Mr. And Mrs. North (TV-1953) TWO FACED

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Step into the world of classic television with the intriguing episode "Two Faced" from the 1953 series "Mr. and Mrs. North." This episode is a captivating watch, featuring the sophisticated and witty duo, Richard Denning and Barbara Britton, as they navigate through the complexities of crime in New York City.   The plot thickens when a manicurist in a barbershop recognizes a customer as a wanted bank robber. Instead of alerting the authorities, she decides to blackmail him, a plan that spirals into unexpected and deadly consequences. The episode is a brilliant mix of comedy, drama, mystery, and a touch of romance, all wrapped up in a TV-PG package suitable for a wide audience.  "Two Faced" aired on June 5, 1953, and has since been a topic of discussion for its engaging storyline and the chemistry between the leads. The episode showcases the Norths' ability to solve crimes with a flair that outshines even the police, making it a standout in the series.   For those who appreciate the charm of black-and-white television and the allure of classic storytelling, "Two Faced" is an episode that should not be missed. It's a delightful journey back in time, where the suspense is high, and the stakes are even higher. So, why not take a nostalgic trip with "Mr. and Mrs. North" and experience the thrill of their adventures once more?.  Listen to our radio station Old Time Radio https://link.radioking.com/otradio Listen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/ Entertainment Radio | Broadcasting Classic Radio Shows | Patreon  Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio

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00:00Mr. and Mrs. North, starring Barbara Britton and Richard Denning.

00:30You know, I like holding your hand. Do you?

00:51What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?

00:55A girl's gotta make a living. What are you doing tonight?

00:59Going home. Tough day. Live alone? Can you get rid of her?

01:06Shh. It's a man. My husband.

01:16I'll write it up, would you? Oh, yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir.

01:28I hope you come again, sir. Mr., what did you say your name was?

01:38I didn't say. Here, keep the change, will you?

01:42Thank you. Thank you very much. Bye now.

01:48What's the matter? Haven't you hold enough hands for one day?

01:58Can't I look out? The people? The cars?

02:01Ah, what do you think I am, stupid? We're looking after that man.

02:04Well, you were looking out after him, weren't you?

02:06Well, that's a little bit different from when you are looking after him.

02:09How? There's something funny about his face.

02:14His skin is too tight for a man of his age, and he has scars behind his ears.

02:18So, maybe it was an accident or something. Come on, let's close up. I'm tired.

02:23Got one more customer coming. Let's not change the subject, lady.

02:30Okay, I looked at him because he was good-looking. Does that satisfy you?

02:35Yeah. Fine kind of a life we lead. Yeah, stinks, doesn't it?

02:42Can you suggest whose fault it might be?

02:44Mine, I suppose. I suppose you are the model wife, sitting over there all day, holding hands.

02:50Well, what do you want me to do? Give him a manicure without holding their hands?

02:53You don't have to whisper to him like you did. Just what were you saying you do, huh?

02:58I said, darling, I love you. And he said, come, fly with me to the moon.

03:03Well, I don't like it, and I won't have it. You hear me?

03:06Yes, I hear you. I hear you. I'm not wearing earmuffs.

03:09I listen to this. If I ever catch...

03:11Shut down. Somebody's coming.

03:14Hello, Maury. How's the boy?

03:16Just fine. Fine, Mr. North.

03:19How are you, Mrs. Dargan?

03:20Well, I don't know what it is, Mr. North, but I feel great. Just great.

03:24Maybe it's the weather.

03:25Good for you. Say, would you hold this for me?

03:27Oh, it looks like a new hat. You been shopping for your wife?

03:30I wouldn't dare. No, Mrs. North bought it this afternoon.

03:33I picked it up at the shop. They had to put another bunch of bananas on it or something.

03:37And don't let me forget it, Mrs. North. It scalped me.

03:40Oh, Maury will take care of that.

03:47The usual, Mr. North?

03:48Yeah, but make it a little cleaner around the ears this time, Maury.

03:52That last haircut you gave me only lasted three days.

03:55Well, this time I'll make it four days.

03:59Well, what's the latest in the outside world, Mr. North?

04:02Well, Reynolds pitched a shutout, did you hear?

04:05No. Go on, are you kidding?

04:07What's the matter, Maury? You seem a little upset.

04:10Nothing the matter. Oh, no, I'm in the pink, Mr. North. Honest, yes.

04:17It's Elsie.

04:19Honest, Mr. North. Sometimes she aggravates me with something terrible.

04:23The way she acts about...

04:25What do you mean, about money?

04:26Yes, it was money too, but it's mainly...

04:29You know how it is. Men customers come to the shop for manicure and the way she acts about...

04:34Oh, it's probably nothing, Maury. She's a very good-looking woman.

04:38Naturally, men are attracted to her. I wouldn't worry about it. Nothing's going to happen.

04:42Well, I don't know, Mr. North. I can't stand it much longer.

05:05I'll be right back. Elsie, Elsie!

05:08Come back here.

05:13See what I mean, Mr. North?

05:15You think you've got troubles, Maury?

05:17Take a look at this guy Frank Manson the police are after.

05:20Boy, he's in real hot water.

05:22If he's single, I'll trade places with him.

05:26I don't know, Mr. North. I can't stand it much longer.

05:30Take a look at this guy Frank Manson the police are after.

05:33Boy, he's in real hot water.

05:35If he's single, I'll trade places with him.

05:56Who is it?

05:57Me.

06:02Turkey sandwiches and beer.

06:04And don't ask me if it's cold.

06:06You get any cigarettes?

06:08Why don't you look at me?

06:10You forgot them again, huh?

06:12Now, what's bugging you?

06:14I don't know, Mr. North.

06:16I don't know, Mr. North.

06:18I don't know, Mr. North.

06:20I don't know, Mr. North.

06:23Now, what's bothering you?

06:25Skip it.

06:32You think I like living in this joint any better than you do?

06:35Why don't we go out just once?

06:37Go to dinner, take in a show.

06:39Anything to get out of this place.

06:41Look, honey, I told you I can't leave the joint.

06:44I see you went to the barber, though.

06:46That's right, to grab a shave. It's only across the street.

06:48What do you have your face fixed for?

06:51Why don't you go through all that and spend all that money?

06:55Sometimes I wonder myself.

06:57I got a feeling it doesn't change enough.

07:04Hello, Jerry.

07:09Okay, an onion and an olive.

07:11Coming up.

07:14Well, how do you like it?

07:16Oh, I didn't taste it. I wouldn't dare.

07:19Jerry, my dress.

07:21Oh.

07:23Hey, you know, you're pretty nice looking for a girl.

07:28Well, where'd you put it?

07:30Oh, here. Better drink it before the onion and the olive get drunk

07:33and start throwing rocks at each other.

07:35My hat, where is it?

07:37Hmm? Oh, I didn't see it.

07:39My new one, the one you brought home.

07:41Oh.

07:43Oh.

07:45Oh, Jerry, you didn't.

07:47Oh, wouldn't you know it. Elsie Dargan, I told her to...

07:50Who's Elsie Dargan?

07:51The manicurist, the barber's wife.

07:53I stopped in for a haircut and, well, I guess I forgot it.

07:56But don't worry, I'll get it tomorrow, Pam.

07:59I want to wear it tonight. We're having dinner with Bill Wigand.

08:02So? Wear some of that.

08:05Say, why don't you wear that one that looks like...

08:08Oh, you know, the one with the chicken feathers all mixed up in the broccoli?

08:13Jerry, no. If you go back to that barber shop and get my new hat.

08:16But Pam, he'd probably be closed by the time I got there.

08:19You call him up in time to wait.

08:21I still don't see why you can't wear some other hat.

08:25With chicken feathers and broccoli?

08:27You want your wife to look like a barnyard? Call him.

08:30Oh, nag, nag, nag.

08:37Yeah, the head box is here.

08:39Well, Mr. Knows, I was just about ready to leave.

08:43I have an idea.

08:45If you want me to, I'll take it home with me.

08:48Save you half an hour driving.

08:50I live at the Colby Apartments, West 11th Street, just off the square.

08:54Okay?

08:56I won't forget it.

08:58Okay.

09:00I'll be leaving right away as soon as Elsie gets back.

09:05Bye now.

09:15Bye.

09:31Well, what are you waiting for? Why don't you go home?

09:40Aren't you coming?

09:41No, I'm not coming.

09:44Where are you going?

09:46I told you.

09:48On a flying trip to the moon.

09:51Who are you meeting?

09:52Take your hands off me.

09:54Why don't you go home and look at television?

09:56That's what you always do, isn't it?

09:59Don't get smart with me, Elsie.

10:02All I want to know is who you're meeting.

10:04Aren't you going to tell me?

10:06No, I'm not.

10:08I said take your hands off me.

10:10You creep.

10:14You're such a creep.

10:28Say it.

10:29Say what, baby?

10:30We're washed up. Why don't you say it instead of...

10:32Oh, you're really blowing your ruckus.

10:35Come here.

10:37Come here.

10:43Come here.

10:52Does that dampen a fire, honey baby?

10:55I never thought you'd walk out on me.

10:57Oh, honey, don't talk like that.

10:59You know I'd never walk out on you.

11:01I swear it.

11:03Well, I think I will go out and get a little fresh air.

11:06Is there anything you want me to bring you?

11:08Just bring yourself back, honey.

11:13I won't be too long, honey.

11:43Come on.

12:00Why don't you use your key, honey?

12:06Hey, you're that manicurist from that barbershop across the street, aren't you?

12:10That's right.

12:12Say, what is this? What do you want?

12:14Just a little talk, Mr. Matson.

12:17You're crazy. Now get out of here.

12:19Why don't you call the house dick? Have him throw me out.

12:22How'd you know where I lived?

12:24I watched you cross the street when you left the barbershop.

12:26So?

12:27Well, after you left the shop, my husband told me you'd had a plastic job.

12:30He saw the scars.

12:32And then I saw your picture in the paper.

12:34Francis Leroy Matson.

12:37Still wasn't enough. How'd you know?

12:39Oh, that's right.

12:40So I went down to the post office. I thought maybe...

12:42Well, you know those pictures they put up.

12:44And sure enough, there you were.

12:47Thought maybe you might like to, uh, see it.

12:54Checks, doesn't it?

12:56Height, weight, color of the eyes.

12:58Okay?

13:00You're looking to get your pretty little neck rung, aren't you, honey?

13:05You want to know why?

13:07While I was in the post office, I got a real bright idea.

13:10So I wrote a letter.

13:12Saying exactly why I was coming here,

13:14what you look like now, and where you're staying.

13:19Tell me, is your son in the cops?

13:21No, there wouldn't be pride, Mr. Matson.

13:23He ain't?

13:24Uh-uh.

13:25You see, I wrote that letter to myself.

13:29Well, don't you get it?

13:32If you pay me off, I'll bring the letter when it comes.

13:35If I'm not around when it comes,

13:37my husband will open it and...

13:40Okay.

13:44How much?

13:45Oh, seeing as how the paper said

13:47that you made some pretty nice bundles

13:49when you, uh, killed those two bank guards,

13:52I'd say a reasonable amount would be, um,

13:55ten thousand.

13:57Only ten grand?

13:58You got a cigarette?

14:06How are you and the barber gonna get along on, uh,

14:09just ten G's?

14:11My husband doesn't figure in this deal.

14:14What's he got against ten G's?

14:16Nothing.

14:17Except I've got something against splitting it with him.

14:19I'm pulling out.

14:20Now, about the money.

14:22That's a pretty nice act that you are.

14:24Say anything on it?

14:26Just my name.

14:27I like it.

14:29It's only gold-plated.

14:30I mean what it's on.

14:32Well,

14:33a minute ago you were ready to kill me.

14:35Sweetheart, that was a minute ago.

14:44Do I pass?

14:46Maybe.

14:49You know, you and I can get around.

14:51We head out,

14:53kicks up rough,

14:54we come back, that way nobody loses anything.

14:56Yeah, except me.

14:57The ten thousand.

14:58Oh, no, we keep right on going.

15:01Oh, no, we keep right on going.

15:03You get a signed check,

15:04fill it in for any amount.

15:06When would we, uh, hoist the anchor?

15:08Right now.

15:10Well, I'd have to burn that letter first,

15:12you know, the one I wrote.

15:13Yeah, I forgot about that.

15:15Hey, when do you expect that?

15:16Tonight. I sent a special delivery.

15:18Tell you what,

15:20there's a midnight plane leaving for England.

15:22I'll meet you.

15:23Of course, you, uh, wouldn't run out on me, now would you?

15:26Oh, honey, and miss all the fun?

15:28How do I know what your idea of fun is?

15:30Convince me.

15:34All right, name it, baby, what?

15:36It's right on the tip of my tongue.

15:38Ten thousand dollars.

15:40Now.

15:42You just got yourself a deal.

15:43Come here.

15:48That's right, the Chancellor Hotel.

15:50That's where you'll find Frank Maxson.

15:52Room 317.

15:54Are you sure?

15:55I ought to be.

15:57Okay.

15:59It's just that the whole police force was out looking for him,

16:01and here you come and...

16:03I know him, I tell you.

16:04He just had a plastic job.

16:05You can still see the scars.

16:07Well, that doesn't necessarily prove you know him.

16:09I mean, because of the scars on him.

16:11It's the scars on me that prove it, lieutenant.

16:14Oh.

16:16So you and Frank are old friends, huh?

16:18Well, you can call it that.

16:20Look.

16:21Here's the key to his room.

16:22You can walk right in on him.

16:23Do you believe me now?

16:26Enough to take a chance?

16:28Wagon.

16:30Have a car ready for me.

16:31But you can run over there, okay?

16:33What do you want me for?

16:34To identify him.

16:36None of us have seen the new face.

16:38Okay?

16:40It'll be a pleasure.

16:49Mrs. Knott.

16:50Oh, I am sorry.

16:52Mr. Dargan, don't tell me you forgot my hat.

16:54Oh, this must be nice.

16:55You'll forget Pam's hat week.

16:57Jerry, that isn't funny.

16:59I've been upset all day long.

17:01My wife and I had an argument.

17:03Oh, well, I see.

17:04Well, now, Pam, you can get along without that hat tonight, can't you?

17:08Well, I suppose I'll have to.

17:10Unless...

17:11Unless what?

17:12Well, unless Mr. Dargan will give us the key to his shop.

17:15Well, how about it, Maury?

17:16I promise not to swipe any haircuts.

17:18Do you mind?

17:19No, I don't mind.

17:20But this is the only other key.

17:21I mean, besides Elfie's.

17:23Excuse me.

17:31You sent a special delivery letter to Elfie.

17:34Isn't there a return address?

17:36No.

17:38This is Elfie's handwriting.

17:40You mean she wrote it to herself?

17:43It looks like it.

17:45I'd better open it.

17:46It might be something important.

17:49Mr. Knott.

17:50What's the matter?

17:51Read this.

17:53What a crazy thing to do.

17:55It certainly is crazy trying to blackmail Frank Matson.

17:58He'll kill her.

17:59Jerry, we've got to get to the Chancellor Hotel right away.

18:01Now, look, Pam, this is a job for the police.

18:03We'll find a policeman on the way.

18:04Let's go, Mr. Knott.

18:05I am worried.

18:06Please.

18:07All right, come on.

18:12You sure you cautioned your guests not to come down to the lobby for the next 15 minutes?

18:16That's right.

18:17Good.

18:21Not the policeman.

18:22We haven't seen a single cop on the way.

18:24Did you find one?

18:25No.

18:26I'm not waiting.

18:27Now, wait a minute, Maury.

18:28Don't be a chump.

18:29You can't handle Matson.

18:32Bill!

18:33Oh, we're glad we found you.

18:35I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to call you, but something important came up.

18:38Yeah, for us, too.

18:39Here, read this letter, quick.

18:42317.

18:44That's right.

18:45Frank Matson.

18:47Well, that's funny.

18:48I was...

18:49Who's this, Jerry?

18:50Maury Dargan, Elfie's husband.

18:51Lieutenant Wigan.

18:52You've got to do something, Lieutenant.

18:53He'll kill her, Bill.

18:54Yeah, this is going to complicate things a little.

18:56Well, what's the matter?

18:57We came here to pick Matson up.

18:59His girlfriend put the finger on him.

19:01She's trying to get him to come down.

19:04But, darling, just for one drink.

19:06I know.

19:07But the place is almost pitch black.

19:11We can sit in the corner.

19:12You know what cocktail lounges are like.

19:15Oh, darling, please.

19:17For me?

19:18Just this once?

19:21Well, you're wonderful.

19:23Hurry up, darling.

19:30All right, get over there, all of you.

19:31And keep out of sight.

19:35Great, good.

19:36Let's watch the elevator.

19:37Hold it.

19:51Hold it, Matson.

19:52Police.

19:53Get your hands up.

19:57Not you, too.

19:58Hold it.

19:59You haven't got a chance.

20:08Is this Frank Matson?

20:10Yes.

20:12This is the man who came to my shop.

20:14So that's how Elsie...

20:16Where is she?

20:17Where is my wife?

20:19She didn't come down with him.

20:20You must make him tell you what he's done with her.

20:23You must make him tell you.

20:25He's dead.

20:27Donahue, get the medical examiner.

20:33Well, at least we know one thing.

20:35Elsie is not in Frank Matson's room.

20:37Where is she?

20:40You got your key, Maury?

20:41Oh.

20:50Be careful, Mrs. Thorpe.

20:52Pam, Maury, quick, the lights.

20:58It's Elsie.

20:59Elsie.

21:00Elsie, Elsie, are you all right?

21:02Elsie.

21:03She won't say anything.

21:06She's, she's gone.

21:10Why, give her what she wants.

21:13Anything.

21:19Why can't I go?

21:20What am I doing here?

21:21In a little while.

21:22The lieutenant don't like to be rushed, Miss Jansen.

21:30What's locked, Bill?

21:31Say, what's this?

21:32Say, what's this?

21:35It's Mrs. Dargan, Bill.

21:36She's been shot.

21:38I'm sorry, Mr. Dargan.

21:39There's nothing you could do.

21:41She must have been out of her mind trying to get money out of Frank Matson.

21:47Miss Jansen.

21:50I suppose you think I did it.

21:52Looks like you're gonna have to answer a few questions.

21:54Such as?

21:55Why didn't you tell me the woman you saw go into Matson's room was Mrs. Dargan?

21:58Because I didn't know who she was.

22:00Why didn't you tell me she went up there to put the squeeze on him?

22:02Because I didn't know that either.

22:04All I know is he said, why don't you use your key, honey?

22:07Then I knew why he wanted to get me out of the room.

22:11Now, come on, Miss Jansen.

22:12Tell me the truth.

22:13You wouldn't know the truth if it stared you in the face.

22:19Where did you, how did you ever get all that money?

22:26Ten thousand dollars.

22:28That isn't my purse, Jerry.

22:30Here's mine where it landed when I fell.

22:32Well, who's this?

22:34Miss Jansen, that belong to you?

22:36No, it isn't mine.

22:39Dargan, do you recognize this?

22:41It's my wife's, Elsie's.

22:44Well, if I killed her, I would have taken the money too, wouldn't I?

22:48And Frank Matson wouldn't have done it because he would have taken the money.

22:51Pam, you're right.

22:54Look, why don't we all go downtown and talk this over?

22:57That's a good idea, Bill.

23:02Donna, you tell the medical examiner when he's through over at the hotel.

23:05We've got another one for him over here.

23:06Well, can I go now?

23:08Yes, you may go.

23:09Wait a minute, Maury.

23:11This is your wife's key case, isn't it?

23:13Yes, where did you find it?

23:14It was on the floor.

23:15It fell out of her purse with the other things.

23:17Is one of these the key to the shop?

23:19Yes, this one.

23:22Let's go.

23:24You want me to lock up, Maury?

23:26Oh.

23:27Look, hurry it up, will you, Jerry?

23:29You know, Bill, I don't think it'll be necessary for all of us to go downtown at that.

23:32Just you and Maury Dargan.

23:34What do you mean?

23:35See this lock, Bill?

23:36Yes.

23:37It isn't a snap lock.

23:38It doesn't lock automatically.

23:39Well, of course.

23:40Mr. Dargan had to use the key to both unlock the door and then lock it again.

23:43Exactly.

23:44There are only two keys to this place.

23:45His key and his wife's key.

23:46The one that was inside in her purse.

23:48We'll get to the point, will you, Jerry?

23:50Pam, what did Maury tell us?

23:52What did Maury tell us when we were up in his apartment about the keys to this place?

23:55That there are only two.

23:57His and his wife's.

23:58Remember that, Maury?

23:59So unless you can convince the lieutenant that Elsie locked the door with her key after she was dead,

24:04you locked the door with your key after you killed her.

24:07That's crazy.

24:08I had no reason to kill her.

24:10This afternoon when she ran out of the shop, you sounded pretty desperate.

24:13At least not.

24:14It was just an ordinary argument like every husband and wife has.

24:18Ordinary?

24:19It didn't sound like an ordinary argument to me.

24:22My God, Jerry!

24:23That was the only thing to do to a woman like that!

24:26There were worse things than women like that, Maury.

24:28Like, you know what?

24:29Killers.

24:36Well, thank heavens it wasn't harmed.

24:39Well, let's see what it looks like.

24:41Hmm, I should say not.

24:43Now look, Pam, we went through a lot to get that hat.

24:46Yes, I know.

24:47Put it on.

24:49I can't.

24:51Why not?

24:52Because I'm going to exchange it tomorrow for one I like better.

24:56Hmm.

25:15Mr. and Mrs. North is directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.

25:19A John W. Loveden Production.

25:23Produced by Federal Telefilms.

25:26Starring Barbara Britton and Richard Denning.

25:28Featuring Francis DeSales.

25:43This has been a film presentation.

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