Fog Over Frisco

Joe, Bills here.

- Hello, Bill.

- Hello, Joe.

Bills here.

Come on, Baby. Scram.

- Boy.

- Whats the matter, cold feet?

- Am I glad to get rid of those!

- Take a drink!

- Did you get it all?

- 250 Grand.

Is that all?

From that mail job delving

polls in New Orleans,...

...from that Casey Bank robbery

and that purple mob,...

...stock well get later.

Listen Jake, if I were you

Id unload those as quick as possible.

Whats the matter?

Well, I have a hunch that

Dick has been tailing me.

Dont worry, hide out

till I send for you.

Take another drink.

- Fill them up.

- Whos this one on?

The guy who cant turn the egg.

Oh, I see, go ahead.

- Watch this. There you are.

- You did pretty good, Tony, but...

...me! I'll blow this over Telegraph Hill.

Izzy, the great

world egg blower.

Come on, turn it over.

One Youll never make it

that way, Izzy.

Two, this is your last chance.

Come on, turn it.

- Three, youre flop.

- Yeah, I guess it must be the wrong egg.

All right, set them up.

The drinks are on Izzy.

- Silver Fizz for mine.

- Clover Club for me.

- Atsap Flip for me.

- Go ahead, drink up, drink up,...

...Ill have a headache.

No, wait a minute. The drinks

are on the house.

Its ok with me, boys, I dont care

how many drinks you mooch of me,...

...but youve been laying

down on my space lately.

Why dont you kick

in with some notices?

- Go jump in the lake.

- I cant swim.

The journals have given

you plenty of publicity in...

...the last 2 years, but you

ain't so crazy about it!

Why, boys, this is a new deal, ain't it?

Well, Arlene Bradford,

it's good to see you again.

- I thought you'd forgotten us.

- Well, aint' that Joe,...

- ... it's marvellous to be here.

- Come this way.

Come on, boys, head it up for Arlene.

Hello, Arlene.

- Thanks, Bill.

- That's all right.

Gee, Arlene Bradford and Spencer Carlton.

I haven't seen her in a night-club

since they became engaged.

Oh, a perfect set up from here, perfect.

Hello, Arlene.

Where have you been lately?

Hello, dear, it's good to see you.

Well, Joe, same old place!

Same old place, but your

old friends have missed you.

- That's encouraging.

- Of course we've been glad to hear about...

...your engagement but it's

sure been bad for business.

- Hello, Arlene.

- Hello, Tony.

- Tony, this is a pleasant surprise.

- Val, what are you doing here?

Spencer, you know Tony Sterling.

- Of course, how are you?

- Hello, Carlton.

- Won't you sit down?

- Thanks.

- Have a cigarette?

- Thank you.

- Hello, Arlene.

- Hello, Dick.

- What do we play for you?

- Oh, let's have...

..."Why don't I dream those dreams"?

All right. You can have anything you want

in this place, you know that, don't you?

That's a rash promise.

Anything you want, Arlene.

All this hobnobbing,...

- ...that's why I didn't want to come here.

- They're just good pals of mine,...

Don't crap, darling, don't be a whim!

Let's dance.

City desk, Gertrude

Hello, Joe, this is Archie. They got

a hot little squib on Arlene Bradford.

Back on the primrose path and acting

as mentor to her little sister.

Yeah, make it spicy.

When did you start

running around with Arlene?

Please, Charlie, don't think

Arlene is a bad influence.

Her engagement proved a marvellous

thing. She is really a dear.

You'd never know Arlene,

she's changed entirely.

It's about time.

Hey, society! Who's the

gal dancing with Tony?

She's the only real Bradford

daughter. Arlene's her stepsister.

She must be respectable.

I never saw her before.

I picked Arlene off the blather

for everything. From speeding...

...to being pinched in Chinatown raids.

- Oh, that I were young

- And old Bradford's got more millions...

...than there were Indians

out here when his family landed.

I'm sorry to trouble you, Miss

Bradford, but your car is blocking...

...in a couple of others in the parking

space. May I have your keys to move it?

Surely.

- Thank you..

- Cheer up, darling.

I'm alright.

- Did you get your picture?

- I'm just getting it now.

- How do you like the wine?

- Fine!

- Vintage 1911, right?

- Right, Arlene!

Oh, Spence!

- Well, let's go.

- That suits me. Cheque, please.

- But we've only been here a minute.

- Well, Spencer doesn't like it here,...

...and besides I have a headache.

- All right.

- I'm darn sorry you have to hurry away.

I might go dancing with you alone

some day if you'd think to ask me.

- That's a bet. How about Saturday?

- All right.

Oh, hold it. Hey, hey,

hey. Just a minute. Hold it.

- Everything's ok now, Miss Bradford.

- Sorry to have troubled you. I didn't...

- ... know we were going home so soon.

- Well, that's alright.

Only don't be such a stranger.

- Miss Bradford's car.

- Saturday then?

You promised to keep

Arlene's name out of all...

...the newspapers. Be

fair, give her a chance.

- I'll pass the word around among the boys.

- Ok, so long.

Good night.

Good night, darling.

Sorry I was the bad girl.

- It's quite alright.

- See you tomorrow. Shall I drop you off?

- No, I'll take a taxi, thanks.

- Night, darling.

- Night.

- Thanks for the good time.

Good night!

Hold it, hold it, hold it!

That's you

- The crack still goes.

- Oh, yeah?

Grand tune, isn't it?

It's grand for dancing.

Arlene, I'm so glad I

went with you tonight.

It was good to see Tony

Sterling. You like him?

- Don't you?

- Fit, rough and ready, but...

- ... I suppose he'll settle down.

- Say, Arlene, you think there's much...

- ... of a future in reporting?

- Probably for Tony.

If his uncle dies,

he'll own the journal.

I didn't mean that.

Hello you, Radsy, old rascal,

you'll wake father, come here.

- Be a good boy.

- Good night, Val.

Good night, Arlene.

Good night, Arlene. Hope your headache goes,

let me know if there's anything you need.

Thanks, I'll be all right.

Listen to this, boys. Just came:...

..."Chief O'Malley, police

department, San Francisco,...

...believe country wide organisation

using San Francisco as distributing...

...point for stolen securities.

Stop. Appreciate you cooperation.

Walling, departing of justice".

What do you think of that?

- I wonder where he got his tip.

- Never mind, we'd better...

...get right on it. You cover

the bank and security houses.

Whatever you do, don't tip your mitt.

- Good morning, everybody.

- Good morning.

- How are you, dad?

- Did you have a good time last night?

Oh, lots of fun. Spencer's

so cute with Arlene.

Oh, we ran into Tony

Sterling, he's a grand fellow.

- What kind of time did you have?

- Oh, I had lots of fun too,...

...with my rheumatism.

It must have been quite a

party to have caused this story.

Arlene, you promised to

turn over a new leaf after...

...Now you're dragging...

- ... Val's name into your notoriety.

- Let me see it, Arlene.

You're asking too much,

both of me and of Val.

But father, we didn't stay

in Bello's half an hour.

- Long enough to cause plenty of damage.

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