All language subtitles for Bedtime.Story.1964.BRRip.x264-ION10_English

Once upon a time,

in a castle by the sea,

there lived a handsome prince.

Well, it wasn't really a castle.

It was a chateau on the French riviera.

And he wasn't really a prince,
though people thought he was.

Especially his victims.

Please, your
highness, allow me to make

this little contribution
to your great cause.

Even though these
emeralds would mean freedom

for many of my people,
I can not accept them.

But I beg you!
Think what these can buy.

No, madam.

The lives of men,
women and tiny children.

The men and women of my country

would rather die than have
their prince accept charity.

But for the tiny children,

I am eternally in your debt.

Oh no, your highness,

you don't know what a thrill
it is for me, a mere commoner,

to be this close to a prince.

Arise fair lady, you're
no longer a commoner.

Your act of generosity has ennobled you.

Isn't it amazing!

What?

Jewelry usually
enhances a woman's beauty,

but, in your case, the opposite is true.

You're actually more beautiful
without your necklace.

- I am?
- Yes, their artificial beauty

detracts from your natural beauty.

It's incredible!

Utterly fantastic!

Oh, madame, please no more. I beg you.

For your own safety.

Although his victims

gave up priceless treasure,

there was none but felt that
it was a poor price to pay

for such a glorious adventure.

Meanwhile, in a forest,

surrounding a little German
village, there was a wolf.

He prowled the countryside
in search of victims.

Like the prince, he too
preyed only upon women.

I speak English, corporal.

Oh, great.

My German's coming back slowly.

It's been so many years since
my grandmother spoke it to me.

Your grand-mutter is German?

Oh sure, she was born
right here in this village.

Matter of fact, that's why I'm here.

I promised her I'd try to find
the house where she was born.

She gave me this old photograph.

- Hmm?
- It is this house!

Oh no!

Come! Come look!

Yeah.

See.

Come! I'll show you the inside.

No, no. I don't wanna
disturb your folks.

Oh, I live here alone.

Oh?

Amazing.

It's just like I was here before.

Why, it's exactly the way
my grandmother described it.

Look here, there's fireplace,

and these wooden beams.

Oh, and the stained glass windows.

And the little gold locket you're wearing.

My grandmother had one exactly
like it. She lost hers.

- But I,

I told her I'd try to find
one exactly like it for her.

Ah, those stairs!

Gee, I don't know how many times

she told me about those stairs.

They lead straight up
to the bedroom, right?

She used to tell me
about that bed of hers,

she said there was a thing
on it filled with feathers.

And it was about that thick and so soft,

you just sink right into it.

What, what did she call it?

Oh yeah.

There's one up there now.

Oh, nothing can be that soft.

Come upstairs and see.

You mean you really sink
down into it the way she said?

You can try it for yourself.

Oh, the stories I'll have
for granny when I get home.

- Ah, monsieur Jameson!
- Good evening, inspector.

She is the redhead in the gold dress.

Fanny eubank, widow, Omaha,

36 years old, $24 million,
35-carat necklace.

36/24/35. Perfect measurement.

Grossmutter, if luck is with me,

you'll get your operation.

That's your big operator?

That's the king.

Buddy, we got officers
that look better than him.

All I know is, he never misses.

Well, if his target
is that blonde chick,

he's gonna miss tonight,

'cause she's the burgermeister's daughter

and off limits to all service men.

Care to make a little
wager? Like a month's pay?

You're on.

Excuse me, would you ask
the man if he could advance me

a few marks on my ribbons?

I'm sorry, he says no.

Oh, what a beautiful locket.

It was my grandmother's.

She wanted me to give
it to the girl I marry.

But, if this man could-

- oh, no! I wouldn't let you sell that.

Here, allow me.

Ah, I couldn't accept
money from a woman.

But it's for your
grandmother's operation.

I'm sorry. Thanks
anyway, I just couldn't.

She's an old lady and has had a good life.

My only regret is that she couldn't spend

her last days here in her native land.

Oh, your grandmother is German?

She was born right here in this city.

I've been trying to find the house.

Here's an old snapshot.

This is the house where I live!

No!

Ah, monsieur Andre,

will you see what you can get for this?

Not the royal ring, your highness.

Shh! You fool!

I told you never to call me that.

Is my life of no value to you?

Excuse me, is that man actually royalty?

No, madam.

But I heard you call him your highness.

A faux pas, please forget it.

You can trust me. I won't tell.

Madam, I have already
caused the prince enough-

- he is royalty. And a prince!

Shh.

He sounded like he was in trouble.

Perhaps I can help, if
you'll introduce me.

If you really want to help,

forget everything you have seen and heard.

Forget the very existence
of that brilliant,

extraordinary man of destiny.

Your highness! Don't be
alarmed, I can be trusted.

- Are you one of my subjects?
- No, I'm an American.

Fanny eubank of Omaha.

I couldn't help overhearing.

If you're in trouble and
there's some way I can help.

Thank you, dear lady.

I have rarely seen beauty
and compassion in one woman.

But I can not accept.

You have already risked too
much just talking to me.

I have powerful enemies.

I still want to help.

You are a rare woman! Beauty,
compassion, and now bravery.

I can recall only three women in history

who combined these qualities.

Helen of Troy, Joan of arc,
and Elizabeth of england.

But now, a fourth must
be added, Fanny of Omaha.

Fanny of Omaha!

Please, you must tell me where he lives.

Madam.

You already know too much,
thanks to my stupidity.

No, no. You mustn't blame yourself.

It's in the stars.

My horoscope said, today,

I would meet a very special person.

I still feel guilty.

But you mustn't, it's
all written in the stars.

Who am I to fight such powerful forces?

I feel it only fair to warn you,

that there is an element of danger.

Yes, he told me he has powerful enemies.

I meant emotional risk.

A lonely prince and a beautiful woman

are dangerous elements to bring together.

The prince is lonely?

He has been a widower for five years,

and so completely devoted to the cause

of raising money to liberate his country,

that he has even denied himself

the emotional consolation
of a woman's company.

For five years?

Come in.

Come in!

Surely you'll want to
tell your grandmother,

you saw the inside of the house.

Oh, I'd like to, but with
your folks out of town,

I don't think I'd better.

You're not at all like
the other American soldiers.

Yes, I take an awful
lot of kidding about that.

Won't you come in, just for a minute?

I shouldn't. Not
without your father here.

Perhaps you're right.

Come back tomorrow, papa will be home.

Alrighty.

Thank you, good night.

Good night.

- What's the-matter?

Nothing. It's just that
I haven't eaten all day.

I was saving all my money

to gamble for grandmother's operation.

Now.

You are not leaving this house,

until you are fed a good, hot
home-cooked German dinner,

and everything that goes with it.

Well, what about your papa?

If papa would be here,

he'd do the very same
thing I'm going to do.

I kinda doubt it.

Look, pay up.

They've been in there for two hours,

he ain't coming out tonight.

He'll be out.

I tell you, no guy in uniform can make out

with the burgermeister's daughter.

If the uniform's in his
way, Freddy'll get out of it.

How he'll get out of the
uniform, I don't know,

but he'll do it.

Grandmother was right about
German girls.

What did she say?

Oh, she had an expression.

I never knew, word for
word, what it meant.

Went like this.

Could you translate that for me?

Well I could give you the general idea.

No no, I'd like to know word for word.

Well, it means that,

that a German girl knows how
to satisfy a man in every way.

In every way?

I guess a man
would have to get married,

to find out if that's true.

That's something I can never do.

You're already married?

No, but I'm an American soldier

and you're the burgermeister's daughter,

and you're off limits to me.

And why? Simply because
I'm wearing this uniform.

Does that seem fair to you?

- No.
- No it isn't.

Why should a piece of cloth

dictate what a man's feelings should be?

It's inhuman.

This uniform is like a wall between us.

All of a sudden, I hate it.

- Oh, you shouldn't say that.
- It's true. I hate it.

It is a cruel wall that keeps us apart.

What right have they got

to keep me imprisoned in this khaki shirt?

It's a symbol of tyranny. I reject it.

Let them court martial
me. Let them shoot me.

I defy the army. I defy the Pentagon.

The congress. The president himself.

I will not let the deny
me my rights as a man.

At last, I'm free. Free to be myself.

Not an American soldier,

but a German boy in
love with a German girl.

Papa!

Anna!

Good evening, sir.

I suppose you're wondering
what I'm doing here.

Tonight, the new NATO
physical fitness program

goes into effect, and I've
been assigned to this block.

All together now! One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

I'm so relaxed, so lucky.

Now you will
remember your pledge of secrecy?

Oh yes, your highness.

I'll follow your
instructions to the letter.

- Good.
- Your highness?

- Yes?
- Say it once more.

Fanny of Omaha!

Absent without leave.

Gaining entrance to the
burgermeister's home

under false pretenses.

Caught out of uniform and half naked.

Attempted seduction of the
burgermeister's daughter.

Soldier, these charges are dynamite!

Yes sir, you're in a
lot of trouble, colonel.

I'm in trouble?

Well, I know you're due

for that star on your shoulder, sir,

and it's gonna look
mighty bad on the record.

A man can't control his own troops.

Who says I can't control my troops?

Well, just look at the violations

going on here at the base, sir,
right under your very nose.

What violations?

Illegal craps games, smuggling girls in,

black market, and cigarettes.

Why, there's even a still
for making bootleg whisky.

Not to mention the stag films

being shown in the latrine every night.

Why, sir, your base is
a hotbed of corruption.

Well, I'll see every man responsible

for those violations
in here on the carpet.

- Here I am, sir.
- Just you?

One lousy corporal making
such a fool of his colonel.

I doubt if you'll get that star, sir.

Are you trying to blackmail me

with your own criminal record?

Blackmail's such an ugly word, sir.

Couldn't we say persuasion?

How any man can use such
a vile, cheap trick as this

to get a girl, I.

"The house where your
grandmother was born."

Corporal, you're-

- yes?
- Daddy?

I just wanted to know
what time you'd be home.

Well, I don't know, Kathy darling.

It all depends what I decide
to do with corporal Benson.

Freddy Benson?

Do you know the house we're renting,

his grandmother was born here.

You and my daughter?

Yes sir, I guess I'll
have to testify to that too.

You wouldn't.

Well, are you suggesting,
sir, that I lie under oath?

I'll be the laughing stock
of the whole European command.

I'll never get my star. 28
years, I've worked for it!

Now, now, colonel.
This is no time to panic.

True, you're in a lot of trouble,
but maybe I can help you.

How, how? What can you do?

Well, for instance, if I was a civilian,

I wouldn't be available to testify.

True. True.

Now I'm due for a discharge
in a couple of months

and if! Could have that

just a little bit earlier, like today,

then I could be packed up, off the base,

and out of Germany, before one word

of your disgrace came out.

Yes, that's it!

I'll process your discharge,
effective immediately.

Hmm. Wise decision.

And I like a man who backs
up his decisions with money.

What money?

Well, I'll need traveling
expenses, and I'm,

I'm leaving some pretty
lucrative businesses behind here.

Corporal, I'm afraid
you've got me outflanked.

Well, you'll never regret it.

General.

You gotta admit, I made
some pretty good liquor.

Sorry to be busting in on you Mac,

but I had to get away from them frauleins.

Appears to be one you
haven't gotten away from.

Freddy,

you did not tell me you were going.

Sudden orders, sweetie!

You will marry me
like you promised, nein?

Oh, of course, just as
soon as I get permission

from my commanding general
back in Washington.

I will write to him. What is his name?

Lee! General Robert e. Lee!

General Robert e. Lee?

Yeah, let's
see her try to contact him.

That's rather a shabby trick, isn't it?

Ah, dad, I see you got a
lot to learn about women.

Let me tell you something,

the more you lie to 'em,
the more you take 'em,

rougher you treat 'em,
the better they like you.

Is that a fact?

I could tell you things about women

that would curl your hair.

I'm afraid I'm a bit naive,

when it comes to the weaker sex.

The weaker sex?

Ah, dad, let me put some
new colors in your paintbox.

They're about as weak

as the engine that's pulling this train.

Remember this, it takes six men
to carry a guy to his grave,

it takes one woman to put him there.

I never thought of it that way.

Well, I can tell you're the kind of guy

that goes around opening doors for broads,

holding their chairs,
knocking yourself out, right?

I've been known to do that.

You know who started this whole schmear?

A English guy, called, Raleigh.

- Sir Walter Raleigh?
- That's the goof.

This broad wants to cross the street.

So he lays his coat down on
the water for her to walk on.

So what happens?

She's got dry feet, and
he puts a wet coat on

and gets pneumonia.

You know, you really are adding

some new colors to my paintbox.

I haven't even started.

Listen, we're the weaker sex, not women.

We're perishable, like ripe
peaches hanging on a tree.

You're married, aren't you?

Yes.

Well, I can tell. You
got that picked look.

And your wife's got you right
in the palm of her hand,

just squeezing the juice out of you.

That almost hurts.

When you're squeezed dry,
they stick you in the ground,

and they go looking
for some other peaches.

That's revolting.

Well, all I'm saying is
peaches of the world unite.

Let's hang on the tree as long as we can.

Amen.

I'm gonna tell you something
that never entered your mind.

This world is full of rich widows.

- Yeah.

And where do they get the loot?

- The squeezed peaches?
- Right.

Now, I say it's time for a change.

Let's live off them a while.
Let them give us the money.

Now that probably shocks a
guy like you, doesn't it?

It's rather a revolutionary thought.

But how do we go about
affecting this change?

Ah, dad, you're so
brainwashed, it's pathetic.

Look, time to eat.

You're probably figuring you're gonna pay

for your own meal, right?

Of course.

Come with me.

Now what do you see?

People eating.

You know what I see?

- What?
- Three free meals,

and I can have my choice.

You sit over there and watch me.

Excuse me, ma'am, may I sit here?

- If you wish.
- Thank you.

Can I help you?

Yes, please.

What is the cheapest thing you have?

Liverwurst sandwich, two marks.

That's too much.

Could I just have a piece
of bread and some water?

You are French?

Oh, no, ma'am.

That's just a prayer I learned
from my French grandmother.

Poor woman. Is something wrong?

Well, I'm afraid she's awfully sick,

in a hospital in New Orleans.

I'm just trying to save up
enough money for an operation.

That is why you are
eating just bread and water?

Well, it's only been six days.

You poor man!

Ah, you will have more

than bread and water today.

Oh, no, ma'am, I couldn't
let you buy me a meal.

Nonsense! Bring this soldier
the best food you have.

All he can eat! And the finest wine.

Well, dad, did you learn something?

You know, you could have saved yourself

two and a half bucks on lunch alone.

You were magnificent.

Oh, you shouldn't have left.
You missed the best part.

There's more to your performance?

She gave me 100 francs,

to send to my sick, French
grandmother in New Orleans.

Is your grandmother sick?

No, that's part of the pitch.
100 francs, that's 20 bucks.

You ever take a woman for twenty bucks?

No, I'm afraid that's
a little out of my class.

No it isn't, think big.
You got possibilities.

You're not a bad looking fella.

Well, thank you.

Oh, I'm too old fashioned.

One of those peaches who's
been off the tree for too long.

I could show you the ropes,
we'd make a great team.

I'll take the young ones,
you get the old ones.

The old ones for me?

Yeah, they're the ones you
can take for the real loot.

More than $20?

A guy like you could knock
off 50, 100 bucks a night.

Yeah, but isn't there a name

for men who get money from women?

Mm-hmm, smart.

I know you don't need the money,

but live a little, have some kicks.

No, I'm too settled in my ways.

You know, wife, family, obligations.

Well, you and me coulda
had a ball on the riviera.

Are you headed for the riviera?

Yeah.

I hear there's a town there,
loaded with rich dames.

Called bormarte sur mer.

You ever been to bonmarte sur mer?

Nope.

I'm afraid you've been misinformed.

All the social activity's moved
further down the coast now,

to the Italian riviera, portofino.

Oh?

Bonmarte sur mer used to be a live spot,

but the old and retired
couples have taken over now.

- It's dead.
- Oh, you know the place, huh?

I live there. I'm
considered the town playboy.

You know something, though?

I've found some of my greatest
action in quiet towns.

Wouldn't hurt to look it over.

Excuse me, I must send a
telegram to my wife and children.

I'll get it off at the next stop.

I always have to let them know

exactly when I'm going to arrive.

They really got you on
that leash, haven't they?

Yes, I'm afraid I'm one peach

who's been picked and crated.

It's a shame.

Things I could have
taught you about women.

Well, here we are, as you
Americans would say, deadsville.

You call that deadsville?

Oh, I'm sorry, I
thought this was my compartment.

It is. We're just getting off.

Yes, this is portofino, isn't it?

Ah, no, this is still France.

Portofino is another 200 miles.

My sick, Italian grandmother's
waiting for me there,

and I've made a mistake on my ticket.

Oh, please, stay in this compartment.

You can ride with me to portofino, eh?

If I can only get there in time

to earn some money to
pay for her operation.

I'll do anything to get the money.

He will too.

Good luck, soldier. My best
to your Italian grandmother.

- Welcome back, sir.
- Thank you.

Your telegram didn't give me much time.

Was the Italian girl suitable?

She was a perfect decoy.

May I ask why she was needed?

Andre, I consider bonmarte sur mer

my private hunting preserve.

That soldier was a poacher.

But such a man would hardly
be competition for you.

That's true, but a man who hunts rabbits

may scare away the big game.

I think that Italian
rabbit you came up with

should lead him a merry chase.

"Mrs. Larsson-knudsen,

the widow of the Swedish match king."

Yeah, didn't he die about two years ago?

"At the age of 91 ."

Oh, here is a picture of his widow.

Hmm!

If I live to be 91, that's
the way I want to go.

When is she due to arrive?

She left the excelsior hotel in genoa,

at 7:40 this morning,

driving a Mercedes, Swedish
license number xx274.

Mm-hmm.

This certainly does beat walking.

You are a very devoted,
but foolish young man,

to think you could walk
all the way to Stockholm.

I'd walk to the ends of the earth,

to see my Swedish grandmother.

As soon as we reach bonmarte sur mer,

you must telegraph some
money for her operation.

Ah, there is her car!
Ooh, that's strange.

- What is?
- But she's not alone.

There is a soldier with her.

The poacher is back?

I'm afraid he's no longer
satisfied with rabbits.

- Have you seen enough?
- I certainly have.

Spending my money, that I gave him

for the operation of his
grandmother, on a girl like that!

Madame will sign the complaint?

Gladly.

I want to compliment you on
you excellent police work.

Spotting a fraud like him so quickly!

That's my job, madam,

to keep our little community
free of men like him

and safe for women like you.

I'm telling you, I didn't
steal the money from her,

she gave it to me!

She signed this complaint, monsieur.

She caught me with another woman.

You're French, you understand.

To be with another
woman, that is French.

To be caught, that is American.

Well, what am I gonna do?
How am I gonna get outta here?

That would be difficult.
The charge is a serious one.

And you are a vagrant. I know!

No I'm not. I got a
friend here, a real buddy.

His name is, uh, Lawrence,
Lawrence Jameson.

Come now, monsieur, our
town's leading citizen?

How would he know a
low-down mongrel like you?

We're pals, he'll remember me.

Just tell him it's Freddy,
the mongrel from the train!

This is a very grave charge.
Who will be trying this case?

Judge Reno.

- The hanging judge.
- What hanging judge?

Ever since his daughter was seduced

by an American soldier,
he's been a obsessed man.

There must be some alternative.

Suppose he promises to
return to the United States

and never come back?

That's it, dad!

Would you give your word?

You've got it! You've got it!

The word of a man
like this means nothing.

No, monsieur, I can not risk
turning a mad dog like him

loose on the riviera.

Mm.

Mm, but what if I personally
took him to the airport

and put him on that plane
back to the United States?

Yeah, he'll put me on the plane.

Now, you know you can trust him.

Monsieur Jameson, why do
you wish to become involved

with a depraved man like this?

Because I don't think
he really is depraved.

I think he's just emotionally disturbed.

That's it.

His warped attitude
towards the female sex

probably stems from some
experience during infancy,

that left him hostile towards women.

- Like what?
- Oh, who knows,

maybe the poor man is the victim
of improper potty training.

That's me. That's what did it.

Well, monsieur, if you give your word,

that you will put him on the plane,

I'll release him into your custody.

I'll never forget this.

If you ever come to the
states, look me up in Detroit,

I want my grandmother to meet you.

You really have a grandmother?

Sweetest little woman you ever met.

She's the only bookie in town
that'll give you crack odds.

You are on a special mission
for his highness, aren't you?

What?

I saw the prince shake your
hand and pat you on the back.

The prince?

You don't have to cover up with me,

I'm not a security risk.

I too have served his highness.

In fact, it's probably my money

that's financing your mission.

- You are, uh?
- Fanny eubank.

Or as prince calls me,
Fanny of Omaha.

Ah, yes, he speaks of
you with great affection.

To his highness.

To the people of his enslaved country.

To your mission.

Do you think it will succeed?

It's looking better every minute.

Tell me, how much money

was the prince able to raise on my jewels?

Not enough, I'm afraid.

Here.

I'm sure I can trust
you to give it to him.

I'll give it to him.

Sir? Excuse me, sir.

Did I ring for you, Arthur?

No, sir, I'm sorry, sir,

but the man said it was very urgent.

- What man?
- The courier, sir.

He's waiting outside.

He said you would recognize
the secret password, sir.

What secret password?

Fanny of Omaha.

That will be all, Arthur.

Arthur, will you take
this to the guest bedroom,

unpack it, and see that
everything is neatly pressed?

Do as the courier says.

Yes, sir.

Your highness.

I bring you grave tidings.

Your secret has fallen into evil hands.

The maladjusted grandson of a
Detroit bookmaker.

Oh boy, what a jerk I was.

Telling you how to take women

and, you, the big daddy of us all.

How much do you want?

Uh, your highness, I couldn't
accept money from a man

who needs every penny of it,
to free his enslaved people.

I'll let them be slaves a
little longer. How's $5,000?

Master. Oh, giver of knowledge.

I've come to sit at your feet and learn.

Teach me, mold me, Polish
me. I'm in your hands.

I wouldn't soil them on you.

Well now, is that any way
to talk to your partner?

By no stretch of the imagination

would I cooperate with someone like you.

You're crude!

Well, so is oil, until you refine it

into high octane gasoline.

Up my octane, big daddy!

And if I say no?

You wanna try?

You do have a sort of
brutish appeal to women.

You're certainly unprincipled.

Lying and cheating come naturally to you.

You completely lack moral qualms.

Yeah, you see,
everybody's got a good side,

if you look for it.

All right. I cut you in for
20%, on this understanding,

I call the shots, I run the operation.

You're my leader. Anything you say.

You cut the cake. All I
ask for are a few crumbs.

I tell you. He will not
be satisfied with crumbs.

Or a slice or even the cake.

Before he's through, he
will want the entire bakery.

Andre, the bakery is ours.

This man is not capable
of taking it away from us.

He's a maladjusted, uneducated army corps.

So was Hitler, when he started.

I tell you, he will wreck everything.

I ask you, is that the face
of a man who can be trusted?

No! It's a face of a predatory animal.

An ape!

Yes, there is a resemblance.

It was a mistake to keep him.

I had no choice.

The trick now is to turn the ape

into a harmless entertaining monkey.

Your car isn't going to last long

with a monkey driving it.

It's insured.

Ah, I understand now.
Monsieur has a plan.

A hairpin turn, we
loosen the wheel, ploof.

That's out of the question.

Of course, you are
worrying about the car.

But I have a better plan.

There is a certain man.
He owes his parole to me.

Rene the knife.

A master with the stiletto

and an absolute magician at hiding a body.

Andre, murder?

As police inspector, I give you my word,

the case will be investigated
in a very slipshod manner.

I have another plan, a
marvelous one! Listen to me!

Hey partners!

When are we gonna get a little
action going? I'm all ready.

That tailor of yours really
whips up a mean set of threads.

Look at that!

The royal uniform?

Well, I'm understudying a prince.

What am I gonna wear, overalls?

But to presume that you can
impersonate royalty! This is-

- no, Andre. Royalty he aspires
to be, royalty he shall be!

You shouldn't have had your
father send all this money.

But you said you couldn't leave

without taking care of
your destitute countrymen.

I feel like a kept man.

Oh, please don't be angry with me.

It was the only way I could
get you back to Tulsa.

Daddy's building a brand new
church, just for our wedding.

When do you think we ought to fly by?

I think perhaps we should go by ship.

Ruprecht likes the water.

Who's ruprecht?

My brother, the young prince.

You've got a brother?
And he's coming with us?

Oh, yes. Where I go, ruprecht goes.

I think that's wonderful!

I'm coming home with two princes!

Shall we go tell ruprecht the good news?

Oh yes, I'm dying to meet him.

You never told me you have a brother.

Well, he keeps pretty much to himself.

In fact, if we weren't
engaged to be married,

I wouldn't have you meet him now.

What's he doing down here in the cellar?

His quarters are here.

These massive stone walls
provide maximum security.

Ruprecht! Is I, your brother!

I have someone who wants to meet you.

Don't be frightened,
he's perfectly harmless.

Ruprecht?

Come on down, ruprecht. I
want you to meet this nice lady.

Mother?

No, not mother. She's my future wife.

Your future sister-in-law.

Come on down now.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

So long as you keep smiling.

Hello, ruprecht.

- Mother?
- No, ruprecht,

but we're gonna live with this nice lady.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Both of you?

Don't forget to smile.

- My earrings!
- Keep smiling!

Don't eat them, ruprecht.

Tulsa will be wonderful for
him, it's nice and flat.

He can run everywhere.

We've tried letting him run around here,

but he kept falling off the mountain.

Yes, it hurts.

But you won't fall any more.

Because this nice lady's
gonna hold your hand,

and lead you all around Tulsa.

- Mother?
- All right, ruprecht.

If it makes you happy,
you may call her mother.

Mother!

Once you learn to feed him,

he's not much trouble at all.

And always remember to keep smiling.

You feed him.

Ruprecht, I will not tolerate
snarling at the table.

When we go to live with miss
harrington in west palm beach,

and she gives those big dinner parties,

you must let her feed you.

Try it again.

That does it! Snarling is
one thing, biting is another.

That could be infectious.

For that, you go back down to your room.

He's even turning on me!

Ah-ha, ah, back, boy.

Back, back, back, back, back, back!

Ha, ha, back, back!

Keep smiling.

Back! Whoa, whoa!

Get in, get in.

Get in there. Get!

Thank heavens this will only happen

to one out of every three of
our children.

Driving in a car relaxes ruprecht.

Keep smiling.

Very good, ruprecht!

And when miss weddell's father runs

for reelection to the senate,

you can drive him all over Iowa,

to make his campaign speeches.

Freddy, we've had a very good month.

There's a fat cake to slice up.

Start cutting, dad.

Now, Andre gets 5%.

You got a good deal,
my grandmother pays 10.

5% for operating expenses,
the chateau and all.

I'll go along with that.
You got a great pad here.

Now, due to the fact that
we have had such a good month,

that puts us in a very high tax bracket.

- For example... whoa, dad.

Back up. Taxes?

What taxes?

You must wonder what I do with my money.

Your money I
don't wonder about that.

What are you doing with my money?

I'm deducting tax.

Which brings us to my
original question. What tax?

Freddy, you have a goal in life.

To be the highest peach on the tree,

where no one can pick or squeeze you.

Yeah, well, I got a funny feeling

that fingers are reaching
for me right now.

And if I'm ever gonna get squeezed,

it ain't gonna be by a man.

Now, hear me out.

Governments use taxes
to benefit the masses.

I use them to benefit the individual.

Which happens to be you.

No. Come with me.

Where we going?

In every man's mind,
there are unopened doors.

All I want is a chance

to open a couple of new doors for you.

This man's family have been silversmiths

for over 400 years old.

It will take him three months

to complete that goblet
to his satisfaction.

Factories turn them out by the hundreds.

Artistically, his work is superior,

but economically, he can't compete.

So let him go out of business.

Freddy, if that man
goes out of business,

his artistry will be lost to the world.

More than that, a way of
life will begin to disappear.

A way of life that puts

pride of accomplishment above profits.

And you finance him? And
that's where my tax money goes?

- Part of it.
- And the rest of it?

Come with me.

This man has devoted his life
to rediscovering the secrets

that made stradivarius'
and guarneri's violins

the finest ever known.

So what if he makes a better fiddle?

The world of music is enriched forever.

In the meantime, you're
cutting him in on my tax money.

Enough to live on, yes.

Freddy, centuries from now,
when the archeologists unearth

the remains of our civilization,

do you want them to find justjukeboxes?

Sure, it's a gamble,

but if that ballet mistress
develops just one pavlova

or one ulanova, it's well worth it.

If the man who had created
that beautiful tapestry

had not had the patronage

of a rich nobleman to pay the bills,

that work of art would
not be in existence today.

Do you see what I've
been getting at, Freddy?

Money in itself is of no value.

Like an arrow, it must have a target.

Look, daddy, you wanna play Robin hood?

Okay, but don't shoot my arrows.

There's one thing the
archeologists aren't gonna dig up,

and that's Freddy's money.

'Cause I'm spending it right now.

So hand it over, tax free.

You know, there's one thing
my grandmother always told me.

Never bet on a iongshot.

And, daddy, you're
backing a lot of losers.

You're forgetting one thing.

You agreed that I would run the operation.

Well, I didn't know you
were gonna cut so deep, doc.

All right, Freddy.
You'll get your money.

But you realize this is
the end of our association?

I'm a big boy now. I'll go it alone.

Where?

Welcome, pleasure to have you here.

I like it right here.

This is my territory.

Was.

Hey, Mac, over here.

Yes, monsieur?

Who's that girl checking in there?

Miss Janet Walker, monsieur.

- Who's she?
- The American soap queen.

Okay, thanks.

Yeah, I think
I'm gonna enjoy it here.

Freddy, you can't operate
alone in this league.

You're out of your class.

You reached your social
peak as my halfwit brother.

You know what's buggin
you, you're scared.

Of what?

Me. Competition.

You've been king of the mountain so long,

you think that you own it.

Look out, dad, cause
Freddy's on his way up.

Two lions on the mountain
now, and I'm a hungry one.

Believe me, Freddy.
I'm not afraid of you.

But there simply isn't room
on this particular mountain

for the both of us.

- I'll buy that.
- Are you challenging me?

Are you proposing to pitch
your crude animal instincts

against intelligence,
culture, and breeding?

If that means, am I kicking your pride

off this hill, yeah.

All right, you're on.

You seem very interested
in that young lady

who just checked in.

Shall we make her the test case?

Okay.

Ah, we should set a figure.

And the first man to extract that amount

from miss Walker wins.

How much?

Let's make it easy. 25,000?

- Fine with me.
- Winner take all?

- Loser blows town.
- May the better man win.

Thanks.

She's at the roulette table.

- What about Freddy?
- He has disappeared.

I told you! No Rene the knife.

My word, monsieur, no one has seen him.

He has dropped from sight.

Perhaps the jackal realizes
he is no match for the lion.

You keep your eyes open for
that jackal, he'll show up.

Pardon me, miss? Would
you place a bet for me?

It's terribly difficult
for me to reach the table.

Oh, I'd be happy to.
What number would you like?

Well, the way my luck's been
running, would you pick one?

Of course.

Now if! Could just win enough money

to pay for the operation.

Shouldn't the army
pay for your operation?

Oh, it's not for me,
it's my grandmother,

she's in a hospital in Cleveland.

Cleveland? That's where I live.

No!

- Wish me luck.
- Oh, I do, I do.

Don't you wanna wish me luck too, sir?

1900 francs! Almost $400.

Now my grandmother can have her operation

and walk again, thanks to you.

Freddy, would an operation help you?

My problem isn't
physical, it's emotional.

Would you like to tell me about it?

- Well, it's terribly painful.
- It might help.

Well, I was engaged to this
girl, back in the states.

We had the wedding date all set.

The day before I was to fly
home, I got a letter from her.

She-

- she what, Freddy?

She ran off and married this dancer.

That night, I had nightmares.
I saw them dancing everywhere.

And when I woke up the next
morning, I couldn't walk.

Legs were gone.

Oh, Freddy.

What a traumatic experience.

Can't the army psychiatrist help you?

Well, they've been trying.

They've done their best,
I just don't respond.

Surely someone must be able to help you.

Well, there is one person.

A famous Swiss psychiatrist.

He specializes in cases like this.

- Who is he?
- Dr. Emil schaffhausen.

He has the famous schaffhausen
clinic in lucerne.

Why don't you go to him?

I've written to him for months,

trying to get an appointment,
but it's impossible.

Why?

Well, a man like Dr. Schaffhausen

is in demand all over the world.

He can command astronomical fees.

Why should he bother with
a poor soldier like me?

What do you mean by astronomical?

I heard that he gets as
much as $25,000 for a case.

Where would I get $25,000?

It's impossible.

Nothing is impossible, Freddy.

It's just beautiful out here.

I'm so glad we're staying
at the same hotel.

So am I.

Let's come out tomorrow
and get some sun.

Oh, please, no. You're here to have fun.

You mustn't waste your
time, taking care of me.

Oh, Freddy, how unselfish.

Here you are, suffering, and still,

you can only think of others.

It's my grandmother's philosophy.

She used to say,

"even the poorest man can be
a Robin hood of happiness.

Take from yourself and give to others."

How fortunate you are, to
have a grandmother like that.

Yeah, she's been a great help to me.

Oh, take me away from here quickly.

What's the matter?

Oh, I'm so sorry. It reminds you of her.

And him.

Let's go to your room

and write another letter
to Dr. Schaffhausen.

Oh, it's a waste of time.

There's only one language
he understands. Money.

Then we'll assure him
that he'll get his money.

Gee, I wish you hadn't said

all those nice things about me.

You make me sound like a hero.

You are a hero.

You shouldn't have promised him the money.

Where am I gonna get it?

Now, you just leave it to me, Freddy.

When the time comes, I
promise you'll have it.

Oh, Freddy! Please don't.

No one's ever been this kind
to me before, except granny.

Now, you try and get a hold of yourself.

I'll be right back, I'm just
going to mail the letter.

Yeah, the king is
dead. Long live the king.

Dr. Schaffhausen!

Dr. Emil schaffhausen!

Paging Dr. Schaffhausen!

Dr. Schuffhausen!

Dr. Emil schaffhausen?

Thank you.

- Dr. Schuffhausen?
- Yes?

Of the schaffhausen clinic in lucerne?

Yes.

Oh, this is like a miracle.
I just mailed you a letter.

Oh, fine, then I'll get it,
when I return to my clinic.

Could I talk to you for just a moment?

Oh, please, I'm on vacation.
Come and see me at my clinic.

It's not about me.

It's this American soldier,
corporal Fred Benson.

You saw him. He sat right next
to you at the roulette table.

Benson, Benson? Oh, yes.

Isn't he the one who wrote
me all those letters,

something about his fiancee
running off with a dancer?

Yes, that's the one. And
he's right here in the hotel.

Oh, doctor, will you see him?

The army psychiatrist
will look after him.

They've tried, they can't
help him. You're the only one.

Always, I'm the only one.

Freud, adler, jung,
schaffhausen. Then who?

They've got to find somebody
else, they're exhausting me.

Doctor, if you only knew

the kind of person corporal Benson is.

Brave, kind, heroic.

And it's in your power
to make him walk again.

How can you refuse?

Why does everyone
make me feel so guilty?

If it's a matter of money.

You haven't given him
any money, have you?

- Not yet.
- Oh, thank goodness.

Let me give you one free word of advice.

Never give him any money.

Why not?

It would make my job much harder.

You see, his ego has already received

one shattering blow from a woman.

To take charity from another-

- is that why he broke down and cried,

when I told him I would
give him the money?

Of course. Now, we don't
want any more of that, do we?

Doctor schaffhausen, does this mean

that you will help him?

I'll see him, but
remember what I told you,

no money to him.

If I take the case, just
pay the fee directly to me.

Oh, I will, I will.

Where is the boy?

In his room, I'll take you to him.

He'll be overjoyed to see you!

Yes, I can hardly wait
to observe his reaction.

Come in.

Freddy, I have the
most marvelous surprise!

Close your eyes!

Now who is the one person in this world,

outside of your grandmother,

that you'd most like
to see at this moment?

I give up, who?

Dr. Emil schaffhausen!

At last, we meet, corporal Benson.

After all your letters, I feel I know you.

He can't believe it's really you.

Yes, I think that is it.

I'm here to help you, my boy.

Now, let's take a look at our legs.

Any, uh,

any feeling at all in them?

- No, sir.
- Mm-hmm.

- Did you feel that?
- No, sir.

- How about that?
- No, sir, nothing.

Any feeling there?

Doctor, this seems so cruel.

On the contrary,
corporal Benson would be

the happiest man in the world,
if he did feel any pain.

- Right?
- Right.

Right.

Any feeling there?

Admit, this case intrigues me.

I'll take corporal Benson as a patient.

Freddy, did you hear that?

I'm renting a chateau in the
area, we'll move him in there.

So I can really go to work on him.

Oh, doctor, thank you so much.

Do you think you'll
have him walking again?

I'll have him running!

I'll restore feeling to
these lifeless limbs,

or my name is not.

Doctor Emil schaffhausen!

Oh, look, doctor! He's
so happy, he's crying!

Now this will be your room, Freddy,

and you mustn't be frightened.

I'll have my eye on you, day and night.

Oh, Freddy, can you really
believe that this is happening?

Doctor schaffhausen, money
alone really can't pay you

for what you're doing.

I wish there was something else I could do

to show my gratitude.

- We can discuss that later.
- You're more than a doctor.

You're a great humanitarian.

Sacrificing your vacation.
Sharing your chateau.

Oh, Freddy, do you realize
what this man is doing?

Yeah.

Would you care to see around the chateau?

It has a fascinating history.

Thank you, I'd love to.

Once upon a time, this
chateau was occupied

by a noble prince and his younger brother.

The prince was a charming man.

Handsome, kind, generous, knowledgeable.

A lot like you, doctor.

But his younger brother,
eww. Evil, sick, depraved.

He was jealous of the good prince

and tried very hard to destroy him.

Oh, what an awful man.

Yes.

Then, one day, a lovely
lady came to the chateau.

She was rich, but also very
sweet and pure and innocent.

Immediately, the evil young
prince set out to Rob her.

Not only of her money,

- but her honor.
- What happened?

With his low, cunning
trickery, he succeeded.

He was sick and depraved.

Simply maladjusted.

If only there had been a
doctor schaffhausen to help him.

Yes, that can never happen today.

That poor miserable
creature would have been

restored to a useful life.

Just as I'm going to restore Freddy.

Now, of course, the most
interesting rooms in the chateau

are on the second floor.

But what about Freddie?

Go to your room and get ready for bed.

Shouldn't someone help him?

I want him to get used
to going to bed alone.

I'd like to come upstairs too!

All right, well come
on. You're not crippled.

But, doctor, he is!

Only in his mind.

But it seems so cruel.

Many of the things that I'm going to do

will seem cruel to you,
but psychiatrically,

they're therapeutic, he'll
walk that much sooner.

You must trust me.

Oh, I do! I do!

First, I will show you the ballroom.

A ballroom on the second floor?

It used to be a magnificent bedroom.

In fact, it was the bedroom
where the lovely lady

was wronged by the evil prince.

So, the good prince had it
converted into a ballroom.

To make it a room of music and happiness,

instead of sorrow and tears.

Some people say they still
can feel the presence

of the good prince in this room.

Oh, I do.

I really do!

If he were here, I'm sure
he would ask you to dance.

You know, doctor, this whole evening

has been like a miracle.

And especially what you're
going to do to Freddy.

What I'm going to do to that boy,

should have been done a long time ago.

Freddy! What happened?

I heard the music, so I
dragged myself up the stairs

and then I saw you

and him, dancing.

Oh, you poor man. How horrible.

Of all things. To see us dancing.

You're right.

- Now he can't see us.
- Doctor, this is barbarous!

You must try to remember what I told you

about constructive therapy.

You know where the door
knob is. Reach for it!

We must create a desire to walk,

that is stronger than
his desire to be pitied.

The fact that he dragged himself upstairs

is proof that the therapy
is already working.

Oh, he's clawing at the door!

No pity. I know it's
difficult for you, but

only through our strength,
will Freddy find his.

Oh, he fell!

Yes, and he'll fall
again and again and again.

There he goes.

Truly, monsieur, you are a genius.

How quickly and completely
you've gained the upper hand.

I still haven't got the money.

But you have your
jackal safe in his cage.

What can he do?

Yes, it's true that without this,

he is slightly immobilized.

But, mademoiselle Walker,

she's arranging to get the money, no?

Oh yes, she's on her way
to the chateau right now.

She may have it with her.

Monsieur is indeed formidable!

The man who duels with you is
fighting with an empty pistol.

- The gardener!
- What happened?

But who would want
to steal the lawn mower

and drive away on it?

Leon, stop the car!

Freddy, Freddy! Where are you going?

Freddy, come back!

Freddy, wait!

Freddy! What in the world,
what are you doing on this?

When the gardener wasn't
looking, I pulled myself onto it.

But why?

I'm trying to get down to the beach,

so drag myself down to the water.

Oh, but you shouldn't try to swim.

I wasn't going to try.

Oh, Freddy.

Surely, you don't mean-

- it'll be a blessing for everyone.

Grandmother will get my gi insurance.

Dr. Schaffhausen will be
able to have his vacation,

and you won't have to
waste your money on me.

Don't say things like that.

Money isn't important at a time like this.

Why I'd spend anything to
get you well. Anything.

Oh! You're a Saint.

Forget about me. Leave me.

Not for one moment.

Leon, get Mr. Benson into the car.

Oh, please, I don't want
to be a burden to anybody.

Get rid of me. Drop me in
the road and run over me.

Look at me, helpless as a baby.

And I'm going to take
care of you like a baby.

How does that feel?

Wonderful.

Would you put some lotion
on my legs too, please?

Freddy, I am.

Can't you feel anything?

No, but keep trying.
Maybe something will happen.

I'm sorry I was so depressed this morning,

I had a hard session
with Dr. Schaffhausen.

He made me talk about her.

Still hurt you to think
about her, doesn't it?

I only wish my heart were in my legs.

Then I couldn't feel this terrible pain.

But Freddy, it's good
therapy to talk about her.

Tell me, what was she like?
Where did you meet her?

In Sunday school.

I guess that's why I trusted her so much.

I never thought that a
Sunday school teacher

could do what she did.

Especially to another
Sunday school teacher.

You taught Sunday school?

Oh yeah. I love children.

When I think of all the tiny little feet

that I've guided along the right path.

Now I can't even guide my own.

Oh, Freddy, you'll walk again.

Tell me more about her.

Well, we dated for about three years

and then one evening,
after choir practice,

we were walking home, and I kissed her.

Now, you won't believe this,

but this was the first
girl that I ever kissed.

Knowing you, I do believe it.

And then they took away my
hymn book and gave me a gun.

She kissed me goodbye.

To think that the last
kiss that I'll ever know

was that of a jezebel.

Oh, no, Freddy! Why you'll
be kissed by many women.

Kiss of pity perhaps,
but never one of love.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

Oh, you're an attractive and exciting man.

Am I attractive and exciting to you?

Dr. Schaffhausen! We
were just, that is to.

Oh, Freddy was feeling so depressed.

I was just trying to cheer him up.

I'm awful low, doc.

You are indeed.

The chauffeur carried
him down to the beach.

I thought the sun and warm
sand would be good for him.

As a matter of fact,

warm sand would be excellent
physical therapy for Freddy.

I can think of nothing
that would benefit him

more right now than warm sand.

And lots of it.

Isn't it about time
we picked up Freddie?

We'll give him one more hour.

Believe me, the warm sand
treatment is just what he needs.

Psychiatrically speaking,
when you kissed Freddy,

you were in fact rewarding
him for being helpless.

Thus encouraging retrogression.

But I felt so sorry for him.

That heartrending story about how they

took away his hymn book
and gave him a gun.

And then being betrayed by
a Sunday school teacher!

Surely that must touch even you.

It makes me physically sick,
but we must hide our pity.

Any sign of affection at this point

will only retard his progress.

I'll try, doctor, but it won't be easy.

A person like Freddy

just naturally attracts kindness,
gentleness, and affection.

Oh, harriette, I know you like me,

but really, I'm not hungry.

Let me put it this way, miss Walker.

You are paying me a great deal
of money to cure this boy.

Don't jeopardize my progress.

I won't, doctor.

Oh, about the money.

I'll have a check for you within 48 hours.

I'm not thinking about the money.

The only important thing is what happens

to that boy in the next 48 hours.

We must create in him a desire to walk

that is so overpowering

that it supersedes every other instinct.

Whatever you say.

He won't want us to
leave him behind again.

Our job now is to make it so difficult

for him to be with us,

that he will literally jump out
of that wheelchair to do it.

Will you steel yourself
for the ordeal ahead?

I promise.

Don't look back.

Doctor, if I didn't know

this was helping Freddy, I'd feel guilty.

Harriette, this thing with
you and me just can't work out.

Now get lost.

- He's trying to follow us.
- Good.

I know I promised, doctor,

but how much of this can he stand?

Not much more, I think.

He looks absolutely desperate.

Good. We're reaching
the climactic point.

We mustn't let down now.

She is a fabulous dancer, Freddy.

Wouldn't you like to have
the next dance with her?

Come on, boy, get up out of
that chair! Dance with the girl.

Okay, if you just want to sit
there and miss all the fun.

Hey buddy, who's the louse?

That's the crummiest bit I've ever seen.

Making fun of a guy who's crippled.

Get up and dance, he says.

Oh, I'd like to belt him one!

I wouldn't mind so much,
but she used to be my girl.

He took her away from me.

Why that dirty fink!

I know I could win her back,

if I could just get him out
of the way for a few days.

Buddy, it's as good as done.

There's a transport plane
leaving tonight for Iceland.

How would you like for him to be on it?

Fellas,

I think I'm gonna cry.

Hey, all set?

You know how to get to the chateau?

We'll be waiting.

Don't be discouraged. Real
progress was made tonight.

I think we can both be ready
for something big to happen.

I hope so, I couldn't go through

another night like tonight.

Good evening!

Oh. Cablegram for you, miss Walker.

Thank you. Excuse me, doctor.

It's wonderful! I'll
have your money tomorrow.

Daddy sold the car and the furniture,

and I've already made arrangements
to sell the mink coat.

And with the $5,000 cash prize,

I'll have more than enough for your fee.

- Cash prize?
- Yes.

I got that, the car, the mink,
the house full of furniture,

and this trip to Europe
for winning the contest.

What contest?

To select the American soap queen.

Your father doesn't own
the American soap company?

My goodness,
no! I just work there.

Freddy, try and get it into your head.

The bet's off, she's a poor
girl, she hasn't got the money.

Well, she could raise it.

Only by selling everything she owns.

Well, why do I care where she gets it?

Dough is dough, the bet's on.

Don't you have any feelings
at all for this girl?

Plenty. And when I get
the money, that's next.

It may hurt a little, but try to think.

I've got you boxed in on all sides.

Well, we'll see who's got who boxed.

And crated and shipped.

All right, you can't talk on my level.

I'll come down to yours.

The only emotion you stir
in that girl is pity.

You are confusing that with sex.

There's one
thing Freddy Benson's

never confused about and that's sex.

That girl's mine any time I want her.

You worried about the dough?

Forget the money. Let's make her the bet.

- You can't be serious.
- Is it a bet?

Janet is a decent girl.

Is it a bet?

I wouldn't take advantage
of a girl like that.

- Is it a bet?
- Okay, it's a bet!

Only, I'm not competing, I'm
just betting that you'll fail.

- You know why?
- Tell me.

Remember the silversmith?

The violin maker? The ballet mistress?

They were all artists,
striving for perfection,

striving to create something superior.

Janet is something superior, Freddy,

and you're not gonna destroy her.

I wouldn't let you strike a match

on a stradivarius violin

or put out a cigar butt
on Michelangelo's statue.

The reason I could never let you

become king of the mountain,

it wouldn't stay a mountain.

You'd turn it into a garbage dump.

- Hey!
- What do you want?

You're blocking my driveway!

See the captain in the back.

Get your blooming truck out of the way.

I wanna get my car in.
See the captain.

Captain?

Freddy! I thought Dr.
Schaffhausen took you home.

Well, he did but I couldn't sleep.

I just had to talk to you.

Of course, dear.

Janet, would you like
for me to walk again?

Of course I would, you
know that. I'd do anything.

I think there's a way.

Tell me! What is it?

Well, I've been thinking about

what Dr. Schaffhausen always told me,

that I could walk again, if
the desire was strong enough.

Yes. He said that to me too.

Well, you're the only
person in the world

who can give me that desire.

How? What can I do?

Dr. Schaffhausen said
that since it was love

that put me in the wheelchair,

it would take love to get me out.

Yes.

I'm in love, Janet.

With you.

Oh. Freddy.

But I still have that
terrible fear of being rejected.

Oh, no, you mustn't!

If I'm rejected this time,

I'll never walk again as long as I live.

- Don't talk like that!
- I can't help it.

I'm afraid. I'm afraid my
love won't be returned.

It will be! It is.

If I'm disappointed
again, I'll kill myself.

You won't be disappointed. Test me.

I'm afraid, afraid.

Oh, but I love you, Freddy.
Please, try to stand up.

You're not lying to me, the way she did?

No, Freddy, no! Try to
stand up, please, for me.

I'm standing. I'm standing!

Yes. Now walk to me!

- I can't. I can't.
- Try. Please try.

- You won't disappoint me?
- No, no!

- You will love me?
- Yes, yes!

- Look, I'm walking!
- Oh, my darling.

Yes, come to me.

Now you must sit down and rest.

No, not yet.

Now that I'm on my feet, I
wanna see how far I can go.

Stand in the doorway there,
let me try to reach you.

Oh. Oh, my darling!

Please, you must rest now.

No, stand over by the bed. Let
me try to get to you there.

Come to me, Freddy!

Janet, my true love.

You've given me new strength.

- I've made it!
- Yes, you made it.

And only because you love me!

We all love you, Freddy.

This is the happiest
moment of a doctor's life.

When he can prevent a tragedy.

No wonder they call you the genius.

You said he'd come here
tonight, and he did.

And you said he'd walk, and he did.

Oh, Freddy, this man can perform miracles!

I'm beginning to believe it.

Come my boy, you've
had an exhausting evening.

Just wanna know one thing.
How'd you get off the plane?

I never got on.

There were six paratroopers
in the back of the truck.

Seven.

Parachute regiment. British army.

Come in.

Hey, fellas! It's
big daddy and the gimp.

Yeah, and he can walk just
like big daddy said he could.

Gentlemen, there's more food

and more champagne on the way.

Hey. That's great!

Meanwhile, can I rely on you,

to keep our friend here
entertained until I get back?

Now you try to get that key, buddy,

and you're really gonna need a wheelchair.

Doctor, couldn't I just
call Freddy on the telephone?

No. Now, you must trust me on this.

But I love Freddie,
and I think he loves me,

and if he's cured-
and why is he cured?

Because you followed my
recommendations without question.

Yes, I must admit, you've
been right about everything.

And I'm right about this.

You and Freddy have just been through

a very emotional period.

What you think is love, may
just be residual effects

of that emotional experience.

But I know I love him.

Then it's even more important

that you go away for a couple of weeks.

If he loves you, he'll follow you.

Trust me this one last time.

All right, doctor.

What about your fee?

I know where to reach
you, I'll send a bill.

Oh, you're wonderful, Dr. Schaffhausen.

And I'll never forget what
you've done for Freddy.

And I'm sure Freddy will
never forget what you've done.

That I'm rather sure of myself.

Telegram for you, miss Walker.

Oh, thank you.

"In reply to your letter,"

our founder, doctor Emil schaffhausen,

"has been dead since 1927."

Please take my luggage back to the hotel.

Oui, mademoiselle.

How's it going, fellas?

Crazy, man.

- Where's Freddy?
- Freddy?

Oh, Freddy, Freddy, he tried to get away,

so we made a paratrooper out of him.

He made his firstjump
about a half hour ago.

You hear that train whistle,
Freddy? There goes your bet.

Janet's on it.

- I don't believe it.
- Go see for yourself.

Janet?

Janet?

Oh, Freddy!

I tried to call you at
the chateau. Look at this.

The doctor's a fake?

He lied to us?
Yes, but why would he do it?

To get your money!

He's probably a confidence man!

How terrible!

Oh. Oh, my legs are going numb again.

Freddy, you mustn't let that happen!

- They're gone.
- Freddy, please get up!

I can't. I've been betrayed
by everybody, even you.

I've never betrayed you!

You left without even
saying goodbye to me.

Only because the doctor insisted.

Don't blame it on him.
You're just as phony as he is.

Oh, Freddy, don't say that.

You promised to love
me and then you ran out.

You're Beatrice all over again.

I do love you! I swear it!

Stand up! Walk to me!

Come to me and let me prove it!

Oh, no. You're not gonna
tear me apart again like that.

Darling, I will not disappoint you.

Please, please, come to me!

Janet, don't let me down.

I won't! My beloved!

My darling! My sweetheart!

My lover!

Be good to me.

I will, I will!

Geronimo!

Monsieur Jameson!

Monsieur Jameson, wake up!

Andre, what's wrong?

You would be wise to
hear the news lying down.

Monsieur, all is lost.

What do you mean?

The jackal has been seen

coming out of miss
Walker's room this morning.

Don't worry about the
jackal, I removed his fangs.

It is not his teeth that worry me.

Miss Walker was with him.

But I put her on the train.

Then somebody took her off.

They spent the night together.

Of course, there is always the
chance that nothing happened.

Perhaps they played cards. Or read books.

I understand that Americans

are very strange in that respect.

Not Freddy, in that respect,
he's a true frenchman.

Then all is indeed lost.

It is the jackal.

No longer the jackal, Andre.

He is now the lion.

No, monsieur, at heart,
he is still a jackal.

And there is only one
way to deal with him.

This luger

was once the personal
property of hermann goring.

His are the only fingerprints on it.

Even if they trace it to
him, what can they do?

Andre, my friend, we have had
a long and successful reign.

We must now accept defeat graciously.

My only regret is that
he achieved his victory

at the expense of miss Walker.

And for what he did to her,

I am almost tempted to let
you use mr goring's gun.

I said almost.

He won't let me loosen
the wheels of his car.

He won't let me call Rene the knife.

He won't let me use this gun.

How does he expect law
and order to prevail? Hmm.

Congratulations. Never thought
you'd win, but you did it.

You are now king of the mountain.

King of the mountain?

I'm just a rat from the gutter.

I ruined that girl's life last night,

I really loused her up for good.

Freddy, I've heard of people
growing a third set of teeth.

Is it possible that you're
developing a conscience?

I don't know about that,

but I hate my guts for what I did to her.

How can I be so crummy
to a girl that nice?

What kind of life can she look forward to,

married to a bum like me?

Married?

You're looking at a picked peach, dad.

And it's all your fault. You
and your highbrow philosophy.

There she was, mine for
the taking. Waiting for me.

And all of a sudden I can't
touch her. I'm in love with her.

She's not a broad anymore,
she's a Rembrandt painting,

Michelangelo statue. She's
a stradivarius violin.

How do you go to bed with a museum?

And what did I do? I take
her out and marry her.

That poor dame's got me for a husband.

Don't feel so sorry for her.

Women marry men to reform them.

That's what makes them happy.

And with a rat like you, she
faces a lifetime of ectasy.

Freddy, before our
honeymoon even begins,

I want you to know that
I grew up in a home

where the husband is the boss.

Yes, dear.

And that's how I want it to be with us.

Yes, dear.

When you come home
from the soap factory,

where we've arranged a job for you,

to the beautiful apartment
that mother picked out,

it will be your castle.

You will be the boss.

Yes, dear.

- Mr. and Mrs. Benson?
- Yes?

Complements
of Mr. Lawrence Jameson.

Darling, there's a peach in one glass.

Yes, that one's for me.

Who is Mr. Jameson?

A friend of mine.

Probably the best friend I ever had.

- To Mr. Jameson!
- Yes, dear.

She is a blonde, in
a green chiffon dress,

just arrived downstairs.

Monsieur Jameson, you're
a man of the world,

with great knowledge and experience.

May I ask you a question?

Of course.

Who is happier?

Monsieur Benson, married,
settled down with one woman,

or you, footloose with many women?

That's a very easy question to answer.

Monsieur Benson is happier.

Compared to him, I am miserable.

But a man must learn to
live with his misery.