 The Irene Dunn Fred McMurray show Starring Irene Dunn as Susan And Fred McMurray as George Together in the gay new exciting comedy adventure Bright Star Yes, it's the Irene Dunn Fred McMurray show starring well naturally Irene Dunn as Susan Armstrong editor and owner of the Hillsdale Morning Star And Fred McMurray as George Harvey Susan's ace reporter As we join our two stars we find Irene that is Susan Consulting with Fred. I mean George on a weighty matter concerning the city of Hillsdale About this wave of safe robberies in town Susan I was thinking that if you could write another editorial putting the blast on the chief of police Well, I call in this time George Bungling and inefficient are corrupt and Navy make it a little of each keep them off balance and be sure to say that he Have I the pleasure of addressing Miss Susan Armstrong? Well, yeah J. Palmer Herrick of Hollywood the capitals of Europe the New York stage and now in virtual retirement in your so beautiful little city of Hillsdale How do you do mr. Herrick? This is mr. Harvey a reporter on our paper. Oh, yes indeed miss Armstrong Not as a commercial venture, but merely to express my appreciation for the hospitality of your delightful little town I am founding here the J. Palmer Herrick school of the dramatic arts Please get the spelling right Harvey. It's h e r r i c k That's fine We'll be glad to run the story on the dramatic page dramatic My dear lady. This is headline news. You see mr. Herrick our space is rather limited just now There's a local crime wave and let me get over here. No, don't turn your head I want to see the left profile Amazing Amazing little Jean-Dôles when she played rock sound to my Cyrano in our triumphal European tour You've been on the stage of course miss Armstrong. Well, no that is I did several walk-ons in college I knew it you will of course enroll immediately in my school miss Armstrong immediately too much time has been wasted already dramatic training me Well, really mr. Herrick. No, you owe it to yourself to the world Well, I I really don't have any serious aspirations about the stage Susan You're not gonna fall for this can't you see it's just an angle to get free space in the base phase Forty space when placed beside a discovery such as this by we have the fear You just happen to have picked the wrong person That's all miss Armstrong is a very intelligent woman and she certainly knows that the idea of her having stage possibility It's just completely laughable Susan you're not laughing Say anything so excruciating about my taking one or two classes perhaps bringing out the inner the inner hand Good, I shall expect you tonight at eight miss Armstrong, but Why not? Brother the delight of the unexpected I come on a trifling errand the very nature of which escapes me and I find another Blooming in the wilderness Come Harvey to work. We show you get the spelling right now H. E. R. R. I. C. K. And the address is 1924 Seven o'clock mr. Harvey you're not going out for dinner. No Sammy I guess I'll just have you run down and get me a sandwich again ham and cheese again Let's make it something different than I do ham salad and cheese Oh for the good old days when you used to get invited over to miss Armstrong's, huh? Yeah, seven course meals we had starting with oh well one mustn't live in the past Sammy and one must sacrifice for one's art That's what miss Armstrong says. Yeah, only it's her art and my sacrifice 1030 I am privileged to call for miss Sarah Bernhardt at the theater and escort her home Shall I get your sandwich now? No, no, I'm not hungry. Well, I'll toy with it a while This is the winter of my discontent. How's that? No Shakespeare Sammy I pick up crumbs of information like that from the theatrical set for mr. Harvey poor mr. Harvey You see class under the Stanislavsky method of what you act you must be and what you said your mind to You will be a woman betrayed a waterfall a Grecian urn That you understand miss Armstrong. I think so mr. Harry. You may call me maestro And now and now we shall try it You're through hello George in a minute the stage Harvey is for the act well, excuse me. I saw you out here And I thought anyone could come out Phyllis time We shall try it miss Armstrong You are a woman faced with a tragic choice. You're being asked to give up everything title kingdom Family friends everything to share the hovel of a penniless poet the man you love Susan you must be that woman. I'll try my stroke your cue You must choose beloved choose between Francois I who can offer you nothing and the palaces the jewels the trappings of glory I am waiting beloved. I Choose between power palm ball things the world holds a value and to balance the scale Only the love of poor Francois Choose Between a lifetime of security and ease and the day-to-day hand-to-mouth struggle which will be your life with me I await your answer beloved. Is it yes or no? Yes Well, it needs more work Susan. I had the feeling I was carrying you if you were it was a short trip Please George that's all for tonight class. You have your assignments work on them live them That is all use me miss Armstrong, but would you and mr. Mr. Harvey this is miss Cartwright George Reporter for the news. How do you do? Would you and mr. Harvey just possibly be going my way? It's so late And I don't happen to have an escort night. Well, why are you certainly miss Cartwright? Your way is our way Well, that's just awfully nice of you especially since I'm a rival reporter a friendly rival that is you sure you don't mind That's ridiculous isn't it Susan he's practically hilarious and the three hours can discuss Stanislavski You've been on the stage of course, mr. Harvey me. Oh, no, no, no what this is unbeatable with those theatrical features the You really think I have theatrical features pull in your balcony George and let's go Oh, but you have faced the public in some capacity mr. Harvey. Well, I I did play a saxophone solo at my high school graduation My show my show I've made a discovery. Well, mr. Harvey give him a line reading my stove. I'm sure he's one I was well I I wouldn't say that Are you coming George? Well, no, no wait Susan after all if there is something in me I should give it a chance to come out exactly you owe it to yourself here read this mr. Harvey well choose Choose between a lifetime of security and ease and the hand-to-mouth struggle which will be your life with me I await your answer beloved well Well, my sir Well my stroke Hmm You understand mr. Harvey and that the lessons here are on a strictly cash basis. Oh, of course, of course The relentless scourge of commercialism across the bent back of the artist Mr. Harvey You are one of us. Well Well, uh coming Susan miss Cartwright coming fellow artists Down George boy down down Good morning patients good morning, miss Susan your breakfasts already. Thank you patients How are you getting along with Stanislavsky? I'm developing I think But it's really a difficult concept Especially the assignments the maestro gives us What are you today? Today, I'm a coffee pot. Oh Shall I put the asbestos pad under you? No, I don't think so. Thanks Doorbell, that's George. He's calling for me this morning. I'll get it Oh, good morning patients this arm strong up yet. Oh and percolating nicely. Thank you right in here Mr. Harvey miss Susan. Thank you patients Good morning George. Good morning. Uh Do I detect a slight chill in your greeting Susan? Not at all But really George last night miss Cartwright thinks I'm doing rather well I've only been with a group a week. She thought I even stole the scene I did with you Well, naturally shuffling your feet all during my big speech Well, just a little bit of business I worked on. I thought it added something. Oh, why didn't you break into a soft shoe? We mustn't let things drag, you know No, mr. Harvey. How about a slice of ham? We seem to be overstocked. No, thanks patients Well, we better be going coming Susan. Yes, George And George I want to talk to you about the the little habit you have of crossing in front of me on my lines Cross in front of you the stage is movement Susan if you stay rooted in one spot I can hardly just because I don't consider that I'm trying out for a track meet is no reason why you should Now they're actors next week a trip to the moon That's all for tonight students work on your assignments. See you tomorrow Susan you don't mind if I drop you off first tonight and then take imaging home dear Mine of course not George. Whatever put that into your head. Oh, that's well You see it's a much shorter walk that way and imaging thought that the two of us could talk over the scene We're in together. I told you with mine. Well, of course not better still Why don't I just walk home alone? Practically the same thing anyway. No, wait a minute Susan. There's no reason to take that attitude because of Susan Susan come back here Wonder what made her flare up like that What made miss Armstrong leave so quickly George. No, she uh, she didn't feel well imaging. Oh nerves, I guess I do feel sometimes at the strain of being an executive and a woman at the same time is too much for anyone But she does make such a good try Yes, yes, she does and then it must be hard for your paper getting scooped so many times by the news on these crimes stories Well, that won't keep up for every imaging those crooks are going to be nab soon and I'm going to be in on it Uh, here's your office building George. Is somebody on the paper working late tonight? No, I don't think so Isn't that a light on inside? Yeah Hey, it looks like a flashlight Imaging somebody's in there cracking the safe you stay here. I'm going in. I'm going to give you George They put out their light. Yeah. Yeah, you stay here. I'll throw a bluff into them All right, I know you're in here and I've got you covered come out with your hands up I said come out with your head Sure He's a big one max. Yeah, but not trustworthy. He taught us yet a gun. Oh, well, he didn't need one Excuse me, but are you robbing this safe? Here's another ready lady. We already robbed the safe Well, you shouldn't have but as long as you did would you do me a favor the money we don't give back Oh, no, no, you see I work for the other paper in town Would you mind tying up George here until my paper can get on the streets with his story? Well, I don't think so. What's your mind, Eddie? Oh, not a bit max. Would you mind George? George says he wouldn't mind What does George do lady? He's He's an actor Turn your light on his face max. Yeah This is an actor just starting out just starting out George, I hope you have a very wealthy father To our two stars Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray and the second act of our story It's the morning after George harvest great heroics while trying to foil the robbery of the morning star office And George finds himself very much in the news It's better since you had a shave spending the night tied up on the floor Sammy is not exactly a beauty sleep I'm all sympathy, mr. Harvey. Thank you. I'm glad someone is is miss armstrong here yet in her office Uh, how did she seem antagonistic? Everybody acts as if this thing was my fault. I'm going to talk to her. Good luck, mr. Harvey Good morning, Susan. Good morning, George. I hope you're feeling all right. Of course Susan. I told you on the phone earlier I'm as good as new Uh, did they get much money from the safe? It was insured Oh, good What are you reading the news extra Bandits clean out star office as actor reporter plays dead actor reporter you george Scooped on the robbery of our own office. Well, those things happen susan Why that is an unfair question Well, come on actor reporter. They want to speak to you down at the police headquarters Why I've already told them this story when they found me this morning I really don't know why george. Maybe they want you to play a benefit. Oh, you really think so? No Somehow I didn't think you did Go over this just once more and see if I can get it straight, mr. Harvey You're fighting me sergeant. No, but it's an idea. Please george. Now you say you didn't see the band No, but miss kark right who was with you did see it. I was unconscious and that I believe Uh, where were you coming from when you saw their light in the window my drama class Miss armstrong. I thought you said this man was a reporter. I didn't say it. He did susan Now you say you're rushed inside the office. What for I was going to capture the bandits Did you have a gun? No, but I acted like I did have you acted like you did. Yes Uh, mr. Harvey the next time you see two fellas robbing a safe Will you kindly not go into a role from your latest stage success? But just call the police He will sergeant. Thank you. We know it's not dramatic But unless we catch a few crooks now and then we wouldn't have any jobs that you can see that I think so. Yes, we'd appreciate That's all Well, that sergeant didn't have to take such a superior attitude I think he was very moderate under the circumstances george. What circumstances? I practically get my skull caved in lie all night on a cold stone floor wood But cold wood floor and just because I was coming home from a dramatic class everybody treats me as if I was an eccentric or something And might I suggest george that you concentrate for a while on being merely a newspaper reporter You mean give up the drama class? Well, how about you? Well, I haven't thought much about it, but I should give it up Just one imaging says I'm beginning to project Well kindly project on your own time, mr. Harvey. I shall continue to do so I shall see you at the drama workshop tonight. Miss Armstrong. I shall see you tonight, mr. Harvey What a hand Students an important announcement for you tonight Jay Palmer Herrick begins casting for his first public Hillsdale production The cast will be chosen from my afternoon class and from this evening class The vehicle will be an exciting drama of my own composing A gangster drama of the early 30s as yet untitled I'm torn between titling it public enemy or high Sierra Aren't you thrilled George? Oh, yes. Yes. Very. Yeah, aren't you Susan very students to appear in this original herrick production You must look a gangster talk a gangster Be a gangster Tonight our class is a field problem under actual test conditions Students of the drama Tonight we shall burglarize the vault of the acme storage company Mr. Mr. Herrick, don't you think you're being a little extreme naturally my bright young man We shall not in actuality break into the vault I have arranged with the president of the company for us to use the premise Oh, that's different. We shall therefore experience all of the turbulent emotions of the underworld outlaw An experiment Stanislavsky himself would have applauded The class is dismissed to reassemble in 20 minutes in front of the acme storage company You want to walk over with me George? Well, as a matter of fact, imagine I will right ahead George If you want to that is coming George. Well, no, you see imagine I thought I might walk over with Susan the things to discuss about the paper and so on you understand Of course George. I understand by now Why did you do that George? I don't know Susan. I just want to do that song And do you have anything to talk over with me about the paper? Well, uh, no You're angry curious Come on, George. Let's walk over to the acme warehouse the long way George, yeah, I think you'll get a role in this gangster play. Well, no I don't think I will either Stanislavsky coffee pots. Who cares? I'm glad you said that I feel just the same way. I'll never be an actor. I just haven't got the desire or talent again You know, I think I might even drop out of the class That is, if you were considering dropping out, I wouldn't want to leave you there alone I wouldn't be alone. Imaging it still be there That's just what I mean. Well, I think I'll drop out too after tonight Give me more time for other things What George? Well, like when I used to come over to your house for dinner and Then after dinner we'd sit around and talk and Yeah, George Well, we'd talk and What do you know Susan? Sure, I know George It's the first time I ever kissed a girl in front of the first national bank building Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Harvey and then we're all here, huh? Now you understand the field problem You are desperate hunted criminals experiencing surging sudden alarm as you break into this building Mr. Harvey, you and Miss Armstrong will now enter. Oh, sorry, Mr. Herrick. I left my skeleton key at home Mr. Harvey, I arranged for the front door to be open. Oh, well coming Susan coming raffles after you come out the next Dark inside you better stay close to me partner in crime You know, I I do be in the field like a real criminal, George Me too You know, maybe ought to steal a light bulb or something just to make it authentic. Hey, you two Stand right where you are There there's someone in here over there He's got a gun. Oh sure. He must be a student from the afternoon class. Herrick put him in here to scare us What are you two doing in here? You see maxi from the outside working on the vault. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we spotted maxi working on the vault You're pretty cocky friend. I guess you're gonna plug us on the spot, huh? George, are you sure he's from the afternoon class? Oh sure, Susan. He's the worst actor I ever saw Come over here slower. I can get a look at you. No, no friend here. Here's a little tip for you You're playing it much too broad not believable at all one dimensional characterization George I don't don't worry. Susan if he's a gangster. I'm mickey rooney Mickey maybe you and the little lady better come back and see maxi I'll move Look, you don't even know how to handle a gun here. Here give it to me. Yeah. Yeah, I'll show you now All right, you two move You see that's the way here's your gun. Thanks Now let's go see maxi George, I don't like his looks at all. Oh, he's doing the best he can. Susan. He just isn't living his role I saw but there is someone in the back at the vault. Well, I hope he's a better actor than this one and max Look what walked in on us Well, they're running in pairs this season. Haven't I seen you before boy bank rubber? Sure. We're from the evening class Yeah, you hear that, Eddie? They're holding classes these days. Hey, think of us never took a lesson in our lives George look both door open. Oh, well harrick must arrange that. What should we do with him max? Max max. Look, I'll give you the same tip. I gave your friend, eddie here You're both playing at a mile too wide real gangsters don't talk like that lighten it up a little Yeah, lighten it up max. Yeah, I do a good jimmy cagney at parties big laughs George this is the real thing. Look at the jewelry. I got it out of the vault Please Susan you see fellas. You can't just play mugs anymore. You've got to give it some dimension Maybe maybe one of you could have a kind of a old uh neurotic twitch and the other could have a good good Student that's real jewelry. These are real safe crackers, but I've been telling you george Listen, you won't get away with this. You too. Now you give us a good review on your paper tomorrow We're thinking of taking our actor Broadway. All right. We talked to these two drama critics long enough max You got the vault cleared out. We'll put them in it. You're good. They move This is really a real gun. Well, you certainly fooled me Well, uh, what do we do now Susan george? Do you suppose they got the Secret compartment in the vault. What's that? Where max get in there and look around for a secret compartment, right eddie Well, you see anything in there You better come on out then maybe it was just Hey, isn't you go eddie the door susan Nice timing on the door susan, but I haven't been for you tricking them Oh, you were magnificent george magnificent. I was I actually Well, come on susan. We've got to get out an extra daring actor reporter captures bank robbers. Come on Our two stars iran dunn and fred mcmurray will be back with this in just a moment You're sitting there very quietly george. Oh just thinking susan Not that i'm going to resume my acting career Well, that's fortunate But I was wondering if there really is anything to this stanislavsky theory You know that if you visualize yourself in a role and live the role people will accept you in it Meaning what george? Well for the last five minutes. I have been an irresistible lover. No woman can withstand me Kiss me susan Why of course george Stan, I think you've got something Irene dunn and fred mcmurray will be back next week in another exciting comedy adventure in the gay new series bright star This is harry von zell inviting you to join us then