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00:52Mysterious warnings written on the sky by an unknown flyer who calls himself the Eagle
00:57are part of a blackmailing plot against the directors of an airplane factory.
01:03They have reason to believe that the Eagle is a former member of the flying squadron to which they belong
01:09during the war.
01:10Nathan Gregory, the man they suspect, is now owner of a small carnival show.
01:16Agents of the Eagle have kidnapped Gregory and are holding him prisoner
01:20to make it look as if he is hiding from justice.
01:24Gregory's daughter, Jean, accompanied by the strong man of the carnival show,
01:28has discovered her father's whereabouts and is trying to rescue him.
01:33Meanwhile, Craig McCoy, stunt flyer with the carnival, is rushing to Jean's aid,
01:39pursued by the directors of the airplane company, who suspect him of being an accomplice of the Eagle.
02:11O Irving, please feel like we are guarding Mr. Pears.
02:12Move on, Jean. Let's beat it.
02:13Oh, we can't. Dad's in here.
02:16It's locked.
02:19Look, we can reach him along the scaffold.
02:45Well, that finishes McCoy.
02:47Now we'll get Gregory.
02:50Well, that finishes McCoy.
02:55See if you can squeeze through there, Billy.
02:57You'll have to make it a little bigger, Craig.
03:05You two bring her along.
03:07I'm going to get out with Gregory.
03:08Okay.
03:20Now what's all this about?
03:22These are the men that are holding my father prisoner.
03:24He's in that room.
03:25Not so fast.
03:27You two men, come along.
03:29We'll look into this, miss.
03:35Oh, he's gone.
03:36The other men must have taken him.
03:44Well, Gregory certainly has been here, as she said.
03:46Of course he's been here.
03:48Held prisoner by these two men.
03:50And another one.
03:51Why were you holding Gregory?
03:54We were trying to hold him for you.
03:56For us?
03:58What?
03:59What do you mean?
04:00We're private detectives.
04:02This girl and her father came to us with a scheme that sounded crooked.
04:06That's a lie.
04:08What was the scheme?
04:10They wanted us to help decoy you gentlemen here.
04:13So as Gregory could trap you.
04:15It isn't true.
04:16They...
04:16Quiet.
04:18We've heard your story.
04:20Go on.
04:22Well, we let the girl phone you.
04:24Then jumped them.
04:25But Gregory got away.
04:26It's a mess of lies from beginning to end.
04:28My father was brought here a prisoner.
04:30I found out where he was and came here with the hope of rescuing him.
04:33He's only stunned.
04:35You stay here and bring him too.
04:36I'll go see what's going on upstairs.
04:38I spent half of my life taking care of this big hallucin.
04:41Well, once more won't hurt you.
04:46I swear my story's true.
04:48But I have no proof.
04:51No more than these men have.
04:53Well, both stories seem to check up.
04:56But I don't know which to believe.
04:58Uh, come in here.
04:59Look what I found.
05:05Look at that.
05:14Well, this seems to clinch the case against you and your father, Miss Gregory.
05:18Where is he?
05:19I tell you, I don't know.
05:21These men have him hidden away.
05:23To make him appear guilty.
05:24Very well.
05:26Since you won't talk, I think we'd better call the police.
05:30Wait a minute.
05:33So you'd cause this girl's arrest on the word of two thugs you've hired to railroad her father to prison.
05:38Why you?
05:39Ah.
05:40Easy, Evans.
05:41You're not dealing with a girl now.
05:43Nor a crippled old man.
05:45Why, that's ridiculous.
05:46Why should we want a railroad, Mr. Gregory?
05:49Because you're afraid of what he can tell about you.
05:51Afraid he'll tell how you crippled him and stole his invention.
05:54Do you dare accuse me of...
05:56This is for Mr. Evans?
05:57For me?
05:58Well, that's strange.
06:00No knew I was here.
06:16Well, I guess this settles all doubt.
06:20It's signed a friend.
06:22And reads...
06:23I dare not tell my name, but Miss Gregory knows where her father is hiding.
06:28Is there any answer?
06:30The answer is...
06:32That this young lady is going to police headquarters.
06:36Quick, Jean, make a run for it. I'll try and hold them.
06:39Roger!
06:50How are you, pal?
06:53I think I'm all right.
06:56Ah, you would be, you think, for Lucas.
07:01Hey, Mr. Gregory, wait for us.
07:05Frank's in trouble upstairs.
07:06Don't help me.
07:08Well, you're not my father.
07:12Help!
07:15Help!
07:16Help!
07:16Help!
07:24That's not the skipper.
07:26He's kidnapping Jean.
07:31Hey, wait for me, will you?
07:47Give me that mortar.
07:49Keep those men from following me.
07:54Hey, bring that block.
07:57Hey, bring that block.
07:59Hey, bring that block.
08:02Can you lift one end of that tarmac, Nick?
08:07A cinch.
08:08Well, he threw it.
08:18Just hold that a minute.
08:54All right.
08:55Something's wrong with the car.
08:56Maybe a brake's on.
08:58We got it in gear.
08:59Yes, the gear's all right.
09:01What's the matter, mister?
09:02Want your car start?
09:03Go pen your papers, little boy.
09:12Hear those gears, all right.
09:56You may as well give up, Clark.
09:57I've got you.
09:58I'll take you both with me for a while.
10:13Take the wheel and back to the carnival, quick.
10:20Gentlemen, ride this way.
10:32You may as well come through, Clark.
10:34We know you're the eagle.
10:36And you're not going to get out of here
10:37until you clear, Mr. Gregory.
10:48Go police.
10:48Macaulay has Clark here somewhere.
10:50Get her and search for her.
10:54You're not the eagle.
10:55Why are you wearing his disguise?
10:58That's the only way that I can get Miss Gregory
10:59out of the hands of those men.
11:02Why should you want to get her away from them?
11:08Because I wanted to compare notes with her.
11:10Check up on what I myself know about Diego.
11:13Well, what do you know about Diego?
11:16I know all about him.
11:18I know that he's committing these crimes
11:19and laying them on to Gregory.
11:21But unfortunately, I can't prove it.
11:24Who is it?
11:25Whom do you suspect?
11:30If I told you, I'd be putting my life in your hands.
11:34Well, we wouldn't have to do that.
11:34We won't give you away, Clark.
11:36Who is Diego?
11:42I've seen enough to know
11:44that it's a member of our own firm.
11:48And the last one that you would suspect.
11:52It's... it's Mr...
12:09turned up to murder.
12:17Now, what's this all about?
12:20I... I heard a shock fire.
12:22This fella kept running out, and I... I grabbed him.
12:24That's all I know.
12:31I know they're framing you, but you can't do anything about it.
12:41Come on, let's go see where the shooting was done.
12:44The rest of you people stay here.
12:45It will be all right for us to go along all set.
12:48Okay, Major Evans.
12:55Is he?
12:57Well, they're trying to frame it on Craig to get him out of the way.
13:00But he didn't do it. I can prove.
13:02Oh, you can't prove nothing. Your words don't count.
13:06If he goes to prison, both he and my father will be convicted.
13:10We've got to save him some way.
13:12I know, I know. Let me think.
13:36What's the meaning of this?
13:37Well, what does it look like?
13:39She got me to the right and I ain't squawked.
13:42I got it and I ain't sorry.
13:45Where's the gun you shot him with?
13:47Why, she's got it.
13:49I laid it down so I could frisk him and she slipped up behind me and grabbed it.
13:57What?
13:57This seems to clear you.
14:00Come on.
14:01And Miss, you better come to the station with me and make a report.
14:04Come on.
14:07Come on.
14:09Dean!
14:10What does this mean?
14:11I know Kelly didn't do it.
14:12Your eyes gave you away.
14:14Shh!
14:15He knew they were framing you and did it to clear you.
14:17Well, I can't let him make that sacrifice for me.
14:20We can prove him innocent whenever necessary.
14:22If you go to jail, who will fight father's death?
14:26I don't know, but I certainly can't let...
14:31You and I are going to have a talk together privately.
14:34And you're going to tell me plenty.
14:37You can't scare me.
14:39You ain't got any gun in that pocket.
14:41Are you sure enough to take a chance?
14:44Don't forget, I know you tried to hang that killing on me.
14:49Okay.
14:50You win.
14:51Where will we go for the compab?
14:54Over there where there's no chance of eavesdroppers.
15:06Begins to look as if we've been misjudging Gregory, doesn't it?
15:09Why, what do you mean?
15:11Clark disguised in Gregory's clothes.
15:13It certainly looks as if he is the eagle.
15:15I'm trying to make Gregory appear guilty.
15:18Where am I?
15:21I hate to admit it, but I'm afraid you're right.
15:24Yes, Clark was, the eagle.
15:28Get in there.
15:30Start the wheel, Jerry, and keep it going until I tell you to stop it.
15:39Look!
15:40Another sky message.
15:44That means that Clark was not the eagle.
15:47Why...
15:48Why, he's spelling Clark's name.
15:50I wonder what that means.
15:57Why, it's a question mark.
16:00Why...
16:00It means that Clark's been wiped out.
16:03And he's asking who will be next.
16:06You may have something in your pockets that will tell me the truth.
16:23Mr. Gregory's stolen plans.
16:25Well, one of it.
16:28Whoever stole these plans is working for the eagle.
16:30I didn't steal them.
16:32Well, you'll go to jail.
16:34I should rather tell who did steal them.
16:36Okay.
16:37I'll tell.
16:40Look.
16:41A message from the eagle.
16:44Look, Major Evans.
16:49Why, it's McCoy fighting with that stranger.
16:52That's no stranger to us.
16:54It's our boss.
16:55Your boss?
17:06That's the end of life.
17:06I don't see him.
17:07I'm gonna leave my voice.
17:07I'm coming to the other.
17:08I'm coming to the other.
17:11And what do you do?
17:11All right.
17:12We'll be right.
17:15That's the end of life.
17:21All right.
17:25So here's your fool.
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