Car Theft 1956

[Music] [Applause] [Applause] hey my car let go come back with my car it's a day in summer you know one of those lazy ordinary days when nothing much happens except the ordinary things things that happen every day at least that's the way this day started out two kids playing in the park and there were these three guys watching them the one with a car is Eddie this is [Music] Joe and the studious guy with the magazine is Mike like I say it was an ordinary kind of pleasant summer's day of course it was a work day for some people take a good look at this woman what would you say typical American housewife the kind with no help and a house full of kids I guess so by the end of the day she won't seem so typical in a little while you'll see why here's her youngest her name is Shirley Shirley's just had a birthday and this is her very favorite birthday toy I ask you to take a long look at Shirley too this is going to be a big day for Shirley a very big day but she doesn't know that yet here's another girl we'd like you to meet a girl in a hurry she's got an appointment and she can't be late sometimes when you're in a hurry you forget things this girl found that out but let's get back to the park after all it's summer and a Park's a good place to be in the summer there's Joe there's Eddie where's Mike looks like Mike's found a friend her name is Sally she thinks Mike's a pretty cool character this might have been a real serious thing if it hadn't been for what happened that day that summer day but like the song says it's all over now this is the last time she'll say goodbye to him with that certain look in her eyes the very [Music] last so here we are nothing to do no place to go just hanging around waiting for something to [Applause] Happ for [Music] [Applause] for you start with some guy's cap laying in the middle of the street you know Finders Keepers losers weepers you horse around and you have a couple of laughs anything to fill up time because time is what there's plenty of in the park in the summertime here's our girl with the convertible hurry up hurry up can't be late what's the matter forget something well what difference does it make she'll only be gone a minute quiet now this is where it begins this is the point of no return after this bit you don't go back [Music] anymore [Music] [Music] come on Jo H in uh call me look will you get in I said call me out come on get in the car go on bug off drag him in I don't want any part of it you chicken come on let's [Music] [Music] pel this is a moment of decision for Joe what do you think he ought to do what do you think he will [Music] do okay Miss Danny he 55 Pontiac convertible red with black trim license number c1027 we'll call you as soon as we got anything he Sally how about to Ride Sally GE where'd you get the nice car this is great that's my brother-in-law Sally doesn't know it yet but if she gets into that car she's letting herself in for an awfully bum RP if Mike and Eddie get caught it's going to be up for her to prove she didn't know the car was stolen [Music] otherwise have a nice ride all cars all cars stolen car black and red 55 Pontiac convertible license number c Charles e Edward [Music] 1027 cost stolen during the past 10 minutes from the allbrite art gallery all cars stolen car black and red 55 Pontiac convertible license number c Charles E Edward 1027 car stolen during the last 10 minutes from the All Bright Art Gallery there goes that black and red convertible of course you know what's going to happen there's going to be a chase the joy Riders are going to get caught and somebody's going to get in trouble I wish that were all there was to this story I wish it could end right now but it can't there was somebody else involved this woman and this little girl this is the street they live on it's a quiet street part residential part business sherley's mother and dad would like to move off to where there's more living space and fewer trucks in a year they figure they can swing it who knows maybe they can maybe they'll still want to on this day this summer day charlee and her friends were having a dress up parade a few blocks [Music] away black and red 55 convertible license number c Charles E Edward 1027 now headed north on Elmwood Avenue near Hinman car number five is in Pursuit this is where it's going to happen down below us is a parked car across the street a factory building coming toward us Shirley and the dress up parade at one end of the street this at the other end this now watch [Music] all right you kid go on home hurry up run along go on stop it Eddie stop it you don't know what you're doing you hear what I said kid go on home now go on home pull over pull over next turn Mrs [Music] jackon [Music] Charley [Music] Charley [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music]