1. Faster than a speeding bullet.
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2. More powerful than a locomotive.
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3. Able to leap tall buildings
at a single bound.
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4. - Look. Up in the sky.
- It's a bird.
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5. - It's a plane.
- It's Superman.
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6. Yes, it's Superman,
strange visitor from another planet...
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7. who came to Earth with powers
and abilities...
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8. far beyond those of mortal men.
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9. Superman, who can change
the course of mighty rivers...
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10. bend steel in his bare hands...
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11. and who. Disguised as Clark Kent...
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12. —mild-mannered reporter
for a great metropolitan newspaper.
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13. fights a never-ending battle for truth,
justice and the American way.
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14. And now, another exciting episode
in the Adventures oi Superman.
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15. When do I get to pull this trigger?
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16. Take it easy. Shorty. You got nothing
until Kent answers that telephone.
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17. How much time we got. Inspector?
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18. We better leave in five minutes
to catch that plane.
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19. - Be ready in four.
- Optimist.
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20. Maybe them California lines are busy.
and the boss can't get through.
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21. - What's the matter? You trigger-happy?
- Just got an itchy finger.
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22. There she goes. Get set.
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23. Mind catching that for me. inspector?
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24. Hello?
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25. Hold it. Shorty. That's the cop.
We want Kent.
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26. Okay-
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27. - It's for you. Kent. Long distance.
- Thanks.
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28. Hello. Kent speaking.
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29. It's Hollywood.
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30. - All I can see now is the back of that cop.
- He'll move.
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31. Kent. Boss.
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32. Hello. Kent?
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33. - Luigi Dinelli.
- It's Dinelli.
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34. They tell me you and Inspector Henderson
are coming here to work in the movies.
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35. That's right, Dinelli. National Studios
bought that series of articles...
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36. I wrote about you for the Daily Planet.
“Czar of the Underworld." remember?
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37. I didn't like what them articles said
in the paper. Kent.
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38. I'm gonna like them less in the movies.
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39. Well, now, that's too bad, Luigi.
What do you suggest?
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40. Friends of mine tell me that picture
shouldn't ought to be made.
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41. They say you and Henderson
should call off your trip.
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42. You tell your friends, Luigi...
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43. - The cop moved. Make with the trigger.
- I'm pulling on it. Nothing happens.
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44. - You're telling me.
- Must have jammed.
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45. Open her up and fix it.
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46. The boss will keep him gabbing
till he hears the shot.
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47. Okay. Take it easy.
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48. And. Luigi. You better tell your friends
Czar of the Underworld...
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49. starts shooting tomorrow morning.
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50. Inspector Henderson and I intend to be
on hand for the occasion.
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51. Tell them for me. Dinelli...
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52. that this picture will pack more wallop
than a Tommy gun.
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53. When you see the stuff
we're putting into it...
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54. you won't be able to find
a hole deep enough to crawl into.
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55. Luigi. That was Inspector Henderson.
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56. Well. How do you like that?
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57. I finally get her working again.
and all I can see is that copper's back.
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58. I'm sorry. Luigi.
but we'll have to cut this short.
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59. We have to shove off for the airport.
See you in sunny California.
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60. I'm warning you. Kent.
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61. You two won't leave California alive
if you go ahead with that picture.
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62. It's too late to stop them now. Luigi.
They start shooting tomorrow morning.
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63. And friends of mine are liable
to start shooting too.
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64. Tell them to contact me anytime
after tomorrow at National Studios.
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65. Might be sooner than you think.
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66. Now!
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67. - Keep back. Inspector.
- They tried to plug you.
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68. Skip it. Come on. we're late.
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69. That call was a plant to get you
to the phone. It's attempted murder.
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70. We haven't got time to worry
about that now. Come on. let's go.
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71. Westbound from Metropolis,
Chicago and Kansas City...
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72. now unloading at gate five.
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73. Got a match. Bud?
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74. So this is Hollywood.
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75. Not quite. Hollywood's about 10 miles
north of here. Let's get a cab.
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76. - Excuse me. are you Inspector Henderson?
- That's right.
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77. Mr. Abner sent me to drive you
and Mr. Kent to the studio.
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78. Well. This is certainly rolling out
the red carpet.
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79. Yes. sir. I'll take your bags.
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80. Thank you.
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81. Right this way. Gentlemen.
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82. I'd like to meet a few of these movie stars
before we pull out.
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83. I'd settle for five minutes
with that Luigi Dinelli myself.
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84. - I'd like to repay him for that call last night.
- He'll get paid once this movie comes out.
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85. What's wrong? Why did we pull in here?
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86. The right rear tire's soft.
Gotta check it.
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87. Only be a couple of seconds. Gentlemen.
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88. This is the life, boy.
Private car. Chauffeur.
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89. Chauffeur. My eye. Duck! It's a trap.
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90. - Kent. Where are you?
- Stay down. Don't move.
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91. - We walked right into this one.
- We'll walk right out again.
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92. Just don't move.
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93. - Got your car around the back?
- All set.
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94. Okay. Luigi's gonna take care
of them two in person.
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95. Let's go.
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96. How did you do it?
We were locked in here.
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97. - One of the tricks that Superman taught me.
- Sometimes I feel you are Superman.
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98. I may have to be
to get this picture made.
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99. Cut it!
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100. I'd like it once again.
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101. You were late again
with that pistol cue. Dexter.
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102. Let's go. Dexter. We can't spend all day
in this shot, you know.
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103. Call a doctor!
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104. This man's dead.
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105. Dead?
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106. Get that rifle, Kent.
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107. It's only loaded with blanks.
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108. That's what you think.
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109. How many times must I tell you
not to barge into my office?
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110. - I know. Chief. But this is important.
- Don't call me “chief.“
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111. - Yes. chief. I mean. Yes. Mr. White.
- Okay. What is it?
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112. Just came in over the wire.
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113. “Hollywood. Flash. Alan Dexter.
motion-picture star. Shot and killed...
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114. on National Studios set today
while filming...
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115. crime exposé Czar of the Underworld.
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116. - More to follow.“
- Let me see that.
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117. Yes. Mr. White.
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118. Get me Clark Kent or Inspector Henderson
at the National Studios in Hollywood.
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119. A perfect setup for a scoop.
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120. My own reporter right on the scene.
and what happens?
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121. I've got to get the news
over a press wire.
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122. Just wait till I get Kent
on the phone. Just wait.
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123. - When did that come in?
- A few minutes ago.
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124. - Well. Go out and see if there's any more.
- Yes. sir.
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125. I have Inspector Henderson
on number four, Mr. White.
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126. Okay. Hello. Hello.
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127. On number four, Mr. White.
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128. - Hello. Hello!
- Hello?
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129. - Hello. Is that you, Henderson?
- Yes. How are you, Mr. White?
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130. I'm fit to be tied, that's how I am.
Where's Kent?
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131. Probably checking up on something.
We've had trouble here. You know.
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132. Oh. really? How would I know?
Does anybody ever tell me anything?
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133. Tell Kent for me that in case he's forgotten.
he's still working for the Daily Planet...
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134. - ... not the National Studios.
- Now. listen. Mr. White.
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135. Furthermore. When a story breaks
and he's on the scene...
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136. I expect to get my information from him.
not a press service.
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137. If Hollywood's gone to his head.
tell him for me...
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138. - ... he can stay there and not come back.
- Now, be reasonable.
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139. “Be reasonable.“ Be reasonable.
Great Caesar's ghost.
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140. Stop shouting for a minute
and let me explain.
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141. Go ahead. But make it good.
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142. We haven't had a chance to breathe
since we got out here.
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143. - And then this thing had to happen.
- What thing?
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144. - Alan Dexter's murder.
- Are you sure it was murder?
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145. No question about it.
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146. And Kent didn't notify me.
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147. Didn't even have the common decency
to call me and tip me off.
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148. No. I've got to get my information
from a press service.
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149. - Mr. White—
- What does that nincompoop think...
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150. I pay his salary for?
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151. To keep me in the dark
when a big story breaks?
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152. Hasn't he any loyalty to me
or to the paper?
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153. Didn't it occur to him that we might be
interested in getting that story...
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154. before every other paper?
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155. - Or doesn't he care?
- Now. that's ridiculous. I told you that—
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156. I don't care what you told me.
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157. All I know is Kent was on the scene
when it happened.
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158. All I've got in this office
is a news Teletype report.
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159. Did you hear me?
A news Teletype report...
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160. instead of an eyewitness account
from my own reporter.
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161. Sorry. I have a meeting with the head
of the studio and the police chief.
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162. I'm not through yet.
I'm not through by a long shot.
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163. Tell Kent that if he thinks for one minute
I'm gonna stand by while he—
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164. Hello? Hello? Hello. Henderson.
are you there?
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165. He hung up on me.
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166. He hung up on me.
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167. Is this Dexter's trailer?
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168. That's right.
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169. I take it. gentlemen.
your verdict is murder.
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170. No question about it, Mr. Abner.
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171. He was shot through the heart...
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172. by a live bullet someone slipped
into the rifle.
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173. Which means Dinelli has a confederate
in the studio.
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174. - Who is it?
- We checked every person on the stage.
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175. - No suspects.
- Evidently. Dinelli's playing for keeps.
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176. And so are we. Mr. Kent.
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177. He's not going to stop production
on this picture.
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178. It'll replace Dexter with a new
leading man this afternoon.
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179. - We resume shooting in the morning.
- The actors and crew will go along?
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180. One hundred percent.
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181. Does that go for you and Henderson too?
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182. Mr. Abner. We came out here
to do a job.
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183. - We're staying until it's finished.
- Good.
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184. Thank you. I don't think there's
anything more for me to say.
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185. I wanna see you in my office. Carr.
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186. Mr. Carr was telling me
Dexter lived in this trailer.
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187. That's right, Mr. Kent. He had it fixed
with the latest improvements.
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188. Running water. Telephone.
all the comforts of home.
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189. Sounds great. Think it would be all right
if I slept in here tonight?
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190. Sure. If you really want to.
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191. Why would anyone want to
sleep alone in a place like that?
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192. You're welcome to keep me company.
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193. With a complimentary suite
at the Mark Stevens Hotel? No. thank you.
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194. - Like to look at the inside of the trailer?
- Yes. I would. Thank you.
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195. Now. what do you suppose he's up to?
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196. Reporters always gotta be
snooping around. It's in their blood.
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197. - Buy you a beer. Chief.
- You took the words right out of my mouth.
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198. - Yeah?
- Ollie's here.
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199. Send him in.
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200. Hey. boss. I got news for you.
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201. - Yeah?
- I was just talking to Frank.
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202. - So what?
- They put another actor in Dexter's place.
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203. They're going ahead
with the picture tomorrow.
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204. - What else?
- Frank also told me to tell you...
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205. Clark Kent's spending the night
at the studio.
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206. He's gonna sleep in Dexter's dressing room
on stage 13.
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207. - Where's the copper staying?
- Henderson? The Mark Stevens.
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208. - Tommy?
- Yeah, boss.
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209. Frank still at the studio?
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210. No. but he'll be home in half an hour.
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211. - Okay. Get in touch with him.
- Yeah.
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212. - Tell him he's working tonight.
- Okay, boss-.
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213. Frank Dinelli. The brother of Luigi.
That's the one I want the information on.
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214. The L.A. police haven't got
more than what's there.
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215. Nothing since 1938?
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216. That's the year he got out of San Quentin.
He disappeared after that.
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217. Probably had his face lifted.
changed his name...
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218. started life all over again
somewhere where nobody knew him.
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219. - That address on Luigi still good?
- We can put our finger on him anytime.
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220. Trouble is, we can never get
the goods on him.
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221. - He's too smart. Even for the FBI.
- They always slip up sooner or later.
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222. Even the smartest of them.
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223. I know. But Dinelli's been getting away
with murder for 20 years.
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224. I have a funny feeling tonight's the night.
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225. You still planning on going ahead
with your plans to spend the night“?
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226. - You still gonna spend the night in here?
- Why not?
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227. If Dexter's murderer is still around
the studio. You might give him ideas.
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228. Nothing like a well-baited hook
to catch a big fish.
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229. But you might be baiting that hook
with your life, Kent.
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230. Don't worry. I intend to take
every precaution to keep it.
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231. You reporters have certainly
got a lot of nerve.
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232. Sometimes we have to have it.
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233. What are you doing snooping around there
at this time of night?
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234. I was just lining up my camera angles
for tomorrow morning's work.
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235. What are you pointing that gun at me for?
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236. Better luck next time. Chief.
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237. Well. I always say you can't be too careful.
I'm sorry. Mr. Carr.
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238. - Good night.
- Good night.
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239. - I better get going.
- Can I drop you off?
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240. - I'm on my way home.
- No. I want to talk with an old friend.
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241. - Maybe you're going in my direction.
- No. I'm gonna mosey along by myself.
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242. This old friend of mine is allergic
to uniforms. Especially police uniforms.
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243. - Good night.
- Good night.
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244. There have been no new developments...
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245. in the mysterious murder
of screen star Alan Dexter...
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246. —who was shot to death this morning
while rehearsing a scene.
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247. for the forthcoming motion-picture
crime expose' Czar of the Underworld.
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248. The police are making every effort to
uncover a clue to the murderer's identity...
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249. but as yet have been unable to explain
how the live bullet that killed Dexter...
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250. got into the automatic rifle
fired by a fellow actor on the movie set.
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251. - Good evening. Dinelli.
- What's the idea?
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252. The window? I was in a hurry.
I took a shortcut.
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253. Wise guy. Huh?
Tommy. Ollie. Come in here.
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254. I was wondering when you'd do that.
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255. Any more. Luigi?
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256. Your aim is bad. Luigi.
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257. Now. what are you gonna do
with the empty gun?
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258. Keep away from me. What do you want?
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259. I want you to come to the studio
so I can show you how movies are made.
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260. - No. I won't go.
- Yes. you will.
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261. Come in.
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262. This steak is so good I'll have another.
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263. Might as well.
since the studio is paying for it.
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264. - Superman.
- How are you. Inspector?
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265. - Never happier in my life.
- So I see.
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266. - Well. After all. The studio's paying—
- Paying for it, I know.
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267. Is it any fault of mine if Kent decides
to stay away when this is free?
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268. I hardly think
Kent's twiddling his thumbs.
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269. - What brought you out here?
- Same business that brought you.
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270. - We can sure use you. Dinelli's tough.
- We've got him where I want him.
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271. - You've seen him?
- I returned the greetings he extended earlier.
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272. We can always count on you.
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273. How would you like to be
on the kill tonight?
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274. - The kill?
- If you can tear yourself away from dinner.
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275. - I've finished mine. I was eating Kent's.
- I see. Well. Here's the situation:
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276. I just left Dinelli sound asleep
in a trailer on stage 13 at the studio.
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277. Dinelli in the trailer? How'd you do it?
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278. - Little artificial persuasion.
- But where's Kent?
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279. Oh. he's around somewhere.
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280. If the murderer shows up
to try any more funny business...
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281. I'd rather Dinelli be in that trailer
than Kent.
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282. - No telling who it is in the dark.
- Exactly.
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283. Well. Shall we go?
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284. After you.
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285. What's that noise?
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286. It's the motor on that car.
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287. Open that trailer door.
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288. That carbon-monoxide deal
was meant for me.
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289. - For you?
- I mean for Kent.
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290. I better take a look at Dinelli.
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291. - You better leave it open.
- It's all right. It's clear in there now.
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292. - How is he?
- All right.
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293. He's out cold. But we got here in time.
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294. - What was that?
- That's our murderer.
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295. - Where?
- Up there. On that light platform.
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296. Look out. Inspector.
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297. Chief.
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298. Yes.
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299. Chief to you and all the rest of them.
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300. My real name is Frank—
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301. - All right. Inspector. Put the cuffs on him.
- What do you know. Luigi Dinelli in custody.
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302. - You got nothing on me.
- This time we have. Luigi.
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303. - We've got you for keeps.
- What for?
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304. Murder. The murder
of your own brother. Frank Dinelli.
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305. I didn't kill him. He was dying.
I only put him out of his misery.
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306. It's possible you killed him
to keep him from talking.
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307. What do I care if he talked?
Nothing to do with me.
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308. - I got nothing to be afraid of.
- The murder of Alan Dexter?
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309. So Frank put a live bullet in that rifle...
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310. they were playing with on the set.
It's got nothing to do with me.
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311. Yes. it has.
You were giving Frank his orders.
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312. - I'd like to see you prove that.
- We'll prove it.
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313. Kent would get a kick out of this.
Czar of the Underworld in bracelets.
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314. - Too bad he isn't here.
- Oh. he's here. In a way.
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