SIR!
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE I CAN FIND
DOLLS INCORPORATED?
ROOM 502.
FIRST DOOR
ON YOUR LEFT.
THANK YOU.
THESE ARE THE BROWNIES
FROM THE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
THE GIRLS ARE HERE
TO VISIT THE FACTORY,
MR. FRANZ.
YES, MR. FRANZ.
HE'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MOMENT.
I'M SURE THE GIRLS
WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE DOLL DISPLAY
WHILE THEY'RE WAITING.
WELL, FINE.
THANK YOU.
I LIKE THE ONE
OVER AT THE END.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'VE GOT SO MANY
BEAUTIFUL DRESSES.
I LIKE THE ONE
OVER THERE BEST.
[Little Girl]
THERE ARE SO MANY.
DON'T LET MR. FRANZ CATCH YOU.
HE'S VERY FINICKY
ABOUT THESE DOLLS.
NOBODY'S ALLOWED
TO TOUCH THEM.
LET'S LOOK
AT THE OTHER DOLLS.
YOUNG LADY,
DO YOU LIKE MY DOLLS?
I THINK
THEY'RE LOVELY.
DO YOU REALLY?
YOU MUST MEET
SOME OF THEM.
MY DOLLS ARE FASHIONED
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
HERE'S A BRIDE.
ISN'T SHE LOVELY?
AND OVER HERE,
NOW LET ME SEE...
A HOUSEWIFE
GOING SHOPPING.
AND HERE, OH MY, YES.
SHE'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THIS IS MY NURSE.
SHE HELPS TO KEEP
MY LITTLE PEOPLE WELL.
WOULDN'T DO FOR ANYTHING
TO HAPPEN TO THEM,
WOULD IT, NURSE?
YOU TREAT THEM
LIKE REAL PEOPLE.
BUT OF COURSE.
THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.
MY NAME IS FRANZ.
WHAT'S YOURS, MY DEAR?
SALLY REYNOLDS.
YOU CAME ABOUT MY AD,
I SUPPOSE.
YES. BUT I DON'T
THINK I'M THE GIRL
FOR THE JOB.
WAIT, PLEASE.
LET ME BE THE JUDGE, HUH?
HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE
HAVE YOU HAD?
VERY LITTLE. I WORKED
A YEAR IN A COLLEGE
BOOKSTORE, THAT'S ALL.
MARRIED?
NO.
LIVE WITH YOUR FAMILY?
I HAVEN'T ANY FAMILY.
I'M SURE THERE'S
SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S
BETTER QUALIFIED.
YOU'RE EXACTLY
THE ONE I WANT,
MISS REYNOLDS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO
START RIGHT AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
JUST ANSWER THE
PHONE, TAKE CARE
OF MY ACCOUNTS
AND MY CORRESPONDENCE.
I'M NO GOOD
AT PAPERWORK.
I'M SORRY,
MR. FRANZ.
I COULDN'T.
[Phone rings]
I HAVE NO ONE
TO HELP ME WITH MY
DOLLS. I WORK ALONE.
I NEED SOMEONE
IN THE OFFICE.
WHATEVER YOU DO,
YOUR WORK WILL
BE SATISFACTORY.
I PAY THE USUAL
WAGES, BUT IF
THAT ISN'T ENOUGH,
I COULD MANAGE
A LITTLE MORE. WON'T
YOU PLEASE TRY IT?
JUST FOR
A DAY OR TWO?
DOLLS INCORPORATED.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
A MR. GRANT FOR YOU.
I'LL TAKE IT
IN THE BACK ROOM.
YES, MR. GRANT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD
A SECRETARY NAMED JANET HALL?
YES. MISS HALL USED
TO WORK FOR ME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE I CAN REACH HER?
WELL, SHE LEFT
LAST WEEK.
SHE WAS GOING
TO TAKE A BETTER
POSITION WITH PATHE.
YOU MIGHT TRY TO
REACH HER THERE.
THIS IS PATHE.
SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.
IF YOU SEE HER, WILL YOU
HAVE HER GET IN TOUCH WITH ME?
I'D BE GLAD TO.
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT.
GOODBYE.
THANK YOU.GOODBYE.
[Knock on door]
WHO IS IT?
IT'S SALLY.
MR. FRANZ, IF
I'M TO WORK FOR YOU,
I'LL NEED THE CASH LEDGER.
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE IT IS?
I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW.
JANET TOOK SUCH GOOD
CARE OF THINGS.
I'LL BE RIGHT OUT
AND HELP YOU
LOOK FOR IT.
WELL, HELLO!
WHO ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS SALLY.
I WORK FOR MR. FRANZ.
SINCE WHEN?
[Sally]
SIX WEEKS AGO.
DO YOU HAVE BUSINESS
WITH MR. FRANZ?
I SURE DO. I'M BOB
WESTLEY. THE BEST
SALESMAN IN ST. LOUIS.
WELL, HE CAN'T BE
DISTURBED RIGHT NOW.
YOU MAY WAIT
OR PERHAPS COME BACK LATER.
[Bob] AT LEAST
TELL HIM I'M HERE.
BUT I'M SORRY,
HE JUST CAN'T
BE DISTURBED.
HE'S NOT IN THE FACTORY.
ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME
WHERE HE IS?
PLEASE, DON'T GET ME
INTO TROUBLE. MR. FRANZ
IS IN THE BACK ROOM.
WHEN HE'S IN THAT ROOM,
HE NEVER WANTS
TO BE DISTURBED.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
DON'T GET EXCITED.
BUT CAN'T YOU SEND UP
SOME SMOKE SIGNALS
OR SOMETHING?
CALL HIM ON THE PHONE.
HE'D BE FURIOUS.
MR. FRANZ, FURIOUS?
THEY DON'T COME ANY
MILDER THAN HIM.
ARE YOU AFRAID
OF HIM?
PLEASE, I'VE GOT
WORK TO DO.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE
ME, I'LL BE ABLE
TO DO IT.
LOOK.
LET'S START ALL
OVER AGAIN.
I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T WANT TO
GET YOU IN TROUBLE
AND I WANT TO
BE FRIENDS. OKAY?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, NOW
THAT WE'RE FRIENDS,
TELL ME THE TRUTH.
ARE YOU AFRAID
OF YOUR BOSS?
NO, I'M NO AFRAID OF HIM.
MAYBE JUST A LITTLE.
HE DOES GET A LITTLE
PECULIAR AT TIMES.
WHAT TIMES?
WHEN HE TALKS TO THEM.
HE'S SO SERIOUS.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF
HE EXPECTED THEM
TO TALK BACK.
WHO?
WHY, THE DOLLS,
OF COURSE.
THE DOLL--
[Sally] WAIT. JUST A MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING, SALLY.
DREAMED UP ANYTHING
NEW ABOUT THE BOSS?
DOLLS
INCORPORATED?
IT'S ON THE
FIFTH FLOOR.
SECOND FLOOR!
WELL, I CAN TAKE
THE LETTER.
I WORK THERE.
ARE YOUMISS HALL?
NO.
WELL, IT'S REGISTERED.
SOMEONE WILL HAVE
TO SIGN FOR IT.
MAYBE YOU BETTER
SEE MR. FRANZ
ABOUT IT.
THIRD FLOOR!
ARE YOU ANOTHER
NEW MAN? SEEMS WE
JUST GOT ONE LATELY.
I'M SPECIAL
DELIVERY.
FOURTH FLOOR!
WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO THAT FRIENDLY FELLOW
WHO BROUGHT THE MAIL
FOR SO LONG?
YOU MEAN OLD ERNIE?
FUNNY THING, TWO DAYS
BEFORE HE WAS TO RETIRE
AND GET A PENSION,
HE DISAPPEARED.
STARTED OUT ONE MORNING
WITH HIS MAIL SACK AND
NEVER CAME BACK.
[Phone rings]
YES, MISS REYNOLDS.
I'LL BE RIGHT OUT
AND SIGN FOR IT.
BOB. GOOD MORNING. I DON'T KNOW
MISS HALL'S NEW ADDRESS,
BUT I EXPECT
HER TO STOP BY
IN A DAY OR TWO.
I'LL SEE SHE
GETS THIS.
THANK YOU.
COME ON IN,
BOB.
SORRY IF I HURT
YOUR FEELINGS.
I'LL BE RIGHT
WITH YOU, BOB.
[Sally]
HOW BEAUTIFUL!
[Franz]
YES, VERY NICE.
THE PRICE DOESN'T
SEEM TOO
OUT OF LINE.
I'LL TAKE FOUR
GROSS OF THAT.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE,
MY DEAR?
THIS ONE HERE.
THE WHITE ORGANDY
WITH THE BLUE RIBBONS.
IT'S A PITY YOU CAN'T
MODEL IT FOR US.
[Franz] I CAN SEE IT WOULD BE
VERY BECOMING ON YOU. YES.
WELL, TWO GROSS
OF THE STRAPLESS ORGANDY,
AND TWO OF
THE NEGLIGEE.
[Salesman]HOW ABOU LINGERIE TO GO WITH IT?
[Franz] YES, YOU CAN
PUT THAT IN, TOO.
WHEN CAN YOU
DELIVER THEM?
[Franz] YES.
[Salesman]TEN DAYS. ALL RIGHT?
WILL THAT BE ALL,
MR. FRANZ?
[Franz] DO YOU MIND
IF I KEEP THIS
STRAPLESS ORGANDY?
YOU CAN CHARGE IT
TO MY ORDER.
I THINK THAT'LL
BE ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU,
MR. FRANZ.
THANK YOU, MISS.
HERE, LET ME
GET RID OF SOME OF
THIS STUFF FOR YOU.
MISS REYNOLDS, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'D EVER
DO WITHOUT YOU.
[Phone rings]
YES, MISS REYNOLDS.
WHO? NO!
BY ALL MEANS,
TELL HIM I'LL
BE RIGHT THERE.
AN OLD FRIEND
OUT OF THE PAST
IS HERE TO SEE ME.
SHALL WE
CALL IT A DAY?
I'D HAVE TO STOP SOON
TO MIX MORE PLASTIC.
SO, YOU'LL FORGIVEME, WON'T YOU?
CERTAINLY, SIR.
MY DEAR FRIEND,HOW ARE YOU?
EMIL!
EMIL,WHAT A
SURPRISE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
YOU WERE IN THIS
PART OF THE WORLD.
I ARRIVEDYESTERDAY.
WITH YOUR PUPPETS?
OF COURSE. MY PUPPETS
OPEN THEIR SHOW
NEXT MONDAY.
I SHOULD LIKE VERY MUCH
FOR YOU TO COME
AND MEET THEM.
GOOD.
OF COURSE, I SHOULD BE HAPPY TO.
HOW DID YOU
EVER FIND ME?
WELL, I THOUGHT
I'D NEED THE SERVICES
OF A MARIONETTE-MAKER
WHILE I WAS HERE.
SO, I OPENED
THE DIRECTORY AND
THERE WAS YOUR NAME.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, FRANZ.
NO MORE SHOW BUSINESS, HUH?
NO, NO,
I GAVE THAT UP.
I JUST HAVE
DOLLS NOW.
DOLLS, HUH?
MANY, MANY DOLLS,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
AS LONG AS
YOU ENJOY IT.
TELL ME, HOW'S
YOUR DEAR EMMA?
EMMA, EMMA...
THE GIRL WITH
THE BEAUTIFUL
GOLDEN HAIR, YOUR WIFE.
I HAVE TRIED SO LONG
TO FORGET THAT NAME,
I SOMETIMES
ALMOST SUCCEED.
SHE LEFT ME.
WHEN DID
THIS HAPPEN?
MY MARIONETTES
WERE PLAYING
IN LUXEMBOURG.
SHE RAN AWAY WITH
SOMEONE SHE LIKED
BETTER. AN ACROBAT.
ACRO-- THA MUST'VE HURT.
HOW THA MUST'VE HURT.
BUT, I'M HAPPY
NOW AT ANY RATE,
AND THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
EMIL, LET ME TAKE
YOU TO DINNER.
WHY NOT, WHY NOT?
WE'LL HAVE TIME TO
STOP AT THE THEATER AND
VISIT YOUR MARIONETTES.
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT
IDEA, FRANZ.
SO, LET US GO.
WAIT TILL YOU MEE MY LITTLE PUPPETS.
BRAVO, BRAVO.
EXCELLENT, FRANZ.
EXCELLENT.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T
SEEN A PERFORMANCE
LIKE THAT IN AGES.
WELL, WELL, WELL.
THIS IS LIKE THE GOOD
OLD DAYS, HUH, FRANZ?
YOU WERE ONCE THE BEST
IN OUR PROFESSION.
YOU STILL COULD BE,
IF YOU WANTED TO.
WELL, YOU SEE, THINGS
HAVE BEEN GETTING
TOO MUCH FOR ME LATELY
AND I'VE BEEN
THINKING OF A PARTNER.
WHAT ABOU JOINING ME, HUH?
IT DOESN'T
INTEREST ME.
WHY NOT? BECAUSE
MY MARIONETTES ARE OLD
AND NEED ATTENTION?
I DON'T MIND
REPAIRING THEM,
IT ISN'T THAT.
WHAT IS IT, THEN?
I'M CONTENT IN
MY DOLL FACTORY.
ISN'T IT TIME
WE ATE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOU, MY FRIEND?
WHY MUST SOMEONE
WHO'S CONTENT WITH
THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE
ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING
WRONG WITH HIM?
CONTENTMENT
IS UNNATURAL.
EMMA'S LEAVING MUST'VE
DONE YOU A GREAT DEAL
OF HARM, MY BOY.
YOU THINK SO?
YOU'VE RUN AWAY
FROM LIFE. YOU'VE
SURROUNDED YOURSELF
WITH ALL SHAPES OF
PEOPLE: THEIR FACES,
THEIR LEGS, THEIR ARMS...
EVEN LITTLE MANNEQUINS
OF THEM. BUT NOT
THEIR SPIRIT.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF THAT.
WELL, I'VE FOUND
PEACE, ANYHOW.
WILL IT LAST?
I HAVE NO FEAR IT WON'T.
I LOVE MY DOLLS AND
I'M QUITE SURE.
THEY'LL NEVER
LEAVE ME.
LET'S FORGET ABOUT
THE PAST, EMIL, AND
HAVE A GOOD TIME, HUH?
LIVING IN THE
PRESENT IS THE ONLY
IMPORTANT THING.
AFTER DINNER,
WE'LL GO BACK
TO MY SHOP, HUH?
EXCELLENT IDEA.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
HAPPY?
UH-HUH.
DID YOU PICK
THIS SHOW FOR ANY
PARTICULAR REASON?
I GET TIRED OF
THE SAME THINGS ALL
THE TIME. DON'T YOU?
YES, I DO.
SUCH AS WHAT?
DOLLS.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A FREAK?
PLEASE, SIR, I...
THIS IS HOW IT
FEELS TO BE SO BIG YOU
CAN STICK YOUR FIST
THROUGH A CIRCUS TOP!
[Colossal Man]
LIKE A CLOWN!
MR. FRANZ SAID YOU
WERE GOING BACK TO
ST. LOUIS TOMORROW.
MAYBE.
[Colossal Man] I CAN GROW
TO BE 100 FEET TALL!
AND I DON'T NEED
A CHANGE OF WARDROBE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO COME WITH ME?
WHAT WOULD I DO
IN ST. LOUIS?
LIVE IN A PRETTY
LITTLE HOUSE.
BECOME MRS.
BOB WESTLEY.
[Colossal Man] "MAN LIVES
THROUGH PLUTONIUM BLAST."
THAT'S A GREAT JOKE,
ISN'T IT, SERGEANT?
WHY DO YOU THINK
I'VE BEEN HANGING AROUND
ALL THESE WEEKS?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
I DON'T KNOWWHAT TO SAY.
THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
[Colossal Man] WANT TO GO
BACK AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS
ABOUT THE MONSTER?
THE CIRCUS FREAK?
THAT'S RIGHT, SERGEANT.
I'M A CIRCUS FREAK.
HAVE A TENT, WILL TRAVEL.
WHY DON'T YOU
MAKE A SIGN SAYING:
"SEE THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN"?
SAY, I GO A TERRIFIC IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE FLY TO
LAS VEGAS TOMORROW
AND GET MARRIED?
I COULDN'T LEAVE
WITHOUT TELLING
MR. FRANZ I'M GOING.
WELL, LET ME TELL
HIM. I'LL SEE HIM FIRST
THING IN THE MORNING.
YOU GET PACKED AND
BE READY. I'LL PICK
YOU UP AT 10:00.
HOW'S THAT?
WONDERFUL.
[Colossal Man] I'M NOT
GROWING, YOU'RE SHRINKING!
[Phone rings]
[Sally]HELLO?
[Franz]MISS REYNOLDS.
IS ANYTHING THE MATTER?
WHEN YOU DIDN'T COME
TO THE OFFICE THIS MORNING,
I BEGAN TO WORRY.
HASN'T MR. WESTLEY
BEEN TO SEE YOU?
YES, HE WAS HERE
EARLIER, BUT HE'S LEFT.
[Sally] WHERE
DID HE GO?
BACK TO ST. LOUIS,
I BELIEVE.
[Franz] MISS REYNOLDS?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES.
CAN I EXPECT YOU
AT THE OFFICE
THIS MORNING?
YES. I'LL BE THERE.
[Franz] ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU ARE.
NOW THINGS ARE
AS THEY SHOULD BE.
BY THE WAY, I LEFT THE
BILL FOR THOSE ST. LOUIS
SHIPMENTS ON YOUR DESK.
I'LL SEE TO THEM
RIGHT AWAY.
MR. FRANZ, DID
BOB GO BY AIR?
NO. BY TRAIN.
I BELIEVE HE HAD
HIS TICKET ALL READY.
IT WAS VERY SUDDEN.
HE'D BEEN
NEGLECTING HIS
BUSINESS LATELY.
IT PROBABLY CAUGHT
UP WITH HIM.
DIDN'T HE TELL YOU
ANYTHING ABOUT ME?
YES, HE DID. HE TOLD
ME THAT HE'D ASKED YOU
TO MARRY HIM,
AND THAT YOU HAD
CONSENTED. WHEN'S
IT TO BE?
HE DIDN'T... I MEAN,
WE HAVEN'T SET THE DATE.
BOB GAVE ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED FOR ME
AFTER YOU WERE MARRIED.
I BEGGED HIM NOT TO
TAKE YOU AWAY. I TOLD
HIM HOW SAD IT IS
WHEN PEOPLE GO.
[Franz]
OH, MY DEAR.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO
MAKE YOU UNHAPPY.
IS IT BECAUSE HE
DIDN'T COME AND
SAY GOODBYE?
THAT WASN'T THOUGHTFUL
OF HIM. WILL YOU LISTEN
TO AN OLD FRIEND?
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF YOU TRIED
TO FORGET HIM.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK.
THAT'S NOT TRUE,
I DO KNOW.
BOB WOULDN'T TREAT
ME THIS WAY IF HE
COULD HELP IT.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED
TO HIM.
WHEN DID YOU MAKE
THIS, MR. FRANZ?
WHILE BOB WAS HERE.
IT COULD BE
HIM, ALMOST.
THANK YOU FOR
THE COMPLIMENT.
THE AIM OF EVERY
COMPOSER IS TO
FIT THE WORLD
WITHIN THE LIMITS
OF HIS SYMPHONY.
[Franz] A WRITER WANTS TO
PUT ALL OF LIFE BETWEEN
THE COVERS OF HIS BOOK.
IF I CAN MAKE MY DOLLS
IN THE IMAGE OF THOSE
I KNOW AND LOVE,
I'M SATISFIED.
IT'S A SMALL TALENT,
I KNOW, BUT I HAVE TO
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
IT'S THE ONLY
ONE I HAVE.
I'LL BE OUT OF THE
OFFICE FOR AN HOUR
OR SO, MISS REYNOLDS.
WILL YOU LOCK UP, MY DEAR?
I HAVE MY OWN KEY.
PARDON ME.
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE SERGEANT
PATERSON IS?
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT PATERSON?
YES.
I'M SALLY REYNOLDS.
THE MAN AT THE DESK
SENT ME TO YOU.
OH, YES. SIT DOWN,
MISS REYNOLDS.
HERE IT IS.
YOU SAY IN THIS REPORT
YOU MADE DOWNSTAIRS
THAT YOUR FIANCE
DISAPPEARED
MYSTERIOUSLY.
JUST WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?
SOMETHING MR. FRANZ
DID TO HIM.
SUCH AS?
MR. FRANZ DIDSOMETHING TO HIM.
YOU SAID THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW
ELSE TO PUT IT.
DID HE HIT HIM?
DID HE SHOOT HIM?
DID HE STRANGLE HIM?
NO, HE...
YOU WON'T BELIEVE ME.
WELL, THAT'S MY BUSINESS.
NOW TELL ME, JUST WHAT
DID HE DO?
HE MADE BOB INTO A DOLL.
HE MADE YOUR FIANCE
INTO A DOLL. I SEE.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
IF WE LEARN ANYTHING,
MISS REYNOLDS.
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T
BELIEVE ME.
SUPPOSE THERE WERE
SOME OTHER PEOPLE
THAT DISAPPEARED THE
SAME WAY? WOULD YOU
DO SOMETHING THEN?
THAT ALL DEPENDS.
WHO WERE THEY?
JANET HALL.
ANYONE ELSE?
A MAILMANNAMED ERNIE.
ERNIE LARSON.
GO ON.
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?
I GUESS IT IS.
OKAY. LET'S GO SEE
THIS MR. FRANZ.
HE'S TAKEN BOB DOWN.
HE MUST HAVE
HIM INSIDE.
[Sergeant]
IS THIS THE MAN?
[Sally]
YES.
THE LADY SAYS YOU'VE
BEEN MAKING PEOPLE
DISAPPEAR MYSTERIOUSLY.
[Sergeant] TURNING
THEM INTO DOLLS.
WHY, MISS REYNOLDS,
WHAT MADE YOU SAY
SUCH A THING?
[Franz] THAT'S
PERFECTLY RIDICULOUS.
[Sergeant]
IS THAT WESTLEY?
[Sergeant] HOW COME
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE
HER BOYFRIEND?
I MODEL ALL MY DOLLS AFTER
PEOPLE I KNOW AND LIKE.
PEOPLE I LIKE
TO HAVE NEAR ME.
[Franz] THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT, IS THERE?
[Sergeant] MAY ISEE IT, PLEASE?
[Franz] CERTAINLY.
IT'S LIFELIKE,
ALL RIGHT.
[Franz]
I SHOULD HOPE SO.
BUT I ASSURE YOU,
IT'S ONLY A DOLL.
WATCH.
[Franz] WHAT DID
YOU EXPECT, DEAR?
THEY'RE ONLY MADE
OF PLASTIC.
YOU SEE, HERE'S A WHOLE
CASE FULL OF THEM.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR
BOYFRIEND KIND OF TOOK A
POWDER, DOESN'T IT?
OKAY. I'LL PUT THROUGH
A TRACER ON HIM, ANYWAY.
BE SEEING YOU.
FEEL FREE TO DROP IN
ANYTIME, SERGEANT.
[Sergeant]
THANK YOU.
YOU WEREN'T THINKING
OF GOING TOO,
WERE YOU, DEAR?
OF COURSE.
PLEASE, DON'T.
IT WOULD MAKE
ME SO UNHAPPY.
DO YOU REALLY EXPECT
ME TO WORK FOR YOU
AFTER ALL THIS?
I THINK OF YOUR
PRETTY EYES AND
YOUR LOVELY VOICE,
AND THE BEAUTIFUL
FLOWERS ON YOUR DESK,
AND I ASK MYSELF,
HOW COULD I EVER
BEAR TO LET YOU GO?
BUT IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE.
NOW WHY DO YOU
SAY THAT, MY DEAR?
BECAUSE I CAN'T
STAND BEING IN THIS
PLACE ANOTHER MINUTE.
IT'S LOCKED.
OPEN THE DOOR.
IT'S LOCKED. NO, NO!
[Intense, high-pitched drone]
[Franz] BE CAREFUL,
MY DEAR.
YOU AREN'T AFRAID
OF ME, ARE YOU?
WHY, I'M YOUR FRIEND.
[Franz] YOU MUSTN'T FEEL
BAD, MISS REYNOLDS.
IT'S TIME FOR
YOU TO PUT ON
YOUR NEW CLOTHES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MEET
YOUR FIANCE DRESSED IN
NOTHING BUT A NAPKIN,
DO YOU?
[Franz] HERE
THEY ARE.
FIRST YOUR TOILET ARTICLES.
[Franz] AND YOUR
STOCKINGS.
AND THE DRESS.
IT'S VERY PRETTY. YOU REMEMBER
YOU SELECTED THIS YOURSELF?
[Franz] YOU WANT TO
MAKE YOURSELF LOOK
NICE, I'M SURE.
YOU'RE GOING TO MEET
BOB. SHALL I HELP YOU?
THAT'S BETTER.
HE'S ONLY ASLEEP,
MISS REYNOLDS.
WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL
A STATE OF SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
BOB!
[Franz] BE PATIENT.
HE'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE.
THIS FRESH AIR
WILL REVIVE HIM
IN NO TIME.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I
ENJOY THESE LITTLE REUNIONS.
[Franz] YOU FUNNY
LITTLE PEOPLE.
I WONDER WHY IT IS YOU
ALWAYS HATE ME SO AT FIRST.
I HAVEN'T REALLY HARMED YOU.
[Franz] YOU GET THE BEST CARE.
I NEVER LET YOU GET
TOO WARM OR COLD,
TOO HUNGRY OR TOO TIRED.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL.
THINK.
NO DAILY GRIND,
NO BUDGET PROBLEMS,
NO TAXES OR DEBTS
OR FAMILY TO SUPPORT.
I SEE TO EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S NEVER DULL. YOU SLEEP
AWAY THE BORING HOURS
IN YOUR JARS,
AND WHEN I WAKE YOU,
IT'S ONLY TO HAVE FUN.
TO ENJOY SOME NEW TREAT
I'VE THOUGHT UP FOR YOU.
[Franz] DON'T YOU SEE
HOW FORTUNATE YOU ARE?
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO
ALL THE REST OF YOUR
LITTLE LIVES BUT BE HAPPY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!
CHANGE US BACK
THE WAY WE WERE!
I LIKE YOU BETTER
THE WAY YOU ARE.
ARE YOU GOING TO
KEEP US THIS SIZE?
ALWAYS.
WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE TO US?
WOULD YOU REALLY LIKE
TO KNOW? IT'S MY SECRET,
BUT I DON'T THINK
YOU'LL GIVE ME AWAY.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE
PRINCIPLE, REALLY.
NOTICE HOW THIS
SLIDE PROJECTOR
THROWS A VISUAL IMAGE.
I CAN MAKE IT
ANY SIZE I CHOOSE.
WHEN I PUSH IT CLOSER
TO THE WALL, THE PICTURE
BECOMES SMALLER.
[Franz] BEING OF AN
INQUIRING MIND, I
ASKED MYSELF ONE DAY
IF I COULDN'T DO
THE SAME WITH
LIVING THINGS.
I REASONED THAT IF
I COULD PASS THEM
THROUGH A DEVICE
SIMILAR IN PRINCIPLE
TO THIS SLIDE PROJECTOR
THEN I WOULD BE ABLE
TO PROJECT THESE
LIVING THINGS
TO ANY SIZE THAT
I WOULD CHOOSE.
THIS IS THE
ANSWER I FOUND.
HERE, TOMMY.
TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY.
TO PROJECT A COMPLEX
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A MAN OR A CAT,
IT'S ONLY NECESSARY
TO CHANGE THEM INTO
ENERGY FIRST.
MUCH AS THE LIGHT
IN THAT SLIDE PROJECTOR.
I SOON FOUND OUT THAT
THE MOST PRACTICAL WAY
TO CAUSE THIS CHANGE
WAS TO BREAK DOWN
THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
BY MEANS
OF HIGH-FREQUENCY VIBRATION.
NOW, WITH THIS TUNING FORK,
I WILL SET UP A SONIC VIBRATION.
JUST AS THE GLASS
DISINTEGRATED THROUGH
THE RESONANT FREQUENCY
SENT OUT BY THIS TUNING
FORK, SO WILL A LIVING
THING DISINTEGRATE
TO ITS RESONANT FREQUENCY.
OF COURSE,
IT'S A MUCH HIGHER FREQUENCY.
THERE YOU ARE, TOMMY.
NOW, WATCH THIS.
ALL RIGHT, KITTY.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
[Intense, high-pitched drone]
NOW, WATCH THE CAT.
YOU REMEMBER TOMMY,
MISS REYNOLDS.
[Franz] HE ALWAYS LIKED YOU.
TAKE HIM.
BEING SO SMALL,
HE MAY FEEL STRANGE AT FIRST.
[Franz] PET HIM.
I MUST GET SOME OF
THE OTHER LITTLE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH ME.
I WANT THEM
TO MEET YOU.
HELLO, BIG BOY.
WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?
[Franz] MISS REYNOLDS,
MAY I INTRODUCE MISS LANE?
CALL ME GEORGIA.
THEY ALL DO.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
SALLY. WELCOME TO
THE TOY DEPARTMENT.
[Laurie]
HI, KIDS.
THIS IS LAURIE. SHE'S
A SWELL KID. LAURIE
MEET BOB AND SALLY.
HOW ARE YOU?
HELLO.
GOSH, I'M AWFULLY
SLEEPY. HOW LONG DID HE
PUT ME AWAY THIS TIME?
FOR A COUPLE OF
MONTHS, ANYHOW.
[Georgia] YOU MISSED
A LOT OF FUN: A PICNIC
IN A FLOWER BOX, DANCES,
AND A MOONLIGHT
SWIMMING PARTY
IN THE SINK.
ALL BECAUSE
I WOULDN'T
SING FOR HIM.
HI, LAURIE. LONG
TIME, NO SEE.
HI, EVERYBODY.
WELL, HI, STAN.
SAY HELLO TO
BOB AND SALLY.
[Georgia] AND IF
IT ISN'T MAC! PRIDE
OF THE MARINE CORPS.
MEET BOB
AND SALLY.
WELL, WELCOME,
STRANGER. THE OLD
FRANZ IS LEARNING
HOW TO PICK 'EM
BETTER ALL THE TIME.
WHEN ARE WE
GONNA GET THIS
PARTY ROLLING?
[Georgia] YEAH, LET'S GO!
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
WE GOT A NEW ARRIVAL
HERE TO CELEBRATE.
I HAVE SOME
REFRESHMENTS FOR
OUR LITTLE PARTY.
A PETIT FOUR.
A KNIFE TO CUT IT WITH.
SOME TINY LITTLE CUPS
AND SAUCERS.
AND A MINIATURE BOTTLE
OF CHAMPAGNE.
[Franz] PLEASE
HELP YOURSELVES.
I'M AFRAID I'M A LITTLE
TOO CLUMSY TO SERVE MY GUESTS
WHEN THEY'RE AS SMALL AS YOU.
[Georgia] OH, BOY. GREAT!
[Mac] THIS IS FOR YOU.
A TOAST TO THE NEW
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY,
SALLY AND BOB.
[Laurie] ARE YOU
TWO ENGAGED?
SAY, WHEN'S
THE WEDDING
GOING TO BE?
YOU'D BETTER ASK HIM.
POOR BOB AND SALLY.
[Franz] THERE'S NO
ONE YOUR SIZE WHO
CAN MARRY YOU.
I'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO
ABOUT IT, SOMETIME.
STOP! ALL OF YOU STOP!
HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM?
CALL FOR HELP, RUN,
DO SOMETHING,
ANYTHING BUT THIS!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
HER, ANYWAY? I GOT
USED TO THIS SIZE
IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
BELIEVE ME, BROTHER,
I KIND OF LIKE IT.
I AIN'T NEVER
HAD IT SO EASY
IN MY LIFE.
LOOK AT IT
THIS WAY.
WE'RE IN A JAM,
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE
THE BEST OF IT FOR
THE TIME BEING.
I KNOW HOW SHE
FEELS. I TOOK IT
PRETTY HARD, TOO.
BUT WE SOMETIMES
HAVE TO DO THINGS WE DON'T WANT
JUST TO HAVE SOME
FREEDOM LIKE THIS.
LISTEN, HE DROPS A
CAPSULE IN YOUR JARS
TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP.
[Mac] DON'T BREATHE ANY OF IT.
[Stan] PIPE DOWN,
HE'S COMING BACK.
COME ON, BABY,
LET'S GO.
[Mac] ROCK IT!
NOW, LAURIE, YOU
MUST SING FOR US.
NO. I DON'T
WANT TO SING.
[Franz] BUT YOU WILL, MY DEAR,
OR BACK IN THE BOTTLE YOU GO.
YOU'RE A DOLLY,
YOU'RE A DOLLY
YOU'RE SO CUTE AND LOVELY,
DEAREST LITTLE DOLL
SAY YOU WANT ME
TO BE NEAR YOU
TO BE YOURS FOREVER MORE,
MY LITTLE DOLL
YOU'RE SO PRECIOUS,
YOU'RE SO DARLING
YOU'RE ALL THAT I COULD WANT,
A LIVING DOLL
NEVER LEAVE ME,
DON'T DECEIVE ME
STAY WITH ME FOREVER MORE,
MY LIVING DOLL
NEVER LEAVE ME,
DON'T DECEIVE ME
[Doorbell rings]
STAY WITH ME FOREVER MORE,
MY LIVING DOLL
[Knock on door]
YES?
I WAS PASSING BY AND SAW
THE LIGHT IN YOUR WINDOW.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE LONESOME,
SO I DROPPED IN. YOU MIND?
THAT WAS KIND OF
YOU, EMIL. HOW DID
YOUR OPENING NIGHT GO?
WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL.
COME AND SIT DOWN
AND I'LL TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT IT.
LET ME PUT THINGS
AWAY, HUH?
BUT IT WILL ONLY
TAKE ONE MINUTE.
YOU MUST HEAR WHAT
HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
COME. SIT DOWN.
FIRST OF ALL,
EVERYBODY WAS THERE.
BUT EVERYBODY!
HE'S GOT SOMEBODY
OUTSIDE.
THE TELEPHONE.
THE POLICE.
DOES ANYBODY
KNOW THEIR NUMBER?
I SHOULD REMEMBER.
I CALLED THEM
JUST YESTERDAY.
[Bob] HURRY UP.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT!
WE'RE AT DOLLS INCORPORATED!
FIFTH FLOOR OF
THE TILFORD BUILDING!
PLEASE HURRY!
POLICE DEPARTMENT!
ANYBODY ON THIS LINE?
HE CAN'T HEAR ME.
IT'S THE MUSIC.
BUT IF WE STOP IT,
FRANZ IS SURE
TO COME BACK.
TILFORD BUILDING!
FIFTH FLOOR! DOLLS INCORPORATED!
ANYBODY ON THIS LINE?
HELP! HELP!
HELP!
WHAT'S THE USE?
NOBODY CAN HEAR
LITTLE PEOPLE LIKE US.
ISN'T IT AWFUL
TO THINK
THERE ARE PEOPLE
ALL AROUND US,
AND WE CAN'T EVEN
GET THROUGH TO THEM.
AND THEN, RIGHT AFTER
THE FIRST ACT, WHO DO
YOU SUPPOSE CAME--
EMIL, I SIMPLY
HAVE TO GO NOW.
NOW WAIT A MINUTE,
FRANZ. WAIT.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO CAME BACKSTAGE
TO CONGRATULATE ME.
JUST A MINUTE. I HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF
THE RECORD PLAYER.
THERE, YOU SEE.
THE RECORD PLAYER
TAKES CARE OF ITSELF.
COME ON, LET ME
FINISH IT. FRANZ,
LISTEN. I TELL YOU,
IT WAS LIKE THE
GOOD OLD DAYS
IN BRUSSELS.
NOW, WILL YOU GUESS
THE NAME OF THE PARTY
WHO CAME BACKSTAGE?
TRY, TRY.
I CAN'T GUESS.
YOU TELL ME.
[Bob] THE MACHINE.
I WAS WONDERING IF
WE COULD GO THROUGH
IT THE OTHER WAY
AND COME OUT
OUR RIGHT SIZE.
HE SAID IT WORKS
LIKE A PROJECTOR.
I'LL BET I COULD
FIGURE OUT THE CONTROLS.
IT MAY NOT BE A GOOD
IDEA TO FOOL WITH IT.
YOU MIGHT GET KILLED.
I DON'T CARE. I'M
WILLING TO RISK IT.
I AM, TOO. WHO
WOULDN'T BE?
WELL, ONE'S ENOUGH.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE
OF US TO GO FOR HELP.
[Bob] SHALLWE TRY IT?
[All] YEAH.
HOLD IT, YOU'RE LIVING
DOLLS, BUT I WAS ONE
OF HIS FIRST PUPPETS.
I DESERVE THE
RIGHT TO BE THE
GUINEA PIG. OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, MAC.
IF THAT'S THE
WAY YOU WANT IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT
CAN HAPPEN IF
I MAKE A MISTAKE.
COME ON,
LET'S GO.
IF IT WORKS,
YOU'LL NEED
CLOTHES.
I'M PRETTY SURE HE
KEEPS OUR OLD ONES
IN THAT CLOSET.
[Stan] THAT'S RIGHT.
I SAW HIM HANG
MINE UP IN THERE.
WELL, COME ON.
LET'S GO.
YOU THREE GIRLS BETTER
STAY UP HERE. I'LL
WORK THE CONTROLS.
STAN, YOU GO TO THE
DOOR AND KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR FRANZ.
[Stan] JUST A MINUTE.
[Bob] THERE YOU GO.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
[Intense, high-pitched drone]
HOW SPLENDID FOR YOU.
SO, I SAID TO MYSELF,
I SAID, "AT LAST I'M
BEING APPRECIATED."
I COULD HAVE WEPT
FOR HAPPINESS, FRANZ.
AND I AM HAPPY FOR YOU.
MAY I GO NOW?
I SHOULDN'T DETAIN
YOU LIKE THIS, SHOULD
I? YOU GO ON AND...
I HAVE TO BE ALONE IN THIS KIND
OF WORK. YOU UNDERSTAND?
[Stan] HOLD IT!
WHY DON'T YOU GO
AND DO WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO
AND I'LL TALK TO YOU
WHILE YOU WORK?
NO, NO. I'D RATHER
GIVE YOU MY UNDIVIDED
ATTENTION, OLD FRIEND.
SO TELL ME,
WHAT HAPPENED THEN?
OKAY.
WE'D BETTER GET BACK.
WHAT ABOUT A NIGHTCAP
WITH ME, HUH?
I ONLY WISH
I COULD.
SO, LUNCH TOMORROW
THEN, HUH?
CERTAINLY. I'LL CALL
FOR YOU ABOUT NOON.
EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.
I SUPPOSE THERE'S
NOTHING MORE FOR US TO
SAY BUT GOODNIGHT, HUH?
LET'S BE BOLD AND
GET IT OVER WITH.
GOODNIGHT.
[Mac] COME ON, STAN.
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH FUN
FOR TONIGHT. COME TO BED
QUICKLY NOW. IT'S TIME.
[Doorbell rings]
COME IN.
SERGEANT, HOW ARE YOU?
FINE, MR. FRANZ.
YOU DON'T MIND IF
I GO ON WITH MY
WORK, DO YOU?
I'M SHORTHANDED
AND I'VE FALLEN
WAY BEHIND.
I NOTICE YOU'RE
ADVERTISING FOR
ANOTHER SECRETARY.
YES, IT'S QUITE A
PROBLEM KEEPING
HELP THESE DAYS.
HOW'D YOU HAPPEN TO
LOSE SALLY REYNOLDS?
SHE WENT TO ST. LOUIS,
I BELIEVE. HER FIANCE
LIVES THERE, YOU KNOW.
WELL, I COULD HAVE
SAVED HER THE TRIP.
WHY? HAVE YOU
NEWS OF HIM?
WELL, HE DIDN'T
SHOW UP AT HOME,
AND WE'VE BEEN ASKED
TO DO MORE SOME MORE
CHECKING ON HIM HERE.
HOW STRANGE. WHAT DO
YOU SUPPOSE COULD HAVE
BECOME OF HIM?
WELL, THAT'S WHA I CAME TO ASK YOU.
[Doorbell rings]
MISTER, CAN YOU FIX MY DOLLY?
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?
TAKE CARE OF YOUR
CUSTOMER. I'LL JUST
LOOK AROUND.
WELL, LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU.
[Franz] TELL ME,
WHAT'S YOUR DOLLY'S NAME?
[Little Girl] SUSIE.
SHE GOT RUN OVER.
OH, DEAR, DEAR.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
SHE RAN OUT IN THE STREET
WHILE I WASN'T LOOKING.
THAT WASN'T NICE
OF HER, WAS IT?
SHE'S A BAD DOLLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU OUGHT
TO SPANK HER WHEN
SHE DISOBEYS.
I DO, BUT IT DOESN'T
SEEM TO DO ANY GOOD.
ARE YOUR DOLLIES
LIKE THAT?
THEY DO GET RATHER
HEADSTRONG SOMETIMES.
[Sergeant] MR. FRANZ?
WHAT'S IN HERE?
[Franz] JUST A WORKROOM.
WELL, MAY SEE IT, PLEASE?
THERE'S NOTHING THERE
THAT WOULD INTEREST
YOU, SERGEANT.
I GO THERE
WHENEVER I'M LONELY.
I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE IT. MAY I HAVE
THE KEY, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE
SO MANY DOLLIES.
THEY MUST GIVE YOU
LOTS OF TROUBLE.
YES, BUT THEY'RE NICE.
I NEVER GET LONELY
AND THAT MAKES UP FOR IT.
[Little Girl] LOOK!
ISN'T THAT CUTE?
[Little Girl] CAN I HAVE IT?
NO, DEAR. NO, NO.
PLEASE. WHY NOT?
EVERYBODY WOULD
WANT TO KNOW
WHERE YOU GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, GROWNUPS
ASK SO MANY
AWKWARD QUESTIONS.
BETTER GIVE IT TO ME.
DON'T TAKE IT AWAY
FROM ME. I WANT IT.
WHAT DO YOU CALL
THIS THING IN HERE?
YOU CAN PLAY WITH IT
UNTIL I GET BACK.
OH, THAT? WHAT DOES
IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
YOU GOT ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT
A PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER
IS, DON'T YOU?
WELL, THIS WORKS
JUST THE OPPOSITE.
I USE IT TO MAKE
MODELS OF PEOPLE.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE
TO SEE HOW IT WORKS?
SOME OTHER TIME.
I'VE GOT TO BE
RUNNING ALONG.
WHAT YOU GOT THERE,
LITTLE GIRL? LET'S SEE.
A TAPE RECORDING INSIDE.
[Franz] DO YOU LIKE IT?
[Little Girl] UH-HUH.
CAN I HAVE IT?
NO. BUT YOU CAN COME
AND PLAY WITH IT
ANYTIME YOU LIKE.
AND THE CAT?
YES. THAT, TOO.
ABOUT THOSE MISSING
PEOPLE, I'LL BE CHECKING
WITH YOU LATER.
I DO HOPE
YOU FIND THEM
SOON, SERGEANT.
THANK YOU.
BYE, HONEY.
NOW, I'LL FIX
YOUR DOLLY.
THIS IS ONE OF
THE BEST PUPPETS
YOU EVER HAD, EMIL.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST
JEKYLL AND HYDES
THERE EVER WAS.
IT WAS MADE BY SCHWARTZ,
IN THE GOOD OLD
DAYS IN PRAGUE.
BUT A FUNNY THING,
EVERY TIME THE CUE
COMES FOR JEKYLL
TO CHANGE INTO HYDE,
NOTHING HAPPENS.
DID YOU BRING ME
BACK HERE AT
THIS LATE HOUR
BECAUSE YOUR STAR PUPPET
WAS A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL?
PLEASE, FRANZ.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND
MY PREDICAMENT.
THERE ARE ONLY THREE
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
I TRUST TO CURE HIM.
MARIANI, WHO'S
IN MILAN.
AURIAC, BUT HE'S
IN PARIS, AND YOU.
YOU KNOW PERFECTLY
WELL I NEVER COULD
RESIST FLATTERY.
HOW MUCH TIME CAN I
HAVE TO WORK ON HIM?
WELL, YOU SEE, WE
HAVE A MATINEE
TOMORROW AT 2:00.
IT WOULD BE TRAGIC
TO RETURN ALL THAT
MONEY FOR THE TICKETS.
CAN YOU HAVE HIM
READY THAT SOON?
I'LL TRY, EVEN IF IT
TAKES ME ALL NIGHT.
AND, ONE MORE THING,
HOW MUCH IS THIS
GONNA COST?
NOTHING. THAT'S THE
LEAST I CAN DO FOR
AN OLD FRIEND.
THANK YOU,
THANK YOU.
MAY A DEAR OLD FRIEND
ASK YOU SOMETHING OF
A PERSONAL NATURE?
CERTAINLY.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO
THAT BRINGS THE POLICE
OVER TO ASK ME
ALL SORTS OF
QUESTIONS?
WHEN WAS THIS?
THIS AFTERNOON.
A POLICE SERGEANT
NAMED PATERSON.
HE COMES TO MY
HOTEL ROOM,AND
IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC,
HE ASKED ME IF YOU WERE
IN THE HABIT OF MAKING
PEOPLE DISAPPEAR.
I SUPPOSE YOU TOLD HIM
I DO IT ALL THE TIME?
BUT SERIOUSLY, IT'S
BAD BUSINESS TO
HAVE POLICE PRYING
INTO YOUR AFFAIRS.
EMIL, I'M QUITE
SERIOUS. IF I THOUGHT
I WAS BEING WATCHED
I WOULD FIND LIFE
INTOLERABLE. NOW, BE A
GOOD FELLOW, WILL YOU,
AND TELL THE NIGHT
DOORMAN TO LET ME IN
THE THEATER LATER ON.
I'LL HAVE TO GIVE
MR. HYDE A TRYOUT
WHEN HE'S FINISHED.
I'LL RUN ALONG NOW.
I'LL DO IT ON MY WAY HOME.
I DON'T SUPPOSE I HAVE
TO TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL
I AM TO YOU, FRANZ.
NONSENSE.
GOOD NIGHT, EMIL.
AND GOODBYE.
[Franz] SORRY YOU'RE AWAKE,
MISS REYNOLDS.
MAKES EVERYTHING
MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?
THE POLICE HAVE BEEN ASKING
MY FRIEND, EMIL, QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE GETTING TOO CLOSE.
THAT LEAVES ME ONLY ONE COURSE.
YOU'LL FREE US,
WON'T YOU?
YOU'LL MAKE US
OUR RIGHT SIZE AGAIN?
[Franz] AND BE DEPRIVED
OF YOUR COMPANY?
NO, I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
CAN'T YOU SEE? IT'S BETTER
THAT WE ALL BOW OUT TOGETHER.
[Franz] PLEASE,
DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.
CAN'T YOU SEE? IT'S MUCH
BETTER THAT WE ALL
MEET DEATH TOGETHER
THAN FOR ANY ONE OF US
TO BE LEFT ALONE.
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN LONELINESS.
WAIT. WAIT,
I HAVE A SPLENDID IDEA.
YES, WE'LL HAVE
A GOING-AWAY PARTY
FOR ALL OF US. A CELEBRATION.
EMIL ASKED ME TO FIX HIS PUPPET
AND LEAVE IT AT THE THEATER.
WE'LL HAVE OUR PARTY THERE.
A THEATER PARTY.
[Franz] NOW,
LET'S ALL GET READY.
SAY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH BEING A BOTTLE BABY?
LOOK AT THE SERVICE
WE GET. THE OLD BOY
IS REALLY LETTING GO.
HE'S BEEN GIVING US
PARTIES LIKE THEY'RE
GOING OUT OF STYLE.
AND TONIGHT, A THEATER
PARTY NO LESS.
YOU BETTER ENJOY IT,
GEORGIA, AS IT
MAY BE OUR LAST.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
SALLY!
TELL HER.
HE SAID THAT
TONIGHT...
HE SAID TONIGHT HE WAS
TO KILL US ALL AND
GOING HIMSELF, TOO.
WE'D BETTER HURRY UP
AND DRESS. WE'LL
TELL THE BOYS.
BOB, BOB, HE SAID
HE'S GOING TO--
YEAH, I KNOW.
WE HEARD YOU
TELL GEORGIA.
IF I WAS JUST
MY OLD SIZE
FOR FIVE MINUTES.
LET'S TRY THE
PHONE. THERE'S
NO MUSIC NOW.
MAYBE THEY'LL
HEAR US.
SURE. AND SO WOULD
FRANZ. HE'S JUST
OUTSIDE THE DOOR.
HEY, THE WINDOW.
IT'S SLIGHTLY OPEN.
MAYBE WE COULD
SIGNAL SOMEBODY.
SURE WE CAN.
WE'RE ONLY
FIVE STORIES UP.
HERE'S SOME PAPER.
GET SOMETHING
TO WRITE WITH.
LAURIE, KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR FRANZ.
HERE'S AN OLD
PAINTBRUSH. IT'S
ALL DRIED UP.
SAY, HOW ABOUT USING
SOME OF THIS LIPSTICK?
[Stan] HERE'S A PENCIL.
[Bob] GREAT. BRING IT ON OVER.
[Bob] LET'S SEE NOW.
I'LL WRITE, "HELP!
SEND POLICE!"
[Georgia] YES.
[Mac] COME ON
[Georgia] HURRY UP.
[Bob] GET THAT PENCIL OUT
OF THE WAY. PUSH SOME
OF THAT STUFF BACK.
[Mac] AIM IT GOOD.
NOW, SHALL WE TAKE A TAXI
TO THE THEATER?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
A NICE TREAT.
OF COURSE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW,
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MIND
THAT LITTLE INCONVENIENCE.
AT LEAST,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR
WHAT THE CITY
SOUNDS LIKE AT NIGHT
BECAUSE THIS TIME,
I SHAN'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP.
[Franz] YOU'VE BEEN VERY GOOD.
THIS IS YOUR REWARD.
YOU ALL RIGHT,
MR. FRANZ?
YES, YES, FINE.
[Janitor] KIND OF LONESOME
IN A THEATER WITH NOBODY AROUND.
NOT TO ME. I HAVE MY PUPPETS
TO KEEP ME COMPANY.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN AT IT ALL NIGHT.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D GET YOU
SOME MORE COFFEE.
NO, NO MORE COFFEE.
I STILL HAVE PLENTY.
DON'T COME
ON THE STAGE!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
NO MORE COFFEE.
I'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE CAPSULES
THAT HE USES TO PUT US TO SLEEP.
IF WE COULD SLIP IT
IN HIS COFFEE...
IT MAY NOT PUT HIM TO SLEEP,
BUT IT'D SLOW HIM DOWN SOME.
[Mac] WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
[Bob] THE LAST TIME
HE PUT US AWAY.
NOW THEN, I THINK OUR
PUPPET FRIEND DR. JEKYLL
IS READY FOR A TRIAL.
GOOD EVENING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I AM DR. JEKYLL.
I HAVE DISCOVERED
A STRANGE DRUG.
IT IS ABLE TO FREE MY EVIL
NATURE FROM WHAT IS GOOD IN ME.
[Franz as Jekyll] THEN I BECOME
THE SINISTER MONSTER, MR. HYDE.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE,
I'D LIKE TO PUT ON ONE OF
THE SCENES FROM OUR LITTLE PLAY.
[Franz as Jekyll] WHICH ONE
OF YOU WILL VOLUNTEER?
COME NOW, WE MUSTN'T KEEP
DR. JEKYLL WAITING.
[Franz] MISS REYNOLDS, YOU WILL
PLAY THE GOOD DOCTOR'S FIANCE.
GEORGIA, YOU WILL BE HIS VICTIM.
AND, NOW LET ME SEE,
FOR DR. JEKYLL'S BEST FRIEND...
YES, BOB, YOU SHOULD BE
VERY GOOD IN THE PART.
THE REST OF YOU JUST SIT
BACK AND ENJOY YOURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ON,
MISS REYNOLDS. I'LL PROMPT
YOU ON WHAT TO DO.
GO AHEAD, DARLING. KEEP HIS
EYES OFF THE COFFEE CUP.
TELL HIM HE'S BEEN
STRANGE LATELY AND ASK
HIM WHAT'S THE MATTER.
YOU'VE BEEN STRANGE LATELY.
TELL ME WHAT'S THE MATTER.
NOTHING, MY DEAR.
NOTHING AT ALL.
IT'S ONLY
YOUR IMAGINATION.
YOU MUST PLAY UP TO HIM.
REMEMBER, YOU LOVE HIM.
SAY SO. TELL HIM
HE CAN TRUST YOU.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
WHY CAN'T YOU BE
KIND TO ME?
NO. MORE CONVINCING,
DEAR. TRY IT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
WHY CAN'T YOU BE
KIND TO ME?
THAT'S IT, MY DEAR. THAT'S IT.
[Franz as Jekyll]
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.
THEY CAN NEVER BE CHANGED
BACK AGAIN.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST
IF WE STOPPED
SEEING ONE ANOTHER.
THERE IS DANGER HERE FOR
YOU AND I WOULDN'T WANT
ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
ASK HIM TO CONFIDE IN YOU.
WHY WON'T YOU TELL
ME WHAT'S WRONG?
I HAVE TRAVELED THE
ROAD OF NO RETURN.
THERE IS NO GOING BACK.
ONLY DEATH CAN FREE
ME FROM THE CURSE I
HAVE PUT UPON MYSELF.
[Sally screams]
WHY YOU'RE MORE OF A
FIEND THAN I THOUGHT!
IF YOU'RE GONNA KILL US,
GET IT OVER WITH!
CUT OUT THIS
CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME!
BOB, DON'T RUIN OUR LAST ACT.
LOOK AT THIS PUPPET DOWN HERE,
FRANZ. LOOK AT IT CLOSELY!
IT'S A MONSTER ALL
RIGHT, BUT NOT HALF
THE MONSTER YOU ARE!
STOP IT, BOB! THE PUPPET!
YOU'RE DESTROYING THE PUPPET!
STOP IT, I TELL YOU! STOP IT!
[Sally screams]
WHO'S THERE?
ME AGAIN.
DON'T COME ON
THE STAGE!
I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT
TO BE DISTURBED.
I HEARD YOU SHOUTING
AND I THOUGHT--
YOU THOUGHT WHAT?
MAYBE YOU WANT
SOME MORE COFFEE.
NO, NO, YOUR
COFFEE'S FINE AND
STILL HAVE PLENTY.
BOB!
MISS REYNOLDS!
WHERE HAVE YOU RUN TO?
WHERE ARE YOU HIDING?
WHERE ARE YOU?
DON'T RUN AWAY FROM ME!
COME, IT'S TIME FOR US TO GO!
WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO, ANYWAY?
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD A
VENTRILOQUIST PRACTICE
THROWING HIS VOICE?
[Georgia] HELP! WE'RE HERE.
[Laurie] STOP HIM! HELP!
I'VE HEARD
ABOUT ENOUGH.
THERE MUST BE
SOMEBODY NEARBY!
IT'S 5:30 IN THE
MORNING. MOST PEOPLE
ARE IN BED NOW.
IT'S HOPELESS!
LET'S GET TO FRANZ'S
AND THE MACHINE.
IF WE MAKE IT,
WE'LL COME BACK
FOR THE OTHERS.
IT'S THIS WAY.
SECOND AND MAIN. AND WE HAVE
TO GO TO SEVENTH AND HILL.
HOW FAR IS IT?
ABOUT A MILE,I THINK.
WHEN WE'RE OUR SIZE,
THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT
OF 6 MILES.
HOW CAN WE
MAKE IT, BOB?
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT
STANDING HERE. COME ON.
WHO ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
DID YOU SEE THEM LEAVE?
THEM? WHO?
NEVER MIND.
ARE YOU SURE
IT'S THIS WAY?
I THINK SO.
I WAS ALMOST
SURE THAT IT WAS.
WAIT, BOB. LOOK,
IT'S THE FACTORY.
COME ON, LET'S HURRY.
WE HAVE TO GO
TO THE FIFTH FLOOR.
THE ELEVATOR OPERATOR
WON'T BE ON FOR
AT LEAST AN HOUR.
WE CAN'T OPERATE
IT OURSELVES.
WHAT ABOUTFREIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, THERE MUST BE
A FREIGHT ELEVATOR
AROUND BACK.
WHEN DO THEY
MAKE DELIVERIES?
I DON'T KNOW. SHIPMENTS
USUALLY COME IN
BEFORE I GET TO WORK.
COME ON.
[Bob]
HEY, WAIT!
IT'S ALL RIGHT. HE'LL
BE BACK FOR ANOTHER
LOAD IN A MINUTE.
BOB, LOOK!
BOB, LOOK, THE LABEL!
IT'S FOR MR. FRANZ.
GO ON, GET OUT!
DOLLS INCORPORATED
WE'RE IN LUCK.
HE LEFT THE DOORS OPEN.
[Sound of key in the door]
[Little Girl] MR. FRANZ!
MR. FRANZ!
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY?
ISN'T MR. FRANZ IN?
LET ME TRY.
[Sergeant] WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
WE BOTH MISSED HIM, DOESN'T IT?
YOU LIKE HIM, DON'T YOU?
BECAUSE HE MAKES DOLLIES?
[Little Girl]
AND PEOPLE, TOO.
PEOPLE?
LITTLE PEOPLE.
HE MAKES LITTLE PEOPLE,
DOES HE? HOW?
OUT OF BIG ONES
WITH A MACHINE.
REAL LITTLE PEOPLE?
PEOPLE THAT WALK AND
TALK AND EVERYTHING?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
MR. FRANZ SHOWED ME.
HE SAID, SOMETIMES
WHEN I'M GOOD
I CAN PLAY WITH THEM.
[Sergeant] HE ISN'T HERE
TO LET YOU PLAY WITH THEM,
AND THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE UNHAPPY?
[Little Girl] HE SAID I
COULD PLAY WITH HIS KITTY.
[Sergeant] OH, A KITTY?
[Little Girl] A LITTLE, TINY
KITTY. MR. FRANZ KEEPS IT
IN A MATCHBOX.
HE MADE IT IN
HIS MACHINE.
[Sergeant] I SEE.
ISN'T IT TIME YOU WERE
GOING TO SCHOOL?
WELL, COME ON. I'M GOING
TO TAKE YOU THERE.
LITTLE PEOPLE.
CAT IN A MATCHBOX. COME ON.
[Bob] GET AWAY FROM THAT DOOR.
COME ON, SALLY.
WE'LL CALL THE POLICE.
DON'T LEAVE ME.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.
DON'T LEAVE ME! I'LL BE ALONE.
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