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A touching classic drama from 1949 that follows a heartfelt journey of faith, resilience, and quiet determination. Whispers of Hope brings timeless emotions to life through its gentle storytelling and memorable performances, offering a glimpse into the struggles and hopes of an earlier era. Perfect for lovers of vintage cinema and reflective narratives.
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00:00:00The End
00:01:30Can I help you?
00:01:50I'd like to see the man in charge.
00:01:53He's in here.
00:02:02I want to report a murder.
00:02:04Sit down.
00:02:09Where was this murder committed?
00:02:11San Francisco, last night.
00:02:14Who was murdered?
00:02:15I was.
00:02:28Well, do you want to hear me out or don't you, Captain?
00:02:30I don't have very much time.
00:02:35Your name Bigelow?
00:02:36Frank Bigelow?
00:02:37Frank Bigelow.
00:02:39That's right.
00:02:41Answer the San Francisco APB.
00:02:44Send it direct to Inspector Bannon at Homicide.
00:02:46Tell him we found Frank Bigelow.
00:02:50Go ahead, Mr. Bigelow.
00:02:51Well, this involves some other people, Captain.
00:02:56A number of other people.
00:02:58You tell it any way you like.
00:02:59I live in a little town called Banning out on the desert.
00:03:07It's on the way to Palm Springs.
00:03:10I have a small business there.
00:03:12Paula.
00:03:19Yes, Mr. Bigelow?
00:03:20Give me a copy of Miss Hollison's 48th's tax return, will you?
00:03:23Oh, you better get the 47th, too.
00:03:25Yes, Mr. Bigelow.
00:03:27I don't think we took any depreciation on that new equipment last year.
00:03:30No, we didn't.
00:03:31I remember you said we could include it all this year.
00:03:34Sure, we can.
00:03:35Hey, Frank.
00:03:35Yeah, Will?
00:03:36Peterson says he wants a financial statement before he can give me my loan.
00:03:40Hello, Kitty.
00:03:41Bye, Will.
00:03:41Well, I'm leaving for San Francisco today, but I'll be back in about a week.
00:03:44I'll take care of it for you then.
00:03:45Sure is a scorcher, isn't it?
00:03:47Well, I've seen him worse.
00:03:48Well, have a nice time, Frank.
00:03:49Yeah, thanks, Will.
00:03:50Paula, why don't you come down to the place and let me give you another permanent?
00:03:54Makes your hair so much easier to manage in all this heat.
00:03:57I can't afford it right now.
00:03:58Maybe next month.
00:03:59Yeah, here it is.
00:04:00No, we didn't take it.
00:04:00Well, we can do it this year.
00:04:02You work it out any way you think best.
00:04:05Have a nice trip, Frank.
00:04:07Sure, Kitty.
00:04:07See you when I get back.
00:04:08Bon voyage.
00:04:11Why don't you come down anyway, Paula?
00:04:14We'll work out a deal on that permanent.
00:04:16Thanks.
00:04:17Maybe I will.
00:04:21Hello?
00:04:22Oh, hello, Mr. Hawkins.
00:04:24Just a moment.
00:04:25Do you want him to send your ticket over?
00:04:27No, I'll pick it up myself.
00:04:29No, never mind.
00:04:29Mr. Bigelow will pick it up at the station.
00:04:31Bye.
00:04:32Bye.
00:04:32I want to go with you, Frank.
00:04:39Now, Paula, I'm just going on a little vacation.
00:04:41You know that.
00:04:42You want to go without me, don't you?
00:04:43Be gone just a week.
00:04:45And I suppose you've just made up your mind to take this little vacation at nine o'clock this morning?
00:04:49No, Paula.
00:04:50I meant to tell you about it a few days ago.
00:04:51I guess I forgot.
00:04:52Oh, you forgot.
00:04:54Paula, don't be like that.
00:04:55Don't be like what?
00:04:57You just drop a little announcement that you're going away.
00:04:59Not tomorrow or next week or next month, but today.
00:05:01No explanations, nothing.
00:05:03And I'm supposed to swallow the excuse that you need a little vacation.
00:05:07I just want to get away from town for a few days, that's all.
00:05:09Get away from this town or get away from me.
00:05:12Oh, Paula, please try to understand.
00:05:14How can you ask me to understand anything like this?
00:05:17No, I'm sorry, but I don't understand.
00:05:21Go to San Francisco, but don't expect me to be waiting for you when you get back.
00:05:26Paula, please, Paula.
00:05:46Come on, turn around, look.
00:05:53Come here.
00:05:54Why do you do this to me, Frank?
00:05:59Why can't you be honest with me?
00:06:00As honest as I am with you.
00:06:02Do you have to go?
00:06:04I have to go, Paula.
00:06:05I know what I'm doing.
00:06:05All right, go.
00:06:06Go anywhere you like.
00:06:07You can go to blazes for all I care.
00:06:09Paula.
00:06:11Paula.
00:06:14Yes, I know.
00:06:15I'm being foolish.
00:06:17Come here.
00:06:19Come here.
00:06:19Come on, fix your face.
00:06:31We'll go down to Eddie's and have a drink.
00:06:33All right, why not?
00:06:40Hiya, Paula.
00:06:40Hi, Eddie.
00:06:41Give us a couple of cold beers, will you?
00:06:43Coming up.
00:06:43All right.
00:06:44Oh, what a relief.
00:06:51This air conditioning feels good.
00:06:53I sure wish we had it in the office.
00:06:55It'd make working a pleasure.
00:06:56Well, if it stays in this hot, don't bother going in the rest of the week.
00:06:59I win two races today.
00:07:00How many did you lose?
00:07:02You wouldn't have to ask that.
00:07:04Kind of early for you two, ain't it?
00:07:05Too hot to work.
00:07:06That's what I'd like to hear.
00:07:07Frank, you'll take me with you, won't you?
00:07:33You will, won't you?
00:07:34Or am I crowding you?
00:07:38What do you mean, crowding me?
00:07:42Maybe you do need this week away alone.
00:07:45Maybe we both do.
00:07:47I know what's going on inside of you, Frank.
00:07:50You're just like any other man, only a little more so.
00:07:53You have a feeling of being trapped, hemmed in, and you don't know whether or not you like it.
00:07:57Look, Paula.
00:07:58I'm going to be honest with you.
00:08:00I care too much for you not to be honest with you.
00:08:02I'm as much concerned for your happiness as I am for my own.
00:08:05I know you've had one bad experience, Frank.
00:08:07I know all about it.
00:08:07But you don't know what it can do to two people, Paula.
00:08:10And the woman always gets hurt more than the man.
00:08:13I don't want you to get hurt, darling.
00:08:17More than anything in the world, I don't want you to get hurt.
00:08:24Want to hear some music?
00:08:25All right, Frank.
00:08:26Got a couple of nickels, Eddie?
00:08:32Yeah.
00:08:34This won't bother you, will it?
00:08:35No, the next result doesn't come in for half an hour.
00:08:37I thought that by now we'd be married.
00:08:53No, I'm not going to crowd you anymore, Frank.
00:08:55Go to San Francisco.
00:08:57I don't like it, but I'm convinced that you must go.
00:09:00I want you to be very sure, Frank.
00:09:04If it's right, and I believe it is,
00:09:06we'll have something really wonderful together.
00:09:10If it isn't,
00:09:11we should both know it as soon as possible.
00:09:15So, you see, even if I could stop you,
00:09:17I wouldn't do it now.
00:09:30Yes, sir.
00:09:46My name is Bigelow.
00:09:47I have a reservation.
00:09:48Yes, sir.
00:09:53Here we are, sir.
00:09:55My name is Bigelow.
00:09:56I have a reservation.
00:09:57I have it, sir.
00:09:58It's a very nice room on the sixth floor,
00:09:59facing the bay.
00:10:01Boy, this might help you enjoy your stay, Mr. Bigelow.
00:10:04It's a little booklet on how to have fun in San Francisco.
00:10:07Oh, thank you.
00:10:08Very welcome, sir.
00:10:12Say, is it always like this around here?
00:10:14No, this is market week,
00:10:15and it's the last day, too.
00:10:17Boy, always around until you need them.
00:10:25Here's a message for you, Mr. Bigelow.
00:10:27Long-distance call came in about an hour ago
00:10:29from Banning, from a Paula Gibson.
00:10:31Oh, thank you.
00:10:32Very welcome.
00:10:32Show Mr. Bigelow to 618.
00:10:34Right this way, slide.
00:10:52Right this way, Mr. Bigelow.
00:10:53Is there anything else, Mr. Bigelow?
00:11:11Oh, uh, yes, you can get me, uh, dry Manhattan
00:11:14and, uh, packs of razor blades.
00:11:15Yes, sir.
00:11:17Oh, and, uh, you can leave that door open.
00:11:19Hello, operator.
00:11:23I want to speak to Ms. Paula Gibson
00:11:25in Banning, California.
00:11:27Yeah, that's right.
00:11:28No, I'll wait.
00:11:33Hello?
00:11:33Hello, Paula.
00:11:35Oh, hello, Frank.
00:11:36How was the trip?
00:11:37Fine, just fine.
00:11:38Having a miserable time, I hope.
00:11:40Well, I don't know.
00:11:41I, uh, I just got in.
00:11:42What was that?
00:11:47Uh, Market Week.
00:11:48The place is crawling with traveling salesmen.
00:11:50You know, Charlie Anderson found out that he went away
00:11:52and he asked me to go out with him.
00:11:53Oh, really?
00:11:54How did he make out?
00:11:56I'm considering it.
00:11:57Is that what you called to tell me?
00:11:59I'll have you know that this call
00:12:00is strictly business, Mr. Bigelow.
00:12:02Did a Mr. Phillips phone you?
00:12:04A Eugene Phillips of Los Angeles.
00:12:06No.
00:12:06He will.
00:12:07He phoned the office three times today.
00:12:09Said that he wanted to get in touch with you immediately.
00:12:10He said it's most urgent and imperative
00:12:12that he reach you at once.
00:12:14One be one.
00:12:15I don't know.
00:12:16But he sounded deep, dark, and mysterious
00:12:17and quite agitated about something.
00:12:20Phillips, Phillips, have we, uh,
00:12:21have we ever done any business with him?
00:12:23Not unless you've been keeping it a secret for me.
00:12:25I looked through all the accounts.
00:12:30Uh, why did you tell him you could reach me here?
00:12:32You know I'm supposed to be on vacation.
00:12:34So you told me.
00:12:35And so I told him, dear heart.
00:12:37But the gentleman didn't seem to respect
00:12:39your temperamental moods the way I do.
00:12:41He was very insistent that he speak to you
00:12:42before it's too late, as he put it.
00:12:44Well, tell him you tried to get in touch with me
00:12:46and I've changed my plans and he can't reach me.
00:12:48He won't talk to me.
00:12:50I told him that I was your confidential secretary,
00:12:52but I guess I didn't sound confidential enough.
00:12:54So I told him that he could reach you there this evening.
00:12:57Well, call him back.
00:12:58If it's as important as he says it is,
00:12:59he'll talk to you.
00:13:00Otherwise, you'll just have to wait until I get home.
00:13:02Ma, aren't we adamant this evening?
00:13:06All right.
00:13:06Shall do.
00:13:07Frank, I don't quite know how to say this.
00:13:16Say what?
00:13:19Well, what I want to say is that there's nothing you can do
00:13:21that you ever have to feel guilty about.
00:13:23Oh.
00:13:29Sure.
00:13:31Thanks, Paula.
00:13:32I'll, uh...
00:13:33I'll call you tomorrow.
00:13:36Frank?
00:13:36Frank?
00:13:37Oh, just put it there for you.
00:14:05You can keep the change.
00:14:09Thanks very much.
00:14:10Say, um, how long has this been going on?
00:14:12Oh, it's been a madhouse all week.
00:14:14But they check out tomorrow.
00:14:15Oh?
00:14:15I thought you were with them.
00:14:17No, no, I'm just here on a vacation.
00:14:19Why does everybody come to San Francisco and tear loose?
00:14:24Excuse me.
00:14:27Say, uh, I'm awfully sorry to bother you,
00:14:28but would you mind if I use your telephone?
00:14:30No, no, go right ahead.
00:14:31I'm just across the hall here.
00:14:32One of the boys is using my phone,
00:14:34and, uh, he's been on for a half hour.
00:14:36I just want to call downstairs.
00:14:37Yeah.
00:14:40Room service, please.
00:14:43Hey, uh, things really picked up the last few days, didn't they?
00:14:45You read it much business?
00:14:46Well, I'm not here on business.
00:14:47Oh, uh, hello, room service?
00:14:49It's Mr. Haskell in 617.
00:14:51Yes, that's right.
00:14:51Would you send up, uh, three more bottles of bourbon
00:14:53and two scotch?
00:14:55Yeah, exactly.
00:14:56Oh, and, uh, some more ice, too.
00:14:58Yeah, all right, thank you.
00:15:00You here all alone?
00:15:01Yes, I just got in town.
00:15:03Well, why don't you join us for a drink?
00:15:05Well, I don't want to barge in on your party.
00:15:06Oh, nonsense.
00:15:07It's not a party.
00:15:08Just a few of the boys entertaining some buyers.
00:15:10You know, usual thing.
00:15:11A few drinks and some laughs.
00:15:14It's no party.
00:15:15Come on.
00:15:16Well, I don't always like to be all alone in a strange city.
00:15:21I'm, uh, Sam Haskell.
00:15:22I'm Frank.
00:15:23Frank Bigelow.
00:15:24You think some of these guys have never been away from home before?
00:15:27Yeah.
00:15:30Hey, hey, cry down a second.
00:15:33I want you to meet Frank Bigelow.
00:15:35Hello.
00:15:35Hi, hi.
00:15:36This is Jane Carlisle.
00:15:37Hello.
00:15:37Bill Welch.
00:15:38How are you?
00:15:38Mr. Welch.
00:15:39Glad to know you, Bigelow.
00:15:40Jane's a pretty inspire in San Francisco.
00:15:41Oh, hey, I resent that.
00:15:44You don't think I believe him, Elaine?
00:15:45Well, he spread that from coast to coast.
00:15:47Oh, gee.
00:15:47But it's good for my morale, anyway.
00:15:49I'm George Catwell.
00:15:50Glad to know you, Mr. Bigelow.
00:15:52Bigelow, yes.
00:15:53Right on much business?
00:15:54He's not here on business.
00:15:55Oh?
00:15:56Well.
00:15:57Well, why don't you get the man a drink before he dies at first?
00:16:00How about a little bourbon?
00:16:00Oh, that's fine.
00:16:01Bourbon, isn't it?
00:16:04Of course, Mr. Wallace is in fact.
00:16:06Yes, Mr. Wallace.
00:16:07But, Mr. Wallace, I'll need at least a week in Cleveland to visit all my accounts.
00:16:11I can't figure on being in Philadelphia until the 17th.
00:16:14Eddie, will you get off the phone?
00:16:15I want you to meet Frank Bigelow.
00:16:17Oh, Eddie, that's his boss.
00:16:18He's been trying for an hour to get his expense account boosted.
00:16:21Yeah, the way this guy holds on to a dollar, you'd think they weren't printing them anymore.
00:16:24Yes, Mr. Wallace.
00:16:25I'm leaving here the first thing in the morning.
00:16:27Yes, sir.
00:16:27Oh, keep your hips loose, Harry, like this.
00:16:32Oh, yeah.
00:16:34How's he doing?
00:16:36Oh, there's nothing wrong with Harry's rumble.
00:16:37The two years now, the Murray's wouldn't be.
00:16:39Oh, now, wait.
00:16:40That was going all right there.
00:16:41This is Sue and Harry Brandis.
00:16:43Hello.
00:16:43Good to meet you.
00:16:44How are you?
00:16:45Where'd you find her, Sam?
00:16:46On a dance marathon?
00:16:47She's perfect.
00:16:48Really?
00:16:49Well, thanks.
00:16:49Now, I bet you could do the rumble.
00:16:51Well, a little, but I'm kind of rusty.
00:16:53Anything would be an improvement after Harry's.
00:16:55Oh, how do you like that?
00:16:56Well, there goes.
00:16:57Hey, you're good.
00:17:05Oh, my wife, she's a good dancer, isn't she, Big Lowe?
00:17:08Oh, yeah.
00:17:11Hey, fellas, I thought you were going to show us a good time tonight.
00:17:14Is this doing the town?
00:17:15That's right.
00:17:16We practically bankrupt our stores to buy everything you've got.
00:17:19Then you keep us in this hotel room.
00:17:21I agree.
00:17:22This is my last night to howl before I go back to being a beautiful housewife.
00:17:26Oh, that's right.
00:17:26Well, it looks like we're stuck, boys.
00:17:29This is where we blow all our commissions in one night.
00:17:32And you're coming with us, Big Lowe.
00:17:34Oh, no, thanks.
00:17:35You run along.
00:17:35I've got to get unpacked and have dinner.
00:17:37Oh, no, you're not going to get away from me.
00:17:40Now that I found a man who can dance, I'm going to hang on to him.
00:17:43Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:17:47So, you're coming next to me.
00:17:48You're coming next to me.
00:17:48Oh, no, no, there's no one who can dance, I'm going to hang on to him.
00:17:49Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:17:54The End
00:18:24The End
00:18:54The End
00:19:24The End
00:19:54The End
00:19:56Have a little bit of my drink, Frank.
00:20:02Oh, thank you.
00:20:05Excuse me a moment.
00:20:06Where are you going, Frank?
00:20:07Excuse me.
00:20:08I think you've had enough.
00:20:09What'll it be?
00:20:23Bourbon and water, no ice.
00:20:24Nice, quiet place you got here.
00:20:26We'll hit the pitch in about an hour.
00:20:27That's when they really go out of their minds.
00:20:29Who's the blonde?
00:20:33Oh, she's one of the chicks that hangs around here.
00:20:35She's jive crazy.
00:20:37Come again?
00:20:38Oh, you ain't hip, pal.
00:20:39Jive crazy means that she goes for this stuff.
00:20:41Just between you and me, I don't get it either, but I gotta listen to it.
00:20:44They're all connoisseurs, music lovers.
00:20:46Me, I like Guy Lombardo.
00:20:48What's the matter with him?
00:20:50Oh, he's flipped.
00:20:51The music's driving him crazy.
00:20:53Come down, Jack.
00:20:54Oh, don't buy me, man.
00:20:55I'm being in light.
00:20:57Is the blonde alone?
00:20:59Oh, sure.
00:20:59Society.
00:21:00She always comes in alone.
00:21:02Drives a big convertible, wears a mink coat, but knows everybody.
00:21:05But she always comes in alone.
00:21:13Give me another blast, Leo.
00:21:16What's your story, Jeannie?
00:21:18Easy.
00:21:23Hello.
00:21:24Easy.
00:21:25Dig the fisherman.
00:21:26That's really silk, isn't it?
00:21:27Can I buy you a drink?
00:21:29Sure, thanks.
00:21:30Give me a blast, Leo.
00:21:31Leo, I left my blast at the other end of the bar.
00:21:35My name is Jeannie.
00:21:46What's you?
00:21:47Frank.
00:21:48I've never seen you here before, Frank.
00:21:50Well, I've never been here.
00:21:58This is mine.
00:21:59Mine was bourbon.
00:21:59Well, sure it is.
00:22:00You saw me pour it.
00:22:01Give me a fresh drink.
00:22:05Anything you say.
00:22:07Oh, listen to that piano.
00:22:09Feel those vibrations.
00:22:13You don't get your kicks out of this, do you?
00:22:15I can live without it.
00:22:17Why do you stay here?
00:22:19I don't know.
00:22:20I bet I know.
00:22:21You're lonely in a big city.
00:22:23Why, you don't have to go into a routine with me.
00:22:25I like good company, too.
00:22:36Say, there are some people here I want to avoid.
00:22:39Couldn't we get out of here?
00:22:41Let me think about it.
00:22:43Oh, come on.
00:22:44How about going somewhere else, then?
00:22:46Why don't you meet me later?
00:22:47Why don't you meet me later?
00:22:51Okay.
00:22:52Well.
00:23:02Call me at that number later.
00:23:03It's my next stop.
00:23:05They've got a band there that'll really send you.
00:23:08See you, Jeannie.
00:23:10Easy.
00:23:17Never mind, Opry.
00:23:47et cetera.
00:23:49Monsieur Geroge's
00:23:50Vital.
00:23:51I loved it.
00:23:51He loved it.
00:23:52I love it.
00:23:53He believed me.
00:23:54But I see you, Jeannie.
00:23:55But I just knew you and he had to get out of here.
00:23:57At least before he was so adorable.
00:24:00Yet after he dude, let's see you here.
00:24:05What?
00:24:11Click there.
00:24:13P explorer.
00:24:43Room service, buddy.
00:25:04Come in.
00:25:11You're right with you, Whitey.
00:25:12Yes, sir.
00:25:13You're right, sir?
00:25:16Yes, sir.
00:25:17May I?
00:25:18Go ahead.
00:25:22It's on there for you.
00:25:24Thank you, sir.
00:25:24Would you like anything else?
00:25:25No, thank you.
00:25:26That's all.
00:25:31Waiter.
00:25:32Yes, sir.
00:25:36Take this away.
00:25:39Is there anything wrong, sir?
00:25:41No, no.
00:25:41Just take it away.
00:25:42I don't even want to look at it.
00:25:47Are you all right, sir?
00:25:49Yeah, sure.
00:25:51All right.
00:25:52I just had too big a night, I guess.
00:25:53That's all.
00:25:55Need some fresh air.
00:25:56Of course.
00:25:57Thank you, sir.
00:25:57Is there anything else?
00:25:59Let's go.
00:26:03Yes, sir.
00:26:04Hmm.
00:26:05Come on.
00:26:07Come on.
00:26:10Come on.
00:26:13Yes.
00:26:16Come on.
00:27:17It was the drinks I had last night. I might have mixed them too much, huh?
00:27:20Let's have another look at that throat.
00:27:25You may finish dressing now, Mr. Biglow.
00:27:27I want to get the results of those tests we took.
00:27:29Thank you, Dad.
00:27:47Mr. Biglow, this is Dr. Schaefer.
00:27:55Hello, Doctor. How are you?
00:27:56Sit down, Mr. Biglow.
00:27:59According to the information you gave Miss Wilson, you're not married, Mr. Biglow.
00:28:02That's right.
00:28:03Do you have any relatives, family, anyone in San Francisco?
00:28:06No, no one. I don't know a soul in San Francisco.
00:28:09Where is your home?
00:28:10What is this, Doctor? Why all the questions?
00:28:12You're a very sick man, Mr. Biglow.
00:28:14Sick? But you told me I was in good shape.
00:28:16Yes, I know.
00:28:17But my preliminary examination didn't reveal your true condition.
00:28:21You sound as if it's pretty serious, Doctor.
00:28:22It's extremely serious.
00:28:23I want you to understand that we wouldn't tell you something like this unless we were absolutely certain.
00:28:28Well, of course, of course.
00:28:29You must steal yourself for a shock, Mr. Biglow.
00:28:31Well, go on, Doctor. What is it you're trying to tell me?
00:28:34Our tests reveal the presence in your body of a luminous toxic matter.
00:28:37What is that exactly?
00:28:39A poison that attacks the vital organs.
00:28:41Poison?
00:28:41We have no alternative but to tell you this.
00:28:44Your system has already absorbed sufficient toxin to prove fatal.
00:28:47I wish there was something that we could do.
00:28:50What do you mean, wish? You mean there's nothing...
00:28:51There is nothing anyone can do.
00:28:54This is one of the few poisons of its type for which there is no antidote.
00:28:58Well, this is fantastic.
00:29:00This is the most ridiculous thing...
00:29:02You don't have very long.
00:29:05What do you mean?
00:29:06A day. Possibly a week.
00:29:08Two weeks at the outside.
00:29:09It's hard to say exactly.
00:29:11Well, this is impossible. I don't believe it.
00:29:13You've made a mistake.
00:29:14That's it. It could be a mistake, couldn't it?
00:29:16You have made a mistake. How did you answer me?
00:29:18Dr. Schaefer is an authority on toxicology.
00:29:20It's been no mistake, Mr. Bigelow.
00:29:23Do you realize what you're saying?
00:29:25Well, you're telling me that I'm dead.
00:29:27Do you think you can explain my life away in just a few words?
00:29:30Why, I don't even know who you are.
00:29:32Why should I believe you?
00:29:33You must calm yourself, Mr. Bigelow.
00:29:35We want to offer you every assistance that we...
00:29:37Assistance? Who wants your assistance?
00:29:38Who wants anything from you?
00:29:39You're nothing but a couple of phonies.
00:29:41Why, I think you're crazy.
00:29:42That's it. You're crazy.
00:29:43The both of you, you're crazy.
00:29:44Where's the doctor?
00:30:00Come on, tell me.
00:30:03Get out of here, doctor.
00:30:04What's the trouble here?
00:30:07What's the matter with you?
00:30:08Doctor, I want you to examine me for luminous poison.
00:30:10I'm right in here.
00:30:22Yeah, you've got it all right.
00:30:25Your system has already absorbed it.
00:30:29Are you sure, doctor?
00:30:30Are you absolutely certain?
00:30:32Couldn't there be some mistake?
00:30:38There it is.
00:30:39Toxin is actually luminous in the dark.
00:30:42Now, there's no doubt about a Bigelow.
00:30:46I don't feel sick.
00:30:47My stomach is just a little bit upset.
00:30:49Maybe it's not as bad as you think, doctor.
00:30:51That's characteristic.
00:30:53With a heavy jolt, you go suddenly in a matter of hours.
00:30:55But if the stuff is taken in a lesser degree,
00:30:57you last a while.
00:30:59And then...
00:31:00And then...
00:31:05Give it to me straight, doctor!
00:31:07Well, a number of things are involved.
00:31:09The systemic condition of the individual,
00:31:11the amount consumed, exertion...
00:31:13Yes!
00:31:14You won't feel too badly for a while.
00:31:17Then it will happen suddenly.
00:31:18A day, two days, a week at the most.
00:31:26A day?
00:31:28Two days?
00:31:29There's nothing that can be done now.
00:31:32If it had been caught in time,
00:31:32your stomach could have been washed out.
00:31:34But you've had it in you for some time now.
00:31:36For at least 12 hours, haven't you, Bigelow?
00:31:38I don't know.
00:31:40You don't know?
00:31:41No!
00:31:41Don't you know how you got it?
00:31:42No!
00:31:43This is no accident.
00:31:45Somebody knew how to handle that stuff.
00:31:46That wax is tasteless and odorless.
00:31:48The amount of alcohol in your body,
00:31:50you must have got it in liquor.
00:31:51I was drinking last night.
00:31:53Arrange for your admission to the hospital immediately.
00:31:55Of course, I'll have to notify the police.
00:31:58This is a case for homicide.
00:32:01Homicide?
00:32:02I don't think you fully understand, Bigelow.
00:32:05You've been murdered.
00:32:12Get me police headquarters, please.
00:32:15Homicide Bureau.
00:32:20Homicide Bureau.
00:32:50Homicide Bureau.
00:32:51Homicide Bureau.
00:32:52Homicide Bureau.
00:32:53Homicide Bureau.
00:32:54Homicide Bureau.
00:32:55Homicide Bureau.
00:32:56Homicide Bureau.
00:32:57Homicide Bureau.
00:32:58Homicide Bureau.
00:32:59Homicide Bureau.
00:33:00Homicide Bureau.
00:33:01Homicide Bureau.
00:33:02Homicide Bureau.
00:33:03Homicide Bureau.
00:33:04Homicide Bureau.
00:33:05Homicide Bureau.
00:33:06Homicide Bureau.
00:33:07Homicide Bureau.
00:33:08Homicide Bureau.
00:33:09Homicide Bureau.
00:33:10Homicide Bureau.
00:33:11Homicide Bureau.
00:33:12Homicide Bureau.
00:33:13Homicide Bureau.
00:33:14Homicide Bureau.
00:33:15Homicide Bureau.
00:33:16Homicide Bureau.
00:33:17Homicide Bureau.
00:33:18Homicide Bureau.
00:33:19A day, two days, a week of course.
00:33:49A day, two days, a week of the day.
00:34:19There's nothing to be done now.
00:34:21You've been murdered.
00:34:26You've been murdered.
00:34:28You've been murdered.
00:34:49You've been murdered.
00:34:56You've been murdered.
00:34:58You've been murdered.
00:35:03You've been murdered.
00:35:13You've been murdered.
00:35:18open up open this door I tell you open it up or I'll break it down where are those men
00:35:38where are those men who were here last night I don't know there are no men here
00:35:41please go away don't lie to me where are they mister this lady just checked in
00:35:46those men aren't here no longer they checked out the hotel early this morning
00:35:50please go away I'm sorry I'm terribly sorry
00:35:55hello please mister bigelow my eardrums oh hello Paula your enthusiasm overwhelms me
00:36:09why haven't you phoned me or is there a quota on telephone calls up there
00:36:13I'm sorry I I've I've been busy I'll bet you have visiting the museums no doubt
00:36:20what's happening up there that's exciting or different nothing not a thing I'll bet you
00:36:26missed me but you're too stubborn to admit it sure sure you know if you'd like me to come
00:36:31up I can pack a toothbrush and leave right away no well you don't have to snap my head off you
00:36:36could at least make pretence of missing me I'm sorry Paula of course I miss you
00:36:42listen Paula Paula it's just that I I don't feel like talking now I'll call you later don't strain
00:36:53yourself you phone me sometime when you feel more like talking
00:36:57oh by the way I call that mr. Phillips back
00:37:02Phillips yes you know the man that tried to reach you well I'm afraid you'll never know
00:37:06why it was so important that he speak to you his office said he died yesterday
00:37:10Frank are you there did you hear me
00:37:15die
00:37:19when
00:37:22yesterday so you won't have to bother your little head about him anymore you can just go ahead and have
00:37:26fun Paula what did he die from do you know I suppose he died from whatever people usually die
00:37:34from well didn't I tell you don't you know what are you getting so excited about you said you didn't
00:37:38even know the man listen where's his office located what difference does it make you can't
00:37:43talk to him now I told you the man's dead Paula will you stop talking so much and tell me where his
00:37:47office is all right it's the Phillips importing and exporting company Bradbury
00:37:56building Los Angeles Bradbury building Los Angeles that's right say this is really a switch
00:38:02listen if you want to reach me I'll be in Los Angeles are you out of your mind
00:38:06I'm sorry Paula I've got to hurry wait a minute we're in Los Angeles
00:38:09the Allison the Allison hotel goodbye Paula
00:38:12their
00:38:17my
00:38:21yeah
00:38:22yeah
00:38:26oh
00:38:28yeah
00:38:34I'd like to see someone in charge here.
00:38:50What is it in regard to?
00:38:51It's a personal matter. It's quite urgent.
00:38:52Perhaps Mr. Halliday can help you.
00:38:54Who's he?
00:38:54He's our controller.
00:38:56Your name, please?
00:38:56Bigelow.
00:38:59Mr. Bigelow to see you.
00:39:00Send him in.
00:39:01Go right in, please.
00:39:02That door.
00:39:04Mr. Bigelow?
00:39:10How are you, Mr. Halliday?
00:39:14What can I do for you?
00:39:16Well, Mr. Phillips phoned my office several times yesterday.
00:39:18I'd like to find out what it's all about.
00:39:20You know Mr. Phillips died yesterday?
00:39:22Yes, I know.
00:39:23Well, I don't understand.
00:39:25If he phoned you, didn't he tell you what it was about?
00:39:27Well, he didn't speak to me.
00:39:29I wasn't in my office at the time.
00:39:30And he wouldn't tell my secretary.
00:39:32Well, I'm afraid I can't be of much help, Mr. Bigelow.
00:39:35I have no idea why Mr. Phillips tried to reach you.
00:39:38I'm sorry you had to make the trip for nothing.
00:39:41How do you know I made a trip?
00:39:42I didn't say anything about making a trip.
00:39:44I merely said he phoned my office.
00:39:45My office could be here in Los Angeles.
00:39:46Miss Foster.
00:39:52Yes?
00:39:53Didn't you mention something yesterday
00:39:54about Mr. Phillips speaking with Mr. Bigelow in San Francisco?
00:39:56I said that he had phoned Mr. Bigelow's office in Banning,
00:39:59but that Mr. Bigelow was staying at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
00:40:02I'm sorry you misunderstood me.
00:40:03Do you know why Mr. Phillips called?
00:40:05No, I don't.
00:40:05All right, thank you, Miss Foster.
00:40:07You can understand that we've been somewhat upset around here.
00:40:11Now, if you don't mind...
00:40:11Do Mr. Phillips have a wife, family, anyone that could help me?
00:40:21You can't intrude on people at a time like this
00:40:24just to satisfy some curiosity.
00:40:25It isn't just curiosity.
00:40:27Then I suggest you wait a week or so.
00:40:28I can't wait.
00:40:28Well, I'm sorry you'll have to.
00:40:29Well, there's always a phone book.
00:40:31You're a pretty aggressive fellow, Bigelow.
00:40:34Are you quite sure that this is as important
00:40:35as you make it appear to be?
00:40:36It's important.
00:40:38Mrs. Phillips lives at the Sunset Arms Apartments.
00:40:42I needn't tell you she's under a strain.
00:40:48I suppose you're capable of using a little more tact with her
00:40:51than you demonstrated with me.
00:40:52I think I can handle it.
00:40:54By the way, what was the cause of Mr. Phillips' death?
00:40:57Suicide.
00:40:58He lived from the balcony of his apartment.
00:41:10Come in, Mr. Bigelow.
00:41:21I'm Stanley Phillips, Eugene's brother.
00:41:23Halliday, phone that you are coming.
00:41:30This is my sister-in-law, Mrs. Phillips.
00:41:32I'll try to make this as brief as possible, Mrs. Phillips.
00:41:36I'm afraid I can't be of any help to you, Mr. Bigelow.
00:41:39I haven't the slightest idea why my husband wanted to speak to you.
00:41:45Well, I guess Halliday covered just about everything.
00:41:49Did your husband ever mention anything about me, Mrs. Phillips?
00:41:51Anything at all?
00:41:53No.
00:41:53I can't recall Eugene ever having mentioned your name.
00:42:07I hate to ask you this, Mrs. Phillips,
00:42:08but it's of vital importance to me.
00:42:11Do you know why your husband committed suicide?
00:42:19You're certainly not the most diplomatic person in the world, are you, Bigelow?
00:42:23Were you a friend of my brother's?
00:42:26I never met him.
00:42:34My brother was in a jam, a pretty bad jam.
00:42:36He was arrested two days ago.
00:42:38He sold some iridium to a dealer by the name of Majak.
00:42:41It's very rare metal, very costly.
00:42:44Anyway, the iridium turned out to be stolen.
00:42:47He was released on bail yesterday, but he faced a pretty stiff prison trap.
00:42:50And if committed suicide, or less.
00:42:51Yes, I know. That's how the police feel about it.
00:42:54What puzzles me, though, is this crooked deal.
00:42:56Knowing Eugene, you wouldn't say he's the type of man to be mixed up in anything like that, now would you?
00:43:00I told you I never met him.
00:43:01That's right, so you did.
00:43:03Now, what's this all got to do with you, Bigelow?
00:43:05I don't know.
00:43:06Let's complain with each other, Bigelow.
00:43:07Surely you must have some idea why my brother was so desperate to contact you.
00:43:10I have no idea.
00:43:11That's odd.
00:43:12Then how could it be of such vital importance to you?
00:43:14You seem to know the answer to everything else.
00:43:17Maybe you know the answer to that one, too.
00:43:18There's a message here for you to call Operator 82 at Banning.
00:43:32Oh, thank you.
00:43:33Show Mr. Bigelow to room 821.
00:43:35Say, would you have the operator put this call through to my room right away?
00:43:37I'll take it up there.
00:43:38Hello, Operator.
00:43:44Here, I'll call you if I need anything.
00:43:46Thank you, sir.
00:43:47Hello, Paula?
00:43:49Well, Sinbad, I'd just about given you up for lust.
00:43:53Do you mind telling me just why you rushed down to Los Angeles?
00:43:57I can't explain it to you just now, Paula.
00:44:00I just can't explain it.
00:44:02What's going on, Frank?
00:44:03You don't even sound like yourself.
00:44:04Well, I'm just a little tired, Paula, that's all.
00:44:12But I miss you.
00:44:14Oh, Frank.
00:44:16I can't tell you how good it is to hear you say that.
00:44:19And here I was worrying that I'd lost my charm.
00:44:22When are you coming home, Frank?
00:44:25Soon, Paula.
00:44:27I'll be home soon.
00:44:30I'll go right out and get myself a permanent, so I'll be pretty when you see me.
00:44:33Hey, guess what?
00:44:35I found that Phillips name in your notarial ledger.
00:44:39Notarial ledger?
00:44:40Yes, of all places.
00:44:42I remember now I made the entry myself.
00:44:44You had notarized a paper one morning before I came to work.
00:44:47What kind of paper was it?
00:44:49A bill of sale for a George Reynolds made out to Eugene Phillips of Los Angeles.
00:44:54So, you see, I was right.
00:44:55We hadn't done any business with Phillips, only indirectly.
00:44:58What was the bill of sale for?
00:44:59A shipment of iridium, whatever that is.
00:45:01Iridium?
00:45:02You mentioned at the time that this fellow Reynolds had made some kind of a deal in Palm Springs,
00:45:06and he stopped in your office early in the morning on his way north to have it notarized.
00:45:10Wait a minute.
00:45:11Wait a minute, George Reynolds, that was about six months ago, wasn't it?
00:45:16That's right, six months ago.
00:45:17Thanks, Paula.
00:45:18Oh, goodbye.
00:45:20Goodbye.
00:45:23Hello, operator.
00:45:24Get that number back to me.
00:45:25I've got to talk to you, Mrs. Phillips.
00:45:49Please, please, go away.
00:45:52I want to be left alone.
00:45:53But I found out why your husband wanted to see me.
00:45:55It was in connection with a bill of sale.
00:45:57Come in.
00:45:59What do you know about a man named George Reynolds?
00:46:04George Reynolds?
00:46:04Yes.
00:46:05Why, that's the man my husband claims sold in the iridium.
00:46:08And what did Reynolds claim?
00:46:09Reynolds disappeared.
00:46:11Yes?
00:46:11About two months ago, my husband grew suspicious that something was wrong.
00:46:16Since then, he tried in every way to locate Reynolds, but could find no trace of him.
00:46:19But I don't get it.
00:46:20Your husband could have proved he made a legitimate deal by showing the bill of sale he got from Reynolds.
00:46:24Then there was a bill of sale?
00:46:25Yes, yes, of course there was.
00:46:27My husband swore there was, but at the time of his arrest, he couldn't find it.
00:46:31It was mysteriously missing.
00:46:33Well, then if your husband could have shown proof, it would have been George Reynolds who would have faced the prison term.
00:46:37Eugene was convinced that Reynolds had stolen the bill of sale.
00:46:39He was the only one who had reason to eliminate evidence of the transaction.
00:46:45Thank you, Mrs. Phillips.
00:46:46Thank you very much.
00:46:47You've been very helpful.
00:46:49Oh, if you'd only come sooner, Mr. Bigelow.
00:46:52My husband might be alive today.
00:46:55I know.
00:47:03The only thing that puzzles me, Mrs. Phillips, is that you haven't asked how I knew there was a bill of sale.
00:47:09Mr. Holliday isn't in. He should be back shortly.
00:47:24I think you're the one who can help me, Miss Foster.
00:47:26Mr. Phillips tried to reach someone else before he called me yesterday, didn't he?
00:47:29Why don't you ask Mr. Holliday?
00:47:31Obviously, Mr. Holliday wasn't here yesterday, or he wouldn't have had to learn from you that Phillips called me.
00:47:35And you're the logical person to know who else Phillips called.
00:47:38I don't believe that's any of your business, Mr. Bigelow.
00:47:40Don't think you're revealing anything confidential, Miss Foster.
00:47:42I know that he tried to reach somebody else.
00:47:43Mrs. Phillips told me.
00:47:45You're bluffing, Mr. Bigelow.
00:47:46I don't know what you're after, but you're trying to trick me.
00:47:48Mrs. Phillips didn't tell you a thing.
00:47:50How do you know that?
00:47:52Mrs. Phillips knows nothing about it.
00:47:53She doesn't?
00:47:54Well, why wouldn't she?
00:47:55Wait a minute.
00:47:57I was talking about George Reynolds.
00:47:58Who did you think I meant?
00:47:59Just who is it that Mrs. Phillips doesn't know about?
00:48:01I told you before, that's none of your business.
00:48:02All right, young lady, I'm going to give it to you straight.
00:48:04Phillips was murdered.
00:48:04Murdered?
00:48:05I don't believe you.
00:48:06Go on.
00:48:06He told me because he needed me to clear him.
00:48:07Phillips was innocent.
00:48:08Innocent men don't have to jump out of windows.
00:48:10Murdered?
00:48:10Just who are you trying to protect, Miss Foster?
00:48:12Why are you so afraid to tell the truth?
00:48:14I'm not protecting anybody.
00:48:15I haven't any more to say.
00:48:16All right, John, listen to me.
00:48:17This thing is going to explode wide open.
00:48:19If you've got nothing to hide, you better start talking.
00:48:21Or maybe you are, Miss Foster.
00:48:22No!
00:48:23Well, then come on.
00:48:24Mr. Phillips called Marla Recubian.
00:48:26He went to see her yesterday morning.
00:48:28Who's Marla Recubian?
00:48:29She's a model.
00:48:30She and Mr. Phillips used to be quite friendly,
00:48:32but he hadn't been seeing her for quite some time.
00:48:33Come on.
00:48:34The last couple of months, he'd been trying to locate her
00:48:36and finally learn where she lived yesterday morning.
00:48:38When he returned from singery,
00:48:39he was terribly upset and excited.
00:48:41That's when he had me put in the calls for you.
00:48:44When he couldn't reach you, he went home.
00:48:45The last time I saw him alive.
00:48:47Give me Marla Recubian's address.
00:48:50I don't think Mr. Phillips realized
00:48:53I was aware of his friendship with Marla Recubian
00:48:55and how to respect for him I never intended to tell anybody.
00:48:59I had no idea that she had anything to do
00:49:01with the trouble he was in.
00:49:03I admire your discretion, Miss Foster.
00:49:07You know, you must be pretty friendly with Stanley, Miss Foster.
00:49:10He knew how desperately his brother tried to reach me yesterday
00:49:12and he wasn't even here at the time.
00:49:14And now you seem to know all about what happened
00:49:15in Mrs. Phillips' apartment.
00:49:17Mr. Recubian?
00:49:26Yes?
00:49:27What do you want?
00:49:29Get out of here or I'll call the police.
00:49:30Go ahead, call him.
00:49:32Oh, go ahead, call him.
00:49:33Going on a trip, huh?
00:49:35Yes.
00:49:36Going away for the weekend.
00:49:37Sailing for Buenos Aires tomorrow some weekend.
00:49:39I'll send you a postcard.
00:49:40Now get out of here.
00:49:41Who are you going with, George Reynolds?
00:49:43Never heard of him.
00:49:44I suppose you've never heard of Eugene Phillips either.
00:49:46Just who are you?
00:49:47What do you want?
00:49:48Never mind who I am.
00:49:49Where's Reynolds?
00:49:50I told you I don't know him.
00:49:51Now will you get out of here and leave me alone?
00:49:53So you've never heard of George Reynolds, huh?
00:50:01And don't try to tell me that this isn't him because I've seen him.
00:50:03If you think you can scare me, you're crazy.
00:50:05Look, I know that Phillips came here yesterday.
00:50:06And right after he left, he was pushed out of a six-story window.
00:50:09Pushed?
00:50:10Phillips committed suicide.
00:50:11Your playmate Reynolds murdered Phillips.
00:50:13Then he went up to San Francisco to get me.
00:50:14Because I knew about a certain bill of sale.
00:50:17I don't know what you're talking about.
00:50:19You're in this right up to your pretty little neck.
00:50:21I'm not mixed up in anything.
00:50:22Get your hands up.
00:50:24Drop that picture on the couch.
00:50:25Turn around.
00:50:28Don't get any ideas because I'm not afraid to use this.
00:50:32Give me your wallet.
00:50:33Frank Bigelow.
00:50:39Watch out, Alex.
00:50:44All right, now where's Reynolds?
00:50:45I don't know.
00:50:46I don't know where he is.
00:50:47Is that what you told Phillips yesterday?
00:50:48I told him exactly what I'm telling you.
00:50:50I haven't heard from him in months.
00:50:51Yeah?
00:50:52You're mighty careful of the picture of a man you haven't heard from in months.
00:50:55What does the race stand for?
00:50:56It was a pet name.
00:50:58Do you mind?
00:50:58Oh, it sounds very cozy, Miss Recubian.
00:51:00You and Reynolds call each other pet names while you make a sucker out of Phillips.
00:51:04Phillips made the deal because he wanted it.
00:51:05Yeah?
00:51:06I'll bet you you weren't above using what it takes to help make him want it.
00:51:10Who's paying for this trip?
00:51:12I am.
00:51:13Really?
00:51:14A first-class trip to Buenos Aires on a model salary don't make me laugh.
00:51:18Since you and Reynolds aren't seeing each other anymore, you don't mind if I keep this to you.
00:51:22If I were a man, I'd punch your dirty face in.
00:51:27You know, I really believe you would.
00:51:30Oh, I almost forgot.
00:51:34Your tickets.
00:51:36Don't be surprised if I'm there to see you off.
00:51:38Angelo.
00:52:00Angelo.
00:52:00Angelo.
00:52:02Do you remember taking this picture of a George Ramos?
00:52:09I take so many pictures, I can't remember them all.
00:52:12This gentleman is a friend of his and would like his address.
00:52:14We have no card on him.
00:52:15I don't think we ought to do that.
00:52:17He's willing to pay $20 for it.
00:52:19That's the paper we used last year.
00:52:21Of course, you understand.
00:52:22We usually don't give out the information about our clients.
00:52:24I know.
00:52:24You're a couple of high-class fellows.
00:52:27Revealing anything confidential is against the ethics of our establishment.
00:52:30That's right.
00:52:30Honesty is the best policy.
00:52:31Of course.
00:52:33But in your case,
00:52:34it is much of your personal friend of Mr. Reynolds.
00:52:36Thanks.
00:52:36I knew you'd come through.
00:52:37Got it.
00:52:39Here it is.
00:52:40We don't have his address.
00:52:41He must have called for the picture.
00:52:42But he couldn't have been a very good friend of yours, mister.
00:52:44Because his name is not George Reynolds.
00:52:47It isn't.
00:52:47Well, what is it?
00:52:49It's a...
00:52:49Huh?
00:52:52Oh.
00:52:53Here.
00:52:54It's Raymond Rekubian.
00:52:57Rekubian?
00:52:59What's the news about that?
00:53:01The picture's signed, Ray, isn't it?
00:53:03Yeah.
00:53:06Yeah.
00:53:09Thanks.
00:53:10Thanks.
00:53:10Thanks.
00:53:10Thanks.
00:53:17Thanks.
00:56:41You came in here today asking for some information that you needed.
00:56:43And I tried to be as cooperative as I could.
00:56:45But now you're beginning to annoy me.
00:56:47So get out before I throw you out.
00:56:53You know you really frighten me.
00:57:27Well, it's about time you showed up, Bigelow.
00:57:29Go ahead, Dave.
00:57:37Real cute, ain't you, Bigelow?
00:57:39Just real cute.
00:57:40Marla didn't lose much time getting a hold of you guys, did she?
00:57:42Shut up.
00:57:43Let's go, Bigel.
00:57:44Look at him.
00:57:45He can't take it.
00:57:47Soft in the back.
00:57:51You do that again and I'll kick your face.
00:57:53Lay off, Chester. Cut it out.
00:57:55Shut up. Who asked you?
00:58:00Better let him answer it. The clerk might know he's in.
00:58:02Go ahead, Bigelow.
00:58:10Hello?
00:58:11Frank.
00:58:12Frank, why did you hang up on me?
00:58:13I've been trying to get you for hours.
00:58:15I'm sorry, Paula. I was in a hurry.
00:58:17Well, don't be in such a hurry this time.
00:58:19You didn't give me a chance to finish what I had to say.
00:58:21What's the name?
00:58:23I wanted to tell you that McGowan was in hollering his head off because you didn't go over the books.
00:58:28Tell McGowan to get another audit.
00:58:30Sure.
00:58:31Sure, I'll just do that little thing and lose the best paying account we've got.
00:58:34Do as I tell you, Paula.
00:58:37Frank, are you...
00:58:38Are you drunk?
00:58:39Paula,
00:58:40How much have we got in the bank?
00:58:42About $2,200.
00:58:45Draw it out tomorrow.
00:58:47Sure.
00:58:49Then what do we do? Skip town without paying our bills?
00:58:52Forget the bills.
00:58:53You know that coat you always wanted?
00:58:55Buy it.
00:58:57You are drunk.
00:58:59You know, if I didn't have such a good character, I'd be tempted to take advantage of your intoxicated state, Mr. Bigelow.
00:59:04I'm not drunk, Paula.
00:59:06Well, then don't tell me that one day away from me can affect you this way.
00:59:10Cut it short.
00:59:13Paula.
00:59:14Yes?
00:59:16I'm...
00:59:18I'm sorry I...
00:59:19I left you.
00:59:21I never realized how much I love you.
00:59:24But I know it now.
00:59:26Oh, Frank, Frank, darling, I love you, too, so very much.
00:59:32Please come home.
00:59:35I miss you terribly.
00:59:38I said cut it short.
00:59:41I'd just love to let you in at Bigelow.
00:59:43Let's go, Chester.
00:59:44This guy's kept us waiting all right up now.
00:59:46Walk in front of me.
00:59:50And keep your mouth shut.
00:59:51If you so much as look cross-eyed at anybody, I'll blow the back of your skull now.
00:59:55I love you.
01:00:12This Bigelow's real cute.
01:00:14He wanted to get tough with Chester.
01:00:16He don't know Chester.
01:00:17Did you get the picture?
01:00:18Don't I always get what Mr. Majak sends me after?
01:00:21Majak?
01:00:24That's right.
01:00:26And the dealer who bought the iridium from Phillips.
01:00:30I get it.
01:00:31You have Rakubian unload stolen stuff on Phillips to help Amala here, and then you buy it back from him.
01:00:36Oh, you certainly made a sucker out of Phillips.
01:00:38What is it, Mr. Bigelow?
01:00:41Exactly what is on your mind?
01:00:45I'm looking for Raymond Rakubian.
01:00:47Why?
01:00:49Well, now, Amala here has told you everything else. I'm sure she must have told you that, too.
01:00:53You don't expect me to believe this conversation.
01:00:57So, what is on your mind? I mean underneath.
01:01:00You forced your way into my affairs, and now I want to know why.
01:01:06I just told you. I'm looking for Raymond Rakubian.
01:01:09Don't get cute.
01:01:10I'm just itching the word Q over.
01:01:13Soft in the belly. Can't take it.
01:01:16See what I tell you?
01:01:30I can't do that to Chester. I'm gonna blow your guts out.
01:01:33Easy.
01:01:34Way off Chester, not now.
01:01:39Look at him.
01:01:40He's so scared of Chester, he talk now.
01:01:43He's not afraid, Chester.
01:01:47You can tell from a man's eyes when he is afraid.
01:01:50Look at his eyes.
01:01:51Oh!
01:02:05I'm telling you, may Jack?
01:02:07You better keep him away from me or he's really gonna have to use that gun.
01:02:12Go away, Chester. Please.
01:02:16Do what I tell you, my boy. Please.
01:02:19And help David.
01:02:27Ah, you're impatient.
01:02:32He's an unfortunate boy.
01:02:35He's psychopathic.
01:02:38He's unhappy unless he gives pain.
01:02:41He likes to see blood.
01:02:44Come with me, Mr. Bigelow.
01:02:49Raymond Rakobian was my nephew.
01:02:52He could not possibly have tried to kill you.
01:02:54He's been dead five months.
01:02:56I'm afraid you have been sidetracked.
01:02:59Provided it is true that somebody made an attempt on your life.
01:03:00Somebody made an attempt again today.
01:03:02I had no reason to kill you. Believe me.
01:03:04What do you mean you had no reason? I notarized a certain bill of sale.
01:03:05You notarized a bill of sale.
01:03:06You notarized a bill of sale for Reynolds.
01:03:07Not for Kubian.
01:03:08Not what I told you was true.
01:03:09I had no reason to kill you.
01:03:10That's a closet, Mr. Bigel.
01:03:11And under other circumstances, you could go home now.
01:03:25But...
01:03:26You know, what I told you was true. I had no reason to kill you. That's a closet, Mr. Beagle.
01:03:33And under other circumstances, you could go home now.
01:03:38But now you present a problem. You know too much, and I am in danger.
01:03:45Chester!
01:03:46Suppose I were able to prove to you that I only want to find the person who tried to kill me, and I won't cause you any trouble.
01:03:52You know, I can go to jail for ten years for this little business. Ten years!
01:03:57At my age, that's my life. That means my entire life.
01:04:01With my life, I do not take chances. I am sorry, believe me. You want Joe to go with you?
01:04:07No. Just Bigelow and me. And baby Megs too.
01:04:11Goodbye, Mr. Beagle, and forgive me. Let's go, Bigelow.
01:04:19I guess you won't be there to see me all.
01:04:24You tried to make a boop out of me in front of Major. You shouldn't have done that Bigelow. I don't like that.
01:04:47I'm gonna enjoy this, Bigelow. I done jobs like this before. I knocked off guys I could like.
01:04:59But I don't like you, Bigelow. I never liked that puss of yours from the minute I seen it.
01:05:06Yeah. I'm gonna enjoy this.
01:05:11You ain't scared yet, are you, Bigelow? But you'll be scared. Quickly scared. I think I'll give it to you in the belly. You don't like it in the belly.
01:05:21Good. Try it. Try it. I just love you to try it, Bigelow. Why don't you try it? Go ahead.
01:05:28Didn't have a nerve, did you, Bigelow? Yeah.
01:05:33I think I'll give it to you right in the belly.
01:05:35I think I'll give it to you right in the belly.
01:05:37You don't like it in the belly.
01:05:38You don't like it in the belly.
01:05:40Good. Try it.
01:05:42I just love you to try it, Bigelow. Why don't you try it? Go ahead.
01:05:45Didn't have a nerve, did you, Bigelow? Yeah. I think I'll give it to you right in the belly.
01:05:49It takes longer when you get in the belly. It's nice and slow. That's the way I want to see you in the belly.
01:06:18Nice and slow.
01:06:48See you in the belly.
01:06:50...
01:06:51...
01:06:54...
01:06:54...
01:06:57...
01:06:58...
01:07:02Oh, my God.
01:07:32Oh, my God.
01:08:02Oh, my God.
01:08:32Oh, my God.
01:08:35Frank, are you all right?
01:08:37Yes, I'm all right, Paula.
01:08:38But what are you doing here?
01:08:39How did you get here?
01:08:40Freddie Ross threw me down.
01:08:41I had to come.
01:08:42I had to see you.
01:08:43You shouldn't have come, Paula.
01:08:45You shouldn't have.
01:08:45What is it, Frank?
01:08:46You're in some kind of trouble.
01:08:48I know it.
01:08:49Look at you.
01:08:49Your sight.
01:08:50Your clothes look as if you've slept in them.
01:08:52Are you ill?
01:08:53You are.
01:08:54You're feverish.
01:08:54I'm all right, Paula, and I'm not in any trouble, believe me.
01:08:57You're lying, Frank.
01:08:58Right after I spoke to you, I got a phone call from the San Francisco police.
01:09:01They asked if I knew where you were.
01:09:02You didn't tell them anything, did you?
01:09:03Of course not.
01:09:04It was the homicide detective that called.
01:09:08What is it, Frank?
01:09:09Frank, if you're in any kind of trouble, you certainly can trust me.
01:09:12Look, I'm not in any trouble with the police, Paula.
01:09:14Believe me.
01:09:15But you can stay here.
01:09:16You've got to go back to Banning right away.
01:09:18No, I won't go, Frank.
01:09:19I won't.
01:09:19I'm staying here with you.
01:09:21Paula, it's better that you go back.
01:09:22Believe me.
01:09:23Why?
01:09:23What's this all about?
01:09:25What have you got to do with this Phillips and Reynolds?
01:09:30Phillips was murdered.
01:09:32What?
01:09:33What could that possibly have to do with you?
01:09:35All you did was notarize a paper.
01:09:37You've notarized hundreds of papers.
01:09:38I know, I know.
01:09:40All I did was notarize one little paper.
01:09:42One little paper out of hundreds.
01:09:44Frank, you frighten me.
01:09:45You don't even act like yourself.
01:09:47I know that you're in trouble.
01:09:48That something is wrong.
01:09:49That you're in serious trouble.
01:09:51You frighten me, Frank.
01:09:53Oh, don't be frightened, Paula.
01:09:56Don't ever be frightened of anything again.
01:09:57Will you promise me that?
01:09:58I love you so much, darling.
01:10:00More than you seem able to understand.
01:10:03I never really knew happiness until I loved you.
01:10:06Sometimes when I used to be afraid that you weren't sure how you felt,
01:10:08I tried to hold back, but I couldn't.
01:10:11Losing you would have been losing everything.
01:10:13There would have been nothing left.
01:10:14Don't, Paula.
01:10:15Don't.
01:10:16Now I'm afraid again.
01:10:17Somehow I feel that I'm going to lose you,
01:10:19but there's nothing I can do about it.
01:10:20I feel so helpless.
01:10:21You're leaving me out of something.
01:10:23Tell me, Frank, what is it?
01:10:24Give me a chance to fight back.
01:10:25Just give me a chance, please.
01:10:27You do love me, Paula.
01:10:28Oh, yes, Paula, I love you.
01:10:30I never was more certain of anything in my life.
01:10:33I wasn't sure before.
01:10:34I was a little blind, I guess.
01:10:35But believe me, I'm sure now.
01:10:36Can you understand that, Paula?
01:10:38I understand.
01:10:39A man can be like that, Paula.
01:10:41Something has to happen.
01:10:42It can be a big thing or a little thing,
01:10:44but it can make him realize how much someone means to him,
01:10:46how much he really loves him.
01:10:48Oh, and I love you, Paula.
01:10:50More than I ever thought it possible
01:10:52to love anyone in the world, I love you.
01:10:54Then why won't you tell me about this trouble you're in?
01:10:56Why won't you try to let me help you?
01:11:00You can't help me, Paula.
01:11:02You don't want my help.
01:11:03Oh, Paula, there's nothing you can do.
01:11:05Will you believe me?
01:11:06So will you please go home, please?
01:11:08No, Frank, I won't go.
01:11:11I know you're in trouble.
01:11:12I can't leave you like this.
01:11:15All right, Paula, look,
01:11:17wait for me in the lobby of the hotel
01:11:18and I'll be back for you soon, I promise.
01:11:19You promise, you're sure.
01:11:20Yes, Paula, I promise.
01:11:23Is that a new outfit?
01:11:26Yes.
01:11:26Oh, it's beautiful.
01:11:37You'll come back to me, won't you, Frank?
01:11:39Yes, Paula, I'll come back, I promise.
01:11:40Please hurry, darling.
01:11:41I love you.
01:11:43I love you, Paula.
01:11:50Goodbye, Paula.
01:11:51Goodbye, Paula.
01:11:59Goodbye, Paula.
01:12:09Goodbye, Paula.
01:12:10Is Stanley here?
01:12:28You sure?
01:12:30All right, get in.
01:12:32Now get Stanley on the phone.
01:12:34Tell him to come over here right away.
01:12:35Use any excuse you want.
01:12:37What are you going to do?
01:12:38What was Stanley going to do when he used me for a clay pigeon today?
01:12:40I don't know what you're talking about.
01:12:42Don't act innocent with me. I fell for that once.
01:12:44I don't know what you mean. I told you everything you wanted to know this morning.
01:12:47Yeah, you told me just enough so I'd get sidetracked
01:12:49and wouldn't know that Stanley was the one I was at.
01:12:52Stanley?
01:12:53Oh, no.
01:12:54You and Stanley have been together on this from the start.
01:12:57Now, come on, get on that phone and call him.
01:12:59Don't let him know I'm here.
01:13:01Big Lord.
01:13:08You've been sidetracked, all right.
01:13:15But it was the poor, bereaved little widow who did it.
01:13:18Miss Foster found this letter this afternoon.
01:13:21It's in my brother's desk at the office.
01:13:22It's postmarked two years ago.
01:13:25It shouldn't be exactly the kind of a letter
01:13:26that a married woman gets from a casual friend.
01:13:29I'm sure my brother wasn't aware
01:13:31that they were so well acquainted
01:13:32when he hired Halliday.
01:13:33What's the matter with him?
01:13:37He hasn't felt right since dinner.
01:13:39Where did he have dinner?
01:13:40At Mrs. Phillips' apartment.
01:13:41Halliday was there, too,
01:13:42and Stanley confronted them with that letter.
01:13:45Do you have anything to drink?
01:13:46No, it's what?
01:13:47How long ago?
01:13:48Half an hour ago, just before I came here.
01:13:50Miss Foster, get on the phone,
01:13:52call the emergency hospital,
01:13:53have him get an ambulance over here right away.
01:13:54What?
01:13:55Tell him to prepare a stomach wash for luminous poisoning.
01:13:57Luminous poisoning?
01:13:58Come on, do what I tell you.
01:13:59He may still have a chance to save his life.
01:14:01Go on!
01:14:03I found George Reynolds, Mrs. Phillips.
01:14:20He's been dead for five months.
01:14:22Then he didn't steal the bill of sale.
01:14:24No, he didn't.
01:14:24But you could have stolen it.
01:14:27How dare you?
01:14:28You knew who I was when I came here today.
01:14:30But you were surprised to see me alive, weren't you?
01:14:33But I'm not alive, Mrs. Phillips.
01:14:35Sure, I can stand here and talk to you.
01:14:37I can breathe and I can move.
01:14:39But I'm not alive.
01:14:41Because I did take that poison.
01:14:43And nothing can save me.
01:14:47What are you going to do?
01:14:48I kill you now.
01:14:49I have nothing to lose.
01:14:49No.
01:14:50No, you've got to listen to me.
01:14:51You've got to give me a chance.
01:14:52But I didn't have a chance.
01:14:54It was Halliday.
01:14:55Believe me, it was Halliday.
01:14:56He made me steal the bill of sale.
01:14:58He planned everything.
01:14:59What about this letter?
01:14:59Your husband knew about you and Halliday.
01:15:01He found it only yesterday.
01:15:02He accused Halliday.
01:15:03They fought.
01:15:04And Halliday pushed him over this balcony.
01:15:07And why me?
01:15:07Why did he want to kill me?
01:15:08Because you could have proved there was a bill of sale.
01:15:10That my husband had no reason to commit suicide.
01:15:13Halliday was desperate.
01:15:14After he killed my husband,
01:15:16he found out about the phone calls to you.
01:15:17He thought you spoke to him.
01:15:19That you knew enough to involve him.
01:15:37Where's Halliday?
01:15:38Where is he?
01:15:40He's in the office.
01:15:42This time, you don't want him.
01:15:47This time, you don't want him.
01:16:17You don't want him.
01:16:47Come on.
01:17:17Come on.
01:17:47Come on.
01:18:17Come on.
01:18:47Come on, let's break it up.
01:18:58Come on.
01:18:59Come on.
01:19:03Come on.
01:19:03Come on.
01:19:07Come on.
01:19:07Let's break it up.
01:19:08Move along now.
01:19:08Let's get going.
01:19:09Come on.
01:19:09Come on.
01:19:39Come on.
01:20:09Come on.
01:20:39Come on.
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01:21:55Johnson, you go to the Allison's Hotel, find Paula Gibson.
01:22:03Don't tell her anything. I'll break it to her.
01:22:10How shall I make out the report on him, Captain?
01:22:14Better make it dead on arrival.
01:22:25The End
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