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Good evening.

Someone seems to have left this interesting object at my doorstep.

I don't believe it's a baby.

At least I've never before heard a baby ticking quite so loudly.

What a unique gift.

A clock that is powered by dynamite.

Tempus Fugit.

I'll wager it does.

I see the alarm is set to go off in a moment or two, so I should speak

I wouldn't want to be interrupted by any unseemly ringing.

Tonight we have a drama concerning some people who are in the motion picture

business. And speaking of business, we come to this item.

Hey, dancer.

Hey. Hey.

Oh, look what we got this morning.

Just another pretty face.

That's what you think.

She's somebody.

Yeah? You don't see it, do you?

What? The things surrounding her.

Like what is it? Like mystery, man.

Like money.

Oh, yeah?

You don't drive up in that, and I'd give out worth a little mystery.

And a little money.

What's the matter with that?

Maybe... Leo!

Yo!

Come up out of there, will you?

Pull up your cover walls and start Miss Revere's car.

The keys are in the ignition.

Yes, sir.

Revere.

And that's who she is. Who? The daughter of Gavin Revere and Monica Parrish.

Who? You want to be an actor and you never heard of Gavin Revere and Monica

Parrish? No.

I'm sure it's nothing very serious, but then I'm not very mechanical.

What I know about cars, you could put into a shot glass.

He does insist there's something wrong, so you'd better look at it.

I'll go over it with a fine -tooth comb. Excuse me.

Start the murder, Leo.

Okay, rebel up.

Okay, that's it, Leo.

Leo!

Enough? Yeah.

When will it be ready?

Tomorrow afternoon.

Okay.

Great car.

Great frame.

You need someone to take you home?

No, I can get a cab. Oh, not at Wagner's, you won't. I'll take you. No,

all right. Cab's fine.

Oh, it's part of my job. I'll get the keys.

Now, not another word.

Love the construction.

Sounds like it might be the transmission.

Yeah, sounds like that.

Come on, come on. Now, wait a minute.

Give me the keys to your car.

Miss Revere wants to be driven home.

Let her get a cab. Come on.

You don't waste any time, do you?

That's why I'm a specialist.

That boy's going to get into a lot of trouble someday.

He can take care of himself.

I wouldn't bet on it.

You know, I'm a big fan of your father.

Yes. Yeah.

I've seen every one of his movies.

Except, I guess, some of the early ones. Some of the silence.

Boy, he was a great director.

Is a great director.

Oops.

Open mouth, insert foot. Story of my life.

I didn't mean it quite that way.

Past tense is past, and he hasn't made a film in years.

Yes, that's true. He hasn't.

And your mother, was or is great, too?

Was.

She's retired.

She was a real star.

A little on the hammy side, but we don't have stars like that anymore.

You believe in fate?

Fate. What is fate? Well, fate for me right now is the fact that I almost

come in this morning.

Was I drunk last night?

You swim, Watusi?

I'm one of the best swimmers you can imagine.

What has the swim got to do with fate?

I don't know. Why should I go in this morning? Why should I go in?

Then something, fate, see, said to me, said, Leo, get out of bed.

Get right out of bed because something's on its way.

And something good is meeting you.

Aw, she's shy.

Turn right here.

You know, you look a lot like your mother.

Pretty, though.

Slow down, please.

I said slow down.

You know, I saw one of your mother's movies on the Late Late Show a couple of

nights ago.

One where she played a nightclub singer.

Boy, I hate to tell you, but she was real old school. I never saw anybody

up so much scenery.

Did you ever see Death Scene?

Death Scene? No, I don't think so. She was wonderful in it.

It's her best.

Your father directed he directed all of her pictures the next road on the left

Mon vieux Are you in a hurry?

Yes, why don't you show me around?

I've read about this place. I have to go Aren't you gonna thank me?

I insist.

I'll frame it.

Put it over my bed.

Miss Revere.

Want to swim with me?

Missy! Missy!

Missy!

I'm coming.

You never saw the richest dream come fall, come love, the willow weeps no

No.

Destiny, my dear.

Forgotten woman. Goddess of the Silver Nile.

Hey, what's the house like?

I only saw from the outside. She wouldn't let me in. Oh, boy. It's a

like to live, though.

You know, her mother was one of the really bad, but wonderful stars.

Public loved her.

She lived there alone?

No, there's somebody else there.

I know.

I saw someone looking down at me from the balcony.

Probably him.

Who? Kevin Revere.

You know, he had a terrible accident. It was during the time they were all

playing polo. You know, giddy -up horsey kind of a croquet with spurs. Well, he

went fall down, go boom, crack the spine.

Ouch!

Ended up in a wheelchair.

Tried to make a comeback years ago. Made a couple of flops. Sinful sister and

don't leave me alone.

Oh, boy.

That house and all that land must be worth a fortune.

Yeah, sure.

Want to take a look at it?

Yeah, sure.

After supper?

It's done.

Audente. We eat.

Behold. Mon vieux.

Hey, man.

Out of the question.

What? No.

Dancer, she liked me.

I never saw one yet that didn't.

It's true. It's true.

Wow.

Oh, man.

Yeah, it's big.

Yeah, it's very, very, very big.

You know, I've always wanted a place like this.

You know something?

This may be just the right time and the right place and the right opportunity

out of my way. Well, okay, man.

It's your funeral.

I'll send flowers. Yeah, carnations if you please.

Yes, who is it?

Hello, Miss Revere.

Remember me?

I brought you home from the garage today. I just called to say hello.

And I think you're beautiful.

Go away.

It's only 9 .30. The moon is... Why don't you come out and look at the moon

me?

Go away.

Leo!

The man from the garage.

Yes. Brought the car.

Fine. No more knocks.

Just needed new points and some spark plugs.

Oh, Mr. Wagner said I'd better be sure that you're completely satisfied.

And how would you be sure of that?

Oh, by taking a little drive around the grounds.

I might get fired if you aren't satisfied.

Really? Really.

And while we're taking that drive, I intend to apologize for last night.

Well, it was only 9 .30.

And there was a moon.

Yes, I know.

No more knocking.

Purrs like a kitten.

Put the spark plugs in myself.

Nitty! Who is that man?

The man from the garage.

Go in the house.

Mr. Revere?

Yes?

Car's in great shape now.

Let me hear it idle.

Sure.

Too fast.

It's idling too fast.

I'll fix that.

Mr. Revere.

I just want you to know it's a big thrill for me to meet you, sir.

I've been, I guess, a fan of yours since I was a kid.

I think you're the greatest.

You know, I saw a Revere festival in New York just last spring.

Went every afternoon for three weeks.

The perfect hostess. That's my favorite. Boy, that's great.

Witty, paced like crazy. You know, you put all these new directors to shame.

What do you know about film?

Well, I came out here to be an actor, but I never did anything. One

I gave it up for good, steady employment.

Then you never were an actor.

A real actor never gives up.

How's that?

Better. Better.

Where my film's well attended in New York.

Packed. Audience applauded all the way through.

You know, they don't make them that way anymore.

Uh, Mr. Revere, is there a... someplace I can wash my hands?

Yes.

I'll show you.

Come.

You know, my favorite sequence in all films is the banana sequence in

Woman.

Ah, yes.

First door on the left.

Thank you.

Somewhere I'm not supposed to be, the door was open and I... Curiosity killed

the cat.

I once made a picture called Curiosity Killed the Cat.

Yeah, I know. I saw it. It's great.

And I saw this one.

And this one.

And oh, that one. Oh.

And this one.

Yes.

Death scene.

I never saw it.

I've read about it.

Yes, they write about me, don't they?

As if I've been dead for years.

But my films will live on.

Well, don't you want to work?

Of course I want to work.

But not one of them, and I helped all of them. All of them, guess where they

are. Do you think one of them would extend himself to help me now?

They don't return my calls.

They think I'm finished, but I'm not.

I've got Monvier.

And I've got Nicky. And as long as I've got Nicky, I'm not finished.

You stay away from her.

Well, I guess I'd better go.

old man's in a fit i thought he was going to start foaming at the mouth life

very hard for him now yeah but it shouldn't be for you

what do you mean i mean you're getting wrapped up thrown in and buried alive

it's true he's squeezing you to death just look you can't spend every minute

spooking around a place like this it's like living in a mausoleum

I love Monterey.

Of course you love it.

Someday it'll be all yours.

When can I see you again?

Nicky? Have dinner with me tonight.

I can't. Why? Because I just can't. Nicky!

Listen, you're going to have to go now.

I'm not leaving until you tell me why we can't have dinner tonight.

Name's Leo Manfred.

Call me.

You won't, will you?

Missy!

This is it.

That concludes the first half of our story.

My new clock seems to have stopped.

I suppose I shall have to buy fresh dynamite.

Luckily, our story is much more easily activated.

It will resume after the following message from your friendly neighborhood

station.

Knock it off!

Ah, good shook your head. Ah, get up, you're making me nervous.

Love him, love him, love him, boy, love him, boy, love him.

Ah, good shook your head.

Hey, Leo.

Yeah.

Leo? Yeah.

Wagner got a call from Nicky Revere.

They're having trouble with the car again.

She asked for you.

Oh, it's about time.

Hey, Revere's gonna catch on. You keep monkeying around with his car.

Yeah, what do you want to bet, Dancer? It's a fan vote this time.

Had that car for 25 years.

Never had any trouble with it for 25 years.

Like people, though, I guess.

Once something goes wrong, everything starts going wrong.

Yeah, well, it's nothing serious.

Fan belt needs tightening.

No mechanic ever touched my cars when I was up and able.

Did it all myself.

Things change.

Yeah, they sure do.

Country's changing.

City changes.

Freeway will be coming through here.

Soon they'll start cutting off the hills and dividing up the land.

Everything gets smaller and smaller.

Land around here must be worth a lot of money. The irony of it. The land.

My talent that bought the land sits wasting while the thing it sits on grows

value.

Morphia won't be caught up in the progress pie.

Morphia's standing whole and big as long as I'm alive.

. .

Let me in.

You'd break it too, wouldn't you? Through fire, through glass, anything to

near you.

You never can tell when the old man is looking.

Did you tell him yet?

Why?

I never know what he's going to do. He's capable of anything.

You have to. to tell him. I know.

He should be happy for you.

You have to tell him soon. I can't keep finding things to go wrong with the car.

It's getting suspicious.

I know.

Did he say something?

Well, he's not stupid.

I've got to see you alone.

Come have dinner with me in town. I can't.

Then tell him.

Yeah, wait.

Hey, Leo!

Leo!

Hey, wait just a minute.

Hey,

Leo!

Leo! It's for you!

Who is it? It sounds like Nicky Revere.

What time is it?

What?

Now you woke me up.

Hey, you miss me?

Yeah, I'll bet.

What?

You did?

Well, sure, sure. Great. I'll be right there. Hey.

Hey.

You love me?

Who do you think you are?

Dancer, you better start looking for a new roommate.

You going somewhere?

I'm about to become the master of Monvier.

Marriage. She spoke to her father and he wants to see me this afternoon.

I don't believe it. Coming into the home stretch.

You get a big O for operator.

Invite me up for a drink.

He's still the old man.

Oh, that shouldn't be any problem.

I wouldn't be surprised to read in the papers that he went rolling down one of

those hills.

Dad, sir.

My father -in -law rolling down a hill?

She says she loves you. I love her, too.

Ah, yes, love.

And the practical side.

I have $300 in the bank, a good steady job, but $150 a week.

See around me here?

Here? There?

Reminders.

Mementos of glory.

Faded out of fame, but still glory.

Aside from their sentimental value, trinicium to me, and it's considerable.

These relics are indications that she's lived well, always.

I had intended leaving Nikki a portion of the money that accompanied this

Monvier's all that's left now.

All.

There was a life insurance policy at one time before the accident, but now I'm

not considered a good risk.

She'll go through your $300 in a day.

Maybe she won't. I don't know.

But I must be certain when I leave this world, she's protected.

I'll take care of her.

On a bank account of $300?

What would she do if something happened to you?

Unless you have insurance.

No. If you want to marry Nikki, you'll have to take out a $50 ,000 life

insurance policy naming her as beneficiary.

That's my only condition.

You know a good company?

What we have is handled by Jeremy Hodges, an old friend of mine.

Let me see.

He's a representative of the California Mutual. There's a card around here

somewhere. I'll find it. Fine.

I have a lot of pride, Leo.

That's all I have a lot of left.

Don't tell Hodges.

Why you're doing this? He's a gosset. I don't want him to know I'm reduced to

making deals.

Don't tell Nicky what I'm asking. She has more pride than I have.

Are you two still at it?

It's enough now.

It's time for a drink.

You haven't killed each other, so I take it the terms of my dowry have been

arraigned. And I'm to be given away for three white horses, a litter of pigs,

and a string of assorted beads.

Want a drink, Daddy?

No, thanks. I think I'll just sun myself a little.

Oh, dear, would you help Daddy into the sun?

Sure, sure.

Thank you.

You're quite welcome.

Come on in. I'll give you a drink.

Hey, yeah, but I wasn't invited.

I invite you. Come on.

You're kidding.

Wow.

It's Italian.

Everything around here practically comes from somewhere else.

Stones from Texas, window frames from Morocco.

Here's my girl.

Well, don't stand there, Corky. Come on in.

Nikki, this is Dancer Smith.

Why not for long, roommate?

Dancer, this is my soon -to -be wife.

Hello. Hi.

Where's the old man?

Oh, he's out getting some sun.

Daddy, Leo is here.

Oh, good morning, Leo. Mr. Revere, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine,

Smith. How do you do, sir? How are you? Are you a dancer, Dancer?

Yeah, sort of. And an actor. He hasn't given up yet.

How about giving us a little dance?

Oh, yes. Why don't you?

Yeah, come on, Dancer. Show him what you can do.

Come on.

All right. All right. So you want to see a dance?

Yeah, let's see your stuff.

All right.

Oh, buddy boy. Oh, buddy boy.

Oh, man. You all right?

Yeah.

Bravo, bravo.

Bravo right over the edge.

Look out for that drop. What drop?

Isn't that funny?

Years ago, there was a big fire through here. Then the rains caused the dirt to

give way.

Had to build that retaining wall.

Almost a hundred feet high.

Well.

Let's go in. I have a little surprise for you.

Come along.

Take a seat. Right here.

We're going to the movies.

Not to just any movie.

The pinnacle of my career.

The best performance my wife ever gave on the screen.

Hey, pretty fancy titles.

Pretty fancy director.

Where's the popcorn?

Yeah.

Chicago, the mecca of reckless youth. The fastest city in the world.

Great.

How many days does it take to get that shot, Mr. Revere?

Please. Shh.

Susu. An orphan.

Lost in the midst of gin, jazz, and gasoline.

Is that her?

Yes.

What's her motivation?

They never heard of it.

What? Motivation.

Susu's employer, Sam Greed.

A gangster.

Boo!

If

we

had a couple of eggs, we could have breakfast.

You get it?

Ham and eggs.

Yeah, 23 skidoo.

Now

I

can do better than that.

All I need is a string of pearls.

He must never know that I am the one responsible for his downfall.

Is that you?

He says I can't see you anymore.

Oh, who does he think he is?

Death Scene is his favorite film.

Oh, come on, sweetheart. It's terrible and she's awful in it.

Come in the morning at ten.

We'll talk to him. Together.

Good night.

And what?

He says I can't marry her now.

Easy come, easy go.

You think so?

Easy come, easy go? Tomorrow at ten.

What tomorrow at ten?

The time has come, the walrus said.

Time for what?

Look out for that drop.

What drop?

You haven't got the nerve.

I've got nerves of steel.

I didn't sleep well that night.

Where is he?

Out on the lawn.

Father.

Good morning, Mr. Revere. What's he doing here?

Nikki and I love each other. I don't care. She's not marrying you.

She's old enough to make up her own mind. That's true. Let her choose.

All right, my dear.

Make your choice.

Between him and me.

Yes, it was a strange thing.

And we'd only known him a short time, you know.

Yes, he just delivered the car from the garage.

And you know, he said he was a fan of Monica Parrish's.

Had been since he was a little boy.

Good for him.

You what?

Wait a minute.

Tommy, turn it off. Turn it off, Tommy.

What?

$50 ,000?

Yes, I have the check right here.

You remember Mr. Hodges?

The insurance man?

Well, he handled the whole... He handled the whole deal.

Oh, it's Susu. Want to talk to her?

No, why not?

Susu, darling.

Here's your daddy. I give you a kiss. All right.

Susu.

Yes. Oh, I think I'll try to find a good script.

I'm feeling fine.

Yes, your mother's fine.

I think she wants to talk to you.

Oh.

Susu, darling. I just wanted to know how Bobby is.

Oh, good. His cold is better then.

Good. Tell him his grandmother sends her love.

Yes. Okay.

I'll give you back to your daddy now.

Susu.

Miranda had seen a couple of weeks ago.

It still holds up there.

Your mother's absolutely wonderful in it.

It's a classic Monica Parrish performance.

Isn't it, Monica?

Oh, yes.

It is.

On seeing that ending, it occurs to me that we may inadvertently have given you

the wrong impression.

You see, Monica and her husband were caught and paid for their crime.

I like to keep the record straight.

As for my clock, I haven't been able to find a drugstore that carries dynamite

sticks. Oh, they had some, but as you would expect, not the right size.

Ah, there we are.

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