Lux Radio Theatre - The Criminal Code

Summary

Harold's Old Time Radio — Lux Radio Theatre: "The Criminal Code" (June 20, 2026)

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Episode Overview

This episode of Harold's Old Time Radio features a historic broadcast of the Lux Radio Theatre’s production of Criminal Code, a play about crime, punishment, redemption, and the moral complexities within the justice and prison systems. Headlined by Edward G. Robinson, Beverly Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle, and Noel Madison, the play dramatically explores the intersecting fates of a young man imprisoned for manslaughter and the warden who must uphold the law while struggling with his conscience. Between dramatic scenes, the episode also features commentary by producer Cecil B. DeMille and real-life prison warden-turned-state senator James B. Holohan, providing context on the realities of prison life and the challenges of rehabilitation.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Introduction and Setting (02:04-04:47)

• Cecil B. DeMille introduces the cast and the significance of Edward G. Robinson's role, praising his range and background.
• The Criminal Code is contextualized as a play addressing society’s approach to crime and punishment.

2. The Inciting Incident: The Barroom Encounter and Crime (04:47-07:19)

• Bob Graham (Paul Guilfoyle), a young, well-bred man finds himself in a seedy bar, shielding Mary Brady from Parker’s advances.
  • “You apologize. Do you hear?” — Bob (06:03)
• Parker is fatally injured during a struggle, and Bob is implicated in his death.

3. Legal and Prison System Realities (07:19-10:27)

• Warden Brady and the district attorney discuss the case, the pressures of public opinion, and the harshness of the "criminal code":
  • "It's the old Mosaic law, a knife for a knife. The basis and foundation of our criminal code...somebody's got to pay. Well, that somebody happens to be Bob Graham." — Warden Brady (10:26)
• Bob is sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter.

4. Prison Life and Bob's Despair (11:07-13:06)

• Bob's intake and initial psychological assessment reveal his depression and sense of being broken by the system.
  • “You say you have no appetite, you can’t sleep, but physically you’re not sick. ... You're neurotic. Outside, I should prescribe a change. The mountains or the sea. It’s not medicine you need...” — Dr. Reinwolf (12:10)

5. Inside the Prison: Systemic and Human Struggles (14:04-17:44)

• Warden Brady is shown the inner workings of the prison, highlighting the monotony and harsh routines.
• Descriptions of the jute mill expose the dehumanizing conditions.
• The buddy system among inmates, distrust, and discussions of escape.
  • “If I could only see a woman's face again...” — Bob (18:02)

6. Transformation and Relationships (25:45-29:01)

• Months pass; Bob, now the warden's chauffeur, is slowly rehabilitated through connection with Mary.
  • “The miracle that you performed in six short months... The prison takes six years to break a man, and something mends him in six months.” — Dr. Reinwolf about Mary’s influence (26:03)
• They share moments of hope and honest reflection about the possibility of a future beyond prison.
  • “When a thing is paid for, that should end it.” — Bob (29:46)

7. Murder in the Prison and Loyalty to the Code (31:29-38:34)

• Another inmate, Runch, is murdered; Bob is accused, but refuses to name the real killer in adherence to the "criminal code" among prisoners.
  • “I can't do that. I can't. There's a law inside here, too. A man can do anything but squeal. He can't do that...” — Bob (37:03)

8. Confronting the Price of Silence (38:39-39:42)

• Warden Brady tries to persuade Bob to break his silence:
  • "You'll trade your life away to live up to a code that's made by murderers and crooks to cheat the laws of honest men." — Warden Brady (37:58)
  • “It's all I've had...their code for them, and I can't go back on it or them... I'd be like that thing under the sheet there.” — Bob (38:29)

9. Real-Life Insight on Prison Discipline (41:28-44:15)

• James B. Holohan, ex-warden of San Quentin, recounts a dramatic real-life jailbreak and discusses the complexities of prison rehabilitation on society after release:
  • “Society always hesitates to help those who wear the prison brand. Until this is overcome, our job of rehabilitation can never fully succeed.” — Holohan (43:40)

10. Emotional Climax: Mary’s Plea and Parole (45:59-53:14)

• A tortured Bob is kept in solitary pending investigation; Mary persuades her father, the warden, to show compassion.
  • “What good is it to save his life if you destroy him while you’re doing it?” — Mary (48:47)
  • “I love him, Father.” — Mary’s revelation (49:54)
• Warden Brady promises to help; a parole is arranged.

11. Final Tragedy and Redemption (53:14-58:55)

• In a traumatized state, Bob seemingly kills a guard, Gleason, but it’s later revealed he is not responsible for the original murder in the warden's office.
  • “I killed him. I didn't know. You see, I thought he'd only come to torture me again. I couldn't stand it anymore.” — Bob (54:06)
• Galloway ultimately confesses to the earlier murder, exonerating Bob.

12. Resolution and Reflections on Justice (58:55-59:35)

• Bob is freed; the play ends with a complex sense of justice done, but not without great cost.

13. Post-Play Commentary — Notable Guests and Star Reflections (60:22-64:17)

• Gladys Lloyd (Mrs. Edward G. Robinson) and Edward G. Robinson (Warden Brady) share personal anecdotes about Hollywood, travel, and their careers, adding warmth and closure to the episode.

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Warden Brady: “It's the old Mosaic law, a knife for a knife. The basis and foundation of our criminal code...” (10:26)
• Dr. Reinwolf: “The prison takes six years to break a man, and something mends him in six months.” (26:03)
• Bob Graham: “When a thing is paid for, that should end it.” (29:46)
• Warden Brady: “You'll trade your life away to live up to a code that's made by murderers and crooks to cheat the laws of honest men.” (37:58)
• James B. Holohan: “Society always hesitates to help those who wear the prison brand. Until this is overcome, our job of rehabilitation can never fully succeed.” (43:40)
• Mary Brady: “What good is it to save his life if you destroy him while you're doing it?” (48:47)
• Mary Brady: “I love him, Father.” (49:54)
• Bob Graham: “I didn't know. You see, I thought he'd only come to torture me again. I couldn't stand it anymore.” (54:06)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Cast Introductions & DeMille’s Commentary: 02:04
• Crime and Arrest: 04:47–07:19
• Legal Strategy & Sentencing: 07:19–10:27
• Bob’s Prison Intake: 11:07–13:06
• Warden’s Prison Tour & Systemic Realities: 14:04–17:44
• Transformation via Mary: 25:45–29:01
• Runch’s Murder, Bob’s Silence: 31:29–38:34
• Holohan's Real-Life Insights: 41:28–44:15
• Solitary, Pleas, and Parole: 45:59–53:14
• Climax: Confession and Redemption: 53:14–58:55
• Star & Guest Reflections: 60:22–64:17

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Tone and Style

The drama is brought to life through urgent dialogue, moral quandaries, and a 1930s-style mix of sentimentality and realism. The after-play comments offer warmth, humor, and wisdom from the cast and real-life prison authorities, bridging the gap between fiction and reality.

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Conclusion

This episode stands out for its deep exploration of the psychological and ethical difficulties in the criminal justice system, the power of human connection to rehabilitate, and the tragic costs of rigid codes—both legal and criminal. Through stirring performances and insightful commentary, it captures both the darkness and the hope inherent in stories of punishment and redemption from the golden age of radio.

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This summary omits non-content sections such as contemporary advertisements and sponsor messages, focusing strictly on the narrative, performances, and commentary relevant to The Criminal Code and its legacy.

Transcript

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[Bob Graham]

Hollywood, California. Monday, January 18th.

[Narrator/Announcer]

The lux radio theater presents edward g. Robinson in criminal code with beverly roberts, paul guilfoyle and noel madison. Luxury presents Hollywood. Our stars, Edward G. Robinson, Beverly Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle and Noel Madison. Our guests, James B. Holohan, recent warden of San Quentin prison. And Gladys Lloyd, former stage star and now Mrs. Edward G. Robinson. Our producer, Cecil B. DeMille. Our conductor, Louis Silvers. Once again, the makers of Lux Flakes welcome you all to another hour in Hollywood at the Lux Floor Radio Theater. Every woman should know what luxe flakes can do for her hands. Think of the time your hands are in the dishpan every day. The wrong soap can do a lot of damage. It may contain harmful alkali that dries up the oils which protect your skin. Keep it soft, then your hands look red, rough and old. Luxe flakes contain no harmful alkali. They are like a beauty. Care for your hands yet Lux for all your dishes cost less than $0.01 a day. Keep your hands lovely. Start using Lux for dishes tomorrow. And now our producer, ladies and gentlemen,

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. What Mark Twain said about the weather of New England may be said about the character of Edward G. Robinson. It has a sumptuous variety that compels the stranger's admiration. His first success as an actor came in a vaudeville sketch which he wrote himself. It was followed by a brilliant career on the stage, including 10 productions with the New York Theater Guild, topped by his appearance in the title role of the Kibbutzer, of which he was co author. After a friendship of several years, I've learned that Mr. Robinson speaks seven languages, owns one of the finest private collections of modern art in this country, can put an egg in his mouth and turn a handspring without cracking the shell. Also, he is a heavy drinker of milk, qualifies as an expert on diamonds, consults his wife regarding every part he's offered and is a profound lover of good music. Mr. Robinson's next film is Kid Galahad. We hear him tonight as Martin Brady. The part of Robert Graham is taken by Paul Guilfoyle, heard recently from our stage in Men in White, Beverly Roberts, descendant of Edward Jenner who discovered smallpox vaccine, dropped her ideas of doing medical research herself to join the civic repertoire of Eva Le Gallia. Abroad and practically penniless, she sang songs in the Paris cafe for 5 francs and two meals daily. Later she was singing in a New York nightclub when a scout from Warner Brothers heard her rushed to Hollywood. Ms. Roberts has made five pictures in nine months and is currently starred in God's country and the Woman. Tonight she becomes Mary Brady, the warden's daughter. Noah Madison plays the part of Galloway, thus acquainted. We now present our stars in person. Ladies and gentlemen, Edward G. Robinson, Beverly Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle, Noel Madison and the Lux Radio Theatre production of Martin Flavin's play Criminal Code. There's a Saturday night crowd in Spelman's Place, a cafe of doubtful reputation. Seeming curiously out of place in these surroundings is Bob Graham. A well bred, good looking young fellow of 22. He dances with a girl who looks up at him through half closed eyes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, music, ain't it?

[Galloway]

Yeah.

[Bob Graham]

It's awful hot in here, though.

[Mary Brady]

Want to go outside for a walk?

[Bob Graham]

Who, me?

No, I'm all right.

[Mary Brady]

Atta baby.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You know, it was swell of you

[Mary Brady]

to bring me here. I mean, not knowing me hardly and all. Thought was swell of you. Ah, I mean it. What's your name?

[Bob Graham]

Bob.

Bob Graham. Hey, there's that fellow again.

Who?

The fella's been staring at you all the time.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, don't pay no attention to him.

[Bob Graham]

You know him?

[Mary Brady]

Yes, in a way. His name's Parker.

[Bob Graham]

I don't like the way he's looking at you.

It's.

It's insulting.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Like.

[Bob Graham]

Like he owns you.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, forget it. Come on back to the table.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Feel all right now?

[Bob Graham]

Sure, I'm okay.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hello, gertie.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, hello, Mr. Parker.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Having a good time?

[Mary Brady]

Sure, why not?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Come on over to my table. I got a party there.

[Mary Brady]

Thanks, But I'm with Mr. Graham. Sorry.

[Jim Fales]

Oh, come on.

[Bob Graham]

Come on now.

[Mary Brady]

Keep your hands to yourself.

[Bob Graham]

Just a minute, Mr. Parker. What if the lady wants to go with you? It's all right. But if she wants to stay here, she's gonna stay.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hey, listen, kid.

[Bob Graham]

I know her.

[Warden Martin Brady]

She'll go with the cash is easiest.

[Bob Graham]

Why you. You take that back. You apologize. Do you hear?

[Captain Gleason]

Beat it, kid.

[Bob Graham]

Apologize.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Go on, before you get in trouble. Come on, Bob, let's get out of here.

[Captain Gleason]

You stay in.

[Galloway]

Gertie.

[Mac McManus]

Sit down.

[Bob Graham]

Take your hands off of your dirty.

[Noel Madison]

Why you.

[Bob Graham]

Look out. He's got a gun. What Happened? He hit him with a bottle. Come on, get out, Bob. Get out. No, no, I Say.

[Runch]

Say, what's the matter?

[Warden Martin Brady]

What started this fight?

[Bob Graham]

I seen a boss. This fella here, he hit Mr. Parker with a bottle.

[Mary Brady]

He.

[Bob Graham]

He insulted this lady. I didn't mean to hurt him, but he reached for a gun.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I thought he. Yeah, well, hold on to this guy, Eddie.

[Bob Graham]

I.

[George]

Hello? District attorney's office.

[Mary Brady]

Hello.

[George]

Mr. Brady's wire is busy now. Hello, district attorney's office. Mr. Brady is busy just now.

[Mary Brady]

Will you hold on?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

All right, all right.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What about. It only happened Saturday night. Give me a chance. I'll see the kids in a couple of minutes. You'll have a statement by noon. Reporters now, they love the smell of blood. You can't blame him, Mr. Brady. Parker's old man's a big shock in this town. Yes, I know. Any more witnesses? Louis, the waiter, the girl, the manager. You've seen them all, Mr. Brady. Seven eyewitnesses. And they all check on material points. Open and shut case, eh? Yeah, like a knife. If young Parker should die, we've got. Parker is dead.

[Captain Gleason]

Dead? Yeah.

[Narrator/Announcer]

What is it, Mr. Brady?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Second degree murder. Might be at that hard. In here, young fella. There he is, Mr. Brady. Okay, Mike. Sit down, kid.

[Bob Graham]

I. I'd rather stand, sir.

[Galloway]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Have a cigar.

[Bob Graham]

No, thank you.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Cigarette?

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Diana, don't you smoke?

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir, but I don't care to now.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, I see. Well, what's your name?

[Bob Graham]

Robert Graham.

[Galloway]

Yeah?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Did they ever call you Bob? Yes, sir. Where do you live?

[Bob Graham]

2912 32nd Avenue.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Boarding house, huh?

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Where'd he come from?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hood Valley. Parents?

[Bob Graham]

My mother.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yeah?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, what you been doing here?

[Bob Graham]

I was a clerk at Price and Hatton's. The brokers.

[Galloway]

How long?

[Bob Graham]

A month. I only been here that long.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Ever been arrested before?

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

[Galloway]

Yeah,

[Warden Martin Brady]

well, Bob, you're in a jam.

[Jim Fales]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Young Parker died early this morning.

[Bob Graham]

What?

Oh, my God.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Would you like a drink, Bob?

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Ah, good boy. Now, look here, Bob. You can make a statement to me if you want to, but anything you say may be used against you. I want you to understand that.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

It looks to me like the best thing for you to do is to come clean, plead guilty and take a joke. Yes, but your lawyer might advise you differently. Oh, have you got a lawyer?

[Bob Graham]

Well, the firm I worked for sent their lawyer to see me this morning.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What'd he say?

[Bob Graham]

He told me not to talk.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, well, now, then. Don't you say a word. Now, you haven't said Anything yet that'll do you any harm. And I guess that's all. Tough luck, Bob. That's the way things go. That's the way they break. Sometime you have to take them the way they fall.

[Jim Fales]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

All right, Mike, take him out. Come on, kid. That stuff, Lou. Yeah. You know, that kid's got a nice personality.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

A smart criminal lawyer like Kelly or Goldsmith could make it pretty tough for us. That's right, Mr. Brady. That kid belonged to me. I'd make a plea of self defense and fight it out, but Parker didn't have a gun. Yeah, but the kid thought he had. He thought he was fighting for his life. It's what you think that counts. That Parker guy wasn't worth a lead nickel and that girl less. I'd get a disagreement at the worst, a year's delay and a new trial. I'd get him off. He'd never serve a day. Yeah, I guess you could. Mr. Brady, a thing like this could happen to anyone. Me, you, anyone. Just a rotten break, that's all.

[Runch]

What do you suppose you'll get?

[Warden Martin Brady]

I can't tell if that lawyer of his knows anything. He won't, though. Corporation man. I'll not advise him to plead the kid guilty to manslaughter and let it go at that. Manslaughter, ten years, eh? Yeah, maximum.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

That's tough on the kid.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He'll go to pieces in the jug,

[Narrator/Announcer]

wreck his whole life.

[Warden Martin Brady]

It's the old Mosaic law, a knife for a knife. The basis and foundation of our criminal code. There's a man lying dead, his scale

[Runch]

skull smashed in with a bottle, and

[Warden Martin Brady]

somebody's got to pay. Well, that somebody happens to be Bob Graham.

[Mac McManus]

Robert Graham.

[Captain Gleason]

Manslaughter, 10 years. Number 23499. Have him photographed and fingerprinted.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Here.

[Captain Gleason]

82, cell six.

[Galloway]

Number 23499. Manslaughter, 10 years. Previous occupation, broker's clerk.

[Captain Gleason]

Put him in the jute mill.

[Galloway]

We can't use any more clean 23499. So six out of ten needs medical attention.

[Mac McManus]

Send him over at the lab.

[Captain Gleason]

Have Dr. Ryan will give him an examination.

[Galloway]

All right.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

You can put on your shirt now. You're not sick. Do you understand? You say you have no appetite, you can't sleep, but physically you're not sick. What do you say, Dr. Kellogg?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Nothing physically wrong.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

You see, I can find nothing wrong with you. My assistant can find nothing wrong with you. You're neurotic. Outside. I should prescribe a change. The mountains or the sea? It's not medicine you need you understand?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Look at me.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Look at me, I say. How long have you been here?

[Bob Graham]

Six years.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Ah, you can go. Jute mill. Six years. You can see it in his eyes. Environmental, mechanistic, occupation, neurotic, Heaven knows what else. But you can't find them with a stethoscope, eh, doctor?

[Warden Martin Brady]

As you say, Dr. Reinhold.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

It's a pity. Yes, a pity. There's something there worth saving and it's almost gone.

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[Mac McManus]

this is a medical lab, Mart. Hello, Dr. Reinwolf. Want you to meet new warden Mart Brady.

[Warden Martin Brady]

How are you, Doctor?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

How do you do?

[Mac McManus]

You remember Brady, Doc. Used to be district attorney. Ought to be governor of the state by rights.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You're a little early, Mac.

[Mac McManus]

I'm showing Mr. Brady around the prison, Doc. Thought we'd drop in and say hello.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Of course.

[Mac McManus]

Regular hospital here. My drugstore, X rays, operating rooms, everything. You ought to see it. Better get going now, though. We got to see the jute mill before the whistle blows. So long, Doc. See you later.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I'm glad to have met you, Doctor.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Thank you.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I'd like to see all around your plant sometime.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

I'll be very glad to show you.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's fine. If there's anything I can ever do to help you, just let me know.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Thank you.

[Runch]

I will.

[James B. Holohan]

There.

[Mac McManus]

Take a slant at that. Some factory, eh? 5,000 bales per day.

[Warden Martin Brady]

5,000?

[Mac McManus]

Why not? There's 2,500 men in here. Speed them up. Make the crooks earn their keep, that's what I say.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's pretty tough on them, isn't it?

[Mac McManus]

Tough? Ah, they like it, Martin. Give them something to do, Something to think about.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, I guess so.

[Mac McManus]

You see that word mark fella down there by the machine? Yeah. That's Jim Pale.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Jim Pale?

[James B. Holohan]

Yeah.

[Mac McManus]

Yeg man. Train robber. Sharp as a trap and slippery as a nail. One of the worst we got. It takes two cards to hold his record.

[Galloway]

Yeah.

[Runch]

Say, who.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Who's that kid working next to him, huh?

[Mac McManus]

Oh, I don't know. Just a punk, I guess.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Not such a good idea, is it? Letting a young kid mix with the hardened criminals.

[Mac McManus]

Oh, what's the difference? They're all crook. Smart, every one of them. Yes. Well, let's go. You'll want to see them eat their supper, Mart. It's quite a sight, I'll tell you. And right after supper, we stick them in the cells. This is the new saddle block right here, Mart. You see those men standing in line outside the cages?

[James B. Holohan]

Yeah.

[Mac McManus]

When the bell rings again, you'll see a funny thing. Martin.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah? What are they doing there?

[Mac McManus]

Anything they like. Talk, smoke, read, play cards. Anything till 9 o'.

[Captain Gleason]

Clock.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's tough. That's pretty tough.

[Mac McManus]

No, no, they like it. They're champing at the bit to get in. Now. Keep your eyes open, Martin. Mark.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Tight now.

[Mac McManus]

System, Mart.

[Narrator/Announcer]

System.

[Mac McManus]

You see, one lever locks the door of every cell.

[Galloway]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hey, tell me, are those floodlights on all night?

[Mac McManus]

Why, sure. Light is the enemy of crooks, you know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

How do the men sleep in that light?

[Galloway]

Why, they.

[Mac McManus]

They get used to it. Come on, Mart. I want to see your daughter and your sister. Then I've got to beat it back to town. You see, Martin? Blocky.

[Jim Fales]

Ah, gee, if they'd only put out those lights and let a guy sleep. You asleep, Bob? Bob?

[Bob Graham]

No.

[Jim Fales]

Need something to read? I got a paper here.

[Bob Graham]

I don't want to read.

[Jim Fales]

You used to be reading all the time. Want to play a game of pinochle or dominoes?

[Bob Graham]

No, no, no. I can't. I can't go on with it. I can't. I won't. Let me out. Let me out. Let me out. No, no, no.

[Runch]

Shut that up.

[Jim Fales]

Quiet, Bob. Quiet. Steady now. Steady, I say. They'll jerk you out of here and throw you in the cooler just that quick. You've got to pull yourself together, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

I can't.

[Runch]

I wish I was dead.

[Bob Graham]

I wish I was in hell.

[Jim Fales]

You've got your wish, son.

[Warden Martin Brady]

It's tough, kid. I. I'll tell you something, Bob.

[Jim Fales]

I didn't mean to tell you this at all, but I can't stand by and see you got a smash.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Bob, I'm gonna make a break.

[Mac McManus]

You are?

[Jim Fales]

Why not? That's the only chance I've got.

[Bob Graham]

Or take me with you, Jim.

[Jim Fales]

You think it over, kid. It's always a long shot. Nine out of every ten come back.

[Bob Graham]

I don't care, Jim. If I could only get one breath of air outside, one good square meal. If I could only see a woman's face again.

[Jim Fales]

I know. But think it over, Bob, and take your time.

[Bob Graham]

But when and how?

[Jim Fales]

Well, there's four in on it now. Myself, Dutch Trask, Pete Grimes and Runch. I'm not very keen on him myself. I heard he's a stool, but he's a pal of Grimes. And Grimes has framed the trick.

[Bob Graham]

You'll take me with you. You will, won't you, Jimmy?

[Jim Fales]

Think it over, kid. Think it over.

[Mary Brady]

I tell you, Mary, this is no

place for your father.

He'll never be happy here. A man who should be sitting in the governor's mansion.

Oh, stop it, Aunt Jenny. This is Dad's job now, and he's got to do it.

But living here inside the prison, I'll never get used to it.

It gives me the creeps.

[Mac McManus]

All the children put to bed for the night. You know where they are, Mart. Every one of them.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, we know that.

[Mary Brady]

Hello, dad.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hello, Nellie.

[Mary Brady]

Hello, Mac.

[Mac McManus]

Well, Mary, how are you, dear? How are you, Miss Brady?

[Mary Brady]

I shall never get accustomed to this, Mr. McManus.

[Mac McManus]

No, no, don't say that, Ms. Brady.

[Runch]

Oh, it's horrible.

[Bob Graham]

Horrible.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, dad, before I forget, Dr. Reinwolf called.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes?

[Mary Brady]

It's about some prisoner. He'd like you to see him personally. Here's the name. I wrote it down.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Robert Graham, 23499. Recommend Change of environment. Graham. That name's familiar, but.

[Mac McManus]

Hello?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Call Dr. Reinwall, please. Tell him I'll see that prison tonight. All right, I'll see him now. What is it?

[Captain Gleason]

You have your dinner now, sir?

[Mac McManus]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, run along, Mary. I'll be with you in a minute.

[Mary Brady]

Come on, Auntie. You staying, Mac?

[Mac McManus]

No, but I'll be up again soon. Goodbye, Mary. Bye, Miss Brady.

[Mary Brady]

I'm afraid so.

[Mac McManus]

Well, Mart, I'll say. So long.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah.

[Mac McManus]

Mart, you won't mind a bit of advice from an old friend?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, no, no, no. What is it, Mac?

[Mac McManus]

I know there isn't much about crooks. I could be telling you.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I guess not.

[Mac McManus]

You're a big man, Mar. Too big. A man for this job. It's only a temporary thing. I know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, is it? But I'm not kicking. You've got to play the cards the way they fall.

[Mac McManus]

They've shelved you for a while, but. Well, don't let anything go wrong in here. Don't let them get anything on you, Mark.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I know, I know.

[Mac McManus]

There's only one way you can run a prison. Heels on their necks. Now, don't pay too much attention to Reinwolf. He's a good doctor, but he's a nut. He's full of theories about this and that. Yeah. Now, Captain Gleason, here's your best bet. Level headed, cold as ice. And he knows the game from A to Z. Eternal vigilance, that's the ticket. Don't let him pull any monkey tricks.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I'll take care of it.

[Mac McManus]

A jailbreak or a killing, Mart. You know what that would mean. Sure, sure, sure. Well. Well, I gotta beat it or I'll miss my train. Goodbye and good luck, Mart.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Thanks, Mac. How long, Mac? Come in.

[Captain Gleason]

Come on, come on. In you go. Evening, Warden.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Evening, Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

Here's number 23499, Warden. Dr. Reinwolf said you'd see him.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's right.

[Captain Gleason]

Here's his record, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, thanks. Sit down, Graham. Your name is Graham, isn't it? Look up here. Do they ever call you Bob?

[Captain Gleason]

You hear the warden talking to you?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, easy, Gleason. Well, Bob, I. I don't know what you're here for. These guys don't tell much of a story.

[Captain Gleason]

But it's the Parker case, Mr. Brady.

[Jim Fales]

Parker?

[Captain Gleason]

Yes, sir. Young Parker that was killed six years ago.

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[Jim Fales]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, yeah, yeah, I remember now, Pa.

[Mary Brady]

Well,

[Warden Martin Brady]

Dr. Reinhold recommends a change of environment. I guess he means to take you out of the jute mill. Would you like that, Bob? Would you?

[Bob Graham]

I don't care. You can do what you want.

[Warden Martin Brady]

How would you like to be my chauffeur? I need one.

[Bob Graham]

I don't care.

[Mary Brady]

Dad, we're waiting. Oh, I didn't know you were visiting.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, that's all right. Mary, this is Bob Graham. He's going to be our chauffeur.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, are you? Well, I. I'm sure you'll be a good one.

[Bob Graham]

Thanks.

Thank you.

I'll do my best.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Ah, good boy. We'll get along all right, won't we, son? Why, sure, we'll get along fine.

[Narrator/Announcer]

We will continue with Edward G. Robinson in Criminal Code shortly from the Lux Radio Theater. But for the moment, let us imagine we're in a typical American home in which we meet two members of our unseen radio audience in the living room in front of an open fire. The Murray's are listening to our performance of the Criminal Code.

[George]

Powerful play, isn't it, George? I certainly enjoy the Knox Radio Theater.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Yes, so do I.

[Warden Martin Brady]

And we're in the front row pretty regularly.

[George]

That's right. You know, George, I've been enjoying the shows more lately. I haven't had a lot of odd jobs to do while I listen.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yes, my dear, you do seem to

[Dr. Reinwolf]

have more time to take it easy now.

[George]

For one thing, that mending basket isn't nearly so full these days. Matter of fact, I can thank Lux for that, too. Why, since I began washing socks and stockings and luxe flakes, I haven't had to do anywhere near so much darning. Your socks wear much longer, and I haven't had a stocking run in ages.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Luxe flakes do cut down on tiresome darnings. You don't have to mend nearly so many stocking runs or holes in the men folks socks either. That's because luck saves the elasticity of the threads. Instead of breaking so easily under strains the threads can give, they can stretch, then spring right back into shape. Naturally, you don't get nearly so many runs or holes. So to keep your stockings and your husband's socks in good condition longer, always use luxe flakes. Once again, Mr. DeMille, we continue with

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Criminal Code, starring Edward G. Robinson with Beverly Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle and Noel Madison. Six months have passed. Prison routine has droned endlessly on Interrupted only by Jimmy Fails futile break for freedom. In the living room of the warden's apartment, Mary is fastening the buckles of a suitcase. Dr. Reinwolf appears in the archway.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Oh, excuse me.

[Mary Brady]

Yes? Oh, Dr. Reinwolf.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Come in, Mr. Brady. Your father tells me you're going away.

[Mary Brady]

Just for a week or 10 days. Won't you sit down?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Oh, thank you, no. I'm sorry that you're going, even for so short a time. The miracle that you performed in six short months.

[Mary Brady]

Miracle?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yes, the reconstruction of a man.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, you mean Bob. Bob Graham?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yes.

[Mary Brady]

Well, what have I to do with that?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

I don't know. A curious phenomenon. The raising of Lazarus from the dead wasn't more curious. The prison takes six years to break a man, and something mends him in six months.

[Mary Brady]

And is he mended, do you think?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Oh, can't you see that in his eyes? From my own records, I've taken the trouble to investigate his history and his crime.

[Mary Brady]

Yes?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

It wasn't a crime at all. It was an accident. I thought perhaps you might care to see the file.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, yes. Yes, I would.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

It's in this envelope. Your father was state's attorney at the time. No doubt he can confirm or supplement the facts.

[Mary Brady]

My father is a just man, a kind man. The kindest man I've ever known. If you mean.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Oh, nothing.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Now you quite misunderstand me. The. The integrity of our criminal code wasn't violated in this case.

[Mary Brady]

I see.

[Bob Graham]

Oh, excuse me, I. I came to get your grip, Ms. Brady.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, yes, Bob, here it is.

[Bob Graham]

I'll take it out to the car.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Thank you.

[Jim Fales]

Hey, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Bob.

Hello, Galloway.

[Runch]

How are they coming, kid?

[Bob Graham]

All right.

[Runch]

Pretty soft now, eh?

[Jim Fales]

Working for the warden?

[Bob Graham]

Well, it's better.

[Jim Fales]

Yeah.

[Runch]

They got me running errands for Gleason the rat.

[Jim Fales]

Come here.

[Runch]

Know what they did with Fayles and Trask and Grimes for trying that break?

[Galloway]

No.

[Runch]

Solitary for eight months. That's what they got.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Eight months.

[Runch]

Somebody's gotta pay for that. Somebody will get that rotten squealer Runch. Who else? There aren't walls thick enough nor guards enough to save his life.

[Bob Graham]

Oh, but he didn't know what he was saying, Galloway. They made him tell.

[Narrator/Announcer]

They.

[Runch]

I know what they did. But that don't let him out. Runch squealed, turned up his pals. He's gotta pay for that.

[Bob Graham]

But how?

[Runch]

How should I know? But he's working up in the warden's office these days, so watch your step unless you want to get into a jam.

[Bob Graham]

I don't but what.

[Narrator/Announcer]

How?

[Runch]

Keep clear of him. That's all the guards watching us. So long, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

So long, Galloway. Bags in the car, Ms. Brady.

[Mary Brady]

Thank you, Bob.

[Noel Madison]

Will.

[Bob Graham]

Will you be gone long?

[Mary Brady]

Only a few days.

[Jim Fales]

Oh.

[Mary Brady]

Is there anything I can do for you, Bob? Outside.

[Bob Graham]

No, thank you.

[Mary Brady]

Anyone I can see?

[Bob Graham]

Oh, there isn't anybody now. My mother died three years ago.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, I didn't know.

[Bob Graham]

She used to come and see me every month. And till she died, it kept my courage up.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Afterwards, I.

[Bob Graham]

Well, I began to slip, I guess. You know, it's awful hard to try and make yourself believe that it's worthwhile to try.

[Mary Brady]

I know.

[Bob Graham]

They all think they've had a rotten deal. That's all you hear? Bad luck, tough breaks. That's all they talk about. It gets under your skin in time and it fills you up with bitterness and hate. That's all there is in here.

[Mary Brady]

Bob, are you bitter?

[Bob Graham]

No. Not now.

I was, but I seem to see more clearly now.

[Mary Brady]

My father's trying to get you parole.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, I know. But that doesn't matter so much to me now.

[Mary Brady]

Why do you say that?

[Bob Graham]

Well, I mean, if.

[Runch]

If you stay here.

[Mary Brady]

You don't mean that.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, I do. It isn't like it was before at all. If I can see you every day just. Just to see you. Then when they lock me up at night, there's something to think about to. To wait for until tomorrow. I.

[Mary Brady]

Bob, what would you do when you're free again?

[Bob Graham]

I don't know. I thought a lot about it too.

[Jim Fales]

Do you.

[Bob Graham]

Do you think it'll make any difference to people?

[Mary Brady]

What?

[Bob Graham]

That I've been in prison?

[Mary Brady]

It shouldn't.

[Bob Graham]

No, it shouldn't, should it? When a thing is paid for, that should end it.

But.

Well, they don't think that in here. They say it does. They say that's why so many who go out, come back.

Would.

Would it make any difference to you?

[Mary Brady]

No, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Mary?

[Mary Brady]

For heaven's sake, Mary, are you still here?

Why, I'm just leaving, Aunt Jenny.

Goodbye. Goodbye, dear.

[Bob Graham]

Have a good time.

[Mary Brady]

Goodbye, Bob.

[James B. Holohan]

I'll.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I'll walk to the car with you.

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[Captain Gleason]

Now.

[Runch]

Wrench.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What is it, Warden?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

I gotta speak to you.

[Bob Graham]

I gotta.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What are you trembling about?

[Bob Graham]

I don't know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, come on, come on. Pull yourself together, runch. There's eight feet of stone wall between you and the yard. And iron gates down there with guards on either side.

[Bob Graham]

Oh, they'll get me, sir. They'll get me. I know they will.

[Runch]

Oh, can't you get me out of here?

[Warden Martin Brady]

I'm doing what I can.

[Bob Graham]

I never meant to squeal. I couldn't help myself. A guy that squeals, it ought to

[Runch]

have a break, a chance for his

[Bob Graham]

life, or run for it. It's like the death house waiting here.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, you're rock your. You're off your nuts. Oh, come in, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's all right. You can go.

[Bob Graham]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You want to see me, sir? Yeah, I want to talk to you. Sit down, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Thank you, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Bob, I'm trying to get you out of here.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir, I know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, it isn't as easy as it sounds. The system's like a big machine. You go in one end and come out the other.

[Jim Fales]

See?

[Runch]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, you've done almost seven years out of your ten. Your record's clean. You're eligible for parole. I'm doing what I can to get you out.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You're pretty bitter.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Maybe.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I don't know.

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

Not now.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Ah, well, so much the better for you. Most prisoners are. And then the fight goes on forever. You only paid according to the law, that's all. A state's attorney has to fight like mad for that. For every man he puts behind the bars, a dozen slip between his fingers. He has to fight the press and maudlin public sentiment and.

[Narrator/Announcer]

What's that?

[Bob Graham]

I think it's in the recreation yard behind the jute mill, sir.

[Mary Brady]

Yeah.

[Bob Graham]

A fight, maybe.

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, wait here till I come back.

[Bob Graham]

Bob. Bob, what's that noise? What is it, Bob?

I don't know, Runsch. A fight, maybe.

[Runch]

It ain't a bite.

[Bob Graham]

It's something else. Bob. Oh, listen, I'VE never done any dirt. You ain't got anything against me, have you, Bob?

[Runch]

No.

[Bob Graham]

Then give me a tip off, kid.

[Runch]

Have they got me framed?

[Bob Graham]

Are they going to get me? Huh?

I don't know.

Oh, you do. You're down in the yard. You know what's going on. You're holding out on me. Oh, have a heart, kid. Have a heart. Give me a chance, a break.

[Galloway]

Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Galloway, what are you doing?

[Runch]

Get out, quick.

[Bob Graham]

No, no, no. Don't go, Bob. Don't leave me. He's come to get. Get out. Bob, look, he's got a knife. He's got a knife. Galloway, you can't.

[Runch]

Shut up and get out of here.

[Bob Graham]

Don't touch me. Let me go. You're gonna get what's coming to you, you lions. Galloway.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, Doctor. Come on. Come on. What is it?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

He's dead, warden.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Dead?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Stabbed in the back.

[Warden Martin Brady]

All right, Doc, cover him up. I'll send for you later. I'll be in my office.

[Runch]

Gleason.

[Captain Gleason]

Yes, Warden.

[Warden Martin Brady]

How did it happen? How could it happen?

[Captain Gleason]

That commotion in the yard. They drew you out of here and gave it to him in the back.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I know, but who?

[Bob Graham]

Who did this?

[Captain Gleason]

If you ask me, Warden, it was that driver of yours that turned the trick. Young Graham. Graham?

[Warden Martin Brady]

You're crazy, Gleason. Why would he. What was this to him?

[Captain Gleason]

You never can tell what's working in their heads.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Oh, forget it.

[Warden Martin Brady]

The bird who planned this trick came either from the prison corridor, from the hall. Hey, I want to use your nut. I tell you, he didn't do it.

[Captain Gleason]

He was here when you left. If he didn't murder Runch, he must know who did.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, I guess that's right reason. I guess he does. Oh, come in, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

Yes, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, Gleason, you better round up the clerks in the turnkey's office. Check them all for blood stains before they have a chance to wash them off. Right, Mom. Come here. Look at me. You didn't kill Runch, did you?

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, I didn't think you did. It was a skillful, crafty trick. They cleared the way to both those doors. They knew the racket in the yard would draw the SAP head guard off the inner gate. They thought of everything except that you were in this room just before it happened. Now, who killed him, Bob? Who killed him?

[Bob Graham]

I. I don't know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, I'm afraid you can't get away with that, my boy. I go out of this room and leave you here, and Runch is alive. When I come back, you're outside in the hall, white as chalk and runch is dead or dying. Now, you knew that, didn't you?

[Runch]

Yes.

[Captain Gleason]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

And yet you say you don't know who did it. Now you're lying, Bob. Lying to shield a murderer. A man who crept in here with a knife and struck that poor, defenseless creature down. Is that worthwhile? A man is dead, Bob. The law says someone has to pay for that.

[Runch]

I didn't kill him.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I know that, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

I didn't even know. I wasn't even in on it.

[Runch]

I'd swear to that.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, yeah, sure, Bob. I understand that.

[Runch]

But there'll be an inquest.

[Bob Graham]

An inquest?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, that's right.

[Bob Graham]

The long arm of the law will

[Warden Martin Brady]

reach right through these gates. The same law that's outside. You didn't think of that.

[Bob Graham]

No, sir.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, what did you say to the coroner's jury then?

[Captain Gleason]

Nothing.

[Runch]

Oh, you can't get away with that.

[Warden Martin Brady]

They'll yank you out of here and put you in the county jail. You might get 10 or 20 years for that.

[Bob Graham]

No.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, now, sit down, my boy. Sit down. Now, I've got to tell you this. You've got to know. A free man has nine chances out of 10 to cheat the law. But a prisoner hasn't one chance in a hundred. Opinion is against them from the start. They could indict you for this, Bob. Men have been hung on slimmer evidence.

[Mary Brady]

No.

[Bob Graham]

No.

[Runch]

Yeah, that's right.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now listen to this, Bob. Except that a prisoner serving a sentence for homicide who shall be convicted of murder shall be hanged. Now, that's our criminal code, Bob. I know it's tough.

[Galloway]

It's tough.

[Warden Martin Brady]

But you see the way things lie. So you.

[James B. Holohan]

You.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You better tell me, Bob.

[Bob Graham]

I can't do that. I can't. There's a law inside here, too. A man can do anything but squeal. He can't do that. I'll have to take my chance, I guess.

Chance?

[Runch]

You haven't got a chance.

[Bob Graham]

You're in a net. You're caught. You may get 10 or 20 years. It isn't right. It isn't right.

[Warden Martin Brady]

And I can't keep you here with me. They'd never stand for that.

[Bob Graham]

You go back to the Duke Mill. Oh, no, no, I can't. I won't.

[Runch]

You see, you're up against it, boy.

[Bob Graham]

You've got to tell me now, who killed that man? Who killed him, Bob? Come on. Come clean now. Speak up. Who killed him?

[Mary Brady]

Who?

[Bob Graham]

Who?

[George]

Who?

[Bob Graham]

I don't know.

Bob, listen to me.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Do you believe that I'm your friend that I want to help you.

[Bob Graham]

I don't know.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, I am.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I am.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Things have been tough for you. I know it was a rotten piece of luck that sent you here. You've had another one now. Well, it's just the way things break sometimes. You, me or anyone. You have to play the cards the way they fall.

[Bob Graham]

Now, who killed that man?

[Warden Martin Brady]

He won't come through. Huh?

[Bob Graham]

I can't.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You'll trade your life away to live up to a code that's made by murderers and crooks to cheat the laws of honest men.

[Bob Graham]

You're not a crook. That's not your code. It's all I've had. No. This book here in my hand, this

[Mac McManus]

is your code and mine.

[Bob Graham]

You're not a crook. Don't turn one now. Don't turn your back on this. Who killed that man?

I can't forget so quickly what I learned in there.

[Runch]

I can't do it. I think it's right.

[Bob Graham]

They're code for them. And I can't go back on it or them.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I can't.

[Bob Graham]

I wouldn't be anything then.

Don't you see?

Not anything. I'd be like that thing under the sheet there.

[Mary Brady]

No,

[Bob Graham]

Bob.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, look here. I'll give you one more chance. I'll have your parole here next week. You'll be outside these walls, free. Do you understand?

[Bob Graham]

Yes.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Or rot here in this cage for 3 or 10 or 20 years. A rope around your neck, perhaps a juice mill. Every day, day in and day out, week in and week out, year in and year out.

[Bob Graham]

Jute. Jute.

[Warden Martin Brady]

The smell of it that turns you sick. A dungeon. Now, a bucket meal each. 7 days cold slop and bread and water in between.

[Runch]

No ray of light, no air, no

[Warden Martin Brady]

sound, no human voice. Black emptiness. That's all.

[Mac McManus]

No.

[George]

For what?

[Mary Brady]

For what?

[Warden Martin Brady]

The prison rules a prisoner must obey.

[Bob Graham]

Come on now. Who killed that man? Who killed that man?

[Runch]

Come on now. Think fast, Bob.

[Jim Fales]

Think fast.

[Bob Graham]

You'll kill him.

[Captain Gleason]

Ah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Take him away, Gleason. Put him in the dungeon.

[Bob Graham]

Lock him off.

[Captain Gleason]

Yes, sir. Come on, get out. On your way. He won't be so cocky in a

[Warden Martin Brady]

week, and I'll wait. No violence to that boy. Let no one lay a hand on him. You understand?

[Captain Gleason]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I'm doing this for him. For him. I've got to save him, do you see? To save him from himself.

[Runch]

He's gotta tell.

[Bob Graham]

He must. He must.

[Narrator/Announcer]

He calls for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[Galloway]

This is knx, Los Angeles, the voice of Hollywood.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

We Return shortly to our play, Criminal Code, starring Edward G. Robinson as Warden Brady. We hear next from a man who last April terminated nearly nine years of office as warden of the largest penitentiary in the United States, San Quentin. One time United States marshal and county sheriff, he is now State Senator James B. Holohan. Deluxe radio theater takes you to the capital of California, Sacramento. There, under the high vaulted dome of the Capitol building, where the state senate has just elected him chairman of its Committee on Prisons and Reformatories, the former warden interrupts affairs of state to speak to us. Ladies and gentlemen, we switch you from Hollywood to Sacramento in presenting the recent head of San Quentin prison, Senator James B. Holohan.

[James B. Holohan]

Thank you, Mr. DeMille, and my congratulations on your splendid production of Criminal Code. It was just two years ago last Saturday, that the most exciting experience I had at San Quentin occurred. I was seated with three members of the state parole board in my home when the door suddenly opened and we found ourselves facing four of our most desperate convicts, each armed with a.45 automatic. They were Rudolph Straight, Fred Landers, Alec McKay, and Joe Christie. I dashed to the telephone to sound the alarm, but as I did, Straight rushed up from behind and pounded me unconscious with the butt of his gun. Then they forced one of the others to order a prison car. Just then, my wife entered the room and was promptly made a prisoner. As she vainly strived to persuade the convicts to abandon their mad scheme. The car arrived. Taking the three members of the parole board and the driver as hostages. They made a wild dash through the prison gates. Police bullets stopped the car 50 miles north of San Francisco. Rudolph Straight was slain and the other three brought back and tried. McKay and Christie were executed, and Fred Landers is still in San Quentin, sentenced for life. They had secured their guns from an outside confederate who had hidden them under the hood of an automobile belonging to a state employee. The four convicts gained access to the prison garage, so it was easy for them to pick up the automatics brought to their hands by a perfectly innocent man. By far, the majority of convicts realize their mistakes and try to serve their time in peace and obedience. I am a firm believer in strict discipline, but I found that prisoners, like all human beings, respond best to encouragement when deserved. A pat on the back, so to speak, can be just as effective as the most severe punishment in Siberia. Our word for solitary confinement. At times their makeups are strange. Two men about to die for murder once gave their money, in each case amounting to about $800 to charity, one to the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, the other to children of another convict. It is impossible for personal authorities alone to rehabilitate men whom society has failed to save in the first place. Society always hesitates to help those who wear the prison brand. Until this is overcome, our job of rehabilitation can never fully succeed. Thank you and good night.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Thank you, Senator Holohan. Back to Hollywood and Criminal Code. Starring Edward G. Robinson. With Beverly Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle and Noel Madison.

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[Bob Graham]

It's done.

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[Cecil B. DeMille]

A week has gone by. A week Graham has spent in the darkness, solitude and horror of a cell beneath the ground. During their hour of exercise, his fellow convicts mill aimlessly about in the prison yard. Then Galloway, lurking in the shadow of a wall, hails a white faced pr.

[Runch]

Jerry. Jerry, over here. Hello, Galloway. You're late.

[Mary Brady]

Yeah, I know.

[Captain Gleason]

I couldn't help it.

[Runch]

The warden's daughter just got back. I had to carry a grip from the car. Hey, I only got a minute. Got away. That's time enough. Now listen to me. When you go back to the garage, Go past the cookhouse, see, you'll meet Joe McNamee. You stop and speak to him, understand?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Yeah.

[Runch]

And slip him this.

[Mary Brady]

A knife.

[Runch]

Take it, take it. Schumacher's knife hanging out.

[Jim Fales]

How did you get it?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Never mind.

[Runch]

It's for Bob Graham. For him. How could they get a knife down there? I've heard of putting things in bucket fees, slipping them right through six foot walls.

[Bob Graham]

Oh, yeah?

[Jim Fales]

Yeah.

[Runch]

But it's an awful chance, Galloway.

[Bob Graham]

Well, what of?

[Runch]

Have you ever been down there where he is? No.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, I have.

[Runch]

I know what it's like. Leeson's been going down there 20 times a day, beating him up, trying to pry it out of him.

[Mary Brady]

Yeah, but a knife.

[Runch]

Wood goods are not to him. Not much maybe, but it's an out, a two way out to end the torture.

[Mary Brady]

All.

Yeah. Yeah.

[Runch]

And the kid's been game. Dead game.

[Narrator/Announcer]

We.

[Runch]

We owe him something.

[Captain Gleason]

Yeah.

[Runch]

Sometimes I. I feel like. Like what? Nothing.

[Bob Graham]

Go on.

[Runch]

The guards looking at us.

[Captain Gleason]

Oh.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

You wish to see me, Warden?

[Mac McManus]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I do, Doctor. Come in. I want to ask you about Graham.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

I looked him over this morning, as you ordered.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Physically, of course.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

A week of bread and water in the dark has an effect. Deterioration does occur, but. But I'm less concerned with that than.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Than what?

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Well, I mean, the spirit, the morale, the man himself. Yeah, he's sullen now. It's difficult to see into his eyes. When one does, one sees they're filled with bitterness and hate. There's no trace of what I found in them before that spark. Worth saving.

[Runch]

It's a pity.

[Mary Brady]

Father.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, Mary. Well, how are you, sweetheart? You can go now, Doctor.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Good. I'll see him again tonight.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, it's like a breath of heaven to have you back here, Mary. What's wrong, old girl? You look as solemn as an owl.

[Mary Brady]

What have you done with Robert, Grandpa?

[Galloway]

Hmm?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Who told you about him?

[Mary Brady]

Aunt Jenny told me everything. What have you done with him?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, now, now, don't you worry about things you don't know anything about. He's all right. Everything's all right. Or will be.

[Mary Brady]

I want to know, Father. Where is he?

[Warden Martin Brady]

In the dungeon.

[Mary Brady]

For what?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Technically, for an infringement of the prison rules. Practically, to save his life.

[Mary Brady]

What good is it to save his life if you destroy him while you're doing it?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah, that's right, Mary. I thought of that myself. What can I do? His parole is lying here on the desk. It's taken me six months to get it. I want to get him out of here. I want to turn him loose. Well, then I can't. He's tied my hands. I can't.

[Mary Brady]

You can. You must.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah?

[Narrator/Announcer]

What would you do?

[Mary Brady]

I'd set him free tonight.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, you're just a kid. You don't know anything about these things.

[Noel Madison]

Oh, but I do.

[Mary Brady]

I do. I'd set him free, and then I'd fight for him. He's done nothing wrong. He's only doing what he thinks is right. It's what you think that counts.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's right.

[Mary Brady]

A man like you could find a way to save him. Delays and disagreements and whatnot. You'd get him off, Father. You know you would.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes. And what would they do to me for that?

[Mary Brady]

What does that matter if it's right?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Right? You talk as if I'd done a crime myself. I've only done my duty. All my life. My duty by the public and the law. I'm not a God. I've done the best I could for him. I'm through. I'm done. The law must take its course.

[Mary Brady]

No. No, you can't do that. You can't.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What's gotten into you? What do you mean? Look here, what's back of all this? Come on now, sweetheart. Let's get right down to cases on this thing. What's up?

[Mary Brady]

I love him, Father.

[Captain Gleason]

What?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Is that on the level, Mary?

[Mary Brady]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Why didn't you tell me that at first?

[Mary Brady]

I wanted you to do it because it was right, not just for me.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I see.

[Captain Gleason]

Well,

[Warden Martin Brady]

how long has this been going on?

[Mary Brady]

Hasn't gone on at all. He's never said a thing to me, but I read it in his eyes. That's why I went away, to see. To find out just how much I cared. And whether it would make a difference to me that he'd been in prison.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Well.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, no, it doesn't. I'm sorry if it hurt your father.

[Bob Graham]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You can't help that, Mary, love. Well, you have to take it when and where it comes. You're not a child.

[Bob Graham]

What?

[Mary Brady]

What will you do?

[Warden Martin Brady]

There's just one answer left to that, Mary. I turn the demons out of hell for you, Father. Now, don't you worry, sweetheart. We'll see him through somehow, some way.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Hello? Warden talking.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Find Captain Gleason and tell him to send number 23499 up to my office. Yeah, that's right. 23499.

[Mary Brady]

Thank you, Father.

[Captain Gleason]

Come on, Kurtz. Look sharp. I don't want to spend the night in here.

[Galloway]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

You got a pocket flash?

[Galloway]

Yes, sir.

[Captain Gleason]

Now then, make a light black as pitch. There's his cell.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Open up.

[Galloway]

Yes, sir. Come out here, you.

[Captain Gleason]

Come out.

[Galloway]

You hear what I say?

[Captain Gleason]

Get him out of there.

[Galloway]

He's laying down there in the corner. I think he's sick, Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

Sick? He was all right an hour ago,

[Galloway]

maybe, but now I think he's sick, unconscious.

[Captain Gleason]

You're nuts. Why should he be?

[Galloway]

Well, you know, you smashed him pretty hard today, Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

I only hit him once, and with my fist. Go up and get Dr. Reinwood.

[Galloway]

I need the flashlight, Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

All right, but hurry.

[Galloway]

Yes, sir.

[Captain Gleason]

I don't want to be stuck here in the dark all night.

[Galloway]

Right back, Captain.

[Captain Gleason]

You can't do anything with these Molly Cuttle ways.

[Jim Fales]

A cruxer.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hey, what's that?

[Jim Fales]

Who's there?

[Bob Graham]

Who's there?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Hello?

[Galloway]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, I did send him up. It's Bob. He's on his way up.

[Mary Brady]

Bob.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, listen, honey. He'll be changed, see? The week in the dungeon will change anyone. Now, don't pay any attention to how he looks, do you hear?

[Mary Brady]

I won't. I won't. Is the car ready?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Waiting downstairs.

[Mac McManus]

Now.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He'll be out of here in five minutes for good.

[Mary Brady]

Oh, thank God. Bob.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, come in, boy. Come in. What have they done here now, Mary?

[Mary Brady]

Sit here, Bob.

Here.

[James B. Holohan]

Yeah.

[Bob Graham]

Thanks.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, Bob, I'm sorry for what's happened. I've done the best I could for you, for everyone. Your parole has come. I'm going to send you out tonight.

[Galloway]

What?

[Warden Martin Brady]

That's right, Bob. I've got it here, you see? Only came this morning. Oh, and here's a pass to take you through the gate.

[Jim Fales]

No.

[Warden Martin Brady]

I sure will beat them, Bob. I don't know how, but we'll beat them some way.

[Bob Graham]

No, it's too late.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Too late?

[Warden Martin Brady]

What do you mean? You say that.

[James B. Holohan]

Gleason.

[Bob Graham]

I just killed him.

What?

[Runch]

Think what you're saying, boy. You couldn't.

[Bob Graham]

I killed him.

I didn't know. You see, I thought he'd only come to torture me again. I couldn't stand it anymore. I didn't have the strength. He's come so many times to threaten me, beat me.

I couldn't stand it anymore. I couldn't. Oh, God. I killed him. I'm not sorry. No one has any right to make another being suffer as I did in there.

[George]

Father.

[Bob Graham]

Father.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, I can't beat this, Mary.

[Runch]

I can't.

[Warden Martin Brady]

They know it now.

[Runch]

They're looking for him in the yard.

[Mary Brady]

No.

There must be somewhere.

[Runch]

Somewhere, Mary.

[Mary Brady]

Nothing.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, it's just the way the things break sometimes. The way they break.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Mary.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Mary. Look at me. I did my best. I did everything that I could.

[Mary Brady]

You sent him down there. Down to that dungeon. Anyone would go mad in that place. He didn't know what he was doing.

[Warden Martin Brady]

But I had to do.

[Runch]

Don't you see that?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Honey, if I hadn't.

[Mary Brady]

If you hadn't sent him, he'd be free now.

Free.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, no, Mary, don't.

[Runch]

Please.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You don't understand.

[Runch]

Mary, look at me.

[Jim Fales]

Hello?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes, Doctor. Yes, he will. Are you sure?

[Bob Graham]

Yeah. Yes, I see.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yeah. Well, keep me informed.

[Bob Graham]

Thanks.

[Runch]

Gleason is going to live.

[Mary Brady]

He didn't know.

[Bob Graham]

It was dark.

[Runch]

The doctor told me an hour ago.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Gleason had a good chance.

[Runch]

I didn't want to tell you, raise your hopes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

But it's certain now.

[Shannon Maldonado]

What is that?

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[Warden Martin Brady]

Like the soccer tournament.

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World cup holder for the world. Fits every car, holds every cup.

[Warden Martin Brady]

It has a Carvana logo.

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Carvana made it. They buy and sell cars. So they made a car cup holder.

[Mac McManus]

So.

[World Cup Holder Announcer]

Got any good cups lately?

[Mary Brady]

Used to.

[Shannon Maldonado]

Just couldn't figure out where in the

[Warden Martin Brady]

world to put them.

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[Runch]

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[Jim Fales]

Not a real product for parody and

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[Runch]

Oh, what does that mean? He's not a murderer, that's all.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He'll have to stand trial again another five years added, maybe 10.

[Mary Brady]

10 years.

[Runch]

But it's better than life.

[Bob Graham]

Or hanging. Warden.

[Warden Martin Brady]

How did you get up here?

[Runch]

I gotta see You, Warden. Right away. Hello?

[Mary Brady]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Wait inside, Mary. What's your name?

[Runch]

Galloway. Well, it's about Graham.

[Narrator/Announcer]

You.

[Runch]

You gotta let him go, Warden. You gotta let him out of that dungeon before something happens.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Or something. Go on.

[Runch]

He didn't kill Runch. He never touched him. I swear he didn't.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You were in here when Runch was killed. I. I did it.

[Captain Gleason]

You?

[Runch]

Yes, me. I'm telling you now. So you lay off the kid. Let him alone. Get him up out of there before.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Before you knife somebody.

[Captain Gleason]

What?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, you're too late, Galloway. You're an hour too late. He knifed leasing down there an hour ago. His.

[Runch]

Is Gleason dead?

[Bob Graham]

No.

[Warden Martin Brady]

That won't help Rand much. But that boy was leaving here tonight. I have his parole on my desk. He was walking out of here a free man. And now he stays.

[Narrator/Announcer]

10 years.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He'll never live it out. 10 years because you waited till it was too late.

[Runch]

But he didn't kill.

[Bob Graham]

Run. So I told you.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Young got his whole life before him. A chance for a home and kids. And what happens? He goes crazy mad in the dungeon and knives a guard. He didn't know what he was doing, but he pays for it just the same.

[Runch]

Listen to me. He didn't kill Runch. And he didn't knife Gleason either, see? Because I did it.

[Jim Fales]

What?

[Runch]

I did it.

[Galloway]

Yeah.

[Warden Martin Brady]

What about Graham's confession?

[Runch]

Ah, he was off his nut down there in solitary. Maybe he wanted to kill Gleason. Maybe he thought he did.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Well, how could you have done it?

[Runch]

I've got the run of the place, ain't I? I grabbed the key from the office. I left myself in the side door. I knifed Gleason.

[Warden Martin Brady]

You know what you're confessing to?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Sure.

[Runch]

A man can only be hung once.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Will you sign a statement?

[Runch]

Anytime you want.

[Warden Martin Brady]

All right, Galloway.

[Bob Graham]

Go now.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Report to Kurtz.

[Dr. Reinwolf]

Right.

[Bob Graham]

Mary. Mary.

[George]

Yes?

[Runch]

Bob's free, Mary.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He can leave any time.

[Runch]

Free?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yes.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He didn't do it, see?

[Mary Brady]

But he said he didn't do it.

[Warden Martin Brady]

He didn't know what he was saying. I'm letting him out now. Well, it's all right, honey. It's all right. He's paid his debt. More than paid it. He had a rotten deal, but now he's got a break. And we'll play it, honey, all of us. We'll play it the way it falls.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

As John heywood said some 400 years ago, of a good beginning cometh a good end. When tonight's star, who will be back with us a little later, Was appearing on the stage in the racket. His leading lady was Gladys Lloyd. She still is, only now her name is Mrs. Edward G. Robinson. A gracious hostess, a devoted mother. And one much interested in the cultural activities of the film capital. She has just returned from Europe with her husband. And as one who's been their guest several times. I'm delighted to reverse our positions and present Mrs. Edward G. Robinson.

[Mary Brady]

Thank you, Mr. DeMille. When I was in France, I met a doctor who told me at the time that you were very ill in Paris. He said that in your delirium you kept repeating. Take me to paradise. I want to go to Paradise. When I laughed, he looked at me in amazement. And then, of course, I had to tell him that what you were longing for. Wasn't a happy hunting grounds at all, but your ranch. Paradise. One must really visit Europe to appreciate Hollywood. All the culture found abroad flourishes right here in the shadow of the picture studios.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

As Hollywood attracts the finest musicians, the most talented painters and the greatest writers.

[Mary Brady]

Yes, in the Luxembourg Galleries in France hang paintings by the Columbia director, Harry Lockman. Nor do the wives of stars and executives spend their time trying to justify their existence. By balancing a teacup on one hand. And a square cut emerald on the other. Mrs. Jesse Lasky is an excellent painter. Mrs. Ernest Boyd, a wife of the writer, is a director in the pasadena Community Theater. Mrs. DeMille, wife of our host, Is director of the Children's Hospital, the American Red Cross. And president of the Castellar Creche. A baby's home. And if you are not overcome with culture by this time, I might add that Mrs. Edward G. Robinson spends her time reading scripts, landscaping the garden, collecting rare china and doing equally important chores. Such as raising her two children.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

And the rest of your time is your own?

[Mary Brady]

Yes, only there isn't any.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Did you add to your collection while abroad, Mrs. Robinson?

[Mary Brady]

Well, Eddie did most of the collecting, Mr. DeMille. In Paris he collected snails and frogs legs, Copenhagen beer, and in London, pipes. I thought I knew Eddie pretty well by this time. But when we attended the showing of his picture Bullets and Ballots in Copenhagen. He floored me completely by getting up and making a speech in Danish. Maybe it was a beer. I know that it was a short speech and the people seem to like it. So I'm going to follow his example right now and say thank you all and good night.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Good night. And now a word from the other half of the Robinson household. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Edward G. Robinson.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Thank you very much. I better not make too good a speech or I Might put my wife in the shade. That wouldn't exactly be discreet, now, would it?

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Well, as one husband to another, no.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Now, look here. Maybe if I made a speech in Danish.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

No, no, that's out too. I'll take the blame by asking you a couple of questions. You're getting away from gangster roles, Eddie. Do you like it?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Oh, fine. Say, I was glad to go to England to make Thunder in the City. In that I play the part of an exploitation man in the story of American ballyhoo versus British conservatism. I've been a gangster so many times that I've seen people eye me suspiciously on the street and cross quickly to the other side. One time I tried to rent a house right here in Hollywood. The woman who owned it took one look at me through an opening in the door and not only refused to let me in, but threatened to call the police unless I left at once.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Do you ever think of returning to the stage?

[Warden Martin Brady]

Yes. But it doesn't look as if I will for some time. Homesick as I am, to get back on the boards or even to see a few good shows. Hollywood, as Mrs. Robinson said, has a lot to be proud of. But I wish we had a couple of real Broadway theaters. Don't you, Mr. DeMille? For both the actor, though, and the listener, the luxury radio theater comes nearest to the legitimate stage. My thanks and congratulations.

[Runch]

Good night.

[Cecil B. DeMille]

Good night.

[Warden Martin Brady]

Good night.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Thank you, Mr. Robinson. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your announcer, Melville Ruick. Mr. DeMille tells us of next week's program shortly our castor night included Walter Kingsford as Dr. Reinwolf, Lou Merrill as McManus, Earl Ross as Gleason, William Williams as Kellogg, Richard Abbott as Kurtz, Ernie Adams as Runch, Justina Wayne as Ms. Brady, Joe Franz as Jim Fales, Hilda Haywood as Gertrude, Margaret Brayton as the operator, Ross Forester as Jerry, David Kerman as the waiter and Frank Nelson as Mike. Mr. Robinson and Ms. Roberts appeared through courtesy of Warner Brothers. Mr. Guilfoyle, RKO, Mr. DeMille, Paramount and Mr. Silver's 20th Century Fox, where he was in charge of music for the new Shirley Temple film stowaway. Once again, Mr. DeMille,

[Cecil B. DeMille]

if the letters you write us are any indication, no star has appeared in the lux radio theater enjoys greater popularity than Jeanette MacDonald. Her glorious voice comes to us again next Monday night in Tonight or Never, a play with music that ran on Broadway for more than 250 performances and was a tremendous success on the screen. 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 Jeanette McDonald with an all star cast in Tonight or Never. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood.

[Narrator/Announcer]

This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.