Alias Nick Beal
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- 1949
- 93 min
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In every man there's an imperfection,
a seed of destruction.
You discovered that, Foster, when
you traded principles for personal glory
When you sacrificed integrity for power.
You discovered that
Climbing to a governor's mansion
from a district attorney's office.
District Attorney. Hello, Jack.
He's in conference.
May I take a message?
Hello, Mary
- Hello.
I've got the Beckford file for the boss.
He's in conference.
Well, can I trust you with it?
I'll take them in.
May I?
- I guess so.
What if it is personal?
You're not an old maid, are you?
The Beckford file, boss.
Thanks, Wolfe.
I don't suppose there's any secret
about it. I'll be 48 next month.
Forty eight. That's just about right.
That'll be all, Wolfe.
Right for what?
There's gossip around.
Governor Lambert's gonna retire.
He's old. Pushing 70.
The race will be wide open this fall.
Very interesting.
I got some more gossip for you too.
With the right sponsors.
Provided the sponsors are out of jail.
They will be.
That's not the way the jury's going to
feel about your man, Hanson.
I think it is after what I heard today.
Seems you had a subpoena issued
for some books of his.
Books with figures in them.
Go on.
Hanson was gonna bring them down
except something funny happened.
They caught fire.
- I don't believe you.
I'd have brought them myself
to show you only...
I didn't think you'd want your office
cluttered up with ashes.
You're licked, Foster.
- No.
And you don't think so either.
Or you wouldn't be talking
about governorships.
Let me tell you about that.
My people up here have been
complaining about you.
Breaking their slot machines,
closing the bookies,
breaking up the numbers game.
It's cost them and me a lot of money.
Then Hanson.
You missed but I have an idea
you'll try again.
Of course, there's another way
to stop you but that's messy.
Blood, a lot of bad publicity.
care for that.
What then?
I gather you're offering me a choice.
A governorship or a shroud.
I wouldn't want to put it...
- I don't want to put it any way.
Suppose you get out.
So you don't want to dance, eh?
- That's right.
Maybe you will anyway.
The Reverend, Dr. Garfield.
- Come in, Tom.
Trouble with Faulkner?
- Yeah, bad trouble.
He and his man, Hanson
have outsmarted me.
Sit down, Tom.
- Ah, Joseph.
Burned Hanson's records.
You must have expected that.
Not the way I had the thing set up.
Of course, I wanted the records
but I knew if I went after them before
the trial, he'd destroy them.
So I built my case to look as if I
wasn't going to use them at all,
figuring on a raid later on
when he was off guard.
One of my assistants secured the
subpoena this morning.
But it got through to Hanson too.
I wouldn't worry.
You've made a fine record
No district attorney in the country
has done better.
No, it's not me. It's the little people,
the corner grocer,
the basement tailor,
the one truck cleaner.
All paying from five to ten dollars
a week for protection.
From what?
Hanson.
Someday he'll overreach himself.
- Someday's not soon enough.
I'm going to get him and I'm going to
get him now if I have to...
I'm sorry.
with my troubles?
Did you bring the boy?
Wolfe has him outside.
Has him?
- He's a bit wild.
That's why we have the club.
Hello, Reverend.
- Hi, Matt.
Well, athletes.
What're ya gonna do,
make me a boy scout?
I know what I'd do with you.
- You ain't big enough.
Come with me, Larry.
Say,Joseph?
-Yes?
Wouldn't the burning of the books be
evidence of Hanson's guilt?
It would be if i could prove he did it
which I can't.
It's a pity.
After all the work you've done.
Let's go in the office, Larry.
- What for?
I just want to talk with you.
If that kid was mine...
- He wouldn't be here, Wolfe.
Sit down.
I'd sooner stand.
What've they got for for, Larry?
Auto rap.
Want to tell me about it?
Why should I?
No reason except that I was once
in the same spot.
Don't give me that soap.
When you were a kid you wore lace pants.
When I was your age I could lick
every kid on the waterfront
and most of the sailors too.
Lace pants.
But I'll tell you something, Larry.
I found out it doesn't pay.
Not in the long run, not any more than
what you're doing.
If it weren't for Dr. Garfield, you'd be
in a reform school.
What's the matter with reform school?
You want to go there?
Sure. This is sissy stuff.
The guys on the block
would laugh at me.
Do you think anybody laughs at me?
No.
- Well, there.
Why don't you give it a try?
Say for a month.
No. I don't think I'd...
About ready to come home, darling?
I'm always ready to come home.
Martha, this is Larry Price.
- Oh, you like it here, Larry?
Maybe.
You look tired, dear. Bad day?
- Not good.
Hanson?
- I'm afraid he's outwitted me.
Oh, what a shame.
Joseph would rather convict Hanson
than be president, I think.
He's the last of our evil forces.
He's the last and the biggest.
He's like an octopus.
Sucking the blood of every little
business in the city.
I'd give my soul to nail him.
Mr. Foster?
- Yes. What is it, son?
A man told me to give this to you.
Thanks.
Listen to this.
If you want to nail Hanson, come
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