[Heavy Machinery Rumbling Nearby]
[Steam Whistle Blowing]
Here come the wolves.
[Workers Chattering]
Uh-oh. Bottleneck. Mr. Roosevelt should hear of this.
I'm sorry. Hope you didn't hurt yourself.
My friend says he's sorry.
Okay.
That shows what a blonde can do to hold up national defense.
Nice, pleasant guy.
Man! Gee, a hundred bucks.
[Whistles] So that's what they look like.
Where'd he go? I don't know. Uh...
I wonder what his name is.
I saw it on the envelope. Uh... Fry. That's it. Fry.
Fry.
How do you know my name?
What do you care how I know your name?
I saw it on one of the envelopes you dropped.
Here's something that belongs to you.
[Siren Wailing]
The paint shop! It'll go up like dynamite! Here. Take this one.
What about me? Don't I get to play too? You get another.
Right!
So I see these two kids. And I yell at them, "The sprinklers are busted.
The whole shootin' match will go up."
And they run right in, the both of them.
And the last thing I saw when I looked back...
was one kid give the extinguisher to the other kid,
and then it was just like all hell comes up.
That's all I see. Was there anybody else around?
No. Just the two kids:
the poor kid with the extinguisher and the one who give it to him.
Thank you, Rogers. We appreciate all you've done.
We needn't keep you any longer now. Take care of those hands.
Who've you got next?
There's a fellow Barry Kane waiting. Send Barry Kane in.
Barry Kane!
All right. Just take it easy. We only want to ask you a couple of questions.
A routine checkup. Well, I want to do anything I can to help.
Sure. Now, suppose you tell us where you were when the fire started.
Well, I was one of the first to rush in. The sprinkler systems weren't working.
[Investigator] Who else was with you?
There was just myself, a fellow named Fry and my friend...
Ken Mason.
[Investigator] Go on. Fry handed me an extinguisher,
and I started running toward the fire.
I gave it to Ken.
[Inhales] And then he...
Okay. Take it easy. That's all.
Just stick around for a while. We may need you.
Send for Fry.
Get hold of a fellow called Fry.
What'd they do, ask you a lot of questions?
Hardly any. Gee, it's awful tough going,
seeing it happen in front of you.
Yeah, it is tough. Ken Mason was your pal, too, wasn't he?
Yeah.
Was he married? No. He was living with his mother.
Must be pretty tough on her.
Sorry, fellows. I'll see you later.
Hello, Mrs. Mason.
They... They wouldn't let me see him.
It's awful hard to believe. It happened so quick.
Why, only this morning... Please!
Please don't talk about it now. [Sighs]
Anything I can do? Could I get you something?
No. No, thank you. Not now.
Maybe some brandy.
How is the poor, dear soul?
If you mean Mrs. Mason, she's feeling bad.
Ah, well. She's every reason to.
Do you know what? They wouldn't even let her see him.
Her only son. Yes, I know.
I told her to insist on seeing him.
I told her I would, and she as good as told me to get out!
Me! That was only tryin' to help. The poor, dear soul.
I think you can help, if you'll get some brandy.
You come with me, young man. I have a little in the house.
[Doorbell Buzzes]
Sorry to bother you, Mrs. Mason, but we're looking for Barry Kane.
Do you know him? He isn't here right now, is he?
They told us at the plant we might be able to find him here.
Well... what do you want to see him about?
He's in pretty bad trouble, lady. What? I'd like to know.
He was mixed up with that fire at the factory.
I... I don't understand.
[Second Man] There are a lot of things we don't understand either.
But how is Barry involved in it?
That fire extinguisher. Seems it wasn't just an accident.
It turns out that the extinguisher Barry Kane handed your son...
was filled with gasoline. Oh!
[Second Man] You ought to be able to help us. Give us a lead on this guy Kane.
Yeah. That's why we want to look around. Well...
Why...
I can't talk about it now. I...
Yeah. Sorry, but, you see, there was...
I wouldn't give her too much of that. It often makes people weepy.
I know it affects me... Yes, I've got to hurry back.
Thank you very much.
Try some of this, Mrs. Mason. It'll make you feel better.
There were two detectives just here.
They were looking for you. For me?
I guess they wanted to ask more questions. I said I'd help.
Here. Try this. No. That wasn't it.
They wanted to arrest you.
They said that the fire extinguisher that you handed to Kenneth...
was filled with gasoline.
That you killed him.
That I killed...
Why, are they crazy? Why would I want to do a thing...
Ken was my best friend! Haven't they talked to Fry about the extinguisher?
They said that there was no such man employed at the plant.
Why, I saw him! I saw him twice!
Ken saw him too! He was with us at the fire.
He handed me the extinguisher. Ken said, "Don't I get to play too?"
He was kidding. I handed it to him.
Fry was right there with us, I'm sure!
Why, he must have known there was gasoline in it.
He must have known! He stood right there with us and watched, that...
Please go.
Don't you believe me?
Do you think I had something to do with this?
I didn't tell the police anything.
Oh, I don't know!
It's all so confused and so terrible.
I don't know what they're talking about! Why don't they get this fellow Fry?
You'd better go.
All right. I'll go.
I've got to find Fry,
or Ken won't be the last one to die.
[Doorbell Buzzes]
[Neighbor] I saw him go in the back way.
[Buzz]
## [Whistling: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven]
Catchy.
What? That tune you're whistling.
## [Imitating Tune]
Oh, I didn't even know I was whistling. You must be pretty happy.
- Easy to see there's nothin' on your mind. - [Truck Rattles]
Oops. That must have been Junior. Felt like him.
Junior? Yeah, that rock.
I know every one from Los Angeles to Reno.
Tough job, driving a truck. Got any other hot news tonight?
I never realized how tough it was before.
The tough part, you can take that. It's the monotony that gets you.
I been thinking I'm gonna get out of this trucking game. Why don't you?
One of the neighbors told my wife it's stylish to eat three meals a day.
- You married? - Nope.
Go ahead and whistle. [Rattling Sound]
That thing bother you? What's doin' it?
Here. Stick this wad of paper in there, will you?
It's a pretty good thing to have around, one of these extinguishers.
I wouldn't be without one. Now, take the other day.
A big truck turns over right down here.
The gasoline catches, and she goes up like a matchbox.
A friend of the driver's gets caught in her.
If the driver hadn't had an extinguisher, his pal would have been fried alive.
I didn't see it happen. I never see anything happen.
I don't even hear about anything, except when my wife tells me the moving pictures.
That's the way she spends the money: moving pictures and new hats.
Buys a hat so she can go to the picture show so she can take it off.
No, sir. I haven't got anything to whistle about.
Where are you from, bud?
Uh, Los Angeles. Tough. You work down there?
Yeah. Well, I did. What doin'?
I was workin' in an airplane factory. They say that's pretty good.
I was wondering why you weren't in the army. Yeah.
They're particular about the fellows they hire in those defense plants.
That's no more than right. They gotta be careful they don't get blown up.
Yeah. I understand if a fellow had any police record, no job.
Is that right? Oh, I don't know.
Hey, buddy. Hold the wheel a while, will you, while I animate this thing.
I'm a nicotine addict.
Hey, watch it, bud! Stay on this side of the white line.
Where do you wanna get off when we get to Springville?
It doesn't matter. Drop me in the middle of town.
The minute you get to Springville, you're in the middle of the town.
The next minute, the place is a memory.
Whole town isn't a city block long.
You're goin' to one of those big ranches outside, aren't you?
- Yeah. - I'd be glad to drop you off at whatever one you want.
That's it! Deep Springs Ranch.
Hey! Say, that's a whale of a big place.
Got a chance of a job there?
Yeah. I think so.
You ought to like it. Nice climate. [Siren Wailing]
The police! Maybe something's happened!
I'd like to talk with you out here. Yeah. Sure, officer!
Stay here. I'll be right back.
Hey, bud! Come on. Everything's fixed.
Good night, Officer.
Can you imagine a thing like that?
Cop, sirens, the whole works! One of my taillights went out.
That's the trucking game for you in a nutshell.
[Radio] Calling all highway patrolmen.
Be on lookout for a man named Barry Kane.
Last seen on Highway 99. He has dark brown hair, blue eyes,
height about six feet two, no hat, around 25 years old.
Calling all highway patrolmen. Calling all highway patrolmen.
How do you do? Is, uh, Mr. Frank Fry here?
No, this is Mr. Tobin's ranch.
Oh. Uh, could I speak to Mr. Tobin?
Well, I'll see. Just a minute.
You wait here, please.
There. We've got the ball.
Throw it to me. A young man to see you, sir.
Throw it to me. Where is Daddy's girl?
[Laughs] What did you say, Adele?
Who wants to see me? A young man, sir. He came to ask for a Mr. Fry.
Oh.
Well. Have him come out here, will you?
Yes, sir. Throw me the ball. Throw me the ball.
Here comes your granddaddy.
Mr. Tobin will see you. Follow me, please. Thank you.
[Child Chattering] [Tobin] Want the ball?
[Tobin Laughs]
How do you do? I'm Charles Tobin.
This is my daughter, Mrs. Brown. How do you do?
Well, I'm not gonna ask you to excuse the informality of this costume.
We're all informal out here at Deep Springs Ranch.
That's one of the rules. I see.
[Chattering] Want me to take Suzy with me?
No, Suzy isn't gonna disturb us at all.
Just let her play right here. I'll see she doesn't fall in the pool.
All right. [Laughs]
Well, shall we sit out here? Yes, sir.
It seems a shame to go indoors on such a beautiful day.
Yes, it does. You wanted to see me about something?
Yes, sir. I'm looking for a man named Fry. Frank Fry.
I met him up in Los Angeles. I understand he lives here.
Oh, no. No. Fry, huh?
Frank Fry. I'm afraid I don't know anybody by that name.
Wait a minute. Fry.
I've heard that name somewhere.
I just don't seem to be able to place it.
Uh-huh. Uh, there used to be a fellow...
with a name something like that, worked around here.
No. No. It wasn't Fry.
Well, I'm afraid you found the wrong address.
Well, it couldn't be one of the cowhands or somebody who's working?
No, I know the names of all my men.
Wait a minute. My next door neighbor...
"Next door neighbor." He lives 20 miles from here!
But he may know. I'll telephone him.
Oh, no, please don't. No, no! You look as though you've had a hard journey.
Too bad if you came all this way for nothing.
If you'll just wait, we can find out.
Will you see that Suzy doesn't fall into the pool?
Yes, sir. [Laughs] Thank you.
[Suzy Chattering]
Hey. Come here.
Come over here.
Oh, so you're a ball player, are you? Throw me the ball.
Let me have it. Come on. Throw me the ball.
Throw me the other one. Come on.
Throw it to me. Come on.
Give me the ball.
That's fine. Fine! Now, I'll throw it back.
Where are you goin'? Uh-oh. Don't do that.
Leave those where they are. Leave them right there.
Wanna be a good girl? Put these back where you found them.
No, no, Suzy. The gentleman says put them back where you found them.
The gentleman knows that you must be careful with letters that don't belong to you.
Probably I'm prejudiced, but it seems to me...
that Suzy is a pretty cute young lady.
[Laughs] Yeah, she's great.
Where's Frank Fry?
Really, you must do something about that memory of yours.
It wasn't a minute ago that you read a telegram that Fry sent me,
and it said that he was on his way to Soda City.
Don't you remember that? Where's Soda City?
Well, I haven't given it much thought, but I wouldn't imagine...
there'd be an overabundance of Soda Cities on the map.
You could find out some way. [Radio]... bringing you last-minute headlines.
Los Angeles: The fire in the Stewart Aircraft Works in which one man was killed,
many injured and half a million dollars' worth of damage caused,
has been definitely set down to sabotage.
Police have traced the incendiary blaze to Barry Kane, former...
[Radio Clicks Off] Don't want any more of that.
Think you'd be rather bored with the descriptions of yourself.
Or maybe you never get tired of them. Well, I am by this time.
I've been listening to those reports all morning. You knew me. What about it?
Oh, quite a lot about it, Mr. Kane. You ought to know that.
You've become too famous to remain so modest.
Tell me one thing. Why are you covering up Frank Fry?
What's a man like you in this for?
Young man, I don't know what you're talking about. I think maybe you do!
Frank Fry is a saboteur who doesn't mind killing Americans for money.
You must watch yourself, Mr. Kane!
I'm telling you this for your own benefit, but you have the makings of an outstanding bore.
You can't get away with this. Even if I don't stop you, others will.
A man like you can't last in a country like this.
Very pretty speech. Youthful, passionate, idealistic.
You see, I've already sent for the police.
You can't bluff me. You're hooked, and you know it.
Must I remind you that you are the fugitive and not I?
I'm a prominent citizen, widely respected.
You are an obscure young workman...
wanted for the committing of an extremely unpopular crime.
Which of us do you think the police will believe? Hmm?
[Laughs] Oh, you must think me a very poor host, Mr. Kane.
Now, don't you feel that a long, cold drink is indicated?
I found out everything you're gonna tell me.
I'll have to do the rest by myself. You wish to leave us?
Adele, Adele! Mr. Kane is going!
I'm sorry. You'll stop, please.
What does that shoot? Water? Bullets, I'm afraid.
You shouldn't be so anxious to leave us. You'll hurt our feelings.
You make it very hard for me to refuse your invitations.
- Suzy, come on. - No, no, Suzy! Come here.
Hello, Suzy. You know where we're going?
For a piggyback ride. You like piggyback rides?
[Tobin] Dick, Joe! Get after him!
Hurry up! Get him! Get after him! Hurry up!
Come on. Get going. You can't take me away like this.
Don't tell us what we can't do, chum. Go on. Get started!
You gotta get him! Just because he's got a big ranch...
and a fancy pool doesn't mean he's a nice guy!
Find out the things he's been doing! Sure. We know all about that.
Just come on along. The baby had the letters!
Oh, Suzy would be only too glad to cooperate,
but it'll be months before she'll be of any assistance.
[Fussing]
No, no, Suzy.
Those are not for Suzy. Those are for the gentleman.
All right, let's go.
Where are we goin'? We're gonna let you get an idea of the county jail.
You won't find it the best in the West.
But it won't hurt you 'til they come up from Los Angeles for you.
You can't hold me without a warrant. Chum.
Do I have to keep askin' you not to tell us what we can't do?
I'm tryin' to explain! There isn't time!
Time's the one thing you don't need to worry about.
You'll have it to burn.
You'll have 20 years, if you get the right lawyer.
If you don't, you'll have all the time there is.
- What's wrong? What's holding us up? - Truck blockin' the road.
Looks like they're changin' a tire.
Got a cigarette?
Sure. All you want.
Hiya, bud! Hey, what's the matter?
He went behind those rocks!
[Man Shouting] Not over here!
There he goes!
There he is!
[Dog Barking]
Hello there.
Hello. I got caught in this storm. I'm pretty wet, I'm afraid.
Maybe you'd like to come inside and get dry.
Did you leave your car down on the road? Put it in the shed.
It won't do it any good standing in the rain. I don't have any car.
You might say I'm traveling by thumb.
By thumb? Yeah, I'm a hitchhiker.
Oh, I see.
I've always thought that was the best way to learn about this country,
and the surest test of the American heart.
Yes, I guess it is. Will you go to the fire and dry your clothes?
Thanks. They'd dry more quickly if you put on something of mine.
Oh, no, thanks! This is fine.
We could do with another log on the fire. Would you?
Why, sure. You must stay until this blows over.
It won't detain you long. These autumn storms are short.
They yield to none in wetness, but they are short. Yes, I...
[Log Bangs]
I should have warned you. Those logs are heavier than you'd think.
I drop them constantly.
Yes, they are heavy.
I guess I was too smart trying to pick it up with one hand.
Good job it didn't land on your foot. That often happens to me.
You're lucky.
Yeah. I'm lucky.
Oh, I was forgetting. My name is Philip Martin.
Oh, I'm Barry K... Mason.
I'm glad you found yourself near here, Mr. Mason, when the storm came.
It's a pleasant thing to have a guest sharing the fire when the rain is beating on the roof.
- You live here alone, sir? - Yes, except I don't think of it in that way.
You see, sounds are my lights and my colors.
My music, for example. I compose a little.
And there is nobody to tell me that the results are anything but brilliant,
so I live in a comfortable glow of self-appreciation.
## I prefer playing the works of other composers.
Undoubtedly, you'd prefer listening to them.
I used to play the triangle in our high school band a long time ago.
Oh, that's too bad.
It's unfortunate when you get out of practice on the triangle.
The piano is a boon to me.
The piano can't know that you're blind,
so it doesn't embarrass you by trying to make things easier for you.
It does you the compliment to trust you.
Delius, the British composer, was blind too.
That's our only resemblance.
This is his "Summer Night on the River."
[Crunch]
A very interesting effect: obligato on an apple.
Oh, I apologize, Mr. Mason.
I forgot how hungry you must be after your long walk.
Just a moment. I'll get something. Oh, no. Thanks.
This is fine. I... I like apples.
So do I. We'll save them for dessert.
It was all ready, you see.
All I needed was a reminder that I was hungry too.
Are you dry enough? Just about, sir.
It stopped raining.
[Rumble] Is that a car coming?
Two cars, I think. [Dog Barks]
Excuse me.
One car is my niece's. I'd know that motor anywhere.
The other is a stranger to me. A couple of men.
The girl's pointing down the road. They must have asked her where to go.
This is an easy country to lose your way in. That's one of its charms.
They're starting off down the road now.
The girl's coming. That's my niece. She's been staying with me.
She comes from New York to spend a month with me every year.
It's one of my greatest pleasures. Unhappily for me, she can't stay longer.
After a month, she finds the quiet deafening.
Uncle Philip. Hello, old boy.
Uncle Philip, what do you think happened? Oh.
You didn't know we had a guest. You turned your back, and see what happens.
My niece, Patricia Martin, Mr. Mason.
How do you do? How do you do?
Uncle Philip, there was a car full of detectives down the road.
They wanted to know the way to town.
They're searching for a man. It was on all the radios. A really dangerous criminal...
My dear, the police are always on the alarmist side.
- But they said this man is really dangerous! - I'm sure they did.
How could they be heroes if he were harmless?
Would you mind not having any further quotations from the police?
Their remarks are always so expected. They kill conversation.
You've probably seen the face of my niece before, Mr. Mason.
Why, yes. I was wondering where I'd seen...
As a matter of fact, you've seen her practically everywhere.
I'm told that billboards she adorns would reach across the continent...
if placed end to end.
I can't imagine who's going to place them end to end,
nor why they should consider it the thing to do.
Uncle Philip never has been enthusiastic over my career as a model.
Relatives are like that.
My, aren't you two mean, going ahead and eating without me!
I'm starving. Would you pass me one of those plates, please, Mr. Mason?
- Oh! - What's the matter? Have you just seen his handcuffs?
I heard them as soon as he came in.
Uncle Philip, he must be the man they're looking for.
Yes, very probably. But you should have given him to the police!
Are you frightened, Pat? Is that what makes you so cruel?
But you've got to! He's a dangerous man.
Oh, Pat, come on, Mr. Mason may be many things,
but he's certainly not dangerous.
In fact, I'm not at all convinced that he's guilty.
Uncle Philip, it's your duty as an American citizen!
It is my duty as a citizen...
to believe a man innocent until he's been proved guilty.
Don't tell me about my duty. It makes you sound so stuffy.
Besides, I have my own ideas about my duties as a citizen.
They sometimes involve disregarding the law.
But what are you going to do with him?
I'm going to turn him over to you, my dear.
And you're going to drive him down to Tim, the blacksmith,
and have those preposterous contraptions removed from his wrists.
Oh, how could I do a thing like that?
'Cause you know I can see a great deal farther than you can.
I can see intangible things. For example, innocence.
Will you go with my niece, Mr. Mason? Oh, yes, sir.
Uh, if you don't mind?
What'll I tell the blacksmith? Tell him Mr. Mason is my friend and my guest.
He won't ask any other questions.
Go ahead, Pat.
Go with her, Barry. Barry, I know, is your name.
Your voice explained to me that "Mason" isn't.
But as I told you before, names are of such little importance.
I... I don't know how to thank you, Mr. Martin.
Go ahead, Barry. Go ahead.
And do the things I wish I could do.
Good luck, Barry, and for heaven's sake,
get back in practice on that triangle!
Is the blacksmith's shop very far? Not very. Right along here.
And, uh, is he... Is he really all right?
He and my uncle are great friends. Oh.
I guess he's all right, then.
You needn't worry. He's all right.
He's a darling blacksmith, only I'm not sure how much experience he's had with handcuffs.
Do you mind if I see them?
I wonder... I can't quite see.
Could you hold them nearer?
Now I feel better. I'll bet you do.
I'll bet this makes you feel great.
The blacksmith shop is two miles back. We're on our way to the police.
Your uncle's gonna be proud of you!
The world isn't full of kind old gentlemen. You're gonna find that out.
Even my uncle wouldn't have been so kind if he'd known more.
All right, go ahead. What'd I do? I'd be happy to know.
If it had been any other crime... if a man had stolen because he was starving,
even committed murder to defend himself, maybe I wouldn't tell the police.
But there's only one reason why a man commits sabotage.
That's worse than murder. Surprise, Miss Martin. I agree with every word.
Please don't talk to me. That'll be my pleasure.
Well! I'll see that she doesn't!
[Exhales] Never try driving this way; it hurts.
I'm stopping the first car I see!
[Sighs]
[Engine Revs Faster]
[Hood Release Pops]
Help! Come on. I can't get along without you.
Let me go! Help!
Help! Get the police!
Help!
My, they must be terribly in love.
Looks as though this car has been overheated.
Fan's broken.
I'm cold.
Yeah, I know. And you're hungry. Now mostly I'm cold.
If you'd stop trying to be a hero and decide to be on my side,
maybe we could do something about your being cold.
Build a fire?
No, I wasn't exactly thinking of that.
Well, I didn't want to insult you by not even trying.
What do you want to turn me in for?
Haven't you got your picture in enough places now?
I just want to do my duty. That's hard for you to understand.
Why won't you believe I'm all right? You don't make sense.
If you hadn't done it, you would have gone to the police.
It's a question of time! It'd take weeks to convince them.
If they're as dumb as you are, it'll take me months!
Do you think we're very far from Soda City?
I don't know. We'll ask at the next town.
If there's a next town.
Anyway, I don't believe that part about Tobin.
You don't believe it because he's got a big ranch and a pool...
No. It's just hard to believe that about any American.
Well, you believe it about me!
Well, you're different. You look like a saboteur.
You have a saboteur's disposition.
Don't tell me you've decided to be on my side.
No, I'm cold.
Say, aren't you wasting your very valuable time,
sitting up here admiring the scenery?
Hey, look at that.
Looks like we've got company.
What do you suppose all that's doing way up here?
They aren't moving very fast, are they?
You know what we can do?
Oh, no, you won't.
Sorry, I can't take a chance.
[Muffled] You're right. I'll kill you the first opportunity I get.
Let go of me!
Let me go! Ouch!
Help! Help!
Won't you give me one break? Wait 'til we get to Soda City?
All right. I'm sorry I've got to leave you here alone,
but I told you what I've got to do.
There's only one thing I want to warn you about. Snakes.
There are a lot out here. There's only five or six poisonous kinds.
But there are a lot of long, slippery, slimy ones.
- Barry! - I'm coming up in the world; I'm better than the snakes.
Barry, please! Are you with me?
Yes, yes!
What made you change your mind?
I can't turn you in if I'm stuck out there.
So that's it. Go back with the reptiles.
Let me go! Who's there?
You've got no right here! Stop it and get off!
Now, now, Major.
Ah, stowaways.
In the middle of this desert sea, we acquired two more vagabonds.
Bedouins like ourselves, eh, Esmeralda? They're just a couple of kids!
Uh, our car broke down, and we've walked for miles.
We hopped on. We didn't want to wake you at this hour.
Broke down, eh? We didn't pass no wrecks on the highway.
- Sounds like a pack of lies. - We were off on a side road.
I know. A moonlight night and a parked car. That's nice.
- Oh, no, really... - Esmeralda! Everywhere you search for sex.
Get your eyes out of the mud and look up at the stars.
Oh, I beg your pardon. My name is Bones. I'm also known as the Human Skeleton.
- How do you do? - And this is Esmeralda, our bearded lady.
Naturally, we're very proud to have her as a member of our group.
You must be tired. Come on in and rest.
We're trying to get to Soda City, a couple hundred miles north, I think.
You won't get there 'til morning, so make yourselves comfortable.
You must meet our other coworker:
Titania, our little human mountain.
A very great lady, indeed.
How do you do? [Woman] What's goes on there?
[Esmeralda] Oh, did we wake you? Oh, I was awake.
I wish you'd tell Minnie to do something about that insomnia. I've been tossing and turning.
Tell Marigold to shut her silly old face.
Are you girls not speaking to each other again?
Marigold's mad because I got her beau away from her.
Kindly tell Minnie I heard that last remark.
I wouldn't have the gentleman as a gift. A common novelty seeker!
Girls! What will our guests think?
Hey, he's cute! You hear that? There she goes again.
[Esmeralda] Stop your squabbling. They're tired.
- They've been walking for miles! - Nobody gave you a lift.
The normal are normally coldhearted. Get these tramps off!
A cold heart.
I won't take no insults. Get 'em off.
Aw, Major, honey... Don't "honey" me! I've got a contract.
It provides for safe transportation and don't say nothing about hobos!
[Sirens Wailing]
That's the police. They must be looking for somebody.
Who could they want?
Me, I guess.
Oh! They came for you.
He has handcuffs on. What do they want you for?
- For something somebody else did. - [Major Laughs]
I don't believe he's done anything wrong! I'll go to bat for him anytime.
I've always told Minnie she'd get mixed up with the police if she wasn't careful.
They're starting to search at the front.
Well, what are you waiting for? Hand them over to the police.
He's perfectly right. He's a little stinker.
Seems terrible, but it would be terrible, too, if we got into trouble.
Bones, call the cops! Just a minute, Major.
In this situation I find a parallel for the present world predicament.
We stand defeated at the outset.
You, Esmeralda, have sympathy, yet you're willing to remain passive.
I have a belief, and yet I'm tempted to let myself be overridden by force.
The rest of you, with the exception of this malignant jerk,
are ignorant of the facts and, therefore, confused.
Thank heaven we're still members of a democracy. We'll vote.
- [Major] I'm against voting! - Fascist!
You know how we stand so far. The twins, as usual, are on opposite sides.
And so their votes pair.
Titania's on both sides at once and, therefore, neutral.
The major is for delivering these people to the police,
and I, frankly, am against it.
Esmeralda, the decision is up to you.
I don't want any trouble any more than anybody else,
but while you've been talking, I've been looking at something...
something pretty fine too.
I've been looking at that little girl standin' beside that poor man.
Never a word. Never a question.
Takin' everything he's had to take, stringin' along with him.
And I've been thinking, it's the good people that stick when anybody's in trouble,
and there aren't many good people in the world.
I think that we, all of us, know that better than most.
It isn't something you see every day of the week.
- So I vote... - We don't give them up. Good girl, Esmeralda!
This is subversive! I won't stand for it!
Oh, no, you don't! You'll abide by the will of the majority.
Back in your places and pretend to be asleep. That's all you have to do.
Here, you sit here. Come on, young man. We've got to hide you.
Turn all the lights off. Here. Take off your coat and put this on.
Come on. Wake up in there!
Hey, what is this? Halloween? Police.
Is that so? Haven't you got anything better to do...
than waking up law-abiding citizens in the middle of the night?
We're lookin' for a man and his woman companion.
He's got dark hair, between the ages of 20 and 25.
The dame's supposed to be good-lookin'. Have you seen him?
Now, where would I see anybody as normal as that?
Who's this? Doesn't look like one of your troupe.
[Esmeralda] Sure, she's one of us. She's our little snake charmer.
Right now, she's sitting on a box of snakes so they don't get lonesome.
Can you imagine that? A good-lookin' gal too.
Well, I guess you can all go back to sleep now.
A snake charmer! Well, well. You never can tell about women.
It's all right. You can come out now.
Wait, Justice, come back! Sit down here! We're on our way.
I don't know how I can thank you, sir. It's all right, my boy.
Gives you a good feeling when you can help somebody.
You've got a right to know what this is about. It's all right.
If that little girl can trust you, I guess we can.
The baby! She's had a tough time.
Poor little girl. She's worn out. I'll take care of her.
Come on. Let's go.
[Crying] Better let the snakes get some sleep.
They have to look good tomorrow.
I'm sorry.
What for? For being such a dope. I was scared.
You'd have been a dope if you hadn't been scared.
You're tired; that's all that's the matter with you.
Get some sleep. You'll be fine.
[Sighs] I can go to sleep, all right.
I'm so tired.
[Sniffles]
I want to tell you something.
I believe you.
Do you, Pat?
You didn't, you know.
It's a free country. A girl can change her mind, can't she?
Sure, she can.
Thank you, Pat.
They made me so ashamed.
They're so nice and trusting.
They're wonderful people,
all except that nasty little major and that...
mean twin.
I don't suppose you can really blame the fat lady, though,
when a woman has lost her figure that way.
Welcome to Soda City.
The heart of the bicarbonate belt.
Well, we might as well do the town.
There's nothing here. Come on.
I suppose we are a little late.
Sorry, darling. I knew I shouldn't have brought you here.
I'm not complaining.
This is great, isn't it? The solution to all my problems.
I was counting on this place.
A dump like this, 5,000 miles from nowhere.
[Sighs] [Phone Ringing]
[Ringing Continues]
Look at this. It's been in use.
Let's go around to the window.
[Ringing Continues]
Careful! Don't cut yourself.
[Ringing Continues]
Hello? Hello?
Hung up. What sort of phone is that?
It's a field telephone.
Well, a room with a view.
What do you suppose they cut that for? I don't know.
Say, look.
Tripod.
Looks like it's the right height.
Yeah.
Something else goes with this.
There!
That's it.
[Pat] See anything? Not yet.
[Barry] Uh-oh.
Let me see!
Why, that's a... Why, Barry! Yeah.
Better put this away. Take that.
- Say! The wood. - What about it?
You wouldn't burn that. Why not?
The smoke would show.
[Door Shuts] That's a car.
You better hide. No, not here.
Hey. What d'you think you're doin' around here?
I, uh... I was wonderin' when you'd get here. Where you from?
What are you stickin' around here for?
Excuse me.
Funny, you knowin' about this place. I don't quite get it.
You might have thought it over more carefully.
Your coming here doesn't help us a bit.
[Old Man] The heat's on this guy, and he shows up here.
Tobin sent me. The old man must be off his nut sending him up here.
Be a little more careful, Neilson. Your criticisms in front of other people.
- Yeah. Don't talk that way about the old guy. - I'll watch out for myself.
Me too. Don't forget about me. That's why Tobin sent me here.
He said you'd know how to take care of me.
I guess that makes it pretty clear, Neilson.
I don't know. A guy walks in, and right away I get orders.
It ain't so clear to me.
I'm a little better than a stranger, if you'll remember my clippings!
Yes. Mister, uh, Kane has done pretty well down south.
His accomplishments can't be disregarded. At least I hope not.
A man that has served as well as he has is entitled to recognition.
More than that... protection. You guys have got to take care of me.
The firm will do its best. They're quite loyal to their employees.
Neilson will see that the firm's record is maintained.
You got it easy, you guys from back East.
You give orders. You do that, all right.
The big boys with the desk jobs.
All you gotta do is reach for a telephone, sit back,
and us guys out here have gotta take the rap.
I think I'll go back East for a while.
You're not a very good example of loyalty.
[Neilson] Yeah? Well, I'm gettin' just a little bit tired. See?
So am I! Let's get goin'!
The trip here was no pushover. I had to hoof it most of the way.
I got no place to hide you out. That ain't my line.
That ain't your line, huh?
What about you? You don't seem so interested either!
I suppose you're just the big brains! Or maybe you take a chance just for laughs!
Maybe it doesn't work that way. Maybe I'm the only guy that sticks his neck out!
Well, get this! I pulled a big job, and they're after me!
And you guys have gotta take care of me, or you're gonna have some trouble!
I've gotta get out of this part of the country! The ground's burning up under my feet!
I've gotta get back East! It's more crowded and a guy doesn't stand out, like here!
Take it easy. Hang onto your nerve.
I've been hanging on long enough!
I understand your difficulties, but in this business...
we always have to make sure.
I think I know him now.
I'm driving back East. You'd better come with me. All right.
Let's get goin'. Get all the things together.
After we leave, I want this place cleaned up. You won't be coming back here.
Why not? You think they got the place spotted?
I'm making sure. You'll have to find another place and store all this stuff.
It's not gonna be easy. If you can't handle it, I'll have to get someone else.
All right. I'll handle it.
You'll need some clothes. Size 42.
What'll we do about these?
How did you manage to break them? On an automobile fan.
Very bright of you. I think we can even take care of that.
But let's get started now. [Thud]
Did you hear something?
Where does that lead to? Just another room.
The way out.
We figure that Kane and the other fellows are probably headin' for New York.
If there's anything I can do. We sure appreciate that.
Why, anyone would have done the same thing. That's right.
This war sure makes a difference. Everybody wants to get in and pitch.
Now, if you'll give me your address in New York, Miss Martin,
we can contact you back there.
Or maybe you could wire me which plane you're taking.
We may want to get ahold of you fast.
I can do that when I get back to my uncle. Okay. Just keep in touch.
I'm glad we came this way. It adds a few miles,
but I've become a little sentimental.
I want to take a last look at it.
Beautiful, isn't it? A great monument to man's industry...
and his stubborn faith in the future.
You'll be moving along soon. Are you carrying any cameras or firearms at all?
Nothing at all, Officer. You, sir?
No, sir.
They must get a lot of power from this dam.
I think it supplies about 75% for the Los Angeles district,
including most of the power for the defense plants.
Do you think there's... Do you know Tobin very well?
No. I met him just that once at his ranch. Did he have the child with him?
His grandchild? Yes. He seemed to be very fond of her.
Yes. That's one of the things I like about old Tobin:
his love for that little girl.
Evidence of a good heart.
I have children too, you know? Oh?
Two boys. Nice little fellows. Aged two and four.
The four-year-old is naughty at times.
He's quite a problem.
We get him a new toy and within half an hour it's smashed to bits.
And then, sometimes, after it's all over,
he seems almost sorry.
Sometimes I wish my younger child had been a girl.
In fact, my wife and I argue over a little idiosyncrasy I have.
I don't want his hair cut short until he's much older.
Do you think it'd be bad for him? It might be.
When I was a child, I had long golden curls.
People used to stop to admire me.
Things are different nowadays. A haircut might save him a lot of grief.
Ah, we're on our way.
# We love #
# While the moon #
# Beams down in dream light #
# Tonight #
# We touch the stars #
# Love is ours #
# Like winds that sigh #
# Embrace the sky #
# Tonight we love #
# In the glow #
# That blows so softly #
# I know ##
Drive to 401 instead of the office. Okay.
Anything wrong? I've just called the office. They've disconnected the phone.
Same old phone company. Should've paid the bill. This is no time for jokes!
The police. They're watching the office. The phone is our signal.
Think they're watching for me? I don't know.
Who'd know you were in New York?
Yeah. I guess you're right.
How about Brooklyn tomorrow? Do you want me on the job?
When are you gonna learn to keep your mouth shut?
Sorry. I-I thought he was in on it. Shut up.
It's all right. I'm good at keeping secrets.
Let's go.
[Clerk] Mr. Freeman.
Hi, Mr. Freeman. Hello.
## [Dance Band Nearby] Ah, pleased to see you. Have a good trip?
Yes. Thank you, Robert. Madam is upstairs. She's waiting anxiously.
Oh, thank you, Robert. We'll go right up.
This way.
Who was that?
## [Band Continues]
Hey, is this a hotel? What's the festivity?
It's for a very worthy cause. Mrs. Sutton often gives her house over to charity affairs.
She's a very generous woman, but she isn't going to be pleased to see us.
[Woman] Idiots, all of you. Stupid, inefficient idiots.
Everything is left to me. I have to hover over you like an old hen.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Sutton. The guests expect me to put in an appearance.
As you say, they want something for their $25!
I will not have my benevolence abused.
My life, my position... they're important to me.
I'll do my best. I wish your best were a little better.
Oh. Mr. Freeman. I'm glad you've come at this time.
I was just telling Edward... Is this the young man?
Must you bring him here? I certainly can't furnish him with sanctuary.
This house is full of guests, important people!
Don't you understand? The police are already watching your office.
Thank goodness they'll never come here. But a little more of your stupid behavior,
and even the respectability of my house won't shield you.
I'm sorry. We can't leave any loose ends.
All right! But for heaven's sake, stop playing the conspirator.
Now tell me all you know about the girl, or ask him.
Why didn't you tell me about the young lady back in Soda City?
Well, I didn't think it was important.
She was just a girl. She picked me up. She was pretty.
I guess it was kind of risky.
Well, there you are.
I'm so sorry to have exposed you to any risk.
What's she doing here?
You're surprised to see me again. How did you get here?
It doesn't matter. There was no reason to bring her at all!
You see, I just learned on the telephone at the gas station...
that she was most indiscreet after she left you at Soda City.
She went to the sheriff, who, fortunately, happened to be a good friend of ours.
Don't waste time in explanations.
You've got to get the girl out of this house.
I will not have my benevolence abused!
So you played smart. That's great. That's a big help to all of us.
No, I wasn't smart at all.
I haven't been smart for four days. Even when I went to the sheriff, I hesitated.
I hated to do anything that might get you into trouble.
Yeah, I sympathize. The mistake I made was not leaving you with the snakes!
You might have learned to rattle. I was right about you.
Good evening, Mr. Kane.
I didn't know you were a bookworm.
You must let me choose something appropriate for you. Something not too difficult.
Let me see.
Here we are. This'll do admirably.
Remarkable work. Somehow prophetic.
Why are you here, Charles? What's all this nonsense about books?
I am a refugee.
I have at last joined that revolting group of world travelers.
One ultimately turns into the thing one despises most.
And whom have I to thank for it? You, Mr. Freeman.
The girl was allowed to escape unobserved.
She left Mr. Kane, went straight to her uncle.
That charming old man went to the police.
As a result, a whole hoard of officers came to my house.
Luckily, I was leaving when they arrived.
And the others... the very loyal ones...
Well, they're paying for their loyalty. How appalling!
Your charming house. I'm so sorry, Charles.
Rather lucky. You might have been sorrier.
And you might have been more efficient, Mr. Freeman.
What good is it to insult me? We're in trouble now.
So the most important thing is to make sure of everyone around us.
Mr. Kane. I'm just not sure. I want to know that he's all right.
[Tobin] All right? What an understatement.
He's much more than that!
He's noble and fine and pure.
So he pays the penalty that the noble must pay in this world:
he's misjudged by everyone.
Why, even the police have a completely erroneous impression of him.
I can assure you that, contrary to what is supposed,
and to what he may have told you,
that young man is certainly not one of his country's enemies.
[Mrs. Sutton] Charles, you’re joking! I mean exactly what I say.
Mr. Kane is definitely no part of our little organization.
Your protégé. Well, you've done splendidly. You bring him here, you idiot!
What in heaven's name are we going to do with him?
That's a very appropriate question.
Not much we can do with him. I made the mistake once of turning him over to the police.
That's even more impossible at the moment.
I'm afraid there's only one thing we can do.
You see, the new law threatens all...
of us... with the death penalty.
So I'm afraid we'll have to apply the ancient axiom: a tooth for a tooth.
A Kane for a Tobin.
Please don't discuss things of that sort here.
It's rather nauseating and out of place.
Oh, Charles, I'm frightened.
We must take all precaution. Of course. We must also continue with our work.
It's too risky now. We're abandoning the dam. We must remain inactive.
Inactive? You are utterly mistaken. Once we do that, our organization is finished.
- We must carry on. - What about tomorrow's work?
Tomorrow's work? You can't abandon that. But the risk!
Is great. I know that.
Unfortunately, we will have to carry out our orders.
I'm leaving for the Caribbean now.
My position here is more impossible than all of yours.
I'm rather looking forward to Central America.
Havana will be very gay this season.
Somehow I've suddenly had enough of this country.
The war has made it grim.
You're leaving us here to face everything, and you'll be on a boat.
It all sounds idyllic.
Oh, Charles. It's... This whole thing... It's impossible!
It's panicky. I'm deeply sorry.
Ah, there you are! How unbecoming for a hostess to hide herself away.
Am I intruding? I just must kidnap Henrietta. She'll be back.
I've had some trouble with these people. They're doing the catering.
Our boy will appear any minute with the caviar! I assure you!
[Tobin] Don't be a fool! Get to the house phone.
How'd you get here? They met me at the airport. I thought they were the police.
Wait a minute. No use trying the way I came in.
Let's walk right out through the front door! Might as well.
Yes, sir. We'll watch the back exit. They won't get out.
## [Dance Band]
No good. See the one on the other side? He's one of them. We'll never get out that way.
What can they do? Plenty. They'd grab us. We wouldn't have a chance.
These people would see them. If anyone had a question, we're gate crashers.
[Exhales] Barry, this is awful.
It's like a bad dream. All these people. Isn't there anyone we can trust?
Sure. All of them. Only which one?
Excuse me. Uh, this may sound sort of crazy.
I don't even know how to start.
But this whole house is a hotbed of spies and saboteurs.
I'm not being silly. Even our hostess, Mrs. Sutton.
What's the matter with you, sir? You're drunk.
You're not even dressed.
What'd he say? He thinks I'm drunk.
[Guest] When I read in the papers what those Japs are doing...
[Man Snapping Fingers] Beat it out! Eight to the bar.
Yeah, man. Stay in there and pitch. ## [Swing]
Pardon me. Did you pay $25 to get in here tonight?
No, not exactly. The boss gave me a ticket. Why?
I need your help. We're among the biggest bunch of fifth columnists in this country.
Are you kiddin'? What's the gag? No. I'm on the level.
Aw, you're kiddin'. The guy's tryin' to rib me.
Aw, sling him your curve. Beat it out, son.
Excuse me, sir. I'd like to talk to you about something very important.
What is it, Mr. Kane?
You know it's hopeless.
Why don't you join Mr. Tobin upstairs in a little supper?
I'll show you the way.
Barry, before they get to us, stop the music and tell them! Tell them all.
This is the Sutton mansion. I'm just a guy from California wanted by the police.
They'll grab me as soon as I open my mouth.
What are you gonna do? We can't just stand here. I know where we'll be safe.
Barry, I'm scared.
It's so unreal, all these people dancing and having a good time.
And when you try to warn them, they laugh at you.
They think you're drunk. That man you spoke to seemed like such an honest citizen.
Mmm, just a friend of the family. The room's well-sprinkled with them.
They're so smart. That's what frightens me.
Yeah, they're smart, because they're ruthless.
It's easy to win when you forget about the rules.
[Sighs] A man named Fry drops a wallet in California,
and we wind up here, you and me.
That's the only good part: I'm with you.
I wish it were somewhere else. The North Pole. I wouldn't care.
We might wind up there too, chasing Fry over a glacier! [Chuckles]
Fry. He seems so small now. I'd forgotten about him.
So had I.
We can't just go on dancing like it's Saturday night at the Palladium.
We can't just wait 'til they get us.
What do you think they'll really do?
They're probably haggling over the price with Murder, Incorporated.
Oh, Barry, please! Sorry. I hate to be out of it. There's still so much to do.
If staying alive was ever important. You heard what they said.
Something about a job tomorrow in Brooklyn.
The navy yard. One of us has got to get out of here.
Maybe if I start something, you can make a break for it.
What about you? You can't worry about me. We've gotta take a chance.
[Sighs] Oh, Barry, why couldn't I have met you a hundred years ago?
On a beach somewhere.
Bathing suits looked awfully funny a hundred years ago.
I'll bet you'd look beautiful, though.
Afraid we're not behaving very well.
What's the difference? We weren't invited anyway.
Pat, this moment belongs to me.
No matter what happens, they can never take it away from me.
Oh, pardon me. Do you mind?
Oh, excuse me. Would you, uh... Would you care to dance?
Why, yes. Certainly.
Oh, you're really a much better dancer.
Thanks. Who was the man you were dancing with?
I have no idea. I never saw him before.
No, I mean the man that just left you.
I know. I never saw him before in my life.
Oh, what a pity. That was lovely. I hope you will ask me again.
Oh, thanks. Thanks a lot.
Well, young man, you seem to be enjoying yourself. Charming party, isn't it?
Where is she? Your young lady? I thought you were taking care of her.
Perhaps she has a headache and is lying down somewhere.
Would you like to come with me and look for her?
Hold on.
Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen!
Your attention, please.
I-I have something to tell you.
Something you ought to know about this house and about your hostess.
Sir, before you go on, take a look at the curtain on the balcony.
I'm, uh, not much of a public speaker,
ladies and gentlemen, and, uh,
some of you are probably wondering how I can tell you anything about your hostess...
that you, uh, you don't already know...
her graciousness,
her kindness, her many charities.
Well, I want to tell you that you have a big surprise coming, ladies and gentlemen.
Tonight, in this house, for the benefit of this great cause...
for which she's already done so much,
our hostess, Mrs. Sutton, is putting up for auction...
one of her most treasured possessions,
one of the famous Sutton jewels.
Mrs. Sutton, would you kindly step forward?
- Thank you. - Mr. Kane, the young lady is asking to see you.
Are you sure? I wouldn't keep her waiting if I were you, sir.
Yes. Uh...
Will someone please, uh, uh... Admiral?
Would you take over for me, please? I'm wanted on the phone.
Delighted, sir. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, I will entertain your bids for this beautiful bracelet...
which has been donated by our hostess, Mrs. Sutton.
What am I bid? [Man] One thousand dollars.
One thousand dollars has been bid. Do I have any more?
[Guest] Fifteen hundred. Fifteen hundred dollars.
[Guest] 1,750. $1,750.
[Man] Two thousand. [Admiral] Two thousand.
Where is she?
You seem to have a soft spot for that young lady.
You can't afford to make yourself that vulnerable,
not when you're out trying to save your country.
You sneer every time you refer to this country. You've done well here. I don't get it.
No, you wouldn't. You're one of the ardent believers, a good American.
Millions like you plod along without asking questions.
I hate to use the word stupid, but it seems to be the one that applies.
The great masses, the moron millions.
Well, there are a few of us who are unwilling to just troop along;
a few who are clever enough to see that there's much more to be done...
than just live small, complacent lives;
a few of us who desire a more profitable type of government.
When you think about it, Mr. Kane,
the competence of totalitarian nations is much higher than ours.
They get things done.
Yeah. They get things done.
They bomb cities, sink ships, torture and murder...
so you can eat off a gold plate; it's a great philosophy.
I neither intend to be bombed nor sunk, Mr. Kane.
That's why I'm leaving now.
And if things don't go right for you... If, uh, we should win...
then I'll come back.
Perhaps I can get what I want then: power.
Yes. I want that as much as you want your comfort or your job...
or that girl.
We all have different tastes, as you can see.
Only I'm willing to back my tastes with the necessary force.
You certainly make it sound smooth and easy.
That's a trick.
I know the results of that power you believe in.
It killed my friend, and it's killing thousands like him.
That's what you're aiming at.
But it doesn't bother you, I can see that.
Because you really hate all people.
Let me tell you something.
The last four or five days I've learned a lot.
I've met guys like you, and I've met others...
people that are helpful and eager to do the right thing,
people that get a kick out of helping each other fight the bad guys.
Love and hate.
The world's choosing up sides. I know who I'm with.
There are a lot of people on my side... millions in every country.
And we're not soft; we're plenty strong.
And we'll fight standing up on our two feet, and we'll win!
Remember that, Mr. Tobin. We'll win, no matter what you guys do.
We'll win if it takes from now until the cows come home!
Mr. Kane, I think we've discussed the rights of man sufficiently.
[Yawning] I'm feeling a little tired.
You must be too.
Robert, do you think you can arrange for Mr. Kane to sleep somewhere tonight?
Yes, sir. Certainly, sir.
That's enough, Robert. Very good, sir.
Think you can take care of this? Yes, sir.
Will that be all, sir? Yes, thank you.
##
It doesn't matter what arrangements we've made, to what trouble we've gone.
This whole job hangs on one thing: timing.
If the slipway goes up before the actual launching,
then all our efforts have been wasted.
If you blow her too late, then you just scare the crowd.
Timing, timing, timing.
That button must not be pressed until the ship starts to move.
What arrangements have been made for getting out?
As soon as the cables are unhooked, this truck goes. We got it fixed at the gate.
Who's handling the camera near the slipway? I am.
The explosives were laid last night. I have to hook them up to the camera.
Too bad we have to lose a good camera.
Everything seems to be taken care of. I'll be waiting at the newsreel office.
Good luck.
- Have they gone? - Yes.
How is she? Okay. She's having her breakfast.
Any trouble keeping her quiet? No. I made a deal with her.
You see, she got tired of having that adhesive tape over her eyes and mouth.
I hope we get rid of her soon.
I promised to take my kid sister to the philharmonic.
Give me the key. There it is.
I'm sorry we couldn't keep you at the house,
but Mrs. Sutton has a limited number of guest rooms,
and I suppose Mr. Kane was first in line.
Where am I? Oh, that's a trade secret.
I only hope it isn't too high for you here.
Mr. Kane's quarters are nearer the ground, but he's being well looked after...
and, like you, is probably enjoying a hearty breakfast.
[Alarm Ringing]
[All Shouting] [Alarm Continues]
[Man] Somebody get the fire hose!
[Alarm Continues]
Whose place is that? That's Mrs. Sutton's house.
Oh. Who's she? Some rich dame.
Saw something in the paper about her doing things for charity.
Right here somewhere. Here.
[Freeman] What about tomorrow's work?
[Tobin] Tomorrow's work? Can't abandon that.
[Mrs. Sutton] But, Charles, the risk... Is great! I know that.
Unfortunately, we will have to carry out our orders.
- What's the time? - 10:50.
Thanks.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, quick!
[Door Opening]
How much? Fifteen.
Got change? Yes.
[Radio Announcer] Courtesy of the Navy Department, we take you to the navy yard,
where we will endeavor to bring you a description...
of the launching ceremony of the U.S.S. Alaska.
And so we switch you now to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Here we are. A rather windy autumn day, but a pretty good day for a launching.
Any day is a good day for a launching in these times.
Our microphones are in several key spots.
What's holding us up?
Traffic, buddy. What do you think?
[Radio Continues] Here. I'll walk.
Okay.
[Radio Announcer] The main speaker is about to begin.
I am now turning you over to Bill Donnan, located on the actual platform.
Go ahead, Bill.
This is Bill Donnan. We're located right below the bow of the great ship.
It towers over us like some enormous monster. This platform...
Take me to the guy in charge! Okay. I'll take care of this.
What do you want? Something's gonna happen. Sabotage.
Where'd you get your information? There isn't time!
We gotta have more to go on.
Better tell the chief. There isn't time!
What do you expect? Take me to the guy in charge of the launching.
You gotta go through the office first.
Towley, 1050.
[Radio Announcer] Crowded with all kinds of navy officers and personnel.
I can see Rear Admiral Pierce and Mrs. Pierce.
It is Mrs. Pierce who will perform the bottle breaking.
She is shaking hands with a great many people down there.
Just a second. I see Rear Admiral Pierce moving toward the microphone.
Yes. He's going to begin his speech now.
We'll switch you over to the speaker's microphone.
[Admiral] The launching of a ship in time of war...
is always a solemn occasion.
Today, when our fleet is fighting on all the seven seas,
this ceremony gains magnitude...
for it represents a victory. Where'd that guy go?
I don't know. He just stepped outside.
[Admiral On Radio] ...by the strong hands of American workmen.
- Let us rejoice, then, at this moment. Let us be confident, - [Piling Crashes]
...work together to show the world what Americans can do.
Our American soldiers...
are freely giving their lives so that we can live in decency, security and peace.
This is Bill Donnan again.
You’ve just heard Rear Admiral Pierce speaking from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
His speech is being received with great applause... Shut the back doors! Quick!
I can handle this! Be ready to pull out as soon as she goes.
[Radio Announcer] The officer is handing her a bottle of champagne.
[Door Slams]
[Bell Clanging]
The crowd is tense. It is indeed a solemn occasion.
I switch you over to our microphone near the bow of the ship...
so that you may hear the actual launching.
I can see that Mrs. Pierce is moving towards the bow.
I'll switch you over now to Mrs. Pierce.
[Mrs. Pierce] In the name of the people of the United States,
I christen thee Alaska.
## [Band: "Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean"]
[Ship's Whistle Blaring]
What's the trouble? Don't know. An explosion somewhere.
[Whispers] George!
Everything okay? No. Give us a hand. We got a guy.
Better scatter. Go through the iron door into the music hall.
We'll go this way.
[People Laughing]
[Actress] You must go at once, before Henry catches you here!
[Actor] I thought you wanted to make the old boy jealous.
[Actress] Not anymore. He's threatened to kill you on sight.
[Audience Laughs] [Actor] You don't think he'd go that far, do you?
[Actress] Oh, will you go before it's too late? Before he shoots you?
- [Audience Laughing] - [Actor] Old Henry's got a gun? A real gun?
[Actress] Oh! [Older Actor] What do you think this is?
I've caught you, you rat in the grass!
- [Gunshots] - [Actress] Stop that!
Run, Wilbur! Before he gets your range!
I think I got it now. Get out before I shoot again! [Gunshot]
[Actress] Run! Quick! [Gunshot]
[Actor] Never touched me! [Older Actor] I'll get you this time.
[Moviegoer] My husband! He's shot!
I'll kill the rat if it's the last thing I do! [Gunshot]
He was only kidding. I swear!
And I'm only kidding too! [Gunshots]
Get outta here! Get outta here! [Gunshots]
[Actress] He's gone mad! Mad!
- [Older Actor] Get out! Get out! - [Gunshots]
[Actress] Not that way! He'll kill you!
[Actor] Murder! Help! [Actress] Run! Run!
- [Actress] Run for your life! - [Gunshots]
[Moviegoers Yelling]
There he goes! He's the one you're after!
You're the one we're after. Come on! He'll get away!
Come on! Grab a cab and go after him. It's our only chance!
Taxi!
Downtown. Whereabouts?
Anywhere. Just keep goin' downtown.
May I have change for the telephone? Yes, ma'am.
There you are.
Operator? Give me the F.B.I. headquarters, please.
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Hold on, I'll put you through.
Make sure he doesn't leave by the next boat. Talk to him. Follow him!
Keep him there until our men come along.
She thinks she's traced Fry to Bedloe Island. He'd never go there!
Where did you pick up Schultz? In that museum, that modern art place.
And Renaldo? You caught him in the aquarium.
But the statue's a dead end. He's smart. Get going.
Let me take him to make sure the girl hasn't made a mistake.
Burke, you're one of the most obstinate men I've ever met! Get going.
[Clears Throat]
Pardon me. Could you tell me which is Brooklyn?
I've seen you before, haven't I?
Sure.
On that boat comin' over.
What'd you ask me?
About Brooklyn, where it was. I've heard so much about it.
Over there.
Where are you from? New York.
What are you handin' me? Oh, no. You see, I work in a store downtown.
I never get a chance to get out.
I just sit around all day, and I never see anything.
So I said, the first vacation I get, I'm going to see the Statue of Liberty.
This must be a big moment for you, huh?
Oh, it is. And it means so much to us now.
Why, I was just reading in this booklet.
Did you know this statue was given to us by the French?
You know what they had written on it?
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...
"yearning to breathe free;
"the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these: the homeless, tempest-tossed to me."
And just look at the French. Isn't it sad? Yeah. Very sad.
Oh, it's such a beautiful statue.
I could just sit up here all day thinking about it. Couldn't you?
Some other day, maybe. Not right now.
Right now I gotta catch that boat back.
You comin'?
Well, there's another boat in 15 minutes.
Couldn't we wait?
All the people have gone, and we'd be alone... just you and me.
Sounds cozy.
But I... I haven't got the time.
Oh, on a nice autumn day like this, you couldn't spare 15 minutes for me?
I don't like autumn.
You're not being very nice to a lonely girl.
You look as though you might be lonely too.
Yeah.
I gotta catch that boat.
Fifteen minutes shouldn't make such a big difference, Mr. Fry.
Who are ya?
Come on. Quit stalling. Who are ya?
I think I told you. A working girl on her day off.
Don't kid me!
What are you doin' here?
It's rather a long story, Mr. Fry.
It all started with an unknown blonde,
an aircraft worker at a factory in Glendale, California.
I get it.
Little Miss Liberty, carryin' the torch.
Why'd you follow me? Why do you think?
Take a look down there. If you can't figure it out, they're coming for you.
[Visitors Chattering]
Do you see him in this bunch? No.
Barnes, you stay here and watch this end. You fellows, come with me.
You two, watch that side.
I'm going up.
Barry! Pat, where is he?
He started down! Are you sure?
[Clatter]
He's up here! Come on!
Come on, Fry!
I'll get your sleeve.
Don't you go over! If you slip, that'll be three gone!
Quick! Get a rope.
- Can you get a grip with your feet? - I can't.
Kane, I'm getting a rope!
- They're getting a rope. Hold on, Fry. - I'll clear you.
I swear I will.
- I'll clear you. - Hurry up with the rope!
Tell them quick. The sleeve.
Sleeve!
Kane!
[Woman Screams]