A Stranger In Town
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00:02:11Well, gentlemen, Justice Grant, we understand you declined to preside at the Danville investigation.
00:02:16There's some speculation as to your reasons.
00:02:18Well, there needn't be. I've had a long, hard year. I'm tired. I'm going hunting.
00:02:23Miss Gilbert, would you put this in my bag, please?
00:02:26The Gazette referred to you last week as a terrible-tempered Justice Grant. How do you feel about that?
00:02:31I'm flattered.
00:02:33And this, too, Miss Gilbert.
00:02:35Where are you going for your hunting?
00:02:37Well, there are plenty of ducks and no reporters.
00:02:40When are you leaving?
00:02:42A moment after you do.
00:02:45Good day, sir.
00:02:54Miss Gilbert, what is this nonsense? What does this resignation mean?
00:02:59I think it's obvious, sir.
00:03:01If it were obvious, I wouldn't ask the question, would I?
00:03:05Justice Grant, I've been with you for two years,
00:03:08and not once during that time have you expressed satisfaction with my work.
00:03:12Miss Gilbert, you can learn more law here in a week than you can anywhere else in a year.
00:03:17That's all that should interest you.
00:03:19I don't feel that I have to constantly remind you that you're a brilliant young woman and that you have a fine future.
00:03:29Now, if there isn't anything else, can I go?
00:03:33Oh, you wanted to look over the Hale and Twine opinions, sir.
00:03:36They won't be back from the printer till next week.
00:03:38Oh, yes, they'll need some revision.
00:03:40But I don't want to hang around here.
00:03:44Perhaps I can bring them up to you at Crownport, sir.
00:03:46That'd be fine.
00:03:48No, no, no. You need a vacation, too.
00:03:51From me.
00:03:53I don't mind at all.
00:03:55Miss Gilbert, are you heaping coals of fire on my head?
00:03:59I wouldn't dream of it, sir.
00:04:03Oh, I'll warn you before I come.
00:04:06Miss Gilbert.
00:04:07Yes, sir.
00:04:08No one must know where I'm going.
00:04:10No one.
00:04:11I want to get away from courtrooms, investigations, lawyers, black robes, everything.
00:04:24Everything but ducks.
00:04:28Hundreds and hundreds of beautiful ducks.
00:04:34Quack, quack, quack...
00:04:43Hey, you!
00:04:44Wait a minute.
00:04:50I'm Warren Todd, game inspector. Let's see your license.
00:04:58Yeah, just like I thought.
00:05:00Stranger in town, ain't you?
00:05:01This license ain't legal.
00:05:02Well, I just bought it yesterday at the state capitol.
00:05:04Yeah, I know, mister, but this is Crownport,
00:05:06and you've got to have a Crownport stamp on there.
00:05:08Well, I didn't know that.
00:05:09I'll get one tomorrow.
00:05:10Well, but it ain't going to do you any good today.
00:05:13You know, I could haul you into court
00:05:15and let the judge slap a fine on you.
00:05:17But to save wear and tear on my tires,
00:05:18suppose I sell you one right here.
00:05:20It only cost you $5.
00:05:22You know, the $5 is just for the stamp.
00:05:24I usually get a little something for my trouble, too.
00:05:28Well, you don't understand.
00:05:29I'm giving you a break, brother.
00:05:31There.
00:05:32I never pay off twice, brother.
00:05:33Come on.
00:05:34Well, look.
00:05:35Let me explain it to you.
00:05:37Well, you don't understand.
00:05:38I'm giving you a break, brother.
00:05:40There.
00:05:41I never pay off twice, brother.
00:05:42Come on.
00:05:43Well, look.
00:05:44Let me explain it to you.
00:06:07Your Honor, it's not as though my client were trying
00:06:09to evade his financial obligations.
00:06:12Tom Cooney has been a member of this community for many years.
00:06:15And in all that time, his honesty and his responsibility
00:06:18has never been questioned.
00:06:19Now, he intends to make good the payments on these plowers.
00:06:23But he's been sick, unable to work.
00:06:25Now, if the court could just grant him an extension.
00:06:27The law doesn't recognize good intentions.
00:06:30I shouldn't have to remind you of that, Mr. Adams.
00:06:32You're supposed to be the judge.
00:06:34I shouldn't have to remind you of that, Mr. Adams.
00:06:36You're supposed to be a lawyer.
00:06:37But, Your Honor, am I not justified in asking
00:06:40the court's indulgence in this case?
00:06:42If you take Tom Cooney's farm tools away from him,
00:06:45you take away his only means of earning a living.
00:06:47Mr. Adams, this is a court of law, not an employment agency.
00:06:51Tom Cooney signed an agreement with Vincent Blackston
00:06:54of the Crownport Auto and Supply Company.
00:06:57This agreement stated if he missed a payment on those plows,
00:07:00Mr. Blackston could take them back.
00:07:02Is that right, Mr. Cooney?
00:07:04Well, yes, Your Honor, but...
00:07:06All right, Counselor.
00:07:08Judgment against Thomas Cooney.
00:07:10But it... it was just one payment.
00:07:13If you'd give me a chance to...
00:07:15I don't care whether you say it's fair or not. It ain't.
00:07:18Get him out of here.
00:07:19Come on, Tom. This isn't gonna help.
00:07:21I know it ain't gonna help.
00:07:22Nothing's gonna help in a town like this.
00:07:24Officer.
00:07:25Come on.
00:07:26Let go of me.
00:07:27Come on.
00:07:28Looks like you just lost yourself another vote, fella.
00:07:30Come on.
00:07:31I know it ain't right.
00:07:32I know it ain't right.
00:07:32Crownport versus Joe Grant.
00:07:34Step up, Joe Grant.
00:07:43Name?
00:07:45Joe Grant.
00:07:47Shooting ducks without a Crownport permit.
00:07:50I didn't get a chance to shoot.
00:07:52You were going to.
00:07:53Of course I was, you fool.
00:07:55That's why I bought a state license.
00:07:57We also require a Crownport license, Mr. Grant.
00:08:00And ignorance of the law is no excuse.
00:08:03$100 or 30 days.
00:08:09Which one of you gentlemen do I pay?
00:08:12The clerk.
00:08:14You should have bought it from me in the first place.
00:08:16Save yourself a lot of dough.
00:08:18I assume that this $100 will permit me to resume my hunting without further interference.
00:08:24Your assumption is wrong.
00:08:25You still need a Crownport stamp.
00:08:27And an officer enforcing the law is not interfering, Mr. Grant.
00:08:31As a judge, I advise you to be careful of your words.
00:08:34Next case.
00:08:37Crownport versus Burton Lyon.
00:08:39Step up, Burton Lyon.
00:08:46Hi, Tom.
00:08:52I'm sorry it turned out that way.
00:08:55I guess that's the only way it could have turned out.
00:08:57No, I thought we had a chance, but I guess I should have known.
00:09:01What are you going to do now?
00:09:04The farm's no good to me without the tools to work it.
00:09:08I guess I'll lose it.
00:09:10The bank will start yelling for its money pretty soon.
00:09:14You know, Bill, sometimes there's just more than a man can stand.
00:09:19I've got to think of something to do.
00:09:22If I could only...
00:09:23Yeah, I know, Tom, I know.
00:09:25Look, why don't you come by the office later on? We'll talk about it, huh?
00:09:40Hello, boys.
00:09:48Shave, Homer.
00:09:51I hear poor Tom Cooney lost his case.
00:09:54Yeah, he'll probably lose his farm now, too.
00:09:57It's a shame.
00:09:59You know, Homer, that's what I like about the fellas around your shop.
00:10:02They enjoy the good things of life.
00:10:04Like a guy who can't meet his mortgage
00:10:06or a poor farmer getting ripped out of his plows.
00:10:09Maybe if Cooney had a real sharp lawyer.
00:10:11Maybe if we had a bank that would extend an honest man credit
00:10:14or a judge that would give him a break.
00:10:16Talk like that isn't going to get you any votes, Adams.
00:10:18If I could afford a 50-cent cigar, I could get yours.
00:10:29Just the shave.
00:10:30Sure, mister.
00:10:31Stranger in town?
00:10:33Yeah.
00:10:34Aiming to stay long?
00:10:36Long enough to get a shave.
00:10:39Great little town, isn't it, old-timer?
00:10:42Yeah, Judge Harkley really gave you a welcome, didn't he?
00:10:45And our constable, Orrin Todds, that's Homer's cousin.
00:10:49He's all law and order.
00:10:51Regular minute man, isn't he, Homer?
00:10:54How many minutes did it take before he tried to shake you down?
00:10:57It's a shame.
00:10:58Ever notice how a fella who can't make a living in a town
00:11:00always tries to run her down?
00:11:04You know, Mr. Grant, isn't it?
00:11:07Yeah.
00:11:08Mr. Grant, it might be fun to bust up
00:11:10one of the constable's little rackets.
00:11:12How about being a guinea pig?
00:11:13Let me turn this into a test case.
00:11:15Mister, there ain't a case this adamant's chaser wouldn't take.
00:11:17There was two bucks and a vote in it for him.
00:11:20How's it, boys?
00:11:21Howdy, Mr. Mayor.
00:11:23Uh, much of a wait, Homer?
00:11:24We'll be there in a minute, Mr. Mayor.
00:11:26Hello there, my worthy opponent.
00:11:28I'm sorry about Tom Cooney.
00:11:30I hope he doesn't go to pieces over this.
00:11:32Well, he's really got something to go to pieces over.
00:11:34You know, it's a funny thing about some fellas.
00:11:36No matter where you put them, everything goes wrong for them.
00:11:38How are you, Tom?
00:11:39You looking for me?
00:11:40I'll be with you in a minute.
00:11:41Yeah.
00:11:42Look, Mr. Mayor, I...
00:11:44If there's anything I can do for you,
00:11:46if you're in need of a little reddy cash or something...
00:11:48I don't want charity. I just want...
00:11:50You can't change the law, Tom.
00:11:51You're the mayor.
00:11:52But I'm not a nursemaid to every man in town
00:11:54who can't take care of himself.
00:11:56All right, Cooney, that's enough.
00:11:58Now beat it. Keep your hands off me.
00:12:00Let him alone, Blackstone.
00:12:03No, don't.
00:12:05This is all my fault.
00:12:13I wish you hadn't had to do that, honey.
00:12:15Ah, he's had it coming to him for a long time.
00:12:19That boy is turning into an awful radical.
00:12:22You could tell that by the speech he made
00:12:24accepting the nomination.
00:12:25Well, that kind of talk is never going to make a mayor a crown for it.
00:12:28Well, it's too bad.
00:12:29I mean, it's a shame.
00:12:30I mean, it's a shame.
00:12:31It's a shame.
00:12:32It's a shame.
00:12:33It's a shame.
00:12:34It's a shame.
00:12:35It's a shame.
00:12:36It's a shame.
00:12:37It's a shame.
00:12:38It's a shame.
00:12:39It's a shame.
00:12:40It's a shame.
00:12:41It's a shame.
00:12:42Nothing I'd like better than to see some bright young fella come along
00:12:47who could take my place, but Bill Adams...
00:12:52It'd take a man to fill your shoe, Mr. Mayor.
00:13:02Ned Darrow dropped in this morning.
00:13:04He said to give you his regards.
00:13:05What's my bill?
00:13:12Just a shave?
00:13:13Yeah.
00:13:14Fifty cents.
00:13:15Hey, mister, I said fifty cents, not a quarter.
00:13:20Guess you made a mistake, friend.
00:13:22No, you made the mistake, friend.
00:13:29You picked the wrong customer that time, Homer.
00:13:32First fellow in ten years ever flipped a bash on me.
00:13:58Come on in, old-timer.
00:14:09Well, you interested in boats?
00:14:19Yeah.
00:14:20That's a rather interesting model.
00:14:23She's the Columbia, a square rig four master.
00:14:26Nice work.
00:14:28Oh, and here's a nice one.
00:14:31This is a Barquentine.
00:14:32Former square rig, the other mast four and aft rig.
00:14:35Rather unusual.
00:14:36For sale?
00:14:37Oh, no, no, no.
00:14:39No, they're not that good.
00:14:40It's only a hobby, just for fun.
00:14:42I see you're running for mayor.
00:14:44Yeah.
00:14:45Sort of a hobby, too, just for fun?
00:14:49No, not quite.
00:14:52Mayor Coniston, you saw him in the barbershop.
00:14:56He and his boys have been running this town for a long time.
00:14:59Make it pretty tough for anybody that comes up against them.
00:15:01Yes, I gather there's much.
00:15:03A lot of people have been getting tired of it.
00:15:05I haven't much time myself.
00:15:06The army's going to grab me in a couple of months.
00:15:09But I thought I might at least get the ball rolling and for once give them a fight.
00:15:14But not too much of a fight.
00:15:18Something you wanted to see me about, Mr. Grant?
00:15:21In the barbershop, Mr. Adams,
00:15:23you mentioned the fact that you might like to make a test case of my fine.
00:15:26Were you serious?
00:15:27Yes.
00:15:28Yes, I think you've got a case.
00:15:30You do?
00:15:31How would you go about it?
00:15:33Well, we'd, uh, of course, the law requires a stamp.
00:15:36I didn't have one.
00:15:37No, no, but I think I could work out an appeal.
00:15:40An appeal?
00:15:41On what grounds?
00:15:42Was the fine illegal?
00:15:43Oh, no, no.
00:15:44They had a right to fine you.
00:15:46The fact that I was unfamiliar with the law?
00:15:48No, that's no excuse, obviously.
00:15:50Obviously.
00:15:51Then what would you base your appeal on, Mr. Adams?
00:15:55The fact that it's Tuesday and the sun is shining?
00:15:58Look, I haven't had much time to give it thought.
00:16:01But I can figure out an angle.
00:16:03There must be one lying around somewhere.
00:16:04Oh, yes, I'm sure there is.
00:16:06In the meanwhile, you can always make a living as a carpenter.
00:16:10Hiya, Bill.
00:16:12Oh, you busy?
00:16:13No, Charlie, come on in.
00:16:15Mr. Grant, Charlie Craig, my campaign manager.
00:16:18How do you do, sir?
00:16:19Hi.
00:16:20Any new votes, Charlie?
00:16:21About enough to fill a dog's ear.
00:16:22Say, I just heard about Tom Cooney.
00:16:24Yeah, he's taking it pretty hard.
00:16:25I signed the same kind of note he did,
00:16:27so it don't look so good for that tractor of mine, either.
00:16:29You couldn't get me a couple weeks' postponement, could you?
00:16:32I'll try, Charlie, but there's no use appealing to Blackston
00:16:34not with the way he's got his business set up.
00:16:36His hopping on my tail wouldn't burn me
00:16:38if I hadn't had so much trouble with that tractor.
00:16:40Every time I needed a spare part, I had to send for it myself.
00:16:43Blackston never carried them in stock.
00:16:45Did Blackston promise you such service?
00:16:48No, there's nothing in the contract about providing service.
00:16:51Has Blackston lived up to all his legal obligations
00:16:54as seller of the tractor?
00:16:56Well, sir.
00:16:57You sound like a lawyer yourself, Mr. Grant.
00:17:00Yes, well, I was about 20 years ago.
00:17:03Well, maybe you could give Bill here a pointer or two.
00:17:06Anyway, I'm glad to have met you.
00:17:08Pleased seeing you, Mr. Mayor.
00:17:09I'm going out and see if I can't agitate a few votes for you.
00:17:13Well, Mr. Grant, since you have some knowledge of the law,
00:17:15you've probably decided there's nothing much I can do for you.
00:17:18Well, what about Craig?
00:17:20What are you going to do about him?
00:17:22What can I do for him?
00:17:23With Harkley on the bench, you saw what happened to Tom Cooney.
00:17:26You can't blame that on Judge Harkley.
00:17:28You went into that courtroom without a defense.
00:17:30That's why you got whipped.
00:17:31Well, then I guess I'll get whipped again.
00:17:33I guess you will.
00:17:34You're not much of a fighter, are you, Mr. Adams?
00:17:37Except in barbershop brawls.
00:17:39Oh, stop it.
00:17:40You can't fight brass knuckles with spitballs.
00:17:42The trick in this town is either to play the game their way,
00:17:44and I haven't the stomach for that,
00:17:46or to be as smart as they are.
00:17:48The trick, Mr. Adams, is to be smarter.
00:17:53Well, does that wind up your business?
00:17:55Or are you going to stay and give me the first five lessons
00:17:57on how to win friends and influence judges?
00:17:59No, Mr. Adams, I'm not.
00:18:01Those lessons have been written, and very well written,
00:18:04in books like this and all the others.
00:18:07And somewhere in one of them, there's a lesson
00:18:09mentioning that in any transaction
00:18:11between a seller and a buyer,
00:18:13there are laws governing the behavior of both parties.
00:18:16But I doubt if you can keep afloat long enough to find it.
00:18:19You know, Mr. Adams, I've seen you in action now
00:18:23as a lawyer, as a candidate for mayor,
00:18:26and as a shipbuilder.
00:18:27And if you'll take my advice, you'll stick to shipbuilding.
00:18:30There's a great future in it for lawyers.
00:18:38Excuse me, sir, for breaking in like this,
00:18:40but I think I found it.
00:18:46Yes, yes, that covers it.
00:18:49You said you hadn't practiced law for 20 years.
00:18:51Imagine remembering a thing like that.
00:18:53Well, I haven't.
00:18:54I haven't.
00:18:55I haven't.
00:18:56I haven't.
00:18:57I haven't.
00:18:58I haven't.
00:18:59I haven't.
00:19:00I haven't.
00:19:01I haven't.
00:19:02I haven't.
00:19:03I haven't.
00:19:04I haven't.
00:19:05I haven't.
00:19:06Imagine remembering a thing like that.
00:19:09Have you had dinner, Mr. Adams?
00:19:11No, thanks.
00:19:12Not hungry.
00:19:13I think this will cover it.
00:19:15It should work, but I've been battered down by those guys
00:19:18so often, I guess I haven't too much confidence.
00:19:23How long have you lived in Crownport, Mr. Adams?
00:19:2728 years, with time off for college and law school.
00:19:31Never established residence in any other state?
00:19:34No.
00:19:35You're sure of that?
00:19:37Well, of course.
00:19:42Well, we went to Mexico for a few months when I was 7, but...
00:19:46Did you file an income tax return for 1939 and 40?
00:19:50Well, sure.
00:19:51I didn't pay anything in 1940.
00:19:53I didn't earn enough, but I filed a return.
00:19:56And your figures were honest, correct, and would bear investigation?
00:20:00What?
00:20:01Why, of course they were.
00:20:02I know that you're getting nervous, Mr. Adams.
00:20:04I'm not nervous.
00:20:05Oh, yes, yes, you are.
00:20:06You're flustered.
00:20:07You're raising your voice.
00:20:08Why shouldn't I raise my voice?
00:20:09You've as good as accused me of falsifying my income tax.
00:20:11I've accused you of nothing, Mr. Adams.
00:20:13Now, look, I don't know what you have on there, but I want to tell you...
00:20:16Take a look.
00:20:22It's, uh...
00:20:24It's an old trick that Justice Brandeis used to play.
00:20:29I read about it in Collier's once.
00:20:31You see, it's an unfortunate fact, Mr. Adams,
00:20:34that every man, even you and I,
00:20:36has done something that he doesn't want anybody to know about.
00:20:39Now, if you can make him think that you're holding in your hand
00:20:43the skeleton in his closet...
00:20:45You've got him.
00:20:47Well, let's say at least you've got him squirming,
00:20:50nervous, worried, as you were.
00:20:52But if that man happens to have a really guilty conscience...
00:21:02Your full name is Vincent Z. Blackston?
00:21:04Yeah.
00:21:06Tell me, Mr. Blackston, what does the Z stand for?
00:21:11Do I have to answer that, Your Honor?
00:21:13What can be your objection? Surely you have nothing to hide.
00:21:19Well, the Z...
00:21:22Well, the Z stands for Zephyr.
00:21:25It's a family name.
00:21:27Well, the Z stands for Zephyr.
00:21:30It's a family name.
00:21:31Zephyr.
00:21:33Means a little wind, I believe.
00:21:41Quiet.
00:21:43Mr. Blackston, you're the owner and manager
00:21:45of the Crownport Auto and Supply Company?
00:21:47Yes.
00:21:48The sole owner?
00:21:51Well, sure, of course.
00:21:53No silent partners?
00:21:55No.
00:21:57Well, of course there are people...
00:21:59Oh, then you're not the sole owner.
00:22:01I didn't say that. I just said...
00:22:03It's very strange to me, Mr. Blackston.
00:22:05You don't know whether you own your own business or not.
00:22:07I object.
00:22:08That question is irrelevant, immaterial,
00:22:10and calculated to confuse the witness.
00:22:12Objection sustained.
00:22:14Counselor will restrict himself to the facts
00:22:16bearing on this case.
00:22:19Mr. Blackston,
00:22:21your company sells most of the used cars and tractors in this town.
00:22:24Almost a monopoly, isn't it?
00:22:26I do the most business
00:22:28because I sell my stock at the lowest prices.
00:22:31That's not monopoly.
00:22:33That's...
00:22:35That's the American way of life.
00:22:39Now, tell me, Mr. Blackston,
00:22:41carry spare parts for your customers?
00:22:43Sure.
00:22:47Do you have in stock at this moment piston rings
00:22:49for the 1938 tractors you sold in this town?
00:22:52Well, Mr. Blackston?
00:22:54Well, no, I don't.
00:22:56Oh, then you don't carry all the spare parts your customers might need.
00:22:59Well, I can always get them if they need them.
00:23:01Yes, but sometimes your customers have to wait.
00:23:03Sure, it takes two weeks.
00:23:05If I ain't got them,
00:23:07how can they have them?
00:23:09An intelligent answer, Mr. Blackston,
00:23:11and an honest one.
00:23:13One which will require the court
00:23:15to enter judgment against you in this case.
00:23:17We'll counsel it.
00:23:19Will counselor explain that statement?
00:23:21Certainly, Your Honor.
00:23:26Motor vehicle laws, 1919, chapter 174, section 52.
00:23:30The sale of any automobile
00:23:32or any other automotive vehicle is void
00:23:34unless the dealer carries in stock at all times
00:23:37and on demand parts that may be needed
00:23:40to repair the particular make of vehicle.
00:23:42Will you let me see that reference?
00:23:44Will you let me see that reference?
00:23:54Counselor would seem to be correct.
00:24:02You put it over, Bill.
00:24:04Say, this will take care of Tom Cooney, too.
00:24:07You're telling me.
00:24:15Mr. Grant!
00:24:21Oh, Mr. Grant!
00:24:26I thought you were going hunting.
00:24:28All the ducks are inside today.
00:24:30I see you winged a couple yourself.
00:24:32Oh, of course, it's nothing really big.
00:24:34Who am I kidding?
00:24:36I'm so tickled I feel like a combination of Superman
00:24:39and a member of the Supreme Court.
00:24:41Really, I don't know how to thank you, Mr. Grant.
00:24:43Oh, no need to, my boy.
00:24:45First time I've enjoyed a cauldron in years.
00:24:47Hey, William! Hey!
00:24:49Thank you, fella.
00:24:52You know what this stuff is?
00:24:54No, Mr. Grant, he wouldn't.
00:24:55William, this is American money.
00:24:57Good old folding money.
00:24:58You know what you can do with this stuff?
00:25:00You can buy things that you need.
00:25:01You get it?
00:25:02What I don't get is where you got it.
00:25:04Well, seeing bikes and get trim,
00:25:05warm some hearts and unloosen a couple of purse strings.
00:25:08The boys have kicked in for your campaign.
00:25:10You know what we're going to do with this beautiful stuff?
00:25:12We're going to get some posters printed, great big ones.
00:25:14The kind that look you right straight in the eye
00:25:16and follow you around.
00:25:23Why get frightened?
00:25:24So Adams does win one rotten little case.
00:25:26Do you know what that case cost me?
00:25:28You can afford it.
00:25:29If it had happened to your hotel, Roscoe,
00:25:32you'd scream like a stuck pig.
00:25:34Stop it, stop it.
00:25:36Seriously, Jim,
00:25:38you don't see Adams as real competition.
00:25:41Well, as things stand now, no.
00:25:43But if a lot of people start thinking of Bill Adams
00:25:46as the people's champion, well,
00:25:49Jim, there was nothing else I could do.
00:25:52I can give you boys the edge
00:25:54when it's a question of interpretation,
00:25:56but not when the law is right there in black and white.
00:25:59Oh, I'm not blaming you, Judge.
00:26:01It's just something to start thinking about, that's all.
00:26:04You think we'll have trouble?
00:26:06Well, now look, boys.
00:26:08On second thought,
00:26:10we may be getting all steamed up for nothing.
00:26:13Yeah, but suppose he opens a lot of old cases
00:26:17like Tom Cooney's.
00:26:19I think you've got something there, Zephyr.
00:26:25We'll just have to show the boy that he's wrong.
00:26:36SIREN WAILS
00:27:07Uh, Miss Gilbert?
00:27:09No.
00:27:14Miss Gilbert?
00:27:16Yes?
00:27:18Oh, that's better. That's much better.
00:27:20I'm Bill Adams. Mr. Grant asked me to meet you.
00:27:22Yes, I know.
00:27:24Here, let me take that. The car's over here.
00:27:27LAUGHS
00:27:30SIREN WAILS
00:27:33Oh!
00:27:57Uh, is it...
00:27:59Do you think we should try to scoop some of that up?
00:28:05Uh, no, I guess not, huh?
00:28:08Well, everything seems to be under control, but...
00:28:12Would it be all right with you if we went to your car now?
00:28:15The car? Oh, no.
00:28:17No, yes. Right here.
00:28:20SIREN WAILS
00:28:28Uh, sorry to get off to such a bad start.
00:28:31I'm not always so clumsy.
00:28:34Oh, my hat!
00:28:38Oh, don't worry. We'll... We'll get it.
00:28:49SIREN WAILS
00:28:54SIREN WAILS
00:28:56SIREN WAILS
00:29:16SIREN WAILS
00:29:27SIREN WAILS
00:29:37Uh, how long have you worked for Mr. Grant?
00:29:43Uh, hmm?
00:29:45Two years.
00:29:47Quite a character, isn't he?
00:29:49Quite.
00:29:51You know, I... I was very surprised when he told me his secretary was coming down.
00:29:55I had an idea the old boy was retired.
00:29:57The old boy is far from retired.
00:30:00Where is he now, Mr. Adams?
00:30:02Oh, he went over to Wellbridge this morning to do some hunting. He ought to be back soon.
00:30:10I was going to drive you around the town, but, uh...
00:30:13I guess you'll want to get cleaned up now.
00:30:15Yes, I think I will.
00:30:17Well, I'll take you straight to the hotel.
00:30:26SIREN WAILS
00:30:28You are running for mayor?
00:30:30Mm-hmm. Surprised?
00:30:32That's putting it very mildly, Mr. Adams.
00:30:35Well, make the most of it, lady, because that's likely to be the only surprise you'll get in this town.
00:30:49Who's the girl with Adams?
00:30:51Don't know. What difference does it make?
00:30:56I'd like a room, please, by the day.
00:30:58No baggage?
00:31:00I don't register women without baggage in my hotel.
00:31:04Henry, show this lady out.
00:31:06But you don't understand.
00:31:08Yes, I do. Why, you...
00:31:10Please, Mr. Adams, let me explain. I...
00:31:12Come on, sister, beat it. Take your hands off her.
00:31:15Oh, yeah?
00:31:17DOG BARKING
00:31:28Nice work, pal.
00:31:39I tell you, you can't do this.
00:31:41No thanks in the face, mister.
00:31:43Oh, but, officer.
00:31:45Hey, officer!
00:31:47Hey, sergeant. Sergeant, I want to use that phone.
00:31:51Will you please keep quiet, your honor?
00:31:56Just trying to get us out of here, you know.
00:31:58Why didn't you think of that before you got us in?
00:32:01Look, I'm very sorry this happened, but it isn't my fault.
00:32:05I suppose I started the fight.
00:32:07You sure did all right once it got going.
00:32:10Oh, what a gal.
00:32:12And what a wallop.
00:32:14Yeah, Miss G, you're really some scrapper.
00:32:21Say, Roscoe Swade asked me to call you, judge.
00:32:23We've got Bill Adams in here with a dame, salt and battery.
00:32:26How long do you want us to hold him here?
00:32:28Oh, we'll just let them stew for a while, sergeant.
00:32:32Adams will probably want to get in touch with me.
00:32:36And... Oh.
00:32:38Oh, he does, huh?
00:32:40Well, I'm out of town. You can't reach me anywhere.
00:32:43That's right. Overnight.
00:32:54Will you have the chef prepare a couple of these for tomorrow night's dinner?
00:32:58And I'll have my key, please.
00:33:00Yes, sir.
00:33:02What room did you put Miss Gilbert in?
00:33:05Gilbert? Gilbert.
00:33:07There's no Miss Gilbert registered.
00:33:09Well, that's strange.
00:33:11Anything wrong, Mr. Grant?
00:33:13Why, yes, I was expecting my secretary today.
00:33:15Mr. Adams was to have met her.
00:33:17Your... Your secretary?
00:33:19Yeah. Miss, uh, Miss Gilbert.
00:33:21Miss Lucy Gilbert. Have you heard from her?
00:33:23Oh, no. No, not exactly.
00:33:25Well, that is, she was here, but...
00:33:27Where is she?
00:33:28Well, Mr. Grant, you see, we, uh, we had a little trouble.
00:33:31Where is she?
00:33:33She's with Adams in the county jail.
00:33:36Well, you get them out of there. And fast.
00:33:39Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Right away.
00:33:41Bertie, get me Judge Hartley. Quick.
00:33:44Yes, sir.
00:33:52Come in.
00:33:58Good evening, Mr. Grant.
00:34:00Well, good evening, Miss Gilbert.
00:34:02I'm sorry I couldn't meet you at the station.
00:34:06So am I, sir.
00:34:08However, Mr. Adams seems to have made your introduction
00:34:11to crown court quite spectacular.
00:34:14Well, it amuses you both.
00:34:16Of course, it was quite worthwhile.
00:34:18I'm sorry. Sit down, Miss Gilbert.
00:34:21You, uh, you seem tired.
00:34:24What... What happened?
00:34:26Well, when I said the boys were...
00:34:28were playing with brass knuckles, I wasn't kidding.
00:34:31Look, I win a case from Blackstone.
00:34:33That makes a good impression around town.
00:34:35So I walk into Swade's hotel.
00:34:37Roscoe says something, provokes a fight, and I land in jail.
00:34:40That's the way crown courts run, Mr. Grant.
00:34:42I hope the fact that Miss Gilbert was involved won't upset you.
00:34:46The fact that Miss Gilbert was involved upsets me a great deal.
00:34:50It strikes me that Swade, Connison and company
00:34:52are just been a little too high-handed.
00:34:55Well, you can't fight the city hall, sir.
00:34:57As candidate for mayor, that's what you're doing, isn't it?
00:35:00Well, I suppose I am, but the boys are starting to play rough.
00:35:03Well, of course, if they play too rough,
00:35:05you can always go back to your shipbuilding.
00:35:08Yes, I guess I could.
00:35:10But right now I'm going to go home and get some sleep.
00:35:12Miss Gilbert and I have a date in court tomorrow.
00:35:14Good night, Miss Gilbert.
00:35:16Don't hold me against crown court.
00:35:18Right, sir.
00:35:21Your notes.
00:35:23Perhaps you'd like to go over them.
00:35:25I gather somehow that you're not very much drawn to Mr. Adams.
00:35:31My personal reactions to him aren't important, sir.
00:35:34Well, I wouldn't be too hasty.
00:35:37He attracts too much trouble.
00:35:39He certainly does.
00:35:41His whole approach is wrong.
00:35:43He doesn't know what he's doing.
00:35:45He attracts too much trouble.
00:35:47He certainly does.
00:35:49His whole approach is wrong.
00:35:51He shuts his eyes and wades in and slugs.
00:35:54But he has good stuff.
00:35:57Do you think it wise to get involved with his problems?
00:36:00After all, you are on your vacation.
00:36:02Oh, I'm not involved.
00:36:04I'm just trying to give the boy a push.
00:36:07Come in.
00:36:09May I turn your bed down, sir?
00:36:11Oh, yes, yes, certainly.
00:36:14Good night, Mr. Grant.
00:36:15Good night.
00:36:17Oh, I'm off.
00:36:23Good night, Miss Gilbert.
00:36:33Kind of skimpy, isn't it?
00:36:35They just ain't long enough, none of them.
00:36:38I keep a-telling, Mr. Swade.
00:36:41Well, there, that'll have to do.
00:36:43Good night, sir.
00:36:44Hope you rest well.
00:37:13Come on.
00:37:25Wrong number.
00:37:26Mr. Adams, wake up.
00:37:27This is Mr. Grant.
00:37:30What?
00:37:31Wait a minute.
00:37:34Yeah?
00:37:38You want me to what?
00:37:40I said get into your clothes.
00:37:41Get two yardsticks.
00:37:43Yardsticks.
00:37:44Come right over here and register for the night at the hotel.
00:37:47I'll tell you all about it when you get here, but get here.
00:37:50Right.
00:38:00Hello, Roscoe.
00:38:02Give me a single room next to Mr. Grant's.
00:38:04I'll, uh, I'll pay in advance.
00:38:12413.
00:38:13What's the matter, Roscoe?
00:38:15You don't seem at all happy to see me.
00:38:17I, uh, brought my luggage, too.
00:38:25Why should he sleep here with yardsticks?
00:38:27He's got a place of his own.
00:38:34Hello?
00:38:35Get me Miss Gilbert's room, please.
00:38:37Where do we start?
00:38:38Why should he want to talk to her in the middle of the night?
00:38:44I don't know, but...
00:38:47It's Grant.
00:38:49Yes, Mr. Grant.
00:38:51Yes, sir.
00:38:53Right away.
00:38:55He wants the bellboy right away.
00:38:57He wants to send something to Miss Gilbert's room.
00:38:59They're up to something.
00:39:00I know they are.
00:39:05Henry.
00:39:09Take this yardstick to Miss Gilbert.
00:39:11Yes, sir.
00:39:12Mr. Swade said with his compliments.
00:39:14My compliments to Mr. Swade, I don't eat fruit.
00:39:39Thanks.
00:39:40Oh, wait a minute, miss.
00:39:42I've got a bowl of fruit for you.
00:39:44Mr. Swade said with his compliments.
00:39:46My compliments to Mr. Swade.
00:39:48Tom, I've lost my appetite.
00:39:53I'm sorry, miss.
00:39:54I'm sorry.
00:39:55I'm sorry.
00:39:56I'm sorry.
00:39:57I'm sorry.
00:39:58I'm sorry.
00:39:59I'm sorry.
00:40:00I'm sorry.
00:40:01I'm sorry.
00:40:02I'm sorry.
00:40:03I'm sorry.
00:40:04I'm sorry.
00:40:05I'm sorry.
00:40:06I'm sorry.
00:40:08I'm sorry.
00:40:09I'm so sorry.
00:40:10I'm sorry.
00:40:11I'm so sorry.
00:40:12I'm sorry.
00:40:13I'm sorry.
00:40:19I couldn't see nothing.
00:40:20They blacked out the room.
00:40:21They blacked out the room.
00:40:25Telephone.
00:40:26Now she's calling Grant.
00:40:32Yes, Miss Gilbert?
00:40:33Seven and a half秘密局ound.
00:40:34Seven and a half秘密局。
00:40:35Same here.
00:40:36And the other?
00:40:38Two and a half.
00:40:39That does it.
00:40:43Maybe it's a code.
00:40:47Oh, don't worry, Roscoe.
00:40:49I'll be back.
00:41:06Swayt's Hotel?
00:41:25Give me Mr. Grant's room.
00:41:28Mr. Grant, you were absolutely right.
00:41:30It's nine and two.
00:41:31Yeah, I'll be back in a minute.
00:41:33Oh, I think Mr. Swayt's going to be a little
00:41:36sorry tomorrow that he's bringing
00:41:38those charges against us.
00:41:58Good afternoon, Miss Gilbert.
00:42:00Mr. Grant, you're looking very beautiful, Miss Gilbert.
00:42:02Really?
00:42:03I didn't sleep at all.
00:42:05Probably nervous exhaustion due to the unfortunate
00:42:08experience you underwent yesterday.
00:42:10Ever spent any time in jail, Mr. Swayt?
00:42:14Ever been sued for false arrest, Mr. Swayt?
00:42:16Miss Gilbert, I've made up my mind
00:42:18to drop the complaint against you.
00:42:20Well, what about the complaint against Mr. Adams?
00:42:22He spent a few hours in jail, too.
00:42:24You've got nobody but yourself to thank.
00:42:26You started it, hitting Henry.
00:42:28I'll forget you hit me.
00:42:29He didn't hit you.
00:42:30I did.
00:42:32Well, I'll forget that, too.
00:42:34But six hours in jail is something
00:42:36I won't forget, Mr. Swayt.
00:42:38I think $5,000 damages would be about right,
00:42:41Counselor, don't you?
00:42:42Well, I had thought of $10,000, but, uh...
00:42:44No, I think $5,000 is enough.
00:42:46Oh, don't worry, Mr. Swayt.
00:42:48I'll see that the money goes to a good cause.
00:42:50I'll invest it in war bonds.
00:42:58Court is now in session.
00:43:00Judge Hartley presiding.
00:43:03The case of Swayt v. Gilbert and Adams.
00:43:10Judge, I move you throw my complaint out.
00:43:15The complaint against Ms. Gilbert?
00:43:17Yes.
00:43:18Adams, too.
00:43:19We settled it by ourselves.
00:43:22All of them, huh?
00:43:23Yeah.
00:43:24Wow.
00:43:27Case of Swayt v. Gilbert and Adams dismissed.
00:43:32You can thank Ms. Gilbert for getting you off so easy.
00:43:35Thank you, Lucy.
00:43:40Oh, uh, Roscoe.
00:43:42Just a minute, Roscoe.
00:43:43We're not quite through yet.
00:43:45Joe, serve the papers on Mr. Swayt.
00:43:47Roscoe Swayt?
00:43:50What are you talking about?
00:43:51I forget if I dropped my suit against you,
00:43:53you'd drop yours against me.
00:43:54Relax, Roscoe.
00:43:55This is another suit.
00:43:57Your Honor, I find that in the management of his hotel,
00:43:59Mr. Swayt is in violation of several important laws.
00:44:03What are the charges?
00:44:04I brought the evidence with me, Your Honor.
00:44:12The hotel laws of this state, 1909, section 52.
00:44:16All sheets provided in all hotels, hostelries,
00:44:19inns, or lodging houses shall be a minimum
00:44:21of nine feet in length.
00:44:23Seven and a half feet, Your Honor.
00:44:25All pillowcases shall be a minimum of three feet.
00:44:29Two and a half feet, Your Honor.
00:44:31There should be a minimum distance between all twin beds
00:44:34of two feet.
00:44:35Now, the beds in my room at the Swayt Hotel
00:44:37were scarcely half a foot apart, Your Honor.
00:44:39I couldn't bring them in evidence,
00:44:41but I have witnesses who can testify as to my veracity.
00:44:45Let me see this reference, certainly.
00:44:47You'll be sorry for this.
00:44:48You wait and see.
00:44:49Will the court warn the defendant
00:44:51that threats and intimidation are punishable by law?
00:44:53Be quiet, Mr. Swayt.
00:44:55And don't you tell me how to run my court.
00:44:58The law provides a fine of $50.
00:45:00For each offense.
00:45:03Are you prepared to face the consequences
00:45:05of your actions?
00:45:06I am, Your Honor.
00:45:08I am prepared to face the consequences of my actions.
00:45:11I am prepared to face the consequences of my actions.
00:45:15Are you prepared to face these charges at the present time?
00:45:20Yes.
00:45:21Do you plead guilty?
00:45:24Yes.
00:45:26And pay the clerk.
00:45:31Nice work, counselor.
00:45:36Congratulations.
00:45:37Congratulations.
00:45:45All right.
00:45:51Half hour recess.
00:46:08Well, this couldn't by any chance
00:46:10be a little gift from Mr. Swayt.
00:46:13I thought we might end our celebration in style.
00:46:16What vintage is that, miss?
00:46:18California, 1938.
00:46:20Here, I'll do it, miss.
00:46:25Tell him I'm an amateur.
00:46:26The bottle resents me.
00:46:30Well, it's hot anyway.
00:46:37To the next player of Crown Court.
00:46:39Yes, who's learned to use his head and his law books.
00:46:43Well, to my rooting section.
00:46:48I think you're on the right track, counselor.
00:46:50You keep the Connorsons busy on the little things,
00:46:52and they won't have time for the bigger ones.
00:46:54Neither will I.
00:46:57Well, I think I'd like to do a little hunting in the morning
00:47:00if you can keep your life fairly quiet for one day.
00:47:03Well, I'll try.
00:47:05Lucy might keep an eye on me.
00:47:06That'd help.
00:47:08I'll be responsible for him, sir.
00:47:10Starting with breakfast.
00:47:13Well, I, uh, I think Lucy would probably like some more coffee.
00:47:19Yes, I would.
00:47:21It'll just keep you awake.
00:47:24Well, good night.
00:47:25Good night.
00:47:25Good night, sir.
00:47:31More coffee?
00:47:38I suppose you're a wonderful dancer.
00:47:41Fair.
00:47:42I'm awful.
00:47:43Good.
00:47:43That'll make me feel superior.
00:47:45May I have this dancing status?
00:47:47Charmed.
00:47:52Hey, I'm not so bad, am I?
00:47:54You're fine.
00:47:56I guess the trouble was I just never liked to dance before.
00:47:59Neither did I.
00:48:04You know, Lucy, Crown Court's not such a bad little town.
00:48:07It's got a lot of nice people in it.
00:48:09You've just seen the worst side of it.
00:48:11Like you?
00:48:13No, but what I mean, Lucy, is, well,
00:48:17can you see yourself living in a town like Crown Court?
00:48:22No, pretty dull, I guess.
00:48:24Very.
00:48:25Practically nothing's happened to me since I met you.
00:48:27Yeah.
00:48:29No, but seriously, sometimes I have
00:48:31whole days of peace and quiet.
00:48:33Now, we've been together for several hours,
00:48:34and nothing very spectacular has happened.
00:48:40Not near enough has happened.
00:48:47Ha-ha!
00:48:48Ha-ha!
00:48:49Ha-ha!
00:48:49Ha-ha!
00:48:50Ha-ha!
00:48:50Ha-ha!
00:48:51Ha-ha!
00:48:51Ha-ha!
00:48:52Ha-ha!
00:48:52Ha-ha!
00:48:53Ha-ha!
00:48:53Ha-ha!
00:48:54Ha-ha!
00:48:54Ha-ha!
00:48:55Ha-ha!
00:48:55Let's get out of here.
00:48:56Ha-ha!
00:48:56Ha-ha!
00:48:57Ha-ha!
00:48:57Ha-ha!
00:48:58Ha-ha!
00:48:58Ha-ha!
00:48:59Ha-ha!
00:48:59Ha-ha!
00:49:00Sorry.
00:49:02Sometimes we have whole days of peace and quiet.
00:49:05Good night, Mr. Adams.
00:49:09Oh, that date for breakfast still stands.
00:49:13Good night, Bill.
00:49:22Morning, Herman.
00:49:24Well, good morning, Mr. Adams.
00:49:26Oh, no.
00:49:27Oh, no.
00:49:27Mr. Grant said you were to look after me today.
00:49:29And what he says goes.
00:49:30He's your boss, you know.
00:49:32Well, I've had breakfast with you.
00:49:33Oh, yes, but I need much more looking after than that.
00:49:36Much more.
00:49:40What the?
00:49:42Wait, Bill.
00:49:43Come on, you guys.
00:49:44Hey, Herman.
00:49:45Hey!
00:49:46I've been trying to find you.
00:49:48Look.
00:49:49Hey, what's going on here?
00:49:50What do you think you're doing?
00:49:51You're being evicted, as you noticed.
00:49:54Come on, boys.
00:49:55Don't take all day.
00:49:56OK, boss.
00:49:57Because of the lumber I keep around,
00:49:59the place has attracted termites.
00:50:01How do you like that?
00:50:02It's fantastic.
00:50:04Look.
00:50:05Look, can't you just wait until I call Ridges
00:50:07and get this thing fixed up?
00:50:08Sure.
00:50:10You can call him in Swade's office,
00:50:11but it won't do you no good, pal.
00:50:12He signed the notice himself.
00:50:14OK, fellas, lift it.
00:50:16Yeah, but at least you can leave my stuff here
00:50:19until I can get another office.
00:50:20Sorry.
00:50:21Orders.
00:50:23Well, what difference does it make to you?
00:50:29Oh, boy.
00:50:33Where's your telephone?
00:50:34Right over there.
00:50:35Thanks.
00:50:37Listen.
00:50:38Will you stop reading me the Constitution?
00:50:40I'm just following orders.
00:50:41Oh, I'm asking you to do it.
00:50:43Hello?
00:50:44Hello, is this the Andrews Building?
00:50:45Give me the superintendent, please.
00:50:47Miss Gilbert!
00:50:49Miss Gilbert!
00:50:54I've been looking for you, Mr. Grant.
00:50:55They're evicting Bell.
00:50:57Evicting Bell?
00:50:58Why, what happened?
00:50:59Something about termites.
00:51:01Well, just drop my thing.
00:51:05Just drop my things at the hotel, will you?
00:51:07Now, tell me.
00:51:12Who's responsible for this?
00:51:14Seems that Roscoe Swade has a pal named Hart Ridges.
00:51:17Happens to be my landlord.
00:51:18Also happens to be one of Connison's boys.
00:51:20Oh, so Roscoe gives Hart a call, and here I am.
00:51:24Don't worry, though.
00:51:25I'll get another office.
00:51:26Hello?
00:51:27Hello?
00:51:28This is William Adams.
00:51:29Yes, I want to rent an office.
00:51:31What?
00:51:34Oh, no vacancies.
00:51:35Can't we do something, Mr. Grant?
00:51:37Well, I don't know.
00:51:38Wait a minute.
00:51:39Be careful of those.
00:51:46No vacancies at all, huh?
00:51:48I see.
00:51:50Not an office in town, not even a loft.
00:51:53Oh, those boys think of everything.
00:51:55Connison?
00:51:56Are you sure?
00:51:57Who else?
00:51:58He's too clever for anybody else.
00:52:01Let me see.
00:52:02Who's Bill Adams?
00:52:03You mean Mayor Adams?
00:52:07I'm Bill Adams.
00:52:08What do you want?
00:52:09Electric Company.
00:52:10Got orders to discontinue service.
00:52:11Efficient, aren't they?
00:52:13You'll find the box in the back.
00:52:14OK, thanks.
00:52:15What's the matter, Mr. Mayor?
00:52:17Can't you pay your bills?
00:52:20You shut your mouth.
00:52:21I'll shut it for you.
00:52:22Oh, no, no, Tom, no.
00:52:23That's what they want us to do, so let's not do it.
00:52:25Why not use my sitting room as temporary headquarters?
00:52:30Oh, well, that's awfully nice of you, Mr. Grant, but I couldn't do it.
00:52:34Why not, Bill?
00:52:35You're not going to let them put you out of business, are you?
00:52:42Where's Bill Adams?
00:52:43Oh, Mr. Mayor, you got more company.
00:52:45Hey, Wooley, bring out a couple of more chairs.
00:52:47I'm Adams.
00:52:48What do you want?
00:52:49Compliments over the mayor.
00:52:50He thought you might need some help.
00:52:52Well, you send my compliments right back to the mayor and tell him to...
00:52:56You tell Mayor Connison I'm staying right where I am, out on the street,
00:52:59and before I'm through, I'll have him out here with me.
00:53:01Ah, get a soapbox.
00:53:02You bet I'll get a soapbox.
00:53:04And if Connison wants to know what I mean, tell him to come down here
00:53:06and I'll try explaining it to him personally.
00:53:11Ladies and gentlemen, please, please,
00:53:13just give me a few minutes until I get my new office set up.
00:53:16Will you?
00:53:17You mean right here on the street?
00:53:18Sure, why not?
00:53:19We'll hang my shingle on that lamppost.
00:53:21Bill, let's get out of here.
00:53:23You won't be here two hours.
00:53:24I know that, sir.
00:53:25But this time, Connison's gone too far.
00:53:27He's giving me more publicity than I ever dreamed of.
00:53:29I may be here only an hour, but it'll be a good one.
00:53:31I'll get you an office.
00:53:32Now, keep out of trouble.
00:53:34I'll be back in a few minutes.
00:53:35Oh, come on.
00:53:37Now, is this about right for the desk?
00:53:39Oh, no.
00:53:40I think it should be catecholic.
00:53:41OK.
00:53:42Uh-oh.
00:53:43Here.
00:53:44Let me take those.
00:53:45Watch this.
00:53:46Excuse me.
00:53:48Watch this.
00:53:49Excuse me.
00:54:18Who's that?
00:54:19I'm cooling.
00:54:20I'll get him for you.
00:54:21Get with it.
00:54:22Hey!
00:54:23Hey!
00:54:24Hey!
00:54:25Hey!
00:54:26Hey!
00:54:27Hey!
00:54:28Hey!
00:54:29Can I get volunteers?
00:54:30Thanks, friend.
00:54:31Hey!
00:54:32Hey!
00:54:33Hey!
00:54:34Hey!
00:54:35Hey!
00:54:36Hey!
00:54:37Hey!
00:54:38Hey!
00:54:39Hey!
00:54:40Hey!
00:54:41Hey!
00:54:42Hey!
00:54:43Hey!
00:54:44Hey!
00:54:45Hey!
00:54:46Hey!
00:54:47Bill, stop it!
00:55:13How is he, nurse?
00:55:14Oh, he's coming along all right.
00:55:16Can we see him now?
00:55:17I think so.
00:55:18You fellas wait.
00:55:19We'll be right out.
00:55:20That'll do it, Mr. Grant.
00:55:21Oh, thank you.
00:55:22Oh, where's Mr. Adams?
00:55:23How do you feel, Mr. Grant?
00:55:24Maybe you'd better take it easy for a while.
00:55:25No, no, no, no.
00:55:26I'm all right.
00:55:27Where are Mr. Adams and my secretary?
00:55:28Well, he's in jail, and she's trying to get him out.
00:55:31Oh, Lucy.
00:55:32Did the doctor say he could get out?
00:55:35Oh, yes.
00:55:36I'm fine.
00:55:37Where's Bill?
00:55:38Still in jail.
00:55:39I've tried everything.
00:55:40They're holding him for a $15,000 bail, inciting to riot.
00:55:44This is outrageous.
00:55:45We'll have to find Judge Harkley.
00:55:46We've tried to.
00:55:47And he couldn't be found, as usual.
00:55:49You can find him at Coniston's rally about an hour from now,
00:55:52up there on the platform, shooting his big mouth off.
00:55:54No, we'll find him before then.
00:55:56It's no use, Mr. Grant.
00:55:57They got us all sewed up.
00:55:58They always do.
00:55:59Yes, but they took one stitch too many this time.
00:56:02They always do that, too.
00:56:03Come on.
00:56:08Do you think you should?
00:56:10I've got to get the boy out of jail.
00:56:13I'm glad you feel that way, sir.
00:56:15Yes.
00:56:16Well, let's not keep Judge Harkley waiting, huh?
00:56:30I want to talk to you, Mr. Harkley.
00:56:31Sorry, I haven't any time to give you right now.
00:56:33I'm afraid you'll have to find time.
00:56:35Say here, you.
00:56:37Judge Harkley, acting on my rights as a citizen,
00:56:39I demand that you swear out warrants
00:56:41for the arrest of Ridges, Swade, Blackston, and Mayor Coniston.
00:56:45You're crazy.
00:56:46On what charges?
00:56:47Conspiracy, abuse of public office, inciting to riot.
00:56:51I suggest that you come to the jail with us now
00:56:53and release Mr. Adams and sign those warrants.
00:56:56We'll need a couple more warrants, too, for some hoodlums.
00:56:58I have their names.
00:56:59You are crazy.
00:57:00You can't push your way into my house and order me around.
00:57:03Do you realize I can have you arrested
00:57:05for disturbing the peace?
00:57:06All of you.
00:57:07Let's just postpone that, Judge.
00:57:09Ladies and gentlemen, will you excuse us for just a minute?
00:57:28Ladies and gentlemen,
00:57:29I have persuaded Judge Harkley to change his mind.
00:57:32He has kindly consented to release your candidate
00:57:34in time for the rally tonight.
00:57:37I didn't tell Bill how you got him out.
00:57:39Oh, that's not necessary.
00:57:40What's the deal, Mr. Grant?
00:57:41You know something about him?
00:57:43No, on the contrary.
00:57:44He knows something about me.
00:57:54Ladies and gentlemen,
00:57:56I mean, my friend.
00:57:59For a long time,
00:58:01I've been hoping a man would come along.
00:58:04A young man.
00:58:06Because like I always say,
00:58:08the future of our great country belongs to the young folks
00:58:13who could take over and give us old folks
00:58:16a chance to sit back and take things easy.
00:58:20Well, this year I said to myself,
00:58:23Jim, maybe this Bill Adams is the fella.
00:58:28But he dashed my hopes and prayers to the ground.
00:58:31I saw that he's not the man we've been waiting for.
00:58:35That he's nothing but an agitator,
00:58:37a troublemaker,
00:58:38stirring up neighbors against each other.
00:58:41He said he'd be here tonight.
00:58:43I wish he was.
00:58:45I hope that when I got up to talk,
00:58:48he'd be here on the platform with me
00:58:51to debate with me the issue so close to our hearts.
00:59:01Get out of the way.
00:59:10Bill Adams, if you think you're going to break up this rally, you're crazy.
00:59:13Did you let him out?
00:59:15Mr. Mayor, I...
00:59:17Well, Chief Perkins here, he's...
00:59:20He's got a warrant for your arrest.
00:59:22And for the arrest of Blackstone, Ridges and Swade.
00:59:25Take your hands off me.
00:59:26Jim, I couldn't help it.
00:59:29Honestly, you'd just better come along.
00:59:36Attention, please.
00:59:37Quiet, quiet, everybody.
00:59:39My friend, I never thought he'd dare do this.
00:59:43But you can see for yourselves now
00:59:45to what lengths this radical will go
00:59:48to sabotage a peaceful meeting of the people.
00:59:51But I'm calling his bluff.
00:59:54I'm going to make him bring out the witnesses to prove this.
00:59:58As mayor of this town,
01:00:00I got a right to call a special hearing, and I do.
01:00:03So the issues will be clear
01:00:06when you go to the polls to vote tomorrow.
01:00:12You'll be sorry you ever started this.
01:00:19You'd better remain with us, Mr. Hartley.
01:00:21We wouldn't want you to prejudice the mayor's testimony.
01:00:25Any place therefore.
01:00:27Now, I find a seat and sit down.
01:00:29Sit down.
01:00:31That Adam's word's just bluffing.
01:00:33He ain't got a thing on the mayor.
01:00:35No, I find a seat and sit down.
01:00:42Mr. Grant, I still don't understand.
01:00:57Order. Order. This hearing will come to order.
01:01:05Judge Hartley, my friend.
01:01:08I'm not on trial here.
01:01:10Bill Adams has made accusations against me.
01:01:13He's had a warrant sworn out for my arrest.
01:01:16This is a hearing to show you
01:01:18that he has no proof of anything he says.
01:01:21But he's trying by a cheap trick to win an election
01:01:24he can't win by fair play.
01:01:26Judge Hartley!
01:01:27Mr. Mayor, you'll have to moderate your tone.
01:01:30This is very irregular.
01:01:32Step outside and clear the aisle, please.
01:01:46Mr. Connorson, it's true that you are not formally on trial here.
01:01:50You asked for this hearing.
01:01:52You demanded by what right we had you arrested.
01:01:55We're here to tell you and to accuse you
01:01:58of conspiring against men who honestly oppose you,
01:02:01of inciting a riot with reckless disregard for human safety,
01:02:05of abusing the office to which you have been elected
01:02:08by the people of this town.
01:02:10And these accusations we are prepared to prove.
01:02:12I hate to see the old boy get himself involved like this.
01:02:15Don't worry about the old boy now, darling.
01:02:19Mr. Mayor, Mr. Grant has obtained confessions from these men.
01:02:24They have told Mr. Grant that acting on your orders
01:02:28they started the riot this morning
01:02:30in order to make possible Mr. Adams' arrest.
01:02:33They have sworn to these facts.
01:02:35Because of this, Mr. Grant was able to demand a warrant for your arrest.
01:02:42Mr. Grant swore out a warrant for my arrest?
01:02:47A man who doesn't even live in our town!
01:02:51A meddling old fool who does nothing but shoot ducks and start trouble!
01:02:55Jim, don't say that.
01:02:57I'll say anything I please.
01:02:59I demand to know who this man is.
01:03:01Who is this Joe Grant?
01:03:03Jim, do yourself a favor. Don't ask.
01:03:07That's all right, Judge Hockley.
01:03:09Mr. Connison, it's not Joe Grant. It's John Josephus Grant.
01:03:14Where are you from, Grant?
01:03:15Washington, D.C.
01:03:17Jim, please. No more questions.
01:03:20Mr. Grant...
01:03:21Shut up!
01:03:22I'll ask all the questions I please.
01:03:24By what right?
01:03:26And what do you do, Mr. Grant?
01:03:28Mr. Connison, I am a judge.
01:03:31An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
01:03:36Quiet, please.
01:03:41Mr. Connison, you have asked by what right I have interfered in this situation.
01:03:47Do you still want an answer?
01:03:52Justice Grant, would you care to...
01:03:55No, no, no. Thank you.
01:03:58Bill! Bill!
01:04:00Just throw some water on him. We'll see. He'll be all right.
01:04:06Your Honor, Mayor Connison,
01:04:11it's only right that you should know why I, a stranger, have become involved in your affairs.
01:04:17Believe me, it's not because I am a justice of the Supreme Court.
01:04:22It's because, like all of you here, I am a citizen of this country.
01:04:28That is no little honor.
01:04:32Men have fought revolutions, have died to be called citizen.
01:04:37And as citizens, we carry a burning responsibility.
01:04:42It means that when we elect men to public office, we cannot do it as lightly as we flip a coin.
01:04:49It means that after we've elected them, we can't sit back and say,
01:04:53our job is done, what they do now doesn't concern us.
01:04:57That philosophy of indifference is what the enemies of decent government want.
01:05:02If we allow them to have their way to grow strong and vicious,
01:05:07then the heroic struggle which welded thousands of lovely towns like this into a great nation means nothing.
01:05:14Then we are not citizens, we are traitors.
01:05:19The great liberties by which we live have been broken.
01:05:24Liberties by which we live have been bought with blood.
01:05:29The kind of government we get is the kind of government we want.
01:05:34Government of the people, by the people, and for the people can mean any kind of government.
01:05:39It's our duty to make it mean only one kind, uncorrupted, free, united.
01:05:47I believe, Mayor Coniston, that I've answered your question.
01:05:51Now, as soon as court adjourns, I'll meet you back here in my chambers.
01:06:06What's the matter, Mr. Justice? You seem nervous.
01:06:09Oh, no, no, not at all. How about you, Mayor Adams? Have you the ring?
01:06:18Do you know your line, sir?
01:06:20Well, I ought to. I stayed up half the night learning them.
01:06:33Hello there, Grant. I'm glad to see you.
01:06:36You're looking fine, Josephus. How was the hunting?
01:06:38Oh, best I ever had.
01:06:41Good morning, Your Honor.
01:06:50Good morning, Your Honor.