The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956): Season 1, Episode 17 - Never Say Die - full transcript
(Thurl Ravenscroft)
♪ Gold doubloons
and pieces of eight
♪ Handed down to Applegate
♪ From buccaneers
who fought for years
♪ For gold doubloons
and pieces of eight
Handed down
in a pirate‘s chest.
The gold they sailed for,
east and west.
The treasure bright
that made men fight.
Till none were left
to bury the chest.
♪ So now the gold
and pieces of eight
♪ All belong to Applegate
♪ The chest is here,
but wait...
♪ Now where are
those gold doubloons
and pieces of eight?
♪ Pieces of eight,
pieces of eight ♪
(narrator) Today‘s episode
in "The Mystery
of the Applegate Treasure"...
"Never Say Die."
Well, I... I guess
we looked everyplace.
Pirates‘ treasure.
(scoffs) we looked everyplace.
(grunts)
Boys.
Oh, those boys.
Listen...
maybe we oughta hire
a steam shovel
and dig a ditch
10 feet wide
all the way
across every inch
of Applegate‘s property.
Joe, you get dumber ideas
than Iola, even.
I do not. She wanted
to hire some dogs
to go sniffing
all over the place
like bloodhounds.
Only they‘d be
gold-hounds.
Joe, when are you
going to give up?
Huh?
The treasure‘s
just not there.
It‘s all over.
It isn‘t all over, Dad.
It can‘t be.
Don‘t you understand?
There‘s just too much
at stake.
We gotta solve this.
Maybe if we went
to visit Jenkins in prison.
He‘s the one that sent
the letter to Boles
and told him where to look.
Oh, they‘ll check
with Jenkins - don‘t worry.
But I‘ll bet he even ends up
with the same answer himself -
that somebody
during the last ten years
has found his hiding place
and gotten completely away
with the doubloons.
It‘s as simple as that.
Dad, what‘ll they do
to Boles?
I mean,
if that‘s the way it is.
Turn him loose.
I suspect the sooner
Applegate can forget
this whole headache,
the better he‘ll like it.
But what about Perry?
What‘ll happen to him?
Yeah. Is he part
of the headache, too?
Well, I‘m afraid
you‘d better realize
that Perry‘s
actually the only person
who really found a doubloon,
or claims he did.
Yeah,
but the one Perry found
was an old, moldy,
beat-up one
that Jenkins dropped
ten years ago.
Sure, but...
well, the way things
have worked out,
I‘m afraid they‘ll figure
it‘s better for Perry
to leave Bayport,
go back to the city.
It‘s our fault.
Oh, no, it isn‘t,
Frank.
We‘re the ones
that got everybody
all excited.
Just because I wanted
a real mystery for a change
instead of pretend ones.
And what‘d we end up with?
Goofing everything.
Messing everybody up.
Hey, it‘s not that bad.
Come on, now.
Time for bed.
At least
you accomplished
one thing.
You made your father
wake up a little
and know his sons
a little better.
Come on,
off to bed.
Oh, we can wake you up
anytime.
I‘m still gonna find
that treasure
if it takes me
the rest of my life.
And mine, too.
Hey, wake up.
There he goes.
Hey, wait.
We can‘t let him see us.
Boy, he sure is
actin‘ funny.
Come on, let‘s go.
That‘s the second time
he‘s gone around
the same block.
Yeah. I knew everybody
was wacky.
There‘s a lot about the treasure
he hasn‘t told yet.
But why
does he keep walkin‘
around the same block?
I don‘t know...
Oh, oh, ‘scuse me.
Come on, he‘s gettin‘
too far ahead.
Hey, you think
we oughta call the police?
Oh, no. They let him go,
didn‘t they?
It‘s their fault
if they‘re so stupid.
He looks
like he‘s gettin‘ ready
to cross the street again.
But it‘s the same one.
Yeah, we‘re gettin‘ close
to something, all right.
Yeah, the rail yards.
Oh, don‘t be so smart
all the time.
All right,
it‘s gettin‘ close
to midnight, then.
You know how fast
it gets dark around here.
Frank, we‘re gonna be late
for supper.
Shh!
Come on.
(train rolling
in background) Shh!
(Frank) Meow.
Meow!
(softly)
What‘s he stopping for?
Why‘d he come here?
‘Cause that‘s
where he lives, remember?
(softly) Hey, Frank,
did you notice?
He looks so funny and mad
all the time.
Now he looks happy.
Yeah.
What are you doing, sir?
Please, sir.
Boles,
you‘re asking for it.
Oh, it‘s more and more stupid
you‘re gettin‘.
Callin‘ me my name now?
What? I recognized you
from -
And I recognized you
the moment I stepped
out of the police station.
The worst detective
on the whole force,
I should guess,
from the stupid way you‘ve
been following me around.
All right, all right.
Now, suppose you go back
to your sergeant,
tell him that I‘m at home
any time he wants
to see me,
but that he‘ll learn
nothin‘ further
from followin‘ me
or watchin‘ me
from now
until kingdom come.
Boles, you better stay
out of trouble.
I‘m warning you.
I don‘t say that I will
and I don‘t say that I won‘t.
(♪ Boles scatting)
There he goes.
♪ Lau do deloo de
didly dee-um
♪ Ba-dee deedly
di di di... ♪
Gosh, I didn‘t even see
that other guy.
No wonder Boles was goin‘
around in circles.
You know, that guy‘s
pretty cagey.
Bet if he does know any more
about that treasure,
nobody finds it out.
(♪ Boles scatting)
Why, if it ain‘t
Mr. Boles.
Oh, my, it‘s so good
to have you back.
You‘re the only person
in this whole boardinghouse
I enjoy talking to.
Alas, madam,
as soon as I‘m packed,
and the evening freight train
goes by with its lovely
whistle, I‘ll be leavin‘.
Well -
But I‘ll be paying me bill
on the way out, never fear.
But-But -
That is,
if it‘s ready in time.
Ohh.
(♪ scatting)
Hey!
Mr. Jackley.
You seem to be
in a hurry, buddy.
Well, so am I -
to help you find
them gold doubloons.
No, I won‘t!
I ain‘t got no time
to argue.
I‘m leavin‘ with you
on that freight train
tonight.
You and me
are gonna be partners
from now on, buddy.
Right?
In that letter that told
where the treasure was,
did it say
"old Applegate tower"
or just plain "old tower"?
♪ Gold doubloons
and pieces of eight
♪ Handed down to Applegate
♪ From buccaneers
who fought for years
♪ For gold doubloons
and pieces of eight
Handed down
in a pirate‘s chest.
The gold they sailed for,
east and west.
The treasure bright
that made men fight.
Till none were left
to bury the chest.
♪ So now the gold
and pieces of eight
♪ All belong to Applegate
♪ The chest is here,
but wait...
♪ Now where are
those gold doubloons
and pieces of eight?
♪ Pieces of eight,
pieces of eight ♪
(narrator) Today‘s episode
in "The Mystery
of the Applegate Treasure"...
"Never Say Die."
Well, I... I guess
we looked everyplace.
Pirates‘ treasure.
(scoffs) we looked everyplace.
(grunts)
Boys.
Oh, those boys.
Listen...
maybe we oughta hire
a steam shovel
and dig a ditch
10 feet wide
all the way
across every inch
of Applegate‘s property.
Joe, you get dumber ideas
than Iola, even.
I do not. She wanted
to hire some dogs
to go sniffing
all over the place
like bloodhounds.
Only they‘d be
gold-hounds.
Joe, when are you
going to give up?
Huh?
The treasure‘s
just not there.
It‘s all over.
It isn‘t all over, Dad.
It can‘t be.
Don‘t you understand?
There‘s just too much
at stake.
We gotta solve this.
Maybe if we went
to visit Jenkins in prison.
He‘s the one that sent
the letter to Boles
and told him where to look.
Oh, they‘ll check
with Jenkins - don‘t worry.
But I‘ll bet he even ends up
with the same answer himself -
that somebody
during the last ten years
has found his hiding place
and gotten completely away
with the doubloons.
It‘s as simple as that.
Dad, what‘ll they do
to Boles?
I mean,
if that‘s the way it is.
Turn him loose.
I suspect the sooner
Applegate can forget
this whole headache,
the better he‘ll like it.
But what about Perry?
What‘ll happen to him?
Yeah. Is he part
of the headache, too?
Well, I‘m afraid
you‘d better realize
that Perry‘s
actually the only person
who really found a doubloon,
or claims he did.
Yeah,
but the one Perry found
was an old, moldy,
beat-up one
that Jenkins dropped
ten years ago.
Sure, but...
well, the way things
have worked out,
I‘m afraid they‘ll figure
it‘s better for Perry
to leave Bayport,
go back to the city.
It‘s our fault.
Oh, no, it isn‘t,
Frank.
We‘re the ones
that got everybody
all excited.
Just because I wanted
a real mystery for a change
instead of pretend ones.
And what‘d we end up with?
Goofing everything.
Messing everybody up.
Hey, it‘s not that bad.
Come on, now.
Time for bed.
At least
you accomplished
one thing.
You made your father
wake up a little
and know his sons
a little better.
Come on,
off to bed.
Oh, we can wake you up
anytime.
I‘m still gonna find
that treasure
if it takes me
the rest of my life.
And mine, too.
Hey, wake up.
There he goes.
Hey, wait.
We can‘t let him see us.
Boy, he sure is
actin‘ funny.
Come on, let‘s go.
That‘s the second time
he‘s gone around
the same block.
Yeah. I knew everybody
was wacky.
There‘s a lot about the treasure
he hasn‘t told yet.
But why
does he keep walkin‘
around the same block?
I don‘t know...
Oh, oh, ‘scuse me.
Come on, he‘s gettin‘
too far ahead.
Hey, you think
we oughta call the police?
Oh, no. They let him go,
didn‘t they?
It‘s their fault
if they‘re so stupid.
He looks
like he‘s gettin‘ ready
to cross the street again.
But it‘s the same one.
Yeah, we‘re gettin‘ close
to something, all right.
Yeah, the rail yards.
Oh, don‘t be so smart
all the time.
All right,
it‘s gettin‘ close
to midnight, then.
You know how fast
it gets dark around here.
Frank, we‘re gonna be late
for supper.
Shh!
Come on.
(train rolling
in background) Shh!
(Frank) Meow.
Meow!
(softly)
What‘s he stopping for?
Why‘d he come here?
‘Cause that‘s
where he lives, remember?
(softly) Hey, Frank,
did you notice?
He looks so funny and mad
all the time.
Now he looks happy.
Yeah.
What are you doing, sir?
Please, sir.
Boles,
you‘re asking for it.
Oh, it‘s more and more stupid
you‘re gettin‘.
Callin‘ me my name now?
What? I recognized you
from -
And I recognized you
the moment I stepped
out of the police station.
The worst detective
on the whole force,
I should guess,
from the stupid way you‘ve
been following me around.
All right, all right.
Now, suppose you go back
to your sergeant,
tell him that I‘m at home
any time he wants
to see me,
but that he‘ll learn
nothin‘ further
from followin‘ me
or watchin‘ me
from now
until kingdom come.
Boles, you better stay
out of trouble.
I‘m warning you.
I don‘t say that I will
and I don‘t say that I won‘t.
(♪ Boles scatting)
There he goes.
♪ Lau do deloo de
didly dee-um
♪ Ba-dee deedly
di di di... ♪
Gosh, I didn‘t even see
that other guy.
No wonder Boles was goin‘
around in circles.
You know, that guy‘s
pretty cagey.
Bet if he does know any more
about that treasure,
nobody finds it out.
(♪ Boles scatting)
Why, if it ain‘t
Mr. Boles.
Oh, my, it‘s so good
to have you back.
You‘re the only person
in this whole boardinghouse
I enjoy talking to.
Alas, madam,
as soon as I‘m packed,
and the evening freight train
goes by with its lovely
whistle, I‘ll be leavin‘.
Well -
But I‘ll be paying me bill
on the way out, never fear.
But-But -
That is,
if it‘s ready in time.
Ohh.
(♪ scatting)
Hey!
Mr. Jackley.
You seem to be
in a hurry, buddy.
Well, so am I -
to help you find
them gold doubloons.
No, I won‘t!
I ain‘t got no time
to argue.
I‘m leavin‘ with you
on that freight train
tonight.
You and me
are gonna be partners
from now on, buddy.
Right?
In that letter that told
where the treasure was,
did it say
"old Applegate tower"
or just plain "old tower"?