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00:00Oh
00:30The End
01:00The End
01:30Word of our needs has preceded us, and soon the camel train was arriving at our base camp.
01:52Our days were filled with protests of the patient beasts, who seemed to sense the dangerous journey before them.
01:57At this time, may I express my appreciation to the one man whose patience, sympathy, and understanding, more than anyone else, made our expedition possible.
02:08Ladies and gentlemen, Dr. Norman Wilkes, the president of Southern University.
02:12And that reminds me of another unsung hero.
02:24A man whose industry and devotion were responsible for the photographic records of our journey.
02:29Charlie Frazier, our cameraman.
02:31But at last, even the camels were subdued, and we started on our trek.
02:41A journey that was to uncover the tomb of an emperor, and bring to light one of Earth's great secrets.
02:45Followed days of monotonous sameness, as we plodded onward into the desert.
02:58Broken only by occasional visits of our plane, which faithfully threw along our route, delivering mail, needed supplies, and bringing back our sick and injured.
03:06We had a signal arranged to tell them when we wanted to.
03:11You must realize that this is more than a travelogue.
03:14We have all the elements of drama, promised reward, obstacles to overcome, even a suggestion of romance, which explains the frequent trips of our airplane.
03:23My daughter Louise is with the caravan, and Tommy Dean was piloting the plane.
03:29Our objective was a hitherto undiscovered country across the mountains.
03:33As we started to climb, the temperature dropped precipitately until we were in the snow country.
03:38As you can see by the way the camels are floundering, this is not the easiest part of our journey.
03:43But at last, the summit was reached, and we began to scent toward our objectives.
03:49I promised you all an interesting surprise.
03:52Here it is.
03:53The discovery of the emperor's tomb, whose whereabouts had remained a mystery for centuries.
03:58The shock of discovery was too much for sudden realization after the hardships of our journey.
04:06But gradually, the enormity of our find possessed us.
04:09We called to each other in our excitement and rushed into the tomb.
04:14Back out of the way, boys.
04:16Back out of the way.
04:16Back out of the way.
04:16Back out of the way.
04:18Back out of the way.
04:19Back out of the way.
04:20Here it is.
04:21We found it.
04:22The tomb.
04:23The tomb.
04:24What?
04:25My camera.
04:26I ought to be photographing this.
04:40Come on, darling.
04:41We must find a crib.
04:42Come on, darling.
04:43We must find a crib.
04:44Come on.
04:45Come on.
04:46Come on.
04:47Come on.
04:48Come on.
04:49Come on.
04:50Come on.
04:51Come on.
04:52Come on.
04:54Come on.
04:54Come on, dana.
04:55Let's get everything.
04:57Go on.
07:20Good evening.
07:27Try to be careful.
07:28He must have got lost in the treacherous storm, but by morning he had not returned.
07:33The wind increased in violence.
07:38The searching party returned without Mason.
07:42I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Mason, this gallant member of our party,
07:47who did so much to help achieve our success.
07:51Our Chinese barrels became fear-stricken as the storm grew worse.
07:58I was faced with a horrible decision.
08:01To wait and endanger the lives of our whole party or press on them.
08:06I decided on the latter course.
08:10It was only when I began the difficult task of translating the scroll that I really found out the magnitude of our discovery.
08:32The more I studied its contents, the more I realized that I...
08:47That I...
08:56Turn on the lights!
09:03What happened? Did he pay?
09:04Looks like it.
09:05Looks like it.
09:22What's wrong, Louise?
09:23I don't know, Jimmy. Something's happened to Father.
09:35I'm sorry you didn't hear and see what there was at the lecture, Jimmy. Father would be disappointed.
09:42My only excuse is that I misunderstood the time.
09:45Perhaps we could run the pictures again.
09:47I hope so.
09:48Jimmy was one of Dad's favorite pupils.
09:50I never could get much interested in archaeology.
09:53But you can fly a plane.
09:54And after all, there are many reasons for wanting to go on an archaeological trip to China.
09:58Here's the complete camera report. I've arranged to store the film and...
10:04Are you listening to me?
10:05Yes, yes, of course. Thank you.
10:09I wish they'd hurry. The doctor's been up there a long time.
10:12No, don't worry. Your dad's been under a strain.
10:15The work and study preparing for the lecture's been too much for him.
10:22Miss Louise?
10:23Yes, Jonas?
10:24You are one step upstairs.
10:25Of course. Excuse me.
10:27Oh, excuse me.
10:48The police. Police.
10:57This way, sir.
11:02See if nobody leaves here, Grady.
11:09What's all the excitement about?
11:10I don't know, but it must be serious.
11:12That was Captain Street of the Homicide Squad.
11:14Homicide?
11:15Yes.
11:16That means a Dr. Benton?
11:17I'm afraid so.
11:18He can't keep murder out of the newspapers.
11:28We have no proof that he was murdered.
11:30Your own doctor said he was poisoned.
11:32You tell me he was stricken during a lecture.
11:34Doesn't look like suicide to me.
11:35What I want to know is who had the brilliant idea of removing a body.
11:40I did.
11:41It wasn't a body.
11:42It was my very dear friend, Dr. Benton.
11:45We all supposed that he'd collapse from all the work.
11:48It would have been inhuman to have left him on the floor.
11:50Yeah, but it might have helped me a little.
11:51I'm supposed to photograph a body at the scene of the crime.
11:53I got work to do, prints, clues, routine to go through.
11:56Perhaps this wasn't a routine crime.
11:59Who are you?
12:00My name is Wong, James Lee Wong.
12:02How do you fit into this?
12:03Dr. Benton had just returned from the interior of China.
12:06I'm Chinese.
12:07Are you Chinese too?
12:08Yes, sir.
12:09Two of you worked together?
12:10I never saw her until an hour ago.
12:12You sent it for me, sir.
12:14Oh, yeah.
12:15What did Dr. Benton have for lunch?
12:17Uh, des hors d'oeuvres, filet meunier,
12:20des hors d'oeuvres, filet meunier,
12:22des pommes de terre julienne, des petits pois et du café.
12:25That's fine.
12:26Does everybody else have the same thing?
12:28Everybody, except Miss Winland.
12:31What's she have, chopped soy?
12:33No, sir.
12:34She had a cup of coffee and a piece of apple pie.
12:37She has had the same lunch every day for a month.
12:40You mean she eats here all the time?
12:42She lives here.
12:43Winland is, or I should say was, Dr. Benton's secretary.
12:47Oh.
12:48All right, all right, all right.
12:49What did the rest of you do?
12:50I was airplane pilot on the expedition.
12:52And I was the cameraman.
12:54I ran the projection machine at the lecture.
12:57What's your racket?
12:58Research.
13:01Who else was with him at the lecture?
13:03The doctor's daughter whom you met upstairs,
13:04the trustees of the university, and a few friends.
13:07Who was with him when he died?
13:08Jonas and I.
13:09Did he say anything?
13:11Research.
13:12Oh, as a matter of fact, he did.
13:14Of course, I didn't mention it before because it didn't make sense.
13:17Well, come on, what did he say?
13:19Well, we could hardly hear him.
13:21It was something about eternal fire and that Winland will...
13:25What do you know about this?
13:26Why, nothing at all.
13:27I have no idea what the doctor meant.
13:29When Dr. Benton phoned me, he hinted at something important he had found.
13:33There was the scroll.
13:34Did you help him translate it?
13:35No, Dr. Benton wouldn't let anyone see it.
13:37Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
13:38Scroll, eternal fire, translation, what is all this?
13:41Well, the doctor was telling us about finding an ancient scroll in the tomb of the Ming Emperor.
13:45Where is it now?
13:46In the safe.
13:47Who has the combination?
13:48Dr. Benton and Dr. Wilkes.
13:50Of course.
13:51Being president of the college, I have the combinations of every safe on the campus.
13:55Well, come on, come on, let's open it.
13:56All right.
13:57Why, there's nothing in there.
14:10The scroll's gone.
14:11Yes.
14:12Yeah, and so is my patience.
14:13Now listen.
14:14I'm sick of scrolls, translations, eternal fires.
14:17I'm going to have just a slight dash of murder mystery.
14:25Police headquarters.
14:27Homicide.
14:30Hello, this street speaking.
14:32I want you to send some men up to room number four, lecture room number four at the Southern University.
14:37That's right, Doc Benton's place.
14:39Yeah.
14:40You know, prints, photographs, the works.
14:42Yeah.
14:52Chinese exchange, please.
14:55Chinese exchange.
14:57Whoa, long time.
14:58Whoa, long time.
14:59Whoa, long time.
15:11Yes.
15:12Yeah.
15:13That was Jonas.
15:14He says there's a Chinese name Wong sticking his nose in.
15:15Jonas must have been scared.
15:16The house is full of cops and he takes a chance on phoning us.
15:17Well, I only hope our Jonas doesn't turn out to be our Jonah.
15:18Yeah.
15:19Certain people would give a lot to know that you didn't die in that Chinese desert.
15:22Wong, eh?
15:23I wonder who he's working for.
15:24Well, you figure that out.
15:25Well, you figure that out.
15:26Good evening, fool.
15:27Late again, huh?
15:28You late.
15:29Me no late.
15:30You late.
15:31You late.
15:32You late.
15:33Me no late.
15:34You late.
15:35You late.
15:36I wonder who he's working for.
15:39Well, you figure that out.
15:50Good evening, fool. Late again, huh?
15:52You late. Me no late.
15:54You always late.
15:56Fixed breakfast, no breakfast.
15:58Fixed lunch, you no lunch.
16:00How do you expect find killer?
16:02You no can't find whom.
16:04How do you know I look all a semi-killer?
16:06You go, Dr. Banton.
16:08Dr. Banton, die.
16:10I late in paper.
16:11Nice going.
16:12Maybe I ought to let you hunt killer
16:14while I stay home and cook.
16:16You cook?
16:30Phooey.
16:31My name not Phooey.
16:33I'm Phooey.
16:34Well, it may be Phooey in China,
16:36but in America, it's Phooey.
16:38Huh.
16:39How'll Dr. Banton kill?
16:41Poison.
16:42What kind poison?
16:44Nobody knows until the police surgeon
16:46performs an autopsy.
16:48Sure.
16:49Maybe Dr. Banton hurt bad crook.
16:52What's the matter?
16:53You play games?
16:54No.
16:55There's something wrong with these pictures.
16:56There's nothing wrong with soup.
16:57You eat them.
16:58Poop.
16:59That's it.
17:00I've got it.
17:01You've got what?
17:02I've got what's wrong with the pictures.
17:03The water picture.
17:04Look.
17:05See this picture?
17:06Dr. Benton as he started the lecture.
17:07See the water picture on the table?
17:08See this picture of the lecture room
17:09after Dr. Benton's collapse?
17:10Where's the water picture?
17:11Not this one.
17:12We have a time to fight here.
17:13You father bling him.
17:14Why didn't I think of that before?
17:15Everybody crazy.
17:18Oh.
17:19Oh.
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18:11Let's go.
18:41A thousand fingerprints 25 suspects Chinese temples a missing scroll an eternal fire. What a case. Hello. Yeah that. Yeah OK thanks. And now some kind of an alkaloidal poison nobody knows anything about.
19:11Hey Grady come here. What do you think that is. Maybe it's the eternal fire.
19:20Can't you two find any other place than Nick. He's hurt. Hurt. I'll say he is. Out like a red lantern. Wong. Wong snap out of it a boy. What happened.
19:26Oh I was searching the ground. Something hit me. You see who hit you. No. What were you looking for. This.
19:35I don't know how you're mixed up in all of this but maybe I got some. You figure the poison was in the drinking water all the time.
19:42Right. Right. And in the excitement following Dr. Benton's collapse. The murder through the water pitcher and glass out the window.
19:49The window was open during the lecture. How do you know. I opened it Dr. Benton asked me to.
19:56Whoever hit you on the head was probably looking for pieces of this huh. Yes.
20:03He probably found the pitcher being heavy it didn't break.
20:06Luckily it held that piece. Up onto the piece.
20:08No. Back in the paper.
20:09For the paper that I could get hold the piece up on the paper to the paper.
20:12So be careful I can make this.
20:13It was open during the lecture.
20:15How do you know?
20:16I opened it, Dr. Benton asked me to.
20:19Whoever hit you on the head was probably looking
20:20for pieces of this, huh?
20:22Yes, he probably found the picture.
20:24Being heavy, it didn't break.
20:26Luckily, I held that piece of the glass in my hand.
20:28Luckily for you, it didn't cut your hand off.
20:30Yeah.
20:32You sure you didn't hear or see anyone?
20:34Not exactly.
20:35I did see what appeared to be a flashlight in the shrubbery.
20:39Now it's your turn.
20:41I too saw light in the shrubbery.
20:43I hurried over and found Mr. Wong lying on the ground.
20:46I was doing my best to revive him when you arrived.
20:48Sure you didn't hit him on the head in the first place?
20:50Positive.
20:52But I did hear someone running away.
20:53Oh.
20:55A mysterious character shrouded in darkness.
20:58What were you doing snooping around the grounds?
21:00I wasn't snooping.
21:02I was on my way here.
21:03You asked me to come.
21:04Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right, I did.
21:07In the habit of carrying a flashlight?
21:09Why, no.
21:10No, of course not.
21:11It's too simply simple.
21:13How do we even know that's the glass Dr. Benton drank out of?
21:15We don't.
21:16But a simple laboratory.
21:18Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know all about that.
21:19All right, you two run along.
21:21Thank you, Captain.
21:22Coming.
21:26Grady.
21:27Take that down at the laboratory and have it tested for poison.
21:30Where would you be?
21:31I'll check with you later at the station.
21:33Beat it.
21:33Yes, sir.
21:41Can I take you somewhere?
21:42No, thanks.
21:43I'm due at Dr. Benton's.
21:46That's good.
21:47You'll have no trouble reaching there.
21:49However, if you're not going to Dr. Benton's, be careful.
21:51You're going to be followed.
21:52Are you sure I'm going to be followed?
21:58We're going to be followed.
22:00Is that better?
22:00Much.
22:22Feel like talking?
22:32Of course.
22:33What shall we talk about?
22:35Scrolls, ancient ones from Chinese temples.
22:38What was on it?
22:41I don't know.
22:43Usually these scrolls are merely a detailed survey of all the emperor's possessions.
22:47Dr. Benton hinted of something important.
22:50Did he tell you what it was?
22:51No.
22:52He said the lecture was the time and place to reveal it.
22:56Then his discovery may have been the reason for the murder and the theft.
23:00I don't know.
23:02Merely as a museum piece, the scroll was very valuable.
23:05Granted.
23:06But why couldn't it have indicated the location of some hidden treasure?
23:10Mr. Wong, I believe you've been reading too many detective stories.
23:21Mr. Wong.
23:22He's following all right.
23:23I've got to get away.
23:24Will you help me?
23:25That depends.
23:26I'm not running out.
23:27But there's something I must do.
23:28I can't explain.
23:29You've got to trust me.
23:30Hang on.
23:31I'm going.
23:32How let him know.
23:33I'm going.
23:34You're going to find him.
23:36There's something I must do.
23:38I can't explain.
23:39You've got to trust me.
23:40Hang on.
23:41Hang on.
24:11All right, where's the girl?
24:36The girl?
24:37Yeah, you know.
24:37You left the lecture hall with it.
24:39Win-win.
24:40Why, Captain, have you been following me?
24:41Now, cut out that clown and where is she?
24:45She must have disappeared.
24:46All right, wise guy.
24:47I got the number of that cab and I'm going to have her picked up.
25:03Police headquarters.
25:07Oh, give me homicide.
25:08There's a street speaking.
25:11Send out an order to have a taxi cab picked up.
25:14Number five, you, seven, five, one, one.
25:17Yeah, that Chinese girl got away.
25:19Win-win.
25:20I want her picked up.
25:21Who?
25:23Put them on.
25:24Put them on.
25:27Hello, Brady.
25:27Yeah?
25:28Yeah?
25:30Well, thanks.
25:33Okay, say listen.
25:36Hold the phone a minute.
25:37Hold the phone a minute.
25:51Now, get this.
25:52I'm with this Wong fella.
25:54His address is on Grant Avenue.
25:56I want you to check it.
25:58Send a good man up there to go over his place with a fine-tooth comb.
26:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:02I'll keep him busy for an hour.
26:04Okay.
26:07Well, you were right.
26:13They found poison on that glass.
26:15Correspond to the poison in Dr. Bennett's stomach.
26:17Sure must have been potent.
26:19Probably an oriental vegetable poison.
26:21Well, I want to know about that, wouldn't she?
26:23Yes, or any of the other members of the expedition.
26:26They were all in China.
26:28Yeah, yeah.
26:29You better take a little ride with me.
26:31Are you taking me in?
26:32Why?
26:32What have you been doing?
26:33Nothing that you don't know about.
26:34No, no, as a matter of fact, I want a little help.
26:38I'll have one of my boys pick your car.
26:39Come on.
26:40How much?
26:41Two dollars even, sir.
26:43Thank you very much.
26:54You know, I'm pretty much of a down-to-earth cop.
26:56Chinese temples, eternal fires, manuscripts.
27:00A little out of my line, but you're Chinese.
27:02What do you think of it?
27:03My countrymen dress ordinary things in fanciful language.
27:07Eternal fire may be something down to earth.
27:10Well, maybe.
27:11Let's see, there's Wen Lin, and then there's Louise Benton,
27:15although I don't think she'd poison her own father.
27:17Then there's that Tommy, what's-his-name, the aviator,
27:20and Frazier, the cameraman.
27:22I think you and I better get a complete list of that expedition,
27:25don't you?
27:25It would help, also a list of the people at the lecture.
27:29Whoever poisoned the water was at the lecture.
27:31He couldn't very well take a chance on that water being tasted by someone else.
27:35He or she, you mean.
27:37I'm not forgetting Wen Lin.
27:38Whoever did it sneaked up there in the dark during the lecture
27:41and put the poison in the water.
27:42Possibly, though you'd think Wen Lin would have seen that
27:45if she was facing away from the screen.
27:47It's more likely that-
27:48It's more likely that Wen Lin fixed the whole thing.
27:51Except for one thing.
27:52What's that?
27:53Well, in all the murder mysteries I've read and seen,
27:57the person they throw all the suspicion on is never the murderer.
28:00Maybe this is one time they'll cross up the formula.
28:03Oh, that's too much to hope for.
28:05By the way, where's the film that they ran this afternoon?
28:08Frazier, that cameraman has it.
28:10Why?
28:12Everybody has one advantage on us.
28:14They've heard the lecture and seen the pictures.
28:16Why don't we take a look?
28:17If nothing else happens, at least we'll be even with the rest of them.
28:20Well, that's a good idea.
28:22I got an hour to spare.
28:23Might as well spend it at the movies.
28:39Hello.
28:40Yes, speaking.
28:43Where?
28:43The Green Dragon.
28:44Well, who is this?
28:48Hello?
28:49Hello?
28:49Hello?
29:14Hello?
29:24Hello?
29:34What?
29:35I'm
29:42I'm
29:45I'm
29:50I'm
29:53I'm
29:56I'm
30:29It doesn't look like anybody's home.
30:56No.
30:59Hey, look at that.
31:06Look at that light.
31:11There you go.
31:16Hello.
31:18Here, take this.
31:25What happened?
31:27Why, I got a phone call asking me to meet Winland at the Green Dragon.
31:34I started out and got suspicious, turned around, came home and the roof fell in on me.
31:43Was it Winland on the phone?
31:45I thought it was.
31:50Have a drink?
31:51No, thanks.
31:52Didn't you see anyone when you came in?
31:54No, it was dark.
31:57Somebody's searching the place.
32:02They must have heard us coming.
32:04Got any idea what they were looking for?
32:06No, there's nothing worth taking except.
32:16Thanks to you fellas, they didn't have time to do much damage in here.
32:19Where's the film of the expedition?
32:20Well, I have it right here on this machine.
32:21I've been working on it.
32:22Well, that's what we came to see.
32:23My projection machine is still at the university.
32:24However, I can run it through this movie over for you.
32:25We use this for cutting.
32:26Stop and start as you please.
32:27That's fine if you don't mind.
32:28Oh, not at all.
32:29You cut this film yourself?
32:31Oh, sure, it's a one-man job.
32:32What is it?
32:33I've got a job.
32:34You've got a job.
32:35Here, I've got a job.
32:36I've got a job.
32:37Well, I've got a job.
32:38I've got a job.
32:39I've got a job.
32:40I've got a job.
32:41I've got a job.
32:42I've got a job.
32:44I've got a job.
32:45I've got a job.
32:46I've got a job.
32:47I've got a job.
32:49I've got a job.
32:51You photograph the interior of the tomb?
32:56Oh, yes.
32:57There it is.
33:10Where's the scene of Dr. Benton finding the scroll?
33:12Well, I never got that.
33:14In fact, I didn't know anything about the scroll until today at the lecture.
33:18We were all kind of excited, and when Dr. Benton yelled that he had found the sarcophagus, why, I left the camera and ran with the others.
33:24And you and the others didn't see anything.
33:26Ah, so you gave me the duck, put in a phony call to Frazier and then broke into his house.
33:47That isn't true.
33:48I never telephoned.
33:49Then what are you doing here?
33:51I called for some enlargement that Dr. Wilkes wanted.
33:56When I arrived, the door was open.
33:58There was someone sitting at the desk.
34:00As I came in, he turned around with a gun in his hand.
34:03Yeah.
34:04Tied you up and put you in the closet.
34:06Why don't you tell us what happened?
34:07You were searching the place, Frazier caught you and you conked him.
34:10Then tied herself up and put herself in the closet.
34:13Well, Frazier didn't tie her up and put her in the closet and then knock himself out, did you?
34:17Where is he?
34:18Hey, Frazier!
34:20What are you doing here?
34:25I thought I heard somebody outside.
34:27Yeah, I know.
34:28The mysterious stranger again, eh?
34:36Police headquarters.
34:44Homicide.
34:45Hello, the street speaking.
34:50Send a crew up to Frazier's house.
34:51Photographs, fingerprints.
34:53Footprints, too.
34:54There may be a mysterious stranger at that.
34:57That's all, come on.
35:07There was somebody.
35:08There may be.
35:09Listen.
35:38Well, let's go.
35:39I hope we get his everywhere.
35:47He knows her.
35:49Don't be a little girl.
35:50He's in the weather and we'll see him.
35:51He's in a pretty bad way.
35:53Don't move yourself.
35:54I know, Billy.
35:55I think we can make it.
36:25I got the license number but it's probably a stolen car yeah we better get out of here before somebody calls a cop well it looks like we got the murder right where he wants us haven't accomplished much have we sure haven't we don't know I don't win when gave you the slip you kind of put one over on you didn't she yeah looks like it yeah it's quite a story she told wonder what her angle is I don't know but come on up to my apartment
36:55and I'll try to find out it's too late to find out anything tonight come on up anyway I'll make you a cup of tea what have I got to lose
37:02now I'm going to come here but I did a darling I'm leaving on long now what you'll be able to go down to the bar what's the matter fool now I'm going to come here or I don't want to hold I have a minute calm down speak English this is Captain Street excuse me
37:22man looks the house I catch him what does he look like big man big feet where is he now he'll show you
37:31I see I get out of here you mutton head get out one of your men captain not as of tomorrow oh I see good work
38:01now make us some tea fool come on captain
38:05sorry about having to send that man up here Jimmy but you've been so close mouth
38:13hey what is your angle on this case any a group of influential Chinese think the secret of eternal fire is vital to the defense of China you mean that this eternal fire is really on the level decidedly excuse me
38:26you
38:28and I love you
38:30and I'm a guy
38:31Chinatown exchange please
38:32and this is James Lee Wong revered elder please
38:37greetings
38:40only the eyebrows of youth would have the temerity to call the beard of age at such an hour
38:46How great a blessing is clear perception welcome James Lee
38:51The eternal fire is safe
38:53Not until dr. Benton's murder is solved a daughter of the moonflower named win-lin is concerned
39:00Is she known to the friends of China?
39:08You have added to my already heavy load of obligation the eyes of the blind need no oilman
39:14The site of the temple is in the hands of China's enemies
39:18It is your duty to see that the secret of eternal fire is not used against her
39:23Health happiness and enduring spring sons to mourn at your grave
39:29Look I got trouble to know without having to worry about figuring out Chinese products. What about win-lin now captain?
39:36Just relax
39:37We're gonna have a little tea and then if you'll pick me up in the morning
39:41I think we can get win-lin to talk
39:43Why wait till morning she won't be going anywhere
39:46All right all right bring on the tea
39:56What's all this?
39:57The sarcophagus from the Chinese tomb sir that once contained the body of a Ming Emperor
40:01They tell me that a Chinese archaeological expedition is digging up the body of George Washington in exchange
40:08Sir well, it gives you a rough idea is win-lin home
40:12In the library
40:18Good morning hello Jimmy Tommy and I were just leaving any news nothing definite you met Captain Street?
40:25Yes, hello captain. How do you do you remember Tommy Dean?
40:28Yeah, how are you Dean?
40:29We haven't wanted to bother you miss Benton, but have you thought of anything that might help us?
40:33No
40:34No, I've racked my brain gone over and over the whole expedition
40:37How about you Dean?
40:38This co-pilot Mason for instance
40:40Can you tell us anything about him?
40:42Well, he was a peculiar sort of a duck
40:45However, Frazier might be able to help you
40:47He was a very good friend of Mason's
40:49Well, if either of you think of anything let us know
40:51We will
40:53You gentlemen are out early this morning
40:55Never mind that let's get out of business
40:57Have you a few moments?
40:58Of course
40:59There are a few things I'd like to discuss with you
41:01But I've already told you everything I know
41:03As Dr. Benson's secretary perhaps
41:05But we hope you talk in your official capacity
41:08Wait a minute
41:09Remember me?
41:11When Len works for the Chinese government
41:13What?
41:16Is that true?
41:18Yes
41:19You'd better tell us all you know
41:20I'm sure your country as well as mine must want the scroll recovered
41:23Naturally, my sympathies follow my heritage
41:25But after all, I am an American
41:27The secret must not be used against either country
41:30What is this? A spy plot?
41:33Could very easily be
41:34The scroll contained a clue to the Temple of Eternal Fire
41:37There was a shrine
41:38Where according to Chinese legend
41:40There burned an undying column of fire
41:42For centuries this location was never known
41:44But one thing was clear from all the stories
41:46Oil replenished the flame
41:48Oil seeping through the earth's surface
41:50There was no doubt that if this shrine really existed
41:53It must be the largest oil deposit in the world
41:57Why, if that's true, that scroll is worth a fortune
41:59That's why my government assigned me to Dr. Benton
42:03But I failed
42:04The thief was too clever for me
42:06Of course, it's too late to prevent Dr. Benton's death
42:09But working together, we still may retrieve the scroll and save other lives
42:13I'll do all that I can to help
42:15If that's true, what about that hocus-pocus at Frazier's last night?
42:18I don't know
42:19Honestly, I didn't telephone him
42:21Who did?
42:22Frazier said the call was in Chinese
42:24Probably from Chinatown
42:26Wait a minute
42:27Wait a minute
42:28If it was
42:29It can be traced
42:30The Chinatown exchange lists subscribers by name
42:33After all, all we have to do is find the operator to call Frazier's house
42:36Yes, it's all very simple
42:38Well, come on, let's get busy
42:40That's all, May, thank you
42:47We handle many phone calls each night
42:50But since we know the approximate time
42:52It is possible that one of the girls will remember
42:56Rose Paddle, you were on duty last night
42:59From 8 until 12
43:00This is Mr. Wong
43:02Hello, Jimmy
43:03Jimmy's brother and I went to high school together
43:06Then perhaps we better let Mr. Wong explain what we want
43:09Rose, this is Win Len
43:11And this gentleman is Captain Street of the San Francisco Police
43:14We are trying to trace a call to a Mr. Frazier
43:17Who lives at the old Cavern of Peace
43:19You know the place?
43:20Yes, it is at the upper left-hand corner of my board
43:23Rose means that the phone plugs in there on the board as she sits facing it
43:27Good
43:28Do you remember plugging in a call for there at approximately 8 o'clock last night?
43:32We better let Rose face the board, she might remember
43:36Fine
43:40Yes, there was a call from Mr. Frazier
43:42Where did it come from?
43:43I'm sorry, I can't locate it exactly for you
43:46The best I can do is be sure it came from this section
43:49Oh, that's fine, Rose, at least you've narrowed it down, thank you so much
43:53You can furnish us a list of the subscribers whose names are in this area
43:56Of course, that's a waterfront
43:58That's a waterfront
43:59Sure, then all we got to do is check them all and find out which one called Frazier last night
44:03There are only twelve names
44:05Twelve names
44:07And three of them are female subscribers
44:09Suppose we leave them to win Len
44:11You and I can track down the others
44:16This is crazy just because your friend Rose Petal has a brainwave
44:19We have to check up on every Chinese laundry in town
44:22The next one's the chop-suit parlor
44:24Maybe you feel better after a little lunch
44:26I'll wait for Joe's Steakhouse
44:27Here we are
44:28Charlie one
44:35Welcome, please, you like chop-suit?
44:36Nah, just looking around
44:37Charmin, if we don't know
44:39No, thanks, you're here alone
44:41Yes, please, alone
44:42Very hard on one man
44:44A wise man understands the seven virtues of peace
44:56What is one more stone to an overloaded donkey?
44:59Come on, there's no harm in this man
45:01Donkey
45:02May I use your phone?
45:03Sorry, no phone
45:05What?
45:06No phone
45:07I happen to know there's a phone in here
45:09Where is it?
45:10Show it to me
45:11Chop-chop
45:12No phone, no phone
45:13Wait a minute, wait a minute
45:14See that?
45:15It's pretty, isn't it?
45:16That's me, I'm the law
45:17If you don't tell me where that phone is
45:18You're gonna get in plenty of trouble
45:19Let me talk to him
45:20What do you think?
45:21What do you think?
45:22What do you think?
45:23What do you think?
45:24What do you think?
45:25What do you think?
45:26What do you think?
45:27Wait a minute
45:28What is all this?
45:29I saw him press that button
45:30And trace the wire to that closet
45:32It looks suspicious
45:33Yeah
45:35Where's the phone?
45:36Please, no phone
45:37Charlie one more trouble
45:38You're gonna get in plenty of trouble
45:40Come on
45:44See this wire?
45:45Yeah
45:46My best clothes
45:47Oh, shut up
45:50Looks like a panel
45:55Yeah, how do you open it, Charlie?
45:57I don't know
45:58Go on, blast it, Jimmy
46:11Wait a minute, Jimmy
46:12After you, Charlie
46:13No
46:14Get in there
46:15You
46:20It's a fine setup
46:35There goes our killer
46:37Do you see that knife?
46:38Charlie one
46:47Hey, you
46:50Go on
46:56Going someplace, Charlie
46:59Was on a key, you know
47:00You're going to go in
47:01Go in
47:02Hmm, nice work, Jimmy
47:03I was held up
47:04Come on, you and me
47:05He's gonna have a little talk
47:06Come on
47:07We're going on one
47:08Never mind the double
47:09Put her on the phone
47:10Get in with us
47:16Well, your friend Charlie one finally talked
47:18Hey, would you put that note you sent to him?
47:20A little Chinese threat about the bones of his ancestors
47:23Hey, sure worked
47:25He didn't even want me to leave
47:27I'll see you too
47:28Oh, let him wait a while
47:29What did he have to say?
47:30Who were the two men?
47:31Said he didn't know their names
47:33Only knew them as number one and number four
47:35I showed him every picture in the place
47:37But he didn't recognize any of them
47:39Too bad
47:40Yeah
47:41You know, it's a funny thing
47:43But this knife looks exactly like the one they threw at you the other night
47:47Well, doesn't it?
47:50Yes
47:51Might be the same knife
47:54I beg your pardon, what is that thing?
48:01A little trinket you men found when they searched the hideout
48:05Do you mind laying it down long enough to listen to me?
48:08Oh, of course not
48:10I didn't mean to be rude
48:11It's an interesting piece and I was trying to trace it
48:14I'm sorry
48:15Oh, that's all right
48:16Only Charlie dropped the bombshell
48:18And I wanted to watch your face when I sprang it on you
48:21I'm all face and ears
48:23Well, he claims you didn't know the two men in the hideout
48:25But he did describe a frequent visitor
48:27Who was it?
48:28Jonas
48:29Jonas
48:30The Benton Butler?
48:32That's right
48:33Let's get going
48:39Oh, good evening
48:40Good evening
48:41Where's Jonas?
48:42I don't know
48:43Come to think of it, I haven't seen him for several hours
48:45He's probably in his room reading
48:47He spends a lot of time there
48:48Look over the house, I want to check his room
48:50Have any success this afternoon?
48:51Yes, that's why we want Jonas
48:52Ever see anything like that before?
48:53Why, that son, you have the God of Vengeance
48:54I haven't seen him since you were in China
48:55Where did you get him?
48:56In a room that
48:57How long since you've seen Jonas?
48:58He was here at lunch
48:59All right, did you find him?
49:00No, there's no sign of him
49:01Oh, so he's scrammed, eh?
49:02Okay, send out a description on the radio and have him picked up
49:03That settles it
49:04You mean that Jonas killed Dr. Benton?
49:05Sure, but he won't get far away
49:06I can't believe it
49:07Look!
49:08Look!
49:09Look!
49:10Look!
49:11Look!
49:12Look, he's in the room
49:13Look, he's in the room
49:14Look, he's in the room
49:15What did you get?
49:16In a room that
49:17How long since you've seen Jonas?
49:18He was here at lunch
49:19All right, did you find him?
49:20No, so no sign of him
49:21Oh, so he's scrammed, eh?
49:22Okay, send out a description on the radio and have him picked up
49:24That settles it
49:25You mean that Jonas killed Dr. Benton?
49:26Sure, but he won't get far away
49:27Jonas, I can't believe it
49:29Look!
49:34Jonas!
49:43Not a fingerprint or anything
49:49I still can't understand how they stuffed them in there without you knowing about it
49:54I'm sorry, Captain, but my duties take me all over the house
49:57Besides, I was working on those phone subscribers until dinner time
50:00Yeah, yeah, I know
50:01I'm just making noises
50:02This case has got me daffy
50:04Daggers, fingerprints, scrolls, poison
50:08Hello
50:12What?
50:17You don't say
50:19All right, you do say then
50:22Okay, thanks
50:23How do you like that?
50:25This was stuck in Jonas after he died
50:29And what killed him?
50:30The same poison that killed Doc Benton
50:32Well, we're getting no place fast
50:34Well, what do you say, mastermind?
50:38I'm going crazy and you're playing with a doll
50:40I guess we're both going crazy
50:42We were talking about this God of Vengeance, you called it?
50:46Yes, he's a local deity found among the nomad tribes of the Gobi Desert
50:50In the same district as the Emperor's tomb?
50:52Yes, as far as I know, that's the only place
50:54Now wait a minute, children
50:56I don't want to hear any more about Oriental Hocus Pocus
50:58All I want to know is who killed Doc Benton and who killed Jonas
51:02I think maybe we're getting warm
51:04Any report on the two men in the motorboat?
51:06No, the Harbor Patrol hasn't turned up a thing
51:09Are you desperate?
51:10Am I desperate?
51:11You're looking at a man that's got five newspapers, a police commissioner, and the whole town around his neck
51:16And he asked me am I desperate
51:18I mean desperate enough to try a long shot
51:20Sure, I'll try anything, what is it?
51:26Get me the Tribune
51:28Uh, Mr. Miles
51:30Uh, Jimmy Wong calling
51:46Following the startling announcement that Mason, the missing pallet of the Benton expedition had been found
51:56And the diagnosis of his condition
51:58It was announced that he has been taken to St. Christopher's Hospital and is shortly expected to regain consciousness
52:02The police confidently expect that as soon as he does so
52:05They will obtain valuable information in the Benton murder investigation
52:12All right, run this wire through the wind and connect it up
52:14If I'm right, the killer will try to prevent Mason from talking
52:17And for tonight, I'm going to be Mason
52:19But Jimmy, how can you be sure that Mason's alive?
52:22I can't
52:23But I'm banking on the killer not being sure either
52:25Then Mason might even be the killer
52:27That's right
52:28But Jimmy
52:29Oh, there's nothing to worry about
52:31All we're trying to do is get these people out in the open
52:33This microphone will pick up the slightest noise
52:36You and Grady and I'll be listening in
52:38And if any trouble starts, we'll know it as soon as Jimmy
52:40Now, come on, let's let him get to bed
52:42Promise to yell if anything happens
52:44I promise
52:45I promise
52:46Then good luck
52:55Oh, snap out of it
52:57Nothing's going to happen
52:58The grounds are knee-deep in cops
53:00Nice detail, eh?
53:01Yeah, street must be off his nut
53:03Us patrolling a joint like this
53:05Sure, I've never seen one of these stakeouts work yet
53:09Yeah
53:22Everything okay?
53:23Yeah, listen
53:26This is Station W-O-N-G signing off
53:29We'll be back later with some interesting disclosures
53:32I hope
53:33That's good
53:34Keep it tuned, baby
53:39Okay
53:59Hey, Grady
54:06Yeah
54:07Yeah
54:08Come on, come on, stay awake
54:09What time is it?
54:11Yeah, it's 2.30
54:12You heard anything?
54:13No, no
54:14Not a peep
54:29No
54:37The men try to keep the same hour as us cops do, don't they?
54:39Yeah
54:46You'd better give me a couple minutes
54:47Right
54:59What's the matter?
55:02Oh, I'm worried
55:04There's nothing to worry about
55:05Nothing to worry about
55:29I'm worried
55:30No
55:31Yeah
55:32Yeah
55:33Non-competent
55:34No
55:35But
55:36I'm worried
55:37Thank you
55:38I'm worried
55:39Don't go
55:40Well
55:41We all
55:42We all
55:43We were
55:44No
55:45We all
55:46We all
55:47We all
55:48We all
55:49We all
55:50We all
55:51I'm worried
55:52Not a peep
55:53We all
55:54We all
55:55We
55:56We all
55:56We all
55:57We all
55:58Come on, reach.
56:25There's something I think will interest you.
56:28So Fraser it was you who threw the knife at me sure we are watching from the garden so
56:39often I see you to arrange this little party Mr. Wong perhaps I'd better introduce myself
56:43I'm Mason from you so rashly decided to impersonate I was hoping you'd turn up particularly after
56:50we found the god of vengeance in your hideout back of Charlie one's then you can see this
56:55gives me a chance to satisfy the little fellow you and Fraser were partners then that's right
57:00the future decided to double-cross me tried to kill me left me for dead in the desert fortunately a
57:06wandering tribe picked me up and nursed me back to help that's where you got the god of vengeance
57:11that's why you broke into Fraser's house and searched for the scroll you knew he had it
57:16it's a lie oh no it isn't Fraser and we're going to take you someplace where we can make you talk
57:21I'd have finished him that night but you interrupted me since then he's been in hiding but I thought
57:27this little trick of yours would smoke him out I'm afraid you're going to have a little trouble
57:31getting away I don't think so Trino there's our intern we have an ambulance waiting downstairs
57:37hey Grady yeah haven't you heard anything on that thing no nothing a few minutes ago there was just a
57:43little click and then there was a click yeah take Frasier out I'll keep long busy until you get
57:51started come on Frasier get moving you can't block me this is not block move why it's dead something's
58:01happened to the wire I mean it's dead I'm going to fix the thing it was already when we
58:04Nice work Jimmy.
58:27Well Fraser you'd better talk now as soon as I saw the film with the
58:30expedition I felt sure that you had cut it and that the camera had
58:33photographed more than you admitted. Yeah the reason you killed Doc Benton is
58:37because you didn't want him to tell about the oil. What about Joe. He knew
58:40that Fraser had stolen the scroll and was working with Mason to try to get it
58:43back. Fraser killed him too. You're very clever Mr. Wong but you still haven't
58:48got the scroll and what's more you'll never get it. You see I destroyed it.
58:52Oddly enough I believe you Fraser but you didn't destroy it without
58:56photographing it. The scroll itself would have been difficult to dispose of
58:59besides.
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