 Listen to Herbert Marshall as the man called X wherever there is mystery adventure intrigue in all the strange and dangerous places of the world there you will find the man called X citizens of Romania Poland Czechoslovakia this is radio freedom attention citizens of Bulgaria Hungary Albania this is radio freedom I'm bringing you the truth from free Europe the truth that you behind the iron curtain can never get to here in your own country attention your work is in carlin mines in Andrei there is a security for over a year now radio freedom has been broadcasting from Luxembourg in the light your thousands of radio receivers behind the iron curtain battling the big lie with truth aiding the underground movements telling the true story of the injustices the imprisonments the mockeries of freedom perpetrated in the name of the so-called People's Republics but then a month ago the terror began to strike in the home of a government worker in Sofia at a meeting of underground leaders in Budapest a party of refugees attempts to cross the Albanian Greek frontier here the reports can Romania Czechoslovakia Poland the same things happening in practically every country behind the iron curtain how long has this been going on about a month now and if it keeps up well something will have to be done about radio freedom oh now wait a minute chief radio freedom is the biggest punch we can throw at the Kremlin short of war not anymore can not since it stopped broadcasting the truth since it started to give advice that turns into a death trap for anyone falling for it every one of these result of radio freedom broadcasts right these people believe they were hearing the truth took the advice of his given to him and ran right into the waiting arms of the security police I just few more weeks of this sort of thing will never get those people to believe what we say again that's why we've got to yank that radio station off the air we can't afford it chief we've got to get the truth across now before it's too late but what other answer is there can suppose I let you know from Luxembourg letters of introduction seem to be quite in order mr. Sarsden but I am not quite certain is to reason for your visit here to radio freedom I'd like some information in the step in it you mean concerning our operations here that's right well as you probably know we are a group of refugees from iron curtain nations interested only in helping those of our countrymen who are under Soviet rule their finance primarily by donations from the American people and we broadcast the truth as we know it how much truth we've been broadcasted during the past month Mr. Stepenek it is rather noisy in here that we can talk more easily in my private office you are a governmental agent mr. Sarsden you've read my letters of introduction they are not specific as to that point they're specific about the managing director of radio freedom giving me information very well you are interested in the broadcast that we have been having so much trouble with to the very people we are attempting to help what can you tell me about him only this none of those broadcasts has come from here from radio freedom that doesn't make sense unless you mean there's a there's an outlaw transmitter operating somewhere exactly someone in Western Europe is operating an illegal station deliberately using the same wavelengths the same format that we use on radio freedom that station is the one that is broadcasting lies confusing our listeners ruining the reputation we have established for bringing them only the truth you've got proof of that we have caught the station on the air have made recordings of actual broadcasts does it have a regular schedule it can usually be heard around eight o'clock at night where's it located we do not know haven't you ever heard of using directional antennae to locate a broadcasting transmitter I have and what's been stopping you mr. Salsden what do you know about the matter horn why the matter horn is a 14,000 foot peak of rock snow and ice in the Swiss Italian Alps there are a couple of shelter cabins on its slopes nothing more yet our attempts at locating it tell us that the outlaw station is on the slopes of the matter horn yes as you obviously realize such a thing is a physical impossibility in other words the work of radio freedom is being destroyed by a radio station that does not exist yeah well you've been most helpful mr. Steffanett thanks for your time you are leaving that's right but you have told me nothing of your purpose in visiting here why you came what you intend to do let's put it this way radio freedom is organized to bring the truth behind the iron curtain I intend to see that it does just that goodbye mr. Steppanett wonderful country up here isn't it mr. Thurston I don't think I've ever seen anything approaching the majesty the illegal beauty of the matter have you been up here before Professor Hartley no no this will be my first visit to Zermatt but my business is taking me to many other mountains around the globe and just what is your business Professor Hartley it sounds harder adventurous and romantic I'm afraid not mr. Rita I'm a weatherman a meteorologist visiting Zermatt on business or pleasure oh a little of both the Italian government is establishing a weather station on the Matterhorn they've asked me to check it over for them make sure they've got it operating correctly an Italian weather station but you're visiting the wrong site of the mountain that's where the pleasure comes in I thought I do a little skiing climbing before going to work is that your intention also mr. something like that professor yet what about you mr. Rita you up here for a bit of climbing to speak of the matter for another lightly gentlemen it is not a very wise attitude to which to approach one of the most dangerous mountain peaks in the Alps that's hardly my understanding thousands of tourists of crime and many have died trying the cemetery at Zermatt will attest to that you make the mountain sound rather grim mr. Rita perhaps that was my intention professor as a warning if you wish why you are not professional climbers at the season of the year and amateur attempting the matter horn is facing almost certain death I take it you are out of a fashion organ mr. Rita I have made it a philosophy of life mr. Thorston to be a professional at whatever I may attempt to do well we have reached so much gentlemen I trust your stay here will be a pleasant one and certainly it will be if you take my advice regarding the matter horn. Strange man Mr. Rita I wonder why he tried to confuse us what do you mean how to why make us believe he was a professional mountain climber when his business is connected with radio radio what makes you think that I noticed his baggage being placed aboard the train he's brought a very complete shortwave radio outfit along with him. If you will please the scientist I just have mine here sure. Thank you welcome to the capital hotel mine here sir. Well thanks I can't. You called me a car. That's your name isn't it. What is it gives you that idea we've met before I do not recall sure you do a car 1944 Italy above casino you were communications officer in the 8th Nazi battalion I interrogate you after your capture. Oh you are mistaken. I have never been in Italy. I did not serve in the Nazi army and my name is Abdul York Abdul Abdul have it your way. The war's over. Yes the war is over. You will be in a long and long enough to do a little climbing. Can you recommend a guide. Well I usually recommend my own services as guide to a special guest. Good. We'll be free to make a climb tomorrow morning. I shall be free but the metahorn will not there's a storm brewing. The skies look clear enough to me. One must learn not to judge by appearances in the Alps and the metahorn death often strikes without war. The key to your room. I shall have your luggage. Yeah thanks. I don't. What. That's right Mr. X plenty glad to see me out there. What the devil you're doing here. What a question. I'm going to help you broadcast behind the iron curtain snatch. But it's just like I told you Mr. X there was in Milan. That's in Italy you understand. No you're sure and I was a little financially embarrassed for funds. So you call me at the Bureau. That's right. Only weren't there. No but this Brooks was. He got. Can I help it if she goes for me and tells me things. Anyway here I am and here you are and. What's the thing you got up hooked up there. Anyway portable shortwave received over the directional antenna. It is. But why are you that's right what's right it's to the night around 10 30 New York time to demonstrate to what in all that program I always listen to one NBC boy with a screw loose character they got on it. You're here here's action. Yeah. Right now I'm interested in catching a broadcast from the matter horn the matter. There is no radio station up there and that hunk of cold and I'm going to step it in just different attention citizens of Romania Poland Czechoslovakia this is radio freedom quiet. Citizens of Bulgaria Hungary Albania this is radio freedom bringing you the truth from free Europe the truth that you behind the iron curtain can never get to here in your own country but that's not coming from the matter horn mistakes at the corn ball station that broadcast from Luxembourg I know the dame's voice so do I pay your attention to me step in. But that broadcast isn't coming from Luxembourg it's not how do you know this I change direction of the antenna on route five take alternate route so it gets louder so what make your original antenna is pointing to all the matter horn that's where the broadcast is coming from. Oh but how could that step in a cookie be up there in those mountains at night like this and where could there be a radio station up there anyway. We're going to find out tomorrow. We'll take this set up the mountain with us the directional antenna will need us right to the transmitter and then what then we destroy it but that don't make no sense. Did you hear what it was broadcasting before this music I heard it I'll give eight to five but if those people in Berlin and Czechoslovakia follow that advice they'll wind up dead that's why we're going to destroy that transmitter make sure that nothing but the truth gets behind the iron curtain from radio freedom watch it how they came from out there on the terrace come on that radio set some mess and Mr. X who did it anyway we ever have those shots fired to get us out of this room so how can you find that phony radio station without this direction stuff to help you it's going to be tough and maybe you could send to Paris or somewhere for another gimmick take too long we'll have to tackle the matter horn without it now what kind of a joke is that you you could wander around that mountain for weeks without finding anything but snow and ice or maybe snow you better just relax for a couple of days or two Mr. X sure chief what's up what's the knee stepping I got to say about it what is then you can bet it'll be used the wrong way sure it's a hundred to one they'll have it on the out tomorrow night so what are you going to do about it you know chief that's a very interesting question we'll return to the man called X in just a moment no one knows the extent of defense preparations our nation must make in the future but we do know this for this year of 1952 the bill for army and air force construction alone is estimated at some two billion four million dollars and it's going up airfields utilities can tone months radar stations communications and navigational aids fuel and lubricant depots these are only a part of the long list of construction projects for defense a typical radar outpost just one of the many needed costs in the neighborhood of two and a quarter million dollars now it's easy to see that if America is to be strong in the men and weapons of defense she must be strong financially and that's where we can all help through regular automatic purchases of defense bonds through the payroll savings plan where we work or the bond a month plan at our bank yes defense is everybody's job today be sure your dollars are on the bond wagon everyone you can spare act two of the man called X starring Herbert Marshall with Leon Balasco as Pagan Zell Schmidt an illegal radio station located somewhere on the icy slopes of the Matterhorn has been destroying the efforts of radio freedom to broadcast truth to the countries behind the iron curtain and Ken Thurston is faced with the almost impossible task of locating that outlaw transmitter within 24 hours in order to prevent it from broadcasting information that would mean the end of democratic underground movements and at least three of the Soviet satellite nations and now Ken is walking toward a climbers rendezvous area outside his hotel with the foot of the Matterhorn looks like you're about to take a party up the Matterhorn up there but it's quite good first pretty risky isn't it making the climate night my clients are paying me well and I told you that part of my business was acting as a guy I also said you wouldn't act as guide for me in full daylight something about a storm coming up remember oh I must have been mistaken about it yeah you must have been I didn't know you were making the climb with us I'm not so far Professor Hartley well there's no reason why you shouldn't join us that right Mr. Reader unfortunately I do not agree with you a professor why not Rita don't you like my company I don't care for amateur climbers yeah I'm gonna be as you said that oh wait a minute Mr. Reader the route we're taking isn't too tough the mostly flat lenges the shoulder and down there shall Jordan I'm sure Thurston can make it with us easy enough perhaps but I never undertake to guide for a party of more than two half of us I shall be happy to accommodate her first in that some other time that seems to settle it hardly are you coming Professor I'm sorry Thurston but maybe you and I can make it in the day or two yeah maybe we cannot that good luck to you thanks see you later yeah oh you oh you Mr. Thurston boy have I ever got the red hot scooper who Mr. Rex what is it bigger guess who just came into the hotel looking for you Denise Stepenek that's right Dennis the how did you know you know what's more important is how Professor Hartley knew huh how he knew what how to climb the metaphor if he'd never been here before but it is as I said Mr. Selston I came to warn you about the information missing from radio freedom spires then why didn't you tell me five hours ago five hours ago yeah when the last train arrived at Zermatt what have you been doing since that's a sense Mr. Thurston she was broadcasting from that radio station somewhere up in the mountains we heard her that is impossible I made no broadcast tonight then what were you doing for those five hours I was trying to make up my mind as to whether or not I could trust you what made you decided my favor I realized I had no other choice that illegal transmitter must be stopped from broadcasting tomorrow night there is no one else to whom I can turn for help what a pack of lies and Mr. Thurston could be pay honorable soon find out what do you mean Mr. Selston we'll give you a chance to help us smash that transmitter then you do know where it is sure you told me back in Luxembourg somewhere on the Matterhorn how can we find a new radio station of this mountain there's not a thing up here not even page for sure I think we've got some pretty good guys are you referring to that party climbing ahead of us Mr. Selston that's right Denise who are they anyways up down reader and hardly you know any of them Denise I know do they have some connection with all this one of them must have what makes you think that is going to broadcast information stolen from radio freedom somebody is bringing that information to it and that part is heading for the Italian slope you are right but there's nothing over there either when they're with a station and a couple of shells I was at Mr. Thurston somebody up there fired a couple of shots but was on their floor listen that noise where is it coming from look up there three people buried alive out there and you tell me there's nothing we can do to help them but there's nothing professor Hartley even if they survive the evidence that storm would prevent us from doing anything we got to the shelter cabin through that storm didn't we we were nearly fortunate Hartley why attempt fate you're a fine one to talk reader you realize that if you had the door yeah hand with her woman first she's all right the shop and exposure close the door bigger just put her down on this couch yeah that's better and you did make it after that avalanche I wouldn't have given a plug nickel for your chances well the main body of it went past us and the overhang of a ledge save us from the rest sure most fortunate person it's not often the matter horn spares a victim at his mark for sacrifice you know better than to blame this one of the mountain reader the matter horn didn't fire those shots as you're accusing me of having deliberately started that ever lunch you got a better explanation the two run we could see the storm approaching from the Italian slope well you could not I fired those shots to attract your attention to the shelter cabin I had no ideas or concussion might start an ever lunch coming from a supposed expert on mountain climbing that's a little hard to believe reader how about we'll skip it for now how long do you think this storm will last I've done perhaps 12 hours perhaps 24 24 mr. huh looks like we're going to be a little late the storm now mr. Selston no sign of a let up yet Denise and the time 6 a.m. and that transmitter goes on the air eight tonight we have only 14 hours left mr. Selston only 14 hours boy listen to the thing outside isn't it ever going to stop doesn't look like it well storm or no storm I'm hungry must be time to eat lunch a mr. Thurston just about paying on just about home is finally quieted down enough first to leave him a stop down if there were daylight hours ahead of us I would quite agree but why is traveling in for dark it's already five o'clock five o'clock only three hours left I suppose it does not make any difference now you could be wrong Denise might I inquire as to what you are talking about here sirs Mr. reader we might be talking about how long it's going to take me and pay gone to get back to Zermatt boy you're not serious well after all up dolls ride it's a practically suicide could be hotly but you never know until you try come pay gone let's go what gives anyways mr. X we've been wandering all over this mountain joint I don't even see hydro of that Zermatt place that's not surprising we're on the Italian slope the Italian slope but what are we doing over here that is just ahead you mean that all ram shark it's a weather station why do we want to go there for no lights or nothing nobody's home I've a hunched things will be different by eight o'clock tonight how much longer do we got to hide out in this closet mr. X just a few more minutes now it's almost eight o'clock eight o'clock you keep on talking like this was a radio station that was going on the air or something you know pay gone you might be right huh better in there remember oh but why does anybody want attention citizens of Romania Czechoslovakia Poland this is radio freedom Mr. X it's the Denise Cookie out there quiet attention citizens of Bulgaria Albania Hungary this is radio freedom bringing you the truth from free Europe bringing you the true story of what is actually happening behind the iron curtain and tonight we ask you to listen more carefully than ever before in just a moment they're going to broadcast the most important message we have ever given you hundreds of people and lives may depend upon it so please listen more carefully all right pay gone that's out you never mind the rest of that message you can stop right there that's right sorry to interrupt your little broadcast but you're all through but that is professor Hartley what did that Denise cookie go she was never here pay her but we heard her just like we did last night there's a recording machine they'd make records from actual radio freedom broadcast and play them back over this transmitter made them sound legitimate then hotly in his pals would follow it up with their own version of the news so hotly looks like your little game is over don't try it let's get in down to a doctor then we can start back home and now here's our star mr. Herbert Marshall thanks for being with us and my thanks to either Reese Merrin pardon me either Reese Merrin will write Bill John Stone Tony Barrett and Ben Wright next week in Casa Blanca Ken runs into a combination of airfields spy rings booby traps and broken necks that pile up more trouble for him than well than Leon Balasko will be along of course his pig on Zelschmitt so join us won't you were next I return as the man called X good night the man called X starring Herbert Marshall is a J Richard Kennedy production with music by Milton Charles tonight's story was written by Sydney Marshall this program is directed by Jack Johnstone all characters and incidents on this program are fictitious and any resemblance to actual characters or incidents is purely coincidental and now until next week same time and station this is Hal Gibney saying good night for the man called X this is NBC the national broadcasting company