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[Stratford]

I've come across this manuscript several times surfing, you can see it here:

A hard day's night

You have no idea how long a time it took me before I realised that this had to be the original manuscript, i.e. before they started filming and editing. My initial thought was that it possibly was another edited version of the movie, but then it dawned on me how silly it was, since most of the lines are slightly different and sometimes even the punchlines are a complete other.

Eventually, though, after skimming through most of it, I found the "missing" Paul-and-showgirl scene. If you haven't read it, here it is, and what are you're thoughts on it?

Personally I was a bit disappointed. I've heard so much about this scene that didn't work (oh, couldn't Paul have tried a little harder?), and in the end, I don't really think this scene was so important. Sure, I think it's a bit sad Paul never got his own screen time, but this scene isn't as funny like George's encounter with the fashion mogule, or have the bizarreness of John convincing a girl he isn't himself.

Anyway, any thoughts?

73.

[Rowdy]

Yeah, the scene really isn't that good, but thanks a lot for posting it. I always wanted to see what it was all about.

[The End]

Thanks for posting - it was interesting to read, but Paul's solo scene obviously wasn't very strong.

I think that those missing scripts were originally added as extras on the Japanese DVD release of A Hard Day's Night about 8 years back - I'm not sure though.

I heard that the original idea was to give each Beatle a "solo scene". As the released version stands, Paul is the only one without a segment of his own.

[quote by=Joe_Karlosi link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1089971583,s=3 date=1090013761]I heard that the original idea was to give each Beatle a "solo scene". As the released version stands, Paul is the only one without a segment of his own.[/quote]

According to Lester it slowed down the whole pace of the film. 

[ringorama]

In all I don't think it was a very strong scene and it probably would have been a slow and boring little part of the film.

I agree it might have been a wise move to snip the scene for pacing reasons.

[pc31]

paul was the boring beatle....

[The End]

At the risk of being bombarded with complaints from Maccalites, I think Paul's acting was the most wooden in A Hard Day's Night - in a few of the train scenes especially.

These are a few of Paul's dodgy scenes (in my opinion of course!):

"You two have never had an argument in your life

Really?  I thought those last two were pretty good.

I never felt any of them acted better or worse than the others, as none of them had experience.  And they were sort of playing themselves anyway.

The lines you quoted were some of the better ones, I think. I'd say George was the "least" of the Beatles as "actors".

[Janice]

For the length of that scene, I'm glad they cut it; it would've been boring. George's and Ringo's parts were pretty long too, but they were a lot more entertaining--George's in particular, IMHO, was really funny.

Thanks for sharing that scene with us, though, I heard about it on the DVD extras and I was curious to see what it was!

I think that George was the best actor out of all of them!!

[Herecomesyoursun]

I thought George did a good job on his solo scene, and Ringo was good too.  HOwever John seemed to be overacting at times and Paul, well I dont think he did too good.