Lux Radio Theatre - The Champ

Summary

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Podcast Summary

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode: Lux Radio Theatre - "The Champ"
Date: July 1, 2026
Original Air Date of Drama: (1939, rebroadcast)
Starring: Wallace Beery, Josephine Hutchinson, Noah Beery, Bobby Larson
Host: Cecil B. DeMille (as Lux Theatre Producer)

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Episode Overview

This episode features a vintage radio dramatization of "The Champ," adapted for the Lux Radio Theatre. Set primarily in Tijuana and Southern California, "The Champ" is a heart-wrenching drama revolving around Andy ‘The Champ’ Marcel, a washed-up former boxing champion struggling with personal demons, and his deep bond with his devoted young son Dink. As Andy attempts a comeback, he navigates poverty, pride, and the demands of parenthood, while Dink’s loyalty is heartbreakingly tested by the adults around him. Themes of redemption, sacrifice, and the unconditional love between father and son lie at the story’s heart.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

1. Introduction & Setting

[00:54–03:00]

• Cecil B. DeMille sets the stage, welcoming listeners to the Lux Radio Theatre.
• The scene is described: Tijuana—a bustling, gritty border town known for its bars, racetracks, and colorful nightlife in the Prohibition era.
• DeMille introduces the cast and highlights the play’s focus: the bond between a father and son as they confront hardship and seek hope.

Notable Quote:

"The Champ is an inspiring story... a prize fighter and his son who face the world and fight the good fight together as a team."
– Cecil B. DeMille (01:14)

2. Life on the Margins

[03:00–08:30]

• Young Dink roams Tijuana searching for his father, Andy, "The Champ."
• Andy is found in a bar, drinking and rambling about reclaiming his former glory.
• Dink is fiercely loyal—he manages Andy, encourages his sobriety, and dreams of better days, symbolized by the promise of a horse if Andy wins his next fight.

Notable Dialogue:

"He's still the greatest fighter in the world."
– Dink (05:02)

"I'm going to be good from now on, Dink. No kidding."
– Andy (06:14)

3. A Brief Hope – The Horse

[12:00–13:30]

• Andy wins some money gambling and gets Dink a horse ("Butterfly," renamed "Little Champ").
• Dink’s optimism surges as he imagines Little Champ’s racing potential.

Memorable Moment:

Dink, overjoyed, dashes outside half-dressed to see his new horse.

"He's a real horse? Man, oh, man!" – Dink (05:14)

4. Encounter with the Past

[14:00–17:00]

• At the racetrack, Dink and Andy encounter Linda (Dink’s estranged mother, now remarried to Tony).
• Linda’s longing to reconnect with her son is palpable, but Andy is embittered by their history and resists Linda’s overtures.

Notable Quote:

"She washed us up both a long time ago, didn’t she?"
– Andy (17:23)

5. Dink Meets His Mother

[20:50–23:04]

• Dink is sent by Andy (for money) to visit Linda. The scene turns tender and awkward as Linda reveals she is his mother, contradicting what he’s been told about her.
• Dink’s confusion and Linda’s sadness are deeply poignant.

Memorable Scene:

"Dink, try to understand. I'm your mother."
– Linda (22:02)

"If he grows up in that background, I’ll blame myself all my life."
– Linda to Tony (23:50)

6. Desperation and Loss

[24:08–27:40]

• Andy’s gambling addiction resurfaces—he loses Little Champ (the horse) in a bet.
• Dink is crushed; Andy’s guilt is raw and remorseful.

Notable Quotes:

"You lost Little Champ?"
– Dink (27:23)

"I didn’t mean to do it. It just happened. ... Keep that chin up. Everything’s going to be all right. Give me a smile."
– Andy (27:29)

7. Custody Struggles

[28:08–34:46]

• Linda pleads for Dink’s well-being; Andy refuses to let her take their son, believing (or insisting) Dink would rather stay with him.
• Andy manipulates Dink (comically) when he asks whether Dink would want to live in her “big house” and go to military school; Dink resolutely prefers his rough-and-tumble life with Andy.

Notable Dialogue:

Andy: "You wouldn’t like to go to military school, would you?" (29:15)

Dink: "Wash three times a day? Nothing doing!" (29:49)

8. Breakdown – Andy Lets Go

[31:31–34:46]

• After Andy is jailed for a brawl, he makes the wrenching decision to part with Dink for the boy’s own good.
• Andy pushes Dink away with cruelty to mask his heartbreak.

Memorable, Emotional Scene:

"I’m giving Dink to his mother... I ain’t no good. He’ll be better off with her. ... After a while, he’ll forget me. Kids always do."
– Andy (32:34–32:57)

9. Separation and Reunion

[38:00–40:46]

• Dink tries to adapt to his mother’s genteel life but is miserable and runs back to Andy.
• Andy, sobered by Dink’s return, tries to shape up, vowing to train for a comeback fight.
• Father and son share a brief, hopeful interlude, affirming their bond.

Notable Quotes:

"Gee, you're lighting your feet!"
– Dink (40:56)

"I've been off the dice too."
– Andy (40:38)

10. The Final Fight – Sacrifice and Legacy

[44:02–54:01]

• Andy enters the ring for his big comeback, cheered by Dink, and watched by Linda and Tony, who worry for his health.
• The fight is grueling; Andy is battered, his failing heart put to the test.
• Andy wins the fight but collapses; it’s clear he’s dying. In a wrenching hospital scene, he tells Dink to stay with his mother, urging him to call her “Mother,” not “Linda.”

Memorable, Heartbreaking Moment:

"Champ. Gee, Champ, what happened? Are you okay?"
– Dink (53:25)

"You see, I... I ain't staying around long. Understand?"
– Andy (54:01)

"Remember, keep your chin up... everything's going to be all right. Give me a smile."
– Andy (54:41)

Sound of Dink—now orphaned—crying, comforted by his mother. The Champ is gone.

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Notable Quotes & Emotional Moments (with Timestamps)

• Bond Between Father and Son:
  "He's still the greatest fighter in the world." – Dink (05:02)
  "You know I wouldn't lie to you, don't you?" – Andy (09:21)
• Gift of the Horse:
  "He's yours. ... He's gonna be the greatest racehorse in the world." – Andy/Dink (12:36/13:16)
• Dink Meets His Mother:
  "Dink, try to understand. I'm your mother." – Linda (22:02)
• Andy’s Despair:
  "I didn't mean to do it. It just happened." – Andy (27:29)
• Letting Go:
  "You're going to stay with her from now on." – Andy (33:16)
  "I hit that kid of mine." – Andy (34:27, overwhelmed with guilt)
• Final Advice:
  "That ain't no way to act. Listen, she's your mother, see? And you ought to call her that." – Andy (54:21)

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Segment Timestamps

• [00:54–03:00]: Cecil B. DeMille introduction & play setup
• [04:26–08:30]: Andy & Dink’s life, Andy’s struggles
• [12:00–13:30]: Little Champ the horse
• [14:00–17:00]: Track scene, Linda's reappearance
• [20:50–23:04]: Dink and Linda's reunion
• [24:08–27:40]: Gambling loss and heartbreak
• [28:08–31:31]: Custody struggles
• [32:34–34:46]: Andy lets go of Dink
• [38:00–40:46]: Dink runs away, reunion
• [44:02–54:01]: Fight night and Andy’s death

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Final Curtain & Cast Reflections

[56:41–58:50]

• Cecil B. DeMille brings the cast (Wallace Beery, Josephine Hutchinson) to the mic for post-play remarks, jokes about old Hollywood and the passage of time.
• Public service message urging listeners to prevent forest fires.
• Announcement for next week’s Lux Radio Theatre: “Love Affair” with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

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Tone & Atmosphere

• The language maintains a mix of 1930s casual American vernacular and radio drama earnestness.
• Emotional tone ranges from comic banter (Andy and Dink) to wrenching pathos in the final act.
• The play is punctuated with sincere, sentimental emotions and moral lessons about love, sacrifice, and courage.

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Closing Thoughts

This episode is a flawless capsule of the Golden Age of Radio, blending masterful voice acting with a powerful script. The production extracts every ounce of sentiment from the source material, creating an enduring story of a struggling father, a devoted son, and the hard choices families must make. Even listeners unfamiliar with the era will be moved by the emotional authenticity and strong performances, especially Wallace Beery as the charming, broken, but loving Andy.

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Transcript

[Announcer]

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[Narrator]

Lux Presents Hollywood.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

The lux radio theatre brings you wallace

[Narrator]

beery in the champ with josephine hutchinson, noah beery and bobby larson.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil b. Demille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. The scene is a rushing trout stream deep in the heart of Wyoming. The time late afternoon and a burly looking man in old clothes is patiently casting a fly in likely looking pools. The trout are ignoring him completely. I think it's partly due to this lack of cooperation from the trout that we were able to lure Wallace theory back to the hustle and bustle of Hollywood. The bait we used was a play called the Champ, adapted from a Metro Goldwyn mare picture in which Wally gave one of his most memorable performances. Just before this brief vacation, our star finished another picture at Metro Goldwyn Mayor with the intriguing title Jackass Male. Tonight in the Champ, we've surrounded him with a fine cast that includes Josephine Hutchinson, Noah Beery and Bobby Larson. The Champ is an inspiring story of a father and his boy, a prize fighter and his son who face the world and fight the good fight together as a team. They're invincible because the bond of devotion between them can stand all the tough luck the world throws their way. This drama is a tribute to the courage and stout hearts of all champions from 8 to 80. And so I know it will thrill both you and those American boys in the armed forces who hear this program far from home. Putting those armed forces on wheels and wings is going to keep American industry working day and night for a long time to come. There'll be a smaller supply of goods for sale on the home front. And that means we've got to make things last. In the case of stockings, rayon wool and other washable fabrics, that's a job made to order for luxe flakes. And the lux way of doing the job has been tested in two kinds of scientific laboratories. There's the kind where serious looking gentlemen in spotless white rooms are surrounded by charts, retorts and miles of glass tubing. And then there's the other kind, where a smiling young woman turns on the faucet and does a little home defense work on the family wardrobe. Of course, it's Lux Flakes that has brought the smile to her face. Right now we'll put some smiles on your faces with the first act of the Champ. Starring Wallace Beery in the title role, Josephine Hutchinson as Linda, Noah Beery as Tony and Bobby Lawson as Dink. Just below the California border lies the sprawling little town of Tijuana, famous during the prohibition era as a mecca for American tourists. Its muddy, unpaved streets were an endless procession of bars and gambling halls where the tourist and native rubbed shoulders in an atmosphere of desperate gaiety of noise and smoke and the spicy odors of Mexican food. The streets are ablaze now, for it's Saturday night and the town is at its merriest. Threading his way through the crowd comes a ragged, dirty faced boy, Dink Purcell. Though he's only 7, he walks with confidence, for Dink is at home in this boiling border town.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hello, Dean.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hello, Zay. You seen the champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Your papa? No, I have not seen him tonight.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, if you do, tell him I'm looking for him, will you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, I will tell him.

[Sponge]

Hi there, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hello, Mary. You seen the champ?

[Sponge]

Tripod is bar.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I did. He ain't there.

[Sponge]

I wouldn't know then. Hey, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Where you going? Dink.

[Sponge]

Come here.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Jonah. You ain't seen the Champ, have you?

[Linda Carlton]

Not me, no, sir.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I gotta find him. There's a couple of guys waiting up at the creek to see him. They got a fight lined up for him. A fight?

[Linda Carlton]

Your old man had a fight in a long time.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

That don't make no difference. He's still the greatest fighter in the world. Sure, Dinky.

[Linda Carlton]

I didn't say nothing.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

If the champ wins this fight, he said he'll buy me a horse.

[Sponge]

A real horse?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, what you think?

[Sponge]

A wooden one?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

A real horse? Man, oh, man. Come on, Jonah. You can help me look for the Champ.

[Sponge]

Okay.

[Linda Carlton]

Maybe it's down to Louis place.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yes, sir. Louie, I'll tell you, if I get a crack at this big metron, I'm back right where I was, lo.

[Harry]

Yeah, top of the heap.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

World's champion again. I'll be the world's champ again. You just watch and see. You're on watch now. That's a buck 40 owe me, champ. Want to pay now? Sure. Oh, sure.

[Sponge]

Hey, Champ. Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, well, if it ain't a little spitball. Hi, you, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gee, Champ. I've been looking all over for you. Those promoters, they're up at the Creeks waiting for you.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

They are? Doggone it, I forgot all about it.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You gotta straighten up, Champ. Come on.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, sure.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hey, Jonah, get some ice and tell Curly to open our can of tomatoes.

[Sponge]

Okay, Dink.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Say, what's the matter with you? I'm all right.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

They've been there for over an hour. Gosh, Champ, why'd you have to go and forget? You might have spoiled everything.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hey, Louie, listen to that kid of mine bawling me out. He's rough on me, that kid is. I'm going to be good from now on, Dink. No kidding.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah, you said that yesterday.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I know, but this time I mean it honestly.

[Sponge]

Here's the icing.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Okay, Rub the back of his neck with it.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'll cut it out, will you?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Tomato's kid.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Come on, Champ, drink this.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Listen, I don't like that stuff.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You gotta straighten up. Come on, drink it. One, two, three. That's right. Hello, boy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Champ, that's terrible.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Are you all right now?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, I'm fine.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Fix your hat. We gotta look right when we meet those guys.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Where are they? Come on, bring them on.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

They're at the Greeks. I told you. Sponge is there, too. He's giving you a big buildup.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

What do you mean, Sponge is giving me a buildup? I don't need no buildup.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I know, Champ. Sponge is just helping. Now, come on. Don't let onto the net. That didn't make things wrong, huh?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Don't you worry, Dink. They won't guess my wife. Nothing gets me away.

[Harry]

There's another one here, fellas. This picture shows the Champ wearing a diamond belt. Looks great, don't he? Yeah, he looks fine, Sponge.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

But that was six years ago. What we want to know is how

[Narrator]

does he look right now.

[Harry]

Same way? Absolutely. He'll be here in a minute. You can see for yourself.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That's what we're waiting for, Sponge.

[Harry]

Well, now, suppose we talk though, huh? Now, my idea was this. Andy can still draw a big gate in San Diego. Or. Anyway, now, I think we should be entitled to at least 20% of the gate chair voice.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

High Champion.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I found you, Sponge. He was working out in the gym. Sit down, Champ. You must be tired.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Thanks, Dink. Well, gentlemen, what's your proposition?

[Harry]

I was just talking that over with the boys, Champ. I was.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Let us do a little talking for a change. How's your condition, Andy? Oh, me? Oh, I'm fine. You only have to look at me to know that. Yeah.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

To our three punching bags loose only last week. Give me a chance.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure. Stand up, Andy. What for? We want to take a look at you.

[Tony Carlton]

Okay.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure. What do you think, huh?

[Tony Carlton]

Here.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Feel that arm. As hard as rock. I'm as good now as. Pardon me. Must have been something I hit. Yeah. Seen enough, Harry? I guess so.

[Harry]

Well, now that we're all set, what about the gate? We ought to get 20% at least. We're giving it to you, Sponge.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

All of it, huh?

[Harry]

The fight's off. Sorry, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No can do. I don't get no. You probably heard this before. Maybe the night you lost the championship. Fool's fighting and prize fighting don't mix, Andy. Oh, what are you talking about? There's nothing the matter with me. Nothing. See? Sit down, Andy, before you trip over your stomach. Come on, Harry. Yeah. Sorry, champ. Well, that settles that.

[Harry]

A fine time you pick, champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Tonight of all night.

[Harry]

You have to go out and Shut up.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Shut up. Go on, get out of here. Go on, get out. Okay. All right. Hey, Dink. Dink, come here. You don't believe what that guy said about me, do you? About not being right when I lost the championship? Hmm?

[Harry]

Dink?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

You know I wouldn't lie to you, don't you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah, sure.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Ah, boy. Well, I guess I'll hit my hay.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Don't bend over. I'll unlace your shoes.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, no. I can do something.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Give me your foot, Dink.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Listen, I'd have been all right tonight, only. Well, you know, there's some people invited me and. You know how it is, don't you, huh?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure. Lay down on the bed. I'll pull your pants off.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, say, you don't have to treat me like I couldn't take care of myself.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Go ahead. You ought to get some sleep.

[Tony Carlton]

All right.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Uh. Oh. What's that?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

A dollar. Here. I guess it's the last we got, huh?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, I guess so. Here, Gink. Spit on it, Dink, just for luck. Go ahead.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Okay.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Atta boy. You know, things are going to change, Dink. Wait. You'll see. I'm going to behave myself from now on. Word of honor. Why, I'm even going to quit gambling. You'd like that, wouldn't you? You hear what I said, Dink?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah, I heard you.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. Aren't you coming to bed?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

In a little while, Dink.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'm awful sorry. Honest I am. Good night, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Good night, champ.

[Announcer]

Best thing that's ever happened to you, financially.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Go easy. Sold my car on Carvana.

[Sponge]

Amazing.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Offer.

[Harry]

Really?

[Announcer]

I hit 200 on a scratcher.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Did the scratcher come to your house and hand you a check?

[Sponge]

No.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

How many scratchers did you hit to get that? I hit a button on Carvana.com once. Okay, that's fair. It's like the lottery, except you always win. Not like the lottery at all, actually. Exactly. Inexplicably good offers worth bragging about. Sell your car today on Carvana.

[Announcer]

Pick up these.

[Tony Carlton]

May apply.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Evening. Buyer's remorse. Buy a new car. I'll be moving in. Let's get started.

[Linda Carlton]

Sorry, I think there's been a mistake. I bought it from Carvana.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

You what?

[Linda Carlton]

Yeah, Great price. I even have seven days to love

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

it or return it. So there's no.

[Sponge]

No.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No.

[Announcer]

Buyer's remorse, more like buyers rejoice.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I guess I'll let myself out. Congratulations. I mean it.

[Announcer]

Buyers rejoice. Buy your car today on Carvana. Limitations and exclusions may apply. See our seven day return [e-mail].

[Sponge]

Hey, Dink. Dink.

[Linda Carlton]

Here.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Come on, wake up. Wake up. Wake up. It's morning. Come on, wake up.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What's up out here?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, come on, get out of bed. I got something to show you.

[Sponge]

What?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Listen, Dink. Remember that dollar that you spent on last night for luck? Well, I took it out this morning and it sure brought it. Eight passes, one after another.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah. I thought you wasn't gonna gamble no more.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, gee, I forgot, Dink. But I won plenty of money. It ain't wrong when you win, is it? Here, look. See this watch? That's for you, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Thanks, champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hey, what's the matter?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Nothing. Swell. Well, I guess I'll get dressed.

[Tony Carlton]

Wait a minute.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Here. Come over to the window. Now, look down there in the street. See what Sponge has got down there.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He's got a horse.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. You think you could cut into that?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You mean that? That the horse?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yes, the horse. He's yours.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Mine?

[Sponge]

Mine? Oh, boy. Let me see him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hey.

[Sponge]

Hey, come back here.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Put your pants on. You can't go running around without your pants.

[Harry]

Easy, fella. Easy.

[Tony Carlton]

Boy, we cheat.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gee's wonderful. Where'd you get him, champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I want him from Joe.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

And he's mine, all mine.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, just like what I said.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He's a racehorse, ain't he?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, he. He ran in a race once.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He could be a winner, though, couldn't he, Sponge?

[Tony Carlton]

Sure.

[Harry]

After I work on him for a little while, he'll make a grade.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Gee, his name is Butterfly.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Butterfly. That's a heck of a name for a horse. We gotta Change it.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay. What'll we call him?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Wait, I know. We'll call him Little Champ. You're the big champ because you're the best fighter in the world. And he's a little champ because he's gonna be the greatest racehorse in the world.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Say, that's not a bad idea.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

And we can start getting him ready and put him in a race right away.

[Sponge]

Sure.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sponge will have him set in no time.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, gee, thanks. Hey, D. D here I is over here. What'd you find out, Jonah?

[Linda Carlton]

The odds is way against us.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

D, huh? Little Champ.

[Linda Carlton]

They got him now at 20 to 1.

[Sponge]

Yeah.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Who's the favorite?

[Linda Carlton]

Horse by the name of Blue Boy is the favorite.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Dee is over there.

[Sponge]

See?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

They're taking pictures of him. Come on, I want to take a look.

[Linda Carlton]

A one size three.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, Mr. Carlton.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Mr. Carlton?

[Tony Carlton]

Yes?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'm from the San Diego Herald. Would you and Mrs. Carlton mind posing for a picture with Blue Boy?

[Tony Carlton]

Not at all. Well, Linda, we're going to have our pictures taken.

[Linda Carlton]

Oh, how nice.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Blue Boy is Mrs. Carlton's horse, isn't he?

[Linda Carlton]

He is a birthday gift from my husband.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Well, he's the favorite today.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Who?

[Linda Carlton]

My husband.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

A little to the right, please.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Thank you.

[Linda Carlton]

Not at all.

[Sponge]

Horses to the post, please.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Jockeys up.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Say, lady, I wouldn't bet on that horse if I was you. You wouldn't? If you got any money, you'd better put it on my horse. There he is, just going out.

[Linda Carlton]

Oh, he does look very good.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He's gonna be the winner.

[Linda Carlton]

Then we must be sure and bet on him. What's his name?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Little Champ.

[Linda Carlton]

And what's your name?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Dink. What's yours?

[Linda Carlton]

Linda. I think Dink is a very nice name.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Linda ain't a bad name either.

[Linda Carlton]

Tony, dear, put $50 on little champ.

[Tony Carlton]

Sure. I'll see you up in the box.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You won't be sorry, lady.

[Linda Carlton]

No, ma', am, you sure won't. Oh, I. I haven't been introduced to this gentleman.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, he's Jonah. I tell Jonah, shake handle. Mrs. Linda.

[Linda Carlton]

How do you do?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yes, he's colored.

[Linda Carlton]

So he is. A very nice color.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hang on, lady luck.

[Sponge]

Snap it up, folks.

[Harry]

Snap it up.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, hello, Mr. Carlton.

[Tony Carlton]

Hello. 50 to place on Little Champ, please.

[Harry]

All right.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Give me 20 on Little Champ, will you? 20 on Little Champ. Hey, excuse me, mister. I. Hello, Andy. Hello, Carlton. I thought you never came out west.

[Tony Carlton]

We're spending the winter in California.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

We? Meaning?

[Tony Carlton]

Yes, Linda and I. Yeah.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, that's good enough.

[Sponge]

No more bets, folks.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

There at the post.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Tony, what's taking so long.

[Linda Carlton]

Why, you look as though you'd seen a ghost, Tony.

[Tony Carlton]

I have, Linda. I saw Andy.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Andy?

[Sponge]

Where?

[Tony Carlton]

Look, down there by the rail.

[Linda Carlton]

Yes, I see him.

[Tony Carlton]

You see the boy with him?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Why, it's the same one. Who, Tony?

[Tony Carlton]

Yes.

[Sponge]

Come on, little chap. Come on, little chapter.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Take it easy, Dink. Take it easy.

[Sponge]

Go on. Go on, little champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Keep your hands to yourself, will you, Dink?

[Sponge]

Look at him. He's coming up. He's gaining.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Say, if you don't quit beating on me, I'll murder you one Little Jim.

[Sponge]

The one. The one little gimp. He fails.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

He fails.

[Harry]

All right.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

All right, all right.

[Sponge]

He's broken his leg. Oh, Jim.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, take it easy. He's all right, kid. Look, he's getting up.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

See?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

He's okay. Just winded, that's all.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gosh, I gotta see him.

[Sponge]

Gotta see him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Think the nag's okay, Sponge?

[Harry]

I guess so. He looks all right from here.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Tough break. Tough on that kid.

[Harry]

Not so good on us.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Needed.

[Harry]

We're clean again.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, well, we've been broke before. Come on, let's get out of here. Wendy. Yeah, what do you want?

[Tony Carlton]

I'd like to see you alone.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, okay. Come on. Well, Philip?

[Tony Carlton]

Andy, Is Dink Linda's child, is he?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. What about it?

[Tony Carlton]

She'd like to see him, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yes, so what?

[Tony Carlton]

Well, I think you ought to let her.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Why? She washed us up both a long time ago, didn't she? Didn't she?

[Tony Carlton]

Yeah, it was a mistake. You're married to Linda. I've known her since she was a

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

child and loved her. Yes, you was her class. I was just a runner up who couldn't make the grade, so she gave me the gate.

[Tony Carlton]

I'm sorry, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That does a lot of good.

[Tony Carlton]

Let Linda see the boy, please.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No, not a chance. The courts gave me the custody kit and I'm keeping it. Besides, you got a kid of your own, ain't you?

[Tony Carlton]

Yes, we have a little girl. But Dink is Linda's child too.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. She's got you and a new kid. I got Dink. We all stay just as we are.

[Tony Carlton]

She'd give anything in the world to talk to him, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Anything. How much?

[Tony Carlton]

I wasn't thinking in terms of money.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, then. Wait. Okay, Andy.

[Tony Carlton]

Here's $100. Bring him over to the hotel tomorrow and there'll be another hundred. All right.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, I'll tell you, I gotta sleep on it. If I decide that I don't wanted to see him, I'll send his bat to you. Hold on.

[Narrator]

Mr. DeMille presents act of the Champ, starring Wallace Beery. In just a moment. Now it's a warm summer evening, and Betty's looking out her bedroom window, listening to the radio.

[Linda Carlton]

The good old summertime. Well, I don't see what's so good about it. Everybody else has dates, but I'm stuck here in this stuffy old house.

[Narrator]

If only someone would say to Betty.

[Linda Carlton]

Betty, dear, dates and romance come to girls who are charming. And without daintiness, no other charm counts. Why don't you protect daintiness? Luck's under things every day.

[Narrator]

And suppose Betty took this advice? Why, then we'd hear.

[Linda Carlton]

Lovely music. Oh, Tom, what fun we're having this summer.

[Tony Carlton]

Oh, it's a wonderful summer, Betty, because of you.

[Narrator]

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[Cecil B. DeMille]

Act two of the champ, starring Wallace Beery in the title role. With Josephine Hutchinson as Linda, Nora Berry as Tony and Bobby Larson as Dink. It's only a few miles from the Champ's dingy quarters in Tijuana to the sedate beauty of the American hotel in Caliente. But it's a new world to Dink. In the living room of his mother's apartment where the Champ has sent him without a word of explanation, Dink is bewildered and ill at ease. At last, the door opens and. Linda.

[Linda Carlton]

Hello, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, hello, Linda.

[Linda Carlton]

I'm. I'm so glad to see you again, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

We are? I was wondering why. Well, I'm kind of losing that dough for you at the races.

[Linda Carlton]

Oh, that doesn't matter.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Ain't that the reason why you wanted to see me?

[Linda Carlton]

No, it was a lot more important than that.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Say, this ain't a bad dunk you got here, Linda.

[Linda Carlton]

I'm glad you like it.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Champ and me ain't fixed up as swillows, this, but I guess our joint's more lively. It's right over the Greek Saloon. I like to listen to the piano playing and wait for The Champ to come home nice.

[Linda Carlton]

Does your father leave you alone much?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No, he takes most every place. Especially when he shoots dice. And good luck to him.

[Linda Carlton]

You like your father very much, don't you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Champ is the greatest spy in the world. You ought to meet him sometime.

[Linda Carlton]

Linda, I. I have met him. Dink, hasn't your father told you who I am? No. Well, has he ever talked to you about your mother?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, yeah. She kicked the bucket before I was born.

[Linda Carlton]

Is that what he told you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, I heard it someplace.

[Linda Carlton]

Dink, try to understand. I'm your mother. Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, no. Yes, Dink, I am my mother. Why aren't you living with a Champ and me?

[Linda Carlton]

Well, your father and I disagreed. I'm married to Mr. Carlton now.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Then you ain't married to the Champ anymore? No. Oh, well, then you ain't my mother. How could you be? Old Ding, what are you crying about?

[Linda Carlton]

I am your mother. Nothing that happened between your father and me can change that.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, that's all right. You don't have to cry about it. I like you.

[Linda Carlton]

Do you, Dink? Do you really?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure. Only I've gotta go now, Dink, I

[Linda Carlton]

wish you'd give me a kiss.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, no, Linda. I don't kiss dames. Please, Dink, what's a good knit?

[Linda Carlton]

I'd like you too.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, well, okay. So long.

[Linda Carlton]

So long, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Come down to Tijuana sometime. I'll show you around.

[Tony Carlton]

Oh, Linda, what happened?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Darling, he doesn't even want to know me.

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[Tony Carlton]

Oh, don't say that, darling. He just doesn't understand yet. How could he?

[Linda Carlton]

Oh, Tony. If he grows up in that background, I'll blame myself all my life. We've got to get him out of it, Tony. We've got.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Tony knows what he's doing.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Be good at me, Dicey. Come on, Dice. Come on, Papa. One mile to go. There she is. Middle painted. Shoot the whole Work.

[Harry]

Take it easy, Champ. You're way ahead of the game.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, don't bother me. Worst date. Hey, Dink, wake up. Come on, kid. You know what to do. Make the dice lucky for me, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Aw, gee, Champ, I've run out of spit.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Come on. Don't give me that.

[Sponge]

Okay.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

It's awful late, Champ. Ain't we gonna hit the hay soon?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, sure, soon. Eat us from Decatur. How? That ain't hard to make.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I'm dying on my feet, Champ. Come on home, will ya?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, we can't quit now, Dink. We're going good. Yeah, that's it.

[Harry]

Holy Mike, he won again.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hey, Champ, hear what Guy outside wants to. Oh, get out of here. I'm busy. He said it was important.

[Sponge]

His name's Carlton.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, yeah. Okay. Here, Sponge, take the dice. Shoot your own dough, though. Okay, kid.

[Tony Carlton]

I wanted to speak to you.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'll spell it.

[Tony Carlton]

Andy, Lyndon and I have a proposition to make you.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah?

[Tony Carlton]

We want you to give us Dink for six months.

[Harry]

Yeah?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Why?

[Tony Carlton]

Because we want to help him. We want to do something for the boy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Like what, for instance?

[Tony Carlton]

Well, send him to school. Give him a different environment.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

He's got plenty of environment right here. I'm busy.

[Tony Carlton]

Wait. I know that you love him, Andy, and Dink loves you, but this sort of life for a kid. Give the boy a chance. If you love him, Andy, you let Linda have him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I had a hunch you'd pull something like this. Why? I got to do a lot of counting to keep from smacking you down. Look. You see this doe? I got pretty close to four grand here. I'm going to send that kid to scoot. And I'm going to get him dressed up. Him and me's going to travel. What'd he say to that?

[Tony Carlton]

If we wanted to get nasty, Andy, we could take the boy away from you. You're not a very good father, you know.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

By you. Go on, beat it, Carlton. Get out. Beat it.

[Tony Carlton]

I'm sorry, but I thought I'd give it to you straight. Good night, Andy.

[Harry]

I hate the Champ. Come on, Champ, it's still your role.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Give me those dice. Come on. Spit on him, Dink.

[Harry]

Eat your sleep, Champ. I'd like a light.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

All right, never mind. Let him alone.

[Sponge]

I'm.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'm shooting 100. Come on, Dice. Show him something rolling.

[Harry]

Okay, Champ, we're closing up. You want to sign that paper, huh?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Harry]

Sign right here.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

It stinks Horse Ryder. Yeah. I must have gone nuts gambling him away like that. That kid will die when he finds out.

[Tony Carlton]

Yeah.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, I'll tell you.

[Harry]

If you can get the money within the next couple of days, I'll let

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

you have him back. Okay. Thanks. Dink. Dink, come on, wake up. We're hitting for home.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gee, what time is it, Champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, it's morning. You want me to carry you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Nah, I got legs. Had bad luck. Champions.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. Yeah, a lot of it.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, tomorrow's another day. Don't worry about losing. Little Champ will make it all back in the next race.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Dink, listen, I got to tell you something.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What's the matter?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, we. We ain't got Little Champ anymore. I lost him.

[Sponge]

Lost him?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You lost Little Champ?

[Sponge]

Oh, no.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'll get him back, Dink. Just as soon as I get the money.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What?

[Sponge]

You gave him to me.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, don't take on that way about a. Dink. I didn't mean to do it. It just happened. Come on, now. Keep that chin up. Everything's going to be all right. Give me a smile.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure, I'm smiling.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That's the way. I'll get him back, Dink. I don't know how, but I'll get. And it's. It's 300 bucks. Lindy, I wouldn't come to you, but you know how that kid loved that horse. And I promised I'd get him. You understand, don't you, Linda?

[Linda Carlton]

Yes, Andy. I haven't got it now, but. Well, can I send it to you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Gee, thanks, Linda. I can't tell you how I appreciate it. If there's ever anything I can ever do for you. But there wouldn't be, would there?

[Linda Carlton]

There might be, Andy. You could reconsider about letting us have

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Dink take him away from me.

[Linda Carlton]

Can't you see how much we could do for him? A good home, a decent atmosphere, friends. We'll send him to a good military school.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I know all about that.

[Linda Carlton]

Yes, and you said no. But what right have you to say no? Why don't you let Dink decide? Perhaps he'd like to stay with us. Ask him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, Linda, I'll ask him.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You will?

[Linda Carlton]

You've promised.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I promise. One or tortillas. Right, Champ? Yeah, send him down, Jose. And bring me some more water, will you? Right away. You want some more meat, Dink?

[Harry]

No.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Corn.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, dear. Come on, help yourself. Oh, say, almost forgot. I gotta ask you something.

[Sponge]

What?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, you wouldn't like to go to a military school, would you?

[Sponge]

No.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What's it like?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, it's like a prison. You wear a uniform, you gotta march all the time and they wake you up in the morning with a bugle. You wouldn't care for that, would you? No, no. And you wouldn't care. Care to live in a great big house, would you? You know, a dump, biggest barn. I mean, the sort of a place where you've got to be dressed up all the time and wash all over three or four times a day, huh?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Wash three times a day. Nothing doing.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. You got the right idea, Dink. And look, I don't suppose you'd be crazy about going to one of them colleges and sitting in an old room where you gotta read books all day. That's out too, huh?

[Sponge]

Books?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Not for me. That's out.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, I kind of thought you'd feel that way. But I. I had to ask you, though. Hey, Champ. Oh, Whitey, you got him?

[Harry]

Yeah, I got him.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Got who?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Now, who do you suppose. Little Champ. I'm buying him back for you.

[Sponge]

Little Champ? Where's he at?

[Harry]

Down in my place.

[Sponge]

Oh, gee, I gotta see him. Swamp Champ.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, thanks, Champ. I j. Oh, Swamp Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Kind of happy, ain't he, huh? Yeah.

[Harry]

You got my dough, Andy?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, I got it.

[Harry]

Sure.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

300 bucks, wasn't it?

[Harry]

You know how much it was?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Here you are. 102. Oh, wait a minute. Guess the number on this bill. Odd or even?

[Harry]

Are you starting that again?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, okay. Lend me 10 bucks and I'll buy you a drink then. Good afternoon,

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Chief. Wait. Chona Bunny says that he looks like man of war. When he can't run as fast yet. All he needs is practice, that's all. It's just like the Champ. He didn't know as much about fighting when he first started as later on when he was world's champion. It's the same with a horse. Sure. Say, something's going on across the street, Dean.

[Sponge]

Yeah.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Let's go see.

[Sponge]

Look, there's the sheriff.

[Linda Carlton]

Man.

[Sponge]

Wow.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Somebody's getting pinched.

[Linda Carlton]

Somebody's laying in jail today. Yep.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hurry up. I want to see who.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Let go of me. Let go of me, will ya? Keep your paws off of me. Can a guy speak his mind without being dragged to jail?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, gee, it's. It's Champ.

[Sponge]

Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, hello, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Aw, Champ. Aw, gee whiz.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, I guess I did it in again. Jing.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Vamos. Come along, you.

[Sponge]

No, let him alone. You can't take him.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He's my father.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah.

[Harry]

That is too bad.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Move along.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

You can see him now, but you come out soon.

[Harry]

Sure, sure. Hello, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hello, Sponge. Gee, you look awful. Ain't you slept any no. Oh, I've been thinking.

[Harry]

Oh, boy, what a joint. Say, what happened? Anyway, I hear you're acting up down at Joe's, and by the time I get there, they got you in the can. Always a beef, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, what's the difference? Okay, okay. Where's Dink? Is he coming? Yeah, sure.

[Harry]

He's on his way now. He stopped off or something.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Listen, Sponge, I've been thinking it all over. I'm giving Dink to his mother.

[Harry]

Huh?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'm giving her to him. To her? I. I ain't no good. He'll be better off with her. It'll be tough making him go, but he's got to.

[Harry]

Oh, gee, what'll you do without him? What'll he do without you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, after a while he'll forget me. Kids always do.

[Sponge]

Hey, Champ. I'm here.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Here I am, Champ. Gee, what a dump, huh? Look, I brought me something to eat.

[Sponge]

Ch.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I told Chili Mary to make it special for you. Look, just what you like.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I ain't hungry. Take him home, Sponge, and pack his stuff. Then take him over to the hotel to his mother.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What?

[Sponge]

What for?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Because I say so. You're going to stay with her from now on.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, no, Champ. I want to stay with you.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Do you? Well, that. That's tough. Cause you're not going to.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What am I going to do with her?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, you're going to go to school, learn things, grow up to be somebody. Let her feed you for a while. I'm tired of feeding you, what with you eating all the time. I'm tired of having you hanging around every place that I go.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I won't eat so much, Champ, and I won't hang around you. I'll stay up with the Greeks and wait till you come home. Knights.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. You're going over to her. I'm saying you are, so you're going.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I wish you wouldn't send me champions. I'll go to school here. I'll be somebody when I grow up. Somebody like you.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

No.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. You're going to your mother's. Do you hear me? Now, I don't want any sniveling out

[Cecil B. DeMille]

of you and no back talk.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No, Champ. I ain't going.

[Sponge]

I ain't.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

You're going.

[Sponge]

I ain't.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I'm staying with you.

[Sponge]

I.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Do you hear me?

[Sponge]

Get out.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That'll learn you to argue. Go on, beat it.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Okay. Okay, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I hit him. I hit him, Jim.

[Harry]

What's the matter with you?

[Sponge]

I hit him.

[Harry]

Slamming your hand against the wall like that. You want to break it I hit him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I hit that kid of mine.

[Sponge]

Jim, stop it.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I hit him. I hit him. I hit him. I hit him.

[Narrator]

We call now for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. After a brief intermission, Mr. DeMille presents Act 3 of the Champ, starring Wallace Beery.

[Ryan Reynolds]

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[Announcer]

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[Narrator]

But now, Sally says you remember things better if they're rhymed. So here's a reminder for you to

[Linda Carlton]

make her precious stockings where strong soap

[Narrator]

the wise girl shuns.

[Linda Carlton]

She always uses mild lux care because

[Narrator]

it cuts down runs. Yes, gentle luxe flakes guard the elasticity of stocking threads so they can stretch and spring back into place again instead of breaking into run strong soaps and

[Linda Carlton]

rubbing with cake soap weaken elasticity so your stockings can't take it.

[Narrator]

When they're strained, they get dry and brittle. Break easily into costly runs like this.

[Linda Carlton]

My, that's a sad thing to see nowadays a run in your stocking.

[Narrator]

It is indeed, Sally. And when you see it, it's too late to do anything about it except

[Linda Carlton]

mend it and wish it hadn't happened.

[Narrator]

The time to do something about stocking runs is before they happen.

[Linda Carlton]

And the thing to do is deluxe your stockings after every wearing Lux cuts

[Narrator]

down runs new quick luxe suds take away soil and perspiration quickly and safely and save the vital elasticity that a stocking must have if it's to fit and wear well. Cut down runs in all your stockings. Silk, nylon, new rayons and miles too

[Linda Carlton]

with luxe flakes to make her precious

[Narrator]

stockings wear strong soap the wise girl shuns.

[Linda Carlton]

She always uses mild luxe care because

[Narrator]

it cuts down runs. Now Mr. DeMille returns to the microphone.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

The curtain rises on the third act of the Champ, starring Wallace Beery with Josephine Hutchinson, Noah Beery and Bobby Larson. On a train speeding north toward Los Angeles. A forlorn little figure sits huddled by the window, his chin buried in the collar of his New suit. Dink is trying very hard not to cry. Sitting beside him is Linda, patient and understanding.

[Linda Carlton]

I'm glad you decided to come with us, Dink. We'll have some fine times together. Just you wait and see. Are you sure you won't have some dinner, Dink? It's fun having dinner on the train.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No, thanks. I ain't hungry.

[Linda Carlton]

All right, darling. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I have some good news for you. Tony pulled some strings and Tijuana before we left, and your father's home again.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You mean, you. You got him out of jail?

[Linda Carlton]

That's right.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, thanks a lot. Was he all right?

[Linda Carlton]

Yes, he was fine.

[Sponge]

Did he.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Did he ask about me?

[Linda Carlton]

Of course. And Tony told him you were getting along fine. Oh, that's what you want to tell him, wouldn't you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, sure, sure. I wouldn't want you to think that I. You know.

[Linda Carlton]

Of course, you. You have a little cold, haven't you? Huh?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, yeah. My eyes. They've been running something. Aw,

[Harry]

You gotta snap out of it. I thought everything would be okay when they sprung you out of jail. And you're wasting ever another. Not a couple of nights without some shut eye and you'll be a wreck.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Ah, quit worrying. I'm okay.

[Harry]

Okay for what? Listen, Champ, if it's the kid you're worrying about, well, why don't I write to Linda and tell her to bring him down?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Nix. Now, you keep out of this. That kid's in a good spot and he's going to stay there. Don't worry, Sponge. I'm. I'm just nervous. Soon as I get some sleep, I'll be fine. Only needs just a couple of hours, that's all. Well, for. What was that?

[Harry]

I don't know. I. I could have swore.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hello, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Why, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I thought I'd come and see how you was.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Why, Dink. Oh, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, gee, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Go on, get outside, Sponge. Gee, Dink, but I'm. I'm awful glad to see you.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Me, too. I got a little cold.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, so have I. Say, you look swell. That suit ain't got much life to it, but it. It ain't bad and. Oh. Oh. Oh, you got a manicure.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah. He'll wear off, though. What happened to your hand?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, nothing. Just scratched it. Wait a minute. How did you get back here?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I ran away, Champ. I didn't like it up there. I mean, it was okay, but. Will, you was right about the washing business. Three times a day, all over.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, gee, I'm sorry, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

It's all right, but I'm gonna stay here. Now, Champ, I gotta.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, Dink, you know what? I ain't had a drink since I got out of jail. And I've been off the dice too.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gee, that's great.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

And starting tomorrow, I'm going into training. Yeah, I'm goin to see them promoters in the morning. I'll make em get me a fight. I'll show em. Here. Look at the footwork, Dink.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Huh?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Gee, you're lighting your feet.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

You betcha. Here, feel that muscle, boy.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

It's like iron.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Steel. See any reason why I shouldn't make a comeback? No, I'll do it. I'll send you to school. I'll get you a lot of nice clothes. And as for manicures, say, I'll have a girl following us around just to do nothing but to take care of your fingernails.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Couldn't we get a to do that?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure. Watch out, Dink. I'm gonna do some sparring.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, boy. Give it to him, champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

The old 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 add up.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Boy.

[Sponge]

Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, that's what'll happen to the next guy I'm up against.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Hey, Champ, you busted the wash bowl.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That's all right. Forget it. After my next fight we're gonna wash in the sink. None of that there three times a day stuff either.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, boy, am I glad I come back.

[Harry]

Come on, give it something, Andy. Snap into it, will you? If it was a three legged elephant, you couldn't be no slower than that.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, play. Play off of me, will you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He'll be okay, Sponge.

[Harry]

He'd be greater to God's taffy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Pull.

[Harry]

But this is a fight he's going into.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, pipe down.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Why don't you take a sock inning, champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, he. He ain't worth the trouble.

[Harry]

You mean you ain't got the strength. All right, that's enough. Go on up to the room and take a sponge pad.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, I. I'll be okay. Wait till I get going. I'll kill that guy.

[Harry]

Get going now. Up to the room. We got more to do this afternoon.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay. See you later.

[Harry]

Yeah. Well, Sponge, how's he look? Oh, hello, Whitey. You was watching, wasn't you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yep.

[Harry]

Then you ought to know. Don't bet any toe on him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I figured that.

[Harry]

He's all shot. Whitey just ain't in him anymore. Wind's all gone, huh?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah.

[Harry]

Not enough left to play a harmonica with. The Mexican will make gulash out of him.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

That ain't so.

[Harry]

Hey, where'd you come from? I thought you beat it, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I'll tell the chat what you said.

[Harry]

Nick, you don't want to do that.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, don't say things like that about him. He's gonna come back. He's gonna look the stubmans out of that palooka.

[Harry]

Yeah, yeah, sure he is, Dink. Sure he is. Going my way.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Whitey?

[Harry]

Yeah? I want to ask you a couple of more things. I've been talking to some of the boys down on the plate.

[Sponge]

Dink.

[Linda Carlton]

Hey, Dink, wait up.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Ain't got time now, Jonah. I gotta see the champ.

[Sponge]

Listen, Dink, this important. What? Just heard something.

[Linda Carlton]

It's all against us, Dink. Those gambling fellas are laying six to one. The champ don't last three rounds.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Six to one? Aw, they're crazy. That's what they betting. Listen, the champ's gonna kill that guy. He. He's in great shape.

[Linda Carlton]

Maybe so, but they don't lose, them gambling fellas. And they all say he's gonna get licked bad.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Aw, shut up. Go and beat it.

[Linda Carlton]

Okay, Dee.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Just thought I'd tell you.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Six to one he ain't got a chance. A champ ain't got. Hello, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hello, Dink. Come on in. Boy, some workout, huh?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Yeah. Tired, Champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. Well, a little bit. I had a lot of catching up to do, but I'm doing it, Champ,

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I want to talk to you about that.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

About what?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

About this here fight racket. I don't like it.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

How come? I thought you was all for it.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Well, I've been thinking it over. You know, Champ, I like you lots better when you ain't training.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah?

[Sponge]

Yeah.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

For instance, when you got a couple drinks in you, you're a lot of fun.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I thought you didn't like me drinking.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I was wrong. Now that you quit gambling, I don't get a chance of spitting your dice anymore, huh? I got practically nothing to spit on these days.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah, but look how I used to lose all my dough. We're much better off since I quit.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I don't know. We used to have a lot of fun. Now you're training. Most of the time we don't get to see so much of each other as we used to. It's all on account of this fight.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Say, what are you talking about?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

You was world's champion once. Everybody knows that. What do we care about you being champ again? And fighting this Mexican ain't gonna get you much.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

If I win, then I'm going to win. It'll get me ten grand.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Who cares about that?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I do. With that dough, I'm Going to send you to school. We're going to travel.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

I don't have to go to school. You didn't go, did you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

No. That's why you're gone. Say, you're not trying to get me to throw the fight, are you?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

No, champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, then I'm gonna fight, see? And I'm gonna lick the stuffing out of that guy. You understand?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure, sure. Check.

[Harry]

That's the last preliminary. We're our next champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

All right. If this doctor ever gets through with me. What do you say, Doc? I'm okay, ain't I? Just a minute, Andy. I want to listen to that heart again, if you don't mind. Paul, cut it out. There ain't nothing wrong with me. Why, I never felt better in all my life.

[Harry]

What do you say, Doc? Okay,

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I guess so. There you are. I told you so. You're in pretty fair shape, Andy. But don't go at it too hard. You've got to be a little careful. The old heart isn't any too strong. Oh, what do you mean? Well, it's pumping pretty hard. Oh, hoy, it always does that just before a fight. When I won the championship, it was doing nip ups.

[Tony Carlton]

May I come in?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hello, Dr. Carlton.

[Tony Carlton]

Hello, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Why'd you come. If you can?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Don't put too much strain on your.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, stop worrying. I'll be around when you die from your own pills. Good luck, Andy.

[Harry]

All right.

[Tony Carlton]

Come in, Linda.

[Linda Carlton]

Hello, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hello. Well, what's it all about? You want to take Dink away again, huh?

[Linda Carlton]

No. We know we can't do the impossible. We're not going to try anymore.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, Lindy, that's. Now that's good sense. You're going to see a fight tonight. I'm taking care of that kid from now on.

[Tony Carlton]

Andy, I'm betting $5,000 on Chiroga.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

What? That's great. A real pal, huh?

[Linda Carlton]

You don't understand. We're betting that money for you, Andy.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, I don't get this. What do you mean, for me?

[Linda Carlton]

Look, Andy, when we came down here, we heard that, well, the odds are pretty much against you. They say you can't stand another fight.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, they're crazy.

[Linda Carlton]

Maybe they are. Anyway, we don't want you to run any risks. If you find the fight isn't going right. Don't worry. You'll have the money for Dink anyway.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. Now you listen, Linda. I've got a chance tonight, the chance of my life to make good with that kid. And I'm going to do it. Dink's going to be watching, seeing. When it's over, he's going to be proud of me and everything's going to be okay.

[Linda Carlton]

I hope so, Andy. Good luck.

[Tony Carlton]

Same here, Andy.

[Sponge]

Okay, champ, here we go. In this quarter at 192. And in this corner at 191 and a half, the former heavyweight champion of the world, Andy Marcel.

[Harry]

Okay, now, champ, remember, make him come to you. And when he does, let him have that left.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, sure, sure.

[Harry]

Listen to me. You can't last at top speed. Stay away till you hear and wait for an opening. And when you get it cheap, right after him.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay, Sponge. Leave it to me.

[Sponge]

Hey, Champ. I'm here, Champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hiya, Dinkus. You're going to see some fighting tonight, kid?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure. How do you feel, champ?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, I feel great.

[Sponge]

Your gloves okay?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure. Here. Spit on him for life.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Sure.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I can't. You can't lose now, Dinkus. Go on, sit down there and get

[Tony Carlton]

a load of this.

[Sponge]

Come on, champ. Come on, Champ. Champ. Stay away from him. Let him come to you.

[Harry]

Stay away.

[Sponge]

Stay away. How's he doing, Sponge? Is he okay in there? I told him to stay away. Geez, Sponge. Let him fight. He wants to finish him. He'll finish himself at the end, Camper. We still got Phil 15 months ago. Stay away. Stay away. Round two. Round three.

[Linda Carlton]

Tony, is he holding out? Can he do it, Tony?

[Tony Carlton]

I don't know. He's looking worse every round.

[Sponge]

Oh, Tony, look at his face.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

He's being cut to pieces.

[Linda Carlton]

I can't stand it. I'm going outside.

[Tony Carlton]

Wait, darling.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I'll go with you.

[Sponge]

Come on, Manuel. He'll get him in this round, Tony. Manuel that camps through. He's staggering all over the ring. Get him. Going to win. Kill him. There it is. He's down. The champ is now 5, 6, 7, 8. All right.

[Harry]

Not Champ. Come on, Champ. The belt. Sa you, boy. Snap out of it. Come on. Snap out of a champ.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Okay.

[Harry]

Are you all right?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yes, sure. I'm all right. He's hitting me here in the heart.

[Harry]

Can you go back there, Champ? Are you sure? I'll toss the towel in now if

[Announcer]

you give me the word.

[Sponge]

No, no.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

I gotta finish.

[Linda Carlton]

I gotta.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Let me fight, Smudge. Let me fight. Okay, Champ.

[Sponge]

There he goes. Come on, Manuel. Be the chief, Manuel. Get him in this round. Manuel. He's up. Sponge, stop it. Throw in the towels, Sponge. He's killing the champ. He's killing him. Why do you stop it?

[Harry]

Wait a minute.

[Sponge]

Keep fighting. Now look at him. Look at him. Come on, Champ. Come On, Champ.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Don't let him hit you. Don't let him hit you again, Champ.

[Sponge]

Don't let him. Don't let him. Your left. Bring up your left. That's it. Now. Now, Champ. He's got him, Champ. He's got him on the run. Oh, come on, Champ. Come on. There he goes. One more, Champ. One more. He did it. He did it. Chip the neutral corner over there. Okay. Punch. Do we win? Do we win? If that Mexican guy gets up off the floor, I'll eat the water. 7, 8, 9. Oh, calcul M.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Champ, you were great.

[Sponge]

You were great.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Hi a Dink. I guess. I guess we shoot him, huh? Nice fight, Andy. Hello, Doc. Well, I better go easy, huh, Doc? I'm proud of you, Andy.

[Sponge]

Jim, just one more picture.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Will you have one more picture? Sure. How do you want me? Want to see the. The parts that. Champ, what's the matter? Nothing. I. I've got a pain in.

[Sponge]

Jim. Jim. Get back. Get back. Everybody get back.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Take him to the dressing room, quick.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Please let me see him. Will you let me go on and see, please?

[Harry]

Take it easy, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Doc. Can I go in, Doc?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure, go ahead.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, gee, thanks.

[Harry]

How is he, Doc? Any chance?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Not one in a million.

[Tony Carlton]

There's nothing I can do.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Nothing.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Champ. Gee, Champ, what happened? Are you okay?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Sure. Come here, Dink. I want his speak to you.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

What about, Jim?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Look, your mother's here. Did you know that?

[Linda Carlton]

No.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yes. She came. Came down to get you this time. I. I think that you ought to stay with her, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Why, Champ? Why can't I stay with you?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Because. You scared Nessie. You see, I. I ain't staying around long. Understand?

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Auntie? Chip.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, come on.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Come on.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

That ain't no way to act. Listen, she's your mother, see? And you ought to call her that. No more of this Linda stuff or me, Dink.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Okay, Chip.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Atta boy. Remember, keep your chin up. Keep. Everything's going to be all right. Come on, give me a smile.

[Sponge]

Champ. Champ. Champ.

[Linda Carlton]

Oh, my darling. My poor darling.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Oh, gee. Oh, gee.

[Sponge]

Mother.

[Dink Purcell (Andy's son)]

Mother. The Champ is gone.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Before our stars return for a curtain call.

[Narrator]

Here's Libby Collins, our fashion reporter. Cindy, what's this I hear about Patches being popular?

[Linda Carlton]

They couldn't be smarter, Mr. Ruig. Every little bit of fabric is precious these days. And we're saving every inch. Wearing patches on our elbows, patchwork jackets and turbans made out of odds and ends of fabric stitched together. Yes, we're saving fabrics and having a lot of fun doing it.

[Narrator]

Well, when it comes to saving fabrics,

[Linda Carlton]

Lavia, we can count on new quicklux Flakes to help us. Well, that's right, because saving fabric means not only using every scrap of material, but keeping the things we own bright and new looking and wearable longer.

[Narrator]

And that's a job that Luxe Flakes does superbly well for all your washables because it's so gentle, safe for anything. Safe in plain water. You see, there's no harmful alkali in Luxe to injure fabrics or fade colors. And of course, with Luxe, there's none of the cake soap rubbing that's so hard on fabrics either. You know, it costs less than a penny to luxe a dress, so you're saving money, too. Get the thrifty big box of Luxe Flakes first thing tomorrow. Use it for all your washables, dresses, blouses and sweaters. And see for yourself how much it helps you save. Now, here's Mr. DeMille with our stars.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

For many years, audiences have come to expect fine performances from Wallace Berry and for somewhat fewer years, from Josephine Hutchinson. And they've never been disappointed.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, thank you, CB it seems only yesterday that you and I were making

[Tony Carlton]

a picture together, don't it?

[Linda Carlton]

Funny, I don't remember the picture, Wally.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Well, it was just a few years back, Josephine. Let me see, Bob.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, let's see. Nobody talked in the picture, CB must have been more than 2, 10 years ago.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Yes, yes, that's right.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

We.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

We used a camera with a hand crank. That moves it back some more.

[Linda Carlton]

Now, just a minute. Now, think carefully, Wally. Did Mr. DeMille wear a cap turned round backwards?

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, yes, I guess he. Oh, wait, wait. I'm not that old. No.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

We may as well face the facts, Wally. It was 25 years ago that we made that picture. You were quite a romantic leading man at the time.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Yeah. Our times have changed, huh?

[Linda Carlton]

Well, anyway, Wally, we all appreciate your giving up that fine fishing at your ranch to come down here and go back to work.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Oh, I always have a great time here, Josephine. You know, while I was coming down through the mountains, I noticed that everything up there is pretty dry. There's a big danger of forest fires this year, I believe.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

The United States Forest Service says that this is the most menacing fire season in American history, Wally. Particularly in the West. So it's up to all of us who visit our national forests, or any forest, or even in our own backyards to be very, very careful about smoking and the use of matches in wooded and brush areas.

[Linda Carlton]

That seems to be pretty sound advice Mr. DeMille, what's your play next week?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

A play that teamed two great stars on the screen. The RKO dramatic success, Love Affair. We'll have those same two stars next Monday night. So that means you'll hear Irene Dunn and Charles Boyer. Love Affair is one of the finest stories the screen has ever given us. And I don't need to tell you it will be finely acted with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunn.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Well, you couldn't have anything I like better than that. CB Good night.

[Linda Carlton]

Good night.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Good night.

[Linda Carlton]

Good night.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Champ had a champion performance. And now, ladies and gentlemen, an announcement that I'm happy to make. Because it concerns an old friend of yours and mine. One of the theater's most beloved comedians, Ms. Edna May Oliver. On stage and screen. She's brought us laughter and gaiety for many years. And now she'll star in a new series of comedy programs on the Air. Ms. Oliver's new program begins next Sunday night. Your local paper will give you the time and station. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux Radio Theater presents Irene Dunn and Charles Boyer in Love Affair. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Special wartime announcement.

[Narrator]

Did you know that only two pounds

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

of waste kitchen fats contain enough glycerin

[Narrator]

to fire five anti tank shells? Your country needs all your waste kitchen fats.

[Andy 'The Champ' Marcel]

Don't throw away a single drop.

[Narrator]

Strain your bacon fat. Used fats, meat drippings into a clean, wide mouth can keep them on hand. Because your local salvage committee will soon announce plans for its collection. Save waste kitchen fats. Now to make explosives. Heard in tonight's play were Charles Seale as Sponge, Phil Herlick as Jonah and Leo Cleary, Stanley Farrar, Jack Mather, Griff Barnett, Fred MacKay, Howard McNear, Jose Perez, Gwen Delano, Edward Marr and Arthur Q. Bryan. Tune in next Monday night to hear Charles Boyer and Irene Dunn in Love Affair. Our music was directed by Louis Silvers and your announcer has been Melville Ruick.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.