BONUS - Silver Bells, Silver Screen 2024

Summary

Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) – BONUS Episode: Silver Bells, Silver Screen 2024

Episode Overview Released on December 24, 2024, the bonus episode of Stars on Suspense titled "Silver Bells, Silver Screen 2024" features a special rendition of the classic Hollywood holiday film adaptation, "Remember the Night." This episode departs from the usual suspenseful tales to deliver a heartwarming romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the holiday season. The episode showcases legendary Hollywood actors Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in leading roles, supported by Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway. The production is introduced by the esteemed Cecil B. DeMille, adding a touch of classic Hollywood glamour.

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Act 1: A Chance Encounter

Setting the Scene "Remember the Night" opens in a bustling jewelry store on New York's Fifth Avenue, weeks before Christmas. Barbara Stanwyck stars as Lee Leander, a young woman on trial for shoplifting a $5,000 diamond bracelet. Fred MacMurray portrays Jack Sargent, the diligent assistant district attorney determined to secure a conviction.

Key Events and Interactions

• The Theft and Arrest: Lee Leander unknowingly steals the bracelet under what she describes as hypnosis-induced circumstances. This sets the stage for her trial, where Jack Sargent seeks to prevent the jury from sympathizing with her due to the imminent holidays ([07:03] Barbara Stanwyck).

• Courtroom Drama: During the trial, Elizabeth Patterson, playing Aunt Emma, provides compelling defense arguments, suggesting that Lee's actions were not intentional but rather a result of temporary hypnosis. This sparks tension between the prosecution and defense teams ([11:01] Elizabeth Patterson).

Notable Quotes

• Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander: "A Luxe toilet soap beauty bath will do the trick." ([25:24])
• Fred MacMurray as Jack Sargent: "Fine acting, a good story and superb direction each contribute to the success of a motion picture." ([04:21])

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Act 2: Unexpected Alliances

Transition to Personal Connections As the trial progresses, misunderstandings lead to Lee being released on bail. Due to an oversight, she is delivered to Jack's apartment, where both discover they share roots in the Hoosier State (Indiana). This commonality paves the way for unexpected personal connections amidst professional obligations.

Development of Romance

• Holiday Harmony: Jack, realizing Lee has nowhere to spend Christmas, invites her to his home. Their shared Midwestern background fosters a budding romance, providing a stark contrast to their adversarial positions in court ([23:06] Sterling Holloway).

• Supporting Characters: Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sargent and Sterling Holloway as Willie add depth to the narrative, portraying family dynamics and contributing to the comedic and romantic undertones of the story.

Notable Quotes

• Sterling Holloway as Willie: "What could I do about it. Not a thing." ([51:32])
• Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sargent: "Do you remember how bad? Well, not really bad, but do you remember the time you took my egg money I was going to buy a new dress with?" ([35:55])

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Act 3: Resolutions and Revelations

Climactic Courtroom Confrontation The final act returns to the courtroom as Jack Sargent grapples with his feelings for Lee Leander. The tension mounts as personal emotions intertwine with professional duties, leading to a dramatic plea for Lee to be acquitted. However, the case remains unresolved, setting the stage for future developments.

Emotional Farewells and Future Promises

• Mutual Confessions: In an emotionally charged exchange, Jack and Lee confront their feelings, leading to a heartfelt declaration of love. Their relationship defies the conventional prosecutor-defendant dynamic, embodying the spirit of the holiday season ([50:00] Sterling Holloway).

• Closing Moments: The episode concludes with Lee being remanded to jail, but not without the promise of their reunion. The curtain falls on their poignant farewell, leaving listeners anticipating their future together ([57:00] Fred MacMurray).

Notable Quotes

• Beulah Bondi as Lee Leander: "I love you so much." ([55:25])
• Fred MacMurray as Jack Sargent: "I love you, Leah." ([49:48])

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Concluding Remarks

As the episode wraps up, the host Cecil B. DeMille bids farewell, highlighting the availability of both the radio adaptation and the streaming movie version on Hulu. He extends warm holiday wishes to listeners and teases the return of classic suspense thrillers in the new year.

Notable Quote

• 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." ([00:51])

Final Thoughts "Remember the Night" serves as a delightful holiday special, blending romance, comedy, and courtroom drama. The stellar performances by Stanwyck and MacMurray, combined with the charming supporting cast, deliver a memorable listening experience that encapsulates the magic of old-time radio and classic Hollywood storytelling.

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Notable Technical Details

• Production: Lux Radio Theater
• Directed by: Mitchell Lyson
• Cast:
  • Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander
  • Fred MacMurray as Jack Sargent
  • Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sargent
  • Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Emma
  • Sterling Holloway as Willie

References to Sponsorship Throughout the episode, Lux Toilet Soap is subtly promoted through character dialogues and integrated advertisements, reflecting the era's tradition of sponsored radio content.

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This detailed summary captures the essence of the bonus episode, providing an engaging overview of "Remember the Night" while highlighting key moments and quotes. It serves as an informative guide for listeners new to the episode, conveying the rich narrative and character dynamics that define this classic radio production.

Transcript

[Barbara Stanwyck]

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]

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]

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.

[Fred McMurray]

Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Fine acting, a good story and superb direction each contribute to the success of a motion picture. And we'll have to combine all three to explain the resounding success of the current Paramount picture, Remember the Night. As it happens, I take a personal pride in the success of this picture because Mitchell Lyson, who directed it, served his apprenticeship with me. Consequently, with a special bow in Mitch's direction that I introduced our radio adaptation of his screen hit Remember the Night. A triumphal return engagement for the same two stars who played it on the screen. Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray. And with them we have Dula Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson and Sterling Holloway of the picture cast. Remember the Night is a play you'll remember. And Lux toilet soap is a product you'll remember when our feminine listeners remember to think of their appearance. And that's at least, well, part of the time they know luxe toilet soap is a real aid to loveliness. Just why Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray have never been teamed before. He's one of Hollywood's unsolved mysteries. But the results in this picture call loudly for more of the same. So we were very insistent on having these stars of the picture in our production tonight. Barbara dropped in to visit my Northwest Mounted Police set. But I sent her home right away to get her script of Remember the Night. And I had to break into something to get Fred McMurray. I had to break into his vacation in Mexico. It was the same vacation which we interrupted a few weeks ago to bring him back to this microphone. However, he took our persecution very amiably and buckled right down to work. Ordinarily, I don't suppose a courtroom is the most promising place in the world for a love story. Especially if the party of the first part is the prosecutor and the party of the second part is the girl on trial. But Remember the Night is delightfully original from beginning to end, with a love story that begins in a law court. Once more, it's curtain time in the Lux Radio Theater as we start Act 1 of Remember the Night. Starring Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander, Fred McMurray as John Sargent. With Beulah Bondi as his mother, Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Emma and Sterling Holloway as Willie A jewelry store on New York's Fifth Avenue. In the glittering showcases, a thousand precious stones sparkle in their brilliant settings. Although it's just a few weeks before Christmas, there's only one customer in the store this afternoon. A pretty girl in costly furs. On her wrist is a diamond bracelet placed there by an enthusiastic clerk. He smiles happily, sensing the sale is practically complete.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Glorious, Madam, isn't it? One of our most beautiful bracelets, really.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes, it is beautiful.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

You won't regret taking it, madam.

[Beulah Bondi]

I'm sure I won't. What's the price, please? Only $5,000. 5,000? That's reasonable.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

You won't find another one like it in New York. Madam, shall I have Mr. Meyer make out the papers?

[Beulah Bondi]

Just a moment, please. I think I'd like to see one or two more before I make up my mind. That one in the lower tray, please. Let me see that.

[Fred McMurray]

Oh, of course, madam.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Personally, I prefer the one you're wearing.

[Sterling Holloway]

But this one's quite beautiful, too.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

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

[Fred McMurray]

Madam?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Madam?

[Supporting Character]

Where?

[Sterling Holloway]

Why, she's gone. Mr. Meyer. Mr. Meyer.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

She's gone.

[Sterling Holloway]

Police. Police. Jones, what is it?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, that girl.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

She went out the door while my back was turned.

[Sterling Holloway]

She went out with a $5,000 bracelet.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Car number 17.

[Sterling Holloway]

Car number 17. Pick up girl about 23 years, dark complexion, silver fox furs.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Vicinity Fifth Avenue, 54th Street.

[Sterling Holloway]

Search for diamond bracelets stolen from Meyer and Company.

[Beulah Bondi]

That is all.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh. Oh, this is Officer Cassidy reporting to headquarters. Say, we picked up that girl on call 17. Yeah, caught her cold with the goods.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

In a hot shop over on 3rd Avenue.

[Sterling Holloway]

She was trying to pawn the bracelet.

[Fred McMurray]

Yeah.

[Sterling Holloway]

Okay, I'm bringing her in now.

[Beulah Bondi]

District Attorney's office. Who? Oh, just a moment. Who is it? Commissioner's office. It's about that acquittal yesterday in the shooting case.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Tell him I'm busy.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Is that all they have to do, beef about acquittals? All right, Tom, let's get going. Okay, boss. What's the first case today?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

That's a cinch.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Name by the name of Lee Leander.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Cops a bracelet out of Miami Company on 3rd Avenue in Hodgson.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Open and shut. First offense? Nah, she's got a record.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

This is a third offense.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Well, that's good. That's good. The first offender at Christmas time is tougher than tiger meat. Tom, look at that chart. Conviction's only 78% as against 82% last year. Hey, can I handle this case, boss. I'll get your conviction. You probably could handle it as well as some of these dopes. But when the right case comes along, I'll give it to you. Wife beater or something like that. Your face isn't right to prosecute a woman.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, boss, listen.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Nothing doing, Tom.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Nothing doing.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

We'll get sergeant on this one. Sergeant? What's his face got that mine hasn't got? Whatever it is, he's never lost the case for me yet. Yeah, but he's gone home for Christmas. Ohio, Oklahoma, someplace like that. Now, listen, I could get you a conviction. So take it easy, Tom.

[Fred McMurray]

Take it easy.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Ms. Day, get me John Sargent on the phone.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes, sir.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Now, boss.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Now that ain't fair. Stop moaning. Sergeant's terrific with these pretty girl guys.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, Mr. Sizen.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Mr. Sizen, phone's ringing.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, answer it, will ya? Try to get packed up in here.

[Beulah Bondi]

Okay, I'll answer.

[Sterling Holloway]

Hello? Hey, wait a minute, Rufus. Huh? Listen, if that's the office, tell him I've already left.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Okay?

[Beulah Bondi]

Hello?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yes. Yes.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Well, this is the office. He's already left.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, you blockhead. Give me that phone. I just said shut up. Good morning. Who all wants to speak to Master sergeant, please?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Hello, Sergeant.

[Sterling Holloway]

Who do you think you're kidding? All right, never mind. Who is this?

[Beulah Bondi]

This is your boss.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

You know, it's a good thing you.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Didn'T take up acting for a living.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, well, what do you want?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Well, listen, we got a case to try this morning. I'll see you at the office in 15 minutes.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Sure, sure, you can leave here this afternoon.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Now look, Jack, don't argue.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

It's a female case and I need you.

[Beulah Bondi]

Now come on.

[Sterling Holloway]

I was afraid of this. Who's defending?

[Beulah Bondi]

Don't worry.

[Sterling Holloway]

That windbag. He'll give us the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence. No, he won't.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I'll have Tom meet you in court.

[Beulah Bondi]

And he'll be out of there by noon. Now get right down here.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Goodbye.

[Sterling Holloway]

Now listen, boss.

[Fred McMurray]

Hello?

[Sterling Holloway]

Hello? Oh, O'Leary. He'll talk all day. All day long when you leave. Mr. Sergeant. Shut up.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Quiet.

[Fred McMurray]

Please proceed with your summation, Mr. O'Leary.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Thank you, your honor. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, during the course of this trial, you've heard the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Sargent, Attempt to prove that a valuable bracelet was taken from the premises of Meyer & Co. By the Defense all this has been a waste of time, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Of your time and mine. Time we could spend to better advantage in last minute Christmas shopping. At least I know that's what I'd like to be doing.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Objection sustained.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I withdraw the illusion, you, Honor. Ladies and gentlemen, when I say that time has been wasted, I mean the state has gone to great lengths to prove that Anna Rose Malone, sometimes known as Lelander, sometimes known as a lot of other things, did on the afternoon of December 3rd, walk out upon 5th Avenue with a bracelet which was still the property of Meyer & Co. To prove something she freely admits. As if the proof of this constituted a proof of guilt. Since the dawn of civilization, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Since the beginnings of jurisprudence, wise men and women have refused to be hoodwinked by circumstantial evidence. The contents of a whiskey bottle.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Hey, Jack, I don't like a smile on that jury's pants.

[Sterling Holloway]

All juries get soft hearted at Christmas. Tommy, if you ever get a case to prosecute and you see that peace on earth, goodwill toward men look come in their eyes, get a continuance, even if you have to fall down and tell the judge ate green apple.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I believe that a young woman walking out of a store with something not her own is necessarily an evil doer. Oh, how flimsy is this argument. How unfair. But on it, and because of it, you have been asked to take away the liberty of a fellow human being. Now, the truth is simple. The bracelet was removed during a temporary loss of will and consciousness. Now known as schizophrenia, but formerly known as hypnotism.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Holy mackerel, that's a sweet one. Hypnotist.

[Sterling Holloway]

Shut up, Tommy.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

You mean you're not going to object?

[Sterling Holloway]

Shut up. He just postponed the case till after Christmas. Yeah.

[Fred McMurray]

How do you figure that?

[Sterling Holloway]

Hypnotism.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Yes, yes, I said hypnotism. And that's exactly what I meant. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I want you to gaze upon this girl's face. Is this the face of a hardened criminal? An outcast from society? No, no. But the prosecution would have you believe that she willingly and in her right mind stood, stole a bracelet. Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you what really happened. The truth. This girl, this poor unfortunate creature, went into that jewelry store not to buy, not to steal, but only to look. A salesman showed her the bracelet, urged her to clasp it around her wrist, begged her to examine it Under a more powerful light. And then excused himself. The bracelet is under a powerful light. The young girl stares at it. Closer. Closer. The great central stone flashes blindingly in her eyes. Blue, green, purple, orange. Closer still. Closer. Suddenly the colors are gone. Everything is dark. A breath of cold air brings her to her senses. But what's this? Where is the jewelry store? Where is the light she was standing under? What is she doing on fifth avenue, blocks away from Meyer and company? She. She doesn't know. She can't remember. Her mind is a blank. And why? Why this girl, this poor, unfortunate creature, was a victim, an unwilling victim of hypnosis. Your honor, the defense rests.

[Sterling Holloway]

All right now, Tommy, watch. Your honor. Yes, your honor. The hypothesis of hypnotism is a very interesting one. Let me be the first to admit it. But unfortunately, I am nos Van Galli. Nor are you. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the people of the state of New York will require the expert testimony of Dr. Kindness, the psychiatrist. For this purpose, the people will request a continuance be granted till after the Christmas holiday.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

We object, your honor. The defense was already summed up. The case was practically close.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Objection overruled.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

But your.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

The defendant will remain in custody subject.

[Beulah Bondi]

To giving a five thousand dollar bond.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

And all jurors, parties and witnesses are.

[Beulah Bondi]

Instructed to return to the court. Tuesday, January 3rd court adjourned.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

And a very merry Christmas to you all.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Just a minute. Just a minute, sergeant. That was a dirty trick you played on me. Means another day in court. And I don't get paid by the state. I have to earn my money.

[Sterling Holloway]

No more sense of humor than a gravestone. Well, Merry Christmas, Francis.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

That's right.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

I'm afraid it is.

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, how can I get a bond? I haven't anymore money and I don't want to spend Christmas in jail. Please don't let them do that.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

If you hadn't talked so much, I'd be out of here right now.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

What do you mean by that?

[Beulah Bondi]

Hypnotism. That gag so old it's got whiskers. Oh, please. Please don't let them keep me here over Christmas.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I could walk around, couldn't I?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Come on, miss. It ain't as bad as you think.

[Beulah Bondi]

You got a nice little room and.

[Sterling Holloway]

A nice turkey dinner on Christmas.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Hey, she's kind of sore with you, Jack.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah. Say, Tommy, on your way, I'll send Fat Mike in here. Will you?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Fat Mike the bondsman.

[Sterling Holloway]

If you know any other Fat Mikes, you can send them, too. I get it, you don't, but let it pass.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Okay, I'll send them right away.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hey, Mike. Yeah? Mr. Sergeant wants to see you right away. Good. Sure. Coming.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Hello, Mr. Sergeant. You want to see me?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah. What'll you charge for 5,000? Bale for Nottle, January 3rd.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Did they pin something on you, pal?

[Sterling Holloway]

No, it isn't for me. It's for the young woman who's in here today.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Oh, I see.

[Sterling Holloway]

How much?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

For a friend of yours? Nothing. Not a red samoka.

[Sterling Holloway]

I didn't ask you for any favors.

[Beulah Bondi]

Favors?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

It's a privilege. You still living at the same place?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, why?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

How soon you want her out?

[Sterling Holloway]

Right away.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Okay, she's out.

[Sterling Holloway]

Thanks. Come on. Hey, Rufus. You got those other grips back, Rufus? Yeah, I am, boss. What's the matter with you?

[Beulah Bondi]

She's here, boss.

[Fred McMurray]

Who's here?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I don't know.

[Sterling Holloway]

Then how do you know she's here? I just let in the living room. You let who in? The lady. You mean there's a lady here in the apartment?

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes, sir.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, what'd you let her in for? I told you, I wasn't home to anybody. Yes, I told him that, but he shoved the door open anyhow and pushed the lady in with his compliments. Who did?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

A man. Oh, Fat Ike.

[Sterling Holloway]

Fat Ike? You mean Fat Mike?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Yes, sir.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

He sure ain't thin Mike.

[Sterling Holloway]

What do you bring her here for?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I don't know.

[Sterling Holloway]

Guess I'll have to go and speak to her.

[Fred McMurray]

Yes, you will.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, hello.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hello.

[Sterling Holloway]

What are you doing here?

[Beulah Bondi]

I don't know yet, but I've got a rough idea.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, for one thing, you could say thank you. But if that doesn't fit in with your plans, just skip it. My motives in this matter. Here's the drinks. What drinks? I didn't take ice and soda, Mitt.

[Beulah Bondi]

Thanks. Drink more. Get out of here.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I know.

[Beulah Bondi]

You know, one of these days, one of you boys is going to start one of these things differently. And one of us girls is going to drop dead from surprise.

[Sterling Holloway]

What are you talking about?

[Beulah Bondi]

I suppose you do this with all the lady prisoners.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, you're in a good spot for it.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

You out and bring me up here.

[Sterling Holloway]

I did not tell him to bring you up here.

[Beulah Bondi]

Then why did that gorilla bring me up here?

[Sterling Holloway]

Because he's got a mind like a sewer.

[Beulah Bondi]

Thanks.

[Sterling Holloway]

Now, look, I'm very glad to have been of service to you.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

You most certainly do not.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, then I'll stay. But I won't be forced.

[Sterling Holloway]

Now, wait a minute.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

You mean you want me to go?

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, yes.

[Beulah Bondi]

Where?

[Sterling Holloway]

Where what?

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, I was on my way to a nice, comfortable jail with three meals a day in Turkey for Christmas, and now.

[Sterling Holloway]

Don't you live someplace?

[Beulah Bondi]

No.

[Sterling Holloway]

Where have you been living, in a tree?

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh. Well, how much do you owe this hotel?

[Beulah Bondi]

$126.40.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, that doesn't solve any problems.

[Beulah Bondi]

Look, why don't you just put me back in the clink? That solves lots of problems.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Not yet.

[Sterling Holloway]

Now, come on, then. I'll take you to dinner and we'll figure something out.

[Beulah Bondi]

You really didn't want me to come here at all, then?

[Sterling Holloway]

I'm sorry to say I did not.

[Beulah Bondi]

I see. Well, shall we go?

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Here's your hat, Paul. Going out, huh?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yes, I am.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hot dog.

[Sterling Holloway]

But don't forget, you got to see you, Ma.

[Beulah Bondi]

Shut up.

[Sterling Holloway]

Want anything else?

[Beulah Bondi]

No, thanks. It's been nice up to now.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah. You know, I was thinking I. I might lend you my apartment.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, that sounds like a play, doesn't it?

[Sterling Holloway]

Sounds like a flop.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

That's a nice, cheesy idea.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Thanks.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

How long have you been swiping things?

[Beulah Bondi]

Always.

[Sterling Holloway]

Have you been caught before?

[Beulah Bondi]

Uh huh.

[Sterling Holloway]

Did you take things you didn't need?

[Beulah Bondi]

Sure.

[Sterling Holloway]

In the presence of beautiful things, did you feel a sudden irresistible urge to take them in your hands and hurry away with them?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, you mean, was I hypnotized?

[Sterling Holloway]

No, no. I mean, maybe you're a kleptomaniac.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, no, no. They tried that though. Now you see, to be a kleptomaniac, you can't sell any of the stuff afterwards or you, you lose your amateur standing.

[Sterling Holloway]

I don't understand it.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, I. I don't think you ever could understand because your mind is different. Right or wrong is the same for everybody. You see, but the, the rights and the wrongs aren't the same.

[Sterling Holloway]

Ah, that's ridiculous.

[Beulah Bondi]

Is it? All right, try it like this. Suppose you were starving to death.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah.

[Beulah Bondi]

And, and you didn't have any food, and you didn't have any money and you didn't have any place to get anything. And there were some loaves of bread out in front of a market and. Well, now remember, you're starving to death and the man's back was turned. Would you swipe one?

[Sterling Holloway]

You bet I would.

[Beulah Bondi]

That's because you're honest. You see, I'd have a six course dinner at the Table d'or to cross the street and then say I'd forgotten my purse. Get the difference?

[Sterling Holloway]

I think you're way smarter.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yeah, that's it. We're smart. Very smart.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, for all finished. Waiter, check please.

[Fred McMurray]

Right away, sir.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, Ms. Leander, I got a couple of extra bucks I don't need. Here's my Christmas dinner I promised you and a room and a couple of breakfasts.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, thanks. Thanks a Lot.

[Sterling Holloway]

Here you are. Oh, will you ask the band to play My Indiana Home?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Well, yes, sir, I'll ask them.

[Sterling Holloway]

Thank you.

[Beulah Bondi]

Why do you want them to play that?

[Sterling Holloway]

Because that's where I'm going.

[Beulah Bondi]

No. Are you a Hoosier?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Wabash? Indian.

[Supporting Character]

Oh.

[Beulah Bondi]

No wonder I like you. I'm from Eltonville.

[Sterling Holloway]

No.

[Beulah Bondi]

Uh huh.

[Sterling Holloway]

That's only about 50 miles from.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes, sir.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, I'll be dying we have to come here and meet like this.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, I go home every Christmas.

[Beulah Bondi]

You do? Oh, gee, that's great.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, we never had anything that's worth.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Never.

[Sterling Holloway]

Why?

[Beulah Bondi]

I ran away.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Of course, not so hot.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, yeah? Mother's lie then.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

What?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, gee, I. I don't know.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, come on. It'll do you good. What do you say?

[Beulah Bondi]

All right. Unless. Aren't you afraid?

[Sterling Holloway]

Afraid of what?

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, I didn't think of it.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Barbara Stanwyck]

The curtain falls on the first act of Remember the Night with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred McMurray, Elizabeth Patterson, Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway over on Rockwell street in a little white bungalow. The first guest has just arrived. A bit early for one of those bridge get togethers the ladies have. From time to time. We're going to let you hear what this guest says. And what she thinks too.

[Beulah Bondi]

Why, hello, Ellie. How nice you look. Where did she find that dress, I wonder. He has the best taste. Here's the way I look, Ellie. I'm a little early. Came right straight from the office. I worked late and I didn't really have time to go home and change. Gosh, do I feel grimy. I can only take a quick bath. My, how lovely the living room looks. Those flowers are Just the right color. I wonder if she'd think me nervy if I asked to take a bath. Tired? Well, not exactly, Ellie. I'm just sort of, well, messy, you know. A bath. How lovely of you. I hadn't thought of it, but it would make me feel better. Oh, thanks. That's awfully kind. What a pretty negligee. Well, I feel good in this. Everything she has is perfect. Yes, thanks so much, Ellie. Don't wait. I have everything I need. She's got much toilet soap. I ought to have known she would. She's got that. Everything is perfect. Mmm. Gosh, does this feel good. This nice Lux soap will do the trick, all right. I love the way it lathered.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Yes, a luxe toilet soap beauty bath will do the trick. Leave Ellie's guest feeling fresh from head to toe. This luxurious white soap that 9 out of 10 screen stars use has creamy, active lather that swiftly carries away perspiration. Every trace of dust and dirt. You'll find a daily Luxo beauty bath. A wonderful way to protect daintiness, make you sure of fresh, fragrant skin. And it's true that luxe toilet soap in your bathroom has come to be one of those little things that mean good housekeeping, good taste. The superlative quality of this fine white soap, its delicate, distinctive perfume makes it a joy to family and to guests. It's luxurious and yet not a luxury, for it's sold by so many thousands of cakes that its price is kept low. Now, the economical way to buy it is three cakes at a time. And you might try leaving a cake you want using in among your linens or under things. It'll leave them delightfully fragrant. Now, our producer, Mr. DeMille, Act 2.

[Fred McMurray]

Of Remember the Night, starring Barbara Stanwyck as lee and Fred McMurray as John Sargent, with Beulah Bundy as his mother, Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Emma and Sterling Holloway as Willie. Westward along the snow banked highways from New York. More than 20 hours of steady driving have brought Lee Leander and Jack Sargent to Eltonville, Indiana, and the front gate of Lee's former home. A bright moon softens the outline of the ramshackle house that stands cold and dark on the outskirts of the town. From within the house comes the warning wail of a dog as Jack swings the car up to the sagging front porch.

[Sterling Holloway]

This is it, huh?

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, all out then. End of the line.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Hey, don't be so nervous, will you.

[Beulah Bondi]

Go in with me.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

See that tree?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah.

[Beulah Bondi]

I fell out of it when I was 12. Oh, it was a terrible tomboy. See from that branch right up there landed on my head too.

[Sterling Holloway]

That's a better gag than hypnotism. Your lawyer should have used that. As a matter of fact, you should have had me for your lawyer. Come on now, smile. Here we are.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, gee, I didn't mean to knock so loud. Why, that sounds like Mickey barking. Oh, it couldn't be. He'd be too. Here's somebody coming.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

No. Gee, you've been sweet.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Will you shut up?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yes.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Fred McMurray]

Oh, I guess you want my wife.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, I didn't know.

[Supporting Character]

Henry.

[Beulah Bondi]

Somebody want me, Mama? Merry Christmas, Mama. Well, you. You know me, don't you?

[Supporting Character]

Come in.

[Beulah Bondi]

This is Mr.

[Sterling Holloway]

Sergeant. How do you do?

[Beulah Bondi]

Sit down. You're looking fine, Mama. What did you come here for? What do you want? Oh, I don't want anything, Mama. It was just Christmas and Mr. Sargent happened to be driving.

[Sterling Holloway]

You see, I live in Wabash. It's about 50 miles from here. I knew you'd be glad of it.

[Beulah Bondi]

Glad? Why should I be glad?

[Supporting Character]

Good riddance to bad rubbish I said.

[Beulah Bondi]

The day she left. Oh, Mama, please. Mr. Sergeant. Just like her father, she is. Always laughing at serious things.

[Supporting Character]

She was never doing what she's told till she winds up stealing.

[Beulah Bondi]

Stealing my mission. Money.

[Supporting Character]

Money I'd put by with a sweat.

[Beulah Bondi]

On my brow, that's what. I didn't steal it. I told you a thousand times. I only borrowed it. I was going to pay you back. But you didn't pay me back, did you? And you never paid me back. Well, how could I after you call me? It's even front of the whole town. Nobody would give me a job.

[Supporting Character]

And you left here the great lady.

[Beulah Bondi]

We weren't good enough for you.

[Supporting Character]

A decent home, a hard working mother.

[Beulah Bondi]

And a crook for a dog. Oh, Mama.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Supporting Character]

Her name doesn't concern you.

[Sterling Holloway]

It most certainly does not. Come on, kids.

[Beulah Bondi]

I've forgotten how much that woman hates me and how much I hate her. That's a terrible thing to say, isn't it? No, but ever since I was little, she was always so right and I was always so wrong. Thanks for getting me out. I'll stay anywhere. Any old place will do if I'm far enough away from her.

[Sterling Holloway]

Hey, take it easy.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

A little too late to think about that now, isn't it?

[Beulah Bondi]

You won't make me stay in Nelsonville. You'll find me a room somewhere else.

[Sterling Holloway]

Sure I will.

[Beulah Bondi]

Any old dumpledoof.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

How do you know?

[Sterling Holloway]

How do I know? Why, that my grandfather was cross eyed.

[Beulah Bondi]

You mean you're. You're taking me home with you?

[Sterling Holloway]

Why not?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, well.

[Sterling Holloway]

Frick. Now what?

[Supporting Character]

Oh.

[Sterling Holloway]

Hey, anyone home?

[Beulah Bondi]

Hey, John. John.

[Sterling Holloway]

Hello, Mother.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, my boy.

[Sterling Holloway]

My gosh, Mother, it's good to see you.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Hello, Annie. How about a kiss, huh?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, I'm glad you're here. If only to stop your mother from.

[Supporting Character]

Taking leave of her senses.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, boy. I'll say hello, John. Welcome home.

[Sterling Holloway]

Hello, Willie. The girl still chasing you?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, John.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Well.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hey, who's that in the front seat?

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, I. I'm sorry, mother. This is Ms. Leander. She's come to spend Christmas with us.

[Beulah Bondi]

How do you do?

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

And this is my aunt Emmy. Knows more about flannel cakes than the guy who invented them.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

This is Willie Sims, our hired boy. Crazy about the girls and the girls are crazy about him. Willie Sims.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Pleased to meet you.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hello. I hope I won't be too much trouble, Mrs. Sargent. Trouble?

[Supporting Character]

Why, bless you, child. It's a joy to have you here. But John Sargent, why didn't you send me a telegram?

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, you see, Mother, this was rather unexpected, isn't it?

[Supporting Character]

Never mind all that now. Come along, child. You must be near free, freezing to death and here we are cackling like a couple of. Emmy. What did you leave those cookies in the oven? Come along now, everyone. This way, Ms. Leanne.

[Beulah Bondi]

Thanks. Oh boy, John.

[Sterling Holloway]

What?

[Beulah Bondi]

Ain't she a peacharino?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Oh, all I can say is hot dog.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Supporting Character]

Go on, Jack. Now, don't stop. Play that other piece you used to.

[Sterling Holloway]

Do so good, I can't remember it anymore, Mother.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, well, try, dear. Don't you think he plays nice, Ms. Leander?

[Sterling Holloway]

You don't have to answer that, leah. I had $14 worth of piano lessons.

[Beulah Bondi]

Once, and they've never forgotten. Willie, hand me that popcorn. We've got to have it all strung for the tree tomorrow. Yes, and here you are. Well, here you can help me. You haven't done a thing all night. Didn't I help Ms. Leander with all them dinner dishes?

[Supporting Character]

You should have done them yourself, Willie. Miss Leander's a guest.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

Your folks dead, Willie.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

Well, that's too bad, my dear. I always say it's hard on the children. It just isn't the same with a new parent. Karen.

[Beulah Bondi]

Go on. Go on, Jack. Now, just one more piece.

[Sterling Holloway]

No, that's all the best of your enemy.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, please.

[Beulah Bondi]

I'll play you a piece if you want.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, that'd be fine.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hudgie. Can you play? Well, I used to play in the dime store. What would you all like?

[Supporting Character]

It doesn't make any difference.

[Beulah Bondi]

I can sing the End of a.

[Supporting Character]

Perfect Day now, Willy.

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, I can.

[Supporting Character]

So can everybody else. Willie.

[Beulah Bondi]

The End of a Perfect Day. I think I remember it. Oh, boy. Give us a downbeat, please, Ms. Leander. When you come to the end of a perfect day and you sit alone with your thought While the chime remount with our carol day for the joy well, son, time for bed.

[Supporting Character]

Gracious. The evenings gone past for up long ago.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Supporting Character]

What, dear?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Supporting Character]

Oh, John, I think I can guess.

[Sterling Holloway]

What? Oh, no, no, not at all, Mother. She isn't even a friend of mine.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

She is charming, Mother, but she reminds.

[Supporting Character]

Me of your father's cousin, Winifred. Died when her second was born. The lovely sweet thing. I was just saying to Emmie.

[Sterling Holloway]

Wait a minute, Mother. Unfortunately, the girl's a crook. I'm going to Put her in jail when we get back to New York. Why, but in the meanwhile, she had no place to go for Christmas.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Hypochondriac? Now, she might be at that.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

When you understood, you made me understand.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, it was love, dear, that made you understand. Well, I do hope she enjoys her stay here. Now. We must do everything to make her happy and comfortable and to feel like one of the family. Do you think we ought to lock up the silver? Well, good night, son.

[Sterling Holloway]

Good night, Mother. Merry Christmas.

[Supporting Character]

Merry Christmas, dear.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, well, this is.

[Supporting Character]

I've never seen so many presents in all my days.

[Sterling Holloway]

Here's another one for you, Mother.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

And, Aunt Emmy, here's a present for you. Oh, Willie, what have you got there? I don't know yet.

[Beulah Bondi]

Getting her open. Why, Jack. Huh?

[Sterling Holloway]

What?

[Supporting Character]

What's this supposed to be? A nightgown, Annie.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, Jack Sargent, you ought to be.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Ashamed of his death.

[Beulah Bondi]

You can see right through it, Willie. Lovely, isn't it?

[Sterling Holloway]

Gee, we've got all our stuff open and. Well, I'm sorry about the present situation, Lee. We'd only known sooner.

[Supporting Character]

Why, John, there's some presents for Ms. Leander over there on the sofa.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, why, of course, Jack. You must appear forgotten.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, well, Guess you can always trust Santa Claus. Three packages later. Here.

[Beulah Bondi]

Merry Christmas. Oh, you shouldn't have gone to all that trouble. Open them up now, dear. Oh, what a lovely pin cushion. It's so pretty.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, it's nothing at all. Just scraps and things I've been collecting for years.

[Sterling Holloway]

Here's the next one. Very Merry Christmas to Ms. Leander from Jack's Aunt Emmy.

[Beulah Bondi]

Stockings. Oh, thank you so much.

[Supporting Character]

Bedside. Oh, not so fancy, but wonderful on.

[Beulah Bondi]

A cold night for a spin. Still, it's awfully sweet of you all.

[Supporting Character]

Here's another mysterious.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, no, not really.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah. Who's that from? Willie?

[Supporting Character]

From you, you big dunk. Don't you remember anything?

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, but I didn't.

[Beulah Bondi]

Great.

[Supporting Character]

You're safe.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, perfume. Oh, thank you.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

And ecstasy too.

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, that's right.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

Oh, nonsense, child. We're so happy to have you and so anxious for you to enjoy your stay. Of course, there isn't much to do here except tonight we're bobbing for Ethel's and tomorrow the young folks have a treasure hunt and Thursday's the Charity Bazaar. Then we rest up for a day and the next day is New Year's. That's the big event. And this year we're having a real old fashioned barn dance like the hicks were supposed to be.

[Sterling Holloway]

That's all there is. Farmers. Wives don't die of boredom anymore, they die of heart failure.

[Supporting Character]

I declare, this is the best barn dance we've ever had. Yes.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, they dance beautifully together, don't they?

[Supporting Character]

It reminds me. What?

[Beulah Bondi]

Who?

[Supporting Character]

Jack and Ms. Leander.

[Beulah Bondi]

Like they were made for each other.

[Supporting Character]

If you're hinting that John's in love with her, well, he isn't any they just take.

[Beulah Bondi]

She's in love with him too.

[Supporting Character]

I tell you, they're not. You don't know anything about these things.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Emmy.

[Beulah Bondi]

Lucy. Sergeant.

[Supporting Character]

If you're referring to the fact that.

[Beulah Bondi]

I never married, I'd like to point out that you don't have to be.

[Supporting Character]

A horse to judge a horse show.

[Beulah Bondi]

Am I star two people in love?

[Supporting Character]

They are not. They can't be. They just can't be.

[Beulah Bondi]

Almost over, isn't it?

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, just about. We'll be pulling out for New York.

[Beulah Bondi]

In the morning and the third will be one day nearer.

[Sterling Holloway]

The third. Oh, you mean that third.

[Beulah Bondi]

When my case comes up again.

[Sterling Holloway]

I haven't thought of it.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

So will I.

[Beulah Bondi]

Ladies and gentlemen, I.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Have the honor to wish you all.

[Beulah Bondi]

A very happy new year.

[Sterling Holloway]

Happy New Year, Lee.

[Beulah Bondi]

Happy New Year, Jack.

[Sterling Holloway]

You know, it's an old fashioned custom, but people Always kiss each other well at this time.

[Beulah Bondi]

I know it.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, what am I waiting for?

[Beulah Bondi]

I don't know. Why are you? Well, six o'clock comes right early, children. You better get your sleep.

[Sterling Holloway]

What time's breakfast, Aunt Emmy?

[Beulah Bondi]

Time for you to leave early.

[Supporting Character]

What'll it be?

[Beulah Bondi]

Flannel cakes or fried mush?

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, how about it, Lee?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, I think we'll ride better on the mush. Fried mush, then. Good night, children.

[Sterling Holloway]

Good night, enemy. You sleepy?

[Beulah Bondi]

Not very.

[Sterling Holloway]

How about a good night cigarette?

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, I'd love it. I'll meet you downstairs.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, I'll be waiting.

[Beulah Bondi]

Just a minute, Jack. I was just. Oh, Mrs. Sargent.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, no, you're not disturbing me. Come in.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

You'll never know how much.

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

No. Why?

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Now I see. But I don't see why anything should spoil it for him, do you?

[Supporting Character]

He's in love with you.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, no, he isn't in love with me. He's never had any more interest in me than, well, some panhandler he'd buy a meal for.

[Supporting Character]

Are you sure?

[Beulah Bondi]

Of course I'm sure.

[Supporting Character]

He kissed you tonight.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

I see.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Supporting Character]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I'm. I'm afraid so.

[Supporting Character]

I knew you did.

[Sterling Holloway]

Lee. Lee.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

How about that? Good night. Cigarette?

[Beulah Bondi]

No, no, thanks. I'm too sleepy.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, okay. See you in the morning. Good night.

[Beulah Bondi]

Good night. I'll see you in the morning.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

The curtain falls on the second act of Remember the Night with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred McMurray, Elizabeth Patterson, Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway. Before our stars return in act three, let's hear from our studio reporter, Libby Collins.

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, Mr. Royk, I'm much impressed with a young Warner Brothers star who's attracting a great deal of attention right now. Jane Wyman.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Oh, yes, Jane Wyman. Say, she did Warner Brothers proud in Brother Rat and the Baby and let's.

[Beulah Bondi]

See, and an angel from Texas. A new picture which will be out in a few weeks. Young Jane Wyman distinguished herself so in those two parts, Mr. Roy, that all the wise money in Hollywood is betting that she'll be one of the biggest stars in pictures in a year or two.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

What's Jane like personally, Libby?

[Beulah Bondi]

She's one of the all round nicest girls I've ever met and a regular dynamo of energy. In fact, her nickname at the studio is Dynamite.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

That's interesting.

[Beulah Bondi]

She'd just been married to Ronald Regan, who has a romantic interest in several pictures.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Yes, I remember that.

[Beulah Bondi]

Incidentally, Jane is another of that army of models who made good in pictures. She makes good use of that experience now by designing her own clothes. Do you know what a Hollywood makeup man told me about Jane Wyman?

[Barbara Stanwyck]

No, what was it, Libby?

[Beulah Bondi]

That she's one of the most naturally beautiful girls in Hollywood. And so I thought what she has to say about complexion beauty ought to be especially interesting.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Well, I think you're right about that, Libby. What does she say?

[Beulah Bondi]

She says she thinks the most important single thing a girl can do for her complexion is to use Lux soap every night at bedtime for an active lather facial. Jane says she herself never misses out on this, no matter how tired she is. It only takes about three minutes and she sleeps better because her conscience is clear. She knows she done right by her skin.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Thank you, Livy. It's evident that Jane Wyman is a clever little girl. She's not going to risk spoiling her complexion. The good looks that mean so much to her success through carelessness. Now, what about your complexion? Is it as lovely as it ought to be? You'll find Lux Toilet Soap a wonderful beauty aid. You'll find if you use it regularly. This soap with active lather really works. Now, perhaps without realizing it, you've been careless about removing stale cosmetics, dust and dirt. And so your skin is, well, not what it might be. Why don't you make sure of thorough cleansing? Why don't you begin tonight to give your skin the gentle beauty care that Lux Toilet Soaps Active Lather gives? Take your first active lather facial tonight and then keep it up for 30 days. See what it can do for you. We pause now for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[Fred McMurray]

The curtain rises on the third act of Remember the Night. It's early the following morning. In the half light just before dawn, Jack and Lee are ready to leave for New York. As they come down the steps of the old house, Mrs. Sargent takes Lee aside.

[Supporting Character]

Goodbye, dear.

[Beulah Bondi]

Goodbye, Mrs. Sargent.

[Supporting Character]

Remember, there's always a room upstairs for you. And we'll be only too glad to have you. That is, if everything turns out. I mean. Of course it will.

[Beulah Bondi]

I know it will. And don't drive too fast, Jack Sargent. If you get tired, just drive into a field someplace and go to sleep.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, thanks anyway. We're going up through Canada. I've never seen the place.

[Beulah Bondi]

Canada? What are you talking about?

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, just a different way of getting there.

[Supporting Character]

Well, whatever you do, John, take good care of yourself.

[Sterling Holloway]

I will, Mother.

[Beulah Bondi]

Bye, Jack.

[Sterling Holloway]

Goodbye, Emmy. Along, Willie.

[Beulah Bondi]

Goodbye.

[Supporting Character]

Goodbye, dear. Let me hear from you often.

[Sterling Holloway]

I will, Mother.

[Beulah Bondi]

Goodbye. Goodbye, Miss Leanne.

[Supporting Character]

Goodbye, Willie.

[Beulah Bondi]

Goodbye, Old Bye. Hey, don't forget to right. And don't you forget to chop some wood.

[Supporting Character]

Christmas is over.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, ain't it the truth? Ain't it the truth? What's the idea of stopping?

[Sterling Holloway]

Lee, do you know where we are?

[Beulah Bondi]

Of course.

[Sterling Holloway]

We're in Canada.

[Beulah Bondi]

We should be. We crossed the border three hours ago.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Stay here, Lee.

[Sterling Holloway]

Don't go back.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, stop talking nonsense.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Is your conscience gnawing at you?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

No, you're not.

[Sterling Holloway]

Sure I am.

[Beulah Bondi]

You're just trying to make me hate you so you won't feel so bad when you give me the business, aren't you?

[Sterling Holloway]

Look, are you going to stay in Canada?

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

You know I love you, don't you?

[Beulah Bondi]

Don't say that.

[Sterling Holloway]

And you love me.

[Beulah Bondi]

No.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, Jack, don't be a fool. Look, I. I'm only human. But you've got to remember how hard you work to get where you are. You've got to think of the hours and the days and the years you spent getting through college.

[Sterling Holloway]

I see Mother's been talking.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, why shouldn't she? She got everything to be proud of. And you've got to be proud and think about it, too, instead of telling people to jump bail.

[Sterling Holloway]

I love you, Leah.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, Jack, I love you. Oh, darling, it'll be awfully hard to lose you.

[Sterling Holloway]

You know what I wish?

[Beulah Bondi]

What?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, then you shouldn't have had it postponed.

[Sterling Holloway]

If I hadn't, I'd never have met you.

[Beulah Bondi]

That's true.

[Sterling Holloway]

So the case is dismissed and you've been acquitted.

[Beulah Bondi]

Not good.

[Sterling Holloway]

And I pull out a marriage license and we march right into the judge's chambers and have him marry us.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, I guess so. Come on, let's go.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I never loved you.

[Sterling Holloway]

Were you just toying with me?

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, shut up.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, quit it, will you?

[Sterling Holloway]

All right.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

But you won't be a crook. You'll be acquitted.

[Beulah Bondi]

How do you know?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

What could I do?

[Beulah Bondi]

I don't know, but you could throw the cake.

[Sterling Holloway]

You're being tried by a judge and a jury. It's up to them. They know the facts. They speak for themselves. There's nothing I can do about it. Not a thing.

[Beulah Bondi]

I hope there isn't. It would be a fine thing, wouldn't it?

[Sterling Holloway]

Now, don't worry. Everything's going to come out all right. So long, darling. I'll see you in court.

[Fred McMurray]

You may proceed, Mr. Sergeant.

[Sterling Holloway]

Thank you, your Honor.

[Beulah Bondi]

Now.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, if this jury will let me. They've been mumbling to themselves all morning.

[Fred McMurray]

I'll take care of the jury, Mr.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I I.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, my lawyer said so.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Don't answer that question. Object.

[Sterling Holloway]

If, you, Honor, please.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Question's entirely improper, and I ask you to be stricken from the record.

[Beulah Bondi]

Sustained.

[Fred McMurray]

The jury will disregard the question.

[Sterling Holloway]

I was only trying. Your Honor, those jurors are at it again. If they'd listen to the testimony instead of whispering among themselves.

[Fred McMurray]

Proceed with the case, please.

[Sterling Holloway]

You can't hear yourself think. Well, Ms. Leander, were you hypnotized or weren't you? I, I suppose we don't want your suppositions. We want to know whether or not you were hypnotized.

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

Guess what?

[Beulah Bondi]

I guess I was hypnotized.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

If your Honor, please. I object.

[Fred McMurray]

Sustained.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I guess quite a lot of times.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, I, I, I, I'm trying to think. I, I.

[Sterling Holloway]

If you don't treat a woman with kid gloves, every man on the jury wants to Punch you on the nose.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Oh.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

Jack, you. You.

[Sterling Holloway]

You have to handle the jury with kid gloves, too. You'll get it right in the verdict.

[Supporting Character]

He's my son.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, Miss Leander.

[Supporting Character]

Oh, nothing must spoil it for him.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

Your honor, I object to the tactics being pursued by the district attorney.

[Fred McMurray]

He's.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

He's harrying the defense.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

I want to plead guilty.

[Sterling Holloway]

Your honor, it must. Please. It must be perfect, your honor, for what you say.

[Elizabeth Patterson]

I asked, your honor intercede in this matter.

[Fred McMurray]

Why do you wish to plead guilty?

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Elizabeth Patterson]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Perfectly clear, of course. And the state has no desire to take advantage of a temporary operation.

[Beulah Bondi]

Anything temporary about this, your honor, you can see that I'm in my right mind. I plead guilty.

[Fred McMurray]

You leave me no other alternative.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

The court at this time will fix next Friday, January 6th at 10am as.

[Fred McMurray]

Day for passing sentence. The prisoner is remanded at the city jail. The jury is dismissed.

[Beulah Bondi]

Mr.

[Supporting Character]

Sergeant to see you, Miss Leander.

[Beulah Bondi]

All right. This way, Mr.

[Supporting Character]

Sergeant. Ten minutes.

[Beulah Bondi]

Hello.

[Sterling Holloway]

Do you realize what you've done?

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

Do you realize it can't be undone?

[Beulah Bondi]

Yes.

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

How long will I get?

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, how do I know? Maybe not very long. But if you'd kept your traps yet, you wouldn't be in here at all.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

Yeah, you certainly proved that.

[Beulah Bondi]

I'd always do what you wanted, even if it wasn't good for you. I'd never have a chance against you, and you'd never have a chance with me like. Well, like just now when you were trying to lose the case. Oh, aren't you a shame?

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, stop it. Oh, I know what you were trying to do. Save little Jackie's career from the bad, bad woman. Don't you think I'm the best judge of what's good for me and what I want most in this world?

[Beulah Bondi]

No.

[Sterling Holloway]

And while you were making your big gesture, did you stop to think how much it'd be hurting me? Do you think I'll stop loving you just because they lock you up with a bunch of hoodlums and hop heads for the next few years?

[Beulah Bondi]

I'm not much better.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, you were good enough for me.

[Beulah Bondi]

Will you. Will you come and see me sometime?

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

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

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Sterling Holloway]

You know I will.

[Beulah Bondi]

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

[Fred McMurray]

Leander and John Sargent will meet again in the not too distant future. Right now we meet Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray again as they take a curtain call.

[Beulah Bondi]

CB I think Fred ought to run for district attorney. A jury would be putty in his hands.

[Sterling Holloway]

Oh, not me, Barbara. I'd be scared to death making speeches in front of a lot of people.

[Fred McMurray]

You'd get over that, Fred. There's a trick to it. You pick out one person in the audience and talk to him. Forget about the crowd.

[Sterling Holloway]

Ah, that doesn't work, Phoebe.

[Beulah Bondi]

Oh, you can't be sure until you try.

[Sterling Holloway]

I've tried it. You know, I used to play the saxophone in an orchestra.

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, that's nothing to be ashamed of, friends.

[Sterling Holloway]

You never heard me play the saxophone. Well, what I was going to tell you was that whenever one of us did a solo, we had to stand up. But I couldn't do it because I was also scared. My teeth chattered. You ever play the saxophone with your teeth chattering, Phoebe? Fred.

[Fred McMurray]

Fred, I'm ashamed to say I've never played a saxophone with or without my teeth chattering.

[Sterling Holloway]

Well, somebody told me about that trick of looking at one person, at forgetting about the crowd. So one night when my saxophone solo came along. I picked out a girl that was dancing just in front of the orchestra. And I played the saxophone right to her.

[Beulah Bondi]

Did it work?

[Sterling Holloway]

No. She stuck her tongue out at me. Guess she must have been a music lover.

[Beulah Bondi]

Well, seriously, Fred, I enjoy doing Remember the Night with you both for the screen and here in the Lux Radio Theater this week. And now I want to say just a word about Lux. So I think it's a grand complexion care. I wouldn't be surprised if I said something like that before, CB but it's still true because I still use Lux soap just as I have for years.

[Fred McMurray]

I'll never get tired of hearing you say that, Barbara.

[Beulah Bondi]

What's the play for next week? CB Next Monday night.

[Fred McMurray]

Our play is the great motion picture hit Love Affair. And our stars will be Irene Dunn and William Powell. Love Affair, produced by Leo Makary for rko. Is one of the finest love stories the screen has given us in many years. A drama that begins on shipboard and ends well. I'll leave that for next Monday night when we'll have William Powell and Irene Dunn as the lovers in our production of Love Affair.

[Sterling Holloway]

I'll take two seats on the living room aisle for that one. Phoebe, good night.

[Beulah Bondi]

Good night.

[Fred McMurray]

Good night. Good night. The jury find you both guilty of a great performance. Our sponsors, the makers of Luxe Toilet Soap. Join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night. When the Lux Radio Theater presents Irene Dunn and William Powell in love affair. Mr. Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood.

[Barbara Stanwyck]

Heard in tonight's play were Lou Merrill as A. Larry. Jack Carr as Rufus, John Fee as Judge. Edward Mar as Tom, Wally Mayer as District Attorney, Celeste Rush as Mother. Arthur Q. Bryan as Mike, Walter White as Clerk, Sydney Newman as Cassidy, Ann Lee as Secretary. And Warren Rock as a policeman. Our music was directed by Louis Silvers. And your announcer has been Melville Ruick. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.