User: M-le-mot-dit
File: The Power of the Press (1928).webm
Author: Frank Russell Capra
Publisher: Columbia Pictures
Year: 1928
PD: PD/US|1991|film=yes
Note: A 1928 American silent drama film. It was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Cat: Crime film, Silent film
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{{Center|{{Xx-larger block|"THE POWER<br />
OF THE PRESS"}}
{{uc|A Frank R. Capra}}<br />
{{uc|production}}
{{X-smaller block|{{uc|Copyright MCMXXVIII—Columbia Pictures Corpn}}<br />
{{smaller|~{{uc|Passed by National Board of Review}}~}}}}}}
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00:09
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{{Center|1=''From the story by''<br />
{{uc|Frederick A. Thompson}}{{pbr}}
''Screen Play and Continuity''<br />
{{uc|Sonya Levien}}
{{{!}} align=center {{ts|ac}}
{{!}}''Photography''{{!}}{{!}}''Art Director''
{{!}}-
{{!}}{{uc|Ted Tetzlaff}}, {{sc|a.s.c.}}{{!}}{{!}}{{uc|Harrison Wiley}}
{{!}}}
''Film Editor''<br />
{{uc|Arthur Roberts}}}}
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00:18
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{{Center|''The Players''{{pbr}}
{{Block center|{{uc|Douglas Fairbanks}}, {{sc|Jr.}}<br />
{{em}}{{uc|Jobyna Ralston}}<br />
{{em|2}}{{uc|Mildred Harris}}<br />
{{em|3}}{{uc|Robert Edeson}}<br />
{{em|4}}{{uc|Dell Henderson}}<br />
{{em|5}}{{uc|Philo}} {{sc|Mc}}{{uc|Collough}}<br />
{{em|6}}{{uc|Wheeler Oakman}}<br />
{{em|7}}{{uc|Edwards Davis}}}}
{{Center|''A Columbia Production''}}}}
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00:33
{{ft/i|
{{Center|EDITORIAL ROOMS}}
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00:38
{{ft/i|
{{Center|CITY EDITOR}}
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01:13
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{uc|Bill Johnson}}}}
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01:18
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{uc|Sports}}}}
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01:26
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{uc|Dramatic}}}}
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01:32
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{uc|Editor}}}}
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01:38
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{uc|Story}}<br />
{{smaller|{{uc|by}}}}<br />
{{smaller|{{uc|Clem Rogers}}}}}}
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01:48-02:00
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{{Monospace block|{{Fine block|{{Center|WEATHER REPORT<br />
BY<br />
CLEM ROGERS}}
{{Block center|{{Spaces|4}}WEATHER MAN PROMISES SUNSHINE TODAY:{{Spaces|5}}<br />
CLEAR SKIES}}}}}}
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02:04
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Say, Brisbane, the whole world's waiting for that weather report."}}
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02:20-02:40
{{ft/i|
{{Monospace block|{{Fine block|{{Center|WEATHER REPORT<br />
BY<br />
CLEM ROGERS}}
{{Block center|{{Spaces|4}}WEATHER MAN PROMISES SUNSHINE TODAY:<br />
CLEAR SKIES;{{Spaces|2}}THINK THAT MEANS TO THE<br />
BIRDS AND FLOWERS; THINK WHAT IT MEANS TO<br />
THE FARMER THAT HARDY SON OF TOIL UPON WHOSE<br />
SHOULDERS THE WEALTH OF NATIONS RESTS.<br />
{{Spaces|6}}THINK OF THE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE<br />
PARKS AND FIELDS AND BABBLING BROOKS;<br />
{{Spaces|7}}SUNSHINE AND HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO<br />
ALL IS WHAT I PROMISE TODAY;}}}}}}
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03:57
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{{Center|{{Blackletter|{{Fine|The Times}}}}<br />
{{X-larger|CITY FAVORS ATWILL FOR MAYOR}}
{{smaller block|Blake's chances lessen as reform<br />
candidate leads in straw vote}}}}
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04:07
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Two days before election and this paper's about as lively as the Undertakers' Gazette!"}}
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04:16
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"No wonder your paper's dull{{Bar|2}}you keep a good man like me on weather reports and death notices!"}}
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04:56
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"There's a classic for you—change a word, and you ruin it!"}}
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05:05-05-17
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{{Monospace block|{{Fine block|{{Center|WEATHER REPORT<br />
{{Strikethrough|BY}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|CLEM ROGERS}}
{{Block center|{{Spaces|4}}WEATHER MAN PROMISES SUNSHINE TODAY:<br />
{{Strikethrough|CLEAR SKIES;{{Spaces|2}}THINK THAT MEANS TO THE}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|BIRDS AND FLOWERS; THINK WHAT IT MEANS TO}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|THE FARMER THAT HARDY SON OF TOIL UPON WHOSE}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|SHOULDERS THE WEALTH OF NATIONS RESTS.}}<br />
{{Spaces|6}}{{Strikethrough|THINK OF THE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|PARKS AND FIELDS AND BABBLING BROOKS;}}<br />
{{Spaces|7}}{{Strikethrough|SUNSHINE AND HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO}}<br />
{{Strikethrough|ALL IS WHAT I PROMISE TODAY;}}}}}}}}}}
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05:30
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I'll say this much for you stuff—it's rotten!"}}
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06:52
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Boss, speaking man to man, I don't think you appreciate my full value."}}
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07:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Johnson—Forbes—where's everybody?"}}
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07:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Here's the chance you've been squawking for! District Attorney Nye's been murdered!"}}
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08:00
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{{Center|{{larger|PRESS}}{{pbr}}
{{smaller|REPORTER'S PASS}}}}
{{X-smaller block|The Owner<br />
employed by {{Monospace|{{larger|the TIMES}}}}<br />
is entitled to pass […]}}
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08:06
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Examine the body{{Bar|2}}pump the servants—find who the police suspect—and ''hurry!''"}}
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08:26
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Where to?"}}
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08:46
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"What did you say the address was?"}}
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09:44
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Don't delay me—I'm a reporter!"}}
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10:00
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Honest I'm a reporter!"}}
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10:12
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Tell them who I am."}}
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10:17
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell."}}
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12:12
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Follow that girl! I'm a Times reporter!"}}
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12:20
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Not me! That's Jane Atwill, daughter of the candidate for mayor!"}}
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12:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Gee—she just ran out of the district attorney's house!"}}
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12:43
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"The district attorney's been sweet on her… Maybe she got peeved and bumped him off."}}
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12:54
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Don't tell the other reporters… I want the scoop for myself."}}
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13:15
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{uc|Stop the press}}!"}}
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13:25
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I won't give you the story unless you print my name on it."}}
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13:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"She must have killed him—I saw her run away."}}
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14:00
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Fine|Miss Jane Atwill}}}}
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14:09
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"If i could only by sure you didn't dream this!"}}
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14:28
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I've discovered that Jane Atwill called on Nye tonight{{Bar|2}}I'm following it up."}}
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14:40
{{ft/i|
{{Center|"Too late—the cub landed the story, right under your nose!"}}
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14:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Hammer out that story—quick!"}}
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15:14-15:22
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{{Monospace block|{{Fine block|{{Center|BY CLEM ROGERS}}
{{Block center|{{Spaces|3}}BECAUSE OF THE INGENUITY OF A TIMES REPORT-<br />
ER JANE ATWILL DAUGHTER}}}}}}
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15:29
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{{Center|"Hold the press for a new front page!"}}
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16:43
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Blackletter|{{Fine|The Times}}}}
{{X-larger block|CANDIDATE'S DAUGHTER INVOLVED<br />
IN MURDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY}}
{{smaller block|''Jane Atwill found hiding''<br />
''in dead man's home''}}}}
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18:42
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I was going to vote for Atwill—but this settles it."}}
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19:05
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Why did you kill him?"}}
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19:16
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I've told you over and over—"}}
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19:25
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Mr. Nye asked me to drop in at his home after the theatre…"}}
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19:44
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I sent for you tonight because there's something I want to give you."}}
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20:59
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"There's John Atwill!"}}
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21:14
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"This'll kill your chances of getting elected, won't it?"}}
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21:22
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Election be hanged—I'm here to get my daughter!"}}
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21:56
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|{{uc|Robert Blake}}
{{Dhr}}
{{uc|Campaign}}<br />
{{uc|Headquarters}}}}}}
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22:06
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{{Center|{{X-larger|BLAKE}}}}
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22:17
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|{{uc|Robert Blake}}
{{Dhr}}
{{uc|Private}}}}}}
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22:25
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{{Center|{{Smaller block|{{uc|The Van}}
{{Dhr}}
{{uc|Development Co}}.}}}}
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23:00
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{{Center|{{smaller|VOTE FOR}}<br />
ROBERT<br />
{{X-larger|BLAKE}}<br />
{{X-smaller|The People's Choice}}<br />
FOR MAYOR}}
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23:13
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{{Center|"My opponent has mt deepest sympathy, in his hour of trouble."}}
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23:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"That's tough on old Atwill."}}
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23:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Yeah—I can see the tears running down the back of your neck!"}}
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24:03
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Pretty smart, eh{{Bar|2}}the way I planted this story with that dump reporter?"}}
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24:15
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Now if we can only keep Marie quiet until after the election—I'm a cinch!"}}
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24:43
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"It's your li'l Marie."}}
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24:54
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Daddy, I've been cooped up so long in this dump I'm talking to myself."}}
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25:07
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Be patient… Right after election, I'm moving you to a swell apartment."}}
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25:21
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I see you slipped the works to Nye."}}
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25:33
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Shut up? That's all I've been for a month, and I'm sick of it!"}}
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25:59
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Go out and put the muffler on that dame!"}}
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26:14
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{Bar|2}}and put a man on to watch her{{Bar|2}}day and night!"}}
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26:31
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Just a cub's dumb luck—stumbling on the scoop of the year!"}}
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27:25
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{smaller|{{uc|Clem Rogers}}}}}}
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27:46
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I wonder what big story I'll write today.}}
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28:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"May I see you alone, please?"}}
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29:04
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Fine block|"ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN"
{{Dhr}}
CONNIE HAVEN}}}}
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29:40
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"If I were a man, I'd punch your nose."}}
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29:47
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You've ruined my reputation{{Bar|2}}and killed my father's chances of election!"}}
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29:57
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"We newspaper men must print the news, no matter who is hurts!"}}
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30:12
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{Bar|2}}and just to create a sensation, to sell your filthy paper, you disgrace an innocent family!"}}
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30:44
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Please don't cry."}}
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30:56
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I'm sorry, little girl{{Bar|2}}I'll have that story retracted in big type on the front page."}}
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31:30
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"They do whatever I say around here{{Bar|2}}the editor's my pal."}}
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31:58
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I promised Miss Atwill we'd retract that whole story in today's paper."}}
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32:17
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"We've ruined her reputation!"}}
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32:25
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"News is news—no matter who it hurts."}}
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32:32
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"But I tell you she's innocent{{Bar|2}}I saw her cry!"}}
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32:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"If you don't retract the story, I'll resign!"}}
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32:58
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You can't resign—you're fired!"}}
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34:06
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Say, Crime Wave{{Bar|2}}why didn't Blake come?"}}
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34:14
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Busy."}}
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34:26
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Listen—go back and tell that would-be mayor that I'm checking out!"}}
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35:13
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Why the big parade?"}}
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35:18
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You blab too much."}}
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35:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"What if I refuse to be his Prisoner of Zenda?"}}
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36:03
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"After what happened to the district attorney, I believe you!"}}
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37:28
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"—I—I only wanted to thank you for that scoop."}}
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38:25
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I have a hunch that Blake's crowd had something to do with the murder."}}
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38:32
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"One story connecting Blake with it, would save the election for your father."}}
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39:10
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"There's one thing I didn't tell the police."}}
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39:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"In there—information—will elect your father."}}
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39:47
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Just a lot of photographs{{Bar|2}}they're meaningless to us."}}
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41:27
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Say, pal, got 'nother great scoop!"}}
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41:35
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I break candidates… Broke one{{Bar|2}}goin' to break 'nother!"}}
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41:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Distrik 'torney gave this to Atwill girl…"}}
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41:55
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I copped it… Don' know what's all 'bout, but editor will."}}
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42:19
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Meet Happy Al{{Bar|2}}the world's greatest bootlegger"}}
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44:09
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{smaller block|NIGHT & DAY<br />DRUGGIST}}}}
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44:12
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Let's check them with the duplicates I made."}}
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44:54
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"That's the one he took."}}
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45:02
{{ft/i|
{{Block center|{{Monospace block|Marie Weston<br />Indicted - 1925.}}}}
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45:13
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I've got a wild idea how we can locate her."}}
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45:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Can you sing a cabaret number?"}}
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46:06
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Happy Al speaking—is the boss there?"}}
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46:35
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Marie phoned for a case, but I've lost her address."}}
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46:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Two-twenty-eight Sycamore Road—and keep it to yourself."}}
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47:17
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"This is a man's job… You go to the Times office and wait for me."}}
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47:34
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Clem—be careful—"}}
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48:28
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"My election tomorrow is a cinch—and there'll be fat jobs for everybody."}}
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49:26
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I thought you were taking a case out to Marie."}}
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49:44
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Maybe that reporter wasn't so drunk!"}}
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49:51
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Drive like blazes to Marie's!"}}
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50:40
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller block|''Yellow''<br />''Cab''<br />''Co.''}}}}
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52:57
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I don't know what your game is{{Bar|2}}but you're welcome, even if you're a burglar."}}
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53:11
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"A reporter? Oh boy, how I love reporters!"}}
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53:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Well, what's new in the outside world?"}}
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53:53
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Why did you kill the district attorney?"}}
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54:08
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Blake and Van say you did."}}
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54:17
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"The double-crossing skunks! It was Van himself!"}}
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54:24
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Will you put that in a signed statement?"}}
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54:45
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{Bar|2}}and they planned that murder in this very room!"}}
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55:38
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"That's a great story."}}
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55:52
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Too bad it'll never be printed."}}
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56:23
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"But I wouldn't cheat the papers—let's give them a better story…"}}
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56:33
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Write this{{Bar|2}}"}}
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56:47
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{Bar|2}}'Fate forces Marie and me to part{{Bar|2}}so we have decided to end it all, together'."}}
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57:21
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Now sign it."}}
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57:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You'll look so romantic when the coroner finds you{{Bar|2}}in each other's arms!"}}
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57:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Do you realize they'll find your finger prints on the gun?"}}<!-- 57:40 Missing sequence. -->
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59:19
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Follow him—wreck him—anything to stop him!"}}
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59:27
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Get two cars—head him off before he hits town!"}}
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1:01:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"{{uc|Stop the press}}!"}}
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1:02:18
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Here's the man that killed the district attorney!"}}
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1:03:08
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Blackletter|{{Fine|The Times}}}}<br />
{{X-larger|BLAKE JAILED IN NYE MURDER}}<br />
''Candidate's Gunman and "Sweetie" Confess''<br />
{{X-larger|ATWILL'S ELECTION ASSURED}}}}
{{X-smaller block|{{Float right|Reporter Brings<br />{{em}}in Murderer to<br />{{em|2}}Office of Times}}
{{Left|Clem Rogers Engaged<br />{{em}}To Marry Jane Atwill|2em}}}}
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1:03:17
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-larger block|Clem Rogers Engaged<br />
To Marry Jane Atwill}}}}
{{Block center|{{Smaller block|{{em}}Clem Rogers, {{uc|Times}} reporter who was so instrumen-<br />
tal in bringing to justice the real murderer of District<br />
Attorney Ney, has announced his engagement to Miss Jane<br />
Atwill, daugher of Candidate Atwill, whose election is<br />
[…]}}}}
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1:03:24
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Who had the nerve to give them this statement?"}}
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1:03:33
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You wouldn't deny it, and get me fired again, would you?"}}
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1:03:47
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Cursive|{{X-larger|''The End''}}}}}}
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