Four Days (1951) - full transcript

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I pulled that a bit

You've gone rather near the cliff

It's got to the edge

Oh,Francis be careful

Good job I have a head for heights

Mr Templar,Sir

Mr Keylin is on the phone from London,Sir

Johnny,what does he want?

Mr Keylin Senior,Madame,I think
they're wanting you back at the office,Sir

I thank you,Baxter



I'm sorry,darling,that's would happen

It's no good,Templar,
I can't afford to drop 40000 £

And drop it,I shall,if I can't
pull out before it's too late

But,Keylin,it's only ten days
until the American deal goes through

if you only give me time

It's no use,Francis

-Oh,Keylin
-Mmm

When you do pull out,I'll be
glad if you take your son Johnny with you

He seems to find the salary
I pay him quite inadequate

Johnny,what's he's been up to now?

These cheques total nearly 2000 £

They're drawn on the
firm's account with my signature

But I don't remember signing them

It was your son who took them
to the bank and drew the money



What are you going to do?

Take them to the
public prosecutor,of course

Wait

It'll bankrupt those at
least to his creditors

But you wouldn't do that

What? Go bankrupt? If you
withdraw your support I've no alternative

But you know what I mean those cheques..

They mean five years
inside for Johnny in all

-But being a first time offender
-But this is black mail

This is fraud

All right

I'll give you 10 days more

Thank you ,Keylin

I'd never though it would have come to this

I've sweated like a coolie in a rice swamp

to build this business

Don't think I'd let it go under now

That'll be Francis,you'd better go,
Johnny,he's coming home early tonight

That means midnight,your husband
is a machine not a man

-I know I've worked for him
-You wouldn't if you father had

Had put me in the
firm? So what?

Francis depends on father
just as you depend on little Johnny

Hello,yes

Francis you promised to

I know but you said

All right,good bye

Don't tell me he's been detained a bit

You're always right,aren't you,Johnny?

Invariably when it concerns you,my sweet

Try not to look so dramatic,darling

How about a night in the town,eh?
Let's have a bit of fun

Pardon me,Mum,shall I lay for three?

No,Helen,for one,Mr Templar won't be home

-Mr Keylin is just leaving
-Very good,Mum

Thank you for the charming invitation

Well,think of me over your lonely casserole

Do you realize if I hadn't
played ball with Templar

You've been sewing mailbags
for the next five years

Yes,father

Then stop being such a
damned little fool,Johnny

Yes,father

Remember this Johnny

I'm not pulling your chestnuts
out of the fire again

No,father

Sanctimonious old..

Lucienne?

I changed my mind about coming up

A woman's prerogative,my love

You're too loyal,my sweet,for months now
he hasn't cared anything about you

wherewith,what's you're doing

That's not life for you,darling

One who is a stupid little woman
who sits home and waits

Besides you may not even have
a home to waiting pretty soon

Rumours has it,that Francis made
a paying a shilling in the pound unless he

Johnny

I'm terribly tired, I think I'll go home

I beg you pardon,Mr Templar

I thought the light to be lit on accidental

I didn't know you were working late

It's quite all right,I was going anyway

Quite so,Sir

Hello darling,you shouldn't have waited up

I didn't wait up.I've only just got back

Good party?

Not towards the end

-Keep me company?
-No thanks

-Francis
-Yes

-I must talk to you
-What about?

About us,we might as well be strangers

It's only for a little while longer,darling

When this deal goes through

Is it true that you're on the
verge of bankruptcy?

Who the devil told you that?

Gossip gets around

I didn't know you
moved in financial circles

Oh don't think I can

If the whole business crash tomorrow
and you had to start all over again

At least it would be better than this

You think so,do you?

I don't share your opinion

Darling,I didn't mean that

And yet,10 years ago when you were starting

At least you used to talk to me

I thought,perhaps I helped you

Lucienne

Don't you see? No one can
help me now except myself

Don't you worry,let me do
that,that's what I am for

There isn't going to be any
crash,not if I can help it

Good night,darling

Good night

Helen

Mr Templar had to leave early,Madame

I think he had a call from the office

-Did he leave any message?
-No,Madame

I'm sorry,Mr Templar,
but the answer is still no

If you feel that way,it's not for me
to tell you where your best interest lay

You put up a mighty good bluff,Sir

As a poker player I respect
you but business isn't poker

And don't ever let
anybody tell you different

I won't

Mr Templar,you're a good loser

Thank you

Yes,Sir?

Miss Norton,order me a car
at once,please will you

Johnny,I don't know what to do

Nothing seems to make sense any more

I must get away for a while

I'll take you away,we can go abroad

-Wait here
-Yes,Sir

Johnny,I got to be by
myself to think things out

Go in there now and I'll see who it is

-Francis,come in
-Thank you,Johnny

Unlike you to honour my humble abode

I wouldn't call it humble,Johnny

It must have cost you a pretty penny

I'm sure you didn't come here
to discuss my father's generosity

In a way I did,Johnny

Really? What way then?

These cheques

Look,I've already put up half
an hour's yawn on that subject

You might have to put up with jail,Johnny

What do you mean?

Unless you can persuade
your father to help me out

So the American deal flopped after all,eh?

Yes

It's no good coming to me

you know how much influence
I've got of the old so and so

I suggest you tackle him yourself.
I don't think he'll get you very far

All right,Johnny,you win

Black mail is not really in my line

You mind if I use your telephone?

-Go ahead
-Thank you

Hello,Helen

Mrs Templar there?

No message

Johnny,do something for me,will you?

Telephone Lucienne when she gets back
and tell her I had to leave for America

America? Of course,I'd be delighted

Maybe one thing left to try

Tell her I couldn't wait to say good bye

How long will you be away?

A week at least

But if I pull something off
if it takes a month

-Johnny
-I thought we had it that time

What did he mean about prison?
Surely if it ever happened..

Prison? Nobody said anything about
prison,you must have misheard

There is nothing to worry about

He's leaving for America right
away,didn't you hear him?

Tell Lucienne I couldn't
wait to say good bye

Didn't suspect a thing

I know

That's just did it

Johnny

You go on in,I'll go up to
the house and see Baxter

According to plan?

Good evening,Baxter

Good evening,Sir,Madame's
telegram arrived this afternoon,Sir

And the lodge is all ready for you

Would you like me to come over there now?

Oh,no,thanks you very much
Baxter,I can manage all right

Mrs Templar is staying with her
sister in Lillybrook,isn't she?

That's right,Sir

I'll expect she'll be over
tomorrow just for the day

Yes,Sir

BTW,Sir,the door

the lodge,just been painted and it may not
be quite dry yet so if you wouldn't mind

Thanks for telling me,I'll be careful

-Happy?
-Terribly

We got four more days

Four more days

Good work Francis,
I'd never thought you'd do it

Neither did I

Miss Norton

Get my wife on the phone will you,please

I always had faith in your business

Keylin,I'm arranging for
your 40000 £ to be paid immediately

No hurry,my dear,why the hurry? It's
those cheques of Johnny I was worried about

He'll get them back,he would
have anyway,I'm debiting you

Of course,of course

Mrs Templar has gone down to Devon,Sir

Well,all the better,send her a telegram

and tell her I'll be on the next train,
get me a taxi,please,will you

There you are my love,all for you

Darling

-Mr Templar,Sir
-Hello,Baxter

-Surprised?
-And pleased,if I may say so,Sir

Mrs Templar is in the drawing room,Sir

So I hear

Hello,Johnny

But Francis I thought you were not..

I see you kept the papers for me

Thank you,Lucienne

Why the devilry hush?
Didn't you get my wire?

-No,we didn't expect you until next..
-I send it from the office this afternoon

Then it was probably
forwarded to Lillybrook

I'm staying there,you see,with Millicent

-And you,Johnny?
-Me?

I am at the lodge

How very odd

Why not in the house?

-Well.I've..
-Surely,that's obvious,darling

Since you're staying at Lillybrook
I don't see why it should be obvious still

-When did you come here,Johnny?
-Tuesday night

As soon as I went away

How very prompt of you

So you've been coming over
from Lillybrook everyday then?

-Yes,I thought that while Johnny
-Don't think I blame you

Millicent is pretty dull
at the best of times

BTW we'd better ring up and
see if she's got my wire there

What does it matter,darling

I mean now that you're here

I wasn't going to the phone,Lucienne

What made you think I was?

Francis,I didn't expect you back so soon

-Otherwise
-The American don't believe in wasting time

Astonishingly efficient too

Even managed to keep the trains clean

which is more than they do over here

I must have a wash

Darling,what about the deal?

-Did you manage to pull it off?
-Certainly

You can tell your financial friends

that the threat of Carey Street
is permanently removed

Johnny,we got to warn,Millicent

Oh,we can't phone from here

I know,bur there's still time for
you to get down to the village quickly

Are you going back what we said?

No,but I got to tell him
in my own good time

-Please,hurry,Johnny
-All right

Johnny got out?

He's gone to the village

He run out of tobacco

Didn't know he ever smoked a pipe

Look,Millicent,you got to help us

He thinks Lucienne has
been staying with you

What? Since last Tuesday

Now for Christopher's sake get this clear

You are going back to
Lillybrook tonight then?

Yes

I shan't now,of course

Naturally not

-Johnny would run you over?
-I suppose so

And then come back to lodge?

Why couldn't Millicent put him up too?

He preferred to stay here

Driving you back and forth each day?

Yes

You ought to get him a
job as your personal chauffeur

What are you getting at?

He'll be looking for a job soon

-Anyone come to dinner?
-No

Then why don't we get Millicent

to ring and ask her to come
over to make four of bridge

Johnny can bring her over,shall I ring her?

No,she went over to Sidmouth

Pity

-Oh,hello,Johnny,have a filler?
-No thanks,cigarettes for me

I told you Johnny didn't smoke pipe

Yes

Hello,Millicent

How clever of you to recognize my voice

A telegram? Oh yes,that's all,
the one I sent to Lucienne

Announcing my arrival

Sure,see you soon

Thank you for ringing

She must have got back from Sidmouth

Apparently

Funny how she recognized my voice

-You should have a bit more sense
-How was I to know,Mr Baxter

Madame was supposed
to be staying at Lillybrook

so naturally I told the
telegraph boy to send it

What did he mean when he
said you'd be looking for a job?

I suppose I'd better
tell you before he does

There's some cheques of mine

-Dad's?
-Worse I'm afraid

Oh Johnny not forged

Yes,in his name too

Oh my God

Well,I was in a spot I had
to find the money somehow

But there must have been another way

There wasn't I tell you,I tried them all

Even

Suicide

Only I hadn't got the nerve

Those tablets in your dressing case

Yes,narconotin,I got them abroad

Two of those,and curtains

Might be an idea now all the same

Think of the morning papers

Promising young life cut short

Oh,shut up,Johnny,I won't
let you talking like this

Getting your good stock
in for the winter,Baxter

I'm cutting a bit more than last year,Sir

I'm not taking any chances

One shouldn't take chances unless
one's prepared to face the consequences

The lodge is looking very smart

When did you start painting it?

Monday,Sir,just before
young Mr Keylin arrived,Sir

I suppose it'll dry pretty
quickly in this weather

About 48 hours so at the outside,Sir

Oh,it's you,where the devil have you been?

-Down to the lodge
-The lodge?

What on earth why did you go there
with him watching every move we make?

-I had to risk that
-But why?

Why?

My God

What are you doing with those?

I found them in your case,
they are the tablets

-Give them to me,Lucienne
-No

-Give them to me
-No-Give them

Lucienne

I want you alive,Johnny,
it's all that matters to me

Oh,I'm sorry,darling

Then we are going to live to this last week

Care what you are doing

He mustn't find out till
you've been cleared

Helen

Yes,Sir

Whose raincoat is this?

Mrs Templar's,Sir

There's a smear of paint in the
sleeve,have it cleaned,will you?

-Yes,Sir
-Not now

-Later
-Yes,Sir

-Is he still out there?
-Yes

Then it is much more,I can't

Pull yourself together,
Johnny,he's not certain

He just hoping that one of us will break

-We've got to hold on until
-Until what?

There's bound to be some way

I didn't hear him come in

Quiet,Johnny,he'll hear you

Lucienne

You forgot to have this cleaned

Then you do know

I do now when you have told me

What are you going to do?

I've already done one thing,
I've sent away the servants

According to the book
I have three alternatives

To kill you,Johnny

Or you,Lucienne

Or to kill you both and then myself

That I admit appeals to
my sense of thoroughness

You'd never dare

Wouldn't I,Johnny?

What do you suggest?

Any ideas?

Lucienne?

No ideas

Pity

Any suggestion would help

How long has this been going on,BTW?

Since you went to America

As soon as I was out of the way in fact

No,as soon as I knew I couldn't
live with you any longer

Pity you had to decide that in my absence

Though no doubt Johnny
helped you reach a decision

It wasn't Johnny's fault,it was yours

For a whole year you haven't
cared what happened to me

And now your pride is hurt

Because in a moment of spare
I'm not available

You never loved me or
anything for that matter

but money and the power
that money can give you

A week ago you could have prevented this

But you were too busy saving your own skin

And now it is too late and I'm glad

You hear me,glad

I hear you

Then what about it?

I shan't divorce Lucienne
if that's what you mean

Why not? I can take care of her

I don't think you'd be at liberty
to take care of anyone,Johnny

The cheques.Remember?

Francis you wouldn't do it?

No brandy,I see

I think I like some brandy,Lucienne

Would you mind?

Would you mind?

-Excuse me,Madame
-What are you doing here?

I thought you had the night off

-I forgot your coat,Madame,Mr Templar said
-Never mind now

-The morning will do
-Yes,Madame

I could do with a spot myself,come to that

-Brandy?
-Thank you

Stone walls do not a prison
make,no iron bars a cage(Lovelace)

-Johnny
-Yes

What the devil

Get out

Get out and stay out

Oh,Helen tell Baxter
I want a taxi,will you?

Yes,Madame

Going away?

Up to town for a few days

Then abroad I expect

I see,I left a letter
for Johnny in the bureau

Would you be kind enough to see he gets it

I don't suppose I'll ever
be seeing Johnny again

Then

You might as well

Tear it up

-Francis
-Yes?

Nothing

Good bye Lucienne

Good bye

The taxi is at the door,Madame

Cancel it will you,I'm waiting
until Mr Templar gets back

Yes,Madame

Francis

-Francis?
-Mrs Templar

Yes

It's my duty to inform you
there has been an accident

Dr Silverton

All right,Mrs Templar,
if you just wait downstairs

-Nurse,go and phone Sir Hammond will you
-Yes,doctor

Well,we are out of the wood now,Mrs Templar

-Is he conscious?
-Yes

Nothing much to talk of

Still I think it'll be safe for you to go
up and see him for a moment will do

I can't,I'm frightened

Nonsense,there's nothing
to be frightened of

He stands an excellent
chance of recovery now

It's not that

What is it then?

You wouldn't understand

Perhaps not

One thing I do know

You saved your husband's life

And he wants to see you

Are you sure,Sir Hammond?

Of course I'm sure

Come on,up you go and no talking about it

Mrs Templar

Well

Did he speak at all?

No

But I think he's told me all I want to know

There you are,Mrs Templar

You're leaving,Sir Hammond?

Nothing more I can do

It's up to you now

Is it safe for him to talk?

In moderation,yes

He's had an excellent night's rest

But I'm afraid you'll have
to prepare yourself

For what?

His fall caused what we call

A retrograde amnesia

In his case

He has no recollection of the four days
immediately proceeding his accident

And it's improbable that his
memory of them will ever return

Then he

He doesn't know

Oh my God

That's worrying

I shouldn't let it worry you,Mrs Templar

After all,four days is a
very short space of time

And you will be able to
fill in the blanks for him

That's just what I dare not do

Why not?

Because the night before his
accident I tried to murder him

Now tell me

Just how did it happen

There was some tablets

I took them from a friend of mine

And your husband found out in time?

Your case isn't so very
uncommon,Mrs Templar

After all you happened to have
the means of killing ready to hand

Which is fortunately rare

Otherwise many of us might be murderers

I can remember many years ago

It was a student's dance

We were almost inseparable at the time

The other fellow and I

But we've been drinking

And the usual of a very pretty girl

Candlestick nearby

Luckily I've got a very fixed skull
otherwise I wouldn't be talking to you now

He left a scar of course

We are still best of friends

This is different

-You know why
-Yes,I think I do

You thought that you
weren't in love with your husband

You wanted him out of the way

Now you found that you love him after all

I do love him

Of course you do,you've proved that

These last few days

But I'm afraid that you must
go through the rest of your life

without ever let him know what
happened that night

But I got to let him know,
don't you see that?

It wouldn't be fair to him otherwise

I couldn't live with him unless

That fall of his

It wasn't an accident,was it?

No

Then it's your duty to see
that he never remembers

otherwise the same thing
might happen again

I shall go up to him now,
he's been asking about you

Thanks

Take him some of those
flowers while you are about it

I must have dozed off directly
I got in the plane coming back

Do you know I hadn't had
a wink of sleep for nights

After that I don't remember a thing until
I came to and found you sitting beside me

You mustn't worry about it,darling

You know what Stubbs said

Still I give anything to
remember that moment

When I walked in and told you the
deal had come off after all

Yes

You do realize

It was not only the business,darling

I wanted to do it for you

I realize it now

Not then?

I wasn't sure

Johnny Keylin was here
that night,wasn't he?

Yes

What became of him?

He left before the accident

Did I say anything to him about

Some cheques

You tore them up

Oh,good,I was worrying in case
they've gone into the wrong hands

You know it's an extraordinary thing
as I have such horrible feeling of guilt

-You?
-Yes

Like I used to have when I was
younger and I woke up after a blind

Only then there was usually
some really tangible reminder

Policeman's helmet in the bed post

A bust of Disraeli in the bathroom

But there's nothing

Complete blank

If only I could remember

Go on

Funny thing I can't get
that tune out of my head

Oh,damned old Stubbs,I'm going
to have a brandy that kills me

Join me,dear?

Not now,thanks

BTW what happened to the Regency decanter

Do you know? The brandy looks
like closer to sherry in this thing

-Oh,Helen
-Yes,Sir

What happened to the decanter
we used to keep the brandy in?

It got,it got broken,Sir

While I was away?

Yes,Sir

-Morning Helen
-Good morning,Sir

It's a pleasure to see
you getting about again

Thank you,Helen

-I see they painted the lodge
-Yes,Sir

Was that before I went away?

Just before young Mr Keylin arrived,Sir

Mr

Oh,yes

-Stayed at the lodge,didn't he?
-Yes,Sir

Mind you,Helen

you've no idea how annoying it is to go
by with a piece missing of one's mind

Helen

Have you done any talking with Mr Templar?

We have a few words every now
and when,what's the matter,jealous?

Nannie,not larky now

Mr Templar lost his memory,you see

and there's not our job to help him
to find it,you understand that now?

-Yes,Mr Baxter
-Bear it in mind then

Lucienne you'd better put on
your mac,it's pretty chilly outside

All right darling

Still that paint on the sleeve I
thought I told Helen to have it cleaned

Francis you

You can't remember that

What do you mean,dear?

It was on the day you came back

The day I came ba..

Then my memory is returning

Lucienne

What's the matter?

I don't think I'll go out after all

Nonsense,darling,a breath of
fresh air would do us both good

I'd rather not if you don't mind

All right,I won't be long,
just to the cliffs and back

Hello,yes

Could I speak to Sir Hammond
Stubbs,please,it's urgent

Tell him it's Mrs Templar

What can I do? It'll all come back to him,
I know it,everything he says and does

Who was that on the phone there?

Oh,nothing,wrong number

Lucienne

I am not going to spend any
more time trying to remember

Oh,darling,I'm so glad

It wasn't good for you,
it wasn't good for either of us

You'd have told me,wouldn't you,
had it been anything important?

There was nothing that's
important to us now

Nothing that can ever come between us again

So embezzlement wasn't enough

You know,chose among
your rather unsavoury pastimes

to embroil yourself
with other people's wives

Are you going on much longer,father?

Get out,get out and don't
you dare come back to me

until you can prove you are
on yourself on honest living

All right

And you can be sure of one thing

One side step out of this room,father

one of us is going to feel very sorry
about this and it won't be me

Lucienne I'm just going down to the post

All right,darling,don't be long

I won't,bye

Hello

Johnny

Aren't you glad to see me,
I have had warmer welcomes

What are you doing here?

Darling,I am in a bit of trouble,
I am afraid,you are going to help me out

I can't help you out

Johnny,you must get out of
here before Francis comes back

Oh,yes,Francis,how is the old boy?

I read all about his fall in the papers

City man narrow escape from death

Lucky toll those cheques wasn't it?

Look,Lucienne,I need money
and I need it quickly

Father's got tough,I'm in a hell of a spot

I'm not interested in your personal affairs

Aren't you since when? Oh come on darling

What's the good of pretending,
you love me and I love you

-That's why I couldn't stay away
-I never loved you,Johnny

You were saying you love Francis next

That's exactly what I do say

Really darling

Women are the Masters or should
I say Mistresses of self deception

Just because you find it easier to revert
back to the ever loving wife stuff

You manage to persuade yourself

I love Francis and I don't care
whether you believe it or not

Now get out of here

Even if you do love him do you
really imagine he's ever going to forget

-He has forgotten
-And forgiven?

He doesn't have to
forgive he doesn't know..

He doesn't know? What do
you mean he doesn't?

Doesn't he know you tried to kill him?

Doesn't know about us?

God,what a break

So you won't help me,eh?

I think you will

What are you getting at?

You wouldn't like me to

Chime his memory for him would you?

Johnny,you wouldn't

-Not if you are a good girl
-What do you mean?

What you are thinking
don't flatter yourself

No,I came here for one thing

Money and now,you've made it so easy for me

How much do you want?

A ton as we blackmailer say

A hundred?But I haven't got it

I don't need it in cash,I've got
enough to last me till the banks open

A cheque will do me fine

What's the matter?

I've must have left my
cheque book downstairs

Well hurry up otherwise
we might pop into Francis

That would never do,would it?

One look at me it might
all come back to him

Just make it up to the bearer,will you?

You know this little table will
remain one of my dearest memories

To your lasting happiness,my love

Here's your money

Thank you,darling

Well

I must be on my way

How about a little something
to remember me by,eh?

Don't say what you are doing
here that's Lucienne's copy right

I saw what you were doing

Well,what's the kiss between friends?

-Rather lot of money,Lucienne
-Give me that

Not until my wife explains why
she should give you a hundred pounds

It was a loan,Francis,Johnny needed it

Was he paying interest by
making love to you?

Francis,you've got it all wrong

I was in a hell of a spot and
I asked Lucienne to help me

there's nothing more to than that
-That's the truth

Wait a minute,this has something
to do what I couldn't remember,hasn't it?

Hasn't it?

Answer me,damn you

Don't tell him,Johnny

I think he will

Let me go,let me go

All right,you asked for it

You great blundering oaf

too blind to see what was
going on your very nose

with your business and your trips to America
-Johnny please

What do you expect Lucienne
to do,take up knitting?

Go on,Johnny

She did love me,so much
so she tried to kill you

here in this room with poisoned brandy

it was I like a blowzy and pulled the glass
out of your hand now do you remember?

You've got to let me forgive you

Because that'll mean that
you've forgiven me

There can be no forgiveness in your heart

Those four days

They'll always will be with you

Four days

What are four days in a lifetime?

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