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Here he comes now. Come on.

Mr Randolph. I'm from the news. - Nothing to say.

This is important. You have to say something.

Did I make myself clear?

Good evening, sir.

Is my son home?

Well? - Just getting up, sir.

Tell him I want to see him.

That boy seems to think that when the moon rises, it means that it's daylight.

The idea of getting up at this time of day.

What's the matter? - Matter? Haven't you ..?

Yes. I did.

No need of you losing your temper.

You must hold yourself. - Now don't talk rough.

What do you mean, 'hold myself'? My only son.

Who ought to be one of my mainstays in business.

Who should be getting ready to marry a respectable girl of his own class.

Is here, tied up with some hold-up marriage.

Thomas, Thomas. I can hear you.

Can you? I'm glad of that.

If I make myself clear to you, I won't have trouble fixing it with him.

I have plenty to say to him. Don't let that worry you.

He won't make a fool of me. - Me?

Thomas. - That's what he does.

Just what he does.

He thinks all he has to do is to come to me and say: Dad, I am sorry.

And then stand there and look at me with his mother's eyes.

Isabelle.

I sometimes think that's the reason he's got me beaten.

He looks at me with ..

Mary's eyes.

There. You see, dear?

You're a blustering old coward.

You really love him. - Maybe so. I'm not above admitting it.

But as I told you before. He's all through.

Well, well. Where is he? Why don't he come down here?

You know, Griggs.

I have a slight suspicion I was a little plastered last night.

The evening papers insinuate that, sir.

Am I in the papers again? - All over the front pages, sir.

What have I done to disgrace the name of Randolph this time?

Don't you know, sir?

You got married.

I got what? - Married, sir.

I got married? - Yes, sir.

Last night? - Yes.

Where is she? I mean .. who is she?

I could not say, sir.

Good evening, sir. Will you have your breakfast now?

Yes.

Barrows.

Do you happen to know ..

Who my wife is?

I haven't seen the papers yet, sir.

I'm sick and tired of being humiliated.

Other men have sons who are a credit to them, but I ..

What kind of a son have I got? My boy ..

Had every advantage in the world. - Pardon me, sir.

Well, well, well? - Your secretary, Mr Reisling.

Tell him to come in. Come in.

Now then. Perhaps we'll learn something.

Well, well?

How bad was this marriage? - As a matter of fact, sir.

Don't be ceremonious. What is it?

Who married him? - The Justice of the Peace, sir.

Are you sure he wasn't in on it? - Yes, sir.

He says he was drunk.

He's a very old man, sir. And near-sighted.

Near-sighted, eh?

That doesn't affect his sense of smell, does it?

I can see what it is. Another hold-up and I've got to pay.

How much does she want?

She asks fifty thousand, sir. - She asks fifty thousand, eh?

Well, what she asks and what she gets ..

Will contain a difference of about twenty thousand dollars.

Did you hear that? - You want to settle?

Want to? No, you idiot. But I've got to.

Well, have you attended to all matters? - Yes, sir.

What about his chauffeur? - He's been discharged and his car sold.

It will do him good to walk for a bit. And his valet?

He took his things and left the house an hour ago.

I've had Mr Stephen's place downtown closed.

Did you know that?

He's even had a hideaway studio in Greenwich Village.

That's the kind of a son I've got.

Alright. Get out. Get out.

I'll bring him downstairs here.

Mr Randolph. - Yes?

I beg your pardon.

Here are the statements. All I could find at the moment.

Alright.

Checks. Bills.

Bills, bills, bills.

I'm just beginning to remember.

We were all thrown out of the Texas Club.

Then we went over to Jersey. Hired an aeroplane.

And got a Justice of the Peace out of bed.

One of those funny old guys in a long nightgown.

Of course. I remember now.

One of the girls wanted to get married.

I had nothing else to do so ..

I helped her out.

Clarice.

Clarice was her name.

Yes?

Put my son Stephen on the wire.

Yes, sir. Right here.

Your father, sir.

Hello?

I want to talk to you, young man. Come down to the library immediately.

If you think you'll make me the laughing stock of this city you're very mistaken.

I've stood all I'm going to from you.

You're worthless. That's what you are.

Utterly worthless.

But I'm going to change all that.

I'm adopting new measures in regard to you, young man.

You've disgraced the name of Randolph for the last time.

My patience is exhausted. Do you hear?

You hear that?

You won't take advice and haven't brains enough to realize what you're doing.

You're just a buffoon. That's all.

That's all you are: a buffoon. The town clown.

Now get downstairs here.

I've got something to say to you.

I've told that young scamp a few things.

Now, Thomas.

Be reasonable.

This is a pretty serious affair.

Yes.

It's so serious.

That I'm ashamed to face my business associates.

With my name plastered all over the front pages of every paper in the city.

But that's all over.

I told you yesterday what would happen.

And I'm going to do it.

Hello Dad.

How are you, Aunt Isabel?

Good evening, Steve.

Well, what's the row?

Dad, aren't you home early?

Those dolls will be getting lonesome down in Wall Street crying 'Papa'.

I have something important to say to you, young man.

Here's my breakfast.

After you've had your dinner, Dad, we'll talk things over.

Your little affair of last night.

The papers are full of it.

You mean Clarice?

Just let me handle these things, Dad.

The girl is alright if you jolly her and set her along.

I you'd hadn't done that in the first place.

I would not have had to pay.

Twenty-five thousand dollars.

That's what she got me for.

No? Did she honest?

You've got to hand it to her.

She knew it was a phony marriage and she knew you knew.

So she got to you for twenty-five.

There isn't a man in the street who could have done it.

You've got to hand it to her for being clever.

You got to hand it to me for picking them clever.

This.

Is the end.

Governor, you mustn't be bothered with these trivial things.

In the future, you let me take care of them.

In the future, that's exactly what you're going to do.

Fine. For the first time in our lives we agree on something.

Listen to me and get this through your head.

We've come to the end.

I've given you the best of everything and you've abused it.

From now on you go it alone. Make your own way .. as I did.

No more degradation. - Listen.

You talk as if I were a criminal.

I'd have far more hope for you if you were.

You're attractive, charming, lovable.

But you've got the greatest faults that a human being ever had.

You're weak.

Now then. It's up to you.

Here's a check for five thousand dollars.

Small, but welcome.

You'll be given a ticket to San Francisco.

There, I have large shipping interests.

You'll start in a small position.

And work your way up. As I did.

As you did? - As you know I did.

I'm not doubting that you did.

Only, do I get it straight that you expect me to start out as you did?

Where you did? - Exactly.

Without all your advantages? - Advantages?

I had nothing.

No money. No schooling. - Just so.

Nothing to spoil you.

I was born with a gold spoon in my mouth.

I always tried to throw it up so it wouldn't choke me to death.

You blame me for giving you these things?

At college, my allowance was $25.000 a year.

That kept me away from the real fellows. It placed me in a false position.

The position of Tom Randolph's son.

I was rich and had to live up to it.

I thought it for the best. - Best?

You put a 100,000 dollar education on a ten-cent character.

Now. After you've done all that you propose to set me adrift.

To sink or swim.

And you never let me put my feet in water for fear I'd catch cold.

What chance have I had?

Mother died when I was too young to know what it was all about.

And I never had a father. - I tried.

You've never been a real one.

A real father as the average kid knows his father.

A legal guardian. That would describe you.

Have you ever been a real father to me?

A pal? - I wanted to be.

I'm one of your business enterprises. I've had everything that money can buy.

And not one thing that real, honest decent, affection could give.

Do you call that square?

Yes.

And I'm going through with it.

But Dad.

Look here, Dad. I'll buck up.

On my word I will.

You'll hear no more of these scrapes.

I'll do my level best.

You'll have your check for five thousand dollars.

Your ticket will be .. given you.

You can't mean it, Dad. - I do mean it.

You're all I've got in this world, boy. All that I have to leave my name ..

My position .. and my wealth to.

And yet.

That's the way it stands, boy.

You're going through with it? - I am.

I'll never give you another penny until you can show me ..

It isn't fair.

It's not a square deal. - I'm going to save you.

If I can.

You listen to me. If you do this.

If I leave this house tonight I'll never come back. Never. You hear?

I hear. - Not only that.

I'll make your name known from one end of this world to the other.

You'll do nothing of the sort. - I will. I will.

I'll make it a byword.

Stephen Randolph. Son of Tom Randolph.

I'll make it a name for everything that's rotten and disgraceful.

I'll give it a twist. A twist to make the whole world chuckle.

You'll throw me out, will you? Then you take the consequences.

You'll hear of me.

Every deal of yours in Wall Street I'll duplicate with another kind of deal.

You'll feel worse than if I were here.

I'll say that you .. - You'll say nothing.

I'll do as I please.

I'll rob, cheat, drink, steal. I'll go the whole gamut.

I'll show you the name of Randolph dragged in the mud.

That's alright, Dad.

It's all my fault.

I forgot myself.

You'll leave today?

Yes.

Goodbye.

Well, Dad.

I won't see you again.

So. Goodbye, Steve. And ..

Make good.

Aren't you going to shake hands with me?

You come back to me with an honest dollar in your pocket.

One that you've earned.

And I'll shake hand with you, son.

I'll shake hands with you.

Was Angie in?

I asked for more champagne.

You've bought out the entire stock of two bootleggers already.

Then order some more bootleggers.

By the way, have you met Captain Trevelyan?

Only you fifty times tonight.

It does seem that many, doesn't it?

Say, have you seen Angie today? - No.

Hey, mister.

I beg your pardon.

I am the host.

I am his banker.

You, a banker?

I am indeed.

Highball.

Have you seen Angie? - No.

Angie? - No.

Have you seen Angie?

Have you seen Angie?

Not me.

Say.

Have you seen Angie? - No. We haven't seen her.

You're all drunk.

Sweetheart.

Do you think he's sober?

Better get out of here, folks. They're going to close the bar.

Come on. Let's have a little drink. - You know I don't drink, Steve.

What?

Not even with me? - Not even with you.

Angeline.

Meaning, 'of the angels'.

The sweetest kid in the world.

A week ago you made me a promise you'd try and brace up.

Well, haven't I?

Does this party look like it?

I'm wondering if we haven't made a mistake.

How?

When you first came to that cabaret I'd only been there a few weeks myself.

I wasn't used to that sort of thing.

I had the sense to know a girl can't go on with that and not be like the others.

And then you came along.

I could see that you were different from that crowd.

You weren't vicious. Just wild and reckless.

I felt that all you needed was some woman.

Who would love you enough to bring out the man in you.

That was my dream.

What do you mean?

I wanted to be that woman.

If ever there were two people who seemed to need each other.

It was you and I, Steve.

Now, a week has gone by and you've grown steadily worse.

But there's a reason, Angie.

What?

About a week ago my father's secretary, Mr Reisling, came here from New York.

I haven't seen him yet.

That is, he hasn't seen me.

Maybe.

Maybe he'll want you to go back with him.

That's okay with me if he doesn't make too many conditions.

You won't need me then.

What?

Now you listen to me.

We stick together.

Whatever I do.

Wherever I go.

You're going with me.

Promise you will.

Steve.

Are you positive that no matter what happens .. you'll want me?

I am positive.

Alright then. I promise.

And I'm crazy about you.

Say that you love me.

I wonder if you realize.

How much I love you.

Sometimes.

It almost .. frightens me.

Pardon me.

There's a Mr Reisling on the telephone. He says he wants to talk to you.

Tell him to call back a year from Sunday.

A year from Sunday?

Very good, sir.

We're not going to worry about Reisling.

Steve, don't you think you should talk to him?

No.

Let's talk about you.

I wish we could have another day in the country like we had last week.

It was lovely, wasn't it?

Just you and I.

No liquor.

You were like another person, Steve.

A much nicer person.

I felt like a kid.

Once, you stood near a tree.

The light just skimmed over your head.

It gave you a sort-of halo.

You looked like something holy.

The 'Little Saint of the Shadows' I christened you.

You know I love you so.

My little honey.

Sorry for butting in again.

That Mr Reisling was telephoning from downstairs.

He's outside now. Demanding to see you.

Can't I ever get away from you, Trevelyan?

Steve, you can talk to him here.

I'll see you later. - Alright, precious.

No bad.

I beg your pardon?

I didn't know your intentions were serious.

You know it now.

I'm sorry.

Come on. Let's have a drink.

Well?

I've located Steve.

I didn't think you did.

Well, well. Look who's here.

Reisling and Captain Gallon.

Good old Reisling.

Captain Trevelyan.

Mr Reisling. - I've had the pleasure.

And Captain Gallon.

I have some important business to talk over with you, Mr Randolph.

Certainly. See you later, Randolph.

Let's all have a drink. - No, no.

Well, how's the Governor?

A great old boy, the Governor.

He'd be a wonder if he only had sense of humor.

Alright, Reisling.

Don't wait until sunrise.

Shoot.

You are drunk, sir.

Have you ever been drunk? - Never, sir.

Then how do you know I'm drunk?

It's quite useless.

Wait a minute.

I'll prove to you I'm sober.

You've been in San Francisco a week.

You've been looking me up and have discovered certain checks.

You've discovered how disgraceful I've been.

A promise of reform is in order. Eh?

All your promises have been proven worthless.

Tonight you sail with Captain Gallon for Shanghai.

There, you literally start life over again.

You being with no debts.

A small position.

And another name.

Another name?

Yes. Your father thinks you've disgraced the name of Randolph long enough.

Another?

Say. Are you in earnest? - I am.

You think I sail tonight for Shanghai?

You don't?

I have orders from your father to let the law take its course.

Didn't I tell you that the Governor didn't have a sense of humor?

Good heavens, boy. Doesn't anything touch you?

Let the law take its course, eh?

Why, you poor old sap.

I cashed those checks on purpose.

I warned him before I left.

He's not going to let his only son go to jail.

Sense of humor or not.

You listen to me.

Either I go back to New York.

Or I'll see that I am arrested.

And I'll take mighty good care to tell them who I am when it happens.

Change my name.

Shanghai.

Shanghai yourself.

Can you beat that?

Well, Reisling. You've had your try.

Now I'll see what I can do. - What do you mean?

He sails with me tonight for Shanghai.

What did Mr Reisling want?

He wanted me to go to Shanghai.

Can you believe that?

Well.

Either Shanghai or jail.

I wrote some checks.

Gibson cashed them for me.

Isn't it proper to write checks?

Not when you have no money in the bank.

But Gibson won't lose anything.

What you thinking about, honey?

I have some money that I've saved.

It may not be enough. But you can have it.

You do love me, don't you? - You know I do.

I'll fix those checks.

Then I'll borrow enough money from Gibson to take us back to New York.

You will come?

You know I will.

We'll take a nice little apartment.

You won't go to your folks then?

My folks?

Say. Forget them, will you?

I thought .. - I know the very place.

We'll just sneak into New York. Not a soul will ever know.

Just you and I.

You mean, we'll really work this thing out alone?

Then one day, after we've made good. Right by ourselves.

We'll go to your father and say that ..

What is it?

Nothing. - Isn't that what you meant?

When your father finds out we're married.

But that's just the point.

We won't get married.

You don't mean that?

You couldn't do a thing like that to me.

You know how much I care.

How much you mean to me. - Of course I do.

We'll have the time of our lives.

You've never been to New York, have you?

Why.

They live more in one night in Manhattan than they do in a century out here.

I'll show you the sights.

Every ramrod has my name carved on it.

You'll come, Angie?

It doesn't seem possible that you could do a thing like this to me.

I didn't know who you were nor what you were.

It didn't matter.

But this. Don't you see it shows me just what I mean to you?

I am nothing.

I'll never believe in anyone again.

I'll never hope again.

I don't care what becomes of me now.

But Angie.

But baby. - Don't come near me.

Please.

I'm sorry.

I didn't understand.

I was a little drunk I guess.

Whatever crazy idea I might have had in my head.

It's gone now.

We'll get married. Go back to New York the way you wanted.

You mean it?

I never meant anything so much in my life.

I'll see Gibson. I'll get some money.

Now don't leave here.

I'll be back in two minutes.

Steve.

My boy.

Make this trip to Shanghai with me.

You're wasting your time, Captain.

Get away from all this.

Make a clean start of it.

Either I go back to New York or I go to jail.

Yes. And I've got another condition.

I'm going to get married and go back with a wife too.

I'm looking for Gibson.

He just went through there.

Rather clever.

Hello.

Waiting for somebody?

For Steve.

Steve has gone.

Gone?

Where?

He seems to have walked out on his old friends.

He's gone to New York with his father's secretary.

Seemed rather pleased about it too.

He told that chap Reisling he was only kidding when he spoke about marriage.

Did you know that he was going to get married?

I don't believe you.

There's your check for first-class.

Thank you.

I cannot understand why Steve left town like this.

Young Mr Randolph has finished. With this sort of thing.

It looks like your boyfriend has walked out on you.

Let me have a drink.

Give me one of those, Freddie.

I've got a lot of drinking to catch up with.

Where you going?

I don't know where I'm going.

But I'm on my way to .. hell.

You sell ring?

No.

That's my fraternity ring.

I'm broke. But I cannot sell that.

Me know man buy ring. He give you much money.

Give me much money, huh?:

Who is he?

Nong Ling.

What kind of a joint does he run?

I want a drink.

You got ring?

Sure I got a ring.

A fraternity ring.

Nice little Greek letters all over it.

They mean: Honor.

Faith.

And courage.

Well, I haven't any honor.

My faith went long ago.

Now even my courage is getting a little rusty.

So you take the ring.

From one gentleman to another.

Where have they been hiding this place?

Now you're talking.

Say.

Won't somebody come out of the shadows and take a drink?

Who's going to save a white man from drinking on his own?

I knew one of you would help me out.

I'll drink with you.

You invited me to have a drink.

Didn't you?

You.

Angie.

Angie?

My name is .. Gloria.

No.

Your name is Angie.

You're from Frisco.

Alright.

Alright. Have it your own way, mister.

Everybody has their own way here.

That's the beauty of living in this ..

Celestial palace.

Do a few little smokes.

And you dream life as you want it to be.

Not as it is.

It would be beautiful if it was always like that.

There were no awakenings.

Awakenings.

Nerves shot to pieces.

All the same, my name is Gloria.

No.

I saw you last in Frisco.

I was never in Frisco.

I'm from .. Chicago.

This is my address now.

And I'm the best known customer that Sam Chew has.

Well, now that you've met me.

How about the drink?

Gloria, huh?

Wait until I get some glasses. - No. Don't be so ritzy.

Here's to luck.

Well, what are you staring at?

You.

Good.

God.

You still think I'm your friend, eh?

What was her name?

Angie.

Something about the angels.

Who was she?

Some girl you met over there?

Some girl alright.

A pretty good sort.

Eh?

You know the sort she was.

As straight as a string.

The kind of a girl ..

Even when I was drunk I used to think of her.

The little saint of the shadows.

You're only half right.

The shadows are here.

But the saint is .. missing.

Straight as a string.

And you thought I was her.

Little saint in the shadows.

It must be the smoke in here.

It's queer how it gets them all.

I'm tired.

But I must find her.

She keeps calling me.

She's gone.

I can't hear her now.

She's gone.

It's black.

It's all black.

And there's a poor fellow in there.

He made a mistake about a girl too.

She killed herself.

Well, that's one way.

Go on.

What happened to her?

She took strychnine.

Right in front of him.

He thought she was fooling until ..

Did you you ever see anyone die of poisoning?

It's a nasty way to die.

The body all shaking to pieces.

Eyes staring out of your head.

She died that way.

In Barney's arms.

Well.

She followed him alright.

She's still following him.

Even the stuff that Sam sells.

Won't help him to forget her.

And wherever she is.

In heaven or hell.

She's got the laugh on Barney.

Well.

How about another little drink?

No.

Too quick.

No.

I would live.

Live to let him see me dying slowly.

Body and soul.

Rotting before his very eyes.

What's the matter with you?

Are you seeing things?

I'm seeing things alright.

Are you?

Oh.

I dream mostly.

About what?

You would never know.

About the past?

Maybe about ..

About a great forest.

As the sun was sinking.

And great shafts of light.

Streaming down between the trees.

About a halo.

Around a young girl's head.

You don't know anything you forests.

It would have to be great cities for you.

Fashionable boulevards.

You'd be riding in a Rolls Royce.

You're not like the crowd here.

You must have come a long way to reach this.

I did.

A long, long way.

A good many sights on the road.

Where you going?

Join me?

Drop it.

You wait until you get the stuff.

Drop it.

Drop it. Do you hear?

Now then.

You tell me.

You're hurting my wrists. - I don't care if I break them.

How did you get here? - What difference is that of yours?

You know it's my business. - I never saw you before.

How did you get here?

Well.

Aren't you pleased?

No.

I'm disgusted.

You want to know .. how I came here?

What does it matter?

What does anything matter?

That night in Frisco.

You said you'd come back.

I waited.

Then someone told me you'd left for New York.

I was Shanghaied.

Captain Gallon brought me to China.

I thought you'd gone just to get away from me.

They told me you had.

So I was the joke of the whole place.

Everyone around me knew how much I cared.

You can take that much credit to yourself.

I loved you so.

Even when I hated you for what you did.

I had to follow.

You remember?

We swore an oath once.

You and I.

'Whatever I do'.

'Wherever I go'.

'You're going with me'.

You asked me to go to New York with you once.

Do you remember?

Well.

Where do you want me to go now?

You can take me.

I am yours.

Body and soul.

Always yours.

Well.

Have you got the nerve?

Will you take this last chance with me?

We'll play this thing to the end.

The bitter, rotten end.

Angie.

Angie.

[ Barney: ]

I took everything from her.

Everything.

And now I cannot find her.

Oh God.

Please let me see her.

Just once again.

Just let me tell her how I'm ..

Sorry.

I am sorry that I sent her.

That way.

To you.

Send her that way to God?

No.

I can't do that.

I can't save myself.

But I can save you.

And I will.

You're going clean. Do you hear?

Clean. Clean.

Clean.

I wanted to kill you.

You saved me from myself.

That's what you should have done.

I'd be better dead.

No.

Don't you understand?

It was fate.

Fate that's given us both something to build on.

To fight for.

To live for.

And we'll go back.

You and I.

Every foot of the way from this dive.

To my father's house.

Been to town? - Yes.

I brought you a present, Mrs Randolph.

Thanks.

A book.

You remembered that this is the first anniversary of my marriage.

I wanted to show my appreciation of a wife.

Who has done so much for her husband.

Steve hasn't touched a drop of liquor since our wedding in Shanghai.

With a woman like you to inspire him, how could any man fail?

You know, it always strikes me as strange that you settled in Hawaii.

Why?

Because I know you both in Frisco?

No.

But it's so funny you should have picked out the very next place to ours.

It was for sale.

Besides.

The fact that it gave me the opportunity to see you almost every day.

Hardly made it less desirable.

I must get these in water.

I suppose you want to go in and start preparing for your anniversary dinner.

You know.

It's awfully lonely dining alone ordinarily.

Tonight it will be doubly so knowing that you two will be having such fun.

Well.

Would you like to join us? - I'd love to.

At eight then.

I almost asked Steve to invite when I was in town this morning.

Did you see him in town? - Yes.

He had some friends on the boat too.

Who?

His aunt, Mrs Gaynes.

And that chap from Frisco. Captain Gallon.

Steve and I were consoling each other over drinks at the Hawaiian Club.

Steve took a drink?

Now I've let the cat out of the bag. I am sorry.

There's nothing to be sorry about.

Tonight at eight then? - Yes.

Olive. Set an extra place for dinner.

Captain Trevelyan is dining with us.

Olive, I'll wear my new pin. - Yes, Missy.

I know what this is. It makes you big dreams.

Go and see if Mr Randolph is coming.

Yes, Missy.

No.

Tomorrow I'll throw this away.

Fare out in the ocean.

You?

I was just admiring your garden.

Steve not back from town yet? - No.

That shows that he and I are different.

If it were my anniversary.

With you waiting for me, I'd come back if I had to bring all the town with me.

Well.

We could have a little cocktail while we're waiting.

I'm sorry.

We never keep anything to drink in the house.

You're still just a little bit afraid of your husband's weakness.

I don't even have to bother testing him.

Testing him? - Yes.

I knew a girl once.

Who was addicted to a certain habit.

She kept some of the stuff in the house.

As a test.

Just to prove to herself she was not afraid to have it around.

That's what she thought she was proving.

As a matter of fact it was fear.

She was afraid to have it around.

Even though she didn't want it.

You know.

It's strange Steve's aunt and my wife being on the same boat.

Why?

It sort-of puts us in the same position.

Same position? - Yes.

My wife never wanted her friends to meet me.

She felt ashamed of me I fancy.

Doesn't it seem as though Steve didn't want his relatives to meet you?

What do you mean?

He didn't tell you they were coming. Surely he knew.

He doesn't seem to be in a particular hurry to bring them out here.

If I had a wife.

As lovely and as charming as you, I'd want the whole world to meet her.

Relatives and all.

Are you trying to make love to me, Captain Trevelyan?

There's nothing I wouldn't do for you.

I'd take you home. I wouldn't be ashamed of you.

But Steve is.

If he isn't.

Why didn't he tell you about his aunt?

Ask him if he met her in town this morning.

He will lie to you.

Forgive me.

Please don't go.

I just don't want you to experience what I went through.

Personally neglected.

To turn into something that your husband is ashamed of.

And then deserted. Yes, deserted.

They always leave you.

And once they've gone.

They never come back.

Never.

Don't you ever come here again.

If you do .. I'll tell my husband. - Tell him.

He'll think more of you when he knows another man is half crazy to get you.

See if he tells you about his aunt.

Thanks for the dinner.

You're late.

A little. I just dropped in to say hello to Angie.

Got to run run along now. See you tomorrow.

I'm a little late but I think I brought back everything you wanted.

Thanks, darling.

Don't tell me we're going to have a dinner guest.

We're getting almost human.

Captain Trevelyan said he was lonesome.

So I asked him to stay.

But he won't be back.

Steve.

He tried to make love to me.

The rotter. - It doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter that a man tried to make love to my wife?

You think I have no self respect at all? - I didn't mean it that way.

I meant we won't be bothered by his company anymore.

We have so much company?

Darling. What's the matter?

Don't be angry. This is our anniversary.

I'm sorry.

I have a wonderful dinner for you.

Perhaps I'd better dress.

What do you say if I take my dinner suit away for a while?

Steve.

Have you taken a drink?

I stopped in at the Hawaiian Club.

Trevelyan was ribbing me about not drinking so I took one.

Trevelyan?

I wanted to see for myself if I had the nerve to take one.

Just one and no more.

And did you have the nerve to take .. just one?

Yes.

Alright. I'll take charge of this.

[ Guitarist singing love song ]

Listen. He loves the night.

Every night.

Isn't it beautiful?

A love song, eh? - Yes.

But it's not merely his love for her.

It's love for all of nature around him.

He's singing about his love.

It's been a wonderful year, Steve.

Not tired of it?

Does anyone ever get tired of happiness?

You never long to go back? - To what?

I've never known anything as beautiful as this.

It's like some glorious dream.

These nights.

So soft.

The air just sort-of caresses you with tenderness.

And the lovely silence of it.

You remember? There used to be a song.

The night has a thousand eyes.

The night has a voice too, Steve.

I hear it always.

Every sound of it I hear.

The song of the wind singing through the trees.

The crooning of the surf.

Against the shore.

The song of the night birds.

The beating of my own heart.

That's a song too, Steve.

For me, the whole world has become a song.

My song of love.

You are my dear.

This is my heaven.

Living here with you.

Content .. and happy.

Every night those stars come out.

I feel a little silent prayer.

Here.

Inside me.

The stillness of it.

The aloneness.

Just you and I.

And the stars.

And yet .. out there.

Are millions of people.

Wonderful cities.

Life.

And we here .. alone.

Why?

What's come over you? - What's the use of it?

The struggle. The heartache.

Is it worthwhile?

I'm going back every foot of the way.

From this dive to my father's house.

You were pretty far gone with that habit of yours in Shanghai.

Don't you ever feel the craving for it?

Yes.

Like a madness? Sweeping you off your feet?

I still have to fight it.

But Steve, I fight.

I win.

I took that drink as a test.

To see how far I had really gone.

But I tell you this.

It's burning me up.

That one taste of it.

I've got to have it. - No, Steve. No.

Steve.

Steve.

Give it to me. Give me that bottle.

I'll take it off you.

Let go of me. Take your hands away.

Steve.

Take it.

Take it.

I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm going crazy.

There, darling.

I know how it is.

You're all on edge.

You are sweet.

I'm sorry.

Why didn't you tell me that you saw your aunt?

How did you know?

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't speak to them.

I saw them coming up the street.

I dodged into the Hawaiian Club.

You didn't want to speak to them? - No.

And that's why you took a drink.

Then you are ashamed of me.

What are you ashamed of?

Of something. If you weren't you'd have spoken to them.

What is it?

I don't know.

Seeing them.

Realizing all they represent.

Has made me sick.

Sick all through.

I guess Trevelyan was right.

What do you mean?

A year's work. Decent work.

And yet ashamed.

This is something we've got to face.

You're going to see those people.

I've got to know where I stand.

Where you stand with me?

You're my wife.

As long as you honestly want me.

And I honestly want you.

Not one day longer.

I'll never again ask you not to drink.

What I do about the other stuff is my business.

But the first break from either. And we're both free.

We're going to find out how much we really mean to each other.

Is it a bargain?

A test, eh?

If you ever want to get rid of me.

You know how.

Now.

Angie. - No.

But darling. Please. I am sorry.

Angie.

Well .. I'm not going to see them.

We're going to have a clean slate now. One way or the other.

You'll meet them too? - No.

You see them alone.

Afterwards. If you want me I'll come.

You'd better go after them.

Steve.

Aunt Isabelle.

My dear.

How are you, son?

How are you, Captain? - Didn't you get my wire?

We waited all day for you.

I had some engagements. - A nice place you have here.

I think I'll look around a bit.

Won't you sit down?

Don't you think you've been away long enough, Steve?

You don't belong here.

Sometimes I wonder where I really do belong.

Back there. With your own people.

Your father is waiting for you to come home.

I've come to tell you.

He will take me as I am? - He's proud of you.

I'll come.

I want you to meet my wife.

Well.

Really, Steve .. I ..

You knew about her?

Yes.

That she was coming with me. - With you?

I thought it better if you met your father alone .. at first.

Leave her here, eh?

And I go back?

So that's the game.

Well.

If my wife isn't good enough for them.

Then neither am I.

Well then, Steve.

I've got to tell you. I hoped I wouldn't have to.

Your father is desperately ill.

What?

That's the real reason I'm here.

You coming alone may save him.

No. It isn't true. - It is true, Steve.

He's never said a word.

But his eyes are asking for you all day long.

You will come, Steve?

Don't.

Please don't.

It may mean .. his life.

Or hers.

His life .. or hers.

Alright then.

I choose her.

Steve.

Then you don't care?

Care?

Don't you think my heart is crying to go back?

It's taking all my nerve not to go.

But that's the way it's got to be.

Do you realize what this means?

It's going to stand between you and that girl in there.

All your life.

It's going to make you hate her.

For forcing you to send back that word.

To a dying father. - Don't.

Please don't say that. - What else is there to say?

You can save.

He'll come back.

Angie.

I've been listening.

Not very ladylike.

But then, whoever thought of me ..

As a lady?

Angie.

What's come over you? - Well.

Aren't you going to introduce me to your ..

Relatives?

Of course. - On second thoughts.

You needn't.

She refused to meet me.

I guess I can be just as good a refuser as she is.

I notice you've brought the captain out to sea.

Well, really.

Captain Gallon. - You're not going?

Why don't you stay and join us at dinner?

It was going to be an anniversary dinner.

I've got flowers.

Decorations.

Everything.

Steve has his bottle of liquor.

And I have my little ..

Consolation.

But I don't suppose you'd like to be with us.

Now you can listen to me.

You can go to ..

Your hotel.

I'll send your little prize package.

After you.

I'll free him from his entanglements in Honolulu.

Or wherever they are.

I don't think I need say any more.

Steve.

Goodbye.

You've been taking that .. - Sure I have.

And I'm going to take it again and again.

I made my fight.

And I lost.

I'm glad I lost.

You are free. Do you understand?

Why did you do it?

Because I am sick.

Sick all through with the whole thing.

The fight isn't worth it.

And you're not worth it.

You gave me this place as a joke once.

Didn't you?

Well, I accept it.

You go back where you belong.

And I'll stay here.

Where I belong.

I've got a friend.

To whom I can belong.

With whom I am equal.

Trevelyan?

Why not Trevelyan?

We have something in common. He and I.

He wasn't good enough for someone either.

So he'd take me.

He wouldn't be ashamed of me.

Well, I'm ashamed of you.

And I wouldn't have you as you are.

Nobody wants you to.

I'm through.

Get me?

Wait a minute.

You're never going to touch that stuff again.

Never.

You try to stop me and I'll run away.

I'll go to Trevelyan.

Oh no you won't. - You wait and see.

You're my wife.

And my wife you're going to remain.

And act.

Then come and see how ..

Your wife acts.

Come here.

Come here.

Who do you think you're talking to?

Come here.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to teach you a lesson.

Are you?

How?

You're never going to touch that stuff again.

Never. Do you hear?

Stop that laughing. Stop it, I say.

Stop it, I tell you.

Stop it.

Stop it I tell you.

It was all .. all a trick?

I wanted to test you out.

But it's alright now, Steve.

Now I know.

Go back home for six months.

Alone.

These are all the reports, sir.

It includes everything else? - Yes, sir.

I don't want this affair bungled. You understand?

All will be done as you planned.

Tom. I think you're acting very foolishly.

I've been sane all my life.

It's up to me now for a little foolishness.

Steve has been in my office six months.

And he's attended strictly to business.

Moreover. He's learned how to say 'No'.

He is strong now.

Where once he was weak.

No more nightclubs for him.

A chip off the old block.

He's learned his lesson.

And he's going to approve of everything I'm doing.

I shall take no part in it.

Alright.

Is MacIntyre upstairs? - Yes, sir.

I'll tell you if I want him.

Mr Stephen is waiting. - Yes. I'll ring if I need you.

One moment, Isobelle.

You too. This is nor a woman's game.

It's a matter solely between Randolph ..

And Randolph.

Hello Dad.

Feeling better? - I'm alright.

Sit down.

Well. Today is the end of my probation.

Steve, I have decided to take you into the firm.

But before I do so, there's one very important subject we must discuss.

One that I'm afraid is going to hurt your feelings.

You mean Angie, my wife?

Quite so. Now.

Just what are your plans about her now?

My plans haven't altered.

Even in view of the fact I make you half owner in all my business enterprises?

There's nothing in this world, Dad, that means as much to me as my wife.

You've got to understand that.

Whatever I am, she made me.

I had sunk pretty low.

It was her courage and patience that gave me the strength to come back.

Alter my plans about here?

I wouldn't exchange one little lock of her hair for all the money you've got.

When did you hear from her last?

About a month ago.

What did she say?

She said she was leaving Honolulu then.

Coming to join me.

But why isn't she here?

She'll be here alright.

You're quite sure of that? - Quite.

There couldn't possibly be any hitch-up?

No mistake?

You haven't tried any of your tricks on her, have you?

The power of the Randolph name. The Randolph millions.

Is a mighty big factor, Steve. Now get that through your head.

Too big to take chances with.

What have you done with her? - She's been watched every minute.

Day and night.

A low, contemptible piece of business. - Everywhere she's gone.

Everyone she's met. Every temptation.

For 24 hours of her days. Every day.

It's all here. In these reports.

Typical Wall Street blackjack methods.

I'll never forgive you for this. Never.

Wait.

Do you remember a Captain Trevelyan?

I see that you do .. remember him.

What if I were to tell you that your wife left Honolulu ..

With him?

I wouldn't believe it.

It's true, son. Every word of it. - I don't care if it is true.

I'll find her if it's the last thing on earth I do.

You haven't played fair. - I have. To the very letter.

You haven't given her a chance.

Anyone will fall if you put enough temptation in their way.

Especially when they're lonesome and blue.

That's no fair test. That's torture.

And it was cruel of you and rotten.

I don't want the money or the name of a man who would do a trick like that.

You wanted to see me, sir? - Yes.

Tell that party outside to come in please.

Steve, I realize how you feel about this.

I don't want you to take my word for it.

I'm going to let you get your report at first hand.

I won't listen to it.

I'd kill the man who dared to say a word against her.

You.

Trevelyan.

Let me introduce you.

I know him well enough.

This is Mr George MacIntyre.

MacIntyre has been in my personal employ for ten years.

I sent him out to Frisco to follow you.

You know what he's done? What sort of work?

Detective work.

That's his job.

He's an international investigator.

His business is to find out about all the world.

Including women.

Now perhaps you realize how your every action.

Almost every word.

Has been known.

You want this now, sir? - Yes.

Mac.

Have you your report? - Yes, sir.

I won't listen to it.

All I want to know is.

What have you done with her? Where is she?

What have we done with her?

I'll tell you what we've done with her.

What she deserves.

She is now where she belongs.

Where she belongs .. I belong.

Angie.

Darling.

I'm beginning to understand.

I know the reason now for a lot of the things you did, Captain Trevelyan.

'MacIntyre' is the name.

Well. Are you satisfied?

More than satisfied.

I only wish his mother ..

Might have been here.

You would have loved each other.

She was very beautiful too.

Steve.

I've got a little memento of yours here.

I thought you'd like to have it returned to you.

My fraternity ring. - The ring with the inscription on it.

In little Greek letters.

Meaning honor, faith and courage.

You have proven your courage.

And I never really doubted your honor.

With her for a wife.

I don't see how you can ever lack faith.

Say. Tell me.

How would you like to make a trip abroad?

All over the continent.

It would be wonderful.

..f-x..