Monster and the Girl, The (1941)

[bunniefuu]

I'm Susan, the bad luck penny.

I bought a million dollars
worth of trouble for everybody.

I reached so hard for the stars,

I forgot to look where I was walking.

I wonder how things would be if.

And indeed is the very foundations

of our civilized society.

The state seeking to protect
its very existence has said

that m*rder, cold-blooded,
red-handed, premeditated m*rder

shall be punishable by death.

For a life destroyed, the state
will ask the full penalty,

the death of scot Webster.

Mr. Stokes,
please take the stand.

Do you solemnly swear the
testimony you're about to give

will be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the
truth, so help you, god?

Certainly.

Ah, what is your name?

Tips.

No, I mean your real name.

Leon beecher Stokes, head
bellhop at the regent hotel.

Will you tell the jury what you saw

on the night of August 13th?

I seen plenty, but after being

in the hotel business for 20 years,

didn't surprise me none.

Just tell us what you saw
on the night of August 13th.

Oh, certainly.

Well, I had just took a load of ginger ale

and a stack of bromides up to 810.

Ah, them dames tip liberal sometimes,

well, when things is good.

You k*lled him.

You k*lled him, that's what.

Mr. Stanton was stone dead,
and there was that guy

with that there g*n in
his hands sayin' nothin',

and Mr. Stanton was so liberal too.

Your witness.

Witness excused.

The state rests.

Scot Webster, take the stand.

Do you solemnly swear the
testimony you're about to give

will be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the
truth, so help you, god?

=t do.

State your name.

= scot Webster.

Scot, the state charges

that on the night of August the 13th,

you shot a man to death.

You're on trial for your life.

Your honor, the defendant
is our only witness.

I beg the court and the
jury to hear a full account

of what he states is the truth.

I ask you to begin at the beginning.

Tell the court and this
jury just what happened,

the exact truth.

Go on.

About two months ago I came to town.

I was looking for Larry Reed.

I couldn't find him anywhere.

Then I found out he was
connected with a man named bruhl.

The night Wade Stanton was shot,

the night I was arrested for the m*rder,

t went to see Mr. bruhl.

W.s. Bruhl, please.

Do you have an appointment?

= just tell him scot Webster.

Mr. bruhl's apartment.

A Mr. Webster to see Mr. bruhl.

Mr. bruhl is not in.

Do you know...

No, they don't khow where he is

or when he will return.

Say, Jim, tell Mr.
Bruhl his car is waiting.

Hold your ignition.

Just phoned he'll be right down.

Good evening, Mr. bruhl.

Say, you need a shave.

Yes, sir.

I'm looking for Larry Reed.

Mind telling me where he is?

And what do you want with Larry Reed?

I gotta find him.

Where is he?

You're very upset.

That's no good.

Where's Larry Reed?

I tell you what you do.

Do you know where the hotel regent is?

The usual place.

Come there tonight, room
840, say about 11 o'clock.

11, I'll be there.

I'll be there.

Looks like I'm not the
only Thorn in your side.

Ah, but you are my favorite Thorn, Wade.

Listen to me, Wade.

Suppose you listen, w.S.

I'm tellin' ya for the last time,

I'm due and I wanna be paid.

You will be, sure you will be.

Open the door, Wade.

= t didn't sh**t Wade Stanton.

I never shot anybody.

That g*n wasn't mine.

I believe you, scot.

Your witness.

Isn't this the g*n in which
you k*lled Wade Stanton?

= no.

Then how was it this
instrument of m*rder

bore the insoluble evidence
of your fingerprints?

Isn't it true that no such
person as Larry Reed ever existed

except in your imagination?

= no.

Why did you wanna find

this imaginary Larry Reed?

It was something personal.

Something personal, is
m*rder something personal?

Objection.

= sustained.

Why did you go to the hotel regent?

To find Larry Reed.

= to k*ll him!

= t would've k*lled him.

But unfortunately for Wade Stanton,

you found him instead, didn't you?

= you have sworn to tell the whole truth.

I must warn you.

In refusing to do so,

you are standing in the path of justice.

Valiance, sacrifice, have
no place in a court of law.

= I've told the truth.

I never k*lled anybody.

You may continue.

Witness dismissed.

= scot!

Where is she going?

Scot, you've got tell him everything.

You must, they'll k*ll you.

Order, order.

He's trying to protect me.

I tell you, he's trying to protect Mel!

Have you evidence to offer in this case?

Plenty.

Swear in the witness.

I object, your honor.

This is highly irregular and immaterial.

We're not interested in
technicalities here, only justice.

The court is quite capable

of deciding irregularity
and technical procedure

without bickering or further interference.

The witness will permitted to testify.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear the
testimony you're about to give

will be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the
truth, so help you, god?

I do.

Stater your name.

= Susan Webster.

She hasn't anything to
do with this, she doesn't...

Sit down, sit down.

What I've got to say is not a new story.

I put my brother where he is now.

Scot tried to stop me.

T wouldn't listen.

No, I was so sure, so smart.

It started a little over
a year ago back home.

Reverend, don't forget
we're having fried chicken.

Fried chicken, I'll be there.

Goodnight, sir.

Tea, Friday, reverend, now don't forget.

Thank you, miss Julia, I will.

Ti mean I won't.

Oh, goodnight.

Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.

Hope you'll come again.

There you are, Susan dear.

Now you will bring a basket to the social.

Last year, you know, you forgot one.

I remember, it was awful.

You can depend on me.

Yes, thank you.

I know where you can
send for 10 easy lessons

on how to really play the organ.

Confession is good for the soul,

or do I sound like reverend Russell?

You've been crying in my vest pocket

since you were in rompers.

I'm still listening.

Why can't I be like you, scot?

You are.

No, scot, you're
different, you're happy.

You've got your job at the post office,

playing the organ here at church.

Your life is full, secure.

I know, sis, I know.

Just what makes you and county
fairs and church socials.

Strawberry festivals and the blue ribbon

for the winning cabbage crop
and the town hall meetings.

Look, sis, we've gone
over this lots of times.

I know how you feel.

You've set your heart on it.

I can't keep on telling you to stay here.

Only I thought that with
just the two of us...

I'll write, everyday, I promise.

I wanna go someplace, anywhere.

I wanna be somebody, someplace
where things are happening,

I mean, important exciting things,

someplace that's alive and big, not this...

But what if you find
the big town too big?

That's what I'm thinking about.

Folks are more afraid to stick it out,

and less afraid to come home then.

There I go preaching again.

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm right.

It's just I'm going crazy here.

= we can't have that.

Ah, skipper, you son of a g*n.

You can bring this old hunting hat to me

a thousand times more

and I'll keep right on telling you,

you and me can't go hunting till fall.

Your honor, I object,
this is a trial for m*rder,

not a girl's dormitory gabfest.

So-called facts presented by miss Webster,

if she is miss Webster.

Argue irrelevant!

Objection denied.

You may continue.

What money I had was going fast.

Things weren't like I pictured them.

The city was big all right.

You find that out when
you're looking for a job.

I can't make it rain when
there's a long dry spell,

and I can't make jobs
when there ain't no jobs,

and there ain't no jobs.

You back again?

Yeah, it's a habit
like not eating regular.

Hello, no,
no, no, there ain't no jobs.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

There ain't no jobs.

There ain't no jobs.

The whole thing's a plot against us.

Two, heaped high and heavy on the butter.

This all right?

You know something?

I saw a motion picture once

where a nice fella and a girl

went all the way through
clear to the end almost,

and she never told him her name.

= Susan Webster.

Larry Reed, how do you do?

How do...

I'm so happy, scot, it seems a shame

the whole world can't share it with me.

I wish you were here beside me.

I hope you won't think we're
too foolish rushing things so,

but I've a new vest pocket to cry in,

a wonderful, handsome,
dependable vest pocket

by the name of Larry Reed.

For as you both have
consented in wedlock,

and have acknowledged
it before this company,

I do by virtue of the
authority vested in me,

now pronounce you man and wife.

A little wine.

Not too strong.

Just a little toast for the
lovely bride and the groom.

Myself, I'm a total abstainer.

Except naturally on occasions like this.

This is wedding wine.

To the newlyweds.

To your health, happiness,
and your future.

Thank you, thank you all so much.

Yeah, thanks, ah, well, we'll be going.

I guess.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Excuse me, sorry, I just wasn't thinking.

It's all right.

Don't let it upset you.

It's perfectly all right.

It's nothing unusual, you know.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, good luck to both of you.

Beautiful.

Aren't you gonna carry her

across the threshold, Larry?

Let's get down to business.

Well, here she is.

This is the lady.

Say, I wanna kiss the groom.

Oh, come on, let's
get down to business.

To drown bad luck, this way.

I'll get him a rocking chair.

Good luck.

Makes my cheeks feel funny.

Larry!

Good morning, so the bride's awake.

Larry!

It's a beautiful morning and so are you.

Where's Larry?

Larry?

Where is Larry?

Now, now, don't get excited.

I'll explain everything.

Maybe you've been dreaming.

You forgot the key.

Watch that first step.

It might spoil your makeup.

Nice party you gave, but expensive.

Can you afford it.

Well, the manager's been up twice.

Says you're to send him 95.40,

or he'll send you where
board and room is free.

How about taking some good advice?

There is no Larry.

There never has been.

There never will be.

One Larry more or less shouldn't upset

a pretty girl like you.

You can have things just
about as you want them.

Especially since I happen to know

where there's a good job waiting.

A friend of mine.

Not the highest class cabaret.

Do a little drinking, a little dancing.

Make the yocals happy.

Get them to loosen up with some
of that ah, imported stuff.

A job that pays good money,

and you don't have to worry
about being late to school.

You're a noisy little.

Munn was right about that first step.

It spoiled my makeup all right.

All the other steps didn't matter.

Scot didn't know such a
person as Wade Stanton lived.

How could he wanna k*ll him!

If you're looking for
the answer to who did,

ask Mr. bruhl!

I object, your honor.

The suppositions of this lady,
are not admissible evidence!

In fact, she has given no evidence at all!

What a fabulous story
concocted out of whole cloth,

and presented here in the
hope of blocking justice

and thus saving the life of a m*rder*r.

Objection sustained.

The jury will disregard the
last comment of the witness.

Strike it from the record.

What I told was the truth!

Ti told what scot wouldn't!

= the evidence stands for itself.

Your witness, Mr. mcmasters.

And a very excellent witness

I think it will not be necessary

to trouble you with too many questions.

Will you kindly explain to the jury

the nature of your ah,
occupation, how you live.

Thank you.

Witness excused.

The jury is charged with a grave duty,

deciding whether scot Webster

should continue to enjoy
the privileges of freedom,

or whether he should pay with his life

for the life the state
contends he destroyed,

the life of Wade Stanton.

Your honor, I consider it a sad commentary

on the dignity of a court of law,

that a man whose hands are
red with the blood of m*rder,

and a woman, who by her own
admission, is unworthy of trust

should be permitted to throw a smokescreen

of false testimony, sworn
lies in the eyes of this court

in an effort to stay the hands of justice.

Scot Webster, face the court.

You have been adjudged guilty
of m*rder in the first degree.

Have you have anything to say

why judgment should not
be now be pronounced?

Scot Webster, it is the
judgment of this court

that for the crime of
m*rder in the first degree

of what you have been convicted
by the verdict of a jury,

you scot Webster be delivered
by the sheriff of this county

into the custody of the
warden of the state prison,

and there by said warden,
you shall be ex*cuted,

and may god have mercy on your soul.

Court's adjourned.

=t don't know how.

Ti don't know where.

I don't know when,

but somewhere, somehow, you'll get yours.

And you.

All of you!

= t wish I knew the answer too.

Maybe they'll print what I wrote.

Scot wouldn't k*ll anybody.

He didn't do it, he didn't!

= t believe that.

You did all you could.

Why don't you go home?

Home?

I can guarantee the coffee at o'Grady's.

All you can pour down for a nickel.

Scot, scot, can I talk with you?

= sure.

Sure, warden.

Scot, this is Dr. parry.

Dr. parry wants to talk
to you to ask a favor.

It's not an unusual request in here,

but I must tell you, it's my duty.

You can say yes or no just as you choose.

The world is full of questions

which will never be answered.

Don't try too hard.

As the warden told you,
I have a favor to ask.

I am a doctor, a scientist they call me.

The lone experiment that
I am hoping to complete,

I need the brain of a man,
a strong healthy brain.

Believe me, your help could be

of infinite importance to the human race.

= the human race.

I owe it a lot, don't I?

But don't you understand?

It's mistakes of the human
race we're trying to correct.

You want my brain after I'm dead?

Yes.

Help yourself, mister, help yourself!

On my part, I'm gonna be
glad when that guy's dead.

Every time I burn a match
for it, it burns me.

= t wanna see Mr. bruhl.

Got an appointment?

Please, I've got to see him.

Come in, miss Webster, please.

= the star witness.

In two hours he's going to die.

I'm sorry, I know how
you feel, believe me.

Please, he can't die, he can't.

You won't let him.

Say you won't let him.

I?

I've tried everything, seen everybody.

Nobody will do anything.

I'll say you've tried everything,

you and your Sam Daniels,

but mainly you've tried to involve me.

Do you think I'm a fool?

= please.

Listen, lady, this is no parole board.

Why don't you get smart?

It's too bad about your brother, but...

He just got in the way, that's all.

Yeah, like Wade Stanton.

Shut up, all of you.

You can go how.

Munn, let Mr. Daniels in.

So nice of you to call, Mr. Daniels.

I tried to keep her
from coming here, bruhl.

I know you and your kind.

You never budge unless
a b*llet's prodding you.

J la di, dah dah dah, without you j

My my, the world is full of trouble.

= yeah.

= pulse?

Normal, took his
anesthetic like a gentleman.

Ready?

He should be proud

when he wakes up with a human brain.

This night's
gleaming will step him up

a million years in the
pattern of evolution.

Gregory, look, the human brain.

Even more than the human heart
is god's greatest handy-work.

Millions and millions of cells,

and each separate cell a treasure house

which has guarded its own
store of human passions,

wit and wisdom, sin and repentance,

envy, hatred, greed, and love.

Yes, but the ape.

Will he know of it?

When he gives us the
answer to that question,

we shall have a new chapter
in scientific history.

By the second day, no
new marked developments.

Look at the expression
in the eyes, Gregory.

There's almost a human understanding.

Isn't this g*n

with which you k*lled Wade Stanton?

That g*n wasn't mine.

Get them loosen up

on some of that ah, imported stuff.

And you, all of you!

But they'll k*ll you!

The
dead body of Mr. Wade Stanton.

I never k*lled anybody.

I've seen plenty.

m*rder is something personal!

You k*lled him!

I never k*lled anybody.

He's trying to protect me!

Ladies and gentlemen,
we interrupt our program

to bring you the tragic
news of the sudden death

of j. Stanley mcmasters,
distinguished prosecuting attorney.

Mr. mcmasters body was discovered
an hour ago in his home.

The police are convinced

that the eminent district attorney's death

is a case of ruthless m*rder,

but as yet, there's no
clue to the method of death

or the identity of the assassin.

Mcmasters was outstanding as a
fearless champion of the law,

and is known to have made many enemies

in his years as district attorney.

Keep tuned to this station
for further details

concerning the sensational m*rder.

I liked mcmasters, but
he did make many enemies.

= yeah.

Enemies are so unnecessary.

He said mcmasters would get his.

He said we all would.

Stop that fool talk, Webster's dead.

Sure, so is mcmasters.

Give it to us, doc.

What k*lled him?

Don't ask me to do your job, captain.

All I can tell you is the man's dead.

Well, I've been suspecting
that for over an hour.

No bruises, no abrasions,

but practically every bone
in his body is broken.

How'd it happen?

I find them dead, that's my job.

You find out how they got that way.

Good night!

There's one doctor that
couldn't give me aspirin.

Okay, boys, you can go in now.

All right, you boys get in close there

with the corpus delicti

just so the chief will know you were here.

= I'm tired of murders.

I wish people would behave for awhile.

That'd put you out of a job, lieutenant.

Hmm, we'll all be out of a job

if we don't find out who won
this argument with mcmasters,

especially the way the
papers are helping us out.

A crusading district attorney

doesn't get m*rder*d
mysteriously everyday.

Now, let me see.

He was thrown out that window.

Then he was brought back up here.

That's how all his bones got broken.

You heard what Dr. knight said?

No marks on the body.

A 10 story fall might bruise
a fella here and there.

Ah.

This is no ordinary job.

Is the Webster girl
still at Sam Daniels house?

= she's established there for life.

Go on, get her, bring her here.

We haven't seen enough
of the lady recently.

Now you're talkin'.

Do you need any help, munn?

Since when, I'll be back.

According to Dr. knight
of the coroner's office.

I know how many bones he had broke.

The body of the victim
had been crushed into a...

Shut up, Larry.

Keep it clear here!

You don't want that, Charlie.

Ah, Sam, have a heart.

Yeah, give me.

I brought you and aunt
della nothing but trouble.

= start that and I'll...

And I'll hold you while he does it.

You're at home here,
just the same as we are.

All right, say it.

= the man's dead.

Someday when I get plenty of time,

I'm gonna get a live man for you.

Practically every bone in
his body is broken, goodnight.

What about the girl?

= what about her?

Ah, no girl could break
a man to pieces like that.

No, well, whoever done
it, she's back of it.

Here they come, law and order.

Start talking truth.

It'll go easy with you, sister.

I told you before,
the name's miss Webster.

All right, I remember the lady's name.

Two men got k*lled tonight.

You hated both of them, didn't you?

You're glad they're dead, ain't ya?

Yes,

hmm, you k*lled them.

Who did it for ya, how?

Now you listen to me, blue britches.

That child didn't k*ll nobody.

Just because some tr*mp
made himself a nuisance

by getting himself
m*rder*d on our property

is no reason why you should
make yourself a nuisance.

Unless you're looking
for the same results.

You've got nothing on her, captain.

Don't try covering up for the
homicide squad at her expense.

Oh, the homicide squad
knows what it's doing.

Sure, it does.

Miss Webster will be here
anytime you wanna talk to her.

All right, Sam, but if
another dead man shows up,

don't blame it on us.

Okay.

Come on, lieutenant.

Goodnight, captain.

For the second time in a single night,

the mangle m*rder*r has struck and k*lled

in that same mysterious crushing manner

that brought death to district attorney

j. Stanley mcmasters earlier today.

As yet not a single clue has
been discovered by the police.

It has been impossible to
identify the latest victim

other than the name munn found on articles

in the pockets of the dead man.

The last thing he said was I'll be back.

You have nothing to worry about.

Just a little social call, that's all.

Don't worry, you're welcome here.

You talk when you're ready.

= t don't know.

Ti don't know who k*lled him.

We're not concerned about
mcmasters dying or munn either.

It's just that we don't Cherish the idea

of meeting up with the same accident.

Very well, have it your own way, lady.

Who is it?

Why don't you tell him?

It's Sam Daniels!

No, no!

= who is it?

= t don't know!

Ti don't know.

= you know who it is.

You know who it is.

It's him.

He said someday you'll get yours.

He said we all would.

You, you, you!

You've had too much
on your mind, sleeper.

Nobody's hurt you.

I don't wanna get mangled!

I don't wanna get mangled!

I'd rather rot in jail.

= leave all this to me.

Go on, get some sleep, go home.

= come on.

I'll take care of you.

Thanks.

Thanks.

I'll take good care of you.

I hate to see sleeper worry so.

Worry is bad for a
man, shortens his life.

= what he needs is rest.

Hurry back, we'll be waiting.

Everybody in the house is...

Police, give me the police.

Give me the police!

Surround the whole place.

Nobody leaves till I
say so, come on, fellas.

Hi, mister, police misbehaving tonight?

Waitin' for somebody, bloodhound?

Well, captain.

All ya gotta say is
they're dead, both of them.

Practically every bone
in everybody is broken.

= number two there was shot two times.

Not that it matters.

A good honest m*rder.

= thank heavens.

= those b*ll*ts k*lled a dead man.

Hey, how do you know that guy
was dead when he was k*lled?

Yes, how do you know that guy
was dead when he was k*lled?

There's no blood where the
b*ll*ts entered the body.

That means the heart had already stopped

and circulation ceased.

The mangle
m*rder*r has k*lled again

bringing sudden, unknown,
and horrible death

to two new victims known to the police

as sleeper and Deacon.

Already four men have lost their lives

in a strange and terrible manner.

The mystery of which adds
to its terror for all of us.

Who will be next?

Who will be next?

Ti can answer that!

Just about what are you up to?

Good evening, officer.

I'm about to do something for you,

something you could never do for yourself.

Now ain't you decent.

Hey, what is this?

Tomorrow you'll be promoted, a hero.

For tonight I'll shall tell you

the identity of the mangle m*rder*r.

You're looking for an
ape with a human brain.

When you've found him,

there will be an end
to the mangle killings.

No you don't.

You and me are gonna talk
this over with the chief.

Skipper, skipper!

We are waiting for it.

Waiting for your mangle m*rder*r!

But you're going first.

You wanted to keep your mouth
shut, didn't you, didn't you?

I'm going to help you do that.

I'm going to help you keep it shut always!

Nobody could get in
w.S. Bruhl's way, nobody.

Something's in your way now.

Something you can't stop.

I can't stop!

T wouldn't if I could!

It didn't matter what you did to me.

I didn't count, but you k*lled scot.

Made him die a hundred times!

Waiting, waiting in that cell!

Now you're waiting.

Now you're waiting.

Now you're waiting!

Susan, Susan!

Mr. bruhl, Mr. bruhl, open the door!

Break it down.