diff --git a/saga/actor.cpp b/saga/actor.cpp
index c7fd31ada08..0e7b5eb16bb 100644
--- a/saga/actor.cpp
+++ b/saga/actor.cpp
@@ -739,6 +739,12 @@ void Actor::handleSpeech(int msec) {
 				actor->currentAction = kActionSpeak;
 				actor->actionCycle = _vm->_rnd.getRandomNumber(63);
 			}
+			for (i = 0; i < _activeSpeech.actorsCount; i++) {
+				actor = getActor(_activeSpeech.actorIds[i]);
+				_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i] = actor->screenPosition;
+				_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i].y -= ACTOR_DIALOGUE_HEIGHT;
+				_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i].y = MAX(_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i].y, (int16)10);
+			}
 		}
 		_activeSpeech.playing = true;			
 		return;
@@ -770,15 +776,6 @@ void Actor::handleSpeech(int msec) {
 			_activeSpeech.strings[i - 1] = _activeSpeech.strings[i];
 		}
 		_activeSpeech.stringsCount--;
-		if (_activeSpeech.stringsCount > 0 && _activeSpeech.actorIds[0] != 0) {
-			// Update actor speech position for the next string.
-			// Note that we only need to do this for the first
-			// actor since simultaneous speech is never more than
-			// one string at a time.
-			actor = getActor(_activeSpeech.actorIds[0]);
-			_activeSpeech.speechCoords[0] = actor->screenPosition;
-			_activeSpeech.speechCoords[0].y -= ACTOR_DIALOGUE_HEIGHT;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (!isSpeaking())
@@ -1280,7 +1277,7 @@ int Actor::drawActors() {
 	}
 
 // draw speeches
-	if (isSpeaking() && !_vm->_script->_skipSpeeches) {
+	if (isSpeaking() && _activeSpeech.playing && !_vm->_script->_skipSpeeches) {
 		int i;
 		int textDrawFlags;
 		char oneChar[2];
@@ -1699,12 +1696,11 @@ void Actor::actorSpeech(uint16 actorId, const char **strings, int stringsCount,
 	for (i = 0; i < stringsCount; i++) {
 		_activeSpeech.strings[i] = strings[i];
 	}
+	 
 	_activeSpeech.stringsCount = stringsCount;
 	_activeSpeech.speechFlags = speechFlags;
 	_activeSpeech.actorsCount = 1;
 	_activeSpeech.actorIds[0] = actorId;
-	_activeSpeech.speechCoords[0] = actor->screenPosition;
-	_activeSpeech.speechCoords[0].y -= ACTOR_DIALOGUE_HEIGHT;
 	_activeSpeech.speechColor[0] = actor->speechColor;
 	_activeSpeech.outlineColor[0] = kITEColorBlack;
 	_activeSpeech.sampleResourceId = sampleResourceId;
@@ -1746,8 +1742,6 @@ void Actor::simulSpeech(const char *string, uint16 *actorIds, int actorIdsCount,
 
 		actor = getActor(actorIds[i]);
 		_activeSpeech.actorIds[i] = actorIds[i];
-		_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i] = actor->screenPosition;
-		_activeSpeech.speechCoords[i].y -= ACTOR_DIALOGUE_HEIGHT;
 		_activeSpeech.speechColor[i] = actor->speechColor;
 		_activeSpeech.outlineColor[i] = 0; // disable outline
 	}
diff --git a/saga/script.h b/saga/script.h
index 24577db51e6..ccb81ab1a45 100644
--- a/saga/script.h
+++ b/saga/script.h
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ private:
 	void sfResumeBgdAnim(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
 	void SF_throwActor(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
 	void sfWaitWalk(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
-	void SF_sceneID(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
+	void sfScriptSceneID(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
 	void SF_changeActorScene(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
 	void SF_climb(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
 	void sfSetDoorState(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS);
diff --git a/saga/sfuncs.cpp b/saga/sfuncs.cpp
index 82efff070fd..68b21b082d3 100644
--- a/saga/sfuncs.cpp
+++ b/saga/sfuncs.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void Script::setupScriptFuncList(void) {
 		OPCODE(sfResumeBgdAnim),
 		OPCODE(SF_throwActor),
 		OPCODE(sfWaitWalk),
-		OPCODE(SF_sceneID),
+		OPCODE(sfScriptSceneID),
 		OPCODE(SF_changeActorScene),
 		OPCODE(SF_climb),
 		OPCODE(sfSetDoorState),
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ void Script::sfWaitWalk(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS) {
 }
 
 // Script function #54 (0x36)
-void Script::SF_sceneID(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS) {
+void Script::sfScriptSceneID(SCRIPTFUNC_PARAMS) {
 	thread->_returnValue = _vm->_scene->currentSceneNumber();
 }
 
diff --git a/saga/sprite.cpp b/saga/sprite.cpp
index 23f6a8e66ca..46a55d73d7a 100644
--- a/saga/sprite.cpp
+++ b/saga/sprite.cpp
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ bool Sprite::hitTest(SpriteList &spriteList, int spriteNumber, const Point &scre
 	const byte *spriteBuffer;
 	int i, j;
 	const byte *srcRowPointer;
-	int clipWidth;
-	int clipHeight;
 	int width;
 	int height;
 	int xAlign;
@@ -255,27 +253,10 @@ bool Sprite::hitTest(SpriteList &spriteList, int spriteNumber, const Point &scre
 	spritePointer.x = screenCoord.x + xAlign;
 	spritePointer.y = screenCoord.y + yAlign;
 
-	if (spritePointer.x < 0) {
+	if ((testPoint.y < spritePointer.y) || (testPoint.y >= spritePointer.y + height)) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	if (spritePointer.y < 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	clipWidth = width;
-	if (width > (_vm->getDisplayWidth() - spritePointer.x)) {
-		clipWidth = (_vm->getDisplayWidth() - spritePointer.x);
-	}
-	
-	clipHeight = height;
-	if (height > (_vm->getDisplayHeight() - spritePointer.y)) {
-		clipHeight = (_vm->getDisplayHeight() - spritePointer.y);
-	}
-	
-	if ((testPoint.y < spritePointer.y) || (testPoint.y >= spritePointer.y + clipHeight)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if ((testPoint.x < spritePointer.x) || (testPoint.x >= spritePointer.x + clipWidth)) {
+	if ((testPoint.x < spritePointer.x) || (testPoint.x >= spritePointer.x + width)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	i = testPoint.y - spritePointer.y;