Love Nest 1951 Comedy Drama _ Starring Marilyn Monroe

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Two married New Yorkers purchase a run-down old building full of colorful tenants.

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00:00:00You

00:00:30Just a love nest, cozy with charm

00:00:35Like a dove nest, way down on a vine

00:00:41A veranda with some sort of clinging vine

00:00:45A beautiful vine, look out!

00:00:48Watch where you're going

00:00:49Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twine

00:00:53Then we'll have a little small room

00:00:56A tea set of blue

00:00:58Best of all, room dreamy, dream room for two

00:01:03Better than a palace with a gilded door

00:01:08Is a love nest, a love nest

00:01:12You can call home a small room, tea set of blue

00:01:15Best of all, room dreamy for two in a love nest

00:01:28Once you nested

00:01:32I can see a really beautiful

00:01:34Bad deer

00:01:37You'll wonder why I found else

00:01:39You can dance

00:01:39Since the ice Clan

00:01:42Be a sweet

00:01:43You know it's time of

00:01:46Its time to come

00:01:48Grave

00:01:49You know number 2

00:01:50Is that you, honey?

00:02:20Hand me a towel, dear.

00:02:21All right, wise guy.

00:02:22Get out of there.

00:02:23Who are you?

00:02:24The last person you expected to meet.

00:02:25What are you doing in my wife's bathtub?

00:02:27Yo, wife, are you nuts?

00:02:29All right, step out of here where I can get a sock at you.

00:02:33Now, look what you've done.

00:02:34You woke up the baby.

00:02:36Baby?

00:02:37Isn't, doesn't, doesn't Mrs. Scott live here?

00:02:40No, she moved downstairs.

00:02:42What's the big idea, anyway, barging in like you own the place?

00:02:45I'm sorry.

00:02:46Here, you better dry yourself.

00:02:47You might catch cold.

00:02:50Jim!

00:02:52Cut!

00:02:59Oh!

00:03:00What's the matter?

00:03:01This isn't what I planned.

00:03:03I was going to be all dressed up and just look at me.

00:03:05Oh, darling, I'm such a mess.

00:03:07You're the prettiest looking mess I've ever seen.

00:03:13Why didn't you let me know you're coming home?

00:03:15You want me to go away and try it again?

00:03:17Oh, no.

00:03:18No, from now on, I'm not letting you out of my sight.

00:03:21What's down here?

00:03:22Our apartment.

00:03:23It's a mess, too.

00:03:24I don't understand.

00:03:25I thought you said you bought a house.

00:03:26I did.

00:03:27All this is ours.

00:03:28I couldn't find a place to rent.

00:03:30I've been looking since V.E. Day, and now we own this whole building.

00:03:33But how can we afford it?

00:03:34Oh, it's mortgaged to the hill, but we'll have an income from the other tenant.

00:03:38It's been a long time.

00:03:44I can't believe you're really here.

00:03:46When did you leave Paris?

00:03:47I used to plane ride yesterday.

00:03:49Thought I'd surprise you.

00:03:50I was going to surprise you, too.

00:03:51They have a place all fixed up, painted and everything.

00:03:54That can wait.

00:03:55First, we're going to get reacquainted.

00:04:08Oh, if you knew how much I wanted.

00:04:10Did you miss me?

00:04:11Only 24 hours a day, every day, for two and a half years.

00:04:17Would you really like the place, honey?

00:04:19It's wonderful.

00:04:20I had all this furniture mother left me.

00:04:22I was just standing around in storage, so I thought I'd move some of it to the apartment.

00:04:32We can do so much for this place, Jim.

00:04:34Living down here will have privacy.

00:04:37That's what I used to dream about nights, sleeping with 200 other guys.

00:04:41Well, at least you weren't lonely.

00:04:43There is nothing lonelier than being with 200 other guys.

00:04:47Honey, you want to see the bedroom?

00:04:52Natural.

00:04:53Honey, this place was such a bargain.

00:04:55Mrs. Webb, the owner, was 85 years old, and she needed the money to get to Reno.

00:04:59She'd worked out a roulette system.

00:05:01Do you like it?

00:05:03Mm-hmm.

00:05:04It's cozy.

00:05:05Originally, this was all storage space.

00:05:07I had to have a wall knocked out.

00:05:09From now on, you don't have to do anything except look beautiful.

00:05:14I had an awful time putting these vets together.

00:05:16The frames were warped.

00:05:21That's nothing serious, I hope.

00:05:22No.

00:05:23Her name is Suds.

00:05:25At least, I think it's a few days.

00:05:29Drain pipes.

00:05:30You mean every time somebody uses the water?

00:05:32Every time.

00:05:33Well, now that I'm home, you've got somebody to fix things like that.

00:05:36It hasn't been much fun without you.

00:05:38I'll fix that, too.

00:05:45You've gained a little weight.

00:05:46Oh, you.

00:05:47There goes the doorbell.

00:05:48Make it go away.

00:05:49I'd better see who it is.

00:05:50I'm not home.

00:05:51You're a landlord now.

00:05:52The landlord is always home.

00:05:54I found this on your front steps.

00:05:55Oh, it belongs to my husband.

00:05:56Thank you, Mrs. Quig.

00:05:57Darling.

00:05:58My water's backing up again.

00:05:59Oh, I'll call the plumber.

00:06:00Mrs. Quig found this on the front steps.

00:06:01Oh, how do you do?

00:06:02Thanks.

00:06:03I guess you two want to be alone, huh?

00:06:04You know, that's a pretty good guess.

00:06:05Bye.

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00:06:34Watch a lot of stuff in Paris.

00:06:35And perfumes, nightcows, that silk you wanted.

00:06:37Oh, well, let me see.

00:06:38Everything in its own time.

00:06:40What's that?

00:06:42There's a firehouse right down the street.

00:06:44Isn't that convenient?

00:06:45Isn't that convenient?

00:06:46Mr. Cummings, this place won't be the same without you.

00:07:02Both of them attach to me, please. Yes, sir.

00:07:12Mr. Cummings, this place won't be the same without you.

00:07:15You're the best tenant I ever had.

00:07:17Are you sure, Mrs. Mackey?

00:07:19Can't you tell.

00:07:22And may I add that you are a jewel among landladies.

00:07:27It's a shame you have to leave for Colorado so suddenly.

00:07:30Just when you're getting settled.

00:07:31Yes, that's the curse of my profession.

00:07:34But a mining engineer must be always on the move,

00:07:37looking for new fields to conquer.

00:07:41Where do you want me to forward your mail?

00:07:44Dear lady, I haven't read my mail in 20 years.

00:07:48Letter writing has become a lost art.

00:07:54Oh, I didn't give you the refund on your rent.

00:07:57That's quite all right.

00:07:58You keep it and buy something for yourself.

00:08:00Oh, but I couldn't do that.

00:08:01Please, in memory of the many happy hours

00:08:04I spent under your roof.

00:08:09Well, I guess I must be going.

00:08:12I wouldn't want to miss my train.

00:08:16Grand Simples Station.

00:08:17Yes, sir.

00:08:18Goodbye, my dear.

00:08:22Goodbye, Mr. Cummings.

00:08:24Goodbye, Mr. Cummings.

00:08:26Slow down.

00:08:38But you said you had to catch a train.

00:08:40Did I?

00:08:41Well, that's life, I guess.

00:08:43Take me someplace where I can check my bags.

00:08:46Okay.

00:08:47And then you can drive me to 337 Gramercy Place.

00:08:58Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.

00:09:02Look, I'm not trying to start a flirtation, but do you live here?

00:09:06Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scott?

00:09:08Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scott?

00:09:13Yes.

00:09:13Your cat seems to have gotten itself locked out.

00:09:16No, my husband threw her out.

00:09:19My name is Patterson, Charles Kenneth Patterson.

00:09:22Excelsior rental agency said that if I mentioned their name,

00:09:25an apartment might be available.

00:09:27Oh, yes.

00:09:27This is my husband, Mr. Patterson.

00:09:29How do you do?

00:09:30You're a very lucky man.

00:09:32I'll be glad to show you the apartment.

00:09:35But somebody's already living up there.

00:09:36I know, the McNabs.

00:09:38They moved up to 3B because they needed more room for the babies.

00:09:40So now there's an empty apartment on the first floor.

00:09:42Good.

00:09:48I'm not through furnishing it yet.

00:09:50These are just odds and ends.

00:09:51You've done handsomely.

00:09:53Two Hitchcock chairs, a fine old Connecticut chest.

00:09:57And that mirror.

00:09:59I'd say circa 1820.

00:10:03Very rare.

00:10:04Well, these things have been in my family for years.

00:10:07Your ancestors had excellent taste.

00:10:09But one would only have to look at you to know that.

00:10:11Do you collect furniture, Mr. Patterson?

00:10:13Not really.

00:10:14I admire it.

00:10:15You see, I'm an estate appraiser.

00:10:17A what?

00:10:17When an estate is being sold or divided,

00:10:20I'm called in to evaluate the furnishings and the objects of art.

00:10:23Must be interesting work.

00:10:25Yes, it is.

00:10:25But it keeps me traveling quite a bit.

00:10:27That's why I'd like a small place of my own.

00:10:30Some place I could call home.

00:10:31One gets so tired living in a hotel.

00:10:34Well, the apartment is yours if you want it.

00:10:37I was told the rent is $56 a month.

00:10:40But what are you really asking?

00:10:42Well...

00:10:43$56 a month?

00:10:45Mr. Scotch, you have restored my faith in humanity.

00:10:48People are so greedy nowadays.

00:10:52Everybody's trying to get rich at once.

00:10:55I think that's correct.

00:10:56Never mind.

00:10:57Let me see.

00:10:58Well, speaking professionally, what's your opinion of this house?

00:11:00Pretty good shape for its age.

00:11:03The foundation is hardly settled at all.

00:11:05That proves it was built well.

00:11:10Oh, may I have one of your personal cards?

00:11:12For your mailbox.

00:11:13Oh, yes, of course.

00:11:15Yeah.

00:11:21Let me see now.

00:11:22Just a second.

00:11:24There you are.

00:11:25That's fine.

00:11:26Well, I'll be moving in tomorrow.

00:11:28Good.

00:11:29Goodbye.

00:11:29Bye.

00:11:30Bye.

00:11:33He's charming, isn't he?

00:11:35If he were 20 years younger, I wouldn't trust him in the same room with you unless he were in a straight jacket.

00:11:40Thank you, darling.

00:11:40You know, I'm beginning to like this setup.

00:11:43If the money keeps on rolling in like this, I can sit home and write as I please.

00:11:46That's what I figured when I bought the house.

00:11:48No more magazine stories for women to read under the hairdryer.

00:11:52I got an idea for a book.

00:11:54I worked it out while I was on Yank.

00:11:55I'd write it in six months.

00:11:56I always wanted to be married to a novelist.

00:11:59Hello.

00:12:04Hello.

00:12:04Just a minute.

00:12:09The feature goes on at 5.36 and then again at 8.13.

00:12:12The break is at 7.54.

00:12:14You're welcome.

00:12:15What is that?

00:12:16Well, people are always dialing this number instead of in the neighborhood movie theater.

00:12:18It's less trouble just to keep a copy of their schedule.

00:12:20Why don't you just have a telephone company change our numbers?

00:12:23Oh, if we complain, they'll take our phone out.

00:12:24It isn't listed in our name.

00:12:26Oh.

00:12:27Well, it's those little touches that make a house a home, I always say.

00:12:33How much money we got in the bank?

00:12:35Oh, about $300, I think.

00:12:37Is that all?

00:12:37Well, the down payment was $4,000.

00:12:39But at least we're not living on our savings.

00:12:41We've got our money working for us.

00:12:42What's our monthly income?

00:12:44Now that all the apartments are rented, we'll need to borrow the $190.

00:12:47Hey, that's not bad.

00:12:48I knew you'd be pleased.

00:12:50What do you say we take a vacation before I get to work?

00:12:52We can go on a camping trip.

00:12:53Make a second honeymoon.

00:12:54Oh, we never really had a first one.

00:12:57Well, this one will be a doubleheader.

00:12:59Oh, I've got to call the plumber.

00:13:00Mrs. Quigswater's backing up and she can't use her sink.

00:13:03Oh, her sink.

00:13:07What do you say I take a look at it?

00:13:08You!

00:13:09You don't know anything about plumbing.

00:13:11You'd be surprised at the things I picked up in the Army.

00:13:14I probably would.

00:13:15But I thought you wanted to rest on your first day home.

00:13:17That $190 a month isn't going to go very far if we start calling in outside talent.

00:13:21You got any tools in this choice?

00:13:23Sure.

00:13:23Come on.

00:13:24Why did you have to turn off that valve in the cellar?

00:13:28That's the first thing any smart plumber does.

00:13:30What's happening to the water?

00:13:31We just shut it off for a minute, Mrs. Thompson.

00:13:33Oh, by the way, this is Jim, my husband.

00:13:34How do you do?

00:13:34It's exactly you, the man around here, but I'm broad-minded.

00:13:37Next time, I wish you'd warn me.

00:13:38If I don't get my dishes done, I'll have ants.

00:13:40I'm sorry.

00:13:42Hey.

00:13:43Oh, the water will be right on, Mr. Hanson.

00:13:45I'd like to have you meet my husband.

00:13:47Hello.

00:13:47I have a feeling the natives are not friendly.

00:13:52They're all right when you get to know them.

00:13:54Oh, Ed Forbes.

00:13:56What about him?

00:13:57He's back from Washington.

00:13:58I'm supposed to have dinner with him tonight.

00:14:00But I'll call and tell him not to come.

00:14:03I kind of like to see the old joker, but not tonight.

00:14:06Look, come right in.

00:14:11Mr. Scott's going to fix the drain himself.

00:14:13He knows all about plumbing.

00:14:14Oh, really?

00:14:14I admire a man who's clever with his hand.

00:14:17Well, where is the patient?

00:14:18Patient?

00:14:19Oh, in here.

00:14:21Now, here's what happened.

00:14:22Every time I turn the faucet up.

00:14:24Well, that's funny.

00:14:25Well, the water's turned off downstairs.

00:14:27Oh, you didn't have to do that.

00:14:29There's a cutoff right under here.

00:14:31Oh, it doesn't matter.

00:14:32I'll have it fixed in no time at all.

00:14:36There you go.

00:15:06Everybody's a plumber.

00:15:13You'd better hurry, Mr. Payne.

00:15:14It's flooding into the hallway.

00:15:18I could have fixed it myself if I'd have had the right tool.

00:15:20That's all right, dear.

00:15:22He only charges $3.50 an hour.

00:15:23This is the first time he's been here all week.

00:15:25What do our operating expenses come to?

00:15:33Well, the first month, we only spent about $60 more than we took in, but...

00:15:36Only?

00:15:37Do you mean we're losing money?

00:15:39Oh, you always lose money at the beginning.

00:15:40The roof had to be repaired, the furnace, the water heater.

00:15:43But I thought you said...

00:15:43Well, I guess I'd better forget about this novel and start knocking out a few stories with a hairdryer trade.

00:15:50Oh, but the house will start paying for itself any day now.

00:15:52I'm going to make sure it does.

00:15:55Have you been keeping any accounts?

00:15:56Mm-hmm.

00:15:57Now, let me see.

00:15:58I packed them away when I was moving.

00:16:00Oh, well, anyway, when you owe people money, they always remind you about it.

00:16:03Doesn't anybody owe us money?

00:16:04Just Edie Gaynor.

00:16:05Her rent's only three days overdue.

00:16:07Well, why haven't you collected it?

00:16:09Well, Edie's been so friendly to me, I kind of hate to ask her for it.

00:16:13She's a widow and doesn't have very much.

00:16:15Now, listen.

00:16:16We're not here to make friends.

00:16:17Every cent that we have is sunk in this place, and if we're going to put it on a paying basis,

00:16:21we've got to be firm with the tenants.

00:16:23All right.

00:16:24All right.

00:16:25You do it.

00:16:26Me?

00:16:27You're the landlord, darling.

00:16:37Mrs. Gaynor, I'm Jim Scott.

00:16:44Oh, yes.

00:16:46We heard you were back.

00:16:48This is my daughter, Florence.

00:16:50Glad to have you aboard.

00:16:51You do.

00:16:52Won't you come be in, Mr. Scott?

00:16:53Well, I...

00:16:54Have a cup of tea.

00:16:56Bye.

00:17:03All the ballots will stop looking

00:17:05When you use champagne

00:17:07Thank you, Petit.

00:17:10Stop in again.

00:17:11Oh, just a minute, Mr. Scott.

00:17:15I keep forgetting to bring this down.

00:17:17What is it?

00:17:18A rent check.

00:17:19Oh, is your rent due now?

00:17:21I didn't know.

00:17:22I'm new here.

00:17:25I'll bet he didn't know.

00:17:28How's it going?

00:17:29Oh, don't worry, pal.

00:17:30We'll cut corners.

00:17:31Try to hold it down.

00:17:32Yeah, the whole thing shouldn't run you more than...

00:17:34Well, let's see.

00:17:36Well...

00:17:37Don't worry.

00:17:42Certainly took you long enough.

00:17:44Did you get the rent?

00:17:46That?

00:17:46Oh, sure.

00:17:47I just said, by the way, old girl,

00:17:49the monthly gouge is a trifle overdue,

00:17:51so if you'll kick in...

00:17:53This check is dated three days ago.

00:17:55It is?

00:17:57That's what a man wants for his wife.

00:17:58I'm curious.

00:18:00Oh, George is waiting to help you move the rest of Mr. Patterson's furniture.

00:18:03Oh, no.

00:18:03Now, look.

00:18:04I've got a hard war, and I...

00:18:05Who's George?

00:18:06This is Thompson's son.

00:18:07He's been a great help to me.

00:18:08This is not the way I plan on spending my first evening home.

00:18:11Hiya.

00:18:11Did you have a nice time in the Army?

00:18:12I'm beginning to think so.

00:18:13You can start with the Davenport.

00:18:15Better grab that end.

00:18:20Ready?

00:18:25Your end is dragging.

00:18:27I could have held this stuff alone,

00:18:29but since my dropped kidney,

00:18:30the doctor says I got a baby myself.

00:18:32All right, all right.

00:18:33I can do without this small talk.

00:18:34Keep moving.

00:18:37Pardon me, lady.

00:18:38Can you help an unemployed daughter a year, man?

00:18:40Ed.

00:18:40How are you, honey?

00:18:42I got your message,

00:18:43so I decided to come anyway.

00:18:45Where's Jim?

00:18:45Oh, don't bother him.

00:18:46He's busy.

00:18:47You must give me the name of your decorator.

00:18:49I'm trying to break my lease.

00:18:50I know the place isn't very elegant, but...

00:18:51Oh, I think it's charming.

00:18:53You put a small beer on the corner,

00:18:54a guy with a derby on the stool,

00:18:56and you're in business as a dime.

00:18:58Look, Ed, about dinner...

00:19:00Thanks, I'd love to stay.

00:19:01What's Jim doing?

00:19:02He'll be right down.

00:19:08Welcome home.

00:19:10What else is new?

00:19:19Hey!

00:19:20Sorry, Mac.

00:19:21We picked up two hours ago.

00:19:22But I overslept.

00:19:23Try it again next week.

00:19:26Take my bags up to Apartment 1A.

00:19:39I'll take this.

00:19:41Good morning, Mr. Scott.

00:19:42Good morning.

00:19:42Did I trouble you for my teeth?

00:19:44No trouble at all.

00:19:45You're a poor landlord.

00:19:47I'd stress to pose.

00:19:48Strictly between us,

00:19:49I come from a long line of tenants.

00:19:51Good morning, Mr. Patterson.

00:19:55Oh, good morning, Mrs. Scott.

00:19:58Ah, you look like the veritable breath of spring.

00:20:02Did you hear that?

00:20:03Mm-hmm.

00:20:03My husband is a writer,

00:20:04but he never talks to me like that.

00:20:06I should squander my dialogue on an audience of one?

00:20:09Well, if you run short, Mr. Scott,

00:20:11I'd be glad to lend you some of mine.

00:20:12You see, I've been everywhere,

00:20:14seen everything,

00:20:16heard everything,

00:20:17and I don't believe I've forgotten a thing.

00:20:27Good day.

00:20:32What are you all dressed up for?

00:20:34Well, if you're settling down to work,

00:20:35I think I'll go shopping.

00:20:37I have to get material for curtains

00:20:38and some throw rubs.

00:20:39Hey, whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

00:20:40I haven't sold anything yet.

00:20:41Oh, this is the first chance

00:20:42I've had to get away from the house.

00:20:43Oh, let me see now.

00:20:46What did I do with my wallet?

00:20:48Last time I wore my brown shantong,

00:20:50so it should be in my brown suede bag.

00:20:52This is in my green one.

00:21:02Good morning, Edie.

00:21:03Oh, good morning, Connie.

00:21:09Allow me.

00:21:14One more, please.

00:21:15See?

00:21:16Oh.

00:21:20You're very kind.

00:21:21Oh, it's nothing.

00:21:23Come on, take him out

00:21:23until you skip the cigarettes.

00:21:24I think we have enough at home.

00:21:25My husband smokes too much anyway.

00:21:27Make up your mind, will you, lady?

00:21:29Oh, Mr. Patterson,

00:21:30I see you two have met.

00:21:31Well, not exactly.

00:21:33Mrs. Gaynor is your next-door neighbor.

00:21:35Making it a very desirable neighborhood.

00:21:37She's also the best cook in the house.

00:21:39Oh, now, really?

00:21:40Please, Mrs. Gaynor,

00:21:41don't be modest.

00:21:42That's an accomplishment to be proud of.

00:21:44You know, I often think

00:21:45that all the troubles in this world

00:21:47are caused by bad cooking.

00:21:49Well, I really haven't bothered much

00:21:51since my husband died.

00:21:53No fun cooking,

00:21:55unless you have someone to cook for.

00:21:57How true, how definitely true.

00:22:00I guess I'd better get back

00:22:01and fix Jim's lunch.

00:22:02He's been alone in the house all morning,

00:22:03working on a story.

00:22:04Hey, Jim.

00:22:16Yeah?

00:22:16You collect scrap?

00:22:17Yeah.

00:22:18Why don't you start now?

00:22:19Make yourself some dough, huh?

00:22:21Maybe you got something there.

00:22:23There you are.

00:22:24Hello, boy.

00:22:25Well, see you on, man.

00:22:27Nobody could tell this wasn't a professional job.

00:22:35Feels good to be doing something constructive

00:22:36around here for a change.

00:22:38First chance I get,

00:22:39I'm going to paint that fence

00:22:40and all the woodwork.

00:22:41Oh, how nice.

00:22:42Hi, Edie.

00:22:43Oh, uh, Connie,

00:22:45have you seen Mr. Patterson around?

00:22:47No, not since yesterday.

00:22:49I passed his door a couple of times

00:22:50and I thought I heard him sneezing.

00:22:52There's a lot of pollen in the air.

00:22:53It sounds more like pneumonia to me.

00:22:56I hate to think of a poor man in there

00:22:58with all alone someone to take care of him.

00:23:01Well, why don't you knock on his door?

00:23:03Oh, no, that wouldn't look right.

00:23:06But I thought it's the landlord called on him.

00:23:10All right.

00:23:23Come in.

00:23:36Are you all right, Mr. Patterson?

00:23:37Do I look all right?

00:23:39I'm miserable.

00:23:40Well, Mr. Patterson,

00:23:41what happened to you?

00:23:42Nothing.

00:23:43Just this invigorating spring weather.

00:23:46Oh, that's a shame.

00:23:47Can I get you a cup of tea?

00:23:48Oh, don't bother, Connie.

00:23:49I've already got the kettle on.

00:23:51How about some toast?

00:23:52Maybe a bowl of soup, huh?

00:23:55Thank you, Mrs. Gaynor.

00:23:56I knew the moment I met you,

00:23:58you were an angel of mercy.

00:24:00Let me straighten your pillow.

00:24:02Oh, would you like a mustard plaster?

00:24:05Mrs. Gaynor, you mustn't call me.

00:24:07There goes the mailman.

00:24:08Men are such babies when they're sick.

00:24:12I remember how my husband

00:24:13always made me rub his back with alcohol.

00:24:16You wouldn't take advantage of me

00:24:17in my condition, would you, Mrs. Gaynor?

00:24:20I wish you'd call me Edie.

00:24:23I shall.

00:24:24And I shall call you Sinera,

00:24:27Leland, Cleopatra,

00:24:29Helen of Troy.

00:24:31I take four lumps of sugar in my tea.

00:24:38Our first letter.

00:24:40Goody, goody.

00:24:41What is it?

00:24:43A bill from the plumber.

00:24:44Doesn't that mailman

00:24:55ever bring anything except bills?

00:24:57Tax assessment just about cleans us out.

00:25:00Well, I think it's unfair

00:25:01the way the city charges us all those taxes.

00:25:03What did they ever do for us?

00:25:05Well, they do provide us

00:25:07with a fire station.

00:25:09Come in.

00:25:11Hi, Charlie.

00:25:12I just dropped in to return me.

00:25:15Oh, did you enjoy the opera, Mr. Patterson?

00:25:17I know Edie did.

00:25:18That's why I took it.

00:25:19Oh, you aren't a fan yourself, huh?

00:25:21Well, I'm at a peculiar disadvantage

00:25:22at the opera.

00:25:23I understand every word they're singing.

00:25:27That's just the touch this room needed.

00:25:30Dutch curtains.

00:25:31Well, I am a very talented wife.

00:25:33Do you mind my asking?

00:25:35What are you writing, Mr. Scott?

00:25:36It's a story about a landlord

00:25:37who goes berserk

00:25:38and murders all of his tenants.

00:25:40Oh, he's kidding.

00:25:41It's really a story about Paris.

00:25:43You know, I've often thought

00:25:45that maybe my experiences

00:25:46might make a good book.

00:25:48That is, if I could find

00:25:49a real professional writer

00:25:51to whip it into shape.

00:25:52Well, when you do,

00:25:53I'd like to read it.

00:25:55So would a lot of people.

00:25:56But I doubt

00:25:57if any publisher

00:25:59has even touched it.

00:26:00I guess you have led

00:26:01a pretty full life.

00:26:02Please don't make it past tense.

00:26:04I'm not through yet.

00:26:05Do you happen to know

00:26:07the brand of perfume

00:26:08Miss Gainer uses?

00:26:09Florence?

00:26:10Hmm.

00:26:11I'm leaving tomorrow

00:26:12on a business trip

00:26:12and I'd like to bring

00:26:13something back for Florence.

00:26:14I know what to bring you, Edie.

00:26:16But the younger said...

00:26:18Oh, I can find out for you.

00:26:20Would you do that?

00:26:20Sure.

00:26:21Thank you so much.

00:26:22Good night, Jim.

00:26:22Good night.

00:26:23Good night.

00:26:24Good night.

00:26:26Wow.

00:26:27When a man starts buying presents

00:26:29for a woman's daughter,

00:26:30it looks a little serious.

00:26:32It's a romance, all right.

00:26:34Edie's had him to dinner

00:26:35three nights this week

00:26:36and he took her out twice.

00:26:37How do you know

00:26:37all these things?

00:26:38Everybody confides

00:26:39in the landlady.

00:26:41Hmm.

00:26:48Good morning.

00:26:49Good morning.

00:26:50Got any 50 cent haircuts

00:26:51for a dollar a quarter?

00:26:52The speciality of the house.

00:26:54Hi there, James Boynt.

00:26:55Hello, Charlie.

00:26:56You're next, sir.

00:26:58Getting overhauled

00:26:59for your trip?

00:27:00Man,

00:27:00and slightly

00:27:01around the edges.

00:27:03Oh, Jim.

00:27:04What?

00:27:04Did your wife get a chance

00:27:05to talk to Florence?

00:27:06Oh, yeah.

00:27:07She uses flaming passion,

00:27:09but what she'd really like

00:27:10is something called

00:27:10you can't take it with you,

00:27:12only she isn't courage enough

00:27:12to buy it herself.

00:27:14I'm beginning to believe

00:27:15that girl has hidden dust.

00:27:17Do you want a high polish

00:27:18or a dull finish?

00:27:19My dear,

00:27:20I don't think anything

00:27:21you'd start

00:27:21could possibly

00:27:22have a dull finish.

00:27:24What do you want done

00:27:25with your mail

00:27:25while you're gone?

00:27:26Oh, Jim,

00:27:27I never write letters

00:27:27and I don't encourage

00:27:28anyone to write me.

00:27:30You know,

00:27:31I heard you can get

00:27:31in trouble using the mail.

00:27:33Would you like

00:27:34a facial massage?

00:27:36Well,

00:27:36it won't do any good,

00:27:37but it may give me confidence.

00:27:39Go ahead.

00:27:39McNabb has just bought

00:27:48a house of their own,

00:27:49suckers.

00:27:52Oh, Mrs. McNabb,

00:27:54we were just saying

00:27:55how we hate to see you leave.

00:27:56We're going to miss you, too.

00:27:58Say goodbye

00:27:58to the nice mans, Jeffrey.

00:28:00Go ahead.

00:28:01Oh, he's sleepy.

00:28:02Oh, he never talks

00:28:03when you want him to.

00:28:04I'd better get on

00:28:05with my packing.

00:28:06Goodbye.

00:28:07Goodbye.

00:28:08Goodbye.

00:28:09Bye.

00:28:12Good morning, ladies.

00:28:13Good morning, Mr. Patterson.

00:28:15How's your rheumatism today,

00:28:16Mrs. Thompson?

00:28:17Well, if some young fellow

00:28:18was to ask me to go dance

00:28:19and I wouldn't say no.

00:28:22Mrs. Craig,

00:28:24it's a perfectly delightful outfit

00:28:26you have on.

00:28:26I hoped you'd notice it.

00:28:28I have.

00:28:29You sure got all the women

00:28:35around here acting

00:28:36like schoolgirls.

00:28:37They love it.

00:28:37What did the Army want from you?

00:28:39They're trying to make me

00:28:40pay for a blanket I lost.

00:28:41Oh.

00:28:42By the way,

00:28:42I think I have a tenant

00:28:43for the empty apartment.

00:28:44While I was down there,

00:28:45I met somebody I knew overseas

00:28:46who was desperate

00:28:47for a place to live.

00:28:47I'm sorry, darling,

00:28:48but I just phoned the agency

00:28:49and they're sending

00:28:50a woman over to see it.

00:28:51Oh, tell her it's been red.

00:28:52Well, no,

00:28:52that wouldn't be fair.

00:28:53I know we ought to give

00:28:54preference to veterans,

00:28:54but since I promised to show it,

00:28:56I don't...

00:28:56This is someone I owe a favor to.

00:28:57I don't remember

00:28:58if I wrote you

00:28:59about Corporal Stevens

00:28:59or not.

00:29:00Mrs. Scott?

00:29:00Yes.

00:29:01I'm Mrs. Armand.

00:29:02Oh, you're here

00:29:03about the apartment.

00:29:04This is my husband.

00:29:05Hello.

00:29:06Well, right this way.

00:29:08Let me do all the talking.

00:29:11Now, take good care

00:29:12of yourself, Charlie,

00:29:13and don't catch

00:29:14any more cold.

00:29:16All right, Edie,

00:29:17but with you nursing me,

00:29:18it's a pleasure to be here.

00:29:20Will you write to me

00:29:22and let me know

00:29:23how things are going?

00:29:24I'll do better than that.

00:29:25I'll phone you every day.

00:29:27Oh, Charlie.

00:29:29Goodbye, my dear.

00:29:30Goodbye.

00:29:40It's just what I've been looking for.

00:29:43Don't you think the rent's a little high?

00:29:44Oh, no.

00:29:45It's very reasonable.

00:29:46Of course,

00:29:46if you don't mind

00:29:47climbing two flights of stairs.

00:29:48The place I live in now

00:29:49has four flights.

00:29:50Oh, I'm sure you can do better

00:29:51somewhere else, Mrs. Arnold.

00:29:52This place is cold in the winter

00:29:54and hot in the summer.

00:29:54The neighbors are noisy.

00:29:55I'm going to be very happy here.

00:30:09Who's that man who just went out?

00:30:10Mr. Patterson,

00:30:11one of our tenants.

00:30:12Are you sure his name is Patterson?

00:30:13Why shouldn't it be?

00:30:14He looks like someone

00:30:15I used to know in Cincinnati.

00:30:17Excuse me.

00:30:17I could have sworn

00:30:28that was Paul Chapman.

00:30:30Do you know if he was in Cincinnati

00:30:31about 12 years ago?

00:30:32Oh, we don't even know

00:30:33where he was last week.

00:30:34I only wish I'd brought

00:30:35my glasses with me.

00:30:36About the apartment.

00:30:37Oh, I think we'd better forget it.

00:30:40Oh, you do?

00:30:40I couldn't bear to live

00:30:41under the same roof

00:30:42of someone who reminded me

00:30:43so much of Paul.

00:30:45Thanks for all your trouble.

00:30:46That's perfectly all right.

00:30:48You know, I have a funny feeling

00:30:49about Mr. Patterson,

00:30:50kind of a premonition.

00:30:51I'm glad I'm not married

00:30:52to a woman with a suspicious nature.

00:30:54I guess you can call your friend

00:30:56about the apartment.

00:30:56All right.

00:30:57You ought to know something

00:30:58about our new tenant.

00:30:59Bobby was my colonel's driver

00:31:00and I'm sure anybody

00:31:01who was in the army

00:31:01with you is all right.

00:31:03But, Connie...

00:31:03I wonder if his name

00:31:04really is Patterson.

00:31:10Do you know where that goes?

00:31:20Don't worry, lady.

00:31:20We've been delivering coal

00:31:21to this place for 10 years.

00:31:23But I was just...

00:31:24Now, don't you care?

00:31:25It's this fence.

00:31:26My husband just painted it.

00:31:28Big deal.

00:31:30Pardon me.

00:31:32Are you the janitor's wife?

00:31:35No.

00:31:36I'm the landlord's wife.

00:31:38Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Gunn.

00:31:39I had no idea.

00:31:40My name is Roberta Stevens.

00:31:42Jim just called me

00:31:43about the apartment.

00:31:44Oh, well, there must be

00:31:45some mistake.

00:31:45My husband's renting it

00:31:46to somebody he knew

00:31:47in the army.

00:31:47That's me.

00:31:48I was awake.

00:31:49Jim and I were stationed

00:31:50in Paris together.

00:31:52Just a minute.

00:32:02So you were saving that apartment

00:32:04for an old war, buddy, huh?

00:32:06Oh, is Bobby here?

00:32:07Why didn't you tell me

00:32:08it was a girl?

00:32:08I tried to,

00:32:09but you wouldn't give me

00:32:10a chance.

00:32:10You didn't try very hard.

00:32:11Oh, now, look, Bobby.

00:32:14Uh, Roberta did an awful lot

00:32:16for me,

00:32:16and this is the least

00:32:17I can do to repay her.

00:32:18For what?

00:32:19Well, if it weren't for her,

00:32:20I might still be overseas.

00:32:22She got the colonel

00:32:22to dig up a replacement

00:32:23for me and pull strings,

00:32:25so I got on a plane

00:32:26instead of a transport.

00:32:27Well, couldn't we show

00:32:28our gratitude

00:32:29from a distance?

00:32:30Well, you wouldn't

00:32:31discriminate against a veteran

00:32:32just because of sex,

00:32:33would you?

00:32:51Say, remember the night

00:32:52I drove you to the airport?

00:32:53Uh-huh.

00:32:53Well, on the way back

00:32:54to Paris,

00:32:54I hit a hay wagon.

00:32:56You never saw such a mess.

00:32:57Took me days

00:32:58to get the straw

00:32:59out of my hair.

00:33:00None of the girls

00:33:01would believe me

00:33:01when I told them

00:33:02how it happened.

00:33:20Stop it!

00:33:20Stop!

00:33:21Stop you from

00:33:21the long window!

00:33:22Don't you want it

00:33:23in the storage bin?

00:33:24No, that's not

00:33:24in the storage bin.

00:33:25It's the bedroom.

00:33:25I made it over.

00:33:26Yeah?

00:33:27How does it look?

00:33:27Oh, you've just ruined

00:33:28my bedspread

00:33:29and my rice!

00:33:30You should've confided

00:33:31in us, lady.

00:33:32Oh!

00:33:35Well, that about does it,

00:33:37those eggheads.

00:33:39Say, have you seen

00:33:40my toolbox

00:33:40Bobby's windows, Jam?

00:33:42You're certainly

00:33:42going out of your way

00:33:43to make the new tenant

00:33:44feel at home.

00:33:45Well, that's part

00:33:45of my job as the landlord.

00:33:47I thought we were

00:33:48going to run this house

00:33:49on a business-like basis

00:33:50and not get too friendly

00:33:51with the tenants.

00:33:52Mrs. Scott,

00:33:53you're jealous.

00:33:54You bet I am.

00:33:55I think of all the people

00:33:56you've known

00:33:57in the last couple of years

00:33:58who've spent more time

00:33:59with you than your own wife.

00:34:00You only have a whole

00:34:00lifetime to make up

00:34:02for that.

00:34:07Hey, don't we have

00:34:08an anniversary

00:34:08long about now?

00:34:10I don't like to point,

00:34:11but it's tomorrow.

00:34:12Well, that's perfect timing.

00:34:13I'll have my story finished,

00:34:14but then we'd go out

00:34:15and celebrate.

00:34:19I wonder where I put

00:34:20that toolbox.

00:34:20Mr. Scott?

00:34:29Yes?

00:34:30My name is Gray,

00:34:31Federal Bureau of Investigation.

00:34:33Oh, come in.

00:34:35This is Mrs. Scott.

00:34:36How do you do?

00:34:37Why don't you sit down?

00:34:39Look, if it's about

00:34:39that army blanket

00:34:40I checked out

00:34:41and didn't return,

00:34:42I'm afraid that's

00:34:42a little out of my line.

00:34:44I just want to ask

00:34:45you a few routine

00:34:45questions about

00:34:46one of your tenants,

00:34:47a Mr. Charles K. Patterson.

00:34:50Is there something wrong?

00:34:51No, no.

00:34:52This is just

00:34:52a routine inquiry.

00:34:54How long has he been

00:34:55living here?

00:34:56About 10 days.

00:34:58Do you know

00:34:58where he is at the moment?

00:34:59No, no.

00:34:59He's away on a business trip.

00:35:00What's Mr. Patterson

00:35:01supposed to have done?

00:35:02Well, to tell you the truth,

00:35:03we don't really know

00:35:04that he's done anything,

00:35:05and we don't like

00:35:05to arouse your suspicions

00:35:07needlessly.

00:35:07You see, we get dozens

00:35:08of tips like this every day.

00:35:10Many of them prove worthless,

00:35:11but we've got to run

00:35:12them all down.

00:35:13Now, when do you expect

00:35:14Mr. Patterson back?

00:35:15He didn't say.

00:35:17Does he seem to be prosperous?

00:35:20Well, he carries

00:35:21quite a role.

00:35:22Income tax?

00:35:23Sorry.

00:35:24I'm not at liberty

00:35:25to discuss the reason

00:35:26for our investigation.

00:35:27Oh, Mr. Gray,

00:35:27this is very important.

00:35:29Is he dangerous?

00:35:30Don't alarm yourself.

00:35:31If Mr. Patterson

00:35:32is the man we're looking for,

00:35:33and I'm not saying he is,

00:35:35you're in absolutely

00:35:36no danger, Mrs. Scott.

00:35:37Look, you can tell me.

00:35:39What do you got on this guy?

00:35:41Well, if we had anything on him,

00:35:43I wouldn't be asking

00:35:43you these questions.

00:35:44Is there something

00:35:45we can do to help?

00:35:46Yes, yes, there is.

00:35:48Just forget I was here.

00:35:49Goodbye.

00:35:50Bye.

00:35:53You see, my hunch

00:35:54about Mr. Patterson

00:35:55was right.

00:35:56Oh, it's probably

00:35:56back taxes,

00:35:57or maybe they got

00:35:58a crank call

00:35:59from that woman

00:35:59who mistook him

00:36:00from somebody

00:36:01she knew in Cincinnati.

00:36:02What makes you think

00:36:02Mrs. Arnold was mistaken?

00:36:04Well, you heard

00:36:04what she said.

00:36:05She hadn't even seen

00:36:06this guy in 12 years

00:36:07and didn't have

00:36:07her glasses with her.

00:36:08No, I still think

00:36:09there's something

00:36:10peculiar about him.

00:36:11I wish I knew

00:36:11what he carries around

00:36:12in that briefcase.

00:36:14What suddenly turns you

00:36:15against Charlie?

00:36:16I thought you liked him.

00:36:17I never trust men

00:36:18who are too charming.

00:36:19That's why I married you.

00:36:24Hmm.

00:36:25T-H-E-E-N-D.

00:36:32Can I read it?

00:36:33Well, there are a couple

00:36:34of facts I want to check,

00:36:35but so do I.

00:36:36I'm just curious

00:36:36to know what you did

00:36:37while you were in Paris.

00:36:38The best man coming.

00:36:45Happy anniversary.

00:36:47You're a day early, Ed.

00:36:48I don't want to cry

00:36:49to you tomorrow night.

00:36:49Oh, champagne.

00:36:51Don't just stand there, boy.

00:36:52Get out those

00:36:52hollow-stemmed glasses.

00:36:53I got it.

00:36:54You got what?

00:36:55A present for you

00:36:55from your wife,

00:36:56which you can pay me for later.

00:36:57And you can open it now

00:36:58if you want.

00:36:58You know, I'll never forget

00:36:59how you looked

00:37:00on your wedding day.

00:37:01I voy to do my living room

00:37:02in that shade of green.

00:37:04Oh, this is absolutely beautiful.

00:37:07What is it?

00:37:08Copical hammock,

00:37:09certified 100% war surplus.

00:37:10I thought it would make up

00:37:11for that camping trip

00:37:12we couldn't take.

00:37:13Thank you, dear.

00:37:14You put it up in the backyard

00:37:15and just imagine

00:37:15wearing the mailwood.

00:37:17That won't take much imagination.

00:37:18That grass hasn't been

00:37:18cut out there in months.

00:37:20Anyone for champagne?

00:37:22Oh, it doesn't seem like

00:37:23we've been married

00:37:23for three years, does it?

00:37:25That's because you

00:37:25haven't been working at it,

00:37:26or at least not

00:37:27in the same place.

00:37:28Cheers.

00:37:29Cheers.

00:37:30Cheers, Ed.

00:37:32Hmm.

00:37:33Hmm.

00:37:33I wanted to ask you something.

00:37:36What's the name

00:37:36of that cafe

00:37:37in Paris

00:37:38where the existentialists

00:37:39don't hang out?

00:37:40Well, I haven't been to Paris

00:37:41since I was nine,

00:37:42and my mother never let me

00:37:43out of her sight

00:37:43for a moment.

00:37:45Maybe Roberta would know.

00:37:46Why so formal?

00:37:47You mean Bobby,

00:37:48don't you?

00:37:49Say, what is this?

00:37:49Do I detect a note

00:37:50of dissension,

00:37:51a family rift?

00:37:52Guess who came

00:37:53to stay at our house?

00:37:54An old flame of Jim's.

00:37:55She is not an old flame.

00:37:57Just because we were

00:37:57on the same side

00:37:58during the war when...

00:37:59A whack?

00:37:59Yeah, it was a big army.

00:38:01And you moved her

00:38:01into the house?

00:38:03Shocking.

00:38:04Did you collect

00:38:04the first month's rent

00:38:05from her?

00:38:06Uh, no.

00:38:07No, it slipped my mind.

00:38:08You'll probably have

00:38:09to wrestle her for it.

00:38:11Sounds like a thoroughly

00:38:11disreputable young lady.

00:38:13How soon can I meet her?

00:38:14Well, if you want

00:38:14to come over some afternoon

00:38:15and help me clean up

00:38:17the yard, why...

00:38:18Pardon me.

00:38:21Oh, hello, Mrs. Scott.

00:38:22I brought you the rent.

00:38:24Seems strange giving money

00:38:25to a man you know.

00:38:26I'll bet it does.

00:38:26In case you didn't catch

00:38:27my name, I'm Ed Forbes.

00:38:29Oh, yes.

00:38:29I've heard a lot about you

00:38:30from Jim.

00:38:31You're a lawyer, aren't you?

00:38:32I, uh, practiced before the bar,

00:38:34also behind it.

00:38:35Can I offer you

00:38:36some wine in the country?

00:38:37I'd love it.

00:38:38If there's one thing

00:38:39I have a weakness for,

00:38:40it's champagne.

00:38:41If there's one thing

00:38:42I have a weakness for,

00:38:43it's girls who have a weakness.

00:38:45What are you celebrating?

00:38:47Our wedding anniversary.

00:38:48Really?

00:38:48Mm-hmm.

00:38:49You know, all the time

00:38:50we were overseas,

00:38:51Jim talked of nothing but you.

00:38:53That must have been pretty dull.

00:38:55Oh, no.

00:38:55Jim can make anything

00:38:56interesting.

00:38:59I'm sure Miss Stevens

00:39:00is just the person

00:39:01to refresh your memory

00:39:02about Paris.

00:39:03Oh, yeah.

00:39:03Say, Bobby,

00:39:05Roberta,

00:39:06do you remember

00:39:07the name of that cafe

00:39:08just down the street

00:39:10from the, uh,

00:39:11Dure Magot?

00:39:12Not offhand,

00:39:13but I could look it up

00:39:14in my diary.

00:39:14Could I peer over your shoulder?

00:39:16It's been so long

00:39:16since I've read a good book.

00:39:18Tell me, Miss Stevens,

00:39:20what did you do

00:39:21before the war?

00:39:22The same thing

00:39:22I'm doing now,

00:39:23modeling.

00:39:24Oh,

00:39:25then you're not

00:39:25a professional soldier.

00:39:27Your wife

00:39:28has a great sense

00:39:29of humor.

00:39:30Your humorous wife

00:39:31needs another drink.

00:39:32It's always been

00:39:33my ambition

00:39:33to get hold

00:39:35of a surplus whack.

00:39:37By the way,

00:39:38I'm having some people

00:39:39in for a housewarming

00:39:39tomorrow night.

00:39:40I'd like you all

00:39:41to come.

00:39:41Sure thing.

00:39:42Have you forgotten, dear,

00:39:43we're going out

00:39:44to dinner tomorrow night?

00:39:45I'm available.

00:39:46Well, I think

00:39:47I'd better be going.

00:39:48I've hardly unpacked yet.

00:39:50Do you mind

00:39:50if I come along

00:39:51and help?

00:39:52Three hands

00:39:52are better than two.

00:39:55Thanks for the drink.

00:40:01He's walking

00:40:02right into a trap.

00:40:04Yeah,

00:40:04but look at the babe.

00:40:05this place

00:40:17is awfully expensive.

00:40:18Oh, well,

00:40:19you only live once.

00:40:20At these prices,

00:40:21you couldn't afford

00:40:21to live more than once.

00:40:22That story of mine

00:40:23ought to be worth

00:40:23at least $750.

00:40:25Is that what

00:40:26your agent said?

00:40:26No, Barney hasn't read it yet,

00:40:28but he said he'd call me

00:40:28as soon as he does.

00:40:32Look!

00:40:32Look at what?

00:40:34I just saw Mr. Patterson

00:40:36dancing by with the blonde.

00:40:37Oh, this thing

00:40:38is beginning

00:40:38to affect your mind.

00:40:40Here he comes again.

00:40:45Thought he was supposed

00:40:46to be out of town

00:40:47on business.

00:40:48He probably came in

00:40:49to have dinner

00:40:49with his client.

00:40:50Some client.

00:40:51She looks like the type

00:40:52that just inherited

00:40:53a fat estate.

00:40:55Let's dance.

00:40:56Oh, I'm hungry.

00:40:57This is more important.

00:40:58Come on.

00:41:02You know,

00:41:02it's amazing

00:41:03what a clever girl

00:41:03can do

00:41:03with an old parachute.

00:41:17You have a very

00:41:18romantic voice.

00:41:20Untamed, of course.

00:41:22Like the thrush

00:41:22wobbling his native

00:41:23wood notes.

00:41:25Wild.

00:41:32You better let me lead.

00:41:53into the middle.

00:41:54I'm not a happy

00:41:55son.

00:41:56I'm not a happy

00:41:56son.

00:41:57They've never felt

00:41:57like it's a happy

00:41:58son.

00:41:58I'm not a happy

00:41:59son.

00:41:59I'm not a happy

00:41:59son.

00:41:59I'm not a happy

00:42:00son.

00:42:00Are you through playing private art?

00:42:18That makes at least three women in this life,

00:42:20including Mrs. Arnold and Edie.

00:42:22He must be some kind of a blue beard.

00:42:24There's only one thing wrong with your theory.

00:42:25All those women are alive and healthy.

00:42:27Edie, though, I'm worried about.

00:42:29Suppose he's already married.

00:42:30Excuse me, darling.

00:42:31Where are you going?

00:42:53He's served.

00:42:54Ah.

00:42:56Now that we've worked up an appetite,

00:42:58what would you like, my dear?

00:42:59You order for both of us.

00:43:01Thank you, lady.

00:43:03We'll have, uh, baschuto with melon.

00:43:07Melon.

00:43:07Lobster, bisque.

00:43:09Chateaubriand with, uh, sauce, venez.

00:43:13Parm souffle and braised endive.

00:43:17Am I going to a fast fight?

00:43:18Oh, not at all, sir.

00:43:20Would you care for some champagne with that?

00:43:22Anything you say.

00:43:24Champagne, champagne is for peasants.

00:43:25I prefer the, uh, chambertin.

00:43:28Excellent, of course.

00:43:30Uh, may I suggest the 1934, sir?

00:43:33You may indeed.

00:43:34I do admire a man who knows how to order in a restaurant.

00:43:39I was a head waiter myself one time.

00:43:42That was the summer my dad and I had a fight, and he cut out my allowance.

00:43:46Oh, really?

00:43:50And from there, you went on to make your first million in the oil business.

00:43:53Please, tonight I want to forget all about the drab world of commerce, and in the words of an old Persian tent-maker,

00:44:03all I ask of life are a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou, and I've already ordered the first two.

00:44:13You must have met a lot of beautiful women in your career.

00:44:17I may say that I have known all the great beauties of our time,

00:44:21but the calendar never really started until the day I met you.

00:44:30Did you overhear anything?

00:44:31I couldn't catch any words, but he's really giving her the old candy.

00:44:34I don't know what Charlie's got, but I wish I could bottle it or we'd make a fortune.

00:44:38There's just one thing I can't figure out.

00:44:40What does he want from Edie?

00:44:41It can't be after her money.

00:44:42She hasn't got any.

00:44:44Well, you ordered.

00:44:45Looks good.

00:44:46Should be.

00:44:46All the retired truck drivers eat here.

00:44:51We really ought to tell Edie what we saw.

00:44:56Now, don't start mixing in the affairs of our tenants.

00:44:58It's none of our business.

00:45:05You want to go up to Roberta's for a minute?

00:45:07She has the place warm enough without us.

00:45:11Sounds like our phone.

00:45:12Hello.

00:45:20Oh, hello, Barney.

00:45:21How'd you like the story?

00:45:23What do you mean it won't sell?

00:45:24It's as good as anything I've ever written.

00:45:27Well, aren't you even going to submit it?

00:45:30Maybe I'd better get myself a new agent.

00:45:33All right, all right.

00:45:34I'll drop up the office tomorrow morning.

00:45:36What makes him a critic?

00:45:38He's right.

00:45:39The story is no good.

00:45:40Then you'll write another one that's better.

00:45:42In this madhouse, how can I concentrate on my work

00:45:44when there's a new crisis every five minutes?

00:45:46I can't even sit down to write my name with it.

00:45:48It's all right on those lights.

00:45:50I wonder if I paid the light bill last month.

00:45:52Well, this is a fine time to think about that.

00:45:54Well, I'm sure I did.

00:45:55I'll check the fuse box.

00:45:58Oh, be careful.

00:46:02She can see in the dark.

00:46:03I can't.

00:46:04I guess I'd better go and call the tenants now.

00:46:09Hey, what's with the lights?

00:46:14It's all right, Mrs. Thompson.

00:46:15My husband's fixing them.

00:46:16Well, tell them to hurry up.

00:46:18I'm missing the best part of Gabrielle Heater.

00:46:21That's quite a part of it.

00:46:23They've been running all over the house

00:46:25borrowing ice cubes.

00:46:26Oh, Edie, have you heard anything from Mr. Patterson?

00:46:30He called me this afternoon from Baltimore.

00:46:33Baltimore?

00:46:34He said his business was going much better than he expected.

00:46:38And he hopes to be home in a couple of days.

00:46:40Well, do you know if he's ever been married?

00:46:42Oh, yes.

00:46:43But his wife died a long time ago.

00:46:46Hey.

00:46:47Hey!

00:46:47I can't understand it.

00:46:50I only had three or four.

00:46:52Home is terrible.

00:46:53All of a sudden, everything went black right in front of my eyes.

00:46:55I must be going blind.

00:46:56Probably a vitamin deficiency.

00:46:57Can you find your way home alone, old child?

00:46:59Put me in the right direction.

00:47:00Okay.

00:47:00That kid, he's right out.

00:47:07How are you making out with Roberta?

00:47:08Just costing.

00:47:09Wait till the next round.

00:47:09Hey, that isn't a fuse box down there.

00:47:11It's a slot machine.

00:47:12I took out four pennies and a nickel.

00:47:13Well, Jim, guess what Edie just said.

00:47:30Good morning.

00:47:34Mm-hmm.

00:47:38I expected you yesterday.

00:47:40We don't make this type of glass anymore, lady.

00:47:42We ought to order a special piece.

00:47:44Good morning.

00:47:45Good morning, Edie.

00:47:46Ma, you're certainly biting the place, huh?

00:47:48House hasn't looked this good in 20 years.

00:47:50Jim doesn't like to admit it, but he's getting a big kick out of this.

00:47:53Oh, excuse me.

00:47:57Hello, my dear.

00:47:58How was the trip?

00:48:00Oh, wonderful.

00:48:01Just wonderful.

00:48:03Does everything work out all right for you?

00:48:04Yes, I was quite successful.

00:48:07Hello, Mr. Scott.

00:48:08Welcome back.

00:48:10Just a second.

00:48:14Oh, it's lovely out here.

00:48:15Just lovely.

00:48:17I've always wanted all a piece of land.

00:48:20It must have been a hot time here the night Coolidge was elected.

00:48:24Jim, your friend Charlie is back from his business.

00:48:28Do you think we ought to notify the FBI?

00:48:30What for?

00:48:31Mr. Gray said to forget it.

00:48:32Who's Charlie?

00:48:33He's one of our tenants, and Connie is convinced he's a master criminal, or at least a polygamist.

00:48:37Well, Ed, you're a lawyer.

00:48:38Let me put the evidence to you.

00:48:40Suppose somebody moved into the house, and a few days later...

00:48:42Where's the owner of this place?

00:48:43I'm Mr. Scott.

00:48:44The Department of Housing and Building.

00:48:46I'd like to inspect the premises.

00:48:49Yeah, sure.

00:48:50Right through here.

00:48:50Why don't you slip into something comfortable enjoyment?

00:48:58Well, I wouldn't want to give the boys too much inspiration.

00:49:01Excuse me.

00:49:02What do you say we have dinner together?

00:49:03Wonderful.

00:49:04Where?

00:49:05Oh, someplace where we don't have to dress, like your apartment.

00:49:09When did you buy this place?

00:49:10Last month.

00:49:12I see the violation still hasn't been corrected.

00:49:14What violation?

00:49:15This violation.

00:49:16You know, I've got exposed wiring, which is illegal, but the wires are defected too.

00:49:21This house is a fire hazard.

00:49:23You've been here before?

00:49:24We took the previous owner to court twice.

00:49:26The last time, she was fined, given 30 days to correct the violation.

00:49:29The deadline was a week ago.

00:49:30Oh, we didn't know anything about it.

00:49:31Mrs. Webb never mentioned it to me.

00:49:33Well, the law is very clear on that point.

00:49:36Caveat umpte.

00:49:37Let the buyer beware.

00:49:38You mean we're responsible now.

00:49:40Well, unless the wiring is replaced immediately,

00:49:42we'll have to condemn the building.

00:49:47No wonder she was so anxious to unload this place on you.

00:49:49I'm sorry, darling.

00:49:50I had no idea.

00:49:52Well, under those circumstances,

00:49:53I feel sure we can give you a 15-day extension.

00:49:56I'll take it up with the department.

00:49:58What if we can't pay for the job?

00:50:00Our problem is to keep you safe, not solvent.

00:50:03You'll hear from me later.

00:50:06Enough from you already.

00:50:08Can they really condemn the place?

00:50:10It doesn't burn down first.

00:50:11I think I'll ask Ed's advice on it.

00:50:15Well, Mr. Scott,

00:50:16Mother would like you and Connie to have dinner with us tonight.

00:50:18Thanks, but I'm not hungry.

00:50:19It's a sort of welcome home party for Mr. Patterson.

00:50:22Thank you. Tell her we'll be there.

00:50:23Wait till you see the present he bought Mother.

00:50:25Oh, isn't it beautiful?

00:50:27May you wear it in good health, Edie.

00:50:28Ain't that something?

00:50:29Yeah.

00:50:30And it's a watch, too.

00:50:31Don't look very practical to me.

00:50:33I make it a rule never to be practical where women are concerned.

00:50:36It's much too expensive, Charlie.

00:50:38When they start trying to save you money for your lookout.

00:50:41I'm satisfied.

00:50:42I've been around a little longer than you have, Lance.

00:50:44More coffee?

00:50:45No, thank you.

00:50:47Say, Charlie, have you ever had dinner at a place called Piero's?

00:50:52In my time, I think I've eaten at every good restaurant in every major city in the world.

00:50:57Including Cincinnati?

00:50:58I don't particularly recall Cincinnati for its food.

00:51:05What's the matter, Jim?

00:51:06You're so quiet tonight.

00:51:07I've got a lot of things to be quiet about.

00:51:10Really?

00:51:11Why don't you try some of this?

00:51:12This is guaranteed to make you jump right out of yourself.

00:51:16That's one thing I'll say for my old man.

00:51:19He never touched a drop.

00:51:20You must have had a very dull life, Mrs. Thompson.

00:51:25Well, shall we tell them?

00:51:30Ladies and gentlemen, of course, I realize that you've all known Edie much longer than I.

00:51:37And there's no need in telling you what a dear, sweet, and considerate person she is.

00:51:44And having just concluded a profitable business transaction,

00:51:49I finally summoned up enough courage to ask Edie to give me her hand in marriage.

00:51:57And I'm proud and happy to say that she has accepted me.

00:52:02Well, congratulations, George.

00:52:04Give me a kiss, Annie.

00:52:05I don't know what you could be thinking of, Edie, at your age.

00:52:08It's only after 40 that two people can offer each other the devotion of a lifetime and mean it.

00:52:14Connie, don't you have anything to say?

00:52:16I just hope you're not going to rush into this.

00:52:18Don't forget, you're only old once.

00:52:20But after all, what do you really know about each other?

00:52:23Oh, as much as we need to know.

00:52:26We plan to leave tomorrow and get married in a lovely little spot that I found in Maryland.

00:52:31And after our honeymoon, we're coming back here and living in my apartment.

00:52:35You mean I can have this place to myself?

00:52:38Yes.

00:52:38Well, that should help.

00:52:42I think a toast is apropos.

00:52:46This is by John Webster.

00:52:49Now, this is just an estimate, mind you.

00:53:19I figure the job will cost about 800 bucks.

00:53:21800?

00:53:22Well, we have to rip out all the old wiring and put in new conduits.

00:53:26That means breaking into the walls and replastering.

00:53:28And we have to replace the light fixtures, switches, and wall sockets.

00:53:32Hey, maybe 800 isn't enough.

00:53:34Thanks.

00:53:35We'll let you know what we decide.

00:53:36In the meantime, don't miss any payments on your fire insurance.

00:53:39Hey, Mac, did you call for a cab?

00:53:44No, I didn't, Mac.

00:53:45Have a good time.

00:53:47The weddings always make me fun.

00:53:50They ain't married yet.

00:53:53I'll see you by the way.

00:53:55Take all the time you need.

00:53:56Come on, darling.

00:53:57We're late now.

00:53:57Come here.

00:53:58Come on.

00:53:59Come on.

00:53:59Bye.

00:54:00Bye.

00:54:01Bye.

00:54:02Bye.

00:54:03Bye.

00:54:04Bye.

00:54:05Bye.

00:54:06I wish I could be going on a honeymoon when I'm his age.

00:54:08Why wait that long?

00:54:10Huh?

00:54:12Poor Edie.

00:54:13Now we may never see her again.

00:54:15What are you talking about?

00:54:16Running off like that with a perfect stranger who's been carrying on behind her back.

00:54:19And he's probably wanted by the police.

00:54:20And how do we know if he even intends to marry her?

00:54:23We have other things to worry about.

00:54:26What did the electrician say?

00:54:28His estimate is 800 bucks.

00:54:31Which is 800 bucks more than we've got.

00:54:33What are we going to do?

00:54:34We can always convert to candlelight.

00:54:36It's more romantic that way.

00:54:37No, I mean seriously.

00:54:38Seriously?

00:54:39There's only one thing, too, to sell the house.

00:54:42Sell it?

00:54:43Oh, no.

00:54:44We couldn't.

00:54:45It's better than having it condemned.

00:54:47Oh, but after all the trouble I went through getting it.

00:54:49We've had nothing but trouble ever since.

00:54:51Oh, we can raise the money somehow.

00:54:54Honey, I just told you we're broke.

00:54:56Or to use a fine old Latin phrase, caveat emptor, the cupboard is bare.

00:55:00Well, I'll sell the furniture.

00:55:02Some of these pieces are valuable.

00:55:03You'll do nothing of the kind.

00:55:04We're not going to sleep on the floor just so we can have a roof over our heads.

00:55:08Well, if you don't care enough about the house to hang on to it,

00:55:10if you're going to give up the first time we have a problem...

00:55:12Oh, next month something else will go wrong and we'll wind up hocking our clothes and the typewriter.

00:55:16We might as well get our money out of it while we still can.

00:55:18Oh, just when I was getting this place fixed up to look like a real home.

00:55:22Oh, I know, I know.

00:55:24I appreciate what you were trying to do with it.

00:55:26But this is Operation Rathole.

00:55:28For three years I saved my pay and sent it home to you so we could build up a nest egg and what have we got to show for it.

00:55:34Well, I like that.

00:55:36What did I do with the money?

00:55:37Buy mink coats?

00:55:38Go to nightclubs?

00:55:39I put every sentence in this house so you could have a place to ride in peace and quiet.

00:55:43Now, now.

00:55:46Hello.

00:55:48No, we do not have a midnight show.

00:56:03Well, if it isn't the newlyweds.

00:56:05Hello, mate.

00:56:06Hello, Edie.

00:56:07How was your honeymoon?

00:56:10Mrs. Clayton, we have both been married before.

00:56:14Nice to see you.

00:56:19Oh, Charlie.

00:56:20Look.

00:56:22Oh, no.

00:56:32Do you want to look at some more apartments tomorrow?

00:56:35What's the use, honey?

00:56:36We can't afford any of those deals, pay for redecorating, buy the furniture, slip them a thousand bucks for the key.

00:56:43Now, maybe you're beginning to see what I was up against.

00:56:45It's people like that that give the profession a bad name.

00:56:48Well, if you're going to sell a house out from under me, we have to find some place to move to.

00:56:51Hello, Charlie, you all married and everything?

00:56:57And everything.

00:56:57Good evening, Mrs. Scott.

00:56:58Good evening.

00:56:59Did you bring Edie back with you?

00:57:00Naturally.

00:57:01I hear you're selling the place.

00:57:05If we can find somebody to buy it.

00:57:07I feel terribly sorry to see you leave.

00:57:10We may not go very far, just out to the sidewalk.

00:57:14How much money would it take to get you out of your present differently?

00:57:17We've got to rewire the place and that's going to cost 800 bucks.

00:57:20Is that all?

00:57:22Well, you can say goodbye to your worries.

00:57:26Oh, no, we couldn't take money from you.

00:57:28I'll have no arguments.

00:57:29We'll just call this my advanced rent.

00:57:33But that's going to pay you up for more than a year and we don't expect to be here that long.

00:57:37But you can't sell the place without replacing the wiring.

00:57:40That wouldn't be honest.

00:57:42But I still don't think that we should...

00:57:43Please don't deny me the pleasure of helping you.

00:57:46I know how tough it is to be young.

00:57:48I can remember.

00:57:49But besides, Edie and I have a sentimental attachment for this place.

00:57:53It's the first real home I've had of my own in years.

00:57:57I wouldn't care to be evicted.

00:57:59I can sign a note for the money.

00:58:01My boy, have we come to the point where we have to put it on paper.

00:58:05Just a shake of your hand is enough for me.

00:58:08Thanks, Charlie.

00:58:10Well, I'll be getting back to the bride.

00:58:17Why did you let him force it on you like that?

00:58:20Well, we're obviously not going to unload this place before the deadline.

00:58:24But I don't like it.

00:58:25How do we know where Charlie gets his money?

00:58:26I'm playing hunches again.

00:58:28You're the girl who thought he was going to bring Edie back in a trunk, remember?

00:58:32Well, anyway, I still think we'll get an offer.

00:58:34We haven't so far.

00:58:36If the place is condemned, we lose everything.

00:58:40How do you do?

00:58:41Good evening.

00:58:42My name is Nolan.

00:58:43I have a real estate business in the neighborhood.

00:58:45Oh, come in, Mr. Nolan.

00:58:47I noticed your sign outside.

00:58:49I was wondering if I could list the place.

00:58:51Oh, yes, yes.

00:58:52You know, I'm a little surprised to see it offered for sale so soon again.

00:58:57What are you asking for it?

00:58:58Just what we paid, $22,000.

00:59:00$22,000?

00:59:01For this dog?

00:59:03Well, it was offered to me only a few months ago for $17,500.

00:59:07My wife knows a real bargain when she sees one.

00:59:10But we've made improvements.

00:59:12Now, you can't fool me just by slapping a coat of paint on the outside.

00:59:17Now, this is a sick house.

00:59:19If you decide to come down with Price, let me know.

00:59:21Goodbye.

00:59:23Good evening.

00:59:30All right, maybe I made a mistake.

00:59:33Something tells me we're never going to get rid of this place.

00:59:36We're just going to be stuck with it, sinking deeper into debt every year.

00:59:39Well, it wasn't my idea to go into debt.

00:59:43How did I ever get into this rat race anyway?

00:59:46There I was, a happy guy, money in the bank, planning a second honeymoon.

00:59:49Now, look at me.

00:59:51A hounded creature facing bankruptcy.

00:59:53And for what?

00:59:54To support a broken-down house in its old age.

00:59:57Well, you make it sound as though I deliberately set out to ruin you.

01:00:00Trouble is, you didn't deliberate enough.

01:00:02If you knew all the trouble I went to trying to find us a place to live,

01:00:06tramping the streets day after day while you were running around Paris with Roberta.

01:00:10I was not running around Paris with Roberta.

01:00:12You never mentioned her in any of your letters.

01:00:13That proves you were trying to hide something.

01:00:15Oh, now you're arguing just like a woman.

01:00:17I never claimed to be anything else.

01:00:20If there'd been anything between Roberta and me,

01:00:23do you think I would have let her move into the house?

01:00:25Oh, I see.

01:00:27You would have kept her a secret from me.

01:00:28Oh, how did we ever get started on this subject?

01:00:31I might have known what to expect after reading all those magazine articles.

01:00:34What magazine articles?

01:00:35They said returning servicemen would have a difficult time trying to readjust themselves.

01:00:39They'd be full of neuroses.

01:00:43So you think I'm missing a few buttons, do you?

01:00:45Well, you certainly haven't been acting normally.

01:00:47All you've done since you came home is to criticize her.

01:00:49That's fine.

01:00:50That's just dandy to have your own wife tell you you're ready for the booby hatch.

01:00:54Oh, well, Jim, I've tried to be understanding,

01:00:55even when you were completely unreasonable.

01:00:57But I'm not going to go on humoring you, for sure.

01:00:58You won't have to.

01:01:00Now, where are you going?

01:01:02Maybe you'll feel safer if I spend the night outside.

01:01:04Oh, but you'll freeze to death.

01:01:05Well, you can't expect me to behave rationally in my condition.

01:01:30Get out of here.

01:01:32Go away.

01:01:33Go away.

01:01:34Go away.

01:01:35Go away.

01:01:36Go away.

01:01:37Go away.

01:01:43Go away.

01:01:44Go away.

01:01:46I'm so sorry.

01:01:47I'm so sorry.

01:02:16Good morning, Sainz.

01:02:26Good morning, Sainz.

01:02:35Good morning.

01:02:46Good morning, Sainz.

01:03:16Good morning, Sainz.

01:03:46Good morning, Sainz.

01:04:16Let's go.

01:04:46Sleep well?

01:05:03Yes.

01:05:05I mean, no.

01:05:06I was, uh, I was just...

01:05:10My hammock broke down.

01:05:12Roberta's apartment was empty.

01:05:14She was away over the weekend on a morning.

01:05:15I don't mind about that now.

01:05:17Look at this.

01:05:20So what?

01:05:20That's the same woman we saw Charlie having dinner with.

01:05:23How can you tell?

01:05:24She's only got half a face.

01:05:25And the description of the man who swindled her

01:05:27sounds exactly like Charlie.

01:05:28You're jumping at conclusions.

01:05:29You're jumping at me.

01:05:30Listen.

01:05:31Mrs. Fraser met the dignified old gentleman

01:05:34at a swank hotel where he was registered as Peter Chadwick.

01:05:37After a whirlwind courtship during which he showered her with gifts,

01:05:40Mr. Chadwick proposed marriage.

01:05:41He also offered to invest part of her capital

01:05:43in his alleged enterprises,

01:05:45the attractive widow turned over $12,000 to her fiancé

01:05:48and that was the last she saw of him.

01:05:50After waiting a week, she notified the police.

01:05:52Well, that's the big business deal that Charlie pulled off.

01:05:54There's probably some very simple explanation for the whole thing.

01:05:56Let's go downstairs.

01:05:57And how do you explain this?

01:05:59From the man's method of operation,

01:06:00the police have concluded that he is the notorious Charlie Price

01:06:03who is wanted on similar charges in at least seven states.

01:06:06Over the past 15 years,

01:06:08he has defrauded scores of gullible women

01:06:10of a reputed half million dollars.

01:06:12Poor Edie.

01:06:14Confidence men don't go around marrying penniless widows

01:06:17and lending money to strangers.

01:06:18All right.

01:06:19We'll give him a chance to prove himself.

01:06:20Yeah, let's do it right now.

01:06:21Oh, I wondered where you disappeared to.

01:06:29I know what you're thinking,

01:06:30but you could be wrong too.

01:06:31I don't care where you spent last night

01:06:32or any other night.

01:06:33But Roberta just got back.

01:06:35I was still asleep and I didn't know...

01:06:36I'm only talking to you because this is an emergency.

01:06:38But that doesn't mean I'm speaking to you.

01:06:40Very interesting.

01:06:48Is it true?

01:06:50Well, they'd hardly print it in a newspaper if it wasn't.

01:06:52You swindled all those dames?

01:06:54I don't like that word, swindle.

01:06:56Well, what would you call it?

01:06:57I gave these women something very precious in return.

01:07:01The kind of attention that they'd always dreamed about.

01:07:04I brought some romance to their drab existence.

01:07:07I made them feel that they were beautiful,

01:07:09desirable.

01:07:10And took everything they had.

01:07:12Not everything.

01:07:13I left them plenty.

01:07:14Well, that was very noble of you.

01:07:16Well, don't forget these gals were trying to take me.

01:07:19They thought they were getting some rich old duffer

01:07:21that would kick off any moment.

01:07:24You know he's got a point there?

01:07:26That's right.

01:07:26Stick up for him.

01:07:27Any man would take advantage of a lot of poor widows.

01:07:30On the contrary, they were rich widows.

01:07:33And why were they rich?

01:07:35Because their husbands worked themselves into early graves

01:07:38just to leave them well fixed.

01:07:41I felt that I owed it to all men.

01:07:45Everywhere.

01:07:47To get back a little of that money and have some fun.

01:07:51But Charlie, where does Edie fit into this picture?

01:07:55Yes.

01:07:56I love Edie.

01:07:59You have a funny way of showing it,

01:08:00running around with Mrs. Frazier.

01:08:03That was my farewell performance.

01:08:05I wanted to start my marriage on a sound financial footing.

01:08:10You mean you're retired?

01:08:11Well, that's entirely up to both of you,

01:08:13after what you already know.

01:08:15Well, I have no sympathy for you,

01:08:19but I don't want to do anything that'll hurt Edie.

01:08:21Oh, thank you.

01:08:22Yeah.

01:08:24It might be embarrassing, though, if the cops show up again.

01:08:28Again?

01:08:29Well, there was an FBI man here a couple of weeks ago

01:08:31asking questions about you.

01:08:33Well, I'd better be starting out on a little trip.

01:08:37Excuse me.

01:08:38So you're running out on Edie?

01:08:43No.

01:08:44As soon as things cool off a little, I'll send for it.

01:08:46You didn't marry any of those other women, did you?

01:08:49Of course not.

01:08:50If I had, I'd be in the clear now.

01:08:52People don't object when you marry a woman for money.

01:08:55But if you try to appropriate her funds

01:08:57on a strictly friendly basis...

01:08:59Well, if you really reform,

01:09:01the least you can do is return the money.

01:09:03Uh-uh, funny.

01:09:03It's all back in circulation now.

01:09:06Remember, when I took from one,

01:09:08and I spent on another one,

01:09:09I have a complete financial report right here.

01:09:13Isn't that kind of a dangerous thing to keep around?

01:09:15Uh-uh.

01:09:16This proves that the newspapers exaggerated my income.

01:09:19I had hardly anything left after I paid my taxes.

01:09:22You paid taxes on that money?

01:09:24Why, boy, I have my ethics.

01:09:27I've learned one rule.

01:09:29Never monkey with the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

01:09:32Well, one thing is sure,

01:09:33we can't keep the $800 you lent us.

01:09:36No, no, you're right.

01:09:38Spend it right away,

01:09:38and I'll take it off the book.

01:09:40Hello, Edie.

01:09:41Oh, Jimmy, there's a man outside to see you.

01:09:44I'll catch you before you leave.

01:09:45Wait.

01:09:45They don't.

01:09:47Where are you going, Charlie?

01:09:48Oh, honey, it's necessary that I leave town.

01:09:52Leave town?

01:09:53Yeah, hurriedly.

01:09:54But why?

01:09:55It's urgent business, dear.

01:09:57Business.

01:09:58Can I help you?

01:10:00Oh, Mr. Scott?

01:10:00Yes.

01:10:01My name's Clark.

01:10:03I understand this property's on the market.

01:10:04Yes, yes.

01:10:05We're glad to show you around.

01:10:06Well, I've had my eye on it for some time,

01:10:08and if we can agree on terms,

01:10:09you've got yourself a deal.

01:10:10Well, now, you won't go wrong buying this place.

01:10:12For example, notice the construction.

01:10:14Solid.

01:10:14Foundation's hardly settled at all.

01:10:16What's your monthly income?

01:10:17Yes, and we've got a great bunch of tenants.

01:10:19Quiet, respectable, never cause any trouble whatsoever.

01:10:23Touch the door.

01:10:25Would you excuse me a minute?

01:10:27Charlie?

01:10:28The police are here.

01:10:28Lookin' by, my dear.

01:10:32Back to the floor.

01:10:33What the?

01:10:34Charlie, what's happening?

01:10:37Charlie!

01:10:41What's the matter?

01:10:42The house is loaded with guns.

01:10:43Look after Edie, will he, please?

01:10:47Not that way, you want the fence?

01:10:54What's the matter?

01:10:55I'm caught on a nail.

01:10:56Oh, well, uh, hang on.

01:10:57What a suggestion.

01:10:59Hold it!

01:10:59Uh-uh.

01:11:01Get down.

01:11:02All right, all right.

01:11:03Okay, come on, Dad.

01:11:05Not your dad.

01:11:05Did you have one?

01:11:06Yeah, Jim, I'll take that.

01:11:10Nice work, Max.

01:11:12He almost gave us the slip.

01:11:15What's going on here?

01:11:16How should I know?

01:11:17Oh, such commotion.

01:11:18I don't understand.

01:11:19Why should the police want Charlie?

01:11:21Now, Edie, you've got to be brave.

01:11:22What's happened to Mr. Scott?

01:11:23This is no way to do business.

01:11:25Oh, Carl, Bernard.

01:11:28That's him, all right?

01:11:29I'd recognize him anywhere.

01:11:30That's Paul Chapman.

01:11:31He told me his name was Carl Piz.

01:11:33Have you ever seen these women before?

01:11:35Yes, I have.

01:11:36And they're all charming ladies.

01:11:38You beast.

01:11:40Peter, how could you do this to me?

01:11:42It isn't true about all these other women, is it?

01:11:44What are they doing to you, Charlie?

01:11:47Edie, you're the only woman I love.

01:11:49And these past few weeks together have been the happiest of my life.

01:11:54I want you to remember that.

01:11:56And nothing I've done, and nothing they can do to me will ever change that.

01:12:03All right, let's go.

01:12:06Oh, Bernard, how could you?

01:12:08You and your jug of wine and your native wood notes, wild.

01:12:12Would you say all those things to her?

01:12:14Come on, will you?

01:12:15So long, Charlie.

01:12:19Poor guy.

01:12:28When I left, they were still questioning him about his career, and they're only up to 1941.

01:12:33You did get in to see him, didn't you?

01:12:34For a few minutes, he insists on pleading guilty.

01:12:36He said he's enjoyed his life thoroughly, and now he's willing to pay for it.

01:12:40Would it help any if I spoke to him?

01:12:42I don't think so.

01:12:43It's for your sake that he wants to avoid a trial.

01:12:45Couldn't we get him out on bail?

01:12:47Well, if we do, they'll just arrest him again.

01:12:49The FBI will pick him up on a fugitive warrant.

01:12:51And how long can they send him away for?

01:12:53Well, if the sentence is run concurrently, from two to five years.

01:12:57No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for him.

01:13:00Thank you very much.

01:13:02Good night.

01:13:03Good night.

01:13:05Good night, Edie.

01:13:09What do you think we ought to do about that 800 bucks?

01:13:10Well, as a lawyer, I'd say you'd turn it over to the police.

01:13:14But as your friend, I'd say the same thing.

01:13:16He wouldn't listen to me.

01:13:18There goes the new wiring.

01:13:20I wish I could help, but you know, you don't get rich working for the government.

01:13:23We know, Ed.

01:13:27Hello.

01:13:28Hello, Mr. Clark.

01:13:30How much?

01:13:31Why, that's a ridiculous price.

01:13:33All right, all right.

01:13:36I'll talk it over to my wife.

01:13:39The man who was here this morning is willing to give us 19,000 for the house.

01:13:42Can I take it?

01:13:43Looks like we don't have much choice, do we?

01:13:45It's up to you.

01:13:47It means losing most of our investment, but I guess we're going to have to.

01:13:50I think I'll drop up and see Roberta.

01:13:52She just got back into town this morning, and I want to see if she missed me.

01:13:56Yeah, you'd do that.

01:13:58Why don't you marry her?

01:13:59Maybe I will.

01:14:00When I see how happy you two are, I'm almost tempted.

01:14:19Are you a slave?

01:14:23You know, it's funny.

01:14:24Now that we've actually decided to leave this place, I'm going to miss it.

01:14:27I guess we've done a pretty good job around here, serving a best-looking house on the block.

01:14:33The tenants seem to like us.

01:14:35Look what Charlie tried to do for us.

01:14:39What's the matter?

01:14:40Now you change your mind, after making my life miserable all these weeks.

01:14:49You know, I didn't mean it.

01:14:51All you had to do was say one kind word to me.

01:14:54Just one kind word.

01:14:57I'm sorry, darling.

01:15:07Sometimes I almost wish you'd been married before.

01:15:10Then you might appreciate me more.

01:15:13I wouldn't be married to anybody else for anything.

01:15:16Even though I went and lost all our money.

01:15:20We have something more important than that.

01:15:22Something nobody can take away from us.

01:15:24I wish there was some way we could save the house.

01:15:35I suppose it would take a miracle now, wouldn't it?

01:15:38When I was overseas, home meant just one thing.

01:15:42You, not a piece of real estate.

01:15:44Now what?

01:15:54your name jim scott yes police department we've been going over mr patterson's records it seems

01:16:18he turned over 800 bucks to you yesterday that's right it was it was a loan that's not the way

01:16:22charlie does it he said he paid you the money so you wouldn't give him away to the authority why

01:16:26that's a lie charlie's been very frank with us about everything else why should he lie about this

01:16:30i don't know i thought we were friends i've even tried to protect and you admit covering up for

01:16:36him i don't admit anything my husband was going to return that money in the morning but it was all

01:16:41the same to you we'd go to the station now is it all right if i change my clothes go ahead thanks

01:16:46your friend charlie you've been a factor i warned you but you just laughed at my intuition i don't

01:16:53need a lecture i need a lawyer now get it on the phone

01:16:55in here

01:17:01oh jim boy you're putting me in here with him he asked for you as a special favor

01:17:08thanks man anytime charlie sure gotta hand it to you all those women you were 20 years younger i was

01:17:1420 years older i'd knock your block off that's a nice way to talk after all the trouble i went

01:17:18to to get you in here you told him a pack of lies about that money i had to why i don't stop breathing

01:17:23through your mouth and listen what's going on in there potato tay all right all right i'm listening

01:17:31look a newspaper syndicate offered me five thousand dollars for a series of articles on my career

01:17:39i accepted on one condition that you be allowed to write them why me oh i thought it was the least

01:17:46i could do so you keep half for the money and give the other half to edie that'll help her carry on

01:17:53while i'm gone and you had me tossed into jail to tell me that yes yes come here they want to start

01:18:00running my story while it's hot and this is the last chance i have to dictate it and confidentially

01:18:07that they're handing me over to the federal boys tomorrow and they are much stricter than these

01:18:13boys here hey but how do i get out of here oh easy easy all they've got against you is my word

01:18:21tomorrow morning i shall magnanimously admit i made a mistake why don't you pipe down how's a guy

01:18:27going to get any sleep oh sorry sorry now shall we start work

01:18:36i shall never forget

01:18:43my first conquest

01:18:46i was two and a half weeks old

01:18:49we had a french nurse but i never seriously became involved in any romance until i had reached the age of four

01:19:02my client is willing to give you thirty five thousand

01:19:32for the house that's positively her final offer and i must have your answer today what do you think

01:19:37you decide well thirty five thousand dollars is a lot of money but

01:19:41oh but the house isn't for sale at any price

01:19:45hello

01:19:52sure sure thing i'll be right up excuse me i've got to go help one of our tenants

01:19:58you're making a big mistake turning down this offer

01:20:03but i know just how you feel about your home

01:20:05goodbye mr known

01:20:08goodbye mrs sky

01:20:09i've got it

01:20:18all right so far

01:20:27oh there we are we made it how are the twins today oh thriving thriving

01:20:33my gorgeous little leela

01:20:42oh jim

01:20:44say it again oh i have five times today

01:20:48oh all right charlie your twins are beautiful

01:20:52you know charlie he's always had a wave of girls

01:20:57come on yeah to the park and give those other parents a treat

01:21:03goodbye

01:21:05i still can't get over it charlie the father of twins

01:21:07just think what he could have done if he hadn't retired

01:21:11just a love nest

01:21:14only a love nest

01:21:16you can call it

01:21:20you

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