORDERLY uses a telephone near the hangar door. On the airfield a transport plane is being readied.

He hangs up and moves to a car that has just pulled up outside the hangar.

Renault gets out while the orderly stands at attention. He's closely followed by Rick, right hand in the pocket of his trench coat, covering Renault with a gun.

Laszlo and Ilsa emerge from the rear of the car.

The orderly escorts Laszlo off in the direction of the plane. Rick takes the letters of transit out of his pocket and hands them to Renault, who turns and walks toward the hangar.

Renault stops dead in his tracks, and turns around. Both Ilsa and Renault look at Rick with astonishment.

Rick's intention suddenly dawns on Ilsa.

Renault countersigns the papers.

insist.

Ilsa's eyes well up with tears. Rick puts his hand to her chin and raises her face to meet his own.

Major Strasser drives at break-neck speed towards the airport. He HONKS his horn furiously.

Laszlo returns. Rick walks into the hangar and Renault hands him the letters. He walks back out to Laszlo.

Rick hands the letters to Laszlo.

Laszlo extends his hand to Rick, who grasps it firmly.

On the airfield the airplane engine TURNS OVER and the propellers start turning. They all turn to see the plane readying for take-off.

Ilsa looks at Rick and he returns her stare with a blank expression. He then glances at Laszlo, as does Ilsa.

Then Laszlo breaks the silence.

Rick watches as Ilsa and Laszlo walk very deliberately towards the plane.

Rick puts a cigarette in his mouth.

little about women, my friend. She went, but she knew you were lying.

The door to the plane is closed by an attendant and it slowly taxies down the field.

Suddenly a speeding car comes to a stop outside the hangar. Strasser alights from the car and runs toward Renault.

Renault nods toward the field. Strasser turns to see the plane taxiing towards the runway.

Strasser looks briefly at Rick, then makes a step towards the telephone just inside the hangar door.

Strasser stops in his tracks, looks at Rick, and sees that he is armed.

you.

Strasser watches the plane in agony. His eyes dart towards the telephone. He runs toward it and desperately grabs the receiver.

Strasser, one hand holding the receiver, pulls out a pistol with the other hand, and SHOOTS quickly at Rick. The bullet misses its mark.

Rick now SHOOTS at Strasser, who crumples to the ground.

At the sound of an approaching car both men turn. A police car SPEEDS in and comes to a stop near Renault. Four gendarmes hurriedly jump out.

In the distance the plane turns onto the runway.

The gendarmes run to Renault. The first one hurriedly salutes him.

Renault pauses and looks at Rick. Rick returns Renault's gaze with expressionless eyes.

The gendarmes take Strasser's body away and then drive off.

Renault walks inside the hangar, picks up a bottle of Vichy water, and opens it.

As he pours the water into a glass, Renault sees the Vichy label and quickly DROPS the bottle into a trash basket which he then KICKS over.

He walks over and stands beside Rick. They both watch the plane take off, maintaining their gaze until it disappears into the clouds.

Rick and Louis slowly walk away from the hangar toward the runway.

The two walk off together into the night.