In the scene at the filling station, where William Schallert adds air to a tire, a transient worker/tramp tries to bum a ride--until he sees Joe. He screams frantically iin Polish to the desk sergeant at the nearby police station. I'd sure like to see the Polish text he spoke in, and a translation into English...
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Here's a loose translation:
Tramp: I thought that the monkey would get me! Oh, the monkey, it was so
scary!
Obrinski: What did you see?
Tramp: M-m-monkey! Monkey! (unintelligble, hysterical ranting)
Obrinski: Be quiet! Be quiet!
Several people on the Classic Film Horror Board thought maybe the tramp was
speaking Gaelic; kind of ironic, since while the cop who understands the tramp
is named "Obrinski," implying that he's of Polish ancestry, the name Obrinski
was meant as a joke--it was a play on the name "O'Brien," and was added to the
scene as a little homage to Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen's friend and
fellow special effects wizard.
I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!
Very interesting! This should be included in the trivia section.
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