 This is Conrad Nagel inviting you to stay tuned for the next half hour for one of radio's outstanding dramatic productions on Proudly We Hail Proudly We Hail and now another Proudly We Hail one of radio's outstanding dramatic half hours transcribe coast to coast in cooperation with this station and presented by your army and your Air Force From Radio City, New York. Here is your host and star on Proudly We Hail the distinguished star of the theater screen radio and television Conrad Nagel Thank you, thank hard. Hello everyone welcome again to Proudly We Hail the Spanish main in the days of Sir Francis Drake a Conrad That's right Ken for a thrilling story of the sea and the men who sailed on ships in the time of Queen Elizabeth Our play is entitled hue and cry We'll be ready for our first act in a few moments after this very important message You young men of America know that the United States Army has been expanding However, that expansion must continue and your help is needed. It's needed right now If you have initiative courage and leadership ability Visit your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and enlist in the United States Army today And now with your star Conrad Nagel in the role of Captain Guy Marlowe your army and your Air Force present the Proudly We Hail production hue and cry In the year 1588 Philip II sat on the throne of Spain Spain was strong Proud That's her wealth immeasurable But Spain had a sharp thorn in her side a thorn called England How dared this dreary little island inhabited by madmen and ruled by a way faced all witch Presume upon the might and glory of an empire without peer Grandees at Philips court fingered their blades restlessly and swore on their beards at the indecision of their king The thorn must be plucked out and ground underfoot. The honor of Spain was at stake and although they didn't care to admit it So was the future Invade England that was the thing build a fleet and Armada the like of which had never been seen Crush this island of heretics and sweep clean the seas once and for all Give them something to pull for Yes, to get me in on his Heave to digby. Heave to is it get me take this bloody great all right. Oh, let's holy such a John roll. That's my order Big paulton sir just don't pull too hard. Let's be 200. Listen this stinking old breaking our backs Keep still and pray that the breeze freshens not Vipers Tony at Swiss a man's Mars. So later we make port the better digby in the dark all men are weary There might be a chance Now say no more of the light. She'll talk to us Be quick with those chains when the chain is passed along run it under the loop Not through it. So they'll see they're in a hurry Men in a hurry are often callous. It's a chance the first since our capture These rags with an iron bolt on the ankle. What was that big doors? I say a door not at all It matters not to me. God willing. I leave here this night You have the first watch Santos will relieve you I'll finish it yourselves. I'm weary and the smell of these Bob Berry ones with choconax quiet Quiet I said you'd go hungry this night in hunger you'll go and if my voice does not silence you I warned you Miguel's cat will His divine and gracious Majesty bid you welcome to Spain So help me they never looked twice. Yes. Yes I'm getting off this bench and past the two men who are next to me will be a simple task They know what we've done and they'll make no sound. They walk Miguel must be dispatched without a sound You'll remain here while I tend to it. They're celebrating Yeah Even the Spanish air fills the lungs sweetly iron on so dark a night as well One of the watchers just after that covering. Yes. Yes. He appears not too watchful. I'll put an end to his watching here Take McGill's knife Over the side with your man Lower yourself slowly if you've dropped the water that leg earn I doubt if you come up And so so we take possession of Spain I I'd never seen Arbor so full of ships in all my days and from the looks a Goodly number under construction But right now with more important things to do than count ships It won't be long before they discover Miguel and raise the cry should be too hard to find us where we look so we'll change Our looks as quickly as we can But first a blacksmith's shop to rid ourselves of these irons It's a blacksmith shop right in this and not a find a way in without waking the neighborhood and bringing a watch down on our necks Winter there. I can break it gently Ah There are no living quarters above that means the blacksmith either sleeps in a shop or elsewhere She's a flimsy enough looking place. There must be sudden activity on the quayside Try the window and if the cry is raised back into the water Quiet quiet my knife goes in your throat if you make one sound now. Are you the blacksmith? Silence answer my question Get up quickly we work for you big bee get those fellas going Come come in can't you work any faster? I know I know just keep that dirt in his back Faster you I shall be drawn to this you shall presently be found dead and forgo the pleasure of such refinement if you don't hurry What is it blacksmith speak true Please seniorities they watch they are searching the house they will come here quiet quiet You will do justice. I say take me throw those irons into that pile of junk punch the fire. There must be no light Oh, sir now listen you Try and stop shaking long enough to listen to me your life depends on it All right blacksmith open it and what is going on? Have you seen two galley slaves fool one tall and dark with you? I am only a poor blacksmith helper. I have seen nothing. No, please. Let me sleep in peace Why are your teeth jattering the night air? It is bad evil spirits right on the wind I have seen nothing go away, please do escape galley slaves might welcome to a blacksmith shop They could not travel far with irons on their if there is one there are fifty such shops along the waterfront Please captain search here. Then go look in the others. I do not lie by my patron saint. I do not Snivelling all right men move on. We have much around the car Oh, oh, I have done an Unpardonable thing. I have committed the great thing. Yes, and you're alive. Yeah, you were magnificent We've even had me convinced. I shall never be Make that gag good and tight it be he'll sing like a bird when the time comes I'll breathe easier once we clear this place blue if I will before dawn We've got to find decent clothes. Don't carry man. Trust him up. Let's be about our business Oh Chills in the air campus. Yes. Yes. I can feel it digby had no fear Do we remind in this alleyway until the first light if we have no luck we'll spend a day under the docks batch says to it Those roisters will have to leave that tavern soon. We'll stay the night. I think not. They hold Look, but they're Fair wins it lost Gentlemen from that dress and well mellow they wear good blood But we'll give them no chance to you stand easy now. You take the one nearest let them pass and then strike Queen and country Now digby Person grandee captain with your black beard in them clothes And luck as favored as this night digby There's a long road ahead from now on I am done Jose Alvaro if he lives under Yana That's a mouthful captain to you. I'm done Jose your Sebastian my valid Speak only when it is necessary. You're Spanish if you'll excuse me. He's not too good Horrible language. Yeah, we must find an in close to the waterfront I shall play the part of a man who has taken much to drink this hour There should be a few questions, but we must be up and away at daybreak When those two ruches have found the human cry will sound even louder If we don't find a ship at least on the morning tide, we shall have to find horses and get out of this city It won't be easy and brought you tell me nothing. I'm not aware Run for it stand where you are. I'll handle this Because he'll pitch me What do you do with this hour? Who am I? I'm of all the infernal incidents Listen dog what I do is my own business and take that stinking torch out of my face before I lose my patience and run your through Sorry, senior. We are searching for two English addicts who escaped from the Santa Clara this night. They are How dare you bother me with your troubles? Do I look like an escaped prisoner? Oh, no, no, no, who is your captain least senior. We only wanted to ask you if you'd seem too suspicious Now by the saints, am I supposed to ferret out your galley slaves? Had I seen them this blade would have dripped red now be gone out of my way all of you Come Sebastian Nagle starring in the role of Captain Guy Marlowe and the proudly we hail production human cry will return in just a moment for the second act Here's a special message for the young men of our country The United States Army the senior service of our armed forces is expanding rapidly and needs your help By enlisting in the United States Army You will not only get the finest training in the world But you'll have the special pride that goes with wearing a United States Army uniform the mark of a man If you have the qualifications the army will train you in such interesting career feels as radio radar electronics mechanics meteorology and many others Why not get full details today by visiting your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and list now You are listening to proudly we hail and now with your star Conrad Nagel in the role of Captain Guy Marlowe We present the second act of Hugh and cry Here's the total and out that big big alien. She's the only one sir. Yes bound for Panama What about all these edits they go anyway, we haven't time to find out it a way to take a pic get a border we must oh that boy This for you if you take us out to the galleon So captain and or and that's my sad tale She was lovely and her husband was not only a jealous fool, but a poor swordsman as well But not without in my life. No That's why you see me here at this hour You came without luggage don't know say I trust you were not so forgetful About money, whatever you ask within reason I shall pay and if it is not within no reason well I Killed a man yesterday. I Can repeat myself today and feed the fishes as God wills I misjudged you don't know say you seem the well if you will pardon me more like an Adelpated fool than a man of steel As long as no one presumes upon my good nature captain and or I am as you so apt they put it an Adelpated fool You do not deceive me don't know say I shall not presume upon your Good nature Shall we drink to a safe voyage and a quick one by all means sir by all means Here you are lady man You have found your silly I must confess they're still somewhat wobbly. I beg your pardon don't know say Allow me to present Lady Joanna male a fellow passenger like you. She goes to Panama in haste Madame don't know say Alvaro if you leave for Santhea well pleasant surprise My lady I find no pleasure in it, sir. You must excuse her don't Jose. She is English Lovely to look upon but it with a tongue like an ass Very cool. She likes us not she hates the lot of you Kidnappers pirates and devils. I have orders to deliver to the governor of Panama. He'll have his hands full Now came he to know such a rare pearl. It is a long tale and I am hungry Madame do we do do as the honor of dining? It will be no honor. I assure you Eat I must even with swine In Castile, my lady. We know how to tame such women as yourself with a whip. No doubt and if that doesn't work We remove the source the trouble and cut out that tongue. It is exactly what I would expect Try some of this madera madam. It will cool you Oh, it would be such a sad waste of beauty and you would be feeding the fishers or pulling an ore in a galley or rutting in some Presence there when my father hears of this you'll rule the day I warrant Drake's men will come again and level your cities He'll burn your fleet as he did at Cadiz and then he'll sail to Panama and rescue you from the evil clutches of its noble Ah Come lady now try some of this duck break in all these seawolves will dance at a yard arm soon enough When the armada sails we shall crush your barbaric little island once and for all Did you not notice the fleet in the arbor lady mirror? It is but a small part of a great undertaking We shall sweep down on your England and crush her like that You look strict and don't Jose if something is wrong wrong wrong Is it well to talk so in public you know few are aware I have no fear She will speak to no one but the governor of Panama. It's a long voyage captain And I'll wager between here and the indies you'll find more than one English ship But we are at peace with the England so I thought Until your friendly ship came alongside the unarmed merchant when we sailed on and blew her out of the water So it is Timing you want Well, I came you for the governor wait wait and or let go of me don't say I have no quarrel with you But but you'd rather face the Inquisition is that it? She's the governor's And you'd best keep your hands off All right, all right Madame You will do as the paver of going to your cabin you will remain there until I give further orders now Be gone Bar the door quickly Lady Merrill I am help must I speak English to prove it I Am done Jose nothing. It is but a disguise I am captain guy Marlowe Devon one of Drake's men. There's no time to explain. You must trust me At your service my lady for your own safety, we must leave the ship at once and Dora's drunk and ugly My reasoning can hold you no longer How came you here I was in France visiting my sister and her husband While there this new Spanish governor of Panama happened to see me Our ship was three days out of Bordeaux when it was seized and sunk without provocation. It was cold-blooded murder Well, I was brought to Cadiz. You know the rest. Yes, I see How how can we leave the ship captain Marlowe? We cannot swim the ocean my man Bigby has been stocking the pins with the necessary supplies We have to get it over the side. How can that be done without attracting the attention of the crew? The captain will help us. Are you mad sir? I trust not my lady, but he is And if I'm any judge, he'll be joining us shortly Unborrow it and stand to one side when he enters slam it shut and then keep clear That is better. I thought that Jose What devil tree is this? Okay, I'm you here. I was sent to protect your ladyship Draw your sword while I give you a lesson in manners. Oh Spine So be it I will make shark meet up you you you fool No, no, you're going to take a trip captain. Your guard is low But not the Panama The lunge in the car just slow captain That trip to England to clear your head enough No, no, do not try to pick it up My lady Take the pistol from his belt One false breath and it'll be your last andora Are you mad if englishmen are mad? Yes, what? quietly Thank you, my lady Would give me great pleasure to blow your head off Whether I do or not is up to you We're going on deck now the three of us You're going to give the watch orders to put the penance over the side. You cannot get away with these if I don't You die You'll give these orders quietly No alarm will be given My lady will proceed us dig beers at the end of the passage waiting Do as he tells you Now you may unfathom the door Turn around andora. We're going for a sale Tell them to look lively andora be quick be quick All clear digby. I don't think stern forward captain. They sleep sound Tell those men to go stand with the mizzen Have your helmsman head up a point do as he says over the side digby The captain will follow you if he acts up give him the butt of your pistol They I will set you you cannot take me from my ship. I Silence No over the side with you you men there Follow us And your captain dies kill me then I will not leave my ship as you wish No, no, no, no, I I will do as you say good Clear below digby Well, lady, I'm sure you've never swung down on hosier If you don't mind the inconvenience put your arm around my neck We'll go down together. I'm yours to command captain marlowe the inconvenience will be worth the result And how is it with you my lady well enough I can never thank you. Well, when we reach england, you will never reach england Fought in water nearly gone. We will rot out here Another day and we'll reach a coast of france have no fear my lady. I have none Is that a sale or do my eyes play tricks in this life? Yes? Yes, it is a sale right enough a spanish sale You will not be able to prevent them from picking us up And when they do when they do and dora you'll not be with us to tell your tale What what what mean you it should be clear if that's a spanish ship It'll go hard enough with us without you to babble You'd better pray she's english or french Or just say your prayers. I can't see a forepeak yet captain But from the slant of a rig and I make her out to be dutch Yes, yes, so she looks Put your helm over digby and we'll trust to good fortune Marlow a lusty time of it you've had Luck was with us sir francis so they build an armada to come against us Other reports have come to me and to the queen They did not take lightly our burning their fleet at cadiz They would return the favor they would invade england sir They would try they do not learn easily What happened to this this captain and dora he asked for asylum and the dutch gave it to him They had no other choice They're not at war with spain bad says to him And what of lady meryl she uh, oh, she's well sir And grateful to you marlow. I believe so sir francis. Oh, you're a very lucky fellow indeed Well, when you see her next give her my regards I'll do that sir and when you've had your rest come to me here I'll have need of you When phillips sends his armada We must be ready to send it back to him In pieces Our star conrad negal will return in just a moment with the word about next week show Next time you see a soldier of your united states army Take a good look at the uniform he wears that uniform is the mark of a man It's always been so from the buffon blue uniforms of general washington's conventals to the battle worn uniforms of the combat soldiers of today The united states army insignia has been worn proudly by many generations of men The man who wears this uniform needs help the help of all young americans who can measure up to the mark of a man Join him now go to your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station and list today This has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station by the united states army and the united states air force recruiting service Proudly we hail stars conrad negal This is kenneth banghart speaking and here again as your host and star conrad negal friends We hope you join us next week for proudly we hail over this same station Our players a tale of thrilling mystery entitled fair warning And you'll meet some frightened people in a story of a chase in a big city until then Goodbye