Who Done It? Page #5

Synopsis: Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Director(s): Erle C. Kenton
Production: Universal
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.8
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Year:
1942
77 min
68 Views


Wait a minute.

That must be the murderer.

Say, he'd do anything to get

a hold of that rubber glove.

So what?

He's a killer.

So what? You've got to go

in there and capture him.

So long. Now, wait a minute. Come here.

I'm not going in there.

Now listen.

Why don't you go in? All right,

we'll gamble. See who goes in.

Okay. All right, take a number.

Four. No. Number three. You lose. Go on in.

Go ahead. Go ahead.

Go on! Let's gamble

odd and even, like this.

Do you want to cheat? No. Give

me a chance to ask you a number.

Well, all right.

You take a number.

Number two.

Go ahead in. Go ahead.

Don't push, don't push.

Guy's a murderer. Stabs. What

are you worrying about? I'm here.

That's all. The game's

up. We're detectives.

I don't like his looks.

Go on over and search him.

Okay, Chick. Hurry up. Get over there.

Don't be a-scared of me. I

gotta search you, big boy.

Go on, search him.

It's nice material.

Very nice.

Oh. Badge.

Detective.

- Ooh.! Ooh.!

- What's the matter?

Did you find something?

Did you find something?

R-Ring!

Answer the phone.

Hello. Who's talking?

Oh. Operator, operator.

Sh-Sh-bong. Ooh.

Maybe they got away.

Got away, nothin'.

We'll get those murderin'

cutthroats dead or alive!

Hey, Chick, did you hear

what those cops said?

I heard them. They're gonna

catch us dead or alive.

We're on the spot.

I think so.

Those cops are after us

because they think we're guilty.

And the murderer is after us because we

have the evidence that will convict him.

What evidence?

You've got it.

What are you talking about?

It's in your pocket.

Oh, you mean the glove!

Mm-hmm.

You keep it. Oh, put... Put it away!

We'll need that to prove our

innocence when we get out of here.

Now, hold on to that. I'll

go see if the coast is clear.

Chick, I'm not gonna die.

I'm innocent, I'm tellin'ya.

Nobody's gonna give me

the electric chair, either.

I'm not gonna die

until it's my time!

Your time has come.

The time for silence.

You have lived too long.

You are about to die.

I don't want to die. It

will be a beautiful death.

What do I care how sweet

it is? I don't want to die!

Right in the back!

You dirty rat, for lettin'

me have it in the back!

Oh.

The bullet didn't kill ya?

Maybe this knife will.

Oh!

First you shoot me in the back,

then you stab me in the heart.

What a dirty culprit.

Chick!

Do you have halitosis?

What difference does it

matter now? Chick!

Chief, you can't kill this guy.

I'll get him. I'll fix him.

Here comes the Midnight Express.

Lay him across the tracks.

No, no, don't!

Don't pick me up!

Don't lay me across the

tracks! Please don't!

Chick! Chick!

The train is coming.!

Chick! Chick! Chick!

What's the matter?

The room is full of

people. They shot me. Where?

They stabbed me in the back.

Now look at me. Look at me now!

At what? A train just went over my legs.

Now, look at the way

I've got to walk.

Get up on your feet.

Get up on your feet.

I can't stand up any more.

I lost my legs. Stop it.

Now, what am I going to do?

Look at this.

It's only a transcription.

What's wrong with you? Oh!

Transcription. Certainly.

That's all it is. Come on.

Wait a minute. I don't mind

gettin' stabbed. What's the matter?

I don't mind getting shot in the

back. One of these guys insulted me.

This here guy over here.

What do you mean?

What was that crack

about halitosis?

What are you going to do about it? See?

That's...

Listen. Now, wait a minute. Now, just

a minute. Stop this nonsense, please!

- Now, listen to me.

If we want to save our necks,

we have got to find

the murderer.

Who do you think did it?

The doctor.

Aw. Not Doctor Marek. The doctor, yes sir.

- He's a kind old gentleman.

- I know, the kind stuff... Hey!

Where's the lights? Get the

lights! Get the lights! The lights!

It's over this way.

Mervyn!

Mervyn!

He went outside.

What are you doing in

here? I'm looking for clues.

In here? Ain't this "the clues closet"?

Get down out of here. Come on! Okay.

Get out. Come on, get up out

of there. Get your hands off me.

Now I gotta look for another

hidin' place. You found me up there.

I gotta find another one.

Hi, Doc. How's things?

Look out. Move over.

I want to climb up here...

Hey! Another murder!

Mervyn! Mer...

Mervyn!

Mer...

Mervyn!

Mervyn!

- Mervyn! Mervyn!

Get out of there.

What are you trying to do? I

was trying to make an impression.

All right, let's go.

Wait a minute, officers.

We're trying to help you.

We just found another dead body. Where?

Don't worry. There's no hurry.

He's hangin' around inside.

Where is it? "Where is it?"

I'll show you where it is.

"Where is it?" Follow me. All right.

"Where is it?" It's all

right. Don't get excited.

Come on, coppers.

The body of Dr. Marek

is in this closet.

Wait till you see the horrible

expression on his face.

Must have changed clothes.

So this is your corpse!

No, this is Juliet.

Now, don't tell me you were

waitin' for a streetcar.

No, funny man,

I was just plain scared.

There's been a lot going on around

here, and I went in there to hide.

Are you sure he was murdered? No, no.

When he heard you cops comin', he wanted

to find someplace to hide the knife,

so he stuck it in his chest.

What knife?

The knife

that the guy...

This knife.

This one right here.

Wait'll I wipe off my

fingerprints. Brannigan?

Take 'em in.

Come on, Mervyn!

Come on this way.

Hey, let me out ofhere.!

Out ofhere.!

Which way did they go?

"Which way did they go?"

There.

I like that better.

Well, what happened to the

fearless, independent businesswoman?

You would

bring that up.

Look!

Get back. Hide.

Oh, Jimmy, are you hurt? Certainly not!

How could a flashlight

hurt your head?

Did you recognize him?

No. Did you?

No, but there's something he

wants, all right. What could it be?

I don't know, but I'm gonna find it

if I have to tear the place apart.

There's something in this

room the murderer wants.

I think it's me. Maybe it's

in the transcription file.

Let's go over and look.

Yeah, come on.

No, you stay here and guard

that door. Why do you always...

give me these kind

of jobs for?

Always gotta guard doors

or something.

Give me that rubber glove.

Oh, there goes that

transcription thing again.

Hi, boy. I had trouble with this

record before about halitosis.

Whoo! Whoo-ooh!

Hey, you! Hey, you!

There he is! Hold on to him,

Mervyn.! Hold on to him.!

Oh!

Did you get him?

Juliet...

Juliet, kiss me.

Oh, my littleJuliet.

Juliet,

you should shave.

I mean, after all...

Get up out of there!

All right, all right!

I fainted!

Listen, officer, they didn't

do anything. I know they didn't.

Hey, we've got to give them

the slip. Give them what?

Give them the slip. Give them

the slip? Okay. Here you are.

What's that?

The slip.

Run, Mervyn.!

They're right behind you.!

Go ahead, Chick!

Keep goin', Chick!

I'll hold them out

with my life, Chick!

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