 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes our star-studded show train Tonight the association of American railroads presents the rousing Rudolph Fremel operetta the three musketeers Starring Gordon MacRae and his charming guest Dorothy Warren show Our choir is under the direction of Norman Lube off and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen dragon Yes tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American railroads the same railroads That bring you the food you eat the clothes you wear the fuel you burn and the mothertude of other things you use in your daily life And now here is our star Gordon MacRae Thank you ma'am and good evening ladies and gentlemen tonight We're going back to the swashbuckling days of Louis the 13th Dorothy Warren shoulder's the lovely lady-in-waiting Constance My name is d'Artagnan and well may I present? This year for toes at your service This year our toes this year. He made up this year. Aramis. You're humble servant. You know who we are Bound to ride side by side Oh Ever sharing So made a sack down a ride Well, it all began when I first came to Paris, a very young recruit from Gascony, and I stumbled right on to the three musketeers. Well, transporters, how can such a fat man do so magnificently? Are we not musketeers? And what is a musketeer's duty? To fight to love. To live. And the devil take Rachel's gun, if we do not take them first. Musketeers. Lady Constance. My dear friend. My dear friend, Arthur Stamellencolly bought us the portly one with such a large heart. And such a large tummy to go with it. And our Mr. Heartbreaker. Dear Constance, you must use one of us. Tell us, what kind of man do you wish to marry? What kind of man? Someone attractive, gallant and active, daring, forbidding. She's thinking of me. You've knocked the very plate from my hand. And you walked on my feet. And ripped my cape. Who are you that you dare to stubble on us like that? My name is D'Artagnan, and I am from Gascony, sir. And I have come to Paris to become a musketeer. Young sprout, I challenge you to a duel. And I accept. Behind the Luxembourg at noon. Agreed, sir. You have equally insulted me. I also challenge you to a duel. Behind the Luxembourg at one. He won't be alive to be present. As for me, you've insulted both my feet and me. Behind the Luxembourg, sir, at two. Very convenient. It's where I live. Good. It's where you will die. Come, musketeers, to your duties. Imagine. Oh, monsieur, they are the musketeers. The best swordsman in France. The second best. But thank you for your concern, mistress, sir. Constance. Lovely name. A lovely girl. Do I detect a flair for romance? Ah, yes. I am not only the greatest swordsman in France, but the greatest lover. You are not the most modest man in France, monsieur. I have been taught to speak frankly. Mistress Constance in Gascony, when we see a girl who is more beautiful than any we've ever seen before, oh, we do this. We take her hand. Yes. Look into her eyes. Yes. And say, Marbelle, Marbelle. So charming, I'm enchanted with you. Marbelle, Marbelle. You are daring me and thrilling. You are very smart, rising, tantalizing, whispering, awake. Marbelle, if you're spare, I'm enchanted with you. Marbelle, you are daring me and thrilling. Antalizing, whispering, me, commanding. I must see you again. Tell me where and when. Oh, monsieur, you must not do all the three musketeers. They will kill you. I am honored at your concern. But there are only two things I wish in life. The love of a good woman and the chance to become one of the king's musketeers. Only by proving I am the reflux can I become one of them. Just waiting. We'll take you on, Sprout. One at a time. No. Why don't we fight all three of you at once? Sir, you're a brave young man, and if you survive my sword, I shall be most happy to make your acquaintance. Thank you. Monsieur Portos, you are first. Oh, I like your spirit. What a pity I have to annihilate you. On guard. How do you get stuck drilling in the name of his if I still should have begun and take those red-coated dummies with you? You insult my men. We challenge you. Just a moment, Josac. Surely even you wouldn't attack three men with your five. There are four of you. This young gasket needs no musketeer. I feel like a musketeer. Retire young Sprout and save your skin. I'd rather stay and puncture Monsieur Josac's. Very well, Josac. It's three and a half to five. On guard. Musketeers, let's serenade them with our motto as they die. We look for the past! We look for the past! We're all each of us four and all we recognize in peace and war there's never war that didn't bow. Speaking to the heels, Monsieur D'Artagnan, I, for one, would like to become your friend. And I. And I. Thank you, gentlemen. Oh, thanks, Peter. Heaven, you are still alive. What's this? Constance, you never showed such concern for us. You're not dead, Monsieur D'Artagnan. My eyes are still open and they seem to be looking only at you. Loves me. The most beautiful girl in France loves me. Oh, how can I fail? All I wish in life now is to become a musketeer. Well, perhaps one day you shall wear our uniform. May we say there is hope. On hope a man lives. I've read history. I've heard tales of brave men. But none were like the musketeers. True for you. Face beside the king. Oh. Musketeers. See musketeers. Musketeers. From the right side by side. True and true. We've found for years and years. No broken heart is near. By musketeers. Ever-staring strangers. Indeed. Back in town, a rider formin' down. There's one for us and all for one. We stand before united. We stand before for one. Three musketeers. Why should an important railroad research center spend endless hours studying a simple object like a box or a bag? The answer is that not only do the railroads provide the basic transportation needed to bring you most everything you use in your daily life, but they are also vitally concerned with seeing that those things arrive safely and in good condition. So the study of crates and other shipping containers is an essential part of modern railroading. Fact is, the railroad men and shippers of America, whose endless hard work and ingenuity have paid off in constantly improved shipping methods, are never satisfied, never ready to relax their efforts to bring you still better service. And so it is that April is known in the railroad and shipping industries as Perfect Shipping Month. The 25,000 shipper members of the 13 Regional Shippers Advisory Boards and the National Association of these Boards join with America's railroads to emphasize proper methods of packing, sealing and marking containers, seeing that they're properly loaded and braced in railroad freight cars, and finally seeing that they get a smooth, damage-free ride. During the coming month, every member of the team will rededicate himself to the importance of safe shipping, careful handling and safe delivery of America's freight. For nothing must be allowed to slow or hinder the flow of America's production, both for commerce and defense. And America's railroads and shippers together are hard at work to protect that productive output from start to finish. Now here is act two of the Lawrence and Lee version of Rudolph Rimmel's The Three Musketeers, including Gordon McRae as D'Artagnan and Dorothy Warren-Schold as the lovely Constance. My friends, listen to me, Musketeers. My lady, the Queen is in great danger. We live to serve her. Tell us what we can do. Richleur has discovered letters of the Queen's. In England, all letters such as any girl writes when she's young. But the Queen is a woman now. She loves France. She loves the King. Then what value have the letters? Richleur plans to use them to split the royal family, to split all of France and thus come to power himself. One of us will go to England. We will get the letters and destroy them. Richleur's guards wait like rats at the wharves. Any of you who try to leave France will be killed. Richleur does not know my face, not yet. No, D'Artagnan. I will go... alone. No, not alone. My oldest friend will go with me. My sword will clear my way My sword will make them pray Who's afraid or who will face the blade That brings you blood, death and judgment day Oh, there's my will defy The rats you have over here is my reborn We can defend my own We live to fight love, my sword and life Oh, there's my will defy The rats you have over here is my reborn We live to fight love Breathe, man. There's danger for you here, my Lady Constance. Richleur knows you plot against him. We must each go down dangerous paths, dear friend. I shall remember the look in your eyes and that memory will make me brave. The look in your eyes, dear Constance, will make me invincible. Though the path that I must tread Is full of dread and darkness Your eyes, like beacons, will light me By an army, though hard I've gone for weeks, no words, no signs. Stop worrying. You are in love with him, aren't you? Yes, Father. Come and musketeer Come, one day, stand her forth All for one and one for all. Please come back. We met this young sprouted Calais and raced him back here in the fastest carriage. We thought there might be somebody waiting. Mr. Constance, may I report that the work is accomplished. The deed is done. Your Majesty, the Queen is safe. Musketeers about face. This young sprout has some more work to do. Marvel, Marvel. Your Majesty. Rise, Monsieur D'Artagnan. Be prepared from our musketeers of your service to our country. They ask that we appoint you a musketeer, but tell us, young man, in what manner did you serve us in France? Careful what you say, lad. It was a question of love, Your Majesty. Of one of the Queen's ladies, Mademoiselle Constance. Ah, he's a diplomat as well as a swordsman. But I am afraid, Sire, she will not have me unless I am a member of the Great Comradery, a fourth musketeer. Kneel, Kneel, Monsieur D'Artagnan. Your Majesty. I, Louis, King of France, appoint you, D'Artagnan, one of our musketeers to love, to live, to fight for France. Your Majesty, I serve you with my life, and Mademoiselle Constance, I serve forever. Be standable for war. Hey, Dorothy Warren Show, we'll be back in just one moment. And meanwhile, our thanks to the other members of our cast, Frances X. Bushman, Bill Conrad, Ted D'Corsier, William Johnstone, Carlton Young, and to our entire company. The musketeers, with book by William Anthony Maguire, lyrics by P.G. Roadhouse and Clifford Gray, and music by Rudolph Frimmel, was dramatized for the railroad hour by Lawrence and Lee. The railroad hour is brought to you each week, at the same time by the American Railroads. Marvin? Today, with spring more than a week old, many of us are starting to think seriously about summer vacation. It's the one big opportunity of the year for most of us to really throw off our work-a-day worries, relax and enjoy a complete change of pace, and see new things, new places, in this wide and wonderful country of ours. That's why I remind you now that the best way to make the most of your vacation is to travel to the vacation spot of your choice by train. That way, your vacation starts the minute the conductor cries all aboard. You travel safely, comfortably, dependably, while the panorama of America unfolds before your eyes. And you arrive fresh, rested, and ready for the time of your life. This year, leave the work and worry of travel behind and travel by train. You'll be glad you did. Thank you, Marvin. Now, folks, here is our gifted leading lady, Miss Dorothy Warren-Scholl. Oh, you were a very constant, constant, as usual, Dorothy. I never realized what a demon you are with a sword, Gordon. You were a real cut-up. Well, it's easy to fight a duel on the radio, Dorothy. You just got to have a sharp sound man like our own Bud Tollison around. Well, where's the show trend bound for next week? Well, you give a listen. Here's a little hint. Marvin? Vincent Yeoman. Ah, and another railroad hour first, Dorothy. Mimi Benzel will be with us, and we'll be turning next Monday night into a great day. Ah, we're listening. Good night, Gordon. Night, Dorothy. See you real soon. All aboard! Well, dear friends, it looks as all ready to pull out. And so until next Monday night, and great day. My guest, Mimi Benzel, on behalf of the other members of the cast and of the American Railroads. Dear friend Gordon McRae saying good night. The Three Musketeers was presented by Special Arrangement with the Tams Whitmark Music Library. Gordon McRae can currently be seen starring in Three Sellers and a Girl in Technicolor. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the American Railroads. And reminding you, this is National Boys Club Week, a welcome occasion for all of us to salute the men and women who are giving unselfishly of their time and money to help build the citizens of tomorrow, to help today's youngsters to become useful, intelligent citizens. And now keep tuned for your Monday night of music on NBC.