Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Vienese Strangler

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3:10And now for our weekly visit with a good Dr. Watson. Let's see if he's waiting for it. What do you need Mr. Phol? Oh, good evening, Dr. Playing the phonograph, I see. Yes, my boy. In a particular minute, it is very potent memory for me. Here, I'll turn this thing off. You haven't come here to lift your muster. Father! You want the story? It was too young for the ballad. That's right, Dr. Well, it's a time. All right, that's better. Now I'll tell you what. Thank you, Dr. Again in Vienna in 1889. Many, many years before the insane house painter named Sickle Gruber had converted that case to here into a place of fear and oppression. And what were you and Sherlock Holmes doing there, Dr. Just taking a trip? Mr. Pholman, in those early days of our association, we didn't have the time or the money for just taking trips.

4:11No, no, no. We were in Vienna because Holmes had been engaged in certain highly important investigation. We were staying in a charming proportion inhabited by students and musicians. And on the night story began, we'd finished dinner and had returned to our room. I was busy making some notes on the investigation we just concluded. And Holmes was scraping away at his beloved violin. Oh, it sounds, it's pretty to me! Pretty, very oh-chop-ta! Not sure. And a happy finger will not pass, listen to this. Oh, it sounds like a fiddle, a married wake. Oh, taking using Holmes to see if there's no need to fling the violin down like this! No, don't do that, don't you think? It's a properly identical note. Oh, take it easy home security. There's no need to fling the violin down like this. What's no chap? I was all your other ex-flink qualities. Are you not a pianist? A piano got to do with it.

5:12In this case everything. There's a piano in this room, and if you could play it for Mozart's sonata and struggling, we might have some meaning. Come in. Oh. We're living for life. Wish to see me. You are her Sherlock Holmes. That is my name. Yes. Wish to see you. I'm Lea Ulenstein. I live here in the sponsor. How do you do? This is my friend Dr. Watson. How do you do, near Dr. Watson? I do, near Dr. Watson. I follow Lea Ulenstein. May I pay my tribute to the brilliance of your piano playing? You have the exact position of phrasing that Mozart demands. Mozart demands? Well, Dr. Watson and I were playing with the command performance you gave at the Imperial Court. I thought not to go. I'm curious. I knew I'd seen you somewhere before. But my friend was just expressing the need of a pianist that you walked in, young lady. Perhaps he would. Oh, I'm tired. I do not play with amateur. I don't think we're really familiar. I don't mean to be rude. It's just that my life is dedicated to my professional career. I, by the most important point, and now please tell me, what can I do to help you? I must assume you have come to see me in my professional test. Yeah, well.

6:12That is correct here, Holmes. So I realize you're going to take it like you. My problem must seem quite trivial. I... I'm being blackmailed by a man in this posse. I'm going to speak. Hmm? He is Shandor Othard, a Hungarian painter who listens to you upstairs. Shandor Othard is. Yes, I think I've heard of him. Since two months now, ever since he knows my secrets, he's come to me for money and... Today, he told me he must have 250 goods. Or he will go to the police. I have not had much money. Er Holmes, please tell me what I shall do. Just what hold does he have of you? My brother. Carl, he got into some trouble here under the police for looking for him. He ran away to Munich. So I just say, Munich, and... ...under Arfhardy knew for this, he was a friend of mine. So I thought, when this trouble come on my butt, I turned to Shandor for help. It's not the cause of the country, and he turned on me for blackmail. It's a bad man's issue of debt.

7:12First blackmail is the cause of the harm. I think Dr. Watson and I will call on the gentleman. By the way, does he have any written evidence of your brother's crime? Yeah. He has his address in Munich. I'll show Shandor a letter from him, and he must go down. Keep the letter. They'll not give it back to me. And if he gave the police, your brother's arrested the... ...the arrest, eh? They would, of course. She said, Er Holmes, you please should tell me what I should do. I cannot go on to say my... My music... Not for lying for the country or so. I should be most happy to help you, and if you will leave the way, we'll see how persuasive we can be with Shandor Arfhardy. Shandor Arfhardy. I think the studio here, Holmes. At the end of the corridor. I see, I've not begun with it. You better let me do my stuff, okay?

8:14You must be out. That is possible. It's possible. I'm locked. I think bearing in mind our pilot profession, we'll take the liberty of opening it all. That doesn't look very complicated locked to me. No, I think this skeleton cable do the trick. It's very dangerous here, Holmes. It's chandelier. No, no, no, no, don't worry about that. Well, I'm perfectly careful. It's taking care of ourselves. Aha, here we are. Go over the door behind you very once. Don't see a thing. Don't strike a man. Don't move him. Quick, come, look at him. I'm joking, yes. I can guess where he wants him. I'd try to help. Yeah. Judging from his appearance for a blindfold and Stein, I think stand out of party at other enemies, besides yourself.

9:14Less scrupulous enemies. He's been strangled. Look at the finger marks on his throat. It's you. Yes. Your body is still warm, though. I'm afraid he's dead. I am glad. That's a bad man. He's served to that. Watson, do you notice that the fingers of the killer have broken the skin and drawn blood? I do. Should we not communicate it, please? Before we do that, Pauline, we must see if we can find your brother's letter. The body will be watching. Lying across and open to textbooks that might contain the document in question. Come on, brother. Oh, like that. Well, I think the relation to our party is not usually a methodical man. Everything files in alphabetical order. Here we are. Pauline. They are all Stein. And the letter has the Munich push mark. I think this was for the document in question. Will you examine it, please, Pauline? Yeah. Now, this is the letter. Yeah. Holmes, how can I do it? The little thing before,

10:15the blackmailer, still alive, I feel it, wouldn't have been so simple a matter. I wonder what other treasures this box contains. Hello. Hello. What is it? Interesting. It's pretty interesting. Look at this, Opala. It's a lot. Information on the case that we've just been working on. The name is attached to the document. I think we may assume that the dead man did not confine his blackmailing to struggling young pianists. He was after a big game too. We'd better be careful, Holmes. I don't think that we should go. The police just yet. No. We'll start by having a little talk of the other persons of this function. Pauline. Who lives in the room adjoining this one? I, too, here, Holmes. And the room across the landing? Light on the boat. The great Chinese actor. He's performing here. The young one. I see. Then I think we'll start by calling on him. Return to your room, Pauline. And we will let you know later what we found. In the meantime, say nothing to anyone of what has happened. We'll do everything you tell me, Herr Holmes. These once again, please let me get you

11:15for what you've done for me. You know, Holmes, I'm not sure that the elder didn't strangle. I found you a sub pianist. I used your strings with a finger. And we know that you had the boot here. And the car next to the car, if she was, when she realized the man was dead. I described it well, fellow. I think what you would have heard she was a natural con. This is really the cold attachment of the tool. Well, I have a feeling we should keep an eye on her. Just a sec. We will, Watson. We will. And now I suggest we pay a visit across the landing to the distinguished Chinese actor Mr. Ling Fu Fu. Yes, please. You wish to see me. If you could stay with me, sir. But of course, gentlemen, please, to come in. I am a Sherlock Holmes. This is my colleague, Dr. Watson.

12:15Oh, you know. I do know. I am great father to me, sir. You are not here to see me in your profession of capacity. I hope Mr. Holmes. Oh, no, not exactly. I just wanted to ask you a few questions. Please, to ask me anything. Do you know a chandelier that paint who lives across the hall? I know him by sight. We nod to each other on the stairs. Not more. I see. Have you been in your room, Mr. Ling? May I ask? But yes. I have been sitting here quietly for the past few hours. Waiting over there on the sixth of construction. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no. Where you heard any unusual noises this evening? Sound of a struggle? A cry from the direction of the Sunday of Baldi's room, friends? No, no, no. I do not think so. Wait, yes. Yes. I think I did hear a last voices in there. And the sound of a cry. How long ago was this? Oh, an hour ago, perhaps more. Is anything wrong? Has the trouble come to Shandor? Shandor? I thought you said you were there. Only a nodding acquaintance for the gentleman.

13:15It is a well-known artist. It is only natural I should call him. Like his father's name, Mr. Holmes. Even though I do not know him. Has something happened to him? I'm afraid so. But I can't tell even him all about it at the moment. Thank you for your cooperation. We will see you again. No doubt? What do you mean, sir? Good evening, sir. Good evening, sir. That fellow wasn't telling us the truth, sir. He seems to be shifted to me. Well, where we going now? Downstairs, the port is disc. Is anyone interested in this house? You'll remember. The portor may be able to tell us of any unusual comings and goings in the last hour or two. Someone old chap, don't do it all. There's a great deal of work ahead of us. And here, Holmes, what can I do for you? How long have you been on duty tonight? 1st and 5 o'clock. Do you notice what people have come in or gone out since then? No one has gone out. Ah, splendid.

14:15Who came in? A foil-eyed oolens time. Clemen just after six. Well, the upper deed, the paint, I've come in a few minutes later. That is all. Who lives in the other grandfather's apartment, besides Dr. Watson and myself? Only two other apartments. In the one to the right of the corridor, lives Madame Janssen. She's the seedish lady in scope for us. And in your run? Senior of your letter, the Italian opera singer. Oh, thank you. Thank you very much, time. Much obliged to you. I'm happy to be a service, Your Honor. Here we are tonight. That's where our room is. I hope you're calling. Let him be a lettery, if she's at home. Sounds as if she's very much at home. Oh Mr. Schellenla Cons, then either friend of a Comp to send. Bravo, bravissimo! I have a somethings wish to make a request. And this, this is all about... Hmmm, afraid we can only stay a good moment Madame,

15:15I've fell in one with Josh, you...in question. Yes, Senior, I just want to know... I know your question. Oh. You play the weather together. I heard you. Yes. You want to know whether the Great Valeria will allow you to accompany a Arduino Magnificent The president of Prano-area's Shouldn't seams to me as the presidency ofAPPLAUSE. Do you know how these answers to your coandist to this Seal? How? You cannot afford it if you do not mind, and in fact, one of my questions is not, the right thing is with just these things. other things on my mind. Here I'll deal with it. Do you know Shandora Tadi? No, but I decide. Let me go. In the sky, the sea, but I'm not there for you. I didn't like on gal. You haven't seen him the evening? No. I've been alone. I've been doing the score. I've let through the pasta. I'm pre-lover, I've been doing all day.

16:18It's not ready, it's all in time. But it's far out of tune. I am about to sing his next week, here in Vienna. I don't know if you'll vote for the present. Did you vote for your great three, the final? No. Now you vote for the final. Oh, you didn't start. You must have got the stone. Let's come and see me again. And I will sing for your both, the four-year-old, the young man. Oh, for the new one. It's cut with a gust of woman. She's not your maid, is she? And now I suppose we'll have to question this sculptor's woman. And then we'll talk to everyone in the house. No, I think before we visit her, I will examine the dead man from a little walk close there that blacked in the stat box may hold the key to this mystery. Idiot. Numsau.

17:18I think I go to the newspaper stall or get first. They tell an interesting story. A party had obviously been blackmailing Madam Janssen in the sculpture. Yes, and also I've been the Chinese actor. Lighting foe. Then Lighting foe was lying when he said that he didn't know a party. Obviously, fine. George, three of the four people living in this house in his power. Hello. What's that? What even fun? Put some in the cigar as on the carpet. Pinch of a small foot, leading us to this puppy. Somebody must have been hiding in there. It's a lot of things. Take a look at these Watson. And hair. Long black hair. Where will they? I'm a hook in the cupboard. Someone bashing themselves back so that the other side could easily leave such evidence. I've got a home dog. I've got it. Long black hair. The long nails that caused the peculiar mark. A party's throat. The small foot print. It was a woman. They bet which one? Well, I'm pulling diamonds in your letter in. Both have one hair, remember? And it must be that sculptor's woman. Yes, it's a lady. Who else? Not a woman. I have small feet, long nails, and long black hair.

18:19You'll be Chinese actresses. Come on. I hope he's too there. Come on, sir. Come on. Let's go in. Home. Look at you. He's crazy. He hates his hands. No, my dear fellow. I'm afraid fairs can do it no good now. He's been strangled. Strangled with his own cue. Dr. Watson's story will continue in just a second. So I'm going to take that second for a fast question. I know you've probably tasted port wine, but have you ever tasted Petri, California port? Have you?

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20:22What do you want with me? So here you come in here. Well, we just wanted to ask you a few questions, Madame, but my opinion is, may I ask you what we're going to say? Yeah, but what's that for you? Do you wish to buy some on my sculptor? No, but I assure you the question was pretty much. Tell me who you are and stop basing my time. My friend is a private detective, Madame. A detective? Who sent you here? No one sent me here. I'm conducting an investigation of the murder of Schandor of Paddy. Schandor of dead? Mm-hmm. Good. I'm dead. Yes, Madame. But we happen to know that you had a motive for killing him. He's been blackmailing you. Get out of here. What's right of you to come here and question him? No, no, no, no, no. Look here, Madame. You know what's good for you. You will answer our question. And if you know what's good for you, you'll get out of here. Who's that? Come along, Watson. But Holmes, you can't possibly not have our infusions. You've met no rudeness. You have been rude. Intolerance, you've been. Who are we? We'll never make you back down like that, Holmes. Obviously, she's the killer, Bobby.

21:23But the hair was just black. Yes, but if it's short hair, you didn't get the size of our feet anyway. If he works in play, it'd have been marble. I might have suspected that. Oh, my soul, Holmes, I wish you'd tell him what you're driving at. And the answer to this is, please, now, Watson. But I'd have to prove it. I'm afraid I must work the life to old, Chef. You mind waiting for me in our room? No, no, no, wait a minute, wait a minute. That may be dangerous. Wait for me in Senora. Your letter is wrong again. And I'll join you there as soon as my work is done. Pretend that you were returned, because you were so enchanted with her voice. Well, good. God, Holmes, you've done asked me to be alone with you. That poor woman. Do as I say, Watson. And don't question me. It isn't a moment of the last. But that isn't a moment of the last. But that isn't a moment of thehouse.

22:26Or although I was fine, there was a last. I'm proud of yourself, James. Achouch it! Achouch it! It's the old woman. Do you know what that is? I don't. Don't mention that again. You've already made a happy like a monster, Joanna, and a boisterous. You've already made a happy like a monster, Imma. Oh, no, you should go to jail.

23:26Come in. Come in. I don't know the stupid thing. Come in to the line. This is Ireland. Chinese actor. I am sorry to make a motion. But as we say in my country, those who stand from grave seek a double knowledge. Oh, you're dead. You're dead. I kill you once. I kill you once. I kill you once. I've got a little competition in your opinion. You can testify to it once and once. Oh, you don't, Joanna. You don't have to come shop for my lucky. I'll kill you to master you. Then catch her. She's fainted, Holmes. Thank you, dang. For an undramatic exit for a most dramatic lady. Well, Holmes, now that you've turned in your veal lucky over to the police,

24:29That's you tell me. What made you certain that she was the murderous? It's obvious from the beginning that slightly was strangled by someone with long fingernails. finger nails. When item 4 was killed, it ruled him out. Then who was the woman with a motive and long nails? And imagine, my dear fellow, was the woman falling all in style, no, being a concert pianist, her nails were next to shot, the sculptors who worked in play again, no, that would make it impossible for her to mold her delicate figurines. Therefore, senior up your letter, by the process of elimination, was the only woman with long nails. Why did she strangle with Chinese actor too? And doubt it, he witnessed the first killing, the long black hairs in the closet, whereupon his cue. I presume that later, the threatens senior up your letter, and so he himself was strangled. I still don't understand why she's strangled up for me in the first. If you want to know, I think you'll find that he'd been blackmailing her too, remember he had documents incriminating everyone, and the house except her. I think we may assume she killed him and then removed her own papers from the distinct box, that I'd no proof and so well, I had to button her into

25:31confession. So that's why you discourage yourself with light, whom, who? Yes, I buttered the robe from his room. Lucky that the light's below, as I am dead, and it's also fortunate that, to the average pure of pin, all Chinese look alike. And, oh, for a line, it's time to come in to see you in a few minutes. I've been waiting so anxiously. Is everything alright? Well, from your point of view, my dear young lady. Yeah, there's nothing more for you to worry about. Oh, I would like to say you have homes. I, uh, I've done that a little for you, but if you really feel that you want me something. Yeah. Perhaps just this once you wouldn't mind, uh, accompanying an amateur. It would be a pleasure. What did you wish me to play? In most sense, sonata. But, of course, there are no from the E-flat. Ah, that's fended piecewala. You like the sonata, doctor? Oh, very much, young lady. Very much, in fact, I, uh, I might say, he is my separate composer. Charming. Perfectly

26:45charming. I only wish that the full-eyed ventures could end so melodiously. Tonight, Sherlock Holmes' adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher, and it's based on an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, a case of identity. Mr. Rathbone appears of the courtesy of Metro Golden Mayor and Mr. Bruce of the courtesy of Universal Pictures where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. This is Bill Foreman saying, good night for the pet family. This is the mutual broadcasting system.