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Look up here,please

When did these letters start coming?

About two months ago

Now let your eyes follow the light

Nothing until then you never heard of this girl?

No,as far as I can remember

I'm going to move the light towards you

Tell me when it goes out of focus

Now

-You saw two lights? -Yes

Wasn't I supposed to?

Perfectly normal reaction, you can get dressed now

We'll have to wait for the lab report

but I don't say there is not very much wrong with you physically

You mean there is something wong with me mentally?

I didn't say that. You are tired and run down

That seems to be an occupational disease with you film people

I don't think it is so simple like that

I suppose you tell me the rest of it

First I,I want to ask you a question,doctor

And I want a straight answer

Is it possible for a person to have,well,like two selves

one of them not knowing what the other self does?

Dual personality? Oh,yes it is medical fact but rather rare

And hardly likely in your case if that what you are driving at

I am not so sure

Let's start a little further back

How long have you been in this country?

Three years

And before that you were in Hollywood?

I was a cutter there,a film manager

How did you come to England?

That was a little trouble, scandal I suppose you call it

Married woman? Is that so unusual in your business?

And in this case it happened to be my boss's wife

I see

Close to went to New York, I thought of going into theatre

but out of pictures I was like a duck out of water

So I decided to try my luck over here

Big Ben,that's my father in law, Mr Case

Gave me a job editing at Commonwealth Pict.

From film editor to an executive? Isn't that quite a jump?

I always wanted to produce and about a year ago,Ben let me try my hand at it

It was an ordinary run of the mail picture that

I cut the story as tight as a drum

The studio had a bad run of pictures, I brought them a winner

That's when Ben gave me my big chance, the chance I'd thrown away in America

Up to then Commonwealth had pretty much a one man studio

Big Ben was getting on and wanted someone else to carry the ball

At least that what I thought at the time

Right after I got my new job I married Leslie,the boss’s daughter

I suppose you think I did that for the usual reasons

like other people did,maybe even Ben,I don't know

But it wasn't true,doctor

I loved Leslie,I loved Leslie

(DrGray)Try to keep relaxed,Mr Wilson

Not that I hadn't used people in the past

friends I cultivated,even the girls I made love to

Only give half your heart and keep your eye on the main chance

That's the law of the jungle, we call the picture business

But I found that,there was another way of living,another reason for love

Now it is too late

The year after I married Leslie was just about perfect

Until those letters started coming

-Mail for Mr Wilson -Thank you,Danny

"il n'y a pas de quoi"

Brushing up on my French, going over the Bank Holiday

I'm not certain if that accent should be exported

These Americans,they make decisions like that

Has a big project coming on?

Yes,getting bigger every day,another year in the studio won't know itself

Every time Steve comes in, the budget on the clips goes up another 10000 quid

Ben wants to know the latest figures

There is the revised sheet but tell Ben it is only an estimate

Sidney Marsh called,he wants to go over with Miss Wallace's costumes with you

About Miss Wallace's costumes?

Let's have them now

Tell him leave the sketches and I'll look over them at lunch

All right,how many days we take on the "Native",production wants to know

Three,btw better camp there near the Queens

Retakes coming up, and then we will be able to make it by Friday

What about Mrs Wilson?

Thank heavens I'm married to the one woman in the world who understands

Yes Miss Tyson

Hello,come in

It's Miss Wallace

Kay is here? Fine

For God's sake,swell

Hold it till I get rid of my flowers

Same old Kay

You know,how you look great,just good

No,no

Tell me about the sight seeing

-My feet hurt -Have a chair,Miss Wallace

George Mearns,he interprets native customs for me

Is he good student,George?

He learns fast,Miss Wallace

Thanks for the car,you arranged that didn't you?

(George)Mr Wilson thinks of everything

Honey,the car,the chauffeur are yours for as long as you are here

Now,let's hear about that trip

I'm afraid it will sound like a weather report

I went to Edinburgh,it rained. I went to Newcastle,it rained

Newcastle? Why?

Cousin on my mother's side

Then,Bristol,that was the cloudburst, then back to London

looks as if the game is still cold, does it ever stop?

Never

I must say you landed on your feet

Yeah

Not bad is it? They didn't know they were kicking me upstairs

This time,don't throw it away,in Hollywood you are still on the bad boy's list

Yeah,how did you know?

I made some inquiries before I left

if you fumble this one I'm afraid it is the fade out Reggie Wilson

Don't worry,I'm crazy about another year

You always knew what you wanted

So did you

But I didn't always get it

How did we get on that subject

Tell me about your personal life. So far there has been no mention of it

Nothing never works

I know you are married,of course, it was in the trades

That's right

Come on,Reggie,give,are you really married?

What do you mean?

You know what I mean

Up to about here

That's the head.How about the heart?

All the way this time

Not that it didn't happen before, at least once

That's what you call letting a girl to keep her pride

but you can't make that sort of thing retroactive

Kay,I was young and I was a jerk

I congratulate your wife

Thanks

Btw don’t forget

you are coming to dinner tonight

you and Leslie are going to be real,real great friends

Reggie,if one of your writers

put that line in the script,you would throw him out of the studio

They said they would want me for some stills

Btw I haven't asked you,what do you think of the script,honey?

If I didn't like it,I wouldn't be here,would I?

George,you take Miss Wallace down the stairs

I'd be delighted

I hope you believe this but you are not just a star

who has come here to do a film,you are a friend

and it means a lot to me having you here

almost like old times

Almost

This way Miss Wallace

I'm going to go to the meal now, Miss Tyson,give me ten minutes,no calls

-Shall I heat your coffee? -That's all right

Miss Tyson I thought I told you to hold the

Of course put her on

Darling

I was going to call you

What's you been doing?

Fine,fine,yeah,I wish I were with you

I got some bad news, darling,repeats coming up

I'm afraid we have to postpone our trip until after "Eclipse"

Never mind we'll get there, those tropic nights,full moons

palm trees rustling in the breeze

and this is the last postponement I swear to you on my..

My other

It have to be I guess

Don’t worry about it,darling,we waited this long,we can..Reggie?

Are you still there?

Reggie,are you all right?

All right,there is somebody that's came in

Look,Leslie,I'll try to get home early tonight

we'll make some new plans,how about it?

That's my girl,bye darling

Reggie

Do you have a few minute,Ben, I want to see you,it's a personal matter

Always have time to you

I'll be right over

Come in

Sorry to break in,Ben,hello Ernie

Joe's going over some figures, nothing that can't wait till tomorrow

Well boy,what's on your mind?

Read that

She wants money

I suppose so

How much?

She never mention it

She will.How many of these have you had?

Four or five but nothing as urgent as that one

The next question is personal and you don't have to answer it unless you want to

I want to,Ben,it's a complete fabrication

As far as I know,I never even saw the girl

What about putting the police on it?

No,in your position,you certainly get bad publicity

and drag Leslie's name into it

A particular girl that court she's got got to be able to prove something

Keep away from the courts in this sort of things,jury always believe the woman

What am I going to do?

My advice is, for the time being,do nothing

If you are quite certain you..

Of course I'm certain

In that case you maybe just a movie struck girl,a crank,it'll blow over

But a funny thing abut these letters

they seem to be written by someone who actually believe what she writes

Which probably means she is cleverer than most of her sort

Another reason for not coming to grips with her

I suppose you're right

One more thing,have you told Leslie?

No.Should I?

I would in case she hears it some other way

I'll tell her tonight

Thanks,Ben

I always feel better after talking something up with you

Why don't you do it more often, that is what I'm here for

Ben,if I don't come here as often I'd like

because I'm going like a crazy racehorse all day

Don't run your legs off in the first furlong

my boy,save something for the stretch

Thanks for everything

Btw,Reggie,Ernest has being going over those new figures on the clips with me

Yeah

We think they are getting a little out of line

Out of line with what?

With what we can hope to get back

Now look,Ben

This is a big picture, with Kay Wallace name to carry it

we're going to make a real depth in the world market

I hope you're right.Just cut a few corners in case

Ben,you never really liked the clips,did you?

Not for 400000 pounds worth

I mean the sight and match

Perhaps it's not my kind of picture,to be quite honest

No,the story is good,if it's kind, and as you say,it's big and showy

Showy,yes,that's what's wrong with it from my point of view

These studios made a lot of real gems in its time

but you know as well as I do, that the little picture is finished

Perhaps I shouldn't have outlived it

All right,tomorrow I start chipping away at the budget

-OK? -Fine

Don't forget the night,Ben,Leslie and I are expecting you

But why cut it Reggie? It's one of the best scene in the picture

Ah,ha,but one of the most expensive

Ernie,what's you down for on the budget?

-10000 £. -Not counting music and dubbing

-Money -Don't be.After all,you wrote it

I feel it's a good scene for Miss Wallace, it builds up sympathy for her

Look,Dave,I can tell you that the scene doesn't come off

that it's badly written

The plain on Barney's troup is that it cost too much and over the budget

We are spending 400000 quid so what's another ten?

You say that every time,Steve, but the tens add up

Look,I'm sticking my neck out on the clips as it is

the old man doesn't like the picture, he's afraid we won't get our money back

If you ask me,Big Ben is becoming nothing but an alarm clock

It's a nasty and ungrateful thing to say,you ought to be ashamed

I only meant Ben could be wrong

and like Reggie I got my heart set on this picture

He's been right a lot of times in the past.He built this studio,didn't he?

Everyone seems to forget that

I'm not forgetting it,Ernie

And I don't need you to remind me

Don't need me at all.You'll do what you want anyway

He forgot his briefcase

Our friend Ernest has been making time with the starlets

But I've never seen him with the girl

better he should have a wife than being married to the studio

Ah,look fellows,let's get back to these cuts

Sorry,you are wanted on phone

Can it wait?

It's long distance

OK

Would you like to take it in my office?

I'll be right back,you fellows kicking around

It's the girl

What girl?

Evelyn Stewart

You'd better take it down on the other phone

Yes

It's Reginald Wilson

But a second,Miss Stewart,you're mistaken

You must have the wrong person, because you see I,I don't know you

I tell you I don't know you

and stop sending me those letters or I have the police on you

Are you listening? Wait

Wait

And she said if she didn't hear from me by Saturday

she'd do something desperate

Did you bring up the question of money?

I'd never had the chance

If that's what she is after, she's taking her time

Ben she talks just the way she writes, I swear she believes what she says

Maybe she's crazy

I don't know that sort of woman,too crazy enough to want money

Then I wish she'd come out with it, at least I'd know where I stand

Now I feel as though I am out in the open

with somebody who is ready to take a pot-shot at me

I don't know who or where or the hour

Reggie,why don't you go out and see her?

No,that wouldn't be wise,then she would have something on him

Just sit tight and wait it over

Got enough on my mind without this

That's what you wanted isn't it?

What?

Responsibility,running the show, you can't have that without paying a price

Sometimes I wonder if it is worth it

Look,give me the kind of life you want it

don't try to fool yourself if you want something else

Here,have some tea,you'll feel better

You're right

No, talking with you is just like talking with my real father

-Lemon or milk? -Just that way,please

No,actually,Ben,no matter how this crazy business grinds you down

I wouldn't trade it for anything else

The way you feel certain moments

the people on the outside just wouldn't understand

like when you're sitting in a projection room

watching the first rough cut of a film you've just sweated blood over

You say to yourself,this one I like

I get my pleasure a little later when the audience say they like it

You know I feel I am the audience by laugh they'll laugh by cry they'll cry

I thought that way once too but when you get a little older

and you made a few bad guesses if you are crying they probably laugh

I hope I turn out to be one of your good guesses,Ben

Reggie I never asked you about that Hollywood business

It was somebody's wife wasn't it?

Yeah

Where is she now?

Still there I suppose,why?

Did you tell Leslie about those letters?

Yes,the same night

How did she take it?

Oh,just as we figured,wonderful, just dismissed it

Well,then you've nothing to worry about

Her mother was like that too

You still miss her,don't you,Ben?

I miss a lot of things, in that is the cure of musings

Oh,Mr Wilson,I'm sorry to interrupt

but Miss Wallace is trying to get through to you something about her wardrobe

Don't tell me she is driving about that again

All right,I'll go down.Where is she?

In her dressing room,stage 7

Thanks,Ben,maybe I ought to be real English

and come and have tea with you every day

Whenever you wish

Wilson,they can't get here by this evening

Not now,I'm busy

She is impossible,Reggie, nothing I ever do is right

this is the third dress she is throwing back at me

What's the thing for?

Dino d'Ellsmere you remember

you approved the design yourself, the shocking pink net with the flame

You just hold it,I'll talk to her

Who is it?

-Me,Reginald -Oh,come in

If it was old mother Goose coming back,did he weep on your shoulder?

What's wrong with the dress,Kay?

It's looks like a piece of bunting left over from the coronation,that's what’s wrong

I selected those designs myself

Now,don't you start

Seems to me,we've had a lot of complaints lately

You don't like this,you don't like that

Since you brought the subject up yourself, I'll tell you something else I don't like

I don't like what you are doing to the script

I've just reading the blue pages, you are cutting the heart out of it

The heart being a couple of your scenes

Well,if you cut me more it will solve the problem what I am to wear

Let's get out of the nonsense,Kay, and get down to business

The big producer act

They start rolling in two weeks, I want those wardrobe test tomorrow

When did you decide that?

The conference this morning

I'm sorry you are a little late,I'm afraid you have to wait to Monday

I promised my cousin to go back to Newcastle for the weekend

Newcastle?

You've heard of the place,I take it

You bet your life I've heard of it

Is this your idea of joke,Kay,or maybe joke is too pretty word for it?

What are you talking about?

You know very well what I am talking about

those letters with all my heart and the telephone call this morning

Did you fix this up with your cousin, is her name Evelyn by any chance?

Are you out of your mind by any chance?

That's the question I would ask myself if I were you

Sure I let you down once a couple of years ago

but is that any reason

to stoop to a low sneaking trick like this just to get revenge

Will you shut up and listen to me

I don't know anything about any letter

and I've not the faintest idea who Evelyn is

but I do know you and whoever she is or whatever she is doing

I'll bet you have given her plenty of reasons

Reasons? I don't never know the girl never saw her in my life

Come in

Sorry Mr Wilson, Miss Wallace,we are ready for a take and your voices are..

-We'll be quiet -Sorry to disturb

Is your lighter out of fuel?

I'm sorry

I've no right to accuse you,Kay

I shouldn't have done it,it's just that everything gone wrong today

I never seem to bring up the best in you

yet you had to lure me over here to get the precious picture done

That was a kind of a fraud,Reggie, you were trading on an old affection

You knew you could get me if I thought there were any chance that

I was fool enough to swallow the bait

I said I was sorry,Kay, can't we leave the past alone?

I'd like to,believe me

I'd like to go home if I couldn't be sued the Kingdom come of breaking my contract

Please go now I want to study the script

I, I put those scenes back, if you want me to

I don't care what you do,just go

And it isn't any of my business but you got a fine wife

I'd stop playing around with any Evelyns if I were you

even if you can't remember their names afterward

I'm not playing around,Kay,I don't suppose I could ever make you believe that

I'm afraid Wallace cancelled after you sell her for

At least we are alone for once

It's funny,so we around some desert island

I assure you it will be a real one

-Bermuda -Yes

Why not going down right after the clips,what about November?

November?

Tropic nights,full moon,palm trees rustling in the breeze

Sounded good in the travel folder

Kept chilled my soup

Kay is a monstrosity anyway

It's not so bad

You are just in the mood

No,I'm not Ernie

Well,should be a monstrosity

that awful little man is always around father,his wedding gift to us

Ernie? He's not a bad sort once you get to know him

Specially if you don't call him Ernie

What's up,darling?

Maybe we just shy ,wheel along

I'm a bit foggy tonight aren't I?

It is nothing important I'll tell you after dinner

How is the retakes coming?

Not now,please

One of that Evelyn woman letters came to me today

Where is it Leslie?

Let's forget it until after dinner

Look,don't worry about spoiling my appetite,I haven't got one

You haven't had it for a week

I think our honey moon is overdue, that is if you still intend to take it

What is this letter got to do with our honey moon?

I didn't say that it had anything to do with it

It's you who is making the connection

Once you are giving back to me where you really belongs,of all the crazy

But she gets this up away,she doesn't even know we are married

She has a good follow up, if you read a little further

she goes on to say you married me for the sake of your career

I could kill her

I really could

She says I'm trying to forgive you

She is even name places we've been together

And dates

You do believe there is something in it? Don't you?

I looked up some of the dates, Reggie,I couldn't help myself

All of them where exactly the same dates you were away from here on business

You never let me come to the plane with you on any of your trips

I have to think of that

I couldn't keep it back,could I?

Maybe you never took those flights,maybe all the time..

Leslie,you do not know what you say

I was only trying to spare you of the tedious way

Spare me?

Reggie,what were you trying to spare me?

How many things have you tried to spare me?

This is open flood gates

Now I want to know why you left Hollywood

I never cared before

It was a woman involved in that,wasn't it?

That's the past

Father warned me that your sort of past wouldn't stay in the past

Ben said that?

I shouldn't have told you

He was fond of you,Reggie but yes, he was against my marrying you

At least until they saw I was set on it

Look,Leslie

You got to trust me

I've done some rotten things in my life maybe

but these letters are from someone I don't know

You would tell me

I swear

I try to understand

It's not good enough,I want your trust

I'm going to Newcastle

I'm going to find that woman, if it's the last thing I ever do

Will you come with me?

It isn't necessary

I love you,Reggie

I trust you

No.Unless we go together

There always be a doubt

I don't want that

Not with you

What are we doing here in Newcastle?

I can't even remember what last night was all about

I was a fool,please,darling, let's forget about Evelyn Stewart

No,you don't

This could be our honey moon trip I long to show you the moors

We've always been too busy and a bird in the hand is worth two..

I mean

But there is a bird in this bush, and we are going to pursue it,so watch

Come on

Is there a Miss Evelyn Stewart live here?

She has a room in my house

We would like to see her, do you tell us which room?

Straight ahead down the hall

But she went out for a few minutes

Couldn't we come back later,Reggie?

She is only after cigarettes

-Come in.I'll take you to her room -Thank you,if you would

She would be pleased to see you

it's must be lonely for her here the only American girl

American?

You're in the same business

What business is that?

You've not seen her for a long time?

No

She is an actress on the telly

But she is here in Reportary to get experience

This old place has seen lots of their ups and downs

They have to keep up appearances,poor girls

which isn't easy on the money they get

Mean she hasn't been doing very well?

She's a pretty girl,pretty girls get along

-Have a chair Mrs -Wilson

I'm Mrs Lynton,the landlady

I try to make a good home for the girls

Miss Stewart lived here long?

Three months

Did she ever happen to mention us?

No.But she is not like the others, they tell me everything,not her

Sometimes I take telephone message,that's all

Do you ever my calling her on the phone,Reginald Wilson?

No

I'm sorry Mr Wilson,you're an American,aren't you?

I would have remembered your accent

That's all right,wait Mrs Lynton

Would you look at me,please?

Carefully

Yes?

Do you ever remember my being here?

Are you from the police?

No,no

Why do you ask me?

Please,I have a very good reason for asking

Tell me the truth

Have you ever seen me before?

No,I can't remember

Thank you,Mrs Lynton

Reggie,I'm not a judge

This is awful,you don't have to collect witnesses to build up your case

That's what we came here for

I'm sorry we did,let's leave,couldn't we?

You,we should have left it with the police

Look here,darling,I know this sort of thing is not very pleasant but we are in it

Let's get rid of this ghost once and for all

She may not come for hours

You heard Mrs Lynton,she said she would be right back

In the mean time let's see what we could pick up

All right

She is an actress,all right, photographs all over the place

I wonder which one is hers

Landlady said she is pretty

All of my movies are pretty,darling

Not sure that's a good joke

Here is her desk

There is where she probably sits to

write those heartbroken letters

I wonder if there is any sign

Found anything interesting?

No,no.Nothing yet.Just some old bills and things

Really,Reggie,you might tell me that you were coming

especially if you're bringing your wife

Now look here Miss Stewart

Miss Stewart? Really,Reggie, who do you think you're fooling

Who I am fooling?

But at least this time you knew who I was over the phone

while you pretended like you never heard of me

I hadn't.I've never seen you in my whole life and you know it

You can say that after..

I'm sorry,Mrs Wilson,I don't know why he dragged you here

I don't want your sympathy

You're his wife,and I understand how you must fell but I have some rights too

What are your rights?

Not that way,Reggie,it's no use

What's your game? What do you want?

What I want?

You know very well what I want, Reggie,and it wasn't very much

He never said he'd marry me,Mrs Wilson, I never fitted into his career that way

But I was content with just friendship that much he promised me

But now

Now I don't know what he is trying to do

You lie,every word you say is a lie

You don't believe her,Leslie?

Reggie I want to go

Don’t you see,Reggie,you are only making it worse for all of us

Tell her the truth so we can settle this

Settle?

At last it's out.What's your price?

Because within reason I'll pay anything to get rid of you

Buy me off? You..

All right,Reggie,you win

I won't bother you again

Leslie

Don't run out of me now

Got to give you one more chance, if you tell the truth or I call the police

Your picture?

Reggie you've taken the only one I have

Picture?

You know very well it was here,right here

Will you listen to me

Since I'd been left with one single thing

Leslie,I swear

Oh,Reggie

I don't care what you do

Reggie,why have you done this?

This is Miss Stewart,Sergeant

Sit down,Miss Stewart

You are not under arrest or not charged with anything

you are only called here to answer some questions,is that clear?

Yes

While you are not compelled to answer

and you are entitled to take advise of counsel

I suggest it is to your interest as well as Mr Wilson to clear this matter up

I have nothing to conceal,Sergeant

In that case we'll proceed

Full name?

Evelyn Stewart

Birthplace?

Elmyre,that is a city in New York state

-How old is you,Miss Stewart? -26

-Your profession is an actress? -That's right

You're employed here in Newcastle?

I've been with the Reportary company since April

I think I remember seen your name on playbill

Miss Stewart,why are you sending these letters to Mr Wilson?

He showed them to you?

Yes three or four of them

Sergeant

If you are in love with a person is it strange writing letters?

It's strange to be in love with a person you don't know

He told you that?

He's told you that hasn't he?

Yes,yes ever since..

Since what?

Since a few weeks ago when I guess he wanted to break it off

I could hardly break off that was never on

Where did we ever meet before today?Just name one place

You ask me that?

Miss Stewart,suppose you tell your version of it from the beginning?

-Beginning? -Any background you think has bearing

But I ought to warn you we'll check on these facts whenever we can

So I advise you to make them accurate

I started acting in my home town

but to make a career of it you have to get on Broadway or go to Hollywood

I went to New York that was three years ago

I've no idea whether you know how

hard it is to get start in the theatre but..

They won't give you a part until you've had professional experience

You can't get experience until they given you parts

So you go around in circles,either you break the circle or it breaks you

Then you go back home,well,I stuck it out

I was lonely and discouraged, that was the way I met Reginald

-Sergeant -Just ours,Mr Wilson

When do you claim you met Mr Wilson?

About three years ago in New York

He had some trouble in Hollywood and had just

Is that true Mr Wilson?

About the trouble,yes

And you were in New York at the time?

Yes,that was just about the time I came to England

Go on,Miss Stewart

We were both down in our love

but it was so wonderful to be in love so I didn't mind

but Reggie was unhappy being out of pictures so he decided to go to London

By this time I had a small part on Broadway,so I was to follow soon after

Before it folded

I was picked for the lead in a television series they were producing in London

Of course I jumped at the chance

You could check on all these things btw

The company was United Films and we made thirteen at Nettleford

And you saw Mr Wilson when you came over?

Not as often I'd expected

Where did you see me?Who saw us together?

Did you ever come to my office?

Why do you keep asking me that ,Reggie

when you told me not to under the circumstances

What circumstances?

By the time I arrived he was married to an English girl,Sergeant

Our meetings I'm afraid were what you call,clandestine

What about that Mr Wilson?

It's true that I married an English girl,nothing else

I never saw you in New York,here or any place else,never in my life,never

Sergeant,call up the landlady and ask her

if I've ever been that before ever been in the house before tonight

That's true,Sergeant

He had his wife to think of and his position at the studio

Maybe he was getting frightened

all I know is I didn't hear from him for three weeks

Why else would I write those letters?

Miss Stewart

would you wait in the next room with Constable Burton for a few minutes?

Reggie

I know how mixed up you are and I'm sorry

Please try to believe that

Well,Mr Wilson,what do you think?

Want to press charges?

I don't know

If you had any doubt in your mind I'd advise against it

She could make trouble for you, also rest of all that

She can't prove that I ever had anything to do with her

But can you prove that you didn't?

Beside there is a question whether writing these letters is a crime

Unless you can prove a motive,like extortion

But you said she didn't ever try to get money?

All right,we'll forget about the charges

I think you're wise

In the meantime we'll investigate her here

and let you know at the studio anything we find out

Thank you

Sergeant

I'd like you to ask a question

and you'll be frank with me

You

You believed her story,didn't you?

Since you ask me,I admit,I don't really know what to believe

It will surprise you,if I admitted at this moment,I had it on myself

Oh,Mrs Lynton is Miss Stewart in?

You're the lady who was here with her husband this morning?

Yes

Miss Stewart went out about two hours ago

You don't know where?

Well she did a telephone made then seemed in a hurry

But she didn't tell me where she was going

My husband wasn't with her

God Gracious,no

He left soon after you did

I've been waiting for him at the railway station

and he didn't come and I thought perhaps Miss Stewart might know where he is

You could try the Pub

Let me see

Half past five.She is usually at the Bell & Crown for a nip around this time

You could have a look there

The Bell & Crown?

Down the bottom of the road, round the corner and follow your nose

Thank you,Mrs Lynton

Why don't you watch out!

You ignore me?

Don't tell me you're sorry for me

This is my pub

I think we both need a drink

-Two Irish whiskies,Johnny,please -OK,Miss Stewart

Must belong with Mirror's

Cigarette?

Or have you changed your brand?

Thank you

I'll keep the bottle,you keep the change

Thank you,Sir

Seagram

This much?

Whiskey rest water

Right?

Why ask me?

As they say here,cheers

Nah,the big spectacle, you never watered your drinks?

I haven't hated anyone as I hate you

Careful ,Reggie,that's the kind of thing a man says to a girl

when he is about to make a pass at her

Don't worry you are safe

Now I wonder if you are with broken hearts strewn from here to Hollywood and back

Your seems to be in a pretty good condition

I've grown some extra layers of skin over it

We've a lot more in common than you think

That doesn't sound quite like the heart broken girl in those letters

I have my moods

Right now I feel all warm and happy

Maybe it's the drinks and not me

Besides you're looking a little less green yourself

Evelyn,I've never seen anything like you

I've seen lots of actresses

Reggie,you're not still going to pretend this is an act?

Oh,I didn't look it a two away

Where will be able to get together,not just the city

but I will take you to theatre, a ball game what will we do in New York?

Have you really forgotten?

Some day I'll let you read my diary, so you can refresh your memory

Now will you pour me another drink before you finish the bottle?

I wasn't baiting you

I really wanted to know

Reggie,can't we forget the past?

At least,we are now and together

That's there we will be alone,lately it's been coming up much more sites

Even my wife's gone

When I left you, and went down the street,she'd driven away

God knows where

I'm sorry

Don't expect you to believe that

I think I'd better go

I'll take you home

No thank you,it's just around the corner

I know it is

I'll take you home

Now this street reminds me of the picture we did once

A story about a dame, who is blackmailing the guy

Get putting the screws on him

I hate women that blackmail

Yeah,you will be happy to know that this one came to a bad ending

Did she?

Yeah,one night she led a bit too far, this guy,he upped and killed her

Strangled her to death

Is this your.. letter box,Evelyn?

Don't you recognize it?

No,one of these days,they are going to put one of those blue and white quacks on

This is where

Come on,Reggie,it's nine o'clock rehearsal call

What do you want to rehearse for? You're perfect

Better perfect

I don't think that's very funny

You don't,aha

God night,Reggie

You are not going to leave me now?

After all I meant to you

There is a ten o'clock train, you can still catch it,if you mind

I don't want to catch it

It's not going to be so easy,all that

Get me to come all the way out here and you think I turn around

Good night, Reggie,been fun

Fun?

That's what you call it

I haven't had fun enough

Not nearly enough

I want to see yesterday's rushes as soon as they come through

Lyndsay is waiting for you

Yes,we'll decide then

Miss Cedric call for a production meeting here for three this afternoon

Yes, Mr Case

Mr Wilson has been waiting some time to see you

Very well,have him come in

You may come in now,Mr Wilson

Ben,George said you had some news from Leslie

I have.She's gone

You mean your home?

In that case I just swung you..

Reggie,you can't see her now

if you have a message for her I'll take it home this evening

Are you trying to tell me that I can't see my own wife?

No,wife came home at four this morning after driving all night

She was in a horrible state, I gave her a couple of sleeping pills

and send her straight to bed. She is probably still sleep

I can explain that, Ben,I..

Perhaps you can tell me

how you happened to be in the company of Evelyn Stewart last night?

How do you know that?

Leslie went back to try and find you

she thought she had acted too hastily she saw you and the Stewart girl going into a pub

Yes

Steve

No,I can't see her today

Yes,it's definitely off

I can't go into the reasons now

You were about to explain

What's the use

The explanation will have to be very convincing

Ben, I got to see Leslie

The whole thing is crazy but at least I can try to make her understand

Look at it from her point of view

Your past record is far from reassuring

then those letters and your long pretence that you didn't even know the girl

I didn't.That hasn't changed

She obviously knew you

She had your signed photograph

and on top of that your assignation with the girl

Stop,Ben

I know how awful it sounds

How can you expect Leslie to believe anything you say?

You mean that we are washed up?

Leslie and I

That isn't for me to decide

If you want my advice, you should go away for a while

sort things out in your own mind

and then come back and face whatever has to be faced

But I can't do that,Ben,with the clips coming up I got to be on deck ship

Anything gone wrong with the clips?

I wanted to spare you this, at least at the moment

we are not doing the picture

What?

I've taken it off schedule

But you can't do that not until..

I'm still head of the studio even if my authority has been somewhat nominal

but I can't approve this high budget for a picture I don't believe in

But you did approve,we've been all over that

That was when you were taking personal responsibility

In your present state

I can't advise the board of directors to let you continue that responsibility

Have a dig at this straight

You went to the directors and persuaded them to fire me

Is that right?

Not quite,I suggested a leave of absence

until we think you are in shape to resume your duties

In the mean time I take over for you

I'd warn you,Ben,I'm going to the board and put up a fight

I'm afraid the odds are somewhat against you

Not all together

the studio is committed to Kay Wallace, Kay could sue us blind on the contract

Miss Wallace and I came to an understanding this morning

it seems that she is as anxious to get rid of her commitment as we are

You've thought of everything

Haven't you?

Oh,won't it be nice to get back to California,and all that sunshine

And those yellow oranges growing back on the trees

Mary,stop talking like a chamber of commerce

Aren't you just a little homesick,Miss Wallace?

Homesick? Not sure I know what home is

Wherever I'm making a picture I guess

Come in!

You look as you've been doubling for ghost

I've got to talk to you

I'll go out,Mr Wilson,time enough leave to pack these

Thanks,Mary

Kay,you can't walk out on Eclipse

After my conversation with Ben

I was under the impression that Eclipse were walking out on me

I can pause and put it back on schedule if you stand by me

Reggie,no good ever came of forcing people

do a picture they don't want to do,you know that

Besides I've personal reasons for wanting to call it quit

After all it sounds if it was the last picture in the world

It might be for me

Have you forgotten?

All right

You want a shoulder to weep on

Well,go ahead

Ben is easing me out of my job

That's not the worst of it

Leslie is left me,she is home with her father

When did all this happen?

Yesterday,we went out to see Evelyn Stewart

and she stuck to her story that I was her lover

And Leslie believed her?

Even the police believed it

I had her questioned but she had answers for everything

Then I did a fool thing

After we left the police I went into a pub with her

And Leslie saw us

I know that doesn't make any sense

but I was in the mood to find out

just how far she'd go,and she was fascinating,I will say that for her

We had a couple of drinks and I..

Well,what's the use,let's skip the rest

I think I can fill in the details

Kay,how can my life fall apart like this over something that I haven't done

Have I done something that I can't even remember?

Sometimes it's the things we haven't done

that pay us back for the things we have

There is one thing I can say

since I've been married I haven't even looked at another girl

Except Evelyn Stewart

Reggie,is it possible that you could have known this girl before you met Leslie?

I'd remember her

I have known cases

where there been a quite a few amours and one got lost in the shuffle

I swear I never even saw this girl until yesterday

Unless

Kay,you suppose that could be something wrong with me,with my mind something

Now don't make it worse than it is

That's the only explanation that makes any sense

See I'm crazy

Everybody else

Reggie,now stop it,stop it and listen to me

You're fade out and you are in no condition to think clearly about anything

Now look,I got the a name of a very good doctor

You're going to see him

Just as soon as I can

Then she calls you and made this appointment but

first I didn't want to come but then I thought

Well,what could you lose?

That's right

And that's all?

It's just one thing more

I usually keep an extra suit at the office

in case I had to make a hurried trip some place

like Paris and New York

Yesterday I found these in the pocket of that suit

Newcastle?

I've checked them

It's a space on the Flying Scotsman

Space you never used

Unless I used the space and then I forgot about it

Doctor,you got to help me, if I'm not crazy now,I soon will be

Mr Wilson,I'm a medical doctor and this is really not my field

But I'm going to have a neurologist, whom I know, to have a look at you

Don't be too alarmed about your mental condition

I believe in checking all possibilities

Drink this it'll quiet your nerve

What am I got to do? I can't work,I can't..

I think your father in law gave you an excellent advice

After the check up we'll send you away for a while

Get your mind on something else

Time has a way of solving nine tenth of our problems

What about Leslie?

I had a word with your wife

They given me leave

A month be all right?

Not long enough,my advice is four to six months

I can't

You don't know this industry if I left for that long I couldn't be sure of my job

What else have I got left?

Your life

Just came for you

Flowers?

Couldn't it come on a more appropriate time?

Until it all blow over

Sure,in thousand years and we are all dead

Mr Wilson,are you feeling all right?

I'm all right

I'll send anything you forget, don't worry about anything

She forgives me

Yes,Mr Wilson?

Is Ben there,Miss Cedric?

No,he is on one of the stages looking over the set

Can I give him any message,Mr Wilson?

No,I just wanted to say good bye

He'll be sorry to have missed you

Yes

Everybody is sorry

Sorry Miss Stewart,I'm just behalf of going over changes in this set

I've got a unit moving in here tomorrow

Well I have to go back tonight Mr Case

it's about something important to both of us

Then put it in a letter and send it to me

you seem to be pretty familiar with our postal service

Very funny.So that's the way you're going to play it

Innocent

Young lady have you come here to threaten me?

Well I had hope we could have a frank talk

but it seems that I got to spell everything out

I'm certainly not going to write it in a letter

I shouldn't have to tell you why

Miss Stewart

if you are not out of here in thirty seconds,I'm going to call the police

I wouldn't if I were you,we might both land in adjoining cells

I think you are out of your mind

It could be that you are out of yours

Or have you forgotten about me and Reggie Wilson?

Of course I know about you and Mr Wilson

but there is no longer any concern of mine

he's leaving studio today, he's probably left by now

That's what you wanted,isn't it?

Really,Mr Case,you ought to be a little more grateful

Miss Stewart,what is it you want of me?

That's more like it

Say

Could really believe that a battle has been fought here

What picture is it?

Will you please go

You haven't got a part in it for a talented brunette with blue eyes 5' 3''

It's all cast

Too bad.Never mind.I can wait

So long you don't forget

that I'd been promised a job as soon as one comes up

I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about

Who offered you a job?

Ernest Chaple,who else, he paid me the money but

Mr Chaple is my assistant

but he has no authority to offer anyone a job without consulting me

Mr Case,let's stop pretending,shall we?

Right from the start I suspected you were behind this thing

It was your studio,and your daughter,Mr Wilson's was married to

Then one day your friend,Ernest, rang me from a pub in Newcastle remember?

I just happened to be in the boot next to him and overheard what he told you

He rang to tell me that my son in law was involved with you

He ought to know since he was the one that did the involving

What?

Now you are not going try and tell me

that you didn't know

that the whole affair between your son in law and me was cooked up

To get rid of him?

You're lying

Not this time,Mr Case

I've done some pretty fancy lying for you these past few months

but I can still tell the truth when it suits me

That's good to know

because you are gonna have to tell quite a lot of it under oath,both of you

-Reggie,I thought you.. -Left

I almost had,if I had not happen to see a familiar face from my window

What's the matter,honey, aren't you glad to se your old lover?

I can explain everything,Mr Wilson

I'm sure you can but the last few minutes you've been doing real well

This time the police would really be interested

I understand how you must feel ,Mr Wilson

but are you sure you want this kind of publicity?

Yes.I am

I'm glad you called me Mr Wilson

but if you said Reggie I might not been able to keep my hands off you

You didn't keep your hand off me,Mr Wilson,or your lips

Remember that when you prefer charges

I'll remember

And you,Ben

You'd been close to me as a real father, it's as my own father tried to kill me

You are not going to believe this girl after all lies she's told

Some of them are pretty good lies

she knew things about me,she couldn't possibly find out by herself

If you let me go,Mr Wilson,I promise

I don't care about your promises

I've never laid eyes on this girl until today

You didn't have to see her,as long as you had Ernie to do your dirty work

Don't dear accuse me

Why was Ernie in Newcastle,he called you from there,I heard you admit it

He went out to find out about this girl

You were pretty quick to believe what he found out,weren't you?

Why not? It all fitted in,those letters

all I knew of your past and then Leslie herself confirmed it

I still want to know

why Ernie was prying into my private life,and who put him up to it

All right,I'll tell you,I did

That's what I thought

Sometime ago I had him track you on your journeys out of town

You had them spy on me,Ben. Why? What right did you have?

To protect Leslie I didn't believe you were a proper husband for her

It's a fine way of protecting her by breaking her heart

You wanted me out of the way

and you dreamt up this pack of lies as a pretext

Now I'll tell you something

You had this girl come here today to throw me off the track to save your own skin

That's what you want to believe

Quite a coincidence you're turning up

just at the right moment, in my opinion a little too carefully rehearsed

All right,Ben,let's find out who is telling the truth

Where is Ernie?

He's supervising some dubbing on stage 7 and I'm not going to disturb him

Oh,yes you are.You are going with me and so is that girl

I want to see Ernie's face when he is..

Let me get park gate

Ah,Pat,Mr Wilson

Put some extra men on all the gates

I'm looking for a girl named Evelyn Stewart,don't let her go through

She is about 5' 3'' dark hair wearing a black dress and carrying a light raincoat

We got encircled,come out with fire

Do as I say

Hurry up will you,we haven't got the all day

Ready now,Mr Chaple

OK,let's this time get it right

That's enough,that's all for now,break for lunch

It's only 11 20 am, Mr Chaple

I said we are breaking for lunch

Get out

You must be crazy coming here,why couldn't you wait..

Turn off these lights

I told you I call you as soon as Wilson left the lot

Well he didn't leave soon enough

Kay Wallace came to see me in Newcastle

and she threatened to go to the police if I didn't let Reggie off the hook

How could she found out?

She knew plenty and including some dates I made up in America

She said she was with him then and she'd swear to it

You didn't tell her about me?

It's all you can think about,isn't it?

Saving your own hide

Well it's too late now,the whole thing is out of the bag

What?

I went to see Mr Case

to try and saw up a job for Kay Walsh got to see his daughter

Reggie must have followed me and he overheard what I said

No,no

Don't just stand there you got me into this and get me out

Get them here,it is out with us

Then break up something

There must be a way out of the back lot

They are watching all the gates

Yes,no other way out.Any way would good would it do?

Then brothers starts saying you prayers if you know any

If you only hadn't gone to Ben

All staff one

You had me believe he was behind the whole thing,didn't you?

Yes,I was doing it for Ben

this is Ben's studio,Wilson had no right to put him on the shelf

So you were only doing it for a friend

Yes I was

Evelyn you got to believe me, you got to help me convince Ben

Oh,don't hand me that stuff

You hated Reggie and you wanted to get him out of the way

I hated him,he was getting what he deserved

There is real dirt under his feet

I've heard enough and call the gates

Oh shut up,listen,Reggie is a pretty decent guy

I was a fool ever get mixed up in this

As for you,you are a scheming,spying informer

You know I'll enjoy seen you squirm when he finds you

Don't talk to me like that

You come here on purpose

to make trouble because you got a crush on him,yes that's it

You went out with him in Newcastle,Ben told me

He was making love to you,and you fell for it like all the others

Don't tell me you are jealous

Or dreamy ideas about me,I could feel your eyes taking the hurdles

I bet you never had a girl in your life

You tramp you

Come down,Ernie

Come down

Or I come up there and throw you to that glass cage

Ben,where is Ben?

Save your breath Ernie

Your mike was open,we heard the whole thing

Come on,Ernie,keep walking

Take that light off me

You never took it off me,did you,Ernie?

Tailed me everywhere and when you drew a blank,you rigged the whole thing

My out of town trips,photographs, sleeper stubs,followed me everywhere

Couldn't get away from it

Thought I was going out of my mind

Prop gun,prop girls,everything phoney

The story of your life,Ernie

You stay with us

You’re all right,Reggie

Where about is our man,Mr Wilson?

Back there

You go to my office and make a complete statement

My secretary will take it down

-You understand? -Yes

Mr Wilson

Haven't got a match,have you?

I guess I had Evelyn Stewart coming to me

I think we both had

You know Ben,I've been thinking

People ought to have,like two lives

One to practice on and the other one they could really..