One Dangerous Night (1942) - full transcript

Among those presents

at mrs Brownell's
delightful garden party

were miss Dottie Duckandfield
and that respected pillar of society,

mr Michael Lanyard
alias the Lone wolf retired.

Once the world's most notorious
and distinguished jewel thief.

Whilst his man Jamison spent an

electable evening entertaining the local

boy scouts outing with practical jokes

conjuring tricks
fireworks... - fireworks?

So that's what you
have in that package.

Don't you know
that's illegal Jamison?



Oh, yes sir but do we have to be
pillars every day of the week sir,

sundays and holidays included

ouldn't we just treat
ourselves to a small crime or two

on my days off sir

couldn't we search us for
old anxiety, sir, couldn't we?

I haven't forgotten my old days James.

No, haven't you sir, haven't
you really? -Oh no, indeed.

Oh, look sir a lovely
sight, a very lovely sight

Can we help you?

Way, yes.

Do you mind giving me a lift? I'm just
going a short way down the road.

Not at all.

What about your car?
- oh I don't know,

I'll phone from the house where I'm going



have the garage man
do something about it.

I'm in an awful hurry.

Please can't we go a little faster.

Oh, but sir
we're doing 30 now.

Having trouble, Arthur?

No mr Cooper. The bag was a
little full and I had to repack it.

Can't seem to get this in the lock.

There we are, sir.

Arthur.

Now, um... what are your orders?

I'm to take the luggage to the airport,
sir, and have it put aboard the plane.

That's right. Then what?

on the way back to town sir I'm to
telephone you at about 10 o'clock

and let you know
if that certain party

is left for the plane.
- that's right Arthur.

Is that all, sir?
- Good night Arthur.

Good answer.

Thanks very much.
Goodbye. - Not at all, goodbye.

Coming Jamison?
- Yes, sir. oh, yes, sir.

Oh it's you, Arthur.
- Yes, miss Anderson.

Where's mr Cooper?

I don't think he's quite dressed.

When he plays down that
waiting Arthur, and I must be...

Wel, it's about time you got here.

Kids got a bad case of
ants always in the stew.

Take it easy Mike.

The bracelet's there now
waiting for Cooper in his drawing room.

Well, what a racket. I wish
I knew this guy's angle.

I'll tell you so you know
what you're up against.

Cooper was the doe back of your pal

Davey Simpson's fancy gambling joints.

He was the devil Nicholas
Simpson down a long time ago.

Sure, but a lot of prominent
citizens Cooper's society playmates

had big ious outstanding with Davey,

which I owe us an
hour mr Cooper's hands.

Cooper's got him
good and he knows it,

so when he turns on
the heat they come across.

That dirty blackmailer. Davey takes
the wrap and he's still operating.

When I get my hands on the wrap...
- All right Mike take it easy.

If the stuff's not on Cooper
it'll be in the wall safe.

Here's the combination.
- Okay, Arty.

If sunnyboy here can just keep
his shirt on long enough we'll do all right.

Keep out of sight. And make
sure you wait till Cooper's alone.

Jamison what's
happened, out with it man.

Just look, sir.

The star sapper excellent qualities
are surrounded by diamonds.

A fine halter and a neat job
well done if I do say, sir.

You idiot. you
petty bird brain.

Did you dare...
- I did indeed, sir,

the young lady never
even missed it.

Jamison you're fired - No,
but you can't stop progress sir,

this is the birth of
a new era and fate,

dame fate has us by the hand.

Well, tell her to hang on.

because I have you by
the other hand Jamison,

and I'm leading you right
back to return this handbag.

before we have all the
police New york after us.

Please let me
go, Harry, please.

You know i shouldn't have
come here tonight. The sheldon's...

But Eve, I didn't
know you were here.

Did I have to let you in?
He didn't tell me.

You weren't really going to
run off without letting me know

you were here were you even

You know, I never
could have forgiven that.

Oh, I'm sorry that's the doorbell.

Will you, um... have
a cigarette? - No, thanks.

I'll get you drink in a minute.

Sonia? How nice.

Someday someone's gonna
cut that throat of yours.

from here to... here.

Careful my sweet.

Remember that slavic
temper of yours...

don't let it get
the better of you.

I mean it Harry.

That murderous light in your
eyes very becoming my dear.

But, of course, you know that.

Stay that way for
me, won't you darling?

I adore it.

Miss Merrick.

Welcome in Jane.

You too?
- Yes, me too.

Harry, what is this?

Little Eve too.

Well the man is fantastic.

imagine daring to bring
us all here together.

it's magnificent.

But Harry always had a
wonderful sense of humor, you know.

Why did you come here tonight?

No. No doubt for the same
pretty reason you came.

My darlings, I propose a toast.

Well, here's to me anyway.

I know what you're going through
you believe me and I'm sorry.

Sonia and Jane too.

Truly my heart bleeds for you all.

I'd like to see that.

I'd give anything to see
that bleeding heart of yours.

If he has a heart.
- Just so it bleeds.

Perhaps you'll be reliEved to
hear my pets that I'm leaving town.

really?

that's why I was forced to
ask you to come here tonight

as a matter of fact I'm leaving on a
sort of honeymoon.

and I thought that each of you girls
would be delighted to make a little uh...

contribution to my future happiness.

Eve, I believe you're going to
bring me a diamond bracelet

Oh yes, very pretty,
it is too very pretty.

Sweet of you Eve.

there's that gleam in
your eye again Sonia

i love it.

Sonia I believe you...

did bring that marquee
diamond, didn't you?

yes.

beautiful.

thank you.

And Jane. Jane I believe you have a little trick
it for me.

Oh, yes i remember.
A diamond clip.

and it has emeralds too.
exquisite.

I have to admit you have
me hooked this time.

because it happens to
be a critical point in my career

Oh yes that player
into the royal theater.

Doing fine man.

Yes, but if the papers Ever started
to talk about what a fool I've been,

the player be ruined
and I'd be washed up.

Oh, that would be
a pity. - Yes it would.

but next time Harry...
next time look out.

Harry...

you must promise
me you won't...

you must promise me
this is the last time.

you know I feel about
you, don't you Harry?

I don't think there
better be any next time.

but girls you have my word as a
gentleman.

Well, maybe you're right.

You know, you girls
never should have

allowed yourselves to
become so indebted to me.

because now, what can you do?

nothing.
you've got to pay up.

and you'll keep on paying just as long
as I feel like squeezing you

you know when you
come to think about it

blackmail is a
terrible thing, isn't it?

don't go away girls, will you?

hello?

oh, hello my dearest.

Another victim.
- swine I could choke him.

no no no no

I'll see you at the airport

Come on, let's get out of here.
- I'll take a chance if you will.

No, wait. Sheldon's announcing my
engagement at the party tonight.

I've got to be there.

But if harry makes a scandal now, it'll
ruin my whole life. - What about me?

being the wife of dr Eric
Boudini isn't exactly heaven, but...

if you ever found out I
was mixed up in a thing like this

I'll have more to lose
than either of you.

But as a hunch if we
all refuse to be intimidated,

he wouldn't dare expose
the three of us.

oh I know it's valuable,

but it'll be perfectly safe
with me. I'll take good care of it.

Of course I do.

You know I do

Lots.

Me too.

I'd do anything.

I'd give anything in the world

not to have to be afraid
of him for the rest of my life

I can't stand it this way.
- All right then let's face him.

And see what he
thinks he can do about it.

Where is he?

Let him take his time now. But
when he comes out we'll show him.

Oh!
What happened?

Sonia.

team where are you?
- please stay where you are.

Well this is ridiculous. Can't
somebody do something about it.

don't leave me with it.

Harry, where are you?

Ahh!

Remember what I told you Jamison?

you're to deliver the handbag
to the lady in person.

just as though you'd found it

And Jamison, on the way out,

don't snatch it again.

oh Jamison you might leave
that packet here for a minute.

but don't you trust me
with it.

Oh, well, sir...
- Never mind.

Return the bag and
get back here quick.

anybody at home?

where's anybody?

nobody at home.

Jamison.

But nobody at home?

Jamison what are you up to now?

Mr. Lanyard look this. Thete's...
there's a thing in there, sir.

look you look...

he's dead all right.

Could've been more
than 10 minutes ago.

hello?

Matter of fact it couldn't have been
more than five or six minutes ago.

say 741 or 2.

You fool, wait!

Oh, what is it? You've turned
out all the lights in the house, sir.

I thought I heard something.

Probably your nerves.
- undoubtedly.

oh well you never
know do you mr Lanyard.

Just think of it that
beautiful wide-eyed innocent dream

with the gorgeous handbag
plugged him right in the heart.

Mr Harry Cooper? - Yes, how
do you do? Oh, beg a pardon.

Oh lovely, sir, lovely.

Well, whoever he was he
certainly lived well, didn't he sir?

Come on Jamison, we've
been here long enough.

My package, sir. I forgot my package.
- Never mind that, Jamison

Police. - Police? How
exciting. Shall we fly, sir?

No you idiot my car's out there
and it has a license number.

here you go inside and sound
like a nice fourth of july party

and I'll get rid of the cop.
- Yes, how large a party, sir?

oh just medium-sized but
respectable reminders of that.

I'm just the two
of the neighbors

dropped in for a jolly good
time over the glorious four.

Why, how do you do officer?

That's your car parked in
the wrong side of the street

in front of that fire hiding?

Oh I am sorry officer it uh...

it belongs to one of my guests.

it shouldn't have
been park there, shouldn't.

Thank you sir.

friends

uh

shadow, right through the heart.

And not so long ago either.
- about 741, as I figured.

Well you and the inspector
can figure it out together.

you're both under arrest.

give me police headquarters.

Inspector Crane's office.
Detective Dickens speaking.

For you, Tim.

Green speaking.

Who?

Where?

When?

Yeah.
Okay.

Keep an eye on
them. Be right there.

Come on dickens,
never mind that.

come on man, let's go.

it's murder Dickens, murder!

It's certainly is.

Come on. Be quiet.

Let's go back
to the door.

You stay right here.

Dickens.

Do you see, what I see?
Mike Lanyard. - Hello inspector.

How you do, Dickens?
- We're delighted to see you both

caught red-handed
- I'm surprised, Mike.

Watch him officer.
- Watch him officer.

smyrna this time 80 chief such a big

conceiter they're not um never mind the

cops for a while the boys may want to

reenact the crime for him yes

there go go away stop me thinking stop

it you know I'm ticklish

these are two men you found with the

body yes sir there's nobody else elsa

watch them

well Mike you're going to have to do

some fast thinking

to talk yourself
out of this one.

All right Crain. If
you three gentlemen

will just make
yourselves comfortable,

Jamison and I will tell
you exactly what happened.

That's the spirit Lanyard.

Dickens get every word of this
down on paper. - Do you mind if I smoke?

Go ahead.

Jamison, you're
over here. - oh yes, sir.

I believe this door was open
a little like this... - no trick landed!

Now, now inspector.

Won't you ever learn to trust me?

Go on, Mike.

Dickens you're right there,
minding your own business

You don't know it, but...
you're about to be murdered.

I'm here, Jamison
is right there...

and who knows who's
outside in the garden.

The dead man is there.
- there you are, Dickens.

But are you innocent? No.
You're a cruel heartless fiend.

A ruthless robber of
widows and orphan children

you think you're safe, don't you?

Sitting there wallowing in all
your luxury, but you're wrong

you are about to die!

yeah die are you doing

come on

come

hurry on hurry up

where's the key well started the keys in

the locker you've got the key

once more and for the last time

Jamison you are fired me sir

you deliberately smash those phonograph

records just so we'd be arrested and

have your idea of fun

escaping from the police ah but you must

admit it was stimulating sir supposedly

you'd have to spend the evening of that

mrs what's her name's garden party it'll

be stimulating all right if the

inspector catches up with us

our only hope of saving ourselves from a

murder charge is to solve this case

ourselves first we've got to find out

who that girl is

take a look in that evening bag

there's nothing here sir lipstick and

powder and

the most intriguing perfumes

isn't that the girl's car there

all right here we are Jamison

the car belongs to
Eve Andrews 191 park avenue

let's go. - but you
won't be home now, sir.

how do you know?
- well, sir, according to

Sydney Shannon's gossip
column miss Eve Andrews

is the park avenue lovely whose

engagement to socialite John Sheldon II

is to be announced
at the swanky affair

at the park avenue hotel this evening.

I know I'm going
to regret this Jamison

but I'm afraid you're rehired.

Oh thank you, sir.
- and you're invited

to crash that party
with me as my guest.

Yes but don't you think, we'd
sort of better be toddling along, sir?

Oh it's turning out to be a most
enjoyable evening sir most enjoyable.

And profitable too.

Oh should I tell you about it? - yes
Jamison, I think you'd better.

Oh, very well than, sir.

here goes, look.

now what have you done.

Where did you get that stuff?

I just sort of found
them, sir. in the library.

these lovely glittering little
baubles were right there on the floor

spread around the late
mr Cooper's corpus delicti.

you congenital nitwit

first you snatch the lady's
handbag and get us into this mess,

and now you've stolen
the dead man's jewelry

and given the police
conclusive evidence

of our motive in
committing the murder.

Oh we have murdered anybody,
sir. - oh, tell that to the judge.

We're being
followed, sir. - police? - no, sir.

a couple of storybook
characters I don't recognize.

I seem to know the type

all right it's like you win

now I don't like it me too and I'm

stopping right here

you'll find the boss landers getting up

the works and we're tailing them

good work Jamison

you've got us really involved now

thank you sir

uh uh your invitation card sir

this gentleman here

uh uh your cards please oh yeah oh that

gentleman there oh thank you sir

that's troubling me you seem to be a

million miles away oh it's nothing

Johnny

come on let's have a drink fine

so miss Andrews

oh thank you

I was so worried I was afraid I'd lost

it

I'm so sorry this is my fiancee mr

Sheldon glad to know you how do you do

my name is Norton

Frank Norton

isn't it wonderful Johnny mr Norton

found my bag for me. I
hought for sure it was gone.

Johnny do you mind
getting me that drink?

Coming up, Eve. May I
get you one? - No, thank you.

I don't see how you
ever found me mr Norton

I'm very grateful

now if you'll forgive me I have
some friends i must speak to.

thanks again.
- just a minute

Imust ask you a
few questions about, uh...

what you were doing at
Cooper's house tonight?

I'd beg your pardon.
oh really mister Norton.

Answer me mss Eve.
Why did you go there?

How dare you question me?
- Harry Cooper is dead.

he was murdered.

Oh, Johnny, I promised this one
to mr Norton. You don't mind?

No, why not.

oh good evening mr
Shannon. - greetings.

hello Sydney brother nice to see you

Laura it's my you look lovely my Sydney

dolly haven't seen your friends Gloria

having a nice time yes hello Shannon

hello

how's the gossip bracket oh very nice

Harry very nice

oh hello Johnny oh hello Shannon here

how can i tell you more mr Cooper was

all right when I got there that's all i

know

that he wasn't

dead when you arrived of course not

that is i

no he

wasn't he was alive
when you were alive

I got there myself
within four or five

minutes after he was killed

you better tell me the truth

I told you all I know um

my father's right
over there he has a

list of guests if you wanted

you better watch out Johnny

and make a nice looking couple

miss Andrews

who killed Harry Cooper I don't know

he was in the other room

the lights went out
the shot was fired

and Harry was
dead one week we

who's we

hello Mike

hello Shannon

quite a pleasant surprise

oh just a friend

an interesting little item just came in

over the teletype Mike

um

according to the police

you escaped after
having been arrested

for the murder of having Cooper

i could use your full confession in my

column right how about it

what do you thinks of it

does it sound like my kind of job well

Frankly no

not much you're slipping

it's a little too crude
around the edges

but the police want
you and there will

be quite a feather in my little cap if i

turned you in

can't you see the headlines

Sydney Shannon broadway columnist

captures lone wolf

well let me be the first to congratulate

you

let's have a drink on it

four nine

six eight

nine six eight six

there's only one hitch

if you turn me in and print that story

where are you going to stand with your

boss when he finds out that I'm as

innocent as a newborn lamb

who cares if you're innocent that's

tomorrow's news

meanwhile I have my headline

looks at me

I'm on the trail of a bigger story than

just the murder of Harry Cooper

how would you like a couple of nice

scant side lights involving very

prominent people

I'd like it all right let's make a deal

you play along with me for a while

tonight and I'll
promise you a story

that will burn the ears of some of your

best friends why not i can use a few

more stellar names in my cast

besides uh

i always have you sweetheart

let's go

oh I'm sorry mr landon I'm afraid I've

failed you i

oh that's all right Jamison we're going

to help mr Shannon find out all he can

about the case for his column before he

turns us over to the police

yes that's really very nice of us isn't

it

well mr Lanyard

she went directly
to her phone I got the

number but I don't
know whom she spoke

to or what she said

what's the number.
- oh yes sir, um

Ken's down here four...

four, nine, six, eight...

seven.

oh, thank you.

Caledonia for 9687 is
something called the balalaika.

Oh, that's one of those tourist
nightclubs nobody ever goes there.

You're going
there tonight Sydney.

They're holding a
table in your name.

How are we
going to find out

who it was miss
Andrews called Balalaika.

her I haven't the faintest idea

Looks like a wild goose chase
if you i bet you ask me.

?...of champagne he'll find out
who it was Eve andrew's cold.

you've got a bit.
- Paul Royal 1929.

You speack english?

Of, course. I've been
many years in this country.

My secretary, miss Andrews,
phoned 15 minutes ago.

and spoke to someone of a
party of friends of mine.

Do you know
where they're sitting?

Look mister, it's hot scene.
I got plenty of things in my mind.

So don't have me on
that my secretary business.

I guess that'll hold your mic.

Julie Claus are leaving with a couple
of reservations two wrong numbers,

and a call for
doctor for Dean's wife.

oh screwing out of town by trying to
take one of the names Mishell.

Thanks, that's all
I wanted to know.

Where is mrs Bordeaux sitting?

Right over there, in
corner. With the doctor.

Doctor? Is that dr Eric Budenny,
surgeon?- That's right.

Thank you. Thank you
very much, indeed, mr Shannon

for the bottle of poroshe
29 that you're about to buy me.

Buy him the champagne
Shannon but uh...

don't drink it jesus.
you're not well.

You're not at all well.
- I'm not... who, me?

but I feel fine, sir.

You and mr Shannon go
to his table. I'll wait here.

You see Jamison you're
going to be violently ill,

so ill in fact that
you're going to require

the immediate attention
of dr Eric Budenny.

But I feel first rate, sir,

once iI get that bottle
of champagne inside of me.

Listen. You got
me into this mess.

At least you can do is get sick
and collapse when I tell you to.

Good evening mr Shannon.
I save the table for you.

Right this way, please gentlemen.

thank you

And uh what will it be, gentlemen?

Uh bottle of Paul Roger 29,
make it snap it, will you ?

Be sure, it's cool and very dry.

Well, hurry up, my man, and don't
just stand there. - Very, very well, sir.

But Jamison,aren't
you too ill for champagne?

Oh, not yet, mr
Shannon, not yet.

I'm afraid you are Jamison
you're a very sick man.

Uh...
- Right now!

will you come over here please

Good evening.

I beg your pardon?
- Eve Andrews sent me.

what do you want?

thank you.

Maybe... I don't know.

Your initials are on it.

it was founded in
Harry Cooper's house

shortly after he was murdered.

You knew Harry
Cooper, didn't you?

You were there when...

I don't know what
you're talking about.

I never heard of
Harry Cooper, or Eve Andrews

or you for that matter.

Now, get out!
- Mrs Budenny...

why did you kill
Harry Cooper?

How dare you cast me like this?

I have the waiter
to throw you out.

Oh my dear madam...
- Sasha. - Please... throw him out.

Please, please don't
crate a scene.

What's a metter?

This man is annoying me.

Throw him out! - Now,
now come on, gentlaman

I supose Mrs. Julie is exited.

I insist ... - Where s my husband?
- ....you'll find my friend dr Budenny.

I insist you'll find
my friend dr Budenny.

Sorry it's all my
fault. Forgive me Mike.

You see madam, my friend
and I were seated over there

and I thought I recognized you
and I asked him to speak to you.

I'm terribly sorry.
I apologize.

Come on, honey
bunch. Let's go places.

Good night mrs Budenny

Glad to see me Mike? - I was
glad to see anyone just stand.

Where did you drop from Vivian?

Al the heavens like the little
rescuing angel I am. Still love me?

Mh-mm. - Well
you should

after all, darling, I just
saved your life, didn't I?

And it isn't the first time.
Remember Monte Carlo?- Mm-hmm.

So uh for old time's sake the
least you could do is see me home.

Hmm, sorry Vivian I'm
a little busy tonight.

Well, you can see
me to my car, anyway.

of course darling

Just as I thought.

oh where'd your car.
- it's right around the corner.

you know Mike this is so nice

Well, well mr Lanyard. Get in
and make yourself at home.

Viper.
- sorry Mike

What is it doctor?

Don't worry gentlemen,
he's in good hands.

but i wish to consult the patient
and his friend in private.

What's your verdict doctor?

hello Shannon
- Hello doc

There's no time to lose. See my
friend I'll show what I want to do.

I'm going to cut
from here to here! - Ooooh!

Yeah, but I feel better now.

In fact, I think I'm
gonna be all right.

A remarkable recovery. - Yes, well
you see, I am very remarkable

from a say so you're unique.

Physically you're
as sound as a knot,

which reminds me
I'm deeply concerned

by the peculiar
look in your eye

It is not normal.

I suggest that you place yourself in
hands of a competent brain specialist.

what are you up to Shannon building up

some phony gossip for the con of yours

you and your cooked up stories

I'm having a nice quiet dinner with my

wife with your wife

oh my doctor that's a front page scoop

on itself

if you Ever have any slight airmen dr

Shannon do come to me

it will give me a great pleasure to

operate oh don't worry doctor

I don't make scandal i only print gossip

if you want to take your wife out uh

on the side once in a while that's all

right with me only don't be so blatant

about it

people will talk you know

well it's a sense you ain't got the

stuff with them

liard we mean business we spent weeks on

this job just when Everything's all set

we arrive at Cooper's house and find the

guy dead

if you bump them that's your business

all we want is the jewels he probably

passed them on to that dame in the

nightclub

hey maybe slip into somebody at that

party that's the first place he headed

for

why don't you use your heads you too you

saw the detective search me at Cooper's

house didn't you

I know this guy landed from way back he

don't pass nothing on to nobody he's

planted those jewels somewhere in

Cooper's house if you're going to go

around there boys uh be careful the

police are there you know well they

don't worry me I'm gonna take a look

not without me you don't we're sticking

together mac

hey don't trust me

all right

but he stays here just in case we don't

fight

yeah

keep him quiet till we get back if he

makes a move let your conscience be your

guide come on

aha my pretty one at last I have you in

my power

oh Mike I've been waiting for years for

this moment come one step near a Vivian

and I'll scream the house down great

work if you can get it

just imagine my suite

suppose i weren't tied up like this look

Mike let's get this straight

in spite of you giving us the double

cross on the Cooper job i uh still could

go for you

because I think you're just the cutest

little fella i Ever knew

but don't get me wrong

i just as soon plug you as not

please untie my darling

and let's get comfortable

well at least let's have a drink to a

time i can remember

when I wasn't all tied up

sure why not

I'll fix one big drink and we'll have a

loving cup but uh mama is going to feed

it too baby I'll get some ice

oh wow

don't go away darling

help

help

send up the house to get you quick

hey what's the idea

nothing sweetheart i just sent for the

house dick

you're crazy Mike haven't you got any

sense you ought to know better than to

call the cops in on a deal well now what

are we going to do

sorry Vivian but uh

what will the house dick think if he

breaks in here and finds me all

tied up in this chair

open up what's going on in there

all right Mike

I'll get even all you remember it's up

to you to talk us out of this and don't

forget I've still got a gun and i just

love to use it

just a minute please

open the door I'll break it down

okay Mike but talk fast remember you've

got more to lose than i

hey what goes on

oh funny business huh

hey but it was a man who yelled for help

somebody missed you scared of it

sorry we troubled you it was all a

mistake

the lady thought she'd lost some jewels

just because she couldn't remember where

she put them

you know how women are

just a minute sister is that your gun

well

where do you suppose that came from

is it yours

you mean this

yeah

look it's loaded

oh it isn't mine

maybe you'd better

talk it over with a lady

open that door unlock it my name's

Jamison but you can call me jamie that's

your name

my name's elsie

well I'm glad you two had sense enough

to wait for me here

police headquarters please are you sure

you're calling the right number sir

um let me talk to inspector Crane's

office now look Mike a deal is a deal

and you promised me I'd be getting a

Crane there Michael lanyon

oh yes mr laney inspector Crane right

here Lanyard

it's him chief

hello Mike where are you have you missed

me inspector

well never mind where I am

I'm on my way out to Cooper's house I'm

leaving right away

i expect I'll see you there

what's the idea there are a couple of

unscrupulous citizens at Cooper's house

and i want the police to catch up with

him and while we're there after the

coast is clear

i hope we'll be able to pick up a new

lead now fun's fun Mike but it's getting

late

and I've got to get my copy in for

tomorrow's column I'll give you just one

more wild goose chase don't worry Sydney

i promise you some exciting news and I'm

a man of my word

while we're at Cooper's house i want you

to put those jewels back where you from

them understand and don't let Shannon

see you do it

they will sir

did you get him oh Lanyard Mike landed

he said he'd be here well he didn't come

in this way

come on

ah

no shoes so i hear

not be quiet

who's that come on come on

well that gets rid of him for a while

now let's have another look around

look what those two thugs have done to

this room

they were after something Cooper had oh

what for instance

jules seems that uh Cooper was quite a

fella for jewelry

you mean that uh you think that they

killed him maybe maybe not

uh Jamison have a look in that desk and

see what you can find

well uh don't mind me boys just go right

ahead make like I don't exist

so

um

I can't quite figure out what you two

are trying to get away with around here

but uh

you know Mike I'm beginning to believe

that maybe you didn't commit the murder

nobody could be as guilty as he acts

I've got to hand it to you old boy you

never miss a thing do you

hello mr Cooper you asked me to call you

at 10 o'clock sir uh-huh your plane will

leave from gate three in an hour sir and

that party is just left for the airport

oh

say this isn't mr Cooper who is it

so mr Cooper was planning to leave town

tonight with someone

whoEver it is is already on the way to

the airport we've got to hurry gentlemen

it's getting late mr Cooper's plane

leaves at 11 o'clock

names please

I'm impressed i just want a few words

with somebody on this plane all right mr

Shannon but your friends will have to

wait I'll get the passenger list Mike

legend who's aboard right here

now that we're alone Jamison oh i meant

to put those jewels back there really i

did but there's diamonds they kind of

got the better of miss uh

they're such pretty things and after

that so well it was too late

Shannon never took his eyes off me if

we're caught

and you're found with those jewels

well we just can't be caught yes of

course mr lanier

oh lovely sir very lovely indeed

hang on to yourself

isn't she just like an angel sir

your ticket this thank you

thank you

with pleasure sir

we do meet the loveliest people don't

wish I'll wait for Shannon you find out

where she goes and phone me at the

apartment in half an hour don't lose

sight of her

oh no sir

oh never mind about today's news Mike

what about my column for tomorrow that's

what's important to me

genEric

oh I've got to hand it to you Mike

you're closing in on Harry Cooper's

little circle of feminine attractions

pretty well

but you'd better hurry it's getting

close to my deadline

I'll have to turn you over the police

if you can't put the finger on somebody

oh and where did our little n Jamison

disappear to huh Jamison is checking up

on a very pretty young woman

who decided not to get aboard the plane

when she saw the headlines about uh

Cooper's murder

well that's interesting

you found out more than i did

well but uh

after all

if James's mysterious lady friend didn't

know anything about the murder until

after she saw the newspapers at the

airport

well then she probably had nothing to do

with it

oh now look Mike now we've kidded around

long enough why don't you give yourself

up so i can go home and get some sleep

just when we are beginning to get warm

don't you want to know who the young

lady is

she might turn out to be a nice

sensational headline for you

good old Jamison right on the dot

hello hello miss Lanyard

yes

oh that pretty young thing sir just

checked in at the hotel cumberland she

took a whole suite

i imagine she must be very lonely sir

but i couldn't get by the front desk

good work Jamison I'll meet you at the

service entrance in 10 minutes

goodbye

well here we go again Sydney

this way Sydney

I think we can get up the service

stairway without being seen sir the

sweet thing is in 3a on the third floor

um don't you Ever use a front door mic

occasionally do you

um

socially but uh never professionally of

course

oh

you frighten me

hello mr christian

it isn't true about mr Cooper is it

this is true

I was afraid that

what is it author

I'm here for that necklace you were

going to give it but i

what do you mean

i mean you're going to come across quick

or would you rather I told about your

plans for this evening

take it easy let me go into him that's

blackmail he can't get away

uh

who are you what do you want i want to

know who killed Harry Cooper I don't

know anything about it who killed Harry

Cooper i had nothing to do with it will

you leave me alone

but you know who killed him don't you

please leave me alone or I'll call the

police

you hated Cooper didn't you I didn't i

didn't I'm the only one that couldn't

have done it don't you see i couldn't

have done it plenty of women hated him

but I didn't but you know

hello send the house doctor up to sweet

3a right away

he'll be all right the doctor will be

here in just a minute

I'll see you later

for those shots i heard sarah firecrack

did you see anybody down that way yes

sir

did you see him oh i saw somebody

tearing down this way but if you didn't

see him pass he must have ducked on the

service their way well apparently mr

Cooper's murderer is beginning to get

jittery whoEver fired those shots got

the girl in the arm and then tried to

get me will she hurt badly no she'll be

all right you're sure

just a nick in the arm she might have

been killed

I'm going to see Eve Andrews she's going

to quit stalling around and come through

the whole truth about Cooper

from her I'll move on to the others

that's a good idea you and Jamison wait

for me in the lobby of the park avenue

hotel oh

here to Jamison you keep this just in

case mr Shannon gets restless and tries

to communicate with the police

sorry Sydney but from now on we're not

playing games

I'm sorry Arthur miss Andrews isn't here

why did you want to see her oh i guess

she and mrs bodine have gone to see miss

Jane Merrick at the royal theater

they're all friends of mr Coopers and

I've got a hunch they have things to

talk about why what makes you think that

I'm sorry old man for us all right

who's your friend Harry Cooper's ballot

why

why should Harry Cooper's fella think

that miss Andrews and mrs bodine

went to the royal theater to see uh Jane

minnick why not they're all friends no

doubt they had things to discuss Harry

Cooper's murder for instance say what's

all this to you who do you think you are

cross-examining me like this just a man

who wants to find out who murdered Harry

Cooper

after all i should think you'd be a

little interested yourself mr Sheldon

I think your fiance is mixed up in a

very serious business if i were you i

wouldn't think that mr Norton not out

loud you better be sure I will be before

the evening's over

and just in case you get a little

worried about her yourself

you know where she is

thank you please

you keep Shannon here

if Eve Andrews doesn't return in 15

minutes follow me to the royal theater

I'm going to call on miss Jane Merrick

backstage

hey Mike

Mike

say what is this

Lanyard promised me I'd be in on

Everything that goes on I'm going down

to the royal theater too oh sexy not

just yet sir if you don't mind we'll

wait here for a few minutes

what is it what are you doing here

somebody saw us earlier tonight

you mean his house yes

come on

Arthur I'm here on business girl so

let's skip the formalities

what do you want well let's just say

that I'm here to continue negotiations

where poor mr Cooper left off the boss

was getting a diamond bracelet from you

wasn't he miss Andrews

and I'll take that diamond ring from you

mrs bodine

and that clip that you were going to

give mr Cooper miss Merrick

make us happy girls I have no time to

argue so just come across please suppose

the police were to find out where you

girls were this evening drop that gun

out there

what do you mean by frightening these

three beautiful ladies

mustn't touch Mike well inspector you're

ahead of schedule

I didn't expect you to catch up for

quite a while all right outside

Everybody line them up against the back

wall diggins I'm going to find out who's

who and what's what come on outside

outside Everybody

come on

just a minute oh it's okay I'm cindy

Shannon

oh hello inspector what goes on oh hello

Sydney better get your pencil ready

by the way inspector have you met Arthur

mr Cooper's valet

face is familiar those were probably his

pals you and Dickens were chasing at

Cooper's house did you catch up with

them

yes good

they planned to rob Cooper tonight and

that isn't all

Arthur was attempting to blackmail these

three ladies when i interrupted him a

few minutes ago wasn't he ladies

yes oh good evening dr bodine

oh

Sydney i promised you some sensational

dirt and here it comes

sorry inspector but I can't get away

just yet good evening gentlemen I've

been expecting you

inspector the case against me looks

pretty bad doesn't it obviously it would

be bad for anyone who was at Coopers

tonight even though Cooper was dead when

I got there

but did you know that these three ladies

were there

when Cooper was killed

it's a lie

Sonia

Sonia i refuse to be questioned like

this

Sonia denied

why should i

Eve I know you couldn't have had

anything to do with a murder but you

can't stop now you must tell us what you

were doing at Cooper's house

Johnny Cooper was trying to blackmail me

blackmail you how

why didn't you tell me about it i should

have I know that now but he threatened

to go to your father and I know if he

did we never could have been married

I was terrified i hated him Johnny but i

didn't kill him i swear I didn't

sony and Jane were afraid of Cooper too

they had as much reason to hate him as i

did don't drag me into this i had

nothing to do with it no me

don't try to blame me

I don't know who killed Cooper

but when the lights went out we heard

the shot

my little match

and you were near Cooper's body

you could have done it stop her Sonia

don't let her say anything like that

why not

it might as well come out now

I was there

i went to bribe Cooper to keep his mouth

shut to protect you from a scandal

that's a laugh isn't it

but just before koofa was killed tonight

i made up my mind to stop pretending

that i care anymore about you than you

do about me

I was about to tell him to go ahead and

make a scandal

he was getting no more jewels for me to

protect you

put that in your call mr Shannon and see

how he likes it

so you don't know what you're saying oh

yes I do

gentlemen

I didn't kill Harry Cooper for the

simple reason that my husband means

absolutely nothing to me

you're sure you didn't kill him Jane my

husband means quite a lot to you doesn't

he that's enough Sonia

leave Jane out of this

of course

Jane isn't the type

she couldn't have done it

could she Jane

tell them you shouldn't do it Eric

you're being ridiculous

after all I have my career to worry

about

our little romance isn't that important

to me

don't flatter yourself i wouldn't commit

murder for you or any man on earth I've

got to hand it to you Mike the dirt is

certainly pouring out now all right

we're not interested in your gossip

column Shannon gentlemen gentlemen

please you're breaking the spell

let's let the murderer convict himself

or

herself come come ladies and gentlemen

don't stop now you were doing

beautifully

why did you interrupt them

is that all you had to say miss mary

dr boudin you had more than sufficient

reason to hate Harry Cooper haven't you

anything to say

ladies and gentlemen one of you killed

Harry Cooper

well my guy

inspector

this strain is beginning to tell

give the murderer a chance to do the

talking

strain yourselves gentlemen please not

now Jamison not now but I've come to the

rescue sir Jamison you have the most

amazing knack of doing the right thing

at the wrong

him somebody time it

inspector

I'm afraid Jamison and i must be leaving

it's unfortunate that we were

interrupted just when the murderer was

about to give himself away you think i

killed Harry Cooper but you're wrong

inspector

the guilty person is within your reach

and the proof is not far away

so stay close to your phone inspector

I'll call you up very soon and lay that

proof right on the line

where'd you get that thing Jamison it's

just a fake sir I got it out of the prop

truck

it's loaded with blanks oh

well here let's jam the trigger

and leave it on the floor to speak for

itself

did you see land user Jamison no sir the

other guy got away too get back

headquarters and wait for land to tell

the phone calls right sheep

well

we got away again sir I'm afraid

cheer up Jamison

if my hunch doesn't come through we

won't get away oh come now sir we always

win out in the end don't we

don't we

well don't we

i expect we'll have company you wait

here and if you see anybody you

recognize male or female let me know

well whom do you expect sir

oh good evening good evening how's the

patient just fine

i hope that wound isn't too painful

let's see the unfortunate

interruption occurred just when you were

going to tell me about Harry Cooper

listen I don't know who you are but

the last time we talked about mr Cooper

you know what happened

you loved Harry Cooper didn't you

will you please go away

you loved him didn't you

why was he killed

you're implicated too you know so you'd

better tell me

all right i loved him isn't that enough

for me to say now will you please go

away

you loved him and that's why he was

killed

thanks Patricia

that is all you have to say I didn't say

that mr Lanyard

someone's coming down the corridor sir i

won't close the door

not all the way here let's leave it like

that

hello

now tell inspector Crane at police

headquarters that Michael Lanyard is

here in sweep 3a

well

keep that aside Jamison

remember you're here just in case

oh hello Mike oh it's you Sydney I'm

glad you came huh

by the way how did you know where to

find me oh that was simple

i knew you'd come back here

but I'm afraid it's not going to be

quite so simple for inspector Crane to

figure out

oh well if it's the inspector you're

going to call I've already saved you the

trouble Sydney he's on his way well

that's fine

yes I believe you
know Patricia don't

you Sydney

just gave me some interesting gossip for

your column

she told me that she was in love with

Harry Cooper

give that to me James

so Mike you were going to prove I was

wrong huh and i find your man with his

gun and Shannon's back

copping Dickens with pleasure and frisk

him i did your partner good job do me a

favor Crane and call out the army or

whatEver it takes to get these two

downtown once and for all now none of

your tricks this time Mike come on we're

going for a ride I've got some very

interesting information for you

inspector very interesting nothing doing

all right you win over the way

have you met this lady

here this card will introduce her

mrs Patricia blake Shannon

how'd he do mr Shannon asked mr Shannon

what his wife was doing at the airport

tonight that's ridiculous don't listen

to him the murderer was afraid I'd find

out that she and Cooper were planning to

run away together he got panicky and

took a shot at her then he tried to get

me I told you not to listen to him

take him downtown Crain he's getting

delirious oh wait a minute wait a minute

both of you there's the man who killed

Cooper

that's very interesting Mike

but i happen to know that some valuable

jewelry has been missing since that

murder that was the motive for this

crime you find me the man with those

jewels and I'll have the murderer the

jewels had nothing to do with it very

nice story for the tabloids Mike but it

won't hold in a court at all come on now

we're going downtown oh all right Crain

but if you really think the jewels had

anything to do with the crime

do me one last favor

search Shannon

all right you won't mind mr Shannon just

humor our smart friend here not at all

go ahead dig it go ahead

the jewels but it'd be a lesson to you

Jamison yes sir what I don't understand

is how you knew he had them well i knew

the Dickens was about to search you

besides your hands are slower than they

used to be yes you mind if we hurry what

somebody stole it i had it just a minute

ago in fact if you don't mind the

exercise i suggest we run a bit

Jamison not again

haven't we had handbag trouble enough

for one evening do you want to start the

whole thing over again

Jamison you're fired and
this time I hope I mean it.

what is it

your eyebrows

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