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DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936)

164 shots over 16:36, read from the Internet Archive copy disorder_in_the_court (disorder_in_the_court.mp4, 640×480, 29.97 fps). Shot boundaries by PySceneDetect's adaptive detector; each frame links to the Archive's player at that second. Registry dossier: DISORDER IN THE COURT No renewal found. JSON

Measurements: black-and-white film on its keyframes (0 of 164 shots judged colour), average shot 6.1s long, a frontal face detected in 42% of keyframes. Shots are detected automatically and each is represented by its midpoint frame.

Transcript

Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 175 segments kept, 40 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.

  1. 0:33 Mm-hmm.
  2. 0:34 Do you sound as very gentle, though, as an animal is true?
  3. 0:43 What is your name?
  4. 0:44 Gail Tempest.
  5. 0:45 What is your occupation?
  6. 0:47 I'm a dancer.
  7. 0:48 On the night of February the 13th, were you working at the Black Bottom Cafe when this murder was committed? Yes.
  8. 0:54 But I didn't do it.
  9. 0:55 Then who killed Kirk Robin? I don't know. Didn't you kill Kirk Robin? I abject, Your Honor.
  10. 1:02 and ask that the last question be stricken from the records.
  11. 1:05 It is merely an attempt to influence this intelligent,
  12. 1:08 broad-minded and most intellectual jury.
  13. 1:16 Objection sustained.
  14. 1:18 Thank you, Your Honor.
  15. 1:20 That is all.
  16. 1:25 Fire up!
  17. 1:28 Quiet, Polly.
  18. 1:31 If it please the court, Your Honor, at this time I would like to introduce my three main witnesses, Howard, Fine, and Howard.
  19. 1:47 They were here a minute ago.
  20. 1:49 Will you pardon me, Your Honor?
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  1. 1:51 I'll be right back.
  2. 2:10 Hey.
  3. 2:11 What's the idea of spoiling the game? I was for onesies.
  4. 2:14 Well, here's Tuesday. Whoa, whoa! He was a woman. You get him to--
  5. 2:18 He is five, please.
  6. 2:20 Gentlemen, gentlemen! Don't you realize Miss Gayle Tepest's life is at stake?
  7. 2:49 Ahem.
  8. 2:55 Will you gentlemen please try to be a little more quiet in the court?
  9. 3:00 Certainly, Judgey. The gate is locked.
  10. 3:02 Will you please step forward?
  11. 3:05 No, no, no. Prepare yourself for the witness box.
  12. 3:17 Take off your hat.
  13. 3:19 I'll raise your right hand.
  14. 3:21 I'll place your left hand here.
  15. 3:23 Take off your hat.
  16. 3:25 Raise your right hand.
  17. 3:27 Now put your left hand here.
  18. 3:29 Please take off your hat.
  19. 3:33 Raise your right hand. Now put your left hand here.
  20. 3:38 Will you please take off your hat?
  21. 3:43 Raise your right hand.
  22. 3:47 Now put your left hand here.
  23. 3:49 Take off your hat!
  24. 3:51 Raise your right hand.
  25. 3:53 Will you get rid of that hat?
  26. 3:56 Raise your right hand.
  27. 4:01 Raise your right hand.
  28. 4:02 Do you solemnly swear to tell us who's open truth and nothing to the truth?
  29. 4:06 Huh?
  30. 4:07 Do you solemnly swear to tell us who told you that other's truth?
  31. 4:10 Are you trying to give me the double talk?
  32. 4:12 Do you solemnly swear to tell truth, all truth, and other not the truth?
  33. 4:16 Why don't you answer him? He's talking pig Latin. I don't know what he's saying. He's asking you if you swear-- No, but I know all the words. He's asking you if you'll swear to tell the truth.
  34. 4:29 Chunk is stranger than fiction.
  35. 4:31 Judgey Woody?
  36. 4:31 *crying*
  37. 4:33 Kindly address this court as your honor.
  38. 4:37 and take the old.
  39. 4:39 Do you solemnly swear to tell a truth to hold to that anthem of the truth?
  40. 4:42 Certainly! What have I got to lose?
  41. 4:44 Take the stand.
  42. 4:46 Where am I put it?
  43. 4:48 No, no, take the stand.
  44. 4:51 I got it. Now what'll I do with it?
  45. 4:53 I'm going to go.
  46. 4:57 Sit down!
  47. 4:58 You're in the court, not in Clancy's pool room. Sit down. I'm a victim of circumstance. Who are you hitting? I'm going. Be quiet.
  48. 5:21 Proceed with the case.
  49. 5:25 Were you in the Black Bottom Cafe on the night of February the 13th?
  50. 5:29 Spike Lee!
  51. 5:31 Did you at that time see the defendant, Miss Gayle Tempest?
  52. 5:34 in any way, shape, or form, commit or try to commit bodily harm,
  53. 5:38 to the deceased, Kirk Robin?
  54. 5:40 I object Toronto.
  55. 5:41 House is trying to lead to witness.
  56. 5:43 Objection sustained.
  57. 5:46 Mr. Howard.
  58. 5:47 Did you see Miss Gale Tempest?
  59. 5:50 in physical fight with Kirk Robin? - If it pleases the court, may I suggest that counsel be instructed to allow the witness to testify to what he saw.
  60. 5:59 I say, Jasper, what comes after 75? 76. That's the spirit. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  61. 6:06 Request granted.
  62. 6:08 Proceed with the testimony.
  63. 6:10 Mr. Howard.
  64. 6:11 Kindly tell the court what you know about the murder of Kirk Robin.
  65. 6:14 Well, it was like this, Mr. Cort.
  66. 6:16 Address the judge as your honor.
  67. 6:18 Well, it was like this, my honor. Your honor, not my honor.
  68. 6:22 Why? Don't you like 'em?
  69. 6:24 Uh...
  70. 6:25 Allow the witness to proceed. The court understands him. Thanks, Cora. You're a pal.
  71. 6:32 Well, me and my pals, we're musicians.
  72. 6:34 We were tearing up some hot swing music in the orchestra.
  73. 6:36 Gail over there was swinging the fans.
  74. 6:39 Now, sweetie, Kirk Robin?
  75. 6:41 was inhaling a bottle of hooch at a table.
  76. 6:43 And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was getting ready to shake his tootsies.
  77. 6:48 kindly speak English and drop the vernacular.
  78. 6:52 - Nigula?
  79. 6:53 That's a doy-bee!
  80. 6:54 Drop the vernacular.
  81. 6:57 No, no, not that.
  82. 6:59 Talk so the jury can understand.
  83. 7:01 Is everybody dumb? Say, Judgey, if you let me, my partner, and Daley kind of act it out for you, we'll show you just what happened.
  84. 7:09 If counsel doesn't object, that's an excellent idea. No objections. No objections. No objections.
  85. 7:16 Okay, Gilly.
  86. 7:28 *Bell rings*
  87. 8:40 It's a hair filler!
  88. 8:50 Let's move you!
  89. 8:56 I killed him! Oh! A billmouse! Stand back and it's liable to bite you.
  90. 9:03 Tarantula. Tarantula.
  91. 9:04 Shot five holes in the divot. Get out of here. Go on. Pushed five good slugs in the...
  92. 9:10 I'll sue you for this.
  93. 9:13 Oh, superstitious, eh? Oh, vice-a-kid.
  94. 9:17 Gentlemen, you must control your killing instinct.
  95. 9:20 Proceed to the testimony please.
  96. 9:22 Proceed.
  97. 9:41 That was sure hot, Moe.
  98. 9:48 Hey, Larry.
  99. 9:51 Listen.
  100. 9:53 Listen.
  101. 9:56 Please omit the rest of the entertainment.
  102. 10:14 And continue.
  103. 10:16 Now, Kayleigh's dance was over.
  104. 10:18 I stuck my head in the office door and I saw Kirk Robin and Buck Wing arguing.
  105. 10:23 Oh, but the parrot cage. What were they arguing about? I don't know. But Buckwing was sizzling like a hot hamburger.
  106. 10:28 He grabs Kirk by the neck like that, see? And drags him over to the letterpress, see?
  107. 10:34 Then he smacks him on the head like that. Then he pokes his coconut into the letterpress, see? Like that. Then he says, I'll squeeze the cider out of your Adam's apple.
  108. 10:44 Then he gives him the works, like this.
  109. 10:47 Then he keeps turning them. And twist them.
  110. 10:52 That leaves him gentle with his words.
  111. 11:04 Oh, my God.
  112. 11:08 What's the matter? You want to kill me? Why, it's preposterous.
  113. 11:11 When the police broke into the office, they found this woman, the defendant, Gail Tentas, bending over the body of the murdered man with a revolver clucking in her hand, which only goes to prove that my client is innocent.
  114. 11:21 Innocent! Exactly, and I'll prove it.
  115. 11:24 Ladies and gentlemen,
  116. 11:25 The action of this pistol is so hard
  117. 11:28 It would take the strength of a mule to pull the trigger.
  118. 11:32 Twiets. I know you. No, your ears are too short, gentlemen. So am I your...
  119. 11:38 Pull the trigger.
  120. 11:40 Never fear, it's not loaded.
  121. 11:45 Hey!
  122. 11:52 I'm sorry.
  123. 11:55 How could Gale Tempest's frail little finger pull the rusty trigger of that instrument of destruction?
  124. 12:01 See, there was nothing in it.
  125. 12:08 Broad Lane 9972.
  126. 12:13 After five o'clock.
  127. 12:37 You was called to be a witness, wasn't you? Certainly. So was you. What are you butting in for?
  128. 12:42 You're supposed to be a good one, ain't you? Well, ain't I? Now, what are you disturbing the court for?
  129. 12:46 Yeah, huh, huh, huh, huh.
  130. 12:48 Get going.
  131. 13:06 Stop chewing that gum.
  132. 13:09 Certainly!
  133. 13:17 Will you throw that gum away?
  134. 13:20 Look, I got a good one.
  135. 13:29 Wait a minute, hold still. I'll get it.
  136. 13:33 How about my nose?
  137. 13:38 Hey, you're in a court, not in the woods, Tarzan. Cut it out. Come on. Order in this court.
  138. 13:55 Find the letter! Find the letter! What does this parrot mean by "find the letter"? There's a whole pile of letters there. Must be here.
  139. 14:08 Look! There's a note tied to the parrot's foot.
  140. 14:11 Come on, Polly Polly Polly Polly. Come on, Polly Polly Polly.
  141. 14:14 Come on, Polly Polly Polly. Come on.
  142. 14:17 Ouch! Look down, here it comes. Take that, Barry. Take him, take him. Take him. Take him. Wow! It's a kill for you. Hey. Oh, my Stradivarius. Oh, my beautiful Stradivarius. Grab your ear.
  143. 14:41 Come on.
  144. 14:49 Find my letter!
  145. 14:50 Find the letter! How do we get him now? Let's get some salt and put it on his tail. That's no way to get a parrot. You've got to wet his feathers so he can't fly.
  146. 14:57 Oh, don't do nothing till you hear from me.
  147. 14:59 Come on. Give me a hand.
  148. 15:03 Wait a minute, hold it. What do you mean? I object, Your Honor. Please proceed this courtroom. What's the idea? Give me that hole.
  149. 15:33 I gotta get that parrot! Hey, you!
  150. 15:39 Whoa! Whoa! I'm... Shut that off! Wait a minute, I'll have to tell you nothing!
  151. 15:50 Give me that. I... I got it. Got it?
  152. 15:55 Get this! Who killed Kirk Robin? I killed Kirk Robin. And that was my little bow and arrow. Don't try to find me as I'm shuffling off the buffalo.
  153. 16:03 Signed, Buckwheat! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
  154. 16:16 Now, ready? Hold it!
  155. 16:21 Oh, my God.
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