 Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theater brings you Rudy Valley, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, and Roscoe Carnes in swing high, swing low. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. This evening, to borrow the tactics of a Toastmaster, we introduce a man who needs no introduction. Rudy Valley staked out one of the first claims to radio popularity and continues to be worth his weight in gold at the box office. The first time I went on the air was Rudy who introduced me. Tonight I give fair exchange by introducing him in a new identity. Dropping his triple character of orchestra leader, singer, and master of ceremonies, Rudy steps into the single personality of Skid Johnson. The singer in our play, swing high, swing low, and starring with him, much to our delight in his, we have the lovely Virginia Bruce, an inspiration to any singer. Swing high, swing low, adapted from the Paramount screen success, is the story of a small-time entertainer who makes good on the big time and of the woman who loves him before he swings high and after he swings low again. Although you will hear Rudy Valley playing and singing only one role in this production, I'll have to confess that he played a second important part backstage. He was our technical advisor, our expert on the background of the story. And playing an all-important part, offstage, of course, is the real producer of these plays, Lux Toilet Soap. For besides making hits possible on our stage, Lux Toilet Soap makes a hit offstage, too, with the ladies, and delivers a star performance of its own. During a drama in which one of the leading characters is a nightclub singer, you'd naturally expect to hear some songs. Well, we haven't failed you. In fact, that's one of the important reasons we selected Rudy Valley for the part. Our curtain swings high now for the first act of swing high, swing low, starring Rudy Valley as Skid Johnson, Virginia Bruce as Maggie King, Roscoe Carnes as Harry, and Euna Merkel as Ella. The Panama Canal zone. In the great waterway which links the eastern and the western seas, a passenger boat is waiting to be lowered through the locks on our way to California. Along the shore of the canal, a United States Army private walks sentry duty. Back and forth he paces in the red glow of the tropic sunset. Suddenly, his eye is attracted toward the boot, and his steps grow shorter until he's practically marking time. For just above his head, framed in an open porthole, is the face of a girl, a very pretty girl. The soldier drops his gun from his shoulder and stares at her delightedly. Hello. You. Up there in the porthole. I said hello. You weren't speaking to me by any chance. Uh-uh. On purpose. Soldiers aren't supposed to talk while they're on sentry duty. What can they do to me? They can fire me. All right. I've already quit. I'm all washed up with the Army. This is my last day. Hey, there's an idea. We ought to celebrate. The Army will probably do the celebrating. Hey, is the rest of you as beautiful as your face? No. I weigh 200 and I don't wear shoes. Fine. What do we do tonight? How about meeting in the dock under the moon? What if there isn't any moon? I'll meet you under the dock. No kidding. How about you and me going places when your boat gets in tonight? OK? No kidding. How about you scrambling so I can see some of the scenery down here? I'm the scenery down here. I'm Skid Johnson, the one-man Army. Ask anybody. It's been delightful, Mr. Johnson. Now go away. You bother me. Good. I didn't think you'd admit it. Meet you in the dock at Balboa tonight. So long, Private. Nice to have met you. Hey, I'll be wearing my savings. I'll have a carnation in my buttonhole so you'll know me. I wouldn't know you if you wore a rose behind your ear. OK. That's an idea. Anyway. See the sights, Ella? I've got one night in Panama, and I'm going to see everything there is to be seen. Come on. I don't see that soldier you're told me about. But if you're looking for him, you can stop riding him. Say a date's a date. That's what I always say. Three dollars an hour of soil, thanks. Speak with English, taxi fare. What about grabbing a cab, Ella? Well, it's easier on the feet, but you've got to bargain with these guys. I'll be right back, Maggie. Three dollars an hour of taxi fare. Speak with English, taxi fare. One dollar, taxi cab. One dollar. It takes my car. One dollar round trip to Panama City. OK. One dollar. Wait here. I'll get my friend. Sure, sure, lady. Situated on the plaza, the cathedral is all its temples in Spanish America. And as best we stood, the effects of times go rosing hand. The cathedral builds 1675 and he's been for a long greater part of century. Pretty good, eh? Yeah. The only trouble is this isn't the cathedral. The sign over the gate said palace of the president. Oh, must be a wrong street. All right, soldier. You can come out from behind that mustache now. Hello. You're an awful liar, aren't you? You do wear shoes and you've got the British... Say, Maggie, do you know this guy? Then you can stop the car, Mr. Johnson. We're tired playing. Oh, come on. Be a sport. I told you I was mustered out of the army today. I thought it'd be fun for the four of us to go out and celebrate. Who's the four? Harry, the hottest piano player in Panama. We're not interested. Hey, speak for yourself, Maggie. I don't know what you've got to be sore about. When you hired this car, you thought you had a native guide. So it turns out that you've got a fine, upstanding American lad and his friend. He lives here, Harry, I mean. Now, just a minute, I... Oh, you like him. And instead of showing you a lot of buildings and statues, we'll show you the real town. Look. You're getting two guides without pay and you're kicking. Oh, come on. We'll drive around. I'll make my usual cracks. If you laugh, I think I'm good. If you don't, I'll think you're dumb. What can we waste? Two hours? What's two hours? Look at those stars. They've been up there millions of years, and you're worried about what you're going to do with the next two hours. I never heard anyone talk so much in my life. Did you ever try to sell anything? Sure. Right now. Me. You know, if you had something good to say, you could really be marvelous. I didn't know there were so many words in the English language. Say, I haven't started. Harry, Harry, come on out here. You're about to meet Harry Rankin, the hottest piano player in Panama. Is that you, skit? Say, no wonder he's with that overcoat on. Hello. Excuse me. I'm just recovering from an attack to chills and fever. Will you have a quinine tablet? This is a tropic chateau. Yeah, I know it. Do you know it? Really, a better hap-wad. Well, if you're for me, I've already got my pill. Harry, this is... My name's Ella. This is... I'm Maggie King. How do you do? I'm very glad to know both of you. You should be glad to know anybody. Come on, Harry, pile in. We're gonna show in the town the cathedrals bonitas, the boulevards, the cafés. I see the cafés. What is known as Morgan's Ruins? Don't ask me why, but it's quiet anyway. Nice moon, too, huh? Yes, beautiful moon. Having a good time? Yeah, so far. Wonder where the other two mugs are. That Ella's a nice kid. What does she do? She's a hairdresser on the Southern Queen. Oh, you, too? Well, not exactly. We're just friends. I was going to the coast and she worked me in as an assistant. Then you're not coming back this way, huh? I doubt it. Oh, do you feel different down here? I feel different. I feel all... Well, it's just like a warm breeze is blowing on you all the time. There is. Yeah, but I don't mean that. I mean inside, I feel like that. Kind of creepy. Like in front of a fireplace, you know? Yeah, I know. Trouble is, the longer you stay here, the often you get that fireplace feeling. Oh, of course, that's bad. You could never mount anything hanging around fireplaces, could you? That's pretty, isn't it? Yes. I won't be hearing that kind of music after tonight. You leaving Panama? Yeah. Going to New York. Well, I hope you have better luck there than I had. What happened to you? Nothing. And when nothing happens to a dancer, it's bad news. Bad news. Oh, you dance, huh? You married? No. Do I look like the marrying con? Yes. Well, I am. Well, I'm not, so don't get any ideas. You're modest, aren't you? What are you going to coast for? Got a job? No. Pleasure trip? No. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I know it. It's a man. Oh, I get it. I'll bet you don't. I've known him for years. Once he asked me to go back with him, Marion. Rich guy? Oh, I think he's what they call a cattle king. Yeah, I know the type. You know everything, don't you? You want to marry him? I don't know. He always said I could come out and see if I'd like it out there. Sort of making up your mind, huh? I guess so. Well, as long as you haven't decided yet, be pretty silly if I didn't kiss you, wouldn't it? Be pretty silly if you did, wouldn't it? Would have a con to see each other again. Wouldn't make much difference one way or the other. Okay. Makes no difference at all. There. Thanks. That was just lovely. Feel better now? Sure, sure. Come on. Let's get back to town. Madder, don't you like singers? Oh, I love singers. I can't stand crooners. Uh-uh. I see. Oh, maybe somebody might like crooners. If somebody had been dropped on their heads when they were babies, but you couldn't be very bright and like crooners, could you? Well, now, maybe you're right. Maybe it's all. Hey, Skeed, there are plenty of snitches. Hello, Miguel. How's the band? Fine. Hey, Skeed, there. How about a number, huh? Just one. Quiet, quiet. Oh, but Skeed, my friend. Go away, Miguel. Go on. Say, what is it? What is this, Senorita? What is he, my friend, Skeed? The greatest. Absolutely the most magnificent crooners singer in all Panama. Well, you shut up. Well, well, a crooner. So what? I was dropping my head. So what? Skeed, please. Just one of them. Sure. Go ahead. But just one. Don't go away now. I'll try not to. Come on, Skeed. Good evening, Senorita. Who are you? May I sit down, though? No, no, no. Go away. I've got enough trouble. Oh, thank you. I'll be so lonely for you only. I'll smile and cry my adios. I'll be free of what used to be there for you. But you are not there still, Senorita. Wonderful. He's really marvelous. I long to hold you in my arms, Senorita. We will dance till dawn when you... Hey, what are you talking about? Get away from me. Go on. Get away. But why? Did you hear what I said? What's the trouble, Maggie? Well, I'm not sure, but I think this guy's being fresh. Senorita, please keep his distance. I saw the lady first. He is very fresh. Well, why don't you talk him? I can't. You took your hat off. What's that got to do with it? It's an old South American custom. It means you'll dance with anybody in the place. And she will dance with me. Put your hat on quick. Now listen, guy, you got this girl all wrong. Beat it. You will please keep out of this. Now listen, I said get scrammed. She's got her hat on. Get away. And $150 fine. What can I do? Take them away. Let's get Johnson. See Panama. See the site. See the inside of a jail for two days. What are you blaming me for? Well, if Harry hadn't come through with the balance of the fine, we'd be in there yet. Thick-duffy government. My boat's gone. My clothes are gone. Everything's gone. I'm stranded. Do you know that? Without even enough money to get me in a hotel. I'm sorry, Maggie. Honest. Oh, forget it. What are you going to do? I don't know. If I might make a suggestion, you're perfectly welcome to live with us. Us? You're skidding me. Skid just moved in. Thanks, but I... I'm sure you're going to find it very comfortable, Miss King. Skid and I can sleep in the parlor and you can have the bedroom, huh? Thanks, Harry. It's very sweet of you. But I don't think I could stand being so close to Mr. Johnson. He gets me. I'd like to get you out of this gym. If you want, Harry and I can move out of the place. And you can have it. Oh, sure. Oh, I'm sorry, Skid. I didn't mean to be nasty. I'll come up to the place. Don glad to get it. 85, 86, 87 cents. That's the bankroll, folks. 87 cents. Did you get that, Harry? You stop very much, is it? No, it isn't. That little freak has certainly put you behind the eight-ball, Mr. Johnson. With me, it's only temporary. Just a little boat comes through again, but with you... No, don't worry about me. I can always go back in the army. What do you want me to do? Go, native? Always talking about the army. No ambition at all. Why don't you get a job? A job? Sure. Do-in-what? Anything. You can sing, can't ya? He certainly can. I hate to bring this up, but Skid could go to work anytime he wants at Burfee's. Now, wait a minute. Who's Murfee? It's a girl. Everybody calls her Burfee because that's what she likes everybody to call her. She runs a cafe down the street. And she's offered Skid a job? Yep. Why don't you take it, Skid? She doesn't know. The last time I was down at Murfee, she threw me out. Why? I don't know. Somebody started a fight or something. Yeah. I wonder who. Well, just the same. You go down and see her. Maggie, listen. You don't know Murfee. Go down and ask her. Go on. Maggie, I'm too young to die. All right. You wait here. I'll get the job done. Hey, no girl runs interference for me. I'll do it. Listen, Skid, sometimes it's easier to sell somebody else than it is yourself, isn't it? For instance, it would be easier for you to tell someone I was good than to tell them that you're good, wouldn't it? Or would it? Anyway, you wait here. I'll be right back. I'll say you will. Okay. I'll lock down and pick you up as you come out. So long, soldier. I made him promise that he'd behave, and he's really out to make something of himself. And he needs the job. He needs it bad. Besides that, he's good. You know that. Oh, please give him the chance, will you? Since when does Skid Johnson need somebody to blow the horn for him? What? Last I saw of him was a pretty quick guy with the words. Why didn't he come down and ask for the job? Well, that was my idea. Yeah. What do you do? I'm a dancer, but I don't... Where's your dance? New York last. You're good looking, too. Thanks, but I... I'll give you 30 bucks a week in your meals. What do you say? Huh? Well, it's a job, ain't it? And you look as though you could stand one. Oh, but I didn't ask for a job for myself. I only... Let it go then. But you couldn't work in a better place. And you're the type I like around here. You wouldn't have to do much. Dance a little. Talk to the customers. I think you're making a mistake. Well, let it go. Oh, I don't mean to be ungrateful, but it's Skid who has the talent. He's... Skid's got a talent for making more trouble than any ten guys in Panama. I know, but he means well. Yeah. And he really needs a job. A young fellow just out of the army with responsibilities and everything. Skid Johnson never had a responsibility in his life. He's got me. Well, you can't be such a serious problem. Say, you're kind of new in Skid's life, ain't you? New? Well, I should say not. Skid and I have known each other since childhood. He sent for me to come down as soon as he got out of the army. I wouldn't marry him as long as he was in the army, would you? So you can see how a man would feel on his very honeymoon with his wife working and him broken without a job. Don't just see, Murphy. That's why I can't take the job unless you take Skid, too. But he's a... We do a swell number together, Skid and I. I can't do it without Skid and Skid can't do it without me. Skid and I have always worked together. Well, not in the army, of course, don't you see? Yeah. I can see one thing. Skid's got more sense than I ever give him credit for. Oh, thanks. Thanks, Murphy. Don't see how you did it. Doesn't sound like Murphy. Oh, what's the difference? We've got the job, haven't we? Now, look, Skid. No, you look. How'd you do it? Skid, they're waiting for you. How'd you do it? Come on. Well, she... She's really a wonderful woman, Skid. She's what? She is really. Underneath all that bluster, she's a woman. And all women are romantic. Murphy, romantic? Uh-huh. I've been married. She went positively, do we, honey? I mean, she found out what? Oh, Skid, listen, don't be mad. I told her we were married. You what? You care very much about your job. Oh, don't get sore, Skid. I'm not sore, Maggie. I'm not sore at all. You know what? Well, I'll be darned. I kind of like it. Oh, Skid, go on. There's your song. Once I was young yesterday, perhaps I lost all my girls to some other chaps Once I was young, but never was naive I thought I had a drink or two of my imaginary sleep But now I know what time it was Then I met you know what day it was You held my hand say I'm off Yuna Merkel and Roscoe Carnes will return in act two of Now while we're waiting I'm not going in for horticulture but I want to ask Sally here what she'd do if I sent her some flowers Why, Mr. Royk? How sweet of you Oh, now wait a minute, wait a minute I mean, what would you do about the flowers, Sally? Oh, just an academic question. Well, I'd put the flowers in water Yes, and then Well, I'd try to keep them in a cool place at night I'd see they always had plenty of fresh water And later I'd clip their stem In other words, you'd take the best care of them, wouldn't you? And why would you do that, Sally? Well, flowers are so pretty And it's nice to have them around You like to keep them Most women would agree with everything you've said about flowers, Sally But you know it's a funny thing Some women don't seem to apply the same kind of thinking to their complexions And yet there isn't anything lovelier Anything more important to keep than a soft, smooth skin I wonder whether the women who were listening tonight have ever thought that their happiness or perhaps the success they've worked for might be jeopardized if their skin should become unattractive Unpleased Oh, that really would be dreadful, Mr. Rueick But many women do run the risk of losing their nice complexions Without realizing it, they leave traces of dust and dirt, stale cosmetics to choke their pores They fail to do a thorough job of cleansing And that's how cosmetic skin develops those horrid little blemishes and coarsen pores that women hate Yes, Sally, neglect often causes cosmetic skin And it's mighty foolish for any woman to run that risk Goodness, yes And it's not a bit necessary Well, that's the point I was going to make You can use cosmetics all you like but use lux toilet soap regularly Its active lather helps protect the skin Does a job you can depend on and does it so gently too You'll really enjoy using lux toilet soap Now our producer, Mr. DeMille Act two of Swing High, Swing Low Starring Rudy Valli as Skid Johnson Virginia Bruce as Maggie King Rusko Kahn as Harry and Yuna Merkel as Ella Who's it been married to the gay but irresponsible Skid? Maggie has gone on dancing at Murphy's Cabaret in Panama The vote which was to pick her up on its return has passed through twice She's been thinking of leaving She's been thinking of Skid and how she might make something of it One night as they leave the dance floor after their number a girl is waiting at the door of Skid's dressing room Darling! Oh, hello Well, aren't you going to kiss me? Oh, I was so excited when Murphy told me you were working here Yeah, well, Maggie, Cynthia, this is Miss King Cynthia used to work here She's a singer How do you do? Oh, Miss King I thought you were the new Mrs. Johnson I've been hearing about I am Really? I thought I knew you awfully well, Skid I didn't think you were the Marion kind I, uh, still don't Well, I've got a party waiting for me outside Goodbye, Skid Don't be such a stranger She's a girl I used to know Used to know? Yeah, used to know She didn't have much trouble reminding you who she was, did she? And another thing, if you don't want us to lose our job don't introduce me as Miss King You know we're supposed to be man and wife Come on, you're supposed to be working, you know Yeah, I'm supposed to be a lot of things Nice going on that last number, Maggie Thanks, Missy Who was that girl who was here just now? Cynthia Vale, why? Cute kid Yeah, cute, like a rattlesnake's fang The heat must have got you Ella, will you listen to me? I don't have to When I left here a couple of weeks ago you were as sane as they make them Well, granted you were in jail, but you weren't balmy Now I come back and what do I find? You're all tied up in knots over a singing soldier He's just a singer He's just a nut as far as I'm concerned Oh, but Ella, I tell you, he's changed He's not what you think he is when you first meet him and he's doing swell in that job, honest Ella, I don't see what you've got against Skid You don't even know him You've never met anyone like him, now have you? Yeah, once I was in an earthquake once, too Meaning what? Meaning you're leading with your chin if you go falling for a guy like Skid Why, what's the matter with him? Everything is the matter with him But Ella I know, I know He's sweet and he's a lot of fun and he makes you think of that little boy you always wanted but oh, he's shaky, see Maggie He wouldn't stand up in an emergency How do you know? Did you ever see him have an emergency? I don't have to Those guys all run through the form Oh, he's not any good for your kid You'd end up behind the eight ball, sure Well, I'd have a lot of swell company I should have known better than to try to talk sense to anybody in love They quit thinking for some reason I don't know I'm not kidding myself as Skid Perfect, I know he isn't He's just a human guy who likes a lot of fun and has it But that's Skid And that's good enough for me Yeah I, uh... I saw Harvey up in Los Angeles Harvey? Yeah He's still waiting for you to come up there and marry him Well, but I wrote him, I told him I guess you didn't tell him enough He sends his love Thanks, Ella I'll write him again Hello, Murphy Hello What are you doing back here at this hour? Oh, I went home and I couldn't sleep And then Skid didn't come home yet Have you seen him? Oh, he hung around for a while, then he left Kind of late Was anybody with him? Usually a bunch of back slappers And Cynthia Cynthia? Again Now listen, kid Cynthia's like malaria Once she gets in a guy's system, she's hard to get out Murphy, I think I ought to tell you Skid has a right to do as he pleases We're not married We just told you that Yeah, I kind of guessed it And you're in love with him I guess that too Yeah, I'm in love with him Murphy, what is it with Skid? Every once in a while I get the crazy idea He's in love with me And every time that happens, he acts like he's sore about it I can't figure it You're good for him, see? And that's tough on a man If he'll take my advice, he'll clear out Way out Well, good night, kid Good night Hello, Maggie You still up? Oh, I've been asleep Just restless Kind of late, isn't it? Yeah Skid What? Ella told me about a swell job in New Yorker I'm thinking of taking it Now you're showing some sense You should have done that weeks ago Yeah, I should have Well, good night Maggie What? Aren't you gonna ride me about not coming home? Why should I? I don't blame you You're entitled to do as you want No, wait, look Before you leave, I want to tell you something You see, I've been thinking Maggie, you're the grandest girl I've ever known You've everything I've ever wanted You're not afraid You've got good sense And you're not bad looking I think I'm good looking I think you're perfect Oh, it's a fine time to tell me You're the kind of a girl who knows just what she wants And I'm... I'm a guy who knows next to nothing But if you'd like to take a chance I'll try, Maggie, awfully hard Would you marry me, Maggie? Skid Tonight, right after our turn, we could skip out And nobody would even know we've been gone, okay? Don't say that if you don't mean it, please Gee, Maggie, I... Maggie King, get him Leave me Oh, are you? I've got a job in New York The El Greco Club You know the El Greco? Sure, I know the El Greco Does the El Greco know you? By reputation Who doesn't? If you or Skid ever come up to New York Look me up, won't you? No Are you speaking for yourself or Skid? I'm speaking for both of us Pretty sure of yourself, aren't you? Ever occurred to you why they call him Skid? Change, artist, that's why Now you see him, now you don't That's why you don't bother me in the least With Skid, all you have to do is wait your turn You're wonderful, Miss Bale Really wonderful Yesterday I would have worried about you But tonight... Goodbye, Miss Bale Marguerite Gosh, it's good to see you, Harvey How did you know I was here? A girl told me Ella? Yes, she... She said you were stranded here In your way to come to me She had no right to tell you that Harvey, listen No, you listen I'm not kidding myself I know you're not in love with me Or you've married me a long time ago Harvey, don't... you don't understand Sure, I do I always have But I'm so in love with you That just having you around Well, that's enough for me, Marguerite Ready, Maggie? Oh, Skid This is Harvey Howell Harvey's a very good friend of mine Glad to know you Come on, Maggie, we haven't got much time We're on our way to get married, Mr. Howell Married? Yeah, tonight Maggie isn't taking any chance, waiting till tomorrow Say, why don't you come along? We need two witnesses Harry's going and a few will come too Well, Maggie knows you and I think it'll be kind of nice Skid, don't, Harvey It's all right For better or for worse Till death do us part Do you, Skid? I do, Maggie I do Here, I want to meet you This is Mrs. Johnson, Georgie Georgie Wong, come here Hi, Mrs. Johnson Hello Mind if I sit down? Of course, no Thanks But a voice your husband's got there I think so Kind of a shame to be wasting it a joint like this Oh, don't let Murphy hear that Don't you worry She's rooting for him, too She was the one who told me to drop in and listen to him Yeah? Why? Well, look Murphy didn't tell you, but I'm an agent And being an agent, I can spot talent Mrs. Johnson, your husband belongs in the big time He belongs on Broadway and I want to put him there But will he listen to me? No Wait a minute You mean you often skid a job in New York and he turns you down? That's right And I know a spot he can step right into A honey Oh, don't you worry He'll take it When would you want us to come? Huh? Well, look, honey, Dames They're a drug on the market Broadway's overrun with them, see? Oh, sure Now, uh, that takes Skid up on a boat with me tonight Ain't no little shot I'm the biggest 10% on the racket You let him go on ahead and kind of get the feel of things Why, uh, why don't he consent for you? That makes sense, don't it? Sure Sure, that makes sense Too good to turn down I've got to talk to him Be right... Skid, come outside, darling Fine, let's have a drink I'm dry as a bone No, no, drinks for you tonight, Mr. Johnson Not in your condition What's the matter with my condition? Darling, you're about to become a star I just fixed it Now, you're coming over and tell that man that you thank him very much and that you'll be proud and happy to go to New York with him New York? Oh, no Come on, Skid You can consent for me in no time at all Skid, this is your chance You've got to take it Look, Maggie, I've told him I told him already And I told him, too You're going, Skid You won't regret it, boy Now, listen, George You have my good spot for you The El Greco How's that? El Greco Yep, that's it You've probably heard of it, huh? Yeah Yes, I've heard of the El Greco Gee, Maggie I'll certainly have the life on you if I turn out to be a flop You can't be, Skid Maybe But if I am I know You can always go back in the army Right Maggie, I don't... I don't know how to say goodbye, Maggie I've never said goodbye to you We'll never say it, soldier Gee, I wish I didn't feel as though we were making a terrible mistake You're enough Here's the bankroll, Skid I can't take that, then We've saved it together It's yours as much as mine But I don't need it And I don't want you to be short when you get there Let us, they don't treat you right You can walk out Goodbye, Skid I love you, soldier Goodbye, Maggie I'm lost already without you Goodbye So long, honey I'll write So long So long Get box office This swindler's boy... Johnson, gee, he's keen We must work for him Johnson and his magic boys have taken the big town by storm They've named a sandwich after him at Mindy's, which is the last way to success One of his numbers he now shares with a blue-eyed beauty named Cynthia Vail We may be wrong, but the twosome looks like a big success in more ways than one What should you want at the table tonight? Oh, plenty I'm going to chow to the Queen Mary and send for Maggie You're not over that yet, are you? Oh, what, what? Skip it Eighth floor Is this my floor or your floor? It's mine I better walk up How about coming in and having a night care? I don't know, I think I'd better... Oh, come on, it'll do you good Well, Mr. Johnson, I almost forgot I got a special delivery letter for you Thanks Special? You see that? That's for Maggie I know her right in any way Would you? Got a New York postmark Funny if it is your wife Maybe she... Well, what is it? She says... Here, read it, will you? I don't know She must be kidding Dear Skid, I'm leaving for Paris to get a divorce I guess that's all right with you I hear you're doing swell I guess you know how I feel about that Funny how things work out, isn't it? Maggie It says that Yes Well, Skid Darling, I guess you'll have to get over it now A couple of days ago, I came up on the boat with Harvey I would have called you sooner on it You know how it is, sure Well, it looks like old times, huh? I didn't expect to see you, Harry What are you doing up here? Oh, just kicking around one thing and another Yeah You know, uh... Well, what's the matter? Are you ashamed of it? Go on, tell her Tell me what? Well, me and Ella I mean, Ella and me You tell her, Ella Wait a minute, you're not married or anything Uh-huh Oh, Ella Don't ask me why Oh, Ella, I'm so glad Congratulations, congratulations, Harry Thanks, we kind of thought maybe you might come along with us and do a little celebrating, huh? Oh, thanks, but I can't I'm feeling the more early What for? For the divorce Didn't Ella tell you? Oh, yeah, that's right I told him twice, but I guess it didn't take Look, Maggie, why do you have to go to France for the divorce? Ain't our divorce is good enough for you? Well, Harvey's lawyers arranged it that way Anyway, I think the trip will do me good Have you told Skid? I wrote him, as soon as I got to New York How's he taking it? I don't know Well, Skid never was much for writing letters No, but he called me He ought to be here pretty soon Yeah, what for? Well, there's no sense in being unfriendly, is there? He sounded... He said he had to see me After all, Skid always did come to me if he needed any help or anything And you just keep on wiping his nose It can aim up when he falls down and the first thing you know, you'll get Harvey soar Gee, if I had a swell guy like Harvey I'd do all my worrying about him A woman ought to concentrate on one man It doesn't mean I'm worrying about Skid just because I said he could come up for a moment, does it? Right this way, boy, in here Yes, sir Skid Hi, Maggie Put those glasses down, boy, put them down How's that for an entrance, huh? Well... Well, looks like all the home we can pan them on Hello, Harry The little Ella sunshine herself By the way, Maggie, I... I got you a Valentine One laugh I opened it, figured there's another gal wanting my picture Instead of that was your letter Who is that a laugh? Hi, Harry Gee, I'm glad to see you, Skid Hi, Ella How are you? Say, Skid Ella and I are married Well, can you beat that? Say, it's good I ordered some drinks in my way up We'll make it a double celebration You two getting married and Maggie and me splitting up Do you want some of these drinks, sir? What? Me, the best bartender in town? Here, take this buck, they are some Now, don't work too hard Maybe someday you'll be in a dough like me Thanks, sir I just came from a radio audience Hey, swell joints you got here, Maggie Looks like we're both going to end up all right You going to Paris, getting a new husband Everybody's happy Here you are, Gordon Thanks, but I'm not having anything Come on, we've got to celebrate This is Skid's going away party for Maggie Hey, what about me? Oh, you've got to play for your professor Come on, get busy, play some Play some fashion party, come on Okay, it won't be the first time Well, what's the matter, Maggie? Nothing You're stepping off pretty soon, huh? I have to get my final papers first, don't I? That's right Well, I've certainly been a lot of trouble here, haven't I? Well, little Skid's going to have to struggle along Without Maggie now The rate you're going, you won't have to struggle alone The two weeks notice is printed on every Scotch in town Hey, it sounds like old times Maggie's riding me again Don't worry about me, Maggie You've got a new guy to worry about I'm doing all right You certainly are Come on in, it's free Harvey Oh, having a party, Maggie? No Come in, Harvey Well, hello, how are you? Harry meet Mr. Howell Mr. Howell, the old cowboy Way out west You met Mr. Howell, Harry? Oh, certainly We were witnesses of Skid's wedding work Oh, shut up That's right Ho, ho, ho, see That was some wedding Fast but not permanent Well, here's to the bride and groom What's the matter, no takers? Huh, the body's getting dull Now they're very gay in here when I came in Won't you go on to the music? Sure, sure, play, Harry How about you, beautiful? Know any new numbers? No Go into your act, baby Let them see what we thought was hot stuff Down in Panama I like the way Marguerite dances See, he likes the way you dance Go on, dance What's the matter? Getting coy, honest? Wanna be coaxed? Skid, stop it Say, what is this we're celebrating? A wedding or a funeral? Everything just went everybody's happy Why can't we be gay about it? This is a party This is a wedding party for Maggie Why can't we have the wedding march Fast and party? Why can't I give the bride away? Stop it, Skid, please Why, what's the better right To be given the bride away? Shows us no hard feelings Why do people get sore and crab When they lose out in marriage? Why don't they join in the festivities? Come on, Harry, play the wedding march Fast and party, it's a hot wedding! Mr. DeMille and our stars Rudy Valley, Virginia Bruce Euna Merkel and Roscoe Karnes Will return in Act 3 Of Swing High, Swing Low The other night I was at a Kendrick Club dance One of those informal weekly affairs Where you see the older people Dancing alongside of their sons and daughters Well, a young college girl And her partner was sitting one out I overheard her say Well, when I get to be middle aged I hope I have the oomph that Mrs. Draper has I guess every man here is asked to dance And that nice husband of hers is so devoted Who? Mrs. Draper? Yeah Look at the crowd around her She's not exactly Helen and Troy either But she sure has got a feel What a swell complexion Almost as pretty as yours, baby It's true Smooth, fresh-looking skin always has a feel I know for sure that that's something a man Always notices about a woman And it's my guess that charming Mrs. Draper Is as wise as she is pretty I'll bet that lovely complexion of hers Gets thorough, regular care You know, you'd be surprised at the number Of older women who are smart enough Not to neglect their looks Smart enough to adopt the same Simple beauty routine That so many famous screen stars are using You mean the Hollywood active ladder Facials, Mr. Rueck I certainly do, Sally These facials with luxe toilet soap Take just a few moments And stars like Claudette Colbert And Barbara Stanmick and Loretta Young Use them regular day every day In fact, actually nine out of ten Screen stars use luxe toilet soap Well, that's because they know Luxe toilet soap's active ladder Removes dust and dirt And stale cosmetics thoroughly It helps to keep your skin smooth and soft The way you want it to be Now I'll tell you how Hollywood stars Take a luxe soap facial First, you work up a good rich Luxe toilet soap ladder with your hands And pat it into your skin very lightly Then rinse with warm water Then a dash of cold Use a very soft towel And pat your face dry Then when you touch your skin with your fingertip See if it doesn't feel smooth And soft and velvety Now, Mr. Rueck, I wouldn't think of going to bed No matter how late it is Without taking my active ladder facial It's such a swell beauty care You're right, Sally And I hope the women who listen in tonight Will make this simple test Buy three cakes And try these luxe soap facials for 30 days You know, many women, young and not so young Have told me that they wouldn't think Of missing out on the wonderful protection Luxe toilet soap gives their skin The protection of its active ladder care It's so thorough cleansing And you know, skin needs that kind of care regularly Every day To stay soft and smooth and lovely So let luxe toilet soap Help you have the kind of skin that's attractive Nice to look at We pause now for station identification This is the Columbia Broadcasting System Several months have passed And Skid is on the long downward path to oblivion His job came to an end His friends faded away And he found that it was even too late to Go back in the army On a cold winter night He walked slowly down Broadway His threadbare coat buttoned against the biting wind His hat pulled down over his face Suddenly his name is called And a figure blocks his way Hey, Skid! Oh, hello, Harry Gee, I've been looking all over town for you How are you, Skid? I'm okay Yeah? Well, how you doing? I'm doing okay Yeah? Well, yeah You don't look at Skid Oh, it's just temporary I'll be back up there again, wait and see I got a great job coming up now, any day Sure, I know, I know Say, look, Skid I'm just going home for dinner with Ella What do you say? Well, thanks But I just had my dinner already Aw, come on anyway I want to talk to you Come on You act like it tastes good It is good You know you can't beat this western beef Same goes for fruit California, that's the place Now, careful, darling You might have scalded me That'll come later Look, Skid What's the sense in refusiness? Like we told you Harry's put together a sweet little band George is willing to handle us And we can audition for a swell radio spot Any time we want Only he says we need a name I'm no name anymore Well, that's what Georgie said, but I... Shut up He said you could build up all over again, Skid Thanks, but I... I've got a lot of offers coming up and... Well, I... I... I got a letter from Maggie this morning, Skid Yeah? Maggie, huh? Yeah She's a... She's all right? She's okay The divorce is through She'll be back here soon She... Used to be pretty proud of you, Skid Yeah, she... She always thought I was pretty good, didn't she? Well, it proves she was a smart girl That's right I'd hate to see you let her down What do you say, Skid? When's the audition? That's the old bike He'll be back at the studio at eight o'clock It's a live audition with an audience and all So wear your tux Okay Ella Gee, where you been? Did you find Skid? No, they're singing Here comes the bride in every bar room in town He's hit them all That fixes it He's been doing that a little stunt ever since we took him on Georgie's having a fit when it... Maggie! Well, for Pete's sake How are you, Harry? What brought you here? It's all right, I know all about it George told me Where's Skid, Ella? That's what I'd like to know Remember what I told you about emergencies? He's having one now He's skipped out on us, Maggie We've got an audition here at ten o'clock It's his one chance to come back And he's chucking it away if I... Here comes the bride Kid me, don't kid me I haven't seen things lately I wouldn't kid you Hello, Skid Oh, you're Maggie Let me have a good look at you Say you're looking great I'm glad to see you, Skid Come on, let's all have a drink Yeah, that's all you need a drink Ella, Ella, will you? Sure, sure Come on, Harry, outside You're ashamed of me, Maggie No, Skid That's been an awful step But don't ride me, will you? Maggie, don't ride me I won't ride you, Skid You know something? I can't go back in the army I tried They won't have me You don't have to You're going to be a big hit tonight Only you've got to pull yourself together Gee, Maggie, I don't think I can make it Sure you can make it You've got to, Skid Without you, Harry and Ella will be sunk They've been good friends of ours You can't let them down I'm all shot But you can come out of it No, I can't I know you can You always thought I was pretty good, didn't you? Oh, you are, Skid You are Oh, gee, Maggie Oh, gee, Maggie Skid, look at me Oh, my darling We're not going to be licked, are we, Skid? You'll be all right, soldier Nothing can stop you You'll be all right You've knocked them dead You haven't even started yet You'll be all right You'll be all right, soldier You've got to be all right You've got to Oh, yes, you can You can, honey Harry Yeah? Change the first number All the things you are Okay All the things you are, fellas Good evening, ladies and gentlemen The federal broadcasting company presents Harry Bogan and his orchestra Featuring the voice of Skid Johnson It's no use It's petty, Skid Skid, listen This is our number Yeah We're going to do it You and I together Do you hear it? Yeah Or you can make it, Skid I can if you stick I'm sticking For good For good It's just like the fella said that married us For better or worse Better for me, worse for you Oh, it's all right with me, darling Put your arms around me like you used to Lean on me, darling Lean on me And when you hit the last part Come in strong Just like you used to I'm playing Virginia Bruce at our microphone again This is the microphone here, Rudy Oh, thanks, Virginia It looks familiar It seems to me I've seen one somewhere before The microphone you started with Must be a museum piece by now It did look more like a sardine can With fimmings of chicken wire Tell us about the good old days of radio, Grandpa Well, Virginia, I'll tell you I told you to regret the good old days at all They were old, but not so good One night we did a broadcast from an amusement park And our studio was right under the roller coaster The roller coaster went by And off in the distance a train whistled Just as I went into the closing bars of I'm just a vagabond lover Must have been a very odd effect, Rudy Now, before Mr. DeMille tells us about next week's play I'd like to say just a word about something that's important To women every week I mean complexion care The answer as far as I'm concerned is luck soap I've used it for years myself because it's so gentle And so sure Luck soap is a real help in keeping your complexion Soft and smooth Now, Mr. DeMille, what about next week? Next Monday night, Virginia We're going to have four stars at this microphone Errol Flynn Joan Bennett Claire Trevor and Ralph Bellamy Our play is the Walter Wanger picture It's an exciting drama Of romance and adventure around the world With a thrill in every port And Errol Flynn as a detective Has the very desirable assignment Of tracking down Joan Bennett Our weather prophecy for next Monday night Is all-star entertainment in the Lux Radio Theater With trade winds coming in this direction And bringing Errol Flynn, Joan Bennett Claire Trevor and Ralph Bellamy I'll be sure to make an appointment with my loudspeaker For next Monday as soon as I arrive home tonight Good night Good night Our stage door is always open to you two Our sponsors, the makers of Luck's toilet soap Join me in inviting you to be with us again Next Monday night, when the Lux Radio Theater Presents Errol Flynn, Joan Bennett, Claire Trevor And Ralph Bellamy in trade winds Mr. Cecil B. DeMille, saying good night to you From Hollywood I heard in tonight's play where Martha Wentworth as Murphy Corinne Miller as Cynthia Bill Wright as Harvey Harold Daniels as Miguel Lou Merrill as Georgie Walter White as Judge Tristram Coffin as Don Ted Bliss as Guide Frank Cogburn Jr. as Elevator Boy Edward Maher as Commentator Jordy McLean as a Girl And Frank Martin as Waiter Rudy Valley will star in a new weekly radio series To begin on Thursday, March 7 Virginia News is now making the Warner Brothers picture Flight 8 Our music was directed by Louis Silvers And your announcer has been Melville Ruick Heard on this program where all the things you are From very warm for me And I didn't know what time it was