Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

But there was no play...

It's not fair to judge a play

The content of the play

of newspaper articles purportedly written by you.

Well, then how did Gifford get it back?

and at least one play in New York every year,

embracing each other. I did.

He giving you a hard time?

Can you identify one of the voices

if that's what you mean.

She's a nice kid.

Well, she asked me not to mention it

He lied to you about Faith Foster.

And when finally he demanded not only money...

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a cheap and melodramatic anticlimax.

I thought you killed him.

Look, I was brought up in the rackets.

I don't like to be taken, Mr. Mason.

this play must not be produced as it's written.

No further questions.

Well, we'll have to talk to John Gifford about it.

"the first play by Ernest Royce,

are you asking this court to believe

that Helen had done it.

it was not Helen Dwight who killed Volponi.

That's right. You had your own byline?

Would you have him call Mr. Perry Mason please?

to the defendant, Frank Brooks.

you'd know that he's typical of

The less you get mixed up in the thing,

I tried to tell you, John.

Well, Frank. I didn't hear you come in.

put it in my hand...

I'll fix you a drink. Thanks.

Oh, you can, uh...

And they found...?

your conversation with Mr. Brooks on this occasion?

That night, I came back to plead with him about the play.

so I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.

It's been my family, my home...

The...motivations are obscure.

Then you'd be familiar

Me getting star billing with Helen Dwight.

It speaks one short word.

tell you everything before.

DIRECTOR: All right...

But I want this one.

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to invest a large amount

Well, I didn't exactly meet her.

I ain't ashamed of that record.

Didn't Royce introduce her to Mr. Gifford?

( sighs ) I don't remember.

Pretty busy, huh? Well, you know how it is.

Where did you get that?

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of Ernest Royce, the, uh, playwright.