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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Lost Last Act (S02E02)

a notorious gangster?

"a notorious gangster?"

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on the day he was murdered?

"on the day he was murdered?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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A $75,000 advance?

"A $75,000 advance?"

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Nobody tells me what to do.

"Nobody tells me what to do."

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was a form of blackmail.

"was a form of blackmail."

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Royce was killed.

"Royce was killed."

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Now, Mr. Gifford...

"Now, Mr. Gifford..."

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Why you-- Yes!

"Why you-- Yes!"

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I tried to tell you, John.

"I tried to tell you, John."

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Thank you, Mr. Mason.

"Thank you, Mr. Mason."

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You saved me from becoming

"You saved me from becoming"

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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Same way he got it 12 years ago.

"Same way he got it 12 years ago."

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One question, counselor.

"One question, counselor."

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You know, the place that serves

"You know, the place that serves"

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They're all blank.

"They're all blank."

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You were kidding

"You were kidding"

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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( noirish jazz theme playing )

"( noirish jazz theme playing )"

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"Steve says, 'I know my people.

""Steve says, 'I know my people."

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"'I know the two faces of them.

""'I know the two faces of them."

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"'The faces they wear for the public,

""'The faces they wear for the public,"

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"and the secret faces they show only to each other.'

""and the secret faces they show only to each other.'"

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"Gilbert says, 'Perhaps. We'll see.

""Gilbert says, 'Perhaps. We'll see."

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"When do I get the last act?'

""When do I get the last act?'"

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"And Steve says, 'I'm starting it

""And Steve says, 'I'm starting it"

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"'as soon as you leave.

""'as soon as you leave."

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( chuckling ): "If I live to finish it.'

"( chuckling ): "If I live to finish it.'"

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"Steve opens the door for them, and they exit.

""Steve opens the door for them, and they exit."

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"Steve grins, sits at his desk,

""Steve grins, sits at his desk,"

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"switches on the Dictaphone and begins to dictate.

""switches on the Dictaphone and begins to dictate."

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"Third act.

""Third act."

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"It's a few minutes after midnight

""It's a few minutes after midnight"

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"but Steve gets no further.

""but Steve gets no further."

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and Steve slumps over his typewriter, dead."

"and Steve slumps over his typewriter, dead.""

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Curtain falls on the second act.

"Curtain falls on the second act."

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Not even from our producer?

"Not even from our producer?"

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Mr. Gifford?

"Mr. Gifford?"

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until I've heard the last act.

"until I've heard the last act."

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If this is someone's idea of a joke,

"If this is someone's idea of a joke,"

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I don't appreciate it. What's happened?

"I don't appreciate it. What's happened?"

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The last act. Someone took it out of the script

"The last act. Someone took it out of the script"

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and replaced it with blank pages.

"and replaced it with blank pages."

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Well, perhaps when they were assembled--

"Well, perhaps when they were assembled--"

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I assembled them myself.

"I assembled them myself."

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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It's gone. Even from the file copy in my desk.

"It's gone. Even from the file copy in my desk."

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Saves us the trouble of listening to it.

"Saves us the trouble of listening to it."

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You didn't like the first two acts, Mr. West?

"You didn't like the first two acts, Mr. West?"

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No. None of it.

"No. None of it."

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And you, Helen?

"And you, Helen?"

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Well, it disturbs me, Ernest.

"Well, it disturbs me, Ernest."

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I feel there's something very wrong with it.

"I feel there's something very wrong with it."

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It's not fair to judge a play

"It's not fair to judge a play"

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by two acts, but--

"by two acts, but--"

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Yes?

"Yes?"

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I didn't like what I heard.

"I didn't like what I heard."

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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The characters are confused.

"The characters are confused."

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There's no kindness, no understanding.

"There's no kindness, no understanding."

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Nothing but a sort of...

"Nothing but a sort of..."

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snarling viciousness

"snarling viciousness"

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that I find most distasteful.

"that I find most distasteful."

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If you ask me-- I have already asked you.

"If you ask me-- I have already asked you."

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HELEN: John's right.

"HELEN: John's right."

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If you'd look at your characters

"If you'd look at your characters"

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with love instead of hate, Ernest.

"with love instead of hate, Ernest."

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Especially the character you'll play?

"Especially the character you'll play?"

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I'm sure you can change it.

"I'm sure you can change it."

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Why are you doing this thing?

"Why are you doing this thing?"

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( scoffs )

"( scoffs )"

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There's a guarantee of a great, new play.

"There's a guarantee of a great, new play."

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An exciting eve--

"An exciting eve--"

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Stop being a press agent, Jim.

"Stop being a press agent, Jim."

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And you...the great star, Helen Dwight,

"And you...the great star, Helen Dwight,"

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crawling down from a sky full of fine parts

"crawling down from a sky full of fine parts"

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I always do what my producer tells me to.

"I always do what my producer tells me to."

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Especially when he also happens to be my husband.

"Especially when he also happens to be my husband."

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You're her brother. Show some gumption

"You're her brother. Show some gumption"

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for once in your life. Talk to her.

"for once in your life. Talk to her."

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Oh, I think you're getting

"Oh, I think you're getting"

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When Ernest rewrites it the way John wants--

"When Ernest rewrites it the way John wants--"

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There will not be any rewriting.

"There will not be any rewriting."

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Why, Ernest? Why be so arbitrary?

"Why, Ernest? Why be so arbitrary?"

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You've made mistakes before.

"You've made mistakes before."

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Because I didn't know what I was writing about.

"Because I didn't know what I was writing about."

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But this time I do.

"But this time I do."

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I'm telling a story about real, living people.

"I'm telling a story about real, living people."

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People that I know.

"People that I know."

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For the first time as a writer,

"For the first time as a writer,"

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I'm telling the truth.

"I'm telling the truth."

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Then all the more reason for rewriting.

"Then all the more reason for rewriting."

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Why condemn these unfortunate people

"Why condemn these unfortunate people"

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without a fair trial?

"without a fair trial?"

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Why call them criminals without trying to understand

"Why call them criminals without trying to understand"

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what made them commit a crime?

"what made them commit a crime?"

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What good is it to hurt people?

"What good is it to hurt people?"

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My play is more important than the people.

"My play is more important than the people."

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Oh. This kind of argument

"Oh. This kind of argument"

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I suggest we all go home and think about it.

"I suggest we all go home and think about it."

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Calmly. We can get together later on tonight.

"Calmly. We can get together later on tonight."

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I'll be too busy. ( sighs angrily )

"I'll be too busy. ( sighs angrily )"

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With nothing more important than this.

"With nothing more important than this."

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Have you forgotten? The last act is missing.

"Have you forgotten? The last act is missing."

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You're gonna write it again? Well, of course.

"You're gonna write it again? Well, of course."

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Whoever took it wasn't very bright.

"Whoever took it wasn't very bright."

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I wrote it once. I can write it again.

"I wrote it once. I can write it again."

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your last act completely.

"your last act completely."

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I told you, there will be no changes.

"I told you, there will be no changes."

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I won't produce it.

"I won't produce it."

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I think you will.

"I think you will."

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I think you'll see it my way.

"I think you'll see it my way."

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I'm sure you will.

"I'm sure you will."

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Now, here are the first two acts.

"Now, here are the first two acts."

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I'll have the third act for you

"I'll have the third act for you"

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by the end of the week.

"by the end of the week."

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Good afternoon.

"Good afternoon."

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