 Lux presents Hollywood the Lux Radio Theatre brings you William Powell and Olivia DeHavilland in Suspicion. Ladies and gentlemen your producer Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen. Not long ago a noted editor sat down to figure out what he called the basic elements of human interest that is the things that interest people most and motivate their thoughts and actions. Love of course was at the top of the list and close after love came fear and then curiosity. Tonight in the Lux Radio Theatre play the RKO screen hit Suspicion we have a mixture of these elements. Two people very much in love whose lives are shadowed by a dark fear and bitter curiosity. And out of this combination comes what I think you'll agree is one of the most absorbing dramas of our time. And to do full justice to it we have as our stars that able master of mystery William Powell and the ever versatile and lovely Olivia DeHavilland. In just a moment we'll start to satisfy your curiosity but first don't forget that we want you to satisfy our curiosity on an important matter. Our tenth anniversary celebration four weeks from today we'd like you to help us select the play and stars you want to hear on that eventful date October the 16th. Write your choice on a postcard address it to me at post office box nine Hollywood 28 California. Your suggestions and your interest are what makes the Lux Radio Theatre a truly national institution. Just as your purchases of Lux toilet soap helped raise this curtain for you every Monday night so you really get two prizes in one package a fine product and fine entertainment. The clock is pointing now to curtain time and here's the first act of suspicion starring William Powell as Johnny and Olivia DeHavilland as Lena with Charles Irwin as Beaky. Let me go let me go. Don't be a little fool what's the matter with you. Let me go. On a hilltop overlooking the English countryside trees bend low before the morning wind smoke gray clouds weaves swiftly across the smoke gray sky against the sky I still awaited the figures of a man and a woman man's arms are about her shoulders she struggles while they practically then breaks away again his arms reach out her hands are caught and held as in a vice. What did you think I was trying to do to kill you nothing less than murder could justify such a violent self defense look at you let me go all I'm just beginning to understand you thought I was going to kiss you didn't you weren't you of course not I was merely reaching around you trying to fix your hair what's wrong with my hair well I'm glad you asked me that it would have been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up are you serious of course I'm serious you always give me the feeling that you're laughing at me no I give you my word what's wrong with my hair let me show you don't back away I'm not going to hurt you let me see yes this will do it what are you thinking of a week ago I'd never even seen. Now here we are on a Sunday morning missing church while I unbraided your hair I think you've done enough fooling with my hair yeah I got a mirror you look splendid I must be quite a novelty by contrast to the women you're photographed with in the newspapers oh well how do you like your hair but don't screw your face up like that to look like a monkey what is your family call you monkey face I'll have to go now I should be late for lunch and anyway if my father saw me come home both late and beautiful you might have a stroke. Are you sure Miss Lena isn't in her room Burton? I knocked her just before I announced lunch. She said she was going to church. What were you saying just before my dear? About Lena. I do wish she'd get married. I don't believe Lena will ever marry. She's not the marrying sort. Anyway she's no need to worry she'll be enough to take care of her. I suppose you're right I'm afraid she is rather spinster-ish. What's wrong with that? The old maid's a respectable institution and Lena has intellect and a fine solid character. Sorry I'm late. Oh Lena dear. Come and sit down. Oh Lena. What kept you so long at church dear? I didn't go to church. I went for a walk. A walk? With a man. A man? Yes his name's John A.sgar. Tom A.sgar's boy? How did you meet him? Fitty he's turned out so wild rough luck on Tom. What do you mean? Well he was turned out of some club for cheating at cards wasn't he? I don't know I didn't ask him. Something unpleasant anyway. What's he doing down here? He's staying at Penn's haze. I shouldn't have thought Lord Middlem would have had him there if he'd ever been turned out of a club for cheating. Well perhaps it was a woman. He was correspondent or something I believe. What ought to have been correspondent? Well anyway I'm going to see him again this afternoon. He's calling for me at three. Miss Lena you're wanted on the telephone. Oh thank you Burden. Stanley she seems quite excited. You propose? Hello? Hello Johnny. What? Oh yes a long time ago. When are you coming at... Oh you can't. Oh yes of course I understand. Yes please write and thank you for calling. Goodbye. This is Miss McClade Law. A telegram. Will you read it please? I will see you yes? Thursday? Yes? At beach you hunt for. Signed Johnny. Yes I have it. Oh Johnny. I believe this is our dance isn't it? Hello monkey face. Hello. Hello monkey face. Hello Johnny. Come on we're getting out of here. Would we come? Of course we can. This way monkey face. Johnny where are we going? Which is your car? This is ridiculous. It's over there. Good come on. Have you ever been kissed in a car before? Johnny. Johnny watch. You mustn't joke with me. I'm no good at joking. I don't know how to flirt. Well I'm not joking I'm serious. Have you ever been kissed in a car? Never. Hmm would you like to be? Yes. Well you're the first woman I've met who says yes when she means yes. What do the others say? I don't know anything but yes. But they kiss you. Well usually. Have there been? Have there been what monkey face? Have there been many? I'm afraid so. Quite a few. Are you always frank with them like this? No. No not particularly. Then why are you frank with me? Because I'm different? No it isn't that. I'm honest because with you I think it's the best way to get results. Johnny I hope I'm not saying the wrong thing. But I love you. No you haven't said the wrong thing monkey face. I think I'm falling in love with you too. But I don't quite like it. That's why I stayed away from you for a week. I was afraid of you. I never thought it would happen like this. Neither did I. Johnny and I were married last night. Married? We're off for a month's honeymoon on the continent. Please forgive me. I love him very very much. How do you like your new house? Oh dark. Because if you don't like it just blame it all on Mr Bailey here. He rented the house while we were on our honeymoon. Yes sir. Even decorated the place. But if you do like it. Oh I adore it. I'm mad about it. Ah well in that case you're talking to the right man because I engaged Mr Bailey didn't I Mr Bailey. Quite right Mrs. A's. Oh Johnny you're a genius. Mr. A's got I still have to be getting along now. So what shall I do about the bill. Oh just drop it on that pretty little table on your way out. Oh yes thank you Mr. A's got thank you Mr Bailey. Oh Johnny I never dreamt I'd ever have such a gorgeous place. Are you sure you can afford it. Look just press that button there on the phonograph. There we are. My dance I believe. Oh yes. Where are we. At the humpball. What else. In Venice. And. And Naples and Capri and Miss. And. Paris. Paris. I bet your father's there. Yes. Oh darling this is a. Oh I forgot your name. Apple sir. Oh yes. Well Apple. A Telegram for you sir. Thank you at all. Oh she seems perfect. It isn't bad news is it. No no no it's my old friend of mine. You could follow me once a thousand pounds. You couldn't spend a thousand could you. A thousand what does he want it for. And if I know probably because I borrowed it from him. You borrowed it why. Because I was going on a honeymoon with the loveliest girl in the world. I want to be happy. Did you have any money of your own. Not really. But I thought I had the impression. Johnny are you are you broke. I've been broke all my life. Why didn't you tell me and what ever made you take this extravagant house. What I didn't think you'd want to live in a shack like you's going to come into plenty of money some day wait minute I can't quite get this into my head were you thinking my inheritance when you Oh I don't know what to say. Oh darling really isn't it silly to spend the best years of our lives waiting why not be comfortable now Johnny I'm just beginning to understand you you're a baby oh I know you didn't marry me for my money but my income will never pay for all this. Well what about your father but I couldn't possibly ask my father or even other you saw how strange she was when she met us at the station anyway you wouldn't actually want to live on your wife's allowance would you of course not that well I suppose that the worst comes to the worst and there was no other way out of it well I suppose I'd have to what borrow some more I haven't touched all middle of me yet you ought to be good for a month or two's housekeeping I think you must be mad now darling that's not Johnny listen to me well there's going to be no more borrowing but what else is there to do you've got to go to work work yes work you mean put on old clothes and go out with a shovel don't be slipping what do you mean I'm afraid you're a bit of a dreamer darling you realize that in order to be a plumber or carpenter or an electrician darling you haven't been around there are all sorts of jobs Johnny well I'm broad minded let's have some tea and talk it over we can make out a list of jobs might be fun oh who's that it's right there behind you darling hello oh hello mother oh yes yes it's wonderful a most beautiful house would you tell father how badly I felt oh he is oh wait wait a minute till I tell Johnny Johnny yeah father is sending us a wedding present no mother told him how happy I looked and oh I can't tell you how much this means to me me too yes father yes go on ask him when he's sending it it's coming right away by messenger well uh invite them over for dinner and uh if you can slip it in just say that we were in the throes of job hunting when he telephoned oh Johnny really you are the limit what father yes Johnny and I were just discussing that very subject and he had several interesting ideas on the kind of job he'd like to do there's a messenger from general McLeod law oh it's just come father hold on believe me a little yes I think I know what it is oh Johnny you'll be thrilled in here please oh it is oh how wonderful Johnny look uh what uh what is the thing it's a chair darling a queen and chair oh we had them in the family before I was born here's another one man how many more for heaven's sake just these two sir he sent us both of them oh Johnny these are our first heirlooms to be handed down to our children and then to their children well that's the thing to do with them all right oh I must tell him oh father you're so good too that it makes me want to cry yes you've made me very happy oh you've made Johnny very happy too oh yes wait a minute father he wants to say something to you no I don't say something very nice these chairs really belong in the museum go on uh hello general yes yes but uh really uh shouldn't you have sent them to a museum oh well naturally we're thrilled a job oh yes yes uh lean and I were just going into that well I have several excellent opportunities I just received a letter from my cousin captain Melbaek he uh he wants someone to manage his estate for him I thought I'd take the job well I'm glad you'll prove yes yes we'll uh we'll get together soon goodbye sir that was a story about captain Melbaek wasn't it listen to this letter we'll give you an idea the fullest consideration let me know if you would like to take the job you're sincerely George Melbaek did you have this letter all the time I did why didn't you tell me well because dear I never dreamed I'd be using it any more than I ever dreamed that we'd be receiving these two beautiful chairs hello Ethel mr. A's garth at home yet no man but there's a gentleman waiting for him in the drawing room oh thank you Ethel I'd say nice place old Johnny's got here oh I'm beaky twig you must be old Johnny's wife yes I am didn't he ever tell you about me beaky oh you're beaky I haven't been driving by I thought I'd just pop in cup of tea I've heard so much about you mr. twig Johnny told me about you too ran into a newbie races last week the races oh but my foot into the usual huh well why me says didn't he tell you but Johnny has a job he couldn't have been at the races besides he's given up betting oh he has has he but don't you believe it not Johnny he's a great lad he is you mustn't mind Johnny cutting up that's what makes him Johnny besides he thinks you're a topper once you sit down mr. twig I'm sure Johnny oh something wrong yes there were two chairs here this morning before I left chairs disappeared have they yes apparently were they expensive yes they were they were museum pieces Queen Anne that's Johnny he'll be the death of me don't you understand no I don't I bet you twenty to one old Johnny a sold them sold them what for the money of course fellas gotta pay us racing debts hasn't they you know these bookies don't trust a chap for long not a chap like Johnny that is I don't believe you I don't believe a word you say oh put my foot in the game have I idea you mustn't take it so seriously after all it's Johnny wonderful chap Johnny he couldn't have sold them he wouldn't without asking me I'm going to start at home at all yes sir here he comes now don't tell him a word I've said but if you want to see Johnny it is very best you just say something about chairs biggie Johnny how are you doing fine what are you doing here I just probably didn't see you all good good well I'll have my little monkey face hmm what's the matter darling nothing why are you sure your wife seems to be missing some chairs old boy uh biggie your pipe's not lit let me give you a match thanks old boy about those chairs old bean the missing chairs old man oh yes yes the chairs well I suppose that American must have come for them this morning what Americans oh didn't I tell you darling oh stupid up me well he dropped by about a week ago friend of metalbacks go on old man anyway he admired the chairs offered a hundred a piece for them anybody would take that I wouldn't oh wouldn't you really dare well that never occurred to me why didn't you mention it I'm sorry darling I thought I did oh that's all right they're gone they're gone they're gone all right shall we change for dinner you're an angel hold on a minute you say he offered you a hundred a piece from that's right let's have a look at the check who he'll send it along I bet you ten pounds you're shilling you wouldn't dare let your wife pick up the telephone and ask old Mel big or or whatever his name is if he ever saw this American are you implying that my husband is a liar mr quate oh now monkey face don't mind Vicky he's only joking well I prefer jokes on other subjects are you staying for dinner dinner I'm spending the weekend unless you throw me out Johnny's friends are always welcome as long as they remain Johnny's friends in a few minutes mr DeMille and our stars William Powell and Olivia DeHavilland will be back with act two of suspicion and now Libby Collins our Hollywood reporter tell us Libby what's the latest hat mr Kennedy hat something new and quite different than hat you mean the wind-blown hapless vogue is out Libby it will be when women try on these new styles toks they call them with their clothes fitting trimmings of flowers and feathers for they're so utterly feminine no woman can resist them and no man either I might add if that's a toke you're wearing right now Libby I believe you oh I thank you mr Kennedy you know styles are going to be very soft and feminine this year frills and fru fru are the vogue Irene Donne one of the loveliest and best dressed stars in Hollywood has one of these 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Danil returns to the microphone act two of suspicion starring William Powell as Johnny and Olivia DeHavilland as Lena with Charles Irwin as Beaky a week has passed but in Lena's mind there is still a dim shadow of doubt a faint indefinable fear the dawning of suspicion now on the quiet main street of the town she meets the local celebrity a writer of mystery stories oh hello Isabelle I've just been admiring your display in the bookshop murder on the footbridge yes they're doing very well by it I'll join it oh he's fine he's not an admirer of yours I don't believe there's one of your stories he hasn't read blended but the way have you seen Talbrook's window the antique shop not lately well my dear they've got the both beautiful things two lovely old queen and chairs I'd give my soul to own them chairs lovely but goodbye dear I'll see you for dinner soon yes of course I'll phone you Lena I'll back so soon Beaky I owe you an apology good I mean for four I'll explain to you later oh you seem to be all hot under the collar must be about old Johnny my dear you mustn't be angry with Johnny it's a waste of time now if you want to get sore with me that's different I annoy everybody always did you know Beaky where are you hello oh I don't move either of you I must watch the expressions on your faces so what do you got most packages old being Beaky this is a red letter day Lena look do you remember that little necklace you admired in Regent Street here well and Beaky here's a little present for you what is it old being oh sick darling do you remember this coat oh I saw the hungry eye you gave it the last time we were up in London it's yours well what'd you say Johnny I don't understand what made you do all this oh dear don't be angry Johnny I want to know what this is all about yes what's it all about old baby well my friends I have the pleasure of announcing that the good old couples run today and I happen to affect the winner a 10 to one shot ladies and gentlemen and I had 200 pounds on him 200 pounds at 10 to 1 like that's 2000 quid darling what's happened to your tongue I suppose you disapprove of my betting oh come on darling smile Johnny where did you get the 200 pounds like so girl that's not a very tactful question where did you get it oh you know very well there was no American I got it for the chairs of course you sold the chairs to gamble all your money on a horse well not exactly I owed the bookies the money I got the 200 pounds to pay them off but then along king this hot tip thought darling give us a smile now come on old girl oh I know what you tickle a chin and I'll make a noise like a duck now no good biggie no good no oh I forgot something darling look uh this is a receipt from a certain antique shop paid in full for a certain pair of chairs they'll deliver within the hour oh Johnny there she's smiling I joke so she is oh darling darling well done old bitch I say what about celebrating uh trust beaky to say the right thing at the right time look at me darling happy yes of course she is here all in a this is yours old girl thank you bitch here's yours old bean ah now for a touch so wait a minute beaky what are you drinking brandy oh justice once I'll be oh you know that's not good for you oh well maybe just this once oh thanks monkey face I drink to the last bet that will ever be made by Johnny Hayes God the last bet old bean bottoms up eh beaky what's the matter with him sit down beaky here Johnny get some water get off it won't help I've seen this happen before there's nothing much you can do about it well open his collar he can't breathe it's no use darling it'll either kill him or it'll go away by itself sorry old bean one of these days it'll kill him good afternoon Mrs. Hayes God good afternoon it's my husband in his office Mr. Hayes God why no when you expect him well I really couldn't say uh perhaps you'd like to talk to Captain Belbeck yes I would very much please this way Mrs. Hayes God to see you sir oh come in Mrs. Hayes God what a pleasure to see you good afternoon Captain Belbeck do sit down thank you Captain Belbeck I don't want to impose on you but your Johnny's cousin as well as his employer I thought I'd come in and see you of course I've been feeling very badly about Johnny ever since I had to discharge him discharge now don't worry Mrs. Hayes God I told him I wouldn't prosecute I don't understand I told him I wouldn't prosecute what on earth are you talking about when did you discharge him six weeks ago we had an unexpected audit the count showed a deficit of two thousand pounds when I looked into Johnny's records I'm terribly sorry Mrs. Hayes God he should have told you Johnny I am leaving you it is very important that we never see each other again Lena yes Ethel told me she packed your grips yes then you heard yes I've heard I'm so sorry darling terribly sorry this telegram just came from the doctor tells how it happened telegram deeply regret your father died early this morning in heart failure your mother wishes you to come at once oh hi darling a little been a nasty week for you I'd be glad to get you home Lena you ever have any regrets you married me why do you ask that well I was thinking of the will seems pretty obvious that your father would have left you a lot more than his porter if you've been anybody else but Mrs. John Hayes God oh is that what you meant you have an answer my question what about you have you any regrets monkey face marrying you is the one thing I've never changed my mind about do you really mean that Johnny yes I really mean that I want nothing but to spend the rest of my life with you and if you were to die first I'd know you were to die first but listen what about you I couldn't stop loving you if I tried have you tried yes once when and I found out you lost your job with Captain Melvitt how long have you known just last Friday who told you Captain Melvitt I met him did you tell you why no I suppose you tell me why oh well we just didn't get along I say it's quite nice here shall we uh start to look to see so here quite a drop off this cliff wouldn't it why didn't you get along with Captain Melvitt oh I don't know he's a bit of an old foley you know monkey face I have always had the notion that the secret of success is to start at the top the way to make money is to think in a big way look at all this land for instance look at the view from these cliffs now why isn't something done about it if I had 10,000 pounds or still better 20,000 I could start a development here or you'll need 20,000 pounds uh-huh but 30 like 10,000 wouldn't have heard a bit 30,000 pounds that's all I'd need to get straight for that old thing of course now are you see Vicky this is the ground plan wonderful old thing ended to put the large hotel up there on the cliff that's the idea hello what's going on in here monkey face we're organizing a real estate company we're about to buy a very beautiful piece of land right by the sea what a view what's and what air then we sell profit I see but you will need financing for all this of course we'll have you found someone to put up the money because who oh I see well the idea is mine but the money is Vicky's and the corporation well Vicky borrows against some security has in Paris now the company is going to be in my name yes darling now let me show you how simple it is does Vicky understand it oh perfectly I think I beg your pardon mr. days gas yes at all you're wanted on the phone oh thank you at all uh excuse me Vicky all right oh man now Vicky please explain it to me will you will you see my dear girl will you see we we buy up this land then we sell part of it that gives us a hundred percent profit then on the other part we build something or other oh yes but from whom do you buy the land to whom do you sell it well that shouldn't be difficult do you think Vicky isn't it about time you grew up I sell girl you're scolding yes you need a scolding do I yes you do shall I go and stand in the corner Vicky you're not being fair to Johnny I sell girl that's a bit thick you know why he's the president of the whole belly thing Jake gets a salary likes his own chicks yes that's what I mean I'm strong about that yes what is wrong about it well Lena I sell the inliness tell me you're a bit soft in the head is that it well it sounded like that to me uh Vicky hadn't you better be changing for dinner right I'll be now only a jitter what right had you to interfere in my affairs but I wasn't really I was only you're only what well I was only trying to tell Vicky that he shouldn't leave everything to you it's it's not as if you were both experienced businessman what the devil do you know about business oh very little I only suppose be taking seriously you're ruining the whole scheme you realize that yes but if it was good well that's my business not yours I say it's good it's good but I don't want any interference from you or anyone else the clear yes that's clear yes who is it yes Johnny I uh well I thought you might like to know I'm calling off the real estate plan why what happened oh I don't know perhaps the land isn't any good so perhaps I don't like the idea of risking Vicky's money or perhaps it's a stiff job and I'm too lazy I don't know what it is but every time I play anagrams I can only make three letter words do you be do you be no such words try this do you be teased out thank you old girl your turn dear Johnny I don't see why you want to call off this real estate scheme it's no good the corporations formed already the management put up in your name old boy the deal's off Vicky why do we have to drive all the way up there to look at it well I won't be responsible for calling the scheme off without first proving to you it's no good we're going up there early tomorrow morning take a look why are you so insistent because as I told you I won't be responsible all right old boy what's the word you've got there Lena MULDER no such word is there try the R instead of the air murder that's better murder Johnny I don't like going up there in the morning why do we have to go too early now Vicky murder oh well we have to let's get on with the game your channel girl money in his name I say Lena the edge of the cliff stay away Vicky Lena I say he'll put you off he'll kill you murder murder murder Lena what's the matter Lena give me a hand here Vicky she's fainted kind of Mr. Asgard leave why about seven man and Mr. Thwait went with him yes ma'am why didn't you wake me well Mr. Asgard said not to disturb you what card do they use well ma'am I don't put car which one oh that's Mr. Asgard now ma'am he's come back morning here Johnny feeling better what's the matter you're white as a sheet where where's Vicky what hello girl hi silly oh very better Lena what is it oh Johnny oh darling I'm so glad well what's for this I've only been away a few hours it seems like a thousand years yeah it seems like they had to meet too oh shut up Vicky it was nothing nothing I came vainer to lose my life you call it nothing you nearly lost your life came very close to it let's drop the subject no go on Vicky I want to hear about it well very well on top of the clip I was trying to turn my car near the edge was Johnny in the car no it was a few feet away go on well I didn't realize I was backing the car toward the edge but I was and although Johnny hadn't taken a fly and leap and grabbed the break I should have been kingdom come by now Johnny saved your life oh Johnny I can never tell you what this means to me for you darling yes it means a good bit to me too I think the old fella deserves reward how about a night out sports celebrate not me old being oh well I was very kind of you Vicky but uh don't you have to go to Paris Paris yes yes of course so I do my skirt is I've I've got to go over there and catch the arrangements for why don't you come over with me oh the cad seems to forget I'm a married man say I tell you what I might do Vicky I might drive up drive up as far as London with you how about that monkey face yes monkey face I mean uh Lena you let it come well it seems to me that yes I know a job well it seems to me that I'll have much more chance of getting a job in London than I would around here yes of course you will do let him Lena well I don't see very well how I can stop yes Ethel there's an inspector Hodgson in the hall ma'am he wants to see Mr A's guard showing me an Ethel very good ma'am will you come this way please sir thank you Mrs A's guard yes my name's Hodgson inspector Hodgson from the county police how do you do I understand your husband's not in ma'am no he's been up in London for two days well perhaps you might be able to help yes of course I believe you know a Mr Thwait yes he's a close friend of my husband well I don't know how to put it quite perhaps it would be easier if I showed you this in this afternoon's paper right here ma'am Englishman found dead an Englishman met with a mysterious death in a house in Paris he's believed to be a Mr Gordon Carkin Thwaiter I'm sorry to have to do this ma'am but we're making inquiries for the Paris police they found some papers on Mr Thwait's person which indicate he just formed a corporation with your husband what what did the French police think caused the death well this is a copy of a telegram that we received from Paris Thwait visited the place in the company of another Englishman on arrival Thwait ordered a bottle of brandy according to one of the waiters Thwait's companion asked for the brandy to be served in large beakers apparently as a result of a bet between the two men Thwait filled one of these beakers to the brim and drank it all the other man was not present when the actual tragedy happened I'm sorry ma'am but do you or your husband happen to know of any friend of Mr Thwait who might have been there with him no then perhaps you could enlighten us about this corporation yes I believe I can my husband had planned a real estate development with him Mr Thwait had gone to Paris to dissolve the corporation thank you ma'am that's all good day good day hello oh God we are speaking Mr A's God he left left when yesterday morning no no it doesn't matter thank you this is CBS the Columbia Broadcasting System in a few minutes Mr DeMille and our stars William Powell and Olivia DeHavilland will return in act three of suspicion and now here's a very reasonable question from an American housewife now that it seems likely the war in Europe may soon come to an end why should I keep on saving my used cooking fat why Mrs America because the need is still critical perhaps more critical than ever but will that be needed as urgently to manufacture war materials and medicines to send abroad after Germany's defeat there's still Japan remember this too the Japs still have the fat they hold the countries from which we used to import about one billion pounds of fats and oils each year a billion pounds that's a lot of fat it is indeed enough to help manufacture the supplies of ammunition medicines parachutes and other war materials that must keep on going to our fighting men abroad remembered to our domestic production of fats is short it has had to fall off during the war well I guess I better keep that salvaged in handy on the stove just as I've been doing you're doing a necessary patriotic service when you continue to save every drop of used kitchen fats and turn them into your butcher every bit you throw away may deprive one of our men of some vital thing he needs the war isn't over till our boys come home we need to keep on doing everything we can to get them home sooner fats are essential materials of war don't waste them save them every day turn them into your butcher remember he still gives you four cents a pound and two red ration points for every pound you turn in that's the message your government sends you here's what Mr. Lee Marshall director of distribution war food administration tells you saving used fats is not a glamorous task it takes effort but it is one that only you the american housewife can perform for the country we ask you to continue the wonderful job you were doing to help speed final victory and now mr. de mill returns to the microphone when the play is over we hope you'll join us behind the scenes for an informal chat with our stars now here's act three of suspicion starring William Powell as Johnny and Olivia de Havilland as Lena Lena's mind the sharp sting of suspicion has given way to the dull sickening ache of certainty certainty that her husband her husband is a murderer returning to the house he stands framed in the doorway looking at her she turns toward him with fear in her eyes you've read about beaky her that's terribly fond of beaky were you yes I love that silly generous good hearted fool did you of course I did next to you I loved him more than anybody in the world next to me oh poor monkey face here I am thinking only of myself forgetting about you you liked him too didn't you I liked him very much the police were here oh what do they want they wanted you to help them they had a telegram in Paris and it seems there was an Englishman who made it a bit yes I know the whole story was in the late edition what else the inspector wants you to phone him he thought perhaps you could help identify this Englishman what do you tell them uh did you mention the corporation naturally I told him that he was planning to dissolve it I wish you'd let all that to me hello uh which the police station please what else did you tell them that's about all hello uh hello inspector this is John Asgard yes well I drove up to London with him Tuesday evening yes I saw him off at Croydon airport no no I uh stayed in London until this afternoon at my club Lena how nice to see you sit down there Isabel you know I couldn't put my light out until three this morning I was so interested in your last book I had to come over and talk to you about it that's the nicest compliment I ever got I was completely fascinated by the way your villain enticed his victim across the footbridge knowing his bridge had been sawn through and he also knew his victim couldn't swim don't forget that well what I want to know is this would you call that an actual murder well from a moral standpoint there's no question at all it is murder I suppose it is what does Johnny think Johnny oh I hadn't discussed it with him well I think he'd be interested the same situation with his friend of his in parents the same well that brandy business is just like my footbridge by the way this brandy thing isn't new at all you know it's been done before oh yes and in real life too I have it here a book called the trial of Richard Palmer oh where is that book the trial of oh I remember where it is it's in your house yes Johnny borrowed it a week ago hello hello may I speak to mr. A's scarf please he isn't in this is mrs. A's scarf speaking well this is the guarantor's life insurance company yes would you tell mr. A's scarf if there's been a slight delay in replying to his inquiry that we've written him fully and he should get our letter in the morning yes sir replying to your inquiry regarding a loan of fire policy we regret that such a loan cannot be granted according to the terms of the policy payments can only be made in the event of your wife death if you morning dear and they left this for me what's the matter nothing you're not shivering are you oh why the bit of a chill cold and all this sunshine oh my poor little shivering baby how do you feel now better much good what are we doing tonight we're going to Isabel to dine oh what a bore let's get back to that new book of yours Isabel you mean to tell me that a fellow sits down at a piano starts to strum and in two seconds later he shot is that the idea a certain note on the piano was wired to revolver concealed in the wall oh I don't care much for that Isabel you're slipping old girl what's wrong with it too complicated you're going to kill somebody do it simply how would you do it simply Johnny oh I don't know dear just use the most obvious method for instance well poison just use the first one that came to my mind say arsenic arsenic can be traced in the body of course but it isn't always no it's very minute there are probably hundreds of murders walking about Johnny do you suppose those murderers are happy oh I don't know I shouldn't have been but anyway Isabel it seems to me that by now somebody would have discovered a poison that can't be traced but sir what about it isn't that an untraceable poison no do such things Isabel you're hiding something from me Johnny you're locking up what about Ethel well it's Ethel tonight off she won't be back till morning what about Cook have you forgotten Cook's away on a holiday oh darling you're shivering again you suppose you're catching cold yes I think that's what it must be oh well we'll have to tuck you into bed get you nice and warm come on no Johnny please please don't what's the problem Johnny I'm in the state tonight I I don't know why but I'd like to be alone would you mind sleeping in your dressing room of course I'd mind please Johnny I I haven't been sleeping very well lately oh I understand you used to sleep badly when I wasn't here now you all right that's where you feel about it tonight come on Nina wake up dear feeling better yes yes I hello darling yes Bill I came over this morning we were quite worried about you leave this morning I've been asleep all day the doctor gave you a pill darling that's all you needed rest I'll run down until Ethel picks up a right back oh he's won in a million at Johnny of yours isn't he I warn you if you leave me alone much longer with him my career will soon be over he flirted with you I suppose flirted worse than that he's running all my secrets out of me did you tell him anything today did I hold now honestly have you ever been able to deny Johnny anything it was about that poison wasn't it yes it was and if he writes a story on that one before I do leave it imagine a substance in daily use anyone can get it and within a minute after taking the victim's beautifully out of the way and mind you it's undetectable after death whatever it is painful not even these in fact I should think it would be a most pleasant day but your sandwich and a glass of milk you might drink the milk before you go to sleep I'll just leave it here good night darling you let me help you pack oh there's no need to I what's the matter with you this morning you're still annoyed with me aren't you no Johnny really I I still don't feel well that's all and a few days it's your mother's will do more good than staying at home well it's it's not exactly that don't you understand mother telephoned me she got on that phone awfully early it seems to me well mother gets up early I I happen to mention that I was a bit nervy and and before I knew it I I'd agreed to spend a few days with her all right I'll run down and get the car ready oh no don't uh I'll drive it myself I prefer to drive you you're going so fast Johnny well you want to get there don't you did you did you have to go by this road why not it's a short way isn't it there's the hotel site another thing I fail that let me go what's going to stop it stop it good at the pool stop it I've had enough how much do you think a man can bear you turn me out of your room you go running away to your mother's now you shrink away from me so you hated me so my wife Lena but I thought you almost killed his both back there because you have to pull away from me even when I was reaching over to save you from falling out of the car well you don't have to put up with me anymore Johnny wait where are you going first I'm taking on your mother's and then what don't worry I won't bother you again Johnny you mean you're going to Johnny why were you asking yourself about that point and what were you planning to do with Johnny you were going to kill yourself yes but I changed my mind I'm going back see it through prison time and you mean Mel back that money took I can't pay it back I made the last attempt to raise the money when I went away with beaky Paris I went to Liverpool I tried to borrow your insurance but it didn't work you mean you were in Liverpool when beaky then you didn't go to Paris course do you think I'd have let some idiot get pulled be that brandy of a head oh Johnny if only I'd known this is as much my fault as yours I was only thinking of myself not what you were going through if I'd really been close to you you could have confided in me that you were ashamed of it or if I'd only understood oh Johnny it'll be different now we'll make a difference people don't change overnight Lena I'm no good let's turn back Johnny let's go home and see it all through together oh it won't work it will work I know it will Johnny please you can't shut me out turn the car around and let's go home please Johnny I'll get in the car Johnny where are we going we're turning back we're going home well in a matter of suspicion that tonight's performance will be long remembered by millions of listeners to the luxe radio theater and for that we can thank our stars William Powell and Olivia to have them thank you Cecil you gave us a great play when you picked suspicion now you ought to be an authority on mysteries Bill one of the best bits of news I've heard is that you're going to do another picture in the thin man series but Bill for the thin man haven't you been putting on a little weight Olivia how can you say that well I'm scared of my own shadow you mean it looks as if a crowd were following you but wait I have come from my iron constitution every morning when I get up I turn on those exercises over the radio and do them no my wife does I watch it Bill I don't understand you when I was your age I used to think nothing of a 10 mile walk I don't think much of it myself but look if you want to know I'm on an a diet an a diet what's that a steak a baked potato a piece of pie sounds like army ration well it goes to the front well in spite of all you say about me I'll confess you're looking as lovely as ever Livy yes isn't she and now that I planted it for you subtle you wouldn't like to tell us one of the reasons would you may no no oh come on plenty of fresh air sunshine and lux toilet soap I'll say it for you but there's no need to be modest about a TV I use luck to the Lux toilet soap faithfully and it does wonder well thank you Olivia and I think we'd better take back all we've said about Bill figure or he'll dial us off his radio next Monday night not when he is what's coming up TV what do you have a next Monday subtle play I think you'll like well the RKO romantic comedy lucky partner and our stars will be Donna Michi and Lucille Ball with Jack Carson it's the story of two young people falling in love who stake their future on a horse race when you gamble both love and horses you're writing for plenty of excitement but it sounds like another entertaining evening TV will be listening good night good night good night good night I have a suspicion you'll be back soon our sponsor the makers of Lux toilet soap join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux radio theater presents Lucille Ball and Donna Michi in lucky partners with Jack Carson this is Cecil B Demille saying good night to you from Hollywood next month October 16 the Lux radio theater celebrates its 10th anniversary on the air we'd like you to share on this celebration by helping us select the play and stars you'd like most to hear send your suggestions on a postcard to see B Demille post office box nine Hollywood 28 California or use the ballot with your Lux toilet soap dealer will be glad to give you suspicion was presented through the courtesy of RKO producers of bride by mistake Olivia de Havilland will soon be seen in her latest Warner Brothers picture devotion William Powell appeared through the courtesy of Metro Golden mayor producers of the Technicolor picture Kismet heard in tonight's play where Charles Irwin is beaky Lois Corbett Vernon steel Gloria Gordon Charles seal Dwayne Thompson Eric Snowden and Claire Verdera our music was directed by Louis silvers this program is broadcast to our fighting forces overseas through cooperation with the armed forces radio service and now an announcement aimed straight at the fun loving hearts of America's people your beloved old friends Amos and Andy are returning to the air on Friday night yes the boys are back again with their big cast in their grand half hour show their guest for Friday evening John Charles Thomas famous Metropolitan opera star will be a riot in his Amos and Andy role there will be super music and as you know each broadcast is a complete episode so see your paper for time and station and don't miss Amos and Andy on this Friday this is your announcer John N Kennedy reminding you to tune in again next Monday night 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