Illegal Page #4

Synopsis: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks "the last mile" to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution but is too late. Humbled by his grievous misjudgement, Scott resigns as a prosecutor. Entering private practice, he employs the same cunning that made his reputation and draws the attention of mob kingpin, Frank Garland. The mobster succeeds in bribing Scott into representing one of his stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. But soon Scott finds himself embroiled in dirty mob politics. The situation becomes intolerable when his former protege in the D.A.'s office is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob. Can Victor defend the woman he secretly loves and also keep his life?
Director(s): Lewis Allen
Production: Warner Bros.
 
IMDB:
7.0
APPROVED
Year:
1955
88 min
213 Views


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Now, go on. Do it.

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I don't want coffee.

I don't want practical women.

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I just want to drink.

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Father's orders.

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Excuse me.

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- Here, that's mine.

- Just want to look at it, chum.

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Hey, did you see this

about Ed Clary's mother?

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- Ed Clary?

- Yeah, the guy they fried by mistake.

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She died of a busted heart. No wonder.

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Says here, "The former district attorney

couldn't be found for comment."

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That guy.

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Yeah, he probably can't talk for laughing.

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Rise and shine.

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Rise and shine.

Greet the beautiful morning.

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A clean mind and a clean body.

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MAN:
Do you solemnly swear the

testimony you should give in this case

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should be the truth, the whole truth and

nothing but the truth, so help you God?

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I do.

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You were present when the alleged crime

was committed?

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I sure was, Your Honor.

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I saw him hit that man over the head

with a lead pipe.

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JUDGE:
Under what circumstances?

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It was a big fight, Your Honor,

and everyone was in it.

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Thank you.

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You've heard the witness, Joseph Carter.

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You are not required to give evidence,

but you may do so if you desire.

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I'm innocent, Your Honor,

and I got something to say.

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Proceed.

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That guy was a pug,

a professional prizefighter.

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What was I supposed to do

when a guy like that swings on me?

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You say he attacked you?

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I say them jabs and right crosses,

real professional stuff,

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was coming at me so fast

I just couldn't see.

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But you struck the fatal blow.

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I'm innocent.

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I plead not guilty.

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It appearing to the court

that the crime of manslaughter,

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a felony, has been committed,

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and that there is reasonable cause

to believe that the defendant

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committed said crime,

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it is now ordered that the defendant

be bound over to Superior Court for trial.

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Victor Scott.

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Victor Scott, you are charged

with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

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- How do you plead?

- Guilty, Your Honor.

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Mr. Scott, I'm not going to pretend

that I don't know you.

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Nor am I going to pretend

that I am unmoved

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by the sight of a man of your caliber

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appearing before me

under such circumstances.

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$50 or 10 days.

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Believe it or not, Your Honor,

I can still pay the fine.

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You and your testimony.

You didn't see a thing.

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- I did...

- All right, break it up. Break it up!

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Listen, Adam, all I done was tell the truth.

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Okay, shove off.

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You, get over there and behave yourself.

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You ought to know this rough stuff

won't help your case.

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I ain't got no case.

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Never say that out loud.

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Tell me, is it true that the deceased

was a prizefighter still active in the ring?

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Well, he fought the semi-windup

at Clancy's last week.

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Well, then, get yourself a lawyer.

You could win the case.

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What'll I pay him with? Chips?

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No, I mean it.

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You know, in this state,

a professional prizefighter's fists

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are considered deadly weapons.

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So is the lead pipe I smacked him with.

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But it was self-defense.

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You trying to sound like a lawyer?

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He is a lawyer.

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Him?

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I'm through with mouthpieces.

They take the fee and I take the rap.

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Well, go on, take the rap.

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I forgot that free advice was never

worth the money.

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Not even to fellows like him.

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Hey, you really think

you could get him off?

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- Lead-pipe cinch.

- Yeah?

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(CHUCKLING)

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Don't get up, Ray.

I won't interrupt but a minute.

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I just had a thought on that Olsen case.

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Could you gather up everything

you have on it and see me in the morning?

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Well, of course,

but it's still quite incomplete.

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That's all right.

I may have an idea for a shortcut.

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Might save Ray's boy some trouble, too.

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- That's the spirit I like to see, chief.

- All right.

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How do you like our new boss by now?

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Oh, he's very considerate

and a hard worker.

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But no Victor Scott, is that it?

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Still accusing me of hero-worship, eh?

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I admit I'm surprised that you didn't follow

Scott instead of sticking with the new DA.

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Victor wouldn't have me. It's that simple.

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