British Agent (1934) - full transcript

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Gentlemen,from the Baltic to the Black sea

ten million unequipped Russians
are fighting a hopeless battle.

The government is caught between a
Czarist war or a Bolshevik peace

Kolinoff is trying to whip
back into the trenches...

a starving army,weary of war and
with one thought only in it's head

To get out of it and eat
and they are getting out

Whole divisions are on the run

It isn't easy,Sir,to offer advice to one's
seniors,but I am speaking what I've seen

That's what's you're here for,go on

And I do believe unless
decisive action is taken



they may make a separate peace with Germany

Oh,you've just given to extremes
of confidence and despair

Isn't that a needlessly
pessimistic view,Mr Locke?

Well,the thought of 50 German
divisions being released from Russia

and thrown against our allies on our
Western front isn't a very cheerful one

I think your trying money and
intelligence military propaganda

will have a steadying
effect on the situation

Well,I wish I would think so

But you don't?
What is your remedy?

Recognize whatever government is in power

Let Russia feel that Great Britain
is behind her to the limit

You know,Mr Locke,after reading a
number of your Consular reports from Moscow

I pictured you as an elderly
gentleman with grey beard

- I'm sorry,Sir.
- Don't be sorry



Pitt was Prime Minister at 24

Sir George and Lady Pendleton!

Countess Marinoff!
Lady Motrton!

?Hear,hear...!
Change?

What?

I don't speak English

Steve!

- Stanley.
- This is great

-Well,I didn't know you were here
-When did you pop in?

This afternoon
I'm way back to Moscow

Had to deliver some official
stuff to the old man

Lady Carrister invited me
to a ball or something

You're perfectly right

Well,it's not often we
the consular servants

get a chance to shake a leg at the embassy

-What's going with you?
- The same old thing. Under secretary

-What's your new job?
-Consular General

- What?
- Oh, yes.

Pardon me the raw laughter, Steve,
but you know

I always said it would be
a statue one day on Trafalgar Square.

So the pigeons can build nests in my beard

Going to support me while I do the polite?

Oh,no thank you

I've done all supporting I want to do
Were you ever run over by an army truck?

As bad as that

I thought you looked a bit crushed

-See you later
-I'll be right over

- Hello, Evans.
- Good evening,Master Stephen.

I beg you pardon Mr Locke.

- Good to see you.
- Thank you,Sir.

If you'll excuse me saying
so,you're growing

Like a weed,eh?

No, Sir, more like your father every day

Ah,that's official responsibility

I'm glad of your appointment,Sir

pity your father couldn't live to see it

Yes,he always enjoyed a
good laugh,didn't he?

Excuse me,Sir
I'll announce you

Mr Stephen Locke!

Here comes the pessimistic Mr Locke

So here you are

So nice of you to ask me,
Lady Carrister.

Nonsense,we are delighted
to have you,and how is England?

Oh,much the same as usual

Everybody complaining bitterly
about the butter shortage

while the Zeppelins dropping
bombs on Regent Street.

Regent Street?
How nice and homely that sounds

Oh, Katherine,dear
Mr Locke

My Lady Trehearne.

- Play bridge?
- Well,I,I do

Meaning you don't
That's another hope gone with

As a penalty we shall make you dance

Excuse me

Well,here she is

-You know her?
-Only by repute

In that case you may to
prefer to meet the one at home

I think I perhaps by better

Mr Armitage, Mr Locke.

- How do you do
-How do you do

Will you take Mr Locke
to the library,please?

Thank you,so much

- This way,Mr Locke.
- Thank you

Lady Barrister

Ah,Countess let me introduce
you to Madame Cometh

-Come around,this way,please
-Oh,thanks

Oh,no,Gentlemen

We are only doing what
you have done centuries ago

but we are trying to do it better

Without a Napoleon without a Cromwell.

Aren't we getting away from the subject?

You need not fear,gentlemen

You may assure your
respective governments...

There will be no separate
peace with Germany

As I thought,most satisfactory Mr Kolinoff.

That's sounds very gratifying coming from
the head of the provisional government but

What if your troops stop and call
off the war without consulting you?

Impossible.I have the troops
completely under my control

Maybe

Right

And you would be further gratified to know

There will be no revolution

It's now or never

The fate of the allies is
in the hands of Russia

unless of course America sent a million men

Any particular preference like
having them all red headed

or anything like that?

Russia must have help,money and ammunition

Without them,she cannot carry on

I'm sure there will be no
doubt of my getting them

Pardon me,Monsieur

So awkward of me

I'm in a pickle I have partner
in this dance,Miss Halfover

Pardon me,gentlemen

I'm sorry

-I beg you pardon
- Mr Stephen Locke, Sir

Oh, my dear fellow,I've kept
you waiting,now do forgive me

Oh,it's so good to see you

Thanks very much,Sir

It's so nice to have
you here,it's been ages

Yes,it certainly has,hasn't it?

Will you excuse us?
It's rather vital,you understand

-Certainly
-Come on my dear fellow,come on

I'm sorry to be so effusive
diplomatic necessities

-You'll understand?
-Yes,of course,Sir

Oh,by the way,who are you?

Stephen Locke, Sir
The new Consul General for Moscow

I have some dispatches

Oh,yes,yes,of course. Any trouble
with submarines coming over?

Well,Sir,in the North Sea

Will you tell me tomorrow?
All these guests

Come and see me first thing in the morning

Yes,Sir

I'll hope you're enjoying yourselves

I beg you pardon

- I'll say, Locke,...
-Hello

Lady Carrister wants you
to meet Madame Tomio

Well,one is topic
Thanks for the tip

All right

Too much

Bobbie,I'm afraid you lose

Yes I know,I had to dance

Come in

-Oh ,hello Steve!
- Am I running in?

Oh,no,not a bit. I want you
to meet the other domestics

Mr Bob Medill,
an American

Hello

He keeps the cards,by the way

-Monsieur LeFarge.
-Enchantez,Monsieur

- Mr Tito Del Val.
- Welcome.

Gentlemen, this is Stephen Locke.
A brand new Consul General at Moscow

- Don't let me interrupt your game
- Do you now like to play?

Sit down
Take my place

Go ahead,go ahead

I have a duty to perform

Keep your eye on that gum,will you Locke?

As far as I know it's the
last piece in Russia

Oh,it's my deal by the way

Times like these are a little bit difficult
to concentrate on the game.

Comrades

- Look
-Here they are

Hold on,what now?

I'll tell the orchestra
to play something loud

-And me with four aces
- Too bad

What a fine mess this is going to be!

Hey,what's you doing?

I say this is no time to stop,
play something lively

You see, Pommel won the
derby 1915 with Donahue.

Pommel was owned by Sully Joel,wasn't he?

No, it was the Hultons.
Oh, no, Hulton owned Fifinella.

Riots are breaking out all over the city

I am dead sure that coach
was owned by Sally Joel

They are the English for you

They seem to be on the
brink of the revolution

and talk about horses races

By the way, Mr Koniloff,

Is this the situation you
had so well on hand?

Only stray bullets,nothing to worry about

-Some drunken workmen I suppose
-Yes

-Excuse me,might be important
-Certainly

Pardon me,Sir

Will you excuse me?

Yes?

Mr Kolinoff and his aides are leaving

They have a car at the back door

Deserting,eh? The Russian ship
of state must be sinking

Thank you,let's dance

Please

Please,ladies and gentlemen

There is nothing to worry about

No more than street fights,
nothing has happened

Nothing will happen
Continue the music

Hey,Cossack

What are you doing here?

This is the British Embassy
you are not permitted here

-You can come out now
- Thank you

I'm quite sure you saved my life

- Are you hurt?
- No.

You can hardly blame him,after all
you did take a pot at him

- He deserved it.
- He got it

-I'd better go
- Wait

I'm trespassing on British territory too

You can't go out there
until this blows over

This isn't just a street riot,
it's the revolution

The people have found their voice at last.

Tomorrow the red government
will be in power

And the day after that,the blue
and then the white and so on I suppose

Perhaps you don't know
a great deal about it

No,perhaps not,but I'm trying to

You couldn't understand

Haven't you better go in
before you catch pneumonia?

Well,I risked the cold

But I should go back before the guests

start departing through
windows and up chimneys

Yes,I'd better get away while I can

Well,come along

All clear

Thanks,good night

Good luck

Where is the Cossack guard?

Deserted,Sir,every man

Evans, open the door

-No one likes to be kept waiting
-Yes,Sir

Ladies and gentlemen,it will be
much safer for you in the ball room

Will you please go there,please

Who are you?

I represent the Soviet government,
we've just come into power

What do you want?

Kolinoff.

Mr Kolinoff is not here

You are sure of that?

Quite

I beg you pardon

You'll probably find
him at the Winter Palace

I will.Thank you

I'm sorry to have frightened your guests

And now,ladies and gentlemen,
you may go on with your dancing

If you feel like it

Comrades!

Gentlemen,the position is this

Since your recall with the Embassy Staff

we've had absolutely no contact
with the Russian government

How could you? There is none

We can't recognize the
Bolshevik government

None the less

we must establish a contact to keep
them fighting on the Eastern front

In my humble opinion,someone
must be sent to Petrograd

Yes,but who?

This Stephen Locke,you
left him in the embassy?

I had to leave someone,he is good as any

Better than most,I imagine

Well,gentlemen,we'll have to make due with
Stephen Locke

I'll open

Three

-Well,I will be a champ
-Chump,sucker

Pardon, I always mix in my wrong direction

Say ,you're improving,another six months
we won't be able to understand you at all

I'll see you,but I'm a fool to do it

-Three aces
- A mere trifle,two pairs.

oh,jack

Sometimes I wonder maybe they didn't leave
me behind

to be the full support of your boys

Say,by the way,why did they
leave you fellows behind?

I'm waiting to be told

Somebody have to view the passports

Yes,but I don't know whose?

- Port or rum with it,Sir
- Two pinches

I'll have mine speckled

Must you chew your blasted gum like that?

Remind me not to forget
it when I go,will you?

I'm sorry, Bob.

Charge off your nerves, Steve.

Enough to get on a man's nerves
sitting here day after day doing nothing

They even let old ladies nit socks

Tea,Sir?

They've been going by for days

Russian soldiers back from the front

And everyone that leaves means one
more German released against the Allies

And all I can do stand in a
window and watch them go by

They also serve who only stand and wait

Wait

Wait for what?

-My tea,I suppose
- Yes,Sir

Thank you, Evans.

He's feeling pretty low

How about going to that Gypsy Cafe?

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

Here,here,have a drink.

Spasiba

Or I don't worry that she
can't possibly be a good girl

Please don't let your eyes water

Will you drink a charochka
with me,Englishman?

If it is anything like vodka.I'm afraid not

A charochka is not a drink,it is a song

Drink a song?
Aren't you asking me to be a bit whimsical?

Look take this wine

Now I sing the charochka and
you must drink every drop down

Sounds a cure for hiccups

Well,good evening

Look,the Englishman who was so kind to me

- I see you survived
- Thanks to you

Comrade Pavlov, Mr,Mr?

Mr Locke

How do you know,Sir

I can't seem to remember where we met

We haven't met

It sounds like a paradox

Well,I'm acquainted with more
people than are acquainted with me

-Won't you join us?
- Thank you I'm with some others

I'll be with you in a minute, Sergej

I thought you'd gone back to England

No,the Embassy left in such a
hurry,they forgot all about me

Iv?n...

Aren't we being a bit antisocial?

Hey, Bobbie, did you see
with whom that girl came in?

-Pavlov
-Who is he?

The head of the Checa,
Russia secret police

A real rabid dog

Well,drink a glass of wine before you go.

Celebration of

-Celebration of?
-Let me see,what's the day today?

- Tuesday
- It's celebration of Tuesday

For Tuesday and Russia

Well,Tuesday anyway

Isn't it a mistake to mix
friendship with politics?

Perhaps

-You come here often?
-Every night

I sit in the Embassy all
day and here all night

I'm very busy man

- Haven't you anything to do?
- Not a thing

except watch our Russian allies
make a separate peace

without making a single move to prevent it

Why should you interfere?

I am a servant of my country

Then it's best you would
be the first to know

there will be no more war when
one minds their own business

And abandon their friends?

If England had starved in
the trenches as Russia has

and fought with strength
until they stalled us

I would like to know what she'd do

Shall I tell you?

To go on fighting,for humanity.

We did not want this war

but now when we are in it,we are going
through with it to the bitter end

We just don't speak the
same language,do we?

Anyway,while you sit here
talking your ideals I'll fight for mine

Yes I was wondering when I
was going to get a white feather

Would you like to pin it in my coat?

I didn't mean quite that

But you are right.After all,what do I do?
Visas in a few passports

play poker, drink, listen to
a girl singing,sit,sit sit

You're a funny man

Who one of your importance talk like that

Perhaps I was little indiscreet

It isn't much fun to watch a
game and not take part in it

I'm getting sick of the smell in this place

Let's get outside and get some air

Don't you think I've been
impolite enough already?

Why bother about them,
they are having a good time

Just hurry,I don't want to have to explain

Well,here we are,won't you step in?

Is this yours?

What difference does it make?

In this red millennium of yours everything
belongs to everybody,doesn't it?

Well,isn't that lovely?

I thought you wanted to go some place?

Where it is to go?
You can't get out of Russia

You know if I had a job in a country I
didn't like,you know what I do?

Go home?

But if you had a job in
a country you did like

and you wanted to help it
but your hands were tied

What would you do then?

I would be awfully glad my hands were tied

but I wouldn't meddle in other's business

Oh,dear,are we starting that again?

- You started it
- Let's talk about something else

- What for instance?
- Well,for instance..

The moon

- I don't think so
- Stars

- No.
- Music

No.

Us

No.

Yes

You do awfully well for a
man whose hands are tied

I do even better for a man
who has only known you an hour

Do you redo as well?

To be quite frank with you I'm
about a week ahead of myself

Really?

Well,but I'll see you next
Tuesday,what are you doing?

- Catching up with next Tuesday
- You are mad!

Completely

Send the bill to Maximilian's Street

I hate to think of the bill you
are going to get for that sleigh ride

-With my salary?
- There you are

Thank you

Good

Brazilian

Home used to ground tour own

It's better like that

The whole bean hold the flavour longer

Yes it does

Nice and warm in here,isn't it?

You know

if I was a sculptor,I'll model the
head of you,and call it the Joan of Arc

You have that kind of beauty

I'll model you standing

No I wouldn't either

To think of you as Joan of Arc is
to think of losing you as a martyr

And I'd rather keep you as a woman

-And I
-Yes?

Where on earth had I put my pipe?

Funny place to keep your tobacco

-What is it?
-It's a cup

How nice

Presumed to be silver.
I strongly suspect tin

- Where did you get it
- I won it at Oxford

running faster than some other
chaps,that's the college up there

Really?

A beautiful place,isn't it?

Not so many years ago I was
there,take it all very seriously

I thought that Oxford was the world

and that all of life could
be learned from books

Even now I get quite sentimental about it

You can't help thinking
about the past I suppose

any more than I can't
help being sad at Easter

When I think of the services
at our little chapel at home

Just like Christmas

All the peasants used to come
in from out of the fields

Bringing gifts

But there were those peasant
faces that convinced me

Drawn,tired driven like oxen
.

We lived off their work,there was
only one day a year they had enough to eat

I was glad we lost our home

That means those peasants are free

Well

Now that we had run the
red flag at the top of the mast.

-Let's forget about it
-I can't forget it

Not even if

Even if?

Stephen,...

I'm afraid

Of me?

- Of us
-Of regrets?

Yes

But you can't let your political
opinions come between us

Stephen,...

Our lives leave in opposite direction

away from each other

Isn't it much easier to..

say good bye tonight?

No,it isn't.

I love you, Elena.

You know what we are going to today?

What?

We are going to take a sleigh and
drive far out into the country

and we are going to lunch at a little inn

And hours later we'll drive
back in the moonlight

Shall we?

I can't, Stephen.

I thought you were going
to spend the day with me

I had it all planned

I have to work

and so do you

Work?

The only work I have is to
sit here till the end of the war

reading all about it in old
copies of the London "Times".

Sitting and vigorously doing nothing

while the Russian revolution

No politics

I am sorry

I won't forget again

What's that?

Can't be anything important,
the rent is paid

Oh, hello, Evans.

Beg you pardon for disturbing you,
Sir,but I thought this might be important

Foreign Office

Well,I'm glad they know my address

Probably Sir Walter wants me to
change the water in the gold fish bowl.

I've thrown them out, Sir

You don't mean to tell me
you actually had goldfish

Yes I have numbered him for 17 years.

Ah,God Heavens
and you threw them out?

I couldn't stand their
stupid faces any longer,Sir

Well,I suppose under the Red Flag...

gold fish are a bit capitalistic

You'd better wait, Evans.

I have to decode these they
may require an answer.

Very good,Sir

"for your"

"...private information."

"You are..."

"...instructed..."

"...to act..."

"...as..."

"..unofficial... representative..."

"...in Russia."

Unofficial representative in
Russia,what does that mean?

Anyhow it means you've been appointed

Let see what it says

Listen

"We look to you to do all in your power

"...to prevent signing of a separate
peace with Germany"

"This does not convey
recognition of Russia"

"...but commissions you to
act only as an individual"

"We cannot be responsible for your safety"

"...or your decisions..."

"..but we wait your recommendations"

At last

This is the biggest diplomatic
mission of the whole war

To keep the Russians fighting
on the Eastern front

It is a bit risky,Sir
unofficial

But it is work

Something to do at last!

Evans, how do you think
I'll find the ambassadorial bed

Roomy, Sir.
A bit large but comfortable

- How do you know?
- You see

Quite all right,don't apologize

After all,Kolinoff slept in the Czar's bed

Come on let's clear out these drawers,
we are moving over to the Embassy

Your clothes,Sir?
I'd better send a man over to get them

No,I think not

I'm keeping my apartment

Your staff,Sir?
You'd be rather short-handed

Evans I have you!

I hereby unofficially appoint
you Lord High Keeper of the Keys

Lord High Chancellor of the Bed Chamber,
Lord High everything in other words,Poohbah

Oh,go and get me those two suitcases

I have to go now, Stephen.

Oh, I am sorry,I've forgot

You see,you were right, Elena.

I have to work too.

- And I.
- Yes

Good bye

Yes,but.. when shall I see you again?

Not when I want to,when I can

- Hi, Steve!
- Hello, Bob.

What brings you amongst
the bright bright Reds?

Well,I am unofficial on official business

Since when has Great Britain
recognized Russia?

She hasn't that's why I am unofficial

Another word you is but you in

Well, chiefly I ain't

Restful place this,isn't it?

Used to be a school for girls before

.the Central Committee
brought their beards in

But I'm bearding their beards in the den

You haven't got a chance today
they are negotiating the peace

That's exactly what I come to talk about

-See you later, Bob.
-I'll wait for you

You'll probably be coming down
these steps in a minute,twelve at a time

And gentlemen,if you sign this peace...

...you'll lose one third of your territory
and practically your entire navy

It'll be the same kind of peace
the German dictated to France

in 1871.

That peace ruined France

and history will repeat itself

All we ask

is you keep on fighting
against our common enemy.

until we win victory

Let me point out a more
practical side of this question

Wars end but trade goes on unceasingly

The life blood of this new
Russia must be commerce

and that I can promise you English trade

Further more

Germany will never tolerate a
communist state on her frontier

Therefore,gentlemen,your terms of peace

must seal the doom of
those for whom you asked of

the Soviet

No,I'm not talking,I'm not talking politics

I am also trying to talk common sense

The allied faithful will never accept

this new government of yours
if you desert them in this crisis

Neither will Germany

Or in no matter what terms
you frame this peace

the victory will be Germany's

And she will dictate the terms

Unrecognised by the allies,
by Germany by the whole world

unsettled from within

the Soviet cannot survive!

Therefore,gentlemen,I plead with you

Don't defeat your own purpose

Do not sign this separate peace

if you wish the Soviet to live!

Comrades

...Mr Locke's comments
with which I do not fully agree

serve however to support my contention.

that this signing of this
separate peace would be disastrous

Never the less an armed neutrality

which would maintain our frontier
without a terrible toll of bloodshed.

would be an advantage.

Mr Locke...

has presented several tempting
promises from England

for which we must be grateful

Not so grateful I think

You promised us England's trade

you promise us recognition

On what authority?

I represent England

Not quite,Mr Locke.

You represent England only unofficially

Your purpose in coming here was
to delay the making of a separate peace

You spoke well

but only expressed the opinion of one
of England's many private citizens

Quite obviously that you
violated diplomatic ethics

No,...

It's only that Comrade Lenin's secretary

seems to know something of your affairs

Mr Locke, having served your purpose

in delaying the separate
peace for a few minutes

we will excuse you

You play poker,don't you?

I used to when I lived in New York.

Good

then you'll understand me when I ask
you to let me buy another stack of chips

-on credit.
-Credit?

- Three weeks credit
- Yes,what do you mean?

Time to communicate with Downing street

I'll tell my government in return for you
not opening peace negotiations

I'm promising you immediate help

Mr Locke, your ways are not our ways

British capital is almost as
hateful to us as German military,Sir

However,since the German danger exists

we're prepared to risk our
co-operation with the allies

On our terms

Well,what are they?

- 50 millions sterling
- Right

- Munitions
- Right

Troops... at least five divisions

Impossible,every available
man is in the trenches

We have not only every available man

but women in the trenches

All right,I'll ask for them
50 millions pounds

five divisions,ammunitions

Another thing

we must be assured that England will
do nothing to hinder the soviets

during these three weeks

I'll pledge England to that,Sir

- Send your communication
- Thank you

Thank you

We shall keep our promise,Mr Locke.

Let us hope you will keep yours
and those you've made for England

England's integrity is
fairly well known,Sir

Remember three weeks!

"I respectfully submit"

No, no...
"I respectfully advice."

"...that English interference in Russia
during these next three weeks"

"will prove exceedingly harmful
to Anglo-Russian relations.

"...and would be considered
by the Soviets..."

"...as a breach of faith."

"I have the Honour to be etc..etc.."

-Code that Henderson,and send it at once
-Yes,Sir

- Come in, Evans.
- Thank you,Sir

I thought you might be
tired,Sir, and needing

Poohbah,...

How long have you been
a diplomat among diplomats?

32 years,Sir

You must have seen a great
deal of history in the making

A bit,Sir

And it was all done after long conferences

by a lot of gentlemen with
long titles,wasn't it?

Well,that would be a
lengthy description of it,yes Sir

They spoke for England,didn't they?

-And England backed up what they said?
-Well, yes..Sir

Poohbah

I'm expecting England to back
up what one unofficial

consul general has said

And if they don't I'm sunk

I'll be the most vicious liar in Russia

But they will,there's nothing
else they can do

And they'll do it.I know I was right

I'm sure you were,Sir

And most courageous

- Poohbah, get me a droshky
- Yes,Sir

You are not going out,Sir?

Yes I'm closing my flat

-All right, Evans.
- Yes,Sir

Well,I'm sorry if I interrupted you while
going through my papers

I wasn't going through your papers

-I just came to see you
- What for?

To ingratiate yourself again so
that you can betray a further confidence?

Is that as near as you can
come to understanding?

I can understand your
patriotism making you a spy

Even you believing for
a night that you loved me

But I don't see how you can
treat them both so obviously

than after be forgiven because
of your idealism

Stephen,...

..the day at the Central Committee

..we were two simple
standing for different things

I warned you last night

Now you haven't the right to be angry

We accept that there are problems,
we got to face them...

Not only politically

but as you and I

I'm afraid the Russian mind
is a little too subtle for me

Love demands loyalty
and so does patriotism

You betrayed our love today.

just with you Russians let
down your friends

Stop Stephen! Haven't you said enough?

I've scarcely begun

Traitors can't be trusted any more
among nations than among individuals

What you are trying to do here can only

end in chaos, and disaster even
if you succeed

It will succeed,don't you understand?

We can't go on sharing
the burden of England's war

England's war? We are
fighting for the world

England's war not ours

Anyway we are fighting

while Russians throw down their
guns and run like frightened dogs

I'm sorry

Oh, Elena,...

Why do I say these things to
you when I love you so much?

Because you are clever,Stephen

but not clever enough

Weak,but not weak enough

Strong,but not strong enough

- Good evening,Sir
- Good evening

Hello, Avery.

I have to see the old man about these

You can't get in now,Sir,he is trying
to get through with that Russian business

Yes I know

Just imagine 50 million sterling
Ammunition

Five divisions,Locke is insane

-I bet you he'll be paid
- I bet we don't

Sit down old man,I'll get you in
as soon as I possible can

All right.Thanks

-Oh, Avery.
-Yes

Something must be done

- What is it Evans?
- Mail,Sir

- Anything from England?
- Nothing important I'm afraid

Two weeks not a single word

You still have another week,Sir

If only I get one day in London

-I know I could convince them.
-I'm sure you could

-Good day,Madam
- I must see Mr Locke at once

- But
- It's vital

- Very well,Madam
- Thank you

Thank you

- Elena...
- Hello, Stephen.

Well,it's the first time you
visited me in my official quarters

Elegant aren't they
Come and sit down

I suppose it's too early
to offer you a drink

I shouldn't have come here, Stephen,
but I had to

- Something important?
- Yes

- Well?
- I want to tell you

not the Checa.

What are you talking about?

British troops under General Poole

landed at Archangel last night

So that's the answer to
my telegram.I have won

No,Stephen,no.You've lost

What do you mean?

They've come to fight against the Soviets

But they can't,I'd promised

It's true though

The Checa just received the telegram.

I came here as quickly as I could
even though I shouldn't have

Then

-England
-Has failed you

Oh,my darling

They humiliated you for
the entire world,hasn't they?

And finished your career

My career,that's a small matter

England hasn't let me down

I let her down.Yes,that's it.
I let her down.

I knew those promises I made was impossible

I just wanted to delay the
separate peace ,that's all

I... I never even sent that telegram

Well,haven't you'd better go,
you'll get into trouble being here

Stephen,...

The government move to Moscow
tomorrow,naturally I'll go with them

That means good bye

Oh no it doesn't,I am
not going to give you up

Oh, Stephen,don't you understand?
It just can't be.We can't be

Look,keep what we got

Whole and complete and beautiful

You'll be glad when you go back to England

I'm not going back to England
and this isn't good bye

You'll see me again, Elena.

- How do you mean?
- Yes and so will your government

I'm not bound any longer

The Soviet wants peace,does it?

Well,they have to fight for it harder
than they ever fought in war

Poor Stephen,...

Don't you see you can't win?

And I couldn't bear to
see you hurt any more

That's why we mustn't see each other again

Good bye

Au revoir

Promise... promise.
Yes,promise

So you've had no word from
your government? Well,I have

While you were trying
to throw dust in my eyes

.your government landed troops at Archangel

I assure you, Sir, the responsibility
for the misunderstanding is mine.

not England's

And I assure you that from now on there
will be no occasion for misunderstanding

.either with you or the government,
do I make myself clear?

Perfectly clear

Well, Poohbah, Moscow is not
as long way from home

No,Sir. If the weather had been finer,
we'd have seen the war in China

Yes,if it wasn't for the houses in between

Well, Poohbah, make yourself at home.

This is it

At least this it until the Cheka wants to
know what

the blazes what I'm doing in Moscow

By the way, Sir,what are you doing here?

Well,I am not absolutely certain.

Except that the soviet government is here..

and I had an idea

that they could be coaxed,wheeled
or painted back into the war

That's must be the font door bell

- That was a tinkling sound?
- What does it mean?

I don't know,unless it means that
somebody wants to be let in

Shouldn't be surprised if you were right

Good day,gentlemen

- Well,well...My Goodness
- Hello

Hello, Stephen.

- How long have you chaps been here?
- About a week, Steve.

That's grand,come along,sit down.I'll get
Evans to bring us up a drink

Don't bother,we are not in a hurry

Go and get them a drink, Evans.

Come along,sit down.
Let's hear the news. Have a cigarette?

What's the matter?

Something happened?

I suppose you know they
have assassinated the Czar

Yes I know,horrible

An attempt has been made
to reorganize the White Army

- ?By whom?
- A Lettish officer, Zvoboda.

He has control over all
the cadets here in Moscow.

He has been in contact with Kormulof
in the north and Shuben at Kiev.

United they have a fighting
chance to overthrow the soviet

Wait a minute,we got to be very
careful not to compromise our position

What's got to do with you?

I've already asked my
government for 5 million franc

So did I,the three of us
have the greatest opportunity

I'll never be able to
get permission to do it

But you could do it as private citizen

Technically that is all you are

You were unofficially appointed to prevent
the signing of a separate peace

Now it is signed,you have no
orders and no responsibility

You are free to act for your
country's as you see fit

With Kormulov's army and
the white troops of Kiev...

We might be able to

-Can I speak with this Lettish officer?
- We have already arranged it

He and 17 million spiders
have cosy net in a garret

It's the only place in Moscow who
hasn't a spy's ear in the keyhole

Where is it?

Mirov Prospect, 26.

Listen fellows,be careful
when you are smoking

This place looks awfully sensitive

Well,let's get down to business

It's taken me two months
to collect this equipment

You see Mr Locke, I am secretly
in command of the Moscow cadets

The soviets is not yet
well enough organized.

to withstand a military attack

You are not suggesting with
a small group of young men

could defeat the Soviets?
- No.

However,if those cadets
could unite with Kormulow's

army in the north and with
Shuben in the South those three force

should be able to overthrow the
government in Moscow

which is the vortex of the soviets

Then when we succeed in that we
can contact General Poole in Archangel

I see

Then I take it

that one of the aims of
your counter revolution

..is to put Russia back into the war?
- Precisely

Well,you have troops,you've
arms, ammunition

What do you want of me,Colonel?

We have a certain amount of
arms and ammunition,yes.

But if we are to reunite with
Kormulov and Shuben we need more

And to get them we need money

These men have given me a great
deal of financial assistance already

but it is not sufficient

Unfortunately Great Britain will
never subscribe to the overthrow

of any government

Besides the funds left
here are not in my command

but you could use them

If they succeed,Stephen,think what it means

It's the only way to
win our point,fight for it

Come on, Steve,
take a chance

Pretty long one

If I do it ,it must be entirely on my own

Yes if it means the overthrow
of the Soviets is it not worth it?

I suppose it is

All right I'll risk it.

You'll get your money tomorrow

Where were you on the night of 27th?

I can't remember

You are not telling the truth .What
paid you?You are working for Locke!

No, no.
I am not

Better tell the truth

Was it the British Consul
General Locke?

I do not know anything about it,I tell you.

Was it? Come on
Was it?

Take him away

I am sorry it is 830 but I
was transcribing Lenin's notes

That's all right,you look tired,Elena.

A little

I want to have a talk with you,sit down

Thanks

You're working too hard

But I want to,if someone didn't take
care of details Lenin would be swamped

You know sometimes I look at him

It is not only respect that I feel

it's reverence

When you follow a man like that,Elena

You must give up all personal emotions

Everything must be sacrificed
for the new Russia

You know that

Yes,I know that

That's makes it easier for me

But I don't understand

This Englishman, Locke,...

Yes

We have reasons to believe
that he is supporting the White revolt

- Are you sure of that?
- He's been credited with it

Besides,what else is he doing in Moscow

- Well.
- Yes,I know

It has been enough to talk about it

What you need is a scapegoat

I need sufficient evidence to arrest him

And you must help me to get it

What can I do about it?

You are familiar enough with Locke's habits

to present yourself to
a certain Lettish Officer named Zvoboda

He can usually be found in Caf? Streilna.

I want you to give him a cheque
and tell him it is from Locke

demand the receipt in full for
all money received by him from Locke

If the receipt is over
the amount of the cheque

it will prove that Locke has
contributed other money

Your knowledge of Locke and
the gift of the cheque

should be sufficient to convince Zvoboda

that you are an accomplice of Locke's

and I'll have my evidence

I'll give you the cheque.

- I can't do it, Sergei.
- You must

You realize that if he is arrested
now he will only be deported

Later...... he will be shot!

You see,you have no choice

I see

- From Kromuloff.
- OK

What is it?

Wait

Looks like bad news

It is: "Kromuloff can't get through."

"The whole district has
gone over to the soviets"

Dogs!

From Kiev!

Well?

"Shuben's army deserted,"

"they've joined the Bolsheviks"

Well,everything is working out just lovely

-What are we going to do?
- Don't get so excited

There is nothing else to do but wait

- Wait? Wait for what?
- Take it easy

Wait till Tito got in touch
with Col Zvoboda

There maybe an explanation to all this

-It's Tito
- I'll go.

Well?

Did you find Zvoboda?

No. He already left the Cafe Streilina
when I arrived

I've looked everywhere but
I can't find him

Disappeared

Oh,that's that

Now what do we do?

I don't know,I don't know

Perhaps

You'd better get some sleep,
you are on the verge of talking to yourself

There is an old American proverb...

"when you are behind the eight ball,
there is nothing else to do

but sit down on your own.....dead
box and wait for the brakes"

Good Evening,Sir

-I beg you pardon,Sir..
- Thank you, Evans.

I ought to tell you,Sir,that

Elena!

I am so glad

This is the first nice
thing happened today

-Been waiting long?
- About half an hour

I so wanted you to be here

You see I need you

I'm licked, Elena.

Everything that stood
between us is gone now

I have no duty,no obligation
to anybody or anything.

Yes, Stephen.
You have an obligation to me

That's why I came here to talk to you about

I want you to leave Russia

- Leave Russia?
- Yes,now,tonight

As you say there is nothing to hold you now

There's us

No, I still have work to do
Your work is done

That's why you must go

I don't follow you

Stephen, if you go now
you can save your dignity

Tomorrow they'll send
you out of the country.

- They couldn't do that
- They will do that

- They have no reasons
- They have every reason

You have been supplying
money for the White Army

to fight against the soviets

All right.They can't prove that

They'll have the evidence tomorrow morning

Oh, Stephen,if you love me
you leave tonight!

You are asking me to sneak out

No, Elena, I can't do that
I can't do that.

Stephen,I..

I have never asked you
to sacrifice your ideals

I've didn't have the right to do that

But your pride,then I have the right
to ask the woman who loves you

Leave Moscow tonight!

No.

- You do love me,don't you?
- You needn't ask that

Oh, then believe me, Stephen,
when I tell you that..

If you go tonight there is some
chance for us when all this is over

I promise you if you stay,

tomorrow our love would be dead

What is all this?

I can't tell you

What have you done to me now?

-Tell me
-Please, Stephen.

Elena,you've got to tell me!

All right

You are to be deported tomorrow

on evidence that I got by
representing myself as your agent

I see

It was all there from the beginning

This is the end,what's the use
of talking about the beginning

Well,go on,run along and do your duty

Yes

Perhaps you'd better wait a moment

It wouldn't do for anyone to think
you were mixing business with pleasure

-Hello, Stephen.
- Well,what is it?

- Do you know what happened?
- No.

Lenin.He's been shot

- Dead?
- Reported that he is dying

There's a rumour that you
have something to do with it

- I?
- It's part what they call the Locke plot.

Never mind what they call it
Do you realize what this means, Steve?

- Yes,one more chance for us,eh?
- You bet it is

With Lenin out of his way,the Soviet has
no leader,the red government will crack up

-Now
-Wait a moment

-Well,what's up your sleeve?
-This is it

Through the cadets, there is a chance to
reorganize the scattered white sympathizers

The four of us could go
to a counter revolution

I don't think we dare to go
any further with this thing

We need to get to help one another,
we got to make up our minds now

We must take advantage of the
situation,surely you understand that,Steve?

-It's our last chance
- I don't know,I don't know I

So much has happened you
must give me time to think.

I'll tell you what

You fellows go back to the
garret,I'll join you later

All right,come on

Very critical

Camphor oil
5 grams every two hours

Lenin is fighting for his life

So is the soviet

There are many plots,traitors,schemes

Arrest all suspects.

Remember we have no time
to give them a trial

There must be no riots.

The only way to suppress
riots is with machine-guns.

Call it terror if you like

but those are your orders

Have you the evidence?

Lenin is dying

If we work quickly we may be able to
save everything for which he has worked

Have you the evidence?

I thought so

Do you know what it means?

Where is he?

I don't know

I have sufficient evidence to arrest Locke.

I want him found.Try the Consulate first

If he isn't there look for him

Keep on looking until you find him

even if you have to tear
the city to pieces to do it

"Condition unchanged."
If he dies.

You have no right here.
This is British territory

- Wonder why he doesn't answer
- He's got plenty to wonder about

I wonder why we have any cadets,
I wonder where Medill is, I wonder how

There he is now

Hello,Bob,close the door

Any news?

- Too much
- What is it?

- Whole town upside down
- What's the matter

- Plenty
- Well

Listen, Steve.

I've got some news which
is going to be pretty hard for you to take

Yes?

I've just come back what's
left of your Consulate

The whole place is shot to pieces.
and everything in it

Evans?

Poor old Poohbah!

Also they are looking for you
in the most unpleasant manner

Yes,I know .They have plenty of
evidence against me too

How did they get it?

Well,you see..

Because I was a fool I suppose

Anyway they got it,it means
I've put you fellows in a nice hole

Listen there is only one hole they
can put you in and not get out

If you are in there,it doesn't
matter anyway,so forget it

Wait a minute

-The headquarter of the cadets
- Go ahead

OK

"it is imperative,we see you."

"...at once"

"We have important information."

"We are... waiting..."

- What's wrong with it?
- Something has happened

-Line is dead
-What does it mean?

One of two things

Either woodpecker ate
the pole or the reds cut the wires

Anyway it's the deadest line

since I tried to get a number
in a Philadelphia phone boot

We'd better try the Regiment in person

That's a good idea,I'll go,
anyway I want some cigarettes

- I'll go with you
- Oh,no you don't

Don't be silly. It's the only place
in town they are not looking for you

- Yes,perhaps you are right
- Of course I am right

How long are you going to be?

Well,I don't know,it's pretty far
probably won't be back before 2 30 or 3.

Listen, if you don't get through,
the next best thing is to find Zvoboda.

Well,I'll do my best,right

Hey, Stephen, come here
I think I have a good plan

Look I'll show you

You see here is the road
to the south gate,hold it

I thought we were going to play poker.

Well,Colonel Zvoboda,you have to
give me credit,I finally found you

What's the time?

- 6 30
- 6 30

Imagine that frog,this time

...he could have been with the
cadets and back four times.

Look out for that cigarette!

Do you want to blow the whole place up?

That's one way of getting out of this attic

No,maybe it is not LeFarge's fault

As well whose fault it is,
we are in a nice fix

Zvoboda disappears and leaves us sitting
here in the middle of his ammunitions dump

And now that confounded Frenchman...

Hey,you don't suppose he could
have found Zwoboda,do you?

If he had we would have
heard about it,wouldn't we?

We would have unless

Well,there is only one way of knowing

Go to the Cadets and see
if he has been there or not

It won't take me long

Now don't you go and getting
yourself lost and be a notion.

If it wasn't so down
serious that'll be funny

-I'll buy something to eat.
-I'll be back soon

- Tito...
- Yes

Look here

Well,don't be a fool,will you?

That's for you,I'll be back soon

What's you've been doing? Cheating?

Murderers

- Stop that you fool!
- Let me out

You can't shoot,you can't

Don't you understand? They locate
the rifles,the ammunition,everything.

I suppose you're right

Well,it's going to be a long time
before we want to play poker again

Look here where are you going?

Cadet Head Quarters I'm a bit tired of
this approach in the garret doing nothing

We came here to start something,didn't we?

-Well I'm going to start
- No,no take it easy

Take it easy,we'll do it together

- I get through better alone.
- No, Bob, don't go out like this

Keep your head now

What the sense on our doing the heroic
and making a Roman holiday of ourselves?

We'll get to the cadets,all right,I'm
going with you come along,sit down here

I am going to get ready

You know we are going to be
pretty careful how we move now

When we found out some about the situation

We could arrange the transfer
of ammunition soon

rather than have coming here

in small groups to fit it

You know it is pretty dangerous
to mobilize a group as big as that

Come on,come and stick your head
in this cold water now,it'll do you good

Where is Locke? Tell me.Where is he?

Aren't you getting a little tired of this?
You've been on it three hours now

Of course I don't know why
I should complain,you're doing all the work

You admit that you know him

- Who?
- Locke, you fool

Seems to me I do,a nice old gentleman
with a long white beard,isn't he?

You are going to be shot tomorrow morning

And buried in quicklime with 50 others

Don't apologize,you know how
democratic we Americans are

Tell me where he is and you
can walk out of Kremlin now,free

Look, Pavlov,...

if you want to find Locke you can
start bring a dog out to the nation for him

because I'm not going to tell you,that
goes for now and tomorrow morning

- Where is he?
- China.

- Where is he?
- Brooklyn.

Take him away

Well,gentlemen,I hope you are satisfied

You made me swallow the
last piece of gum in Russia

Let's go

- Here is the papers you asked for
- Thank you

- Do you know Medill?
- Of course

He is a courageous man,he won't tell

He is the only one left who knows
where Locke is hiding

Elena,our government is in the balance

If Lenin dies,and if these
riots continue,it will fall

The riots must be stopped

Locke is one of the sources,
he must be found

Why it is necessary to run down
one lone man when there are so many?

We can no longer think of the
present and of ourselves,Elena

We must think of the future and
thousands of Russians yet to come

This is what you must do:

Go to Medill,he knows you love Locke

Gain his confidence,find out
from him where Locke is

- Haven't I done enough?
- No

None of us has done enough
until Soviet is firmly established

- But I love him
- More than Russia?

More then the future of millions of people?

Oh,what is all worth

all this flag-waving and preaching about
right and wrong? Where did it get you?

Nonsense

Find out where Locke is,
that is your only duty

- Well
- I'm sorry, Medill.

Don't be sorry,it's merely a
stop over,I'm leaving tomorrow

Look,you'll be shot in the morning

It was mentioned in the conversation

Well,what can I do for you?

I came here to find
out where Stephen is

I'll tell you that tomorrow about noon

If we have to have jojo here
it's make me itch to look at him

Wait outside

Medill,where is he?

Probably playing solitaire

You know we used to be four of us,
it wasn't bad then,we could to play poker

And now with the rest of us,almost gone

I can get him out of the country

You are rather fond of him,aren't you?

I love him

You didn't come here as a spy,did you?

No woman could be that rotten,could she?

No,no woman could be that rotten

All right than I'll tell you. And when
you see him tell him I've been deported not

I will

Well,then you'll find him

In the garret of a two decked stores

in Nirov Prospekt 26

I'll send a squad

He isn't there now,he won't
be until 9 o'clock

It's 8 now

The place is full with ammunition

And the only way is to blow it up.

Yes,that's what I thought

The barracks!

Tunev!

At 9 o'clock this evening you are to bomb
two vacant stores at Nirov Prospekt 26

I want them razed.Keep your men clear
the place is filled with ammunition

At least he'll never know

No,you'll never know

Bob!

You?

Yes, Stephen.

Who told you to get here?
Where did you learn that knock?

- Medill told me.
- Where is he?

- Deported.
- LeFarge?

Medill, Tito, LeFarge,...

Even Evans.

You've got us all,haven't you?

Oh,come on let finish it up,
send for the soldiers

Or would you rather cry first?

Stephen,close that door,please

Against what?

I want to be alone with you forever

For ever,that's about
20 min for you isn't it?

Well?
What is it?

Stephen,I've never lied to you,have I?

Think back

No, I don't think you ever have

And it's the first time

you ever heard me do and
say anything to compromise

I've been loyal to Russia,haven't I?

You've been loyal to Russia all right

You've ended everything
for me because of that

I haven't the courage to go on being
a patriot or idealist any longer,Stephen

I tried to but

I am too much of a woman

I wish I could believe that

-It would change everything so much
-Stephen, look at me

Look at me

And the you'll believe that I say I've
done my duty by the Soviet and I am through

There is only you and I now

It doesn't matter,Elena

You're all I've got

I suppose we can get
out of this mess somehow

I suppose so

Well,let's not talk about it any
longer,I'm so happy to be here

We might get across the Lettish border

Pick up a train at the coast from
there and we'll go to England together

Yes we might

You would love it, Elena.
I know a quiet little village in Sussex

Not dull just peaceful

We'll get a cottage and a second
hand motor to knock about in

and take all the time in the
world doing as just as we jolly will please

Tell me more about our little village

It's just a ridiculous little
hamlet with one church spire

There's a doctor, and a parsons,
the village constable and the squire

Each house has a fence and a garden

And on Sundays the villagers
are all file out in their best

The mornings smell fresh and we
just stand there in the sun

And it'll be so quiet we could
hear the breeze in the grass

And from far away the
sound of the church bells

And then

Stephen, don't let me go

- We got to get out of here
- We can't

- We can try!
-You haven't got a chance!

- What?
- Either of us

- Then you came here knowing?
- Oh, Stephen, don't ask me.

Get hold of me closely forever

Lenin has regained consciousness,
Lenin he lives

And his first words were:
"Stop the terror."

He says he's pardoned all
the political prisoners

Hey, Steve!

Hey, Steve!

Hey,Steve

Don't forget to send me some gums

Gums

Gums

Gums!

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