1 00:00:06,306 --> 00:00:09,708 - Hey mom, have you seen Mr. Wilson around? 2 00:00:09,709 --> 00:00:11,410 - No dear, I haven't. 3 00:00:11,411 --> 00:00:12,211 - Hey dad. 4 00:00:12,212 --> 00:00:13,812 Have you seen Mr. Wilson? 5 00:00:13,813 --> 00:00:15,581 - No, I haven't. 6 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:16,782 - That's funny. 7 00:00:16,783 --> 00:00:18,484 Me and Mr. Wilson were playing Hide and Seek 8 00:00:18,485 --> 00:00:21,120 and it was my turn to look for him, 9 00:00:21,121 --> 00:00:22,655 but I can't find him anywhere. 10 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:34,501 [theme music] 11 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:56,221 - You see? 12 00:00:56,222 --> 00:00:59,158 It's a genuine official outfit. 13 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:02,294 Just like the real detective use on television. 14 00:01:02,295 --> 00:01:03,328 - Oh, I can see that. 15 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:05,330 It looks very official. 16 00:01:05,331 --> 00:01:08,801 - Wait'll you see all the swell disguises I got with it. 17 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:10,602 Don't look now. 18 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:11,971 Now turn around. 19 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:16,475 - OK. 20 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:17,843 - Don't peek now. 21 00:01:17,844 --> 00:01:18,845 - Oh, I won't. 22 00:01:26,152 --> 00:01:31,090 - Oh, so, you speak Chinese, lady? 23 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:34,259 - Oh, that's a wonderful disguise. 24 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:35,828 - I hear dad coming. 25 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:36,863 I bet he'll sure be fooled. 26 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,334 - Breakfast ready, honey? 27 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:45,471 I'm so hungry, I could eat a-- Why, 28 00:01:45,472 --> 00:01:48,707 I didn't know we had a Chinese visitor. 29 00:01:48,708 --> 00:01:51,377 Private eye detective. 30 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:54,813 - Oh, so, me Charlie Chan. 31 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:57,182 Number one son. 32 00:01:57,183 --> 00:01:59,318 - This is an honor, Mr. Chan. 33 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:02,054 Honey, we can't give him the same breakfast that we eat. 34 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:05,057 Chinese detectives are used to bird's nest soup and stuff 35 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:06,091 like that. 36 00:02:06,092 --> 00:02:08,060 - Oh no, not so. 37 00:02:08,061 --> 00:02:10,562 We eat all the same way you eat. 38 00:02:10,563 --> 00:02:11,965 - Not at all, Mr. Chan. 39 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:14,099 I'll just go out in the backyard and find an old bird's nest, 40 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,567 and we'll make you some. 41 00:02:15,568 --> 00:02:17,469 - Oh no you don't. 42 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:18,437 Look, dad. 43 00:02:18,438 --> 00:02:19,772 It's me, Dennis. 44 00:02:19,773 --> 00:02:21,073 See? 45 00:02:21,074 --> 00:02:22,675 - Boy, you had me worried there for a while. 46 00:02:22,676 --> 00:02:25,811 - I got a whole case full of disguises, and a book 47 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:29,848 that tells how to be a private eye and everything. 48 00:02:29,849 --> 00:02:31,083 - That sounds great. 49 00:02:31,084 --> 00:02:32,918 - I'm gonna meet Tommy after breakfast 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,120 and we're gonna practice up. 51 00:02:35,121 --> 00:02:38,157 So if you got any crimes or mysteries or anything, 52 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:41,093 I'll solve them for you! 53 00:02:41,094 --> 00:02:43,529 - Now that you mention it, I have a mystery. 54 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:45,864 It happened right here yesterday. 55 00:02:45,865 --> 00:02:47,099 - You have? 56 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,300 [clears throat] Well now. 57 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:49,835 Let's have the facts. 58 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:51,337 Just the facts, ma'am. 59 00:02:51,338 --> 00:02:54,873 - The facts are that somebody cleaned out my cookie jar. 60 00:02:54,874 --> 00:02:56,009 - Jeepers, mom. 61 00:02:56,109 --> 00:02:57,643 There were only four cookie left, 62 00:02:57,644 --> 00:03:04,350 and me and Tommy, well, I mean-- Boy, 63 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,719 I hope every crime I get today is 64 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,688 as easy to solve as that one. 65 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:11,256 - Oh. 66 00:03:11,257 --> 00:03:12,091 Ugh. 67 00:03:12,092 --> 00:03:13,792 It's a crime, that's what it is. 68 00:03:13,793 --> 00:03:15,060 A rotten crime. 69 00:03:15,061 --> 00:03:16,061 - Oh dear. 70 00:03:16,062 --> 00:03:17,296 What's wrong, George? 71 00:03:17,297 --> 00:03:18,931 - For weeks, I've been planning to prune 72 00:03:18,932 --> 00:03:21,133 my climbing rose bushes today, and do 73 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:24,103 you know what that confounded Fred Adams did? 74 00:03:24,104 --> 00:03:25,270 - Fred Adams? 75 00:03:25,271 --> 00:03:27,539 Is he that big, bald headed man that 76 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:29,074 owns the apartment on Chestnut Street? 77 00:03:29,075 --> 00:03:30,075 - That's the one. 78 00:03:30,076 --> 00:03:31,443 Do you know what he did? 79 00:03:31,444 --> 00:03:33,746 He didn't return the pruning shears I loaned him. 80 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:35,247 That's what he did. 81 00:03:35,248 --> 00:03:37,616 And he did exactly the same thing with my lawn mower, 82 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:39,084 and I am fed up. 83 00:03:39,085 --> 00:03:40,586 - Oh now dear, take it easy. 84 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:42,488 - I don't want to take it easy, Martha. 85 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:43,922 I am mad. 86 00:03:43,923 --> 00:03:47,092 Why, I ought to go over and punch Fred Adams in the nose. 87 00:03:47,093 --> 00:03:48,260 - Uh oh. 88 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:50,729 - And I would too, if he weren't so big. 89 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,164 - That's clear thinking. 90 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:54,233 Now why don't you just sit down a while? 91 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:57,836 - Oh I-- I will sit down, Martha. 92 00:03:57,837 --> 00:03:59,705 By golly I will. 93 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:02,775 And I'll write that Fred Adams a letter that'll 94 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:04,944 tear his alligator hide off. 95 00:04:05,045 --> 00:04:06,745 - George, I wish you wouldn't. 96 00:04:06,746 --> 00:04:07,646 - Dear Baldy. 97 00:04:07,647 --> 00:04:09,314 - Baldy? 98 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:11,750 Oh don't call him that, George. 99 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:14,386 It isn't nice to comment on his physical appearance. 100 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:15,888 - Martha, I'm not trying to be nice. 101 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:18,624 Now, Adams hates to be called baldy worse than anything. 102 00:04:18,625 --> 00:04:19,391 So, dear Baldy. 103 00:04:19,392 --> 00:04:21,827 Of all the sizzling rats-- 104 00:04:21,828 --> 00:04:24,663 - Wait'll you see this, Tommy. 105 00:04:24,664 --> 00:04:27,800 This tells how to find clue, and track down 106 00:04:27,801 --> 00:04:29,301 crooks, and everything. 107 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:32,404 - Boy, you sure got a lot of swell disguises here. 108 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:34,640 - That's so if I'm following a crook 109 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:37,576 and he looks back and sees me, I can quick 110 00:04:37,577 --> 00:04:39,945 put on a different disguise and he'll 111 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:41,080 think it's not me anymore. 112 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:43,282 See? - Hey. 113 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:44,417 Here comes Mr. Wilson. 114 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:49,621 Let's see if you can fool him, Dennis. 115 00:04:49,622 --> 00:04:50,356 - Yeah. 116 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:51,557 Let's hide in the bushes. 117 00:04:51,558 --> 00:04:52,891 Then we can practice following him. 118 00:04:52,892 --> 00:05:14,713 - There. 119 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:19,318 Now at least Adams will know how I feel about him. 120 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:31,797 Hmph! 121 00:05:31,798 --> 00:05:33,065 Now boys. 122 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:34,767 If you're following me, just stop. 123 00:05:34,768 --> 00:05:36,168 I'm in no mood. 124 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,237 - We're not boys mister. 125 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:39,772 We're real detectives 126 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:40,839 - Oh brother. 127 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:42,875 - It's me, Mr. Wilson. 128 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:44,076 See? 129 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:45,678 - Now, look Dennis. 130 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:47,279 Just don't bother me. 131 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:50,816 I'm annoyed, and angry, and I just don't feel like talking. 132 00:05:50,817 --> 00:05:51,850 - OK. 133 00:05:51,851 --> 00:05:53,552 - Can't trust anybody these days. 134 00:05:53,553 --> 00:05:56,722 Man just takes your best pruning shears and doesn't return them. 135 00:05:56,723 --> 00:05:57,823 It's a crime. 136 00:05:57,824 --> 00:05:59,158 That's what it is. 137 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:00,125 - Hear that, Dennis? 138 00:06:00,126 --> 00:06:01,427 He's got a crime! 139 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:04,430 - Yeah, we'll solve it for him. 140 00:06:04,431 --> 00:06:05,264 Mr. Wilson! 141 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:08,033 Where did this crime take place? 142 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:09,301 - Take place? 143 00:06:09,302 --> 00:06:12,171 Oh, well the shears were in my garage 144 00:06:12,172 --> 00:06:15,474 and-- Oh, what am I telling you for? 145 00:06:15,475 --> 00:06:19,946 Now, run along both of you and leave me alone. 146 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:21,948 - The first thing a private eye has to do, 147 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:25,584 Tommy, is examine the scene of the crime. 148 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:28,854 Come on. - Boys. 149 00:06:28,855 --> 00:06:30,756 Come back here. 150 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:35,060 Oh. 151 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:36,528 Boys, didn't you hear me? 152 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:39,898 Now will you please go someplace else and play? 153 00:06:39,899 --> 00:06:42,134 - We're not playing, Mr. Wilson. 154 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:44,670 We're looking for clues to your crime. 155 00:06:44,671 --> 00:06:45,704 - To my crime? 156 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:47,673 - The case of the stolen shears. 157 00:06:47,674 --> 00:06:51,543 - Oh, for-- Who said they were stolen, Tommy? 158 00:06:51,544 --> 00:06:52,778 - You did. 159 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,380 - Hey Mr. Wilson! 160 00:06:54,381 --> 00:06:58,417 This looks like a clue all right. 161 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,352 It's a note tied to some shears. 162 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:02,287 - Why, i-it's i-- it's them! 163 00:07:02,288 --> 00:07:03,722 These are my pruning shears. 164 00:07:03,723 --> 00:07:04,924 Where did you find these? 165 00:07:05,025 --> 00:07:07,026 - They were right on your shelf. 166 00:07:07,027 --> 00:07:10,029 For heavens sakes. 167 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:13,032 Says, dear Wilson. 168 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,734 You were at church so I left them here. 169 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:17,670 Thanks a lot, Adams. 170 00:07:17,671 --> 00:07:21,240 Why, great Scott, they must have been here since Sunday. 171 00:07:21,241 --> 00:07:23,943 - What made you think the man didn't bring them back, 172 00:07:24,044 --> 00:07:25,110 Mr. Wilson? 173 00:07:25,111 --> 00:07:26,345 - Well, I didn't see him return them, 174 00:07:26,346 --> 00:07:31,617 so I naturally assumed-- Oh good heavens. 175 00:07:31,618 --> 00:07:33,218 The letter. Oh. 176 00:07:33,219 --> 00:07:34,787 I've got to get it back. 177 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:39,392 If Adams reads it now, he'll-- Oh, I hope it's still there. 178 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:50,135 Oh, thank heaven. 179 00:07:50,136 --> 00:07:51,303 It's still there. 180 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:53,539 - Is that your letter, Mr. Wilson? 181 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:54,606 I'll get it out for you. 182 00:07:54,607 --> 00:07:57,710 - Oh, no Dennis, don't you touch it. 183 00:07:57,711 --> 00:07:58,477 No. 184 00:07:58,478 --> 00:07:59,812 Move back now. 185 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:02,214 If you push that one corner of it back down inside, 186 00:08:02,215 --> 00:08:04,083 I'll never get it out. 187 00:08:04,084 --> 00:08:05,718 Ah, let's see. 188 00:08:05,719 --> 00:08:09,888 If I can just reach out. 189 00:08:09,889 --> 00:08:11,890 Darn it, I can't quite get hold of it. 190 00:08:11,891 --> 00:08:13,559 Oh. 191 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:19,665 Maybe if I slip this hand down inside, push it out a little, 192 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:22,835 I could-- Oh, confound it. 193 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,637 My wrist watch is caught in there. 194 00:08:25,638 --> 00:08:26,638 Both hands. 195 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:27,941 I can't get them out. 196 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:28,575 I'm stuck. 197 00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:32,578 - Pull, Tommy! 198 00:08:32,579 --> 00:08:34,179 Pull hard! 199 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:35,714 - I am pulling hard. 200 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:37,716 His wrists are too fat. 201 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:39,051 - Oh, stop yanking on me. 202 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:43,122 You'll break my wrist watch or my arms. 203 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:44,456 Now listen, Dennis. 204 00:08:44,457 --> 00:08:46,158 I want you to run home just as fast as you can 205 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:47,126 and get your father. 206 00:08:47,127 --> 00:08:48,962 - I'll get Mrs. Wilson too. 207 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,195 - No, no. 208 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:51,530 Don't you say a word to Mrs. Wilson. 209 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,699 I don't want her to know about this, understand? 210 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:57,403 - She might think it's stupid or something, huh? 211 00:08:57,404 --> 00:08:58,804 - Yeah. No. 212 00:08:58,805 --> 00:09:00,673 Uh, just go get your father, Dennis. 213 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:01,573 And hurry. 214 00:09:01,574 --> 00:09:04,743 - OK. Come on, Tommy. 215 00:09:04,744 --> 00:09:06,646 - Oh, Dennis. Hurry! 216 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:23,362 - Hello. 217 00:09:23,363 --> 00:09:26,031 You in some kind of trouble there, friend? 218 00:09:26,032 --> 00:09:27,199 - Oh, some kind of trouble? 219 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,034 I'm in all kinds of trouble. 220 00:09:29,035 --> 00:09:30,569 You see, I'm trying to get a letter back 221 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:31,938 that I mailed by mistake. 222 00:09:32,038 --> 00:09:36,475 I got both hands caught in here. 223 00:09:36,476 --> 00:09:38,777 - That is a bit awkward now, isn't it? 224 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:41,113 Uh, you're sure you can't get loose? 225 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:43,749 - Well, if I could get loose, I wouldn't be standing here, 226 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:45,084 would I? 227 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:48,187 - Well, this is an interesting situation. 228 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:50,522 I, uh, suppose you carry your wallet 229 00:09:50,523 --> 00:09:52,925 in your left hip pocket like most people, friend. 230 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:56,829 - No, I don't, and I don't see what business that is of yours. 231 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:58,464 Hey, what-- What are you doing? 232 00:09:58,465 --> 00:10:00,733 - I'm picking your pocket, friend. 233 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:01,767 - What? 234 00:10:01,768 --> 00:10:03,135 - Oh, this is a nice, fat one. 235 00:10:03,136 --> 00:10:06,338 - Wha-- Of all-- You give that back to me. 236 00:10:06,339 --> 00:10:07,706 You give me my wallet back. 237 00:10:07,707 --> 00:10:09,808 - $20, $35. 238 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:11,243 Well, isn't that nice. 239 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:13,579 - Why you-- you crook! 240 00:10:13,580 --> 00:10:15,347 You give me my money. 241 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:15,981 Help! 242 00:10:15,982 --> 00:10:17,950 Police! 243 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:18,817 - Shh. 244 00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:19,985 Police? 245 00:10:19,986 --> 00:10:21,487 Well, now, you don't want a policeman 246 00:10:21,488 --> 00:10:23,255 coming here and finding you standing up to your elbows 247 00:10:23,256 --> 00:10:25,257 in a federal mailbox, do you? 248 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:26,759 - Well, I can explain. 249 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,260 I'm not doing anything wrong. 250 00:10:28,261 --> 00:10:30,029 - They'd never believe you, friend. 251 00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:32,998 Very suspicious follows, those cops. 252 00:10:32,999 --> 00:10:34,867 This is a handsome woman. 253 00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:35,567 Your wife? 254 00:10:35,568 --> 00:10:36,535 - Yes, yes. 255 00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:38,303 Oh, I wish Dennis would hurry up. 256 00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:39,938 - Charming. Charming. 257 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:42,541 I hope you realize what a lucky man you are. 258 00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:43,609 - Oh, I do indeed. 259 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:45,378 This is the luckiest day of my life. 260 00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:52,918 - I, uh, think your friends are coming back, friend. 261 00:10:52,919 --> 00:10:55,554 I'd better toddle along now. 262 00:10:55,555 --> 00:10:58,458 Thank you. Cheerio. 263 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,064 - Dag ol', Mitchell! 264 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:07,666 Come on! 265 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:10,169 - Mr. Wilson, I'm sorry if we kept you waiting. 266 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,604 - Dad didn't believe us, did you, Dad? 267 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:14,073 He thought we were joking. 268 00:11:14,074 --> 00:11:15,774 - Well, it's no joking matter, Mitchell. 269 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:17,476 I've been robbed. 270 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:18,911 - Robbed? 271 00:11:18,912 --> 00:11:22,181 - A dirty little shrimp of a pickpocket wearing a funny hat 272 00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:25,150 took my wallet, and-- oh, Mitchell, 273 00:11:25,151 --> 00:11:27,219 get me loose from here. 274 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:30,155 - Oh, I'll just put some oil on your hands and your wrist, 275 00:11:30,156 --> 00:11:34,126 and you can slide it out easily. 276 00:11:34,127 --> 00:11:36,095 - Wow, this is really somethin'. 277 00:11:36,096 --> 00:11:37,496 A pickpocket. 278 00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:38,664 {\an8}- Yeah. 279 00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:40,299 {\an8}A real crook. - Well, that ought to do it. 280 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:41,834 Now, try pulling them out easy. 281 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:43,003 - All right. 282 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:44,103 - Easy. 283 00:11:44,104 --> 00:11:46,905 Oh, I, I think-- oh, it hurts. 284 00:11:46,906 --> 00:11:50,342 Think it's coming out. 285 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:51,310 - Good. 286 00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:55,114 - Oh, look at me, covered with oil. 287 00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:56,648 - Here, Mr. Wilson. 288 00:11:56,649 --> 00:12:00,619 - And robbed of $35, and I can't even go to the police about it. 289 00:12:00,620 --> 00:12:04,490 {\an8}They'd never understand why I had my hands in the mailbox. 290 00:12:04,491 --> 00:12:06,425 {\an8}- They don't pick up the mail for another hour. 291 00:12:06,426 --> 00:12:08,060 You can come back and wait for the truck then. 292 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:09,796 - Oh, thank you, Mitchell. 293 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:16,935 - Poor good old Mr. Wilson. 294 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:21,073 It's a good thing he's got us to solve this pickpocket for him. 295 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:22,608 - What do we do first, Dennis? 296 00:12:22,609 --> 00:12:27,981 - Well, it says right here that a private eye should always 297 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,882 work with the police. 298 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,817 We're going down to see Sgt. Mooney 299 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:35,254 and report this crime right now. 300 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:36,922 - Guess it's time to hit the beat, Sarge. 301 00:12:36,923 --> 00:12:38,424 Any instructions? 302 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:39,825 - Yeah. 303 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:42,928 Bring in a gang of bank robbers, and we'll split the reward. 304 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:44,329 - In this town, I'm lucky if I can 305 00:12:44,330 --> 00:12:45,964 find a dog without a license. 306 00:12:45,965 --> 00:12:47,232 - Oh, stick with it, kid. 307 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:49,101 You've only been on the force a month. 308 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:50,903 You'll make an arrest yet. 309 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:52,272 - I sure hope so, Sarge. 310 00:12:56,643 --> 00:12:57,976 - Is Sgt. Mooney here? 311 00:12:57,977 --> 00:12:59,645 I want to report a crime! 312 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,547 - Mooney's on vacation, son. 313 00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:03,248 You're a little mixed up, aren't you? 314 00:13:03,249 --> 00:13:05,050 Halloween's in October. 315 00:13:05,051 --> 00:13:06,752 - I'm not playing Halloween! 316 00:13:06,753 --> 00:13:08,087 I'm a private eye! 317 00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:09,088 You wanna see? 318 00:13:09,089 --> 00:13:11,256 - We're working on a case. 319 00:13:11,257 --> 00:13:14,293 - And my handbook says I gotta work with the police. 320 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:17,796 - It's about a pickpocket who picked Mr. Wilson's pocket. 321 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:20,065 - Near the corner of 10th and Elm. 322 00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:21,934 - What did you say this fella's name is? 323 00:13:21,935 --> 00:13:23,235 - Mr. George Wilson. 324 00:13:23,236 --> 00:13:25,237 I live next door to him. 325 00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:27,439 - And you're sure he got robbed? 326 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,074 - Sure I'm sure. 327 00:13:29,075 --> 00:13:30,943 Mr. Wilson told me all about it himself. 328 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:35,848 This pickpocket took his wallet with $35 in it. 329 00:13:35,849 --> 00:13:37,116 - I'd better get a description. 330 00:13:37,117 --> 00:13:38,817 Can you tell us what he looks like, son? 331 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,686 - Sure, if you want me to. 332 00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:41,988 - Yeah. 333 00:13:42,088 --> 00:13:45,225 - Well, he's about as tall as you are. 334 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:53,165 - Jeepers, I wonder why those policemen 335 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:55,534 wanted me to describe Mr. Wilson? 336 00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:57,703 - Gee, I don't know. 337 00:13:57,704 --> 00:14:01,607 - Well, anyway, we did what the book said to do. 338 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:02,608 Come on. 339 00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:04,209 Let's go eat our lunch. 340 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:06,646 Another crime might break any minute. 341 00:14:32,572 --> 00:14:36,075 - Hey, you, hold it! 342 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,077 - Oh, hello, officer. 343 00:14:38,078 --> 00:14:39,478 I wasn't doing anything. 344 00:14:39,479 --> 00:14:43,449 I was just waiting for the mailman. 345 00:14:43,450 --> 00:14:44,950 - Uh-huh. 346 00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:47,086 Going to rob the mail now, huh? Picking pockets isn't enough? 347 00:14:47,087 --> 00:14:48,253 - Picking-- me? 348 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,621 - That's right, buster. 349 00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:51,123 You answered the description of a crook who's 350 00:14:51,124 --> 00:14:52,624 been operating in the same area. 351 00:14:52,625 --> 00:14:55,227 Picked the pocket of a fella named George Wilson. 352 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:58,230 - Oh, you've got it all wrong, officer. 353 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,032 It was my pocket that was picked. 354 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,567 I'm George Wilson. 355 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:02,936 - Got any identification? 356 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:04,036 - Well, of course I have. 357 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:06,238 It's right here in my wallet. 358 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:08,574 Oh, no, he took my wallet. 359 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,175 - You'd better come along to the station. 360 00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:11,377 - Oh, but it's all a mistake. 361 00:15:11,378 --> 00:15:12,277 I'm innocent. 362 00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,380 - Oh, don't even say that, mac. 363 00:15:14,381 --> 00:15:15,881 You're the first arrest I've ever made. 364 00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:17,217 You've just got to be guilty! 365 00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:22,054 - Oh, no answer. 366 00:15:22,055 --> 00:15:24,056 My wife must be out shopping. 367 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:26,058 - You still claim you're Wilson, huh? 368 00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:28,460 - I've told you 50 times I'm Wilson. 369 00:15:28,461 --> 00:15:30,429 You have no right to hold me here. 370 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,064 - And we've told you 50 times that you 371 00:15:32,065 --> 00:15:33,967 match the description we've got of a pickpocket. 372 00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:36,535 - Fat cheeks, squinchy eyes, round glasses. 373 00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:38,137 - Just like the kid said. 374 00:15:38,138 --> 00:15:41,740 - I don't know how this ridiculous error-- kid? 375 00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:42,775 What kid? 376 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:44,209 - Smart little feller in overall. 377 00:15:44,210 --> 00:15:47,079 He was playing private eye. 378 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,348 - Great Scott, Dennis Mitchell. 379 00:15:49,349 --> 00:15:51,350 I'll call his parents and have them bring him down 380 00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:53,386 here and identify me right now. 381 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:03,595 - We're just terribly sorry about this whole thing, Mr. Wilson. 382 00:16:03,596 --> 00:16:06,565 - Yes, I know how embarrassing it must have been for you. 383 00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:10,302 - Well, the worst of it is the mail will be picked up by now, 384 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,272 and that letter will be on its way to Fred Adams. 385 00:16:13,273 --> 00:16:16,475 Oh, I've just got to get it back some way. 386 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:20,045 - Does Mr. Adams have the same mailman that we do, Mr. Wilson? 387 00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:22,781 Mr. Jenkins is a swell mailman. 388 00:16:22,782 --> 00:16:24,683 - Why yes, Dennis, of course. 389 00:16:24,684 --> 00:16:26,051 That's it. 390 00:16:26,052 --> 00:16:28,454 Why, Jenkins will give me the letter back. 391 00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:30,189 You can drop me off at Adams' apartment. 392 00:16:30,190 --> 00:16:32,057 I'll wait there for the mailman to come. 393 00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:33,292 - Well, good. 394 00:16:33,293 --> 00:16:35,761 I'll go get the car out of the parking lot. 395 00:16:35,762 --> 00:16:37,730 - I still don't understand, Dennis. 396 00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:39,565 Why in the world did you describe 397 00:16:39,566 --> 00:16:41,066 Mr. Wilson to the police? 398 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:42,401 - Honest, Mom. 399 00:16:42,402 --> 00:16:44,903 I thought that's what they wanted me to do. 400 00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:47,106 - It sure sounded like it. 401 00:16:47,107 --> 00:16:49,241 - Besides, we couldn't describe the crook. 402 00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:51,076 We didn't even see him. 403 00:16:51,077 --> 00:16:53,645 - Well, they've got a good description of him now. 404 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:55,180 I took care of that. 405 00:16:55,181 --> 00:16:58,951 - You say he was wearing a funny little hat, Mr. Wilson? 406 00:16:58,952 --> 00:17:00,753 - Dennis, never mind. 407 00:17:00,754 --> 00:17:02,087 - Heck, Mom. 408 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:03,923 I bet I could find him before the police do. 409 00:17:04,024 --> 00:17:09,128 It tells exactly how, right here in my detective handbook. 410 00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:11,730 - I think you'd better stick to your comic books, dear. 411 00:17:11,731 --> 00:17:13,098 - Now, listen. 412 00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:17,603 It says to find out where a criminal has gone, 413 00:17:17,604 --> 00:17:22,207 the private eye must put itself in the criminal's place. 414 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:24,143 - What does that mean? 415 00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:27,947 - That means to figure out where I'd go if I was a pickpocket 416 00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:30,049 and had $35 to spend. 417 00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:31,583 - Oh, and where would you go? 418 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:35,454 - To Pete's Ice Cream Parlor, and buy all the ice cream sodas 419 00:17:35,455 --> 00:17:37,289 I could hold. 420 00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:39,825 - That's where he is, I bet. 421 00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:41,093 - Oh, yes. 422 00:17:41,094 --> 00:17:43,362 A pickpocket Lapping up ice cream sodas. 423 00:17:43,363 --> 00:17:45,799 That's the silliest thing I ever heard of. 424 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,436 - Bartender. 425 00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:51,170 Hit me again. 426 00:17:51,171 --> 00:17:53,205 - Oh, another one? 427 00:17:53,206 --> 00:17:54,606 Man, that's your third. 428 00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:55,574 You really swing. 429 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:56,608 - Can't kick the habit. 430 00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:58,478 Ice cream is like a monkey on my back. 431 00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:08,654 - Look, Tommy. 432 00:18:08,655 --> 00:18:10,022 I was right. 433 00:18:10,023 --> 00:18:12,858 There he is with that funny looking hat on, 434 00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:15,527 just like Mr. Wilson said. 435 00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:16,662 - Wowie! 436 00:18:16,663 --> 00:18:18,864 You sure are a swell private eye, Dennis. 437 00:18:18,865 --> 00:18:20,332 What do we do now? 438 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,901 Shouldn't we go and arrest him, and put him in jail? 439 00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:25,771 - I haven't got a jail, Tommy. 440 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:30,676 And Mom wouldn't like it if I put him in the spare bedroom. 441 00:18:30,677 --> 00:18:31,910 - Hey! 442 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:34,180 Here comes somebody who's got a jail. 443 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:37,649 H! 444 00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,518 Boy, am I glad to see you. 445 00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:41,653 - Well, it's the young private peeper. 446 00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:43,389 What can I do for you, Sherlock? 447 00:18:43,390 --> 00:18:44,223 - The pickpocket. 448 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:45,924 He's right inside there. 449 00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:50,462 - And we want you to go in and arrest him. 450 00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:51,630 - One for the road, Pete. Chocolate. 451 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:52,766 Chocolate. Straight. 452 00:18:56,503 --> 00:18:59,304 - I didn't do it, I wasn't there, and you can't prove nothing. 453 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:01,807 - Boy, he sure answers fast. 454 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:04,911 - Know anything about a wallet lifted from a George Wilson? 455 00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:06,078 - Never heard of him. 456 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:08,814 - May I see your wallet, please? 457 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:09,581 - My wallet? 458 00:19:09,582 --> 00:19:10,516 - Your wallet. 459 00:19:10,517 --> 00:19:11,518 - My wallet. 460 00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:18,123 - Well, how come this driver's license 461 00:19:18,124 --> 00:19:20,459 is made up to a George Wilson? 462 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:22,027 - Oh, George Wilson. 463 00:19:22,028 --> 00:19:24,029 I thought you said George Rackameyer. 464 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:25,898 I am George Wilson. 465 00:19:25,899 --> 00:19:27,333 - Oh, yeah? 466 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:31,036 Well, according to this license, you weigh 175 lbs. 467 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,472 - I did when I got the license, but I've been sick. 468 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:36,842 - And it says you're 5 feet, 10 inches tall. 469 00:19:36,843 --> 00:19:38,043 - I've been real sick. 470 00:19:38,044 --> 00:19:40,145 - You're going to be even sicker. 471 00:19:40,146 --> 00:19:42,214 I'm going to phone your friend Wilson. 472 00:19:42,215 --> 00:19:44,083 We need positive identification. 473 00:19:44,084 --> 00:19:45,884 - Oh, Mr. Wilson isn't home now. 474 00:19:45,885 --> 00:19:47,619 - He's at Mr. Adams' apartment. 475 00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:49,922 - It's right over here on Chestnut Street. 476 00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:51,790 Do you want me to show you where it is? 477 00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:52,891 - Yeah, fine. 478 00:19:52,892 --> 00:19:54,493 You lead the way, Sherlock. 479 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:55,794 - Hey! 480 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:56,795 What about your soda? 481 00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:58,097 - Oh, I'll take it with me. 482 00:19:58,098 --> 00:19:59,264 Keep the change. 483 00:19:59,265 --> 00:20:16,215 - Oh! 484 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:18,451 He's already been here. 485 00:20:28,795 --> 00:20:30,596 - Hey Mr. Wilson. 486 00:20:30,597 --> 00:20:31,764 - Oh, Dennis. 487 00:20:31,765 --> 00:20:34,199 Don't bother me now, and stop following me. 488 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,935 - But look what we got. 489 00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:39,238 - Huh? 490 00:20:39,239 --> 00:20:41,306 That's the pick pocket. 491 00:20:41,307 --> 00:20:44,443 That's the man who robbed me, took my wal-- Oh. 492 00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:46,478 Thank you officer, for doing a fine job. 493 00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:47,513 - Just a minute. 494 00:20:47,514 --> 00:20:49,481 What were you doing with that mailbox? 495 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:51,250 - The mail box? 496 00:20:51,251 --> 00:20:54,653 Oh, uh, Well, I-- A-- I was cleaning it. 497 00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:56,155 Scraping off some dust. 498 00:20:56,156 --> 00:20:58,357 - Looked more like you were trying to break into it. 499 00:20:58,358 --> 00:21:00,859 - You ought to let me go and take him in. 500 00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:02,695 - I bet I know what he's trying to do. 501 00:21:02,696 --> 00:21:05,698 He's trying to get his letter to Mr. Adams back. 502 00:21:05,699 --> 00:21:09,134 - He's scared Mr. Adams might get mad if he reads it. 503 00:21:09,135 --> 00:21:11,570 - Oh, all right, boys. 504 00:21:11,571 --> 00:21:12,838 You see, Officer. 505 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:14,740 I accidentally mailed a letter to Adams. 506 00:21:14,741 --> 00:21:18,477 He's a friend of mine, but a quick tempered sort of fellow. 507 00:21:18,478 --> 00:21:19,445 - OK, OK, Mr. Wilson. 508 00:21:19,446 --> 00:21:20,913 I get the picture, but you'd better 509 00:21:20,914 --> 00:21:23,115 quit messing around with the federal mail. 510 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:24,917 - Very well, Officer. 511 00:21:24,918 --> 00:21:26,752 And I want to thank you for apprehending 512 00:21:26,753 --> 00:21:29,088 this dangerous criminal. 513 00:21:29,089 --> 00:21:31,523 - You can thank young Sherlock Holmes here for that. 514 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:33,225 Oh, here's your wallet. 515 00:21:33,226 --> 00:21:35,260 - Oh. 516 00:21:35,261 --> 00:21:36,929 - We'll let you know when he comes up for trial. 517 00:21:36,930 --> 00:21:38,864 Let's go you. 518 00:21:38,865 --> 00:21:40,332 - Oh, you're a slick one. 519 00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:42,234 Why didn't you tell me this morning you were a crook. 520 00:21:42,235 --> 00:21:45,537 I'd have shown you professional courtesy. 521 00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:48,807 - Come on. - Well. 522 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:53,345 Oh. 523 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,781 Well, now you boys do realize, don't you, 524 00:21:55,782 --> 00:21:57,516 that I am not breaking the law. 525 00:21:57,517 --> 00:22:00,819 I'm simply trying to get my letter back. 526 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,088 - I don't blame you, Mr. Wilson. 527 00:22:03,089 --> 00:22:06,325 Mr. Adams is so big, I'd be scared of him too. 528 00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,861 - Yeah, just as scared as you are. 529 00:22:08,862 --> 00:22:12,164 - So scared, my hand would shake like yours are doing. 530 00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:13,732 And my knees would shake. 531 00:22:13,733 --> 00:22:15,534 - Oh, all right, boys. 532 00:22:15,535 --> 00:22:16,669 Never mind the details. 533 00:22:16,670 --> 00:22:17,637 Get back. 534 00:22:21,875 --> 00:22:22,741 - Hey, hey. 535 00:22:22,742 --> 00:22:24,209 What's going on here? 536 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:30,282 - Oh, hello, Fred Long time no see. 537 00:22:30,283 --> 00:22:32,451 - What are you up to, Wilson? 538 00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:36,088 - He's trying to get back a letter he wrote you, Mr. Adams. 539 00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:39,658 - He's scared that you might-- - Oh, all right boys. 540 00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:41,427 I'll tell him. 541 00:22:41,428 --> 00:22:45,664 You see, Fred, I did the silliest, stupidest thing. 542 00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:50,003 I-- I wrote you an invitation to dinner, you and your wife, 543 00:22:50,103 --> 00:22:52,371 and I forgot to say which night it was. 544 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:54,673 I-- well, I knew you'd be confused, 545 00:22:54,674 --> 00:22:59,111 so I came here before the letter reached you. 546 00:22:59,112 --> 00:23:02,047 You do understand, don't you, Fred. 547 00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:04,249 - Well, if it was anybody else, I wouldn't, but I 548 00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:06,051 guess you're goofy enough. 549 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:07,353 - Thank you, Fred. 550 00:23:07,354 --> 00:23:08,554 Thank you. 551 00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:10,155 Now, the invitation is for Wednesday evening. 552 00:23:10,156 --> 00:23:12,057 Now, you just give me the letter and I'll destroy, 553 00:23:12,058 --> 00:23:13,492 and everything will be just-- 554 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:14,493 - Now just a minute. 555 00:23:14,494 --> 00:23:16,763 There's something fishy about this. 556 00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:21,301 Dear Baldy. 557 00:23:24,604 --> 00:23:28,107 Of all the chiseling rats I ever met, you're the worst. 558 00:23:28,108 --> 00:23:31,076 You intended to steal my pruning shears. 559 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:32,311 What do you mean, steal them? 560 00:23:32,312 --> 00:23:34,613 I brought those shears back last summer. 561 00:23:34,614 --> 00:23:36,749 - I know you did, Fred. 562 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:37,984 And I give up. 563 00:23:38,084 --> 00:23:41,086 I made a stupid mistake. 564 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:44,556 - I'll say you did. 565 00:23:44,557 --> 00:23:47,426 - Well, go ahead. 566 00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:47,960 - Go ahead? 567 00:23:47,961 --> 00:23:49,428 - Yes. 568 00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:50,462 Oh. 569 00:23:50,463 --> 00:23:52,765 Go ahead and punch me in the nose. 570 00:23:52,766 --> 00:23:54,533 I deserve it. [stammering] 571 00:23:54,534 --> 00:23:55,501 - Punch you-- 572 00:23:55,502 --> 00:23:57,103 [stammering] 573 00:24:01,274 --> 00:24:05,044 - Oh, but-- Don't look so pitiful. 574 00:24:05,045 --> 00:24:07,046 I'm not gonna hit you. 575 00:24:07,047 --> 00:24:08,948 - Oh, you-- you're not? 576 00:24:09,049 --> 00:24:11,216 - No, not-- not after that laugh you gave me. 577 00:24:11,217 --> 00:24:14,887 And besides, who-- who's gonna belt a clown like you? 578 00:24:14,888 --> 00:24:16,722 Take him home, boys. 579 00:24:16,723 --> 00:24:18,757 - Oh, well thank you, Fred. 580 00:24:18,758 --> 00:24:22,194 Thank you very much. 581 00:24:22,195 --> 00:24:24,530 And I really mean that dinner invitation. 582 00:24:24,531 --> 00:24:27,733 We'll expect you and your wife next Wednesday evening. 583 00:24:27,734 --> 00:24:30,070 And bless you for sparing my nose. 584 00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:36,775 - Jeepers, Mr. Wilson. 585 00:24:36,776 --> 00:24:40,479 You walked right into the door. 586 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,414 - Great Scott. 587 00:24:52,092 --> 00:24:53,426 [theme music] 588 00:25:29,195 --> 00:25:31,263 NARRATOR: This has been a Screen Gems film production 589 00:25:31,264 --> 00:25:31,398 from the Hollywood studios of Columbia Pictures.