Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (1963) - full transcript

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Yes, I am Professor Pohland

The well known neurologist

In whose clinic, you Dr Mabuse,die

Now that you have vanished
from the world

I must loyally fulfil your wishes

I will spread panic and chaos everywhere

I'll become Dr Mabuse

Well, is everything ready ?

Oh,Inspector Vulpius

I could only save bits of the will

It'll take months to get them legible



The testament of Dr Mabuse

Yes,thats all we've got left,

the rest disappeared,
And our friend Mabuse was killed

It's very difficult to believe
Mabuse is really dead

Not for me it isn't,
What?s left of him is there

Actually Doctor,I wanted to study
the papers today, if you don't mind

I'm afraid they haven't been cleared

You must have photocopies
made of them

You protect Mabuse?s testament
as the French do the Mona Lisa

Well, they?re both
masterpieces in there own way

Goodnight Doctor
- Goodnight Inspector

What happened ?

Are you alright?

Damn it, that?s a break, once more
I come up smelling of roses



Yes, somebody up there loves you

The testament was full of
indications of future crimes

All the details worked out

I guess Mabuse didn't
want it to be decoded

You really believe
he's still alive in some form?

That?s mere superstition

Maybe.....

In Mabuse?s case,
nothing can be ruled out.

The trains off the track !!

Take these blasted things off will you

Everything will be alright,

nothings going to prevent me from
getting you to jail on time

You're wrong, where?s the key ?
This man is going with us

Who are you ?
- I can't tell you that now,

The main thing is to get you out

Slice of cake ?
or a cookie ?

I'm not hungry

I'd prefer it if you told me
where we are going

But Cockstone,we're old buddies
In the war,remember ?

In the war?

Don't you recall our great days together ?

We were detained for investigation

You can't be Hyliard...
Ernest Hyliard?

The voice is familiar,but
you don't look like him.

I don't,the face is quite new,

marvellous job by a
famous plastic surgeon

He's English,on the boss's payroll

Is the boss himself an Englishman ?

Nobodies been told, but he definitely
prefers British employees.

Like you and me,
he got me out of trouble as well.

Who is your mysterious boss ?

Yours too
- Mine ?

Dr Mabuse

Well, we?ve got the man you wanted

And the train ?
- Derailed

And the guard ?
- Dead

Good
Leave us alone

George Cockstone,convicted of
theft,embezeling

Deprived of his civil rights,

for illegal surgery

And causing a patients death
through negligence

Five years in prison

I have use for men like you

Thanks for your confidence

And especially because you're English
You're essential to my plans

When operations are completed,
I will move my headquarters over there

Here is your task

It concerns the invention of
Professor Lawrence

This is the new topography
of the human brain

All the nerve centres are clearly marked

Sight, hearing as well as sensation

The motor impulses,
and the speaking faculty

And naturally,
all other specialised functions

You know the brain is like a battery
with twenty watts of electric energy

the separate centres act as batteries

and the fuel is a powerful
mixture of glucose and oxygen

These send the electric impulses
through the whole nervous system

acting like a vast telephone switchboard

This is all very interesting,
but not new

Of course it is'nt,

but its the basis of a discovery
which is entirely new.

Professor Lawrence has been
working on a method

to transform the switchboard
of the human brain

into an equally powerful radio station.

A kind of telepathy I gather ?

Allowing thoughts and willpower
to be transferred

It means the control of mankind,

A power more effective
than any atom bomb

You want this power in your possession?

At any price

I must get hold of
Professor Lawrence?s invention

And your objective as a doctor,
is to worm your way into his confidence

In my situation that?s impossible

My diplomas been withdrawn

My photo appears in a thousand post offices

You will be provided with a new diploma

And a new name, and a new face
- By your surgeon ?

Yes, you will get an honest face from him

You will acquire confidence and respect

You'll re-appear as private Judo Ranke

the intimate collaborator of
Professor Lawrence

Even a surgeon can be indiscreet

He's smarter than that

He's already operated on so many faces

he could only incriminate himself

Former assistant surgeon of the
British army of occupation

Dishonourably discharged from
the services for irregular conduct

He took refuge in Germany

Where he illegally practiced
electro shock therapy,

and when the patient died,

he drew a penalty of five years

And while they were taking him
to prison, he killed the guard

But Kloppe, he didn't
have any sort of weapon,

no bullets were missing
from the guards pistol

No, someone else must have done it.
Several might have..

Here?s a letter from our British
Correspondent about cockstone.

He suggests we contact
Major Bill Tern who handled the case

Tomorrow morning please ask
Scotland Yard for his phone number

Yes Blackie, I hear it,I can hear it

Who could be calling so early in the day?

Hello...

No, I?m not Major Tern,
I?m his mother

The Major cannot be disturbed now

The are two good reasons
today is Sunday, and he's on his vacation

Oh...you're phoning from Hamburg,

well I'm sorry,

there is nothing urgent enough
to disturb Major Tern on his vacation

Morning Mother...
- Ahh...Bill

You got up early to help me in the garden

No, I happened to hear the phone

You always happen to hear the phone

That was Mrs Carter for a recipe
- Mama...

Oh you win, I didn't want to wake you
you growing boys need sleep

I'll tell you a big secret,
I?m not a boy anymore

That?s what you think
- Oh,those black cigars...

Only three a day, between them
I have to get along with a pipe

And read detective stories hmm ?

I'm so often alone

Since you've grown up,

the vegetable garden and
mystery stories are my only real pastime

Tobacco , cabbages and murder

That?s all that?s left for me,

once you pack up and leave me,
Which you do more and more often

Don't change the subject mama,
who just phoned ?

An inspector Vulpius from Hamburg

And you just hang up without
even asking if its urgent or not ?

Well if its so urgent,he's sure to call back

You see...

You?re always right aren?t you

Hello..
No,I'm not my mother,I'm Bill Tern

Oh,Inspector Vulpius,
what can I do for you?

George Cockstone?..
we're old acquaintances

Kidnapped from the train
on the way to jail?

Yes....yes

I've got it,
I'll be on the next plane

The end of your vacation ?
- How do you know that ?

Sunday morning you receive two
phone calls from Hamburg Both urgent

It means its a question of
international importance

And what is a question of
international importance ?

Espionage sabotage and so forth

Your logic is deadly mother

You're the one that should have been
contacted by Scotland Yard

And I should have stayed in bed.

I must get dressed

What about your malaria shot ?

I'm only going to Germany

Well be careful of those
German girls dear

Before you can move a muscle,
they?ve got you hooked

Hello Kloppe
- Hello Inspector

My closest collaborator,
Major Tern

Hello
- First get the photo of Cockstone

Sit down
- Thanks

Yes,that is George Cockstone

An army surgeon who stole
electronic materials

And was dishonourably discharged
from the services

That?s a very mild sort of
punishment isn't it?

I recommended leniency because
I believed his basic motive was science

Like the doctors who stole
corpses in order to study anatomy

This Cockstone is no scientific martyr

Just a criminal with scientific training

Yes,that was my mistake

Well it happens,

that a train has been derailed recently
with the purpose of freeing him

It seems to indicate that a
powerful organisation is involved

Exactly what my mother deduced

Since our first experiments
have been such a success

I've been wondering
how a man would react

The chief difficulty of course,
is that no one would allow

Electrodes to be introduced
into the nerve centres of his brain

That will no longer be necessary

You mean the apparatus,

you refuse to reveal even to
your trusted assistant Professor ??

I didn?t wish to show it to you
before it had been perfected

Is it perfected ?

An invention,as you well know,
is never really perfect

But I'm ready now to share,

the fruits of my investigation

As a reward for your faithful assisstance,

I've decided you shall be our first subject

Professor this is a great
honour for me but..

The experiment is quite harmless

I have developed a machine,

that projects my wishes into the
nerve centres of your brain

and at the same moment awakens
in you a strong impulse,

to accept and obey
any suggestions so produced

That makes me completely
subservient to your will Professor

To a good will my friend,
one must stress the good of course

In the wrong hands,
any invention can be dangerous

What am I to do ?
- Do you play the violin ?

No,never been near one in fact

Well then,do me a favour and try it,

there's my instrument behind you.

It will work very well you?re a very
handsome figure of a violinist

Don't worry,I'll make
a violinist of you if it kills me

I played the violin

Not you,
me,my friend

Transmitting the impulses
through your brain to your fingers

And this was all due
to this machine of yours?

That?s right my friend

I see in this the most profound cause
for alarm my dear Professor Lawrence

If this invention should fall

into unscrupulous hands
the consequences...

Fortunately I can set your mind
at rest in this respect

my English colleague Masterson

has recently completed a machine
to counter-act its effect

We must have proof that the thing functions

Playing the violin isn?t enough

what we must discover is
whether with this machine

A man could be made to commit a crime

The only proof would be to try it

Can you get at the apparatus without
the Professor noticing anything ?

I have another key to the laboratory

How large is the device ?
- Roughly the size of a book

For a start,just camouflage the device,

perhaps in a camera, to hide it

If the first test works,
we look for something better

What is the test going to be ?

Inspire someone to
murder the Professor

It would be easier if I did it
- It wouldn?t prove a thing

We must choose a man for whom
murder is unimaginable

Just an ordinary man

Here comes the postman

Honest jovial,years of work,
soon to be rewarded with a pension

Father of a family of six children,
baritone in the men?s choir

It would seem unbelievable,

that such an upright citizen
could commit murder

Unbelievable.

Good morning Mr.Ranke

And a very good morning to you sir

You've something for me ?

No,only a registered letter
for the Professor

You'll find him down in the lab
- Alright,thank you

Yes,who is it ?
- Postman

Come in

I have a registered letter
for you Professor

Put it over there on the table

Sign here Professor, if you don?t mind

My condolences Dr.Ranke.

It must be a terrible blow to you

Yes,the Professor
was like a father to me

Its quite beyond me how such a murder
could ever have been committed

The Professor had no enemies,
he was goodness itself

When was the corpse discovered ?

Shortly before nine,

the time I usually come
to the laboratory

And what was the last
project that occupied him ?

Electronics is a vast subject

We collaborated on a
number of experiments,

but some he classified as secret

Did he leave unfinished work ?

He named me to complete
his scientific experiments

Unfortunately its difficult
to follow his notes

I foresee an extended
period of research

Yes yes,of course

I wont be needing you for the time being

If anything happens then I may have to call

Thank you,thank you

I checked carefully Inspector,

name and return address
proved to be false

Have a seat please

Mr Schroeder you say you
were the one who delivered,

this registered letter to
the Professor yesterday

Yes sir

When was that ?

I always come about nine,
it was about nine, I came

You may have been the last
person to see the Professor alive

That?s right Inspector

Because when he was signing,
he was still alive

And then..
- What then ?

Then I killed him

I beg your pardon ?

There was a pestle on the table

Something made me grab it...

I hit him with it

As hard as I could

Mr Schroeder,do you know
what you're saying ?

Yes,I cant believe it myself

But that?s the way it happened

Good morning mother
- Good morning Bill

You'll have to get a hookah
to go with that turban

What were you doing yesterday evening ?
You came home late

I was up waiting for you and heard,
And you weren?t alone

Oh , one of our agents had to
make a report for headquarters

In the middle of the night ?

Yes, that?s what makes it exciting

Well, the next time he comes
to hand in his report

he can skip the French perfume,
and the high heels as well

He should remember not to leave his
lace handkerchief around

And to lower his voice when he
whispers quietly unless

you want your mother to know

So, now of course you're going to ask me,

if there is anything in the
news that?s interesting

And I?ll reply, yes

Crazy postman kills well known
Professor in Hamburg

And it was your friend
Vulpius who broke the case

He's a very competent fellow,
he's only failed once that I know of

In the case of Cockstone,
you remember the army doctor,

who kept top priority
electronic materials for his own use

That is a marvellous coincidence

Cockstone an electronics crook

and the murdered Professor
an electronics genius

There must be some connection

Oh please mother,dont start
pestering me with your ideas

You cant build a theory on the
basis of the word electronic

And especially not these days
when everything is electronic

It doesn't mean anything
to use the word electronic

Whenever an agent disappears or a
scientist defects electronics is behind it

Deep sea diving,anti aircraft defence,
satellite control, its all electronic

It's nonsense to search for an
explanation just on that basis

It's stupid, totally absurd

But for all that,
you could be right

The plane to Hamburg leaves in an hour

Excuse me Major,
but the idea that Cockstone,

had any to do with the
murder of Professor Lawrence

I know there?s not the slightest
evidence to base it on

Merely instinct,
Mothers instinct, as it happens

Oh really, your mother is being helpful
- She?s full of ideas

I don?t object to instinct Major,

but its proved beyond any doubt
that the postman is the murderer

However, he acted under compulsion
and with no motive what so ever

Anybody around who we could
ask for more detailed information ?

Just Doctor Ranke,
the Professors assistant

But I?ve already questioned him

If its alright, I?d very much
like to speak to him

Of course, he?s certainly at the lab now

Shall we pay him a visit ?

Over here...

Doctor Ranke, he?s dead

Has the entire lab been demolished?

The important instruments were
removed before the explosion took place

We can take them to England
disguised as meteorological equipment

I?d love to see their faces,
they believe you've been killed

So much the better

They'll check the body,
and find Cockstone's fake identification

Major I must congratulate you

Ranke and Cockstone
were one and the same

Or are, one and the same,
I?m not at all sure this is Cockstone

Fingers are burned,
so prints are impossible

The whole face is burned to a crisp

Yes, but the measurements check

Doctor, let me see the autopsy report

I haven?t dictated it yet

Does he still have his appendix ?
- Yes

Cockstone's was removed in 1948

Really ?
- Yes

Then who is it ?

Perhaps his stomach will give us a clue

What did his last meal consist of?
- It was Chinese food

Do you know this man ?

Do you work in a Chinese restaurant ?
- Yes, but I?m Italian

Do you recognise this man ?

Yes,thats.....
- Who ?

Doctor Wakeman

You can identify him in
spite of his charred face?

His foot was scarred I remember,
we were very good friends

What sort of Doctor was he?

An English Doctor,
he helped me a great deal

I see......
- Not the way you mean

He remodelled my nose for me,
and charged nothing

So he was a plastic surgeon ?

Now I know why George Cockstone
was never found,

he has a new face

I think you over rate Cockstone

he?s simply a henchman

I recognise the hand of a master

The guards are posted

Disguised as forest rangers,
farm hands and domestic servants

Our greatest advantage is
England?s unwritten law

My house is my castle

In here we can work on the
equipment in peace

And prolong its effectiveness

We must ensure it's effective,
at least 24 hours or more

Hormones produced during sleep
tend to counter act the effect

Professor Lawrence was just
about to develop a new process,

to offset this action

We must discover this formula,
wherever it is

Until then,

we must renew our commands
to our men every morning

While our equipment
is in its present state

And what if our one machine fails us ?

We must have more than one

Which means we'll need jewels
of an identical chemical consistency

This evening,

there?s a gala presentation
at the opera house

To be attended by everyone
of importance in the realm

Princess Diana and the Duke of Rampart,
her fianc? will be present

On such occasions the Princess wears
her famous necklace

Very good

In one minute the Duke will arrive

And if he doesn't come ?

His orders were, at midnight

there will be two men
waiting for you

under the lamp post on the left

The parcel containing the gems,
is to be given to them

If this succeeds,
England will never forgive him

Here comes the car

Help...help
gorilla !!

Halt !!

Hands up, I?ll shoot if you
take one more step

Bill...

You wicked mother,

you?re not going to kill your
own son are you ?

Where did you get a revolver anyway ?

I have to say it doesn't exsist,

but I?ll have to get one,
one of these days

There's no place like home

Where are you going now ?

I wish I knew

But when the secret service comes for
me at midnight, it must be urgent

I hope its not because of Princess Diana
- Why Diana ?

Well I watched the gala on television

Princess Diana was attending
and a remarkable idea came to me

Remarkable ?

Yes, you see Princess Diana
came with her fianc?

but went home all alone

It happens all the time

Yes but I noticed something else

When she arrived she had her
ermine cape over her shoulders

And when she left she had it
drawn up close around her neck

Now mother they're waiting
for me, goodnight

I'm sorry to wake you up Bill
- what?s the matter now ?

This case is extremely delicate
- About Princess Diana ?

Yes,she's involved,
but how do you know about it ?

No more than four
people know the situation

You forget my mother

Sir, Commisioner

You know Major Tern,
this is Mr Rank

Have a seat please

Yes, gentlemen I came here
expressly to tell you a story

About an hour ago I was awakened
by the Duke of Rampart

White as a sheet
he stands at my bed and says

Commisioner I must confess to you,

I answered, wrong address,

you should wake up the
Archbishop of Canterbury

I must tell you he said

I?m the one who made off with the
Princess Diana?s jewels

I received an order

That I was to deliver them to two
strangers at midnight

Where did the order come from ?

That, he didn't know

But he felt a force that he was
unable to resist in any way

Another outside force like the
postman in Hamburg

A postman ?

The murder of Professor Lawrence

They've agreed its a case of insanity

I recommend an identical judgement
in the Dukes case

Yes,thats the only cause possible

I know you'll take me for an idiot,

but if anyone can help us now,
its Professor Masterson

The physicist?

Yes, the famous electronics specialist

I fear we my accept the rather
unnerving hypothesis

that we're up against an
unprecedented new force

A new force that we must deal with

Well I wont argue with a maniac,
drive over and see Masterson

Where does he live ?
- in Doncaster

As an old neighbour, I took the
liberty of coming in the back way

You must be Nancy, Nancy Masterson

You know me ?

The last time I saw you,
you were so high

Yes, those were my good days

I couldn?t have made very much
of an impression I guess

I?m Bill Tern

I was more taken in with the uniform

Forgive me,
you want to speak to my father ?

Yes, I have an appointment
with him for 10 o' clock

I?m afraid you're wrong

I cant be,did'nt he tell you he was
waiting for somebody to come ?

A photographer
- photographer ?

Father said that he didn?t
wish to be disturbed

But that doesn't apply
at all to me

Professor Masterson its Bill Tern

Open the door

Father...

Hello is anyone here ?

Did you call Professor ?
- Come here quickly

For heavens sake,
what?s happened ?

The Professor is dead

Suicide ?
- I don't believe it's suicide

But he died by his own hand didn?t he ?

The Duke of Rampart
stole with his own hand too

And I?m sure he?s no thief

He too acted under
powerful outside forces

And so did the Professor

Men like him don?t act this way

Father had so many
plans for the future

For supper the Professor
asked me to cook some kidney

A man doesn't give orders like that
if he?s going to kill himself

I'd like to ask you a few questions
- Me?

Yes, shall we go in the other room

Nancy, do you want to help me ?

If I can

In addition to the photographer
who else was here ?

Only the photographer

Can you describe him to me ?

He was wearing sunglasses,
had a straw hat

And a slender build

Did you notice anything
else of interest ?

Photographers are usually
friendly and easy going

He was rather distant and curt

Are you alone ?
- Yes

Professor Masterson had to be
killed unfortunately

Why ?

Our secret weapon failed with him

What ?

These, were among his things

It must be the counter apparatus
Professor Lawrence talked about

Nancy we?ve got things to do in the lab,
I'll want your help

I have to speak to you after your
through Miss Masterson

Thank god my mother
didn?t live to go through this

She?s pretty sharp

Even in mourning she lets you
know there?s no mother in law

You old cynic

If an internationally famous Professor,

commits suicide, there must
be a reason for it

I knew Masterson

We were old neighbours
and close friends

He?d have been likely to discuss
his main problems with me

suicide is highly improbable

Judgement based,
on insufficient evidence

Besides,

The Duke, I?m sure he had no motive
for stealing those jewels

And the postman in Hamburg had
no reason to kill Professor Lawrence

It was an outside force

If we accept your deductions, Bill

If we assume that something
could suspend

the will of the Professor

And cause a despotic intrusion
of an alien will,

then we?re up against
a power that can ruin us all

We must go back
over the whole affair

I?m absolutely sure there
are valuable clues

in the case of the postman
which can lead us to the solution

If my theory is correct,

the crimes must have at least one
conspicuous feature in common

Yes, but what ?

Vulpius must come over here

You know I purposely arranged
a private meeting between us

The affair is highly confidential

I know of the affair,
and I?ve produced the solution

You have solved the case ?
- Mother solves all my cases

Here?s my guess

There exists an outside compulsion
a mysterious influence

so we're forced to assume,
a hypnotising machine

So fantastic, its almost plausible

Today they have an
apparatus for everything

Cigarette butt in your mouth,

that?s how you detect
a career detective

Its a great weakness of mine
- Come Blackie

let?s leave the solution to the brains

Mother like to shoot blindly,
but she scores quite often

Now back to our case

Listen Vulpius,I?m positive that
the vital factor in this affair

Must be connected with
that murder in Hamburg

Any new information about it ?

When I let there wasn?t a thing,
nothing in all the police reports so far

The postmans story
hasn?t helped us a single bit

He talks about the kids he saw
playing on the football field

All about the dog
that tried to bite a woman

Even a man taking a photograph
- photographer?

well yes, a tourist was there
taking souvenir pictures

Just like the picture of Masterson
someone took before he killed himself

And the Duke of Rampart drove
past a group of photographers

Before he stole the princesses necklace

But my dear major..

Each time photography was involved

Well it could very well be a coincidence

three times in a row,persistant coincidence

No, we must ask ourselves,
is it possible by means

of an apparatus, to control the will
of another person

I cant imagine such a machine,

unless its the hypnotising machine
your mother talked about

Still today we have atom bombs,
and fly at the speed of sound,

everything is possible

We're ready with the second device

We must avoid too many experiments
to test the efficiency of the apperatus

Somehow we have to work out
a definitive experiment to make

Have you any ideas ?
- Yes

What for instance ?

We must get a murderer to commit suicide

Have you thought about
what you just said ?

Then the device is at your
complete disposal,

to carry out any experiments you so wish

I'lll be needing it tomorrow at 4 am

If this model works,
then our power will know no bounds

A hangman who himself,is hanged

This last test shows, no defence
can withstand our new weapon

Good day
- Do you want something ?

I'm a photographer for
new review on our animal friends

Will you permit me to
photograph your dog ?

Hear that blackie ?
Make us a friendly face

What about a human interest
picture with his mistress ?

Would you be so kind as to tell me,
how to get to Marble Arch please ?

Thats very easy,
walk down this street,

It's just past the post office on the left

Thank you
You have your orders ?

Yes sir
- Here,you better take this

You are familiar with it ?

Yes, its a hand grenade
- Good

Well inspector I'm sorry
you have to leave us

I'm just a plain policeman,

mysterious stuff like this,
is a delicacy for me

My daily bread is burglary,
confidence tricks...

and a few cozy robberies and murders

The airport James
- Yes Sir

Halt !

Where are you going james ?
This is not the way to the airport

Following my orders

Head over to the airport

Those aren't my orders

From who ?

From my new boss, sir

I'm your boss James

Sorry sir, I have orders to
bring you to my new boss

Take me to the airport

Drop your weapons on the floor

I have a hand grenade

The three of us will be blown to pieces

I believe him

Whoever forced the hangman to
kill himself, could achieve this too

You better do what he says

Drop your weapons on the floor

We cant avoid admitting that
Princess Diana has been kidnapped

As well as Joe Rank,
and the police commisioner

Not to speak of our ally from Hamburg,
Inspector Vulpius

You have any clues ?

Only that photographer
seen in Doncaster forest

A helicopter has been combing
the area ever since

A foresters home with farm buildings

A good spot for a landing,
we can make some enquiries

Have you understood the order ?
- Yes Sir

That's good,
a helicopter with 2 pilots

Now we'll have to put our
pilot friends on the wrong track

Who do you recieve your orders from ?
- Major Bill Tern

Oh, a very good friend of mine,
these many years

Kindly walk back to your plane,
and broadcast him the following message

He reports every half hour

Flight 8.17 ready to report

3 B ready for report

Landed at former forest rangers,
80 miles from london

Full search of premises, found nothing
but storage sheds and chicken coops

3 farm hands declare wanted cars
are headed towards Glenmore

We proceed to Scotland : Over
- Received you clearly

They're going to Scotland

The Scottish highlands
are a probable destination

I've summoned you all here,
for the express purpose

of assisting me to halt
the decay of the country

And to bring back,
the glory of the empire

And to bring new leadership

If England expects that of me,
I'm ready to serve

And you, Joe Rank ?
- I am too sir

You Inspector Vulpius,
will have a special task

I'm at your command

I'm afraid you have no choice
Inspector Vulpius

When we take over the government

Everyone will have to co-operate

We stand on the threshold
of a new era for England

representitives of the old order,

are to be promptly
and systematically eliminated

But Bill, Dr Mabuse
can't be this mastermind

You're really quite mad

We british can never recognise facts
unless we are really compelled to

Every day people vanish,
in broad daylight

Here is a list of them

Each one a top Rankeing authority
in his special branch of science

Gas !!

Tern ..
- It's Nancy Masterson

Hello Nancy,
what can i do for you ?

Major Tern, I must tell you something

I'm so afraid
- Where are you ?

I ran away from my home

And I'm in a little hotel
called Hotel Marigold

Room number 26
- Good, I'll come right over

Who is it ?
- Bill Tern

Whats the matter ?

Ann tried to murder me
- your housekeeper ?

She was my nanny and my friend

I still cant believe any of it

First of all,just try to calm down

How did you happen
to choose this hotel ?

I ran away from my place
into the street

This was the first hotel I saw,
And I walked in without thinking

Thats about it

You're the first person I thought of
to ask for help Major Tern

Call me Bill

Please help me Bill
- Of course

But first of all,you'll have
to remain right here

I'll return in a little while

And when will that be ?
- As quickly as I can

Don't open to anybody but me

Who are you,
what do you want ?

Why so unfriendly ?

You're more beautiful
when you're smiling

Thank you

What's wrong with you blackie ?

You getting nervous ?

Mother,you're still up ?
- I waited up for you

With a revolver ?
- Quite right

You bad boy,
have you lost your wits ?

why did you do that to me ?

Tell me mother

Do you feel an irresistable
and driving force ?

Absolutely

I feel an irresistable and driving force,

to give you a few good
whacks on your bottom

Is it possible the apparatus
failed to work on you ?

What are you talking about ?

Did a photographer visit you ?

Don't worry about
your tough old mother

You're a plucky old bird alright,
you're stronger than any apparatus

Do you really believe this apparatus,

could force a mother to kill her own son ?

That, and more

Could it be Mabuse do you think ?

Vulpius and you share
the same fixed idea

Won't you please try to remember mother,
Mabuse is dead

any theory that holds otherwise is
completely absurd and ridiculous

But what the devil,
you could be right

You called me , Sir ?

To record this text on tape,
We will pass it on to the police

This is police commisioner
Robert Allingham

I have an important message
for all of you

The power which I represent
possesses a secret weapon,

of unlimited possiblities,

and it delivers the following ultimatum

Immediate abdication
of the present government

And unqualified obediance to the new one

The lawfulness of which has been recognised

by her Majesty Princess Diana

Intersection point,
5 miles west street in precinct A1

Now we've got him

You have the priviledge of being
chosen by the new goverment

The new government ?
I'm not sure I understand

You're not being asked to understand,
just carry out orders

In a moment,
Princess Diana will be our guest

However any hesitation
in regard to our authority,

might force us to
make her our prisoner

Loyal officers...

Tern here,they've smashed
one of our radio cars to pieces

Determine its position at once. Out

Shall I wait ?
- No thank you

Help,help me Bill

Bill help, help me

Joe Rank...

Hello Bill,
get in here

Any choice with that revolver ?

Come in Major,it would be
unhealthy to turn him down

What's happened to Nancy Masterson ?

She's safe and sound,
all we needed was her voice

Would you shut that damn thing off...

You seem agitated

Come on my friend,
you might as well just relax

Am I under special classification
to rate getting kidnapped in style?

You're not being kidnapped,
you're going to be killed

I'm so happy to know that

You don't seem worried...

I'm very worried

But we're trained never to show fear

We'll be there soon

Inspector Vulpius will handle the rest

Why is it you ?

Our new boss finds it more amusing

When a collegue does it

Collegue ....
- Any objections ?

Get out Bill

If the apparatus is that powerful..
- A car's coming !!

Inspector Vulpius quick,
get under the bridge

Are you going to carry out your order ?

It's a double order,
first I kill you then me

The corpses will be washed
down by the river

So, we going to die together

Neither of us will die

Then it failed to work with you ?
- Failed completely

I just pretended

so as to learn as much
as possible from them

Rank was assigned
to see we were dead

Tea is served gentlemen

No coffee,just some tea
- Thats what I said

And a cigarette,mine are all soaking wet
- Yes my dear Major

Thank you.
I have no idea at all,

why the damn
thing didn't work on me

You're not the only one
- I beg your pardon ?

I said, you aren't the only one
- Yes yes, I know

Mabuse is immune also

but in his case there's a reason,

he's wearing a counter device

And what are you wearing ?
- I beg your pardon

I repeat,
what are you wearing ?

A blanket
- I must arrest you

Are you being funny ?
- Arrest you

You're all we've got
as a counter weapon

We must discover
the cause of your immunity

Yes ,I'm immune against chicken pox

No,your immunity against the thing

Look Major,
I really dont understand you

Would you mind speaking up ?
my ear is full of water

My hearing aid is drenched

Hearing aid ?

An electronic hearing aid,
that must be it

An electronic battery supply
- A what supply ?

Just a moment

My mother doesn't answer

Odd,
I hope nothing's happened to her

No...no

Mother,mother
whats wrong with you?

Bill...
Thank god

You woke me up just in time

I could feel the stranglers
fingers on my neck

You didn't answer when I telephoned,
why was that ?

He tried,but he couldn't fool me

I let it ring at least seven times

Are you having trouble
with your hearing ?

What's that you say ?

Have you any difficulty
with your hearing ?

Haven't you ever heard
anyone talk of a woman's vanity?

A whole lifetime, and you never
told me you wore a hearing aid

Oh Bill.....

I have better things to
worry about than that

You're a darling mother

You've cleared up a big problem

Let me have your hearing aid will you ?

Yes,if you'll be careful with it

That's our weapon against Dr Mabuse

Look at this

That's the same model I have, dear lady

Thank you Inspector,I'm very well

Inspector Rank, you'll be
needing your official identification

Take this down

Plans for the hold up of the train

Cockstone team reporting
- Hyliard team reporting

I repeat, I repeat
the time is 0 300 and 8 seconds

The mailtrain is 500 metres from you,

It is hidden from you by the curve

The engineer and fireman are not armed

The money we need to overthrow
the government, is located

In the second car. There are
2 to 3 million pounds

Inside this car are four men,
also unarmed

The train is being uncoupled
behind the second car

The engine is proceeding
with the first two cars,

to the point of rendezvous
- got it

Inspector Rank is the
only one who is armed

He is not participating in this action

It is now 0 300 and 50 seconds

The train is rounding the curve,
and should be visible to you now

You are to use the apparatus on
the engineer and the fireman

Is that understood ?

Understood
- Understood

Take this..

Ok,uncouple

Whats going on here ?

Stay where you are
- Don't make a move

Hey,come over here

Now get back in your cab

Let's go

Take off

Keep driving till I tell you to stop

Hands up !!

Get back there against the wall

Come on,move

Now, stay right there

Ok...
- Now drive back

Time is 20 minutes 8 seconds,
job completed no casualties

Police authorities report a mail robbery,

has been commited along the
London Glasgow railway line

The robbery was one of the
greatest in criminal history

So far,the police have released
little information,

and much of the case remains unclear

As far as can be seen...

Scotland yard
- Thank you

As far as the catastrophies
we've had to bear

Is,as we now know

the result of the criminal
activities of a group

Which possesses this
mysterious invention

Our information now leads us to believe

this is their main base of operations

Our special forces assigned to this task

are here here and here,
awaiting orders

The difficult part of this enterprise is,

that we must meet an
enemy we dont know,

and against whose weapons,we are

for the time being, helpless

Furthermore,the nature of the action
requires absolute secrecy

One word about this in public,
and hysteria will break out

and we could'nt possibly
regain control of the situation,

therefore your compliance to my orders,
must be faithful and precise

And absolutly without question

You must not execute orders,
unless they come directly from me

The only exception is Major Bill Tern

He has a mission assigned
which must be a success

his task is vital to the mission we are on,

and thus he must have our aid

Obey Major Tern's orders
as though they were my own

Well,that completes the briefing,
thank you gentlemen

Nancy and the princess must be
rescued before our men attack

Nancy and the princess ?
So nancy's first ?

Love has its own scale of values

For me Nancy comes first,but I'll do
what I can for the princess too

I hope that my mothers hearing aid
doesn't stop functioning now

What amplification does
a normal ear percieve with that device ?

Well I can hear the moving
and scuffling of ants making love

I hear something

The pilot, and he's one of our men

I'll explain the situation

Believe me, it wont do
any good what so ever

Then I'll have to figure out
another way of doing it

James,

James, are you there ?

I'm sorry Joe,it had to be

And when they come to
they'll be normal

You mean the psychic affect
disappears that easily ?

Yes, sleep cancells the affect of the ray

That's why Mabuse is forced
to re-issue orders,

with the device every 24 hours

Lets find a place to keep these two
before they wake up

Watch it !!! That fence
might be electrically charged

Many thanks....
I'm gonna try from above

Lucky the chimney isn't smoking

Tea your highness

We're going to record the princesses speech,
how long is it to be ?

Exactly 2 minutes

What's wrong,who are you ?

Bill Tern, Scotland Yard

Commisioner,you're now
immune to the device

What do I do ?

Pretend,dont let them suspect

Alright Tern, I understand

How are you feeling ?

I've got to phone scotland yard

You find an excuse if they come looking
for me, I'll be back as soon as I can

Make sure that he behaves
himself when he wakes up

Nancy,Nancy
- Whats the matter ?

It's me, Bill
They've sent me to rescue you both

Get up and dressed,
I'll get the princess

Rank,
how did you get here ?

I managed to escape a while ago
- Whats happened to Bill Tern ?

I dont know sir, but I'll be glad
to volunteer for a search

Good,Rank you're the only one
with first hand knowledge of the area

You're to report to me
every few minutes by radio

Yes Sir

Get on either side and push

Who was the man
up in the helicopter ?

Don't worry,there wont be any trouble,

I've commanded the pilot
to crash into the chimney

What's wrong Bill,
you haven't said a word

What's wrong Major Tern
- Bill, answer us,what is it ?

We're out of fuel,
I'm afraid we've got to land

We've reached the forest rangers
house undetected

Marching against rangers house
from west - north west

Surveilance impossible
from this side,

wood piles offer excellent cover

I urge you to put into action all
the men you have at your disposal

I'm going to have a closer look - out

10 men move out and take up positions

They're coming after us in,

sector 8 - 20 a f

The police have entered the
effective radius of my apparatus

The commisioner is to deliver a speech,
so wake him up

He's of no further use to us

Come on commisioner,wake up

We have a difficult day ahead of us

12 devices with a telescopic range
of at least a 100 metres,

are placed in position near the wood piles

activate instantly

Sir, Princess Diana and Nancy Masterson

Thank you Major,as you see,
we're in a bit of a jam

Yes I know

It's this mysterious device,however,
there is protection against it

Sir, we've picked up a
suspicious character

Bring him here

Don't fuss please

Mother,what are you doing here ?

I'm bringing you the solution

A suitcase full of hearing aids ?
- I can explain everything

Stand ready to speak to your men

At the exact time we agreed on,
Commisioner

At your order sir

They march like robots to their death

Give orders for them to
shoot each other down

Damn it!

Scotland Yard loses.

Come on, speak, Commisioner

Say something now !!

Tell our men to remain concealed

Now hear this,this is
Commisioner Allington

This is my last order to you

Stay under cover and
head towards the building

The device is effective over what distance ?

A 100 meters

Fifty meters from it.

Listen! All stop, I was forced to this.

Halt! Stay in a safe range!

The fool !!

My hearing aids gotten fashionable,
a whole company wears it

Thanks to my mother

Advance your men,
shoot only if absolutely nessecsary

It's sleeping gas

Whats that ?
- It's the device

I know how it works

Hey !!
Collect all those devices

I'll try the device from outside
- Yes,we must get him alive

What's that, dynamite ?

Just a little something to send
your collegues to kingdom come

Cover me, I'm going to rush him

Blow the lock off the safe door

Close the door

Now we've got him
- He'll stifle in there

Major, he claims to know
the combination of the safe

Come on,hurry up !!!

I'm the only one who does know it

I'll open it only if you guarantee
to get me off easy

If we can get him out alive,
I'll see what I can do

Now, hurry and open it

I'm also prepared to show you
where the money is hidden

Get him out

What do you want from me ?

You have a score to pay Dr Mabuse

Mabuse, I'm not Dr Mabuse

Mabuse is dead

I myself issued his death certificate

He died in my hospital,
I'm proffesor Pohland

I haven't any idea whats going on

What am I doing here ?

How did I get here ?

Joe,take him along

Obviously this case will be
determined by the psychiatrist

There's not much we can do

Come on Vulpius

We've got the device
and all the jewels,

from the necklace of Princess Diana
- All 13

Quick Nancy,
13 can be a lucky number too

Tomorrow you're going to marry me

Tomorrow, today you silly girl,
never give a man a chance to reflect

You're right as always mother

A smart cop always knows
when he isn't wanted

Subtitles made from the docpain
VHS rip audio track

Thanx for several translations by 3dm.
McDuck 26th May 08