English subtitles from the silent version of SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN:
TITLE CARD # 1
THE STAIRCASE OF SATAN
(SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN)
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FROM THE ROMANCE BY A. MERRIT
PRODUCED BY FIRST NATIONAL-VITAPHONE
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STARRING
THELMA TODD CREIGHTON HALE
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DIRECTED BY BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN
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The tricks men sometimes play upon one another may often
seem extreme, even grotesque -- yet still they may prove to make the victim
laugh in the end, and thus are concluded happily.
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The beginning --
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On this dark evening, what mysterious
undertaking could James Kirkham
be preparing for?
(actor CREIGHTON HALE)
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JAMES KIRKHAM (JIM)-
"WHO COULD BE COMING TO
MY DOOR AT THIS HOUR?"
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JIM-
"I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE THE PACKING
CRATES IN THE OUTER HALL."
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JIM-
"GO AND FETCH MY OTHER CARTRIDGES.
I'M RUNNING THROUGH QUITE A FEW
THIS EVENING."
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UNCLE JOE-
"WHERE'S THAT CRAZY NEPHEW OF MINE?
HE HASN'T LEFT YET?"
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JIM’S VALET-
"NO. I'M JUST ON MY WAY TO FETCH HIM MORE
BULLETS. HE'S BOUGHT ENOUGH TO RESUPPLY
AN ENTIRE ARMY"
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UNCLE JOE-
"IN THERE?"
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VALET-
"YOU REMEMBER IT. YOU MAY HAVE TO FORCE YOUR WAY IN.”
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UNCLE JOE-
"GOOD GOD JAMES, YOU'VE GONE CRAZY."
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JIM-
"GOOD EVENING UNCLE JOE"
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JIM-
"I'M PRACTICING. AN EXPLORER MUST HANDLE
FIREARMS SKILLFULLY IF HE DOESN'T EXPECT
TO FAIL."
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UNCLE JOE-
"AN EXPLORER, YOU? JUST WHERE AND WHAT
DO YOU INTEND TO EXPLORE?"
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JIM-
"I'VE DECIDED TO MOUNT AN EXPEDITION TO DARKEST AFRICA."
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UNCLE JOE-
"THAT’S IDIOTIC! DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY THIS WAY.”
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JIM-
"IT’S NOT A WASTE OF MONEY! I INTEND TO PROVE THAT BURIED IN CENTRAL AFRICA
IS THE MOST ANCIENT CIVILIZATION IN THE WORLD.”
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UNCLE JOE-
"YOU WON’T LAST TEN DAYS IN SUCH A PLACE."
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UNCLE JOE-
"THE MILLIONS YOUR FATHER LEFT YOU HAVE UPSET YOUR BRAINS.”
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UNCLE JOE -
"WHY DON’T YOU GET MARRIED? EVA WOULD KNOW HOW TO CURE YOU OF THESE
MANIAS."
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JIM-
"FIRST I INTEND TO BECOME A CELEBRATED EXPLORER!"
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UNCLE JOE-
"YOU HAVEN'T EVEN EXPLORED ALL THE GARDENS OF YOUR OWN HOME
YET!"
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VALET-
“MR. KIRKHAM, THERE’S A YOUNG LADY HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK WITH YOU.”
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JIM-
“I TOLD YOU I DIDN’T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY!”
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EVA MARTIN
(actress THELMA TODD)
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EVA-
“I’M SORRY IF I AM DISTURBING YOU, JAMES, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING I MUST TALK TO
YOU ABOUT.”
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UNCLE JOE-
“IT DISTRESSES ME THAT YOU WON’T LISTEN TO ME, JIM.”
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JIM-
“I UNDERSTAND YOUR SENTIMENTS, BUT THE LURE OF A LIFE OF ADVENTURE IS TOO
IRRESISTABLE FOR ME TO IGNORE.”
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EVA-
“DON’T BE MAD AT ME FOR LOOKING YOU UP RIGHT NOW, I KNOW YOU’RE BUSY GETTING
READY FOR YOUR TRIP.”
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EVA-
“I NEED TO ASK YOU A GREAT FAVOR.”
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EVA-
“YOU REMEMBER MY FATHER’S COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES, JAMES?”
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EVA-
“WELL, HE’S DECIDED TO SHOW THEM OFF AT A
RECEPTION THIS EVENING.”
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EVA-
“I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ONE OF THE GUESTS.”
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EVA-
“CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS MAN IS ACTUALLY PROFESSOR WREDE, DIRECTOR OF THE
DRESDEN MUSEUM?”
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JIM-
“YES . . . NO . . . YES . . . I CAN’T BE CERTAIN. THERE IS A RESEMBLANCE . .
.”
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EVA-
“THE REST OF THE GUESTS WILL BE ARRIVING NOW. CAN YOU COME WITH ME
IMMEDIATELY?”
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JIM-
“GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT AND WE’LL GO.”
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MR. MARTIN-
“THIS IS THE FAMOUS ROMANOFF EMERALD!”
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JIM-
“WELCOME TO NEW YORK, PROFESSOR”
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JIM-
“IT SEEMS THAT YOU DON’T REMEMBER ME.”
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PROFESSOR-
“YES . . . YES . . . I REMEMBER . . . I REMEMBER YOU VERY WELL . . . YOU ARE
. . . YOU ARE . . .”
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PROFESSOR-
“HOW EXTRAORDINARY. I HAVE YOUR NAME ON THE TIP OF MY
TONGUE.”
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MR. MARTIN-
“DON’T MAKE A MOVE. FOLLOW ME!”
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PROFESSOR-
“I WILL TELL THE WORLD OF THIS OUTRAGE!”
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MR. MARTIN-
“GO CONTACT THE POLICE. THE WIRES OF THE PHONE HAVE BEEN CUT!”
(Note: At this point there appears to be a missing section of footage. Jim
and Eva leave her father’s house via Jim’s chauffer-driven car, but the driver
does not take them to where they want to go. Instead, they are brought to a
strange house and abandoned. An odd-acting woman answers the door, acts
oblivious to Jim’s requests for help, and indicates to the couple that this is
the house of Satan. )
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JIM-
“BUT WE WISH TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE CAME FROM!”
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JIM-
“WHO IS THIS SATAN?”
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HOUSEMAID-
“HE IS OUR MASTER!”
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EVA-
“LOOK OUT - A HAND!”
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IMP-
“GO FIND THE POLICE . . . IF YOU ARE ABLE!”
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IMP-
“SATAN HAS HELD ME PRISONER HERE FOR MANY MONTHS WITHOUT BREAD OR WATER!”
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APISH MAN-
“I’M SORRY TO HAVE FRIGHTENED YOU.”
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APISH MAN-
“I MUST TALK WITH YOUR FRIEND.”
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APISH MAN-
“I DO NOT WANT TO HELP MY MASTER SATAN.”
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APISH MAN-
“YET SERVE HIM I MUST. I HAVE ORDERS TO TAKE WHAT WILL BE FOUND IN YOUR RIGHT
POCKET.”
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JIM-
“IT’S YOUR FATHER’S EMERALD!”
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APISH MAN-
“SATAN NEEDS IT FOR HIS COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES!”
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JIM- “BUT THIS JEWEL IS VERY PRECIOUS! AND IT BELONGS
TO EVA’S FATHER!”
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ORIENTAL-
“GIVE ME THAT EMERALD!”
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ORIENTAL-
“PUT IT IN THE ROOM OF TREASURES.”
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ORIENTAL-
“EACH PERSON HERE IS GIVEN A NUMBER. YOURS SHALL BE 741. YOUR FRIENDS IS
742.”
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HOUEMAID-
“YOUR DINNER IS PREPARED IN A ROOM CLOSEBY.”
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JIM-
“WE PREFER TO DINE AT HOME.”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“TAKE ONE STEP AND I WILL KILL YOU!”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“TAKE THIS KEY. IF YOU DARE TO TRY TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE, SATAN WILL KILL YOU
BOTH BEFORE YOU SUCCEED!”
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SATAN‘S MISTRESS-
“FOLLOW THE CORRIDOR TO ROOM NUMBER 13 AND TELL WHO YOU FIND THERE THAT
EVERYTHING IS READY.”
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JIM-
“EXCUSE ME . . . I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK HOME JUST FOR A LITTLE
BIT.”
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JIM-
“YOU SAID . . . ROOM . . . ROOM . . . 13?”
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TITLE CARD-
END OF PART ONE
EXCLUSIVELY FOR ITALIAN MOTION PICTURES
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MAN IN BED-
“WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT OF ME?”
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JIM-
“THE HOUSEMAID TOLD ME TO TELL YOU ALL IS READY.”
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MAN IN BED-
“GET OUT OF HERE! YOU’RE ANOTHER OF THOSE SPIES SATAN SENDS TO TRAP
ME!”
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JIM-
“BUT . . . BUT . . . THE LADY SAID . . .”
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SATAN‘S MISTRESS-
“I BELIEVE YOU WILL RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE TRUSTED AGENTS OF
SATAN.”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“AN EXPLANATION FOR YOUR DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE WORLD AROUND US WILL HAVE TO
BE WRITTEN UP IN THE NEWSPAPERS.”
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JIM-
“ALLOW ME TO GO. I’LL NEVER BE OF ANY USE TO MISTER SATAN.”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“SATAN ALWAYS SUPPLIES PUBLISHERS WITH A CONVINCING STORY. SIGN THE
PAPER!”
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JIM-
“I REFUSE TO SIGN A BLANK SHEET!”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“SEND FOR THE SPIDER.”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“TAKE THIS GIRL AWAY UNTIL THIS IMBECILE IS READY TO OBEY OUR
MASTER.”
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JIM-
“IF I SIGN, WILL MY FIANCE BE RESTORED TO ME?”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“IN GOOD TIME. If YOU ARE REASONABLE!”
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ORIENTAL-
“COME THIS WAY!”
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DWARF-
“THE PROFESSOR SENT ME. TAKE THIS KEY.”
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MESSAGE ON CARD-
DON’T TRUST ANYONE IN THIS HOUSE EXCEPT PROFESSOR MORIARTY. YOUR LIVES ARE IN
PERIL!
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ELEVATOR OPERATOR-
“WHAT IS PASSWORD?
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MAN IN HOOD-
“I AM OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE UNNAMED. SATAN FOREVER!”
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ELEVATOR OPERATOR-
“THE CAR IN THE COURTYARD WILL TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO,
BROTHER!”
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APISH MAN-
“DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO EVA?”
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APISH MAN-
“THEY HAVE TAKEN HER TO THE CHAMBER OF SATAN!”
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APISH MAN-
“THIS IS THE SPIDER’S ROOM. SATAN’S ROOM ADJOINS.”
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APISH MAN-
“WE’VE BEEN TRAPPED! WE’LL NEVER GET OUT OF HERE!”
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CROWD-“KILL THE TRAITORS! KILL THEM BOTH!”
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ORIENTAL-
“SILENCE! SATAN IS COMING!”
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SATAN-
“BEGIN THE TRIAL!”
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ORIENTAL-
“PRISONER! YOU WILL BE SPARED IF YOU SUCCEED IN FOLLOWING THE SEVEN
FOOTPRINTS ON THE STAIRCASE TO SATAN!”
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ORIENTAL-
“IF YOU SUCCEED IN MOUNTING THE STAIRS WITH JUST FOUR STEPS, YOU WILL BE
IMMEDIATELY FREED.”
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ORIENTAL-
“FOR EVERY FALSE STEP, YOU SHALL REMAIN A YEAR IN SATAN’S SERVICE.”
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ORIENTAL-
“FOUR FALSE STEPS WILL MEAN THE WOMAN DIES!”
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SATAN'S MISTRESS-
“WATCH CAREFULLY THESE VILE CREATURES! THEY DO NOT DESERVE THE GENEROSITY
SATAN BESTOWS UPON THEM!”
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JIM-
“I DESPISE YOU ALL! DEVILS! SCOUNDRELS!”
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JIM-
“ANYTHING I HAVE I WILL GIVE YOU IF YOU
JUST LET THIS GIRL GO!”
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ORIENTAL-
“SILENCE! SATAN WISHES TO ANSWER THE PRISONER!”
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SATAN-
“IF YOU SUCCEED IN ESCAPING DEATH, I WILL USE YOUR SERVICE FOR WORK OF GREAT
IMPORTANCE.”
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JIM-
“I WILL OBEY ANY ORDER YOU GIVE ME, AS LONG AS YOU FREE THIS YOUNG
WOMAN.”
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SATAN-
“THE SALVATION OF THE YOUNG GIRL IS GRANTED, AS LONG AS YOU SUCCESFFULLY
CLIMB MY SEVEN STEPS.”
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ORIENTAL-
“IF YOU TURN AWAY FROM THE LIGHTED PATH, YOUR LIFE ENDS THIS EVENING.”
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ORIENTAL-
“YOUR LIFE IS SAFE, BUT BY THE TERMS OF THE OATH YOU HAVE TAKEN, YOU MUST
SERVE THREE YEARS FOR OUR MASTER.”
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JIM-
“VERY WELL. I WILL SERVE THREE YEARS AND MY GIRLFRIEND WILL GO FREE.”
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JIM-
“UNCLE JOE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?”
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UNCLE JOE-
“ME? SATAN.”
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UNCLE JOE-
“YOU’VE SPOKEN SO MUCH ABOUT ADVENTURES LATELY THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE
YOU ONE BIG ENOUGH TO LAST YOU THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.”
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UNCLE JOE-
“ALL HERE PRESENT ARE WITNESSES THAT YOU NOW HAVE TO COME INTO MY OFFICES
EVERYDAY FOR THREE YEARS.”
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EVA-
“I HOPE YOU’LL FORGIVE ME, BUT I DIDN’T WANT TO SEE YOU RUSH OFF TO CENTRAL
AFRICA.”
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JIM-
“IF I MUST SERVE MY UNCLE SATAN FOR THREE YEARS I AM GOING TO NEED YOUR
HELP.”
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THE END
Reblogged from http://seventosatan.freewebpage.org/
Peter Kavel had these subtitles translated back into English from the Italian language version of the silent movie that had been in circulation at the time. An original English language print is said to exsist in New York.
A Blog For Thelma Todd Thelma Todd was a star of silent movies and later the talkies. She is remembered as much today for her mysterious death as she is for her films. In this blog, we take a look at Thelma Todd, her movies, and various commentaries.
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