- 5/27/2025
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00:01:56Dad's playing beautifully tonight, isn't he?
00:01:58There's no finer artist.
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00:02:35Yes, it is the living image of her.
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00:03:02Dad, will you change seats with me?
00:03:04Why, of course, dear.
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00:03:13What's the matter?
00:03:16Nothing, but that man in the next box keeps staring at me.
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00:03:27Let's go back into the dead room, isn't it?
00:03:29All right.
00:03:36Why, it is like seeing the dead return to life.
00:03:41I don't know.
00:03:43I don't know.
00:03:45I don't know.
00:03:47I don't know.
00:03:49I don't know.
00:03:51I don't know.
00:03:53I don't know.
00:03:56I must know who she is.
00:03:58That can do no good.
00:04:00The dead have no place among the living.
00:04:02I shall be the judge of that.
00:04:05Lawrence, for a man your age, you're certainly in the pink.
00:04:08I have to be.
00:04:10Most people don't know, but giving a piano recital requires
00:04:12the stamina of a marathon runner.
00:04:14Say, Judd, I think you'd better give my right forearm muscles
00:04:17another going over.
00:04:19I feel a slight cramp in my index finger.
00:04:21Yes, sir.
00:04:23Hello, Dad.
00:04:26Hello, darling. Hi, Bob. How am I doing?
00:04:28Marvelously.
00:04:30I don't believe I've ever hurt you in better form.
00:04:32That's because you're home from school, my dear.
00:04:34I was playing for you tonight.
00:04:36Oh, am I glad this engagement ends my concert tour.
00:04:39Now I can relax, wear old clothes,
00:04:41and let my beard grow.
00:04:43Oh, and devote some time to your only daughter.
00:04:45You know, I feel as if I'd been Sienna.
00:04:47Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh.
00:04:49Don't bite the piano that's for you, my darling.
00:04:51See where that is, Bob.
00:04:53Here.
00:04:58This gentleman would like a minute with Mr. Lawrence.
00:05:00Just a moment.
00:05:05Dr. Igor Markov is waiting to see you.
00:05:11Igor Markov?
00:05:13I don't know the man.
00:05:15I'll tell him to write me for an appointment.
00:05:17Oh, wait a minute, Bob. I've got a few minutes.
00:05:19Let him come in.
00:05:21Oh.
00:05:27So I have the pleasure of addressing Mr. Anthony Lawrence.
00:05:29That's right, doctor. What's on your mind?
00:05:31I should like to apologize to this charming young lady
00:05:34for my seeming rudeness.
00:05:36Well, I don't know what you're talking about,
00:05:38but go ahead.
00:05:40This is my daughter Patricia, Dr. Markov.
00:05:42Please forgive me, young lady,
00:05:44for staring so rudely at you,
00:05:46but I really could not help it.
00:05:48Seeing you tonight was quite a shock,
00:05:50because, well, because you are the living image
00:05:52of my wife, Lenore, as she looked
00:05:54at the time we were married.
00:05:56She was taken away from me
00:05:58under very tragic circumstances.
00:06:00I understand.
00:06:02I accept your apology.
00:06:21This will always remain an unforgettable moment in my life.
00:06:28Auf Wiedersehen.
00:06:30So nice to have met you.
00:06:32I always appreciate the privilege of meeting a great artist.
00:06:34Thank you, doctor. Good night.
00:06:36Good night, sir.
00:06:47Funny people, these foreigners.
00:06:49Do you suppose Pat really resembles his dear departed, or...
00:06:51Oh, he's right.
00:06:53That cock and bull story was old in Caesar's day.
00:06:55The nerve of the guy.
00:06:57My dear boy, you've got to get used to other men
00:06:59admiring Pat. She's a very beautiful girl.
00:07:01There's a difference between admiring and ogling.
00:07:03By the way, he stared at me.
00:07:05He gave me the jitters.
00:07:07You'll find him in the next box, fishy stare and all.
00:07:09Oh, no, I won't.
00:07:11We're going to hear the rest of this concert from backstage.
00:07:13Then I'll have to get your rap. You left it in the box.
00:07:15Oh, please do. I'll wait for you here.
00:07:18Well, Judd, five minutes. We've got to get ready.
00:07:35It seems that the great Dr. Markoff
00:07:37failed to make a favorable impression.
00:07:39Temporarily, yes.
00:07:41But there will be many opportunities in the future.
00:07:43Besides, the tall man
00:07:45was not averse to accepting a little gratuity.
00:07:47And he gave me all the information I needed.
00:07:51Ego,
00:07:53I've risked my life for you.
00:07:55I've kept your secret all these years.
00:07:57Does all this mean nothing to you?
00:07:59Don't I mean anything to you?
00:08:02Because of your knowledge of my work,
00:08:04I need you as an assistant.
00:08:06You have never meant anything more, and you never shall.
00:08:08Keep that in mind.
00:08:17Flowers for Miss Lawrence.
00:08:21Sign, please.
00:08:37More flowers for you, Miss Lawrence.
00:08:47Flowers, flowers, flowers.
00:08:49Morning, noon, and night. The man must be crazy.
00:08:51Keeps on. I'll hate the sight of him.
00:08:53Now, Williams, take those to the children's hospital.
00:08:55Right away, Miss.
00:09:17Come in.
00:09:19Dad, you've just got to make Dr. Markoff
00:09:21stop pestering me.
00:09:23First it was flowers three times a day,
00:09:25and now he's sending notes with them.
00:09:27And look,
00:09:29I can't stand any more of this.
00:09:31You've just got to make him let me alone.
00:09:33Well, the man must be out of his mind.
00:09:35I never heard of such presumption.
00:09:37I don't know what to do with him.
00:09:39I don't know what to do with him.
00:09:41I don't know what to do with him.
00:09:43I don't know what to do with him.
00:09:45I never heard of such presumption.
00:09:47Now, don't you get upset about it, Pat.
00:09:49I'll take care of Dr. Markoff.
00:09:51You just forget about him and let me handle this.
00:09:53What are you going to do, Dad?
00:09:55I'm going to call on our friend and tell him very plainly
00:09:57that his attentions to you are unwelcome,
00:09:59and then stop them immediately.
00:10:01You'll be careful, won't you?
00:10:03Careful? What do you mean?
00:10:05You'll probably laugh at me, but when you call on Dr. Markoff,
00:10:07will you take Bob with you?
00:10:09Pat, I can take care of myself.
00:10:11But you said yourself he was out of his mind.
00:10:13Did you notice his eyes that night in your dressing room?
00:10:15They seemed to stare right through me.
00:10:17You've been listening to too many horror radio programs lately.
00:10:19What you need is a good workout on the badminton court.
00:10:21Come on, run along.
00:10:23Fear not, fair lady.
00:10:25I shall build the reptile in his bed.
00:10:44Yes?
00:10:46Mr. Anthony Lawrence is here to see you, Doctor.
00:10:48I will see him in a few moments.
00:10:50Oh, and, uh, Maxine, you had better relieve me.
00:10:52I'm making a new batch of X-54,
00:10:54and it requires constant watching.
00:10:56I'll be right in, Doctor.
00:10:58I'll be right in.
00:11:00I'll be right in.
00:11:02I'll be right in.
00:11:04I'll be right in.
00:11:06I'll be right in.
00:11:08I'll be right in.
00:11:10I'll be right in.
00:11:12I'll be right in, Doctor.
00:11:14Uh, the Doctor will see you in a few minutes.
00:11:16Won't you be seated?
00:12:12Come in.
00:12:20What is it?
00:12:22An animal.
00:12:24Where are you going?
00:12:26Its' too dangerous out here.
00:12:28Please get me out of here.
00:12:30I all done got rid of it, sir.
00:12:32It's too much for one like me.
00:12:34I think he's going to lose his arm existence,
00:12:36and he'll take off when he comes back.
00:12:38What will you do to it?
00:12:40Stop it! Stop it, Dave! Get back to where you belong!
00:13:00I wish I'd get rid of that brute.
00:13:02He's always hated me, and I'm... I'm deathly afraid of him.
00:13:05Oh, don't be a fool. He's perfectly safe in that cage.
00:13:09How could he harm you? It is silly.
00:13:11Besides, he's very essential to my work.
00:13:16Now, when that concentrated pituitary boils dry,
00:13:22turn off all the burners.
00:13:24Add some elixir, place it in four cc ampoules, and refrigerate them.
00:13:29Yes, Doctor.
00:13:30Watch it closely. See that it continues to boil, but very slowly.
00:13:35Now I must go and talk to Mr. Lawrence.
00:13:37At once, I cannot leave him waiting any longer.
00:14:00Oh, well, Mr. Lawrence, nice to see you again.
00:14:03This isn't a professional call, Dr. Markov.
00:14:06I've come here on a purely personal matter.
00:14:08Oh, well, in that case, you'd better come into my private office.
00:14:17Ah, won't you sit down?
00:14:19I'll remain standing, if you don't mind.
00:14:20Oh, as you wish.
00:14:21I'll get to the point very quickly, Dr. Markov.
00:14:24I've come here in regard to my daughter, Patricia.
00:14:26Ah, yes, a lovely young woman.
00:14:28That's beside the point. She doesn't welcome your attentions.
00:14:31I'm forced to ask you to stop annoying her.
00:14:33I'm afraid you're being very insulting.
00:14:35Your persistence has left me no other choice.
00:14:37I've already explained my deep interest in your daughter.
00:14:40Perhaps you thought I was lying.
00:14:48Would you look at this picture?
00:14:55What if there is a resemblance?
00:14:57That doesn't give you the privilege of annoying her.
00:15:01But I am going to marry her.
00:15:03Marry?
00:15:06I'm amazed at your conceit.
00:15:08I'm warning you, Dr. Markov.
00:15:10Unless you stop annoying my daughter, I shall call the police.
00:15:13Stop, not so fast.
00:15:14Let go of me!
00:15:33Patricia.
00:15:34Patricia.
00:16:03Patricia.
00:16:33Patricia.
00:17:03Patricia.
00:17:34Pardon me, Miss Lawrence. Dr. Markov's on the telephone for you.
00:17:37Dr. Markov?
00:17:38Oh, say I'm not in.
00:17:40Yes, but he says it's important.
00:17:41He must talk to you concerning your father.
00:17:43My father? I'll talk to him.
00:17:53Hello?
00:17:55Yes, Miss Lawrence speaking.
00:17:57Oh, Miss Lawrence, your father has had a slight stroke.
00:18:00Oh, Miss Lawrence, your father has had a slight attack of vertigo.
00:18:04Yes, he is here in my office.
00:18:07It was probably brought on by overwrought nerves.
00:18:10I was wondering if you had not better come and get him.
00:18:13Is he well?
00:18:15No, no, no, not seriously.
00:18:17However, scarcely able to drive his own car.
00:18:19Of course, I could keep him here, or if you wish, I could call an ambulance.
00:18:23Ambulance?
00:18:24Oh, no, I'll be right there.
00:18:26Where is it?
00:18:281335 Cliff Drive.
00:18:57Yes, Doctor?
00:18:58Maxine, turn down all the flames to about half.
00:19:01But, Dr. Markov, the concentrate is nowhere near dry yet.
00:19:04I know, but it must boil very slowly.
00:19:07All right.
00:19:28So you see, Mr. Lawrence, nobody having witnessed our encounter,
00:19:32I am perfectly willing to keep it a secret.
00:19:35Of course, if you desire to say something about it,
00:19:38I will admit that you threatened me with violence,
00:19:41and I was forced to protect myself.
00:19:44It is simply a case of your word against mine.
00:19:58Is this Dr. Markov's residence?
00:20:00Yes.
00:20:01Are you Miss Lawrence?
00:20:02Yes.
00:20:03Come in, the doctor is expecting you.
00:20:15Father!
00:20:17How do you feel?
00:20:18Pat, what are you doing here?
00:20:20Dr. Markov said you were a little indisposed,
00:20:22so I came to drive you home.
00:20:24Dr. Markov said you were a little indisposed,
00:20:26so I came to drive you home.
00:20:28Are you feeling better now?
00:20:29Yes, yes, much better.
00:20:30Are you well enough to start?
00:20:31Yes, of course.
00:20:36Steve, help Mr. Lawrence to his car.
00:20:49Miss Lawrence, may I have a word with you?
00:20:51Yes.
00:20:52I think that your father would bear watching
00:20:55if you notice him developing certain symptoms of...
00:20:58Well, if you notice him acting strangely,
00:21:01I would strongly advise you persuade him to see his doctor.
00:21:04I'll remember.
00:21:06You're welcome.
00:21:22Have you finished?
00:21:23Yes, I did exactly as you told me.
00:21:25Yes, I did exactly as you told me.
00:21:27Why are you working on a formula X-54?
00:21:30I thought you were satisfied with X-53.
00:21:32Not quite.
00:21:33I have succeeded with X-53 in arresting the disease acromegaly,
00:21:38but it will do no more than hold it in check.
00:21:41Come.
00:21:42Come.
00:21:43Come.
00:21:44Come.
00:21:45Come.
00:21:46Come.
00:21:47Come.
00:21:48Come.
00:21:49Come.
00:21:50Come.
00:21:51Come.
00:21:52I will show you.
00:22:05You will recall that after I injected him with the disease,
00:22:09it was allowed to proceed to this stage,
00:22:12enlargement of the head, the feet, and so forth.
00:22:15But from the moment I gave him an injection of X-53,
00:22:19there has been no change in the condition,
00:22:22neither progressive nor retrogressive.
00:22:25I have every reason to hope that this new formula
00:22:28will prove to be a complete cure for the disease.
00:22:31Think what it will mean to have the power
00:22:33to control a dread disease like acromegaly.
00:22:36The only living man to have such power.
00:22:40And why are you the only living man to have such power?
00:22:43You know why.
00:22:45Yes, I do.
00:22:46And you're not even a doctor.
00:22:48You stole the name and laboratory notes
00:22:50from the man you killed.
00:22:51He deserved to die.
00:22:53And his death made it possible for me to escape
00:22:55from Europe as the real Dr. Markov.
00:22:57And reap the rewards earned by another man
00:22:59with years of work and study.
00:23:01What I took from him was small repayment
00:23:03for what he tried to take from me.
00:23:05The love of Lenore, my wife, the woman I worshipped.
00:23:08But his love cooled as I knew it would
00:23:10when he looked at her beautiful face
00:23:12and saw the ravages of the hideous disease acromegaly.
00:23:16Did you deliberately inoculate her with that dread?
00:23:19I did.
00:23:21I was determined that no other man
00:23:23should try to take her from me.
00:23:25I knew if she were no longer beautiful,
00:23:26no one else would want her.
00:23:27Then I would have her all for myself.
00:23:32But she could not stand the sight of her own face.
00:23:37So she killed herself.
00:23:41This is incredible.
00:23:44Only a madman could do a thing like that.
00:23:46I'm getting out of here.
00:23:47I'm going to police.
00:23:48I won't tell them.
00:23:49I'm going to police.
00:23:50I won't tell them.
00:23:51I'm a madman.
00:23:52Stop.
00:23:57You are going no place.
00:24:01You are going no place.
00:24:06Go to your room.
00:24:08Stay there.
00:24:23Good to have you back again with us, Bob.
00:24:25Glad to be back once more, Pat.
00:24:27It's no fun being away from you.
00:24:29I do wish you didn't have to spend so much time out of town.
00:24:32If I didn't, your father would probably get himself
00:24:34a new business manager.
00:24:35You know as chiefly on his business I'm always so much.
00:24:37I know.
00:24:39Bob, do you think you could book father
00:24:42for a series of summer concerts?
00:24:44Pat, what are you talking about?
00:24:46If you knew the heavy schedule I booked him for next season,
00:24:48you'd want him to have a good rest.
00:24:50I do, but he can't seem to rest.
00:24:52I don't know what's gotten into him.
00:24:54He seems to have so much energy.
00:24:56He just can't seem to work it out.
00:24:58Well, let's hope it keeps up.
00:25:00But it can't, Bob.
00:25:02Do you realize that he's up at six every morning?
00:25:05That he walks practically all day long?
00:25:07That I can't get him to go to bed at night?
00:25:09Why, sometimes I awaken at two or three in the morning
00:25:13and he's still playing his piano.
00:25:15That's not normal in a man of his age.
00:26:05Pat, come here.
00:26:07You too, Bob.
00:26:14Doesn't it look as if my fingers were thicker?
00:26:20Well, your hands are swollen.
00:26:22Well, the fingers are anyway.
00:26:24I feel awkward.
00:26:25When did you notice this?
00:26:27The past few days I felt something coming on.
00:26:29My feet too seem enlarged.
00:26:31All my shoes feel tight.
00:26:33I suppose you've eaten something that poisoned you?
00:26:35Oh, no, no.
00:26:36I didn't know what I had.
00:26:38He said if you felt bad,
00:26:40I should persuade you to see a doctor.
00:26:42Who said?
00:26:43Dr. Markoff.
00:26:44Markoff?
00:26:45When was that?
00:26:46That day you went to see him about...
00:26:49about a social matter.
00:26:50Oh, rubbish.
00:26:51Why should I see a doctor
00:26:52when I never felt better in my life?
00:26:54Because I want you to, Father.
00:26:56Promise me you'll see Dr. Adams at once.
00:26:59Let me call him now.
00:27:00Nonsense.
00:27:01You don't understand me, really.
00:27:03I'll tell you what I'll do.
00:27:04If this condition doesn't clear up by tomorrow,
00:27:06I'll drop in to see Dr. Adams
00:27:07just to put your mind at ease.
00:27:09But you won't go.
00:27:10You put it off.
00:27:11Why don't you let me call him now?
00:27:13Because it isn't urgent.
00:27:15Anyway, right now I feel like going out for a walk.
00:27:18But you've been walking all day.
00:27:20I can't help it.
00:27:21I feel restless and full of energy.
00:27:27What do you make of it, Bob?
00:27:28Oh, perhaps some minor upset.
00:27:30But I would have him checked over by Dr. Adams.
00:27:35And how are you feeling today, Mr. Lawrence?
00:27:37Physically, extremely well.
00:27:39And your appetite?
00:27:41Still increasing.
00:27:43Mr. Lawrence,
00:27:44after studying all the results of your laboratory tests,
00:27:47x-rays, metabolism records,
00:27:50I have reached a conclusion.
00:27:52But not being satisfied with my diagnosis alone,
00:27:55I call into consultation Dr. Kruger and Dr. Nalor,
00:27:58whose reputation, of course, you know.
00:28:00Yes, certainly.
00:28:01And they, without any hint from me,
00:28:03both came to the same conclusion,
00:28:05acromegaly.
00:28:07Acromegaly?
00:28:08Yes.
00:28:09It's a very rare disease,
00:28:11glandular in origin,
00:28:13activated by a defective pituitary.
00:28:16Doctor,
00:28:17can't you tell me in plain English what's wrong with me
00:28:19and how serious it is?
00:28:21I'm trying to tell you.
00:28:23You have a glandular disorder,
00:28:25a disorder of the pituitary gland,
00:28:28a disease so rare that medical science
00:28:30knows little about it as yet.
00:28:33Is it fatal?
00:28:35Fatal?
00:28:36Well, not necessarily.
00:28:39It's a progressive disease,
00:28:41enlarges the extremities.
00:28:43It's accompanied by an increasing amount of energy
00:28:46to a fabulous and dangerous degree.
00:28:49Is it curable?
00:28:51Mr. Lawrence,
00:28:53there is but one man to my knowledge
00:28:55who knows anything important about acromegaly.
00:28:58He's a specialist in glandular disorders
00:29:01and I understand has devoted a great deal of research
00:29:03to this particular disease.
00:29:05I urgently suggest that you consult this man
00:29:08who is in a position to do more for you
00:29:10than any person in the profession.
00:29:12Who is it?
00:29:14Dr. Igor Markov.
00:29:18Dr. Markov?
00:29:20Yes. Do you know him?
00:29:22Yes.
00:29:23Strange you didn't think to consult him.
00:29:26Well, I've just met him socially.
00:29:28I don't know him socially,
00:29:30but his name ranks among the top names in the profession.
00:29:34His reputation is international.
00:29:36So he is, therefore,
00:29:38the man that you should see, Mr. Lawrence.
00:29:43I'd rather not see Dr. Markov.
00:29:45Isn't there anybody else I can consult?
00:29:48No.
00:29:50He's the only man I know that can help you.
00:29:53He has not seen fit as yet to give out his findings
00:29:56or his method of treatment to the profession.
00:29:58So, therefore, if you are to be helped,
00:30:01you must go to him.
00:30:03And there's nothing you can do for me, Dr. Adams?
00:30:06Frankly, Lawrence, nothing effective.
00:30:09Well, thank you for your...
00:30:13your frankness.
00:30:15You will see him?
00:30:18I'll think it over.
00:30:27Hello, Spack. Is Miss Lawrence in?
00:30:29Well, how do you do, Mr. Blake?
00:30:31I tell Miss Lawrence you're here.
00:30:34Bob, darling, I'm so glad you're back.
00:30:43I've only been away four weeks. How are you, sweetheart?
00:30:46I'm so worried.
00:30:47About what?
00:30:48About Father.
00:30:49What's he been up to now?
00:30:50That's just it, Bob. I don't know.
00:30:53He's locked himself in his room for weeks.
00:30:55He hasn't allowed anybody in to see him.
00:30:57Spack takes his meals in to him,
00:30:59but he has to leave the tray in the music room.
00:31:02He says the door into the bedroom is locked
00:31:04and that Father won't come out until after he's left.
00:31:07Is he in there now?
00:31:08Yes, but the door from the music room into his suite
00:31:10is locked from the inside.
00:31:13He sounds in excellent form.
00:31:15He hasn't touched the piano in weeks.
00:31:42Take her out of here, Blake. Take her out of here, quick!
00:32:13Hello, Spack?
00:32:14Have William bring my car around to the side entrance immediately
00:32:17and leave it there.
00:32:18I'll drive it myself.
00:32:20Now.
00:32:32Darling.
00:32:35Easy, darling. You've fainted.
00:32:37Bob, did you see my car?
00:32:40Bob, did you see what I saw?
00:32:43What are you talking about?
00:32:44Did you see his face?
00:32:46His head was so large.
00:32:48It's your imagination, darling.
00:32:50The lights in there were strange, that's all.
00:32:52No, Bob, no.
00:33:03Maxine, see who is in my waiting room.
00:33:08Maxine!
00:33:11Maxine, are you there?
00:33:15Maxine!
00:33:17Maxine!
00:33:20Maxine!
00:33:41Laurence.
00:33:43Yes, Mark.
00:33:46Weren't you expecting me?
00:33:50You knew I'd have to come to you sooner or later.
00:33:55To you, the one man with experience
00:33:58concerning the hideous disease of the heart.
00:34:02You knew I'd have to come to you sooner or later.
00:34:05To you, the one man with experience
00:34:08concerning the hideous disease of acromegaly.
00:34:13Oh, you had it cunningly worked out, Mark.
00:34:17So I would be forced to come to you.
00:34:21To you alone for help.
00:34:24Then you would be in a position to dictate your own terms
00:34:28in exchange for that help.
00:34:31Terms which no doubt would involve my daughter Patricia.
00:34:38Oh, you were clever, Markov.
00:34:41Exceedingly clever.
00:34:51As the only man with sufficient knowledge of the disease
00:34:55not only to alleviate it, but to infect a person with it
00:35:00you hold a decided advantage.
00:35:03So you see, Markov
00:35:05I know you infected me with something that caused acromegaly.
00:35:10But how you made the disease develop so rapidly
00:35:13when science has proven that it takes years to reach this stage
00:35:18I do not know.
00:35:20But you did.
00:35:23And now, Markov, I've come to you as you knew I must
00:35:28to make terms.
00:35:31I've come to make terms.
00:35:33No, no, Lawrence, you overestimate my control of the disease.
00:35:37I've made an extensive study of it, yes, that is true.
00:35:40But after all, I am only an apprentice.
00:35:43Yes, the devil's apprentice.
00:35:47Markov, you have set yourself up as a Frankenstein
00:35:50and created a monster.
00:35:53I am that monster.
00:35:55But if you remember
00:35:57the monster destroyed the man who created him.
00:36:04That's what I'm going to do to you, Markov.
00:36:10Good work, Steve.
00:36:12Put him on a chair while I prepare an anesthetic.
00:36:17Irving began this evening.
00:36:18But I must put my mind at rest.
00:36:20Can't you take my word for it, Pat?
00:36:22I'm sorry, Bob, in this case I can't.
00:36:25It's locked.
00:36:26You see, he doesn't want to be disturbed.
00:36:28But I must see him.
00:36:29Not tonight, Pat, please, in the morning perhaps.
00:36:32I'll tell you what.
00:36:33I've got to see him in the morning on some business.
00:36:35And as soon as I've finished, I'll send for you, how's that?
00:36:37Well, make it early.
00:36:39I can't have this hanging over my head.
00:36:41I know, dear, and I'll make it just as early as I can.
00:36:44Now how about getting some rest for yourself?
00:36:46You look exhausted.
00:36:47Oh, I suppose I do, but I can't help it.
00:36:49You look lovely to me, dear.
00:36:52But you do need rest.
00:36:54Now run along.
00:36:56Sleep well.
00:36:58I'll try.
00:36:59Good night.
00:37:00Good night.
00:37:02Good night.
00:37:12Oh, Stack.
00:37:17Stack, have you got a key to the music room?
00:37:19Why, no, sir.
00:37:20Why?
00:37:21Well, it's locked and I wanted to see Mr. Lawrence.
00:37:22I'm sorry, sir, but he's gone out.
00:37:24Out?
00:37:25Oh, yes, sir, about a half an hour ago.
00:37:26He had his car brought around and then dismissed, William.
00:37:29Where did he go, do you know?
00:37:30Not the slightest idea, sir.
00:37:31I didn't see him, but William said he was all muffled up.
00:37:33Oh.
00:37:36Stack, I wish you'd ring me at home when he comes in.
00:37:38Very good, sir.
00:37:39And shall I wait up for him, sir?
00:37:40Well, no.
00:37:41If he comes in soon, you might ring me.
00:37:43Otherwise, go to bed.
00:37:44I'll see him in the morning.
00:37:45Very good, sir.
00:37:46Good night, Stack.
00:37:47Good night, Mr. Blake.
00:37:57Put him in the room after surgery in the east wing.
00:38:01Yes, sir.
00:38:13How could you be so inhuman as to infect him with that disease
00:38:16and owe a bargain for his daughter?
00:38:22Who gave you that idea?
00:38:24You left the dictograph open.
00:38:26I heard every word that was said.
00:38:28Forget what you heard.
00:38:29It does not concern you.
00:38:30Forget it.
00:38:31If you don't give up that insane idea of marrying Patricia Lawrence,
00:38:34I'll tell the truth about you.
00:38:36You would not dare.
00:38:37Oh, yes, I would.
00:38:39Does this mean that I have completely lost your loyalty?
00:38:44You speak of loyalty.
00:38:46You don't even know the meaning of the word.
00:38:48You seem to forget all the things I've done for you.
00:38:51I've even risked my life for you,
00:38:52hoping that you might realize how much I love you,
00:38:54that someday you might return that love.
00:38:56But no.
00:38:57All I meant for you was just someone to help you attain your own selfish aims.
00:39:01I'm tired of it.
00:39:03I can't stand it any longer.
00:39:04Do you hear me?
00:39:05I can't stand it.
00:39:07I'll never let you marry that girl.
00:39:09Never.
00:39:10Never, never.
00:39:11No.
00:39:17Maxine.
00:39:20You heard nothing.
00:39:22You heard nothing.
00:39:25You heard nothing.
00:39:27Now go to your work.
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00:42:20All right, go back in the other room.
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00:46:56Maxine, who was that?
00:47:01Good morning, doctor.
00:47:03The bird in that cage that was left unlocked last night.
00:47:10Oh really?
00:47:11Well, he could've killed somebody.
00:47:13Yes he could've killed me if he hadn't heard me scream and drive him back to the cage.
00:47:17Oh, well, you are very fortunate.
00:47:19Very.
00:47:20And so am I. I could have lost a valuable assistant.
00:47:23How do you suppose the cage was left unlocked?
00:47:25Oh, I suppose the attendant was careless.
00:47:27I shall discharge him immediately.
00:47:36Look, Doctor. It's normal.
00:47:39You've discovered a cure!
00:47:44A vaccine, it is marvelous.
00:47:46Vaccine, this is great. You know what it means.
00:47:49It means that I can ask my own price. I can...
00:47:57Oh, by the way, Maxine, I have a special prescription
00:48:00I want filled at Hancock and Groves.
00:48:03You will go and see to it yourself personally.
00:48:16Couldn't it be ordered over the phone?
00:48:19If I wanted it that way, I would have said so.
00:48:22Very well.
00:48:46Good morning, Mr. Ack.
00:49:14Good morning, Miss Lovin.
00:49:15Have you taken my father's breakfast into him yet?
00:49:17No, I haven't.
00:49:18You haven't? Why not?
00:49:19Well, as a matter of fact, your father isn't in.
00:49:21Isn't in? Where did he go?
00:49:23I don't know. He didn't say.
00:49:25When did he go?
00:49:26I can't exactly say. Sometime last night.
00:49:28Last night?
00:49:29Yes, miss.
00:49:30You mean he's been away all night and left no word?
00:49:32Absolutely none.
00:49:35I'll get it.
00:49:40Hello?
00:49:41Yes, Miss Lawrence speaking.
00:49:43This is Dr. Markoff.
00:49:45Now, please don't be alarmed,
00:49:47but your father came to me last night for a consultation.
00:49:50Father came to you last night for a consultation?
00:49:53Yes.
00:49:54I found it advisable to keep him here for observation.
00:49:57How is he?
00:49:59Well, he's quite comfortable now.
00:50:01He is quite comfortable, Miss Lawrence, I assure you.
00:50:04I'll be right over and pick him up and bring him home.
00:50:07I would strongly advise against taking him home, Miss Lawrence.
00:50:11But why?
00:50:12I can't leave him there.
00:50:14Do you think I should take him to a hospital?
00:50:16I suggest you leave him right where he is, Miss Lawrence.
00:50:19You see, I have all the facilities here to take care of him in my sanatorium.
00:50:24Oh, I didn't know you had a sanatorium too.
00:50:27I'll be right there.
00:50:31When Mr. Blake arrives, tell him I've gone to Dr. Markoff.
00:50:341335 Cliff Drive.
00:50:36Dr. Markoff. 1335 Cliff Drive.
00:50:39Yes.
00:50:40Very well, Miss.
00:50:41Very well, Miss.
00:51:05Lawrence, I want you to try hard to understand what I'm saying.
00:51:10Try hard.
00:51:12This is Dr. Markoff.
00:51:15I can save you, Lawrence. I can cure you.
00:51:18Do you hear me?
00:51:20Yes, I can hear you.
00:51:23Good.
00:51:25Remember that I am the only one that can cure you, and I will cure you on one condition.
00:51:29A very simple condition, Lawrence.
00:51:32Your daughter is on her way over here now.
00:51:34No!
00:51:36I want you to persuade her to be very agreeable to me.
00:51:39You can convince her that it is you she is coming to see.
00:51:42You can tell her that I am helping you.
00:51:45That is a very little thing to ask for your cure.
00:51:49No, no, no!
00:51:53Very well.
00:51:55We shall see about that.
00:52:06Dr. Markoff, please.
00:52:07Come in.
00:52:08Dr. Markoff wants you to wait in there.
00:52:39How long ago did she leave for Dr. Markoff's deck?
00:52:41About a half an hour ago, I should say, sir.
00:52:43I'll have to step on it.
00:52:441335 Cliff Drive, is that it?
00:52:45That's correct, sir.
00:52:51I do not have to cure you, Lawrence,
00:52:54because nobody knows I have discovered a cure.
00:52:57Oh.
00:52:59I have discovered a cure.
00:53:01I have discovered a cure.
00:53:03I have discovered a cure.
00:53:05Because nobody knows I have discovered a cure.
00:53:14Miss Lawrence is here.
00:53:36Oh.
00:53:55Miss Lawrence.
00:53:58Oh, it is a great pleasure seeing you again.
00:54:02Dr. Markoff, how is my father?
00:54:04He's resting comfortably.
00:54:07Please be frank with me, what's the matter with him?
00:54:09It's a glandular ailment.
00:54:11How serious is it?
00:54:12Well, Miss Lawrence, I'm afraid it is quite serious,
00:54:14particularly in your father's case.
00:54:16Why particularly so in his case, Dr. Markoff?
00:54:19Well, you see, the peculiar disease your father is suffering from
00:54:23causes extreme enlargement of the extremities,
00:54:26the hands, feet, and certain portions of the head.
00:54:29In a professional pianist, it is fatal,
00:54:32that is, to the continuance of his career, I mean.
00:54:35Not only are his fingers incapacitated
00:54:37for the intricacies of delicate performance,
00:54:39but his very appearance,
00:54:41upon which so much depends for public approval,
00:54:44is most uninviting.
00:54:48Dr. Markoff, how does it happen my father came to you?
00:54:52I think you will find that your Dr. Adams sent him to me.
00:54:56Dr. Adams?
00:54:57Yes.
00:54:58Dr. Adams made exhaustive tests,
00:55:01and in consultation with several eminent colleagues of his,
00:55:04diagnosed your father's case,
00:55:06and correctly so, as acromegaly.
00:55:10Acromegaly? I never heard of it.
00:55:13Few have. It is very rare.
00:55:15And since glandular disturbances are my special field,
00:55:18and acromegaly my particular interest,
00:55:21your father was advised to consult me.
00:55:24With what result?
00:55:26I am anxious to cure your father, Miss Lawrence, most anxious,
00:55:30but he is striving.
00:55:31He is willing to obey my instructions through the letter.
00:55:34Do you anticipate any lack of cooperation on his part, Dr. Markoff?
00:55:38Perhaps some.
00:55:39You see, Miss Lawrence, it is rather long and slow treatment.
00:55:42Naturally, a man of your father's nervous temperament
00:55:45will be impatient, obstinate, even rebellious on occasion.
00:55:49Progressively so, as the brain begins to function more normally.
00:55:53You see, Miss Lawrence,
00:55:55your father is mentally incompetent.
00:55:59You... you mean he...
00:56:02Oh, well, shall we say, temporarily unbalanced mentally.
00:56:07The functioning of the pituitary, being aggravated by pressure,
00:56:11makes the patient physically violent on occasion,
00:56:14and great care must be taken that he does not do violence to himself or to others.
00:56:20Dr. Markoff, I'm my father.
00:56:23I can easily understand your need to do so, Miss Lawrence,
00:56:26and I would gladly save you the pain if I could.
00:56:29But I know you will not be satisfied unless you do see him for yourself.
00:56:33Besides, it will give you a basis for comparison.
00:56:36It will give you new hope from day to day as you see him improve.
00:56:39Where is he? Take me to him.
00:56:41In a moment.
00:56:42But remember, although he is still under a sedative,
00:56:44he might easily be aroused to violence.
00:56:46I would advise not to excite him,
00:56:48merely to reassure him that he will receive the very best of care,
00:56:51that you will see to it yourself personally,
00:56:53and that you recommend he do everything possible to cooperate with us.
00:56:57I will, I will. Take me to him.
00:57:00This way, Miss Lawrence.
00:57:16You know what to do.
00:57:24And remember, Miss Lawrence, advise your father.
00:57:27Fullest cooperation in every way possible.
00:57:54Oh, Gasly.
00:58:11You can't go in there, Maxine.
00:58:12Why not?
00:58:13Dr. Markoff said so.
00:58:16Father, speak to me. It's Pat.
00:58:19Father, speak to me. It's Pat.
00:58:23It's Patricia, Father. I'm here.
00:58:25Pat.
00:58:26You're going to be all right. Dr. Markoff said so.
00:58:29Markoff.
00:58:30Yes. He's going to cure you, he and I.
00:58:33Markoff. Markoff. Markoff.
00:58:36No.
00:58:37No.
00:58:38No.
00:58:39No.
00:58:40No.
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00:58:44No.
00:58:45No.
00:58:47Markoff.
00:58:49Markoff.
00:58:51No.
00:58:52No.
00:58:53Dr. Markoff, why is he strapped down?
00:58:55To prevent his doing violence to himself or to others, Miss Lawrence.
00:58:59Take them off. Take them off, do you hear?
00:59:01Well, that would be very dangerous.
00:59:03Take them off, I say. Take them off at once.
00:59:06Stop that. Calm yourself. Calm yourself, Miss Lawrence.
00:59:09I don't care what you say. You can't treat him like a wild animal.
00:59:12This is a necessary precaution, Miss Lawrence.
00:59:14If he were to become violent, he would be extremely dangerous.
00:59:17I don't care what you say. You can't treat him like a wild animal.
00:59:20His recovery depends solely on you.
00:59:22What do you mean?
00:59:23I will cure your father when you decide to become my wife.
00:59:26Let go of me. I'll never marry you.
00:59:28Never is a long time.
00:59:30But some people do change their minds.
00:59:43No.
00:59:45Let me go.
00:59:48Let me go.
00:59:52No.
01:00:12Oh, hurry, Father needs help.
01:00:36Is he all right?
01:00:51Yes, he was just fainted.
01:00:57Dr. Markoff was the only man who could cure Dad.
01:01:02With him dead, there's not much hope left.
01:01:06Oh, yes, there is, Miss Lawrence.
01:01:08I'm familiar with the serum Dr. Markoff has perfected for the cure.
01:01:12He has been using it to bargain with your father for you.
01:01:16He'll be all right.
01:01:18It might take a little while, but he'll be all right.
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