Crossed Wires
By Leroy Yerxa
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Jim Garfield sauntered from his office and hesitated between going outside for a cigarette or entering the projection room. He chose the latter. He wandered down the hall to the door marked, Keep Out Projection Studio, and went in. The room was dark. Walter Marsh leaned over a small scanning machine in the far corner, a single bulb lighting his face.
"Walter," Garfield said cheerfully, "why in hell don't you get out for a little sunshine once in a while." Marsh straightened quickly, startled by Garfield's voice. He had been intent on the film.
"Hello, Jim." Marsh turned off the machine and pressed the switch that lighted the small studio. He blinked under the brilliance of the light. "Taking another look at that Jap film. The Government thinks it's pretty important."
Garfield sauntered down the short aisle of the studio and flopped into an easy chair.
"But why use the scanning machine?" he protested. "That film was one of the finest sound jobs I ever made. Spent six months in Japan, before the war, filming it. What can you get out of it without hearing the sound track?"
Marsh shrugged. He admired Garfield for his six feet of poise and easygoing handsomeness. He wondered, however, how long it would take to pound a point into Jim's head.
"Our old argument coming up again, I see," he said. "I've told you a hundred times that I don't need to hear the sound track. If I see it in the scanning machine, that's enough."
Garfield place a long leg over the arm of his chair and scowled.
"Wait a minute," he said. "Might as well settle this myth of yours for all time. Prove it."
"Prove what?" Marsh asked. "That you can tell every sound, every bit of conversation by scanning the track. Brother, I've got to be shown, and it'll be worth a free lunch for the man who can show me."
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Crossed Wires - Leroy Yerxa
Crossed Wires
By Leroy Yerxa
Copyright © 1944 Leroy Yexra
This edition published in 2010 by eStar Books, LLC.
www.estarbooks.com ISBN: 978-1-61210-130-9
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Crossed Wires
By Leroy Yerxa
Jim Garfield sauntered from his office and hesitated between going outside for a cigarette or entering the projection room. He chose the latter. He wandered down the hall to the door marked, Keep Out Projection Studio, and went in. The room was dark. Walter Marsh leaned over a small scanning machine in the far corner, a single bulb lighting his face.
Walter,
Garfield said cheerfully, "why in hell don't you get out for a
little sunshine once in a while."
Marsh straightened quickly, startled by Garfield's voice. He had been intent on the film.
Hello, Jim.
Marsh turned off the machine and pressed the switch that lighted the small studio. He blinked under the brilliance of the light. Taking another look at that Jap film. The Government thinks it's pretty important.
Garfield sauntered down the short aisle of the studio and flopped into an easy chair.
But why use the scanning machine?
he protested. That film was one of the finest sound jobs I ever made. Spent six months in Japan, before the war, filming it. What can you get out of it without hearing the sound track?
Marsh shrugged. He admired Garfield for his six feet of poise and easygoing handsomeness. He wondered, however, how long it would take to pound a point into Jim's head.
Our old argument coming up again, I see,
he said. I've told you a hundred times that I don't need to hear the sound track. If I see it in the scanning machine, that's enough.
Garfield place a long leg over the arm of his chair and scowled.
Wait a minute,
he said. Might as well settle this myth of yours for all time. Prove it.
Prove what?
Marsh asked. That you can tell every sound, every bit of conversation by scanning the track. Brother, I've got to be shown, and it'll be worth a free lunch for the man who can show me.
Marsh grinned. It was a good-natured grin that marked him as the lover of a joke. Marsh had the ability to laugh at himself as readily as at the next fellow.
All right,
he said. I haven't seen the film for a couple of years. Suppose you start the machine, cover the image with your hand and let me tell you 'what goes' on the sound track?
Garfield frowned, got to his feet a little reluctantly and went to the scanner. While he started the motor, Marsh switched out the studio light once more. The projection-room was warm and the running film sent up the pleasant odor of hot celluloid. Garfield masked the picture with his hand.
Go ahead, master mind,
he invited. I'm ready.
Marsh leaned close to the machine, squinting at the wavering sound-track on the edge of the film. He chuckled.
This is a scene of Mount Asama erupting,
he said. Lots of lava, smoke, and all that.
The studio was silent for several seconds. The film clicked along rapidly.
Try again,
Garfield invited.
Marsh glanced up. His smile was gone.
I don't get it,