 Family Theater presents James Gleason, Vanessa Brown, and Dan O'Hurley he From Hollywood the mutual broadcasting system in cooperation with Family Theater Brings you Vanessa Brown and Dan O'Hurley he in heaven is like that and now to introduce the drama. Here is your host James Gleason Thank you, Tony Lafano Just a word first about Family Theater's purpose Family Theater seeks to promote in this world of ours the growth of family prayer Believing that by all prayer, but especially by prayer in family groups That we can form our wills to the most powerful force in time in eternity the wondrous will of God and Now to our drama heaven is like that starring Vanessa Brown and Dan O'Hurley The scene is London That is flat on the smart West End as big Christopher Lane is giving a party as they always do Christopher's guests are enjoying themselves immensely That's for Christopher himself Chris. Yes, Mara. Let's get married married. Yes, you remember people keep doing it Why not you and I Mara darling? Are you feeling well? Why most certainly am Chris we like each other. I'm 32 and going nowhere. You're 35 and going in the same direction Why shouldn't we try going together Mara the suggestion is most flattering, but I suppose we think it over Chris You're wonderful. You're the most self-contained man. I know Yet the truth is you're still really a romanticist am I really I think so Mr. Lane sir. Yes, Wilson. I beg your pardon sir, but it's dr. Rogers Rogers ask him in I took the liberty sir But he says he must speak to you privately. I can't do that. I have guests. He said it is most important, sir Oh, well, excuse me all of you Rogers old man. Hello Chris. I've been trying to see you for days I thought you were going to ring me up the morning after I examined you. Well, I'm sorry doctor There was no rush about it. I only bought the insurance in the first place because Freddy Tillman needs the business You know he and I miss Chris. I'm serious. I've got to talk to you. All right. What's the trouble? Chris in many ways the medical profession has made great strides. You might even say that we've accomplished miracles In others. Yes, we failed Well, that's fire. That is There are certain diseases that we've been unable to conquer and one of them is a very rare blood condition called leukemia Yes, I've heard of it. Well, then you've undoubtedly heard to that at least certain cases are incurable. Yes, I think I knew that I read Wait a moment Not trying to say that but I I it's just what I am trying to say old man. I Don't believe it. I am as well as you are. Yes, I'd have said so too, but it so happens the blood tests don't lie I'm sorry Chris. Believe me leukemia And there's there's nothing to be done. Naturally, we'll try treatment, but how long I want the truth No a year at most possibly even less a Year at most a drink dr. Rogers. No, no, Chris. No, and you shouldn't either in your condition alcohol is most dangerous It might even hasten. Oh, why not here? I give you a toast Chris a lot of season But still fitting very fitting dr. Rogers. I give you a happy new year I said another double Thank you Just down some like a leaders. Yeah money, but wait, so you change How do you like that? I like see day me. I like see now. What are you up to Davey? Nothing at all. I mean nothing at all. But did you see that wallet on him Jerry Jerry let come on with me Still still not clear You say you found me in the street about two hours ago There was no one else to help you and I couldn't leave you just lying there So I brought you where I live. How'd you get me here? You came to enough to walk with me helping you Who are you? My name's Eileen sir What sort of work do you do? Oh? I'm in service. I was downstairs made to mrs. Gamma for two years until she died last autumn That's where I got this Silver teapot Lovely Eileen Mrs. Gamma gave it to you Evans. No, not her. I left it on the fire one day and one leg melted off See, it's just taped on now. She was frightfully angry took full payment for my wages So now it's it's my personal private treasure in a way It's all I've got that is I should say it was a treasure beautiful one Eileen Of course, I'll first have to have it mended for him to make his tea. I mean him Don't tell me you have a husband. Oh, not yet, but when I get one I will of course some day Do I look like a girl who wouldn't get a husband? Oh, no, no, not at all I'm sure you'd get the very best of possible husbands and No, I think you go in yes I believe I can manage now and you've been more than kind. I'd like to show my appreciation by leaving What is it a Minor matter young lady, but I'll trouble you for my wallet. I Don't know what you're talking about. Oh come now. I won't be unreasonable. I'll pay you for your time And we'll we'll say no more about it, huh? Who's talking about pay? You were in trouble, and I helped you and incidentally helped yourself. There were 50 pounds in my wallet when I left home last night 50 pounds That's what they were doing who? When I was coming up to you, I saw some men beside you, but they disappeared into the fog and my money with them, huh? Oh, I'm sorry Believe me. I am Perhaps if I come sooner What's funny? It's absurd, but I believe you there's every reason of the world for me to think you're lying, but Well, I know somehow that you're not Then you know what's true. I Never lie Eileen Will you answer me one question? I'll try What would you do if you had only one year to live I? Pray and after that. Oh, I don't know. I never thought Oh, I guess I'd try to decide just who to give the teapot to that's really all you think about But what about yourself? What about filling those last months with with all the pleasure you could find good Evans? You don't know much do you? Oh, don't I you ever find in any happiness by going looking for it But one could find it in giving things away, of course It's taken things from others that's art, but given things that's easy. He said Eileen suppose you had well, let's say a thousand pounds to give away instead of a silver teapot You might as well say twenty thousand. All right. I will say twenty thousand See I Do have just a year to live. Oh It's not true. I just found out myself tonight, but are you sure might be a mistake? Oh, it's true enough and because it's true Well, I'm interested in what you say now suppose I were to spend my last year the way you'd spend it in my place Do you think that you could? Help me help you you mean help you to give money away just that Are you sure you're sober now? Yes quite sober when you ain't crazy. It's hard to tell these days, and I'm not crazy Why would you be doing it? I'm not quite sure I mean Maybe it's because my year is suddenly Well, very precious to me. I prefer to have it filled with happiness I've already tried other recipes for that. They never worked. Perhaps yours will. Oh, I'm sure it will well then If you're positive you mean it I'll take your offer And I I suppose I should say thank you sir. No Eileen if anyone should say thank you tonight Have an idea. I'm the one Well, here's the first installment Go on take it Eileen a thousand pounds Actually a thousand quid in my own hands. I suppose you already figured out how to dispose of it. Oh, yes I have it's four hundred to mrs. Davis Three hundred from me Leo Never mind the details. I'm leaving that to you. Well, I'll bring receipts. It should be done by four o'clock good Then I'll meet you at my flat. Oh But I couldn't do that. No Wouldn't hardly be proper, sir Well at your place then, huh? That's not much better. I see Well, what can you suggest considering all the proprieties? I mean, there's always a public park I'd park for instance near Marble Arch. All right. I'd park near Marble Arch. It is at four o'clock. Very good, sir. And look My name is Christopher Christopher Lane. Yes, mr. Lane Christopher. Yes, mr. Christopher. You win. Goodbye Eileen till four o'clock Yes, would you be mr. Christopher Lane sir? Yes, I'm Christopher. Well a girl tell me to give you this. Thank you. Oh I say sir. Have I been fetching all that money without even knowing it? Yes, a thousand pounds Listen son, where was the girl when she gave this to you? The mrs. Varni's rooming house in Burberry Street She was near to crying sir. Yeah, you take this for trouble. Oh, I say a pound note. Thank you, sir. Taxi, taxi But you shouldn't have come mr. Christopher. I sent you back the money Yes, and I think I know why your friends wouldn't take the money you were so anxious to give them, huh? How did you know? Mr. Christopher, I don't understand Mrs. Davis was all of a sudden angry when I offered it. She said whatever gave me the idea. She would take charity Milio's father said I must have stolen the money Oh, can you laugh? I've ruined everything. Well, we've just overlooked one thing the pride of the very poor It's infinitely stronger than the pride of the very rich But even that is hardly an insurmountable barrier to our plan What can we do if people won't take help when it's offered them? Well, perhaps we can masquerade it a little. We can make it look like Providence, and there's no one so poor It still doesn't believe in Providence. How do you mean? Well now, suppose you leave that part of it to me. Very well, mr. Christopher Look Couldn't you call me just plain Chris? Oh, no, sir. It wouldn't hardly be proper with my being in service I knew a gentleman Arlene, do you know that you're an anachronism? Oh, I hope not sir Is it something one gets over in your case? I doubt it very much But you will go through with our bargain now. I don't think I could stand it stand what? Well, you know how it is when you're round someone you like a good deal even just working with them Sometimes get attached to him in a respectful sort of way. I mean and you're afraid you'd get attached to me I couldn't help it And then to see you die after day just waitin No one in my heart. That's some day. You're I just couldn't you mean it's my dying. You're afraid of not just dying but after If we just knew what was beyond it might be different, but I do know and because I know I'm not afraid. You really know Tell me what it's like like Arlene when in all your life were you the happiest in all my life. Oh I guess it was the spring mrs. Gamma took a country house in Devonshire. It was yes I know Devonshire. Oh, do you know then you must know what I mean the soft green rolling ills and the valleys in between with prim roses in daffodils in bloom and the house Almost like it was painted against the sky Well, I lean it's Very much like that. You mean after yes You see most people never realize that well that heaven is really our greatest hopes come true complete happiness So surely that's no place for either of us to be afraid of is it it would seem foolish Of course it would and now let's get to work. All right. Here's the list of people I made out We'll take them one at a time now. First of all this mrs. Davis Mrs. Davis, I'm here to represent the firm of Lane more Graven Swithin It appears that a certain sum of money has been bequeathed to you. The sum is 397 pounds nine sheddings and six ms. Heypney now if you'll please sign this receipt for our files And I want this boy Melio to have a very best of teachers her shirt now for a consideration of well Let's say 500 pounds. Could you inform Melio's father that you decided to make the boy you'll produce it? But the law firm I represent feels your shop is worth 4,000 pounds mr. Umkins, and it's only right that a man of your year should retire and comfort Yes, I know it's all furniture mrs. Higgins, but I'm interested in purchasing antiques and if you'll accept payment now Before I finished mrs. Higgins had convinced us that every kitchen chair was a priceless collector's item mr. Christopher You found the strangest ways to get rid of money. What's our total now? Do you have the figure? I was just checking them by your bequests purchases and miscellaneous means We've given out a total of 15,465 pounds not bad for eight months work. Is it not bad at all? That's nearly two thousand a month just as we planned it. I know Yeah, yeah, why are you so depressed today and how many times have I told you to buy a new dress? But I have sir each time you told me and then each new one must look just like the old one each new one It's just like the old one, but that's absurd now. What about your hair? You've never fixed it, right? Oh, I couldn't fluff it any more than this sir come here. I lean Yes, mr. Christopher, and you realize that the Lord made you beautiful because he wanted you that way did he sir? Now tomorrow I want your hair done properly. Do you understand? That's an order I'll try and you'll also try to walk properly. I know hand me that book this one. Yes now Hold it there on top of your head like this. Yeah now walk across the room and keep your back straight go on No No, it just happens mr. Christopher that I saw that in the cinema too in the cinema. Yes, pigmalion If you have the idea of making a lady out of me you're wasting time Eileen Listen to me For months now. I've wanted to tell you something mr. Christopher. We have work to do And we better get back to it All right, Eileen You know, you're either a very wise girl a foolish one. I wish I was sure myself Hello, dr. Rogers. Hello gris doctor. What do you know of dr. Anton marks marks? Oh, yes, I've met him He's just come here from Vienna. Yes There was a report on the paper this morning that he has a cure for leukemia an operation. Yes, I know about that Chris You know mm-hmm. I decided not to tell you why Remarks has a theory and nothing more The operation he proposes has never been performed Of course any patient submitting to it would be serving science I suppose even if only by approving the theory false it might well be a tremendous benefit to humanity but as To the patients surviving the operation What chance would he have? 1 in 500 and in my case without the operation. How long have I? Well, I can't be positive You've altered things considerably by the life you're living now If you'd gone on as you were you wouldn't be on your feet today You may have another six months Chris Well, I'll take my six months and dr. Marks can find someone else for his experiment Good evening. Well, you did wear another dress. You said I had to what's happening. You said you had special plans this evening Eileen come here Look I didn't party But there's only two places for us Have you forgotten what night this is what night an anniversary? It was a year ago tonight that you discovered me on Burberry Street But I thought I so did I but I saw dr. Rogers again today and for my good behavior. It seems I get time on Oh, I'm glad so my There's another reason for tonight. I wanted to give you this. What is it a deed Eileen? A deed to a farm in Devonshire green rolling hills with flowers in the valley and just one house that looks painted against the sky You didn't why should I give it to everyone else? But not to the one person who taught me the real joy of giving. Oh, mr Christopher Eileen Will you go there with me? Whatever time is left. I want to ask it. I can't You mustn't ask me. I want you to marry me Eileen and who am I to marry you? You're the girl I love The girl who loves me. I'm going away our work's done our agreements ended so I I'll just say goodbye mr. Christopher Eileen Eileen. You can't have understood. I love you Please let me go and forgive me if I can't stay for the party, but I couldn't There are times when all things have to end once and for all Why did you have to put it into words wait at least let me send you home in a taxi. No I'm going back to my own life. I just will start right now. I'll take the underground Big pardon sir, but wouldn't you like more light in here? No, you still wouldn't care to eat no Turn off that wire An unknown number of persons are dead and scores injured in the crash near Burberry Street Station And we've done everything possible Chris, but with his final fracture well, there's no hope at all. I'm sorry May I go in now certainly Mr. Christopher Now I really have spoiled the anniversary event I Eileen Yes, surely it doesn't matter now matter the gentleman in the serving girl that couldn't make a difference at a time like this I don't suppose it could I do love you Eileen so much And I I love you Chris. There must be a clergyman in the hospital All right. I'd be happy to marry you Chris God hath joined together. Let no man put a sander Eileen about the teapot. You'd better give it to some girl who's not married I will and have it mended So she can make tea for a man when she finds him. I'll have it mended Christopher yes, would you tell me once again? Tell you what it's like after Evan is really our greatest hopes come true complete happiness Yes, yes and more Because I hath not seen nor ear heard Nor has it entered into the heart of man What things God has prepared for those who love him and there's there's nothing to be afraid of because Eileen Eileen Chris. It's still not too late for you to change your mind. I'm not going to Rogers Oh, don't do it. I beg of you forget that you ever heard of this operation You're sure that my doing this can be of benefit to science whatever the outcome There's no doubt of that but even so and I'm ready and nothing you can say will change my mind Hey, well, we'll take him into surgery in us Rogers. Yes, please don't look so worried old man Well, I told you before what the chances are Chris at best One in five hundred. Well, you can even into one in a thousand Fear at a time like this is but it's only for those who are in doubt of what lies beyond You see I have no doubt Rogers And I'm more than ready for whatever comes This is Jim Gleason again and a little story to tack on to our drama Not too many years ago. We were on location making him a picture that required a few sequences to be photographed at sea During the course of events. We had the good fortune to visit one of those lonely lighthouses You'll find it various spots along our coasts. You can picture the kind I mean Well, anyway, this one was like a great white finger set off from the mainland and purchased on one Well, I would guess was a rock show The boat that brought us alongside brought newspapers and provisions Lighthousekeeper was of course grateful for these but what really pleased him most was just our little visit We didn't have much to say nothing startling or original anymore, but what delighted him was that we were there saying it I've traveled a lot since then But my mind keeps going back to that lighthouse and I think I can find in the incident a parallel to be related to prayer Our prayers are little visits to the great celestial lighthouse keeper who makes his perpetual light to shine down upon us Doesn't matter much what we say It's the fact that we are there saying it remembering him for remembering us Family theater again reminds you the family that stays together Praise together stays together More things are wrought by prayer in this world dreams of You Vanessa Brown and Daniel Hurley he in heaven is like that James Gleason was your host others in our cast were Ben right Norma field Martha Shaw Monica Neely Tutor Owen and Shelley Berman the script was written by true boardman with music composed and conducted by Harry Zimmerman and Was directed for family theater by Joseph F. Mansfield This series of family theater broadcast is made possible by the thousands of you who feel the need for this type of program By the mutual network which responds to this need and by the hundreds of stars of stage screen and radio We'll give so unselfishly of their time and talent to appear on our family theater stage to them and to you our humble Thanks, this is Tony Lafranco expressing the wish of family theater with the blessing of God Maybe upon you and your home and inviting you to join us next week at the same time when family theater will present Marta Torn and Arthur Shields in the right approach join us won't you? It's in the Hollywood studios of the world's largest network the mutual broadcasting system