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Larry?

Larry?

Larry?

Larry?

Larry... me back to ol' Virginny

Back

Larry!

I don't wanna walk without you, Larry

Larry?

- Larry.

- Come in.

Larry. Larry.

Gee, I'm glad to see you.

Are you all right, Larry?

Get me out of here.

- Okay. How do you feel?

- I'll tell you when I unpack.

- Well, keep your chin up, pal.

- I can't. My knees are in the way.

Oh, here they are.

It'll just be a second, Larry. Hold on.

I got it now.

Here you are.

Wow! Must've been pretty crowded

in there, huh?

Oh, you can say that again.

Wow! It must've been pretty crowded

in there, huh?

Oh, why don't you shut up?

- What's the matter?

- One of Shorty's men.

He's looking for me.

Is he coming?

No, he's just standing there

looking around.

- Yeah, he's going now.

- Don't you worry.

Because if he comes,

I'll stop him with one word.

- What's that?

- Help!

Now shut up, you idiot,

before you do get him down here.

Hey, let me see you talk

to the trunk again.

That was marvelous, positively terrific.

Never saw your lips move a bit.

Boy, you're the greatest ventriloquist

I ever saw.

Come on, do it again.

Why don't you go home

and lie down on a sponge?

All right,

I can be just as stubborn as you.

I'm gonna stay right here

until you do it again.

Get me out of here!

Terrific! Positively terrific!

Hey, what's going on here?

This guy is sensational!

Talks to the trunk

and makes the trunk talk back.

It's nothing, Officer.

I'm a ventriloquist, that's all.

Get me out of here, Larry!

- See?

- Yeah, that's all right.

I didn't catch you at all. Do some more.

Yeah, come on.

Do it some more, do it some more!

- No, I can't.

- What's going on out there?

Myron, there's a nice

big policeman here. Say hello.

Oh, hello, nice big policeman.

That's all right!

Takes a little practice.

I got to get on the boat.

Just for the fun of it,

open it up and let's have a look inside.

- No, I can't do that.

- Then I can. I want to see the little man!

Oh, no! You don't want to let

the genie escape, do you?

Hou-genie?

Yeah, you know, the spirit that gives

the power. The officer knows.

You know, the little genie.

Get him out of here.

Oh, the little genie. Yes.

You don't want to let

the little genie escape, do you?

Oh, no.

It's raining out and he'll get all wet.

That's right.

You leave the man alone, now,

and go on back to your party, okay?

- Well, I don't know.

- Oh, go on now.

- Larry, I could've asphyxicated.

- Oh, you'll be all right.

So this is Myron.

I always wanted to meet...

Oh, he's no dummy! He's a spy!

- Officer! Officer!

- Oh, come here. No!

This is my dummy. Look at that. Look.

Sawdust.

- Look, it's a dummy.

- He's a big one.

You don't know how big a dummy he is.

Look.

- Genuine wood.

- Can I do that?

Go ahead. Go ahead, be my guest.

He don't like me.

Are you all right, Mr. Todd?

That must've been a terrible experience.

You're darn tooting.

Oh, this whole day has been

a terrible experience, except for you.

And I sure want to thank you

for all you've done.

Larry! Larry!

- What is it? What's the matter?

- It's the gangsters.

Watch it, buddy.

We got to load these trunks.

Hold it, Sam.

He's gone.

My trunk. It's going on the boat!

Wait!

Larry, let me out of here!

- Larry!

- Come on.

- Extra! Extra!

- Where am I going?

Extra! Paper!

All about the polka-dot scarf murder!

Paper!

Hey, give me a paper.

Get your paper! Paper! Extra!

Read all about it!

- Come on, we've got to hurry.

- I sure do.

- Get your paper! Paper!

- Look out, lady.

You wait in the stateroom,

and I'll look for the trunk.

- Please be careful with that trunk.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Oh, now, it's upside-down.

- Oh, so it is.

- Oh, please be careful.

- Well, I am, lady. I'm taking it easy.

- There you are. Should I open it for you?

- Oh, no, thanks. I'll do it.

- No trouble.

- That's all right.

Thank you very kindly,

and I hope you have a very pleasant...

I will. I will. Thank you. Goodbye.

- Myron, are you all right?

- Let me out of here!

I can't. You or Larry must have the key.

I can't find it.

- There's another key in the top drawer.

- I'm in the top drawer.

Oh, I got it. Here it is.

- Now I know what a sardine feels like.

- I'm terribly sorry, Myron.

Hold it. There's somebody at the door.

- Don't go away.

- Where am I going?

- Why, Mr. Cortega.

- Miss Carroll.

What's the matter?

Miss Carroll, I must ask you a question

that may seem impertinent.

What is it?

Someone telephoned you tonight

while I was in your room.

I would like to have you tell me

who it was.

Oh, excuse me.

- Miss Carroll?

- Yes. Thank you.

From an admirer?

No, just a friend wishing me a safe trip.

Safe? Is there any doubt about that?

Now, about this person

who called you tonight.

It was a man I didn't know.

He said his name was Ramon Cariso.

Cariso?

Did he mention my name

when he talked to you?

I don't remember.

It is very important

that you do remember.

Mr. Cortega, you really must go now.

Thanks for all your trouble

coming down to see me off.

See you off?

Why, my dear, I'm sailing with you.

You're what?

I've decided to go home for a short visit.

My stateroom is right across the hall.

The boat must be getting ready

to pull out.

- All ashore that's going ashore.

- But they can't...

I mean, let's go up on deck

and wave goodbye.

There certainly are a lot of people

going to Cuba.

Oh, my back. Oh, pain! Oh, pain!

My back. Larry!

Oh, Larry! Pain! Oh, my back.

Oh, my back. Larry!

- Larry, help me. I can't get up.

- Well, what's the matter?

I'm a midget. Oh, I can't get up.

No, you're just a little stiff.

Come on, loosen up.

Oh, no. It hurts me.

That trunk had me upside-down.

All I need now is an organ and a tin cup.

- Come on, get me up.

- Come on, try. Get up.

- Oh, no, I...

- Come on, try!

No, I can't Larry.

- All right, put your hands on the floor.

- What are you gonna do?

- Just relax. I'll fix you.

- Oh, but don't hurt me.

- Take a deep breath.

- All right.

And watch it!

There. Don't you feel better?

Look, Myron. Myron!

You hurt me, Larry.

Now look what you did

to Mary's flowers.

Hey, Myron, look at this.

- I don't want to. I'm mad at you.

- Oh, read it.

- Hey, that girl's in trouble, huh?

- Yeah.

She's not the only one. Read that.

- "Polka-dot scarf killer hunted." You?

- Me.

- Wow!

- Wow.

"Ramon Cariso, Cuban visitor,

killed under mysterious circumstances

"by a.38 caliber bullet."

Well, at least it wasn't one

of Shorty's men.

Hey, this is the guy

that called up Mary in the hotel.

What?

I heard her tell that fellow Cortega,

and he's on the boat, too.

Now that I think of it,

when I went into her room,

she thought I was Cariso.

Did you use the gun

in your dressing room,

the one you use in your act?

All right, Larry, don't start thinking

there were blanks in it,

'cause there weren't.

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