All language subtitles for Alfred Hitchcock s03e34 The Crocodile Case

Good evening.

I can tell by the rude noises you are
making that you are impatient to see our

film.

However, there will be a slight delay.

Is there a barber in the house?

If there is, will he please report to
the projection booth?

Our projectionist seems to have caught
his moustache in a sprocket.

Of course, it could have been worse.

The popcorn machine might have broken
down.

As you know, our theater spares no
expense to make you television addicts

at home.

Our movies are the oldest that money can
buy.

And tonight, as a special attraction, we
shall present some television

commercials.

I knew you'd like that.

They will be injected at various...

during our picture to keep you from
getting too engrossed in the story.

I understand they're very good at
relieving tensions and furnishing comic

relief. And now, if you will quiet down,
we shall begin our program.

Music of Ronnie Temple and his orchestra
directly from the ballroom of the

Langdon Hotel in Bywater.

Ronnie and the boys will now play a
little foxtrot for you.

Hello there. Having a spot of trouble?

Well, sorry to disturb you, but you'll
have to pull over. I can't get past.

Who's Arthur? Hasn't he arrived yet? No,
he hasn't. And you know I have to be

home by 11.

But I've done all I can.

I rang 40 minutes ago and he said he was
coming straight here by the shortcut.

Hello, Phyllis. You're still here? I
thought your husband had rescued you by

now. No, we haven't even seen Arthur.

My sister will catch it from Dad if
she's not home in 20 minutes.

Well, that's no problem. Look, I can
drive you home myself if you like. How

about that?

Oh, thanks, Dad.

Oh, but what about Arthur?

Look, I can tell the doorman I've taken
you on, shall I?

Well, it's fine by me.

How about you, Eddie?

All right.

Fine, if you'll get your coats, I'll
bring the car around. Oh, thanks.

open my drinks, Charlie?

No, sir. I saved it for you.

Thanks. You think I don't need it?

You try going out on that floor for
three in a row. Me?

I'm a wreck just listening to him night
after night.

Thank you, sir.

Arthur!

Arthur!

Arthur isn't home yet.

You did leave word for him?

I said I would, didn't I?

Come, I'll wait with you.

There isn't a thing to worry about.

I can't imagine what's happened to
Arthur. I told you not to worry about

I am worried. He might have had an
accident or something or gone into the

He might even have had a heart attack.

And at his age, it could be fatal.

It doesn't matter whether it's an
accident or a heart attack, as long as

fatal, does it?

What a ghastly thing to say.

I'm so ghastly about it.

How many times have you said yourself it
would be an act of mercy to put him out

of his misery?

I may have said it.

What do you mean, may have?

Well, I didn't mean it.

Wanting your own husband dead, it's
wicked.

Now, wait a minute, will you run back
out of it now? How many times have you

said that he was old and decrepit and
jealous, and if only he'd curl up and

we'd have our chance?

But you couldn't have thought I was
serious. Of course I thought you were

serious. I thought you wanted him out of
the way.

That's why I killed him.

That's why you what? That's why I killed
him.

No. Now, Phil.

No. Phil, stop it.

You can't agree with yourself.

Look, I only did what you wanted.

I didn't want him dead. Well, it's too
late. He is dead. Don't you understand?

Now, Phil, listen.

Now, the police will come at any moment.
They may be here at any minute. You've

got to keep your head.

Phil, sweetheart, listen. You've got to
know what to say.

If the police come now, we'll both be in
the dark.

But I didn't do anything.

But you did, and you remember.

You telephoned him and you told him to
come and pick you up and to take the

shortcut.

That makes you an accessory, Phil.

An accessory.

And it won't do you any good to say you
didn't know what was going to happen.

If I'm arrested, Phil, you will be
arrested too.

Now, darling, you know why I did this.

So that we could be together.

You were unhappy with Arthur, you know
you were, and I couldn't stand that.

I love you, darling.

There isn't anything in the world I
wouldn't do to make you happy.

Oh, poor Jack.

Oh, you didn't mean well.

Oh, and you did it for my sake.

I can't very well hate you for it, can
I?

Well, I hope you won't.

But it was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

Poor Jack, I can't let you go to prison,
can I?

Don't worry. When the police come, I'll
tell them everything.

Just the truth, darling. Just tell them
everything exactly as it happened.

Yes. Except, of course, that I killed
Arthur.

If you try to lie to them, they're sure
to find out. They always do, and they'll

be suspicious.

Now, look, I've taken care of
everything. All you have to do is to

truth and stick to it. You understand?

Yes, Jack.

I'll do exactly as you tell me.

That's my girl.

Jack, where... Is he in the car?

No.

And you must keep your mind off it till
you hear about it from the police.

All right.

But you did see my crocodile dressing
gate in the car, didn't you?

Arthur was bringing it back from the
shop where he'd taken it to be repaired.

Yes, there on the seat, on that purple
scarf, too.

Well, I wish you brought it with you.

Didn't occur to me at the time.

Listen.

I think it's the police.

Now, listen, Faith.

Do you think you can bring it off?

Yes. Yes, I have to, for your sake.

Oh, good evening.

Mrs. Arthur Chowdhury. Yes, I'm... Is
there something wrong?

Oh, I'm Superintendent Cartwright, Mrs.
Chowdhury, and this is Sergeant Ray.

Would you mind if we came in for a
moment?

No, no, of course not. Please come in.

But if there's something wrong, I wish
you'd tell me. I know it's late, Mrs.

Chowdhury, but we'll make this as brief
as possible for you.

Yes, of course.

This way, please.

Oh, this is a friend of ours, Mr. Lyons.

Superintendent Cartlake. Good evening,
sir. Good evening.

Mrs. Jaundry, does your husband own a
sedan? License number?

HAC 4745.

Yes. Yes, that's our car.

What's happened?

Has there been an accident?

Is Arthur all right?

No. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad
news, Mrs. Jaundry, but your husband is

dead. Oh. Oh, dear.

I'm so sorry. Oh, dear.

I'm so sorry.

Here's your package.

What happened?

He was attacked on a deserted road
leading to Bywater.

He wouldn't happen to know what he was
doing there, Mrs. Chaudry, would you?

Yes.

He was coming to get me from the land,
but I can't let him dance with my

Mr. Lyons?

Oh, I'd like to explain that,
Superintendent.

Mrs. Chaudry rented a car from me, Lyons
Garage.

As I was going to the Langdon myself
tonight, I said I'd drive her instead of

one of my staff.

Well, when we arrived there, Mrs.
Chaudhry was naturally a little upset in

I was mistaken for her escort. I must
say it had never occurred to me.

But I saw it might upset her, so I
suggested that she telephone her

Oh, yes.

But what we don't quite understand is,
why was he coming my way of the lane

instead of the main road?

It's because he wasn't coming from here.

He was at the Greenfellows Club.

He's the treasurer.

Oh.

Then it's... Possible. He was carrying
considerable cash.

Oh, yes.

Your husband's wallet appears to be
missing.

Was anything else stolen?

Huh? My crocodile dressing case. It was
in the car, wasn't it?

Why, what makes you think so, Mrs.
Chaudry? Oh, but it must have been

husband told me on the telephone he was
bringing it back from Barodas in Regent

Street. He'd taken it there to be
repaired.

There was a scratch on the leather. Huh?

A crocodile dressing case with real gold
fitting. No, we found nothing in the

car except a purple scarf.

Well, then it's been stolen.

Well, you must get it back for me,
Superintendent, because it cost 200

Well, the sergeant will get a full
description of it from you tomorrow, and

we'll try and get it back for you, Mrs.
Shawner. Yes.

Also, find out who killed your husband.

Oh, you're the time of the inquest.

Good night, Mrs. Chaudry. Good night,
Mr.

Lyons.

You said it was in the car. What did you
do with it? He left it there just as I

told you.

All I took was his wallet. I threw that
in the ditch and I banned the money.

Then what's happened to it? I wish I
knew.

I wish I knew.

The coroner's jury today returned a
verdict of murder by person or persons

unknown.

In the death of Mr. Arthur Gondry.

Hello?

Hello, Phyllis, what's the matter?

That's what I called to ask you. You
paid absolutely no attention whatsoever

me at the inquest today.

And why didn't you see me home? Darling,
I couldn't. It would have started all

sorts of scandal.

Well, if I can't see you here, where can
I see you?

We can't meet anywhere, not until it's
safe.

And it isn't a good idea to phone me
either.

Jack Lyons! What a surprise seeing you.
I had no idea you were in town.

Oh, Aileen, you remember Jack Lyons,
don't you?

How do you do? Hello.

But imagine seeing you.

We just came to town to do some
shopping, and I remember that someone

recommended this restaurant, and, well,
here we are.

Why don't you sit down?

No, thank you. We just stopped in for
tea.

Phyllis?

I might just sit down just for a moment.

What a nice coincidence.

It's not a coincidence and you'll know
it. You're going to ruin everything if

you're not careful.

Oh, relax.

Nobody knows us here except Aileen and
she thinks it was an accident.

How soon can we be married?

Well, as soon as it's safe.

People usually wait a year.

Oh, Jack, a year.

I'd go mad if I had to live in that
house on my own. You don't have to stay

there.

You've got plenty of money.

Why don't you take a holiday?

Go to Torquay.

Torquay? Darling, I'm only thinking
what's best for you.

All right, I'll go to Torquay.

But you'll write to me every day, won't
you?

I won't write to you at all, and you
won't write to me either.

The police would only have to get hold
of just one letter and we'd be sunk.

Oh, the police, they haven't done a
thing.

I had my solicitor write them a letter
the other day.

You did what?

Well, they haven't found my dressing
case.

I don't think they're even trying.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Drop it. What are you trying to do?

Give them a chance to forget about it.

Now you're angry with me.

No, I'm not. Honestly, I'm not. You
scare me. You're like a child.

The sooner we get married, the safer
we'll be.

Take a cup of tea, darling.

Oh, how much longer are you going to be
on those old books?

I want to see if they balance out.

Couldn't you do them some other time? I
want to go dancing.

With the auditors coming, they don't
take excuses, you know.

Oh, well, that's silly. It's your
garage. If they don't like the way

me handle the business. You've got no
head for it.

But I've bought a new dress and I want
to wear it.

I thought you went to a matinee with
your sister.

We did.

And I went shopping and I went to
Scotland Yard.

Well, then you must have... You went
where?

Scotland Yard.

What in heaven's name did you do that
for?

Well, I went to see if they'd got my
dressing case.

Superintendent Carslake here hasn't done
a thing about it.

Look, Phil, will you forget about that
blasted dressing case? If you keep

nagging about it, you'll upset
everything.

Jack! Just because Carslake never found
out who did Arthur in, don't think he's

forgotten about it. And if you bring
Scotland Yard into this, we'll never be

safe. But you know how much that
dressing case means to me. Buy yourself

one. You've got plenty of money now.

I don't want another one. I want the one
Arthur... I swear I don't understand

you. You were fed up with Arthur.

All you talked about was dating with
him. And now that he's gone, you go all

soft and sentimental about him.

Oh, you don't understand.

There was a time when we were first
married, Arthur was very devoted to me.

was very kind and very considerate.

That's when he gave me the dressing
case.

It's only natural that I should be
sentimental about it. Now listen to me,

girl. I'm giving you fair warning. You
forget about that dressing case or we'll

both regret it.

Say certainly not.

I think you're positively wicked.

Oh, I didn't say never.

Oh, you never can tell.

Oh, I've got to go now. Yes, I've got to
say goodbye.

Goodbye, Wilfie.

Who are you talking to?

Wilfie. Wilfie.

Oh, you know who Wilfie is?

I met him when I was in Torquay.

Darling, I'm sorry about last night. I
shouldn't have lost my temper like that.

Jack, darling, it's all right. I knew
you didn't want to hurt me.

I'm not angry with you. Really, I'm not.

It's just that I forget sometimes that
certain things are important to women.

Well, they have to learn to accept you
as you really are.

Anyway, I went up to Regent Street today
and... Oh,

Jack, darling.

Oh, it's a dressing case just like my
other one. You know how I adore

Oh, it isn't Crocodile.

No, it isn't, but...

I got it at Barotis, and it cost a
fortune.

It isn't the same.

Well, I didn't want anything to remind
us of.

Remind us of what?

Maybe you can forget about Arthur, but I
can't, and nor can the police.

I won't have the word crocodile
mentioned again in this house. And if

like it, you can take it back to the
shop or give it to your sister or...

Throw it away.

Don't speak to me like that. I won't
have it. You're not the only man in the

world, you know. There are plenty of
other people that would be nice to me.

People have been nice to you all your
life. Your father spoiled you, and so

Arthur, and I've had a year of it. And
if you think your friend Wiltie can do

any better for you, then you'd better go
to him. He's certainly good. He could

do a lot better. He wants me to tour the
continent with him.

Oh, he does, does he? Yes. Well, as far
as I'm concerned, the sooner you get

started, the better.

Who says it's so late? I don't say it's
so late.

I would like a word with your wife, if I
may.

In that case, it is too late.

Oh, well, if she's retired... She has
retired, retreated, fallen back.

All the way to the continent.

Dunkirk in reverse.

Dunkirk in reverse.

Well, perhaps it's just as well.

I'm going to be honest with you, Mr.
Lyons.

Your wife's been giving us a lot of
trouble.

Seems she went to Scotland Yard about
that dressing case of hers. You know,

one that disappeared at the time of the
murder.

Oh, it's bad enough having an unsolved
murder on your hands. Now we've got the

yard looking over our shoulders.

We won't have any more trouble because
she isn't coming back.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Just when it looks as if we may have
found her dressing case.

You've found it? Uh -huh.

No credit to us.

Though I will say we worked hard.

Had a bit of luck.

You know, one of those freak things
there's no accounting for.

Seems as if a truck, a six -ton truck,
Mr. Lyons, backs into a cottage in

Wiltshire and in the debris is a chest
full of stolen goods.

Well, I suppose you've got to give the
Wiltshire police credit for being on

their toes.

Well, if you can find the thief.

We've got him.

A tramp named Dan Mentz.

He swears he was in Scotland at the time
of the murder.

But we've got reason to believe he was
not only here, he was employed as a car

washer in your garage.

Was he?

What was his name again?

Mentz?

Mentz, Mentz, Mentz.

Don't remember anybody with that name.

Well, they come and go at the garage,
you know.

Perhaps if you saw him, you could
identify him.

That's all we'll need, considering his
past record to put him right where he

belongs.

You mean that'll be enough to prove that
he murdered Chaudhry? That and the

dressing case.

Just give me a second to wash my face
and I'll come along with you.

Well, what do you say, Mr. Lyons?

Yes, that's him all right. He did some
day work for me last summer.

Any of the boys at the garage will bear
me out.

All right, all right.

I worked for him, but I know so much as
pinched a spanner.

That's all.

Take him away.

Come along, Mintz. No, let me go. It
wasn't me.

I'll tell you, I've never even had a
time of fit.

Come along.

Comes a bit hard, eh, Mr. Lyons?

Well, it does, you know.

Sending a man to prison.

Alex, I'll stuff to Mintz. He spent half
his life behind bars.

Well, now, we've established his
presence.

This is your wife's dressing case. We'll
have the whole thing buttoned up.

No, that's not it.

It isn't?

But are you sure?

Of course I'm sure.

No, she had her initials, P .C., cut in
the side.

Now, look here.

Mrs. Chaundry, as she was then, gave the
sergeant a detailed description and

there was no mention about any initials.
She must have forgotten. She usually

does forget the most important thing.

No, her case had the initials P .C.,
Phyllis Chaundry, right there.

Like this?

Yes, yes, that's the one.

What's all this about?

Sorry, sir.

But your memory could have played your
trick, you know. And we're dealing with

murder here.

Yes, of course.

I had to be quite sure you knew about
those initials which your wife forgot to

remember.

You see, Mr. Lyons, she didn't know they
were there.

That's absurd. I mean, it's her case,
isn't it?

It is.

What's all the fuss about?

Because you couldn't have known those
initials were there unless you'd seen

case in Chaudry's car.

That's absurd.

I've been at the house many times. I've
often seen the case.

Possibly. But not with the initials P
.C.

You see, the shop only put them on there
to cover up a tear in the leather the

same day Chaudry picked up the case to
take home to his wife.

So you see, it wasn't possible for you
to have seen those initials at any other

time or any other place.

for the information of you youngsters
who were slashing the upholstery and

tearing out the seats during the
denouement, I would like to tidy up one

story's loose ends.

Phyllis Shaundry. She was arrested as an
accessory and she and her

husband, Jack, both went to prison. An
inspiring example of

togetherness.

And now, as a means of clearing the
theatre without calling the police, here

another commercial from the land of
television, after which I shall roll

I'm sure you will be interested in
knowing that the soundtrack of the three

commercials seen tonight are available
in the album Music to Cook

Three Minute Eggs By.

The album is available in all speeds,
including reverse, as well as in phi,

both high and low.

Next week we shall have a completely new
attraction, as well as new seats and

fresh popcorn.

Good night.