Strangers in Love
- Year:
- 1932
- 76 min
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Thank you, Bronson. If he
phones here, I'll speak with him.
Yes, sir.
Good morning, Miss Merrow.
- Good morning.
Any calls?
The Benevolent Society.
- Tell them no.
I have no money for organised charities.
Steven Reed called several times.
It's due when?
- Tomorrow.
He .. he hopes for friendship's sake ..
- Tell him I'm sorry.
But ..
Business, Diane.
Purely business.
Now.
Now, where did I leave off yesterday?
"My last address before
this august company".
Yes, yes. I remember.
As I explained at that time.
The text inscribed on the Rosetta Stone.
Consisted of 14 lines
of hieroglyphics ..
32 of demotic.
And .. 54 lines of ..
A lovely necklace you're wearing, Diane.
I hadn't noticed this before.
- Hadn't you?
It .. suits your type.
I forgot to tell you that
Muriel Preston phoned you.
Oh.
Oh yes?
She is returning Monday.
54 lines of ..
No.
The Coptic ..
Was the first of the writings
accurately translated.
They compared favorably.
He'll leave if you toss
them a dime, you know.
Bronson.
Send him away.
Practically impossible.
I'm sorry, Diane. These nuisances.
They compared favorably.
With the Greek inscriptions discovered
earlier. On the island of Philae.
In this work .. he was aided.
By one of the ablest archaeologists
of the 19th century.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
I had no idea it was so late.
It's quite alright.
Will that be all?
- Oh, yes.
One.
Two.
Three.
[ Coughing ]
It's amazing how rapidly time goes ..
When you're engrossed in such
an interesting subject, isn't it.
Isn't it.
And yet there are people who find the
subject of Egyptian hieroglyphics ..
A bore.
Really?
Really.
Oh, allow me.
- Thank you.
Oh, Diane.
Diane, I've been meaning
to ask you about your father.
Well .. he hasn't been
feeling very well lately.
I'm afraid he took his
trouble too much to heart.
Naturally.
Well, look. Wouldn't it be a good idea to
give him a few days rest in The Birches?
You mean ..?
Both of you take the
weekend at The Birches.
You'd enjoy it up there I'm sure.
We can do a few hours work
here on Monday and ..
Spend the next three days
going over coffee at Elm View.
What do you say?
It would do him a world of good.
Thank you.
- Not at all.
Goodnight, Diane.
- Goodnight.
Of course I .. I realize I have nothing
but my suspicions to go on but ..
I know I'm right, Mr Crenshaw.
Well ..
If you are, Miss Merrow.
Mr McPhail here is the best man
I know to help you prove it.
Right, McPhail?
- Right.
Mr McPhail has confidence in himself.
Why not?
I deliver the goods, don't I?
Trust me, lady. I never miss.
And I never forget.
I'll assign him to your
case, Miss Merrow.
And if Arthur Drake
defrauded your father ..
Mr McPhail will dig up the evidence.
Thank you.
You see that yellow stuff
in them squares, there?
Hmm.
That's butter.
What's butter?
You put it on bread.
What's bread?
It's something you put in your mouth.
Who .. who puts it in who's mouth?
Don't you remember? You used to use it.
Oh yeah.
It seems to me I do have
a dim recollection.
You chew it, don't you?
Something like that.
- Uhuh.
I'd give my right eye for a steak.
War in Manchuria.
Chinese troops in action.
Hey, wait a minute.
War in Manchuria.
Chinese troops in action.
Thanks.
Twenty bucks a day for flying
an old crate over the lines ..
And getting shot at by somebody who
couldn't hit the ground with their hat.
Meat on the table if you get
back from the front a lot.
Meat and drink .. and butter.
- Hmm.
Why don't you park your pride in the
alley and go and see your brother?
I'd rather go out and hold somebody
up, than ask my brother for a cent.
Don't be a sap. He's your twin, ain't he?
- What's that got to do with it?
Well it seems to me a twin
ought to go for twice as much ..
As what an ordinary
brother would go for.
I haven't even seen the
guy in over twelve years.
Well then it's a cinch.
You got him either way.
How do you figure?
Well.
If he's glad to see you, a few
dollars won't make any difference.
If he don't like the
color of your hair ..
Well he ought to pay you something on
account for having stayed away so long.
Hmm.
- What?
I'll go see him.
Now you're talking.
Here goes the prodigal.
I'll be waiting here fellah.
For half the fatted calf.
Mr Robert.
Good guess, Bronson.
Is my brother in?
- I ..
I .. I will see, sir.
You know that his daughter works here.
She handles my mail.
Oh yes.
Yes, and thank you very much.
Yes. Goodbye.
What's the matter, Bronson?
- Your brother, sir.
What?
He's here?
- At the door, sir.
Tell him I don't want to see him.
And why not?
It's so much more convincing to
hear it from you directly, Arthur.
Well, brother .. how are you?
You don't seem very glad to see me.
Broke, I suppose?
Flat.
How much?
Shouldn't I tell you a little
something about myself?
My pal and I just got in from China ..
- How much?
Yeah, I heard you the first time.
If I had fifty dollars ..
Fifty dollars?
Is this just the beginning?
Same, sweet brother.
That trick heart of
yours still a nuisance?
Don't disappoint yourself by the
hope that you benefit if it fails me.
Every cent I've got will go to the
Society for Egyptian Research.
It doesn't seem possible that two people
so physically alike as you and I ..
Could be so utterly different
in every other respect.
It's fortunate for the
family that it was possible.
I doubt father could endure the burden
of two sons with your characteristics.
Look, Arthur.
Didn't he ..
Didn't he what?
You know ..
Ease up on me a
little towards the finish?
No.
Funny.
After I was transferred from
The La Fayette Escadrille ..
I had an awfully decent letter from him.
A certain pride perhaps in the fact
that one of his sons was in service.
Didn't he ..?
Didn't he leave me .. anything?
The Will is a matter of record.
You may read it if you wish.
I didn't mean that.
I know he left everything to
you but I thought maybe ..
He said something, or ..
- I'm sorry.
So am I.
I ..
I was mighty fond of the old boy.
You had a peculiar way of showing it.
Here.
Oh, say ..
Now, get out.
What?
I've given you a thousand.
That's the last cent
you'll ever get from me.
Just like that, eh?
You give me one thousand
dollars of your own volition.
Oh no .. not you.
There is something wrong
about this whole affair, Arthur.
And I'm going to find out what.
Now you'll get nothing.
You're a little late, Arthur.
I've got the satisfaction of
knowing that I was right.
Get out of here.
You hear me?
Get out of here.
- I don't know whether I will or not.
Oh yes, you will.
It's my turn to give orders now,
and you'll do as I tell you.
As I tell you.
All my life I've waited for this chance.
I used to dream that you'd come to
me sometime begging for help.
You! So proud of your
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