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May I have your attention please? Get seated as quickly as possible.

We're always being told that we are men and women and not kids.

So let's not eat our lunches all over everybody's lawns around here.

And if you do.

At least pick up your lunch boxes after you.

The treasurer of the Student's Self-government Association.

Reports a balance of one thousand eight hundred and fourteen dollars.

And sixty-two cents in the treasury.

There will be a meeting of the officers this afternoon.

To discuss contributing a part of this sum to the city for unemployment relief.

Now Mr Abernathy.

Will announce this year's appointments for Boys Week.

Mr Abernathy.

Boys Week, as you know, is a national affair.

Participated in by all the senior high schools of the country.

Once a year during the first week of May.

Students who excel in studies and leadership.

Are appointed by their schools for a period of one day each ..

Certain of the important governmental and industrial offices in their cities.

To learn the duties and obligations of citizenship.

The appointment to the office of district attorney.

Is Steven Smith.

Two other appointments.

For a judge in the municipal court.

Gus Ruffo.

And to the office of chief of police, William Gordon.

I congratulate these young men on their qualities of leadership.

That have won them these appointments.

No further business. You are dismissed to your lunch period.

I don't know about being seen with the district attorney. I've done nothing.

I didn't ask for that darned appointment.

What is the matter with my big brother? No qualities for leadership?

I've got influence, sister dear.

Come on, Steve. - I'm going to have lunch with Gay.

You keep the bench. I'll get the lunches.

You can go but forget the lunches. Dog biscuits.

Officer, that man is here again. - So what?

So long.

How is the weather out there, fellow? - Move over.

Well, anything of yours is good enough for me.

Mr District Attorney, huh?

Who you going to clean up on first? - What's your address?

Stop it. Mr Smith - Mr Dover.

Mr Dover - Mr Smith.

Are there actually people named Smith?

One million, 586,000 in the last census.

I got so sick of that gag I looked it up.

You know what your name is going to be if you don't keep off the grass?

No. What? - Mud.

Better look out for him at that. He knows some gangsters. He told me so.

Say, you'd get a kick out of meeting some gangsters yourself.

A new skating act is on at Louis Garrett's tonight if you'd like to go.

Love to.

I'll call for you.

Oh. You meant would I like to go with you?

That's something else again.

I'll run second.

Wouldn't you take me? - Nope.

You must ask him to park his prayer book.

You know what a rep' that dive has got.

That's just why I want to see it.

How's a woman going to explain life to her daughters if she's seen none of it?

Who said there would be daughters?

Well, it takes men to produce men.

Hey, I got a class. Garrett's tonight? - No.

I'm not doing anything Wednesday. - I'll throw a party for you Wednesday.

A home run, huh Deacon?

I'll kill that guy.

You're not really going out with him?

I will if I want to.

And I'm supposed to be hurt I suppose.

Well, aren't you?

Yes.

Don't you want to talk to me about it?

I am afraid to.

About what I'd like to, I mean.

I got to see Sam Weber over at Herman's.

Thanks.

Don't shout, Mr Weber. My nerves.

You said the last time you was watering from the mouth for tzimmes.

Like your mama made for you in the old country.

So I made you some.

Herman, thanks.

I like this country but heck, a guy can't eat apple pie all the time.

Say, can I make tzimmes? Is that against the USA?

For the Italian boys I sometimes make chicken cacciatore.

And for the Chinese boy I make chop suey.

And when O'Brien is home, for him I even make eggs.

With ham.

For me, that is something.

I tell you, Mr Webber. The stomach ..

Is the last thing to get patriotic.

That's all.

Hurry, will you?

I'm debating on the affirmative side.

To resolve that young men should enter politics.

With a swell pants press I'll be okay with the judges.

Off the material. Off the material.

These are the crimes that try men's souls.

Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.

But we have this consolation.

That the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.

How is that for an opening? I got it out of a book.

That is perfect.

Hey! Someone's thrown a bomb at Herman's place.

The damage must be about 466 dollars.

And thirty cents.

That's what I get for not joining their association, is it?

You're telling me.

What's up? - Somebody blew up Herman's.

Herman, you okay?

I saw a man in a car.

I wonder if anyone was killed. - I don't know. Let's go see.

Stay back now.

What happened here?

Happened? Now he tells us.

I can't press a pair of pants without being attacked.

Joining them for money. It is something else again, huh?

What is your number? - Seven thousand and seven.

Is this a free country or not?

You got me.

You recognized who did it?

That association.

No, no. I mean the men.

In the car.

Do I have to recognize them?

Have I got to have social relations with them crooks?

Do something.

We got to have evidence.

Don't kick that dummy.

Look what I made from that dummy. A Hawaiian.

Nowadays.

You practically need a photo of a guy committing a murder to get a conviction.

So, what are you going to do about it?

I'm going right on with my work.

I am going on cleaning, dying ..

And pressing pants.

Hey, look.

I am dying away.

My pants.

Look. And I am late now.

What a calamity.

It's that association.

Everything happens to me.

Look at my pants.

Don't worry. They'll make a beautiful pair of golf pants.

But I don't play golf.

And these will make lovely leggings.

Is Herman alright?

Sam.

Sam, are you hurt? - You bet I am. Look.

How can I debate looking like a leg show?

Here. Take mine.

Herman, you'd better tie in with that racket or they'll be having you.

This is a free country or not?

It is. - What?

I think I will put on the buckles.

Yes. Buckles.

Hi, Mr Garrett.

Hi, boss.

Hi boss.

I sure took care of that high school tailor alright.

You've got as much guts for this job as a tomato.

Why is it you just throw firecrackers at these cleaning and dying hold-outs?

I asked you to let me use a machine gun. - Shut up.

Read that.

'High school tailor hurls defiance at cleaning and dying racket'.

'We'll fight for rights'.

He says: 'I am not afraid'.

He ain't, huh?

That's why the little fellow gave me this job. To make these suckers afraid.

Where does this hero live?

In the back of the shop.

The only hold-out in the district.

We'll change him to black.

Wait a second. That roller-skating act ready to go on?

Sure, boss. Anytime you say.

Plus the orchestra.

Get out the car.

Got a treat for you, folks. - When?

Introducing the Three Zeros.

International ball-bearing champions.

They come high, folks.

There never has been and never will be a cheapskate at Louis Garrett's.

Says you, Louis.

Light 'em, Harry.

Give them all the encores you want, folks.

And they're good. They'd better be.

I'll be right here for complaints.

Get some shills out there to keep that applause going.

Keep those guys skating and keep that spotlight on them.

What's the address of that shop?

Seven thousand and seven Lincoln Avenue.

I don't need you, Toledo. This is kid's stuff.

I know you.

You don't fool me.

Don't get excited, Pop. You'll have a heart attack.

You have no hearts. You fellows think because ..

Go on. The purpose of the organization is to protect the little guy.

You make profits you couldn't under cut-throat competition.

Catch on?

I catch on.

I'm supposed to pay big dues to some bloodsuckers who say when I can work.

How I should work. What my prices would be.

Which pays for the fellows you hire to throw bombs at the independents like me.

The money that I pay you.

What you going to do? Stick me with those shears?

There ain't going to be any independents.

I am independent.

As long as I'm not against the law I can earn my living the way I want.

You and nobody else in this business can do anything but what we say.

I hand you the fountain pen and you sign.

And what if I don't?

I ain't afraid of you.

And you can't make me be afraid.

Because I am right. - What's that to do with it?

You pay.

If you're still fussy we'll clean and you'll die for a change.

Chew that.

Get out! - You're all wet.

What do you want from me?

I will give you a wet.

I'll show you.

Don't shoot!

Herman.

Look out.

Police.

And was that an act?

Drink it, dear.

I was going to stop and get my pants Sam left for me.

And.

He was.

The first dead person I ever saw.

You're sure you're alright, Steve?

Grace.

Just because he wouldn't tie with some racketeers or something.

The police explained to me. - Drink your coffee.

But I didn't tell them what I'm going to do now.

Yes. And Don and Billy and Gus too.

Maybe it sounds silly.

But.

You know, we were kidding about those jobs for Boys Week.

I'm going to take mine seriously now.

As District Attorney.

I'll hang this Garrett.

He killed that poor guy.

There you are, sir.

Chief Williams, sir. The job is yours.

The city expects its chief of police to do his duty.

Yes, sir.

But my name is 'Gordon', Chief. Not Williams.

William Gordon is my name.

Oh. Excuse me.

I must run now. The Sergeant will show you around.

The jail, the pistol range and all that.

Don't I ..

I thought I could do something on that Louis Garrett case.

That is out of our hands now.

The courts have got it.

With my experience of their rules of evidence.

It won't be with them long. - But he killed him.

You don't understand, son.

Show him around.

This way, Chief.

What was that, young man?

I was just asking why.

As long as this man Garrett killed him. - There, there.

Guilt or innocence is for the court to determine on the evidence.

Sure. But .. - Come here.

See these?

The law provides for all defendants first.

A preliminary hearing at which a municipal judge ..

In this case myself.

Decides whether the evidence warrants the accused ..

Being bound over to the superior court for trial.

And because the presumption of innocence is the cornerstone of law.

All the rules in these books have to be taken into account.

Of course, you know more about it than I do.

But it seems kinda simple to us.

If you murder somebody, you get .. - There, there, my boy.

It takes years of experience to understand these things.

I thought as long as I was supposed to be district attorney that ..

Your job is on the witness stand.

Don't feel too upset.

If this case slides out of our hands like a greased eel.

How? When Garrett killed him? - I believe you, kid.

Garrett's million-dollar-a-year mouthpiece in there won't.

He is part of the system too.

What system?

Here. Come and see.

Your witness.

How recently have you had your eyes tested?

Objection. Irrelevant.

The question is relevant, Your Honor.

Intending to show the condition of an eyesight that alone and uncorroborated.

Swears that it saw one man at Point B at 11:02 pm.

The time is established by the stopping of the watch of the deceased.

When 86 other witnesses will swear.

That at that instant they saw the same man miles away.

At Point A.

Overruled.

But he did kill him.

Your Honor, this is outrageous.

Young man, you can be sent to prison for making a statement like that.

The witness is in contempt of court.

Young man.

Confine yourself to answering the questions asked.

I should not like to have to cite you for contempt.

Remembering the testimony of the weather man that there was no moon that night.

Remembering too. That the evidence of the open and empty cash register.

Indicates the murderer was a bandit.

Isn't it possible, young man?

In view of all that the witnesses from Garrett's nightclub have testified to?

Isn't it just possible, Steven Smith ..

That in your dazed condition you could have been mistaken?

But I saw him. - Could you be mistaken or not?

Yes or no?

Yes or no.

Well .. yes.

There you are.

In view of the evidence submitted by the state.

It leads the court no recourse under the law.

But to find that the evidence submitted does not substantiate the charge.

And to order the defendant Louis Garrett dismissed.

You can't dismiss it.

Attaboy, Louis.

Louis, we'll have a party tonight, kid.

Just a lot of apple sauce, friends.

When I always cut myself a chunk of cake.

Thanks, judge. So long, kid.

That mouthpiece of yours.

He almost had me believing that you were innocent.

Good luck, boss.

Going to make a statement, Mr Garrett? - No. I never talk.

Mr Garrett, may I have your autograph?

Sure.

But judge.

That's the man who killed him.

Try and understand, my boy.

That under the rules of evidence.

Set forth in section 84 of part two of the criminal code.

Come with me and let me explain it.

The evidence presented.

Was conveyed ..

Now, son. You see what we're up against.

I'm from The Tribune.

Just what are your ideas on reform? - Cut it out, will you?

You let him alone. Never mind. I think you're wonderful.

You were swell, Steve. - Yeah.

Come on. You'll forget all about it.

I won't dare show my face out of doors for a month.

Have you seen this?

That's right. Forget it.

Well, I'm not forgetting it.

The whole school has given us the raspberry.

Particularly the girls.

Steve. What can we do about this Garrett guy?

Nothing.

We tried and we got a swift kick in the shins for a graduation present.

Well, Herman.

He got killed.

He was shot.

Hey, Don. What do you say?

Too bad. Sure.

But is that a reason we should charge around like knights of the round table?

You said a plateful.

I liked Herman.

He made me tzimmes.

I don't know, but it certainly seems we ought to ..

What we ought to do is get them stick a course in racketeering in school.

So that when we get out of here we'll know what it's all about.

I acted like a lily.

Somebody else can carry that flag.

I am through.

Actually, skulking in his tent.

Achilles.

Either way, he's still skulking.

Gee, I guess you can't blame him after the way that lawyer rode him.

And that judge.

He gave me a lecture about the rules of evidence for one hour.

What are they? - Well ..

They're kinda complicated. But listen.

Come here.

I've been thinking.

Steve said Herman was fighting with that gorilla before he got shot.

So maybe there would be a clue or something.

Like in detective books? - Say, that's an idea.

You know. If we can find something like that in Herman's store.

Then connect it with this Garrett maybe.

I guess that wouldn't be acting like a lily, would it?

No. Like a detective.

Hey, look.

We found it.

Is that evidence or is that evidence?

It couldn't be Herman's cufflink. It's too expensive.

What do we do? Give it to the cops?

No. Then they'd get all the credit.

They'd just be cynical.

It doesn't prove anything anyway until we match it up.

Let's do it ourselves.

We can find out where he lives. Come on.

Tonight? - Yes.

Dad went to Detroit to look for a job.

I kinda promised I'd kick around with mother ..

Three blind mice.

See how they run.

They all run after the farmer's wife.

She cut off their tails with a carving knife.

Did you ever see such a sight in your life ..

As three blind mice?

Three blind mice.

No. I'm on a diet but I like white meat. - Skip it.

They paid, boss.

They are all joining up since that killing.

What killing?

Excuse me, boss.

Only five independents left in the whole town.

Six little independents hanging out to dry.

Along came buggy-boo and then there were five.

And Mary had a little .. - Skip it.

Listen to this one. In an editorial about that boys big bazooka.

'Youth will be served'.

Yeah. Served a punch on the nose.

Boss, you coming?

Sure.

Go on back to your racket.

Smart, ain't you?

I'm all pooped out. - Where did you find it?

At the back of the hardware store.

We'll have to remember to put it back.

Okay. As long as the window is open.

Nobody did it this easy in a book. - Shush.

It would be more fun if we had to be smart to get in.

Can it.

Shush.

Shut up.

Ladies and gentlemen.

There I go again. Calling you ladies and gentlemen when you know what you are.

But tonight I am presenting a very cute little novelty.

That I'm sure you'll all enjoy because ..

I'm taking you all back to your childhood days.

And as you know, tonight is 'Old songs night'.

Old songs night. So I want you to sing and dance and make merry.

Or any other social function.

Don't forget, folks. Next Tuesday night.

Next Tuesday night is novelty night.

Novelty night. And I want all you men to bring your own wives.

Shall we dance? - No, Morry. Let's go home.

You said you were going to have a big party.

They phoned at the last minute and said they all had bad colds.

What's the matter?

Are you still moping about Rasputin the mad monk?

Oh. I am sorry.

You know the gentleman as Mr Smith.

Wouldn't you be mad if you tried to do something and everyone laughed at you?

I'd be mad but I wouldn't be a monk.

How anyone can think monkish thoughts around you, beautiful.

Well, the guy is crazy. - He is not.

Listen. Wouldn't you have a honey of a time married to that, Sis?

He might always be away from home singing in some choir.

No sense. - He has so got sense.

When some of the boys came over tonight when he and Don were studying.

And tried to get them to help break into Garrett's apartment tonight.

What?

To find something. I don't know.

Anyway, Steven darned would not.

And Steve gave those boys the Dickens.

He made them stop thinking about such a crazy idea.

So maybe you haven't all the brains after all.

That's marvelous. If Garrett heard that it would hand him the laugh of the year.

Wait a minute, Morry. That man has been watching me.

Where?

Oh .. that is Toledo.

He is Louis Garrett's bodyguard.

Hi.

Want to meet him? - No.

Miss Merrick - this is Toledo.

The biggest. - Skip it.

How do you do?

Hello.

Sit down.

I'll be right back if you'll excuse me.

Did anyone ever tell you that you're pretty swell, Miss Merrick?

Anyone over twenty-one I mean.

I might tell you, Mr Toledo, if you'll tell me where you got your name.

I forget.

We'll skip the weather too.

You go to high school?

Yes. North High.

I know a kid, a poor relation of mine, goes there.

What's his name, Kalamazoo?

Mosher.

I know him. He is .. - Yes.

Bow-legged. In the head too.

He'd be a great guard on the football team if he could remember signals.

You'd better hurry up.

We can't find it.

There's a revolver though.

Don't touch it. It might be loaded.

I thought I'd hand you a laugh.

Not that they'd have the nerve to go monkeying with you, Mr Garrett.

You kids read too many of these detective books.

What I'm getting at is ..

This nephew of mine tells me that girls ..

Young ones are different now.

I'd like to know more about that if you've an open evening sometime.

If I had what makes you think .. - Because I'd like you to.

Come on, everybody sing.

Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top.

Put that thing down.

Hey look.

He's even got engraving on his drawers.

Yeah.

There is nothing like it in here.

You suppose it wasn't him after all?

Steve wouldn't lie about it.

I'll bet there's a secret panel.

Hey.

Beat it, Gus. Beat it!

[ Gunshot! ]

Billy, are you hurt?

You've shot him.

What do you mean, I shot him?

You shot him.

Sam.

Go away. Beat it.

Billy, take it easy.

I won't leave you.

So this is robbery, huh? - No.

Where are you kids come to anyway? - Let me go.

You grabbed this gun, took a shot at us, missed and hit your boyfriend.

No.

Call the cops.

Maybe this will teach you babies a lesson.

Here is ..

Part of the cufflink they found in Herman's.

Go away, Sam.

They'll get you.

Is .. Gus alright?

I guess so.

Billy.

Can you walk?

It's blood.

Billy, wait here.

I'll get a doctor.

I want ..

My mother.

So I said to the coach, if you really want to win this game put me in.

He didn't. - Some school kid just got shot.

Breaking into the boss's place upstairs.

Was the kid there? - He's dead.

'We commend the soul of our brother departed'.

'And we commit his body to the ground'.

'Earth to earth. Ashes to ashes'.

'Dust to dust'.

'In the sure and certain hope of the resurrection unto eternal life'.

'Through our Lord, at whose coming the earth and sea shall give up their dead'.

'To be made like unto his own glorious body'.

Amen.

That's all, boys.

Go ahead.

Cry.

I'd like to myself.

Cry then.

Maybe that's what's wrong with us. Always being ashamed of what we feel.

I'm not going to be ashamed anymore.

That poor kid. He was only trying to do what he thought was right.

Steve, please. Even Don won't talk.

The grand jury won't believe Gus did that?

Will they, Steve? - Why not?

The coroner's jury did.

Morry Dover believed you. You said .. - I didn't know they were going.

Garrett believed you're Morry's friend.

If you hadn't walked out on the boys. - Don't rub that in.

Don't be like this.

I'll do anything. - Well.

Tell Billy that.

Steve. Please.

We were too late to help Billy alright.

But we're not going to be too late to help Gus.

You know the presidents of the student bodies at the other high schools.

Get them to my house tonight.

What for? - You'll see.

When I was little we used to chase butterflies.

I don't know what's got into Arthur.

I've been after him for years to catch those rats in the basement.

Now he's trying to catch all the rats in the neighborhood.

Junior is just as bad.

They have to catch mice for their zoology class.

I told my Bobby the only good rat was a dead rat.

You certainly are punctual, Mr Garrett.

On the dot. Yes, sir.

What's that tune that keeps rattling my head?

Been doing it for days.

That's Yankee-doodle, boss. - What's that?

The national anthem.

I must be going bugs.

This drip about these high school kids organizing is getting on my suit.

What is it? Sunday school or something? I got to take trash from those punks?

Next time you see 'em poking their noses in on my business, go and cut them off.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Is George Harris with us?

Yes.

George. Can you shine shoes?

I shine my own.

Hi, fellows.

Hey, wait a minute.

You explain to George, will you?

I don't like you any more than you like me, Smith.

On account of what happened I want to be in on whatever you're getting up here.

You'd skunk your best friend.

We can't take a chance.

Look. Gus goes before the grand jury tomorrow.

Robbery and murder.

Then we go tonight. - Gee.

Pass the word.

Okay.

George is set.

We're going tonight.

Tonight? - Gus is indicted tomorrow.

Tell everybody it's tonight.

What about that bodyguard of his?

Do you still want to be with us?

Yeah. - You know Toledo.

Can you keep him from Louis Garrett from 8 until 9 tonight?

What for? - You asked to help. Will you?

You think you just ask that guy out for a soda?

He's Garrett's torpedo. He is dangerous. - Scared?

No. - What do you say?

Okay, professor.

Get word to South and West High. I'll take care of East.

Sam, you know what's in that truck. Drive it out there.

Alone? - Yes.

Don, Leo Mitchell's father is a doctor.

Have him get that prescription at that drugstore at 8th and Main.

Right.

Hey, Peters.

Be on the corner of 8th and Main at 8 o'clock.

Pass the word: it's tonight.

Whatever they got up their sleeves, Mosher.

You get in with them.

Yes, Uncle. - Whatever they do.

And whenever they do it, you tell me and nobody else.

Understand?

Then I'll buy you a flivver.

Oh boy.

A V8?

What's up, son?

We're getting Louis Garret tonight.

What?

Steve.

You're not going to let him .. - Sit down, Grace.

Come here, Steve.

You're sure you're not going off half-cocked?

Yes, sir. We've got to do this, dad.

It's important.

Goodbye.

Take care of yourself.

You're important to us.

Too.

Sure, mom.

Hello .. I fixed it.

Come on in.

Where's the date?

I told her I'd pick her up.

Say, she'll be here in ten minutes.

She certainly fell for you.

She's been talking about you about ever since.

A nice hideout you got.

We call it a club.

Say, aren't you going to stay?

For that girl?

Yes, sir.

Is that phone a private wire? - Yes. Sure.

I guess I'd better be going. She'll think you stood her up.

Hello Maxie.

That nephew of mine may phone me at the club with some dope.

It's important.

Tell him to call me at ..

South 6-4-1-2.

Yeah.

Listen.

Are you mixed up in any of this ..

This organizing or whatever the kids are doing at that school of yours?

No.

Some of the fellows are trying to start a youth and politics movement.

You know.

The lily element.

I'll have her here in a minute.

What's the matter with you, boy?

Ulcers.

I got to get you a doctor. - No.

No. Don't do that.

They always want to operate.

You know where that drugstore is?

Down there at 8th and Main?

Here. Please.

I don't know as how I ought to leave you.

[ Whistling ]

Where's Shine? - My uncle has sickness in his family.

You mind waiting, young man?

My uncle told me to drop everything and take of you, Mr Garrett.

Those sure are fine shoes, Mr Garrett.

My uncle was sure afraid I wouldn't do you justice, Mr Garrett.

He certainly is proud you come here every night for your shine.

He says you're an exceptional customer.

How do you like your polish, Mr Garrett? A high yellow polish?

Shut up.

Yes, sir.

That's just what my uncle says.

'Every time you open your mouth somebody puts his foot in it'.

Say.

Did my uncle ever tell you about the time he went hunting for cocktails?

Did he?

That is the funniest story I ever heard in my life.

[ Whistling ]

What was that?

That's a high school fraternity initiation.

Yes, ma'am. - Those boys.

I couldn't tell you before or you'd have tried to stop them.

They've got Garrett now and Toledo isn't wise yet.

They're crazy.

Where are they taking him? - I don't know. If Toledo gets wise ..

And gets the Garrett mob after the boys, someone else will be killed.

Killed?

Yes. I see.

You have to come and romance Toledo.

He's waiting now. Come on.

With him alone? Morry, I couldn't. - I'll be there.

Listen. We're to blame for Billy Gordon and Gus.

We've got to do it.

Alright. What do you want me to do?

He has a stooge planted with the boys.

We must keep Toledo where he can't get the dope. You're the only way.

He'll stay there as long as you keep him interested.

I hate to ask you to do this, Gay.

I know it may be tough.

Even Don and the rest of the boys. They aren't having any picnic.

I guess I can be good for something.

Gee, you're a great kid, Gay. - Yeah?

Well, I'm scared to death. But I'll do it.

Wait until I change my dress.

Untape his ankles.

Hold him.

Okay.

Come on.

Straight ahead. Follow your nose.

Yeah. You big ape.

Yeah. The missing link.

Hey, pipe down.

Quiet.

For once, Garrett. You're going to be really tried for murder.

And there isn't going to be any bail or habeas corpus.

All we want from you are the answers to a few simple questions.

And you're going to answer them. Like that lawyer of yours made me.

Plain Yes or No.

Horace Thomas is the judge.

I'm District Attorney.

Don, did you get that court reporter? - Harold Miller.

Here.

Harold Miller.

Alright. Be sure you get it all.

I will if he don't go too fast.

That's one for the business class at West High.

Go West.

Go West.

My father's a lawyer. I may be able to help you get the evidence.

I'm from South side.

Yeah, he's South.

Yay, South.

We haven't got time for any rules of evidence.

Besides, we want a conviction.

Alright, Don.

No kidding now.

You might cut yourself.

Gee. They're not letting him loose, are they?

What if he gets sore at us?

That gang of his.

I think I'll beat it. - Sit down.

We all said we'd stick, didn't we?

Clerk of this court. - Here.

Administer the oath. - Baloney.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but?

So help you, God?

I got to hand it to you kids at that.

Beyond a certain point any gag gets rotten.

And this one is beginning to smell, see.

Take off your hat. This is a court of justice.

Not of law as you understand it. - A smart guy, huh?

You take it off.

Alright.

Harry.

[ Gunshot! ]

Harry there is the best pistol shot in East High's ROTC.

It's a good gun too. It's yours.

I bet Harry never seen one for East High.

Yeah, East.

Get on that fence.

What is this?

The deciding game in the world series.

Yanks versus tyrant.

Take that oath.

Come on, I know that nursery rhyme by heart.

Take hold of that book.

Alright. I'll play games with you.

Until my boys get here.

Have you heroes thought of what's going to happen to you then?

Give him the oath again, Sam.

Hello.

Do you think it was awfully fresh of me wanting to meet you like this?

Where can I put my things?

In the bedroom.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Say, she's certainly been talking you up.

Well, I hope everything is alright.

It looks like it's perfect.

I like my olives green.

There's something wrong with this set-up.

Huh?

Three plates.

I was just going to stay for dinner.

I think you'd better dine out.

Then I'll just have a cocktail.

Here. I need this.

Gay. A cocktail? - Sure.

That's the way these affairs usually start, isn't it?

It's the finish that interests me.

Gee. This is fun, isn't it?

You won't let anything ruin it, will you Mr Toledo?

I may get a phone call, lovely.

That is all.

The rest is Valentine's day as far as I'm concerned.

Morry got some champagne too. From Garrett's club.

You'll like that, won't you?

From Garrett's? - Uhuh.

I might if it were champagne.

See, Morry?

I told Morry you had a simply marvelous sense of humor.

You have to.

Here. Hold your glass out.

Waiter.

Waiter, there is one place too many.

"WABX. Your 24-hour station."

See you later.

You still deny that you shot and killed Mr Farbstein on the night of April 30th?

One boy can get out of this in his own skin. He who tells Toledo at my club.

Shut up. - It's worth a hundred dollars.

Alright. Alright.

Exhibit A, Your Honor.

How is your eyesight?

Yeah. The evidence Billy, Gus and Sam went after and found. Your cufflink.

You're crazy. I threw that away.

That's a confession.

It was his half of that cufflink he threw away.

This is the half found in Herman's store.

Why did you throw away the broken half of your cufflink?

Because you realized that the other half might be in that store.

Yeah. - That's it. He's guilty.

Sure. He's guilty.

No. Give him a fair trial.

Sock it to him then. What are you waiting for?

Yeah.

What you waiting for? We get no justice just standing around warming our pants.

Like everybody else.

Hang him.

Haven't you got any sense?

Get organized.

Men, listen to me.

He killed Herman and he killed Billy Gordon too.

And we're going to hang him.

Quiet.

Have you gone nuts? You want them to hang you too?

Now calm down.

Use your heads.

We've got be right in this.

We're not going to be murderers too.

Now get back to your places. All of you.

Come on, get back.

Nowadays, you kids think of everything.

Yes.

We try to.

Don't come back for a couple of hours.

You haven't eaten a thing.

I was too excited I guess.

Having dinner with a famous character like you.

Infamous.

The same thing in this day and age.

Sure it is.

Come over here. I'll show you.

Stop it. Stop it!

Wait a minute.

What for?

I got to powder my nose.

Mr Toledo.

She left this number.

South 6-4-1-2.

South 6-4-1-2?

That's all I know.

City call.

South 6-4-1-2.

Operator. Operator. What's wrong with my number?

How about my dime, operator?

Are you still tongue-tied? - What are you going to do about it?

Take away the first plank.

Make him talk.

Were you in your club at the time you said on that night?

You heard what those witnesses said. - Take away the second plank.

What's down there?

I'm not going to stand for this.

Let's do this with order.

Bring over the big rope. Sam, tape his legs.

Come on. Come on.

What's the matter with you?

After all, you chased me for this date.

Yes. I guess I did.

What for?

What do you think for?

To meet you and talk. - Talk?

Well, I've talked long enough.

Hey.

Hello Morry.

Are you with my uncle? - He's having a party.

He doesn't want to see anybody.

I've got to see him. - Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter with you anyway?

It's just that I've never done anything like this before.

I like my olives green.

But I don't pick them myself.

Go on home, kid.

[ Doorbell ]

[ Door knocks ]

It's Mosher. Let me in.

They have got Mr Garrett. - What?

The boys. They're trying him for murder.

They've got a rope.

I told you to phone me up.

I did. It's out of order.

You're crazy. I used it.

Garrett will give a hundred dollars. - Shut up.

Where is he? I'll need all the mob for this one.

They got him in that old brickyard out past the canal.

Hello operator?

Operator. - Hey.

Look.

That dame.

Taking me for a sucker, eh?

What happened?

Morry, he's found out they got Garrett in the old brickyard.

Hurry. Get out there.

My ankle has gone.

Hurry.

If Toledo gets there, he'll kill them.

There she is.

Hurry. Hurry.

Hey.

That's my car.

Why didn't you lock it?

You robbed Herman's cash register to support that bandit theory, didn't you?

Broke his watch to establish an alibi. - Keep still.

Take away the next plank.

What is down there?

There's something alive down there.

Yeah.

Alive more than Herman or Billy Gordon are.

Is it possible you sneaked out of your nightclub in the dark and came back?

No.

Take away the last plank. - No. Don't take away that plank.

Yes or No.

Did you leave your nightclub that night?

Gee. It's those rats.

And found the kids looking for half the other cufflink.

What's there?

It would have proved .. - Let me loose.

Yes or No, Garrett.

No.

We know we're right.

You are lynching me. - Yes or No?

I don't have to talk.

Lower him two feet.

Stop it I tell you.

Yes or No?

Did you kill Herman and Billy?

Toledo. Max.

Come get me.

Toledo!

You go lower if you don't talk, Garrett.

It's dropped.

Let me up.

Lower him two more feet.

I tell you they are at me.

They got my feet.

Make him tell you who's really behind this racket.

Make him tell you that too.

Officer.

Please, officer.

Please don't stop me. You don't understand.

Tell it to a judge. - Listen.

It's a matter of life and death. Please let me tell you.

You're going with me. - I'm not going with you.

You are coming with me. Get all the officers you can and follow me.

Lower him. - Don't.

Let me up.

They'll kill me.

I don't want to die.

Please. Please.

Let me up.

I'll give you a lot of money.

I'll get out of town.

I can't stand it.

Get it off of me. Get it off me.

I'll do anything if you let me up.

All you got to do is talk.

I'll talk.

I'll tell you everything.

I had to rub out that tailor when the boss made me head man.

I'm sorry about the kid.

Did you kill Billy too? Yes or No?

Yes. Yes. I killed them.

I killed them.

You don't understand.

It riled me.

Not me.

It's the little fellow. The little fellow.

Get him.

That's it. He's confessed.

There's a back road to that brickyard. - Take it.

When we get there, kill your motor and drift in.

The little fellow. Not me.

Honest.

Don't put me down there again.

Don't.

Drop the iron, boys. And grab air.

Max. Beat it.

I would like to.

But I can't.

Hello Sheriff.

What carries on out here?

Something too good to interrupt.

Get him in the car.

Come on.

Now.

Sign it.

Wait a minute.

The cops.

Quiet .. quiet!

Don't try to get out of here, any of you boys.

Well done.

Arrest them. - Shut up, Louis.

These kids are all deputy sheriffs.

By my orders.

They acted in line of duty.

But.

But they used rats.

What rats?

Let me give you a tip, Mr Deputy.

Have this confession signed before a judge.

Don, what was the name of that judge?

Maguire.

Don't die on the vine, men. We're not through yet.

Remember Gus Ruffo is in jail.

George, as city mayor, if you don't call the governor ..

And demand he call out the militia.

These boys have Garrett and are marching him to town you say?

Yes. I'll say they are. - You must do something.

There are more feet in the world than bullets, gentlemen.

Garrett has talked? - Implicating everybody.

I'm sorry.

You mean to say you'll lie there .. - Those kids are crazy.

No. Maybe they're just inspired.

George, use your head. - I am.

They'll all be voting in a couple of years.

I bid you all good morning, gentlemen.

And I suppose some of you ..

Goodbye.

Goodbye it is. - But, Mayor.

What are you going to do?

Get the first good night's sleep I've had in years.

Hey, we're having an argument up here.

Do you guys use automatics or regular revolvers?

Slingshots.

That's not so original either.

It's an old Jewish invention.

David versus Goliath.

But you must get him.

Faster, faster. Don't take all night.

As fast as I can, sir.

Yes. Just a minute.

I want a special plane to the airport at once.

And when I get to New York, tickets waiting for the first boat.

Yes you can, young man.

Get Winthrop out of bed if you have to and tell him it's the little fellow.

I thought so.

What boat?

Any boat. To Greece.

Get out of my house.

Do you know whose house ..

Oh .. it's you.

Yes, sir. And you're going to court, Judge.

Why, you little .. - Louis Garrett has talked.

Garrett's talked?

What is it, Michael? A revolution?

Mrs Maguire.

Mind throwing down the judge's pants?

Get the judge a car, boys.

The bear went over the mountain.

The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see.

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword.

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

His truth is marching on.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

His truth is marching on.

Here comes Judge Maguire, boys. Let's get a shot of him.

I'm from The Herald, Judge. What can you say of this?

Stand back. Turn back.

There is your murderer.

And here's his confession.

He is signing it before you.

For once, Your Honor, the people seem to be dealing from a hot deck.

May I offer for the record.

The gratitude of the courts to these heroic young men.

May I suggest that they get down from that rail.

They might lose their balance.

Gus Ruffo.

Gee. You did a swell job, Morry.

Thanks.

My girlfriend is waiting downstairs.

"While Steve Smith threw Louis Garrett to the rats. Literally, folks."

"His chum Morry overcame Garrett's bodyguard."

"In that old brickyard, ladies and gentlemen."

"The next generation was giving racketeering a dose of 'rough on rats'."

"A performance full of the old courage that most of us have cynically lost."

"It will go down in history, friends."

"WABX. The morning record. If you've just tuned in."

"A special report."

How does it feel to be a pair of heroes? - Baloney.

That depends on who the heroine picks.

They're changing the laws so fast that by the time I am ready ..

I'll probably be able to marry both of you.

This girl ran out of some house or other.

That is my car.

That's it.

There it is. - Alright, doctor.

That's her. She stole it.

You young cynics.

I thought beer was going to put a stop to all this.

Come on. Can that noise.

Did you swipe this car?

Yes.

You're all under arrest.

What is your name? - Gay Merrick.

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