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Every day more young women are finding out the details about job openings in the women's Army Corps So visit your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station Volunteer for the whack today And now with your star Paul Lucas in the role of Stefan Donner your army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production Weekend at Colencos Stefan Donner the noted composer and pianist was an enigma in the minds of most people Very few knew the true character of the seemingly cold and arrogant genius who played before the high and mighty everywhere Music was his life. He had interest for a little else in this stupid world He'd set it off and off and proved it too Proved it so conclusively that he was received on both sides of an iron curtain Which had become a well guarded dividing line between the beginning and the end of hope Sometimes I wonder why I ever got into this stupid business Getting a man up in the middle of the night driving around black alleys Richard seems to think that I can live two lives without having any sleep in either of them tonight. I played a concert Yes, sir on the corner Nothing behind us Alright pull up I'll open the door If I may say so you pick a rotten time to do business You are sorry now, that's fine. That's excellent only you don't have to play a concert tomorrow You don't have to go to Prague and put up with the enlightened idiocy of a bunch of mechanical robots No, you don't indigestion rink. I really couldn't say sir Stefan You know Colonel Maxim Colenkov. Yes, I know the Colonel. What about it Colenkov's now in Prague And will be for about a week. It's gonna be on hand to hear you play Hmm his taste in music couldn't be better He'll be using the home of a fellow Colonel away on leave with Colenkov There'll be a doctor Hans Heineck one of their top scientists. He's what the fuss is all about He's a German whom they grabbed at the end of the war Now for the past six years he's been working for them from all indications completely converted to their ways Only we have reason to think he may not be well that he's been desperately seeking a way to escape What makes you think that I'll give the details later right now I want to give you the overall picture now Very thin ice It wouldn't be a trap because they would gain so little by no But if honey he isn't trying to get away and you tip your hand he'd expose you and you'd be a cold turkey Richards I May be many things dead or alive, but please don't confuse me with a cold turkey All right your highness, but you can see the situation But the weak point is that we don't know whether Heinrich really wants to get out and the problem is If he does want to get out, how do we arrange it? I think we have a pretty well planned out all you do Well, now isn't that charming suppose you tell me about it as matter of timing more than anything else Well, I disagree More than anything else. It's a matter of Stefan Donner sticking his neck in the news Our necks sir. Oh, yes, of course. I beg your pardon ring our necks Tell them to go away. Tell them they've heard me play and that's enough. Yes, sir I'm very sorry, but the master's tired Lanker ring let him in Lanker what a surprise Well, you are there tonight. Yeah, good. Good. I see that you haven't lost all your brains You don't change. No, you don't change at all change. Why should I change you and your friends are doing enough of that? I think you have the most horrible disposition of any man I know Alice, how long are you here? Where you stay? I have a concert in Paris next Friday Oh, that means you can spend the weekend with me. I'm staying out in the country. I was all to myself There'd be just the four of us four who are the other my My wife Marta and your wife You you married What is so strange about that You mean you are depriving all the women in this part of the world Well, I wouldn't say that but wait until you see Marta. I can hardly wait Who is the fourth a man named Hange is a doctor. Why? What's the matter? You sick? No, no, no, no that kind Is a scientist scientist Scientist no, I'm sorry. I won't come but why what's wrong with that? I don't like scientists. Oh, come on. Don't be childish Dr. Heineck is a very pleasant fellow. What are you doing with the scientist anyway? Let us not talk shop. We're here on business. Well, what about will you come? I? Insist, I'll have my chauffeur pick you up in the morning Very steak. Well, that won't be necessary. I just bought a new car. Ring here will drive me out Do you have accommodations for him? Of course A new car You must be rich. What kind? Well, I think we'll call it a donor. I had it specially built Especially built Well, I'll give you a man the directions No, it's good to see you. You're a breath of fresh air in a tomb Collanker a tomb come look it over. I'll take you for a ride later. Excellent Well, how do you like this place? Looks horrible. I might have known you you'd say something like that Martin This is Stefan Donald the great musician is also the worst man at fellow. I know Pleasure madam. I'm happy to see that the Colonel not only has good musical taste Thank you so much. We are very happy that you could come. I am happy to see that the You Inside is as bad as the outside worse Looks like a stuffed museum Your wife is the only reason I'm staying I Can't figure out how anyone so charming and lovely could marry an oaf like you go too far down You mean it doesn't bother you you don't ever think about it. Well, that's even worse Why I pick your pardon Colonel. Oh, there you are Come in and meet my friend Stefan don't Stefan Donna. Oh, oh, I didn't see you Excuse me. How do you do? How do you do sir here? How are doing come on? Stop looking like a scared rabbit. I'm not going to bite you and I won't let Donna try Oh More wine head on up It's a pity the doctor and I have to leave you for a while, but we have some business in the city planning to blow it up Conducts a startle tiny Donna's always saying things like that He has coach. Oh, he's a fool. I bought Isn't that right on man? I live in an age of fools. I have to associate with them all the time So perhaps that makes me want to What about you doctor? Are you a fool? Oh, no, he isn't a fool. He's a very smart man. Why don't you let him answer for himself? Well, doctor, I'm I'm first on the fool I'm a coward. Oh come on now. Let's stop this How long will you be gone Maxime? Hmm several hours probably You won't be lonely, will you? I shouldn't think so. I may even be able to talk her Donna into playing for me What is it called? Oh, I don't know Nocturne is as good a name as any You like it? It's lovely Tell me how does a man like you tolerate a man like my husband? I have to tolerate much worse than your husband He's loud and brash and quite stupid, but He's not really such a bad sword. You don't know him as I do. No, I don't If you feel that way How is it you married him? I had no choice Please please don't think me mad here Donna, but well, I'd like to ask you an important question Whatever you ask madam. I promise. I won't think you're mad This is as close to western europe as I have been since the end of the war. I I don't know if I'll ever get another chance like this I want to get out. I want to get across to the other side Can you tell me what I should do? As bad as that. Hmm as bad as that You know, I keep out of these things. I don't take sides Your husband is as much a friend as some french or english or american colonel. I read them all the same I know that I'm not asking you to risk anything. Just just tell me what you do if you wanted to get out I don't know as I know I'd never been in the position I've heard it said it's very difficult to cross the border. It's very well guarded Still it's done all the time Tell me why do you say these things to me? Aren't you afraid I might tell your husband? No, I'm not Oh, you're supposed if I I got on a plane for say Switzerland I might get there with the right papers. I suppose it's possible What's really madam? I am the last man in the world to ask for advice on something like this On the musician Nothing else and when it comes to this sort of thing It complied babe in the woods Didn't uh What's the matter ring? Someone's been through the luggage, sir. Well, that's normal. Anything's missing. I'm afraid so sir The pipe is all of them. You mean yes, sir everything It looks to me ring like the good doctor heinig is indeed a very desperate man You'll have to try and prevent him from doing anything rash And the proudly we hail production weekend at Kolmkopf's will return in just a moment for the second act Any woman who knows the great things women have done in our nation's history Knows that the work of the women's army corps deserves a high place on the list The women of the whack women's army corps are again serving alongside the men of the united states army If you are a young woman between 18 and 34 and qualify You can find a career of deeply satisfying service in the women's army corps Because your united states army and the women's army corps are growing rapidly today Your chances for advancement are better than ever Visit your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station. Learn all the facts today You are listening to proudly we hail and now with your star paul lucas in the role of step on donor We present the second act of weekend at Kolmkopf's For a scientist you don't play a bad game of billiards What kind of a scientist are you anyway? I I can't talk about it Can't talk about it Do you think that anyone could keep me from talking about my music? It's somewhat different Your music won't Won't destroy anything You know if I felt the way you did right back quit Go someplace else. Ha you choke quit go someplace else Impossible Even if I ever let a thought enter my head. Well, I suppose it would be rather difficult for a chap like you They keep pretty clothes tabs on you, huh? Are you really so blind sir? Don't you know what's going on in the world today? You know, I can tell you all about yourself First the nazis you work for them because you have a family and you like living pretty well yourself Next you are confiscated by our friends here Maybe you still have a family. Maybe you still like living and maybe they have just frightened you to the point Where you are helpless But now you are closer to the other side Then you have been since the war And you want to get out Oh, how you want to get out? Stop you have no no no right to talk that way. I I'm perfectly happy with my work. I and anybody who would be stupid enough to try it With another man's papers doesn't deserve to have this What is this? Oh, good morning I must say you are a fine host forgive me step What is all this talk I just heard about papers I a good doctor and I were discussing how foolish it would be for one man to try to cross the border With another man's papers. Oh, who is trying that? Why ask me? I don't tell me you You please I I said nothing colonel. He made it all up every third of it That's true And if my papers and the papers of my men are back there where they belong in half an hour, I'll forget your papers I mean someone I need You and I better have a little talk Perhaps together we can find her doner's papers It amazes me to have an honored guest treated in such a manner Come along When your papers have in return staphon I'd like to take a ride in your new car Did you have to do that? Oh madam you you you startled me Did I have to do what I heard the whole thing. I was in the conservatory your voices carried In this part of the world today, what is more important than a man's papers last night I thought you were the kind of person who knew the answer to that now. I see that you're not Couldn't you have gotten them back without telling my husband the poor tortured little man I have no sympathy for men like him. I'm sorry. You don't even know. He was the one who stole them It was rather obvious How are your plans coming? That no longer concerns you head doner Yeah, perfectly right madam But still I wish you good luck While I am out driving with the colonel Get to heinish you'll have to put it across to him if I go near him now It would be completely out of character. I think it's working out very nicely, sir So far, but the big hurdle lies ahead the radiogram will arrive tomorrow afternoon so we can cross the border at night Uh, how long will you be gone, sir? No longer than an hour He's got to be ready then I'll park the car in the drive. You'll be ready to take it back by the stables You know what to do then quite sir I'll busy myself wiping it off and that sort of thing I'm sure no one's about I'll unlock the trunk and open the compartment behind it Then I'll go off for a few minutes and while I'm gone the doctors to come out of the stables and get into the compartment I'll come back close it and the trunk And await developments and you can rest assured The hue and cry will be heard from here to muskow first. He's got to be talked into it, sir What do you want? I uh wonder if I might have a word with you, sir You're his servant aren't you? That's right Just wanted to say I don't blame you for what you did Could I come in for a moment? What is it? Now, uh, this friend of mine had a specially built car Behind the trunk there was a compartment Small man a man like yourself could get into it Of course, it was very small and stuffy And after a few hours in such a place a man might be willing to give the whole thing up Unless he was really desperate Looked it very neatly it was at a place similar to this a sunday afternoon Stables in the rear no one around the chap in the stables while the other man worked about the car Then when the time was right Of course the chap had to realize he'd be boxed up in the compartment a number of hours before the trip would start or the border And the trip itself would be long and grueling That's what the chap had to understand And do you know, sir? It worked and no one was ever the wiser Absolutely priceless What is this matter? I thought you should know Dr. Heinrich seems to be nowhere about He's disappeared What? He's what? If he took my papers again, I'll ring his corny neck I never thought he had the knife never Oh, calm down colenkov. He can't get very far. I know I know what the police have been on this this two o'clock Either the six and otherwise not the two anyway Maybe he threw himself in the river. That's exactly what I'm afraid he may have done That's even worse for me I was trusted to take good care of him He's one of our most important scientists. He's the man who If I don't get him back, I'll Hello What? Yes, this is right here for you. Oh, hello Yes, that's right All right, read it What? Wednesday night Wednesday night while all the stupid idiotic Yes, yes, I got it. No, there is no reply Now that's the last straw trouble for you. No, no nothing like that Just that they have my concert book for Wednesday night and not Friday Oh, why have I got to put up with such fiddle-headed nincompoops? I'll have to leave at once Oh Ring ring. I don't think it was you who had trouble I wonder what you would do if you were in my spot. Well, I'd probably shoot myself Madam, I regret I have to depart in such a hurry. I've already said we'll buy to your husband Who seems to be somewhat busy on the telephone I'm sorry. We were not able to become better acquainted Frankly here, Donner, I don't think either of us would benefit. You have your music and I I have my plans And no better time than now to try them out Goodbye, madam Something to travel here. No, okay Would you mind if I if I came along as far as the border? I I think it would be wise for me to be a chair Just in case Hengish tries to get through there. Yes, that's a very good idea under the circumstances climb in Oh, uh, Martha, I uh, I may not be back for a while. Take good care of yourself. I'll do that, Maxon Don't you worry that I Maxon Kalenkov will come to this It's tragic Tragic my hands on that sneerling little atom breaker I told you scientists were this pick up a lot I am gonna tell ankles here are my papers Pass this car to my order sir out to search every car and do carefully examine all papers You're stupid fool. Who do you think issue those office? I did Let this car pass at once. Yes, sir Well, Keanu, I hate to leave you in such a bad hole I'm sure Hengish will turn up if he doesn't Well, stay close to the border. I assure you I plan to. My health is very important to me Goodbye, Donna. I hope to see you again. I'll be the same Keanu He even helped us get away. Well, I thought he was gonna ask us to take him across If he had I don't think I could have kept a straight face now. 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