Who Done It?
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- 1942
- 77 min
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Well, what's the verdict,
Doctor? I don't like it.
You have to watch
that heart of yours.
What are you trying to do, scare me?
Colonel, you are working too hard.
Well, if you've got to go, you
might as well go in the harness.
You are listening to
America on the Air,
presented from coast to
coast in the United States,
and by shortwave
around the world.
And now, for tonight's odd facts
concerning the commerce of this hemisphere.
In a single year, the amount of coffee
imported into the United States...
would be sufficient to form
a tower 8,264 feet in height,
with a base diameter
of 20 feet by...
Very interesting,
that announcement.
Very. But you are not certain yet.
Not yet, Doctor. Not until
I find out what these mean.
But as soon as I do...
You sent for me, Colonel? Yes, Miss Little.
Send Heller
in here, please.
Will I see you tonight at the
broadcast, Doctor? I'll be there.
Colonel Andrews, for ten weeks I've
been writing Murder at Midnight,
one of your best shows... The
Crossley rating doesn't agree, Heller.
That's why I took
you off that program.
Is that why you took me
off three other big shows?
Or is it because Miss Little, your
producer, doesn't appreciate my writing?
Now, just a minute... I make
the decisions here, Heller.
I've decided that your
murders have no ingenuity.
I could take care of that. The way I
feel right now, I could devise a murder...
that would baffle
even Sherlock Holmes.
Maybe I can use that
on my present assignment:
The Romance
of Rita and Rob.
A soap opera.
Yes? Send him in.
Mr. Turner's waiting, Colonel.
You're on, Mr. Turner. Thanks.
So, you're the new staff writer
for Murder at Midnight.
That's what it says in the
contract. Congratulations.
I wrote that program for
some time. Oh, really?
Oh, I'm sorry. I hope I
didn't take... Oh, forget it.
One man's loss is another man's
gain. Lots of good luck to you.
Thanks.
Colonel Andrews?
Yes.
It's nice to see you,
Mr. Turner.
You certainly don't look quite like what
I expected after reading your scripts.
I'm afraid all college professors
are a little disappointing.
Not when they bring
new ideas to radio.
That's why I'm as enthusiastic
about your work as your producer.
Well, I guess I'll have
to thank both you and him.
Not him. Her.
Jane!
Hello, Jimmy.
So you're the producer
of Murder at Midnight.!
Am I confused.
It serves you right.
If you'd write me a letter once in
a while, you'd find those things out.
If I'd write to you? What
about you writing to me?
Here we go again. It's
certainly one on me, Colonel.
Here I spend the best years of my life
advising this young lady against a career,
and I wind up
by working for her.
Yes.
Wait a minute.
Are you responsible
for getting me this job?
Of course not.
I...
All I did was ask
Colonel Andrews...
Is it her fault that I
considered your script the best...
of the hundreds I had to wade
through? So that's the way it is.
Well, I appreciate
this little conspiracy.
I'd like to thank you both. But I'd teach
school for the rest of my natural life...
rather than take
a handout from a woman.
Why don't you come up
to the broadcast tonight?
Please do, Jimmy. We're doing
the last of the current series,
"The Steel Chair
Murder Case. "
I'll hear the broadcast all right...
on a train, headed due north.
Mr. Turner.!
Must I remind you that I have
a contract for your services,
and I intend
to exercise it?
You'll get plenty of exercise
trying to find me.
May I ask you a question,
Colonel? Certainly.
What did I ever see in that stubborn,
irresponsible, aggravating...
lovable Irishman?
Want to cry on my shoulder?
No, I want to cry on his.
One Limburger cheese
sandwich, please. Excuse me.
- One Limburger cheese sandwich.
- One Limburger cheese, coming up! Right!
Limburger cheese.
What are
you doing in there?
Come on. Come on.
Snap out of it.
Hey, Chick. Tell the guy we got
some nice ham sandwiches here. What?
- The man don't want a ham sandwich.
- Oh.
Look, Chick,
we got some lovely roast beef.
Never mind the roast beef. Get
in with that Limburger cheese.
If you think I'm gonna get in here
with the Limburger, you're cr-razy!
Come on. Come on.
Slice one up.
Will you bring
that cheese in here?
Will you
make it snappy?
- How about an egg salad?
- Look, the man don't want an egg salad.
He wants cheese.
Hey, what happened
to my sandwich?
What's holding up that Limburger
cheese? Be right up. Comin'up.
There we are, si...
Eww.
What are you doing?
Look out, look out.
Stop. Stop. Ahh...
Will you stop this
nonsense and get to work?
Okay. Hey, brother. Take that
someplace else and eat it, will ya?
How long do I have to wait?
I ordered a strawberry sundae.
You did? What day is it today? Friday.
You got two more days to wait. Hey,
chubby. How much is a glass of orange juice?
Fifteen cents.
Too much money.
Not the way I make it.
I bet you a nickel...
I can drink it faster
than you can make it.
You bet me a nickel you can drink
it faster than I can make it? Yeah.
You're on.
Let's go, shorty.
Here.
Think you can beat me?
Okay, okay. Come on. Come on.
Take your time. Take your
time. Come on. Come on.
All right.
All right.
I'm ahead of you now.
Aah!
I'm one up on you.
I think I'm gonna
beat ya, shorty.
You win. There's your nickel.
You mean I beat you?
Ain't that a shame... a little kid
like that trying to outsmart me.
Sorry!
Y-Yo...
Hello, Mr. Turner.
Oh, hello.
Oh, by the way, Miss Little
asked me to tell ya that she...
Sorry. I never heard
of the lady.
Oh, hello, Miss Collins.
Oh, hello.
Oh, boys. You want to take extra
special care of Miss Collins here.
You may want to get on the air someday,
and she's secretary to Colonel Andrews.
Not Colonel Andrews, the head
of whole networks? That's right.
- Well, you leave her to us.
- I'll take a chocolate malted.
Chocolate malted?
What flavor?
Aw, you heard what she
said. Come on. Hey, boy.
This is our golden opportunity.
That's what you think.
Listen to me. You've got to
make a play for this girl.
She's Andrews' secretary.
Chances are if she likes you,
she'll introduce us to Colonel Andrews
and he'll buy our radio program.
Yeah? But Chick... Sure. What?
She ain't pretty. What's
that got to do with it?
It's got a lot to do
with it. Oh, you're crazy.
I've seen better heads on
malted milks. Here, here. Please.
Be careful with your
remarks. Get me a glass.
Go ahead, mix...
Contact!
Look, Mr. Turner, it's none of my
business, but Miss Little feels bad...
Let's forget the whole thing, shall we?
Stop it!
Off contact!
That's it. Now go ahead. Okay.
Now, get over there and start
pitching. But she don't appeal to me.
So what? You kiss her in
the dark. Okay. Good luck!
Drink hearty... What are you
doin'? Get over there. Go ahead.
I'm sorry you feel
that way about it.
Here's your malted,
beautiful.
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