Criss Cross
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- 1949
- 84 min
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Anna.
Steve, i had to see you.
He'll get wise.
The last minute,
you'll ruin everything.
I slipped out.
He was dancing.
Oh, steve,
i keep thinking and thinking.
Will you just
[Car door closing]
I'm all sick inside.
Oh, if it was only all over now.
If it was only this time tomorrow.
You know what to do?
Have you got it right?
Suppose you get hurt.
Remember,
you'll go to the cottage
at palos verdes.
Suppose something
goes wrong.
You'll wait there.
It'll take time.
A few weeks.
Why do you say weeks?
Why not days?
Just stay at the house
at palos verdes.
Don't try to get in touch
with anyone. Don't do
anything until i get there.
I'll hate it.
I'll hate it every minute
until you're with me again.
You better get back
before he starts
lookin' for ya.
I don't want him
to see the two of us
coming in together.
Go on back.
Steve.
All those things
that happened to us...
everything that went before...
you'll forget it.
You'll see.
I'll make you forget it.
After it's done,
after it's all over
and we're safe,
it'll bejust you and me.
You and me,
the way it should've been
all along from the start.
Be careful.
Why, yes, indeed,
mr. Dundee.
Just a few moments ago
i noticed her pass by.
I didn't ask, did you
notice her pass by?
I asked, did you know
where she went?
Well, no, no.
I just didn't... oh!
There she is, mr. Dundee.
Now there is mrs. Dundee.
[Rhumba]
[Rhumba continues,
singers vocalizing]
Where have
you been?
Outside.
Just a minute.
What do you mean,
"outside"?
In the parking lot.
What'd you go
out there for?
Because it looked like rain.
I wanted to tell the boy
to put the top up on the car.
Why'd you have to
go yourself?
Because i had the car keys.
I had to give the keys
to the boy, didn't i?
Why didn't you send
a waiter? Or waxie
or one of the fellas?
What are you asking me
questions for?
Why don't you answer them?
Will you shut up
and leave me alone?
What are you
lookin' at?
Nothin'.
Anybody ask you
to stick around
and get an earful?
No, you see,
i was just...
get outta here!
Yes, mr. Dundee.
Thank you, mr. Dundee.
This rotten line
of work.
The rotten class
of people you have
to put up with.
[Forced chuckle]
Good evening, folks.
Good evening.
How are you tonight?
Table for four, huh?
Follow me.
Why don't you go outside,
steve, and find some other
place down the street?
What's the matter
with this place,
lieutenant?
Pete.
The name is pete.
I'm your friend.
You know what's the matter
with this place.
isn't he? I just dropped in
to say good-bye.
He didn't invite you.
[Snickers]
The way you know everything.
Look, they're goin' to detroit.
Let them go.
Be intelligent.
Stay outta there.
Stay outta trouble.
[Steve] why should
there be trouble?
Who's kidding who?
You walk in there
and two minutes later,
you'll start swinging.
[Steve]
The way you know everything.
The way you got it all figured out!
There'll be a fight.
You gonna pull me in?
You gonna send me up too?
All right, forget it.
Just excuse me for getting nosy.
That's all right, lieutenant.
That's your business.
[Rhumba continues]
[Stops]
[Audience applauding]
Go on, honey.
Go on out and dance.
But i don't wanna dance.
Go on. Find yourself
a partner.
Take the girls
to the powder room, harriet.
What for? I just
fixed my face.
Go on, dear.
Beat it.
See ya later, baby.
Hello, stevie. Glad you
were able to make it.
Frank, if they're
gonna fight in there,
why don't you stop it?
Not me. I never butt in.
These days, it don't pay.
You can't have people
brawling around.
Gives the place a bad name.
- Pretty soon,
nobody will want to come in.
- You'll come in.
You're my best customer,
morn till night.
She sits on that stool so much
that, frankly, someday i think
Hey, i thought mr. Thompson
was a friend of yours.
Aw, let them
I give it up.
I don't care anymore.
[Rhumba]
You always wanted
to get slim dundee.
Now's your chance.
What do you mean?
He's got
a knife on him.
I didn't say nothin' now,
remember.
[Glass breaking]
[Excited shouting]
[Object clatters on floor]
Just a friendly argument,
lieutenant.
Just scufflin' around.
This is too good
to be true, slim.
I was hoping
to get something on you
before you left town.
This is between me and dundee.
I'm not swearin' out any complaints.
You sure you know
what you wanna do?
This is just between
him and me.
You didn't happen to see anything,
did you, walt?
Not a thing.
Neither did you,
vincent, huh?
Anna, who pulled
the knife?
[Vincent]
What's-a matter with you,
lieutenant?
She's his wife.
You can't get a wife to testify
against her husband.
Everybody knows that.
Can i go out now
and wash up?
Is that okay with you,
lieutenant?
Go and wash.
Go to... detroit.
If you should happen
to change your mind
before he leaves...
i'll let you know,
lieutenant.
Chump!
What happened?
He didn't come down here tonight
to have a real fight.
It was supposed to be a phony.
Strictly for the cop's benefit.
What went wrong?
Why did you have to
pull a knife, slim?
He flared up. In the middle
of everything he started to ask
a bunch of screwball questions.
What time did he
come in here tonight?
Where was he?
Was he in the parking lot?
The parking lot?
Don't be foolish, slim.
Let bygones be bygones.
Do you realize how much dough
there's gonna be in that truck
tomorrow morning?
In six figures.
Six figures!
This is no time
to be sore and blow up.
the only chance of a lifetime?
After all the plannin',
all the hopin'.
What i say is, let's not be foolish.
I say, let's go right ahead.
Don't you realize
it's even better now?
That cop in there,
he'll never guess in a million years
you both are in a deal together.
Chance of a lifetime.
Six figures, slim.
I went off my head.
I appreciate it,
what you told the cop.
That's the way to talk!
That's the ticket!
on the truck? Don't forget
you gotta do the driving.
[Slim]
Can you get rid
of that third man?
Don't worry.
I'll get rid of him.
I'll be doing the driving.
Then it's all okay.
It's on.
Sure.
That's the ticket!
That's the way to be!
Boys, excuse me, but i
got a date with my baby!
[Cackling]
I had to lay down
the law.
I told my wife,
"no more ordering
on the telephone."
But it's legitimate.
The store charges
for delivery service.
I know, but compare.
Soap powder:
Six cents difference, huh?
Tomato juice:
Two cans for a quarter.
At the western,
- Yeah, i see your point.
- You bet your life. It all adds up.
Hiya, bailey.
Hello, bailey.
Hello, pappy.
Pop.
Hiya, andy.
Where's thompson?
Isn't he working today?
He's working.
Steve's
the outside man.
We were discussing
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