The Thirteenth Guest (1932) [Mystery] [Thriller]

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The Thirteenth Guest (1932) [Mystery] [Thriller]   "The Thirteenth Guest" (1932) is an American mystery film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as "Lady Beware" in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1929 novel by crime fiction writer Armitage Trail best known for writing "Scarface".   The films opens on an old abandoned house and our leading character, Marie Morgan (Ginger Rogers). As she sits down at the banquet table inside, she thinks back to the banquet that was held there 13 years before. A banquet set for 13 guests. However the 13th guest to this banquet never arrived. Now, 13 years later, the 12 attending guests are being murdered and set once again at the banquet table.   Directed by Albert Ray, produced by M.H. Hoffman, written by Arthur Hoerl (Screenplay)  Frances Hyland (Screenplay) and Armitage Trail (Additional Dialogue), starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paul Hurst, Erville Alderson, Ethel Wales, James Eagles, Crauford Kent, Eddie Phillips and Frances Rich.   #movie #cinema #film   The Thirteenth Guest,Mystery,Movie,Film,Full,Complete,1934,Lady Beware,Scarface,Armitage Trail,Albert Ray,Superman,M.H. Hoffman,Arthur Hoerl,Frances Hyland,Ginger Rogers,Lyle Talbot,J. Farrell MacDonald,Paul Hurst,Erville Alderson,Ethel Wales,James Eagles,Crauford Kent,Eddie Phillips,Frances Rich,the thirteenth guest crime movie,the thirteenth guest 1932 mystery full movie ginger rogers

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00:01:00You sure about the address, miss?

00:01:09Yes, this is the place.

00:01:12You'll be sure and wait for me now, won't you?

00:01:14Sure, I'll wait.

00:01:30Come on.

00:01:53Come on.

00:02:23Come on.

00:02:24Come on.

00:02:28That's funny.

00:02:29Number, please.

00:02:40Oh, I'm at 122 Old Mill Road. This house hasn't been occupied for 13 years, and yet there's a telephone in it.

00:02:47Can you tell me who had it installed?

00:02:49I wouldn't have that information, madam. I could connect you with a night supervisor,

00:02:53but she'd have to wait until the business office opens in the morning. I'm sorry.

00:03:10Hmm. All of them are an improvement.

00:03:29Might have cleaned the place up a bit.

00:03:40And then, as soon as soon as possible, the plan was facing off an inflammation,

00:03:45which is the어서 or the spreller, will conduct a further infection of the bad先s.

00:03:50So, take a look at theiner of theures that

00:04:35Oh, yes, of course.

00:04:55Dad sat there.

00:05:00I sat next to him.

00:05:05Mr. Barxdell sat next to me.

00:05:10Aunt Lucille.

00:05:14Uncle John.

00:05:21Harold.

00:05:26Mother.

00:05:27Thor.

00:05:34Marjorie.

00:05:38Uncle Dick.

00:05:42Aunt Joan.

00:05:46Uncle Wayne.

00:05:48Uncle Wayne.

00:05:52And...

00:05:53Mr. Barxdell?

00:05:55Mr. Barxdell, is that you?

00:05:57Mr. Barxdell?

00:06:08Mr. Barxdell, is that you?

00:06:12Mr. Barxdell?

00:06:14Mr. Barxdell?

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00:06:52police station

00:06:53captain ryan speaking

00:06:57you know what it was

00:06:58he said he drove a youngster out there about that thirty minutes ago

00:07:02all the driver i'll be right over

00:07:04okay

00:07:10wake up your dumb ass and i don't get going

00:07:17one

00:07:20or we go all the

00:07:27better than a mackerel

00:07:30all right

00:07:37miss stuyvesant

00:07:38nine six hundred. You can go. Leave your address. We'll want you later. Yes. What? Well, keep ringing them.

00:07:52Hello. Hello, Phil. This is Ryan. Listen, we've got a swell case down here. I'm not interested.

00:08:22Give me Stuyvesant nine six hundred. When you hear the tone of the gun, it will be exactly

00:08:38twelve o'clock and six split seconds. Ring that number again. Hello. Hello. Hello.

00:08:52You say, what's the idea of putting that dame on the phone? I know what time it is. What

00:08:57time is it? Shut up. No, no, no. I don't mean you. Don't hang up. I want you to get over

00:09:02here right away. There's been a murder. I know, but this is a good murder. Listen, 13 years

00:09:12ago, a guy invited all his relatives to dinner. The sap deserved to die. We'll arrest the mother

00:09:22in law and don't bother me anymore. Oh, all right, but make it snappy. All right. There

00:09:30was 12 people there. The table was set for 13. The 13th guest never got there. That was

00:09:3513 years ago. And now tonight we find a dame murdered and she's sitting at the table in

00:09:41the 13th chair. Huh? I counted them. She was sitting in the 13th chair.

00:09:49You dumb flatfoot. Who told you where to start counting? Well, go back and count the girl's

00:09:55chair first and let me know how you come out and give my love to Aunt Sarah. Ring that number

00:10:10again and keep ringing it. And then tell the night supervisor I want to know about a couple

00:10:14of phones installed at 122 Old Mill Road if you have to get the whole Bell family out of bed.

00:10:20I am Winston, the private investigator. Captain Ryan sent for me. Yes, sir.

00:10:49All right, and have fun, huh? Call up headquarters and tell Clarence I'm sending those prints.

00:11:01Yes, sir. Oh, what's the number? Central Park. You dumb idiot. Don't you even know that?

00:11:08Get out and look it up. This one will do you good. Yes, sir. Hello, Mr. Winston. We got a swell murder here.

00:11:17Good. And the number you want is Central 5-5,000. Huh? Oh, yeah. 5-5,000. Central 5-5,000.

00:11:29Well, you certainly took your time. I was busy. Yeah, sure. When you hear the gong,

00:11:41the time will be 12 o'clock and six split seconds. Ah. Have a look at this and then I'll introduce you

00:11:48to the lady. This house has been unoccupied for 13 years, yet the phone's installed and the electricity

00:11:57turned on. I'm tracing that. Those books are on the floor.

00:12:02That's all in here. Now, come on and have a look at the banquet.

00:12:13It gets your home still a little right. Same old joke. If I have a day off, I think up a new one.

00:12:38You can have her now, Doc. Just a minute. I want Winston to have a look.

00:12:41Well, will you take care of that, Jerry, please? Okay.

00:12:50Too bad. Pretty girl. You wouldn't notice that.

00:12:55Seen enough? Yeah.

00:12:59Okay, Doc.

00:13:06Say, how did you know about that dinner party 13 years ago?

00:13:10Oh, every man and his dog knows that story around here.

00:13:15Morgan, senior, dropped dead just after they all sat down at the table.

00:13:21The old lady, she was young then, must have been a little bit cracked herself.

00:13:26She wouldn't allow a thing to be touched. Just closed up the house and moved out and that's that.

00:13:32And all these guys have been waiting for the dinner ever since.

00:13:41Gives me the willies every time I think of it.

00:13:42Well, don't think then.

00:13:45Do you know who the girl is?

00:13:46Sure. Daughter of Marie Morgan. Had her whole life's history in her handbag, but no address.

00:13:54The driver that brought her out here said he picked her up on the corner of 59th and Park.

00:13:59The apartment house?

00:14:00No, on the corner. We've been checking up on the apartment house around there now.

00:14:07How was she killed?

00:14:08Hmm, wait till you hear.

00:14:11The doc hasn't said for sure yet, but it looks like she was electrocuted.

00:14:15Electrocuted?

00:14:17I thought of that too. Not a wire on it. That was it.

00:14:30Electricity. Enough to kill her, but not to burn the body.

00:14:35I wonder where she got it. Say, that light in the living room.

00:14:42I'll get it.

00:14:47Well, uh, what about that light in the living room?

00:14:52It ain't on. I tried this globe in every socket in the room that don't work.

00:14:57Oh, maybe the globe's burned out.

00:15:01Never thought of that.

00:15:03Anyway, I don't think I'd go around trying light sockets if I were you.

00:15:08Why?

00:15:09Didn't it occur to you that a young lady was electrocuted here tonight,

00:15:13and that she might have been trying light sockets?

00:15:16Hello, operator.

00:15:29See if you can trace that call and ring me back. Make it snappy.

00:15:34Yes, darling, there's been a murder. You can read all about it in the morning papers.

00:15:40She listened in on all the other calls. Why the devil didn't she listen in on that one?

00:15:43What was it?

00:15:44I don't know. I just heard the receiver going up after I answered.

00:15:50Hello, Captain Ryan speaking. Sound hotel? Thank you, sister.

00:15:55Oh, Grump!

00:15:56Yes, sir.

00:15:58Feed it over to the sound hotel and see if you can trace that call. Get a list of all the guests and all the telephone calls after midnight.

00:16:04And don't mump it.

00:16:06Don't, sir.

00:16:06And don't go to sleep.

00:16:08Yes, sir.

00:16:10Oh, well, how am I going to get there?

00:16:11You can drive a car, can't you, sweetheart?

00:16:14Take mine and beat it.

00:16:16Yes, sir.

00:16:20Oh, if that guy's uncle don't die soon, I'll be a nervous wreck.

00:16:25Who's the uncle?

00:16:26Just the big boss in the city, that's all.

00:16:29Oh, so that's why he's on the force.

00:16:31You don't suppose because he's got any brains.

00:16:33Hey, Cap, come here. Come here, will you?

00:16:40Come here, Cap.

00:16:43What's the matter now?

00:16:44It's a car. Look at it. It ain't there.

00:16:48Well, I'll be a son of a...

00:16:50What are you laughing at?

00:16:52Nothing. I just think it's funny. I'm glad you invited me down.

00:17:08Come in, boys.

00:17:10Yeah.

00:17:11Okay. Sit down.

00:17:14I'll see you in a few minutes.

00:17:15Do they identify the body?

00:17:17Yes, sir.

00:17:19Which one of you is the brother?

00:17:21I am.

00:17:22Friend of yours?

00:17:24Yes. And of my sister.

00:17:27All right, boys. I won't keep you long.

00:17:30Either of you know a man named Barksdale?

00:17:33Yes, we both do. He was my father's lawyer.

00:17:37Is he still handling the estate?

00:17:39Yes. Why?

00:17:40We'll ask the questions if you don't mind, son.

00:17:43Wasn't your father's will a little unusual?

00:17:46It was quite unusual.

00:17:47He provided for my mother, for Marie and me, and left the bulk of the estate to the 13th guest.

00:17:53Who was that?

00:17:54We don't know. The 13th guest never arrived.

00:17:58Screwy.

00:17:59Anything else about this guest?

00:18:03No.

00:18:04Except that we always supposed that he'd come forward or be named when we became of age.

00:18:08Well, when will that be?

00:18:09Well, why, do you suppose that might have had something to do with it?

00:18:15Marie was 21 yesterday.

00:18:17What?

00:18:18Yes. And Barksdale called her the other day and told her to...

00:18:21Oh, I'm not interested in that.

00:18:22Well, I am.

00:18:22All right. Be interested.

00:18:25Wait a minute. Where are you going?

00:18:27Out. I'll see you later.

00:18:28Say, but...

00:18:33I suppose you were at that dinner party your father gave?

00:18:35Yes.

00:18:36Where did your sister sit that night?

00:18:43Why, beside my father. She always sat there.

00:18:47Which side?

00:18:49On his right.

00:18:52Will you draw me a diagram of that table?

00:18:54Name the people in the seating arrangement, and if any of them have died since, make a note of it.

00:18:59Have you kept in touch with the family?

00:19:01When we couldn't avoid it.

00:19:03Well, put down their addresses and leave it with the captain here. Thanks.

00:19:09Do you remember how we sat that night?

00:19:13Yes, I think so.

00:19:15Were you there?

00:19:17Well, I was visiting there.

00:19:19We were just kids then, but it isn't easy to forget a thing like that dinner party.

00:19:23I suppose not.

00:19:25I've got a hunch I'll be thinking about it for some time myself.

00:19:28Let us hear about that phone call from Barksdale and I'll let you go.

00:19:31Well, there isn't much to it except that Barksdale called her a few days ago and gave us some instructions.

00:19:38Something she was supposed to do on her 21st birthday.

00:19:41And you don't remember what they were?

00:19:43I know. She wouldn't tell me.

00:19:45And we're supposed to find the answer.

00:19:48Does anybody know anything?

00:19:50What's the matter with the old man besides being nuts?

00:19:53Are you sure this dinner wasn't held in an insane asylum?

00:19:55I want to try and calm down.

00:19:59Take these boys to the next office and give them some paper and pencils.

00:20:02And send Carter in.

00:20:03Yes, sir.

00:20:04You boys better stick around. We might want you.

00:20:07That's too bad, son. Take care of yourself.

00:20:11And what do you mean?

00:20:12Hmm, nothing much.

00:20:13You mean they might go after me?

00:20:15They might.

00:20:18Well, I don't think I'd care if they did.

00:20:20Well, we would. It cost the department a lot of dough to investigate a murder.

00:20:23Well, in that case, I'll be careful.

00:20:27Thanks. You've been very considerate today.

00:20:29That's all right, son.

00:20:40Well, what do you think?

00:20:41I can't think. I'm numb.

00:20:44Why the devil does a man have to go through all that hocus pocus just to leave a will?

00:20:49It burns me up.

00:20:50Well, stop burning. Carter will make you happy.

00:20:53Yeah?

00:20:53Hey, Carter.

00:20:58Let's see what you got.

00:21:00Yes, sir.

00:21:03Here are the deposit slips of the telephones and lights ordered by one John Barksdale.

00:21:08Barksdale. So that's where you got it at.

00:21:10Yeah, feel better now?

00:21:11I'll say. Wait till I lay my hands on this guy.

00:21:15Also, a man answering to Barksdale's description registered at the Sound Hotel last night about 9.30,

00:21:21under the name of Perry, and at 1.22 put in a call to Douglasson 968, then checked out of his hotel immediately after.

00:21:28Now, he hasn't been home since, and he hasn't shown up in his office yet, and these folks are beginning to worry.

00:21:33Well, now, isn't that too bad? Tell them they can see him on, uh, visitor's day. Let's go.

00:21:39Well, pardon me, sir. I managed to dig this up out of the Daily Herald files. It's Barksdale.

00:21:47Well, let's send that out at once. Okay. Put a couple of the boys and those two kids in there.

00:21:53They may be all right, and again, they may not.

00:21:55Yes, sir. Anything else for me, sir?

00:21:56No, but stick around.

00:21:57Okay.

00:22:04Calling all cars. Calling all cars.

00:22:07Stand by for a description of one John Barksdale, wanted for questioning on the Morgan murder case.

00:22:13Last seen on Long Island driving a Packard Touring, license unknown.

00:22:17Description, 50 years, six feet, gray hair, eyes brown. That is all.

00:22:47No, it's better.

00:23:02During their investigation, I remain .

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00:25:22that ain't just it

00:25:25he's kind of like it

00:25:27well perhaps

00:25:28if you tried it again grump

00:25:30yeah well

00:25:32he's

00:25:33dumb idiot

00:25:37don't you know when you're being

00:25:39ribbed

00:25:39shut up

00:25:41well I was only trying to

00:25:44shut up

00:25:44get out

00:25:52what is that

00:26:07oh

00:26:22I don't know who put all them books there

00:26:26so would I

00:26:27did you go to sleep today

00:26:31I don't think so

00:26:34you don't think so

00:26:36get out of my sight before I kill you

00:26:39yeah

00:26:40hey Phil come here

00:26:44you come here

00:26:45where are you

00:26:47in the dining room

00:26:48oh

00:26:49is he dead

00:27:02it's Barksdale

00:27:06can you beat that

00:27:08certain house upstairs and down

00:27:11yes sir

00:27:13not that it'll do much good

00:27:16Phil what's the answer

00:27:22it's got me

00:27:24worried plenty

00:27:26me too

00:27:27but I'm beginning to be glad

00:27:29that I wasn't invited to that dinner party

00:27:30years ago

00:27:31yeah

00:27:32here's the diagram

00:27:35young Morgan drew today

00:27:37take a look at the seating arrangement

00:27:40first we find the girl's body

00:27:43in the chair that she sat in that night

00:27:45and now this

00:27:47are you beginning to get the idea

00:27:52gee yes

00:27:54ye gods Phil

00:27:57are they gonna line this table with stiffs

00:28:00that's the way it looks

00:28:02unless we do something

00:28:04but

00:28:05but that's crazy

00:28:07it very nearly confirms one thing though

00:28:09the person doing it

00:28:12was at the table that night

00:28:14I'll get it boss

00:28:25what's the matter now

00:28:46how did you get out of the morgue

00:29:03I haven't been in any morgue

00:29:06take your hands off me

00:29:22be nice

00:29:24I won't let me alone

00:29:26do you want me to spank you

00:29:27hold still

00:29:28that's a good little girl

00:29:35what's your name

00:29:37Marie Morgan

00:29:38yes

00:29:40what did you say

00:29:42I asked this child here

00:29:44if she were Marie Morgan

00:29:45I'm no child

00:29:45will you shut up

00:29:46and she said yes

00:29:48and she said yes

00:29:49I don't know

00:29:50maybe it's something I ate

00:29:52and this is the nightmare

00:29:53where'd you pick her up

00:29:55I found her riding around in your car

00:29:57in my

00:29:58I was on my way to the police station

00:29:59yes and baby

00:30:00you're still on your way

00:30:01to the police station

00:30:02take her down

00:30:03and lock her up

00:30:03I've got some things

00:30:04I want to ask her about

00:30:05you can't arrest me

00:30:06oh can't I

00:30:07that's what they all say

00:30:09maybe it's all a mistake

00:30:10and maybe you can explain everything

00:30:13and I'll bet you won't say a word

00:30:14until you see your lawyer

00:30:15well I won't

00:30:16all right baby

00:30:17come and see your lawyer

00:30:19let's hope to a good look

00:30:24murdered

00:30:34that's right

00:30:35do you know anything about it

00:30:35no

00:30:37no of course not

00:30:39what can this mean

00:30:43that's what we're going to find out

00:30:45take her and lock her in the library

00:30:47as we get through here

00:30:48was she headed for police station

00:30:54she was going in that direction

00:30:56call up city headquarters

00:30:58and report this

00:30:59call the coroner

00:31:01then stick around outside

00:31:02yes sir

00:31:03now

00:31:10why did you ask that girl

00:31:12if she was

00:31:13Marie Morgan

00:31:14I think she is

00:31:15what about the other dame

00:31:17there are no twins

00:31:17no

00:31:18but the other girl

00:31:19had several small scars

00:31:20around her face

00:31:21didn't you notice them

00:31:22yes but I didn't think

00:31:24anything about it

00:31:25well I did

00:31:26I thought she'd had

00:31:27her face lifted

00:31:28well what a blasted idiot

00:31:31I've been

00:31:31that's why you were so surprised

00:31:34when her brother told you

00:31:35she was 21

00:31:36certainly

00:31:36no kid that age

00:31:38is going to have

00:31:38her face lifted

00:31:39and you beat it back

00:31:41to the morgue

00:31:41to have another look

00:31:42right

00:31:43and took a good

00:31:44plastic surgeon with me

00:31:45she hadn't had her face

00:31:46lifted

00:31:47she'd had it

00:31:47completely made over

00:31:48well I'll be

00:31:50now that commences

00:31:53to make sense

00:31:54Barksdale

00:31:57made an appointment

00:31:58with the real

00:31:59Marie Morgan

00:31:59to meet him here

00:32:01they planned to kill her

00:32:03and substitute

00:32:04the other girl

00:32:04huh

00:32:05who planned to kill her

00:32:06huh

00:32:07Barksdale

00:32:11made the appointment

00:32:12yes

00:32:12but if Barksdale

00:32:14was in on it

00:32:14which he may have been

00:32:15who killed the gentleman

00:32:17on your right

00:32:18little boat peep

00:32:22who had a man

00:32:23who had a few

00:32:36nothing I can't

00:32:39don't

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00:32:49Operating.

00:33:12I wouldn't do that if I were you.

00:33:14The police might not like it.

00:33:16I was only trying to call my brother.

00:33:18We'll call him later.

00:33:20You're going to take a ride with me.

00:33:23Where to?

00:33:24To my apartment.

00:33:26She'd be safer in jail.

00:33:29Don't worry, she won't get away.

00:33:31I didn't mean that.

00:33:32I said she'd be safer in jail.

00:33:35And you may go to the devil.

00:33:37Mr. Adams, Mr. Whitston.

00:33:50Why, my dear child, why, I'm almost afraid to touch you.

00:33:59What is the meaning of all this?

00:34:02Why, I'll have to send back that cutaway I ordered for your funeral.

00:34:05You wear those to weddings, not funerals.

00:34:07This is Uncle Adams, the worst old reprobate who ever lived.

00:34:10My dear, you're covering quite a lot of territory.

00:34:12How do you do, Mr. Whitston?

00:34:13I'm delighted.

00:34:14How do you do?

00:34:15If you give him a drink, I think he may keep still.

00:34:18What'll it be, scotch and soda?

00:34:19Sprinted, thanks.

00:34:20Easy on the soda.

00:34:21There you are.

00:34:34If you want my opinion, it's Uncle Adams who's been committing all the murders.

00:34:39All the murders?

00:34:42Mr. Boxdale was murdered today in the old house.

00:34:45Boxdale?

00:34:47My word.

00:34:48Not that I ever like the old devil, you understand, but...

00:34:51But murders?

00:34:53Well, what's the meaning of it, Mr. Winston?

00:34:55You're investigating the case, I suppose?

00:34:57Unofficially.

00:34:58I'm a friend of Captain Ryan.

00:34:59Yes, yes, of course.

00:35:00I've heard of you.

00:35:01Well, have you any clues?

00:35:03Don't you call them?

00:35:03Any ideas?

00:35:05No.

00:35:06But he has a laugh for you.

00:35:08Really?

00:35:09Well, let's have it.

00:35:10You're next.

00:35:12What?

00:35:13According to Mr. Winston's theory, you're next on the list.

00:35:17Unless, of course, you've been doing the murders yourself.

00:35:21Really, Marie, you boys had the most peculiar sense of humor.

00:35:28Must be some more of the family.

00:35:30I'm doing the resurrection act.

00:35:34And enjoying it thoroughly, if I know you.

00:35:36You certainly startled me.

00:35:37Mr. Winston and Mrs. Thornton, Mr. Winston and Mrs. Thornton.

00:35:46How do you do?

00:35:47How do you do?

00:35:48If you'll explain your reasons.

00:35:49Well, for heaven's sake.

00:35:51I thought you were dead.

00:35:53Disappointed?

00:35:54Well, why be a hypocrite?

00:35:55You know, I've always hated your...

00:35:56Marjorie!

00:35:58If you say that word again, I'll disown you.

00:36:00What a loss.

00:36:06Is this for a private use only?

00:36:08I suppose you're a Winston.

00:36:11At your service.

00:36:12I may take you up on that.

00:36:15Hmm?

00:36:15Mm-hmm.

00:36:17If this is another one of your jokes, Marie, I must say it's in bad taste.

00:36:21I've been simply prostrated all day.

00:36:24I'll bet you have.

00:36:25Bridge always tires mother.

00:36:28Marjorie.

00:36:32May I answer it?

00:36:33Yes.

00:36:33Let me search it in here.

00:36:41Bud!

00:36:44Oh, Marie!

00:36:50It is you!

00:36:52Oh, my dear!

00:36:53They tried to kill me.

00:36:56Are you glad I'm alive?

00:36:59Am I glad?

00:37:01I think you are.

00:37:03Why?

00:37:03But what does it mean, sis?

00:37:06They made us go down and look at that other girl.

00:37:10We thought it was you.

00:37:12Did you cry?

00:37:15Well, to tell you the truth, honey, we both went home and got potted.

00:37:22That's just as good.

00:37:26Come on in.

00:37:27Mr. Winston has a whole family here.

00:37:29He says one of them is the murderer.

00:37:31I'm giving odds on Uncle Adams.

00:37:32Uncle Adams?

00:37:34He's too lazy to commit a murder.

00:37:37But tell me, darling, what happened to you?

00:37:39I'll tell you later.

00:37:43Well, here we are.

00:37:45Just one big happy family.

00:37:48Oh, hello, Thor.

00:37:49Who was that blonde I saw you with the other night?

00:37:52There was no blonde, and you know it.

00:37:54Oh, well.

00:37:56Dear Marjorie, your soul must look like the inside of a vinegar bottle.

00:38:01By Jove, it's a good idea.

00:38:02I wish I had thought of it myself.

00:38:04What's that?

00:38:04Killing off the family.

00:38:06It must be some poor soul that had a misfortune to dine with us when we were all together.

00:38:09Sir, I think you're right.

00:38:11Someone who dined with you 13 years ago.

00:38:13Really?

00:38:14Oh, you mean the night that John read that stupid will?

00:38:19And then died.

00:38:22Well, mercy, don't ogle me.

00:38:24I didn't kill him.

00:38:25No one killed him, as far as we know.

00:38:30Does anyone here know the present whereabouts of Wayne Seymour?

00:38:37The last time I saw him, I got an impression that he was going to spend the rest of his

00:38:40days at number nine, Yokohama.

00:38:43I see you know you're Yokohama, Mr. Winston.

00:38:46I've traveled a bit.

00:38:48With the exception of Wayne Seymour, you people were the only guests at that dinner who are still

00:38:52alive.

00:38:53Well, and we're dead from the neck up.

00:38:56Speak for yourself, John.

00:38:57I'll speak, if you don't mind.

00:38:59Go ahead, but a few snappy jokes injected here and there would make a world of difference.

00:39:04You see, we're accustomed to public speaking.

00:39:06I'm afraid this isn't a joking matter.

00:39:08It looks as if someone is determined to kill every person who attended that dinner 13 years

00:39:13ago.

00:39:14They've already killed two people.

00:39:16Two?

00:39:17Two?

00:39:18Yes.

00:39:19A girl mistaken for Miss Morgan and John Barksdale.

00:39:22Mr. Barksdale?

00:39:24Barksdale murdered?

00:39:25Very much so.

00:39:27And in both cases, the bodies were found in the chairs occupied by that person at the

00:39:31dinner.

00:39:32And as Captain Ryan so elegantly describes it, the murderer intends to line the table

00:39:38with stiffs.

00:39:39Oh, how vulgar.

00:39:42Well, thank goodness I was under the table most of the time.

00:39:45Yes, pinching me.

00:39:47Oh, I was a cute youngster.

00:39:48Always full of fun.

00:39:50Someday I'll look at your baby pictures, but just now we're discussing murder.

00:39:54Which automatically makes one think of Marjorie.

00:39:57Speak for yourself, John.

00:40:00Shall we go on with this or just turn it into a family reunion?

00:40:03Well, why not have a blindfold test?

00:40:05Wouldn't matter which one you picked.

00:40:07We'd all cut each other's throats for a dime.

00:40:09Hmm.

00:40:10Why a dime?

00:40:12I'll cut yours for fun.

00:40:13Give me police headquarters.

00:40:22Detective Bureau.

00:40:22Captain Brown's office.

00:40:24Well, it isn't every day you get a chance to see a mastermind at work.

00:40:28Hello.

00:40:29Who's this speaking?

00:40:30Oh.

00:40:31Well, this is Winston.

00:40:33Send the wagon to my apartment.

00:40:35And issue, uh, um, four John Doe and three Jane Doe warrants.

00:40:42Material witnesses in the Morgan case.

00:40:45Right.

00:40:47I've got them here.

00:40:50Really, you're quite amusing, Mr. Winston.

00:40:55You'll like the matron in the city jail, too.

00:40:58She's one of the Philadelphia Smiths.

00:41:05Perhaps by this time you're beginning to see that I mean business.

00:41:08Now then, do you want to stop trying to be clever,

00:41:11or do you want to spend the night in jail?

00:41:13Well, Willie, do the men have separate wards from the women?

00:41:17I think you've settled it then, young lady.

00:41:20Night in jail may make you people see that murder isn't amusing.

00:41:28This is an outrage.

00:41:29So is murder.

00:41:30Why, you can't do this.

00:41:31Wait and see.

00:41:32I'll break you for this.

00:41:33The governor is a personal friend of mine.

00:41:35And of mine.

00:41:36And I happen to know that he's a little funny when it comes to murder.

00:41:38He doesn't like it.

00:41:40Don't be a lot of fools.

00:41:41He doesn't intend to send us.

00:41:43The police, Mr. Winston.

00:41:45Yes.

00:41:45Yes, so I see.

00:41:46Good evening, Sergeant.

00:41:47Good evening, sir.

00:41:48Have you the warrants?

00:41:49Yes, sir.

00:41:49Yes.

00:41:50Yes, all signed and in order.

00:41:53All right.

00:41:54Take these people down and lock them up.

00:41:55Yes, sir.

00:41:56All right.

00:41:57Step live.

00:41:57I demand to see my lawyer.

00:41:58Miss Morgan saw her lawyer today, and I don't think she enjoyed it.

00:42:02You'll be sorry for this.

00:42:10Good night, Winnie dear.

00:42:11Mr. Winston, please.

00:42:19Good night, my dear, and sweet dreams.

00:42:37Oh, darn.

00:42:41Oh, come on down, dearie.

00:42:48We've got another corpse.

00:42:51What?

00:42:52What?

00:42:53What, the family's all locked up?

00:42:55Yeah, sure.

00:42:56You're a smart guy.

00:43:00I don't know.

00:43:01I'm not over yet.

00:43:03You coming down?

00:43:05Okay.

00:43:11Get me the police station.

00:43:16Hello.

00:43:17Give me the desk, Sergeant.

00:43:18The city jail.

00:43:20Yeah.

00:43:23Hello.

00:43:24This is Winston.

00:43:25Private investigator on the Morgan case.

00:43:27I sent down seven of the upper crust for you.

00:43:30Will you send somebody in and see if they're all there?

00:43:33Yes, sir.

00:43:35Hey, Mike.

00:43:36Take a look at the 400 and see if they're all there.

00:43:38Okay, sergeant.

00:44:03What's the matter with her?

00:44:05Who cares?

00:44:05Don't touch her, Marjorie.

00:44:16Hey, what's the matter?

00:44:22What?

00:44:26What?

00:44:26She says that you remind her of her mother.

00:44:31Oh, my God.

00:44:37Yeah, quiet down.

00:44:38You can't do this.

00:44:44I demand it.

00:44:45Yes, I know.

00:44:46You're going to write a letter to the commissioner.

00:44:48I won't stay in here another moment.

00:44:54Say, what are you trying to do?

00:44:55Rip me?

00:44:56Dear me, no.

00:44:57Say, if you guys don't dummy up, there's going to be a murder.

00:45:00Well, that's what we're here for.

00:45:02Two murders.

00:45:03He did them.

00:45:04What?

00:45:05Hey, pipe down here.

00:45:06Yeah, officer.

00:45:07Hide them out.

00:45:07Oh, go read your ticker.

00:45:09I want to know what Steele's doing.

00:45:22All there, sergeant.

00:45:24Okay.

00:45:26All there, Mr. Winston.

00:45:28Okay, thanks.

00:45:29Oh, wait a minute.

00:45:31Turn them all loose, but put a man on each one of them.

00:45:34Yeah, I'll be responsible.

00:45:36Oh, wait a minute.

00:46:05The wire runs over here, and then goes no place at all.

00:46:14I've scoured the whole house.

00:46:17Now, the only answer is there must be a closet or a room somewhere that we don't know anything about.

00:46:22I don't want to know anything about it.

00:46:27All right, Bill.

00:46:28Make it snappy.

00:46:30Cut it right there.

00:46:31What do you make of that, huh?

00:46:46I wonder.

00:46:47I wonder.

00:47:00I wonder.

00:47:00steel

00:47:17red guns

00:47:19nothing rubber about that

00:47:22come on let's get out of here

00:47:30I've seen sights but that one

00:47:35rather a neat way of doing it though huh

00:47:38I don't think it's neat

00:47:40fiendish as the devil do you realize that the murderer left that switch on

00:47:44not caring who got killed

00:47:46and while he's asleep in the county jail he commits another murder

00:47:51but he wasn't here to turn off the switch and bring the body in here

00:47:55I think that cinches it

00:47:57but which one

00:47:59well you saw them

00:48:02which are the most likely

00:48:03well the odds are about even

00:48:05there's a cousin Marjorie who'd commit murder just for the fun of it

00:48:08and her mother'd kill anything that stood in her way

00:48:11but I think it stands between the two uncles

00:48:14Adams is as smooth and old devil as I've ever seen

00:48:17but Thornton's deep

00:48:18you know the big businessman who'd stop at nothing

00:48:21what about the brother and his boyfriend

00:48:23I think they're alright

00:48:25Jensen's in love with the girl

00:48:28and her brother seems genuinely fond of her

00:48:30what's the girl's story?

00:48:32she said someone shot at her in the dark

00:48:34she ran upstairs and hid

00:48:36and by the way

00:48:37she heard that same cry that Grump heard

00:48:40and according to her it wasn't particularly pleasant

00:48:43just the same I'd like to hear it

00:48:45then what else did she do besides

00:48:48steal my car?

00:48:50well she said she came back down

00:48:52was about to beat it out the front door

00:48:54when she heard a car and motorcycle drive up

00:48:56said by that time she didn't know where to turn

00:48:58and when she came in here

00:48:59and saw her double sitting cold and stiff at the table

00:49:02she did go nuts

00:49:03got scared of the police as well as the rest

00:49:06hid in the cellar

00:49:07and then stole the car

00:49:08she hid out all the next day

00:49:10thought better of it

00:49:11and was on her way to the station

00:49:12when they picked her up

00:49:13it's logical

00:49:14Barksdale ask her out here?

00:49:17yes

00:49:18and what they were all after I think

00:49:20was a slip of paper that she'd got that day at the bank

00:49:23which doesn't make much sense of course

00:49:25unless it's a safe combination

00:49:27what was it?

00:49:29thirteen

00:49:30thirteen

00:49:31thirteen

00:49:32I'd like to get old man Morgan alone

00:49:37for about ten minutes

00:49:38I'd teach the old buzzard how to write a will

00:49:41well

00:49:42we get the family down here

00:49:45and try and sweat it out of them

00:49:46or should we put a close watch on them

00:49:49and see who comes down here?

00:49:51well

00:49:51I'm in favor of the last

00:49:53now our friend may get curious

00:49:55and come down to see if he's had another killing

00:49:57then we keep this last one quiet

00:49:59that's right

00:50:00I've got a hunch it's the missing uncle

00:50:03I'm going to call Miss Morgan

00:50:06call the coroner too will you?

00:50:08I'm kind of ashamed of her

00:50:09because

00:50:09I've bothered him so much lately

00:50:12thank you

00:50:15well if this is the kind of service I'm going to get

00:50:18I'm going to get killed every day

00:50:19I'll get it

00:50:22hello

00:50:25Miss Morgan's apartment

00:50:27how'd you like our city jail?

00:50:33listen child

00:50:34I want you to destroy that strip of paper at once

00:50:37and don't tell anyone what was written on it

00:50:40not even your brother

00:50:42but

00:50:43but

00:50:46no one's accusing your brother

00:50:48say listen

00:50:50don't you get too smart

00:50:52you know there's a distinct prejudice

00:50:54in the police department

00:50:55against little girls

00:50:56who go around stealing police cars

00:50:58oh you're not

00:51:01well 21's a mere drop in the bucket

00:51:04uh

00:51:06what

00:51:08say

00:51:10will you shut up and let me talk?

00:51:12now listen

00:51:12don't tell anyone those numbers

00:51:14and if anyone tries to get them out of you

00:51:16let me know immediately

00:51:17will you do that?

00:51:20like a sweet little girl

00:51:21that was the great sloof

00:51:26Winston

00:51:26yeah

00:51:27what did he want?

00:51:29he told me not to tell anybody

00:51:31the numbers on that slip of paper

00:51:32what numbers?

00:51:3413-13-13

00:51:36oh gosh

00:51:39just a woman

00:51:41oh well

00:51:43for goodness sake

00:51:44don't tell him I told you

00:51:45all right

00:51:46we won't

00:52:04we won't

00:52:05we won't

00:52:06we won't

00:52:07we won't

00:52:08we won't

00:52:09we won't

00:52:10we won't

00:52:11we won't

00:52:12we won't

00:52:13we won't

00:52:14we won't

00:52:15we won't

00:52:16we won't

00:52:17we won't

00:52:18we won't

00:52:19we won't

00:52:20we won't

00:52:21we won't

00:52:22we won't

00:52:23we won't

00:52:24we won't

00:52:25shame on you looking at those things

00:52:37why don't you have luncheon with me it'll be more comfortable than standing

00:52:42out here

00:52:43how'd you know I was following you have you ever been to the zoo

00:52:48sure did you see the elephants yeah well that's how I know

00:52:53I'm afraid you're not very bright but you may come in handy

00:53:01I'm about to go calling would you like to come along

00:53:03I've got to go wherever you go is that a theme song

00:53:08or just your quaint way of saying things

00:53:11oh well I you'd better ride with me

00:53:15you know I'm getting a pain in the neck from looking back at you

00:53:18come on

00:53:19of course just looking at you may give me a pain in

00:53:26the neck

00:53:31get in

00:53:33okay stay there until you're relieved that was Bentley detailed to watch Adams

00:53:45he says Adams hasn't left the house all day but some dame just came up in the

00:53:50limousine with grump grump he's telling the thorn and girl tailing her he's

00:53:54riding in the limousine with her what

00:53:57I'd give a hundred bucks to see that

00:54:01come in

00:54:04there's a dr. Sherwood outside

00:54:08says he has some information on the Morgan case dr. Sherwood yes sir send him

00:54:13in

00:54:14I hope he's our man

00:54:18hi dr. Captain Brown how do you do

00:54:20won't you sit down

00:54:22thank you

00:54:23I hope you're a plastic surgeon

00:54:25I see you're ahead of me

00:54:27I am as a matter of fact and I operated on the young lady who was killed

00:54:31I only saw your notice in the paper this morning

00:54:33yeah we didn't know until last night the wrong girl had been killed

00:54:36but when did you operate on her several months ago three as a matter of fact she

00:54:42and her brother came to what well she said he was her brother what name did they give

00:54:49Morgan Morgan may I take dr. Sherwood over to miss Morgan's apartment okay you

00:54:56could identify the brother couldn't you certainly he came to me twice fine

00:54:59let's go

00:55:02look back at the wrong by doctor thank you thank you

00:55:14well

00:55:15hello

00:55:16tell me that

00:55:21that your man

00:55:23no

00:55:24say

00:55:25why aren't you down at the old house

00:55:28rather tired of being there so much

00:55:30you picture of your friend Jensen around

00:55:33yes I think so

00:55:35but look here mr. Winston

00:55:37Marie's gone down to the old house to meet you

00:55:40what

00:55:40didn't you call her

00:55:40why no

00:55:42you didn't call her

00:55:42no I tell you what's it all about

00:55:46I just got in she left this

00:56:00where's it all I get a picture of Jensen and show it to the doctor will you please

00:56:12hello operator

00:56:15Henry Douglas from 968

00:56:17hurry up

00:56:18that's the one

00:56:25hurry up

00:56:46Hello.

00:57:16Oh, yes.

00:57:33Now listen child, don't get in a panic, but get out of the house as quick as you can.

00:57:38Is there an officer guarding it?

00:57:39Yes.

00:57:40He let me in when I told him you.

00:57:42Mr. Winston, didn't you call me?

00:57:45Now, now, don't get in a panic.

00:57:47Just get the officer to drive you to the Douglasson police station and wait for me there.

00:57:51Now beat it.

00:57:52All right.

00:57:56Where's Miss Morgan?

00:58:06Hasn't she been here?

00:58:07No.

00:58:08No one's been here.

00:58:09You come with me.

00:58:10I may need you.

00:58:11No, wait.

00:58:12Tell Ryan to beat it over to the Morgan house as soon as he gets here.

00:58:15Yes, sir.

00:58:24Isn't she there?

00:58:25No.

00:58:26No.

00:58:27He'll come around all right.

00:58:28Come on.

00:58:29Don't come out.

00:58:30He'll come around, all right.

00:58:45Come on.

00:58:47Don't come out.

00:59:00Don't come out.

00:59:30Don't come out.

01:00:00Kill her.

01:00:01Kill her all.

01:00:02Come on.

01:00:03Cut it out.

01:00:05What did you do with my sister?

01:00:07Here, cut it out.

01:00:08Come on.

01:00:08Get out.

01:00:12Go let him in.

01:00:17Now then.

01:00:18What have you done with Miss Morgan?

01:00:20Come on now.

01:00:20Make a snappy.

01:00:21Miss Morgan?

01:00:22I don't know.

01:00:23Where is she?

01:00:24What's this?

01:00:25Ah, just a swell species of skunk.

01:00:27Now come on.

01:00:27Tell me.

01:00:28What have you done with her?

01:00:29I tell you.

01:00:30Did you call her and tell her to meet me here?

01:00:32No, I swear I didn't.

01:00:34We know all about Sherwood and the other girls, so you may as well tell us the rest.

01:00:38Who was in on this with you?

01:00:43Barksdale.

01:00:44So you killed her and then Barksdale so you wouldn't have to split, huh?

01:00:47No, I don't know who killed him.

01:00:48I swear it.

01:00:50Pick up that phone.

01:00:53No.

01:00:54No.

01:00:54Why not?

01:00:56Because that's the way Leela got it.

01:00:58You were there that night.

01:00:59Did you kill her?

01:01:00No, I saw her after.

01:01:01After shooting it, Miss Morgan?

01:01:07No.

01:01:08No, I didn't.

01:01:09I didn't.

01:01:09Why are you a liar?

01:01:11Go on.

01:01:11Take him down and lock him up.

01:01:14Come on.

01:01:17But Phil.

01:01:18I tell you, Ryan, it doesn't make good sense.

01:01:21Why go to all the trouble to impersonate someone and then kill the impersonator?

01:01:25Jensen tried to kill Miss Morgan, but somebody else killed the girl thinking it was Miss Morgan.

01:01:29Jensen knew the difference.

01:01:32There have been two different factions working in this against each other.

01:01:35Why not?

01:01:36But where's...

01:01:37Exactly.

01:01:42Get an axe.

01:01:43Break that wall in.

01:01:45All right.

01:01:45And son, you'd better go on back to the station.

01:01:48Why?

01:01:49Because I don't think your sister's going to be alive when we find her.

01:01:55I don't know.

01:01:57Help me.

01:01:59No.

01:01:59You know what they are.

01:02:01Tell me.

01:02:02Help me.

01:02:06I know, but if you kill me, you'll never know.

01:02:09You little fool.

01:02:10Don't you know that I'll kill you anyway?

01:02:18Tell me.

01:02:20Stop.

01:02:21All right.

01:02:24Thirteen.

01:02:25Thirteen.

01:02:26You dare not be lying.

01:02:28You dare not be lying.

01:02:29You dare not be lying.

01:02:30You dare not be lying.

01:02:31You dare not be lying.

01:02:33You dare not be lying.

01:02:34You dare not be lying.

01:02:35You dare not be lying.

01:02:36You dare not be lying.

01:02:37You dare not be lying.

01:02:38You dare not be lying.

01:02:39You dare not be lying.

01:02:40You dare not be lying.

01:03:13Come on, come on, come on, come on, smash it!

01:03:21Come here, get that axe, clear?

01:03:36Come here, that's it.

01:03:41Come here, get that axe.

01:03:49Come here, get that axe.

01:03:51Come here, get that axe.

01:04:01He's not gonna save.

01:04:03He's not gonna save.

01:04:05He's not gonna save.

01:04:07He's not gonna save.

01:04:09I'm not gonna save.

01:04:11Isn't that funny?

01:04:13Yeah, it's a swell joke.

01:04:17Come on, come on, get out of here.

01:04:19Come on, come on, get out of here.

01:04:27Come on, come on, come on.

01:04:37Come on, come on, come on.

01:04:41You didn't have a patent on that little electrical device of yours, Adams?

01:04:43No, I'm sorry to say.

01:04:45I haven't.

01:04:47Well, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.

01:04:49The state's got something that works along the same lines.

01:04:53And we're going to give you an exclusive demonstration.

01:04:57Take him out.

01:04:59Come on, move.

01:05:03Won't they let you into that safety deposit box?

01:05:05Sure.

01:05:06What did you find?

01:05:07Only a million dollars with securities for her.

01:05:09A million?

01:05:11How disgusting.

01:05:12I hope it isn't U.S. steel.

01:05:14Don't worry, it isn't.

01:05:16I left the securities there, of course, but this letter was on top and I thought you'd want it.

01:05:23To Marie, the 13th guest.

01:05:26Can you imagine that?

01:05:28I was it all the time.

01:05:36My...

01:05:43The poor lamb.

01:05:46Read it.

01:05:47Allowed?

01:05:48Why, yes.

01:05:49My dear child, I'm making a rather melodramatic attempt to protect your fortune.

01:05:56But if I am right about the other members of the family, it is almost certain to reveal them to you in their true light.

01:06:02So that you will not make the same mistake I made when I married into it.

01:06:06Bless you, my dear.

01:06:07And may they have killed each other off by the time you receive this.

01:06:11Your father.

01:06:13It's sad, but it's also darn good advice.

01:06:17What?

01:06:18What?

01:06:19Not to marry into a screwy family.

01:06:28How are you?

01:06:29Tell me where you've been?

01:06:30Well, first I went...

01:06:42Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:43Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:44Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:45Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:46Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:47Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:56Well, you told me to...

01:06:57Well, you told me to tailor...

01:06:58Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:03Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:04Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:10Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:11On the mark...

01:07:12Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:13Well, you told me to tailor...

01:07:14Well, this is Ryan...

01:07:15Well, this is Ryan...

01:07:16Well, you told me.

01:07:17hello hello Phil this is Ryan listen I've got another swell I'm not interested

01:07:47when you hear the tone of the gong it will be exactly 12 o'clock and six split seconds

01:08:17hello ring Stuyvesant 9600 and keep ringing it and when you've done that well well ring it some more

01:08:47you

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