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As a romantic team, Janet Gainer and Charles Farrell had an appeal that has never been surpassed, and together they reigned as the king and queen of the movies, elected by the best of all possible judges, the American movie public. When Janet Gainer was presented with the Academy Award as Best Actress of the Year, she was chosen for her outstanding performances in three pictures. Naturally, we have chosen to present her and Charles Farrell in the one that has become a classic love story, 7th Heaven, and for which Frank Bozegi received the first Academy Award for Direction and Benjamin Glazer for adapting the screenplay. Now for distinctive achievement in another field, we present Lux Flakes with new color freshener. This new Lux gives an outstanding performance that you won't forget, keeping your new spring wardrobe as colorful as it was in yesterday's Easter Parade. Here's 7th Heaven, starting Janet Gainer as Deanne and Charles Farrell as Chico. Paris 1914 In a few weeks preceding the First World War, the city waits breathlessly for a word which will plunge the world toward destruction. There is only one quarter where life goes on in the usual way, the Paris Slums. There amid poverty and squalor, in a world of screams and curses, street brawls and petty thievery, a teeming population fights for its existence in the dump heap of the city. On the darkest and dirtiest of these streets, a familiar cry goes up. Through the crowd slips a thin, long nose creature with a quick BDI. Like a rabbit, he darts and turns. The police close behind. Let me go. Let me go. I'm done. I swear it. Be quiet. Stand still. What's your name? My name? Yes, that's right. That's what they call me. Surat. But I haven't done anything. I swear it. Of course you haven't, except to steal a watch from Father Chevignon. A watch? I stole a watch. Here it is. I found it, Miss Puck. No. No, I didn't steal it. I swear I didn't. Be quiet. You pray. Yes. Clear a path through the church door at the end of the street. We'll take this Surat to see Father Chevignon. Stand back there. Go on. Won't you come in? Good evening, Father. Well, we found him. This is the thief. Let me go. Please. Oh, no, you don't. We found your watch in his pocket. Did you? Mr. Brissac, I hope you will excuse this little interruption. Oh, of course, Father. I'm in no hurry. Thank you. This is your watch, isn't it, Father? Yes, that's it. It is my watch. Thank you. Come along, you. Oh, but wait. There's no need to arrest him. But he stole your watch. It was my joke, Mr. Brissac. A joke on him. The watch is made of tin. It has no value. Is there anything I can do, Father? No, thank you, Mr. Brissac. This man stole a tin watch from me. A tin watch? Yes. You see, with that as my bait, once in a while I find out who the thieves are. And when I've found them, I convert them. Or I try. I buy these watches by the dust of these. I see. You may leave the prisoner here, officer. Very well, Father, if you wish. Good night, good night. Come here, please. Sit down. What is your name? They call me sewer rat. You work in the sewers? Yes, with Chico. We clean the sewers. Chico, I've been wanting to meet him for some time. Why don't you bring him to me? Chico? Oh, I couldn't do that. He hates priests. Oh, and why? Chico, he says there is no God. That's what he says. He's an atheist. That's what he is. Now, as for you, you believe in God, of course. Oh, yes. Yes. Now I want you to go into the church, through that little door there, and pray. Yes, Father. And you won't steal again, will you? Oh, no. I hope not. Yes, I hope not too. I'm sorry, Mr. Brissac. Now then, you were telling me about the two sisters. I was about to say, Father Cheviot, that when the two sisters are found, they will inherit the bulk of their uncle's estate. Have you any information at all of these girls, Father? Their names again, Mr. Brissac. Vermeer. None of Vermeer's the older sister, beyond the younger. None of them. They ran away from their uncle's farm some years ago. My firm has finally managed to trace them to this quarter. Tell me, Mr. Brissac, this inheritance the girls are to receive. Are there any complications? Well, their uncle was rather uncompromising on one point. It's a matter of morality. I see. And you expect to find morality in this quarter, Mr. I hope to find it, Father. You know these girls? I know them. I shall take you to them in the morning, Mr. Brissac. Thank you. You know, I cannot help thinking about that miserable little thief a moment ago. Do you think it was wise, Father, letting him go? That creature belongs in jail, not in church. Does he? I don't know. Sometimes I'm a little discouraged, but then I stand here by the window, I think of all the people out there who need help with two girls, Nana and Dee. I'm the man Chico, perhaps, who is strong as a young bull and the atheist. And there, look, you see that man down there, cranking his taxi cab? Yes. He calls it Eloise, after his old horse. That man is Papa Bull. He's a thief, a purveyor of stolen goods. Why not have him arrested? No, it's been done, but has it changed him? No, I'll find a way to help him sometime. I'm just waiting. Just waiting, Mr. Brissac. Tell me, my old friend, start my beauty now. One, two, three, four. Eloise, is that a way to act? Are you sick? Shut up! You monster of tin and grease, I'll conquer you yet. No, no, no, no. What's the matter? Take it back or I'll choke the life out. I'll take it back. That's better. I'll bring this bracelet to V.O. and get the absence for it. It makes you crazy. You knew it, I say. Come back soon. I'll be waiting. Deion. Deion. Hey. Deion, it's me, Papa Bull. None hurts you again? Look at me. I'm all right. It's nothing. Why do you let her do it? Why don't you hit her back? I'm afraid of her, Papa Bull. She's my sister. Sister? Well, that doesn't stop her. Well, perhaps you're right. It's better not to cross her when she's been drinking. Why don't you take her away, Deion? Away. She wouldn't leave here. We lived on a farm once. She hated it. She made me run away with her. A farm? I don't blame her. I wonder what it would be like, Papa Bull, to see the clear sky again, to lie in the grass and smell the cleaners. Yes. That's dirt. And you'd catch cold, too. Deion. Oh, there she is up in the window. Yes, Nanny. Yes, I'm going. I'm going now. Well, Louise, we have our own troubles, eh? Come on now. One, two, three, four. Oh, oh, good evening, Sue, all that. What do you want, eh? Look, I have money, Bull. Money? Where did you get money? I was in the church. I was praying in the church. You mean you took it from the poor box? Sue, all right. How much is it? 10 francs, enough for supper for Chico and me. Enough for us all. Where is Chico? In the sewer over here beneath the cover. Why, why, why, list it up and call it. You want me to do everything you call them. Oh, mother in heaven, these things are too heavy. Now, where is he? How can you see anything down here anyway? Chico! How can a man who works in the sewer find it in his heart to see? Hey, Chico! Hey, Bull! Come up there! Coming! Get out of the way. Fresh air again. Good. Well, Papa Bull, how are you tonight? You sound happy, Chico. I am, and you know why? Because I've discovered something, and it's this. If you pretend you're happy and pretend long enough, you will be happy. I've proved that to myself. That's why I'm such a remarkable fellow. That's why I'm an atheist. Look, Chico, money. We're going to have supper. 10 francs. Well, we're going to have a feast. I know the best café in the quarter. The hole in the sock. Come on. And now let's drink to something else. Come on, Bull. Oh, no. Don't you let be, huh? No room for anything else. No more. Where were you? Now, what's all that? None again. The aunt must have been late for the absent. Why are you sitting like this? She's beating her. Let them fight. Let them fight. You stand for it. Let her alone, you hear? Let the girl alone. Get away from me. I said to let her alone. Get out. Go on. Get out of here. You there on the floor. Start crying and stand up. Now come with me. Let us out there. What does it matter? And what are you crying for? You're not being beaten now? Shut up. We can walk over there and sit down. There on the church steps. Wow. This is a fine ending to a nice supper. I didn't mean to bother you. Please go back. Oh, now you want me to go back. I give up my wine and my friends to get you out of there, and now you want me to go back. Well, maybe I should. It's none of my affair anyway. Of course it isn't. Every time I come up out of this sewer, I get into trouble. Then I'll go. You have troubles enough. I'm probably one of a half dozen men in all Paris who at this moment has practically no troubles to speak of. That's because of my principles. And shut up. I can't help it. I know. You feel a little sick, eh? Well, it'll all pass off in a little while. Who was that girl? My sister. Your sister? Did she beat you like a street dog? Well, that's justice for you. That's love. That's why I don't believe in God. That's why I'm an atheist. You what? Well, why do you look at me like that? Is there anything so strange in a man not believing in God? Oh, but you must believe in him. It's the only hope there is. You must have faith. Religion? Listen, let me tell you something. I'm an atheist because I was religious. I've gone all through that. Didn't you ever pray? Didn't you ever... Pray? How I've prayed. But he never heard me. And I gave him a fair test, true, three times. First, I prayed to be a street washer. Above all things, my ambition was to be a street washer and work in the clean air on top of the ground. So I chose the finest church in Paris, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and with my good money, I bought the biggest candle in the place. Five francs. And you didn't become a street washer. Of course I didn't. I'm still in a sewer. That's because you prayed with words. And a candle. Five francs worth of candle. But no soul. Who has no soul? If you had, you'd use it to pray with your soul and your heart. Just words and nothing. Listen, I'm a philosopher. If you think I just gave up, you're crazy. I said perhaps God meant me for a sewer man. All right? I'd be a sewer man. Then you did give up. No. I just changed to something else I wanted. Again, I put my hand in my pocket. Five more francs for another big candle. This time I wanted a wife. A good wife with yellow hair. Yellow hair is not so hard to find. I don't mean yellow like yours. Much prettier. And did you get her? No. I'm still in a sewer and I still live alone. You're like a child. You should have kept on praying. Who said I didn't? I'm broad-minded. I gave him still another chance. From this time I wanted an experience. Everything we do is an experience. I don't understand what you mean. I didn't expect you to. Nobody but Chico understands these big thoughts. I wanted for once in my life to have enough money in my pocket to climb into a taxi cab like a gentleman would say, You, driver, make the grand tour. You prayed to God for that? Who knew what you had to do with to ask Papa Boor? He would have done it for you for nothing. That is not the point. First I was going to tell the driver, take me to the Place Concorde, then to the Champs Elysees, then the Arc de Triomphe, and then to my home at number 48, Runeau to Dam de Lorette, and the devil with the expense. Yes, I gave the Lord every opportunity. And what did you get? Candlesmoke. 15 francs worth of candlesmoke. That's why I'm a natious. I can't believe you really are, my son. Who's that? Someone standing there in the shadows. Good evening, dear. Oh, Father Chevalier. Good evening, Chico. You'll forgive me, Father, but I'm not very happy to see you. I'm not at all fond of priests. So I understand. But I want to do something for you. I don't want anything. I ask for nothing. You did once 15 francs worth. Oh, so you were listening to me. Be charitable, Chico. Let us say I overheard. And since the good Lord is rather busy answering all the requests made of him, let me answer one for him. You wish to be a street washer, Chico? You are here by appointment. What? You can do this? It's done. Here. Take this card to the commissioner. The cart and the hose are yours, Chico. You see a street washer. Now I'm going to ask something of you, Chico. Take these two medals of St. John and St. Agnes. Oh, wait a minute. Religious medals? They'll protect you from danger, Chico. Please give them a chance. And whether you like it or not, I'm going to pray for you. Good night, dear. Good night, Father. I'm coming to see you tomorrow in the morning. Good night, Chico. And remember, the good Lord has a sense of humor, too. Did you hear him? I'm a street washer. I've risen. I've risen. Oh, I've got to tell Bull. Wait here for me. I'll be back. You're alone? I was sick by you on the steps. Oh, that's what I like best about a church. The steps. No one ever speaks to me. Oh, I'm sorry, sewer rat. I was thinking. Deep problems? I'm very interested in deep problems. There is a God, isn't there? Oh, yes, I believe in God. God just helped Chico, but he doesn't know it. I wonder if God would be very angry if a person grew tired. If instead of waiting for God to come to her, she tried to go to God. Oh, that's a very deep problem. Very deep, yes. Sometimes I have... Where are you going? Let me come. No, go back. But there's nothing down there. Just a river at the end of the street. That's... Deanne. Deanne, where are you going? It's just a river. I said Chico. I said Chico. Chico. Chico. Chico. 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Chico. because I can't go on because I'm afraid afraid of your sister of everything no you can't be you have courage the idea of jumping into a river that takes courage I couldn't do it you could if you thought there was no hope but you say you don't like this life if you don't like it you're not bad why do you say that I don't know why but I know if you don't like it it makes all the difference look at me I never like working in a sewer but it has never made me feel low I sometimes I feel like a king for no reason at all I've noticed that I'm a very remarkable fellow nothing you're afraid of not a thing why should I be why should you be someday you stand up and fight your sister that will make you free be yourself again strong happy it's easy if you give yourself a chance look at me I've risen to be a street washer all on my own and I have two religious medals with at least 15 francs that's good you could be like me too of course you know I feel I feel sorry for you well now there I go I'll have you on my hands if I'm not careful you can go I'm not keeping you well that's the way to talk but I didn't mean it I'm your friend do you like that yes listen well life is never tell here is it come on let's see what's happening a ball what is it the police they're taking people right at left to rape the odd look they have your sister no come here what are you doing here nothing what's your occupation I have no work you pray take this girl too no wait you can't arrest her she hasn't done anything since when are you giving orders so a man so a man I'm a street washer and I say you can't take her we have orders to take every unmarried girl in this quarter for questioning I'll get out of the way wait that's just it unmarried girls she's married oh who's her husband who what do you mean who who me he's lying she's my sister she's not his wife one moment where do you live so a man street washer 48 runo down to the red we'll be up to see you tomorrow now get along get along everyone come on now get along now why did I do that why did I say that because you're kind yes and I'm ruined they'll come tomorrow and find I have no wife and I'll take my new job away from me well that's what I get for being so kind if I could be there when they come I could say I was your wife we could say we were married in Italy that's why it isn't on the records say that's pretty good and I won't have to go back to the sewer that's very good bull hey bull why not your taxi starter up sure what for you're going to drive me home me and my bride hey look she really stars in Eloise it's a miracle here get in get in I remember the arm you mustn't take this seriously I'm only doing this to help you they're not going to take advantage of me no oh no hurry up hurry up before it stops again where to make the grand wedding tour bull first the chance of these say then to the plaster the concord then the archery up and then home and the devil with the expense for tonight I am the bank of France it stopped oh never mind the bank of France will have to walk come on back to all the seventh heaven starting Janet Gaynor as Dionne and Charles Farrell as Chico it's a few hours later and dawn is just breaking over Paris as Chico and Dionne return from their walk slowly they mount the long open stairway six flights up to Chico's room high on the rooftop only a little more tired that's what I like up where the air is clean and you can breathe give me your hand no please I can manage you're not afraid are you no that's right never be afraid of anything this is my room well go in do you like it what's the matter with you can't you speak oh it's very nice but it's so small I thought you mean it's only one room a yes well it's all I ever needed it's all you need it's yours mind but what about you oh don't worry about me I must go to work now today I wash the streets they'll be washed as never before everyone will talk of it and tonight tonight oh I'll stay with fool he'll be glad to have me is that why you were worried I don't like you to give up your room just for me when would you come back you want me to it's your place well I'll tell you what we'll do I'll come back for all my meals breakfast dinner and wait are you a good cook I think so well we'll see now remember what I said be afraid of nothing be brave and be happy hey if I'm happy I'll owe it to you no no no to yourself goodbye dear goodbye Chico is that you singing the other wasn't so very bad well it wasn't good but it was good to hear I just saw Chico on the street he was singing too loud the same song was he it comes easy to him for me it's so new until you came here until I came here Papa Bull until I climbed up here with him one week ago six flights into the sweet air it's a fine view of heaven you get from here it is heaven seven heaven I suppose now no will be really surprised when she finds you've been staying here no no they're letting her out of jail tomorrow I thought you ought to know it's just one week of heaven wasn't it you're still afraid of her course it could be fixed well if you were really Chico's wife why should he want me for his wife he prayed for one once he told me a wife with yellow hair much prettier than mine he doesn't want me Papa Bull I don't blame him I don't know he's very funny this week he sings all the time he's always done that hasn't he yes but I don't know it's never been so loud Chico go to sleep I can't I want to speak to you Chico all night I've been wondering all night I've been telling you to go to sleep go on you've been awake too well I have problems thinking of the war I hear we may go to war no no it's not the war what's that got to do with me this is the greatest problem in the world bull I've almost come to a decision what is it I'll shut up all right I've decided decided what bull have your taxi at my house at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon why I'm going to be married to Diane Chico that's all right let me look at you I haven't had a chance to fix my hair oh you look nice just been making some soup for madame go band her husband sick she's at a window yes madame go band it'll be ready in a moment here what's the matter with you oh you don't like to be called madame Chico way no oh no it's not that here look at this what is it it's a paper a legal one I spent all morning at the bureau I had to prove I was born and that you were born and then they let me have it Chico it's a marriage license yes you have to have a license for everything now Chico you want to marry me I guess so yes why oh I don't know you're so strange you're not like anyone that's true there's nobody like me I'm a very remarkable fellow but I don't understand you you say you'll marry me but you you don't what you don't say anything oh you mean you want me to make love to you yes Chico well oh I feel like a fool oh Chico please well I'll do it this once but no more yeah you and I I mean well it's like a arithmetic arithmetic of course you and I are each one well one one makes one you understand no oh stop it I can't you ask me to make love to you now look at you well this way down look I am Chico you are the end and this this is heaven say it again yeah Chico again the hour Chico oh stop it oh Chico I can't believe it it's so hard to believe well it's true what brought you to me Chico I can't remember was it God no not God I came to you and you to me because because that's the way things happen and we're together because we want it so we have courage that's my religion Dianne it's the idea that makes you what you are you must put courage inside of you that's what I do that's why I'm such a remarkable fellow when astonished myself with what I am that's why I'm an atheist no oh no Chico please not now don't say those things now I'm too happy too happy Chico this must be it missy-bissy it's a long climb father it's high father sherry on father baby come in Chico isn't home father he's gone out to work we didn't come to see Chico this is missy bissac he wants to speak to you my child to me if I may we've been looking for you all week dear I've been here father but it's real clock Chico is coming back we're going to be married father married missy bissac perhaps I'd better leave you alone goodbye my child goodbye father what is it please you're much younger and much prettier than I thought you'd be what is it you want may I sit on the on you know you don't belong in this quarter I hope I'm not too late to take you out of it I don't know what you mean are you from the police no I'm a lawyer I have some news for you you didn't know that your uncle had died I suppose died he's left you and your sister his soul heirs but there's well there's a little difficulty about your sister you'll receive it all it's a matter of some 30,000 Franks well what would I have to do you don't seem as surprised as I thought you'd be your uncle has made a few stipulations you'd have to leave here of course and Chico what about Chico Chico I'm I'm afraid not down but she goes my husband or will be it's the will be that presents the difficulties now this money I don't want it what not without Chico I see I ought to know better than to interfere in these things but you're being very foolish you could have everything now but without him so it wouldn't be anything would it I'm sorry Dion because I think you're making a great mistake this Chico is probably a fine fellow he's a wonderful fellow a remarkable fellow I'm sure he must be nevertheless what's that well it's here it must be they wouldn't cheer like that for anything else it's war war then that means Chico all of us oh no no Chico Chico don't worry he'll be back they won't send them at once what should I do back to the house wait for it there go on we would have been married now they'll be time when I come back I'm not afraid Chico no you mustn't be the women take the men's places in war they'll take care of you the certificate says so you see it says what is it Chico I'm a fool it says wife and you're not my wife I'll stay here I'll be safe here no I will be married now this minute how Chico by ourselves because I say so because I will it I Chico say we're married dear Lord can't ask God I'm an atheist but I must appeal to someone to something there is a God Chico I think we're only true do you know that it isn't try him Chico try him once more God in heaven perhaps you are there perhaps not perhaps you give me this wife perhaps not but if there is any truth in the idea of you please make this a true marriage I take you Deanna for my wife I take you Chico for my husband forever I must go now Deanna don't be afraid I won't let me come to the street with you no don't don't follow me Chico stand still don't move I want to remember you like this and Deanna I'll come to you every day at this hour every morning it will feel me here with you with my arms around you goodbye Chico your husband leave didn't boom tell you I needed you but I wanted you to come home with me I'm married now Nana well the war's got in the war and you're coming with me you can't make me the whip will help would you like to feel it again it's no use Nana I'm not afraid of you anymore come here you think I'm the way I used to be I'm not like that anymore Nana come here to me I'm coming you my sister my sister who filled me with terror because I was alone because I was helpless it's you who are alone now Nana it's you who are helpless what are you talking about I'm telling you that you will never touch me again I'll kill you no no if you ever come back here I'll kill you you can never frighten me again never do you hear because I'm brave I'm not afraid anymore I'm the wife of Chico and I'm not afraid the curtain rises on Act 3 of 7th Heaven starring Janet Gaynor as Deanna and Charles Farrell as Chico a roadside near the Marne River waiting for orders a battalion of French infantry sprawls virily on the muddy ground heedless of the shells that come screaming ever closer then down the road a solitary figure is seen one of the soldiers leaps to his feet and dashes taught him what are you doing here what am I doing I'm in the war like you Chico who is Eloise you left her home Eloise Eloise is dead your taxi cab is dead it was very sad Chico my poor Eloise it was in Paris here was the German army marching through Kampia and on to the very gates of the city and here was our whole reserve force in back of the city what did Papashoff do he called on us the taxi cabs of Paris we brought up the whole reserve what a sight there was Eloise in the very front going like a red hot devil with seven soldiers inside of her and five on top she rose to the occasion the old girl never missed fire once got to the front lines first was hit with a shell blew up and collapsed in the mud heaven rest her soul poor Eloise yes poor bull bull tell me did you see her before you left yeah yes Chico she is fine and her sister none of troubles are no more Chico she has disappeared the aunt she works works in the factory they make shells shells Chico a very strange girl I do not comprehend her she says that every day as she stands before the machinery it whispers to her shells shells shells to kill and every day also in the morning she goes back to your room on the roof Chico she says you are there and it makes her feel better I worry Chico I do not understand it I understand it bull every day at 11 what well goodbye bull goodbye what is happening we're going to move up and start at the big offense you'll be careful Chico they can't touch me bull I am Chico my life is charmed their bullets will flatten against my chest you'll be careful you'll see goodbye bull and when you go back tell her that I'll be there every day you will not report for work tomorrow by orders of the war ministry this factory is closed it means the armistice we're not to come to work tomorrow does it mean peace father I don't know my child they're talking of it and then Chico will come home he will won't he father yeah you've never heard from him in all these years oh but that doesn't mean it doesn't mean he's dead father I know that you see when he went away we promised we'd join each other every morning and he's never failed me even at the factory and all that noise I feel him standing at my side and when I worked at night and slept during the day no matter how tired I was I always woke up to find it's 11 o'clock my child no father don't say I imagined it all these years it was faith the thing you preach yes it was faith what's getting near the time now I'll go home dear mr. Bissac was here this morning he's back from the front oh then he'll come to see me too every lead these had his come to see me he's been very kind to me father once he even asked me to marry him that's funny isn't it when I have a husband already why do you look at me like that Chico and I we were married father yes my child I think you were mr. Bissac I've been waiting here for you you are back for good monsieur I hope so it's nice to see you they say there's going to be peace do you think so again I hope so I hope so too then they'll all come back all our friends you need them now Dion what did you say I've just come from the war office I've been digging in the files all morning I I found this what is it a religious medal and identification disc there's no last name Chico Dion please listen it comes from a German prison hospital he was dying then a long time ago no no Dion but he came to me did he he didn't come no Dion no no he couldn't have come please Dion you must have courage now courage he never came to me at all I just imagined it yes I was so sure I thought God was helping me for four years what nonsense what childish nonsense Dion you must come away from here let me take care of you please Dion why not what does it matter I call this place heaven I never want to see it again Dion what is it nothing 11 o'clock habit of believe me listen the crowd it's peace peace they signed the arm of do you hear them it's peace my child Dion they've signed they've signed over the war is over the war is over I want to pray father help me to pray all of us will pray in excelsis do you know stop it pray to what I'd like to know tell me to a God there is no God don't let me alone I know what I'm talking about for four years I believe I believed I was married and there was a God predicting me well there's nothing it's all false my hope and Chico was false I pretended this place was heaven I come to what is Chico told me to but it's all fall he said when I want your God most he's not here he doesn't exist and there's nothing nothing nothing please please come away with me yes that's right take me wherever you want me to go anywhere the war is over isn't it let me touch you no Dion but my eyes are filled with you oh my Chico that is true you have been here always and I thought God deserted me no Dion he never has at the hospital I thought I was dead dead I've been hit by every shell it's made but nothing can kill me I don't think I'll ever die I see again too they can't keep me blind because it's all true those big thoughts I had that was God after all he's within us Dion I know it for now that I'm blind I see I tell you I'm a very remarkable here's Mr. Keely with our stars and here they are Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell you know we can't tell you what a thrill it was to hear you recreate that immortal love story how did you enjoy playing Dion again after all this time well I loved playing it Bill just as much as I did the first time I didn't dream that Deanne would ever be anything to me again but a cherished memory and of course it was wonderful to be such a remarkable fellow again you know when you pick up a copy of Look magazine tomorrow you'll find an excellent story about tonight's broadcast there was such widespread interest in our show that Look magazine has pictorially recorded this historic reunion for their readers so you'll both be able to add another cherished memory to your scrapbooks Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in the 1951 version of 7th heaven well that was a mighty long layoff between performances Bill yes it was too long Charlie and I think our audience would be interested to know why you both have been content to give up such successful picture careers how about you Janet well I've been happily married for many years and Adrian and I have a wonderful 10-year-old son named Robin Jan is too modest to mention that she's also one of the best dressed women in Hollywood the credit for that goes to Adrian of course but how about you Charlie are you too modest to add that you're the mayor of Palm Springs and own the very famous rocket club there yes it sounds Charlie as a very remarkable fellow Janet you remember how you felt when you were presented with your Academy Award extremely nervous and excited naturally I was thrilled and honored but the awards were brand new then and I didn't have the precedent of all the suspense and excitement there is now well Janet would you care to guess with a lucky lady will be next Thursday night I should say now I can just imagine what those five nominees are going through my sympathy goes out to them and of course my congratulations to the winner and speaking of winners Bill your new luck flakes with color freshener is a winner in our house and I know it's always been a winner in Hollywood well not only in Hollywood but in Palm Springs I'm the mayor and I ought to know but I do think before we go Charlie we ought to know about next week show well next week we'll have a very unusual story about a policeman who hates criminals only to accidentally become one himself it's 20 essentially Fox's exciting drama where the sidewalk ends and as our stars of this intriguing drama and playing his original role Dana Andrews co-starting with him will be beautiful and talented and back there sounds wonderful bill good night she's in the news one of Hollywood join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening when the Lux Radio Theatre presents where the sidewalk ends starring Dana Andrews and and back this is William Keele saying good night to you from Hollywood the play 7th heaven was written by Austin strong and originally produced on Broadway under the direction of John Golden our music was directed by Rudy Schrager this is your announcer John Milton Kennedy reminding you to join us again next Monday night to hear Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in where the sidewalk end