# (indistinct conversation & typewriters chattering) - [Man] Copy boy!

(indistinct conversa (indistinct coMake it snappy & Make i - [man] Wh - Morning Post.

- Morning - City desk?

Just a moment - Just a moment, please.

- If anybody asks - Okay, Gene.

- Elevator!

- [Elevator - Hello, Hildy!

- Oh, hi Hello, Ruth, hello, Maisie!

- Hello, Hildy!

- How are you?

Tell - Yes, he's in.

- In a bad hum - Somebody must've stolen the - Shall we announce you?

- Oh, no He's in Bruce, you better wait here.

I'll be back in 10 min - Even 10 minutes - What did you say?

- What?

- Go on.

- Uh... - Well, go ahead.

- I just said even to be away from you.

- I heard you the I like it!

That' I can stand being spoiled a little.

The gentleman I'm going to se - I'd like to spoil him just once.

Sure you don't want me to - Oh, no, I - Well if th - I'll come a-running, part Well hello, Jim.

- Well, he - How are yo - Hello Hildy, how have you been?

- Nice - Hello Hildy, how - Hi, Hildy!

- Hi - Oh, hello Beatrice!

How's "A - Fine, my cat just had kittens again.

- It's your own fault.

Hello, J - Hildy, glad to Hiya, Tim.

Mildred, you - [man] A little more around the chin, boss.

(raps on window) - What d - Your ex-wife (man makes awkward sound) - Well, hello Hildy!

- Hello, Walter.

- Hi, Hi - Oh, hello Louie.

How's th - Oh, I ain't doing that no more.

I'm retired!

You know what I me - Say, Wal - Oh, hello Hild - Listen, Walter, - I thought the govern - What?

- And tomo and makes a Well, what are you gonna do?

- Get the governor on the phone - I can't.

- Can't locate him, - How many places to - Well at least two, the Atlant - All right, that simplifies it, doesn - Oh, yes.

- Get him - And tell him what?

- [Hildy] Qu - Tell him if he'll reprieve Earl Williams, we'll support HIM for senator!

- What?

- Tell him the hook - But you - Because we've been for over 20 years!

- All right, after we'll be democratic again!

- Oh, Walter!

Re member, The Morning Post expects every city editor - All right, all righ - You to - Okay, bo - Well, Walter, I see you're still at it.

- That's the first time I ever double-crossed the gover What can I do for YOU?

- Would you mind if I sat down?

- There's been a lamp burning in He re.

- I jumped out tha Oh, may I have one of those?

Thank you.

(match strikes) And a ma Thank you.

(match strikes) - Well, well... how long is it?

- How long is what?

- You know How long is it since - Oh, well let's see...

I spent six weeks in Reno, then Bermuda.

About four months, I guess.

Seems like yesterday to me.

- Maybe it was yesterday, Hildy.

Been seeing me in your dreams?

- No, no, Mama doesn't dream about you anymore, You wouldn't know the old girl now.

- Oh, yes I wo I'd know you any - [Both] Anyplace, - anywhe Aww, you're repeat That's the speech you made the night - Yeah, I noticed you still re - Of course I reme If I didn't rememb - I sort of wish you hadn't done that - Done what?

- Divorc It makes a fellow lose It gives him a... almost gives a feeling he wasn't wanted.

- Ah, now look J - Nonsense, you've got an old-fashioned idea divorce is something 'T ill death do us part.

Why, divorce doesn't m Just a few words mumbled over you by a judge.

We've got something between us nothing can change.

- Oh, well, I suppose you're right in a way Walter.

- Sure, I'm right.

- I am fond of y - Thattagirl!

- I often wish you we (sighs) - Latin, I suppose.

You must come up She'd like that kind of ph promise not to fight t everything you possibly could to - Well, I meant to let you go Hildy, but you know how it is, yo 'till the well runs dry.

- Oh, a big fat lumm hiring an airplane to write "Hildy, do Remember my dimple!

Walter" It delayed our divorce 20 minutes while the judge went - Well I don't want to but I've still got and in the same pl Look, Hildy, I only acted like any who didn't want to see his home bro - What home?

- What home!

Don't you remember t - Sure I do.

That was the one we were (laughs) That honeymoon... - Well, was it my fault?

Did I know tha was gonna have another cave-in?

I intended to be with you on our honeymoon Honest I did.

- All I know is that with my bridegroom, I spent two weeks in a coal mine with John Kruptzky.

You don't deny that, do you, Walter?

- Deny it, I'm proud o We beat the whole co - Well suppose we did!

That is Oh, what is the good?

Look, now look Walter.

What I came up here to tell phoning me a dozen times a day, sending me 20 telegrams-- - I write a beautiful telegram, don't I?

Everybody says so.

- Are you gonn - Look, look, what's the I'll tell you what you do.

You come b if we find we can't get we 'll get married again.

- What?

- Certai - Oh Walter, you're wonderful in a loathso Now will you please be quiet just long enough for me to tell you what I - Come on, we'll an d you'll tell me eve - Well, break it - Certainly you ca hands off me!

Wh - Temper, temper.

- Oh, listen Walter.

You are no longer my hus And you're not going to be my boss!

- What's that supposed to - Just what I say.

- You mean you're not - You're right, Mr. Burns, fo - Uh-huh...got a better offer, huh?

- You bet I've got a better offer.

- All right, go That's the gratitude I get!

- Oh, I wish you'd sto came here five y a little college g I took a doll-faced hick!

- Well, you wouldn't if I hadn't be I thought it would be a ar ound here a ma - Listen, Walter--!

re porter out of you, H But you won' and you know it!

We'r that's what we are (Hildy babbl and the paper ne - All right, go ahead.

- Listen, The paper's gonna have to get along witho So are you.

It just didn't work - Well, it would have wo satisfied with just being ed But not you, you had to marry me, spoil everything!

- I wasn't satisfied?

I suppose I proposed to YOU!

- Well, you practically at me for two years until I "Oh, Walter!"

And I still claim I wa If you'd been a gentleman, you'd have f - Why, you!

(thump) - You're los pitc Hello, Sweeney?

Well, what c - What?

Wait a minut - Listen Sweeney, you can't do that to me!

Not today, of all days!

- What's the matter with you?

Are - Jumping Jehoshaphat!

Now listen Sweeney, Oh , all right, I suppose so.

Yes, if you have to, you have to!

(phone clatters) - He had - How do you lik 365 days in a year, and - What's the matter, Walter?

- Sweeney.

- No, he might just as The only man on and he picks today - Well he didn't do it on purp - I don't care whether He's supposed to b and where is he?

Walking Is there no sense of ho - Well haven't you got anybody else - No, there's nobody else Th is'll break me...

Unless...Hildy!

- No!

- Hildy, you gotta help me out!

- Without a chance, Walt Now listen t - Get out of Now look, Hildy-- Save your br this'll br just the w - That's wha anyplace, anywhe - Don't mock that ever happened to us Don't do it - Scram, Svengal if you won't do it for Forget the other offer.

I'll raise you 25 bucks a - Listen to me, you great bi - I'll make it 35 bucks and not a ce - Walter, are you gonna list - Well, good grief, ot her paper go - There - Oh, well in that Yo u go back to your (p hone rings) Tr ying t - Walter, I - I'm busy Take a good lo It's an engagement ring.

- Engagement ring?

- Uh-huh.

I tried to tell you right away but... you would start reminiscing.

I'm getting married, Walter, and I'm also getting as far away from t newspaper business as I can get.

- What?

- (c - You can get married all you want to Hi but you can't qu - Oh, why not?

- I know you, Hildy.

I k - And what would it mean?

- It wou - (laughs) You can't sell me - Who says I can't?

You're a newspap I wanna go someplace where I can be a - You mean be a traitor.

- A traitor?

A tr - A traitor to jou - A journalist?

And what does that mean?

Peeking through keyholes, chasing after fire engines Waking people up in the middle of the night to ask them if Hitler's gonna start St ealing pictures of I know all about reporters, Walte A lot of daffy buttinskies running arou without a nickel in thei So a million hired girls wi ll know what's going on?

Why I... Oh, what's the use... Walter, you wouldn't know what it means to.

want to be respectable and live a halfway normal life.

The point is...

I'm through.

- Where did you meet this man?

- Bermuda.

- Rich, huh?

- Well he's, He makes...about $5,000 - What's his line?

- He's in the - Insurance business?

- Uh-huh.

Well that's a good, honest business, - Oh, certainly, it's It's also adventurous, it's rom Listen, Hildy, I can't picture being surrounded by pol policies to the ri - I can, I can, Besides, he forgets the office when he's with me.

He doesn't treat me like an errand boy either, Walter.

He treats me like a woman.

- He does, does he?

How did I treat you?

- I don't know from water buffaloe but I do know about hi He's kind, and he's sweet, (W alter mocks) - He wants - Sounds more like a guy I ought to marry.

What's his name?

- Ahh, Baldwin.

- Baldwin, Baldwin, Bald, oh, I knew a Baldwin onc a horse thief in Mississippi.

It couldn't - You're now talking abo - Tomorrow?

As soon as - Um-hmm.

Well at last I got out what I came up here to tell you.

Guess there isn't any more to the story.

So long, Walter.

- So long, Hildy.

- And...better luck to you - Thanks.

Oh, Hildy?

- Hmm?

Well, you...kind of took the wind out of my sail.

Look honey...I just want to wish you everything I couldn't give you.

- Thank you, Walter.

- This other fellow, well... Well I'm sorry I didn't get a chance I'm more or less particular about whom my wife marri Where is he?

- Oh, he's right - Ah...do you mind if I meet him?

- Oh, no Walter, it wouldn't do any good, really - Oh, now, you're not afraid, are you?

- Afraid, of course not!

- Well then, come on, Is he as good as you say?

- Oh, he's better!

- Then wha - (laughs) - Back in an hour, Mildred.

Oh I am sorry, Hildy.

I suppose Bruce, Oh I uh, w I suppos - Baldwi opens door and when he's - Oh, I am sorry.

- And when he walks with a lady, he waits f - Oh, well in that case.

- Allow me.

- Well, I can see right away my wife picked out the right husband for herself.

How do you do, s - There mu I'm already married.

- Already married?

(tongue Oh Hildy, you should have told me.

- Mr. Burns-- - Mr. Baldwin.

- Oh, no - Mr. Burns-- - Oh e I'm terribly busy.

Just lea What did you - My name is - Some other time!

I'm busy w Bruce Baldwin here.

I didn't h - I was goin - that my name-- with you, do you mind?

- - Can't you see Oh, you're Bruce - Yes.

- We Who are you?

- My - Well Mr. Davis, is this a - No.

- Well from now on, I thank you to keep yo And don't let it happen again.

- I just wan you that-- - That Mr. Baldwin, I'm This is indeed a pleasure.

Oh, that's wrong, isn't it?

(laughs) Well Bruce, you see I thought... You don't mind if After all, we're pr - [Bruce] No, not at all.

- You see, my wi Oh, Hildy, you know you led me to expect you were marrying a much older man.

- Oh, really, and what yo u to expect-- - Oh, don't worry I realize you didn You always carry an umbrella, Bruce?

- Well, it looked a little cl - That's right.

Rubbers too, I hope.

Thattaboy!

A man ough - Well Walter, I think we'd be - Yes, we better be going.

- Where are we going - Why, I'm Didn't you tell him Hi - Well, I guess she just wanted After you!

After you, Hildy!

- You're wasting It won't do you a bit - No, no, I'm glad to - Well hello, Gus!

- Well don't tell me it's you, - It's none other!

How have things - Well, I can, I'm hungry!

Get me a roa - Oh, I'm sorry... - On white b Over there - And you, Hildy?

- Oh I'll ha - You, sir?

- Yes, t - Bring some mustard too, Gus.

- Yes, sir.

- Ah, well, well, well.

So uh...you two are gonna get married, huh?

Well how's it feel, Bruce?

- It feels awful - Well, you're getting a great little g - I realize that.

Things have been different I' ve never met anyone quite like her before.

Everybody else I've ever known... well, you could tell ahead of time what the gonna say or do.

But, Hildy's not like that.

You can't tell that about her.

That's nice.

- Yes, well you're You're getting a great newspape - No orchids, Walter.

- One of the best I ever Sorry to see her go.

Darn sorry, - I'd like to believe you - I do mean it.

Listen, if you eve want to come back to the - Which I WON'T.

Oh well, in spite of e if I ever do there's only one - You bet your life.

I'd kill you - Now, you hear That's m - It must be qui Hildy, are you sure you wanna quit?

- Now Bruce, what do you mean?

- Well I mean if there' or if there's anything No... this is your cha a home and t And I want to make you take that chance.

- Certainly, why I woul No, no, she deserves all this happiness, Bruce.

All the things I couldn't give her.

Yeah, all she ever wanted was a home.

- Well, I'll certainly try to give he - I know you will, Bruce.

Where you gonna live?

- Al - Albany Got a fa - Oh just my mothe - Just a mot Oh you gonna live with - Well, just for the fir - Oh, well that will be nice.

Yes, yes, a home with mother - Mighty nice little town, Albany.

They've got the state capi - Yeah, I know.

Yeah... We were there once.

(Walter laughs) Listen, will you ever forget the night you brought the governor ba You see...

I was in tak Well, I came walking out wi (clears throat) Ah, she didn't know I was in town.

Well, Bruce, how is business up there, any be - Well, Albany's a mighty good insurance town.

Most people there take it out pretty early in li - Yeah, well I can see why they would.

- Statistics show that most of our policies - You know Bruce, I've got a fe have taken out a little insurance.

Of course, that really doesn't matte now that Hildy and I well you know, we've uh, (scoffs) Or does it, what do you think?

Still at that, it might have if I had taken out a little i - Well I honestly feel that way.

I figure I'm in one business Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive, Th at's what counts!

- Sure.

(laughs) I don't get it.

- Ouch!

- Nice going.

- My foot must've sl - Oh, that's all What would you like to drink?

- Coffee, Gus.

- Shall It's a nasty day - Oh me too, Gus, ple - And you, sir?

- Go on, Bruce, have a little.

to do this afternoon.

I have to bu - Do it tomorrow, there's plenty of time.

- We're leaving to taking the sleeper for Albany.

- Ohhhh, you're... leaving today at four o'clock, huh?

- Say, that's only two hours.

- That doesn't give - No, and I've got a lo (Walter yelp - Oh, dear, Isn't that silly - Well that's nothing new, here.

- No, never mind, I'll g Hey Gus... Gus do s Call me to the telephone as soon as I get back to the - Sure, I will.

- Thanks Thank you so much.

I'm terribly sorry about that.

That was silly of me Listen, Bruce, I must have misunderstood you.

You mean you're taking the sleeper toda and then getting - Oh, well, it's not like t - Well what is it like?

- Oh, poor Walter.

He'll toss and turn ALL night.

Perhaps you'd better tell him - Mother?

Well you - No, my mothe - Oh, your mother?

Oh, wel - It was cruel to let you suffer that way.

Isn't Walter sweet?

Always wanting to protect - Well, I admit I wasn't much of a husband, but you can always count on me, Hildy.

- I don't think she'll need I aim to do most of the protecti - Mr. Burns, telephone.

- For me?

- Yes, sir.

- That's strange.

Eh, pardon me.

- You know, Hildy, he's not such a bad fellow.

- No, he should make some girl real happy.

Slap happy... - He's not the man for you, I can see t but, I sort of like him.

He's got a lot of charm.

- Well he comes His grandfathe - Hello, hello?

Hey, Duffy, list Is there any way we can to Albany from leaving tow - [Duffy] We might dynamite it!

- Could we?

Oh, well, maybe we could All right, now get this.

Get ahold of Sween on a two weeks' vacati All right, keep your shirt on.

Hildy's coming back.

Well, she doesn't know it yet you she's staying Now listen, tell Louie t I may need him.

Goodbye.

(phone c - Thanks, Gus.

- This is bad - What's the matter, Walt - Oh, the Earl - Oh yes, I've been read - It's pretty bad.

- What is - Oh, simple honey.

Poor little and went berserk and shot a cop who was coming after him to Now, they're gonna hang him tom - Oh what a sh you've been taking his Well if he was out of his mind when he did i why doesn't the state ju - Because it happened to be a colored policem You know what that mean - Mm-hmm...the colored - Especially with an election coming up in 3 or 4 da - That mayor; he'd hang his own grandmother - Well I should think you could just show that the man wa - That's not so easy.

- Hmm, maybe it isn't - Why, what do you mean Hildy?

- Don't they have to have another before they hang him?

- Sure, a bird n Well, he'll say the same as all - Suppose he does.

- Well, what's your - Look Walter, you g Print Egelhoffer's statement.

And right alongside of it, double column, r Alienist says he's sane.

Interview shows he's goofy - Oh, Hildy, you You could save that You could-- - Uh-u - You're going away, I forgot.

- That's right.

- How long would the interview take - Oh, about an hour an other hour to writ - Hildy, we could take the if it'd save a man's life.

- NO, Bruce!

If you want to save Earl W you'll write the interview yo You're still a good reporte - Oh, Hildy, you kno it takes a woman's touch.

- Now don't get poetic, Walter Get Sweeney, he's the best fo r that sob-sister stuff.

- Oh, Swee Duffy just told me his wife finally had twins.

Isn't that terrible?

Sweeney went out to celebrate, and now we can't So, Sweeney has twins an gets hanged tomorrow.

- No - Well, you argue otherwise, you're going on a honeymo with blood on your han How can you All through the years, you'll remembe a man went to the gallows beca too selfish to wait two hours.

I tell you Bruce, Earl Williams' face you on the train tonight and at the p and all the rest of your lives.

Sh h, the whole place will hear you!

- Stop what?

- Huh?

What?

I just remembered Swee - (Walter laughs) All right Hildy, you win.

I'm licked.

- Then Mrs. Sweeney didn't have twins?

- No, indeed.

The twins - Oh, it was nothing.

Well, come on, let's forget it.

Here, we'll start all over again.

Now I'll offer you two a - We're not interested.

- We'll yo Now, you're a smart yo I know him an d he never-- - Excuse me, I'm talking to Now look Bruce.. you persuade Hildy to do the story, and insurance policy for me.

- Oh no, no, no, Mr.

I wouldn't use my wife for bu - Wait a minute, Bruce.

Walter, how bi - Oh, 25,000.

- What?

- 50,000.

- What's the c - Around $1,000, but, Hildy - What's wrong with $10 - Well, I couldn that money, Bruce.

How long wou - Well I could get a company do - Now you're talking, get him.

- You keep o All right, Bruce, suppose you have Mr. Burns exa over in his office and see what they'll allow on that old carcass of his, - Say, I'm better than I ever wa - That was never anything to brag about.

Now look, Bruce, I'll go back Now look, Bruce, and after you ge I'll be in the press room at th Oh, Walter... - What?

- better make that - What do you think I am, a cr - Yes.

No certifi - It'll be certified.

Want - No thanks, I've still got - Gus, how much do I owe you?

- Thank you, dear.

- Bruce... - Oh, I'm sorry.

- It's all right, how mu - You know, everything we hav - Give me the 500.

- But I have to buy the - I'll buy the tickets.

- But I should-- I know wha He'd get you - Hildy, I d - I know a lot of until they met Walter Burns.

Plea - All right, but remember, it's everything we have in the world.

- I know, - Oh Bruce, you got ch - I just-- - See what I mean, don't - I just gave everything I had to Hildy.

All I've got left is-- - Oh, come o - Oh, come on Hildy.

- Oh, all righ For the waiter.

- Come on, Bruce, really.

- I'll open for a dime.

- I'm in.

- I'll sta - Wilcox 3400.

(phone - How many?

- Two.

- Say, take that one of you birds, will you You ain't doing anythi - I'll take - And one fo - What's the matter cr ippled or someth (phone rings) - I'll - Press room.

Huh?

Wait a minute.

Hello Sarge, McCue talking.

Hold the line, wil What?...Hello?

No I told you, this is the of the criminal courts bui - Oh Jake, new Th is alienist from New York, Dr. Max J. Egelhoffer.

Yeah, he's going in about half an hou - Must be the 10th alienist they've put If he wasn't crazy before, he would be by the time 10 of those ba through psychoanalyzin - Is this guy Egelhoffer any good?

- Figure it out for yourself He's the guy they to interview the brain tr He said they were sane.

- Here's the situation on the - I'll pick up a little fudge.

Uh this is Murphy.

More sl - A double guard is being thrown around the jail, municipal buildings, railroad st ations to prepare for the expected general uprising of radicals - Ready?

- at the hour of execution - The sheriff has just on the payroll to protect the city from th which is leaving Moscow in a couple of minutes.

- Trouble is, when the real Red Menace shows up the sheriff will still be crying wolf.

What do you got?

- Is that good?

- [Hildy] - Well, Hildy!

- Hello, H - When did you get bac - How are yo Glad to see you.

- Where'd you get the - Listen, I paid 1 - Coming back to work?

- It's just a I' m going into busi - Yeah what doing?

- I'm gettin - What?

- Again?

Are we invited to the wedding?

- Well I might use you for a br How are you, Murphy?

- Hildy.

- What are you getting - None of your business.

- You ain't foolin - Fooling?

Look what I' Three tickets to Albany on - What do you mean three?

- For me and my be his sweet darling ma.

- Oh, that's nice.

- What kind of m - It's gonna be I'm through with the newspaper - Can you picture Hildy singin lullabies and hang - Swapping lies over the back fence?

- Sour grapes.

- She'll be back a - I'm not going to (bell rings) Hey that's Third and Jefferson, i Where that Centr - No school this time of day - Why do you care?

- Yeah, you said you - I just thought it might be (bang) Hey, what's that?

- Just practising fo - You're gonna miss a nice hanging, Hildy.

- Not interested.

- [Murphy] T (bang) - Hey, keep quie How do you expect us to get any work done?

- [police officer] Aw, shut up!

- Very little respect for the press around here.

(bang) Sa - Not that I know of.

- Say, Hildy, does W - Just had lunch with him.

- Does he know - Yes, I tol - Shall I deal you in, Hildy?

- Sha- I haven't I ha Did he know what he was doin - If you ask us, no.

If you ask the - Who is he, what's he do?

- He was a boo He starts in at And after 14 years, he - Got more gum?

- No; McCl and Williams lo - Dime opens.

- Can' - No.

- I'm in.

- I'm in.

So he starts hanging around t listening to a lot of soap making phony speeches and begins to believ - And makes some of his own.

- Up a dime.

- I'm in.

(exhales forcefully) - Anything els - No, that'll be - Everything okay?

- You have nothing to - Good, good.

How are you doing, Bruce?

- Uh, there's - Yes, what?

- Good day Mr. Bur Mr. Baldwin.

thanks ver - Good d - Who's the bene - Excuse me, excuse me?

- That is, in case of Who do we pay the money to?

- Why, Hildy of course.

- Oh, I don't know.

That'd make ME feel pretty funny.

- Oh, now why shouldn't I - I feel I should take care of her.

- But you WILL take care of her, Bru Say, if that doctor's right, I'm good for a long time yet.

Look, Bruce... this is a debt of hono I was a BAD husband to Hildy.

She could have claimed a lot of alimony if she'd wanted to But she woul She had it coming to her - Well I'm independent too, you know.

- I know you are, But look, now you just figure it this way: I'm good for, well, we'll say, at least 25 years y Well by that time, you'll probably have made enough so that the money won't mean anyth But suppose you haven't made good, Bruce?

What about Hildy's old age?

Think of Hildy.

I can see her now.

White-haired, lavender and old lace.

Can't you see her, Bruce?

- Yes, yes, I can.

- She's old, isn't she?

Now Bruce, don't you think that Hilda's entitle to spend her last, remaining years without worries of money?

Of course you do, Bruce.

- Of course if you put it that way... - [Walter] And remember, I love her too.

- Yes, I'm beginning to realize that.

- And the beauty of it is... she'll never have to know until I've passed Oh well... maybe she'll think kind - Gee... (nose blowing) You make me feel like a heel, coming between you.

- No, no Bruce, you didn't come between us.

It was all over for her before you came on the scene.

For me-- - Hey, Walter.

- it'll never be.

What do you want?

- Can I see you a minute, pl - Excuse me, Bruce.

Did you get it, did you get it, did you get it?

- Yeah, yeah Come on.

- Certified?

- - But (door opens) - Well, Bruce, here we a - Certified.

Gosh...

I'm afraid Hildy will feel to think she hasn't truste But she'll know some day.

- Oh, yes.

Oh Bruce, you promised some day.

to phone her Oh Bru as soon as you got - Get me Hildy Johnson, press room, criminal courts building Sit down, Bruce.

The operator will - Thank you.

- Excuse me, will you?

- Yes.

Hello?

Yes I'll wait, (p hone rings) - Start hollering.

Hildegarde... - Thank you.

Hildy Johnson speaking.

Oh hello, Bruce.

- I got a dime l We've been playing for an h and I haven' Hello, Bruce.

Did you get the check?

Is it certified?

- Certified I have it right in my pocket.

- Ah, in your pocket; Wa it a minute, maybe it isn't so fine.

Bruce, where are you?

- I'm in Mr. - Is he there?

Well now, look Bruce, I don't want you carry that check around in your pocket.

Well, because...

Yes, yes, I know all that.

But, uh, Bruce.. there's an old newspaper superstition that the first big check you get, you put in the In your hat.

It brings good luck.

- I've been a I never heard that bef I know it sounds silly Yes, yes, right now.

- All right, just a mi There you are, I've done it.

Anything else?

Oh, yes.

All right.

Uh-huh.

Yes, yes I'll tell hi Goodbye.

- Well, everything a - Oh yes, Hildy said - Fine!

- Well, I Oh, Bruce, you don't want to It might rain, you know.

- Oh, - Oh you don't mind if I don't I'm sort of busy in here.

- I have a lot to do.

- Excuse me, what did you say?

- I - Nonsense, don't thank I should thank you.

So long.

- So long.

(office noises) - Hello, Cooley.

- Hello, Hildy, what are you doing ar - I want an interview with E How about a little - No more - Sheriff's orders.

Besides, a doc - Oh...say, is this your money?

- Why, I don't think it is.

- 20 bucks?

- Yeah, I guess maybe it is.

- That's what I though - Hey, Joe, open up he Now, Hildy, don't be-- - I won't be long.

(door locks) Hello, Earl.

- Hello.

- My name's Johnso Mind if I talk to you - No, I haven't anything els - I guess that's right.

- So you see, I couldn't plead insanity because I'm just as sane a - You didn't mean to kill that policeman, huh?

- Why, of course not.

It's I' ve ever stood for.

They know it was an acc I'm not guilty!

It's just th - I see what you mean.

Sorry about the lipsti Now, look, after you lost - I tried to find another job.

- I mean, how did you spend your - Well I used to sit around in the par Oh, I don't smoke.

- When you were in the park, did you hear any of those s - You mean those fellows - Yeah.

- Well you see, I was thinking.

- Yes... - Well, is Anything in particular?

- Well there was one fell - What did he talk a - He tal - Production for use?

- Yes, he said every - Makes quite a bit of sense, doesn't it?

- Yes, I liked him.

He was a goo When you found yourself with that gun in and that policeman coming at you, what did you think about?

- I don't kn - You must - Well... pr oduction for use?

- I don't - What's a gun for, Earl?

- A gun?

- Mmm.

- Why, to shoot of cours - Well, maybe that's why you used it.

- Maybe-- - It seems reasonable.

- Yes, yes, it is.

- You see, I've never had a gun in my hand bef And that's what a gun's for, isn't it?

Maybe that's why!

- Sure, it is.

- Yes, that's what I thought of: pr It's simple, isn't it?

- Very simple.

- There's no - Nope, nothing at all.

- You'll write abo - You bet I will.

Who sent y - Miss Mollie Malloy.

She's a wonderful pe - Yes, she's beautiful, isn't she?

- [guard] Time's up, Hildy.

- All right.

Guess that's all.

- I liked talk Goodbye Miss Johnson.

- Goodbye Earl.

Good luck.

- Three landladies, boys.

- You did well, - I wonder what the Post is g - Do you suppose Walter Burns will ever - I don't know.

- Remember what he d to Bill Fenton when he Had him thrown in jail for ars - Forgery.

- Was that it?

- Yeah.

Gimme some c - Hey, Mac.

Hey, Stairway Sam.

- Huh?

- Hey would - Sure.

- It's so dark y - Say, who's this guy - I don't know, Bruce something.

- I give the marriage six months.

- Why?

- Because from the paper any Di d you see her wh - At that, it must be pretty nice to be able to walk out of a place and quit.

- Not bad.

- Yeah, I had a job offered to me last year.

I should - That's what I'd like, a job on the side.

- A desk and a stenographer.

I wouldn't mind a nice, big blond.

- With big brown eyes.

- I'll bet you 10 to o She's just like us, or we wouldn't be sticking around waiting fo - Well, well, Miss Mo - Hello, Mollie.

- Hi, Mollie, how's - I've been looking for you tramps.

- Come to pay a call - He's right acr - You better hurry - Nice bun What do you want done with them t - A lot of wise guys, ain't ya?

- You're breaking up the gam What do you want?

- I came t I came to tell you what I think of you, all of ya.

- Keep your shirt on.

- If you was worth breaki I'd tear your face wide open!

- What are you sore Wasn't that was a swel - Yeah, what do you wa - You crumbs have been making I never said I loved Earl Williams and was willing to marry Yo u made that up!

And about my being and having a love nest wit - Well you did, didn't - You've ever since they thre - That's a lie!

- Everybody - I met Mr. Williams just once in my life.

- How many?

- Two.

- When he was wa his hat and coat on like a s the day before the shooting.

- Give me one.

- I went up li and I asked him what was the matter.

And...and he told me about be being on the same job for 14 years.

- Who bets?

- Bet 20 cents.

- And I brought hi - Oh, put it on a phonograph.

- Oh, listen to me, please.

I tell you he just sat there talking to me all night.

He never once laid a hand on me.

And in the morning he went away, and I never saw him again 'till that day at the Sure, I was his witness!

- [reporter] And w - That's why you're be cause Earl Williams treate and not like an animal!

- Cool your danc - Why don't you go see your boyfriend?

- Yeah, he's got a ni - He won't have i He left (Mollie gasps) - It's a won come down and strike you (bang) What's that?

- They're fixing u - (gasps) Shame on you!

Shame on you!

A poor little fellow that never meant nobody no harm.

Sitting there this minute with the angel of death beside him and you cracking jokes.

- All right now kid, y Now, come on, come on.

- I'll take care Come on, M - Aren't they - I know, they're - All they'v All they've been doing is writing - I know, Mollie.

- Why won' Why won't they listen to me?

(door closes) (pop) (phone rings) - Hello.

Who?

Hildy Johnson?

Hang on, she'll be back in a - You guys want to play any more cards?

- I've had enough.

- What's t (awkward silence) - Gentlemen of the press.

- Hildy, phone for you.

- Hello?

Oh hello, Bruce.

What?

Where are you?

You're WHERE?

Well how did that happen?

Never mind, never mind, I'll be right down Ohhhh, I'm sorry Pete!

Sorry!

- Ooooooh!

- Hiya, Sherif - Hi - Ow What's going on around here?

- Bruce was in trouble.

- Lioness rushes - Man forgets hankie, Mama goes to - I still give the marriage six months.

- I don't know what you fellas are talking - What do you want Pete?

- Oh...I've got the tickets for the - Pete, Pete!

- Huh, what?

- Pete, why can't you hang t at five o'clock instead of seven?

- Sure, it won't hurt you and we can - Oh, well now that's kind of raw, Roy.

After all, I can't hang a man in his just to please a newspaper.

- No, but you can so the hanging's three - And you can run on a law-and-order ticket.

You can do that, all r - Honest boys, I to do with those reprieves.

- Yeah?

How do we know - What if this Egelhoffer finds Willia - He won't find him insane because he isn't.

He's just as sane as I am.

- [all] Saner!

(laughing) - Oh now, be serious boys.

After all, this is a And it's gonna go accord Seven o'clock in the morning and not a minute e After all, there's such a thing as being humane, you kno - All right Pinky, wait 'till you want a favor.

- And please don't call me Pinky.

- Why not?

- Because I got - What's the B for?

- Bull.

- But I'm innocent, I I never stole a watch in my life!

- I know you didn't, Bruce, I know All right Mike, come o - I can't, Hildy a watch and they found the wa - But I never stole-- - And who accused him?

Diamond Loui - I know, it's no - Now don't Hi You gonn - No.

- I neve All right, you Well, perhaps you' - I can't imagine who'd do a I can't think of an enemies I have.

- I'm sure you haven't any, B Have you got the check?

- Oh yes, (laughs) That's a funny supers you newspaper people have.

- Yes, isn't it?

- About being arrested, at first I t maybe Walter Burns might have somethi But, then of course I realized he couldn't have.

- Why?

- Well he' - Oh... - Oh, yes, - What's the matter?

- I've lost my w - Yes...well Bruce, never mind.

I have the money.

You'd - And that picture of us in - Don't bother, Bruce.

You'll find No Bruce dear, you wait here.

I'm not taking any more chanc I'll be down in three Oh...sorry.

- And so, into this little tortured mind came the idea that that gun had been produced for us And use it he did.

But the state has a production-for It has a gallows.

And at 7:00 a.m., unle that gallows will be used to separate the of Earl Williams from his body.

And out of Mollie Malloy's life will go the one kindly soul she ever kn That's as far as she got.

(reporter whistles) But I ask you guys - She'll do 'till somebody else comes - I don't think it's very ethi reading other - Where do you get that You're the only one who'll swipe a - I still say that anybody that can write ain't gonna give it up permanently to sew soc for a guy in the insurance business.

Now I give that marriage THREE months, and I'm laying three-to - [Hildy] I'll take that bet.

Hey, it's getting so a wi thout being discusse Hello, Post?

Get me Walter Burns, - Aw, don't get sore Hil We were only saying a swel wouldn't quit so easy.

- This is Hildy John Oh I can quit all right, wi I'm gonna live like a human being, not like you chum Is that you, Walter?

Oh I've got so Yes, yes I got the intervie but I've got some more Perhaps you'd better get a pencil and All ready?

Now, get this you double-cross there ain't gonna be any interview, and there ai And that certified le aving with me in 20 I wouldn't cov if they were just ligh And if I ever lay my I'm gonna walk right on that monkey's it rings like Oh, so you don't know why I'm angry with Well perhaps you better get Louie t tell you the And there's I want you (paper tearing) Did you hear that?

That's the sto Yes, yes, I know we had a barga I just said I'd write it.

I didn It's all in little pieces now Walt and I hope to do the same for And that, my friends, is my farewell to the newspape I'm gonna be a woman, not a news-getting machine I'm gonna have babies and take care and give them cod-liver oi And, and, oh dear, if I ever see o look at a newspaper again, I'm gonna brain 'em!

(phone rings) Where's my hat - [reporter] Hello, he Oh, Mr. Burns?

Yes, she's s And another thing I want to... Ohhh... Oooh!

(bang) Oh , there it is.

- Hello doctor, sorry to be late.

- Oh that's quite all right.

- These boys fro they take up so much You know, they wanted Williams at thei - Oh, hello Earl.

- - These newspape What they did to - (laughs) I quite be - Always a - Yes, me too.

- Of cours them some sort of stat You don't mind, do you?

- Eh, we - Oh?

- You see, all s are supposed - I see, wel them some sort of joint interview?

I can discuss some of the psychol aspects of the case, and you-- - You mean we'd have - Yes, shaking hands.

- Oh, sp - [doctor] Of course, I don't take a g - [sheriff] Oh that Th e publicity's - Doctor, I'm getting Ca n't I go back to jail again?

- Oh, I'm awfully sorry, I forgot you No Mr. Williams, we've some further Sheriff, do you mind extinguishing th - Of course, Doctor, certai - That w ha Now, let me see.

Mr. Williams, you know of course that you're going to be executed.

Now, who do you feel is - I'm innocent!

- Well, Murph.

- Send u - That I'll do.

- Go - Au revoir, - When will we see you - Next time you Rolls Royce, giving interviews o - Goodbye.

- So long, you wage slaves.

- [all] Bye!

- When you'r and getting kicked out and eating Christmas do n't forget your pal, Hildy Johnson - [all] We won't, dear.

- And when the (gunfire) (alarm bells ringing) (gunfire) - Look out, it's a jailbreak!

(alarm bells ringing) (gunfire) - What's the matter?

What happened?

(gunfi - Hey, watch where you're aim - [guard] Watch the gate!

He'll try the ga - Who got away?

Who was it?

- [guard] Earl Williams!

- Who did he say?

(c ommotion) (gun - Hello, hello!

Hurry up, - Give me the de - Blanche, - Jailbrea - Call y - Williams took - I don't kn (gunfire & a (alarms) (gunshots) - Hello Post, get me Walter Burns, quick!

Hildy Johnson!

(gunshot) Walter?

Wa Earl Williams ju Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Don't worry, I'm on the jo (gunshots) (sirens (engines racing) (sirens wailing) (engines racing) (sirens wailing) Hey, C!

Hey,Wait!ey!

(engines racin Hey, wait a minute!

(engines racing) (sirens wa (thump) Cooley, I want to talk to you!

(phones ringing) - This is Endicott, get me rewrite!

(phone rings) He ain't here.

Hello, Gil?

Here's the s You ready?

Williams was private office to be exami And in a few minutes, he shot his way out.

No, nobody knows where he got the He went upstairs to the infirma and got out thro He must have slid down t No, nobody knows where he got it.

Or if they do, they won - Hello swee - Crime comm for Williams' capture...yeah!

- No clue yet as to No, no.

Here's a lit There's been a Yeah, tear bomb, tear bomb.

Criminals cry for it.

- I don't know!

- Look, I want to make - unex of Sheriff - What went off?

- The followin - A fine friend - Their names are Merv the mayor's brother-in-law.

- After al - Howard Schuster, the sher on his mother's side.

- [reporter] Hello, Highlights - William Mansfield, the sh and Lester Winthrop, who married th You remember, the very homely dame.

Call you back!

- Mrs. Wil while scrubbing the eighth floor of the commerce bu one of Sheriff H - Look, I'm not-- - There goes another scrub lady!

- [reporter] Nah, it was only Call you back.

- McCue sp - Hey Mac, any d - Maybe the sheriff let him out A man answering the description of Earl Will was seen boarding a southbound Call you back!

- Ooh!

- I thought you'd - I thought so Get me Walter Burns, quick!

(door slams) Walter, Walter l I've got the whole story on how Williams got that gun and esc Yeah, yeah, that's right, and it's a pip.

It cost me 450 bucks to tear it out of Cooley.

- Never mind that, what's the story?

- Well just a minute and Bu t I'm telling you, firs all the money I ha Well it's Bruce's money, and I want it back.

- Bruce's money?

Sure, sure, sure, you'll g Now what's the story?

I'll send the money ri I swear it on my m - All right, here's the...

Wait a minute, your moth - My grandmother's grave, don't What's the story?

- Well, you All right, here's your story.

The jailbreak of your dreams.

It seems this expert, Dr the profound thinker from New Y was giving Williams test in the sheriff's offi You know, sticking a so that he could get his refl Well he decided to re-enact the cri exactly as it had taken Wi lliams' powers of coordinatio.

Well, I'm coming to it!

Of course he had to have a gu and who do you suppose supplied it?

Peter B. Hartwell, B for brains.

(laughs) No kidding!

(laughs) - I tell you, I'm not kidding!

I'm not good e Well the sheriff gave his gun and the professor gave And Earl shot the No, ads.

Ain't it perfect?

If the sheriff had unrolled a and loaned Williams an umbrella, it c have been more ideal.

Who?

Oh no no, They took him to the county hospita where they're aw - Oh, that's great work Hildy.

Huh?

Oh, stop I'll see you get - Well I'd better get Bruce is downstairs waiting an d we're in a hurry.

- Hold on Hey Vangie, come here.

There's a guy waiting in a t of the criminal cour His name is - What does he - He looks lik you know, Ralph Bellamy.

- Oh, him?

- Ca - I've never flopped on you - Come on, get going.

You only g Yes dear, well I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

How much was it again?

$450?

Well just a second.

Louie, come here.

I need $450 worth of - Can't carry that much, boss.

- No, just the Wh ere can I get it?

- Oh - Oh, quit Well take Hello, it's coming right Yeah, I'm send Well thanks for your st and good luc - No, no, never mind the tha Just see that money ge - Oh Hildy, you still here?

- No, I'm in Niagar - McCue speaking.

Emil, I got a good feature Re ady?

Mrs. Phoebe DeWo colored, gave birth to a pickaninny in a patrol wagon, special rifle squad acting Phoebe was walking along the street when... That's right, yeah.

So they coaxed her into the p and the story raced When the pickaninny was born, the rifle squa to see if it was Earl Wi Well they knew he was (p hone rings) (laughs) B They named the kid in honor of the sheriff.

- [Hildy] Press room.

- Bruce, I thought you were downstair What?

Arrested again?

What - Well, they called it "mashing.

No, I didn't Hildy!

I was sitting right in the taxi where you left me, and the young lady seemed to have a dizzy spell, and I just... Huh?

Well, she's kind of uh... Huh?

Yes, she's a blond.

Yes, very blond.

- Never mind, I know Ju st a minute.

Get me Walter Burns, Hildy Johnson.

Bruce, where are you?

27th Precinct?

Hold on a minute, will you?

Walter, you...!

Well, he was there a minute ago.

But I want... [mocking tone] Oh I'm Why, that double-crossing... Hello, no not Bruce, I can't get ther How about 20 minutes?

Well you see, I have to wai I'll tell you when I see you.

Oh, if I ever get my two hands again on so help me, I'm gonna tear him wide open.

- Anything I can do - How much m - - Welcome to it.

- Thanks, you - [Mac] What's that, Emil?

No, I can't give y No...wait a minute, here's the mayor.

Maybe he'll give us one.

How abou - Don't pester me now, please.

I've got a lot o - His Honor wo - Have you seen Sherif - It's hard to there's so many (M ac laughing) - Who how about a statement, your honor?

- Sure, - I can't help that.

I've nothi - Just a moment, plea What do you know - How did he get - Wait a minute, - Well, give us a statement - What effect will all - None whatsoever.

How can an unavoidable mi have any influence on the upright citizens of our fair - Well, I'll be.

- Mr. Mayor, please...is there a Red Menace or ain't there?

- How did Williams get out - Are you going to stand the gaf or have you picked - Is there any truth in the that you're on Stal - Yeah, the senator claims yo - Never mind the jokes!

Don't forg - Oh wait, come here.

to see you!

- What's the How'd he g - Come on, tell us - Hi boys, hi Yo Any statement on the - What red uprising?

- There' - Well, the governor ca lls for the militia.

Get me rewrite.

- You ca anything the gover - Yes!

- Hello, Jake.

Here's a r He claims the mayor and the sheriff have shown themselves to be a couple of eight-ye playing with fire.

(reporters You can quote him as follows: "It is lucky thing for the city that next Tue is Election Day as the citizens will thus be the expense of impeaching the mayor and the sheriff."

Yes, I'll call you back.

Nice to have seen you, mayor.

- Excuse me boys, I've got - Wait a minute.

- Quit stall Who engineered this getawa - No.

- Who was it, yo - Me, no!

Now ju I've got him located.

- Who, W - Out on Center St I just got a tip.

- - The rifle squad's just going out.

( You'll be able catch it if you hurry.

Look, please.. - Please, Fred I have Now, see here Fred.

- Pete, you're through.

- Through?

You m - I mean I'm scratching ne xt Tuesday and I'm running Sher Reform the reds with a rope!

- Yeah, but Fred I-- - Williams isn't a red, and you kno - There are a lot of commun and I thought that if I got a slogan like th put it up-- - I know it, but that's g Do you realize there are 20 and if Earl Williams don't hang, we're gonna - We're going to hang him!

(kno Come in!

He c - What do you me He did get away, didn What do you want?

- I, uh-- - [sheriff - Are you Sh - I'm him, what is it?

- You're a hard man to find, I have a message here from the governor.

- What's from the governor?

- It was a - For who?

- Ea - You said there w - How did you get it?

- It fri I'd like to do t Who else was there - Nobody, he was out - Get the governor - He's not there - The blasted nimrod... fishing, duck shooting.

A guy who's done nothing for the last 40 years but play pinochle gets elected gover and right away he thinks he' - Read that: "insane", he s Why, he knows very well Willia - Well, I never met the man.

- Ah, pure politics!

- It's an attemp Fred, we've gotta think fast.

What are we goin - Tell them on account of yo - And as an afterthought, your resignation, now!

- Hello?

Yes, What?

Wher Holy Moses, hold the wire!

- What i - They've got him, they've got They've got him surrounded, out at his house!

- Tell them - I did!

Hold th - Cover up that tr - Cove Now listen...you never arri - Yes I did, don't you remember?

I came through that do - And I thought Sheriff Ha - What's your salary?

- $40 a - How would you li That's almost $100 a week.

- No, I couldn't afford that- Who?

Me?

- We Now they in the city - In the what?

- - You mean, I should work - No wait a minute - No, my wif - Why not?

- Well you see my wi That's all right, you can brin We'll pay all the expens - No, I don't think so.

- For heaven's sakes, why not?

- I've got two kids going ch ange towns, they lose a grade.

They're not very b They'll skip a gra And I'll gua they'll grad - Hold your horses, Olsen.

- - Hurry up, Fred!

- That puts me in kind of a pec - No, it doesn't!

Now remember - Yes, I did!

- No, You got caug - No, I came around the back-- Now get out of here and don't let - Wait a minute!

- Yes, but how do - Come in and se What's your name?

- Pettibon - Pettibone?

- Not real - No no, now all to lay low and keep yo - Well, I'm tire - Here, go to It's a nice They'll take good ca Just tell 'em Here's $50 on account.

- [Sheriff] Will I'll tell yo - Oh, you forgot to a city sealer all tomorrow - No, no, easy, - Well that's good, beca my wife-- - We'll fix that too - My wife?

- Yeah, fix anythi - Fred, they're still on the phone.

- All right, tell them to shoot to kill.

- What?

- You heard what I said.

- But the reprieve, - Go ahead a - All right.

Hello, That's the orders.

Pass the word al - $500 for the man who does it.

All right, I'll be right ove - Hi, Hildy.

- You double-crossing hyen - What's the matter, - Don' What'd you pull - Who, me?

- Yes, albino of - You talking - None other.

- She'll do 'till - She was - If she tries anything else, - I don't like-- - And you too, and Did you bring that m - Oh yeah, 400 bu - $450.

- All right, you can't blame a guy Here, you better give me a receipt.

- I'll give yo - I got plenty - Oh, and I' - Mr. Baldwin's what?

- His pu - All right, Hildy.

I'll do it for you, But you better tell that fiance of yours to more careful in these hard ti - Sure, sure.

Want to loan him a - Now don't talk that way, Hi - Here, I'll take that.

I'll t So long.

- Wa You'll take it ove You'll take it to th and tell the cops how - I couldn't do me in Alcatraz - That's n - Louie!

(foots Hello operator, Hildy Johnson.

Will you get me-- - Drop that phone!

- Never mind.

- You're not gonna tell anybody where I am!

- Put that gun down, Earl.

You don't wanna shoot me, Earl.

I'm your fri I'm gonna write the story on you - Oh yes, that's right; production for use - You don't want to hurt your friend-- - Don't move!

Maybe you' But don't come any nearer.

You can't trust anybody (p hone rings) - I don't blame you, Earl.

If I were you, I - Don't do that!

Put it back, You know if you try any tricks, I'll shoot you.

I can do it right from here.

Sure you could, Earl.

But you don't want to do th You don't want to kill a - No, you're right.

I don't want to ki - That's what I thought.

- Wait a minut - I was just going to close the door so nobody'd - No, you weren't.

You were gon But I don't want that.

All I want is to - I won't get anybody, You'll get them after me aga I won't let you (s hade rolls u (gun fires) (gun clicks) - I guess I fired - all (breathing h I'm awful tired.

- Earl, Earl that - I don't care.

I'm not afraid to die.

I was telling the fella that when - Be quiet, will you!

- Waking m Talking to me about things - Shut up!

- I wish they'd take me - They will if you don't keep quiet.

- I couldn't go through another day - Well maybe you think I could.

Get me Walter Burns, quick!

(phone rings) Te (phone rings) Hello, hello?

Oh but Bruce, please!

I know I said I'd but something Walter, Hildy.

Come Wa it, Bruce just a secon Walter, get this: I've got Earl W Yeah, right in the press room!

Honest, on the l Bruce, the greatest thing I' ve captured Earl Wil You know, th Stay down there, E Wait a m Listen But just as so I'll be right Bruce, I can't!

Bruce, don't y - Come on, l - Who is it?

- It's me, - What do you want, Mollie?

- I gotta find-- Where is everybody?

- They're no - Oh please Please tell me!

- Mollie, I Do you mind - Oh loo They're gonna shoot - They're looking If you're - I don't care I ain't afraid of 'em!

- All righ They're down - Oh, that's where he used to- - Aw, come in Mollie.

Draw up a chair.

(door shuts) - Hello, Mollie.

- How did you ge Down the pipe.

I didn't mean to s Really, I didn't.

- [Hildy - You believe me, don't you, Mollie?

- Sure I believe you.

- Thanks for the ros They were beautiful.

- That's all right, (sobbing) - Don't cry.

- Don't you get hysterical.

- I gotta get him out of here.

- Sit down, are you crazy?

You wouldn't get without being - Yeah, but they'l I'm trying to think befo - Let 'em take me, what difference doe - No, I'll never let 'em!

(door rattling) - Hey, who locke (door rattling) - Now it's too la - No it isn't, no - Oh, what's the use (door rattling) (objects shuffling) We'll get you out in 10 minutes.

- [reporters] Open up!

Al l right here, sit down.

(fists pounding) All right, (fists pounding) Oh what are you trying to do, kick the building do - You gettin' kind After all, we got so - Hey, what's she - Run down and - Hey, what' - Came up here and got pretty sick.

- How do y - I don't - Get you some w - I'll g - Do - Oh, you don't - You didn't you bump - Ain't you funny!

- Ye - Let me alone, will ya?

- Okay, gi - No harm in asking.

- Hello, Jim?

Yes, false ala They surrounded th but they forgot to t and he wasn't there.

- Some H The whole police Oh, hello Hildy.

I th - I'm waiting for some - What a chase, give m - Murphy talking, give me the desk.

- [Hildy] Any news, boys - Yeah, I neve - What?

Where?

Melrose Station?

Huh?

All right, connect me.

Hello Mollie, Ho ld it a minute Hey - Yeah, ca - An old lad and claims William - Tell her to stand up.

- Well, - You want to - I have to stick - I spent $1.40 on taxicabs - Let's not do anymore goin' out.

- Never mind Sarge - Say, who pulled th - I did.

They were (shade rolls up) - You know...

I've got a hunch Will they've been looking for h He might be right here in th - [Hildy] Sure, sure, hanging around a duck in a shooting gallery.

- There's that skylight he got out but how did he re - I'm pretending there - He could have jumped It 's only about four fee - Yeah, once he go he could slide - And come in any one of - If the story's gonna walk right in the window.

- Masterminds at work.

Why don't you bo will come and call on you?

- Wouldn't it be funny - Well why not search the building?

Everybody take a f (reporters grumbli - A great bunch of reporters you ar The biggest story in tw and you're all too - Say, Hildy, if I pretty anxious to get rid of us.

You trying to - Yeah, what is on my own ti her the story on h - Yeah did you smuggle that gun in - Oh no, I didn't do nothing.

- Come clean, Moll - [Hildy] Will - Well?

- [Hildy] Mrs. Baldwin, - Don't you mother me!

Playing cat and mouse with keeping him locked up, - I can explain and you suppose to be - I'll be with you in fiv - You don't have Just give me Bruce's money as far as I'm concerned.

- Mother, please.

yo u caught.

- [Murphy] - Which They all look like - Wait a minute Hildy, what murde - I don't know what I never sa - I'm quoting my - Somebody's lying.

- That's ridiculous in the first place - Yes, you did!

- No I didn't, I s - Come on Hildy, quit stalling.

- She got it - Who are you holding ou - Nobody!

make you wish you had.

I don't know where h - Stop i What are you askin' her for?

She don't know where he is I'm the only one that know - Where is Williams?

- Try and fi - Co - Talk?

Now - Sure.

- Oh, ain't that funny!

You wouldn't listen to me before not even for a minute, - [Hildy] Don't tell 'em anything, Mollie!

- Let me alone, I - Stay out - Why di Why didn't you?

- Co - You keep your ha - What do you wanna know for?

So you can write so you can can sell - Never mind that.

- All right, all I'll give you a story!

I'll give Only this time it'll be true!

You'll never find him now!

(reporters yell) - Get the ambulance, somebo Get an ambulance, somebody She's dead.

- No, she isn' (bodies scrambling) - Darling, did you see that?

- Where is - I know - Anyway, sh - Come to Hi - Hidden, he's in th Thank heaven she didn't kill hers - How're you doing?

- Let me out.

I can't - Keep qui - What's in there?

- Who ar - What are - This i - What are y - I won't shut u - Mother, please.

- Take her out o - What?

- - Qu - Take the lady - My name's Loui (Mrs. Baldwin screams) - Lock her up, see that she doesn't talk to anyone on - [Louie] What'll I - Te - Don't worry Mo Walter, let go of me!

- Where do you think you're going?

- I'm goin going to g Walter, why did you - Get Bruce out of jail?

Well how can you resting in a nice wh ile this is going on?

Hildy, t You can't dese - Oh Walter, You've got your story Go on, smear it all ov "Earl Williams captured I covered your story for you, and I in a fine mess doing i - You drooling idiot, wh you're getting out?

- There are 365 da How many times you got a murderer locked up in a Once in a lifetime!

Hildy, you've got th - Sure I know, I know.

- You know, you This isn't just a story you're cov This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingston discovered S - It was the other wa - Oh, well don't Do you realize what yo You've taken a city th under the same old gang, and with this yarn, you're kicking 'em out.

You're giving the same having under La Listen honey, if I did at heart do you think I'd waste my time argu You've done something big, Hildy!

You've stepped up in - Huh?

- We'll make s ward heelers next Tu not even their wives!

- Expose 'em - Certai We'll keep Williams so the Post can break Th en we let the governor in o Share the glory with h - You kicked over the whole ci You got the mayor and Hartwell backed u You put one administration out an This isn't just a newspaper story Hildy, it's a And you stand there bellyaching about whether you catch an eight o'clock train or a nine - But Walter, I never - You're still - Gee we'd be the white-hair - Sure, they'll be na Hildy Johnson Street.

There'll be st The movies will be By tomorrow morning, a Hildy John I can see "Light up with - Oh Wal - Huh?

- We got a - Now you're talki - We can't leave - We'll take him o Which is our phone?

Ho w are you gonna take him?

Th - Not if he's inside t Hello!

- You can't move that desk, it's crawling wi - All right, we'll Now quit stalling!

Get Come on, start pounding out a l - How much of - All the wo Hello, giv - Wait, wait - Can I call the - Call him anythin - How about th by the fire Hello, Duffy?

Get set!

We've got the biggest Ea rl Williams captured by The Mornin Yeah, and I want you to tear out the whole front page.

That's what I said, the whole front page out!

Well never mind the European war, we got something a who Hildy Johnson's writing th I'll give it And listen, Duffy, get Tell him to come up here right away with half Yeah, Butch O'Connor.

What?

Well, I've got a Never mind what-- - Hildy!

- What the deuce - Oh, hello Bruc - No, no never mind th for heaven's sake!

- Hildy, I - Bruce, how did - Well not through - Now listen - I'm not talking to I had to wire Albany - Look, I don't care if there's a million dead.

- I don't what they're gonna Th ey had to send the money to t - Oh for Pete's sake Hildy, come - We'll explain everything to them, Bruce.

- Well, where's Mother?

Sh - She left.

- No, I can't - Where'd she go?

- Ou - No, no, junk the - Hildy, tell me where my mother was going!

- Uh, she couldn't say!

- Oh never mind th - Did she get the mo - Oh no, no she - I'll take that money, Hild - All right Br - I've decided I and I'll take that certif - I'll give it you, Bruce Here, here's and you'll - My wallet?

This IS my w Say, there's somethi Here, what are you doing?

- Just wanted to look at it.

- Hildy, I'm taking-- - [Walter] B - Hildy, I'm taking the - Sure, sure.

- Did you hear what I I said I'm takin nine o'clock - Nine o Oh Bruce, I (p aper ruffling) - Let her alone, will you, buddy?

- Will you do me a favo - Hildy, I just want You don't want to come with me, - Answer me Hildy, - [Walter] No!

Take all those - Hildy tell me, please tell me - Now wait a minute... - Did you ever l - Now look here, my good man!

- You shut up, Burns!

- How can I do - You're doing She wanted to get away from you stand for, but you You caught her and changed - Take Hitler and stic Now let me ask you-- - Hildy, are you gonna - No I am not, but Bruce, c that something's happened?

Wait, I'll tell He's a spy, you fool - I am not a spy!

- Come on Hildy, you're - Bruce, give me just a se Don't you see this is the - Keep quiet, Hild I'll keep!

I'm like som - Yeah!

- You just don't lov - Oh now, that is Just because you w Now you know that is - What else have you go - You never inte and live like - [Walter] What's you want to think.

- Oh, Se I'm trying to concentrate!

- [Bruce] You're j - [Hildy] Sure, sure, - What, what?

No, no, leav That's human interest.

Did you ge - If you had any (all three yel - Wait, wait, just a minute.

There's on - What?

- [Hildy] Wa - What?

wh at was her n - You mean - Right.

Wh - Hildy, I don - Oh, never mind that!

You're not worki - Remember, if you change y I'm leaving on t - If you want me Bruce, instead of trying to change me int I'm no suburban bridge playe I'm a newspaperman - That's the stuff, Hi Keep it coming as fast a Get back in there, yo Hello Duffy, did you tell Butch and his gang to take a taxi, it's a matt Good, stay on this wire!

Butch is on his wa All we've go - The boys will be back They'll be - I'll (typewrite Oh, now the moon's out!

(typewriter chattering) (knocking) Fine, three taps is me, don't forget.

How you doing, got enough air?

- Not very much.

- That bet You're sitti How's it coming, honey?

- Oh, Where's Bruce?

- Bruce?

Oh, he went ou - Is he coming back Didn't you hear him?

- "While hundreds of Sheriff Hartwell's through the city shooting innocent bystanders, spreading their reign of terror, Earl Williams wa - Wait a minute, wa aren't you Doesn't the - Oh I did tha - Well who's gonna read Li sten honey, for te lling you ho and that's what (pounding) - [Bensinger] What's the - Who's that?

- Bensinger, that's his desk.

- [Bensinger] Open the door, will you?

(poundin - Listen, what did you say his name was?

- Bensinge - Tribune, huh?

- [Bensinger] Ha ven't you any better sense than to-- Uh...hello, hello Mr.

Burn Well, quite an honor having you come over here.

- Hello, Bensinger!

- Oh, you know m Excuse me, I just want to get my-- - You know, it's quite seeing you tonight, isn't it Hil - Yes, yes.

- Ho - Well as a matter about you just - Really?

Well, nothin - On the contrary, on the contrary.

That was one swell story you had in the paper - Oh, did you care for the poem Mr. B - Uh, the poem?

The poem was gre - I liked the endi "And all is well outside his but in his heart, he hears the hangman and the gallows falling, and his white-haired He artbreaking.

- [H Now how'd - What?

- Yes, we can a man like you.

All we got now are - Are you serious, Mr. Burns?

- Serious, wai Listen Duffy, Duffy, I'm sending you Mr. Bunsinger over to se - Bensinger.

- Oh y - Yeah...no!

Roy, Roy V - Certainl Roy V. Bensing Well of course you wouldn't know.

You probably n (laughter) Now look, I want you to put Mr. Bensinger on the staff right away.

How much you - Ugh, 75.

- I'll giv Now you give him eve Okay.

Now look Roy, I an d write me a story from the poi of the escaped man.

He hides, co of every light.

He hears foots and all the time, th Now get th - Sort of Jack London style?

- Exactly!

- I'll jus - It doesn't h - Oh, well, I'm deeply grat - Good.

- It's very... Oh...oh, if yo a war correspondent, I parlee a little Fr - I'll keep you in mind.

- Au revoir, mo - Bonjour!

(door shuts) "His white-haired mother's That's the tops, isn't i Now listen, that fellow Bensin to see you right now.

Handle him Put him to work No, no we don't want him.

Just stall him a then tell him his poet and kick him down - Double-crossin That'll teach him a lesson.

He won't quit his - I mean you!

- Me?

- Yo Wait a minute.

- What?

- I just remembered, B He said he was taking the nine o'clo - Oh, well in that Come on honey, don't sit there like Get on with the story!

(Hildy moans) We ought to have our by the time Butch ge - How you have Wh at am I going to do?

- Oh, the window's too sma We'll have to carry the - I ought to be on th - Hildy, come on, falling for your l They're gonna name - Yes, yes well you've no w, get back to (door rattling) Walter, wh (door ratt - Who is it?

- [Louie] - Louie!

(door rattli - Holy smokes, what's the matter with you?

- Where's Mrs. Bal - What happened?

- Down Western Av 65 miles an hour, - Take that mush out of your mouth!

- Where's the We run smack into a police We busted it in half.

- Was she hurt - Look, where is she, tell me - Can you imag They come rolling out li - What did you do with - Search me, whe down 34th Street.

- You we - Was I!

- You were - The driver got knocked cold.

- Butterfingers!

I give you an ol and you hand her ov - What do The cops was on the wr - Now everything's fine!

She's probably squaw - I don't think she' you know what I mean?

- Do Was she killed?

- Hey, w - Say, listen, me with and a kidnapped old lady on my I'm gonna stick around fr om a lot of cops?

You know w ohhh this is the end!

- Well, it's fate Hildy.

What will be, will - What am I going to s What can I tell him?

- Look hon you won't have to Sn ap out of it!

Woul dame dragging - I killed her, I'm responsible!

What am I gonna do?

How can I ever face Bruce agai - Look at me, Hildy.

- I am looking at - Ah, no, if it was my own g I'd carry on, you know I would, for - Louie, where'd it happen?

- Western and 34th.

- I got to get out of her - We can do Listen-- (phone rings) Hello...hello?

- Maine 4557!

- Who?

Well Butch, - Hello Mission Hosp - Well what are you doing there?

Haven't yo - Hello Eddie, Was there a old lady - Oh, for H. Sebas it's a matter of life - Nobody?

- I can't hear!

- Morningside Speak up...A WHAT!?

Well you can't stop for a dame now!

- [Hildy] Community Hospital room, will you please?

- been aft our whole lives Are you gonna let after all we've been throu - [Hildy] Max, H brought in there in an - Butch, I'd put my ar Now you can't double-cross me!

- Well look around, - Oh she doe I'll talk to her.

Oh, good evening madam.

Now listen, you 10 cent glamour gir You can't keep Butch away f What's that?

You say that and kick you Sa y, what kind of language is that?

Now look here you-- Oooooohhhhh, she hu What did I say?

(paper rustling) Duffy!

How do you like that, - mousing around with some - DUFFY!

- Will - Duffy!

That's cooperatio - Nobody?

- DU - Well, where is Duffy?

Diabetes, I ought to know better than to hire anybody with a disease!

- [Hildy] Give me Olympia 21 - Louie!

- [Louie] Yes, boss?

- Loui - Anything you say, b - Well bea - Who do you want?

- Anyb on his chest, ge Offer 'em anything, only get 'em!

We gotta get the - Is it importan Listen Louie, you're - I like you too, boss.

Ge t enough people to move that desk.

Now come on, I'm - You know m - Okay, don't bump into anything.

That dumb immigrant will flop on me as sure as y - Well try it again at the hospital, it's bound to answer!

- Well, if he's not back we'll carry it out a - There's a million ways!

We could take it out in the conf - I don't - Hey come here, see - What, nobody?

Oh, never mind.

- Are - No, I'm not!

- Do y - Yes, I'm gonna - Don't open that doo - I'm going down - Oh there - We want to - Hey let (yelling & commo Get your hands off me!

- Now, loo - [Walter] Hey, - You mean me?

- Yes, y What do you mean b - You can't bluff me, Burns.

I don't care who you a - Let go of me, will you?

- Hang ont - Oh, please!

Look fellas, som - We know what y - She ma - She had the do - She and - They know - Oh loo and there's been an - Johnson, t very peculiar goin - Now see here, John - Just a If you have any accusati make them in the proper manner.

Otherwise I'll h - You'll ask me to what?

- Get out!

- Oh you will, eh?

You keep that door c Now we'll see about this!

- Come on Pink - Make them talk and - Now look here Johnson, I'm going to Are you going to - What do you want m - What do you know - What do yo - Now we'r All right boys, take her out of here.

- Oh no, you don't!

-I'v Don't you dare touch m (object thumps) (repor - She's go - Oh no, you don't!

Walter!

- All righ - Where did you get this gun?

- I've got a rig - Not this gun!

- I can ex When Hildy told me s Earl Williams I thought so I gave her a gun - Oh, you did!

Well, th to be the gun that Williams used to sh - [reporters] WHAT?

- My good man, - I ought to know my own gun, - Ohhhh!

So that's where Williams got t - And Hildy got it from Wi - Where is Earl Williams?

Where have you - [Walter] You're - I'll give you th - He went over to the hospital to ca on Professor Egelh - Where is he?

- Ask the ma - Speak up, speak up, what - My dear fellow!

- Where is he?

- The Morning Post does not obstr justice or hide criminals.

- You ought to know tha - Johnson, you - What?

- And - Who's under arre Listen you insig pimple-headed spy, do you realize what you're doin - I'll show you what I'm doing!

Burns, you're obst and so is The Morning Po And I'm going to - You'll see nothing of the kind.

- And I'm going to b Is this your desk?

- No!

What are you afrai I dare you to mo - Oh, you do?

- Yes, go ah - All right, I w - Now I'm wa of this building and I' - He can do it too.

- Is that so - I'll see - All right, tell Confiscate this desk.

- Al is your last chan This is a and you fellas - We'll take a Go ahead, boys.

(k nocking) - [policeman] Open up this - Mother!

Oh, Mother I am glad to see you!

Are you all right?

I've - That's t - What's the idea here?

- This lady claims - What?

- They dragged me - Just a minute!

Did this man hav - Why, he was in charge He told them to kidnap me!

- Excuse me, madam - You know you did!

- What about this Burns?

- Trying to frame me, huh?

I never saw this - Why, what a thing to say!

I was standing right here when jumped out the window.

- Call the may - Now look here If you were out joyriding, p or got in to some scrape, why don't you admit it ins - You ruffian, how dare you talk like that to me!

- He's just a little crazy, Mother.

- And I could tell you so I could tell you WH - Yeah?

- They had s and they were hiding-- - Hiding him - Madam, you're a cockeyed (E arl knocking) - What was that?

- He - Gimme th What a break!

- - - Get your guns - Don't take any chanc - He can't hurt anybody, - Oh dear, oh dear!

- Go o - Let me out, let me out of here - Mother!

- Close that door!

- I was looking al - Hello Jake, hang on.

- Hildy, call Du - No, you don't.

- Yo - Now everybody... - - Aim right at t - All right, Carl, Frank, one o get on each end - Somethin - We've - Ha - - An - I' - - Ready for an - Any second now!

- Three, (desk panel slams) I got - Go ahe - Come out of there!

- Earl Williams ju criminal courts buil - Come on, on your feet.

Do n't try any funny stuff.

- Williams was u - Williams put up a de but the police - He offered no re with the cop - He'd break thr - Duffy, The Morning - Williams over to the sheriff!

- Put the cu - More lat - An anonymo led to W - The sheriff was tracing a mysterious telephone call which gave away Williams' hi - Where's the old - She went out.

- - Call you back, (bodies scrambling) (door shuts) (sheriff humming) - Hello Gary, give me the warden's office, quick!

- Hartwell, you're gonna wish - Oh, am I?

Hello Fred.

- Well, fi You certainly delivered the go I'm proud of you - Look kinda natural, - Aiding an esca and a little charge Wh at's that?

That's the jail, the - Well, looks like about for you two birds.

- Does it?

- Whenever you t it's time fo - Whistling in the da Well that isn't go - Listen, the last man who said to me was Archie Leach, jus before he cut his throat.

- [sheriff] - We've been in wo - Nope.

- You forget the power over The Morning Post, my lord.

- Luck's not with - Hello, this is H - I've caught him, ye Single-handed!

(Hildy scoffs) We'll proceed with - You're gonna be in office - You better start pulling your nose out of - I'll tell you what you'll be doing.

- What?

- - Well go on, make up your in the state penite Hello Joe, I want you to come over Ye s, I just captured a couple of im and I want you to take their conf - Don't forget Liebo - All the lawyers in aren't gonna - Listen, you're talking - [mayor] Oh, the power of the press - [Walter] Ha ha ha, listen, bigger men than yo the power of the press is; presidents, kings!

- Here's the reprieve!

- (mayor fluster - Oh you can't bribe me, - [Walter] What's all this?

- Oh no, I won't!

Here's the rep - What?

- I don' - Who is this man?

- Thro - All right, out you go.

- Wait a minute, who's - They wouldn't take this.

- What did I tell ya?

An - What do you mean by coming in here with a - [sheriff] It's a frameup, he's an impostor!

- Arrest him!

- trying to hang an innoc to win an el - That's mur - I never - If I was - What's your name?

- When did you deliver this first, Mr. - Who'd you talk to?

- They started - Who's they?

- Th - That's absurd on the fac Walter, he's talking li - Out of the mouths of bab - Hi, babe.

- Hiya, - He's insane, Wh y, if this unfortunate ha s REALLY been reprieved, I'm personally Ar en't you, Pete - Oh go on, yo and you know it.

- That's a to say a - Oh, you're marvelous!

Take a look at t you're an intelligen - Never mind that.

Let's have your - Well nineteen years ago, I married Mrs. - Skip all that.

- Oh, she wasn't Mrs. Petti - No, no, no... - She was one of - I mean-- - [mayor] Sherif and Earl Williams has been rep And our commonwealth has been saved the painful necessity of s - You said it, now get off the soapbo - [Hildy] That's awful!

- Save - Pete, take those handcuff I'm amazed at you doing a thing like t - Isn't he awful?

- Walter, yo No excuse at all for Pete to fly off the handle.

- I was only doing my duty, nothing person - That's all right, Pete.

- What name was?

- Pett Here's a picture of my wife.

- Fine looking woman.

- You have - Yeah, well she - Well, she's good If I was to tell my wife, - I understand perfectly, M and as long as I'm mayor, why-- - Which ought to be about - Just long enough for us to asking for your recall.

- And your a You know, you little boys ought to get about 10 yea - Don't make any hasty decisions, Mr. Bur You might run into a thumping big libel suit.

- You're going to run into the gover - My old friend the governor understand each other perfectly.

- Yes, and so do I!

- So do you what, you who do And now Mr. Pettibone, if you with us, we'll take you over office and deliver Co me along, Pete.

- If I was t (laughter) - Wait till those two future jailbirds read The Morning Post tomorrow.

- Tight sq - That's our worst jam we've - What?

Well, where is he, get him.

- Remember the time we stole old lady stomach off the coroner's physicia - Wasn't that marvelous?

- We proved she'd been poisoned, though, didn't we We had to hide out for a week.

Do you remember that?

The Shoreland Hotel, that's where, - Yeah, we could have gone to jail for that too Ah, yes, - Guess so maybe you're It 's a Well, you're gonna be Say, you better get going.

- Where would I go?

- Why to - But, you know he's gone.

He took - Oh just send him a wire.

He'll be waiting at Now, go on.

- What?

Look, why does - have a phone put Walter, mayb - Get going...what is that with you - Wait a minute... Now look honey I'm trying to do something noble for Now get out of here before I change my min Come on now.

- But Walter - It's tough eno - Send the fellow a wire.

He'll be wai - And who'll - I'll do it myself.

It won't b but what's t I'd kind - Oh, at last, Duffy!

- I get The same old act, isn't it?

Trying to push me out of thinking I'll be - Now I know I deserve that Wait a minute, Duffy.

But this is one time y Look honey, when you walk out a part of me will go right with yo But a whole new world's gonn I made fun of Bruce and Albany and all that kind You know why?

- Why?

- I was jealous.

I was sore becau the kind of life I can' That's what you want, honey.

- I could st and take the train in the mor It doesn't make - difference Goodbye dear, and good luck.

Oh Duffy, now this is (p hone rings) Oh, just a minute.

Hello?

Who?

Hildy Johnson?

No, she ju - I'm st - Hang on a minute.

- Hildy Johnson speaking.

The 4th Precinct police station?

Well, put him on!

Bruce, I thought you were on your way to A What for?

- For having counter - Counterfeit money?

(throat clearing - Well where did you get it?

I gave it to you!?

Oh all right, I'll... try and do something about it.

(Hildy sobs) (Hildy sobs) # (gentle music) # (gentle music) (Hildy sobs) # (gentle musi - Oh, honey... (Hildy sobs) Honey don't cry, please.

(Hildy sobs) Oh come on, I di What's the matter with Hildy, honey... - I thought you we (Hildy sobs) I didn't know you had him locked up.

I thought...you were on the level for once.

That you were just... standing by and letting me g and not doing a thing about it.

- Oh, come on honey.

What did you think - I thought you didn't love - Oh, what were you thinking with?

- I don't know.

Well what are you standing there gawking for?

We have to get him out of jail.

Send Louie down with some honest money, and...send him back to Albany - Sure, sure.

Hi Duffy, everything's changed.

Tell Louie to stand by.

We're No , don't worry about the story, Hildy's gonna Of course she's not qu she never We 're go - Ohhhh!

Can we go - Sure!

Hey, Duffy No, no, not permanently, just for the two wee - Oh, what?!

- I Where - Ni - Niagara Falls, Duffy!

- Two whole weeks, - Sure, you've Wh at?

What?

A strike?

What strik Where?

Albany?

Well I know it's on the way - All right, we'll... honeymoo - Okay, Duffy!

(laughs) Well, isn't that a coincidence!

We're going to Alb Say, why don't you carry that in yo #