 Transcribed. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes the star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the great musical success, The Pink Lady, starring Gordon Mancray and his lovely guest star, Lucille Norman. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight, another memorable hit is brought to you by the American Railroads, the same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life. And now, here is our star, Gordon Macray. Our guest star is a young lady who's as beautiful as her own voice, Lucille Norman. You've heard her on the railroad hour many times in the company of other famous guests. But tonight, for the first time, she plays a title role. The Pink Lady. You seen tonight? Paris, the bright boulevards, the can-can, and beautiful women, one in particular. A provocative person in pink named Claudine. I'll be Lucien Garadelle, a freshman with the softest job in the world, inheriting money. And so, we're off for a little restaurant in the forest of Compend, at the Alskirts of Paris. Allo, vie! Or someone, sir. Yes, waiter. I'm meeting a woman. A beautiful woman. Ah, but, monsieur, to a Frenchman, all women are beautiful, except his wife. Well, that's a fine thing to say to a man who's about to get married. Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I haven't seen your future wife. Well, of course you haven't. She's not the girl I'm meeting. Oh! Now, we'll want to eat here in the garden. Just the two of us, in the most romantic spot you have. Monsieur, you are planning a romantic rendezvous, but not with your fiancée? Of course not. How dull. You don't seem to get the idea at all. I'm going to be married in ju... Now, you take the girl I'm about to marry. She's always on time. You never told me you were engaged. Oh, well, that was a long time ago. Oh! She went away. Died? No, practically. She went to, uh... Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan? In Canada. A river. How sweet. Well, now, really, Claudine, when a man's fiancée runs off to Saskatchewan, you can't expect him to go on acting as if he were still engaged. By the banks of the Seine with girls so beautiful, it gives one pain to remain quite beautiful. You're by the stars above. You've got to hide. She's very jealous. Oh, so am I. Well, you can be jealous in back of the tree. Quick, hide! Tell, my darling, what a glorious surprise. I thought I might surprise you having a secret rendezvous with another woman. I've been sitting here, lonesome, longing for you. And how does it happen the table is set for two? I was hungry. A likely story. Where is the little husser you've been dining with? Behind this tree, I suppose. No, no! Please, please, ladies, listen to me. I know how this must look to you, but I assure you, Angèle, my sweet, your future husband is not dining with an unmarried woman. Who, me? Allow me to present this lady in pink. Madame Dondidier. Huh? The wife of my dearest friend. You never told me you had a friend named Dondidier. Well, I... I don't like to talk about him. It'd be because of his illness. Illness? My husband is ill? The tragedy of your life. It is? I mean, it is. You see, he's a wild man. Goes around kissing women that he's never even seen before. I don't believe a word you're saying. Where does this Dondidier live? Huh? Uh, seventy-two root of the page. I'm going straight to that address and check up on your story. Oh, I wouldn't do that. And why not? Uh, my husband's not at home. Oh, he's gone to see a doctor. About his lumbago. His lumbago? He has the lumbago. We think that's what causes his trouble. You mean he goes around kissing every girl he meets because he has the lumbago? Isn't it curious? Lucy and I am going back to Paris to your friend's house. And if you aren't telling me the truth, oh, I feel sorry for you. Good day. I didn't like the way she said that. Lucien, you're a dreadful liar. I always thought I was rather good at it. Well, what will happen when she gets the seventy-two root of the page and finds there's no one there named Dondidier? But there is. I remember the sign. Dondidier, antique. Do you know the man? I've never saw him in my life. Oh, what do we do? Well, we must get to this fellow, Dondidier, before my fiance gets to him and make him play along with us. Will he do it? If we buy enough antiques, he will. Come on, Claudine. We've got to beat Angèle back to Paris. What is it, Pumpkin? What are you doing? Dusting the snuff-boxes, Pumpkin. Well, come up here and put on your best shirt. Madame Lacontez will be here any moment. She is the richest woman in Paris. And if you impress her properly, she will buy out the whole shop. Just a moment, Pumpkin. I see somebody coming in. Can I help you? Are you Mr. Dondidier? Yes. I am. Can I help you? Are you Mr. Dondidier? Yes. Has a woman been in here asking about your lumbago? Of course not. I don't have lumbago. Well, you've got it now. I do? Now, listen to me. I am Lucien Garadal, your best friend. And I am Claudine. You're what? What? My wife is upstairs. Well, you've got two of them now. You've been to the doctor this morning. You're a wild man. Face me. You kiss every girl you meet. You are both out of your minds. Now, get out of my shop. Wait, wait, wait. Mr. Dondidier, how much is this snuff box? A thousand francs. I'll give you two thousand. If you do, as I say. Oh, well, uh... Uh, what must I do? When a woman walks in that door, kiss her. But I don't know how. You don't know how to kiss? You're married, aren't you? What's that got to do with you? Don't you kiss your wife? What are they voting ideas? Claudine will demonstrate how to kiss. Observe, monsieur. One arm about the girl's shoulder. Another about the waist. The head, thus, the lips. Is the position of the railroads that such a strike, if it goes into effect, would result from an arbitrary insistence upon an absolute waste of manpower. Such a waste as two presidential boards have disapproved. And such a waste as neither the railroads nor the nation can afford to condone. His lovely guest star, Lucille Norman, with the well-known picture actor Michael Chekhov as the antique dealer. You both stay and watch the show. Hardly. My fiance found us both in the antique shop. She'd known it was a put-up job. If you don't mind my saying so, I think your fiance is a prune. I agree with you. Then why did you propose to her? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. But you don't love her. Love? How can you say such a thing? Why, I love love. I've got to... I'm married to the lumbager and I've got to kiss a doctor. Oh, no, no. That's not right. This must be the woman coming now. All right, don't worry. Get ready to be noted. Beautiful lady, didn't you ever have the lumbager? I beg your pardon. You think your future husband lied about me. What? I'm going to kiss you. I'm going to make violent love to you. And I'm going to... That was a contest. I have insulted the richest woman in town. Never do anybody a favor here. I don't have the lumbager. And to shank our ideal is no friend of mine. After your old tricks again, I see... Oh, you! Kissing my fiancé. You should be ashamed of yourself. Lucian, I'm sorry that I doubted you. And please forgive me, Madame Donditier. She is not Madame Donditier. I am Madame Donditier. If she says she's my wife, I'm going to kiss her. No, no, no. Just a minute, Donditier. I'm going to kiss everybody. But why? Because I like it. You like it? I like it. Go do I. I passed to this afternoon, he was a moral man. Three of Bulbapoon started a deadly plan. To wreck his life on the rocks of sin. To break the door of his scruples in and push him over the drink. The drink where the glasses spring. And the worst of it is he likes it. He likes it. He likes it. His head goes round like a teapot tongue. His heart goes thump like a big bass thump. Bip, bip with his hip, bip, bip with his hip. Thumb and make things hum. And the worst of it is he likes it. He likes it. He loves it. The worst of it is he likes it. He likes it. Yes, he does. And the worst of it is he likes it. He likes it. He likes it. He loves it. He loves it. Will you believe me now, I love you and you only. The pink lady doesn't mean a thing to me. Oh, thank you, Lucian. Huh? I love you too. I know, but I also know that you're the worst liar in the world. So, if you say you love her, you must be madly in love with me. Well, then I'll tell the truth, Pink Lady, for the first time in my life. You're as smart as you are beautiful. The Pink Lady with book and lyrics by C.M.S. McClellan and music by Ivan Carriel was dramatized for the radio by Lawrence and Glee. The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American Railroads. Remember that whenever you ship by rail, your money is working in four different ways. It pays for safe, dependable transportation. It helps ensure better and more economical service in the years ahead. It promotes business for industry and jobs for people in all parts of the country. And it means taxes that help pay for the education of your children and the general public welfare. Yes, for the country and for you, it's good business to do business with the railroads. And now here again is Lucy O'Norman. Wasn't it fun doing the Pink Lady together, Gordon? I liked it. You liked it? I liked it. I liked it, too. Well, that's good. Because you'd better get used to seeing me across the microphone from you, Lucy. Yes, we're going to be seeing a lot of each other this summer. And you'll be back half with Dorothy Kirsten and me. And then we're going to be riding the rails here all summer. I've got my bags all packed with stickers that say summer show train. Mm-hmm. And we're inviting the whole country to travel back through the past with it. Starting three weeks from tonight. What's next week, Gordon? Well, Dorothy Kirsten and I will be galloping through Sherwood Forest and the music of the all-time favorite, Robin Hood.