 Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter the prison of the grave. The trail started in Montana with a bum with two names rushing away from his lady love and led fast into L.A. Past the Southerner from Canada, a worried wool dealer and a chorus girl with a 45. When it finally stopped at murder in the park, the tramp was still in a hurry. From the pen of Raymond Chandler, outstanding author of Cry In Fiction, comes his most famous character in The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. Now with Gerald Moore, starred as Philip Marlowe, we bring you tonight's exciting story, The Bums Rush. There comes a time in everyone's life when a relative wants a favor. But this was a particularly nice relative. In fact, a great old gal. She'd written my name and address in the center and her name Jesse Gavin's Eagles Rock Montana in the upper left corner of the envelope. The stamps totaled away a male special and the letter inside started off like one of those. I was wrong. You've got to find him for me. You've got two types. But it didn't wind up that way. Clip to the letter was a hundred dollar check and under that, a not-too-good snapshot of a bald man holding a rake. Who wouldn't have been helped any by better photography? Ten minutes later at exactly 8 p.m. My long-distance call was put through and the voice that belonged to Aunt Jesse was snapping at me. Meagles Rock Montana like the end of a whip. Yeah, you said that in your letter and Jesse Hope my harmony is that good when I'm 55. Why are you worried, honey? I see. Well, tell me what sort of a deal would it be? I mean what business? What was his work before he retired? Well, he's not he's look and Jesse. I'm getting at this What does he do? Well, what did he used to do for a living? Congratulations. Yeah Look, he didn't happen to give that fine honest proud man a wad of money to finance this big deal Well, then don't because I'll be frank sounds to me like a broken-down con man warming up a new routine Jesse it's a little off-center, but I'll buy it seven six four hopes. Well, how'd you get that? Yes, all right, Jesse Okay, Jesse. No jokes. Goodbye, darling. I feel a little sorry for my aunt Jesse Gavin's because The concept of a night of the road rushing off on a secret quest to prove himself worthy of marriage It looked like a celluloid shovel and it got no help when I pulled to a stop in front of seven six four Hope Street It was a cramped combination warehouse and office of corrugated iron and glass brick respectively With a shy red and black sign reading Hirsch woolens over a door that looked like It looked like it handled about as much business recently as a repair shop for spinning wheels It was half open however So I went in just in time to catch the last round of what must have been a healthy spat going on behind a frosted glass door Mark private we've got more important things to do unless of course You want to keep that chorus job at the plumes forever? Well, okay, and aside stupid. This is a hallway not an art gallery There's a petty girl if ever I've seen one Well, what do you want? Oh, uh, uh, mr. Hirsch. Yes. Yeah. Well, I'm Ned Johnson. I'm looking for a job. What kind? Oh salesman wools my line see How long have you been Waiting out here. Oh, I just stepped in come inside. Thanks Sit down What is your specialty woolens wisters or felts? Well, I uh, I I've handled them all I I we confine ourselves largely to a very high-grade marina woolen mr. Johnson Ned Johnson. I've worked with marina. Oh What about the others? Lester perhaps Lincoln oh Lester Lincoln certainly I find it all a fascinating business. So do I a very romantic background Yeah, by the way, what do you think of lanetal as against marina? Lanetal. Well, not good. No, you see I've watched the lanetals and the range right through shearing and on up to weaving. It just doesn't compare Is uh, what's the matter? What are you really after? I slipped, huh? You fell on your face Lanetal is synthetic wool made from milk. Now, who are you? Okay. Okay. I'm from the sequoia credit association We're investigating you just a periodic routine thing. It's strictly confidential. I get out of here and stay out All right. Take it easy. I was clumsy that's all on start a riot about it. You prior to my affair That's why it's happy you got there But I watch it hers. She'll get you in trouble so long I hadn't exactly been wool gathering with hers in company But I hadn't exactly made strides on the connection between a bum and a hurry in 764 Hope Street either However, I couldn't help wondering what hers should meant when I'd overheard him speak to the girl in the office about More important things to do So when he slammed the door on my shoulder blades, I went around to the alley for a peek in his warehouse But I skipped that when a man stepped into view wearing the identical face I had in my pocket on a snapshot It was jonathan miter He'd swapped the rake for a silver tip cane and patches for 14 karat class from spats to a humbird Which might well have covered a bald head But it was the same man no doubt about it So I decided to play this one strictly three cushions with reverse english Hey Hey there you Were you addressing me sir? Yeah, don't I know you? Oh sure. I do points east. Oh, you're mistaken my man I haven't been east in 30 years. Oh come on friend. I'd know you anyway. You're good old jonathan miter Sir I am ross j. Crowley of canada And I have never had the dubious pleasure of your acquaintanceship until this very moment ross j. Crowley of canada Okay, miter. That's the way you want it What are you doing around the wool business setting it up for a fleecing or just pulling it over somebody's eyes My good man, you've obviously confused me with someone else now pack off. I can I spell I'm I'm in a hurry now Wait a minute pop wait a minute. Let's get this straight first. Your name's not crowley. Why are you using it? My god, pretty sir. You're trying my patience. Stand aside. Come on. Let's have it. Oh very well if you insist Hey, come back here you old goat. Why don't you look out? Why you awkward rough thick? Why don't you look where you go? I was but I couldn't get around all three of you three What do you mean you and your two big feet if you can't keep those gunboats out of people's way by yourself hire a pilot Hey, yeah Oh by now my boy so far ahead. I couldn't catch him if he stopped for lunch. Thanks to you. Goodbye I went as far as the corner anyway, but I'd been right the first time Jonathan my day alias ross j. Crowley of canada was long gone and I had no idea where This left me with one slim lovely lead a lady named marsha If I'd eavesdropped correctly she would shortly be making with the legs in the chorus of the plumes theater restaurant It was 7 30 when I entered the platinum plated tourist trap on hollywood boulevard that featured Small portions of bad food under glass and large helpings of good skin under lights Cost me 10 bucks in a fast ad live backstage, but it would have been worse out front So when the chorus high kicked its way out into the wings I nailed marsha. She went by She narrowed a half a pound of mascara at me and let a footlight smile drop which left very little else Yeah, my name is marsha. What do you want make it snappy? I gotta change change watch your hairdo This won't take a minute, baby. All I want to know is where Jonathan might it can be found How should I know I never heard of them? You're stalling on your own time, baby. I got all night Nuts to you jack blow come back here. This is important now. Listen you I don't know anybody called Jonathan What's his name and put one more fingerprint on my arm and you'll get bounced out of here on your head You know, there's just a chance you could be on the level Look the guy wants about 55 and spats with a humbug over what is no doubt a ball dome Carries a black cane with a silver tip and for some reason answers the name of crowley Yeah, that's it ross j Getting warmer her kid and don't bother telling me I never heard of him. So I've heard of him. So what is a good pal of mine? I met him a couple of nights ago. He's quite a sport. I'll bet he is. Where can I find him? What do you want him for I want to talk to him. That's always he live Up a tree like I said buster blow and like I said, baby, this is important So important I'll have a lopsided line in the next number if you don't talk because you won't be there You'll be on your way to the pokey now. Where does he live? I don't know. He's from canada You can come closer than that sweetheart give all right He tells me he takes a walk in the park every night. He raves about the gladiolas Like they grow in cold water canyon park, maybe maybe Thanks, you're a good kid. Keep your pot of dry, baby. I'll see you That park looked deserted one a half hour later. I drove by it to the far end Turned down a side street and stopped As I started in on foot I saw him spats humborg cane and ali assembling slowly away from me along a back path I started after him quietly and when he got near a corner. I was close enough to hail him and then grab I didn't get the chance stand still and keep him out shut I turned slowly It was the gentleman with the big feet and he wasn't much uglier just a little flabbier than the automatic wrapped up in his Fist you seem to be falling over my feet every time I turn around I noticed that But I figured the first time was coincidence What do you figure now that I gave dog mr. Crowley who just turned that corner there as wagging two tails But you hold the gavel chairman and don't you forget it either So he gave you the name Crowley did he? Why you think he's got another one stop that we both know he's lying But I don't know is why he took that name or why you're interested. It's a hobby I collect old geezers with more than one name I'm gonna handle hard, um You won't tell me. I don't know your angle either Uh, we uh might work out a trade. No, I'm not wasting any more time either He's not going to get away from me again And that means you'd better stay right here Piled me up on the ground with a stomach full of pain I saw him run down the path When I got back to my feet he was taking the corner And just started after him when it came I froze and listened There was nothing more to hear I walked softly as far as the corner He was face down the toes of his oversized shoes digging into the grass and the gunny hadn't time to use Spilled a few inches away from his clenched dead hand And across the park and rushing for cold water canyon road as fast as his feet could go As I bummed with two names and a Hamburg hat In just a moment the second act at Philip Marlowe, but first 30 minutes packed full of talent music and fun. That's the Horace height Original youth opportunity show coming your way every Sunday evening on CBS Yes, this fall you'll hear them all on CBS A galaxy of stars and one of the brightest is genial Horace height who keeps the fun rolling with one hand And with the other pushes open the door to opportunity Gives a talented youngster his big break toward fame and fortune in show business Remember Sunday night. It's Horace height and his original youth opportunity program Listen every Sunday starting this Sunday over most of the same CBS stations Now with our star Gerald Moore we return to the second act of Philip Marlowe and tonight's story the bums rush When I took after the fleeing figure known to my aunt Jesse as Jonathan Miter Or Ross J Crowley was still barely visible ahead with arms and legs flailing the night air like so many Test streamers in a wind tunnel I didn't know anymore about his double identity than I had before But I did know that what might have started is only a confidence game of sorts Had now mushroomed in a murder with the aforesaid gentleman very much involved And a moment later when I saw him breathless and afraid duck into a sagging deserted wooden shack That showed a single red light and was labeled a pop in a park's fire equipment private I figured the right time and place had come to talk it all over When I finally carefully stepped inside and announced both myself and 38 in hand and definite centaurian tones He agreed wholeheartedly Other than murder no That noise I heard that's what it was somebody was shot No, somebody was run over by a bullet rolling downhill at a terrific rate of speed now shut up and turn around pop hands still high Time we got cautious Are you searching for a gun on me, sir? Young man, you must be out of your mind. First you insist that I'm a mr. Miter. Miter Somebody I never heard of and you're convinced that I'm a murderer I don't understand you there No gun Now is that is fine. No intrigued. Where'd you throw it? I didn't I never had one Anything else? Yeah, the name Crowley ross j. Why do you use it? Because it's mine and that young man is a very common customer Now do you mind if I leave I do Now look old timer I'm only going to be nice about this for a little while because first of all there's a fresh corpse outside Where I stand you could be responsible for it And second of all is my angle where I fit who I work for facts and I don't want to reveal them unless I have to Now from the top You're in the dead guy the connection. What is it? I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Yeah, I haven't. Okay pop. We play it straight all the way now Listen, my name is Philip Marlowe. I'm a private detective and I know what it's time to blow a whistle Don't move Marlowe or you never will again. Oh fine That's right. Marcia and all loaded down with a nasty old 45 automatic that makes her look and feel Very unladylike Drop it Marlowe Come on Better now mr. Crowley without waiting for Marlowe to apologize going go to the hotel. It's important. So hurry I won't waste a second You won't need the key somebody's waiting for you. Goodbye, mr. Crowley Goodbye I hope I never meet you again, mr. Madeleine. Good night Yes, it's cute, isn't it? Uh-huh darling the moment unimportant Right now. You're my only concern Marlowe. Oh, that's nice Marcia. It's cozy just the three of us You and that giant u.s. pistol caliber What do you say baby? That's not your gun, is it? No, you feel slighted. Oh, no, no, sweet. Happy stay back. Marlowe. Why I'll shoot Oh, no, you won't you can't I don't know you see baby of the three safety devices on that army gun that do hit you there on the side is one It won't work unless it's in the forward position No pictures let go of me with schools out. I will now the first question teacher You and grandpa alias jonathan might also alias ross j crowley. What's the game you two are playing? Where does hers fit in come on? It's getting late to stop pupil wants an answer He's anxious to get to the head of the class talk. What is it? I don't remember and I won't so don't bother getting masculine Or polishing apples pupil when I forget I forget for a long long time. Is that clear? Yeah, it is and since I can't wait since I want to go out and play Hey, honey, you know, you don't mind if I go through your bag do you I didn't think you would Oh, here's a key that says in what room I'll find a team of crowley and mighter Oh my my such a temper After I picked up my 38, which the lady who no longer sounded like one had made me drop And to check the hotel key that read villa 12 wiltshire gardens bevelly hills I ran outside and back toward my car and what I figured should be a big hurry When I was halfway there I had a premonition that speed was not to be A premonition that was a head dressed in blue carrying a club wearing a badge And leaning on my right front fender And it wasn't until I was next to him that I quit worrying about a long involved delay Because the officer on hand won kurt lemley was an old and I hoped still good friend Well, how are you feel when I'm here for you since I called in about that body at the Some kid heard the shot. Yeah, so you would once peg this all alone in very suspicious looking car Yeah, I'm surprised it was yours and disappointed I'd hope the name of the owner's tag was going to be raleigh nukem. Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. You know his name Don't you? No No, we were on different sides when he got shot. No, he's from canada. What? Yeah, vancouver. He had a business up there with a guy named ross j crowley crowley Hey, kurt, how'd you find all this out? I found a clipping in his wallet. He's got a picture on it Oh, wait a second. I'll put a light on it. Yeah, hurry up. We see See two guys in front of a building that's raleigh nukem and ross j crowley officiated Sure, it's what I figured the guy's a liar. I've already met a guy who insists that that's his name And he's bald like the crowley in the picture Yeah, but there's a similarity ends even though the picture's anything but clear What guy are you talking about? Jonathan mitre an old geezer. I was hired to find Bummo's pulling something fancy that incidentally ties in real tight with that murder over there You know where he is? Sure. I know that's where I was heading when I ran it Oh ran into what what is it the picture what? Kurt yeah move your thumb up a little way the way you just had it my thumb Yeah, yeah, move it. Well, that's it like that Oh brother brother if I got a hunch about what another murderer neat when the schedule to come off any minute at the wilshire gardens hotel I'll see you later. Goodbye At best it was 10 screeching stop and go minutes from cold water canyon park across bevelly hills to the wilshire gardens hotel On the boulevard of the same name And all the way I kept hoping over time But one of two things was so Either my hunch was wrong and nobody else was going to get hurt for a while Or it was right and I was still on time But when I was there parked and running toward the villa number 10 Which was a silent stucco square choking to death under ivy and showing only a single light in the living room I was almost sure that it was going to play a still another way Me right and too late to do any good When I tried the door and found it open and inside saw it once the letter propped up against a lamp on an end table That I've been afraid I'd find It was no longer any doubt And even as I crossed the room I knew that I was going to read a suicide note addressed to the police Telling them that the undersigned ross j crowley had taken his own life As well as that of the partner had been stealing from roley newcomb who had currently been pursuing But I didn't know until I reached for the letter to make sure that I'd figured right was the last line Just before the signature It read Also rather than face the humility of being dragged through the courts for killing newcomb They have taken the life of a man who would have caught me A private detective named philip malo you did well malo what especially when it's your only victory now don't move Well Mr. Hirsch, huh? What do I call you crowley now doesn't matter malo suit yourself? What does matter is that you're not quite the boy genius you think you are meaning what meaning marcia You talk to her at the plumes then she talked to me Between the two of us. We've maneuvered you around just like we wanted to So we could include you in our plans In other words malo when marcia sent mitre here from the park We knew you'd follow Marsha's reliable. Yeah all year round. I'll bet Okay, crowley. So the one with two heads isn't jonathan mitre. It's you You is ellen hirsch here in la Is ross j crowley newcomb's partner up in canada? A crooked partner crowley who when he knew he was going to be caught decided to kill himself But with another guy's body jonathan mitre so it wouldn't hurt Exactly Also malo, nobody will bother to look past what will pass as crowley's body for the murderer of newcomb Who I didn't expect on the scene. I think you'll admit It's all accounted for in that letter there in crowley's my handwriting bravo. You've skipped nothing now. What about me? Yes, you You must go before jonathan mitre, you know Otherwise a carler might find something wrong with the sequence of deaths So it's you first Then mitre. Oh, no doubt is unconscious in the bedroom right now. No, mr. Marlowe No doubt is standing right here listening carefully. Mitre you crazy fool. Say where you are No, mr. Crowley. I won't that way. I die this way. At least I have a chance Mitre might are you all right Yeah I think so just wing Oh, you got him didn't you mr. Marlowe. Yeah, I No No, jonathan, you got him That rush did it your big Yeah bomb It was too long hours of first aid for jonathan Arrest on the charge of murder for both crowley and the accomplice before and after the fact Martha And questions and answers and triplicate for the police before Mitre and I were finally alone and back in my office waiting for a call we put through to of course eagle's rock montana But even then the gentleman vagabond couldn't quite get over things then in other words mr. Marlowe Uh, this crowley who introduced himself to me as he is Had his fiendish plan already formulated And one of his trips down from canada saw me when his train stopped at eagle's rock I was raking leaves around the depot and he saw me and he hired me on the spot Because he needed someone to fit the part of his corpse. That's it And you'll admit you were well qualified for the job alone in the world Except for jesse, which you didn't happen to mention and the fact that you were bald Too true don't be sensitive You see crowley or hirsch was also bald What all that hair of his a wig? That's right to pay every bit of it And incidentally you see the reason I caught on to things johnny a policeman found a newspaper picture of newcombe and crowley and newcombe's wallet Which told you that I couldn't be crowded. That's right. It also told me more When the policeman accidentally put his thumb over the bald part of crowley's head Gave me a different picture Then I only paid attention to what I could see features blurred though. They were which are then you were hirschers Hello, mr. Philip marlowe, please is marlowe speaking on your call to miss jesse gabbins in eagles rock montana one moment Please here. Here take a gentleman. Yeah. Yeah. Go ahead speak All right Hello jesse Jessica, this is johnny Yeah, cuddles. Yeah, it's me. All right. I'm in los angeles with mr. Marlowe cuddles You don't have to shout so loud, you know, she's clean up 30. I know what she can hear you just talk Jessica, Jessica, you guess what happened now. I'll tell you a man hired me to work for him To pose to pose impersonator a mr Ross j crowley because he said he had to be free to investigate some crooked people who would try and contact me Yeah And since he offered good money right on the spot there jesse. I took the job I thought you'd be proud of me making extra money No, wait a minute. Okay, mr. Marlowe. I better cut this short at night. It's long distance. It's cause money Don't worry about it. Johnny. There's no hurry. Take your time Jessica Now what this man really wanted you there Jessica? What was to use me as a corpse? That's right a body No, here's I feel fine You see he was going to put his rings on me another identification the knock me unconscious At the time I got janet and mighted down a union station in the border northbound train with specific instructions to stay away from strangers And got back to my own apartment on franklin It was better than three o'clock in the morning Oh, and I was tired as I emptied out my pockets and started to undress But I forgot about that when my eye fell on the picture that jesse gavons had sent me in her original letter The picture of jonathan. Well now aunt jesse was going to be happy But I wondered for how long Somehow the portrait of the man with a hole with a solid look of the ages Didn't fit the spare frame of jesse's night of the road A lonesome train whistle would blow in the night And jonathan mighter would be gone The adventures of philip marlowe star gerald more and are produced and directed by norman mcdonnell Script is by melden l. A robert mitchell and gene levitt Featured in the cast were georgia ellis huns con raid and morrison her butterfield wilms herbert and bill boucher The special music is composed and conducted by richard iran Be sure and be with us again next week when philip marlowe says The lady tourist was a school teacher out after glamour And she got it But only after she learned that in hollywood The three hours could be readen done in a dark room Brighton found in a dead man's pocket And arithmetic that added up to murder times two If you think you've got troubles you should be married to lizz cooper She can scare up more trouble than a tropical hurricane But it's always the kind of trouble you can laugh at because it's all part of my favorite husband starring lucille ball My favorite husband is part of cbs's great laugh lineup for friday night You won't want to miss a single minute of my favorite husband And you'll want to be around too to hear the goldbergs leave it to jones and breakfast with burrows The law will be broadcast on friday nights over most of these cbs stations starting next friday This is roi roan speaking Now stay tuned for gangbusters which follows immediately over most of these same stations This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system