The Clock and the Rope

The thing denied a success Jackie Cooper at star of the clock and the ropes Ben played produce edited and directed by William's Fair Would you like to hear the old story about the innocent man facing execution and his last minute attempts to get a pardon How it feels when he doesn't get it?

Well, I can tell you all about it because that's my story There's a couple of different twists to it of course. There always are for one thing that happened to me. And now I look away from you.

I keep away from cities and buildings. Buildings with the cells they call rooms and doors that don't always open. I never button my car. You'll find out why. I hear my living is a guide for hunting parties.

Me, who couldn't find my way across the city park without asking cops for directions. I never sleep in New York. I can't. And I can't stand clocks. Most of all, I can't stand clocks. It happened so fast.

I told them it wasn't a murder. It was self-defense. Involuntary self-defense. You know, like putting up your arms to protect yourself, but it didn't work out that way in court. That's the other difference I told you about.

They convicted us. They sentenced me to be hanged. And they hanged me. I was night man. Took a little gas. He threw the rough sip down for some repairs that had to be done the next day.

They'd take care of any transient overnight parking. Then these thrills started dropping into a gas every other night or so. Late. I liked her style when I was inside a faintington. I guess she figured it.