Lux Radio Theatre - Wuthering Heights

Summary

Harold's Old Time Radio

Lux Radio Theatre – Wuthering Heights

Original Airdate: June 27, 2026
Featured Cast:

• Ida Lupino as Cathy
• Basil Rathbone as Heathcliff
• Host: Cecil B. DeMille

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Episode Overview

This episode of Harold's Old Time Radio presents a classic Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ida Lupino and Basil Rathbone, the episode dramatizes the tempestuous love and bitter revenge between Cathy and Heathcliff on the Yorkshire moors. The performance delves into themes of passion, social class, jealousy, and undying love, staying faithful to Brontë’s novel while encapsulating the cinematic flair of Golden Age radio drama.

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Key Discussion Points & Dramatic Highlights

1. Introduction & Setting the Scene

• [00:28] Cecil B. DeMille welcomes the audience:

  "For sheer drama and excitement, few stories can equal Wuthering Heights. It's a wild, tempestuous play, stormy as its locale in the bleak English moors..."
  (DeMille sets expectations for an intense, emotional story rooted in love and tragedy.)

2. Arrival at Wuthering Heights

• [04:50 – 05:14] The episode opens on the moors as Lockwood seeks refuge at Wuthering Heights, meeting the brooding Heathcliff and the tense, eerie household.

  Basil Rathbone (Heathcliff): "Strangers have no business on the moors at this time of year. No business here at any time."
  (Atmosphere of resentment and desolation is immediately established.)

3. Origins of Heathcliff

• [08:17 – 09:45] Servant Ellen begins recounting the backstory:

  • Mr. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff, a beaten foundling from Liverpool, sparking jealousy with his son Hindley and curiosity from Cathy.
  • Early seeds of rivalry and kinship are sown during their childhood adventures.

• [12:17]

  Basil Rathbone (Heathcliff): "No. You're my queen, Kathy. And you'll always be my queen."
  (Childhood bond and symbolism of their connection introduced.)

4. Descent into Bitterness & Longing

• [13:21 – 14:41]

  • After Mr. Earnshaw’s death, Heathcliff is relegated to stable boy by the jealous Hindley.
  • Cathy yearns for rescue, torn between love for Heathcliff and hunger for a better life:

    Ida Lupino (Cathy): "Why aren't you a prince like we said long ago? Why can't you rescue me, Heathcliff?"

• [15:00] Heathcliff ultimately leaves Wuthering Heights, overwhelmed by his love and suffering.

5. Cathy’s World Without Heathcliff

• [16:03 – 17:29] Cathy is drawn into the refined Linton family’s world, catching the eye of Edgar Linton.

  • Heathcliff’s return sparks jealousy and class tensions, culminating in a bitter confrontation:

    "Why are you dressed in silk?" (Heathcliff)
    "Because gentlefolk dress for dinner." (Cathy)

• [18:03 – 18:43] An emotional spat between Cathy, Edgar, and Heathcliff exposes her divided heart:

  "Those you love. That stable boy?" (Edgar)
  "Yes." (Cathy)

6. The Fateful Engagement

• [23:16 – 25:54] Ellen encourages Cathy to reflect on her love for Edgar:

  "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." (Cathy, [24:26])

  • Heathcliff overhears Cathy say marrying him "would degrade me," prompting his flight from Wuthering Heights.

7. Heathcliff’s Transformation & Return

• [31:41 – 33:47] Years later, Heathcliff returns, now wealthy and refined, and buys the indebted Wuthering Heights from Hindley as an act of revenge.

  "I have just bought the horses, the cattle and the moors belonging to the estate known as Wuthering Heights." (Heathcliff, [33:15])

• Meeting between Cathy, Edgar, and Isabella builds new tensions.

  Ida Lupino (Cathy): "You're welcome to come too, but not with the old scowl on your face or the old bitterness in your heart." ([34:00])

8. Isabella Linton & Heathcliff’s Revenge

• [36:03 – 37:19] Isabella, Edgar's sister, becomes infatuated with Heathcliff; he seduces her largely to torment Cathy.

• [40:15 – 41:11]

  "Did you ask Isabella to marry you?" (Cathy)
  "Yes. To teach you the ways of pain and the hell I'm in." (Heathcliff, [40:40])

• Isabella marries Heathcliff, descending into misery.

9. Cathay’s Decline & Tragic Conclusion

• [44:02 – 45:51] Cathay falls gravely ill—doctor detects she suffers from "the will to die."

• [48:15 – 49:10] Her final delirious moments, longing for the heather, the “castle” of her youth, and Heathcliff.

  "Because I was a queen there once. Will you bring me the heather, darling?" (Cathy, [49:13])

• [52:08 – 54:18] The last, heart-rending confrontation:

  "You loved me. What right had you to throw away my love for that poor fancy thing you felt for him?" (Heathcliff) "I forgive you for what you've done. I love you. I love my murderer." (Heathcliff, [54:02])

• [55:14 – 56:22] Cathy dies; Heathcliff implores her spirit to never let him be at peace, his eternal longing giving the tale its legendary gothic power.

  "May you not rest so long as I live on. I killed you. Then haunt me." (Heathcliff, [55:26])

10. Epilogue & Reflection

• [56:22 – 57:28] Ellen explains how Heathcliff’s love and longing consumed him beyond death; Lockwood realizes the haunting presence in the house was Cathy’s undying love.

• [58:41] The curtain closes, and the cast returns for a brief goodbye, reflecting on the story’s enduring power:

  "I don't think the world will ever let [Wuthering Heights] die." (Ida Lupino, [58:56])
  "To play in it is one of the untouchable unforgettable experiences of an actor's life." (Basil Rathbone, [59:01])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Cathy to Heathcliff:

  "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." ([24:26])

• Heathcliff’s Lament:

  "If you die, Kathy. If you die, there will be no peacefully ever." ([53:02])

• Heathcliff’s Despair in Death:

  "May you not rest so long as I live on. I killed you. Then haunt me. Be with me always." ([55:26])

• Closing Reflection:

  "I love you. I love my murderer." (Heathcliff, [54:02])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [05:16] Cathy advocates for Lockwood, showing her compassion and the start of the central love triangle.
• [08:17 – 14:41] Ellen’s flashback to childhood and the foundation of Cathy and Heathcliff’s bond.
• [15:00] Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights.
• [24:26 – 25:54] Cathy’s soul-baring confession about Heathcliff.
• [31:41 – 33:47] Heathcliff’s triumphant return and acquisition of Wuthering Heights.
• [40:15 – 41:44] Heathcliff’s resolve to marry Isabella for revenge.
• [47:00 – 54:18] Cathy’s final conversation and Heathcliff’s desperate farewell.

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Summary & Legacy

Lux Radio Theatre’s Wuthering Heights delivers a sweeping adaptation of the Brontë novel, with measured performances by Lupino and Rathbone. The episode powerfully dramatizes star-crossed love, revenge, and the persistence of passion beyond death, serving as a standout example of Golden Age radio storytelling.
As the curtain falls, both Lupino and Rathbone reflect on the story’s unyielding hold on the public imagination—underscoring why Wuthering Heights remains a timeless tale of the destructive and redemptive power of love.

Transcript

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, you can't. He's our guest.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then suppose you attend to his comfort.

[Ida Lupino]

Ellen, show the gentleman to the guest room, please. The guest room, mistress? Yes. There's no other place. Yes, mistress. This way, sir. Now, if you hold the lamp, sir, while I unlock the door. Of course. Mind you don't stumble on the carpet. It's about falling to pieces, I'm afraid.

[Basil Rathbone]

You call this the guest chamber?

[Ida Lupino]

It was once.

[Basil Rathbone]

It's a trifle depressing. May I light a fire?

[Ida Lupino]

No fire will burn in that grate, sir. The chimney's been planned for years.

[Basil Rathbone]

Must have been a fine old house once. What's it called?

[Ida Lupino]

This is Wuthering Heights, sir.

[Basil Rathbone]

And the tall chap downstairs with the piercing eyes?

[Ida Lupino]

That'll be Master Heathcliff, sir.

[Basil Rathbone]

And the one lovely lady who looked at him with fear?

[Ida Lupino]

That's his wife, Mistress Isabella. Well, good night, sir. And if you want anything, there's the bell rope. My Name is Ellen.

[Basil Rathbone]

Thank you, Ellen. Good night. Good Lord.

[Ida Lupino]

The window. The catch broke in the wind, sir. Stand back.

[Basil Rathbone]

I'll close it.

[Ida Lupino]

Let me pretend I'm lost on the moon. Listen. I heard a voice. Let me in. I'm lost on the moon. He. He go there. A hand.

[Basil Rathbone]

A cold hand grabbed my wrist.

[Ida Lupino]

A hand.

[Basil Rathbone]

Didn't you hear the voice?

[Ida Lupino]

A. A woman shouting. She's lost on the moor.

[Basil Rathbone]

What's going on here?

[Ida Lupino]

A voice out there.

[Basil Rathbone]

A woman crying that she's lost. Then she's come. She's come again at last.

[Ida Lupino]

Kathy, wait for me. Wait for me.

[Basil Rathbone]

He's not going out there in that storm.

[Ida Lupino]

I'm coming. I'm coming. Kathy.

[Basil Rathbone]

This is insane.

[Ida Lupino]

Come back. Kathy. Kathy. Close the window, sir.

[Basil Rathbone]

Not that man out there.

[Ida Lupino]

Close the window.

[Basil Rathbone]

Am I mad? Why did he go out there? What was that voice?

[Ida Lupino]

You heard him call her name? It was Kathy.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy? Who's she?

[Ida Lupino]

Kathy is a girl who died.

[Basil Rathbone]

I don't believe in ghosts, if that's what you mean. I don't believe in phantoms sobbing in the night.

[Ida Lupino]

You don't believe? Well, perhaps if I told you her story, you would change your mind about the dead returning.

[Basil Rathbone]

Tell me her story.

[Ida Lupino]

It all began the time I came to Wuthering Heights as a servant. That was 50 years ago, in 1790. The place was different then. A sweet, well kept estate. Mr. Earnshaw was master. A fine man who dearly loved his two children, Kathy and Hindley. One day Mr. Earnshaw returned from Liverpool with a foundling boy. He had picked up a dark, savage looking gypsy lad with the most dreadful marks of beatings on his back. Mr. Earnshaw called for me the moment he arrived.

[Basil Rathbone]

Give him a good scrubbing, Ellen. And put some of Hindley's clothes on him.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, sir. Come with me, lad. Don't touch me.

[Basil Rathbone]

Let me alone.

[Ida Lupino]

Goodness.

[Basil Rathbone]

Now, son. Ellen won't hurt you. You're safe here. No one will ever beat you again. And you'll always have plenty to eat.

[Ida Lupino]

Papa's come.

[Basil Rathbone]

Papa's come. Get out of my way. Hello, Father. Lovely. And Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Papa, who's that boy?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes, who is he? Father? Children. Our little guest will pay us a visit for a time. As long as he wants a home. Here.

[Ida Lupino]

He's dirty. Look at him.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy. Don't make me ashamed of you. Henley. He'll sleep in your room. In my room? I won't let him. He's a dirty gypsy. That'll do, Henley. He must learn to share things. Take charge of the boy, Ellen.

[Ida Lupino]

And what will his name be Mr. Runshaw.

[Basil Rathbone]

His name, I think we'll call him Heathcliff.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, sir. Come, Heathcliff. That dark, brooding boy who never before had known kindness. Brought a subtle change to life at Wuthering Heights. The three children seemed to play well enough together. Going camping off over the moors on their ponies. And climbing the crags together. But neither Kathy nor Hindley were open and frank anymore. And one day, the children. Your father gave me this pony. It's mine.

[Basil Rathbone]

Give me that pony, do you hear?

[Ida Lupino]

Or I'll tell Father you boasted you'd turn us out when he died. That's a lie. I never said that. Of course he didn't. He did. He wormed his way into everything Father does for us. He'll cheat us out of everything.

[Basil Rathbone]

You never had a father. You gypsy beggar. You'll never get mine.

[Ida Lupino]

Hindley, don't hit him. No, Donald, don't. He slipped. Magogie as a stone. There.

[Basil Rathbone]

Fancy.

[Ida Lupino]

That'll teach you. He's bleeding. Serves him right.

[Basil Rathbone]

Gypsy gone.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, are you hurt? Please. He hit me with that stone. Please, Heathcliff, don't look like that. Why don't you ever cry when you're hurt like other people? Why should I cry? I'll pay him back someday. I don't care how long I wait.

[Basil Rathbone]

If I can only pay him back.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, don't say those things. Come, Heathcliff. Now Henley's gone, he can have a game at the castle again. I don't feel like playing at the castle. Please. You always smile and laugh when we're there. Come on, Heathlet. We'll play our game. So, Heathcliff, sit here beside me on the stone and we'll look out over the moors. This is our castle. Castle? Just Tennyson Crag, and you know it. It's not either. This is your castle and you're a prince in disguise. Tell me about it again. It's all true. Cross my heart. Your father was Emperor of China and your mother a queen of India. You were kidnapped by wicked sailors and brought to England. Don't make fun of me, Kathy. I'm not making fun of you. You're really and truly prince, and I'm your slave.

[Basil Rathbone]

No. You're my queen, Kathy. And you'll always be my queen.

[Ida Lupino]

I won't let anyone else think of his queen. Do you hear? Yes. Hitler your queen. And that's the way they grew up. Wild and free, roaming the moors together. But Hindley grew more and more jealous. Kathy was 18 and Hindley passed 21 when Mr. Earnshaw died. Good man. He never saw the evil of life and had raised Heath like his own son was. On the very day of his funeral.

[Basil Rathbone]

You're not going into that room to look at my father's body. Why? He loved me more than he did you. He's past your wheedling now. I'm master of Wuthering Heights. If you want to stay here, we'd need for a stable boy. A stable boy? That or get out.

[Ida Lupino]

And that's what he became. Heathcliff, who had lived under this roof as one of the family, was a stable boy.

[Basil Rathbone]

Well, give me a hand up to my saddle. Very well, sir. You gipsy beggar. How many times must I tell you, sir? That's better. By the time I come back in the morning, I want these stables scrubbed. Scrubbed. You understand? It will not alfresh or my arm drops.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes, Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. I heard him. How much longer are you going to stand this?

[Basil Rathbone]

I don't know what you mean.

[Ida Lupino]

Look at you. Dirty and unkempt and in rags. Why aren't you a man? Why don't you run away?

[Basil Rathbone]

Run away? From you?

[Ida Lupino]

You could come back rich and take me with you. Oh, why aren't you a prince like we said long ago? Why can't you rescue me? Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy. Come away with me now.

[Ida Lupino]

Now? But where?

[Basil Rathbone]

Anywhere.

[Ida Lupino]

You mean leave as we are? Live in haystacks? Steal our food? Oh, no, Heathcliff, no. That isn't what I want.

[Basil Rathbone]

You just want me to go off alone. Well, that won't do. I've stayed here since your father died. Been beaten and cursed like a dog. Abused and driven mad just because I could be near you. And like a dog, I'll stay to the end. To the end.

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

It feels good to Geico.

[Ida Lupino]

The curses and insults were too much even for his great love. And so he disappeared. Cathay found a new world in her first introduction at Linton Manor with Edgar Linton and his sister Isabella. Both Cathay's age. Music and laughter were there. Shining eyes and dancing. And it was Escape from Wuthering Heights. Edgar Linton fell madly in love with Kathy. And they were constantly together then. I remember so well. One evening, Edgar brought Kathy home in the pony cart. As quickly as I could, I tried to warn her.

[Basil Rathbone]

My hand on from the cart.

[Ida Lupino]

Miss Kathy. Oh, Ellen. We had the most marvelous time. Judge Linton had guests from Liverpool. Cathy, come here. Excuse me, Edgar. There's something wrong in it. Heathcliff. Cathy. Heathcliff. When did he come? Last night. He talks so strange. Heath. Here he is now.

[Basil Rathbone]

Hello, Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. Heathcliff. You said you'd stay away.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why were you gone so long?

[Ida Lupino]

I didn't expect to find you here.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why were you gone so long?

[Ida Lupino]

Because I'd met the Lintons. Because I was at their house. Because I've learned to dance and had a wonderful, delightful, fascinating time.

[Basil Rathbone]

Are you at the stable, boy? Would you mind putting my horse up for an hour?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, and you might wash your hands and comb your hair, Heathcliff. So I needn't be ashamed of you before a guest. And look after Mr. Linton's horse, please.

[Basil Rathbone]

Let him look after his own horse. Pleasant fellow. How can your brother allow such a beast of a gypsy stable boy to act like this?

[Ida Lupino]

Beast of the gypsy's face?

[Basil Rathbone]

Of course. A roadside beggar giving himself airs of equality.

[Ida Lupino]

What do you know about Heathcliff?

[Basil Rathbone]

Judging from this performance, all I need to know.

[Ida Lupino]

He was my friend long before you.

[Basil Rathbone]

That blaggard blackguard and all.

[Ida Lupino]

He belongs under our roof and you speak well of him or. Get out.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy, are you out of your senses?

[Ida Lupino]

Get out, I said. Oh, stop calling those I love names.

[Basil Rathbone]

Those you love. That stable boy?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy, what possesses you? Do you realize what you're saying?

[Ida Lupino]

I'm saying I hate you. I hate the look of that milk white face. I hate the touch of your soft, foolish hands.

[Basil Rathbone]

Some of that gypsy's evil soul has gotten into you, I think.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Some of that biggest dirt is on you?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes.

[Ida Lupino]

Now get out.

[Basil Rathbone]

Get out.

[Ida Lupino]

Get out.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Kathy. Please come back, Miss. Kathy. Ellen. Ellen. Where is he? Where's Heathcliff? Tell me. He's across the moors towards Pennison Crag. Oh, Heathcliff. Heathcliff. Heathcliff. You've forgiven me. Oh, say you've forgiven me.

[Basil Rathbone]

It was not your heart that spoke. Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

No, my darling. Because my heart is yours.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy. The clouds are lowering. Of a Gimmeton head.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes. Oh, Heathcliff. See how the light is changing?

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathleen. You are such a part of all this.

[Ida Lupino]

Perhaps we belong to the moors, you and I. Oh, Heathcliff. Make the world stop right here. Make everything stop and stand still and never, never move again. The moors never change. You and I never change.

[Basil Rathbone]

The moors and I's will never change. Don't you, Kathy?

[Ida Lupino]

I can't. No matter what I say or do, this is I forever.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, smell the heather, Heathcliff. Fill my arms with heather. All they can hold.

[Basil Rathbone]

You're not thinking of that other world now.

[Ida Lupino]

Don't talk, darling. Don't talk. All this might disappear. Ellen. Ellen, hurry, please. My hair's not nearly fixed yet. Well, what is the matter? Supposing you're not ready when your Mr. Linton gets here? Any young man who comes sniveling back after the way you treated him.

[Basil Rathbone]

Ellen.

[Ida Lupino]

I sent my apologies to him, didn't I? Of course he'll come, Cassie. I can't believe this change in you. Why, just yesterday it seemed you were a stupid harum scarum child with dirty hands and a willful heart. That's my other nature, Ellen. I still have it. Used to fly around wild, but now I can coax it into a cage whenever I want to. Heathcliff. Since when are you in the habit of entering my room?

[Basil Rathbone]

I want to talk to you. Get out, Ellen.

[Ida Lupino]

I will not. I take orders from miss. Now that we're so happily alone, may I know to what I owe this great honor?

[Basil Rathbone]

He's coming here again.

[Ida Lupino]

Who?

[Basil Rathbone]

You know who I mean. That stupid fop Linton.

[Ida Lupino]

You're unbearable. Utterly unbearable.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why are you dressed in silk?

[Ida Lupino]

Because gentlefolk dress for dinner.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why are you trying to win his puling flattery?

[Ida Lupino]

I'm not a child anymore. You can't talk to me that way.

[Basil Rathbone]

I'm not talking to a child. I'm talking to Kathy. My Cathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, I'm your Cathy?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes.

[Ida Lupino]

And I'm to take orders from you, A dirty stable boy? Allow you to select what dresses I shall wear and bow humbly to your horrible, wretched tempers?

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy, where is your Heart.

[Ida Lupino]

You had your chance to be something else. You left here once. Well, why didn't you stay away now. Let me alone.

[Basil Rathbone]

That's right. The dirty stable boy can't come near you, lest he saw your dress. But who soils your heart? Who turns you into a cheap, vain, ambitious fool? Linton does. You let yourself be loved by him because you want to be a fine lady. Because it pleases your stupid, greedy vanity.

[Ida Lupino]

Stop it. Thief or beggar is all you were born to be. Kneeling beside the road, begging for favors. Not earning them, but whimpering for them with dirty hands.

[Basil Rathbone]

So that's all I am to you now? A pair of dirty hands. Well, have them there. Have them where they belong.

[Ida Lupino]

How dare you? How dare you.

[Basil Rathbone]

No, it doesn't help to strike you.

[Ida Lupino]

Well, Heathcliff, I'll thank you to stay out of my kitchen.

[Basil Rathbone]

Is Kathy still with with him?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, she is. What is the matter with you? What are you staring at?

[Basil Rathbone]

I want to crawl to her feet. Whimper. To be forgiven for loving her. For needing her more than my own life. For belonging to her more than my own soul. I want to beg for a smile. I don't care if she loves Minton or whom she loves. If she'll only look at me, say my name.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, Heathcliff, you. Ellen. Ellen. She's coming. Now get out, Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

I'll wait outside the door.

[Ida Lupino]

No, you can't.

[Basil Rathbone]

I want to beware, for I can see her, hear her.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. Ellen, where are you? Oh, here you are. Yes, miss? Kathleen. Has Mr. Linton gone? He just left. Oh, Ellen. Ellen, I have some wonderful news for you. Kitchen. There's no place for that dress. Come inside. No, no. Ellen, listen. Edgar has asked me to marry him. And what did you say? I'm to give him my answer tomorrow. Cassie, do you love him? Of course. Why? Well, that's a silly question. Because he's handsome and pleasant to be with? Not enough. Well, then. Because he'll be rich someday. And I'll be the finest lady in the county. Oh, it'd be heaven to escape from here, Ellen. And what about Heathcliff? Oh, Heathcliff. Ellen, he gets worse every day. It would degrade me to marry him. I wish he'd never come back. Ellen. What was that? I think. Oh, nothing. The wind, perhaps. Oh. Well. My darling, if Master Edgar and his beautiful. Does this beautiful home mean heaven to you? You'd better enter that heaven and take your place among the linden angels. The only thing is, Ellen, I wonder if I belong in heaven. I dreamed once I was there and I broke My heart with weeping to come back to earth, to the bleak moors. The angels were so angry they flung me back. And I awoke sobbing with joy on top of Wuthering Heights. So, Ellen, I suppose I've really no more business marrying Edgar Linton than I'd have in heaven. But Ellen. Ellen, what can I do? You're thinking of Heathcliff? Who else? He sunk so low. He seems to take pleasure in being mean and brutal. And yet he's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. Everything he's suffered, I've suffered. The little happiness he's known, I've known too. Everything else in the world died and only Heathcliff remained. Life would still be full for me. Who was that? Ellen? Ella. I heard Miss Kathy.

[Basil Rathbone]

Miss Cathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, Joseph?

[Basil Rathbone]

Heathcliff's taken Master Hindley's best horse. He's gone.

[Ida Lupino]

Gone? Ellen. Ellen. Did he hear what I said? Yes, Miss Cathy. How much did he hear? I am not sure. Sure. But I think to where you said it would degrade you to marry her. Oh, no. No. Heathcliff. Heathcliff, come back. Come back. Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Act two of wuthering heist. Starring ida lupino as cathy and basil rathbone as heathcliff.

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

I think you've wandered too far, mate.

[Basil Rathbone]

It feels good to find what you're looking for.

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

On that stormy winter night a century ago, the traveler Lockwood sat in the musty guest room at Wuthering Heights, listening to the story told him by the old servant Ellen. Outside, the wind swept over the moors, shaking the ancient house to its foundations. The Lamp on the mantelpiece flickered, casting eerie shadows.

[Ida Lupino]

Life at Heathcliff went away. Kathy ran far across the moors after him in the bitter cold, calling his name into the wind. Hours later in the morning, Edgar Linton found her half frozen in her silken party dress, unconscious on the crag the children used to call the castle. For weeks after she was ill, the Lynch Linton took her to their manor house. And I was glad, for Master Hindley had grown unbearable with his drinking. The Lyndon home was heaven compared to Wuthering Heights. And so, day by day, the strange influence that Heathcliff had had upon Cathay wore off. And she was happy with Edgar.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why can't you remain here forever, Kathy?

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, Edgar. You and your sister. You've been too kind to me already.

[Basil Rathbone]

If I can make you happy by just being kind, that should be enough for me. After all, what else can I give you?

[Ida Lupino]

What else? You've given me a great deal else, Edgar. You've given me your own self, your strength.

[Basil Rathbone]

My strength.

[Ida Lupino]

You'd understand if you really knew what my life was before. It was like the moors, endless and desolate. And I was lost in them. Calling for. Calling for someone in the darkness to save me. And nobody answered. I couldn't see even the trace of a path. I was so frightened, so terribly alone. Then suddenly you were there. You held out your hand and led me back to a way of living I thought I'd lost forever. What you said long ago is true. There was a curse on me that kept me from being myself. Or at least what I wanted to be. It kept me from. Well, from living in heaven. There. Do you understand now, Kathy?

[Basil Rathbone]

Oh, my darling. Let me take care of you forever. Let me guard you and love you always.

[Ida Lupino]

Would you? Would you love me always?

[Basil Rathbone]

Always, Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Then let's be married, Edgar. Oh, quickly. Quickly.

[Basil Rathbone]

What to call it?

[Ida Lupino]

After she became its mistress, the only one who did not seem completely happy was Edgar's sister, Isabella. A year or two after the marriage, the three of them sat in the drawing room. Edgar reading, Isabella playing the spinet, Kathy quietly doing petty point when the door knocker sounded. And when I saw who it was, I went back into the drawing. Yes, Ellen? What's the matter, Kathy? Heathcliff has come back. Heathcliff? Oh, tell him I'm not at home, Ellen.

[Basil Rathbone]

Not at home, darling, to whom?

[Ida Lupino]

It's Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Heathcliff? Well, does he seem the same, Ellen?

[Ida Lupino]

No, sir. I hardly recognized him. Fine clothes. He seems quite the gentleman. Don't paddle, Ellen. I said I didn't wish to see him.

[Basil Rathbone]

Nonsense, Kathy. It's been a long time. Bygones. Must be bygones. Yes.

[Ida Lupino]

Let us see some kind of caller.

[Basil Rathbone]

Show him in, Ellen.

[Ida Lupino]

Listen, Edgar, this is a mistake.

[Basil Rathbone]

See? Your hands are trembling.

[Ida Lupino]

Are they?

[Basil Rathbone]

The pastor's dead, dear. Don't hesitate to smile and be nice to him because I'll understand. It's my wife who loves me. You smile.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, thank you, Edgar. You always understand. Mr. Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Come in. Hello, Kathy. How are you? Heathcliff, have you met my sister, Isabella? Oh, I'm sorry. How do you do, Ms. Nitton?

[Ida Lupino]

We are glad to see a guest, sir.

[Basil Rathbone]

Thank you. Well, Heathcliff, I must say I've never seen such a complete change in a man. You seem to have prospered. I must have gone to America. I did.

[Ida Lupino]

We wondered where you went.

[Basil Rathbone]

You must have found at least a gold mine. No, I merely remembered that my father was emperor of China and my mother a queen of India. I beg your pardon. So I claimed my inheritance. Kathy will understand. It's an old joke between us. I see. Staying long in the neighborhood? I'm staying the rest of my life. Really? I have just bought the horses, the cattle and the moors belonging to the estate known as Wuthering Heights.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, no.

[Basil Rathbone]

You mean Kathy's brother Hindley sold out? Yes, but he doesn't know it yet. I imagine it will be a shock when Hindley discovers his gambling and liquor debts were paid up for him by his former stable boy, Heathcliff.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, you can't have done that.

[Basil Rathbone]

That's as underhanded a piece of work as I've ever heard of. If I had known Henley was in such financial straits that his holdings were being stolen by his. May I remind you, Mr. Edgar Linton, that I'm not a stranger. I am merely a neighbor. Now I'll say good night.

[Ida Lupino]

Wait, Heathcliff. Well, I want you to know that we sometimes have friends who come here as guests, Edgar and I. You're welcome to come too, but not with the old scowl on your face or the old bitterness in your heart.

[Basil Rathbone]

Thank you, my old friend Kathy, for the warning. Oh, I just remembered. I forgot to congratulate you on your marriage. I've often thought about it, I assure you. May I now express. Express my delight. Good night,

[Ida Lupino]

Edgar. I think you behaved abominably.

[Basil Rathbone]

What?

[Ida Lupino]

And you too, Kathy.

[Basil Rathbone]

What in thunder do you mean?

[Ida Lupino]

You could at least have been civil. You dismissed him as if he'd been a servant.

[Basil Rathbone]

Do you consider him anything else?

[Ida Lupino]

I find he's grown fascinating and distinguished.

[Basil Rathbone]

Really, Isabella, I hope I Misunderstand.

[Ida Lupino]

Well, you don't. We see all too few people. And I for one shan't be rude if he ever calls again. Oh, Edgar, I greatly dread what the future will bring.

[Basil Rathbone]

Nonsense, darling. I tell you, the past is dead. That's all. Joseph, I'll occupy the master bedroom. Yes. You will stay on, of course. Thank you, sir. Shall I pack Master Hindley's things? No. Just move them out of the master's bedroom. He will remain under this roof. Master Hindley, sir? Yes. He gave me a roof once when I needed it. I take it he's drinking a great deal. Yes. Though Dr. Kenneth has ordered him not to give him all the drink he wants. Yes. Oh, a lady's waiting to see you, sir. A lady from Linton Manors. Oh, why didn't you tell me? In future, announce visitors at once. Oh, Miss Linton.

[Ida Lupino]

Are you disappointed, sir?

[Basil Rathbone]

Not at all.

[Ida Lupino]

I was passing by and my horse went lame.

[Basil Rathbone]

I see.

[Ida Lupino]

I. I just want to tell you that I'm furious with my brother and Miss Kathy. They received you most shamefully last night.

[Basil Rathbone]

Your brother didn't send you with this apology?

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, no. In fact, he's forbidden me.

[Basil Rathbone]

Forbidden you to speak to me?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

And Kathy also forbade you?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then in all the moorland, you're my only friend.

[Ida Lupino]

I. I would like to be.

[Basil Rathbone]

Thank you, Miss Linton. I enjoy frankness. You didn't come here to apologize. And your horse didn't go lame.

[Ida Lupino]

Why?

[Basil Rathbone]

You came here because you're lonely. Because the house you live in is too happily wedded for an outspoken. Because it's no joy to ride the moors alone. Isn't that right?

[Ida Lupino]

Yes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then you needn't be lonely anymore, my dear.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh,

[Basil Rathbone]

you think it's strange that I should kiss you?

[Ida Lupino]

I. I don't know.

[Basil Rathbone]

You hated it.

[Ida Lupino]

No.

[Basil Rathbone]

I see you like frankness. Tomb.

[Ida Lupino]

The same strange power that Heathcliff had held over Cathay, he seemed to hold over Isabella, too. Against her brother's wishes, she came often to Wuthering Heights. And she was seen many times with Heathcliff riding across the moor. Then one night, there was a party at Linden Manor. Heathcliff had not been invited, but he came as Isabella's guest. He danced every dance with her, but his looks were all for Cathay. Dark, brooding looks. Until the guests grew uncomfortable and left before the evening had well begun. Later that night, Cathay went to Isabella's room. Isabella, may I come in? A few words. You getting ready for bed? Yes. Wasn't it a lovely dance tonight, though? I think you could have Been more gracious to my guest. Isabella, may I speak to you for a moment? Well, you behave disgracefully. In what way, may I ask? It was bad enough asking Heathcliff without consulting us or preparing us. You'd have forbidden me. But to make a spectacle of yourself, to throw yourself at him the way you did. Nobody else would pay attention to him. You refused to dance with him. I had to dance. Every dance is a result. Oh, you fool. You vain little fool. Really, Kathy, I'm going to open your eyes. Isabella, he's using you. Using you to be near me. To smile at me behind your back. To stare at me until our guests fear his murderous gypsy look. To try to rouse something in my heart that's dead. Well, I shan't let you help him any longer. So that's what you mean. It's you who are vain and foolish. Kathy, Heathcliff's in love with me. It's a lie. It's not a lie. He's told me so. He's kissed me. He's. Yes. Kissed me. Held me in his arms. Told me he loves me. Isabella, I'm going to your brother. Yes. Go to Edgar. Tell him Heathcliff's asked me to marry him and that I said yes. You hear? Yes. Isabella, you can't. He's not a man. He's something horrible and dark to live with. I know why you say such things. Because you love him. How dare you say that. You do love him. You're mad with pain and jealousy at the thought of my marrying him. Because you want him to pine for you, dream of you, die for you, while you're safe as the lovely Mrs. Edgar Linton. You won't have him happy. You want to hurt him, Destroy him. But I want to make him happy. And I will. I will.

[Basil Rathbone]

Sit down, Kathy. I won't say I'm not surprised to see you. Does Edgar know? I doubt if he'd approve.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, is it true?

[Basil Rathbone]

Is what true?

[Ida Lupino]

Did you ask Isabella to marry you? Did you? Oh, Heathcliff, you mustn't do this villainous thing. She's never harmed you.

[Basil Rathbone]

No, but you have harmed me.

[Ida Lupino]

Then punish me.

[Basil Rathbone]

That's what I intend to do.

[Ida Lupino]

I don't understand.

[Basil Rathbone]

Every moment I hold her in my arms, when I kiss her, when I promise her life and happiness, you'll be punished.

[Ida Lupino]

You'd marry her to do that?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes. To teach you the ways of pain and the hell I'm in.

[Ida Lupino]

He's got. This is worse than I thought. If there's anything human left in you, don't make me a partner to this crime. It's mad and stupid.

[Basil Rathbone]

If your heart were only stronger than your dull care for the world and its conventions, I'd live silent and content in your shadow, begging for an occasional word or thought, as I used to do. But no, you had to destroy me with that weakness you call virtue. You had to keep me tormented with that cruelty you think so pious.

[Ida Lupino]

How have I been cruel?

[Basil Rathbone]

You wished to be known as the finest lady in the county. You wanted your luxury and your light. At the same time you wanted to keep me your despairing lover. Now that I'm returned, had you given me the smile of love, I might have been content. Well, now you needn't think of me as your despairing and foolish lover. You can think of me as Isabella's husband and be glad for my happiness, as I am glad for yours.

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

It feels good to Geico. Curtain rises on the third act of weathering height. In the crumbling house on Wuthering Heights a hundred years ago. The candle burns low in the dreary guest room. There's no sound but the wind outside and the hushed voice of the old maidservant as she tells her story.

[Ida Lupino]

It was then that Isabella Linton came into this house as a bride. Yes, Heathcliff married her out of revenge. The same revenge that made him keep Hindley here. A doddering, broken fool slowly drinking himself into the grave. Isabella learned the reason for her marriage to Heathcliff, but she was powerless to do anything. Then one day, Dr. Kenneth, an old friend Came to see her. He had come that morning from Linton Manor.

[Basil Rathbone]

I tell you, Isabella, go back where you belong, to Edgar's house.

[Ida Lupino]

Edgar disowns me, Dr. Kenneth.

[Basil Rathbone]

I know. But he needs you now. Kathy's gravely ill. Really? Didn't you know? It's a matter of days now, perhaps hours.

[Ida Lupino]

She. She can't be dying.

[Basil Rathbone]

Fever, inflammation of the lungs, this intense cold and. And something else.

[Ida Lupino]

Something else?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes. I'd call it the will to die.

[Ida Lupino]

Kathy dies, I might begin to live.

[Basil Rathbone]

Isabella. Begin to live? In this house? With hate, Cliff, nothing can live. No, Henley. Nothing but hate. Goodbye. So you think you'll begin to live when Cathay dies? What do you want?

[Ida Lupino]

Emily? What is it? This house. I can feel the hate within it like a crushing weight.

[Basil Rathbone]

Of course you can. And you. He hates you even more than he does me. He loathes you. Every time you kiss him, his heart breaks with rage that it's not Kathy. Isabella. Why don't you do what I've been too weak to do? Kill him.

[Ida Lupino]

Talk to me. Get away. Kill him.

[Basil Rathbone]

Kill him while there's still time to save your immortal soul. Well, Hindley. Remarkable, Heathcliff. Really, Hindley. The first coherent speech I've heard from you in weeks.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, please don't. I. I tried to stop him.

[Basil Rathbone]

Thank you, my dear wife. Your loyalty is touching. Your curses will come home to feed on your own heart. Every agony you've given will return. Laugh now, Heathcliff. There's no laughter in hell.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. Why do you have him here? I can't breathe with him in this house.

[Basil Rathbone]

Existence would be so much less without my boyhood friend under my roof.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, Heathcliff. You poison yourself with paying him back what he gave you. Send him away and love will come to this house. Kiss me, Heathcliff. Tell me you love me. Tell me, darling, why isn't there this

[Basil Rathbone]

smell of heather in your hair?

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff, let me come near you. Please. You're not black and horrible, as they say. It's just you're full of pain, all twisted inside. I can make you happy, my darling. Let me. Please. You'll never regret letting me try. I'll be your slave. I bring life to you. Life and sunshine and freshness. Put your arms around me. Look into my eyes.

[Basil Rathbone]

Your eyes are empty, like Lincoln's.

[Ida Lupino]

They aren't empty if you look deeper. Look at me. I'm pretty. I'm a woman. Let your heart see me just once.

[Basil Rathbone]

It's no use. Why did God give me life? What is it but hunger and pain? A Naked runner and a storm of spears.

[Ida Lupino]

Mistress Isabella. Ellen.

[Basil Rathbone]

What do you want here, Ellen?

[Ida Lupino]

I've come from Linton Manor to speak to Mrs. Isabel.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then you'll do so in front of me?

[Ida Lupino]

Her brother is asking that she come home for a visit.

[Basil Rathbone]

So he's lost some of his pride, has he? Well, there's none gone in this house.

[Ida Lupino]

Please, Mrs. Isabella, he needs you.

[Basil Rathbone]

Lisa. What is this? Ellen? Why does he need her?

[Ida Lupino]

Let go of me.

[Basil Rathbone]

Cap is ill. Yes, she's dying. Tell me the truth.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes, she is dying.

[Basil Rathbone]

Dying?

[Ida Lupino]

Joseph, you're not going. Heathless.

[Basil Rathbone]

Saddle my horse at once.

[Ida Lupino]

No. She belongs to Edgar.

[Basil Rathbone]

She belongs to me.

[Ida Lupino]

If she's dying, let her die in his arms where she belongs. Let her die.

[Basil Rathbone]

Now who speaks of hate?

[Ida Lupino]

Get out of my way, please. No. No.

[Basil Rathbone]

And there was a murmur from the height. Far away in wild, heartbroken moans the wings of Lucifer beat on the night the soul of Lucifer wept all alone. Shall I read some more, darling?

[Ida Lupino]

No. Edgar, will you open the window?

[Basil Rathbone]

Won't it be too cold, please? Of course, darling.

[Ida Lupino]

Now I can smell the heavens. Edgar, isn't there a south wind? Isn't the snow almost gone?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes, quite gone.

[Ida Lupino]

Edgar, will you. Will you get me something?

[Basil Rathbone]

Anything you wish, my darling, from heaven.

[Ida Lupino]

A beautiful patch near the castle. Will you get it from there, Edgar?

[Basil Rathbone]

What castle, Cathy?

[Ida Lupino]

The castle on moors. Of course. Bring me some from there.

[Basil Rathbone]

Edgar, you're in a fever, dear. There is no castle on the moors.

[Ida Lupino]

There is. There is. On the little hill beyond Wuthering Heights.

[Basil Rathbone]

You mean Coniston Crag? Yes.

[Ida Lupino]

Yes. Please go.

[Basil Rathbone]

But why do you call it a castle?

[Ida Lupino]

Because I was a queen there once. Will you bring me the heather, darling?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes, if you rest while I'm gone. And sleep.

[Ida Lupino]

You're so kind, so good.

[Basil Rathbone]

Oh, my darling.

[Ida Lupino]

You made me the finest lady in the county. Such lovely clothes. I've always adored that velvet dress most. Wasn't it a wonderful dress, Edgar?

[Basil Rathbone]

Wonderful when you wore it. And you'll wear it again soon, my cabbage.

[Ida Lupino]

Go now. Please. Get me forever so I can have it on my pillow.

[Basil Rathbone]

Sleep, my darling. I'll be back with the flower you want. Where is she? Where's Kathy? She is not to be disturbed, sir. Master Edgar's gone to the doctor. Get out of my way. Kathy.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, Kathy. Heathcliff, come here.

[Basil Rathbone]

Copy my life.

[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

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[Basil Rathbone]

When I scraped my car in that parking garage, I was worried that it could be a long process to take care of it. Like a landscaper's first day trimming a hedge maze. I have definitely already been here. Now, is it left right or right left? Well, maybe I'll cut a path out and find my way back later. But it wasn't like that. I filed a claim in under two minutes on the Geico app and they handled it from there. It was taken care of almost as quickly as it happened. It feels good to get help quick.

[Ida Lupino]

It feels good to Geico.

[Basil Rathbone]

How can I bear this?

[Ida Lupino]

I dreamed you come before I died. And when you came in my tree, you scowled at me once more, Kathy. Because it hurts so much to see me.

[Basil Rathbone]

D Please C. Don't hurt me.

[Ida Lupino]

How strong you look, Heathcliff. How many years do you think you'll live on after?

[Basil Rathbone]

Kathy? You're my life, my soul.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh. Oh, my darling. Don't let me go. If only I could hold you till we were both dead. Please,

[Basil Rathbone]

please don't speak of death.

[Ida Lupino]

Will you forget me? Were there happy when I'm in the earth? Never will you say, is it the grave of Katherine Earnshaw? I loved her long ago and wept to lose her. But all is past.

[Basil Rathbone]

I could as soon forget you as my own life. If you die, Kathy. If you die, there will be no peacefully ever.

[Ida Lupino]

Poor Heathcliff. I want to die to escape.

[Basil Rathbone]

Why did you betray your heart, Kathy? You killed yourself.

[Ida Lupino]

My darling. Hold me. Just hold it. No.

[Basil Rathbone]

I'll not comfort you. You deserve this.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, he. Don't break my.

[Basil Rathbone]

I never booked your hot cap. You broke it. My tears don't love you, Kathy. They blight and damn you. You loved me. What right had you to throw away my love for that poor fancy thing you felt for him?

[Ida Lupino]

I found all he blessed.

[Basil Rathbone]

Misery and death and all evil could never have parted us. You did that alone, Kathy. You wandered off like a greedy child to break your own heart and mine.

[Ida Lupino]

I know. I know. Hebta. Forgive me. Oh, Kathy,

[Basil Rathbone]

your wasted hands. Why didn't someone tell me? I forgive you for what you've done. I love you. I love my murderer.

[Ida Lupino]

Eustace, carry me to the window. Let me look at the moors. Windows Once more. Oh, my darling. Once more.

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes, yes.

[Ida Lupino]

How lovely the sky looks. And over there is our castle. Remember?

[Basil Rathbone]

I'll never forget the castle, Heathcliff.

[Ida Lupino]

I'll be waiting there until you come. I'll be waiting. My destiny. Goodbye, Heathcliff.

[Basil Rathbone]

Cathy. Cathy. No.

[Ida Lupino]

Heathcliff. They're coming. Master Edgar. For heaven's sakes, go and. Oh, Cathy.

[Basil Rathbone]

You are dead. Kathy. May your soul hear this before I go. May you not rest so long as I live on. I kill you. Then haunt me. Be with me always. Take any form you wish. Only don't leave me where I can't find you. I can't live without my life. I can't live without my soul.

[Ida Lupino]

And though that was 20 years ago, I can still hear and see that wild hour with poor Heathcliff holding the dead body of his beloved and trying to tear away the veil of life and death. Crying out to Cathay's soul to haunt and torment him until he died.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then the strange habit that gripped my wrist last night, the strange voice that called to me was Kathy. And Heathcliff went to follow her into the storm.

[Ida Lupino]

It wasn't Cathay herself, but her love. Cathay's love, stronger than time, sobbing for its unlived days. Who's there?

[Basil Rathbone]

It's Dr. Kenneth, opening the door of her.

[Ida Lupino]

Dr. Kenneth, what's the matter?

[Basil Rathbone]

I was just crossing the moor on my way home.

[Ida Lupino]

Did you see Heathcliff?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes. I saw him from my carriage. He was wandering through the snow with a woman.

[Ida Lupino]

A woman, you say?

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes. A young woman she seemed, and as mad as himself. They were walking through the storm with their arms about each other. I shouted at them, but they didn't hear. I started toward them. I was nearly up to them when of a sudden my horse ran and climbed.

[Ida Lupino]

And then.

[Basil Rathbone]

Then I found him alone, lying in the snow. Heathcliff was dead.

[Ida Lupino]

Dead by the castle. By the penicillin crag.

[Basil Rathbone]

Yes. However did you know?

[Ida Lupino]

Look down, my dear dress. This is our castle. Really now. All the wild beauty of it. For your father was an emperor of China, your mother a queen of India. And this is our land. And forever and all love.

[Basil Rathbone]

The curtain falls on the timeless love story of Cathy and Heathcliff. And Wuthering Heights fades into the past. But we return to the present and bring back Ida Lupino and Basil Rathbone for a hail and farewell.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, but not a farewell to the story of Wuthering Heights, Mr. DeMille. I don't think the world will ever let it die.

[Basil Rathbone]

Well, said Ida. And to play in it is one of the untouchable unforgettable experiences of an actor's life. You know, CB I have a. Well, still another reason to be grateful for the privilege of being your Heathcliff tonight. Another reason. It strikes me I'm the one should be grateful to you. No, CB I'm delighted to play a part that isn't all villain for a change.

[Ida Lupino]

Why, Basil, I didn't know you felt that way about villains. You must remember that, Mr. DeMille. Oh, by the way, I listened in last week and discussed discovered you were in New York. What's the report on Broadway?

[Basil Rathbone]

Broadway is just as busy as Hollywood, Ida. I had a kind of busman's holiday going to the theater.

[Ida Lupino]

Well, that may not be a holiday, but it's a very good way to find plays for the Lux radio theater. Now, before we leave the stage, I'd like to tell the audience just one thing about luxe soap. That's from my own experience. Luxe soap is the gentlest complexion care I found in Player. I've used it ever since I came to Hollywood. I like it better all the time.

[Basil Rathbone]

That enthusiasm for Luxo must be contagious either. Everywhere I went, I found it had plenty of friends. What about next Monday night, CB Next Monday night, Basil, we're. We're going to present a play that was a great success on the screen. Nothing Sacred. And our stars will be Douglas Fairbanks Jr. And Joan Bennett. You hear Joan Benedetta as a girl who becomes a national heroine overnight. And Douglas Fairbanks Jr. As the reporter who made her famous. Nothing Sacred is a romantic comedy with a surprise twist. And behind it all is a warm human story. I. I know you'll enjoy next Monday night.

[Ida Lupino]

Oh, yes, I saw the picture with Joan Bennett and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. In the cast. And I think you'll have a great radio play, Mr. DeMille. I'm certainly going to listen. Good night.

[Basil Rathbone]

Good night.

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Basil Rathbone]

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[Ida Lupino]

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