Transcript
Barbara Stanwyck (0:00)
Would you hand me that, please? Thank you. Now, let's see. Survey. Survive. Susanna. Suspect. Ah, here we are. Suspense. Meaning held in doubt, expressing doubt. The state of being uncertain, undecided or insecure. State of anxious expectation or waiting for information such as to keep one in suspense. Therefore delay acquainting him with what he is eager to know. Suspense.
Cecil B. DeMille (0:51)
Hello, and welcome to a bonus episode of Stars on Suspense. We have one more show before I sign off for the year and it's our annual Silver Bells Silver Screen Showcase. That's when we leave the world of suspense behind and enjoy a classic Hollywood holiday favorite recreated for radio. Over the years we've heard some of the classics. Miracle on 34th street, the Bishop's Wife and It's a Wonderful Life. We've also heard some deeper cuts like Holiday Affair and It Happened on Fifth Avenue. Today we'll hear another one that may not be widely known, but it's a very funny and very touching offering. From the pen of Preston Sturgis, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray, it's remember the Night who recreate their roles in this presentation on the Lux radio theater from March 25, 1940. Ms. Stanwyck plays Lee Leander, who's going on trial for shoplifting after she steals a bracelet from a New York City store. And Fred McMurray plays Jack Sargent, the assistant district attorney assigned to prosecute the case. But not wanting to present a jury with a sympathetic defendant so close to the holidays, Sargent moves to continue the case until after Christmas. A few misunderstandings later and Lee is out on bail and delivered by her bondsman to Jack's apartment. When he learns she has nowhere to go for Christmas and that they both hail from the Hoosier State, Jack takes Lee home with him for the holidays. What follows is a wonderful romantic comedy featuring a great screen pair in their first appearance together and a few years before their very different dynamic in Double Indemnity. They're joined in this radio adaptation by their big screen co stars Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway. And the show is introduced by the Great Cecil B. DeMille. I hope you enjoy Remember the Night. And if you like the radio version, the movie, as of today anyway, is streaming on Hulu. And I hope that your holidays are safe, restful and very happy. I'll be off the air until January when I'll return to kick off a new year of old time radio thrillers. But for now, thank you for listening and for supporting the show for another year. Happy holidays. And now, without any further Ado. Here's Remember the Night.
Barbara Stanwyck (3:46)
Let's present Hollywood. The Lutz Radio Theater brings you Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray in Remember the Night with Elizabeth Patterson, Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway. And, ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille.