"THE TREASURE" "From the novel by R. H. Bartsch" "Adapted for the screen by W. Hennings and G. W. Pabst" "Director:" "G. W. Pabst" "First Act" "The house bell maker." "Rebuilt in 1683 after the Turks were expelled from the country with the help of the Lord." "What an odd guy you are, Svetelentz!" "... however, I hear secrets, while you hear nothing." "Now there's a carefree boy!" "To Arno, the goldsmith, in the Himmelmayer house in Graz" "And that's me by name!" "We hereby inform you that we received your letter." "My work is already so advanced that you may start yours." "I have taken good note of your budget for the ornamentation work." "Please start to work without further delay." "Awaiting its arrival," "Balthasar Hofer, master bell maker in Marburg." "Yes, it was terrible here." "The Turks had plundered everyone ..." "At the time, there was nothing left of the homes but the columns and some foundations." "Curiously, there are still rumors about a treasure that the" "Turkish Emperor's men had buried somewhere ..." "Look, Leni, when you the son of a wealthy farmer and expect a large inheritance, one does not sit with the homeless ..." "End of Act One" "Second Act" "Master, are you certain of these rumors about the location of the treasure?" "And if the treasure were in your own home?" "The diving rods must be cut a hazel bush in the spring or autumn, three days before the new moon, between eleven and midnight." "The most favorable months are September and December." "You must select a branch that is one to two years old." "The best bushes grow in the mountains, where the ore is." "Yes, I have always traveled the world ... and when my work on the bell is completed," "I will continue on my way!" "You know, Svetelenz is going to drive me completely mad... now he will try to persuade me that the treasure is here, in this house ..." "He is searching ... he knows where the treasure is ..." "I also know one ..." "The stones are silent ..." "What would you have the stones say?" "What is buried within you ..." "End of Act Two" "Act Three" "Master, did you know that there is a ghost going about in your house at night?" "Well, tonight ..." "He knows about the money ..." "What if Svetelentz was right ...?" "He must know things are hidden from us ..." "Master, believe me, it is gold ..." "It is you who should find the treasure, not him ..." "But not with a divining rod!" "No!" "I will discover the secret of this house by logical deduction... and then ..." "During the night ..." "A treasure dating from the Turkish presence should be hidden in the foundations ... because they are all that remain from that time." "Let's leave it for today!" "And not a word to the master ..." "I found the treasure ..." "But the goldsmith knows about it..." "End of Act Three" "Act Four" "He must disappear." "He won't keep quiet ..." "Go and fetch him." "Hey, you, get ready for work!" "We must get the stranger out of the house so we can unearth the treasure ..." "I will send him with Beate to the cellar for wine." "He will not say no ..." "I have something to tell you ..." "Not now, he is listening to us ..." "Well, I'll go with her." "End of Act Four" "Act Five" "Let them have the treasure." "You have me ..." "The only reason I want the treasure is because I love you." "Lady ..." "lady ..." "What if I surrender my share of the treasure for your daughter?" "... then all the gold remains with us." "You belong to me, I've traded the treasure for you ..." "I found the treasure." "I am not for sale." "Arno ..." "let them have the gold."