WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.000 The strange Dr. Weird. 00:13.000 --> 00:17.000 Good evening. Come in, won't you? 00:18.000 --> 00:21.000 Why, what's the matter? You seem a bit pale. 00:21.000 --> 00:24.000 Have you been working too hard? 00:24.000 --> 00:27.000 Possibly a story might help relax you. 00:27.000 --> 00:31.000 A story say about a man who could read other men's minds, 00:31.000 --> 00:37.000 and who felt sure his strange power would make him tremendously wealthy. 00:37.000 --> 00:41.000 I call his story, The Man Who Knew Everything. 00:51.000 --> 00:55.000 My story, The Man Who Knew Everything, begins in the Crystal Club, 00:55.000 --> 00:58.000 a lavish nightclub. 00:58.000 --> 01:02.000 A small man, very old, clad in robes of yellow silk, 01:02.000 --> 01:05.000 moves from table to table. 01:05.000 --> 01:08.000 He carries a small crystal ball into which he peers, 01:08.000 --> 01:12.000 as he tells diners their most secret thoughts. 01:12.000 --> 01:16.000 He calls himself Randor, the Mystic. 01:16.000 --> 01:20.000 Watching him from the doorway are three men, 01:20.000 --> 01:24.000 Nick Thompson, owner of the club, Rocky Brogan, his bodyguard, 01:24.000 --> 01:29.000 and Jerry Fenton, the press agent who handles Randor's affairs. 01:29.000 --> 01:32.000 It's really an act Randor has there, Jerry. 01:32.000 --> 01:35.000 What I'd like to know is, is it a gag or is it on the level? 01:35.000 --> 01:38.000 It's on the level, all right. You really can look inside your mind, Nick. 01:38.000 --> 01:41.000 I'm staying away from him. I don't want anybody reading my mind. 01:41.000 --> 01:43.000 I know too much about myself already. 01:43.000 --> 01:46.000 If he's on the level, what's he doing working in the nightclub, Eric? 01:46.000 --> 01:48.000 Why doesn't he use his little trick to clean up big? 01:48.000 --> 01:52.000 He says it's dangerous to use powers like that for yourself. 01:52.000 --> 01:54.000 He asked me, I think he's bugged. 01:54.000 --> 01:58.000 I'll say. Imagine being able to read the combination of a bank book 01:58.000 --> 02:00.000 from the cashier's mind. 02:00.000 --> 02:02.000 It would be handy. 02:02.000 --> 02:04.000 Nick, I got to do an errand. 02:04.000 --> 02:08.000 If Randor asks for me, tell him I'll be back before the midnight show, will you? 02:13.000 --> 02:17.000 Slipping from the club, Jerry Fenton a few minutes later 02:17.000 --> 02:22.000 takes himself into the small apartment where his employer Randor lived alone. 02:22.000 --> 02:27.000 Taking a sheaf of papers from a desk, he settles down to read. 02:27.000 --> 02:33.000 An hour passed, and then unexpectedly he heard the door open. 02:33.000 --> 02:35.000 Randor. 02:35.000 --> 02:37.000 Yes, my friend. 02:37.000 --> 02:40.000 I felt unwell. My heart pained me, so I returned to my home 02:40.000 --> 02:43.000 to find you reading my secret document. 02:43.000 --> 02:44.000 So what? 02:44.000 --> 02:47.000 I've got pride into my secrets. I can see it clearly in your mind. 02:47.000 --> 02:49.000 This is not the first time. 02:49.000 --> 02:52.000 All right, then I have. And listen, you nightclub swami, 02:52.000 --> 02:54.000 I've found out how you do your mind reading stunt. 02:54.000 --> 02:57.000 That crystal ball you carry's got nothing to do with it. 02:57.000 --> 03:00.000 It's those cough drops you're always chewing. They're doped. 03:00.000 --> 03:03.000 True. They are doped with a specialist Indian drug 03:03.000 --> 03:06.000 which keys up the brain so that it can receive the delicate thought waves 03:06.000 --> 03:08.000 from another mind. 03:08.000 --> 03:10.000 Yeah, and I know how to prepare those cough drops of yours. 03:10.000 --> 03:13.000 It's a very neat trick, being able to hear another man's thoughts 03:13.000 --> 03:16.000 right inside your own skull. I can do it myself now. 03:16.000 --> 03:18.000 And you intend to use your knowledge for evil? 03:18.000 --> 03:20.000 No, it must not be. 03:20.000 --> 03:22.000 Swear to me you will forget what you know. Or else... 03:22.000 --> 03:24.000 Or else what? 03:24.000 --> 03:26.000 Or else you must die. 03:26.000 --> 03:29.000 Ah, so that's how it is, huh? Well, two can play at that game. 03:29.000 --> 03:30.000 What are you doing? 03:30.000 --> 03:33.000 If one of us has got to go, it won't be me. 03:33.000 --> 03:35.000 This cushion, Randor. 03:35.000 --> 03:37.000 If I hold it over your face for a minute, 03:37.000 --> 03:40.000 when they find you, they'll think your ticker gave out on you. 03:40.000 --> 03:44.000 You dare not. This eye you have stolen, it will turn on you. 03:44.000 --> 03:47.000 Men's thoughts are not to be trusted. You are. 03:50.000 --> 03:54.000 Sorry, Randor, but nothing's stopping me now. 03:54.000 --> 03:56.000 Nothing, do you hear? 04:03.000 --> 04:07.000 As Gerard Fenton had foretold, the death of Randor the Mystic 04:07.000 --> 04:10.000 was ascribed to natural causes. 04:10.000 --> 04:14.000 But for several days, Fenton stayed in seclusion, 04:14.000 --> 04:17.000 studying the notes he had stolen from the dead man. 04:17.000 --> 04:20.000 Then one evening, he dropped in on Nick Thompson 04:20.000 --> 04:24.000 and his bodyguard, Rocky Brogan, in Thompson's office. 04:24.000 --> 04:26.000 Hello, Jerry. Sit down. 04:26.000 --> 04:27.000 Thanks. 04:27.000 --> 04:30.000 Nick, I've decided to take over the Crystal Club 04:30.000 --> 04:32.000 and your little numbers racket. 04:32.000 --> 04:34.000 Hey, what kind of a gag is this? 04:34.000 --> 04:37.000 It's no gag. You see, Nick, I happen to know 04:37.000 --> 04:40.000 you're wanted for murder in California. 04:40.000 --> 04:42.000 How'd you know that? 04:42.000 --> 04:44.000 I know. That's why you're turning the club 04:44.000 --> 04:46.000 and your organization over to me. 04:46.000 --> 04:47.000 Rocky. 04:47.000 --> 04:48.000 Yeah, boss? 04:48.000 --> 04:50.000 Get out your gun. We're taking care of this rat now. 04:50.000 --> 04:54.000 I hate to tell you this, boss, but I'm working for Jerry now. 04:54.000 --> 04:55.000 What? 04:55.000 --> 04:58.000 Yeah. You see, I know things about Rocky, too. 04:58.000 --> 05:00.000 He's decided it's smart to stick by me. 05:00.000 --> 05:03.000 That's right, boss. He knows too much about me. 05:03.000 --> 05:05.000 Well, in that case... 05:05.000 --> 05:06.000 Rocky! 05:06.000 --> 05:07.000 Right, boss? 05:07.000 --> 05:08.000 Ow! 05:08.000 --> 05:10.000 Well, that took care of him. 05:10.000 --> 05:14.000 Yeah. Now, I'm boss around here, understand? 05:14.000 --> 05:15.000 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, boss. 05:15.000 --> 05:17.000 And, Rocky, I'm on my way. 05:17.000 --> 05:20.000 In a year, I'll own this town. 05:23.000 --> 05:26.000 Dr. Weird, the first part of your story about Jerry 05:26.000 --> 05:30.000 makes me wonder, do you know anything about reading minds? 05:30.000 --> 05:32.000 A little. A little. 05:32.000 --> 05:36.000 For instance, right now, I can see you have something on your mind 05:36.000 --> 05:38.000 about hats, the Adam hats. 05:38.000 --> 05:40.000 Doctor, how did you guess? 05:40.000 --> 05:43.000 You know, I was just thinking that Jerry, or any man for that matter, 05:43.000 --> 05:46.000 would feel as if he owned the town if he owned an atom. 05:46.000 --> 05:49.000 And it doesn't take mind reading to see why. 05:49.000 --> 05:52.000 One look at the flair and dash of Adam hats 05:52.000 --> 05:55.000 will make any man glow with enthusiasm. 05:55.000 --> 05:59.000 A man who knows quality appreciates such atom features 05:59.000 --> 06:02.000 as the fine tailoring, the lustrous all-fur felt, 06:02.000 --> 06:06.000 the distinctive styles, and the softly harmonized shades. 06:06.000 --> 06:10.000 And there's more to an atom than just meets the eye. 06:10.000 --> 06:13.000 Put one on and feel how comfortably it fits, 06:13.000 --> 06:15.000 as if it were made expressly for you. 06:15.000 --> 06:19.000 What's more, an atom keeps its fine shape. 06:19.000 --> 06:22.000 You'll always feel confident of your appearance 06:22.000 --> 06:25.000 when you wear an Adam hat. 06:25.000 --> 06:29.000 Now, our mastermind, Dr. Weir. 06:33.000 --> 06:35.000 And now to continue my story, 06:35.000 --> 06:37.000 The Man Who Knew Everything. 06:37.000 --> 06:40.000 It is a day or so later, and Jerry Fenton, 06:40.000 --> 06:44.000 confident now of his ability to accomplish anything he desires 06:44.000 --> 06:47.000 by being able to read minds, 06:47.000 --> 06:49.000 is closeted with Rocky Brogan. 06:49.000 --> 06:51.000 All right now, Rocky, we're ready to get underway. 06:51.000 --> 06:53.000 What are you figuring on, boss? 06:53.000 --> 06:57.000 I want to get a bankroll together, a big bankroll. 06:57.000 --> 07:00.000 So I'm going to start planning a few really big jobs 07:00.000 --> 07:01.000 to get quick money. 07:01.000 --> 07:04.000 If I can make a suggestion for you, 07:04.000 --> 07:07.000 there's a job I've been kind of thinking about for a long time. 07:07.000 --> 07:08.000 All right, what is it? 07:08.000 --> 07:12.000 It's a payroll job, the S&J Company across the river. 07:12.000 --> 07:15.000 Now, every Friday, they send an armored truck 07:15.000 --> 07:17.000 to the bank here in town, 07:17.000 --> 07:20.000 pick up a hundred grand and cart it back. 07:20.000 --> 07:24.000 Now, if we could pick off that truck some nice, safe way... 07:24.000 --> 07:27.000 A hundred thousand dollars. 07:27.000 --> 07:30.000 Yeah, that'd be a swell beginning. 07:30.000 --> 07:32.000 Tomorrow's Friday. 07:32.000 --> 07:35.000 Tomorrow night, that payroll is going to be ours. 07:42.000 --> 07:44.000 The next morning, Fenton, on a pretext, 07:44.000 --> 07:48.000 interviewed the treasurer of the S&J Manufacturing Company. 07:48.000 --> 07:51.000 And as they talked of harmless matters, 07:51.000 --> 07:55.000 Fenton's keyed-up senses plucked from the other's mind. 07:55.000 --> 07:59.000 Fact so astounding that Fenton was still laughing to himself 07:59.000 --> 08:02.000 when he returned to the Crystal Club. 08:02.000 --> 08:05.000 Well, Rocky, it's all set. 08:05.000 --> 08:07.000 We're going to pick up that payroll this afternoon. 08:07.000 --> 08:09.000 That's fast works. 08:09.000 --> 08:11.000 Or else, where will we knock off the armored car? 08:11.000 --> 08:13.000 We're not even going to bother with that armored car. 08:13.000 --> 08:14.000 It's just a bluff. 08:14.000 --> 08:17.000 The payroll is really delivered in an old truck 08:17.000 --> 08:19.000 marked Tropical Towel Supply Company. 08:19.000 --> 08:20.000 You're kidding. 08:20.000 --> 08:23.000 An hour after the armored car leaves, 08:23.000 --> 08:25.000 the laundry truck drives up at the rear of the bank. 08:25.000 --> 08:28.000 The driver carries in a bundle of clean towels 08:28.000 --> 08:30.000 and comes out with a bag of dirty ones. 08:30.000 --> 08:32.000 The payroll is hidden among the dirty towels. 08:32.000 --> 08:34.000 Well, I'll be a monkey-zunko. 08:34.000 --> 08:36.000 Follow that truck and pick it up 08:36.000 --> 08:38.000 when it reaches the warehouse district. 08:38.000 --> 08:40.000 Take it to our own garage. 08:40.000 --> 08:43.000 Get the payroll, then get rid of the truck and the driver. 08:43.000 --> 08:45.000 After that, report back to me. 08:45.000 --> 08:47.000 I like taking candy from a baby. 08:47.000 --> 08:49.000 Okay, boss, I'm on my way. 08:54.000 --> 08:58.000 That afternoon, as Fenton waited for Rocky Brogan's return, 08:58.000 --> 09:01.000 he let himself daydream a little. 09:01.000 --> 09:05.000 A hundred thousand dollars delivered in a bank of dirty towels. 09:05.000 --> 09:09.000 And I learned about it as easily as if that fool treasurer 09:09.000 --> 09:11.000 had told me in so many words. 09:11.000 --> 09:15.000 I will own this town in a year. 09:15.000 --> 09:17.000 Why not? There's no one to stop me. 09:17.000 --> 09:19.000 Yeah, who is it? 09:19.000 --> 09:20.000 Hey, boss, Rocky. 09:20.000 --> 09:22.000 Come in, Rocky. 09:22.000 --> 09:25.000 Boss, this is the driver of the towel supply truck. 09:25.000 --> 09:27.000 Brian, what did you bring him here for? 09:27.000 --> 09:29.000 I tell you, you're making a mistake, a bad mistake. 09:29.000 --> 09:32.000 Yeah, we took the laundry truck smooth as ice cream, boss. 09:32.000 --> 09:33.000 We got it in our garage. 09:33.000 --> 09:34.000 But we can't find the payroll. 09:34.000 --> 09:35.000 They can't? Why not? 09:35.000 --> 09:37.000 Because there isn't any payroll. That's why. 09:37.000 --> 09:39.000 Yeah, the boys are wondering maybe 09:39.000 --> 09:41.000 if you didn't make a mistake, boss. 09:41.000 --> 09:44.000 I haven't made a mistake. Rocky, step outside. 09:44.000 --> 09:45.000 I'll find out where that payroll is. 09:45.000 --> 09:48.000 Okay, boss. Call me when you made him call. 09:50.000 --> 09:51.000 I don't know what your game is, 09:51.000 --> 09:53.000 but you're making a terrible mistake, Mr. Rilley. 09:53.000 --> 09:57.000 I can't be wrong. I know it. 09:59.000 --> 10:02.000 Pardon me, I need a cough drop. 10:04.000 --> 10:07.000 There we are. Now we'll get the truth. 10:07.000 --> 10:09.000 But I told you the truth already. 10:09.000 --> 10:13.000 Quiet. So, the bag with the payroll in it 10:13.000 --> 10:16.000 is hidden in a secret compartment under the truck body. 10:16.000 --> 10:19.000 No, you can't know that. 10:19.000 --> 10:21.000 Nobody in the world knows that but me. 10:21.000 --> 10:22.000 But I do know it now. 10:22.000 --> 10:24.000 No, you won't get away with it. 10:24.000 --> 10:25.000 I'll stop you. I'll stop you with this. 10:25.000 --> 10:26.000 A gun? 10:26.000 --> 10:28.000 Yeah, and you're going to let me go and I'll shoot. 10:28.000 --> 10:29.000 I'll shoot to kill. 10:29.000 --> 10:31.000 Then shoot, why don't you? 10:31.000 --> 10:33.000 I'll tell you why you don't shoot. 10:33.000 --> 10:35.000 Because the gun's empty and you know it. 10:35.000 --> 10:38.000 That's not true. Stay away from me or I'll pull a trigger. 10:38.000 --> 10:39.000 I will. 10:39.000 --> 10:41.000 Go ahead and pull it. 10:41.000 --> 10:45.000 You see, the bluff is no good. 10:45.000 --> 10:48.000 I know the gun is empty just as well as you do. 10:48.000 --> 10:51.000 In fact, I know it's empty because you do. 10:51.000 --> 10:52.000 Now give it to me. 10:52.000 --> 10:55.000 No, stand back. I'll shoot. I'll shoot. 10:57.000 --> 11:00.000 Why, you... you shot me. 11:00.000 --> 11:03.000 The gun wasn't empty. 11:03.000 --> 11:06.000 But I thought... you thought... 11:07.000 --> 11:10.000 He's dead. I killed him. 11:10.000 --> 11:12.000 The gun was loaded. 11:12.000 --> 11:14.000 I thought it was empty. 11:14.000 --> 11:16.000 I was just bluffing. 11:16.000 --> 11:19.000 All along, I thought it was empty. 11:28.000 --> 11:31.000 So that was what Randor the Mystic meant 11:31.000 --> 11:34.000 when he said men's thoughts couldn't be trusted. 11:34.000 --> 11:37.000 When a man doesn't even know his own gun is loaded, 11:37.000 --> 11:41.000 what good is it going to do to read his mind? 11:41.000 --> 11:46.000 Poor Jerry. Perhaps his fate will be a lesson to you. 11:46.000 --> 11:50.000 Don't depend on anyone else to do your thinking for you. 11:50.000 --> 11:54.000 Because sometimes... oh, you have to go. 11:54.000 --> 11:58.000 Perhaps... perhaps you'll drop in again soon. 11:58.000 --> 12:03.000 Just look for the house on the other side of the cemetery. 12:03.000 --> 12:30.000 The house of Dr. Weird.