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Synopsis: Gangster Frank Olins is to die in the gas chamber much to the dismay of his girlfriend Margot Shelby as he is carrying the secret of the location of $400,000 with him. Margot seduces gangster Jim Vincent to get him to engineer the removal of Olins' body from the prison immediately after he dies in the gas chamber. She takes prison doctor Craig away from his nurse/girl friend and gets him to administer an antidote for cyanide gas poisoning. During the removal of Olins' body, the hearse driver is killed by Tommy. The revived Olins gives Margot half of a map showing the money location and Vincent, in a fit of jealousy, kills Olins and takes the other half. Because the doctor's plates on his car will get them through the police roadblocks, Vincent and Margot take him with them on the money hunt.
Director(s): Jack Bernhard
Production: Monogram
 
IMDB:
6.9
APPROVED
Year:
1946
76 min
107 Views


Send Pelletti in first.

Lloyd, what's troubling you?

You look as if you hadn't slept for days.

Why don't you talk to me anymore?

- Aren't you listening?

- What?

What did you say?

Nothing.

Mr. Pelletti, the doctor will see you now.

Now, Mrs. Noonan,

what did you say your address was?

- But, Doctor...

- I don't care.

Let someone else deliver his papers.

He's got to stay in bed at least a week.

All right, Doctor. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Do you want your call list now?

- Tear it up.

- What?

You heard what I said.

If any more patients come in,

tell them I've gone away for the weekend.

But, Lloyd, you can't.

Darling, what's happened to you?

You've never acted like this before.

What do you mean,

what's happened to me?

Nothing's happened to me.

I'm tired, that's all.

Tired of patients, tired of my work,

tired of this shabby neighborhood.

And are you tired of...

No, I won't give you a chance to say it.

Good night, Lloyd.

Darling?

That's why I asked to have

you brought here first, Miss Shelby.

Guard.

He won't speak to me,

refuses even to see me,

and there are so few precious hours left.

If you could only make him realize...

Here we are.

Hello, Frankie.

Margot.

- What time is it?

- 5:
00.

Three more hours.

Come here, baby. I want to look at you.

New dress you got, isn't it?

And the gloves and the shoes.

And that silly little hat.

Oh, you're beautiful, Margot. So beautiful.

You're the only thing I hate to leave.

Maybe you won't have to, Frankie.

What do you mean?

Listen, and don't interrupt.

And I don't understand.

What is it that makes them

willing to die without...

Yes, sir.

Yes? Yes, what?

Oh, well... That is...

So, see the Chaplain, Frankie.

Father, you can go in now. He'll see you.

D- I, di.

C- H-O-T, shot.

O- M-Y. Dishotomy.

Ain't that a lulu?

And get this one, didactic.

Hey, why don't you stop reading that junk?

What's the matter with the dictionary?

There ain't enough story to it.

All right, boys, bring him in.

- Anything else, Doc?

- That's all, thanks.

- Okay, wrap him up.

- Hey, Doc, what about the autopsy?

- What have I done now?

- You would have to bring that up.

We can skip it tonight, boys.

There's somebody waiting for me

and it's kind of late.

Okay, Doc.

Come on and help me with the box, Benny.

- Who, me?

- Yeah, you.

Oh.

No, not like that.

How many times do I have to tell you?

Fold it like this.

Now, what's wrong

with the way I'm doing it?

Benny, don't be obfuscatory.

- Call Pete.

- Who, me?

- Yeah, you.

- Oh.

- Nice and tidy, Doc.

- Hey, Pete!

Okay for the pick up.

Here's the order for cremation.

- All right, Pete.

- That'll be all for tonight, Doc?

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Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young (March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was an actor and screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with writing the screenplay for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley. Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to screenwriting, he also took on an acting role in various feature-length films during the period 1943–1966. He was married to actress Elizabeth MacRae.Young died from a heart attack at the age of 54. more…

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