October 19, 2025 • 29 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Auto Light and it's ninety eight thousand dealers bring you,
mister Jack Benny. In tonight's presentation of suspense. Tonight Auto
Light presents the story of a successful bank robbery, including
the astounding history of the unhappy man who perpetrated the crime.
(00:26):
It's called the face is familiar our star in his
first dramatic appearance of the season. Mister Jack Benny, this
is Harlow Wilcox speaking for the world famous Auto Light Family. Tonight,
(00:47):
we announced the one hundred thousand dollars Auto Light Family
Charity drawing during the next eleven weeks. All of you
eighteen years of age or over can take part in
this greatest of all charitable events.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
And here's how.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Just visit the show room of any Auto Light Family
car dealer and sign your name and address on the
registration form he gives you, ask him to sign the
receipt portion. That's all, nothing else to do, no need
to buy a thing, And yet you may be one
of twenty five selected to name the recognized charities that
will receive a total of one hundred thousand dollars in
(01:19):
cash on the first of June. Think of it, thousands
of dollars in cash to be given to your favorite
recognized charity or charities. If you are one of the
favorite persons, so go tonight, go tomorrow to Autolite Family
Car Dealers and sign your name and address to the
registration form he gives you. Later on, i'll tell you
the names of the Auto Light Family car dealers who
(01:40):
are participating in this great Auto Light Family charity event.
And now Auto Light Presents transcribed. The face is familiar,
starring mister Jack Benny, hoping once again to keep you
in suspense.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I still can't understand why they picked me of all people,
me of all people.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
That's why it's so hard to believe that it all happened.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
I mean, but it did, It really did, just because
I like to go to the railroad station.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Walk around, look at the trains, study faces. I never
forget a face.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
I never forget a train either, but it's easier to
forget a face. But a matter of fact, I remember
some faces it would be a lot better for me
to forget, like Harry Edmund's face, for instance. That's the
day it all started. The day I saw Harry Edmund
way across on the other side of the terminal. That's
(03:01):
the station. He was talking to a big fellow Harry's face, I.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Remember right away. I never saw the big fellow before.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
But I get going, Harry.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
But you can't pull off the job.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
I stuck up a bank before.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
You're sure they spots in a minute. You walk down.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I know you too. This is your hometown.
Speaker 5 (03:19):
I'm sure neither one of us is right.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Let the boss decaid.
Speaker 6 (03:23):
Come on, I thought about it on the train down.
We need somebody to know.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And that's splitting his stick with anybody else goes three ways.
Now walk if we have.
Speaker 6 (03:32):
To, we have to, and if we wait too long,
we're gonna let the whole thing go until next month.
Speaker 4 (03:36):
Then we wait. Not from me.
Speaker 5 (03:37):
This tone is too hot for me. Somebody is lying
to recognize.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Me, Yo, Harry Harry Man.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
Who's that where over there? Some guy calling you?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Harry Harry Edmund, You old sadd of a guy brush
this guy?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Well, well, good old Harry Edman.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Who got me mixed up with somebody else? Mister?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
No, no, I have I know who you are.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Yeah, Harry Edmund, you used to live on Twelfth Street
and Second Avenue.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
What city this city here? Don't you remember me?
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Harry cat says, I do so, Harry, Oh, Harry Edman, Harry.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Hey, Harry, Oh kidding? You remember me, don't you? Seriously? Harry?
Speaker 3 (04:30):
You remember Pinky Smith he had a ward on his finger,
and Alan Davenport he had a birthmark on his neck. Lime,
Tom Jones, I have nothing. I'm clean, brush and get
rid of him.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
No, wait on, I think we got our answer.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I think we got the engine pain to handle some
of our bank business.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Harry, Harry, try to remember, go ahead, try to remember.
Speaker 6 (04:55):
Yeah, Twelfth Street and Second Avenue.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
That's right, that's right.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Well I used to live around there somewhere, but I
still care.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Let me give you a hint.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Remember Gordon's candy store on the corner. I remember the
great bunch of guys who used to hang out there.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, I remember.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Those pesty kids who used to tag along, nagging, nagging, saying,
let us in, can we come to? Always testing, always
trying to horn in. One of them was me, Tom Jones,
Remember me.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
Now, Harry, what'd you say?
Speaker 7 (05:31):
Your name was? Again?
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Jones? Tom Jones.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
The name sounds very familiar.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
We grew up together.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
Yeah, yeah, Well, well what are you doing these things?
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Oh? A little bit of everything?
Speaker 5 (05:46):
And you a banking oh money, h yeah, that's a
nice feel.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Well, I gotta go look at the people.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
It was good talking over old times with you, Harry.
Speaker 8 (06:00):
Look you you mind waiting a minute?
Speaker 9 (06:02):
Uh?
Speaker 5 (06:02):
What's what's your name again?
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Tom? Joe? Remember? Yeah?
Speaker 7 (06:07):
Yeah? Tom?
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (06:09):
Well wait a minute.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Well I'm kind of busy. Lots of appointments that.
Speaker 6 (06:14):
I like talking overall times with your Tom. Maybe we
could we could have a drink and dinner well on me?
Oh oh well yeah, good good, except that Joe has
an appointment here.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Joe, couldn't you break it? Wait here a second?
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Uh Tom, Tom, Joe?
Speaker 6 (06:35):
Tom, Yeah, Joe, come here, let me talk you second?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
What now?
Speaker 5 (06:42):
I know I got the answer. I know I found
a pigeon.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Who's going to do it for us.
Speaker 5 (06:47):
I tell you I got it figured. Look at that guy. Yeah,
he is it.
Speaker 4 (06:51):
And he don't look like nothing right.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
He's nothing. It's not what we want.
Speaker 6 (06:56):
Nobody that anybody ever saw before, Nobody did anybody would
ever think of looking at twice And if we don't
pull it this afternoon, we lose another whole month.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
So come on, Oh, Joe can make it. He is
going to join us.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Joe.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
I forgot to introduce your Have you met?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Uh it's Jones, for heaven's sake.
Speaker 8 (07:20):
Yeah, Tom Jones. Well Tom, meet Joe, and don't get so.
Speaker 5 (07:27):
It's a kid. I grew up with Joe.
Speaker 8 (07:28):
We're gonna have a great time talking over old times,
you know. Second, that's right, and your name is Tom Jones.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Yeah, I must admit it. It is a difficult name
to remember because it's so common.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Don't you think so?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
I sure do.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Certainly be nice talking over old times.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Oh yeah, I haven't talked over old time.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
It's a long time.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Well, hell Harry, yes.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Sir, and good old.
Speaker 7 (07:58):
Tom, Tom get started?
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Where to wants you to be?
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Another old friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Harry must have been doing very well, very well, I
mean for a man in the money game. He had
a brand new sedan with real leather upholstery. I know
it was real leather because that used to be my game.
Leather upholstery. Not much money, you know, at least not
for me. But I didn't let Harry know that. No, sir,
(08:40):
what if he ran into another old friend from Second Avenue.
The other old friend said, how's old Tom Jones doing?
And Harry said, not very well, not very well at all. Well,
that can hurt a man once it gets around.
Speaker 5 (08:59):
And what happened.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Well, when I came back to the main office, I said,
I want forty percent commission from now on.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Really, but of course that would have made me a partner.
The boss said, Uh, after all, Harry, I'm not the
kind of a guy who can be cooped up in
an office. I've been a road man. The lure of
the open road, oh yeah, the call of.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
The open streets.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
See, I'm an outdoor type of salesman, something of the
pioneer kind, you know.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Pioneer, Yeah, a pioneer you.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
See, they are those salesmen who were made for offices
and those of us.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Who get out and break the plane, so to speak.
Speaker 5 (09:40):
Tom, you surprised me or I could keep.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Going for hours? Ery literally?
Speaker 4 (09:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (09:45):
Well, why don't you hold on someon until.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
We have dinner? Oh sure, sure, yeah?
Speaker 3 (09:50):
I bet you ever expected that testy little kid who
always used to hang around he.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Gets so big in his field.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
Oh I certainly did. We could show you somebody like
you and our outfit really.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Yeah, well, well that's very flattering, but I'm not sure
it's right for me.
Speaker 5 (10:06):
I'd have bet I could get you. I don't know,
maybe ten thousand a year.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
To start with ten thousand a year, you say, yeah,
well you're like to think about it.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Will you talk to my boss Maybe he could convince you.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
I'm willing to listen, Harry. I'm willing to listen, all right.
The business Harry was in was mighty successful, if the
home of his boss was any indication. The beautiful, big
yellow house with a lovely green front door, and you
(10:45):
could tell it was the home of a man who
had worked his way up and knew what to do
with what he had. Inside, it was very homey. Two
fireplaces in the living room that looked like they were burning,
beautiful plaid carpet must have been a real oriental And they.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Wanted me in the business.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Me Tom Jones, of all people, Brandon, mister Jones, no thanks,
thanks spawing my dinner cigar?
Speaker 9 (11:13):
Well all clear, hobella.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Oh, I can see that. I can always tell a
good cigar just by looking at it. I know cigars
faces train.
Speaker 9 (11:23):
You're a very well informed man, mister Jones.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
Well you're kind of unusual yourself. Why you remember my name?
Speaker 9 (11:30):
Most people?
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Most people don't even recognize me people have known for years?
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Is that all? Don't get me wrong. It's an asset
in my business.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
See people who tell me no when I try to
sell them something say and say come back next year,
But I come back next week and they don't even
remember I was in.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
The first time. Believe me, A face like by it
doesn't come along every day.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
I like you Tom.
Speaker 10 (11:57):
Mind if I call you Tom, certainly not mister us
call me boss. Everybody calls me that, especially people I.
Speaker 9 (12:04):
Like and I like you.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
I like you too, Boss.
Speaker 10 (12:08):
Then you're interested in coming into the organization.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
Oh, I might give it a whirl. Let's put it
that way.
Speaker 9 (12:15):
I wouldn't want it any other way.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
A trial for both of us and the uh the.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Pay Harry mentioned.
Speaker 6 (12:23):
Oh, I told him a start salary, boy, Let's talk
about that at dinner.
Speaker 9 (12:27):
Come on, we better get started.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Isn't a quarter to three in the afternoon a little
early for dinner?
Speaker 5 (12:36):
We have a.
Speaker 9 (12:37):
Few errands to do. Excuse us just a minute?
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Of course?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
Of course.
Speaker 9 (12:48):
You like the idea perfect nobody'll ever remember. I couldn't
even describe to you what he looks like.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Where's the satchep right here?
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Boys?
Speaker 9 (12:58):
I thought you with a note inside.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Well we wanted you to okay at first.
Speaker 9 (13:02):
Here read it.
Speaker 10 (13:04):
You are being covered by a gun from two different
places in this bank.
Speaker 9 (13:10):
Do not send an alarm.
Speaker 10 (13:11):
Or you will be killed for fifty thousand dollars in
the satchel, I said.
Speaker 5 (13:16):
On a note, how you get them to take it in?
Speaker 10 (13:20):
Always come up? But they answered the nine Yes, your boys,
come on, let's go.
Speaker 6 (13:28):
Oh we talked it over and the boss likes you
a lot.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
For the last time. It's Jones, Tom, Joe.
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Yeah, well I was the only kidding Tom.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (13:42):
Well, all right, we're better get started. We're to first
to the bank.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Tom.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
That's very kind, but completely unnecessary. I don't need my
salary in advance.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
I told you this is a high class outfit.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
To the bank.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
Gee Auto Light is bringing a mister Jack Benny and
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Speaker 2 (14:31):
This is Harlow Wilcox again.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
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Speaker 11 (14:46):
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Speaker 1 (15:00):
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Speaker 2 (15:30):
Thank you, mister dealer.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
Auto Light is proud of its long connection with Desto
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Lewis's production of the Face is familiar a tail well
calculated to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Isn't it funny how you wait a long time for
your ship to come in there? I was watching a
train and my ship came in just because I recognize
Harry's face.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
Well, you got to keep on your.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Toes in this world, because when opportunity knocks at your door,
you gotta be all set.
Speaker 4 (16:24):
To open it.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Or anyway, I'd opened the door before I knew it.
We were downtown.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
The bank already. I hardly noticed we were moving. Do
you mind waiting a few minutes or not at all?
Speaker 2 (16:41):
I like you to let me tell you, I like
you too.
Speaker 10 (16:45):
I am certainly glad Harry Mitchell after all these years.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
And I'm glad too. I like Harry, and I like
you too. Tom.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
You know, I feel like I've known all of you,
just all of you since second.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
Boss. I even feel like I grew.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Up with you.
Speaker 10 (17:04):
That's very nice of you, Tom, Well, who's going to
get the payroll?
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Is that? Who was top of the pay You pick
up your own payroll?
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Sure?
Speaker 9 (17:13):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
For how much?
Speaker 9 (17:15):
Fifty thousand dollars?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Fifty thousand dollars and you you.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Pick it up yourself.
Speaker 10 (17:23):
It's my money, and I worked hard for it. It's
my way and if you don't like my way of
doing things time No, no, no, no.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Not at all.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
I've always felt personally, and I've always felt.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
That people should pick up their own money, always, especially
if it's fifty thousand dollars or more.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Besides, armored cars haven't been doing too well in the
past few years.
Speaker 9 (17:48):
I like the way you think.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Well, maybe we should all pick.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Up the payroll.
Speaker 9 (17:54):
Wouldn't that make us a little too gonna speak to us?
Speaker 2 (17:58):
H Yeah.
Speaker 9 (18:00):
Besides, I want to discuss you a.
Speaker 10 (18:02):
Little more, and I think you'll work out fine.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Say, maybe Harry can pick up the money while we talk.
Speaker 9 (18:09):
I wanted to discuss you with Harry.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Oh well, how about Joe.
Speaker 5 (18:15):
Joe picked it up last time.
Speaker 9 (18:16):
I don't like the same man going in twice in
a row.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
See not Harry, not Joe.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
Are you.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
Me?
Speaker 10 (18:26):
I hate to ask you. You're not really part of
my organization yet. And I don't like to see a
man work unless.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
He gets paid for it. Well, I'd be happy to
just delighted.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Besides, I'm gonna have to get used to large sums
of money, and I guess there's no time to start
back the present.
Speaker 10 (18:46):
Just take this satchel up to the window and give
it to the teller. The withdrawal slippers inside. The teller
will know exactly what to do.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
Fine. Oh, sure, of course it's any Did you call me?
Speaker 9 (19:02):
No, no, you right ahead?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
M my, my, It certainly crowded. So many people waiting
in line.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
People certainly must be doing well these days. Yeah. I'm
very busy myself, so I have some friends waiting for
me outside.
Speaker 4 (19:41):
Good.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
I was just wondering if you weren't in a hurry,
would you mile?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
These lines certainly move slowly, don't they.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
Yeah, well, he certainly took long enough of that window.
Speaker 5 (20:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
I hate people who dawtle over money, don't you.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
I guess.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Your transaction isn't gonna take very long, is it?
Speaker 4 (20:14):
Nope?
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Good? Good? That big bag you're carrying heavy? Worried?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:23):
What sort of business you in?
Speaker 5 (20:25):
Penny vending machines?
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Pennies? All those are pennies?
Speaker 9 (20:30):
Something wrong with pennies?
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Oh no, no.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Of course not. Excuse me, I think I'll I'll try
that out of the line.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
My, my, certainly crowded.
Speaker 9 (20:47):
I beg your pardon.
Speaker 3 (20:48):
I say it's crowded. There's such a big bang wouln't
you think they'd have more tellers?
Speaker 12 (20:54):
M I certainly do.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
I mean one, say, to handle pennies and so for
you know, well, there's one.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
God.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
I like the way that teller works. I suppose will
your transaction take long? Oh?
Speaker 3 (21:12):
No, good, I'm in a terrible hurry. Some friends are
waiting for me in the outside.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Next please, yes, madam.
Speaker 12 (21:20):
Well, in nineteen fifty my husband opened an account in
his name, a savings account. Then he transferred it to
a checking account. Then we split up that money and
opened a joint savings account and joined checking account. But
we found out we didn't really close the other savings account.
Of course we thought we did, so some of our checking.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Deposits a bit. Don't you think you should see the
manager instead of taking this teller's time. I'll handle this, sir,
if you don't mind. Oh no, not at all, not at.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
All, madam.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
Would you please take this up with the manager. But
if you don't mind, may I get to the window. Well, yes,
there withdrawal slippers in the bag. Oh, withdrawal, next window please?
Now just a minute you in there? Tell her open up? Yes, sir,
(22:10):
see I've been moving from line to line and I
insist you handle this.
Speaker 13 (22:14):
I'm sorry, sir, I can't violate the rules for anyone, but.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
This is a very important manner.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
You know.
Speaker 2 (22:18):
This isn't just some piddling sound. How much are you withdrawing, sir?
I believe it's fifty thousand dollars, quite right, that there's
a lot of money.
Speaker 13 (22:27):
Now, would you please remove this bag and go to
the next window?
Speaker 3 (22:32):
Well, all right, at least the lines are getting shorter,
Yes they are.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
Why don't you think a bank this size could afford
a few extra tellers?
Speaker 3 (22:45):
Do you mean, like, say, one kind of teller to
handle only pennies and another kind of handle matters of
fifty thousand.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
Dollars or more?
Speaker 4 (22:52):
I beg your pardon.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
I suppose that sounds a little strange, but you'd be
surprised how it would speed things up.
Speaker 5 (22:58):
I'm sure and needs it.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (23:01):
I came in feeling fine, just fine. Now I'm nervous from.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
I'll be through in a minute.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
Well, it's terribly important. You see, some people are waiting
for me outside. Next please here you are thirty forty,
thank you?
Speaker 4 (23:17):
Next? Please?
Speaker 1 (23:18):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Yes, oh wait just a minute, something wrong, I'll be
back in a minute.
Speaker 2 (23:25):
My friends are calling me, did you fellows call me?
Speaker 7 (23:36):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (23:37):
No, go back, but someone hunt the horn? I saw
somebody else.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Wait back, I'm mistake.
Speaker 9 (23:42):
Just turn around and go back.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
You'll be here.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Oh sure, sure of course. All right, sir. Here's the
your deposit slip, sir, withdrawal. The slip is on the
inside from.
Speaker 8 (24:06):
Time to time.
Speaker 5 (24:13):
Is this a joke? Mister?
Speaker 3 (24:15):
Listen you I've had enough now you can read, can't you? Yes,
then don't dardle do what it says. That's fine, that's
much better, Yes, sir, Come on, come on, come on,
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here's the money.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
Give me that.
Speaker 13 (24:50):
Hey, hey, Harry, where are you going?
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Stop? Where what are you going?
Speaker 5 (24:59):
Harry?
Speaker 1 (25:00):
Hey?
Speaker 2 (25:07):
That got him?
Speaker 13 (25:08):
All right, Jenkins, take some rope down there and tie
their hands. I set off the alarm as fast as
I could, Officer. Now, come on, let's get down there.
You can show me which one of those guys held
you up.
Speaker 5 (25:20):
All right, Officer, I'm sure I'll remember it.
Speaker 2 (25:24):
This is terrible step back, buddy, But it was me.
It was you? What it was me? Officer? I took
the bag in and I didn't know. Are you kidding?
Tell her?
Speaker 3 (25:36):
Tell her?
Speaker 2 (25:37):
Look at me. I am she must be nuts. No,
I'm not nuts. It's me. Don't you recognize my face?
Look at her?
Speaker 5 (25:46):
Nothing like it. What did the fellow look like? Well
he had a lean face or slightly fat. No, lean
and brown eyes.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
No, oh gosh, I don't know. It was me.
Speaker 5 (25:59):
Look blue eye see me?
Speaker 2 (26:01):
And I'm sorry, I'm terribly sorry.
Speaker 5 (26:04):
I'll beat it, bud, I'll think hard.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
I am. But it was the most nondescript face I've
ever seen. Well, that's pretty nasty. If you ask me,
tell me what you remember. I can. I was standing there.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
I just counted out forty dollars and I walked up
to the window.
Speaker 5 (26:20):
It wasn't you.
Speaker 11 (26:21):
This fellow was about six feet tall or five and
a half.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
Five feet eight. I'm five feet eight.
Speaker 3 (26:28):
And he had a real menacing look. I was smiling.
See look, look, look, I'm smiling. Look not now, do
you remember?
Speaker 5 (26:35):
No, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
Get out of here before I run you in. Yes, sir,
oh I remember.
Speaker 7 (26:42):
Now.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
He was six feet tall, he had red hair, and
he was carrying a guard. He had a handkerchief over
the lower part of his face, and he carried a cape.
Speaker 3 (27:02):
Well, that's what happened. That was an eyewitness account of
a bank robbery from the man who did it.
Speaker 2 (27:11):
Here, I walked into the bank, robbed them of fifty
thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (27:15):
And didn't even know I was doing it, imagine, and
nobody recognized me.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
He didn't know my face. You know. I bet I
could walk into another bank and do the same thing. Yeah,
I better not suspense.
Speaker 1 (27:51):
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And now Auto Light Presents transcribed. The face is familiar,
starring mister Jack Benny, hoping once again to keep you
in suspense.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I still can't understand why they picked me of all people,
me of all people.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
That's why it's so hard to believe that it all happened.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
I mean, but it did, It really did, just because
I like to go to the railroad station.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Walk around, look at the trains, study faces. I never
forget a face.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
I never forget a train either, but it's easier to
forget a face. But a matter of fact, I remember
some faces it would be a lot better for me
to forget, like Harry Edmund's face, for instance. That's the
day it all started. The day I saw Harry Edmund
way across on the other side of the terminal. That's
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the station. He was talking to a big fellow Harry's face, I.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Remember right away. I never saw the big fellow before.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
But I get going, Harry.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
But you can't pull off the job.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
I stuck up a bank before.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
You're sure they spots in a minute. You walk down.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I know you too. This is your hometown.
Speaker 5 (03:19):
I'm sure neither one of us is right.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Let the boss decaid.
Speaker 6 (03:23):
Come on, I thought about it on the train down.
We need somebody to know.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And that's splitting his stick with anybody else goes three ways.
Now walk if we have.
Speaker 6 (03:32):
To, we have to, and if we wait too long,
we're gonna let the whole thing go until next month.
Speaker 4 (03:36):
Then we wait. Not from me.
Speaker 5 (03:37):
This tone is too hot for me. Somebody is lying
to recognize.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Me, Yo, Harry Harry Man.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
Who's that where over there? Some guy calling you?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Harry Harry Edmund, You old sadd of a guy brush
this guy?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Well, well, good old Harry Edman.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Who got me mixed up with somebody else? Mister?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
No, no, I have I know who you are.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Yeah, Harry Edmund, you used to live on Twelfth Street
and Second Avenue.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
What city this city here? Don't you remember me?
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Harry cat says, I do so, Harry, Oh, Harry Edman, Harry.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Hey, Harry, Oh kidding? You remember me, don't you? Seriously? Harry?
Speaker 3 (04:30):
You remember Pinky Smith he had a ward on his finger,
and Alan Davenport he had a birthmark on his neck. Lime,
Tom Jones, I have nothing. I'm clean, brush and get
rid of him.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
No, wait on, I think we got our answer.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I think we got the engine pain to handle some
of our bank business.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Harry, Harry, try to remember, go ahead, try to remember.
Speaker 6 (04:55):
Yeah, Twelfth Street and Second Avenue.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
That's right, that's right.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Well I used to live around there somewhere, but I
still care.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Let me give you a hint.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Remember Gordon's candy store on the corner. I remember the
great bunch of guys who used to hang out there.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, I remember.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Those pesty kids who used to tag along, nagging, nagging, saying,
let us in, can we come to? Always testing, always
trying to horn in. One of them was me, Tom Jones,
Remember me.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
Now, Harry, what'd you say?
Speaker 7 (05:31):
Your name was? Again?
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Jones? Tom Jones.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
The name sounds very familiar.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
We grew up together.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
Yeah, yeah, Well, well what are you doing these things?
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Oh? A little bit of everything?
Speaker 5 (05:46):
And you a banking oh money, h yeah, that's a
nice feel.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Well, I gotta go look at the people.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
It was good talking over old times with you, Harry.
Speaker 8 (06:00):
Look you you mind waiting a minute?
Speaker 9 (06:02):
Uh?
Speaker 5 (06:02):
What's what's your name again?
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Tom? Joe? Remember? Yeah?
Speaker 7 (06:07):
Yeah? Tom?
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (06:09):
Well wait a minute.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Well I'm kind of busy. Lots of appointments that.
Speaker 6 (06:14):
I like talking overall times with your Tom. Maybe we
could we could have a drink and dinner well on me?
Oh oh well yeah, good good, except that Joe has
an appointment here.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Joe, couldn't you break it? Wait here a second?
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Uh Tom, Tom, Joe?
Speaker 6 (06:35):
Tom, Yeah, Joe, come here, let me talk you second?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
What now?
Speaker 5 (06:42):
I know I got the answer. I know I found
a pigeon.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Who's going to do it for us.
Speaker 5 (06:47):
I tell you I got it figured. Look at that guy. Yeah,
he is it.
Speaker 4 (06:51):
And he don't look like nothing right.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
He's nothing. It's not what we want.
Speaker 6 (06:56):
Nobody that anybody ever saw before, Nobody did anybody would
ever think of looking at twice And if we don't
pull it this afternoon, we lose another whole month.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
So come on, Oh, Joe can make it. He is
going to join us.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Joe.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
I forgot to introduce your Have you met?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Uh it's Jones, for heaven's sake.
Speaker 8 (07:20):
Yeah, Tom Jones. Well Tom, meet Joe, and don't get so.
Speaker 5 (07:27):
It's a kid. I grew up with Joe.
Speaker 8 (07:28):
We're gonna have a great time talking over old times,
you know. Second, that's right, and your name is Tom Jones.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Yeah, I must admit it. It is a difficult name
to remember because it's so common.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Don't you think so?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
I sure do.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Certainly be nice talking over old times.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Oh yeah, I haven't talked over old time.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
It's a long time.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Well, hell Harry, yes.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Sir, and good old.
Speaker 7 (07:58):
Tom, Tom get started?
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Where to wants you to be?
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Another old friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Harry must have been doing very well, very well, I
mean for a man in the money game. He had
a brand new sedan with real leather upholstery. I know
it was real leather because that used to be my game.
Leather upholstery. Not much money, you know, at least not
for me. But I didn't let Harry know that. No, sir,
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what if he ran into another old friend from Second Avenue.
The other old friend said, how's old Tom Jones doing?
And Harry said, not very well, not very well at all. Well,
that can hurt a man once it gets around.
Speaker 5 (08:59):
And what happened.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Well, when I came back to the main office, I said,
I want forty percent commission from now on.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Really, but of course that would have made me a partner.
The boss said, Uh, after all, Harry, I'm not the
kind of a guy who can be cooped up in
an office. I've been a road man. The lure of
the open road, oh yeah, the call of.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
The open streets.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
See, I'm an outdoor type of salesman, something of the
pioneer kind, you know.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Pioneer, Yeah, a pioneer you.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
See, they are those salesmen who were made for offices
and those of us.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Who get out and break the plane, so to speak.
Speaker 5 (09:40):
Tom, you surprised me or I could keep.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Going for hours? Ery literally?
Speaker 4 (09:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (09:45):
Well, why don't you hold on someon until.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
We have dinner? Oh sure, sure, yeah?
Speaker 3 (09:50):
I bet you ever expected that testy little kid who
always used to hang around he.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Gets so big in his field.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
Oh I certainly did. We could show you somebody like
you and our outfit really.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Yeah, well, well that's very flattering, but I'm not sure
it's right for me.
Speaker 5 (10:06):
I'd have bet I could get you. I don't know,
maybe ten thousand a year.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
To start with ten thousand a year, you say, yeah,
well you're like to think about it.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Will you talk to my boss Maybe he could convince you.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
I'm willing to listen, Harry. I'm willing to listen, all right.
The business Harry was in was mighty successful, if the
home of his boss was any indication. The beautiful, big
yellow house with a lovely green front door, and you
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could tell it was the home of a man who
had worked his way up and knew what to do
with what he had. Inside, it was very homey. Two
fireplaces in the living room that looked like they were burning,
beautiful plaid carpet must have been a real oriental And they.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Wanted me in the business.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Me Tom Jones, of all people, Brandon, mister Jones, no thanks,
thanks spawing my dinner cigar?
Speaker 9 (11:13):
Well all clear, hobella.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Oh, I can see that. I can always tell a
good cigar just by looking at it. I know cigars
faces train.
Speaker 9 (11:23):
You're a very well informed man, mister Jones.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
Well you're kind of unusual yourself. Why you remember my name?
Speaker 9 (11:30):
Most people?
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Most people don't even recognize me people have known for years?
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Is that all? Don't get me wrong. It's an asset
in my business.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
See people who tell me no when I try to
sell them something say and say come back next year,
But I come back next week and they don't even
remember I was in.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
The first time. Believe me, A face like by it
doesn't come along every day.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
I like you Tom.
Speaker 10 (11:57):
Mind if I call you Tom, certainly not mister us
call me boss. Everybody calls me that, especially people I.
Speaker 9 (12:04):
Like and I like you.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
I like you too, Boss.
Speaker 10 (12:08):
Then you're interested in coming into the organization.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
Oh, I might give it a whirl. Let's put it
that way.
Speaker 9 (12:15):
I wouldn't want it any other way.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
A trial for both of us and the uh the.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Pay Harry mentioned.
Speaker 6 (12:23):
Oh, I told him a start salary, boy, Let's talk
about that at dinner.
Speaker 9 (12:27):
Come on, we better get started.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Isn't a quarter to three in the afternoon a little
early for dinner?
Speaker 5 (12:36):
We have a.
Speaker 9 (12:37):
Few errands to do. Excuse us just a minute?
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Of course?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
Of course.
Speaker 9 (12:48):
You like the idea perfect nobody'll ever remember. I couldn't
even describe to you what he looks like.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Where's the satchep right here?
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Boys?
Speaker 9 (12:58):
I thought you with a note inside.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Well we wanted you to okay at first.
Speaker 9 (13:02):
Here read it.
Speaker 10 (13:04):
You are being covered by a gun from two different
places in this bank.
Speaker 9 (13:10):
Do not send an alarm.
Speaker 10 (13:11):
Or you will be killed for fifty thousand dollars in
the satchel, I said.
Speaker 5 (13:16):
On a note, how you get them to take it in?
Speaker 10 (13:20):
Always come up? But they answered the nine Yes, your boys,
come on, let's go.
Speaker 6 (13:28):
Oh we talked it over and the boss likes you
a lot.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
For the last time. It's Jones, Tom, Joe.
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Yeah, well I was the only kidding Tom.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (13:42):
Well, all right, we're better get started. We're to first
to the bank.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Tom.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
That's very kind, but completely unnecessary. I don't need my
salary in advance.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
I told you this is a high class outfit.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
To the bank.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
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Speaker 2 (14:31):
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Speaker 1 (14:33):
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Speaker 1 (15:00):
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Speaker 2 (15:30):
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calculated to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Isn't it funny how you wait a long time for
your ship to come in there? I was watching a
train and my ship came in just because I recognize
Harry's face.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
Well, you got to keep on your.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Toes in this world, because when opportunity knocks at your door,
you gotta be all set.
Speaker 4 (16:24):
To open it.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Or anyway, I'd opened the door before I knew it.
We were downtown.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
The bank already. I hardly noticed we were moving. Do
you mind waiting a few minutes or not at all?
Speaker 2 (16:41):
I like you to let me tell you, I like
you too.
Speaker 10 (16:45):
I am certainly glad Harry Mitchell after all these years.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
And I'm glad too. I like Harry, and I like
you too. Tom.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
You know, I feel like I've known all of you,
just all of you since second.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
Boss. I even feel like I grew.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Up with you.
Speaker 10 (17:04):
That's very nice of you, Tom, Well, who's going to
get the payroll?
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Is that? Who was top of the pay You pick
up your own payroll?
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Sure?
Speaker 9 (17:13):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
For how much?
Speaker 9 (17:15):
Fifty thousand dollars?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Fifty thousand dollars and you you.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Pick it up yourself.
Speaker 10 (17:23):
It's my money, and I worked hard for it. It's
my way and if you don't like my way of
doing things time No, no, no, no.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Not at all.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
I've always felt personally, and I've always felt.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
That people should pick up their own money, always, especially
if it's fifty thousand dollars or more.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Besides, armored cars haven't been doing too well in the
past few years.
Speaker 9 (17:48):
I like the way you think.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Well, maybe we should all pick.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Up the payroll.
Speaker 9 (17:54):
Wouldn't that make us a little too gonna speak to us?
Speaker 2 (17:58):
H Yeah.
Speaker 9 (18:00):
Besides, I want to discuss you a.
Speaker 10 (18:02):
Little more, and I think you'll work out fine.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Say, maybe Harry can pick up the money while we talk.
Speaker 9 (18:09):
I wanted to discuss you with Harry.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Oh well, how about Joe.
Speaker 5 (18:15):
Joe picked it up last time.
Speaker 9 (18:16):
I don't like the same man going in twice in
a row.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
See not Harry, not Joe.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
Are you.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
Me?
Speaker 10 (18:26):
I hate to ask you. You're not really part of
my organization yet. And I don't like to see a
man work unless.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
He gets paid for it. Well, I'd be happy to
just delighted.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Besides, I'm gonna have to get used to large sums
of money, and I guess there's no time to start
back the present.
Speaker 10 (18:46):
Just take this satchel up to the window and give
it to the teller. The withdrawal slippers inside. The teller
will know exactly what to do.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
Fine. Oh, sure, of course it's any Did you call me?
Speaker 9 (19:02):
No, no, you right ahead?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
M my, my, It certainly crowded. So many people waiting
in line.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
People certainly must be doing well these days. Yeah. I'm
very busy myself, so I have some friends waiting for
me outside.
Speaker 4 (19:41):
Good.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
I was just wondering if you weren't in a hurry,
would you mile?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
These lines certainly move slowly, don't they.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
Yeah, well, he certainly took long enough of that window.
Speaker 5 (20:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
I hate people who dawtle over money, don't you.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
I guess.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Your transaction isn't gonna take very long, is it?
Speaker 4 (20:14):
Nope?
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Good? Good? That big bag you're carrying heavy? Worried?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:23):
What sort of business you in?
Speaker 5 (20:25):
Penny vending machines?
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Pennies? All those are pennies?
Speaker 9 (20:30):
Something wrong with pennies?
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Oh no, no.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Of course not. Excuse me, I think I'll I'll try
that out of the line.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
My, my, certainly crowded.
Speaker 9 (20:47):
I beg your pardon.
Speaker 3 (20:48):
I say it's crowded. There's such a big bang wouln't
you think they'd have more tellers?
Speaker 12 (20:54):
M I certainly do.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
I mean one, say, to handle pennies and so for
you know, well, there's one.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
God.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
I like the way that teller works. I suppose will
your transaction take long? Oh?
Speaker 3 (21:12):
No, good, I'm in a terrible hurry. Some friends are
waiting for me in the outside.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Next please, yes, madam.
Speaker 12 (21:20):
Well, in nineteen fifty my husband opened an account in
his name, a savings account. Then he transferred it to
a checking account. Then we split up that money and
opened a joint savings account and joined checking account. But
we found out we didn't really close the other savings account.
Of course we thought we did, so some of our checking.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Deposits a bit. Don't you think you should see the
manager instead of taking this teller's time. I'll handle this, sir,
if you don't mind. Oh no, not at all, not at.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
All, madam.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
Would you please take this up with the manager. But
if you don't mind, may I get to the window. Well, yes,
there withdrawal slippers in the bag. Oh, withdrawal, next window please?
Now just a minute you in there? Tell her open up? Yes, sir,
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see I've been moving from line to line and I
insist you handle this.
Speaker 13 (22:14):
I'm sorry, sir, I can't violate the rules for anyone, but.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
This is a very important manner.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
You know.
Speaker 2 (22:18):
This isn't just some piddling sound. How much are you withdrawing, sir?
I believe it's fifty thousand dollars, quite right, that there's
a lot of money.
Speaker 13 (22:27):
Now, would you please remove this bag and go to
the next window?
Speaker 3 (22:32):
Well, all right, at least the lines are getting shorter,
Yes they are.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
Why don't you think a bank this size could afford
a few extra tellers?
Speaker 3 (22:45):
Do you mean, like, say, one kind of teller to
handle only pennies and another kind of handle matters of
fifty thousand.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
Dollars or more?
Speaker 4 (22:52):
I beg your pardon.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
I suppose that sounds a little strange, but you'd be
surprised how it would speed things up.
Speaker 5 (22:58):
I'm sure and needs it.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (23:01):
I came in feeling fine, just fine. Now I'm nervous from.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
I'll be through in a minute.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
Well, it's terribly important. You see, some people are waiting
for me outside. Next please here you are thirty forty,
thank you?
Speaker 4 (23:17):
Next? Please?
Speaker 1 (23:18):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Yes, oh wait just a minute, something wrong, I'll be
back in a minute.
Speaker 2 (23:25):
My friends are calling me, did you fellows call me?
Speaker 7 (23:36):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (23:37):
No, go back, but someone hunt the horn? I saw
somebody else.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Wait back, I'm mistake.
Speaker 9 (23:42):
Just turn around and go back.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
You'll be here.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Oh sure, sure of course. All right, sir. Here's the
your deposit slip, sir, withdrawal. The slip is on the
inside from.
Speaker 8 (24:06):
Time to time.
Speaker 5 (24:13):
Is this a joke? Mister?
Speaker 3 (24:15):
Listen you I've had enough now you can read, can't you? Yes,
then don't dardle do what it says. That's fine, that's
much better, Yes, sir, Come on, come on, come on,
(24:44):
here's the money.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
Give me that.
Speaker 13 (24:50):
Hey, hey, Harry, where are you going?
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Stop? Where what are you going?
Speaker 5 (24:59):
Harry?
Speaker 1 (25:00):
Hey?
Speaker 2 (25:07):
That got him?
Speaker 13 (25:08):
All right, Jenkins, take some rope down there and tie
their hands. I set off the alarm as fast as
I could, Officer. Now, come on, let's get down there.
You can show me which one of those guys held
you up.
Speaker 5 (25:20):
All right, Officer, I'm sure I'll remember it.
Speaker 2 (25:24):
This is terrible step back, buddy, But it was me.
It was you? What it was me? Officer? I took
the bag in and I didn't know. Are you kidding?
Tell her?
Speaker 3 (25:36):
Tell her?
Speaker 2 (25:37):
Look at me. I am she must be nuts. No,
I'm not nuts. It's me. Don't you recognize my face?
Look at her?
Speaker 5 (25:46):
Nothing like it. What did the fellow look like? Well
he had a lean face or slightly fat. No, lean
and brown eyes.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
No, oh gosh, I don't know. It was me.
Speaker 5 (25:59):
Look blue eye see me?
Speaker 2 (26:01):
And I'm sorry, I'm terribly sorry.
Speaker 5 (26:04):
I'll beat it, bud, I'll think hard.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
I am. But it was the most nondescript face I've
ever seen. Well, that's pretty nasty. If you ask me,
tell me what you remember. I can. I was standing there.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
I just counted out forty dollars and I walked up
to the window.
Speaker 5 (26:20):
It wasn't you.
Speaker 11 (26:21):
This fellow was about six feet tall or five and
a half.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
Five feet eight. I'm five feet eight.
Speaker 3 (26:28):
And he had a real menacing look. I was smiling.
See look, look, look, I'm smiling. Look not now, do
you remember?
Speaker 5 (26:35):
No, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
Get out of here before I run you in. Yes, sir,
oh I remember.
Speaker 7 (26:42):
Now.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
He was six feet tall, he had red hair, and
he was carrying a guard. He had a handkerchief over
the lower part of his face, and he carried a cape.
Speaker 3 (27:02):
Well, that's what happened. That was an eyewitness account of
a bank robbery from the man who did it.
Speaker 2 (27:11):
Here, I walked into the bank, robbed them of fifty
thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (27:15):
And didn't even know I was doing it, imagine, and
nobody recognized me.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
He didn't know my face. You know. I bet I
could walk into another bank and do the same thing. Yeah,
I better not suspense.
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