You Can't Get Away with Murder Page #2

Synopsis: Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
 
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1939
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pretty worried.

Why don't you

butt out of this?

Madge and me can

take care of ourselves.

That's no way

to treat her, Johnnie.

She didn't sleep

all night.

That's because she

ain't a night watchman,

like you.

They get

plenty of sleep.

That's telling

him, Johnnie.

Come on, Johnnie,

let's go home.

I ain't going till

I'm good and ready.

Maybe you can string

Madge along, but not me.

Take it easy, kid!

Well, that's

how it is.

You been trying to

boss me ever since

You began

that cheap play

for my sister.

Ouch!

Sorry, Johnnie,

but you asked for it.

Now go on home.

Frank:
off your beat,

ain't you, burke?

Yeah, a little

overtime job.

Maybe you're finding

overtime don't pay

so good down here.

That's what

I told Johnnie.

Beat it, kid.

Listen, burke, if

Johnnie is lucky enough

To be a friend of mine,

that's our business, see?

Now lay off him.

Go ahead, Johnnie,

I'll see you tonight.

Get this, Wilson,

I know what

your business is.

You're a cheap,

small-Time crook.

Some day I'm gonna put you

right where you belong.

You hear what he

said about you?

Why didn't you

sock him one?

I got my own way

of handling them guys.

Here, I'll take

Johnnie's cue.

The 4 ball

in the corner pocket.

Johnnie!

Hello, Madge.

Gee, you got

a new suit.

Yeah.

Pretty nifty, huh?

You like it?

Where have you been?

Why'd you have to send

Fred burke looking for me?

Thought maybe

something might

have happened to you.

I told you I was

out of town hunting

for a job, didn't I?

But Johnnie, you

stayed out all night.

I had to get

a hitchhike.

I didn't get back

till a little while ago.

I saved some

supper for you.

Come on in

the kitchen.

Where'd you get

the new clothes?

Friend of mine.

Frank Wilson?

Aw, what of it?

I didn't ask

him for 'em,

He staked me.

Johnnie, why don't you

leave the fellow alone?

He's no good.

Been listening

to Fred again, huh?

I don't need to

listen to Fred,

I can see for myself.

You know what's

happening to you,

You're losing every

bit of ambition

That you ever had.

Yeah.

Ambition's no good

Unless you got

something to use it on.

I'm sick that hooey!

"Try, try again,"

"Work hard and you'll

win out in the end."

It's only the dumb ones

that fall for that stuff.

Is that what

Frank Wilsons

been telling you?

Maybe.

Johnnie, that

man's a gangster.

He ain't

never done time.

[Knocking]

Get your hat on,

honey,

We're going

to celebrate.

Hey, what is it?

Never mind,

where's Johnnie?

He's in the kitchen.

All right,

get your things on.

Hi, Johnnie.

Still sore

at me, eh?

What do you say

we forget it?

I ain't forgetting

nothing!

Johnnie, what happened?

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Robert Buckner

Robert Buckner (May 28, 1906 – August, 1989) was an American film screenwriter, producer and short story writer. more…

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