Railroaded! Page #3

Synopsis: Sexy beautician Clara Calhoun, who has a bookie operation in her back room, connives with her boyfriend, mob collector Duke Martin, to stage a robbery of the day's take. But the caper turns violent; a cop and Duke's partner are shot; and Duke arranges for innocent Steve Ryan, owner of the car they stole, to be framed. At first homicide detective Mickey Ferguson thinks Steve is guilty, despite his attraction to Steve's sister Rosie. And the suave but ruthless Duke won't hesitate to keep it that way with more of his perfumed bullets...
Director(s): Anthony Mann
Production: Eagle-Lion
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
APPROVED
Year:
1947
72 min
82 Views


die yeah

now you'll never know

I can never tell you who it was he told

us how it was to lie he was lying why

why should he lie he was badly hurting

you ran out on him no wonder he squealed

but I didn't you all about Kowalski

I know Kerry since we were kids it was

always no good hanging around always

hanging around lately gets the idea the

rosies his girl keeps bothering him

pastoring her I told him to go away well

was it you saw him last that is before

you pulled a stick-up I didn't pull any

stick-up

like before like he came around asking

for Rosie she told him to stay away I

told him again he got tough so I laid a

couple on him fine I've been waiting for

this we've had thousands of suspects in

here and every one of them has been

framed according to them but what else

how he hated my guts pulls out well

don't tell us again what you did last

night kid got through work shortly after

6:
00 parked the truck in the alley back

of the line I walked home wet in the

house mom and sister out of the show but

out worked in my shop till after 9:00

anybody come around when you're in the

shop any of the neighbors yeah we know

we checked with the neighbors none of

them could say they saw you all right

now I'll tell you what happened you

swiped your own truck from behind the

laundry you picked up Kowalski you

pulled the stick-up you didn't figure on

a cop butting in your shadow Hera you

made your getaway your partner was badly

hurt and you left him in the truck

outside the doctor's office you ditched

the money in the gun and then he went

home and that was your little program

last night how'd you guess it and don't

you think I was awful sharp I used my

own truck and my navy scarf with my

initials on it then I've set at home

eating beans when you guys come in to

pick me up how dumb do you think I am

awful dumb are awful smart maybe so

smart you figured to make it so obvious

it was you would automatically eliminate

you because we couldn't believe that

anybody could be so stupid look I want a

confession but I don't want a confession

that'll be thrown out of court and foul

up this case and let this monkey off

with a couple of years only the gas

chamber Oh satisfy me and O'Hara

now

let's start at the beginning and go all

over this what about the money the truck

the gun

so just when you want to keep your head

you start pickling it

okay I get it you thinking about that

guy don't think about it cops ain't

people good kid

Kowalski kicked off and the cops are

sold on Ryan

they made a pretzel Adam we're fat if

you keep your head stick to your

identification look at your chasin kites

all over the place

we'll be out there get rid of them

hello are you miss Calhoun don't believe

I've had the honor I'm Steve Ryan's

sister

I believe you identified him at the

police station oh yeah guess I did see

your picture in the paper

I came here to talk to you and to your

friend Miss Weston oh she's not here

well no where can I find her

it's got a new job good operator Murray.

Carlton Hotel she said both bandits had

black hair she was sure of it

well Murray's never sure about anything

sorry she passed out but are you sure oh

I think so

then you're not yes I am I saw him I

know him anywhere I know you're wrong my

brother wouldn't do a thing like that

maybe somebody that looked like him but

not my brother you callin me a liar what

do you want to do convict an innocent

boy you're making a big mistake miss

Calhoun but you haven't got the courage

to admit it listen I know what I'm doing

I saw his face plain and he's the one

then you are a liar oh you get out of

here you keep your hands off with you

here.

I still say you're a liar

you have to tell her what a fine re you

have to fight weather get our suspicions

up she probably figured you're trying to

cover up something now I'll have to

sidetrack you I didn't give anything

shut up pack some things you're going to

hide out for a while

what about the trial you'll be on hand

hurry up be ready when I get back Phil

who are you going on a straight not.

Murray

and the DA wants that gun he says he's

got a circle almost clean around the kid

and he only needs the gun to close it I

can't find the gun we've tossed the Ryan

house thoroughly we dug up the backyard

we took a garage apart there's no gun

unless you want me to call never a

vacant lot in town and drag the river

we'll get it out of Ryan yeah he sticks

to his story you can't shake him you

can't prove anything he says it's true

but he never buries it I I don't know

Mike I'm beginning to think we've got

the wrong suspect lesson boy it's it's

elementary the scarf

the truck is pals dying declaration

that's worth several witnesses in any

court and Clara Calhoun she's pretty

positive yeah she's a little too

positive oh now get this straight Mickey

I'm not trying to eager-beaver someone

into the gas chamber I knew O'Hara weld

and so did you and someone's got to pay

for him but that someone's got to be the

guilty party exactly and I'm again I got

a little shaky on Ryan hmm to me he's it

adds up what do you want photographs of

the holdup why this his sister is pretty

isn't she that's no lie

now wait night don't jump to conclusions

I just got a feeling with some things

hey why you turn over your dope to the.

DA's office I need you on that Baxter

bombing that other witness Marie Westin

she kept insisting the killer had dark

hear what I said about the Baxter case

yeah but look Mac two days no I need you

too bad here you can work on this when

you're off-duty if you want to all right

oh well thanks a lot captain

don't mention it sergeant and don't

follow up the DA's case he's very

anxious to get a quick conviction

thank you

are you still here dear my but your

patient well I said we have to see Miss

Weston

she didn't impress me is the reliable

type when I hired her well Rosie are you

looking for Marie Weston - yeah well she

didn't come to work this morning I've

been waiting since the shop open I

probably miss you won't come in at all

you know where she lives

yeah I've been there no dice drive you

home

oh I wouldn't want to put you in any

trouble it's no trouble it's on the way

I kind of like this I'm glad you decided

let me take you home

oh you can come and see me anytime you

want to just come out and search our

house again.

Lugosi I was just doing my job yes I

know men are so smug about duty what

about Steve of course you could plant

the gun in our yard and then dig it up

again I don't know what to think now I'm

not so sure that Steve's guilty are you

serious I couldn't take a joke at a time

like this

I'm not joking Rosie maybe I'll have

some news for you soon then maybe I'll

be glad to see you thanks for the lift

hello Rosa whoa ah anything new

oh yes there was a car a mr. Martin at

the club Bundy wants you to call him who

is he Rosa I never heard of him

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John C. Higgins

John C. Higgins (April 28, 1908 – July 2, 1995) was an American screenwriter. During the 1930s and early 1940s, the Winnipeg, Canada-born scribe worked on mostly complex murder mystery films, including the Spencer Tracy film Murder Man (1935). During the late 1940s, Higgins continued to pen thrillers, including semidocumentary-style films, including director Anthony Mann's He Walked By Night, Raw Deal, T-Men and Border Incident. Higgins also wrote horror films like the Basil Rathbone starrer The Black Sleep (1956) and Higgins last film Daughters of Satan (1972). Higgins also wrote the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) and the adventure film Impasse (1969). more…

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