 Roma Wines present Suspense Roma Wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world Salute your health senior Roma Wines toast the world the wine for your table is Roma wine made in California for enjoyment throughout the world This is the man in black here for the Roma wine company of Fresno, California to introduce this weekly half hour of suspense Tonight from Hollywood Roma Wines bring you miss Faye Bainter Mr.. Ralph Morgan and mr.. Dane Clark in a suspense play dealing with a mother and a son and a larger kept in appointment with death and So with life ends at midnight and with the performances of Faye Bainter as Mrs. Bates Dane Clark is her son Walter and of Ralph Morgan as mr.. Chalmers. We again hope to keep you in Suspense That's right mom. It's your little sunny boy waller. You still remember my whizzle. Oh, yeah But what I didn't know no one I'll turn up a mom What's the matter? We have to stand here in a hall. Oh, no. No come in. It's just Come in walled. Well, it's the same old crummy joint. I do my best to keep it clean Yeah, I know regular old mother hubbub Now to clean up the whole South side before you get the Magoo out of this flea bag Boy am I tired up all night this stinky day coach full of snoring jerks at squalling babies Babies are the worst all I do is ball and slobber you left Pittsburgh last night one in the morning didn't sleep a wink Yeah, look at my collar tomorrow is Monday. You have to be at work in the morning. Sure I what's the matter? You're worried. Oh, no. No, I just don't just Can't a guy come home to see his mother once the six months That's a mother for you break your back. You set up all night to see your mother for one day And she tells you have to be at work in the morning. How do you like? Oh, well, I'm sorry. I didn't miss you So I just worry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know. Well, don't worry so much. It makes me nervous here Sit at the table. Dear. You must be stormed All right now. It's like coming home. Oh my baby. I'm so glad to see you You did come just to see me, didn't you? Well, Sadie Lamar. Well, of course you came to see me It's just that I always worry so about you. I get it. Forget it. Well, what's the I was just making a chop for my lunch That's all there seems to be in the house right now. We enough for me. It'll be ready in a minute Now tell me about yourself your job never mind about me How are you doing? Well, I try not to complain Walter things are not easy prices high rents going up all the time Even on this old house honest. I don't know what I'm going to do with things Don't you had some bonds papa left you had about $2,000 bonds. He left you Still got I'm trying to tell you Walter things haven't been easy always a poor mouth every time I see her She's putting on a poor. I'm just saying things aren't easy and for me. Do you think it's a picnic? I got enough trouble and for what for what all year I work like crazy for what a man must work Walter a man must work Walter Yes, that's true a man must work and live like a person and not be afraid so that he can sleep without worrying about About about what? About a bell ringing at night or a knock on the door in the morning or someone touching you on the arm Yes, it's a nice feeling and a free feeling to be able to walk down the street in the sun with your eyes meeting another Men's without wondering if you shut up shut up. I ain't trouble against a stop mouth in that You're always mouth and I haven't you know what the judge said the last time water He was nice how he gave you another chance. He saw you were really a good boy And he gave you another chance. He got you a nice job, and you promised to you must Oh, you're all right Walter. You didn't meet ball a herring on a plate all your life You're a tomcat the garbage you find a fishhead and you say thank you mister It's you a fish cutting your smile pretty well not for me You take a chance you throw away the fish heads you get one break and you're out of the garbage can for life You threw a time clocks and shiny pants you're gonna hire brackets and nobody gets you yeah You're a mister with a future you hold your nose when you're walking the day coach of your compartment You leave the stinks behind in a port of dusty air in front of you and that's for me one break One breaking yours hot as a rocket shooting diamonds for spotter p-38 in the world full of flippers a bucket you two Who gets your four one blonde to kick her at a kisser? Walter It's all right. I took another chance. I try to run it up. No dice. I got to make it good Tomorrow morning. I gotta make it good the books of the office will show it. I gotta make it good How much? 1500 $1500 by midnight tonight 1500 if I missed that 1220 for Pittsburgh. It's all up. I Might as well take gas 1500 By midnight tonight, where am I gonna get it? Bonds you got the bonds How do you think I got you out of the last trouble rives bail paying back every dime? Where do you think I got I'll get ten years you heard the judge last time Can I do what ten years and start ten years? I won't be no reform school this time Please ma, please get me the money. I'll get if me. I'll be good. I'll work hard I won't give you no more trouble, but help me now, please mama, please I don't care where you get it. It's your fault. You gotta help me I only wanted to help you It is my fault I've always protected you, but I can't protect you anymore I'll give you the few dollars. I have go away. It'll be enough to help you run away That's all I can do you're holding out on me. You're worrying about your old age You're making yourself a cushy little cell Oh, oh, I I'm sorry. I hope I'm not intruding Who's this? Mr. Chalmers. This is mr. Chalmers water. He has the back bedroom This is my son Walter mr. Chalmers. How do you do mr. Bates? I feel that I know you very well your mother and I sit here in the kitchen Sometimes over a cup of tea and she talks about you for hours and hours Yes, I can see why mother is so proud of you. How do you do mr. Bates? Yes, you're a fine-looking your man, uh, mr. Bates if you'd excuse me I'm just going to the corner for my paper. I think that little man with the tiny moustache You know who I mean the insurance agent. I think he might call again to collect Please tell him to go away. You will do that for me. Mrs. Bates. Yes, mr. Chalmers. Thank you, mr. Bates Tell him not to come back anymore. I don't want to pay anymore on the policy You remember I told you my nephew was very sick and spoke him. Yes, mr. Chalmers. Well the poor young man passed away Yes, I was going to leave him a few dollars when I died But now well, I have no one left at all and well a dollar a week You tell that to the little man with the tiny moustache. Yes, mr. Chalmers. Thank you, Mrs. Bates Good day, mr. Bates Water I have forty dollars in the house for the rent you can take that Romney a card when you get settled someplace. Let me know where you are I'll thank you some more as soon as I can get it. Maybe later. I'll be able to straighten it out Maybe later. I'll be able to speak to your boss I'll promise to pay back every dime, but you must go away. You must Tell me something about mr. Chalmers. He interests me very strangely Walter. Hope we so nervous, ma We got plenty of time We got a midnight Tonight for suspense Roma wines bring you a stars Faye Bainter Ralph Morgan and Dane Clark You have heard them in the prologue to our suspense play this evening Robert Talman story life ends at midnight Before we return to the scene of our play Let us journey in fancy to Havana and sit at a table in the gay restaurant Paris At the next table we see perhaps a farewell party given for an American visitor The American is wondering how he'll be able to repay in his own country the hospitality shown him in Cuba Reassuringly his Cuban host might remark as we fast seal amigo Just be sure to serve wonderful Roma wine. 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I'll spell out the name for you R.O.M.A. Roma wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world And now it is with pleasure that we bring back to our soundstage Faye beta Ralph Morgan and Dane Clark in life Ends at midnight a tale. Well calculated to keep you in suspense Yes, I do think I'll have another cup if you don't mind mrs. Bates Now as a charmer suppose you look at it this way you've been paying one buck a week for how many years now Hmm, I'd say 20 years would be a conservative estimate. All right 20 years now. Let's see. That's 50 bucks a year say that's 1000 bucks you paid in no yes 1000 bucks This coffee cake mrs. Bates is excellent. You like it. I made it yesterday when I get the coffee cave now Let's figure percentage. How many more years you figure to live hold all that's all right, mrs. Bates After all, I'm an old man and at my age one rather Well comes to terms with death. It's like the end of a long busy day Life ends at midnight and a new day begins. Yes, Walter I I think you're on the verge of making a very profound observation. Are you seeing my policy is for $2,500 and in the days that are left to me I certainly will not be required to pay in as much as I have already That's the exact point and if you drop it now, will you get anything back? No You got a straight life with no cash in value if you drop the policy now the insurance company is the winner But say you live another couple years You pay a couple hundred more and you leave the 2,500 of somebody now Which is a smart thing I leave it to you. Yes, I should like to think that when I'm gone I've left something behind for someone mr. Chalmers. Oh, yes, I'll always remember him for this It's nice to live on in somebody's memory for a little while after we're dead But a I have no one in this world and B I must be very very frank and tell you that I can no longer afford to pay even the dollar a week You see I live on a that's a problem of the most minor importance for anybody who invests in you now a buck a week Would be guilt edged. I mean for instance Well take my mother here. I suppose you made her the beneficiary. I suppose she continued to pay the buck a week Who can lose on such a deal who can lose nobody you get the point? No, no, I couldn't buy why it's why not? It's simple, huh? Oh, no, mr. Chalmers. No, you mustn't let mr. Chalmers aside How's the challenge? It makes good sense. No, it's everybody happy. No, but we're practically strangers We just what do you mean strangers? Who's a stranger in this world? We're just little people trying to make each other happy How mr. Chalmers Now mr. Chalmers here can die feeling he didn't waste a buck a week for 20 years And you'll know he'll live in your memory. That's what he wants Now why shouldn't he have it in every man and type to at least live in somebody's memory? Yes, but mr. Chalmers doesn't have to do that I'll think about him anyway. I promise I will Let him say something you're always mounting Now what are you saying mr. Chalmers? Oh? That must be the little man with the tiny moustache. I'll tell him I'm keeping the policy and changing the beneficiary Oh, could you let me have the loan of a dollar mr. Bates? Hurry it up. Well, yeah, the old man's coming home in a minute or two. He takes a snap about this time I want this ready for no relax, sonny relax. I can't finish this job today. What are you giving me? It'll take a joint another length of pie fix it up. You're a good plumber. You can fix it up for now Man the room's pretty small off. What do you want the heater so close to the bedroom like I told you He's got rheumatism. He needs plenty heat. Well, I can run a rubber extension, but with gas I don't like okay, so with gas you don't like it, but with gas we got to run this heater the old man's got rheumatics He can take plenty of gas Huh? Heat I mean he needs plenty What are you doing now? Tighten this job. Look it's tight enough. Here's your three bucks and okay Okay, you're the boss bring your tools the next time. I won't be any next time, sonny What do you give me now and get somebody else to do your dirty work after this? Salang skippy Skippy Come on skippy pull yourself together. We got work Hi a pop well, this is a pleasant surprise Yeah, this used to be my room the steam don't come up here so good So I talked the old lady into fixing this up for you. That was a very thoughtful of you Walter Thanks, I Stuffed up the cracks in the window to zero whether it gets plenty of drafty in this room You thought of everything didn't you Walter? Huh? Yeah, yeah, I don't work out just fine. It'll do the job. I think I I'm going to take a little nap before dinner. Do you think the heater? I just leave it on I'll look in after a bit to see if it's okay. Well, no you needn't go to all that No, it's no trouble at all mr. Chalmers When I do a thing I like to do it right Who's there? Is that you water? Yeah, go on back to sleep pop. I'm just turning the heater off It's getting stuffy in here. Oh, you're a good considerate boy water. I skip it Go on going back to sleep. Please don't walk so fast wall in my feet are hurting me again You'll combine those shoes tomorrow. I'd like to know what we're maybe you'll have dough tomorrow They will both have some dough if a miracle happened Maybe miracles do happen. Maybe if you're smart. Where are you taking me to water? No, we're particular. I thought we saw it on the old neighborhood. I like old-time. Oh, that's a nice idea Walter, but my Mrs. Beach good evening officer Flanagan. This is my son Walter. He's just here from Pittsburgh. Glad to know you How's business copper? Oh much the same Pagrancy petty larceny once in a while a suicide suicide. Yeah, that's what they start out to do But it's harder to get bumped off and most people think huh case just last week over in the next precinct They'm turned on the gas in a room and lay down on the bed. What happened? Nothing always bungled somewhere amateurs gas petered out forgot to put a quarter in the meter Seven o'clock I got a call in well good night. Good night officer. I'll meet you Walter Ma yes, Walter. When did you put a quarter in the meter at home? Why I don't remember goodness. I'd better get some change of a minor change come on Walter Why did you ask about the gas meter? What do you think? Well, you didn't that isn't why you put the heater in mr. Charlie. Oh, thank I don't think anything I just pray pray that quarter right now Of course if that didn't work, I'll try another way either that old clerk is dead before midnight Or I spent 10 years in stir. He's gonna be dead before midnight. See and if you try to make any trouble You'll be pushing days. He's right along with him Oh Look if it took scream your head off, I'll give you a reason to scream I can smell it. Oh, come on. Well, good evening, Walter and mrs. Bates. I was just on my way out. Mr. Chalmers, you're all right. You're all right. Of course. He's all right. What's eating you? I have a slight headache. It's true, but a brisk walk in the open air will cure that I'm sure What is it Walter? This hose on a heater Got unhitched No wonder you got a headache. I thought I smelled gas boy It's lucky for your mom forgot to put a quarter in a meter providence works in strange ways. Doesn't it water? Well, I must be getting on I'll be coming home rather late mrs. Bates, so I'll just let myself in uh, how late? Well, I I thought I'd stop at the neighborhood picture house for dinner That'll be around nine o'clock. So I imagine I won't be home much before 11 mr. Chalmers there's something I want to get mrs. Bates Walter's a good boy at heart, you know, but He's been in some trouble lately. And is there anything I can do to help water? Yeah, plenty I'll tell you all about it when you get up to get back. Come on. You better run along now mrs. Chalmers You don't want to be late for that picture. Yes. Yes, of course. Well, good night, mrs. Bates. Mr. Chalmers Good night, mr. Chalmers. Yes. Good night Oh, Walter Walter, no! No, no, my book! No! You're gonna tell him, weren't you? You'd like to send me to the chair, wouldn't you? You struck your own mother. I ought to have messed up your sad monkey face for good. It's your fault. I balled us up in the first place. Why didn't you remember to put a quote on that meter? Why didn't you? I'm glad I forgot. He wouldn't be a lie. I shouldn't have messed around with gas trying to spare your feelings making you look like an accident The thanks I get for she wants to blab the whole thing turned me in my own mother No, no, Walter. No, no, that's not true. You don't strike me again, Walt. Okay. Maybe now you'll cooperate. Now look, let's put it this way. It's either you or him But you, I don't care whether they get me or not. Are you listening? Okay now, like I said, I got very little time to get this thing done I ought to have done it neat and clean in the first place, like I said He's old and weak. You just push him over in a bed, hold a pillow over his face for a few minutes and the job's done Nobody'll ask any questions a guy that old Okay, make sure it's for the last time. Remember it's you or him, like I said, what are you going to do? Now look I'll be waiting in his room when he comes home I'm shot anyway, so I'll lay down and get 40 winks You wait up from tell him I left to catch a train That's in case he suspects anything When he comes to his room I'll take care of the rest of it. How do you know I won't warn him because it's him or you like I told you I don't think you'll warn mr. Chalmers And don't try to stall him when he comes in He's got to be dead by midnight Or else Evening Joe, I'll have the late edition of the daily news as usual. Oh, I saved one out for you, mr. Chalmers. Thank you Good night, Joe By the way, Joe, I I almost forgot. Can you give me the change of a dollar? Oh sure, mr. Chalmers 50 75 85 90 one dollar. Well, thank you I just happened to think of something I need change for a little good deed for a friend of mine Mr. Chalmers, well I didn't think you'd be up so late. Mrs. Bates. I waited up especially I wanted to talk to you About walter. Mrs. Bates your eye. It's all discolored. Yes, I The light burned out in the bathroom and When I went to replace it in the dark that is I bumped into the door now. I would have thought walter would have done that for you. No walter didn't I mean Walters left already He had to catch the 12 24 Pittsburgh, you know, but it's only 11 now the clock He had some things to do on the way. I mean, of course Well, I'm afraid I must be getting on to bed. No, not just yet I mean Won't you sit down for a minute and have a cup of tea with me? Well, I'd like to but tea keeps me awake, mrs. Bates I'd be getting long to my room now if you don't mind. No No, don't go into that room, mr. Chalmers. Why mrs. Bates, whatever's the trouble my son Walter There's something I must tell you forgive me mrs. Bates, but I'm an old man and I need my rest If it could possibly wait until morning. No, no, no it can't wait until morning It's got to be told Before midnight What was that Sounds like someone moving about in the back of the house one of the shutters. It's loose The wind oh you were saying this is base nothing I can't tell you after all I'm afraid I'm afraid to tell it I'm afraid There there mrs. Bates perhaps in the morning try to get some rest You're going in there Now I think that will be the best thing to do all the way around Don't you mrs. Bates? Good night. No No way mrs. Bates. I What is it mrs. Bates? Gas Walter Walter Why don't you lie down for a few minutes mrs. Bates? I'll call you when the ambulance arrives Listen, it's striking dwell dead before midnight That's what he said Dead before midnight poor lad fellow sleep If only I hadn't remembered to go back for that change You did it A quarter in the meter That's what turned on the gas That killed him when you mentioned the gas having gone off and forgetting to put a quarter in the meter So on the way to the picture house. I just went around to the back entry and dropped the coin I suppose I should have remembered about the connection being loose on the heater in my room But I wanted to surprise you with my good deed I didn't mean to do anything wrong mrs. Bates Truly, I didn't No You didn't do anything wrong, mr. Chalmers You didn't do anything wrong And so closes life ends at midnight starring fey painter ralph morgan and dame clark tonight's tale of suspense Miss painter appeared by courtesy of metro golden mayor producers of madame curie Dane clark is currently being seen in the warner brother's production destination tokyo Before ralph morgan returns to our microphone Let me give you a suggestion the suggestion you will find can add to the success of your next dinner party at home At one end of the dining table place a bottle of roma wines not sweet not dry burgundy At the other table end place a bottle of roma wines delicately delicious or turn Then let each of your guests select the roma wine to his liking You'll know that whatever the individual choice of a guest Both of these roma california wines will delight by their superb quality the quality that has made roma wines america's largest selling wines Whichever of roma wines many different california wine types you choose at your dealers The small purchase price he asks will surprise and delight you While the superb quality of these good roma wines Will win your full accord with the judgment of wine experts of many lands that roma wines are truly magnificent Let me repeat the name r.o.m.a roma wines made in california for enjoyment throughout the world This is ralph morgan First time sure i speak for all of us miss painter mr. 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