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The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
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[Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] You sure about the address mister yes this is the place you'll be sure to wait for me now won't you sure come on it's funny number please or I'm the 122 Old Mill Road the tower has been occupied for 13 years and yet there's a telephone in it can you tell me who had it installed I wouldn't have that information madam I could connect you with an ID supervisor but you'd have to wait until the business office opens in the morning I'm sorry all the modern improvements I'm gonna clean the place up a bit oh yes of course dad's up there. I sat next to him mr. Barksdale sat next to me aunt Lucille Uncle John Harold mother for. Marjorie uncle dick and Joan uncle Wayne mr. Barksdale mr. Bartel is that you mr. Barksdale mr. Barksdale [Music] Police station captain Ryan speaking yeah the old Morgan place he says he drove a youngster out there about 30 minutes ago hold the driver I'll be right over okay wake up your dumb ass and let home get going before we go hold up get on a macro alright and they divert some nine 600 you can go leave your address but wants you later yes what well keep ringing them hello hello. Phil this is Ryan listen we've got a swell case down here I'm not interested give me Stuyvesant 9600 when you hear the tone of the gong it will be exactly 12 o'clock and 63 seconds ring that number again hello hello you say what's the idea putting that Dame on the phone I know what time it is what time is it shut up no no no I I don't mean you don't hang up I want you get over here right away there's been a murder I know but this is a good murder listen 13 years ago a guy invited all his relatives to dinner the SAP deserved to die well arrest the mother-in-law and don't bother me anymore oh all right but make it snappy all right there was 12 people there the table was set for 13 the 13th guests never got there that was 13 years ago and now tonight we find a dame murdered and she's sitting at the table in the 13th chair huh I counted them she was sitting in the thirteenth chair you dumb flatfoot who told you where to start counting well go back and count the girl's chair first and let me know how you come out and give my love to Aunt Sarah bring that number again and keep ringing it and then tell the night supervisor I want to know had a couple of phones installed at 1:22 Old Mill Road if you happen to get the whole Bell family out of bed. I am a Winston the private investigator captain Ryan sent for me yes sir go right in and have fun huh call up headquarters and tell Clarence I'm sending those prints yes Oh what's a number central fuck you dumb idiot don't even know that get out and look it up so just let me know you're good yes we got a 12 murder here good and the number you want is central firepower well you certainly took your time I was busy yeah sure when you hear the gong the time will be twelve o'clock and six split seconds yeah have a look at this and then I've introduced you to the lady this house has been unoccupied for thirteen years yet the phone's installed and the electricity turned on I'm tracing that those books are on the floor that's all in here now come on and have a look at the banquet the kids you're home still a little like same old joke the habit day off I think up a new one you can have her now God just a minute I want Winston to have a look. Oh would you take care of that Jerri please okay so bad pretty girl you wouldn't notice that sitting up yeah okay dot say how did you know about that dinner party 13 years ago Oh every man the dog knows that story around here. Morgan's senior drop dead just Apple they all sat down to the table the old lady she was young man must have been a little bit cracked herself she wouldn't allow a thing to be touched just closed up the house and moved up and that step and all these guys have been waiting for the dinner ever since mom give me the willies every time I think of it well don't think then you know who the girl is. Sure daughter Marie Morgan had her whole life's history in her handbag but no address the driver that brought her out here said he picked her up on the corner of 59th and Park Department house no on the corner we've been checking up on the apartment I was around there now how was she killed hang widely here the doc hasn't said for sure yet but it looks like she was electrocuted electrocuted now I thought of that too not a wire on it that was it electricity enough to kill her but not to burn the body I wonder where she got it hey that lect in the living room I'll get it well what about that light in the living room hey Don I tried to open every socket in the room that don't work oh maybe the Globes burned out never charged with that okay anyway I don't think I'd go around trying light sockets if I were you why didn't it occur to you that a young lady was electrocuted here tonight and that she might have been trying light sockets hello operator see if it and trace that call and ring me back make it snappy yes darling there's been a murder you've read all about it from the morning papers she listened in on all the other calls why the devil didn't she listening on that one what was it I don't know I just heard the receiver going up after I answered hello captain Ryan speaking sound Hotel thank you sister. Oh beat it over the sound hotel and see if we can trace that call get a list of all the guests and all the telephone calls after midnight and don't Muppet and don't go to sleep oh well how am I going to get there you can drive a car can't you sweetheart take mine and feed it yes oh that guy's uncle don't die soon I'll be a nervous wreck who's the uncle just a big boss in the city that's all oh-ho so that's why he's on the force you don't suppose because you got any brains what's the matter now well obvious what are you laughing at nothing I just think it's funny I'm glad you invited me down. I'm invited yeah okay sit down I'll see you in a few minutes do they identify the body yes sir there's one of you as the brother I am friend of yours yes and of my sister all right boys I won't keep you long either of you know a man named Barksdale yes we both do he was my father's lawyer is he still handling the estate yes why we'll ask the questions if you don't mind son wasn't your father's well a little unusual it was quite unusual he provided for my mother for Marie and me left the bulk of the estate to the 13th guest who was that we don't know the 13th guests never arrived screwie anything else about this guest no accepted we always supposed that he'd come forward and be named when we became of age or what'll that be well why do you suppose that might have had something to do with it. Marie was 21 yesterday what yes Boxtel call it the other day and told you I'm not interested in that well I am all right be interested wait a minute where you going out I'll see you later hey but I suppose you were at that dinner part of your poly game yeah how'd your sisters hit that night right beside my father she always had that which side one is right will you draw me a diagram with that table name the people in the seating arrangement and if any of them have died since make a note of it have you kept in touch with the family when we couldn't avoid it well put down their addresses and leave it with a captain here Thanks do you remember how we set that night yes I think so were you there well I was visiting there we were just kids then but it isn't easy to forget a thing like that dinner party I suppose not I've got a hunch I'll be thinking about it for some time myself well let's hear about that phone call from Barksdale and I'll let you go well there there isn't much to it except that Barksdale called her a few days ago and gave us an instructions something she was supposed to do on a 21st birthday and you don't remember what they were I know she wouldn't tell me and we're supposed to find the answer does anybody know anything what's the matter with the old man besides being nuts are you sure this dinner wasn't held in an insane asylum what try and calm down take these voices of the next office and give him some paper and pencils and send Carter a yes you boys better stick around we might want you that's too bad son take care of yourself what do you mean nothing much you mean they might go after me all right no I don't think I'd care if they did well we would the cost the department a lot of dough to investigate a murder well in that case I'll be careful. Thanks you've been very considerate today that's all right son well what do you think I can't think I'm numb why the devil does a man have to go through all that hocus-pocus just to leave a will it burns me up well stop burning Carl may happy yeah hey cutter let's see what you got yes sir here the deposit slips in the telephones lights parted but ones on. Barksdale Barksdale so that's where you've got of that yeah feel better now I'm safe wait'll I lay my hands on this guy also a man answering to Barksdale description registered at the sound hotel last night about 9:30 under the name of Perry and at 122 put in a call to Douglas and nine six eight then checked out of his hotel immediately after he hasn't been home since sandy has been shown up these are bitchin and these folks were getting to worry now isn't that killed bad tell them they can see him on visitors day let's go the pod research I managed to dig this up out of them The Daily. Herald files what's Butterfield 12 let's send it out at once okay put a couple of the boys on those two kids in there they may be alright and again they may not yes sir anything else releasing no but stick around calling all cars calling all cars stand by for description of one John. Barksdale wanted for questioning on the. Morgan murder case last seen on Long. Island driving a Packard touring license unknown description fifty years six feet grey hair eyes brown that is all [Applause] [Music] Hello hello ah. I don't care you call me all the name here warden I brought out on names to call you I don't care mr. Whitson if you to hurt it good what does it sound like room like harsh fire and the devil and a couple of a nice throat in that could you give me an idea of what it sounded like kinda retarded kind of up like it's kind of like it perhaps if you tried it again bro yeah well don't you know they're being rugby shut up I was only trying shot up get out that so who put all them books there so what I did you go to sleep today I don't think so you don't think so get out of my sight before I kill you yeah hey so Clint you come here where are you is he dead it's Barksdale can you beat that certain house upstairs and down yes sir nothing that'll do much good well what's the answer it's got me worried plenty me too but I'm beginning to be glad that I wasn't invited to that dinner party years ago yeah here's the diagram young Morgan true today take a look at the seating arrangement first we find the girl's body in the chair that she sat in that night and now this are you beginning to get the idea gee yes ye gods Phil are they gonna blind this table with stiffs that's the way it looks unless we do something but but that's crazy it very nearly confirms one thing though the person doing it was at the table that night I've gotta talk [Applause] No how'd you get out of the market I haven't been in any more take your hands off me be nice I won't let me alone do you want me to spank you hold still that's a good little girl what's your name Marie Morgan yes what did you say I asked this child here if she would Marie Morgan I know child will you shut up and she said yes and she said yes I don't know maybe it's something I hate this is the nightmare where did you pick her up riding around in your car in market I was on my way to the police station yes and baby you're still on your way to the police station take it out and lock her up I've got some things I want to ask her about you can't arrest me Oh can't I that's what they all say maybe it's all a mistake and maybe you can explain everything out but you won't say a word until you see your lawyer well I won't all right baby come and see your lawyer talk to a good look marjory that's right you know anything about it no what can this mean that's what we're gonna find out take our luck in the library did we get through here what she headed for police station she was going in that direction call up city headquarters and report this call a coroner and stick around outside yes sir no why did you ask that girl if she was Marie Morgan I think she is what about the other Dame there are no twins no but the other girl had several small scars around her face didn't you notice them yes but I didn't think anything about it well I did I thought she'd had her face lifted well what a blasted idiot I have been that's why you were so surprised when her brother told you she was 21 certainly no kid that age is going to have her face lifted and you beat it back to the morgue to have another look right and took a good plastic surgeon with me she hadn't had her face lifted she'd had it completely made over well I'll be now that commenced to make sense. Barksdale made an appointment with the real Marie Morgan to meet him here they planned to kill her and stuff she took the other girl who planned to kill her huh Barksdale made the appointment yes but if Barksdale was in on it but she may have been who killed the gentlemen on your right little bo-peep operating I wouldn't do that if I were you police might not like it I was only trying to call my brother we'll call him later you're going to take a ride with me where to my apartment she'd be safer in jail don't worry she won't get away I didn't mean that I said she'd be safer in jail and humane go to the devil mr. Adams two bits in why my dear child why I'm almost afraid to touch you what is the meaning of all this why I'll have to send back that cutaway I ordered for your funeral you wear those to wedding is not funerals this is uncle Adams the worst old reprobate who ever lived my dear you're covering quite a lot of territory how do you do mr. Winston I'm delighted how do you do if you give him a drink guy think he make you still one of the beat scotch and Soda Springs and thanks easy on the soda. [Applause] Hey if you want my opinion it's uncle Adams who's been committing all the murders all the murders mr. Barksdale was murdered today in the old house. Boxster my word whatever you understand but but murders what's the meaning of it mr. Winston you're investigating the case I suppose unofficially I'm a friend of Captain. Ryan yes yes of course I've heard of you well have you any accused don't you cover many ideas no but he has a laugh for you really well let's have it you're next what according to mr. Winston's theory you're next on the list unless of course you've been doing the murders yourself you've always had the most acute sense of humor must be some more of the family I'm doing the resurrection egg and enjoying a fairy if I know your you certainly startled me if you explain your reasons well for heaven's sake I thought you were dead disappointed well why be a hypocrite you know I've always hated your module if you say that word again out it's only what our laws is this for private use only I suppose your Winston at your service I may take you up on that if this is another one of your jokes Murray I must say it's in bad taste I've been simply frustrated all day I'll bet you have bridge always tires mother Marjorie they tried to kill me are you glad I'm alive am I glad I think you are but what does it mean since they made us get down to look at that that other girl was you did you cry well to tell you the truth money week we both went home we've got potted that's just as good mr. Winston has a whole family here he says one of them is the murderer I'm getting odds on uncle. Adams Adams he's too lazy to commit a murder but tell me darling what happened to you oh well here we are just one big happy family oh hello Thor who was that blonde I saw you with the other night there was no blonde and you know it dear Marjorie your soul must look like the inside of a vinegar bottle hi Jove it's a good idea I wish I had thought of it yourself what's that killing off her family it must be some poor soul that had the misfortune to dine with us when we were all together I think you're right someone who dined with you 13 years ago. Oh. You mean the night that John read that stupid will and then died well mercy don't over me I didn't kill him no one killed him as far as we know does anyone here know the present whereabouts of wayne seymour the last time I saw him I got an impression that he was going to spend the rest of his days at number 9 Yokohama I see you know your Yokohama mr. Winston I've traveled a bit with the exception of Wayne Seymour you people were the only guests at that dinner who are still alive well we're dead from the neck up speak to yourself John I'll speak if you don't mind go ahead but a few snappy jokes injected here and there would make a world of difference you see we're accustomed to public speaking I'm afraid this isn't a joking matter it looks as if someone is determined to kill every person who attended that dinner 13 years ago they've already killed two people too yes a girl mistaken for Miss Morgan and John Barksdale Boxtel murdered very much so and in both cases the bodies were found in the chairs occupied by that person at the dinner and as. Captain Ryan so elegantly describes it the murderer intends to line the table with stiffs how vulgar well thank goodness I was under the table most of the time yes pinching me oh I was a cute youngster always full of fun someday I'll look at your baby pictures but just now we're discussing murder which automatically makes one think of the Margaery speak for yourself John shall we go on with this or just turn it into a family reunion well why not have a blind protest couldn't matter which one you picked we'd all cut each other's throats for a dime why a dime I cut yours for fun give me police headquarters detective bureau captain Brown's office well it isn't every day you get a chance to see a mastermind at work. Oh who's this speaking oh well this is. Winston send the wagon to my apartment and issue for John Doe and three Jane Doe warrants material witnesses in the Morgan case right I've got them here really you're quite amusing mr. Winston thank you you'll like the matron in the city jail too she's one of the Philadelphia Smith perhaps by this time you're beginning to see that I mean business now then you want to stop trying to be clever or do you want to spend the night in jail do the men have separate boards from the women I think you settled it then young lady night in jail may make you people see that murder isn't amusing this is an outrage it's always murder oh you can't do this wait and see I break you for this the governor is a personal friend of mine and of mine and I happen to know that he's a little funny when it comes to murder he doesn't like it don't be a lot of fools he doesn't intend ascenders syc good evening sergeant de vivir sir have you the warrants desert yes yes all signed and in order all right take these people down and lock them up yes sir all right step lively I demand to see my lawyer miss Morgan saw her lawyer today and I don't think she enjoyed it you'll be sorry for this good night when a deer winces good night my dear and the sweet dream. [Applause] Turn [Applause] Oh come on down Derry we've got another corpse that what what what the family's all locked up yeah sure you're a smart guy I don't know I'm over it you're coming down okay get me the police station Oh give me the desk sergeant the City Jail yeah hello this is Winston private investigator on the Morgan case I sent down seven of the upper crust for you will you send somebody in and see if they're all there yes hey Mike take a look at the 400 and see if they're all there okay sergeant don't touch her magic hey what's the matter what what she says you remind her of her mother. [Laughter] Yes I know you're gonna write a letter to the Commissioner say what are you trying to do rip me Jimmy no say if you guys don't tell me up there's gonna be a murder well that's what we're here for two murders he did them what hey pipe down yeah hide among oh go read your ticker I want to know what Steel's doing all there sergeant okay all I mr. Winston okay thanks oh wait a minute turn them all loose but I put a man on each one of them now I'll be responsible why runs over here men don't know place at all I've scoured the whole house now the only answer is there must be a closet or a room somewhere that we don't know anything about I don't want to know anything about it all right bill make it snappy cut it right there what do you make of that huh I wonder steal great guns nothing rubber about that come on let's get out of here I've seen sights but that one rather a neat way of doing it though huh they don't think it's neat fiendish is the devil do you realize that the murderer left that switch all not carrying who got killed and while he's asleep in the county jail he commits another murder but he wasn't here to turn off the switch and bring the body in here I think that cinches it but which one well you saw him which is the most likely well the odds are about even there's a cousin Marjorie who'd commit murder just for the fun of it and her mother to kill anything that stood in her way but I think it stands between the two uncles Addams is a smooth and old devil as I've ever seen but. Thornton's deep you know the big businessman would stop at nothing what about the brother and his boyfriend well I think they're all right Jensen's in love with the girl and her brother seems genuinely fond of her what's the girl's story oh she said someone shot her in the dark she ran upstairs and hid and by the way she heard that same cry that grump heard and according to her it wasn't particularly pleasant just the same I'd like to hear it then what else did she do besides steal my car well she said she came back down was about to be towed out the front door when she heard a car and motorcycle driver said by that time she didn't know where to turn and when she came in here and saw her double sitting cold and stiff at the table she did go nuts got scared of the police as well as the rest hidden the cellar and then stole the car she hid out all the next day thought better of it and was on her way to the station when they picked her up it's logical Barksdale asked her out here yes and what they were all after I think was a snip of paper that she'd got that day at the bank which doesn't make much sense of course unless it's a safe combination what was it 13131313 I'd like to get old man Morgan alone for about 10 minutes I'd teach the old Buzzard how to write a will well we get the family down here and try and sweat it out of them actually put a close watch on them and see who comes down here oh I'm in favor of the last now our friend may get curious and come down to see if he's had another killing then we keep this last one quiet huh that's right I've got a hunch it's the missing uncle look I'm gonna call miss Morgan call a car or two with you I'm kind of ashamed Ripper cuz I've bothered him so much lately thank you well this is the kind of serious I'm gonna get I'm gonna get killed every day hello there's a good apartment how'd you like our city jail listen child I want you to destroy that strip of paper at once and don't tell anyone what was written on it not even your brother but no one's accusing your brother they listen don't you get too smart you know there's a distinct prejudice in the police department against little girls who go around stealing police cards oh ho you're not well 21 is a mere drop in the bucket what say will you shut up and let me talk now listen don't tell anyone those numbers and if anyone tries to get them out of you let me know immediately will you do that like a sweet little girl that was a great win yeah what did he want he told me not to tell anybody the numbers on that slip of paper 131313 [Laughter] We're gonna say don't tell him I told you shame on you looking at those things ah why don't you have luncheon with me it'll be more comfortable than standing out here how'd you know how to fall on you have you ever been to the zoo sure did you see the elephant yeah well that's how I know. Fred you're not very bright but you may come in handy I'm about to go calling would you like to come along I gotta go wherever you go is that a theme song or just your plain way of saying things oh well I you would better ride with me no I'm getting a pain in the neck from looking back at you mug of course just looking at you may give me a pain in the neck get in okay stay there until you relieved that was bet late detail to watch Adams he says that hasn't met the house all day but something just came up in a limousine with grump grump he's telling the Thornton girl tailing her he's riding in the limousine withers I give a hundred bucks to see that come in there's a dr. Sherwood outside so he has some information on the Morgan case dr. Sherwood yes sir send him in I hope he's our man okay captain Brown how do you do won't you sit down yeah thank you I hope you're a plastic surgeon I see you're ahead of me I am as a matter of fact and I operated on the young lady who was killed I only saw your notice in the paper this morning yeah well we didn't know until last night the wrong girl had been killed but when did you operate on her several months ago three as a matter of fact she and her brother came to warrant well she said he was her brother what name did they give Morgan Morgan may I take dr. Sherwood over to mrs. Morgan's apartment okay you could identify either brother couldn't you well certainly he came to me twice fine let's go well goodbye captain Brown goodbye doctor and thank you thank you hello tell me about this that's your man no say why aren't you down at the old house well hi rather tired of being there so much you a picture of your friend Jenson around yes I think so but look here mr. Winston Murray's gone down to the old house to meet you what can you call her well no you didn't call no I tell you what's it all about I just got in she left this was it though well I get picture of. Jetson short to the back wait please it'll operate it get me done with some 9 68 hurry that's the one or even that call hello hello oh yeah listen child don't get in the panic but get out of the house as quick as you can is there an officer guarding it yeah man when I told him you sister infants didn't you call me now don't get in a penny just get the officer to drive you to the Douglas and police station and wait for me there now beat it where's Miss Morgan hasn't she been here no no one's been here you come with me I may need you do it see ya tell Ryan appeal it over to the Morgan house as soon as he gets here yes sir isn't she dad no you'll come around all right come on what you doing my sister yeah I don't know come on get up. Nolan are you done with Miss Morgan come on I'll make it snappy miss Morgan I don't know where is he just a swell species of skunk sounds more tummy what are you done with her I tell you I did you call her and tell her to meet me here no I swear I didn't we know all about sure wouldn't the other girls so you may as well tell us the rest who was in on this with you. Barksdale so you killed her and then backed out so you wouldn't have to split that no I don't know who killed him I swear it pick up that phone no no why not because that's the way Lila got it you were there that night and you kill her no I saw her after after shooting it miss Morgan no no I didn't oh you're a liar go on take him down we'll lock him up but Phil I tell you Ryan it doesn't make good sense why go to all the trouble to impersonate someone and then kill the impersonator. Jensen tried to kill miss Morgan but somebody else killed the girl thinking it was miss Morgan Jensen knew the difference there have been two different factions working in this against each other when it but where's exactly get an axe break that wall in and son you'd better go on back to the station why because I don't think your sister is going to be alive when we find it [Applause] Got a patent on that little electrical device of yours Adams no I'm sorry to say I hadn't well I wouldn't worry about it if I were you the state's got something that works along the same lines and we're going to give you an exclusive demonstration take him out into that safety deposit box sure what did you find only a million dollars of securities for her a million how disgusting I hope it is in u.s. steel don't worry if it isn't I left the securities there of course but this letter was on top and I thought you'd want it thank you. - Murray the thirteenth guess I can imagine that I was it all the time. I. The poor lamb reading aloud y-yes my dear child I'm making a rather melodramatic attempt to protect your fortune but if I am right about the other members of the family it is almost certain to reveal them to you in their true light so that you will not make the same mistake I made when I married into it. Bless you my dear and may they have killed each other off by the time you receive this your father it's said but it's also darn good advice what they're not to marry into a screwy family. [Laughter] Tell me where you've been well first I went when he had told me to tailor [Applause] [Applause] Hello hello Phil this is Ryan listen I've got another swell I'm not interested. [Applause] When you hear the tone of the gong it will be exactly twelve o'clock and six split seconds hello ring stuyvesant 9600 and keep ringing it and when you've done that well well ring it some more. [Applause] [Music] |
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