This explores how the ending for the play, Everbody Comes To Rick's compares to two
different drafts of the ending for the movie, Casablanca. We display these versions side by side in three containers. Mainly the three scripts
are distinctly different, but in the rare occasions that the two
Casablanca movie scripts are the same, they are shown to span together across the
right-hand side of the screen.
Play: Everybody Comes to Rick's
This is the original stage play on which the movie Casablanca was based.
In the PDF photo facsimile provided by the Internet Archive at this web resource and other locations
including this web resource, the information that this is the original source of Casablanca is
marked digitally in a red box.
The title is given is EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK’S By: MURRAY BURNETT and JOAN ALISON.
There is a print address on the script reading:
WHARTON & GABEL,
11 West 42nd Street,
New York, New York.
LA 4-8335
We also see a handwritten
address on the bottom right reading:
Writer’s Guild of America
22 West 48th St.
New York 36, N.Y.
Casablanca Movie Script in 77 Scenes
This version is the basis for our
reading view.
This is an undated script that we found on
this web resource
that has numbered scenes up to 77. It is uncertain whether this script comes before
or after the dated June 1, 1942 script.
Casablanca Movie Script in 285 Scenes, June 6, 1942.
This is a screenplay of unknown provenience that we found at
this web resource and has numbered scenes up to 285. It appears also appears to be
a better photo facsimile but the same copy as the 1942 script archived on Script slug
at
this web resource.
Sam
who sees the gun and stops Whut's de trouble, boss?
Rick
No trouble, Sam. The Captain and I want to hear a little music. Get over to the piano,
but take care when you step across the line of fire.
Sam
perplexed, but obeyingYassuh.
Rinaldo
May I go now? I do not wish to listen to music,
Rick
No.
Rinaldo
But this is absurd. They have left. There is no reason for holding me here.
Rick
Just for a little while, Luis. There's still the telephone!
Rick Cont
The RABBIT has seated himself at piano and starts to improvise rather softly Louder, and faster, Sam. Make it hot. The RABBIT increases the tempo, swinging very loud and fast. Music swells, gets wilder
Rinaldo
Hysterically Must you play!
Rick
Keep playing, Sam. The RABBIT obeys, and suddenly the sound of a plane motor cuts across the noise of
piano. Both RICK and RINALDO look up. The music stops
Rinaldo
The Lisbon plane.
Rick
And that lets you out. Before either of them can move, the door bursts open and STRASSER rushes in. He is
in a towering rage
Strasser
You imbecile! You stupid swine! They're gone! They were on that plane!
Rinaldo
I know it.
Strasser
And your fine neutral here. He's responsible. Then he sees the gun and checks. RICK takes the gun and points it very deliberately
at Strasser
Rick
At the present moment, I am debating very seriously with myself the question of killing
you. I don't see any reason why I shouldn't except -- that I have never killed a man.
He throws the gun contemptuously on table. STRASSER leaps for it and covers Rick.
Strasser
You are under arrest.
Rick
Coolly Not really. He rises slowly. The RABBIT watches him with agonized eyes
Strasser
I am waiting.
Rick
Starts walking slowly towards door So long, Sam. I'd go over to the Blue Parrot, if I were you As he passes Rinaldo, who has not moved
Rinaldo
Why did you do it, Rick?
Rick
Pausing For the folding money, Luis, for the folding money. You owe me five thousand francs.
RICK walks out with STRASSER as the
CURTAIN FALLS
Strasser watches the plane in agony. His eyes dart towards the
telephone. He runs
toward it and desperately grabs the receiver.
MED. SHOT - NEAR HANGARStrasser watches the plane in agony. His eyes dart toward the telephone.
CLOSE SHOT - RENAULTHe watches fascinated.
MED. SHOT - RICK AND STRASSERStrasser runs toward the telephone.
STRASSER
Hello?
RICK
Put that phone down!
STRASSER
Get me the Radio Tower!
RICK
Put it down!
CLOSE SHOT - AT TELEPHONEStrasser desperately grasps the receiver.
STRASSER
into phoneHello... Hello...
RICK'S VOICE
over scenePut that phone down!
STRASSER
into phone Get me the Radio Tower.
CLOSE SHOT - AT TELEPHONE
RICK
Put it down.
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.
MED. SHOT - RICK AND RENAULTRenault continues to stare off scene. Rick watches upward, as the SOUND of the plane
becomes fainter.
LONG SHOT - SKYThe Transport grows smaller in the distance.
MED. SHOT - NEAR HANGAR
Rick continues to stare aloft. At the SOUND of a car approaching, both men turn.
LONG SHOT - A POLICE CARspeeds in and comes to a stop near Renault. Four police hurriedly alight.
CLOSE SHOT - RENAULTlooking at Rick.
CLOSE SHOT - RICK
as he returns Renault's gaze. His eyes are expressionless.
FULL SHOTThe gendarmes run to Renault. Renault returns to them.
RENAULT
Major Strasser's been shot.
Renault pauses and looks at Rick. Rick returns Renault's gaze with
expressionless
eyes.
RENAULT
Round up the usual suspects.
GENDARME
Oui, mon Capitaine.
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.
RENAULT
Major Strasser has been shot.pauses as he looks at Rick, then to the gendarmesRound up the usual suspects...
GENDARME
salutingYes, Captain.
He leads the other gendarmes off. The two men look at one another.
RENAULT
Well, Rick, you're not only a sentimentalist, but you've
become a patriot.
RICK
Maybe, but it seemed like a good time to start.
RENAULT
I think perhaps you're right.
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.
RENAULT
It might be a good idea for you to disappear from Casablanca
for a while.
There's a Free French garrison over at Brazzaville. I could be
induced to
arrange a passage.
RENAULT
lights a cigaretteIt might be just as well for you to disappear from Casablanca.
I understand there's a Free French garrison over at Bravvaville. I might be induced
to arrange your passage.
RICK
My letter of transit? I could use a trip. But it doesn't
make any difference
about our bet. You still owe me ten thousand francs.
RICK
smilesMy Letter of Transit? his eyes following the plane, which is now receding into the distanceI could use a trip... But it doesn't make any difference about our bet, you still
owe me the ten thousand francs.
RENAULT
And that ten thousand francs should pay our expenses.
RICK
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful
friendship.
The two walk off together into the night.
