A small college was in the process of installing a new president. The president was trying to nail down a significant gift to the school. A man ends up murdered and the president is the defendant. In real life, I think the exonerated president would resign from the school anyway. There'd always be the stain on the reputation.
Vardon is the rich man dangling the gift. Vardon's overbearing assistant, Robert Haskell, is going to be the murder victim in a short time. Here's a line of dialogue that would never be spoken in prime-time television today. The actor was the guy who played the annoying police officer on "My Favorite Martian."
Dr. Tate (speaking in singsong fashion, hands clasped in front of his face): There is no benefactor like Vardon and Robert Haskell is his prophet.
During an outdoor ceremony a drunken woman gets out of a taxi and creates quite a stir. This is Maizie, a woman from the president's youthful past.
Maizie: I sure sat down in the wrong pew.
Maizie gets back in the cab and has a heart attack. The president pays her a visit there.
Maizie: Who scalped you, Curly?
Prez: The years carry tomahawks.
At the wrap-up Della says she knew all along that the president couldn't have done it because his wife said he was innocent. Perry and Paul get in a dig.
PM: There you have it. No logic --
PM and PD in unison: But it confirms your faith in women.
Vardon is the rich man dangling the gift. Vardon's overbearing assistant, Robert Haskell, is going to be the murder victim in a short time. Here's a line of dialogue that would never be spoken in prime-time television today. The actor was the guy who played the annoying police officer on "My Favorite Martian."
Dr. Tate (speaking in singsong fashion, hands clasped in front of his face): There is no benefactor like Vardon and Robert Haskell is his prophet.
During an outdoor ceremony a drunken woman gets out of a taxi and creates quite a stir. This is Maizie, a woman from the president's youthful past.
Maizie: I sure sat down in the wrong pew.
Maizie gets back in the cab and has a heart attack. The president pays her a visit there.
Maizie: Who scalped you, Curly?
Prez: The years carry tomahawks.
At the wrap-up Della says she knew all along that the president couldn't have done it because his wife said he was innocent. Perry and Paul get in a dig.
PM: There you have it. No logic --
PM and PD in unison: But it confirms your faith in women.