diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-funcs.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-funcs.cpp
index 7a75923e2fb..be1e5909dad 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-funcs.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-funcs.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ void Lingo::func_cursor(int c, int m) {
 		warning("STUB: func_cursor(): Hotspot is the registration point of the cast member");
 		_vm->getMacWindowManager()->pushCustomCursor(assembly, 16, 16, 1, 1, 3);
 
+		free(assembly);
+
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/director/sound.cpp b/engines/director/sound.cpp
index 009b69b15a2..79fb1ded346 100644
--- a/engines/director/sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/sound.cpp
@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@ void DirectorSound::playFile(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::playWAV(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
-	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
-
 	if (soundChannel == 0 || soundChannel > _channels.size()) {
 		warning("Invalid sound channel %d", soundChannel);
+
 		return;
 	}
 
+	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
+
 	if (!file->open(filename)) {
 		warning("Failed to open %s", filename.c_str());
 
@@ -110,13 +111,13 @@ void DirectorSound::playWAV(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::playAIFF(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
-	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
-
 	if (soundChannel == 0 || soundChannel > _channels.size()) {
 		warning("Invalid sound channel %d", soundChannel);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
+
 	if (!file->open(filename)) {
 		warning("Failed to open %s", filename.c_str());
 		delete file;