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Murder in the Private Car (1934)
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Our man company how women company hey just a minute now see mr. Brooke hold on right yes sir quotations just a moment please. Allen and company quotation just a moment okay chance is the moment we use quotation yes sir pardon me Allen and company quotations yes my mommy what did you say ma'am I said pardon me that's all I said everybody's asking for quotations aren't they can I speak to you please it's a fella to fix the washing tell them about it will you Allen and company yes just one moment it's right over there yeah what's over there well thank you that's very thoughtful of you but not now I um there's something far more urgent I um oh you're not diploma oh no I've never plumbed in my life what are you doing here well I read once about a man who lost a camel and he said if I were a camel where would I go and he went there and there was the horse at the camel this must be fielding for their videos daffodils that reminds me here's a little one for you little little dill for you pretty are you well I I'm practically a stranger I have taken an office in the building upstairs and I thought perhaps we might get acquainted my card my car yes Allen and company yes just one moment please hey that's right pass it right along you'll be seeing a lot of me well of course you're here and I'm up there yeah up here and down close proximity yeah simple yes yes thank you that gives you a rough idea but the stock market does to him. Allanon company no yes John Blake oh I'm so glad you called my job oh you ought to see Ruby birdy we should miss you around here you bet oh there never was anybody came from this office if we missed any more yes and you're gonna miss him a lot more come on give me that call hello hello. Alan ton company could you give me a report on John Blake preferred John Blake preferred very fine stuff condition unsettled a contemplated merger made boost the issues stockholders meeting schedule Westlake. Park tonight 8:30 the usual band contagion you bet I'll be there when you see John Blake were you giving those how do you know him oh the. West Coast Winchell lets me but last week I overheard the boss say in a whisper that couldn't possibly carry more than five miles Blake he whispered since you persist in forcing your attentions on miss Raymond and what did John mr. Blake say well he was very quiet but mr. Allen oh he made a terrible noise when he kind of fell over the desk and landed in the wastebasket no mercy I'll tell that office our Romeo I'm a one-man Julie honey never sack the boss till he's bought your lunch Shakespeare much that's the story and it looks like the culmination of a 14 years search hmm you say the man who took the child was Carson's own brother oh I'm sorry it's all right come right on in this Raymond this is mr. Murray an attorney from New York how do you do mr. Murray how do you do. Have you ever seen this photograph no hmm good sit down and you won't mind answering a few questions will you why has something happened it looks that way and something rather nice - how long have you lived here in Los Angeles well the first thing I remember is I came out here from someplace I don't know where with my uncle yes what about your father oh he died before I was old enough to know him but of course my uncle told me all about him and then one day my uncle disappeared well I guess that's about all there is to tell mm-hmm excuse me I'm only with you oh don't go for a little while I got it it looks like a good one - this will be easy famous talents what's this all about now you'll know in a few seconds I don't want to raise any false hopes but well the case is closed yes she's the Carson girl all right who is the Carson girl you are and instead of your father being dead he's president of the Atlantic and Western Railroad. Company and half a dozen other roads one of the richest men in the country what do you mean you probably read about the Ruth Carson case yourself papers have kept it alive for 14 years. Carson's little daughter disappeared at the same time his brother dropped out of sight a business quarrel it seems that. Elwood Carson stole you despite his brother gosh nothing was ever seen of. Elwood Carson and the child again finally was traced to the coast and there the trail was lost practically the only proof that Ruth Carson ever lived was contained in the sticky baby fingerprints on your mother's photograph 10:00 a.m. I think you miss we hang people on less evidence than this people lie but their fingers don't I'll tell you all about it later in the meantime I'll engage a suite for you at the hotel diplomat and wire your father the hotel diplomat patience just a moment please no more telephones no more quotations I'm through you mean you're fine you're fired nothing oh you won't believe it but I'm the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the one o ye gods another one I just found out that I'm the only daughter of a half a dozen railroad and Lucar oh honey now wait a minute now wait a minute just keep calm. Stan you can put it right there let's see mmm mmm well that seems to be all right let's sing it wrong say are you ribbony. Ruthie Raymond Ruth Carson don't you ever read the papers or just think of a Georgia I'm leaving here don't you get me why are you going first to the hotel diplomat and then to meet my father and then maybe Paris and in London gee all my life I've wondered who my dad was and now I'm not only going to have him but all the things I've wanted all my life oh gee honey but I'm glad for you well you drop us a card once in a while won't you Allanon company quotation quotation you get me the hotel diplomat and the flower Street please hello Hotel diplomat I'd like to speak to miss Ruth Carson Ruth Carson yes she what she's not talking to anyone she's angry is she well you tell her to call me up as quickly as possible she needs me well you just tell her that I'm I'm the man who didn't go to the washroom yeah yeah why yes it is an idea yeah excuse me on time nothing you're an hour late the hotel operator gave me a message not to be him till 9:30 hotel operator why I didn't send you any message it's funny yes very funny oh well let's not blame the operator you see the third richest girl in the world get so many calls come on Jack drama I can only stay a few minutes you see I've got yes I know you're Ruth Carson I used to know a Ruth Raymond that's how I'd miss her now you're being silly keep the home fires burning Abner they're pardon me fight me yeah how sick is your gas tank I don't know I didn't build a car I just drive it oh no hard feelings now thank you I think a number seven will do what I say no hard feelings no who's your friend. Oh Papa or drdane huh it seems rich girls must have protection there's no hard feelings listen I'm willing to let the matter drop if you are but certainly I shall treat the incident as if it had never occurred your families all well will you please go away where to now yeah what day is today why it's Thursday my I thought it was 9 o'clock now other days do fly. I think being rich is more fun John just think how wonderful everything is going to be for now we can get there now wait a minute rules you're worth millions great but if you think I'm going to become mr. Ruth Carson you're all wrong until I'm in a position to make you mrs. John Blake we'll just stay friends well of all the ridiculous things do you think it's going to make any difference just because I came into a few million dollars of course not what are you going away well I won't know until mr. Murray gets back to the hotel at 10:00 oh I must go now you won't mind will you no I'll call you at 10:30 goodbye are you trying to reach me well now you're acting human for a moment I thought my will could go into your head ha ha sweet do me a favor root coax that guy under one of your Papa's locomotives. Oh silly good night good night it's getting chilly out close this window for you don't forget 10:30 all right this keep that car in sight will you Humphrey. I guess how do you figure that there's no time for a bigger ring let's scram where's the driver this car guess you must be where the movies all right fellas give me a hand clear this out with it come on but nobody's hey there's a demon here all right hey listen mister I'm tired will you please pay me off and let me go no no no I like you this something refreshing about you a little gasoline even refreshing oh good evening officer reprove me if I approach just to prove me get out of the way that's right reprove me I can take it pardoning the vernacular well well well if it isn't Ruth Carson Carson well fancy meeting you here like this hmm small world isn't it get out of the way no no I I wouldn't take her in there it's a terrible picture driver put up your horse we're in for the evening like that'd be almost kidnap fine thing when you can't even trust a hired bodyguard oh I wish somebody like that was guarding my body but wasn't it lucky that gasoline tank sprung a leak hmm I wonder if it was luck oh say maybe that switchboard wasn't such a bad spot after all listen miss Carson I've got to get you to your father right away my nerves won't stand this much longer it's all ok mr. Murray we gotta wait for Georgia oh he comes now going to happen Johnny our pinch you know that there s come on it's the same old story honey he hasn't been home since in the landlady can't locate him who's that John mate News boyfriend so I gotta see Miss Carson yeah I'm gonna see the chick dump but she's gotta be warned there's a game we know all that but somebody's got to tell her they've got it all planned you seem in all on abacus what are you so anxious to get to a phone well that wasn't so good yeah that counted all the Gibson's took probation away from us yeah oh I forgot wake me up at 8:00 and um necessary you're gonna meet an elderly man with oodles of money for your uncanny Georgia I'm terribly worried about something worried the. Finnish sacred abode well I don't know whether they're coming father for dinner or what do people who have fathers call them well I've saved it at all even pretty good good evening miss poison - dr. Hanks expecting a sign - this car and pulled by the fastest and finest locomotive it's cute anything I can do for you this evening miss no thank you we're going to retire now good night good night. Oh mr. Knight would you mind calling my attention the Kansas City is replaced through good night good night good night hey you know that bed looks pretty good after all if I don't wake up for two or three days I'm not dead I'm just resting I think I'll go back and buy chocolate and I was expecting that well you better do it it'll make you sleep better well telegrams don't reaching maybe the post office been fine you know this love thing cars are so much trouble you know what makes it so popular she is nothing you better get some rest vibration the car probably Porter see that bones okay eight hours to live what do you mean by that we'd better go through the train and check on those terribly so as a matter of fact I lost my knife nine number four thread fuller oh well how do you do miss Carson you remember me and mr. Latham you must remember me yes I knew you would I have that kind of a face how do you do may I see that letter clear you still have my hey you oh pardon me I thought it was mine just no admittance private meet nothing to you hmm pardon me just a minute for your gardening I would suggest that you permit me to place my services at your disposal mr. Murray you're familiar with our names what's yours my name is Scott I believe you know my father not Rufus. Scott son the same unless the old gentleman has been fooling me oh I remember he told me once that you were either a genius in your own special line or an idiot yeah well I may be the former and being a former I may be the latter well what is your special line a deflector what does the deflector deflect crime oh you mean a detective oh no no Miss Lake of nothing so plebeian you see a detective appears after the crime is committed a deflector appears before the crime is perpetrated and deflects it and the deflection is in direct ratio with the Animus of the exciting body simple I think I've answered that before mm-hmm when you're wasting your time young man because there's nothing on this train to deflect apart me mr. Murray you're wrong miss Ruth Carson is in grave danger I realize that from the first moment I read she was a rich girl so if you'll permit me I'll go to work I have here I have here a piece of strength miss Layton would you mind holding out your hand taking please and then miss Carson usual icon and cover that over there there now miss Carson you were follow-through miss Layton that's it mr. Murray would you like to play me now if you've got a match as a crime deflector I must naturally give this object considerable thought hey good deflection comes a clear reflection my both your eyes are very pretty the man who the man who lost this cap is missing missing missing his cap I lean to occasional witticisms he's a train conductor in here no but his cap just dropped in I dare say he'll blow in shortly all right we've had enough of this nonsense now this is a private car and I'd like to keep it that way if you don't mind now clear up please very good nevermind come on get out hurry I really the wind is a component part of a ship good night ladies good night good night girls are you going in there yes well meet the conductor you probably become better acquainted as he throws you out sorry you can't go in there he's expecting me all right I'll check on that that is for you get out stay out and don't come back is that plain weird yes that's plain without very polite but you know the old saying what's sauce for the gander is booze for the goose come on what are you doing here I couldn't let you take this weird tip without warning what do you mean where'd you found out a lot of things about Murray and I don't want you to trust him oh why don't you tell him I will where is it Oh mr. Allen well what are you doing here Murray do you know my feelings for truth yes I think you made that clear to me well I want to make this bit I don't believe you're taking your dilute cuts what you heard me say are you here to make trouble I'm here to make it or save it take your choice the roof means enough to me and I'm going to protect her and I'm going to have you thrown out of this car oh no you're not you say you're taking roots a little Carson but I wired Carson and he isn't even in New York of course he isn't I look here Alan if you're as smart as you're credited to be you'll continue to look after your own affairs it so happens that I've been engaged by mr. Carson to look after his daughter I tell you this whole thing was a frame-up he has no proof that you're a Carson's daughter and I don't believe you are patient just a moment we use quotations and it does Olivia anymore I don't know what to believe now whoa oh I beg your pardon as the Arabs were want to say if one swallow doesn't make a summer nor a drink either miss Carson say didn't I tell you to stay out of here yes now come to think of it you did but you know the old saying it's the early worm that gets the bird you know what I mean miss Carson would you like to have someone protect you someone you can trust oh you would all right hold that don't let go she alright she's alright are you alright. Oh Oh mr. Mayor do you mind if I resign oh shut up I'll just quit how about you two going inside I'm getting cold. I expected you to pop up I can't say I held the same hope regarding you Alan you're the one who's been causing booth all this trouble you had me slugged and take it away and now you're trying to do the same thing to hurt no rough stuff I've got you covered now don't start any shooting around here yo mr. Alan won't shoot wanna know you haven't the shooters eye. The glint is lacking Porter yet the conductor have these men thrown out of here oh yes when the conductor comes I'm gonna take you off the train you're not going to take her anywhere yes costume is in my charge and she's going to stay right here by her father's orders nonsense she's not Lou Carson's daughter you mean that Oh none of us know who we are no as the Peruvians used to say know thyself or never look a gift horse in the face yeah the Peruvians always said finally Thank. You mr. Marie do you want me yes I want these men put out of here all along can you stop this train I can but I won't I represent mr. Carson I want these men thrown out you heard the orders gentlemen I must ask you to leave if I prove Carson I'll give a few orders around here how to stuff money teller I want mr. Brett doggy for the compartment next to mine I don't know what's going to happen here but I know I can trust him all right cutting steak hey mr. Lathem I can be trusted up to a certain point that's what happens old lady come on thank you thank you your confidence makes us feel much better let's go don't go or is it circus wrecker head that clearing up the tracks oh come on hey bear would you like to go to the circus why go to the circus when you're here yes you you the gorillas Adam we don't want any today yeah oh just a minute John did you think that terribly Oh Scott no the karela it was here and they call this a private car my head my head where's my head oh ow. Oh what happened to structure I don't know I think it was a baby monkey with enlarged thyroid glands I he was very unreasonable about everything you drove him off all along huh yes yes I did it all alone but did it with that yes he he put up a good fight no sometimes he was on top and sometimes I was on the bottom I told you you had something yes yes I'm sure we have something Oh Oh I'll certainly be glad to get off of this car well we'll be in holding soon so you girls better get dressed oh come on Georgia Oh Oh my hair oh my all of my foot the back the back the back what what girl. Blair Bridge Scotty shrimp is this number six yes mr. Carson right there who that is no Luke Carson yeah yes yes I know but the situation is this you see I've met a young lady whom I have grown very fun mmm yes yes exactly and I in fact I might say I'm in love with her and I want to buy her a present hmm and I don't know whether to buy her a bone arrow or a potty hmm and so that's why I'm getting these suggestions from you mmm bicarbonate of soda is very good for that ah here's a hit pretty little thing hmm yes yes I think so too the handle may be a little round or too much don't you think so ooh and glad we're out of there yeah even a wheel bad looks good to me. Oh fire me bite me here fuck me again are you uh are you any relation to mr. Luke Carson boy I am. Luke Carson well then that accounts for the remarkable resemblance Hey you're looking for your daughter yes I had a radio phone from the conductor of this car well I'm a member of her party is that so yes where's mr. Murray well I don't know now I'm afraid he's picked his last Daisy dead very dead there there's Ruthie oh how much do I owe you here jeez hurry did y'all will get this oh yeah thank you my darling my daughter hey who are you I'm your father ever got one in this town - no pardon pardon the suggestion mr. Carson but that other young lady is your daughter see are you mr. Carson yes rude yeah wait no what happened you father's here move Oh God rude just like your mother is exactly modest man father this is mr. Plate how do you do how do you do sir he's he's the boyfriend in case you're interested mr. Guillam good well I'll come now let's get about the car oh no not that car why what's the matter with it oh it's full of all sorts of dreadful things strange sounds and voices and poor mr. Murray died yeah and the gorillas don't forget the gorillas Oh nonsense now let's get aboard the car and no superstition oh god can't you deflect this thing you know I did pretty good with one of these and back on the drain back back when I shot Buffalo what huh tricky Javanese private cars Gruber on the floor can't seem to find any reason for seems to work okay though you're lucky to find a door here yes here oh thank you sir now let us forget about monkeys and former a and that wandering lunatic. Scott present you again now listen to me. Ruth has been telling me what a nightmare this trip has been ever since it started and in my opinion you're at the bottom of most of the trouble you win the gorillas you scared poor Marty to death pardon me mr. Coston mr. Murray did not die of natural causes mr. Murray was murdered oh please father don't let's talk anymore about it oh why not let's listen to him there's just a chance that he might say something sensible yeah thank you miss Layton I'll take that up with you later what proof of you that Murray was murdered nobody saw wound I did I examined the body and I found a stab wound in the right eye the right eye had been pierced with a dagger and then the eyelid pulled down over the wound well if you knew the Scot why didn't you say something before well because if I had we would have all been detained in Houlton and there isn't a decent jail in the town by the way mr. Carson I was just thinking if you intended coming whisper Ruth why did you buy her hair to start east why did I wire by the only wire I sent was telling Ruth to wait for me in Los Angeles and then I got Marie's telephone message last night what what message I was talking over the radio telephone on the. West Mountain limited and suddenly a voice cut in telling me that my daughter is on this train and that we would meet at Oulton I tried to answer but the connection was broke just as I thought ah ah oh now that explains everything isn't remarkable how my system works you're the cause of everyone in this car being upset you started it to the absurd charge that Marie was murdered now girls go to your room and forget all about gorillas and Marie and most of all this idiot yeah do you mean that mr. Possum I certainly do well then I'm not unmindful of the old adage a soft answer turneth away wrath therefore who ah. I can state him do you believe in me yes I do thank you that's all I want to know oh yes he's got meat is I'm afraid. George Oh everything will be all right honey you know I feel sorry for mr. Scott I sorta like him but then I always did like the funniest thing huh judge sit tight wait shizzle who did that arson what are all these contractions doing in your private part my friend huh this isn't my plan. Carmine's in the east say your prayers I've heard that more somewhere watch the lights one one by one those lights will be turned off at the top of the divide the last will go out and this car will start back down the grade coming up the grade behind you is the eastbound limited you'll crash headlong into it no power on earth can save you watch the lights - never right your brother the brother you defrauded 16 years ago look in the corridor in the rear of the car. Celinda is a nitroglycerin when this car hits anything because in capsule set off that charge and blow car and everything in it to bits I wanted everything in perfect order for your trip because I shall not be here as the last light goes out I'll cut this car loose and step into the car ahead watch the lights free emergency. I could have only found this secret panel before he uncovered the car conductor Higgs my brother humming put on the pranks not a chance the brakes have been disconnected this guy can overlook a thing this is the American Broadcasting. Company presenting a coast-to-coast program of melodies of the moment the next group comprises hello anything good on the air no I'm trying to get something on the shortwave disposal such as heaven ticket reduce having his car please leave these who are you sure I'll keep your car wait see those shutters up all right that settles that yeah you come back to take care of the girls okay give George your little kiss for me hmm. Oh. Cars calling all cars that's your grave I know it is morning he's found Overland limited warning eastbound Overland limited that I don't know when I saw the program that's awarding to this train I get the conductor warning eastbound overnight limited warning eastbound what will I limited react our train number six out of control now headed down loaded swing transfer keep lowering the warning East on mobile and he's about over line limited 30 counties to Bolden clear the tracks clear the tracks runaway car loaded with explosives headed west take first siding yeah I won't have to tell you you'll do it. Attention to the vision target our signal whoa you there were six knocking a machine move who did exactly the runaway car let her go oh not send an engine is that car of it it's anything it's good whoa the other end ah. Trying to get close enough to kick us off I will explode sure I've never betrayed in my life may your long legs come in come on well the train will never replace the horse oh the room was a little graphic speeding I'll take over yes that's alright she's entitled to a little faint. Oh God do you think anything else oh happy yeah what else could happen beautiful beautiful you you know Merkel and Charlie Ruggles who played the leads in our movie were two of the really great workhorses in the movie world for years but they made only one other film together net second teaming happened 27 years after our movie when they both appeared in. Disney's 1961 hit The Parent Trap Yoona played Hayley Mills housekeeper in that movie Charlie Ruggles played Hayley. Mills grandfather and if you're ever anywhere near Covington Kentucky just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati I understand there's a lovely little park there that bears her name the Universal. Park Inn was born in Covington in 1903 she was 31 when she played Georgia. Latham in our movie she died in 1986 having worked in movies with everybody from Clark Gable and Bob Hope to Marlene Dietrich and in her last film Elvis. Presley |
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