The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) - full transcript

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Mr. Poe! Mr. Poe!
Are you all right, Mr. Poe?

Yes yes I...I'm all right

- Edgar...
- Carl!

Carl, please, in the drawer...Please...

Thank you

No,please let me have it.

Edgar, why won't you
send me for a doctor



No!

I'm all right

- If there is anything you need.
- Yes.

Yes, I'll send for you.

What can I get you?

A beer.

Would you like to buy me a drink?

Small cognac for a nice girl?

My name is Elsie.

Would you like to dance?

Ah, you're shy,exactly?Come on!

Good Morning Mrs. Marlow.

- Good Morning
- Good morning, Mr. Marsh.

I see that you have
someone new in the house



Miss Clare.Moved in yesterday.

She looks like a nice lady.

- Miss Clare?
- That's right. Miss Betty Clare.

You know her?

No, no...

She works near here,does she?

The florist down near the square.

I see. Thank you. Good Morning

Good Morning,Sir

- Good Morning
- What was you had in mind?

A bunch of roses perhaps?

- Or a buttonhole?
- Yes..., yes, a buttonhole.

Is this...

Can I help you,Sir?

A buttonhole perhaps?

But... how do you get to know a girl?

How do you get to know a girl? I think
it's the easiest thing in the world!

- How?
- You got somebody in mind?

How? Tell me how

Well, it's hard to say, it depends
on the girl, the place and many things.

Suppose

Suppose she lives just across the street
but you've never met her.

It's easy

You wait for her to appear
you step forward

you rise your hat and you say:
"How do you do?".

- For no reason?
- Well, she lives across the street

she's a neighbor,one talks one's neighbors

Yes, yes, I suppose so but...
what would you say?

Well,either small talk such:
"What a pleasant day!"

That kind of thing.

Or the direct approach

come right out in the open

tell her that you think she's attractive
and you want her to dine with you

- You make it sounds very easy
- But it's easy, Edgar!

Look here, what is all this?

Are you thinking of finding a certain girl?

Suppose... suppose she rebuffs you?

Slaps your face right
out there in the street?

Oh, yes, that's the risk.

But is one usually worth taking

I'm walking this way I
wonder if you don't mind

Didn't I see you at
the flower shop yesterday?

Of course I don't mind,Mr Marsh

-Oh may I?
-Not very heavy

-Oh
-Thank you

May I see you again?

We're neighbours

No I meant

Perhaps that we could meet
for dinner sometime

- Yes, I'd like that
- Tonight?

How about tonight?

- I work late
- I can meet you here.

I thought... perhaps, we could go to that
little restaurant on the square

Very well.

- At eight
- Thank you...

I was very lucky too I got work
in the florist the day after I arrived

But then I've been doing all the talking

I like listening to you.

Now it's your turn

Well, I work as a librarian

In charge of the reference section
in the main library

Is that all?

I can't think of anything else to say

What do you do with your spare time?

Oh I... I play chess, mostly

Carl Loomis and I

Carl is a friend of mine,you'd
like him,everybody likes Carl

- Who else lives in your house?
- No one.

You live alone? In that big old house?

- Surely not
- I prefer it that way

Would you like to dance?

- No,I'd sooner not
- I don't mind if

It's getting a bit late after all

I think I ought to take you home

Yes,thanks

Thank you.Good Night

Good night, Edgar.It's
been a lovely evening.

The stairwell is very dark.
May I see you to your door?

Thank you.

The landlady doesn't
believe in wasting light

She turns them all out at 10 30

Thank you, Edgar.

I think I'll be safe now

Betty!

Betty, I'm sorry, I...

- Can I help you, Madam?
- I think you can go now, Betty.

Thank you Madam.

Betty!

You must forgive me for last night.

Please,let me see you again

If only just for one drink together

I... I'm sorry, Betty.

Well

Perhaps one drink then

Good night, Edgar.

Uh... are you doing anything
tomorrow night?

I was wondering whether we
could do something rather special

It's Saturday night, you wouldn't
have to go to work the following day

Perhaps we could..

Perhaps have dinner somewhere,

or go somewhere and dance together

Or have you some other engagement?

No other.

I'll come with you, Edgar

You know,you're the prettiest girl here

Everybody admires you.

I,I've been here quite often

Always on my own

So crowded

Do you suppose we could have a drink?

Oh yes...Of course.

Oh waiter!

What we'll have?

Champagne? How about champagne?

-Well
-Waiter,champagne,the best you have

We must come here again

Saturday perhaps,how about next Saturday?

Well, on Saturday, I...

There are so many things that
I want to enjoy with you.

I never realized how wonderful it is to...

share something.

It's Carl!

You remember, I told you about him

Carl!

Here's our table over there

Over here

Pardon me a moment

I'll be right back

Don't be too long

Hello

I did not expect to see you here!

Carl, I want you to
meet a great friend of mine.

Betty Clare, Carl Loomis.

I told her so much about you

Good evening.

I've looked forward
meeting you,Mr. Loomis.

Carl! He's my best friend!

That's right, I'm his best friend

This is wonderful! I just
ordered some champagne

-You will stay and have a drink
-I'm sorry, I'm dining with people

Bring them over

There are too many of them
and they are a little drunk

Oh,it's ridiculous! You
can't just go like that

- Just a few minutes,one drink.
- Yes, please do,Carl.

That settles it,he's never
been known to refuse a lady

- Very well one drink.
- Wonderful

That was when I was half way
off to America I settle down then

A first class rolling stone
to a second rate scientist...

I've got an awful lot to catch up on

- But don't you miss the excitement?
- A little.

But it wasn't all adventure, you know!
Hard work most of the time!

Same I wish I've done it!

And me too.

But you could,Edgar.There's
nothing to keep you here now

It's easy to wander when you
got no one to come back to

- I must be with my party
- Oh, no, not yet,sure

I thought you'd ask me to dance, Carl.

Yes do,Carl, dance with her, go on

-Go on Carl
-Very well

Very strange that you and
Edgar were such good friends.

Why strange?

You are so different.

Edgar is a decent sort

He's got me out of a spot
more than once.

I like this place.

There are better places

I haven't been in town
long enough to know them.

No more than a week.

Yes...

So Edgar said

I've been working too
hard to get around much

I work in the florist's

On the square

Thank you.

Another drink, Carl.

No, thank you, really,I must
get back to my party now

-Good night,Miss Clare.
-Good night,Edgar.

Good night, Carl...
Same time, tomorrow?

Yes.

- So what did you think of him?
- I like him very much.

I knew you would,everybody likes Carl.

Have some champagne...

What did you mean then,
"same time,tomorrow?"

We always spend Sundays together

He comes to lunch and then we play chess.

Betty, you look beautiful.

Really beautiful

What shall we drink to?

You propose a toast

To a successful evening!

To a successful evening

That's it I'm afraid,now your Queen's gone

Two more moves and checkmate

Another?

No thank you.Two beatings
are quite enough for me.

You, uh...

You haven't said a word
about last night yet

Don't you think she's beautiful, Carl?

She is very attractive

It's...

She's little easy to talk to, to be with

You know what I am like usually with women.

Petrified that I should do the wrong thing

but it's not like that with Betty.

I feel that I can relax with her.

Don't let your heart run
away with you, Edgar.

What I mean is

It would be foolish to get in
too deep with this girl.

-Why?
-She's new in town

... she's anxious to make friends!
- That's lucky for me,isn't it?

She is also your first real girlfriend.

The first one always goes to a man's head

No,no,no...

There will be other girls

You'll see

Not for me.

Just be sure Edgar,that's all!

- Don't lose your hopes too high
- We have the same interests.

Did I tell you?

I lent her a copy of Ovid and her
reactions were exactly the same as mine

And that's rare in a woman,isn't it?

I mean a woman as gay
and lovely as Betty.

Excuse me,Sir,there's a
young lady to see you.

-A Miss Clare.
- Betty!

Show her in!

Betty

Edgar, Carl...

I didn't mean to disturb you, but
I wanted to return your book.

I remember how cautious you were
about of letting it out of your sight!

Thank you.

- Well, both I'd better go.
- Well,...

... now that you're here,won't
stay and have a drink?

No, I didn't mean to intrude on your game.

Nonsense, we've just
finished,haven't we,Carl?

Yes, yes, we've just finished

Are you sure?

I wouldn't dream of letting you go now

Please.

Well, in that case...

Oh,I'm going to show you
the line sketching by Nero(?)

There are overt fifty of them you see

What are you playing?

Very pretty

Oh,he's only teasing you.He can
play much better than that.

How about it,Carl? What
about that piece "Smudges"

Please.

Splendid!

I must go home, I've got
some reading to catch up on

And I must get up early.

Thank you, Edgar.

It's been a perfect evening.

It was perfect for me too.

-I'll see you,Edgar
-When?

How about tomorrow evening? I'm free.

Well,Betty and I were
already going out to dinner

- Why don't you join us, Carl.
- Oh, no, thank you...

-You know,that's an excellent idea!
-Well,no..

You already said you were free

You know you don't like
spending evenings alone

- I'll find something to do.
- Why bother,when we are going anyway

Very well.Tomorrow then.

I...

-I'll see you home.
- No, Edgar, it's much too late.

Besides,I only live across the street

I'm sure Carl will see me to my door

Good night, Edgar.

Good night

Good Bye

Good Bye Carl

Good Night

This one,Sir

That's easy to arrange

I'll have it mounted for you

- How long will it take?
- Give me till tomorrow?

Fine

Excuse me sir. I would prefer
something in advance,if you don't mind

Yes indeed...

- Shall we deliver it for you?
- No,no,I'll pick it up in the morning.

-Thank you
-Thank you

Can I help you?

- The very best you have.
- Yes,Sir

Something else to celebrate, Edgar?

Perhaps,perhaps

- Are you enjoying yourself?
- Very much

Carl, darling!What of that wicked..?

I'm with friends, Jane.

Go away...

Go away!

To the finest people I know!

The finest, and one of the finest evenings

Watch that drink

Quot."When we do not have those we love,
we must love those we have. "

Montaigne.A fine writer.

A fine writer for a fine evening.

It's late, Edgar.

I said,"It's late!"I'd like to go.

Ah certainly I'll go and get our coats

You didn't dance with me whole evening,Carl

Tonight.

Betty

Since that last time I haven't

- Betty...
- No...

Edgar.

It's late.I am very tired.

Yes of course...I am sorry.

Good night, Edgar.

I'd better go

I mustn't been seen here by anybody

Is that Edgar you're worried about ?

Yes, I'm worried about Edgar.

- You said you loved me, Carl.
- I do, Betty.

No other woman never had
this effect on me,I do love you

Why worry about Edgar?

Why did you go out with him?

I don't know... I'm a stranger
here,I don't know anyone!

- I suppose I felt sorry for him
- That's just it

He is a bit pitied,so he invites pity!

I told you.

- He doesn't own me, Carl.
- Nobody wants to

For a man like Edgar,it's all that matters

You mean a great deal to him,Betty.

And to you?

How do you suggest?

I'll break to him gently.

I'll tell him that we have fallen
in love and we are going to get married.

He is intelligent man you understand.

You got to understand!

I couldn't get here any sooner,
what's the matter with him,Mrs Vine?

He hasn't left his room.

He asked me to send for
you and wait and let you in.

- He is upstairs.
- Have you sent for a doctor?

He wouldn't let me

All right you can go now,
thank you,Mrs Vine

You waken late enough as it is

I am staying,Sir,do you think
there is anything I can do.

No thank you.I can take care of things

You know I never been upstairs in
this house before,which is his room?

- It's on top of the stairs.
- Thank you very much.

- Edgar? Edgar?

The door is unlocked

- Edgar,what's wrong?
- Come in,Carl, come in.

What's the matter? Are you sick?

Sick, yes,kind of sickness

So I don't wonder sitting here with no fire

No light on soon this place
will look a bit more cheerful...

No!

No light.

Edgar, you got to pull yourself out of this

Pour me a drink will you

On the table,by the window.

You must get out of here.

Sitting in one room all the
time isn't doing you any good

I like this room.

Lean and tranquil

And the view is to be admired

Yes, Carl.

I know!

But Carl wouldn't go away not
just like that without telling me

If you would pardon me, Miss Claire,
that may have been exactly the idea

What do you mean?

We checked at Mr. Loomis's apartment.

He was well known to his landlady
and indeed the whole district

to be a rather wild young man

sowing plenty of wild oats

Carl wouldn't do this to me

Something happened to him.

- An accident.
- We checked the hospitals too.

I shouldn't worry too much
It's not the first time it's happened

Twice before Mr. Loomis has
been away on a discrete holiday

To escape an unhappy gambling debt

another time a woman

And you won't do anything?

There is nothing I can do

If however you bring me further information

something more definite

Mr. Marsh.

Betty!

- Have you heard anything?
- No.

I've just come from the police station.

- What did they say?
- The same as you.

That Carl has gone away like this before

You are showing a great
deal of concern for him

I do not like to think that
anything happened to him.

It's been three days now, Edgar.

Are you sure he said nothing to you?

Carl didn't confide in me
completely you know

He can look after himself.

I see you tonight.

We can walk home together?

There's a circus in town

I wonder whether perhaps later on

Not tonight, Edgar.I am very tired.

- Perhaps another time.
- All right.

- Some other time
- Good night!

Take all the time you want...

All the time you want

I can be patient

Soon she must come to me.

She must..

come to me.

Oh my God...

Mrs. Vine!

- What are you doing?
- Try to clean the lounge,Sir

- But the door is blocked.
- It is locked!

You were right when you
said that this house was

far too big for just one person.

So I decided to dispense
with some of the rooms.

- That door will remain locked
- But I must at least dust,Sir

I said it would remain locked

As you wish,Sir.

Are you all right,Sir?

The other evening, when Mr.
Loomis arrived

I should never have troubled him
I was all right

He only stayed for a few moments

Stop it.

Stop it

Then you must have seen us!

Then you must have seen us!

Yes, Monday evening

Mr. Marsh wasn't very well that night.

In fact, he has not been
himself for some days now

He asked you to take a note to Mr. Loomis?

- Yes.
- Do you know what was in the note?

I'm not in the habit of
reading other people's letters

But I think he was to ask him
to come here straight away

Anyway Mr. Loomis did arrive that evening

Mr. Loomis was here?

- Monday night?
- Yes. Now look,Miss...

I shouldn't be telling you all this only
you said you wanted to help Mr Marsh

Yes...

I think he is a very sick man

I do want to help him.

Please, Mrs. Vine,don't
tell him I was here.

- Not yet.
- Very well Miss.

My dear Miss Clare,
your accusations...

are entirely without foundations

But Carl Loomis went to Edgar
Marsh's house that evening!

What if he did?

Why hasn't Edgar said
anything to me about it?

Perhaps he wanted to spare your feelings!

We spoke to Mr. Marsh, you know.

He has known Mr. Loomis for years

He's got him out of
many straights in the past

It's possible that Loomis went
there to borrow money.

Marsh haven't mentioned it, because...

Well,one doesn't mention that kind of thing

You don't know Edgar Marsh.

He could be insanely jealous
His mind could be twisted

Edgar Marsh has worked quietly

as chief librarian in
this town for many years

A thoroughly respectable citizen

No, no, no, Miss Clare...

You don't want to find Carl Loomis,do you?

I don't want to persecute an innocent man!

Some women never want to admit
that they've been thrown over

Not even to themselves.

Do you think there might be
something in what she says?

Do you?

Yes sir.

- A cognac, please.
- Right now.

-And some cigars.
-Yes

It's just an ordinary poker

Then why hide it in his bedroom
when there is no fire?Why hide it?

Look here, Miss,there may
be a dozen explanations

I demand that you search that house!

Can't do that not without the
Inspector's authority

- Then find him
- He's on a case just now.

I'll tell you what we'll do though

I'll make sure he sees this
as soon as he gets back.

Bishop... Bishop move

Check me

King moves

Check me.

Try again, try again...

It's no good..

I can't win

Checkmate.

Checkmate

Checkmate

Checkmate,checkmate,checkmate,checkmate

No...

No

There's no way of convincing that woman

I told her that you'd contact
her as soon as you got back,Sir

Morning will be soon enough

Here,put this away somewhere.

Wait a minute...

Here

Dried blood.

We are closed.

Hello Deary

- Any sign?
- The street is empty, sir.

I don't see why you are waiting

Why don't you just break
in and search the house?

That's the not the way we
do things, Miss Clare.

Suspicion is one thing,evidence is another

You need evidence to
break into a man's home

Mr. Marsh will come back,and
then we'll ask him some questions

And if he doesn't come back,what then?

We can talk about that later

Inspector!

- Betty...
- Good morning, Mr. Marsh.

You look as you had
rather a rough night

I've... Betty...

I know it's very early to call, Mr. Marsh,
but I'd like to ask you

a few questions, if you do not mind.

Shall we go inside?

Inside?

Right so,we don't want
to stand out here,do we?

Well,Sir,where shall we go?

In here?

No! In there.

In the study.

You sit down,Sir

I'll stand if you don't
mind but you sit down!

Edgar,we want to know about Carl.

Just a matter of routine,Sir

You see,there is a possibility that
our first ideas about.

the disappearance of Mr. Loomis
may well have been inaccurate.

You see you neglected to tell
us he was here that Monday evening

Indeed,the information to suggest that you
asked him to come here send for him in fact

Now is that true,Sir?

I was sick.I asked him to come

For any particular reason,Sir?

I wanted him to bring me some things

Some personal things

How long was Mr. Loomis
here that evening,Sir?

I'm sorry... I didn't quite hear that

I said, how long was Mr. Loomis
here that evening?

- I... I do not know... I...
-Come,come, Mr. Marsh.

You must be able to have a guess

How long was Mr. Loomis
here that evening ?

Ten minutes! Ten minutes.

Did anyone see him leave here?

I don't know! I don't know!

Just one or two more routine questions.

What did you and Mr. Loomis
talk about that evening?

Come now you must remember
what you spoke about...

Mr. Marsh,I insist that you
answer my questions

Mr Marsh,Mr Marsh

You know,don't you?

You know!

You can hear it,can't you
You can hear it!

Hear what?

The beatings of his heart!

The beatings of his infernal heart!

He is... he is buried in there.

But... his heart

keeps beating.

I can't stop it! His heart is beating
I can't stop it! Heart from beating

Marsh!

Edgar!Edgar

Carl!

Oh Carl

Are you all right? You've been screaming
loud enough to pull the house down

Yes, I'm all right now.

I had a nightmare.

- A terrible nightmare.
- Can I get you something?

No... no,I'm fine now.

It must have been quite a nightmare

Yes, yes,it was

You were there Carl.

And I was in it too

except that I had a limp.

And

And there was

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