Madigan's Millions (1968) Movie Script

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHURCH BELLS RINGING]

Hey! [SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[DOOR CLOSES]

You have a hell of a nerve

coming in here demanding

information about

some of the garbage

the United States of America

chose to dump in Italy.

Mike Madigan, American gangster.

When you make these kind

of people, keep them.

Let them die in your own cities.

He came here

about 10 years ago.

It's your responsibility to

keep your own thugs alive,

Lieutenant.

He was an insurance

salesman here.

Do you think one of

his clients killed him?

I don't know.

Then what do you want from me?

I was sent here by the embassy.

We're pretty sure we

know why he was killed.

Perhaps we can work together?

Go ahead and talk.

Mike Madigan was deported

after being convicted

of income tax evasion,

a sum a little shorter

than a million dollars.

Yeah, we know that.

The Treasury Department was

never able to find the money.

But we know he somehow

got it to Italy with him.

Uh.

Look at his card.

For eight years,

he has been running

a small time insurance agency in

a third class office building.

He lived in a cheap apartment.

He ate in second

class restaurants.

We kept an eye on him.

This man's a millionaire?

We have information

he got the money

here shortly after he arrived.

He had a drab girlfriend who

also lived in a drab apartment.

This man had money?

Will you permit some

of our treasury men

to work on the case with you?

You mean policemen with

guns, slick Washington

G-men, all suave and heroic?

No, if I catch

one of your people

interfering for five minutes

in this case, I'll lock him up.

We could make a request

through the embassy you know?

You do that, Mr. Burke and

you'll be sorry you did.

MARK: Morning, Mama.

Good morning.

Are we going to get up now?

Well, I don't think we

have any other choice.

What is this?

I don't know.

Are your hurt.

No, I'm not hurt.

Where does it come from?

I don't know.

You have a bad tooth?

No, I don't have any bad tooth.

Did you see someone

here last night?

No, honest.

[BUZZER]

What's wrong, Mama?

Nothing's wrong.

Then why are you crying?

I'm not crying.

Have you fed Rex?

Yes, sir.

From Rome.

There's not much chance of

getting investigators in there.

However, we've got

to get a man there.

Undercover, I guess.

I anticipated this.

We haven't an agent

in the department who

doesn't look like a

cop or isn't known

to everybody as one of our men.

This is budget time.

Congress would murder us.

[KNOCKING]

J.P. OGILVIE: Come in.

[BARKING]

Am I interrupting

anything, sir?

Of course not.

We like to have people

come in like that

when we have a serious problem.

Sir, I've got the goods, sir,

on the United Carbon case.

Dead to rights.

You must tell me

about it some time.

Right now, I feel a little ill.

Is it anything serious, sir?

No, nothing.

Just a little indigestion.

Psychosomatic.

It's psychosomatic, sir.

If you will permit me.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Sound body, sound mind.

I do this every day

to keep in shape, sir.

My office is not a gymnasium.

Stop that!

I thought you said

you were sick, sir.

I did not!

Did I?

I think you did.

[CHUCKLES]

If you don't get

out of my office.

I can see that

you're busy, sir.

We can talk about the United

Carbon case later, sir.

Get out of my office, Foster.

Fister.

Yes, sir.

Get out now!

Yes, sir.

[DOG GROWLING]

[GROWLS]

Thank you.

Oh that, man.

That man.

I'll fall dead right at my desk

and he'll be the cause of it.

Why don't you send him to Rome?

He's a screwball, but he's

got a real nose for money.

Don't you think

he could find it?

That's crazy.

Could he find-- hmm.

Might take him a

month, but it sure

would be quieter around

here for a while.

JASON FISTER: [MUFFLED SHOUTING]

Let me out of here!

In here.

How'd you let him get in

there just before landing?

He's been in there

since we left New York.

Can't keep the passengers

out of there, can I?

JASON FISTER: You got

to let me out of here!

What he say?

He said he's

anxious to get out.

I forgot to open the latch.

Are you Fister?

That's right, Jason Fister.

How was the flight?

All right.

They get pretty confused

in there though.

Yeah?

Yeah, something

about the washrooms.

They don't, uh, they don't

know how to stick to the rules.

You fly a lot?

No, first time.

The Treasury Department send me

over to find Madigan's million.

Was a tough trip.

You know something?

If there is a million dollars,

I think I can find it.

I think I'm the

guy that can do it.

I just have that hunch.

This is your car.

Sturdy.

American?

You want to drive?

Of course.

Sure.

[YELLING IN ITALIAN]

Just a minute, Fister.

Would you mind showing

me your identification?

There you are.

Passport, department ID.

I even have an international

driving license in my bag.

Mr. Ogilvie gave it to me.

Satisfied?

I guess so.

Wait a minute.

How about your identification?

I guess that checks out.

We can't be too careful, can we?

JASON FISTER: This is very nice.

This is terrific.

This is molto-- oh, no.

Molto terrific.

But, uh, a hotel would have

been just as good, Mr. Burke,

because I'm not going

to be here very long.

Fister, now let's

get down to business.

Here are the

reports of the field

men who worked on the case for

the first time 10 years ago.

Read him if you have time.

There's where they found

his body, under a billboard

on a vacant lot.

This is a list of the

contents of his pockets

and some photostats.

Well, there's no million

dollars here, huh?

Will you look at the stuff and

maybe come up with something?

You'll be pretty much

on your own though.

The police here don't

want any part of you.

If you get into a real

jam, we'll try and help

you through the embassy.

Oh, I hope you get your

coordination working a little

better after a night's sleep.

Who claimed Madigan's body.

I don't know.

A couple of strangers showed

up at an undertaker's parlor

and paid cash for the funeral.

The works.

The big works.

It's tomorrow

morning at 10 o'clock

at St. Augustine's church.

I wouldn't go if I were you.

Why not?

Because there's

a guy here called

Arco who might not like it.

Play it cool here, at

least for a couple of days.

I get you.

Undercover.

That's right.

Undercover.

Way under.

[CHURCH BELLS RINGING]

I'd like to have a

word with you, lady.

I said I want to talk to you.

Leave me alone.

You better come along, lady.

Leave me alone.

I said come now.

Don't touch me!

Take your hands off

the lady, mister.

What have you done now?

Arrested some poor tourist for

chewing gum in the Foro Romano?

Ha ha.

Follow me.

In here.

This fellow claims he knows you.

Boy, am I glad to see you.

This guy is a cop.

Did you know this guy was a cop?

They wouldn't even give

me a glass of water,

but I wouldn't tell them

a thing except that you

were a friend of mine.

I'm sorry to admit that.

This man is an

employee of the United

States Treasury Department.

Washington cleared his working

here with your foreign office.

If that's so then why

is he carrying a gun?

He's looking for

Madigan's million dollars.

Oh, we're back to

that again, huh?

Whether you believe it or

not, we're going to find it.

Yeah, by pulling guns on

policemen in the street?

Oh, I can explain that.

I thought you were a gangster

trying to kidnap that girl.

I just couldn't stand there

and let you do that, could I?

Yes.

Well, what do you suggest

I do with this madman?

Turn him lose?

Guess you'll have to.

(SIGHS) Domenici.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Now, if you'll be good enough

to give me my belongings,

I'll be about my

business and on my way.

Grazie.

Prego.

No identification.

Undercover.

Hey, where's my gun?

That I won't give him.

Fister, let's go.

I want my gun.

Before he changes his mind.

I'm innocent your hear.

You're acting like a maniac.

Oh well, out here,

you gotta admit he does

look a little like a gangster.

Hey, that girl he

tried to kidnap.

That's the girl in the photo

that Madigan had in his wallet.

I remember her from the

stuff that you gave me.

Relax, Fister.

Her name's Vicki Shaw.

She was Mike

Madigan's girlfriend.

-Oh.

-She's a widow.

An American Air Force man

who was killed in an accident

about three years ago.

She has a small pension.

Madigan gave her a few bucks.

Her address is among

those papers I gave you.

But she probably knows

nothing about the money.

She may have gone

to Italy to live

because she thought

it was cheaper

than living in the States.

Have you ever been over to the

office of that insurance agency

that Mike Madigan ran?

No.

You want to go

there with me now?

Oh no.

Will you take you over there?

Just relax, Fister.

Well, let's go someplace

so I can get another gun.

You must be out your mind.

Why?

I beg your pardon, sir.

I wonder if you

could tell me where

35 Via Verona Street could be.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

What are you mad at me for?

I no parlo Inglese.

Wait a minute.

I don't speak Italian.

I'm an American.

Si, [SPEAKING ITALIAN].

-American.

-Lei?

-Me.

-[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

No, well.

Si, [SPEAKING ITALIAN].

Via Verona.

Scusi. [SPEAKING ITALIAN]

The police station?

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

But tell me.

Can I walk there?

Is it close?

[SPEAKING ITALIAN].

Hey, mister.

I speak English very good.

Oh, good.

Can you tell me where-- Listen.

Could you tell me how to

get to 35 Via Verona Street?

For 100 lira I'd tell you.

OK.

Here you are.

Well, where is it?

In Rome.

Yeah, I know it's in Rome.

But where?

How do you get there?

That will cost

another 100 lira.

That's crooked.

Well, where is it?

It's near Via Carrolle

and Via Frascati.

Yeah, but how do you

get to Via Car-- Carato?

And Via?

That'll cost another 200 lira.

You've got a pretty

good racket going here.

OK, how do you get there.

Take a taxi.

Gimme my money back.

Where?

Where did you get that gun.

Huh?

Give me the gun for a minute.

Wait a minute.

I need it.

[SPEAKING GIBBERISH]

Taxi.

Taxi!

[SPEAKING GIBBERISH]

Sorry kid, but you can buy

another one with my 400 lira.

Oh, I'm sorry if I got you up.

You don't speak English, do you?

I speak perfect English.

What do you want at this hour?

Well I--

I have an early dinner and

when I am full and it's dark,

I do what any

intelligent man would do.

I go to bed.

Is there anything

wrong with that?

Oh no, no.

I was just wondering, is this

the office where the Palermo

Insurance Agency is located?

Listen, you should be aware

of the facts, young man.

The Palermo Insurance

Service Agency is dead.

Assassinated in the street.

A murderer has been murdered.

Is the office closed now?

Of course not.

One doesn't kill an

insurance agency like one

kills a man with a bullet.

It will die slowly from

lack of leadership.

Very interesting.

Could I get up to see

one of the officers?

No, it's impossible.

Well, isn't there

any way I could just--

I told you the facts.

It is your wish to

keep me from my bed

for the rest of the night?

-Oh no, no.

As a matter of fact--

Then you will be good

enough to permit me to retire

and in the future please do

not come here at the late hour.

One must have a regard

for even a portiere.

Good night, sir.

Buongiorno.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[GRUNTS]

All right, the rest of

you guys, I have a gun

and I know how to use it.

Line up against the

wall, all of you.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Who the devil are you?

Obviously, I'm the

man with the gun.

Put that thing down, you

idiot, before you hurt somebody.

If I hurt anybody it's

not going to be me, is it?

Now, I would like very much for

you to turn around please, sir.

Very good.

Now, raise your hands

over your head, please.

Good.

Now, I would like you to

take the brim of your hat

in both your hands.

What for?

Just do as I tell you.

Remember, I'm the

man with the gun.

Very good.

Now, pull hard.

Harder.

But I can't.

It's cutting off my circulation.

I won't be able to see.

That's the idea.

Pull!

Very good.

Now, just stand

still and don't move.

Now, raise your elbows up

just a little bit, please.

[SIGHS]

John Locascio, attorney at

law, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

Attorney?

Well, the law business

must be in pretty bad shape

if you've got to pull

a caper like this.

Do you think I'm a burglar?

You're the burglar!

I'm a burglar?

Who came in sneaking around?

This office happens to belong

to a man who is now dead,

you know.

I am well aware of that.

I'm his attorney.

But who the devil are you?

Never mind who I am.

Did you say that who

were Madigan's lawyer?

You have my identification.

Uh.

You can put your hands

down, Mr. Locascio.

But if you put them down

now just take it easy now.

And if you're going

to move, move slowly

like it's a bad dream, OK?

And you can take your hat off.

But I can't!

It's really stuck.

I can't get it off.

Wait, wait, wait a minute.

I'll help you.

[CLICK]

[CLUNK]

What's that?

I didn't hear anything.

Ow!

Oh.

Wait a minute.

I'll have to get something

and cut a hole in it.

But I don't want a hole in it.

I want it off.

All right.

I want a good look at you, so I

can identify you to the police.

Oh a stoolie, huh?

A fink, huh?

Ow!

All right, all right.

I'll just have to call

one of my boys in here,

and I'm keeping an eye on

you while I go down and talk

to the other boys, uh, uh, Red,

Red, Red, Red, you want to come

in here for a minute please?

[FOOTSTEPS]

Yeah boss, what do you want?

Red, do you want to keep an eye

on this stoolie while I go down

and find out what the

boys want to do with him.

Right boss.

And Red, make sure he

stands right where he his.

Don't let him move an inch.

Right boss, I got you.

And Red, don't talk to him.

Don't talk to him.

He's got a very tricky

tongue and if he

gives you any trouble,

Red, just plug him.

(LAUGHS) I got it boss.

Just plug him.

Now listen.

Now, Mr. Locascio?

Yeah.

I don't want you

to move, understand?

Not one move.

And don't think you

can sweet talk Red.

He's too smart for you.

And besides that,

he's a little crazy.

[LAUGHING]

A little crazy.

Boss, you're a cod.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[SNORING]

Hello?

Uh, who, who is it?

Hello?

Hello.

Fister.

Fister, Fister, Fister,

Fister, Fister speaking.

Sleeping kind of

late, aren't you?

It's after 11 o'clock.

It must have been

the time change.

What'd you do last night?

I, uh, I went to bed early.

BURKE (ON PHONE): You didn't

go by the insurance office

like I said, did you?

Who said that?

BURKE (ON PHONE): If you

did, I suggest you drop

by there again, see Lt. Arco.

I'm sure he'd like

to talk to you.

Oh that.

Well, I was just kidding around.

Can't blame a guy for

something like that.

He can't?

Not unless he doesn't

have a sense of humor.

Fister, you're something.

All right.

I'll go right over there.

My gosh, if a guy can't have a

little fun in a town like this.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Say do any, do any of

you fellows speak English?

Yes, sir.

I do.

I'm looking for a Lt. Arco.

I'm afraid he's

too busy right now.

OK, well, I'll

see him later then.

Wait listen.

If you see him,

tell him it was me

that did that silly business

up stairs last night

in the insurance agency.

That was just a gag.

You know something about this?

Yeah, it was just a bit of fun.

It's the kind of thing that

we do at home all the time.

I'll see him around later.

Wait a minute.

I think he might like

to speak with you.

Me?

Yes.

Si, and-- You.

Fister.

Jason Fister.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN].

[ITALIAN].

He says you want to confess.

Oh sure.

If you want to call

it a confession,

but we were just

having a bit of fun.

You should've seen his face.

He was madder than hell.

Who's that?

That's the guy who

was madder than hell.

Is he sick?

Ferme.

Pretty sick.

You want to see how sick?

That's the superintendent.

That was the superintendent.

Avanti.

What happened between you?

Nothing.

He didn't even

want to let me in.

So you killed him?

No, I did not.

He said he was tired.

He said he didn't, he

didn't get enough sleep.

So you helped him out.

That's right.

No!

He went back to bed and

I just went upstairs

to have a look

around and then there

was a burglar here last night.

He knocked me down

trying to get away.

Then this lawyer came

pussyfooting in there.

So I didn't know what to

do, so I drew a gun on him.

Where did you get a gun?

That's what's so funny.

It wasn't even a real

gun, it was a toy.

I got it from a kid.

And then this

lawyer, uh, Locascio.

John Locascio was his name,

his pulled his hat down

over his eyes, so

he couldn't see.

I don't know why he did that.

We'll get all this down

at the police station.

First, I want you to see

something. [ITALIAN].

Pulled his hat down.

Pulled it right

down over his eyes.

Couldn't see.

Pulled it.

Was this the way you left it?

No.

There was a photograph

on the desk.

You better come with me.

No wait a minute.

I can explain.

I'm sure you can.

You know what I think?

You're a lunatic!

Come on, let's go.

I didn't do, I didn't do this!

Come on, let's go.

Why won't you

people listen to me!

I think we've been listening

pretty good, don't you?

Now, you come quietly along with

us and we'll listen some more.

Why don't I meet you

at the police station?

See, that's my car there.

If I leave it there,

I'll get a ticket.

Comisario.

Who is this man?

That's him!

That's the guy, the lawyer,

the guy I pulled a gun out at.

You did a pretty good job.

Is there something

wrong with him?

Yeah, the same thing that's

wrong with the portiere.

He's just a little bit dead.

Gee, never did get

his hat off, did he?

You lost something?

[EXHALES]

Say, I know you.

Where have I seen you before?

Yes, and I know you too.

And you are responsible

for my being here.

You held up that

policeman yesterday.

I still don't know why.

That's right!

I knew I knew you

from somewhere.

Hey, how are you?

Hey, do you want to

hear something funny?

You know who that guy was

that I pulled the gun out at?

You know who?

[SIGHS EXASPERATE LY]

Isn't that funny?

I thought he was a gangster

trying to kidnap you.

You have to admit it.

He does look a little bit

like a gangster, doesn't he?

I thought he did.

I still do.

What did they charge you with?

Murder.

Two of them.

I think.

Well, the first one

was said to be a joke.

But it wasn't exactly a joke.

I'm not going to tell

them, but I'll tell you.

Please don't tell

me anything, huh?

You don't think I could

kill somebody do you?

In cold blood?

Listen.

I only saw you once

and you had a gun

and you scared a whole crowd.

But that was a mistake.

Listen, I want to

make you understand.

Can I explain it to you?

Please.

Don't speak to me, all right?

He'll see you now.

Say, I know where

I've seen you before.

She's the girl in the

picture, the picture

that's missing from the desk.

What are you talking about?

The girl!

The girl in the picture.

She probably knows more

about this than I do.

Come with me.

We will speak

English, Mr. Foster.

Fister.

Yes.

It is the same.

You appear to be implicated

in some serious crimes.

Yes, that's very interesting

because I haven't done a thing.

In fact, Mr. Arco knows me and

I'm sure he'll vouch for me.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Grazie.

Prego.

What exactly are you

doing in Rome, Mr. Foster?

Well, now.

That's supposed to be a secret.

When we find you

implicated in two crimes

before you're in Italy 48

hours, nothing is a secret.

He's an employee of the United

States Treasury Department

supposedly here to

find a million dollars

this Mike Madigan had hidden.

And I'll tell you something

too, I'm going to find it.

Fortunately, or possibly

unfortunately for you,

we have recovered the weapon

with which the portiere

was bludgeoned to death.

And we found the gun

used to kill the lawyer

in the seat of your car.

These objects are now being

inspected in our laboratory.

Any information you may give us

prior to the laboratory report

will make things easier

for you in the long run.

Now, that's pretty fair.

No honestly, I think

that's pretty fair.

In fact, that's

pretty darn fair.

Will you shut up

and pay attention.

I'm not going to

say another word

until I see an American lawyer

from an American embassy.

[KNOCKING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Signore Burke e arrivato.

LT. ARCO: [SPEAKING ITALIAN].

You called me

again, Lieutenant?

My secretary said-- What do

you have him in for this time?

Two murders.

Two?

Two.

Oh, did you bring a lawyer?

Now, look at this.

Isn't this ridiculous?

This is un-American.

It's the kind of thing that only

happens in a foreign country.

You know that to

avoid problems later,

I want you to verify

that these are

fingerprints taken

from the prisoner

before he was brought in here.

Will you verify these please?

Are these your fingerprints.

Sure, that's me.

That's my thumbprint there.

And that's my

signature right there.

I have nothing to hide.

Nothing at all.

Our report shows

that fingerprints

found on the weapon are

not those of the prisoner.

I'm not at all surprised.

Under the

circumstances, Mr. Burke,

we shall release the

prisoner in your custody.

We may require some

further explanations.

Fister, let's go.

Grazie.

Prego.

Can I have my, uh?

No, you cannot

have your gun back!

Maybe later.

No.

Maybe tomorrow?

Never.

Maybe never.

Fister, let's get

the heck out of here.

Buongiorno.

Mr. Burke, that girl.

The one in the photo on his

desk and in Madigan's wallet.

I'll bet she knows

where the money is.

You've got her

address, go and see her.

Well, it's not that easy.

You have to weasel

information out of a witness.

Well, go ahead and weasel her.

Really?

See you later, Mr. B.

VICKI SHAW: What

are you doing here?

How did you get in here?

Don't excited now.

I, uh, I rang the bell.

Nobody answered,

so I just came in.

I got your address from a

friend of mine and, uh, look.

Do you mind if I ask you

a couple of questions?

Listen, I don't know

anything about anything.

I don't want to know anything.

Please just go away.

It'll just take one

minute of your time.

Just two or three questions.

Please?

May I?

One.

One minute.

OK.

One minute.

Thank you.

Grazie.

Lumps in the upholstery.

Well, first of all, I'm

not what I appear to be.

Huh.

That's yes.

I'm, uh, you see,

I'm a federal man.

Federal what?

Federal man.

US government, Washington.

Here's my identification.

That's the one.

Huh.

Kind of a GI, huh?

G?

Oh you mean G-man?

No, not exactly.

Well, not in the comic

book sense of the word.

I mean, I don't, I don't

go around shooting people.

I thought you were in

jail for murdering someone.

Two.

Remember?

But I'm out now, and I'd like

to ask you a couple questions

if that's all right.

I see.

I suppose you would like to know

something about Mr. Madigan?

Yes, as a matter of fact,

that's exactly right.

Why don't you start

off by telling me where

Mr. Madigan kept his money.

Where do you keep your money?

Me?

In my pocket.

Well, I suppose that he

kept his money in his pocket.

Oh, but he had a

million dollars in cash.

Really?

Yes, we know that.

That's a fact.

That's not guesswork, ma'am.

That's right.

And we know all about

you too, Mrs. Shaw.

We know about you

and Mr. Madigan.

I see.

We know that relationship.

And what do you know

about me and Mr. Madigan?

We know that, uh, you and he,

that you were his girlfriend,

that he kept you.

I see.

We know that.

That's, that's a fact.

Boy, it's, uh,

it's badly stuffed.

You ought to have it fixed.

Badly stuffed?

This place is a dump!

And you suppose that a

man with a million dollars

would keep his gun

in a place like this?

Yes, well, that may be.

But we know for a

fact that Mr. Madigan

had a million dollars in cash.

Listen.

I don't know if he had a

million dollars or not,

but even if he had a

penny, I wouldn't touch it.

Now get out!

Out!

Out?

Yes, out.

Out?

Yes.

What's this?

What is this?

I don't know.

I mean, I don't know.

I found this in Mark's bed.

But I didn't know about this.

Did you find this the morning

after your friend died?

Yes,

-Then he was here.

-How?

He was not here that night.

-He had to here!

-I swear.

He was not.

He was here but you just

didn't know he was here.

Listen, isn't it possible he

might have left you something?

Maybe.

Do know anything that

this key might fit?

Does anybody?

This is Mark.

This is Mr. Fister.

How do you do, Mark?

Hi, Mr. Felster.

Fister.

Fister, Jason Fister.

Mr. Fister!

[GUN SHOTS]

Oh boy.

Am I glad to see you.

The cops are after me again.

I've been hiding all day.

LT. ARCO: Buongiorno.

No!

You must like our

police station.

Let's go.

What for?

I haven't done anything.

There hasn't been a machine

gun fired in Rome since 1945.

Until today!

And you were there.

You were driving a car

this man got for you.

I wasn't driving anything.

I was just walking

down the street.

Then some guy took a shot at me.

I thought it was you.

Yeah, right outside

Vicki Shaw's apartment.

Vicki who?

That's just what she said.

Fister who?

Well, I'm going to lock you up.

If only for your own protection.

You attract too much action

for us simple Romans.

Can he do that to me?

I don't know.

But I think I'm on his side.

OK.

OK, if that's what

you guys want to play.

That's where we'll play.

But first thing

tomorrow morning, I'm

going to get in

touch with Washington

and we'll see who

can do what to who.

A lot of help you

turned out to be.

That way.

Can I brush my teeth?

I'd like to get my toothbrush.

I mean, if you're going to

put me in jail for nothing,

I'd like to have a pair of

pajamas and brush my teeth.

All right, hurry up.

Thanks.

I can't find my toothbrush!

I can't find anything!

Ah!

Are you sure you

checked on this guy?

Fister!

[POLICE SIRENS]

Hey, move fast, Mr. Foster.

Come on, get in!

Hurry!

Don't you worry, Mr Foster.

I'll get you out of here.

You just relax.

Fister.

Say, how do you know my name?

I know a lot of things.

I've been keeping an eye on

you for a friend of mine.

If they get too close,

you start shooting?

That thing should stop them.

Then that was you this morning?

Yeah.

I missed you, didn't I, buddy?

You must think this

hick town stuff

is pretty tame for a

tough G-man, hey buddy?

Yeah.

Where you going?

Thanks for the ride.

But no.

I know a quiet little place

right around the corner.

You'll see some

real beauties there.

We could have a little talk

and we could have a nice quiet

drink together, hey?

Who did you say you were

keeping an eye on me for?

My friend Mike.

Mike who?

You know there's only one Mike.

Mike Madigan.

Nice, huh?

JASON FISTER: Yeah.

Quiet.

Buongiorno.

CONDON: I've been

watching you all day.

I like you, Mr. Foster.

I like you very much.

JASON FISTER: Grazie.

Signori.

[ITALIAN].

I hope I didn't hurt you when

I bumped into you last night.

No, you didn't hurt me.

When did you bump

into me last night?

Yeah, over at Mike's.

You know, I couldn't

be seen there.

I just went over there to

get the photograph of Vicki

and a couple of other things.

Oh, I see.

Then I stopped you and

you didn't get them.

No.

I didn't get a chance to.

Then you killed the portiere!

No, that was somebody else.

Some fellow named Red.

He works for Cirini.

Red!

Shh, yes.

There is no Red!

Yeah, sure there's a Red.

I was keeping my

eye on the place.

After I saw you leaving, when

Cirini and three other guys

went in.

The portiere went in

next, but in a minute,

Cirini and his boys

came out with Locascio.

He was mad.

He had his hat pulled down

over his eyes and he said,

but why did you cheat me, Red?

Why did you cheat me?

And then Cirini hit

him in the mouth.

And the boys shoved

him in the car.

Oh my gosh!

It's all fault.

No, no, no.

You don't understand.

You were already

gone for 10 minutes.

We got to get the police!

No!

Don't forget about Cirini.

You don't want to get

him mad at you too.

You already got the

cops mad at you.

Hey, Cirini.

I heard that you were in town.

CIRINI: Beat it.

This is Mr. Foster.

-Fister.

-I beg your pardon.

Fister.

Mr. Cirini.

I said beat it, Condon.

OK, OK.

Don't forget what I said.

I like you.

You like me too,

Mr., uh, Cirini.

I'm thinking about that.

Look, you don't know about me.

Oh, yes I do.

Mattio Cirini.

CIRINI: Matteo.

Matteo.

I know all about you

and you have very

interesting income tax returns.

As I said, you

don't know about me.

Not really.

I'm a business man.

A nice fellow like

a stock broker.

I want to do some

business with you.

Well, I don't need any stocks.

If you don't already

know where that money is I

think you might find out soon.

What money, I?

That money never

belonged to Mike Madigan.

It belonged to the boys

and me who worked for it.

Mike just took it back.

For 10 years, we asked

him for our share.

But Mike was stubborn.

He isn't going to be

stubborn any more, is he?

Poor Mike.

The boys and I bought

him a great sendoff.

We're like that.

We do the same for anybody.

Even for you, Mr. Fister.

Are you threatening

me, Mr. Cirini?

No, Mr. Fister.

Years ago when I was in

business, I learned one thing.

You never tell a man when

you're going to hit him.

You try to talk sense with

him, do business with him,

but never tell him

you're going to hit him.

Well, I don't want

to be hit, Mr. Cirini.

But I don't think

I could do business

with you even if I wanted to.

You see, if I don't

like the looks

of a man's income tax

returns, I don't want

to do any because with him.

CIRINI: [LAUGHING].

You're funny, Mr. Fister.

Anyway, I think that you and the

girl know where the money is.

Yes., well, it's important.

Yes, please.

Miss Shaw, I have to

come and see you now.

You have to let me see you.

I know, I know you had nothing

to do with that man who

shot me outside your apartment.

I know that now.

Please?

Thank you.

Yes, yes, I'll be right over.

Thank you.

[CLICK]

So now this guy Arco

wants to talk to me.

I guess he got the

wrong impression of me

at the beginning.

And Mr. Cirini is sure that

we know where the money is,

so I have to find

a place to hide.

And to top it off,

Condon, your bodyguard,

is probably going to mow me down

for coming up here to see you.

My bodyguard?

I told you I never

had a bodyguard.

Well, anyway.

Where do you think

you can sleep?

I don't know.

You can't sleep here.

I know that.

Mr. Fister?

You're lying on my baseball bat.

What?

You're lying on

my baseball bat.

So that's what it is.

Does my mother

know you're here?

Good morning.

Go and get dressed, Mark.

I'm going to prepared

some breakfast.

The bathroom is there.

You can use my toothbrush.

Thanks.

How did you sleep?

I slept on his baseball bat.

That was pretty

silly, wasn't it?

Are you going to move in here?

Mark!

OK, OK.

Can I try it?

Yes, sure.

It's terrific toast.

You know you shouldn't have

gone to all this trouble.

Nothing really.

Do you have any children?

No.

I like kids, but I've

never been married.

I was married once and

I mean, Mark's father

died a few years ago.

You know, this is

the first time a girl

ever fixed breakfast for me.

No kidding.

Well, I guess I'd

better be going.

Well, good-bye.

Thanks for everything.

Hey, your hands are wet.

Are you nervous?

Little bit.

Look, you better

stay in the house

and keep your door locked

until I find that money.

I don't think

Cirini was kidding.

OK?

OK.

Can you protect yourself?

I mean, you have a gun?

Well, I did have.

The police took it.

Listen, he left it

here a long time ago.

I hate to have it around.

Thank you.

You know, if there's one

thing I know something about,

it's guns.

I once took a class where

they had a moving target.

They drew a gun on you.

They said that I could outdraw--

Billie the Kid.

Now it's Matt Dillon.

When will you be going back?

I hope soon.

CONDON: You sure walked into

the right spot, Mr. Fister.

Condon, what are

you doing here?

You know what I told you.

You weren't supposed

to go see Vicki.

No, I had to.

It was important.

Hey, get that thing out of

the way, will you please?

I waited and waited and

you stayed there all night.

You know he wouldn't

have liked that.

I mean Mike.

No, I've been trying to

find out about the guys that

killed Mike.

You see those things?

Those are, those are,

those are blood stains.

Listen Condon, that

print over there,

right here, that's

Mike's handprint.

I gotta to kill

you now, Mr. Fister.

No, wait a minute.

No, wait a minute now.

You like me, don't you?

Don't you like me?

Now you said that you like me?

Yeah, I like you.

But I have to do my duty.

Of course, you do.

No, you don't.

No, your duty is to avenge Mike.

That's your duty now.

Get it out of the way.

I wish you'd have

listened to me.

Why didn't you listen to me?

You're a nice young fellow.

-Wait a minute.

Wait a minute, Condon.

Don't be crazy.

Now wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Sorry.

[GASPS]

[GUNFIRE]

You're a lousy shot, G-man.

Are you kidding?

I could have put your

eye out if I wanted to.

I don't want to hurt you.

Thanks.

And I don't want to hurt you.

[POLICE SIRENS]

Get out of here!

You better get out of here

before the cops get here,

Mr. Foster.

Fister.

Yes, I did.

I sent him there.

Mr. Fister is one of the

best men in my department.

He did?

He did!

My gosh.

Miss Martin, put

me on the earliest

transatlantic flight to Rome.

He's legitimate, all right.

His boss says find

him and lock him up

until he gets back to us.

I'll have every

policeman in Rome looking

for him until we find him.

He's a one man crime wave.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello Arco.

This is Burke.

My secretary phoned me and said

she had just heard on the radio

that Fister Madigan's

money, had stolen it,

and was hiding from the police.

Is that true?

(LAUGHS) Of course

it's not true.

There is no money.

We know that.

That is the details

are not true.

But it's true that

it was on the radio.

As a matter of fact, it will

be in the papers tomorrow.

Excuse me.

Sure.

You're excused.

It was an accident.

I heard about you on the radio.

We figured you'd be coming here.

You heard about

what on the radio?

We heard about

you on the radio.

Oh.

Son of a gun.

I have a better

place to take you.

Well, I guess if you

just want to talk,

my other business can wait.

Upstairs.

What'd you do that for?

Are you crazy?

Hey, what do you think,

you're a wise guy?

Let me at him.

Hey, all right, break it up.

Break it up.

All right, Pastori, Easy now.

Good boy.

Easy.

Good boy.

[SMACKING SOUND]

Look, he's getting away!

[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]

[DOOR CLOSING]

[SMACKING SOUND]

I don't know why you make

everything so difficult.

All that nonsense downstairs.

I just wanted to have

a little talk with you.

We just want to talk business.

I am delighted you

have the money.

Now, all we have to talk

about is your commission.

Say 25%?

But I haven't got the money.

--[LAUGHS] Now, that kind

of talk we don't like.

We don't like lies, do we boys?

These boys are very nice fellas.

They are all dedicated

to my happiness.

Aren't you boys?

They're nice, but they'd

kill you in a minute

if you made me unhappy.

Me?

I'm a family man.

I couldn't kill a fly.

Show him how you love me, boys.

That should be enough for now.

[GASPING AND COUGHING]

CIRINI: I could kill a man if

it was a matter of business.

But it would have

to be business.

Like with Madigan

and that lawyer

the boys put in your car.

They were crooks.

You missed a little

just below your lip.

Now, we'll talk business again.

All right, all right.

You win.

No.

We all win.

You still get your

commission, you and the girl.

But I have to take you to it.

I have it hidden.

Brady, go down and see

if the lobby is clear.

Pastori, you go get the car.

Basilio, see if

everything is OK.

Yes, sir.

You think it's OK I

leave you here alone?

Sure.

We are partners, aren't we?

Besides, nobody would want

to see this thing go off,

would they?

Not me.

I, uh, want to tell

you something, baby.

You better not be

playing with me

or I'll put this

thing in your mouth

and blow a new

part in your hair.

Hey, that's my tooth!

Where?

[SMACKING SOUNDS]

You make one move,

family man, and I'll

clean out your nasal passages.

Now, you do what I tell

you to do when I tell you.

OK, one wrong move by any

of you, and this guy's head

is going to be a wind tunnel.

Do what he says, you hear.

Now, I'm going to get

some transportation.

Now, I'm going to stop a

car and when I get in it,

you take off like the

wind, because I'm going

to start shooting at your boss.

-Do it.

He's crazy!

If they get too close,

you spray them with this.

We can't let him get away.

Not after 10 years of waiting.

[GUN SHOTS]

What's he doing here?

He didn't want to

come along and help,

so I had to bring him.

What are you doing here?

Oh boy, oh boy.

What are you and this

mad man trying to?

Get us all killed?

I'll explain it to you later.

[PHONE RINGS]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Now, now, Lt. Arco,

it can't get any worse.

They're having a machine

gun battle on Via Veneto.

This thing's no good!

Put that thing away.

[GUN SHOTS]

Don't shoot any more.

I don't have to.

I just knocked out

one of their tires.

Hey, that's good.

We disappear.

We'll break up.

Pastori, you get to the

girl's flat and watch it.

[INAUDIBLE] and

Basilio, you keep

an eye on Fister's apartment.

If anything happens, call me

at the apartment immediately.

I'll be waiting.

Now scram.

You sure tied him

up tight enough.

Eh.

Pretty good, eh?

I used to sneak into Boy Scouts

meetings when I was a kid.

What do we do now, boss?

Boss?

Yeah, he could have killed me.

Could have put my eye out.

But he didn't.

I like him.

We got to get over to Vicki's,

and make sure she's safe,

and then we got to

get her out of there.

What about the police?

Well, I think they got us

into this in the first place.

Well, that was a

pretty rough thing

to do, putting out the news

that you had the money.

Well, we've got

to get over there.

Are you going to

come with us or not?

Well, she is an

American citizen.

I guess I should tag along

to see that she's all right.

But that's all I'm going to do.

Tag along.

OK, come on.

When you swipe a guy's

cab, the least you can do

is return it to him.

Yes sir, Burke just

walked up, and now

he's going in the apartment.

What?

He'll come out with

her in a few minutes

and take her to see Fister.

You get back there

and follow them.

Yes, call me again.

All right.

Good bye.

Here they come.

Now, see if you

can fix it so I can

have a minute alone with her.

I'm sorry I had to

make you come here,

but I can't go near

your apartment.

I only came because

I heard on the radio

that you are supposed

to have lots of money.

I was very scared.

I had to leave my boy

with some friends of mine.

I'll explain.

Do you know Condon?

I've heard of him.

I've been looking

after you, honey.

I have to go wash my hands.

Want to go with me?

Not really.

Unless you insist.

Yes, I insist.

Come on.

You want to sit down?

I just wanted us to

be alone for a minute.

There's a few things

I want to tell you.

I want you to know that I

didn't do it on purpose.

I wouldn't do that to you.

I believe you.

So I guess I'll be

leaving Rome tomorrow.

So now you're convinced

the money's not here.

No, I don't.

But I guess I'm just not the

guy that's going to find it.

I haven't known you for very

long, but I'm very fond of you.

And I, Mark, he's a nice boy.

I just wish that we had met

on different circumstances,

that you hadn't.

You wish that I'd never been

Madigan's girl, don't you?

Why don't you say so?

No, no, no, that's

not what I meant.

I meant that, that,

that you hadn't, well,

that I hadn't been such a

boob, and gotten into so

much trouble around here.

So that, so then maybe

you could like me.

That's what I meant.

I don't even know what your

relationship with Madigan is.

Well, I was Madigan's girl.

I was his girl for years.

Madigan was my father.

I hate what he did.

I loved him in

spite of everything.

See, you know he came to see us

because he was afraid that some

of his enemies would hurt us.

Then when Mark's father died,

he asked us to live with him.

That's it.

See?

I have nothing to be ashamed of.

BURKE: We have to go, Fister.

We were just saying good-bye.

I guess I'll have to leave

Rome in the morning, huh?

That's right.

Then you'll have to

find the money yourself.

Here's where it was.

I guess that's a key to

Madigan's filing cabinet

and that's a card

with a message telling

Vicki how to find the money.

BURKE: You know you're right.

It's in the filing cabinet.

Let's go get it!

Not there anymore.

I just came from there.

It's gone.

But it must be there.

Let's give it

another try, right?

Right.

There.

You see, it's empty.

You didn't expect to find

a million dollars in there,

did you?

Well, I expect

to find something.

Well, we tried.

Wait a minute!

Vicki!

V!

V, V, V. Vicki, it's in

a box under the sign.

It's yours only, Dad.

We go to the lot.

Taxi!

Hurry, get in!

-No really.

I'd rather not.

Don't be silly.

It's worth it!

All right, come on.

We'll drop you off.

-No, no, no.

Really, I want to go home.

Condon, you go with her.

All right, all right,

all right, all right,

all right, all right, listen.

Be careful though.

I'll met you at the flat later.

Come on, you guys.

Get in the cab.

See you later, OK?

OK.

FISTER: Mr. Burke.

Mr. Burke, ask him

to phone Lt. Arco

and tell him that we're here.

BURKE: Are you kidding?

He's looking for you.

FISTER: In five minutes

I hope he finds me.

BURKE: [SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Well, here we are.

What do we do now?

We get the money.

Look!

On the scaffold there,

underneath the billboard.

Do you see it?

I think so.

Come on Burke.

This is it.

This has got to be it.

That's it!

We found it!

We found it.

Now, I got to ask you like a

good pal to throw it down here.

Cut out the

foolishness, Condon.

I haven't got the time.

No, you read Mike's message.

I ain't fooling Fister.

That money belongs

to, belongs to Vicki.

We'll talk it over later, OK?

No, Mr. Fister.

If you don't give me the

money without no trouble,

I gotta kill you fellas

and take it away from you.

Maybe I have to kill you anyway.

You better drop

your guns Condon.

Cirini and his boys

are right behind you.

Look, you don't think

I'm that stupid, do you?

To fall for that old joke?

[GUN SHOT]

That was just to show you

we mean business, Fister.

Now, throw the box down and

lie down on the platform.

Either throw it down Fister or

we'll come up there and kill

you and get it ourselves.

OK, OK, take it easy.

Here it comes.

OK, who's going to

shoot first, huh?

Are you nuts?

Throw that gun down

and throw the box down.

No, I'm not nuts.

For two days now, I've been shot

at, chased, arrested, beat up,

threatened, and I'm tired of it.

OK?

Who's going to shoot first?

This money's going back

to Washington, Cirini.

OK.

If that's the way you want it.

Let him have it.

Burke, down.

[GUN SHOTS]

CIRINI: Take cover.

You're better than Matt Dillon.

CIRINI: Can you see him?

BASILIO: Not too good.

CIRINI: Let him have it.

He's just a lucky shot.

[GUN SHOT]

Ah!

What happened?

I think I got another gun.

Ow.

OK.

OK, wise guy.

I don't like to use a woman.

Now, throw it down

and be done with it.

Don't be silly!

Geromano, bring her here.

Get down.

That's just what

he wants you do to.

CIRINI: Now, throw

your guns down.

We only had one.

Throw it down!

Now the money.

Please do it.

I don't care about the money.

Please do it!

If she opens her mouth

again, slap it shut.

Now the money.

Give me the money!

He wants the money.

Now what's all this stuff about

there not being any money?

[POLICE SIRENS]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

You are under arrest!

The safety of Italy demands

that he be restricted

by any means possible.

He saved my life.

I was there.

Yeah, well I'm going to

try and save my sanity.

Come on.

Wait a minute, wait a minute!

I demand the right

to talk to my girl.

Your what?

My girl.

Oh, well, we Italians are not

savages about such matters.

In private.

I'm sorry I had to say

that you were my girl,

but I wanted to

make sure I could,

that you let me say

good-bye to you.

It's all right.

I don't mind.

You don't?

No.

So maybe when I get out of

jail, we can talk about it?

Maybe.

I got a pretty

good job you know.

And I'm Vicki, I'm single.

Maybe you can come with Mark to

Washington, visit for a while.

They've got a

terrific museum there.

I like you.

I don't know how

to say I like you.

You're very nice.

We'll get you out

of these things

just as soon as

we get down town.

Your boss, a man named Ogilvie

just arrived at the airport.

Oglivie?

I'll be delighted to see him.

I'm on my way, Mrs. Fister.

[GIGGLES]

Wait for me Jason!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Madigan's Millions (1968) - full transcript