Here is the second installment where I share the missing scenes in chronological order for Part 4. This post begins where the previous installment left off.

At the wharf, the boat has been released from its moorings and is now held by a single line, ready to leave.  They are placing the last of the boxes on board with block and tackle.  The paraphernalia has been hastily thrown into the boxes, while another adjusts the sling.  The gang-plank is still out.  The sailors carrying Beverly, and Job enter.  The Captain motions them to hustle on board and they exit up the gang-plank.

In the cabin, a sailor just finished tying Beverly to a chair. She is bound and gagged.  Stella and Job stand beside her.  Stella searches for the jewel box.

Stella finds jewel box, holds it up. Job snatches at it, but she avoids him and starts to examine it herself.

Two boxes remain to be loaded.  The gang-plank is being ordered up by the Captain. Harper rushes in, stops as he sees the boat is ready to sail and swinging at the end of one line. It looks like there is no chance for him to slip on board and attempt the release of Beverly. One man is nailing up the next to last box, while the other man places sling around it.  This attracts Harper’s attention.  He creeps forward, keeping in the shelter of the freight.

Harper creeps in, moves lid to look into box, finds room for himself, slips in and shoves lid over him. At this moment, the workman turns, goes to this box, begins nailing on lid.

The dog is at side of box, barks, jumps on it, makes unmistakable signs that he wants to get into the box with his friend and preserver.

Guy has a puzzled expression as he looks at dog. He walks toward it, calls dog, examines collar, sees that chain was unhooked, looks suspiciously at box, then starts to run for gang-plank, just as tackle is hooked in box and it starts up.  Guy gets aboard just as last line is cast off and the boat swings away from dock.

With the boat moving out and the box still suspended over water, Guy cuts rope, and box falls into water and begins to sink. Harper’s hand shows through broken board.

Box sinks to bottom, it wobbles around, hand shows, Harper attempts to break out.  Boards on side seen to give, Harper emerges from box, starts to swim upward.

Harper comes to surface, strikes out for dock, climbs up.

In the cabin, Beverly is bound, Stella and Job are examining jewel case. Guy enters, laughs as he sees Beverly then speaks: “I’ve just sent Harper to the bottom. Now let’s see him salvage himself!”

Harper shows his disappointment and grief as his failure to make the boat and protect Beverly. He lets his arms drop helplessly and bows head.

After hurried repairs to the submarine, it is loaded and is seen proceeding out.

With the Vaquero a few hours at sea

Stella, Guy and Job are in Stella’s cabin. Job stops suddenly and looks at Guy and says: “As Stella going to deliver the pearl to the natives, Beverly is only in the way.  I wish she’d fall overboard.”

Stella glances up from her inspection of the pearl toward the two men, a contemptuous smile on her lips, tries to catch something of their conversation, then goes back to her contemplation of the jewel.

Guy looks at his father from corner of eyes, leans toward him and speaks:

“Why deprive me of a little innocent amusement with Beverly?”

He looks at job, turns eyes upward, smiles and winks.

Stella had heard the remark.  She jumps to feet and comes fiercely toward Guy showing her jealously.  He laughs, she clutches him angrily, he brutally shoves her aside and exits.

The end of a periscope fastened to a tiny buoy is seen to be traveling thru the water.

In glass can be seen the boat.

Harper standing beside shelf on which is placed the other end of periscope is gazing intently into it.

Harper speaks: “We are close to the Vaquero, slow down”

Harper enters air-tight compartment, opens valve, place is quickly flooded, he opens outer trap and swims out.

Harper seen climbing up rope on side of boat near center.

End of Part Four

Credits:

• Paraphrased Scenes – Paramount Files at Margaret Herrick Library