The Sin of Lena Rivers (1932) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD

[Music] [Music] oh Heavenly Father take our child to your breath and comfort us take our child that you gave us in your mercy and took away from us in your wisdom oh take her soul unto thy kingdom father and bless her for she was a good girl for all her [Music] mistakes it is better that she died no no no she she was married I know she she told me so Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors and forgive us our Debs as we forgive our devils and lead us not into temptation but Deliver Us from Evil for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory forever [Music] amen Lena it's all right child he's here I heard the gate oh I'm so glad let to get with the milk oh I hope it isn't too much done he likes it kind of Juicy smells good run and open the door yes gry Granda he didn't come back no Lena he didn't come back oh he you've got to be brave [Music] Lina John surely you can't be serious there may prove annoying I admit but I just couldn't let him stop of course not but to bring them here why it's utterly impossible please remember dear they're my mother and niece I don't object your mother at all it's that girl Lena yes in our position we can hardly afford to air a family skeleton and you know very well that she that her mother was go on say it I'm not that innocent I ran out of made me blushy several years ago Caroline well as far as I'm concerned that girl's coming here you need expect me to be nice to her or to introduce her to any my friends after all I don't exactly relish the idea of people knowing that our family contains a all right I'll spare your tender that's a dare I don't look so horrified you better think it over anyway Dad you can see for yourself how difficult Caroline is becoming I hardly think associ iation with Lena will add to her Improvement John John yes I forbid you to bring them here I'm very sorry my dear but nothing can be done about it now John yes IIs lck referring to it but well you you forc me to remind you no you needn't ever since we've been married I've have not been allowed to forget that this is your house and sustained by your money I'm not unmindful of it now nevertheless I invited them here and it's up to us to make the best all [Music] well we're here I don't see John do you think he M I'm so thrilled Grammy aren't you I'm kind of worried about John excuse me but you all Miss Nichols why yes then welcome to cville Captain John then sent me over to fet you all oh thank you yes ma'am I Lucifer Lucifer Jones but they called me Lucy what a funny name Lucifer yes ma'am it's your ear I got the name count my M said Lucifer means the morning star and she says I'm the brightest thing she ever did see if you all just step this way I got a motorc car waiting hey assass press get me out of that car youing your goose Bowl are you really going to make him walk home yes ma'am I is that is leash wise unless you all object I is let him there's plenty of room yes ma'am thank you ma'am Miss I don't mind walking myself but evolution feet too flat to walk that far why didn't Uncle John come to the station to meet us is he ill uh Excuse Me Miss I clean forget to tell you Captain John is in PR Health all right and he told me to say he couldn't come and count as a gathering at the house a gathering yes ma'am a gathering of the white folks for the races what sort of races lordy Miss there's only two kind of races here in Kentucky the human race and the horse race the one the white folks is goinging to is the horse race imagine gramy we're going to the races I just know I like them of course you will child yes and does you ever want to know anything about race offes you just ask me I know them yes them I sure does I don't forget that right mother here comes Mr Graham and Dey now oh good now we can get started hell hi Henry hello John L hi Mr Nichol I'm glad to see you Carolyn was afraid you weren't coming I would miss the world he has his 2-year-old and and he's as nervous as a c you take Mr Graham and father with you and J and I'll go on ahead oh of course dear sounds like a kidnapping to me oh good to you darling good luck thanks very much I see you V at Brimstone deby dear I've been waiting for hours why the rush we plenty of time oh I hate waiting for anything mother insist on Mr Graham going along with Dam shall we go ahead if you like goodbye come on for everybody I'll see you the tracke you I'm so excited about those races I'm going to bet a lot of money and win a lot too you always do bet too much I don't either how about yourself I don't bet much don't they a get well I wouldn't advise you to bet on Brimstone now he's been a very bad boy you never can trust here we is Miss nich mother oh joh joh John I'm so happy yes I am too mother such a long time let's go inside mother excuse will you please excuse me I'm sorry I couldn't go down the train to meet you mother but uh you see we have guest oh that's all right dear I understood and this is Lena yes Uncle how it do dear Johnny really must be gone Julie will see that your mother's made comfortable oh you're Matilda how do you do of course we're glad to welcome you here but uh don't let's be sentimental Dar Elina this is your Aunt how do you doing Jan if you're going to be detained I see the get there oh no we're going directly mother uh this is Mr Graham he has the plantation next to our oh glad to meet you indeed Mrs Nichols thank you sir and this is my niece Miss Rivers I I I hope you'll be very happy here miss Rivers thank you you uh you make yourself comfortable mother I won't be long come on don't worry about it why I see you again very soon it's all right dear yes Grammy well be oh John yes I I I've changed my mind I I I'm not going to the races but you have a horse enter oh that's all right I I'm not feeling so well you're going to New York will we see you again before you go New York oh uh yes of course well I I I'm going to postpone that trip then we see you later yes indeed bye bye goodbye goodbye have a good time come on come on come on come on come on yeah you you killed it well I hope so I'd be ashamed to miss a shot like that you should be ashamed shooting down helpless little bunny it's not a bunny it's a Cotton Tail you murderer you get off this land or I'll have you thrown off I suppose you're what they call a humanitarian I don't go around kill killing bunnies cotton Tails where do you suppose the fur on your coat comes from I haven't any fur on my coat well if you did have fur on your coat they'd have to kill the animal to get it wouldn't they or do you think they skin it alive do you have eat a T-bone steak a lamb chop a pickles Pig's foot are you going no it just so happens that this is my land and therefore you are a trespasser I can have you thrown in jail I can have you thrown off or better yet I can throw you off myself come out Pete come out I wouldn't pet him if I were you well he's a Natural Born Killer I kill just for food but old Pete here killed just for the fun of it I hope I never see you again oh don't go away mad she's a Humdinger a Pete there we are how's that huh isn't he cute yes and he is he's got a lot of sense too yes just like I tell you miss horses is like humans blood sure tells now take that cult there he's a plum Aristocrat how do you know that Lucy he's only a cold chair oh that don't make no never mind Miss Lena I know it cuz I knows every drop of blood in him you see he was fired by snowstorm out of winter night poor little thing it's a wonder he didn't freeze today how come Miss Lena imagine the little fell being out in the winter night in the snowstorm oh miss Le that coold ain't never been out on nowhere T night you see he was ped by snowstorm and his M was name with night yes M Miss Lena it's just like I tell you I know horse flak from way back Yonder in fact it was me who practically raised him and it was me that first discovered he had King blood in his veins morning Mr Rivers good morning good morning sir Lucy how do you ever expect to get to heaven when you lie like that oh D was lies Mr Graham I was just sort of fabricating to Muse Miss Lena said I'm glad you found the horses it's a good sign I love them how' you like to walk over and see my my Stables oh may I come along I very rarely see a white race horse he was very good in his day just retired this is tarar he's one of my best horses isn't he beautiful why do you look at me like that you're remind me of a girl I was very much in love with a long time ago you you make me feel almost like a ghost what ever happened to this girl she died while I was away oh I'm sorry she thought I had deserted her you hadn't of course no but if I had and well say you were a relative of hers would you have forgiven me no you can't forgive a thing like that why do you ask oh well you you don't want to be bothered by an old fellow's love affairs I have another horse here Brimstone very interesting is that the horse that won't run oh he runs all right but not at the right time Jerry yes bring out Brimstone uh yes sir is you go bring brimstone I a you feeling so well who named J anyway you or me bringing yourself K you not be nothing lost who going bring Jerry oh boy L Brimstone oh come back here evu a you hear I'm say Brimstone don't get your head kicked off or something here who there he is 3 years old and a th bread a nervous wreck utterly worthless whoa P St whoa whoa oh oh be careful he won't allow anyone to go near him mind if I try who nice there we are now there we could get along fine together couldn't we would you like to have him I don't know what I'd do with a race horse you've done more with them in a minute than anybody's been able to do in months taking Miss Lena what laws they taking I can ride that Brimstone and Nosa can he'll never be any good on the track but if you want to try to tame him he's yours I'll speak to your uncle about it it would be such fun to have a horse on my own the River Stables have started business oh hello Dan hello Darry this young lady is Miss Rivers Miss Rivers this is my War durri Belmont the son of a very very old friend of mine how do you do how do you do well have you two met before by any chance yes the last time she called me a murderer murderer a rabbit was the victim well it was the first time I'd ever seen anything shocked to death oh I see I've uh just made Miss Rivers a present of Brimstone she's going to try to train him hey that's fine but you got a mansiz job on your hand I'm going to like it what will you see that this young lady gets home safely sure I'm going to run along I'll send your horse over later thank you wait a minute have you forgiven me partly if I promise never to shoot another bunny then I'll forgive you completely good Brimstone I want you to meet Evolution I want you two to be good friends now and whenever I was riding you I want you to know Evolution to always be pulling for you yes sir always now hey you two get together and get acquainted that's it now come on get acquainted that's boy wa isn't the night beautiful Dey yes uh cigarette oh thanks you're not very conversational tonight what's the matter I'm sorry you should be I took particular pains to look ravishing bought a complete new outfit not a word from you well uh you always look beautiful Carolyn perhaps that's why I hadn't noticed it takes a lot of work to get a compliment out of you but it's worth it right why is Lena here probably doesn't want to be a Wallflower oh I can't imagine her ever being that interested yes I like Lena she's so natural so common oh there you are isn't this s oh yes of course F enough St sure [Music] e young lady I came for an explanation oh you frightened me uh cigarette no thanks I don't smoke what explanation do you want why you didn't come to our our party I couldn't I've been having a lot of fun for sure you'll see for yourself I am a personal invitation and I won't take no for an answer come on well I'm not bad all right I'll wait while you change I haven't I can't GE I'm glad of that well you wouldn't have a good time anyway well I've been perfectly bored all evening really yes of course I had to stay home and take care of grandma oh say your grandma wouldn't mind would to take a little walk would she well I just for a minute we'll walk down listen to the things really I'll bring you right back sounds like they're having a celebration on their own uhhuh in the harest field Angel shoving at Trant wind I don't care much about shoving the wind just want to see how the charot let F now let me [Music] fly really as happy as they s happiest children my heart [Music] I love this S I love it better than ever since you came but it frightens me sometimes how is that it's always so calm I keep waiting for the storm that to follow and I miss the SE there was a big rock by the coast that I used to pretend was my castle perhaps we can find your Castle here love my [Music] love loveing to my heart I must you from the start I think we better be going back aren't you all [Music] right [Music] the song was a beautiful wor very beautiful I better go good night Elena yes good [Music] night I should think you would be surprised I thought you were at the party that's quite evident but your actions on the porch you a grateful little sneak make it love to jury the moment you think my back is turned I did not you know the JY and I are engaged or almost so is that the way you repay us for taking you in out of pity but carine oh I shouldn't have expected anything else from you a girl whose mother was never married it's plain to see that you take after you're nothing more than a [Music] common child what is it what's the matter child what have they done to you oh gry can we go away from here go away dear where any bloody I'm so uny oh dear you're all upset what is it what's the matter oh Carol she said I was com she said she said my mother wasn't married what is it Grammy why do people talk about me part did they whisper about me in school tell me granny you've got to it's all so long ago you shouldn't be made to suffer for it tell me Gran you've got to your mother was married Lena I know she told me so before she died but my father Grand what about him I never knew your father he left your mother left her to die I hope God forgives I can't well I can't believe it didn't I tell you well if that Rascal will run as well as that at Louisville he has a chance to win the handicap then you'll enter him for the River Stables oh I couldn't let you do that I meant for yourself oh nonsense if Brimstone is worth his salt you're responsible not to mention Lucy sassing Evolution hello fellow Brimstone nice ride s fresh you're getting better all the time yes my show is but I ain't R my best yet you just wait and see Lucy you better take him over and cool them out yes sir I will come on Broom we've just got time I'll enter him tomorrow he'll win I know he will nice purse that $5,000 $5,000 you know that might give you everything everything you want almost everything Lena you trouble me I have a feeling that you're not happy here there's a reason I know of it I had to talk with your uncle oh Lena don't you feel sometimes that that well that you'd like to find your father no perhaps he might be able to help you my father was a coward well possibly there was a reason for his actions what reason could excuse his deserting My Mother breaking your heart killing her none I guess and I tell you he'd be waiting for you yeah sure made good time boy yeah sure did you going to do better than that next time a't we Brimstone boy you better why all the mystery about training Brimstone not wanting to be laughed at oh I see I wish you didn't have to go Jerry but I really must good night recognize the Night Riders well of course now uh you can run along in I'll take the horses to the stable all right wonder what those two are up to tonight quite a night more than any other night caring you're poisoned but not blind good night Lucy says Miss Nichols Grandma Nichols he calls her had one of regular fulmination spells the doctor have steal all night what's this good morning Grandma Nichols had another attack H that's too bad seem like the news is getting more aggravating every day if anything happened to Grandma it' go pretty hard for Lena yeah poor kid she's lonely enough as it is I hadn't noticed that Lena is a very lovely girl jurri and a very unhappy one I'm afraid if her uncle would consent I'd be only too glad to adopt her great we could be very happy together we three sure like last night what nothing you're excuse me Lloyd Baxter's yes sir show Colonel Baxter into the library I'll be right there yes sir well he is in the library that's one white gentem never wasts to be show what's the matter with Mr jury this morning I don't know sir he r ear been braing ever since seemed like he got a misery in him that helpa no go on Henry I suppose it's not a new story Colonel a boy at school and a young girl away from home I understand because of my father we decided to keep our secret you remember my Governor colonel who doesn't for that reason we use my middle name Rivers yes a short time after I was called home literally shanghaied to Europe with him when I returned I learned that Lena's mother had died oh I I still have the gift I brought from Budapest with me here it is I never knew we had had a child until I met Lena I recognized her immediately she's the image of her mother well Henry what do you want me to do help me to help her that's simple enough tell her what you just told me oh I can't do it colonel I tried too many times I tried again last night she's learned to hate her father and I can't blame her for it if I told her I'd lose her completely how else can you help her there must be some other way there must be there must be I feel awfully guilty about leaving you Grammy L sakes child run along and make that horse of yours win but it's not right for me to leave you Lely Lena if you don't go I'll get right up out of this bed and spank you I could do it too how you feeling mother I'm all right John will you please tell this child to go of course she'll be all right you you take good care of her yes sir I sure will all right then goodbye Grammy I'll be back right after the race when child when yes Grammy goodbye mother you they say Lena's made a new horse out of Brimstone she seems to have a way with both men and horses Bo she's making herself more than usually ridiculous the river staes H it's so silly oh how long next room hello Dory you probably want to go straight to pic so I thought you better ride with me no thanks I'd rather go with my uncle me now you've been avoiding me and I want to know why there's no particular reason but I want to have a talk with you I I don't think we have anything to talk about dear re it's getting late all right Carolyn let's go all right l El [Applause] come now [Applause] boy [Applause] play you win John well that should teach you never bet on a horse unless you know his full history well that Philly dam is one of the best Mays in the country what her sire is unknown oh yes you know an unknown sire means an unknown quantity and people as well as Horses I'm sorry if only I can win yes I take Grammy and go away where no one knows anything about it where I'm not just taken in out of pity your win shall we go down to the pdic all right will you excuse us please okay well Henry seems pretty sure of the third he should be what about Brimstone Brimstone runs in the time dad says he can he ought to come in second or third I I'm going to take a look at my horse I I'll see you in a few minutes all right why s fres what on Earth is the matter I a lost Evolution if Brimstone you won't run without it oh show you know S as fast as waiting play you had no business running away yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah where is you been Evia but Captain Henry I know I don't want any argument you do as I tell you and keep your mouth shut do you understand yes sir riding f f riding I'm counting on you don't you worry none Miss Lena iron brimstone's coming in ahead you watch us now's your chance off F you'll show them won't you now well here they come [Applause] come on waiting for [Applause] you come [Applause] on get that losion W Bo come's waiting for you [Applause] boy Lo me l [Applause] h dad what was the matter with Jim why was anything wrong well it looked like he pulled T in the stretch oh no JY you your disappointment made you see things that's all Maybe Jam yes sir I want to talk to you s surprised that was such a wonderful race yeah I done told you I was going wi Jim don't you lie to me or I'll no Mr D I ain't lying I ain't it's not say you P out with it why didn't you do it please Mr dare I had to that's why you had to eh Captain Henry told me does Brimstone out run the field set tter to let Brimstone win oh that's it get out of here before I break your neck yes sir eyes get sorry tough luck T of being nose do like that who would have thought it yeah who would have sniff good idea congratulations Lena I'm sorry we couldn't both win well here's your money I'm so happy it means a lot to hear you say that well come let's go and see the rest of the races no I promis gramy I'd come right home all right you run along in my car I'll go back with jurry you won't put you out any of course not run along I'll tell your uncle all right oh Jerry I'm so excited isn't it wonderful how Brimstone won how he won is right I'm I'm going home now okay with me goodbye jury excuse me hey how a h will you [Music] Dar dear dear I've been looking all over for you where have you been Carolyn I've been finding out that you got more sents than I gave you credit for oh you silly listen how did you like to reach for a gold ring huh how' you like that Deary you don't mean it sure why not well a l get mad and everything are ya on sure come on well wait just a minute minute I've got to write Mama note you know oh gry look gramy oh Grammy one child yes granny we W you'll be all right now gry please don't go please don't leave me don't leave me gry please don't leave me gry oh please be careful I'm Sor right don't worry you're your drunk what's the difference I can drive better drunk and [Music] sober the whe please be careful I dve God let me no no no long isdom this is the Westwood Hospital yes calling Mr Henry Graham yes Louisville 27j that's right Rush the call please you'll take good care of won't you and let's ask the fast rid him Yes dear he was one of the best friends I had here you know Brimstone was only saying last night that he'd be sorry when you went away it's it's going to be very lonely here without you I'll come back but I can't stay now everything here reminds me of Grammy and and jur you'll tell him that I hope he'll be very happy with Caroline won't you I'll I'll tell him no Mr Graham ain't here yes I take the message yes yeah yes yeah yeah yeah yes [Music] goodbye you think it would make her happy if she knew I was wearing this I know it would dear you you've forgiven me yes say yes Father oh y she go Evolution Yan she go C Anderson C Anderson long this just telephone and say Mr dur is in the hospital the hospital yes sir get that Runabout and catch Miss River she's gone to the station hurry yes sir he's in here well well what what is this this is the end the end of what the end of you and I Oh you mean you and me don't you yes sir you m yours must be a fascinating profession doctor at times yes then I guess you do have to come in contact with all kinds of people don't you yes but some are very interesting say you mean Lena really was your daughter yes why didn't you say this to me a long time ago well I told you that I who drove you here curfew I got to find her open no wait step on a curfew [Music] Lina oh

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Length: 60min 57sec (3657 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 21 2013