Lux Radio Theatre - Remember the Night

Summary

Podcast Summary: Lux Radio Theatre – "Remember the Night"

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Date: June 30, 2026
Episode Description: A broadcast of the classic Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of "Remember the Night" (original film by Preston Sturges), starring Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray, with special appearances by Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth. The story unfolds during Christmas, blending romance, humor, and heartfelt Americana.

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Episode Overview

This episode immerses listeners in a Golden Age radio adaptation of the film "Remember the Night," presented by Cecil B. DeMille for Lux Radio Theatre. The main theme revolves around compassion, redemption, and the warmth and complexities of home during the holidays. The story follows Lee Leander, a repeat offender arrested for theft, and Jack Sargent, the district attorney assigned to her case. Through an unexpected holiday journey together, the two discover love, the importance of family, and personal transformation.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Opening & Scene Setting

• Introduction by Cecil B. DeMille (00:53)
  • Sets the holiday mood and describes the play as a Christmas gift.
  • Emphasizes themes of "home," the American way, and the transformative spirit of Christmas.
  • Quote: "Christmas is a time when all wanderers think of home, a time when we appreciate most the warmth and the gladness of home." (01:05, DeMille)

2. The Crime and Arrest

• Lee Leander's Theft (03:22–04:20)
  • Lee, in a jewelry shop, is caught stealing a $5,000 bracelet.
  • She’s arrested while trying to pawn the bracelet, introducing the legal conflict.

3. Legal Maneuvering Before the Holidays

• Courtroom Drama Begins (06:01–10:13)
  • Jack Sargent reluctantly postpones his Christmas trip to prosecute Lee's case.
  • The defense tries a "hypnotism" plea, prompting prosecution to request a continuance until after Christmas.
  • Memorable exchange:
    • Tommy O'Leary on the defense: "The bracelet was removed during a temporary loss of will and consciousness, now known as schizophrenia, but formerly known as hypnotism." (08:20, Tommy O'Leary)
    • Jack Sargent's practical wisdom: "If you ever get a case to prosecute and you see that peace on earth, goodwill to men, look come in their eyes, get a continuance..." (07:49, Sargent)

4. An Unlikely Pair: Jack and Lee

• Jack Arranges Lee’s Bail (12:08–16:51)
  • Jack feels compassion and arranges for Lee's release so she won’t spend Christmas in jail.
  • Awkward but warm chemistry develops between Jack and Lee.
  • Lee, homeless and vulnerable, accepts Jack’s invitation to accompany him toward Indiana for the holidays.
  • Touching moment:
    • Lee: "I just don't want to be forced." (14:59)
    • Jack: "You most certainly do not." (14:57)

5. Homecomings and Family Tension

• Lee’s Painful Return Home (24:04–27:25)
  • Lee reunites with her estranged mother, who rejects her bitterly, deepening Lee's sense of loneliness and shame.
  • Jack witnesses this and invites Lee to stay with his own family for Christmas.
  • Quote:
    • Mother: "Good riddance to bad rubbish I said the day she left." (26:04)
    • Lee: "I'd forgotten how much that woman hates me. And how much I hate her." (27:03)

6. Christmas with Jack’s Family

• Warmth and Acceptance (28:15–37:07)
  • Jack’s family, especially his mother and Aunt Emmy, warmly welcome Lee.
  • The holiday atmosphere includes music, tree decorating, and traditional celebrations.
  • Notable exchange:
    • Mrs. Sargent: "It's a joy to have you here." (29:12)
    • Lee: "I've lived in hotels and places so long, I haven't been around a house as much as I'd like." (30:10)
  • Emotional moments: Jack’s mother’s reflective conversation about love, childhood struggles, and forgiveness. (32:09)

7. Love and Sacrifice

• New Year’s and Confessions (37:41–41:34)
  • The budding romance between Jack and Lee grows, but Lee feels unworthy and fears damaging Jack’s reputation.
  • Jack’s mother advises Lee about Jack’s career and the sacrifices he’s made.
  • Quotes:
    • Mrs. Sargent: "He's my son and I wouldn't want anything or anyone to spoil it for him now." (40:22)
    • Lee: "Oh, but he isn't in love with me... It isn't going any further." (40:48)
    • Mrs. Sargent: "But you do love him, don't you?" (41:10)

8. Return to Reality and Final Dilemma

• Back to New York (44:54–47:45)
  • After the holidays, Jack must take Lee back to New York for trial.
  • They share heartfelt confessions near the Canadian border, wrestling with feelings and duty.
  • Jack offers Lee a chance to escape, but Lee refuses.
  • Quotes:
    • Jack: "You know I love you, don't you?" (46:20)
    • Lee: "Don't say that." (46:22)
    • Jack: "So the case is dismissed and you've been acquitted. Knock wood—and I pull out a marriage license." (47:16)

9. Courtroom Resolution

• Lee’s Self-Sacrifice (48:56–51:31)
  • In court, Lee confesses and pleads guilty, refusing to let Jack jeopardize his integrity.
  • Emotional exchange as Lee relinquishes her own happiness for Jack’s future.
  • Quotes:
    • Lee: "I want to plead guilty." (50:56)
    • Jack: "You know it can't be undone?" (52:07)
    • Lee: "With your voice always in my ear. Your smile always before my eyes. And the feel of your hand always in mine. Lee, I love you so." (54:41)

10. Curtain Calls and Special Guests

• After the Play (56:34–61:18)
  • Curtain call with Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray offering Christmas wishes.
  • Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth appear for a lighthearted segment, accepting "photo generosity" awards and sharing banter.
  • Highlights:
    • Bob Hope’s jokes about knitting a sock for WC Fields (58:11).
    • Rita Hayworth and Bob Hope’s playful interaction with DeMille about their Hollywood honor (59:13).

11. Closing Reflections and Dedications

• Final Messages (61:18–62:40)
  • DeMille closes with hope for the future, alluding to America’s resilience amidst challenging times (notably, original air date was December 1941).
  • Encourages Red Cross donations.
  • Previews next week’s episode.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Christmas and Home:
  • "Christmas is a time when all wanderers think of home." — Cecil B. DeMille (01:05)
• Legal Irony:
  • "If you ever get a case to prosecute and you see that peace on earth, goodwill to men, look come in their eyes, get a continuance..." — Jack Sargent (07:49)
• Lee’s Hard Truth:
  • "Rights and wrongs aren’t the same for everybody. They should be, but they just aren’t." — Lee Leander (17:24)
• Mother’s Reflections:
  • "It was love that made you understand." — Mrs. Sargent (33:39)
• Acknowledging Love:
  • "You know I love you, don't you?" — Jack Sargent (46:20)
  • "I love you so." — Lee Leander (54:41)
• Hopeful Parting:
  • "I'll be waiting for you. No matter how long it is, I'll be waiting." — Jack Sargent (54:32)
• Meta Moment
  • Bob Hope (knitting): "Well, I've been listening to Gene Arthur talk about the Red Cross, so I'm knitting a sock." (58:15)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------|:-------------:| | Opening and DeMille’s Introduction | 00:53–03:22 | | The Theft and Arrest | 03:22–04:20 | | Courtroom Banter and Delay for Holidays | 06:01–10:13 | | Jack Arranges Lee’s Bail | 12:08–16:51 | | Lee’s Return to Her Mother | 24:04–27:25 | | Welcomed into Jack’s Family | 28:15–37:07 | | Christmas & New Year, Love Deepens | 37:41–41:34 | | Back to New York, Border Confession | 44:54–47:45 | | Courtroom Climax and Plea | 48:56–51:31 | | Jack and Lee’s Farewell | 52:02–54:41 | | Curtain Call and Special Guests | 56:34–61:18 | | Final Messages and Show Close | 61:18–end |

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Tone and Style

• The episode maintains the classic, sentimental, and witty tone characteristic of 1940s radio, balancing humor, romance, and sincere drama.
• Notable for its sharp dialogue, gentle banter, and poignant emotional beats.
• Warm, holiday-themed atmosphere – underscored by musical numbers ("Silent Night"), family scenes, and community spirit.

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Useful for Listeners Who Haven’t Heard the Episode:

• You’ll experience a fully realized story with romance, courtroom drama, and holiday redemption, all delivered with period-accurate flourishes and a compassionate message.
• The adaptation embodies nostalgia for family, forgiveness, and starting anew, rendered with the charm and intimacy of vintage radio theater.
• Famous voices and Hollywood guests (Bob Hope, Rita Hayworth) deliver a delightful post-play coda, rounding out a festive, uplifting broadcast.

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Jack Sargent]

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[Announcer]

lux presents Hollyw. The lux radio theatre brings you gene arthur and fred mcmurray with beulah bondi in remember the night and their special guests, bob hope and rita hayworth. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil b. Demille.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. This is Christmas week, and our holiday present to you is the play called Remember the Night. It's all tied up in a glittering, glamorous package, and the gayest decorations of all are those two bright stars, Jean Arthur and Fred McMurray. Christmas is a time when all wanderers think of home, a time when we appreciate most the warmth and the gladness of home. And Remember the Night, adapted from the Paramount screen hit, is the story of what home meant to one man and one girl at Christmas time. The man is a prosecuting attorney, and he's trying to send the girl to prison. But Christmas calls a strange truce in their conflict and throws a magic spell over them both. You'll hear Fred McMurray as the prosecutor. He played that part in the picture. And Jean Arthur will be the girl on trial. Their story has more spirit of Christmas in it than almost any modern play I've read. It's told in a new way and a sure way to our hearts. Remember the Night is a story of what makes the wheels go round in American life, ordinary American life, A way of life that won't be stopped by anything. This national theater, we're proud to say, is part of that life. And so is the product that keeps this theater going, Lux flakes, which also helps to keep your household going year in and year out. With the weatherman off the air, you may not know if you're going to have real snow for Christmas or not, but you can outdo the weatherman by whipping up an indoor blizzard for your Christmas tree with these speedy little flakes. Anyway, winter or summer, you'll find Lux flakes breaking the speed limit to make the American way of life a little smoother. Now the spotlight turns to the center of the stage as the curtain goes up for the first act of Remember the Night, starring Gene Arthur as Lee leander and Fred McMurray as Jack Sargent. With Beulah Bondi as Jack's mother. The jewelry store on New York's Fifth Avenue. In the glittering showcases, a thousand precious stones sparkle in their brilliant settings. Although it's just a few weeks before Christmas, this afternoon there's only one customer in the store. A pretty girl in costly furs. On her wrist is a diamond bracelet placed there by the enthusiastic clerk. He smiles happily, sensing that the sale is practically complete.

[Jack Sargent]

Glorious, Madame, isn't it?

[Tommy O'Leary]

One of our most beautiful bracelets. Really.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes, it is beautiful.

[Jack Sargent]

You won't regret taking it, Madame?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I'm sure I won't. What's the price, please?

[Jack Sargent]

Only $5,000.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

5,000? That's reasonable. I think I'd like to see one or two more before I make up my mind. That one in the lower tray, please. Let me see there.

[Jack Sargent]

Of course, madame. Personally, I prefer the one you're wearing. But this one's quite beautiful, too.

[Tommy O'Leary]

The emeralds set the diamonds off very nicely. Now, if you'll just place this one on your.

[Announcer]

Madame?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Madame?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Where?

[Tommy O'Leary]

She's gone. Mr. Meyer. Police. Jones. What is it? That girl. She went out the door while my back was turned. She went out with a $5,000 bracelet.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Calling car number 17, pick up girl, 23 years, dark complexion, silver fox furs.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Search for diamond bracelets stolen from Meyer and Company.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

That is all. Hello?

[Jack Sargent]

Officer Cassidy reporting to headquarters. We picked up that girl.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Yeah.

[Jack Sargent]

Caught her coal with the goods in a hawk shop over on 3rd Avenue. I'll bring her in now.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

District attorney's office. Just a moment.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Who is it?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Commissioner's office. It's about that acquittal yesterday in the shooting case.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, tell him I'm busy.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Hello? Can the District attorney call you back? Thank you.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

That all they have to do? Beef about acquittals? Let's get going, Tom.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Okay, boss.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

What's the first case today? It's a cinch.

[Jack Sargent]

Day by the day. My leander cops a bracelet out of

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

my arm and company and hocks it on 3rd Avenue.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Open and shut.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

First offense?

[Jack Sargent]

Nah, she's got a record.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

This is a third offense. Oh, that's good.

[Jack Sargent]

That's good.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

First offender at Christmas time is tougher than tiger meat. Just look at that chart. Conviction's only 78%. It was against 82% last year.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Hey, boss, can I handle this case?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

I'll get your conviction. Nothing doing, Tom. Your face isn't right to prosecute a woman. We'll get sergeant on this one.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Sergeant.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Once his face got that, mine hasn't got. Oh, whatever it is, he never Lost a case for me yet? Yeah, but he's gone home for Christmas. Ohio or Oklahoma or someplace like that.

[Jack Sargent]

Now listen, I can get you a conviction so quick.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Take it easy. Oh, Ms. Day, get me John Sizen on the phone.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Yes, sir,

[Announcer]

Mr.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Sergeant.

[Announcer]

Mr.

[Jack Sargent]

Sergeant, the telephone's ringing. Well, that's right. Will you? I'm trying to get packed up in here.

[Announcer]

Okay, I'll answer.

[Jack Sargent]

Hello? Hey, wait a minute. Rufus, listen.

[Announcer]

Huh?

[Jack Sargent]

If that's the office, tell him I've already left, huh? Oh, okay. Hello? Yowza. Yowza. Well, if this is the office, he's already left. Oh, you blockhead. Give me that phone. Well, I only said what you told me. Shut up. Good morning. Who all wants to speak to Master Sergeant, please?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Oh, hello, Sergeant. Who do you think you're kidding?

[Jack Sargent]

All right, never mind. Who is this?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

This is your boss.

[Jack Sargent]

It's a good thing you didn't take up acting for a living. Yeah. Well, what do you want?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

We got a case to try this morning. I'll see you at the office in 15 minutes.

[Jack Sargent]

Now wait a minute. I supposed to be going home for Christmas.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Sure, sure, sure, you can leave this afternoon.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, but I got 730 miles to drive. You told me I could.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Look, Jack, don't argue. It's a female case and I need you.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Now come on.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, I was afraid of this. Who's defending? Oh, Larry, that windbag. He'll give us the Gettysburg Address, the Declaration of Independence. No, he won't.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

I'll have Tom meet you in court and you'll be out of there by noon. Now get right down here. Goodbye.

[Jack Sargent]

But listen, boss. Hello? Hello, Larry. He'll talk all day. All day long. When you leaving, mister? Shut up. Yes, sir.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Quiet.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Please proceed with your summation, Mr. O'.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Leary. Thank you, your Honor. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. You've heard the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Sargent, Attempt to prove that a valuable bracelet was stolen from the premises of Meyer Co. By the defendant. All of this has been a waste of time, ladies and gentlemen. Time we could spend to better advantage in last minute Christmas shopping. I know that's what I'd like to be doing.

[Jack Sargent]

May it please the court. We object, you, Honor. The jury's Christmas shopping has nothing to do with the case.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Objection sustained.

[Tommy O'Leary]

I withdraw the allusion. Your Honor, ladies and gentlemen, the state has gone to great lengths to prove that Anna Rose Malone, sometimes known as Lee Leander and sometimes known as a lot of other things did, on the afternoon of December 3rd, walk out upon 5th Avenue with a Bracelet, which was still the property of Meyer Co. To prove something she freely admits. As if the proof of this fact constituted a proof of guilt. Ladies and gentlemen, we must not be hoodwinked by circumstantial evidence. The contents of a whiskey bottle. Hey, Jack, I don't like the smile

[Jack Sargent]

on that jury's pan. All juries get soft hearted at Christmas. Tommy, if you ever get a case to prosecute and you see that peace on earth, goodwill to men, look come in their eyes, get a continuance, even if you have to fall down and

[Tommy O'Leary]

tell the judge ate green apples is necessarily an evildoer. How flimsy is this argument. How unfair. But on it, and because of it, you have been asked to take away the liberty of a fellow human being. The truth is simple. The bracelet was removed during a temporary loss of will and consciousness, now known as schizophrenia, but formerly known as hypnotism.

[Jack Sargent]

Holy mackerel, that's a sweet one.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Hypnotism.

[Jack Sargent]

Shut up, Tommy.

[Tommy O'Leary]

You mean you're not gonna object?

[Jack Sargent]

Shut up. He's just postponed the case till after Christmas, huh? How do you figure that? Hypnotism.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Yes, I said hypnotism. And that is exactly what I meant. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. This girl, this poor unfortunate creature, went into that jewelry store not to buy, not to steal, but only to look. A salesman showed her the bracelet, begged her to examine it under a more powerful light, and then excused himself. The young girl stares at the bracelet. Closer, closer. The great central stone flashes blindingly in her eyes. Blue, green, purple, orange. Suddenly the colors are gone. Everything is dark. A breath of cold air brings her to her senses. But what's this? Where is the jewelry store? What is she doing on Fifth Avenue, blocks away from Meyer and Company? She doesn't know. Her mind is a blank. And why this girl, this poor unfortunate creature, was a victim, an unwilling victim of hypnosis. Your Honor, the defense rests.

[Jack Sargent]

All right now, Tommy, watch. Your Honor.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Yes?

[Jack Sargent]

Your Honor, the hypothesis of hypnotism is a very interesting one. But unfortunately, I am no svengali. Nor are you. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. The people of the State of New York will require the expert testimony of Dr. Kynemetz, a psychiatrist. For this purpose, the People request that a continuance be granted till after the Christmas holiday.

[Tommy O'Leary]

We object, you, Honor. The defence is already summed up.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Objection overruled. The defendant will remain in custody subject to giving a $5,000 bond. And all jurors, parties and witnesses are instructed to return to the court. January 2nd, court adjourned. And a very merry Christmas to you all.

[Jack Sargent]

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[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

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[Jack Sargent]

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[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, beautiful for all of us.

[Jack Sargent]

Hands in the dirt, hearts in the dust. Let's be the people. Yeah, we enough to build again from the broken trust.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

We the ones still showing up holding hands when times are tough. You and me, yeah, we're enough.

[Jack Sargent]

All of us can make an impact. Yeah, even you. Listen to the full Gotta be Us song and Be the people share playlist to get inspired.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Just a minute, Sergeant. That was a dirty trick you played on me. It means another day in court and I don't get paid for the state. I have to earn my money.

[Jack Sargent]

No more sense of humor than a gravestone. Well, Merry Christmas, Francis. Now take it easy, Mr. O'.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Leary.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Let me go. I want to speak to my lawyer. Mr. O', Leary, this guard says I have to have a bond to stay in jail.

[Tommy O'Leary]

That's right.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Is it right? You ought to know, Mr. District Attorney.

[Jack Sargent]

I'm afraid it is.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, how can I get a bond? I haven't got any more money. I don't want to spend Christmas in jail. Please don't let him do that.

[Tommy O'Leary]

What do you mean you haven't got any more money? What have I been talking for? To hear my own voice?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

If you hadn't talked so much, I'd be out of here right now. Hypnotism. That gag so old it's got whiskers. Oh, please don't let him keep me here over Christmas.

[Tommy O'Leary]

What's the difference? What could you do if you haven't got any money?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I could walk around, couldn't I?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Come on, miss.

[Jack Sargent]

It ain't as bad as you think. You get a nice little room, a

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

nice turkey dinner on Christmas.

[Tommy O'Leary]

All the trash.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Never mind the buildup. Let's go. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Mr. Sergeant.

[Jack Sargent]

Hey, she's kind of sort. You, Jack? Yeah. Say, Tom, on your way, I'll send Fat Mike in here, will you?

[Announcer]

Fat Mike?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

The bondsman.

[Jack Sargent]

If you know any other Fat Mikes, you can send them too.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Okay. Hey, Mike, Mr. Sergeant wants to see you right away.

[Jack Sargent]

Sure, sure.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Coming.

[Jack Sargent]

Hello, Mr.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Sergeant. You want to see me? Yeah.

[Jack Sargent]

What do you charge for 5,000 bail from Nottle, January 3rd.

[Announcer]

Did they pin something on your plate?

[Jack Sargent]

It isn't for me. It's for the young woman who was just here.

[Announcer]

Ah, I see.

[Jack Sargent]

How much for a friend of yours?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Not. Not a red samalka.

[Jack Sargent]

I didn't ask you for any favors.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Favors?

[Jack Sargent]

It's a privilege.

[Announcer]

You still living at the same place?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, why?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

How soon you want her out?

[Jack Sargent]

Right away. Okay, she's out. Thanks. So? Hey, Rufus. You got those other grips packed, Rufus? Yeah, I am, boss. What's the matter with you? She's here, boss. Who's here? I don't know. Well, then how do you know she's here? I just let her in the living room. You let who in?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

The.

[Jack Sargent]

The lady. What lady? I told you, I wasn't home to anyone. Yes, sir, I told him that. But he shoved the door open anyhow and pushed the lady in with his compliment. Who did?

[Tommy O'Leary]

A man.

[Jack Sargent]

Fat Ike. Fat Ike? Yes. You mean Fat Mike? Yes. He sure ain't thin Mike. Well, what did he bring her here for? I don't know. I guess I'll have to go and speak to her. I guess you will. Well, hello.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Hello.

[Jack Sargent]

What are you doing here?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I don't know yet. I got a rough idea.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, anyway, I'm glad you're out.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Sure. Now, what do I have to do for it?

[Jack Sargent]

Well, for one thing, you could say thank you. But if that doesn't fit in with your plans, just skip it. My motives in this matter are here. Yeah. Boys, here's the drinks. What drinks? I didn't tell you to bring Scotch and soda, miss.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Thanks.

[Jack Sargent]

A drink, boss? Get out of here. Yes, sir.

[Announcer]

Yes, sir.

[Tommy O'Leary]

I know.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You know, one of these days, one of you boys is going to start one of these scenes differently. And some girl's gonna drop dead from surprise.

[Jack Sargent]

What are you talking about?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I suppose you do this with all the lady prisons.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, yes. My life is just one long round of whoopi.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You're in a good spot for it.

[Jack Sargent]

Wonderful. I have only to wave a finger and I can satisfy my slightest whim.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

And I suppose if anybody says no, you put them right back in the cooler.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Sure.

[Jack Sargent]

Now, look, when court reconvenes, I'm gonna try to put you in jail for a good long time. That's my business. But you haven't been convicted yet, so I don't see why you shouldn't enjoy Christmas like the rest of us. That's why I told Mike to get

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

you out and bring me up here.

[Jack Sargent]

I did not Tell him to bring you up here then.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Why did that gorilla bring me up here?

[Jack Sargent]

Because he's got a mind like a. Like a sewer.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You mean I don't have to stay here if I don't want to?

[Jack Sargent]

You most certainly do not.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Then I'll stay. I just don't want to be forced.

[Jack Sargent]

Now, wait a minute.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You know, there's nothing as dangerous as a square shooter. If all men were like you, there wouldn't be any nice girls left.

[Jack Sargent]

Yes. Well, all this is leading into a very interesting subject that I haven't time to pursue at the moment. I'm going away on a little trip, and it's quite a drive.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, you mean you want me to go?

[Jack Sargent]

Well, yes.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Where?

[Jack Sargent]

Where what?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I mean, I was on my way to a nice, comfortable jail. Three meals a day, turkey for Christmas, and now, well.

[Jack Sargent]

Don't you live someplace?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, where have you been living, in a tree?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I had a room in a hotel, but they locked me out. Oh.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, how much do you owe this hotel?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

$126.40.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, well, that doesn't solve any problems.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Why don't you just put me back in the clink? That solves a lot of problems.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, for one thing, I'm not sure I can and. Well, that wasn't the idea. Have you had your dinner?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Not yet.

[Jack Sargent]

Come on, then. I'll buy you that Christmas dinner and we'll figure something out. Rufus. Here's your hat, boss. Going out, huh? Yes, I am. I don't. But don't forget, you gotta go see your mom. Shut up. You know, I was thinking I might lend you my apartment while I'm away.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

That sounds like a play, doesn't it?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, sounds like a flop.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Don't worry about me. I can always chisel a hotel for a week or two.

[Jack Sargent]

That's a nice, cheesy idea.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, I'm not going to sleep in the subway as far as the holiday's concerned. I guess I'll get plenty of that when you get through with me. Not that I mean it in a disagreeable way, you understand. I understand your business is your business. Of course, some people wouldn't care for that kind of business. Somebody has to do the dirty work.

[Jack Sargent]

Thanks.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Just too bad it has to be somebody as nice as you.

[Jack Sargent]

How long have you been swiping things?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Long time.

[Jack Sargent]

Have you been caught before?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Just twice.

[Jack Sargent]

Did you take things you didn't need?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Sure.

[Jack Sargent]

In the presence of beautiful things.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Did you.

[Jack Sargent]

Did you feel a sudden, irresistible urge to take them in your hands and hurry Away with them.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You mean, was I hypnotized?

[Tommy O'Leary]

No.

[Jack Sargent]

I mean, maybe you're a kleptomaniac.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No. They tried that, you see, to be a kleptomaniac. You can't sell any of this stuff afterwards or you lose your amateur standing.

[Jack Sargent]

I don't understand it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I don't think you ever could understand because, well, your mind is different. Rights and wrongs aren't the same for everybody. They should be, but they just aren't.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, that's ridiculous.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Is it? Try it like this. Suppose you were starving to death.

[Jack Sargent]

Yes.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

And you didn't have any food and you didn't have any money. And there was some loaves of bread out in front of a market and the man's back was turned. Would you swipe one?

[Jack Sargent]

You bet I would.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, that's because you're honest. You see, I'd have a six course dinner at the restaurant across the street. Then I'd say I'd forgotten my purse. You get the difference? Yeah.

[Jack Sargent]

I think your way is smarter.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, sure, sure. We're smart. We're very smart.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, if we're all finished. Waiter, check please.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Right away, sir.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, Ms. Leander, I've got a couple of bucks extra. I don't need enough for a room anyway. And a thanks.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Thanks a lot.

[Jack Sargent]

You're checked, sir. Oh, here you are. Oh, will you ask the band to play My Indiana Home?

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Yes, sir.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Why do you want them to play that?

[Jack Sargent]

Because that's where I'm going.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No. Are you a Hoosier?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. Wabash, Indiana. That is a farm just outside of Wabash.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Wabash, Indiana. No wonder I liked you. I'm from Eltonville.

[Jack Sargent]

No, that's only about 50 miles from.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes, sir.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, I'll be done. And we had to come here and meet like this.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Funny, isn't it? So you're going back home, huh?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. Yeah, I go home every Christmas.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You do, huh? Gee, that's great.

[Jack Sargent]

My mother still runs the farm. She does all right, too. Raises partridge, Wyandottes, Poland, China.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, we never had anything that swell.

[Jack Sargent]

We never did either, till lately. How long since you've been home?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Never.

[Jack Sargent]

Why?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I ran away.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, Well, I don't know what the circumstances were.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Of course, not so hot.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, time takes care of those things. Do they write to you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I got a letter from my mother when my father died.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, your mother's alive then?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I hope so. That song, it's. It's awful pretty, isn't it? Kind of does things to you.

[Jack Sargent]

Say, look how Would you like to go home for Christmas?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

What?

[Jack Sargent]

I mean it. I could drop you off at your place and pick you up on my way back home.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, gee, I don't know.

[Jack Sargent]

Come on. It'll do you good. What do you say?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, all right. Unless. Aren't you afraid?

[Jack Sargent]

Afraid of what?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How it might look. Rising young district attorney and me.

[Jack Sargent]

I didn't think of it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Say, you never think of anything wrong, do you? That's what makes you such a swell guy.

[Announcer]

Our stars, Gene Arthur and Fred McMurray will be back in just a moment for Act 2 of Remember the Night. Now listen a minute with Sally and me. Do you remember how to the strains of that well loved music Familiar things came alive on Christmas Eve. How the wooden soldiers marched in the toy shop Sugar Plum Fairy danced If

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

things only could come alive at Christmas time. It might solve a lot of problems for girls like Anne. For instance, Ann's pretty. You'd think she'd be popular. But here it's two days before Christmas and she's crying herself to sleep because she hasn't a date for New Year's Eve. And she's not been asked to as many holiday parties as the other girls. Now, if only the lacy pink silk slip across the back of the chair in Anne's room. Could talk like this.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Anne, we're. What's wrong. We under things people notice. If we're not always fresh and dainty, you mustn't take chances. We need to be luxed every night. Then you'd really be just as sweet and pretty and dainty as you look.

[Announcer]

It's so foolish to take chances with a thing as important as daintiness.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, girls who do are apt to find themselves left out of things, missing out on romance.

[Announcer]

But Lux girls know what fun the holiday whirl can be.

[Jack Sargent]

You're wonderful. Where have you been all my life?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Same old line. But isn't it fun to hear it? Luxe girls do. And it's easy to be a luxe girl. Easy to avoid offending by luxing under things every night. Dresses, blouses and sweaters.

[Announcer]

Often new quick luxe gives you suds so fast. Rich, gentle suds that just float away. Perspiration yet keep fabrics and colors new looking longer. Lux is safe for anything. Safe in water alone. And it's so thrifty. A little goes so far. Get the generous big box of new quick lux first thing tomorrow morning. It comes in the same familiar package. It costs you no more. And one big box of luxe flakes will do under things every night for weeks and weeks now, our producer, Mr. DeMille.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Act two of Remember the Night. Starring Gene Arthur as Lee leander and Fred McMurray as Jack Sargent. With Beulah Bundy as Jack's mother.

[Jack Sargent]

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[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

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[Jack Sargent]

A photo or even a sticky note is all you need. Keep your jobs moving faster and on bud valid through 78 while supplies last selection varies by location.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Westward along the snow banked highways from New York, more than 20 hours of steady driving have brought Lee Leander and Jack Sargent to Eltonville, Indiana and the front gate of Lee's former home. A bright moon softens the outline of the ramshackle house that stands cold and dark on the outskirts of town. From within the house comes the warning wail of a dog as Jack swings the car up to the sagging front porch.

[Jack Sargent]

This is it, huh? All out. End of the line.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, please, let's wait till. My mother might not even live here anymore.

[Jack Sargent]

Come on now, don't be so nervous.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, will you. Will you go in with me?

[Jack Sargent]

Sure, I'll go in with you. Come on, I've got your bag.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You see that tree?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I fell out of it when I was 12. See from that branch right up there. Landed on my head too.

[Jack Sargent]

That's a better gag than hypnotism. Your lawyer should have used that. Come on. I'll smile. Here we are.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Gee, I didn't mean to knock so loud. Oh, that sounds like Mickey barking. Oh, no, but it couldn't be. Here's somebody coming.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. Now look, I'll pick you up on New Year's Day in the afternoon. Don't forget.

[Tommy O'Leary]

No.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Gee, you've been sweet.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Will you shut up? Yes.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh. Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Doesn't Mrs. Malone live here?

[Jack Sargent]

I guess you want my wife.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, I didn't know.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Who is it, Henry? Somebody want me?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Mama. Hello, Mama. Merry Christmas. Well, well, don't you know me?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Come in.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

This is. This is Mr.

[Jack Sargent]

Sergeant. How do you do?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Sit down.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, you're. You're looking fine, Mama.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

What'd you come here for? What do you want?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I don't want anything. It was just Christmas and Mr. Sargent happened to be driving past here.

[Jack Sargent]

You see, I live in Wabash. I knew you'd be glad if she.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Glad? Why should I be glad? Good riddance to bad rubbish I said the day she left.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, Mama, please. Mr. Sargent.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Just like her father, she was always laughing at serious things. Never doing what she's told till she winds up stealing. Stealing my mission. Money. Money I'd put by with a sweat

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

of my brow, that's what. I didn't steal it. I told you a thousand times. I only borrowed it. I was going to pay you back.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

But you didn't pay me back, did you? And you never paid me back.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How could I after you call me a thief in front of the whole town? Nobody'd give me a job.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

And you left here the great lady. We weren't good enough for you. A decent home, a hard working mother and a crook for a daughter.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, mom.

[Jack Sargent]

Look, Lee, I don't want to tear you away, but we still have 50 miles to go.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh.

[Jack Sargent]

Are you ready?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, yes.

[Jack Sargent]

It's been very interesting to meet you, Mrs.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

The name doesn't concern you.

[Jack Sargent]

It most certainly does not. Come on, kid.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I'd forgotten how much that woman hates me. And how much I hate her. It's a terrible thing to say, isn't it?

[Jack Sargent]

No.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

But ever since I was little, she was always so right. And I was always so wrong. Thanks for. For getting me out. I'll stay anywhere. Any old place will do. Fun. Far enough away from her.

[Jack Sargent]

No. Take it easy.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I wish I'd broken my neck when I fell out of that tree.

[Jack Sargent]

It's a little too late to think about that now, isn't it?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You won't make me stay in Eltonville, will you? You'll find me a room somewhere else?

[Jack Sargent]

Sure.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Any old dump will do.

[Jack Sargent]

That's just what you're going to get. It's got only one window and the mattress is stuffed with rocks. And it's got a painting of the cross eyedest old guy you ever saw in your life.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How do you know?

[Jack Sargent]

How do I know what? That my grandfather was cross eyed.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You mean you're taking me home with you?

[Jack Sargent]

Why not? Oh, no, the guy says. Come on. Stop it. Stop it.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Hey.

[Jack Sargent]

Anyone home?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

John.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

John.

[Jack Sargent]

Hello, mother.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, my boy.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

My boy.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh gosh, Mother, it's Good to see you.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, my dear. I can't believe you're here at last.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, John.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Sorry.

[Jack Sargent]

Hello, Auntie. How about a kiss?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, I do declare. I'm glad you're here. If only to stop your mother from taking leave of her senses. Boy, I'll say hello, John. Welcome home.

[Jack Sargent]

How are you, Willie? The girl still chasing you?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

What made you so late, dear? We thought you'd be here by six at least.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Hey, who's that in the front seat?

[Tommy O'Leary]

John.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, I'm sorry. Mother, this is Ms. Lelander. She's come to spend Christmas with us.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How do you do?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, how nice. I'm glad to know you, my dear.

[Jack Sargent]

This is my Aunt Emmy. She knows more about flannel cakes than the guy who invented them.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Hello. I'm right pleased to meet you, Ms. Leander.

[Jack Sargent]

And this is Willie Sims, a hired boy. He's crazy about the girls, and the girls have. Well, this is Willie Sims, please.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I'm pleased to meet you. Hello. I hope I won't be too much trouble, Mrs. Sargent.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Trouble?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Why, bless your child. It's a joy to have you here.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No trouble at all. Sure right not to speak.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Come along, child. You must be near freezing to death. And here we are cackling. Emmy, did you leave those cookies in the oven?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Cheaper scrapers.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Come along now, everyone. This way, Ms. Leander.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Thanks. Oh, boy, John, ain't she a pizzarino?

[Jack Sargent]

Who?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Oh, hot dog.

[Jack Sargent]

Come on, grab a grip, Willie. I want to thaw it in a hurry.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Go on, John, don't stop. Play that other piece you used to do so good.

[Jack Sargent]

No, I can't remember it, Mother.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, try, dear.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Don't you think he plays nice, Ms. Leander?

[Jack Sargent]

You don't have to answer that. I had $14 worth of piano lessons one time and they've never forgotten it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Willie, hand me that popcorn. We gotta have it all strung for the tree tomorrow night.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Here you are.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Here you can help me. You ain't done a thing all evening. Didn't I help Ms. Leander with the dinner dishes?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Should have done those yourself, Willie. Miss Leander's a guest.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, I like doing them, Mrs. Sargent. I've lived in hotels and places so long, I haven't been around a house as much as I'd like. Your folks dead.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Willie, be quiet.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, I don't mind. My father's. My mother's remarried.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, that's too bad, dear. I always say it's so hard on the children.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

It.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

It just isn't the same with a new parent.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

John, just one more Piece?

[Jack Sargent]

No, that's all till next year, Aunt Emmy.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, dear.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I'll play a piece if you want.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, that'd be fine.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Can you play? Well, I used to play little. What would you all like?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

It doesn't make any difference.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I can sing Silent Nights now, Willie. Well, I can Silent Night. I think I remember it.

[Jack Sargent]

Well. Let's all sing it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Go ahead, Miss Leander.

[Jack Sargent]

Silent night Holy night Holy calm all

[Tommy O'Leary]

is bright from young Virgin Mother and

[Jack Sargent]

child Holy in them so tender and wild Sleep in heavenly be Sleep in Heavenly.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, son, time for bed. Oh, gracious, the evening's gone fast. The rest went up long ago.

[Jack Sargent]

Mother, wait. There's one thing you must be curious about.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

What, dear?

[Jack Sargent]

Miss Leander. Yes, I. I don't know whether to tell you this or not, but I don't like to bring somebody under your roof without you knowing exactly who she is.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, John, I think I can guess.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Huh?

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, no, no, not at all. This young woman isn't even a friend of mine.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, she certainly should be. I think she's charming.

[Jack Sargent]

She is charming, Mother.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

She reminds me of your father's cousin, Winifred. I was saying to Emmy today.

[Jack Sargent]

Wait a minute, Mother. The girl's a crook. I'm going to put her in jail when we get back to New York.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

What?

[Jack Sargent]

But in the meanwhile, she had no place to go for Christmas.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Why, the poor lamb. You'll do no such thing, John Sargent. Why, that girl's as honest as all outdoors. I can tell by just looking at her face. If she did take some little thing, well, I'm sure it was entirely by mistake. She's probably a hypochondriac.

[Jack Sargent]

She might be at that.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Mother, she hasn't really taken things now, has she, dear? You're just making a bad joke, aren't you?

[Jack Sargent]

No, Mother. And I'm afraid this isn't even her first offense. But that doesn't mean she wasn't unhappy and lonely and a human being like the rest of us.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Well, the poor thing probably didn't get enough love as a child. Do you remember how bad you were? Well, you weren't really bad. But do you remember the time you took my egg money I was going to get a new dress with? And then how hard you worked to pay it back?

[Jack Sargent]

When you understood, you made me understand.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

No, dear. It was love that made you understand. Well, I do hope she enjoys her stay here. Do you think we ought to lock up the silver?

[Jack Sargent]

No, I don't think it's necessary.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Good night, Son.

[Jack Sargent]

Good night, Mother.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Look at all that presents y' all beautifully. Look at this present. And, my dear, I've never seen so many presents in all my life.

[Jack Sargent]

Here's another one for you, Mother.

[Announcer]

For me?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

We always open our presents on Christmas Eve, Miss Leander. Ever since John grew up.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, John, another bottle of perfume. Ecstasy, too. Well, I haven't even started on that bottle of ecstasy you gave me last year.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Lucy.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

What?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh. Oh.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, gee, we've got all our stuff open and. Well, I'm sorry about the present situation, Miss Leander. If we'd only known sooner.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

But, John, there's some presents for Miss Leander over there on the sofa.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Of course, Jack, you must have forgotten. Oh.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, well, I guess you can always trust Santa Claus. Three packages, Ms. Leander. Merry Christmas.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, no. Oh, you. You shouldn't have gone to all that trouble. Open them up now, dear. Oh, what a lovely pin cushion. Oh, it's so pretty.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Nothing at all. Just scraps and things I've been collecting for years.

[Jack Sargent]

Here's the next one. A very Merry Christmas to Ms. Leander from Jack's Aunt Emma.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, Stockings. Oh, thank you so much. Bed socks. Not so fancy, but wonderful on a cold night for a spinster lady. Oh, it's awfully sweet of you all.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Here's another, Miss Leander.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Not really.

[Jack Sargent]

Who's that from? Willie?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

It's from you, you big dunce. Can't you remember anything?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Gracious sakes, Jack, keep quiet. Perfume. Oh, thank you.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, it's nothing. Just a bottle of perfume.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

And ecstasy, too.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, that's right.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, you're all much too kind. I. I don't think I've ever met anyone so thoughtful.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, nonsense, child. We're so happy to have you and so anxious for you to enjoy your stay. Of course, there isn't much to do here, except tonight we're having a caroling party. And Thursday's the Charity Bazaar. And we have a treasure hunt on Friday. And then we start resting up for New Year's Eve.

[Jack Sargent]

That's all there is. You know, farmers, wives don't die of boredom anymore. They die of heart failure.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Emmy, I do declare, this is the best caroling we've ever had.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes, they look nice together, don't they? Whom? Jack and Miss Leander. Like they was made for each other.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Now, if you're hinting that John's in love with her. Well, he isn't, Emmy.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Fiddlesticks, Lucy. Fiddlesticks. She's in love with him, too.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

I tell you, they're not. You don't know anything about these Things, Emmy, they're not in love. They just can't be.

[Tommy O'Leary]

O come let us adore Him O come let us adore him O come let us adore him Christ

[Jack Sargent]

the Lord. You tired, Lee?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, no, it's wonderful.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, just the same, we better get along home. We've got a long week ahead.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Long? I imagine it's going to seem pretty short.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Helka way, folks. Stay right in the hall. It'll be New Year's in just about a minute.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

It's almost over, isn't it?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, it's almost over.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

The second will be one day nearer the second.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, you mean that second when my

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

case comes up again.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. I hadn't thought of it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I have. But you've all been so sweet. No matter what happens after we get back, it won't matter so much. I have some wonderful memories.

[Jack Sargent]

So will I.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to wish you all a very happy New Year.

[Jack Sargent]

Happy New Year, Lee.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Happy New Year, Jack.

[Jack Sargent]

You know, it's an old fashioned custom, but people always kiss each other. Well, at this time I know it. Well, what am I waiting for?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I don't know. Why are you? Just a minute. Oh, Mrs. Sargent.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

I'm sorry to disturb you, Ms. Leander, but you'll be in such a rush in the morning.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, you're not disturbing me. Come in.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Thank you. First of all, I want you to know how glad we are to have had you here and how much I hope you've enjoyed your stay.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, you'll never know how much.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

And then, well, I want you to know how sorry I am you're in trouble and how much I hope it'll all come out all right.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, I. I didn't know you knew about that.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Oh, you poor child. You can be sure I never would have mentioned it now, only. Well, has Jack ever told you anything about his childhood?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Why?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

We were very poor after my husband died. In fact, we had nothing. Jack had to do the chores before school and after. And then after the chores, he studied in the evening so he could go to Colle. And then he had to work his way through college and through law school. Oh, I don't mean there's anything unusual about it. I'm only trying to tell you that he worked very hard to get where he is. Very, very hard. And he's my son and I wouldn't want anything or anyone to spoil it for him now.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I see. But I don't see why anything should spoil it for him, do you? He's in love with you. Oh, but he isn't in love with me. He's never had any more interest in me than some panhandler he'd buy a meal for.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Are you sure?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Of course I'm sure.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

He kissed you tonight.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well. Well, I'm not ugly. Oh, he might have had a little fever for me, but it isn't going any further. Hasn't been any place either.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

I see.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

He's no fool. Even if he was, I wouldn't hurt him, or you or Aunt Emmy or even Willie.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Thank you, my dear, and good night. But you do love him, don't you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I'm afraid so.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

I knew you did. Good night, my dear.

[Announcer]

We pause now for station identification.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[Announcer]

After a brief intermission, Mr. Demille presents act 3 of remember the night, starring gene arthur and fred mcmurray.

[Jack Sargent]

There's nothing like the American Express Platinum card. Find out your welcome offer after you apply, which could be as high as 175,000 points. Learn more and find out your [e-mail] explorer Platinum terms apply.

[Announcer]

But now let's look ahead to that magic moment on Christmas Eve. When the Christmas tree stands fragrant in the corner. A star gleams at the top.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

And now, John, let's turn on the tree lights. Oh.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, Mommy, it's beautiful. Beautiful. Just like a tree in the fairy story, covered with snow that doesn't ever melt.

[Announcer]

Yes, a fairy tale tree with frosty snow on its branches. Snow that will stay white and lovely right in your living room for the whole holiday season. Because it's made from the same pure white luxe flakes that you use for washing all your pretty things. It's so easy to make this luxe snow. Here's what you do. Empty a large box of luxe flakes into a big bowl. Gradually add to it 2 cups of warm water, beating the mixture with an egg beater until it looks like rich whipped cream.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Then you pick it right up in your hands and spread it along the branches with your fingers so it looks just like real snow.

[Announcer]

If you like, you can sprinkle some shiny artificial snow on top of the lux snow while it's still damp so it will catch the light.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

We put some of the lux snow on the reeds in our windows too. And I made a stunning centerpiece for our table. Pine branches covered with lux snow in a low vase and hung with tiny ornaments we hadn't used on the tree. It makes our dining room look so Christmassy.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, Mommy. Let's put some snow branches on the Table in the front hall.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

I think that would be lovely.

[Announcer]

Particularly lovely if they're in front of a mirror so you can see their reflection too. Now, remember, to make luxe snow for your tree or table decorations. Use two cups of warm water to each large box of luxe flakes. Beat the mixture with an egg beater until it looks like thick whipped cream. Then spread it with your fingers along the branches. Be sure to get the large size box of luxe flakes and ask your dealer for printed directions for making lux snow. Now Mr. DeMille returns to the microphone.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

The curtain rises on the third act of Remember the Night. The holidays are over and Jack's Sargent is taking Lee back to New York to stand trial for robbery. The road takes them across the border into Canada. There, Jack brings the car to a sudden stop.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

What's the idea of stopping?

[Jack Sargent]

Lee, do you know where we are?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Of course. We're in Canada.

[Jack Sargent]

No, you don't get it. Look, this is Canada. Over there's the United States.

[Announcer]

Stay here.

[Jack Sargent]

Don't go back.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Stop talking nonsense.

[Jack Sargent]

It is nonsense. I'm not a policeman. I can't make you go.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Is your conscience gnawing at you?

[Jack Sargent]

What do you think it was when I got bail for you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, that seems like 80 years ago. I didn't even know you were against me. Oh, I knew you were supposed to be trying to put me in jail. But you were so gentle about it.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, that's part of the technique. If you don't treat a woman with kid gloves, every man in the jury wants to punch you on the nose. And you have to handle a jury with kid gloves, too, or you'll get it right in the verdict. You know, it's very hard to put a woman in jail, no matter what she's done. I'm supposed to be kind of a specialist at it.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, no, you're not.

[Jack Sargent]

Sure, I am.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You're just trying to make me hate you so you won't feel too bad when you give me the business, aren't you? No.

[Jack Sargent]

Are you going to stay in Canada?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

A fine district attorney you are, telling me to jump bail.

[Jack Sargent]

You know I love you, don't you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Don't say that.

[Jack Sargent]

And you love me?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No.

[Jack Sargent]

I suppose that's why you've looked at me the way you have and kissed me the way you did. And why your hand has always found mine and mine has always found yours. When they were anywhere near each other.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Jack, don't be a fool. You've got to remember how hard you've worked to get where you are. You've got to think of the hours and the days and the years you spent getting through college.

[Jack Sargent]

Your mother's been talking to you.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Why shouldn't she? She's got everything to be proud of. And you've got to be proud and think about it too. Instead of telling people to jump bail and falling for the first pair of pretty eyes.

[Jack Sargent]

Lee, I love you. Oh, Jack, I love you.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Darling, it'll be awful hard to lose you.

[Jack Sargent]

You know what I wish?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

What?

[Jack Sargent]

I wish the case was over and you'd been acquitted.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Then you shouldn't have had it postponed.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, that's true. But if I hadn't, I'd never have met you.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

That's true.

[Jack Sargent]

So the case is dismissed and you've been acquitted. Knockwood and I pull out a marriage license.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, gee.

[Jack Sargent]

And we march right into the judge's chambers and have him marry us.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You know you're talking like a madman, don't you?

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. Yeah, sure. Come on, let's go.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Jack.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

The courtroom's less than a block away. Or don't you care if the jury and the rest of them see you with me?

[Jack Sargent]

So I'm not good enough to be seen with you, huh? You don't love me anymore.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I never loved you.

[Jack Sargent]

Aha. Were you just toying with me then?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, shut up.

[Jack Sargent]

You'll have to develop more courtesy and respect for your future husband, or I shall fall back in strong measures. A woman, a dog, a hickory tree. The better you beat them, the better they be.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I'll quit.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Will you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I can't argue with you. Imagine being married to a man who argues for a living. But you know all this isn't right. Can't you see the papers? District attorney marries girl crook. I'd only hurt you, Jack.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah, but you won't be a crook. You'll be acquitted.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How do you know?

[Jack Sargent]

Well, I don't know, but I think you've got a good chance.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

You wouldn't do anything to make them acquit me, would you?

[Jack Sargent]

What could I do?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I don't know. But you could throw the case if you.

[Jack Sargent]

Listen, you're being charged by a judge and a jury. You're being tried by a judge and a jury. They know the facts and they speak for themselves. There's nothing I can do about it. Not a thing.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I hope there isn't. Be a fine thing, wouldn't it?

[Jack Sargent]

Now, don't worry. So long, darling. I'll see you in court.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

You may proceed, Mr. Sergeant.

[Jack Sargent]

Thank you, your honor. I will. If this jury will Let me. They've been mumbling to themselves all morning.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

I'll take care of the jury, Mr. Sargent.

[Jack Sargent]

Thank you. Now, Ms. Leander, I believe you have testified that you were hypnotized at the time you left the jewelry store and walked up Fifth Avenue, didn't you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I.

[Jack Sargent]

Did you or didn't you? Answer the question, Ms. Leander.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, my lawyer said so.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, your lawyer said so. Are we to understand then that you and your lawyer do not agree as to exactly what happened?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Don't answer that question. Object, your honor. The question's entirely improper, and I ask it be stricken from the record. Sustained.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

The jury will disregard the question.

[Jack Sargent]

I was only trying to. Your honor. Those jurors are at it again. If they'd listen to the testimony rather than whispering among themselves.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Proceed with the case, please.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, you can't hear yourself think. Well, Ms. Leander, were you hypnotized or weren't you?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I suppose I.

[Jack Sargent]

We don't want your suppositions. We wanted to know whether or not you were hypnotized.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes.

[Jack Sargent]

Yes, what?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I guess I was hypnotized.

[Jack Sargent]

You guess you were hypnotized? First you supposed you were hypnotized. Now you guess you were. Kindly remember you're under oath. Do you know the penalty for perjury?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Object, your honor.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Sustained.

[Jack Sargent]

Tell me, Ms. Leander, just how many times have you been hypnotized by beautiful jewelry?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I. I guess quite a lot of times.

[Jack Sargent]

Did you hear, by any chance, Dr. Kineman's opinion concerning hypnotism?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, I. I'm trying to think.

[Jack Sargent]

I don't treat a woman with kid gloves. Every man on the jury wants to punch you on the nose.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh.

[Jack Sargent]

Will the witness please answer my question? And will the jury please stop mumbling?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Jack, you and you have to handle

[Jack Sargent]

a jury with kid gloves, too, or you'll get it right in the verdict.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

He's my son.

[Jack Sargent]

It's all right. It's all right, Ms. Leander. Just take all the time you want.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

He's worked so hard. I wouldn't want anything to spoil it for him now.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Well, Miss Leander, nothing must spoil it for him.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, Miss Leander, what is it? What is it?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Your honor, I object to the tactics being pursued by the district attorney. He's harrying the defendant.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No, no, wait, wait. I want to plead guilty.

[Jack Sargent]

Your honor, I don't believe this young woman is. Well, I request a five minute recess.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I want to plead guilty.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Your honor, it must be perfectly.

[Jack Sargent]

Your honor, a few minutes recess. She's obviously not responsible for what she's saying.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Why do you wish to plead guilty?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Because I am guilty. You see, when you work hard for something and promises are made, you just can't toss it away, no matter what.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Your honor, it must be perfectly clear now that this is not normal behavior.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Perfectly clear, of course.

[Jack Sargent]

And the state has no desire to take advantage of a temporary operation.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

There isn't anything temporary about this, your Honor. You can see I'm in my right mind. I plead guilty.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

You leave me no other alternative. The court at this time will fix January 7th at 10am as the day for passing sentence. The prisoner is remanded to the city jail. The jury is dismissed.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Mr. Sergeant to see you, Ms. Leander.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

All right.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

This way, Mr. Sergeant. Ten minutes.

[Jack Sargent]

Thanks.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Hello.

[Jack Sargent]

Do you know what you've done?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes.

[Jack Sargent]

Do you know it can't be undone?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes.

[Jack Sargent]

You understand there's no appeal. Nothing but jail.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

How long will I get?

[Jack Sargent]

How do I know? Maybe not very long. But if you'd kept your trap shut, you wouldn't be in here at all.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

There wasn't anything else to do. You're so strong and you argue so well. And I love you so much.

[Jack Sargent]

Yeah. You certainly proved that.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

I'd always do what you wanted, even if it wasn't good for you. I'd never have a chance against you. You'd never have a chance with me. Like just now when you were trying to lose the case. Aren't you ashamed?

[Jack Sargent]

Stop it. Oh, I know what you were trying to do. Save little Jackie's career from the bad, bad woman. Don't you think I'm the best judge of what's good for me? And ahora mascolos ye vacada proyecto al sigente niver ahora quince porciento nuna selection de puertas entradas interiores personalizadas, ademas ao centado. Best thing that's ever happened to you. Financially. Go easy. Sold my car on Carvana. Amazing offer, really. I hit 200 on the scratcher. Did the scratcher come to your house and hand you a check? No. How many scratchers did you hit to get that? I hit a button on Carvana.com once.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Okay.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

That's fair.

[Jack Sargent]

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. Pick up fees may apply. What I want most in this world?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

No.

[Jack Sargent]

And while you were making your big gesture, did you stop to think how much you'd be hurting me. Do you think I'll stop loving you Just because they lock you up with a bunch of hoodlums and hop heads

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

for the next few years, I'm not much better.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, you. You were good enough for me.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Will you come and see me?

[Jack Sargent]

Come and see you? I'm going to send for the judge and marry you right this minute.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, no, thanks, but. But if you still wanted me afterwards, you'd be a sucker if you did. But if you did, it wouldn't be the same. I'd be all square and you'd have plenty of time to think things over.

[Jack Sargent]

I don't have to think, Lee. I'll be waiting for you. No matter how long it is, I'll be waiting.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Jack. Will you stand beside me and hold my hand when I'm sentenced?

[Jack Sargent]

You know I will.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Then I won't be afraid. It'll be kind of like a marriage at that, won't it? You see, the other part won't be so bad or so long. With your voice always in my ear. Your smile always before my eyes. And the feel of your hand always in mine. Lee, I love you so. I love you so.

[Announcer]

Mr. DeMille will bring our stars back to the microphone in just a moment for their curtain calls. And now it's nearly time to trim the trees. To light the Christmas candles. And hang the Christmas stocking by the chimney with care. Well, here's hoping Santa tucks into them the very things that you want the most. We've learned that one of the things most of you ladies want the most to find tucked in your Christmas stocking is stockings. And if you're lucky and Christmas brings you some precious silks and nylons, you'll treasure them. I know. That means giving them the care. Over 90% of the makers of stockings recommend luxe flakes nightly. Luxing saves the elasticity that keeps filmy stockings from breaking into runs so easily. Helps them fit better, too. You know, it's downright extravagant to risk cake, soap, rubbing or soaps with harmful alkali. These weaken elasticity and runs pop sooner. And now, for this Christmas, lots of luck to you. And for your precious stockings, lots of lux. Now here's Mr. DeMille with our stars.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Our stars are in the spotlight again as they take a curtain call. And those special guests we told you about, Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth, will join us in a moment. But right now we give our best Grade A salute. To Gene Arthur and Fred McMurray.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Thank you, Mr. DeMille. And may I be the first to wish you and your audience a Merry Christmas.

[Jack Sargent]

I'll second that wish, CB the same to you.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

And I know I speak for our audience.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

There's something else that goes with this season of the year that I hope no one will forget. I mean, the Red Cross.

[Jack Sargent]

American women have always been generous with their time in helping the Red Cross. But there's a special job for the men now. CB that five letter word money that'll stand.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Repeating, Fred. The Red cross needs money.

[Jack Sargent]

$50 million to be exact, for the special war relief fund.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

We all know the need is great, but it must be impressed on us that the time is short. So I hope that everyone will give as much and as soon as they can.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

America has never failed the Red Cross yet, Jean. It won't fail them now. But besides Money, from what Mrs. DeMille tells me, every local chapter needs help from every woman.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Yes, there's a mountain of work to be done. And the place to volunteer for it is at your local Red Cross headquarters.

[Jack Sargent]

Well, I guess everybody is wondering what happened to Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Where are they, CB Right over there, standing on the wings. Come on out, Bob and Rita.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Hello, Everybody.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Hello.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Knit 2, Pearl 2.

[Jack Sargent]

Knit 2, Pearl 2. What goes on here, Bob? Well, I've been listening to Gene Arthur

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

talk about the Red Cross, so I'm knitting a sock.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

One sock?

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

What for?

[Jack Sargent]

That's where WC Feels he wants something to wear over his nose during blackouts.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Seriously, I want to tell all of you how much I enjoyed the play tonight.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Thank you, Rita. And we have a very pleasant assignment ahead of us right now. Suppose you explain it, Mr. DeMille.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Gladly. The Hollywood News photographers have asked us to give Bob and Rita an award on their behalf.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Photographers?

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, that must be a beauty contest.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Yes, Rita is lovely.

[Announcer]

Lovely.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

And I presume they finally saw me in Technicolor. Technicolor? Yes. Yes. Your new picture, LA Purchase is in Technicolor, isn't it? Well, I guess Paramount figured they had to do something, but. But Columbia didn't have to worry about Rita Hayworth. No, this is not an award for your beauty, Bob. Believe it or not.

[Jack Sargent]

The truth is, Bob, that Hollywood News reporters have picked you and Rita as the most photo generous people of the year in Hollywood.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

And they. They've sent over these silver trophies and asked Gene and Fred and me to present them to you tonight. Naturally, we feel very proud of that. We all know that Hollywood news photographers have helped many young players along the road to stardom. And so, an award from Them is a coveted honor on behalf of all these cameramen. To you, Bob, and to you, Rita, we offer congratulations on your photo generosity.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Thank you very much, Mr. DeMille.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Isn't that lovely?

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

It's so pretty and bright.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Yes, and you can always keep it bright with pepsidans.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Yeah. Bob, remember where you are, okay?

[Tommy O'Leary]

Okay, Rita, you can use a little

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Lux on it too.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Don't.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Don't soft soap me, Bob. Don't soft soap me just because we're expecting great things from you next week. You see, ladies and gentlemen, next Monday night the stars of the Lux Radio Theater will be Bob Hope and Hedy Lamar.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Oh, fine, Bob. What's the play?

[Jack Sargent]

The Bride Came Cod, Gene.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

It's adapted from the Warner Brothers picture the story of an aviator who kidnaps an heiress. That's Bob Hope kidnapping Hedy Lamar.

[Tommy O'Leary]

Don't wake me up. Let me dream. Well, we'll see you next week.

[Jack Sargent]

Oh, sounds like a great comedy, CB Good night.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Good night.

[Jack Sargent]

Gee, this award makes me feel so good.

[Tommy O'Leary]

I want to invite all of you to come with me as my guest for the evening.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

No, no, no, thanks, Bob. We've already seen nothing but the truth.

[Lee Leander / Anna Rose Malone]

Good night.

[Mrs. Sargent / Mother]

Good night.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Remember the night. Made this a night to remember. On this Monday night every year we've brought you the Christmas greetings of this theatre and the sincere good wishes of our sponsor. We do so again this year. For although these are serious times, that doesn't mean that America won't celebrate Christmas. The very first meaning of this sacred season is a promise of new hope and a new day to come. And so, on this 22nd night of December in 1941America looks with confidence to the day when right shall triumph and peace on earth shall reign again. 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 Hedy Lamar and Bob Hope in the bride came Cod. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood.

[Announcer]

Ted McMurray is currently seen in the Paramount picture New Yorktown. The picture, Remember the Night, was based on an original screenplay by Preston Sturges who recently wrote and directed Sullivan's Travels. Bob Hope's new Paramount picture is Louisiana Purchase. Rita Hayworth is currently starring with Fred Astaire in youn'll Never Get Rich and is working in the 20th Century Fox picture, My Gal.

[Narrator / Cecil B. DeMille]

Sal.

[Announcer]

Beulah Bondi is now appearing in the Warner Brothers picture, One Foot in Heaven. Heard in tonight's play were Verna Felton as Aunt Emma Felix Valli as Willie, Arthur Q. Bryan as o', Leary, Griff Barnett as Judge Buck woods as Rufus and Warren Ash, Bea Bennett Erit, Edward Marr, Edwin Max, Lee Millar, Charles Seal, Bernard Zandal and Audrey Reynolds. Tune in next Monday night to hear Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr in the Bride Came Cod. Our music was directed by Louis Silvers and your announcer has been Melville ruins. This is the Colombia Broadcasting System.