All language subtitles for Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)

BUREAU OF
MISSING PERSONS

All over the world, thousands
of persons disapier ever day.

New York City alone reported
over 27.000 missing last year.

Way peope droped
from sight, where the go,

and how they are found is the
probem of special and litlle known

department of police
THE BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS

Many incidents in this picture are
taken from actua cases in police records.

Mother of Missing Girl
Dies of Grief

MORTUARY

Hallo Tom.
Any new customer?

Yep. Five last night.
Three suicides.

The other two we
don't know what happened.

Okay. I'll take a
hinge at him. - Alright.

Description Unknown Dead
CITY MORGUE
382

384
John Doe - Identity unknown
Weight 170 Cause of death, Suicide.

Dark Complexion - Age 40 - 42.
Personal effects fond on body - none

I can't recognize
this guy. What hit him?

The subway train. He jumped off
the 42nd Street Station last night.

386
John Doe - Identity unknown
Height - 5-6 Cause of death, sucide by poison

Light complexion. Age 22 - 24
Body find near Gants tomb

DETECTIVE DIVSION
MSSING PERSONS BUREAU

Hello. Oh yeah. Mr. Bloom.

Yes we have a
report on your case.

We've located your
wife in Philadelphia.

She's in a hotel over there.

Oh I'm sorry. I can't
mention names over the phone.

You better come down here.
We'll give you the details.

Have you had any
news from my Klara, jet?

Who's handling
your case? - Mr. Conlon.

If you'll just step in there I
think you'll find mr. Conlon. - Thank you.

CAPTAIN WEBB

Yes? - This is mr. Thompson
Gordon and a press agent mr. Engel.

Where did you
locate miss Gordon?

We found her hiding out
in the form of near Albany.

Miss Gordon you have God's considerable
time and expense looking for you.

Why did you disappear?

It was a publicity stunt.

A scheme my press agent invented
to get my name and picture in the papers.

I'm opening in a play
on Broadway called The Blue moon.

If we could have kept
her hidden for another week,

she would have landed on the front
page of every paper in the country.

This department
is up to its neck.

Trying to be a service to
people who need us badly.

We knew waste the time of my
men for a cheap stunt like this.

I ought to throw you
both in jail. - Please don't

we were only trying...
- Yes I know.

Trying to fool a lot of people
including a police department.

Well I'll forget it
this time. Get out.

When did you say she
disappeared mr. Newbury?

Night before last.

She was your
housekeeper you say?

Yes, miss Wilson had been
with me for nearly six months.

Sort of looking
after things for me.

You're a bachelor?
- Yes.

Did you trap ah nothing?

I mean did she
take anything with her?

No, she was not the kind
of a woman who'd steal.

She was a good Christian woman.

Went to church
every Sunday morning

and pray in meeting
on Wednesday nights.

You said you had some news
for me captain? - Yes, I think I have.

At the same time I hope I haven't.
That's why I brought you out here.

I don't believe that your
wife is in any condition

to be much of help to us now.

That body was taken out
of the East River this morning.

That your daughter?

We found your wife
at this address.

We've had a talk with her,
and she's willing to come back.

I think you better go see her.

No. I can't. I can't do it.

After all the trouble
we've had to find her,

you won't even
go and talk to her?

No, I'm afraid.

Afaid of your wife?
- No, afraid of myself.

Afraid I might kill the guy
that took her away from me.

What dirty rat!

Give me that address!

She's a medium height, about
36 years of age auburn hair

and brown eyes.
- That's right.

What were your
relations with this woman?

She... she was my hausekipper.

That all? - You don't
think for a moment, that I'd have

improper relations with my...

she was a good Christian
woman went to church regularly.

These photographs are
all of the same woman.

This is the fourth time
she's pulled this stunt.

Sure I would suggest that
you forget all about... miss Willson.

But I was very fond
of her. I don't understand.

No, of course you don't.
This is simply her formal record.

She finds herself a nice
lonesome bachelor such as you are

losing none of the respectable
title of housekeeper.

Yes but...
- It's all right, it's all right.

I have no wish to pry into your
personal relations with this woman.

That's none of my business.
I'm simply telling her when

she grows tired of one man she

disappears and finds herself another.

But she was a...
- Yes, yes, I know, I know.

She was a good Christian woman.

Hey, what do you
think you're going?

Looking for two plans
to got a white horse.

Hey, wait a minute.
You can't go in there.

I'll bet you dolar a six bit.

Hiya skipper.

Oh, detective Butch Saunders.
- In the flesh. Can you imagine,

that there's a dame out
there don't even know who I was.

You want an apology?

Oh, that's all right
captain. Let it pass.

Well, how's the kindergarten
getting along?

Kindergarten? - Hmm.
- Oh, oh, we're doing alright.

You know, the trouble
with this joint is...

you're just soft
around his Bureau.

You waste a lot of
time looking for runaway guys

and after you find me act
like he was doing you a favor.

They're up against
hoodlums and gorilla

it's like we on
the robbery detail.

They are shooting slugs
and ask questions later.

Yes, I understand you're
pretty good at that sort of thing. - Me?

I'm the best kind of robber detail.

When they send me
after anybody, I bring 'em in.

I got five notches on my gun
and plenty more on my knuckles.

I can go out...
- Congratulations.

And get your feet off my desk.
Where do you think you are, at home?

Okay chief. Tell me I'm
supposed to come over and see you.

What do you got?
A tough pick up a something?

Tomorrow was willing to
oblige. - Thanks. That's splendid.

Well, make it
snappy. I gotta get back

to the department nine, handle
a couple of cases over there.

You got to get over a 50-foot.

Robbery detail? - No, no.
This is your department.

What do you mean?
I've been... - Transferred, yes.

You now belong
to the kindergarten.

You don't seem very enthusiastic.

Who is double-crossing me?

I think it was a fella by
the name of... Butch Saunders.

Huh.

Have you any idea
why you've been transferred?

Sure. Those monkeys
are they're afraid of me

then I got too much on the ball.
- I'll tell you why Saunders.

You're a good hard-boiled two-fisted cup.

That's right. - But
you're bullheaded and stupid.

You know all about
locking a man's teeth out

and dragging him down
and throwing him into the jug

but you don't know
anything about using your brains.

Why, I got the best record in
the department. - Oh, I know, I know.

More arrests anybody
in the department.

Unnecessary arrests many of them.

Our business is to protect,
not persecute the public.

Anybody ever tell you that?

Yes, paragraph three
instructions for detectives.

Oh you read the book.
That's splendid.

Mr. Sounders I'm gonna give you a
chance learn a little discipline here.

I'm gonna give you a chance
to learn to use your brains.

And if you don't learn, I'll
transfer you right down the line

you've probably wind up
as a night watchman somewhere.

What am I supposed
to say? Thanks?

They might be better if
you didn't say anything.

Once again.

If we're gonna work together
let's get a few things straight.

You know we're not dealing with mugs
and gorillas all together in this department...

we very seldom make an arrest.

We don't have to.

Our business is to find people

who for some reason
or other have lost themselves.

We restore them to their
friends their families and their jobs.

And that doesn't
require strong our methods.

That requires brains.

So you'll probably do
some of your best work

sitting in a chair thinking.

It's great. Desk job, ha?

You know, I work very closely
with the men that are assigned to me,

and I like to feel
it we're all friends.

So how about you Butch?

Let's check
with me. - Good.

And another thing. I am
the head of this department.

I don't always tell all I know...

so until you're
the head man here

I make all the decisions.

Got that? - Oh, that's all right
captain. It won't take me along.

What won't take you long?
- Become head man here.

Hey, how many eyes
and murder? - Ah... two.

Yeah, yeah, that's right. Two.

A men. We've got
a new boy in school.

This is detective
Butch Saunders. - Hiya.

Just been transferred
to this department.

So get your eyes open Butch. See
what you can pick up around here.

Kind of familiarize yourself
with the files current cases,

maybe I'll assign it to a
district that your days. - Right chief.

You look at probably
Joe. - Okay, chief.

You want homicide man?
- No, robbery.

The guy you're
replacing was a rape man.

He was no good on this stuff.
Too much of a one-track mind.

Yeah, I always hate to see
homicide and rape men come in here.

Waddell came over from assault but he
got over it. - He's a jigsaw puzzle expert.

Oh, we had to
do jigsaw puzzles too?

Well, sometimes we
get an unidentified body

so badly cut up it's a
puzzle to put them together again.

I had a beautiful
case this morning.

Come in.

Take a hinge at that.

You'd never think that
was a human body, would you?

All chopped up
and stuck in a suitcase.

When I put it together
any of the honey,

we identified us with th
gold fillings on our teeth.

If you ever get one like that

hang on to our teeth.
- I still think it might be Gwendolyn.

Yeah don't wish she got a
mole on her chin. - I know Gwendolyn.

Want a limb Harris. - Henk's.
been looking for her six months.

She disappeared
the night after a wedding.

Still might be Gwendolyn. She might
add that nor remove by electricity.

Electricity would I left the sky.

Anyway she's a blonde, ain't she?

That don't mean anything.
- Oh, go away.

I'm working on a case now.

Maybe you can
be of some use to me.

Look, see this guy?
- Yeah

He left home a couple of days ago.

Said he was going on a business trip.

What he didn't. His wife and
kids are taking it pretty hard.

We haven't given to the papers yet

because captain Weber's
got a hunch on this one.

He thinks the guy is right
here in town with a lady friend.

I get it, works
on hunches, does he?

Well I found out he's
got a little blind uptown.

I'm going up to see 'em now.

I got an idea that guy is
right up there doing a hideout.

You mean Caesar
Paul the boy violinist?

Yes. And we demand that
he be found immediately.

Can you imagine?
Symphony Halle was sold

out for tonight and now
we have to return the money.

How old did you say he was?

12, a baby. He knows nothing
at all about the world.

We brought him up so
carefully. - Little fool.

He becomes more
ungrateful every day.

Ungrateful for what? - Ungrateful
for... for all we've done for him.

We made him the greatest
violinist in the world.

He's played before kings
and now he runs away,

and treats us like this.
- Is this description

of him correct? - Yes.
- I'll send out a general alarm.

Calling all, cars calling all cars.
Missing person, Caesar Paul,

boy violinists, age
12, height 5 feet

weight between 90 and 100 pounds

dark curly hair

DELIVERY ENTRANCE BASEMENT
GOLDEN APARTMENTS -->

Hey you.

We're looking for
a guy named Kingman.

What poppin is he in?
- I don't know.

Don't kid me that?
- Butch, come on easy, will you?

Easy? What are you guys
running a school for pansies.

Kingsman was in this joint,
and I'm gonna find him. Come on.

Wait a minut. I'm gonna
put you in trade no speady.

Where's this guy's, pall?

You mean the big dog there?
- We mean that guy right there.

I don't know. - You squirt out for
so late at night. - Wait, wait, I tell you.

Apartment 21, sometime
he come there. - 21, hu?

Way didn't you say so. Come on,
I'll get a cab, Jo I'll handle this.

No don't go

Oh, don't be silly, dear.
No one knows that I am here.

Who is it?
- Come on, Kingman, open up.

Hurry. Hurry.

Come on, hurry up.

You're gonna open up

What do you mean
by breaking in my aartment?

How dary you?

I will call the police right away.

I'll save you the trouble.
Now, where's Kingman?

I'm sure I don't know.
- Oh, yes, you do. Come on Alison.

Answer where's the boyfriend?

Come on let it go. - I
don't know anything about it.

And keep your
dirty hands off me.

So you got him up, did you?

Well you're not
as dumb as you look.

Say, young fella. What right
have you to an audition?

She and a guy named Kingman been
playing house, and I'm gonna find him.

Who are gonna
pay for that door?

but I've gotta find the Airedale
that was in this room.

I won't stay with this
chick the committee one.

I'm going to move.
- Please miss. - Playin sister?

You're going bye-bye.
- What do you mean?

Taking you down
to the department.

You mean, you're resting me?

Oh, no, we're going out, come on.

I won't go. I don't
have to. I've done nothing.

Come on. Tape your mout.
You're going places.

I don't must to...
- Come on, get out here.

I sue you for this
door, understand?

I sue you for that
door, you must pay.

Hey, Archie the guy took
apart, but I brought girlfriend.

Will you, please,
keep your hands of me?

So you'll run out
on me, did you?

Just a minut, son, just a minut.

Young woman, you know this gentleman?

No, I never met him before in my life.

This is the most unpleasent
thing that ever happened to me.

Well, why you two
brought this girl here?

Why you want to
find Kingman, don't you?

She knows where he is.

Here's his pajamas.
Thought up in her apartment.

This is mr. Kingman right here.

Never mind Alice. I've
confessed everything. I had to.

Will straighten everything out.

You had no right to
annoy this young lady.

I am very sorry this happened.

And I think Saunders that
you owe the lady an apology.

Apology? Me? - Certainly, you
brought her here against her will.

That was quite unnecessary.
Mr. Kingman was missing, not the girl.

Well, I... I'm sorry babe

I'll take you home in a taxi.

Not while I'm conscious.

May I go now? - Certainly.
- Thank you captain.

May I go too?

I think its better to wait.

Goodbye, Burton.
- Goodbye, Alice.

You know, mr. Kingman we
still have your case to settle.

Very kind of you to come in with
mr. music and explain your disappearance.

Well I... I had no idea it
would cause so much trouble.

I must have been
mad to done such a thing.

Unfortunately there are
those who love you very much.

If I should report this incident, it
wouldn't do my department any good

and it might ruin the
happiness of your wife and children.

I know a lot about
human weaknesses mr. Kingman.

But is not my business to blame
your or condone what you've done.

My business was to find you.

Now we've got to find some means
of restoring you to your family

without them knowing the truth.

That... that's very considerate of you.

I'd like to keep the truth from
my family if it's humanly possible.

There's a little town called
Allendale about 60 miles from here.

You buy a ticket to that town.

I'll see that the Avondale Police
pick you up it's an amnesia case.

Then I'll notify your wife,
and you'll be sent home as a... man

who has temporarily lost
his bearing through overwork.

Your family would be so glad to
see you, they won't ask me questions

and you can go back
to being a model husband again.

Well, that's... that's the most human
thing I've ever had happened to me.

I... I won't forget
your kindness to me.

No, no. I'm trying to be
kind to your wife and children.

Thank you.

Well skipper, we sure
solve that iterate Italy.

Yes for only one day in the department
you're making quite a showing. - Thanks.

I guess there's any chance to do a thing

the wrong way you overlooked

because the day's too
short your little crime for time.

Do you know, Saunders you're getting

nearer that night watchman's
job pick up that I thought.

You dropped that
cigarette on the floor?

Pick it up and put
it in the basket.

Missing persons Bureau. Yeah.

Detective Hank Slade's bigger.
- Huh what was his name?

Godfrey, well that'll be fine.
When did he disappear?

Yesterday afternoon. Uh-huh.

Would you mind to give
me a description of he.

Yeah black hair brown eyes
yeah small years, yeah.

W... what did he have on?
Oh, a little blue sweater. Mm-hmm.

Yeah black curly tail, yeah.
All right just

j... just there ready, just a moment,
what you want is a dog pound

Oh, by the way.
- What?

Have you ever found any
trace of Gwendolyn Harris?

No. Neither is anyone else.
- I don't know.

There's a new
unidentified body at the morgue.

You might check up on it.

I think I'll get my family
and move over them all.

Well, you never can tell.

One of these days you may
find her. Just like that.

Yeah when I do, I'll break
her neck just like that.

VIOLIN RECITAL
CESAR PAUL

SYMPHONY HALL
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21th

Scram it!
- Who, me?

I call my gang!

Oh, no, I just dropped in
to sort of talk things over.

This is my place.
You get out of here!

Is it good hideout to.

I'll bet you a dollar six bits
nobody could find either one of us here.

You hiding out, too?
- Yeah, but don't you tell anybody.

Say, what do you got there?

You look fine,
where'd you get them?

In game.

Yeah?

Can I buy you a drink?

All right, thanks.

Oh, you been
up here? - 10 days.

I'm glad you're tired of it

Nah. It's marvelous. When night
comes, I go down join the fellas

And we have lots of fun.

You do, a? Doing what?
- Stealing and fighting.

Fighting?

That's see. You got a good left.

I look of the gang last night.

Oh, you don't want to
go around using your fish.

Well, I'm gonna use
your brains like I do.

I'd rather be a big show. - Well
you're a big shot already, aren't you?

I got two more guys to look first.
- Caesar Paul is a big shot.

That's you, yeah?
- Yeah, yeah.

No, no. All right. Goodbuy.

Well, that was a
husband. - Whose husband?

Gwendolyn Harris.

Are you still looking for that Dane.
- Give my right eye to find her.

You couldn't find
a Chinaman in Shanghai.

Oh, yeah?

Well, here he is.
- Well, well young man.

How are you? - Oh,
I'm all right I guess.

Glad you pick him up which.

Oh, I found them over 10th
avenie hiding out on the roof.

Why'd you run away
from your mother and father?

I got tired of practicing everyday.
And I hate to play at concerts too.

You should be glad to play in
a theater before all those people.

You know, you're a genius.
- I don't want to be a genius.

I want to be like other
kids. I never have any fun.

I've always got
to be dressed up.

Ha ha, ha. I think it's
pretty nice to be dressed up.

Play a violin like you.

I hate it. my mother and
father made me practice all day.

I never get to play baseball
or roller skate like other kids.

That's why I ran
away. - I see, I see.

Well, I'm so glad you found him. Oh my
poor darling.

You little...
Where did you been?

Oh, what they done to you?

Oh. Oh, you're dirty.
Look at your clothes.

Do you realie that yo mst play
with the symphony tomorrow

and you haven't
practiced for ten days?

I won't play anymore. - don't tell m
what you're doing what you won't do.

We've got contracts.
- Oh, wait a minute, mr. poor

Way you leave him alone for a while.

What do you know about music?

Well I'll never mind the music.

Why don't you
give the kid a break.

Let him be a boy,
let him play with boys.

I'll have some fun once in a while

You're driving the kid away from you.

I think we've successfully
raised this genius

without your help thus far young man

Come darling we'll go home now and get
a nice bar and some nice clean clothes

Now look what you did.

Come on.
- well, Come on.

Believe me... if I'd have known they were
like that I'd have left the kid on the roof.

Excuse me, please. I want
to see detective Buch Saunders.

And it's awfully personal.
- Well, if it's personal you can wait.

Oh, but it can't wait.

I haven't seen him in a
long time and I want to surprise him.

Well, you know how it is when you
haven't seen anybody in a long time.

All right, I'll tell him
you're here. - Oh, no, no.

That would spoil everything.

Oh, come on now, please.
- all right he's in there.

Thanks.

Oh, Butchi, Butchi!

Oh, Butchi, Butchi!

Oh, I certainly will inspector. - yeah
yeah. I'll be done in about 5 minutes

Will you get out of here,
can't you see this is important?

Oh flatfoot. I'm in again.
- Why don't you break out

Let me get out of here.
- What for, I just caught up with you.

What do you think
this is? - I think it's payday.

Oh, listen Belle, why don't
you give me an even shake?

I'm gonna be an important
guy Ron if you let me alone.

What did I ever do to you?

You married me. - I sure didn't
know what I was doing That night.

Uh you don't want me.

And I certainly haven't
gotten the end for you.

And I want to Give me a break.

Every time I give you a break you tell
me I broke you are.

Listen Belle, why don't you and me
get a nice quiet annulment or something.

You know call the whole thing off.
- I've been doing come across

If you don't lay off of me I'm
gonna put your ears off.

Oh, no you're not.

You wouldn't want me to start
a scandal around here, would you?

Or have you a jug
for non-support

I know be so good for your job
you're such an important guy around here.

Come on but should be nice

Well,

how much do you want?
- How much have you got?

You sure you can
spare this. - Oh, 70 $.

Haven't you had any
news from my Clara, yet?

I'm sorry mrs. Gilchrist
we haven't heard a thing.

Oh Jo you haven't heard
anything have you about...

No, sir. - But I'll telephone
you soon as we do here.

And you'll keep looking
won't? - Certainly. - Thank you.

I found her Clara
this morning. - You did?

We're? -In jail
over in Brooklyn.

They pressed the last night
for left my guys wallet

No, no. - Hello, is
this the morgue?

yeah

Misty take the Frank Slade.

Yeah, you got a stiff down
there but I never quit on the Harris.

Oh, Gwendolyn Harris, female.

Let me know she turns up, will you?

Goodbye darling.
See you soon.

Bless of you. You let that
Damian her again and out...

Could I speak to you minute?

What? - I said I'd
like to speak to minutes

Well, I was just poking at this young lady

Ah she's so busy and I've been
waiting here an awfully long time.

Oh, you mean I'll do?

Doesn't make any
difference who I speak to

Okay, beautiful you're
a cinch. Come on in.

This is Theodore Arnold captain.

We located mr. Arno in Galveston Texas.

He was running a
small candy shop their.

Sit dawn, sit dawn,
mr. Arnold. - Thank you

Here we go Tony, I want
to speak to mr. Arnold all alone.

Well mr. Arnold taking
us over here to find you.

This is one case
I can't figure out.

Your wife tells me that you
were married for ten years.

Happy and contented
and good income.

In fact, I understand that
your wife is a very lovely woman.

Very devoted to you. - That's just
the trouble, sir, she was too... devoted

Oh, I wouldn't call that trouble

this is a little embarrassing
to explain, but I'll try.

You see, sir, my wife is 15
years younger than I am,

she's youthful relation
we married 10 years ago, but...

she never seemed to realize
that our honeymoon was over.

I was an accountant
it's hard work

long hours justice
to both of us.

I left my wife would seem to
be the only solution.

Yes I think I understand.
- What can I do?

If I return home the same
thing is bound to happen again..

Oh, no, no. You go back to your
wife and have a talk with it.

Tell her, explain,
that you both grown up.

Tell her that you
still love her,

but she was settled down
her quiet normal married life.

Under those conditions you
be satisfied to remain at home.

She must face the facts
a honeymoon can't last forever.

I'll try it. I'll go back
to her and have a talk.

Good. I should be glad to hear from
you. - Thank you very much. Goodbye.

Oh, captain Webb.
- Yes.

Here is mrs. Roberts.
- Mrs. Roberts

She and her husband
are up from Baltimore

They had a little fight in the hotel
room last night you know the guy walked.

Okay.

I don't know lots of hasbands acquire
three to four up turn now wives other days

Did your husband drink much?
- No, he's very sensitive.

He's a to attacks of an easier
boy talks
about going on a ship.

You afraid that's what he's done.

I must find him. I never should
have let him out of my sight.

This is serious. Have
you been married long?

No. - Oh, oh, bride
and groom.

Have you photograph of your husband
that might help us identify him?

That the best one you
have? - So I have here.

That's a false
mustache, he's clean-shaven.

That might be a picture of
anybody.

Well, you couldn't do
much with that. - Sorry.

Just give detective Saunders the
details of how your husband was dressed

30 marks of identification and
we run the circular... without any picture.

Come and see me when you
through. - Right. - Mrs. Roberts.

What's your full name?
- Norma. Norma Roberts.

Norma. - What this birth...
what's your husband have on?

His clothes are gone.

I don't know... we
usually wears tweets.

How about a sign? - Grey
hair, dark blue great the temples

except when he dies.
- High. - About six feet.

Weigh? - Oh,
about 185 I guess.

About his teeths.
- Fair go filling in this one.

I mean he marks or
scars, you know, tattoo marks.

I don't think so
- Vaccination. - I guess so.

Guess so. Donna's rider
his left arm or on his leg?

I really don't know.
- You don't know?

You never a good
ook at this guy, did you?

Oh, yes. - Jouli? - He have
a gold chain in his left wrist. (?)

No Masonic rings are up
Steve anything like that? - No. (?)

What do you smoke?
- Tobacco, I suppose.

Yeah I know that but I
mean cigars, piper... corn silk.

Oh, cigars. - Great.
- A little. - And he sware.

Ofen. - Well, that finishes that. - But,
aren't you gonna do anything now?

Sure, I'm gonna do plenty.
- I mean now this minute.

Where'd you go to the docks
to me tonight there's ship sailing.

Well I go with you? Listen beautiful,
I'll go anywhere with you,

How about having
dinner with me tonight?

If you only go
to the docks with me.

No, you know first docks afterwards.
I got to talk business with the captain.

Tell you what. I'll do I'll pick you up
at 7 o'clock. What do you say?

It's a date.

Can you imagine my husband
running away with my cook?

We'll do everything we can to find
your husband. - Never mind about him.

I want my cook.

Okay, then there's all the dough
and this rappers husband gets

but I gotta work on that. - I don't
know what I'll let you handle this.

This is not in your
district you know, Buch.

Oh, Jay I've gone this far with it,

I certainly would appreciate if
you let me go through with it.

Do you think you can handle it

I'll bet you a dollar six bits.

You seen her taking a
lot of interest in this case.

Well I suppose I would to
verse 20 years younger.

All right, hop to it.
- Thanks captain.

What do you say beautiful?

Let's go in and tie on
the nose pray. - I'm not hungry.

Give me cigarette, will you?

Okay beautiful.

Do you like onion?
- I'm not
hungry.

I asked you if yo
liked onions? - I don't care.

I'm only trying to put a little hot
food in do you're tired will do you good.

Joe hamburgers with
onions a couple of Java's.

Hey buddy, slip
is the salt with you.

Right. Thanks.

Hey, what time is it?

It's about 12:30.

Hey, lady let's get sugar, will you?

Say, listen,

you know this thing I
hanging around the dock saying

two or three ships off every
night isn't gonna get you anything.

We've got every dot cover and it
can't be in seventeenth edges at once.

Yeah but I just can't
sit still in a hotel room.

There are a hundred
ways you might get away.

Gotta doing something anyhow.

Those men of yours hardly looked at
the people going up the gangplank tonight.

Oh. No well don't
catch yourself.

Hey buddy tell
us the ketchup, will you?

Right. Thanks.

Hey do you ever find many
people that get lost that way?

Sure, about 90% of them.

Yeah, but they're
also you don't find often.

Say, will you quit worrying
about that slug you with me now?

Well, I gotta find him.
- Suppose me a dog.

Listen, you don't
know what I means to me.

She certainly must be swell have
somebody care for you like that.

I wish it was made
you were looking for me.

Hope you know I appreciate
all you're doing for me.

Ah forget it.
- I can't forget it.

Want to tell you something.

I'm gonna keep right
on looking for this guy but

it's one time I hope I flop.

What if I do flop it'll be
the first time in my life.

Sugar, salt, pepper, ketchup.

Now Joe this is mr. Case.

You remember mr. cases son
disappeared about ten days ago?

Yes, sir - He disappeared
on his way to Atlantic City.

Today mr. Case received
this note and these... pigeons.

We wont 25.000 in cash-
tie live 1.000 bills to the leg

of cash carrer pigeon- then
release the pigeons at day break tomrrow.

If you fail to do this, you will
never see your son alive again, ---- ?

That's a hot one. How
you gonna get a line on them?

Lsten, I want your type
paper instead of money

to the legs of each
one of these pigeons.

Charter a fast plane, release
the pigeons take a couple of men

and follow these birds
by plane to the hiding place.

What chief, I'm a guy with
both feet on the ground.

The minute there's
nothin under me I get sick.

All right, all right, never mind.

Cullen you'll handle
this but step on it.

All right mr. Case.

You know, every time I

get in one of those bird
cages I feel like a canarian.

Say, tell me something.

What are you living on a joint
like this for. - So I can aboard.

Besides, I don't be
here long. - You order.

Say, it's awfully late.

I don't think you gotta come
in. - Oh, that's okay beautiful.

I know the house take.

Joint looks like it's haunted.

Yeah, the Austin moon.

Hey, how about having
breakfast with me in the morning?

Say, aren't you tired of
seeing me day after day?

No, I'm bearing up
under it pretty well.

How about you? - Well
I'm getting along all right

but I can't expect you
to make a career out of it.

Why not. I'm
young and ambitious.

I'll start at the
bottom and work up.

Sey, listen, when that
dumb cluck of yours disappeared,

that I leave any
money to live on?

Leave you enough to paper
this rat's nest?

Well, doesnt metter.
Im gong alright.

You will? And what
ideas for money?

Oh the manage will trust me.

Oh, Butch, thanks.

Oh, but no you can't do that.
- I'll bet you a dollar six bits.

Go on leave it'll mean I'll fix it so
the manager won't bother you anymore.

Thanks. - Whoa,
wait a minute.

Come here, don't rush off.

I want to talk to you.

Say, can't you
forget this guy for a while?

You know let's not mix
business with pleasure.

Oh Butch, don't.

What do you say you and
me go out and get plastered?

Well, what else is it I do?

Tough break beautiful.

Your Marin's so am I.
We both draw blanks.

Oh it's okay we've been separated
for a year, she don't mean a thing to me.

Look...

the only reason
I'm telling you this,

is because I want to
be on the level with you.

Because... well I'm nuts about you.

Do you?

Do you?

Of course I do.
- But what?

You like each other, don't we?

Oh, you don't know
how impossible it always.

Duh come on baby,
don't be that way.

Can't you forget that
other ducky for a while?

I'm sorry puts no use.

You might as well go.

Well, that's a
fine have yet been.

Say, listen beautiful.

How about kiss me good night?

All right.

TELEPHOTO
ROOM

Hi, chiff! - Well Butcher
come here come on

You know whose
picture that is?

Sure, it's Norma Roberts.
- Yeah, alias Norma Williams.

What? - What is
her husband's name?

Therme. Therme Roberts.

She murdered him
in Chicago ten days ago.

Shimmer? Yeah, that's
impossible, she couldn't do that.

She could, and she do that.

We're gonna do about this

HEADQUARTERS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
AREST AND HOLD NORMA WILLIAMS.

AGE 24 - 5 FEET
SLENDER - BLONDE HAIR AND BROWN EYES -

AWAITING TRIAL FOR
MORDER OF THERME ROBERTS.

DISAPPEARED WHILE IN
CUSTODY OF HER ATTORNEY

AND SUSPECTED OF BEING IN
NEW YORK CHIEF POLICE LOP (CL)

Oh, I don't know.
I don't get this at all.

Afraid you'll have to pick her up.

You'd like to make a
rest here's your chance.

Captain, do me one
favor will ya? - Hmm.

Call Chicago with
a whole story on this.

Oh, you still
don't believe it, huh?

well I don't know...

w... w... who is the guy she's
looking for... if it isn't Therime Roberts?

Turn this all over the Homicide
Squad let them worry about that.

Which should go along with you,
show you where this girl is. - All right,

I'll send a couple
of men with it.

Well, well get going.

That's too bad madam.
When did your husband leave you?

Three days ago.
- Three days. Yes.

And the last thing you said
to me before he disappeared was,

if I hung any more
the baby's diapers under radiated

that he'd leave me,
and now he's done it.

And now he's done it.
- Will you put an ad in the paper.

Tell him I won't do it
anymore if you just come home.

Alright no diapers
under radiated.

You got the keys this room?
- Yes, but... - Never mind, open it up.

Hope you won't disturb
any of the other guests.

Nice looking here.

GIRL SOUGHT AS SLAYER
ON RICH CHICAGO BROKER

Well, dont get.

Well, come on out.

What did I tell it for? - Listen,
Butch. I will explain you honest I can.

But don't let him take me.
Don't let him take me.

Now she's not
in there. - Let's go.

Yeah the only thing
we can do is to just

Oh, you won't have to do that
go on back to the department

send out your alarm now stick around
see if we can get a lavender boy.

Go ahead now.
- Come on

You will do this as quietly
as possible, won't you? - Sure.

There won't be any
trouble, any at all.

Well, come on!

Butch.
I will never forget four Kndness -

- please don't try to find me.
Norma

Well, Butch, that's
the matter with you?

You seem a little ragged. - Do
you have a day mckussic arania?

Not lately.

Well, believe me, I'll
get them dame.

I'll get up it's the
last thing I ever do.

Why I look at 150 suspects in the last
12 hours have an IV please taking this town.

I've seen all the students I want
to see the rest of my right except

And when I catch up with that
double-crossing two-timer pocket...

Hello. Captain Webb speaking.

Where? Brooklyn Pier 3?

Tell him to hold everything
just it is I'll be right over.

Well Butch, that
may be your answer.

They just found some woman's
clothing in a doc at Brooklyn Pier 3.

A hat and a
coat in the handbag.

Ok, give me t Chopin the rivet? (?)

Just possible. Lets us
take a run over there.

Where's the watchman
the founders staff?

Oh Tom, come here.

When did you find this clothing?
- This morning. Right here on the doc.

You see a woman on
the doc last night? - No, sir.

She could have come out
you when I was at the other end.

No, its not Norma Williams, alright.

I recognize the hat in the bag.
- Are you sure? - Yeah, absolutely.

I'll get the dredging
company to drag the river.

Bring this stuff along.

You mean the night watchman at
the slaughterhouse? - That's the guy.

Well, last night I went down to the
slaughterhouse to have a look around

They got a big
machine down there

where they grind up all
the bones to make fertilizer.

I found this piece of
corn with a wedding ring.

I thought you might
like to have a look.

That solves the disappearance
of mrs. Erdman.

better take his stuff
over the Homicide Squad, Joe.

Tell them where they can pick up
Richard Minh for the murder of his wife.

Yes, ser.

Well, Butch you look
at all your thinking.

About what?
- Norma Williams.

Oh, have you found her?

No. - Well, maybe the
tide carried the body out.

They say a body comes to the surface
and nine days. Is that right captain?

Usually. - Well,
this one won't.

What makes you think it won't?

That Dame is too smart to jump in
the river. I got a hunch it's a phony.

Yes, I was
thinking the same thing.

I'm checking every
means of her leaving the city.

Well, she'll overplay our hand if
we give a time. - He's not so far away.

And if you let me do
what I want to do, I'll find her.

I want to borrow
a body from the morgue.

A body? What for?
- For funeral. - But...

One they're gonna bury anyway.

Then they don't to plant
something in the morning papers.

Now she's around town she's gonna
be reading the papers very carefully.

Did you ever see a woman that
could stay away from her own funeral?

Come on captain, give
me an order on the morgue.

Butch, I think you're
beginning to use your head.

Body of Norma Williams
Found in East River

The body of Norma Williams,
beaiutiful Chicago secretary,

who has been the object of
city-wide search by polce,

was found last night
floating in East River.

Funeral servless will be
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon

at Carlson's Funeral Parlers,
448 Lexington Avenie.

That's a swell idea. I couldn't have
thought of a better one myself.

Sey, is everything ready down there?
- All set. I'll see it the funeral parlor.

Well, be on time if the
phone starts at 2 o'clock. - Okay.

Oh, Butchee, Butchee.

Oh how's my darling.

Unwrap yourself you octopus.

Butchee, Butchee.

How you get here?
- Trought the door.

Well, I'm gonna troy you out like...
- Oh, you will not - Who will stop me? (?)

Yeah I'll stop you.
And I don't mean maybe.

That bankroll you gave me was
nothing but a bunch of one's.

Wrapped up in a 10-spot
to make it look big.

Oh, you can
get away with that.

I give you all I had and
that's all, you're gonna get.

Now get out of here.
- I'll go when I get my allowance.

Did you show up yet?

Yeah, she's late late.

Play for all sure.

But I want you morons. - Sure,
this kind of thing always drows flies.

Well, it's a better funeral and
Clara could have got any other way.

Sure some stiff they set
up from the morgue. - Nap.

You remember mrs. Gilchrist?

The little old lady
who's always coming

into the department
in looking for a daughter?

No kiding. - Sure, she died the
Hopf joined the other night.

We couldn't turn the body over to
the old lady because she had a found out

what her daughter was doing.

So, we're giving
her a funeral anyway.

I get it.

This funeral was
set for two o'clock

It's after 3:00 now.
What are you going to do?

Oh, I don't know. - Well,
can't we go ahead with it?

Looks like you'll have to.

Wait a minute.
Where's your telephone?

When there's one in the
back room there. - Ok.

How's business these days? As
a depression bothered you much?

Hello captain Webb.
It's Butch.

Yeah.

Well I guess I'm licked.

No, no, she didn't come.

All right chief, I'm coming in.

Well?

Can you imagine spending 200 bucks
in a funeral the Dame don't show up?

Well, what are you gonna do
about it? I can't wait any longer.

Well, has nothing much to
do about it but go ahead with.

Come on you.

Site dawn. You dirty
double-crosser. - No, I'm not.

I can explain
everything. - Shut up!

Everything you told
me was a pack of lies.

And I fell for him because
it was nuts about you.

How did giving you anything in
the world you know that, don't you?

Yeah, I know. - Yeah and then
night we were together another

one of your lies putting
your arms around me,

and telling me
that you loved me.

And the next day you
let me risk my job to save you

and you left me holding
the bag play me for a sucker

what's your racket.
Come on, toke!

I haven't got a racket Butch I
mean everything I said to you.

Uh-uh, don't
give me that! - Listen!

You found out I was wanted
for a murder I didn't commit.

I didn't want
you to turn me in

while it was still a chance
of proving it, so I ran away.

Won't you believe me?
- Why should I believe you?

Sit down here.
I want to tell you this.

I want to tell you for a long
time. - Well, come on, let's have it.

You better make it good.
- I worked with Therm Roberts.

He was investment
broker in Chicago.

I was his private
secretary. - So what?

Well, I discovered
quite by accident,

that Roberts had
a twin brother.

The exact likeness of himself
was being kept out of the way.

I went to Robert's
house one day

to take dictation and I
saw him for the first time.

He kept twisting his mouth
and blinking his eyes,

and then I knew why Roberts
kept him locked in his room.

He was an idiot, a
foolish gibbering idiot.

Defy, a? Way Roberts
put him in the bird house?

How did ashamed of it you
want to keep it a secret.

All right go on.
- Well one day

I was called into
Roberts private office

I saw what I thought was
Robert sitting there at the desk,

and I was talking to him

and then suddenly I realized
I was talking to a dead man.

Somebody left a gun beside him.

I picked up the gun and while I
was holding it the police came in.

Of course I was confused
and dazed and they arrested me.

And now I looked
more closely at the body,

and I realized it
wasn't mr. Roberts at all,

but that of his insane brother,
dressed in mr. Roberts clothes

and Therme Roberts was gone.

They kept me
in jail for three days

and all the time I was convinced
that Roberts had killed his own brother,

and put him in his place
to keep from being arrested.

Because I knew he was wanted
on charges of embezzlement

Did you tell all this
to the police? - Yes, of course,

but they wouldn't believe me

They didn't even
know Roberts had a brother.

Well, one day they released me in
custody of the attorneys and the Therme

to be questioned about books and
transactions of the business.

And I got away from them and
I started out to find Thirme Roberts .

He's the only man in the
world that can save me.

Now, you do
understand don't you?

What did you tell me
Therme Robert was your husband?

So I asked you
to help me find him.

If I told you the truth then why
you to set me right back to Chicago.

So, you've been smokin hot.

Now, listen Butch and know it
sounds impossible, but it's the truth.

Well, if you're looking for Roberts,

what are you hanging
around here for today?

Define Roberts thought he
might have read him a funeral.

Then watching for him in the
drugstore across the street all day

Then well my curiosity
got the better of me.

I want to see what
I look like in a coffin.

Oh, you do believe
me, don't you Butch?

No, you're giving it to
me again. - Honestly I'm not.

Well, I still think you're
playing me for a sucker.

But I'm gonna
find out. Come on.

Look, see that man.

What about him?
- That's Therme Roberts.

Wait a minut.
Where are you going?

I tell you that Therme Robbers.
I'm not gonna let him get away.

Follow that cab, willl you?

Come on driver, step on it!

Listen, you stay here. That
Roberts is is liable to start shooting.

Be careful, will you? - Don't remind
me it's you I'm worried about.

Can I trust you to
stay in wait for me? - Sure.

Okay, be on the level with
me just for once, will you?

Of course. - All right,
you hold the cab.

Wait a minute.
I want to see you.

Go on, get back in there.

What's the matter?
You in a hurry?

What is this.

Who are you? What do you
want? - Well, you want to know.

Well I'm awfully
sorry, but I don't.

Well, your will as soon as
that gets it down to headquarters.

Headquarters? There
must be some mistake.

Who are you looking for? - I'm
looking for a guy named Therme Roberts.

Well I'm awfully sorry, but
my name is not Therme Roberts.

No? How do I know that?

Well, why don't
you go through my

personal belongings,
perhaps that will convince you.

You ever been a Chicago?
- Yes, several times.

How long since?

I don't know. I think
the last time was in 1923.

Why did you run away from
here saw me chase, didn't? - Yes.

But I've been receiving threatening
letters from a gang it's been after me

because I have a little money.

I was packing my things I wanted
to change my room on that account.

Well, somebody's lying.

And I'm gonna find out who
it is and you're going with me.

My friend, I have positive proof
of my identity right in this room.

I don't know anything about
the man that you're after,

All right.

Supposing I don't
take it down to headquarters.

I got a gal downstairs
says she knows you.

Says you are at
Therme Roberts.

Will you go down and meet her?

Yes. I'd be very glad to.

But alright. Come on.

Well, where's the girl?

Well, she's supposed to be here.

That's right where I left her.

You know, this thing is a joke.
Don't you think it's gone far enough?

You'll pardon my saying so,

but you don't seem to
know who you're looking for.

Goodbye. I'm very glad I met you.

Hey, wait a minute.

I still got a hatch on Therme Roberts
and you're going ahead headquarters.

Oh please. - Hey, will you
go nice or I must slug you?

You mean to tell me you can't

find Gwendolyn Harris
after six months of looking?

I tell you mr. Harris
I've looked everywhere.

I've searched the entire city.

Hotels, hospitals, the
more, young women's

Christian Association,
old lady's homes

Harris today I give
up. I'm only human.

Look! That's her!

Who?
- Gwendolyn!

Gwendolyn, Gwendolyn,
where have you been?

Why did you leave me? - Oh, I
couldn't stand it. - What darling?

Oh, you were always
eating crackers in bed.

Darling, I haven't eaten
a cracker in months.

Are you Wendelin Harris? - Yeah.
What are you gonna do about it?

Oh, nothing much.
I made up my mind.

If ever I found you I was
gonna break your neck.

Hiya, chief.

Hey, what happened to you?
- Well I thought you were having trouble.

So if the cab to
look for a policeman.

Well, I got back he'd gone.
- Yeah? Well, what about this guy?

He says he ain't been
in Chicago since 1923.

Miss Williams, do you know this
man? - Course. That's Therme Roberts.

I don't understand.
Who is this young woman?

Why was I brought here?

You know very well who I am.

I never saw her
before in my life.

Take a look at that brown
hair. She used to be a blonde.

I'm Norma Williams. Is
that mean anything to you?

Norma Williams.

Pardon me, would you tell
me what this is all about please?

What is your name?
- Julian C. Forbes.

Well, is just possible mr. Forbes
is the case mistaken identity.

But we're going to ask you

to cooperate with us
for the sake of justice.

Certainly. - You can of course
prove your statement.

Why, of course. - Don't
you believe it captain Webb.

Ask him about that
gold chain in his left wrist.

Well, I don't deny that I wear
a gold chain in my left wrist.

Same as thousands of
other men in this country.

Hmm. if I have a
way to settle this.

Hello McGuire. Get
Chicago on the wire.

Tell them to send me immediately
a telephoto of Therme Roberts.

I'm holding a man here
in the office waiting for it.

Sit down, make yourself
comfortable, mr. Roberts.

Yeah, pardon me, mr. Forbes.

Which.

Thank you. - Very
sorry to annoy you further,

but we will have all the evidence we
require in the very few minutes.

Fortune. Can I talk to you minute?

Go ahead.

What was the blonde
that came in this morning

and called you Butchi, Butchi.

Hw would I know

They young fell
outside for one.

Is this her?

Yeah, that's her.

Butchi, Butchi.

Hey, you.

Why did you get this?

that's my wife.
She's disappeared.

Your what?
- My wife.

What's her name? - Belle
Howard. I'm mr. Howard. Homer Howard

How long you been married?
- Two years and a half.

Two years in a half?
Oh, that's marvelous thing.

That's fine, that's great.

Yes but she's
always disappearing,

and I can never
find out where she goes.

Hold it, that's wonderful.
- Oh, it isn't, that's awful.

Give me your address.
- Here's my quarter.

No that's fine. I'll tell you what you do

You go home and by tomorrow morning
I'll have your wife in your arms.

You will? - I certainly will.
You really wanted, don't you?

Oh, yeah. - Well
brother you can have her.

And take it from me, never
let her out of your sight again.

Get me? - Ha, thank you
so much. - Oh, you're welcome.

Good buy, Hommer. - Good
buy. - Good luck. - Thank you.

Butchy, Butchy.

Here Butch. Let me have that.

Oh, so this is Therme Roberts.

Good work Butch.

I thought so.

All right.

I am Therme Robert.

This is not a particularly
good picture of him.

Must have been taken when
you were considerably younger.

She might have autographed.

Joey. - Yes, sir. - Take
this man up the Homicide Bureau.

Come on. - No, no.
Don't take any chances.

Well chief we sure put
that one over ten we know.

Miss Williams that practically
substantiates your story.

Then I'm free.

No, no. Not exactly.

It still be necessary for you
to go back to Chicago and testify.

In the meantime I'll place you in
the custody... - I'll look after her captain.

You think you can handle it?
- No I bet you dollar six bits.

Can never thank you captain.
- Its all right, miss Williams.

All right, Butch, go
ahead - Come on, beautiful.

Butchi, Butchi!

I'm here again.

Will you excuse me
for a minute. I'll be right back.

Well well well. How do you do?

How do you do?
- You getin well? - Thank you.

Come in.
- I mean it.

Well, what can I do
for you mdam buttercup?

I want my allowance.
- Hmm you want your allowance

Well, baby, you're gonna
get your allowance.

Butch, stop!

Give me Circle 3, 4376.

Yeah

Hello? - Oh, hello.
Hello, Is that you, Homer?

Yeah, this is Homer.
- Well uh I found your wife.

Yeah, yeah she's
had a slight accident.

Hmm. No, no, no, nothing
serious. Just a few bruises.

Oh, I think you'll be
able to recognize her.

Mmm. Yes. Goodbye, Homer.

Mm-hmm. - What
happened in there?

Say, do you like onions?

What? - I said,
do you like onions?

Well sure, if I got
a steak to go with them.

You're a cinch beautiful.
Come on, we're going places.

Oh, Butchi, Butchi.

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