[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DRUMS RUMBLING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DRUMS RUMBLING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[THEME MUSIC]
[FRENCH HORN FLOURISH]
[TRUMPET FLOURISH]
[FRENCH HORN FLOURISH]
[TRUMPET FLOURISH]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[FRENCH HORN FLOURISH]
[TRUMPET FLOURISH]
[FRENCH HORN FLOURISH]
[TRUMPET FLOURISH]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
And William?
And William?
Put it down.
Hmm?
Put it down!
[CRASHING]
Now, come with me.
Come with me.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
I told you, I want
all this cleared away.
Take it outside and burn it.
Burn it.
And this, and all this.
What's this supposed to
be, the laughing cavalier?
So [INAUDIBLE].
This can go, too.
Burn it.
The villa is so beautiful,
but all this is dreadful.
Make a lovely bonfire of it.
Maria.
Maria!
Maria?
Maria!
Burn it.
Not here, you idiot!
You'll set the
whole place on fire.
Look.
Look.
Now.
[CRASHING]
There.
[CRASHING]
Maria.
Maria, will you please
explain to Antonio
that I want all the rubbish in
there taken out into the yard
and burned?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN] I
understand everything.
Maria?
I must have a bath.
You had a bath yesterday.
Yes, I know.
And I'm going to
have one today, too.
I'm going to have
a bath every day.
Not possible.
We have no water.
Water only at night.
But the pump.
Somebody can fetch
it up from the pump.
It's too far.
And who brings the water?
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INAUDIBLE]
Ah.
You're Don Vicenzo, aren't you?
Yes.
I'm so glad to see you.
Oh, thank you.
Forgive, Signorina Contessa,
coming only today to greet you.
Yesterday, I was
with sick people.
Do sit down, won't you?
Thank you.
I'm sorry I'm so untidy.
I've been trying to get
the place cleaned up a bit.
As I always say to my
children, a house is as
dirty as it's dirtiest corner.
Oh, it's all right, Antonio.
You can leave that.
Do it later.
So the Signorina, excuse,
the Signora, is married?
Good heavens, no.
But your children?
Oh, I mean my school children.
When I got my demob
from the Navy,
I had a job as a schoolteacher.
That explains it.
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
It seems almost
like a fairy tale.
I'd forgotten we had an
Italian branch to our family.
And now, all this is mine.
The Signorina intends
to stay for some time?
I intend to live here,
to make it my home.
Forgive me, but on
what will you live?
On the income from
the estate, I hope.
There is no income
from the estate.
Have the lawyers not told you?
But I expect that's
because there's been nobody
here to manage things properly.
Look again at the earth.
For over a year, we
have had no rain.
The crops have been ruined.
Many cattle have died.
The peasants begin to despair.
So that's why they're
so sullen and depressed.
I thought they
hated me on sight.
Poor things, can nothing
be done for them?
Nothing, unless you can
find the Golden Madonna.
The Golden Madonna?
What has that to do with rain?
It is difficult to understand.
For centuries now, the
picture of the Madonna
has hung in our church.
And whenever a disaster
has struck our village,
the peasants had
turned to her for help.
And the little piece of painted
wood always produced a miracle.
Not the painting, their faith.
Before, when the Madonna refused
to listen, eh, it was always
their fault. The Madonna
refused to listen
because they had
been avaricious,
drunk, crazy, lustful, violent.
But now, they blame
everything on one man,
the man who stole the Madonna.
You know who stole it?
No one knows.
During the w*r, it was
moved from the church
and hidden in the villa
for greater safety.
Then, one night, it disappeared.
Many strange things
happened that night.
The German soldiers retreat.
Your uncle, the old count, died.
And the English
officer disappeared.
Which English officer?
A parachutist.
He was wounded when he
escaped from the Germans.
We hid him and nursed
him back to health.
He became one of us.
Everybody liked him.
Where is he now?
I do not know.
Two or three years ago, he
wrote from Burma that he
will come back when he can.
The whole village
still waits for him.
That explains it.
This arrived yesterday.
Get out the chessmen
and the vintage.
Stop.
Burma's GHQ champion will
give you another chance
Thursday afternoon.
Stop.
Cheerio.
Mike.
[GASPING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Don Vicenzo!
Don Vicenzo?
Don Vicenzo?
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Capitano Christie?
[BRAKES SCREECHING]
Capitano Christie?
Capitano Christie?
Capitano Christie?
Capitano Christie?
Capitano Christie?
Capi--
My luggage arrived this morning.
What about your capitano?
I don't understand.
Capitano Christie
always kept his word.
I don't understand.
Never mind, there are
plenty of other trains.
Would you ask him to
send my luggage up today?
Yes, yes, of course.
I don't understand.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CAR HORN HONKING]
[COUGHING]
Road hog.
[SIGHING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Capitano Christie!
Capitano Christie!
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Capitano Christie!
Hello.
Hello.
Who are you?
A guest.
That's interesting.
Yes, isn't it?
By the way who are you?
Your hostess.
Next time you pass a
pony cart on the road,
perhaps you'll have the
good manners to slow down.
Oh, oh, I'm sorry.
You're Captain
Christie, aren't you?
Ex-Captain.
How do you do?
I'm Patricia Chandler, the
English part of the family.
They call me Contessa, here.
How do you do, Contessa?
Now, if you'll excuse me.
I'm very hungry.
Did you know the Count?
No, I never met him.
He was a very distant relative.
He was very kind to me
in those difficult days.
Poor old fellow.
He firmly believed
that the Eighth
Army had nothing better
to do in this country
than to liberate him.
I owed him another
game of chess, too.
He lost the last.
Why didn't you come back before?
Burma took two years.
I spent another trying
to get them mobilized,
and a fourth year
trying to get a job.
This is really my first chance.
Now, it's too late.
El Capitano?
The bath is ready.
Grazia, Maria.
I'm sorry, will you excuse me?
Wait a minute.
You can't possibly have a
bath now, Captain Christie.
The whole village is
waiting to see you.
After waiting four years,
they can wait 10 more minutes.
Oh, Don Vicenzo was
desperate to see you.
You can't disappoint them
all now, Captain Christie.
Well, I--
Besides, if anybody's
going to have a bath, I am.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Capitano Christie.
At last.
Prodigal son.
[LAUGHTER]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
I wish you could have seen
Don Vicenzo during the w*r
with his cassock stuffed
with hand-grenades and bread.
And every night, I learned
10 words of English.
Brand g*n, cricket,
double your quids, blimey.
Forgive me, Contessa,
but the whole village
is expecting the
Capitano to speak.
They want to know from you
where is the Golden Madonna?
What you mean?
What happened to it?
It was stolen.
That's impossible.
Yes.
It is perfectly possible.
It disappeared completely.
I see.
Will you tell them all that the
Golden Madonna was not stolen?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
OK, if I speak them
in English, will you
translate a few words for me?
Blimey, yes.
I understand your
anxiety because I know
what the Golden
Madonna meant to you,
but I have good news for you.
The Count Benetti was afraid
of the retreating Germans
and wanted to put the
Madonna in a safe place.
He asked me to help
him, and I did.
Now, I can tell you that
the Madonna is in the villa.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
The Madonna's not in the villa.
Madonna is in the villa.
Do be sensible.
It's not in the villa.
I've had the whole
place upside down.
There's no sign of a Madonna.
Don't worry.
It's there, all right, and
you wouldn't recognize it.
It was camouflaged.
Camouflaged?
How?
There's another picture over it.
It was, uh, my idea.
I painted it with my own hand.
Which picture did you paint
over it with your own hands?
The Laughing Cavalier.
What happened to it?
I threw it on the fire.
[CHEERING]
Father, please, listen--
Are you crazy?
What are you going to do?
Tell them you
burned the Madonna?
After all that excitement,
they'll tear you to bits.
Perhaps--
Perhaps what?
Come on!
Perhaps they haven't
burned it yet?
Anyway--
[ENGINE ROARING]
Don Vicenzo!
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
[BELL TOLLING]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[SIGHING]
For the first time,
Antonio's actually
done what I asked him to do.
I'm sorry.
But only a complete idiot would
throw a picture of a bonfire.
A picture!
I never saw such a
travesty in my life.
It was horrible.
I never pretended
to be Michelangelo.
It wasn't meant to
be a masterpiece.
I've no doubt you did your best.
Haven't you the sense to
realize that if I'd painted
a masterpiece, it
would have ended up
in the private collection
of a German officer?
I painted it that
way on purpose!
And I threw it away on purpose
because I loathed sight of it!
Now, I know why.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CROWD CHATTERING]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Don Vicenzo.
Yes, my son.
My dear Don Vicenzo, and all
of you whom I love so much
and it makes me so
happy to see you again.
Where is it, the Madonna?
That's it.
Well, what I mean to say
is this whole affair is not
quite as simple as I thought.
So now you can translate.
Oh, my son, I cannot
translate that.
Antonio.
You haven't burned everything?
The picture.
The picture that was
hanging on the wall
that I gave you to burn,
The Laughing Cavalier,
he's got a big mustache.
And he's smiling like this.
With a big-- oh, Maria.
Maria, the picture.
The picture that I
gave you to burn,
The Laughing Cavalier,
that beautiful picture,
have you burned it?
No, we no burned it.
Where is it?
I thought you said to burn it.
Where is it?
I did not mean to do wrong.
Where is it?
Came Esposito
[SPEAKING ITALIAN],, how you
say, junk merchant from Naples.
He gave me 500
lira this morning.
You said to burn it.
You sold it?
Si, Signora.
Maria, you darling lovely woman.
You sold it.
To whom?
I told you.
Esposito.
He went away 10 minutes
ago in small little cart.
Where to?
In Napoli.
Naples, where?
Vico Sant'Antonio 3.
Oh!
Thank you, Maria.
Thank you.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Just a minute.
Maria!
What did you tell the Contessa?
Where is the picture?
She wasn't cross.
She kissed me.
I'll kiss you, too.
Now, what happened
to the picture?
Esposito from Naples bought
it, and I tell to the Contessa.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
When is the Feast
of the Madonna?
In three days.
All right, in three
days, the Madonna
will be in its right
place above the altar.
I give my word for it.
Can you translate that?
Oh, yes, my son.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Can you get me
some petrol, Maria?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
I've got to have it.
[CHEERING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CAR HORN HONKING]
[TRUMPETS FLOURISH]
Vico Sant'Antonio
3, Mr. Esposito.
Does anybody know
the Esposito shop?
You?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
John, John!
Come!
Come down!
Skip it, chum.
Jack, beautiful girl.
English.
English, heh.
Not interested.
Beautiful.
Rich.
Heh, 35 pounds in her pocket.
Not interested!
Big car.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN] Chauffeur.
All right.
OK.
Let's see.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
Mr. Esposito?
[BELL RINGING]
Anybody here?
Eh?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN] Signora.
Do you speak English?
At your service, Madame.
I believe you were at the
Benetti Villa, yesterday.
Benetti Villa?
You said yesterday?
Yes, yesterday.
They sold you a
picture by mistake.
A picture?
Yesterday?
What sort of a picture?
Oh, it was quite worthless,
just a very bad copy
of a famous picture called
The Laughing Cavalier.
Ah, The Laughing Cavalier, hey?
I don't remember.
No.
But it is not impossible.
In any case, what
can I do for you?
I want to buy it back.
You see, it has a sort
of sentimental value.
It's a souvenir.
I need it.
Yes, well, well, well.
I will see what I can do.
Now, please, at once.
I'll wait for it.
I understand.
I will talk to my assistant.
He may know something of it.
Just a moment.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DRUMS RUMBLING]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Copy this one.
You have an hour, no more.
Now I understand everything.
I am very sorry, Madame.
We have already
sold the picture.
Sold it, already?
It's only 9:00.
We| open at seven.
Well, who bought it?
Good day.
Good day.
Mr. Lester, perhaps you could--
Oh, never mind.
I'm quite happy.
I beg your pardon, Madame,
what were you asking?
Well, who bought the picture?
Surely, you can buy it back.
Surely.
In any case, we will try.
I'm quite willing to pay.
How much?
Well, let me see.
You'll gave 500 for it.
This is not important now.
You see, the picture it does
not belong to me anymore.
I only remember that the
buyer like it very much.
Certainly, he will
ask more for it.
I don't know how much,
but certainly more.
If you want that I
take it back, you
must tell me how far I can go.
Well, to be perfectly frank, I--
Ah, ah!
Mr. Lester, I don't
want to waste your time.
What can I do for you?
No, no, go on.
I have plenty of time.
Well, well Signora?
I'll beg your pardon, Madame.
I see you're a
compatriot of mine.
My name is Lester,
John C. Lester.
If I can be of any help here.
Thank you very much.
I can manage quite well.
I doubt it, Madame.
I don't think we need
Mr. Lester's help.
Oh, you know who bought
the picture then?
Eh, not exactly.
There you are.
You see, that's where
I can be of some help.
The man's right about one thing.
We must know how much
you're prepared to pay
for the picture.
Well, I have with me--
if it's absolutely necessary--
60,000 lira.
Very well.
Very well.
Perhaps Signora could
come back tomorrow.
Oh no.
No, that's much too late.
It's very urgent.
I must have it today.
In that case, come
back at midday, eh?
Oh.
Thank you.
Good day.
May I show you the way?
Hey, did you realize it?
What?
He was trying to
double-cross you.
I think I'd better go back
and have a little talk
with him, in private.
Hey, Pippo.
[WHISTLING]
Well, I'll be back in a minute.
Keep your eye on the Signorina.
See that the kids
don't annoy her.
Come on, speak up.
What's it all about?
It is none of your business.
It's our common business.
Why come on?
Why come on?
You think you can still poke
your nose in everything?
Look, Johnny, you are a washout.
Your time [WHISTLING] is over.
This has nothing to do
with your black marketing.
This is a perfect legal
business and you are not in it.
Listen, I know what's
over and what's not over.
Well, I wouldn't be wasting
my time on a miserable
chickenfeed of 30,000 liras.
30,000?
Why 30,000?
Half of 60 is 30, isn't it?
Eh, what do you mean half?
Why half?
Well, what would you
do, for instance,
if this lady were to bring
along a couple of cops?
Cops?
Yes, cops.
Policemen.
Ah, she would never do
a thing like that, heh,
unless you suggested it.
There you are.
You see, that's
what costs 30,000.
Ah.
All right, give me $30,000,
I will give you the picture.
Oh that's fine, only
I'm afraid you've made
a slight error in timing, chum.
First, you give me the picture,
then I'll give you the 30,000.
That is what I meant.
Good.
You get the picture, then.
In an hour.
At least, I hope so.
I hope so, too.
Goodbye.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Everything's under control.
Just come along with me.
Hey, Pippo.
[WHISTLING]
Ha, Mr. Migone.
Heh, good morning.
Good morning, sir, Esposito.
Sorry to disturb
you, but I have found
something magnificent for you.
Ah, you're going to
embrace me for it.
Ha ha, a masterpiece.
What it represents?
Ha ha ha, it is going
to be a surprise.
I will bring it to you
in an hour and a half.
Eh.
Eh.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Just an omelette.
An omelette?
And to drink,
[INAUDIBLE],, coffee?
I'll have a bottle
of mineral water.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hello, Pat.
Hello, Michael.
Good morning, sir.
We have very nice hors d'oeuvre,
lobster, oysters, Spaghetti
with Vongole.
Bring me the same
as the lady, please.
And to drink?
Also the same as the lady, sir?
No, no.
A small bottle of mineral water.
Why did you come to Naples?
Because I promised to help you.
You're too late.
I found the Golden Madonna.
All right.
If you don't believe
me, I'll show it to you.
You mean, it's really true?
You've got it?
Where?
Somebody's bringing it here.
Oh, I see.
A Neapolitan promised
to find it for you?
An English gentleman
who lives in Naples.
An English gentleman
who lives in Naples
is either not English
or not a gentleman.
What's the good of
arguing about it?
It'll be here in half an hour.
Poor little optimist.
I wish you'd stop
interfering in my affairs.
Please, leave me alone.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Ah.
Ah, is that e picture?
Ooh, it's really beautiful.
Shall we wrap it up?
Yes.
Now, you give me 30,000.
Certainly, after I get the 60.
OK.
You are not to take
the picture out of here
until you pay the money.
Really?
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Good day, Contessa.
At last.
Oh, may I introduce
Captain Christie?
How do you do?
Haven't we met
before, somewhere?
No, I'm afraid not.
Well--
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
Would you mind, just a moment?
I'm awfully sorry.
It's business.
Not at all.
Well?
There is a slight snag.
Why?
Couldn't you get it?
Oh, I've got it, but--
You've got it.
Thank goodness.
And where's the snag?
They're asking
more money for it.
How much?
Half a million.
How much?
Half a million.
You see, they're
a bunch of crooks.
The heard someone was
after the picture,
and they bid against
each other for it.
That's impossible.
Don't think I'm on make.
My only aim is to
give a helping hand.
But at least, you know the man
who's really got the picture?
I've seen it.
Then I'll the money.
Good, everything's
all right, then.
We meet in exactly an hour at
the Galleria, shall we say?
Anyone could tell
you where to find it.
It's quite easy.
You'll bring the money and
I'll, well, the actual buyer
himself will bring the picture.
I'm afraid I'm rather busy,
myself, this afternoon.
How will I recognize him?
Don't worry about that.
He'll recognize you, all right.
There is one thing.
I think you better go alone.
Oh, but I must take--
No, no, don't.
It'd be a mistake because
he looks like a detective.
My friend is, well, rather--
how shall I put it--
rather sensitive.
He might run away.
All right, I'll go alone.
Good.
Good.
That's all right,
then, in exactly
an hour at the Galleria.
I'll be there.
Thank you very much.
No, not at all.
Only too glad to
help a compatriot.
He heh.
[WHISTLING]
Weren't you with the
paratroops during the w*r?
No, submarines.
Sure I've met you
before, somehow?
No, sir.
Not me.
Goodbye.
Was that the English
gentleman you met in Naples?
Yes.
I can't see the picture.
There's a little snag.
What is the snag?
They want half a million for it.
Half a million!
It's outrageous, impossible.
What's so impossible about it.
It only sounds a lot.
How much is it in English money?
250 pounds.
There, you see.
It doesn't sounds bad
as half a million.
Have you got 250 pounds?
No.
Then let's talk in lira.
Are you certain the
Madonna is there?
Absolutely certain?
Absolutely.
Then we'll get the money.
Yes.
Let's see how much
money we've got.
I have 20, 22, 23,000 lira.
Well, what happened to the
rest of your 35 pounds?
You only arrived yesterday.
18,000 for the
repair of the engine.
And I had to feed the car, and
myself, coming from England.
Right, 23,000 and my 60,000.
What else?
What else?
Your car?
GB number, no good.
But the radio--
Splendid!
How much?
5,000.
23,000 and 5,000.
That's 28,000.
And 60,000, we've
got 88,000 lira.
All we want now is 412,000 lira.
Half an hour.
Is that Swiss?
It was a present on
my 10th birthday.
What about your
next year's crops?
What crops?
Well, whatever it is
you grow on your estate.
No rain.
No crops?
I must have a few
Swiss francs left over.
What's that?
Careful, it's full of powder.
It's my uncle's snuff box.
Is that a real diamond?
I don't know.
If that's real, it's
worth 10 million.
Believe me, at least 10 million.
I'm an expert.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[SCREECHING]
It's real.
I'm a millionaire!
338, 339, 340.
10 million, fine expert.
Something must have happened
to the diamond market.
I had a friend in
Amsterdam, and he--
We've got 428,000 lira,
with or without Amsterdam.
It's not enough.
Well, I'll have to
show them it is enough.
You can't.
I've got to go alone.
That's what you think.
Why?
Well, you see, somehow,
you look like a detective.
A detective?
Yes.
These people are
awfully sensitive.
I'm warning you.
This place is like a jungle.
You don't know Naples.
You can't speak Italian.
And I couldn't handle
the Neapolitans, anyway.
Oh Michael, please believe me.
I can look after myself.
I've done pretty well
up till now, haven't I?
I suppose so.
How am I going to carry it?
I have to make a
parcel of it for you.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Mr. Migone is waiting for me.
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Good morning.
Are you the English lady?
Yes.
Come along.
Come on.
Will you just wait
here a minute?
I'll be right back.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
[WHISTLING]
[ARGUING IN ITALIAN]
[WHISTLING]
[ARGUING IN ITALIAN]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[WHISTLING]
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[WHISTLING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[WHISTLING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
[SHRIEKING]
Ah!
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[WHISTLING]
[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
[TENSE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Chin up, Pat.
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Ah!
You were quite right.
Jungle?
Jungle.
I've been such a fool.
Yes.
Thank you for your sympathy.
Well, that finishes everything.
I said, chin up, Pat.
There was no money
in that parcel.
Only paper.
You-- you--
Yes, I am.
Look out!
Marco!
Eh, she's arrived.
Good.
Here you are, chum.
OK.
Here, keep it safe, this time.
No.
No, never again.
You keep it.
So you do need my help?
Yes.
Then you do--
Yes.
You've been right
about everything.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Mama!
Where are we going?
Who cares?
But the picture, they'll
be waiting for me.
You run along.
No.
Don't worry.
I'll be around.
Thank you, Michael.
And the money?
Of course.
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Money, where is my money?
Money!
Look.
Oh!
Mama!
Hello, here is the picture.
What's wrong?
Here is the picture.
Here's the picture.
It's The Laughing Cavalier.
I haven't got the
half a million liras.
You got no money?
Well, how much you got?
Nothing.
Swiss?
Yes.
Well, give me that.
OK.
Goodbye.
Michael!
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Michael, Michael!
Michael!
Pat!
Pat!
What?
What is it?
Michael, the picture.
I've got it back.
The Madonna.
It's really a beautiful picture.
Don't get sentimental.
You have to.
No, you take it.
Just imagine the village.
You walking into the church,
bringing back the Madonna.
If anybody's going to
take it back, you are.
After all, you've
done everything.
Nonsense.
You're taking it.
Don't bully me.
I insist upon your taking it.
Neither of us is taking it.
Why?
Because it's a fake!
What?
This isn't the
picture I painted.
Look, there's nothing
underneath this one.
Michael, this is terrible.
The dirty rats.
Now, what are we going to do?
Don't worry, Pat.
It'll be all right.
We haven't any money.
We haven't even enough--
We don't need any money.
This time, we're
going to use our wits.
Now listen carefully, whoever
made this fake had to copy it.
So he must have the original.
Yes.
Yes, of course.
Where did you first
meet Mr. John C. Lester
and the rest of his g*ng?
In the Esposito shop
in Vico Sant'Antonio 3.
Good.
You're going back
there, only this time
you're going to be a
very rich English lady
who is slightly crazy.
Let them think you've got
millions and millions of pounds
on you.
Use your wits.
If they know you're
willing to pay
anything they ask
for the original,
it'll appear like magic.
Yes.
Yes, of course.
Let's go.
No, Darling.
This time, you're going alone.
Alone?
Yes.
My part starts when they
produce the picture.
Then, I'll be there.
Waiter, taxi.
Yes.
I haven't any money.
You're a millionaire.
Right.
I'll use my wits.
Liar, liar!
She gave you 60,000.
She didn't give me a penny.
It is not true!
She gave me only this watch.
That watch is-- Ah!
And what about to my overheads?
I paid 500 to begin with.
Your miserable 500.
And what about my expenses?
And how's Goliath
going to be paid?
What I'll do?
Leave me out?
What happen if she brings
police I took all the risk.
Give me the watch.
Ah, ah?
And me, and me, and me.
You arrange this, eh?
With not me.
You belong to him.
And you want to charge
your miserable 500.
Such a shame.
You've all taken
so much trouble.
But unfortunately,
this picture's a fake.
It's the picture from the
Villa Benetti that I want.
I happen to be a
very rich woman.
And, well, I don't mind
how much I pay for it.
If you want 10 million,
20 million, even
a hundred million, I'll pay.
Of course, I may
seem a little mad,
but pictures happen to be my
greatest interest in life.
I'll, I'll pay 10 million,
20 million, anything.
10 million.
20 million.
[SOBBING]
I must have the picture.
I can't leave without it.
It's not The Laughing Cavalier
that was just painted over.
It's a Madonna,
the Golden Madonna.
It was hanging in the
little church in the village
and they're waiting for it.
Don't you understand?
They're waiting for it.
For two years, there's
been no rain, and all
because the Madonna
wasn't in her proper place
above the altar.
You can't take
people's faith away.
It's the only thing
they have left, now.
I haven't any money.
I've lost everything.
If I go back empty-handed
without the Madonna,
there'll be no rain,
and they won't be happy.
they can't be happy
without the Madonna.
Please, let me take
her home again.
[SAD VIOLIN MUSIC]
No.
[SOBBING]
Yes, Signorina.
You will get the Madonna.
I swear it.
You promised that before.
Well, this time I swear it.
I swear it on Sant Gennaro
that you will get it back.
Where can we find you?
I shall go back to the
cafe on the Santa Lucia.
Yes.
You will have an
hour near to there.
I believe you.
I don't know why,
but I believe in you.
And may I add that if anyone
tries to cheat my compatriot,
I'll k*ll him.
What has a compatriot
got to do with it?
The village needs the rain.
Do you mean to say a
picture can bring rain?
Of course there is going
to be rain, you idiot.
Might be.
I'm not an expert
in these matters.
But I am!
[TELEPHONE DIALING]
Ah, Mr. Migone.
Ah, mm-hmm.
This is Esposito.
About the picture I
sold you this morning.
There had been a mistake.
Heh.
What?
Oh!
You will bring?
No, it's not possible.
I come.
I come to you right away.
Just a minute!
Mr. Migone!
Me-- He is leaving.
When?
Now.
Where to?
I don't know!
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Get out.
How many kids have you got?
All Naples.
Very well then, go to it.
I want Migone Villa surrounded.
I want his trail followed
step-by-step, understood?
Yes, sir.
Right, forward march.
Follow me?
Eh.
Eh.
Well, what happened?
Everything's going all right.
We shall get it back.
I knew I was right.
Yes, Michael, you
were quite right.
Why is your nose so red?
Red?
I'm afraid I've been crying.
Why?
I couldn't keep it up.
I couldn't lie any longer.
What do you mean?
I told them the truth.
The truth!
I told them we had no money.
I told them everything.
Oh, please, you invariably
do exactly the opposite.
Oh, Michael, you
must believe me.
It was the right thing to do.
Trusting a g*ng of crooks?
Oh, you're wrong.
I've never been so sure,
so absolutely sure.
That's wonderful.
They promised me.
Who?
Well, everybody.
The Esposito, Mr. Lester--
The English gentleman
from Naples?
If I ever meet him again, I'll--
Oh, Michael, you're wrong.
They may have
cheated us, but they
are honest and good people.
Perfect.
Naples is a kind
and honest city.
Yes, Naples is a lovely city.
All right, right.
Let's go.
It's hopeless waiting here.
Have you any?
My watch?
He's given me back my watch.
There, you see.
All right, so we hang
that on the altar
instead of the Madonna.
I'm going to fetch the car.
We're going home.
No, but you must wait.
They're bringing
the Madonna here.
They can send it by post.
We go home!
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
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[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHISTLING]
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[WHISTLING]
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[WHISTLING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Come, come.
[INAUDIBLE]
Come!
No, I can't.
I'm waiting for someone.
You can't wait, now!
The boat leaves
in three minutes.
The boat?
Where to?
Capri.
You leave for Capri.
I can't go to Capri alone.
Oh, I'm coming with you.
Yes.
We're going to get the picture.
Eh.
Come on!
Come!
Woolly bully!
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh!
Woo hoo!
Over here, hey.
Hold your bag.
Me, too.
[CHATTERING]
The picture's in that suitcase.
That's the man we want.
Who is he?
Julian Migone.
What does he do?
Oh, about the same as I do.
He's an art collector.
The only difference, is
he's already made his pile.
Got a villa in
Capri, one in Naples,
and a third one in Chicago.
What'll we do now?
First of all, you've got
to get acquainted, see.
But how?
Will I just go up to
him and say, how you do?
Don't jump your fences.
You've got to use finesse.
Just walk by and drop
your handkerchief.
Isn't that a little
old-fashioned?
Maybe it is, but if my mother
hadn't dropped her handkerchief
on Brighton Pier in front of my
father, I wouldn't be here now.
See?
I see.
Perhaps it is oldster.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, forward march.
[FOGHORN]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh, allow me.
Oh, thank you so much
that is nice of you.
Oh, it was a pleasure.
It's a dreadful habit of mine.
I'm always losing my hankie.
A very charming custom.
It gives one a
chance to be of help.
Be that a little later.
Oh, well, anyway,
thank you very much.
But please, don't mention it.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
You Capitano Christie?
Yes.
Signorina went to Capri.
She returns tomorrow.
Capri?
She went to Capri?
Who with?
With my friend, English Johnny.
When is the next boat for Capri?
5 o'clock.
At 5:00?
I'm sorry, I can't tip you.
I haven't any money.
No money?
Not a penny.
I will pay.
You'll buy me a ticket to Capri?
Yes.
And you are from Naples?
Yes.
It's a great city.
What's your name?
Pippo.
Pippo, can I have a sandwich?
Yes, Capitano.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
What did you say?
That you must have the most
beautiful room in the hotel
with a private terrace.
Really, you shouldn't bother.
Anything will do.
Thanks, awfully.
Please, don't even mention it.
I'm only anxious you
should enjoy your stay
on this enchanting island.
Is it all right?
I have a perfect
room for the lady.
Thank you.
Perhaps we see
each other tomorrow
morning at the Faraglioni?
What is the Faraglioni?
Rocks.
Two rocks.
How shall I find them?
It's easy.
They are rather
tall, 500 feet each.
Goodbye.
Apartment 22.
May I show you
the way, Countess?
Yes, but just a minute.
I'll be back in a second.
Hey, hey, Countess.
Hey!
Countess, where are you going?
Out of here.
Now, what's the matter?
I can't stay here.
It's impossible.
Take it easy.
You can't back out now.
How can I pay?
Listen, the Countess Benetti
can't live anywhere else.
I don't want to
stay in that hotel,
I don't want to go to
the beach, and I don't
want to see that man again.
But you do want the
picture back, don't you?
Yes.
Well, I'm going to need
your help to get it.
I'm perfectly willing to
help in a way that I can,
but what can I do?
Oh, nothing.
You've got me, haven't you?
Johnny--
Listen, did I cheat you?
Answer me frankly, yes or no?
Well, to be perfectly frank,
Johnny, yes you did cheat me.
Then, trust me, I
can cheat him too.
I assure you, what I'm going
to do is strictly ill*gal.
Do you mean?
You're going to steal it?
No, Countess, how can you
use such an ugly word?
Aren't we going to restore the
picture to its rightful owners?
Yes.
To the village.
Then we're through
with diplomacy.
Tomorrow morning, you
go down to the beach.
Right?
Right.
And you stick by
him day and ni--
well, until I get
my opportunity.
I haven't any clothes, not
even a bathing costume.
Buy one.
Without money?
Certainly.
Here, I'll show
you how it's done.
Come on.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Is there anything more I
can do for you, Countess?
That'll be all, James.
You may go.
Very well, I'll be at the
[INAUDIBLE] in the morning.
Good evening, Countess.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
Capri, Contessa.
Just arrived, I believe?
May I help you in some way?
Thank you, I just need
a simple bathing suit.
Of course, a nice
bathing outfit.
Wrap, sandals, a cap.
I've got something
very special for you.
Tres chic.
Paris.
I don't think I'll bother.
I haven't my checkbook with me.
Oh, but this island
is like a big ship.
You have unlimited credit.
[BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Well, how we going to find them?
My friend will know.
Where is your friend?
Johnny!
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
So, that's your friend?
Yes, sir.
Make it a hit.
We have to leave, now.
All right.
[INAUDIBLE]
Where is she?
At the moment, I'm
not permitted to say.
Oh yes, you are, and right now.
You are speaking
to John C. Lester.
I don't like your attitude.
No?
Oh!
[CROWD CHATTERING]
So that's what you did?
Oh.
Johnny.
Johnny.
Johnny!
He's dead!
Sergeant Jones!
I'm coming.
Come to his senses.
He is.
Yes, sir.
[CRASHING]
He's not dead.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[CROWD CHATTERING]
Everybody seems to know you.
Much worse.
I know everybody here.
Those two, who are they?
Just a couple of idealists.
Look, he says,
sweetheart, I love you.
She answered, do you?
He says, yes.
She, how long?
He, forever.
Oh, too obvious.
Do you think so?
What about those two?
What are they talking about?
Wait a minute.
Darling, do you
remember the moon--
No, no, no, no, no.
You are all wrong.
She says, darling, you
forgot to pay the bill
of my new evening gown.
He says, my sweetheart,
I didn't forget it.
I didn't order it.
I won't pay.
What's her reaction to that?
Just watch.
Derulio!
You're a dangerous mind-reader.
Who else do you
want me to describe?
Yourself.
How would you speak.
What would you say?
Without thinking.
I'm not thinking
about what to say,
but whether I may
or may not say it.
May I?
How does one get
up to that villa?
There is a narrow path leading
to it straight from your hotel.
You can't miss it.
You know, everything's mine.
It's a wonderful position
for a pilot's castle.
But it is.
On its huge suspended bridge.
Heavily armed guards would never
let anybody pass but beauty.
I suppose its full
of ill-gotten gains.
What?
Robbed treasures.
Today, you may call
it a collection.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
Mama.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Hello.
Michael!
What are you doing here?
Sunbathing.
Nice bathing costume.
Cost much?
I said, did it cost much?
What are you playing at?
New clothes, expensive
hotel, whose money?
I have to get the Madonna back.
Oh, the Madonna.
It's the first time
I ever heard anybody
use the Madonna as an excuse.
Excuse?
Excuse for what?
Exciting life, beach
parties, new clothes,
plenty of other things.
Don't be silly.
The man I was talking
to Julian Migone.
He's the Italian-American
art collector.
And he has the Madonna.
How interesting!
And he's a very charming man.
He doesn't want to
sell the picture,
but he's offered
to give i to me.
Give it to you!
What does he want in return?
Are you crazy or just
pretending to be?
Don't you know what he's after?
Don't talk nonsense.
Johnny's going to
get the picture back.
Who?
Mr. Lester.
I'm afraid you must
give up that hope.
For the moment, Mr. Lester
won't get anything back.
Why, what's happened to him?
I knocked him out.
Where is he now?
Lying in hospital, I expect,
if there is one in Capri.
Oh, it's awful.
You've ruined everything.
Now, I shall have to get
the picture back alone.
How?
It's none of your business.
It is my business.
Since when?
Since yesterday.
Why, what happened yesterday?
I kissed you and you kissed me.
That's what happened yesterday.
Well, really!
I don't understand
why you should
adopt this attitude over such
an unimportant little episode.
Episode!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Yes, Michael.
Where are you going?
And don't lie to me.
I know you're going
to that villa.
Well, as a point of interest,
this is the Migone villa?
Yes, it is.
Thank you.
Then you're right.
I am going to the villa.
Then I'm coming with you.
I don't think anybody
else has been invited.
Now listen to me, Pat.
Don't shout at me!
I'm not shouting at you.
I'm calm and collected.
I'm not even angry because I
know whatever you're doing is
only to get the Madonna back.
But not in that way.
What's wrong with that way?
Don't shout at me, please.
At this very moment, that
charming gentleman is changing
the flowers in his boudoir.
He's pouring perfume
all over his bedroom.
He'll promise you the picture,
the villa, the whole of Capri.
A hidden orchestra will
play beautiful music.
He'll give you
lots of champagne.
And when you with your
chicken brain at last
realize what it's all
about, it'll be too late.
Then 'll try to escape and
you'll find the door locked.
You seem to forget that--
That you're immune because
you were in the Navy?
Let's stop arguing.
I simply forbid you to go to
that villa, do you understand?
I forbid you.
You're mad, absolutely mad.
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
The lady has arrived.
Good evening.
Oh, how beautiful you are.
I just came for a minute,
just to see the villa.
But you are breathless.
Did you run?
No, I walked.
Won't you sit down, please?
Is there a key to that door?
Naturally, why?
Nothing, I just
thought that with so
many valuables in the room, you
really should lock the door.
Oh, I never do.
There are no thieves in Capri.
You see, this is an island.
It's very difficult
to take anything out.
Oh.
I beg your pardon?
I just said oh.
Can I look around?
Certainly, with the
greatest pleasure.
Very, lovely.
Robbed treasures.
I have the impression you
are looking for something.
Oh, whatever makes
you think that?
I will help you in
your embarrassment.
Let's talk business.
When you dropped your
handkerchief on the boat,
I realized very well you
wanted something from me.
Of course, when I picked
it up, you knew I might
want something from you, too.
Tell me, what do
you want from me?
A picture.
It's yours.
You don't even know
the picture I want.
Doesn't matter which one.
The picture that you brought
from Naples yesterday.
Ah, so you know which picture I
brought yesterday from Naples?
Yes, a Madonna.
The Golden Madonna.
It doesn't belong to me.
And it doesn't belong to you.
It belongs to a village.
Oh, that is the reason we are
wearing such a beautiful gown?
Let's have a drink.
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
[CHAMPAGNE CORK POPPING]
You must not let me drink alone.
Where is the picture?
Upstairs.
I may say, you have
exquisite taste.
It's very beautiful.
I've never seen it.
And yet, it is so
important to you?
Ah, then, you must see.
Come.
I'll lead the way.
Mr. Migone.
Uh, couldn't you bring
the picture here?
My dear, you can ask
whatever you wish.
The villa, the whole of Capri.
There is only one thing
you cannot ask from me.
To bring the picture to you.
You must go to the picture.
Where does the music come from?
A hidden orchestra.
Then I will go.
My dear.
[WHISTLING]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Can you wait a minute?
I will fetch the
picture for you.
Mr. Migone.
Yes?
I've thought it over.
After all, I'm not in any hurry.
Could we have
another drink, first?
By all means.
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
Well?
What shall we drink to?
To the eternal surprise
that only women possess.
It's a heavenly night.
Will you come now
to the picture?
Is it in your bedroom?
Yes.
I'd like another drink.
A stronger one.
It's strong enough.
[WHISTLING]
Let's go.
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
There it is.
That?
What is this?
A travesty.
But where's the Madonna?
You tricked me.
It has been stolen.
Then, if you'll forgive
me, I won't even
ask what you wanted from me.
Good night.
Good night.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHISTLING]
Hey, Countess.
Johnny!
Is this the lady?
It must be.
Then she's yours.
The rest is up to you, now.
No one will suspect a countess.
I've left a suitcase
at your hotel.
It's just the right size.
Tomorrow morning, go down and
get the first boat out of here
and scram.
OK?
Your poor eye.
Oh, that's nothing.
Hey, tell the Captain,
I'm not mad at him.
But ask him to keep that
straight left in his pocket,
next time, will you?
Johnny, you're wonderful.
You better go now.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHISTLING]
[LAUGHTER]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Look, I got it.
It's the real one.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[CROWD CHATTERING]
Hello.
Hi there.
What rate?
[CROWD CHATTERING]
[OMINOUS ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]
Hey, excuse me.
Excuse me, madam, I
beg you pardon, ladies.
Yes, well, if you don't
mind, I won't be a moment.
But you see I--
I really do apologize.
[HUMMING] I seem to have added--
you know, maybe [INAUDIBLE]
ladies.
It's rather abnormal.
Beg your pardon, Madam.
Oh, first class.
First class, please.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
I am sorry.
Oh, yeah, please, get up front.
Pat, what happened?
Tell me, what's is all about?
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Pat, you stole it.
Is it true?
Oh, Pat, what a fool I was
to think anything else.
Pat, it's wonderful.
It's wonderful.
Pat, I love you.
This is the lady in question?
Yes.
She has stolen the picture?
I don't say she's actually
stolen the picture.
But I am certain she
has been planning
all this very carefully,
up to the last detail.
She was an accomplice
of this man.
That's nonsense.
She had nothing to
do with all this.
They were exchanging information
on the rocks yesterday morning.
Then, last night, while the lady
was pretending to be my guest,
she got into my house
and took the picture.
It's true?
No, it's not true.
I would be only too delighted
if you can refute my assertions.
But if the suitcase
remains closed,
you implicitly admit
your guilt. Please open
it and prove your innocence.
So you admit you are guilty?
Now wait a minute, I confess.
If anything has been stolen
from anybody on this island,
I did it.
I am the thief.
Now open it.
Sergente.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
You see?
I didn't steal it either.
Darling, I'm so glad.
What's that for?
I just realized why you
slapped my face last night.
How dare you think such things.
Sir, you may go now.
You're free.
Thank you.
I'm deeply sorry, Countess.
I didn't know that the gentleman
was more than an accomplice
to you.
He's nothing to me.
He's young and charming.
I hate him.
Full of courage.
I never want to see him again.
You love him that much?
Did I hurt him?
I envy him.
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Hello, Contessa.
I'm glad you've made it.
I was afraid you
might be delayed.
These Capri police make
a fuss about nothing.
I wish I'd known you was coming.
I could have given
you a lift in the car.
So you brought the car back?
Yes, of course.
Nice place you got
here, Contessa.
My dad had a place like
this once, up Tottenham way.
Course, it wasn't so big,
but it had a lovely garden.
They used to train
greyhounds there.
Hey, Contessa.
That's what you ought
to do-- train dogs.
We could make fortune.
What happened?
I don't follow, just
tell me what happened.
Well, I heard there
was going to be
some sort of fester here today.
And I thought they ought
to have the Madonna there.
The Madonna.
The Madonna!
How did you find it again?
I Stole it from your suitcase.
You Stole it?
Well, I wasn't going to leave it
to an amateur like the Captain.
Johnny, where is the picture?
There.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
The Madonna.
The Golden Madonna.
Here she is.
Johnny, you shall
have your greyhounds.
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
The Madonna!
Oh, Madonna.
[SHOUTING]
[SINGING IN ITALIAN]
[PIPE ORGAN MUSIC]
[TENSE VIOLIN MUSIC]
Do we need a miracle?
Look!
Rain.
The age of miracles is past.
[THUNDER]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
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Golden Madonna, The (1949)
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The older Classic's that just won't die. Everything from before 1960's.
The older Classic's that just won't die. Everything from before 1960's.