A Man Betrayed Page #2
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- 1941
- 82 min
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It isn't a very a big town, ma'am.
Matter of fact,
we haven't got a rail road.
See when our canning factory burned...
No railroad.
That's all very interesting.
But I'm here to give information.
Not take it.
Well that's what I was trying to
get around to, ma'am.
Where can I find the Tri-State insurance
company?
So you're one of those boys that knocks
the door down seven in the morning to
collect a dime a week.
Nope, I'm an attorney.
Or just plain lawyer, ma'am.
Could you please stop
calling me "ma'am"?
It's Miss.
Oh I'm very sorry.
I'm not much good at telling
a woman's age by her face.
Ma'am.
Entertainment as you like it.
As long as you like it.
But I'd told you our company pays
accidents and murder
but not on suicide.
And I told you, mister
Wilson, that it's not suicide.
I read what the papers had to say but
Johnny wouldn't kill himself.
They just won the game.
He just won his letter.
Look, don't you see?
He'd saved his money
to buy the Jones farm.
He and Effie were gonna get married
right after graduation.
No Johnny wouldn't kill himself.
He had too much to live for.
And I suppose you're inferring
he was murdered.
That's just what I mean.
Then you'd better go see
the prosecuting attorney.
I'm going to lunch.
And he's on a diet.
But I can't figure out who
would wanna kill Johnny.
Don't look at me. We just prosecute
crimes. We don't commit them.
Look here. As a prosecuting attorney, I
appreciate your professional interest.
But everything's been taken care of.
Why don't you go on back home
and forget it?
Your clients will need you.
Nothing to collect around my office.
But dust.
This is my first case.
Besides there's more to
it than just business.
You see, Johnny and I were sorta like
brothers.
His mother she feels mighty bad
thinking Johnny got in a
mess and killed himself.
So I figure to stay around till I can
prove it was murder.
I suggest if you feel there's
something crooked about this case,
that you see Cameron.
He took a personal interest in it.
Cameron?
That's all I heard
since I hit this city.
Who is this Cameron?
Know who wrote the Bible?
Well there's been conflicting reports.
Here you are, Mr. Hollister.
Cameron's little furnished walk-up.
Thanks, Elmer.
If you ever come to Spring Valley,
look me up.
There I'm a man about town.
Small town.
Hey, gardener, here's your load.
How do you-.
Miss Sabra isn't 60.
She doesn't need supports.
It seems Miss Sabra it doesn't need any.
I caught her on the first bounce.
Turnabout is fair play, chum.
Magazines the mailman just handed me.
- I uh...
- We don't want any magazines.
And I don't care if you
ever get through college.
Aunt Terry said she'd rather face the
Germans than election in this city.
Or electing France. Mr. Cooper?
Not three years and my favorite
father's son..
My darling.
I know it isn't polite to barge
in on you like this when
you haven't been invited.
But as one Cameron to another,
if you wait around for invitations
you don't get anywhere.
Looks as though I've suddenly got
a smart young lady on my hands.
If you've been on your own as
much as I have, you have to be.
- Sabra, I...
- I wanted to come back before.
And yet...
it was like
like when you remember
a place you used to love.
Well, you had fun.
You wanna go back and yet
but you're afraid to because
things might have changed.
My barber says I've changed.
I had three less hairs this morning.
Well I'm not worried about my father.
Somehow you're all Boss Cameron now.
Maybe I should've stayed
with Aunt Harriet.
You don't mind my being here, do you?
Do you?
Terribly.
You're like that first breath of
And that sulfur and molasses
tonic your mother talked about.
And made me take.
I like that.
In case of emergency, break the glass.
You've changed, Sabra.
You've sort of grown-up.
You've done all right too.
You're a regular Beau Brummel.
Who's this Beau Brummel?
I know Bo Schultz and Bo Boratsky.
But I don't know no Beau Brummel.
Pardon me, sir.
Will you please send my mail
to the butler, sir?
What's this?
My resignation, sir.
Where was the fight?
At the door.
There's a Mr. Lynn Hollister
in the library.
He said not to hurry.
Just so he gets back to Spring Valley
in time to color his Easter eggs.
Spring Valley?
That jack rig.
Slim says he's in town.
But I didn't think he'd have
nerve enough to show here.
What is all this?
Who's George's pugilistic friend?
Oh a big fella. A little lawyer.
Not just some rube trying to
put the beat on your father for a job.
Don't tell me you're still being
bothered by every Tom Hick and Harry.
Everybody has to start by knocking on
some door.
But they don't have to break them down.
Look.
Kid's against us.
A new sable.
I'll not only get him out of house
but send him back to Spring Valley.
I'll take that bet.
Sorry this is a family affair.
As head of my family
I'll take care of Mr. Hollister.
Now darling.
He may be a sensation in the
conference.
But you don't need brains
under soft lights.
Now you just relax.
And watch second-generation
Cameron go to work.
Morrie.
Try a cigar from that box.
You know I don't smoke.
I said have a cigar.
I get it.
What the-
Oh.
You derailed them.
Sorry. I only wanted to make you detour.
Well, I thought it was that
anti-social butler, ma'am.
Miss.
Sabra Cameron and I'll call you Lynn.
Sure got introduced in a hurry.
I must look awfully silly down here.
Yes you do.
Well, I'll get up.
You and father should get together.
Well that was my idea.
This is not only his hobby
but his pride and joy.
Way back somewhere he started
out to be an engineer but-
Yeah?
Well I wanted to be one too but
somebody willed mama a
set of law books so.
I took up law.
You know uh...
You're just what I expected.
You got me there.
I didn't know what to expect.
Jimmy told me all about you.
Jimmy?
those polo ponies of his.
It is sweet of you to take
me out for him tonight.
Me?
Well there must be some mistake.
I know a Jimmy back home.
But he wouldn't be falling
off any polo ponies.
Because all he's got as an old car with
a lotta
corny wise cracks written all over it.
No I came to see your father.
While personally I'd like to
be the other fella, I'm not.
Dear father isn't home.
My blind date must be so blind
he can't even see the house.
Well, I guess that leaves me a damsel in
distress
I'd like to take you where you
wanna go.
Oh I wouldn't want you to do that.
It seems a shame to let you sit here
alone when you're so all dressed up.
Oh just a little something that Cat
Reilly threw together between errands.
For a lady under fire,
she didn't do bad.
- My wrap please, George.
- Yes, ma'am.
Shall we go?
Well I hope you don't mind my getup.
Oh no.
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