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Dear Filmmaker: The following scene is important because it marks the entry
of our hero Wallie Magnuson into the world of the German high command. Screenplay narrative
and synopsis with business proposal are linked below.
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FADE IN:
JG1 Squadron Airfield. April 21, 1923
10:00 AM.
Fifth Anniversary of Manfred von Richthofen's Death
Landing strip with single story gray wooden buidings.
Hermann Goering, wearing leather flying jacket and cap, is walking around visualizing the days of adventure
during the 1914-1918 War. In the distance he hears a plane engine and looks up to see a Fokker D7 with snazzy multi-color
paint job and large Swedish non military markings
GOERING
(aloud
to himself)
What in the world...?
The
plane circles rapidly and lands abruptly with no wasted motion. A young handsome man, cheeks rosy from the cold, springs deftly
from the plane. Goering advances to meet him.
GOERING
You fly very well.
WALLIE
Thank
you. That means a great deal,
considering... My name is Wallie Magnuson.
You're Hermann Goering, aren't you?
GOERING
Yes.
They shake hands smiling warmly as those who instantly
like each other.
GOERING
(Gesturing towards the plane)
Quite a paint job.
WALLIE
Yes. I fly all over Europe. It keeps
farmers from shooting at me when they
are out crow hunting.
GOERING
(chuckles, then suddenly serious)
You
know I've always felt it was
one
of the fellows on the ground
who
actually nailed Richthofen -
angle of bullet and other factors.
Ever
do any professional stunt flying?
You'd be very good at it.
WALLIE
No. I've been busy with studies and
travel. I want to help in some way with
the rebuilding of Germany, but I'm torn
between that and my interest in
archeology.
GOERING
(pauses with a thoughtful look)
It
may happen in the future that
you will be able to combine the two.
Will you be going to the Nuremberg
Rally
this Autumn?
WALLIE
I've
thought of it from time to time.
GOERING
If you
decide to go I can introduce
you to people who can help you
fulfill
both. In preparation you should
bone
up on German studies of history,
archeology,
anthropology, and
ancestral
religion.
The two men
walk around together. Hermann shows Wallie the entire sqaudron layout reminiscing
especially about fallen comrades. They begin to
get hungry.
GOERING
Will
you join me for lunch?
I brought Jägerschnitzel and
a
good Riesling.
(Jägerschnitzel - pork cutlet "hunter style" topped with mushroom
sauce, bacon, onions, served with buttered spätzle)
WALLIE
Yes.
How can I refuse? Thank you.
The food has remained hot in special thermal containers.
Goering dishes it out. They sit down to an old outdoor table with benches and begin to eat.
GOERING
So,
Wallie, what do you think about this
business
of the Ruhr being occupied by
French
and Belgian troops to force
reparations?
WALLIE
The German reaction is understandable,
but
the inflation isn't helping, is it?
GOERING
Stresermann
is planning something.
Do
you know that I've reformed the
Luftewaffe?
WALLIE
I
had heard rumors.
GOERING
Would
you like to join us?
WALLIE
(pauses to phrase delicately)
I'm
very honored that you would ask,
bur relative to my goals as a
non-German, I simply think that
it's
too dangerous - like being
a
duck with too many hunters.
(short
pause)
This
Hitler is certainly an energetic man,
isn't
he? Do you think he'll succeed
with
his National Socialism?
GOERING
He will succeed, but it won't be easy, and
I
will follow him to Hell and back if need be.
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From
Warriors of Heroic Destiny
by
Roy C. Peterson
August 15, 2006
WGA Reg # 1071412
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