All language subtitles for Alfred Hitchcock s05e25 The Little Man Who Was There

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Just a moment, please.

You probably think these are telephone
lines.

Actually, they are attached to
television cables.

In this way I can sidetrack people who
attempt to dial another channel.

Usually after getting the wrong channel,
they don't bother trying again.

It helps our ratings enormously.

This fellow is certainly persistent.

This is a recording.

You have reached a disconnected channel.

We suggest you watch Alfred Hitchcock
Presents.

Thank you.

This is a recording.

You have reached... I've never seen this
play fail. They always

give up and watch our show.

Why don't you? It begins in one minute.

It just ain't right for a man's best
friend to buy two drinks in a row.

This one's on me, Hutch.

I like to buy.

Don't you take his money, Oki. You take
the money, Oki. I said I'm buying, and

that's what I mean.

And I said I'm buying, and that's what I
mean. Gentlemen, gentlemen, you know

the rules about fighting, especially on
pay night.

You keep out of this, Oki.

You take the money, Oki.

Look, I said I'm buying, and that's
exactly what I mean.

And I said I'm buying, and that's
exactly what I mean.

You got a feeling this sidewinder is
trying to make me out of cheapskate.

Who you calling a sidewinder? You,
that's who.

Of all the ungrateful... Evening,
Brother Pete.

Evening, Ben.

Brother Ben.

Brother Jamie.

You boys have another one of your little
squabbles, were you? Oh, no, Jamie.

I guess you're about the last two men in
town who haven't learned about the

golden rule.

Oh, that ain't true, Jamie.

Honest. Well, I'm mighty glad to hear
that, Brother Hutch.

Because Ben and me would be real upset
if you two was to hurt each other. Well,

I reckon we wouldn't want to see you
upset, Jamie.

We was just having a little disagreement
over who was going to pay for this

drink. It weren't nothing more than
that, honest.

Well, now, why don't I just settle that
for you? This one's on me.

Oh, you boys drink up and behave
yourself real nice, you hear?

God bless you, Jamie.

We'll drink to you and Ben. You're both
mighty fine fellows.

Why, thank you, Brother Hutch.

Them's mighty fine words.

And me and Brother Jamie here would like
to feel that we was deserving of them.

I'll say this. They sure make a man feel
warm inside whether he's deserving of

them or not.

Say, brother, would you bring old Jamie
about three fingers of whiskey?

It ain't none of my business, but maybe
you better not have any more, Jamie. I

reckon you know your own limit.

Well, you look too good.

Well, I appreciate you thinking about
that, Ben, but right now I'm hanged if I

ain't as dry as a month -old drumstick.

You better save your money.

This one's forgotten how to pay off. Ah,
now, brother, I never saw a one -armed

bandit or any other kind of bandit that
could resist faith. Ain't that right,

Ben? Amen, brothers. I've seen faith
work miracles.

Now, who wants to see Yemi McMahon make
this machine pay off? Because I'm here

to say he can do it.

The machine's got all the money, but
Yemi's got the faith.

Just open your eyes to faith, brothers.

Dispenser beverages, are you not?

Well, yeah, I reckon I am.

What do you recommend?

Huh?

I'm experiencing a severe dryness of the
throat. What do you recommend?

Anything you like.

Every man to his own poison, I always
say.

Do you dispense John Barleycorn?

John Barleycorn?

I thought there was just something in a
song or something like that.

You mean the release? a drink by that
name? I asked you.

Yeah, well, uh... I guess this is about
as near as I can

come to it. Plenty of warming on the
innards.

I'll have rum.

What's the matter, mister? Something
wrong with it? Where I come from, we'd

never have heard a demon rum.

No?

Well, uh, where do you come from?

I'm interested in your...

compared to what it was two months ago.

You see them two fellas down there in
the middle of that circle?

The two pretending to be strong men?

No, mister, they ain't pretending.

Go on. My work requires a certain
knowledge of each place I visit.

What kind of work do you do?

I'm a collector.

Of what?

Souvenirs. Souvenirs?

What kind of souvenirs?

What were you saying about those two
men?

The copper miners are just about the
strongest, the sturdiest, the meanest

misfits ever put on this earth.

Why, they was gambling and drinking and
shooting each other up five, six, seven

fistfights every night. And I'm only
talking about one corner of the room

Look, I want to show you something.

You see that?

That's all that's left of the finest
chandelier that was ever brought west of

the Mississippi.

It's from Paris, France.

It took me two years to get that.

It took these critters a minute and a
half to shoot it up.

Yes,

life was pretty rough around here until
two months ago.

Then them two came.

Ben and...

They brought something that this town
never heard of.

Interesting. What was it?

Brotherly love.

Yes, sir.

They brought the magic of brotherly love
to Copper Pocket.

And this has been a different town ever
since.

I see.

And these enlightening signs I observe
here, I take it they are the result of

this campaign of brotherly love.

Yes, sir.

I'm curious to know how these two men
accomplished their mission.

Well, mister, that takes a bit of
explaining.

I need another drink.

You got money to pay for these?

Oh, that's right. Nice looking
pocketbook you got there, mister. I

I've ever seen one like that before.

I believe you were telling me a story of
brotherly love.

Yeah. Well, first off, Ben and Jamie got
themselves a job in the mine.

Then they had every professional gambler
thrown out of town.

And they told the men there was
something more to life than shooting and

gambling.

Vanity of vanities, they said. All is
vanity.

Clever. Oh, not that Ben and Jamie were
against gambling and drinking, but...

Well, they were so tolerant to all the
men. Even them that laughed at them. It

wasn't long before the whole town just
fell right in behind them.

Am I to understand that these two men
accomplished their mission without ever

resorting to their own strength?

Oh, they got mixed up in some pretty
mean fights there at first.

But it wasn't brotherly love they
brought with them.

No? And what was it?

It was power.

Physical power.

Stripped of its brotherly, kindly,
tolerant aspect, it reduces itself to

And men, oh men, fear power.

No, no, mister, you got it all wrong.

No, these miners don't fear nothing.

No, don't you see?

Ben and Jamie convinced them that...
Things like self -respect and love and

pride in your work.

Them was the all -important thing.

I know one thing, mister.

This town has been a far better place to
live in ever since them two came here.

for another drink and you ignored me. I
don't like being ignored.

You've had enough to drink. You better
move on. You will fix me another drink.

You move on or I'll have you thrown out
of here. Now, simmer down, Brother Oki.

No need to go getting all riled up. I
knew there was something wrong with that

little critter the minute I laid eyes on
him.

Stranger, I think you got the wrong idea
about this town.

We don't allow no fighting or weapons
here.

Someone could get hurt if we was to go
around shooting up the place.

Now, we're tolerant men and we
understand Man, you didn't know these

Ain't that right, Brother Ben? Amen,
Brother Jamie.

So if you'll just apologize to Oki for
smoking up his slum, we'll just forget

the whole thing.

You, I take it, are one of the
preachers.

How's that again? One of the righteous
ones.

An ecclesiastical bore, pompous ass.

Suit yourself, mister.

We'll just forget the whole thing.
There's no apology necessary.

How about some music, Charlie?

of a cheek, loyal to scripture,
admirable.

Admirable and logical since you're a
coward at heart.

No man ever called Jamie McMahon a
coward.

Now, mister, I am going to have to
insist that you apologize.

And what if I refuse?

What will you do then? Read to me from
the good book?

Such nonsense will fall upon deaf ears.
I'm not like your friends here.

Maybe all you need... is a good
thrashing. And who'll administer that

Certainly not you. You're not man
enough.

You talk mighty big for a little fellow,
don't you? Many men have tried to beat

me, but not a soul has ever succeeded.

However, why not give it a try?

Why don't you try to administer this
thrashing you've been talking about?

In fact, I challenge you.

Mister?

I never hit a man smaller than me.

And I'm not about to start.

I'm certain you've hit many men
physically smaller than yourself. And as

mentally... Mentally, my friend, there
is no one smaller than you.

Peace, Jamie.

Now you go over there and calm down.
I'll take care of this little fella

I'll handle this my way, Ben.

Two muscle -bound oaks groping to rescue
each other's pride.

Mister, I'm going to count to ten and if
you ain't gone, I'm going to forget how

small you are. Jamie, Jamie.

Remember the words in the book of James,
blessed is the man that endureth

temptation. But when he has tried, he
shall receive the crown of life.

Two chips off the rock of ages.

Resist the devil, Jamie. Resist him and
he'll flee from you.

The devil?

Why, you just look at him.

He must be some kind of devil.

Peace, brother Swede.

Jamie and me can handle this little
fella. Of course.

They'll find a way to talk me out of
here.

Now this one, this one seems inclined to
turn the other cheek.

Let's see how he behaves after it has
been turned.

Go ahead, Jamie.

Flatten the little coyote.

Yeah, go on, Jamie, and flatten him.

What kind of a demon are you anyway?

Do not try it again, I warn you, or you
will suffer grave penalty.

You've got to show him, you mean boy.

You've got to take him.

I do not have time to indulge you as I
did your friend.

I deserve that your friends try to touch
me and fail. Do not trouble to ask

yourselves why. Do not trouble to ask
yourselves who or what I am. I am here.

That is the reality.

Now to fulfill my purpose in coming
here.

If you cooperate, I will show mercy. He
who does not cooperate shall feel the

full force of my wrath.

If you doubt what I'm saying, I suggest
you take a good look at your friend

lying there on the floor.

Now, each of you will come up to this
table and deposit your funds.

In this bag.

The preachers.

The draw of that machine.

Thank you.

And now that statue. Empty it.

There's nothing there.

Just a statue.

It's solid bronze. Clear through.

Thank you.

A word of advice.

Never entrust your money to a woman.

Value the lives of your friends on the
floor. You will remain where you are.

Stay put.

And in due course, they will return to
normal. Do not try to follow me, or

will be the devil to pay.

Hey, they're coming too.

Jamie, Beth, are you all right?

He's seen the money right through the
statue.

It ain't human.

Supernatural, that's what it is.

He must be some kind of devil. He ain't
some kind of devil, Swede.

He's the devil.

29 ,000.

29 ,500.

30 ,000.

The usual split. There it is.

So, Jamie, I'm warning you. Next time,
don't have so much to drink.

That big meat hand of yours came too
close for comfort last night.

And it's for you, Ben.

Do me a favor, will you?

Next time, please, don't lay it on so
thick with that holy stuff.

There's a town called Silverwheel in
Nevada.

Go there as soon as possible and start
sending reports.

I'll come when you send me the word.

That

concludes

our story, just in case you hadn't
guessed.

An amusing thing happened at the next
town Ben, Jamie and their little man

friend visited.

A stranger happened into town on the
night of the payoff.

A man who was seeing their show for the
second time.

Theirs was a show that could not stand
any repeat business.

As it turned out, it was their final
performance.

For the next minute, I shall attempt a
television first.

I shall show you what is on another
channel, after which I shall bring you

safely back.

I can see you feel you made a wise
choice this evening.

Why don't you do the same next week,
when I shall return with another play.

Until then, good night.