 Lux presents Hollywood. Lux Radio Theater brings you Alan Ladd and Evelyn Keys in Whistle Stop. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Keely. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. We bring you tonight a screenplay only recently released that has broken box office records for its studio from coast to coast and continues to sweep the country with acclaim. It is Seymour Nebenzal's dramatic screen hit Whistle Stop based on the best-selling novel of the same name. And our stars are Alan Ladd in the two-fisted type of role that made him famous and the talented and lovely Evelyn Keys. As perhaps you know, Whistle Stop denotes a lonely wayside station where express trains stop on signal only. And a new arrival may mean anything from a visiting relative to romance and adventure. Speaking of those wayside towns and villages and the people who inhabit them, I can't help wondering how many are members of our weekly audience. Well, as you know, this theater of yours is the biggest theater in the world. From coast to coast, from city flat to lonely Whistle Stop stations, it embraces an audience of many, many millions whose only admission is their loyalty to Lux Flakes. And from the countless letters we receive, that loyalty is well rewarded. Especially in this time of shortages, Lux Flakes are doing their part in helping preserve those often scarce and precious fabrics. To the sound of clicking rails and rumbling wheels, our curtain rises on Act 1 of Whistle Stop, starring Alan Ladd as Kenny Deitch and Evelyn Keys as Mary with Edwin Max as Gitlow. An event has just taken place in an obscure Michigan village. The express train out of Chicago has drowned to an impatient stop at the tiny depot and discharged a passenger. In the uncertain light of dawn, she walks down the dirt road, her expensive shoes flicking up a little whipline of dust. Half a mile down the road, she reaches an old-flame house, hesitates for a second, then opens the front door and walks to the kitchen. Hello, Molly. Mary. Well, Mary for heaven's sake. Surprise to see me, Molly. When on earth did you get there? I saw your husband Santa at the Whistle Stop, but he was down the track talking to the engineer. I don't think he recognized me. Mary, you look like a million. Say, is that coat real, mink? It better be. Well, sit down, I'll fix you some breakfast. Just coffee, Molly, thanks. Just like my Kenny. Never eats anything in the morning. Um, what brings you back from Chicago, Mary? I came back to sell the house. We, uh, owe you some rent, don't we? Oh, forget it. Did you lose your job? I gave it up. I, uh, I figured I needed a rest. Molly, can I stay here a couple of days? Well, I'll have Kenny moved out of your old room in a jiffy. Oh, don't wake him up. Well, he, uh, he's not here right now. Kenny hasn't left town. Oh, no, he's always up to Ashbury looking around. You know Kenny. He hasn't changed, Kenny, uh? He's about the same, Mary. And the rest of the family? Oh, fine, fine. Pop, well, you saw him still working at the depot. And Joe's been married yet? Oh, no, not yet, but sooner, then. Ernie's got a good job now. But Kenny, Kenny's still the same. One of these days something's going to happen for Kenny, too. Why, I'll bet he's working on some big deal right now. Oh, big deal. How much do you want to bet, Molly? All right, come on, Barker. Come on, how much do you want to bet? Um, uh, I'll raise it a dime, Kenny. What do you say, get low? All right, cool. I'd like to try it for Chicago. Expecting somebody, Kenny? Kenny ain't expecting nobody. What do you all get low? Queens. Oh, it's too bad I got kings. Queens and three deuces. Not doing so good, are you, Kenny? With cards or anything else? Meaning what? Oh, nothing much. Sir Blue Lentz got a letter from an old friend of yours. No one cares, Barker. Last time I was in Chicago, Lou had me look her up. She was doing all right. Shut up. Who would ever think our little Mary would wind up wearing me? What's the idea of slugging up, Kenny? Maybe now you'll learn to keep that big trap of his. Shut up. Yeah, yeah. Maybe I will, Kenny. He's seeing you, get low. Kenny. Yeah. Forget that Mary, James. She's no good for you, Kenny. You want me to tie one on you two? That's what I like about you, Kenny. Nerve. You got nerve, yeah. Plenty of nerve. Get low. Oh, yeah, Lou. That's the best you can do. Playing Fendiante in the barbershop. Well, Harry says it's okay, Lou. He lets us play here all the time. You don't open till late o'clock. It's his barbershop. He only rents it from me. I only own the hotel. What's the matter, Lou? Something bothering you? Get low. You left the bar in a mess. Go clean it up. I'm a bartender, not a busboy. Take, clean it up. Okay. See you tonight, Kenny. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised. Go on, clean up your bar. I was going to go with 10 minutes to 7 in the morning. You got to stop this thing out all night. You know what, ma? You're getting fat. Oh, you just stop it, Kenny. Now stop tickling me. Okay, how about some coffee? Kenny, guess what? Oh, I'm no good at guessing anymore. Mary's back. Mr. Gag. She's upstairs right this minute, Kenny. Kenny, ain't you going to eat your breakfast first? Kenny... Kenny. Hello Mary. Hello. How are you beautiful. How are you handsome. I missed you. It's been a long time. Aren't you. Aren't you going to kiss me. What do you think of. What you get this is code I bought it may cost a lot of dough you bet it does I got a whole sale Kenny a friend of mine saved me a lot of money yeah what a friend he owns a department store we almost got married and this goes a cigarette case to lovely Mary from George that come with a code no it didn't it was a birthday present any objections yeah plenty but you come back here for maybe I came back for you Kenny you sure wasn't for somebody else you wrote the little lens I answered his letter that's more than I got from you never got anything from me go ahead and say it I never asked for anything from anybody this room of yours Kenny it's decorated very attractive me two three four photographs four different girls may I read what they've written on their pictures I cut it out this girl's very pretty Fran to Kenny with all my love Fran what a couple of characters you and me don't see each other for two years and right off we start battling it looks as if you've been pretty busy since I've been gone yeah I'm going to be kept busy are you you know when it started this kind of a safe night was going to kiss you it's also a good way to end conversations yeah yeah it is hi you're still putting it away you remember Mary don't you're sure good to see you Mary say it's good to see one fellow in this town who's getting ahead see Ernie the needle is just as sharp as ever you always got to take everything anybody says is so personal sit down any hunk apple pie good need another bite oh well a little piece maybe oh what an appetite I'm marrying I mean now marry in there yes I'm here who oh hi you're married these flowers here here for blue lens well I leave just set them down sure a nice huh oh hi yeah Kenny so long red roses Mary huh boy wasn't that that barker fellow Kenny yeah Kenny I've been figuring on putting up some of those wild strawberries how about getting me some in the morning oh that shows he do it what are you be doing that's so important that's no way to talk to you oh no one ever says anything about him doing a single lick of work oh no no he can go to Ashbury every single night and spend the money you give him drinking and chasing around he's right you got to quit that monkey business Kenny what are you expecting to do sit around and wait for a job to come to him oh sure the best time to start looking for a job is at night and the best place for looking is every pool room on Main Street of the bar Lou Lentz's hotel that's telling them having a good time Mary same old happy house oh come on Ernie let's go sure Josie hey Ernie if you're going to town you can give me a lift okay Kenny sure what Kenny I thought you said you were staying home tonight oh I forgot I got a date what about me I think I'll go along to Ernie I just said I had a date I heard what you said okay Ernie why are you sure Mary why not thanks Ernie I guess I'll get out here I told you so Ernie Ashbury hotel flamingo room cocktail easy I may as well get out to have a good time Josie you too Mary where you going Kenny not where you're going you could be mistaken hello Lou Mary thanks for the roses very thoughtful Mary let me look at you well how do I look after two years away from this teeming metropolis if I told you the truth you'd only say I was trying to pour it on well you've really gone to town on your office haven't you had it done over and I fixed up a little pop and right in there I like it convenient to write over the flamingo room it's a little noisy at times still it's better than those hotel rooms down the hall I own the joint I know how bad they are I'm well your hair Mary the way your hair shines in the light you know it's a pity you don't wear a ribbon anymore that's what impressed me the first time I saw you you too me too what you haven't changed a bit in two years either have you well I came back still can't get him out of your blood can't you I wanted to see what he was like again I could have told you two years ago it wouldn't have helped two years ago that's no good heel the arrogant way he walks around like he owns this town come here through this window there's the bar down there well you can see what's going on all the time you see him mr. Kenny beach he knows the way I feel about him who's that girl with him Lou that's fine summer that girl comes from a fine family what's she doing hanging around with a bum like that she's a woman isn't she you need any further explanation no no I guess I don't know what do you say we go down surely why not what's the matter Fran but you glad to see me I thought we had a date for last night Kenny what's it can you lose coming yeah so I come on get low and I'll have a drink okay Kenny hello get low hello you can talk better than that huh hello Mary good evening mr. Summers hello mr. Lent how's the family fine thanks that's well get low give me 50 out of the cash register okay you mean we're going out Lou not if you'd rather we don't know we may as well go good night get low good night Kenny good night Mary so she's back I said she's back but you have to keep looking at her for they've gone out the door can't you look at me sorry I'm just thinking what are you thinking what I know what he's thinking mr. Summers maybe you know too much get low I know what because Kenny and me we're a lot of like you see miss Summers Kenny and me we both got married then you tell me get low what does that mean that that look in his eyes I I get scared when you look like that Kenny he's just thinking back two years that's all ain't that right Kenny they was right near your stand in this summer it's the two of them she and I don't mind I don't want to know okay Kenny here don't care nothing about Mary no more do you Kenny anyway two years ago that thing's gonna be enough on that scene she's over getting out of town she wants to go to Chicago listen to me Kenny there's nothing for us here Chicago is a big city we can make out there well I do in Chicago well what are you doing here playing cards all the time this town your friends there no good for you Kenny at least you'll have a chance there something will turn up too many little answers there did somebody mention me this is a private party I just thought I could do something for you sonny yeah yeah you can give me a cigarette sure anything else you can light it now that you've got all you want you'd better go I don't want you're hanging around here he said that with a smile and sound better come on let's go Mary Lou you asked me for a date tonight I sure did the office still holds certainly if you're ready now take your hands off her I make up your mind now you're going with him or with me her mind's made up I'll beat it I said take your hands off it why you too big for pressure I'm through Kenny I'm through wasting my life trying to change you I'm leaving this town and I'm leaving for good how Kenny you would swell Mary Kenny tough tough why Mr. Lentz throwing bottles at a good customer like me look what you did to your nice big me sure I'll get next time when I say hands off you'll know what I'm okay what's the matter I'm sorry I'm just remembering something the same as he was just remembering something let's get out of here Kenny let's drive out to Fiddler's place just a two hours just you say those things like you mean it and all the time you're laughing inside yourself laughing and smearing at me and her in the whole world laughing him I never once heard Kenny laugh never one or your bad Kenny there's something terribly bad about you I don't know what it is but it's cruel and hardened that's funny for an eye I always thought I was a sweet kid you're full of heat and jealousy and no matter how I've tried how she's tried take it easy for I'm sorry that was a terrible thing I said no it was honest there's nothing terrible about being honest still want to go to Fiddler's yes well let's go then honey I'm feeling swell tonight and your million left hello pop what are you doing here in the depot I thought you went to town I've been to town oh listen to that rooster keeps it up all night long oh my back's killing me thank you honey move go on home pop I'll take over three hours yet go on home oh thanks son thanks a lot you'll find a sandwich over there and some hot coffee I'll handle everything pop I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't from my back thanks a lot come in get them I just met the old gentleman said you was taken over for how about a game of casino now I don't feel like it oh come on a couple of hands I can never sleep before they like you know something I like to then hear why their trains passing by cars full of people and yet in here always alone it makes me feel safe you like feeling so well you know what I mean working in that nightclub for lunch he's always around he's always watching me oh I tell you Dylan just four cars huh oh yes you see Kenny one time I was in a bad jam the police don't know about it but who does he never says nothing but I know he's waiting just waiting for me to make one wrong move lose a mean guy can you gonna take a step oh yeah yeah sure I sure was surprised to see Mary only I figured she was coming back to you yeah of course after Chicago it'd be kind of hard on us to come down to your way of living especially when a guy like Lou Lentz is nuts about it did you see him take that 50 bucks why he'll spend that like we'd spend 50 cents you know what I mean it's a big impression on a girl do you play that goosekin yeah yeah if it wasn't for Lou I'd be happy be better for you too Kenny the car's a sticky thing I'll have to get in the bank I got the car was on your mind the ash very annual fare that's what's on my mind you're not Kenny the fare is due in the first day that's two weeks from today what's that got to do with us that's a big day for Lou he owns the concessions he makes a fortune last year he cleaned up over $15,000 in one day I don't know I know because I drove him to the train after the fare closed he takes the dough to a bank in Detroit he'll do the same thing this year he told me so and that really takes it's got to be flagged for him right here keep talking it well what if the guy sitting here in the depot at night forgot to flag the train Lou wouldn't get to Detroit what he thought could become easy all I gotta do is drive Lou here your old man's back is puzzling them again see and you're working here just like tonight all it takes is nerve Kenny and that's what we got you with me I know a good place to get rid of him and as far as anybody knows Lou never comes back from Detroit what do you say Kenny the Detroit trains always on time give me such a watch I wouldn't be surprised if we had an idea there I wouldn't be surprised our curtain rises on act two of whistle-stop starting Alan ladders Kenny and Evelyn keys as Mary drugged by the dry rot of squandered years and tortured by his love for Mary Kenny bitter and sullen awaits the night of the iceberg annual fair he's convinced himself that he'll never find happiness the blue lens alive and as the days pass get those plans seems more simple and easy than ever it's early evening Kenny's walked aimlessly down to the river in back of the house turning suddenly he sees Mary just a few steps behind him are you beautiful are you handsome hey what are you doing on tonight who had to drive to Mayfield Lou had to drive to make sure that a secret here what happened to the gold case lovely Mary from George what happened to George I put him back in my suitcase it's a good place for him can you're seeing a lot of get low aren't you now and then he's a good guy fires me drinks once kid look out in a lot of trouble he wouldn't be around today if it hadn't been for Lou maybe he's got something on Lou did you ever think of that but about Barker the guy who bought the roses Lou don't keep him around for laughs either he's afraid of Barker Barker knows too much can't go easy with get low will you are you telling me this or is the message from lips I'm telling you Mary why do you keep seeing what about me Mary what about us haven't I tried haven't I done everything I knew to make something out of you do you think I'd be here now if I didn't still oh you're gonna say you didn't want you didn't still love oh it's no use Kenny I'd do anything the world for you marry anything let go of me let go I you think you can get anything you want that way don't you you're strong you're tough what you want you just grab some things a guy just won't give up without a fight you're wrong Kenny you've got the wrong plan on everything you're hurting everyone you bother your mother your sister me you're so wrong you've always said that no matter what I do or how I feel I'm always wrong where you're going I don't know I think maybe I'll drop in a fiddlest place I want to come along no thanks we'll find me there I haven't any idea maybe it's Gidlows night off he likes fiddlest place too doesn't he got good fear there good night Kenny good night beautiful why don't you walk down to the river it's a great place to think of things out I try to Kenny yes Kenny boy the town's all set for the big bear only two more days and bigger than ever it's fair gonna make somebody of its guy this be is wonderful sure you don't want some I don't want anything hello hello miss let me sit down and take good care of my boy well yeah he's got a lot on his mind I drove out here alone Kenny I took a chance I'd find you you like attention I'd like a little more than you but lately you do seem to have a lot on your mind a lot of Mary what about me Kenny the whole town's laughing at you you trying to compete with Lou Lam what don't you quit beating yourself down everybody knows me so well everybody knows all about me no one better than I can I happen to love you you don't know what it means to really be in love no no of course not get low yeah Kenny boy watch out for Fran will you I'm getting out of here come in it's me you weren't gone long I had a hunch I should come on I guess I was right you're packing you're leaving that's right don't go I'm moving into Ashbury wait a little while longer that's all I'm at all let's stop kidding each other if the sooner I leave the better will it be better what have I got with you I cried tonight Kenny after you left for the first time in two years I cried but if you got with me you get what you give when I needed you most you walked out on me now you're walking out again I've never promised you anything before but I'm making a promise now wait we'll go together go anywhere it's a long walk to anywhere this time we'll ride I'm sure it's a wonderful fair get low I never had just a good time at the fair in my whole life how about a little nip hot back oh thanks yellow thanks wonderful liquor just one of what it's special for you first medicine in the world for that back of yours oh yeah my back it has come up up drink up drink up I'm gonna work tonight give up I gotta be at the whistle stop oh hello Josie honey just look at you huh oh you're drunk oh Josie now only you'll have to take over the whistle stop you've ruined our whole evening you ought to be ashamed of yourself where you get money for a bottle of booze for a minute so isn't it get low get low as my friend I didn't know he had to work tonight oh you didn't know I'm awful sorry why I would not go on beat it now don't you worry Josie honey you and Ernie go and have a good time what about the whistle stop and you'll take over show you well show last see you are big the loafer you're going right home now and sleep it off oh Molly you're so good to me Mary hello Molly what's up you seen Kenny Mary right here ma oh no take it easy I'll take over the whistle stop thanks Kenny boy I'll be back soon as I get him headed for home Molly that's so fast I'm a sick man honey why would get low do a thing like that buy pop all those drinks because he's a good guy and he likes pop so you're going down to the depot huh yeah I'll have to help couldn't it somebody's got to take over naturally it would be you hey they're starting to square dance I haven't seen the square dance in ages come on Kenny let's walk go ahead I'll be there in a minute I plan was the idea I did what you've been following me what do you want I've got the car and I want to talk to you couldn't we drive out somewhere in the country and all will you grow up friend well you haven't got a date she didn't come with you she's lose girl let me alone will you go on get lost all right I'll go when Mary tells you the same thing don't come crawling back because I hate you I hate you oh friend wait a minute I'm sorry I all right then go I mean hello little blocker he he says to tell you they're closing things up now I guess it's about over yeah we mustn't keep these good people up too late they will you look at that bag full of dough sit down you'd better hurry boss you don't want to miss your train what you're right I just thought it'd be safer if you waited at the whistle stop maybe alright okay let's go where's your car funny here a couple of minutes ago you're leaving now boss that's right parking if you're looking for your car she took it Mary Mary yeah the keys was in it she just drove off being it was her I didn't say okay okay come on get low we'll take the station wagon say you hear about the accident Lou what accident that Frank Summers came try to drive a car through a stone wall killer I know cops took it at the hospital it's funny they say it looked like she almost done it on purpose strange people in this world Barker yeah that's the same what a nice kid come on get low just be careful how you drive alone you don't think I'd want to get you killed do you like I said the strange people in this world you didn't have to leave the bear I could have walked Molly's word you won't be at the whistle stop in time I got plenty of time what's the matter don't you want me to drive you gave you that idea well for somebody who had plenty of time he certainly left in an awful hurry want me to drive so no I'll stay where I am okay then let's go jump nothing I said just let's go claims late low you you want to wait in the deep enough got a man huh yeah how do you shaking for me well if we're going in the deep hole in the door yeah yeah oh hello Mr. Landon hello Ernie Ernie what are you doing here with what am I doing here that's a fine question for you to ask doing what you did to Sam beach but it was Kenny it's just what I expected the father's drunk and the son's probably getting drunk you'd better flag the train Ernie fine nice this turned out to be I'll be back in the afternoon get low be here sure sure have a good trip what are you waiting for go on home I thought can he be here I keep in company sometimes we play a little car okay maybe it's just as well he didn't show up it's just wasn't your lucky night but you hurry up didn't hear the train was supposed to be at the deep hole won't matter if you're two minutes late yeah why won't it because Molly said Ernie down anyway just in case you were late stop the car all right Kenny what's the matter with you tonight nothing you can get out now if you want to I ask you a question I'll ask you one what's going on between you and get low seem to have figured out for yourself I'm hoping I was wrong can you look at me you wouldn't have you wouldn't have done anything like that get low and I we had a little something cooked up I I wanted to be there so I could tell get low is all off I was backing out oh my poor darling I wish I don't please don't cry we can go away now can't we sure we can listen there's a train that's your pocket what's that in your pocket a pocket take it out gun get those guns this time you'll ride I see what you meant Kenny on our wait a minute everything you told me just another lie wasn't it I never lied to you must have slipped in my pocket Mary I swear I didn't come here to kill a man but it's too late now he says he's on that train and I wish I were on it too all right what's stopping this one tomorrow night but you won't be on it because he's coming back all right each get out of my life take him and get out of my life a week has gone by Mary has moved into Asperger and now that new lenses back has been seen with him constantly but life is a little brighter in the beach household at least for some members of the family for Josie and Ernie are going to be married in three days you think I should invite new length to the wedding mall just because Mary's coming no reason why he has to tag along she doesn't go anywhere without him since the fair quiet Josie Kenny son okay come on in Kenny that's just up a waiting for you thanks sweetheart well how's the happy bride fine Kenny I went to the hospital today I saw Frank you better doctor says she can't pull through it's awful you want to see it Kenny all right all right oh you're going to be nice to her aren't you well you didn't think I was gonna go and fight with it you I don't know what to expect from you anymore skip it well yet Josie isn't anything friend wouldn't have done for you and you know it oh why don't you stop you will see hold you go tonight it'll make any happier so I meet my dinner now go see the night can I go in now nurse yes but you mustn't stay long she's very weak thanks hello Kenny hello friend I was afraid you weren't coming I never would have had the nerve to ask you if Josie hadn't told me sure Josie told you don't be angry with her Kenny Josie told me everything you about how you really felt about me I'm so happy oh oh I see I know I won't go through but I'm not scared anymore oh I am happy Kenny because I've got you haven't I haven't you care about me I'll still be living all the while you are come on now snap out of it I'll be out of here in a couple of weeks and we'll we'll don't take it so hard it worked out all right Kenny look at me look at me I should have known Josie was lying she did it because she thought it would make me feel better I'm sorry well I'm sorry too friend I wish it could have been different I'm sorry for everything look at yourself you're all broken up I never thought a woman could do this to you how does it feel Kenny how does it feel to love someone who doesn't give a darn about you it hurts doesn't it doesn't it Kenny oh friend I'll take it easy will you all the while I loved you I used to be scared to death and now I can see you're nothing to be afraid of nothing good will ever happen to you because you're no good now get out of here go on to some bar room and fill yourself on rotten whiskey go on sure I'll get out for it Josie wants you to come to a wedding get a low say that she wouldn't get married without her old pal get off well thanks Kenny that's well you know where I've been tonight I've been to the hospital she plans she told me to get out of the room Kenny what's the matter with you I waited in the hall I waited I don't know how long I wanted to go back to see her they wouldn't let me I saw them real or I was dead get a fan how about a drink sure Kenny sure that poor kid you better take one with me because because you're gonna need it get low I'm gonna go to work I stopped up and saw the boss and start on the railroad Monday laying track oh that's fine Kenny fine well that don't spread it around everybody in town will keel over who's here Kenny no hello Kenny champagne and everything what are we celebrating this is a private party remember tonight I'm buying well you have more champagne put your money away and get out everybody tells me to get out tonight look at it money a good old green cabbage buys everything doesn't you must be plenty drunk to walk in here again sure I'm drunk but not on liquor I'm drunk with everything that's happened in the Scott forsaken town you know Mary I don't think Lou likes me I'm filled up to here all right you've been begging for this sir I'm gonna tell you apart for that Kenny no please Kenny please go home get him out of here get low don't touch him he's okay just take it easy Kenny be a good boy now I'm going home sure I'll go home I don't believe he's drunk at that I know even sit down let's finish our drink you'll have to drink alone Lou I'm leaving Kenny wait for me please I'm okay go on back I want to go back with you Kenny back home no Mary what's the use I can't do anything I don't care I wasted all these years boozing and loafing and gambling I've hurt everyone I've wanted to hurt them I wanted everyone to feel as rotten as I felt but I could change America and I will maybe after a while not after a while I love you Kenny I love you now and we're going home okay beautiful wanted to see me love sit down get low you know I've gambled all my life I've lost my one and one thing I hate is a sore loser I want to be friends with everyone even your pal Kenny still have no use for him but now that he's working and all set and on account of Mary too well I say why not live in peace you really mean that Lou I never made a buck holding a grudge oh that's well why Kenny you'll be tickled to death to shake hands with you maybe sometime tomorrow yeah tomorrow be fine oh tomorrow Kenny sisters getting married tomorrow maybe he could spare a minute before the wedding sure sure and thanks a lot and like I said Kenny we had a long talk and he wants that you should be friends Lou and me huh yeah that's one for the book no kidding it's a good idea for all of us and Mary she'd like it too well I still don't get it hey you're not stopping now he's waiting for us upstairs we can use this door to me I got a job he's wedding we're supposed to be at the church it won't take a minute all you got to do is shake hands we're here Kenny and me see nobody's home come on let's go maybe he's taking a nap or something let's look in here it's your god how did it get here I'll give you three guesses well we got to get out of here what for are you crazy this is a brain science who's done this job and he's putting it on us wherever he is he saw us coming here and then he phoned for the cops we got a lame out of here Kenny come on how do you feel now Kenny how's the arm I'm okay good team them cops ain't better shots they might have well we got away from now what I think we was smart to hold up here in the woods like we did it it's good and dark now we can get going again not in the car they'll be looking for us on every road out of here we've got to move Kenny how do we know what those total cops with some Kenny we've got to get out strange coming it's afraid take some water somewhere around here I think you could make it I've got to make the train you got the idea where it's going that's right I got a friend there she's got a road house just outside the town once we get there we'll get that arm fixed up fine come on Kenny come on oh it's still get low well I'll be done you were you all alone and who'd be hanging around a road house at six in the morning I'm sure glad to see you still I'm a little trouble yeah I might have known a friend of mine I left him outside he's kind of sick still I'd like to bring him in I don't want me trouble around here he's with me any yeah that's just what I mean oh all right bring him in there's a room upstairs of the car get him up there to bed get lower am I yeah you you're all right Kenny there's a doctor coming oh I've been sleeping well kind of I guess you've been unconscious Kenny must have been unconscious when I let you pull this get low you're pretty smart get me to run away once but I'm gonna fix you get low and then little that's what did I do what did you do how much did Lou pay you to get rid of me you you don't think I was in on this do you I don't think I know and if I had the strength right now can he take it easy can it was a matter in there he got a little excited this all I guess you kind of passed out again yeah midnight where have you been police station what's happened to Kenny Mary you've got to tell me he's in trouble the worst yet what did the police want where is he did he hurt Kenny hasn't done anything but he must have got panicky he's run away and that's almost as bad bad as bad as what there was a murder this afternoon Molly and a lot of Lou Lentz money is missing Kenny wouldn't do such a thing he wouldn't the police know that they know it now at least they told me it would be so easy to clear in it if we could only get him back you'd better go to bed Molly we can't do anything mortal morning and you like I'll stay up a little while longer the police said they phone if they learned anything more Mary you call me the minute I hear anything who is it it's me Mary people stay there I'll come out where is he in Detroit how is he you'll be all right the doctor did be fine he's with a friend of mine in a roadhouse a little bogey me around 21 Mary you know who put the finger on this don't you this can he's in the kind of days but when he comes out he's got to be clear him I'm not going back Mary I just stopped by to give you a word so long Mary can't leave now you got him ended this get low you've got to get him out and he was my friend I never meant up no wrong you never did him any good either and now you're running out on him when he needs you most all right on the way you don't understand Mary he was my friend maybe you'll understand later on open up low open up I know you're in the bedroom I see the light go out just a minute ago you forgot didn't you you forgot I had a key you framed us low now you're coming with me we're going to the cops both of us you killed Parker didn't you didn't you sure I killed him you're too dumb to live pounding on my bedroom door meet behind you all the time now what was that we were going to do we're going to the cops you're not going anywhere get low I'm still on my feet low the last two miss me low four out of six at the close range you never was much of a shot get low get low I ain't got a gun low oh my god it's my hand oh my god it's my hand such a bitch I just get low still you'll be back I got a hand to you anybody else to be flat on his back for days with that on where'd he go he didn't say how can I get a lift as per this hour of the morning all right who's the girl yeah it's a girl all right yeah things like this I've seen it happen time and again this woman stuff ends up with a kick in the teeth for everybody so why don't you get smart you don't know this girl I'm going to I'll settle with you soon as I can you tell get low for me yeah yeah I'll tell him so long as tell thanks thanks for everything Mary Mary how did I've come to take you back darling I want to go back but you're free Kenny don't understand free what about get low what about Lynch I didn't think you believed me darling so I brought the morning paper here Kenny get low it's dead he was your friend Kenny no it's a long way to Ashbury but it's well day for walking we're riding down as long as we're together we'll always be right our visit to whistle stop passed all too quickly and here are the stars who made our stay there long to be remembered Alan lad and Evelyn keys well Bill I'm sorry George Raff couldn't have been with us he was great in the role and I'm sure he'd say the same of you incidentally Alan I understand you bought a ranch since you were last with us that's right about 25 acres out in Hidden Valley what are you and Sue planning to raise their Alan well we have a little competition plan she's going to go oranges and I'm going to breed horses we're going to see who makes out the best you aren't raising any flowers Alan yes my wife's raising camellias and I'm going in for Dallas blue values that's right Evelyn well Alan I saw your new picture the blue value at Paramount Studios the other day the thrilling story I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's released this week speaking of flowers Evelyn you rate an orchid for your splendid work in Columbia's new picture renegades enjoyed making it Bill and incidentally a wonderful role for Willard Parker also a great performance by Larry Parks I know from your last picture Evelyn that you'll be beautiful and technical thank you Bill what are you presenting next week at this theater next Monday night we're presenting how Wallace's sensational dramatic hit love letters released by Paramount and co-starring two outstanding favorites of the screen Loretta Young and Joseph Cotton love letters is the intriguing story of a profound love played against the background of a sinister mystery combining the drama and suspense that make it one of the most exciting screenplays of the season with John Loretta it ought to make a great show good night Bill tonight our thanks for a wonderful performance