 Roma Wines presents Suspense Roma Wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world Salute! Your health, senor. Roma Wines toast the world. The wine for your table is Roma Wine made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. This is the man in black here for the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California to introduce this weekly half hour of suspense. Tonight from Hollywood Roma Wines bring you Miss Michelle Morgan, Mr. Philip Dawn and Mr. George Caloris in a suspense play dealing with a painting of a beautiful woman and with a lover and a husband and with an assassination for which only the death of one of these three could atone and so with portrait without a face and with the performances of Michelle Morgan as Colette or Philip Dawn as the artist Paul Desjardins and of George Caloris as Charles Gavaud. We again hope to keep you in suspense. It was just twilight as she came out of the Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and stood for a moment on the north steps. She looked across 51st Street at the discreet gray building with the discreet bronze sign saying Furnay Gallery of Modern Art. Richly dressed couple came out of the gallery and the doorman called a taxi. Surely it was safe now. The crowds must be gone. She hurried across the street. The gallery is still open for a few minutes, isn't it? Well I'm sorry Miss. It's just closed not now. Oh you can't be. I've come all the way from Boston and I... Well I'm sorry Miss. We're half an hour past closed and now we open again at 11 tomorrow. 11? But I can't possibly wait over. Do you think five dollars would... No miss. I could even go as high as ten. No miss. I could even go as high as... No miss. Oh but there's a picture on exhibit that I must see. I'd stay only a moment. I must see it really. It's called... I know miss. It's called Portrait Without a Face. Half in New York was in to see it today and the other half will be in tomorrow. And if you'll excuse me now... Wait a moment please. Have... Have you seen the picture? Me? What did I be doing looking at pictures? Wasted time. But I can tell you this. Sure got people talking. One of those critics is in here this morning and you... Hold on miss. Maybe you can go in after all. You see that man coming down from Madison Avenue? That's Paul DeGel, the artist who painted the picture. And maybe if you would ask him... DeGel? Oh no. No thank you. I've changed my mind. I'll... I'll come back some other time. Taxi! Some woman likes to drive you crazy. Even Mr. DeGel. Hello John. How are you? Thank you. Fine. Is the exhibit driving people away? That woman seemed to be in an awful hurry. Huh? She was trying to get in sir. In fact she offered me five dollars. What? She offered me five dollars if I'd let her in and then she raised it to ten. Wait. Wait. She offered you money? That she want to see Portrait Without a Face? That and nothing else sir. She was pretty insistent about it too. She must have known about your work in France Mr. DeGel. Had quite a foreign accent isn't it? Foreign accent you said. John, is Mr. Fernand? Well yes sir. He is. He's in the back. There's some men with him. Good. I want to see those men. I want to see them immediately. Gentlemen. Paul. Gentlemen. The woman we were looking for was here tonight. Yes I'm sure of it. I missed her only by a moment. With every brush stroke I made on this canvas I knew I was bringing her into our hands. I knew she would have to see that Portrait. She had to know how much I knew. I know gentlemen she will be back. Paul. Yes Henry. Will you still have the courage to finish the job when the time comes? When the time comes I'll kill with as little conscience as I will chew down the Nazis who have taken France. That Portrait is without a face gentlemen because I couldn't see her face but she will return and supply that feature. Then we will know her for what she is. She will be back. I'll stake my life on it. Night for suspense. Roma wines bring you as stars. Michelle Morgan and Phillip Dawn with George Calouris. You have heard them in the prologue of Louis Pelletier's story Portrait without a face which is tonight's adventure in suspense. During this intermission of tonight's suspense drama presented by Roma wines let us picture a scene in the fashionable restaurant El Patio in Havana, Cuba. From the next table we hear a Cuban judge of fine wines describe in glowing terms the wonderful climate and soil of our own California. When his American guest points out that his Cuban host has never been to the United States the Cuban answers it is true I've never visited your California but from only such perfect wine country could come sherry of such superb quality as we have enjoyed. Roma California sherry. Yes by their example wine connoisseurs of many other lands tell you that in Roma wines are all the great qualities that must be present in a wine for great enjoyment. It's for this reason these wine experts of other lands import Roma wines from great distances to be enjoyed as a rare luxury but for you this luxury of other lands becomes a daily pleasure because you can enjoy any of Roma wines many different taste appealing wine types without additional charge for import duties and expensive shipment from great distance. These two great Roma wine features superb quality and small cost have made Roma wines America's largest selling wines. Why put off another day your enjoyment of this splendid quality such thrilling taste appeal. I'll spell out the name for you R-O-M-A Roma wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. And now it is with pleasure that we bring back to our soundstage Michelle Morgan Philip Dawn and George Calouras in portrait without a face a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. Where have you been Colette? For a walk Charles a long 50 haven't you. I needed a breath of air. You're lying. You're at the Ferne gallery. Then I'm lying I was at the Ferne gallery. You fool. I told you that they'd kill you once they're sure. Yes you told me Charles. I'm going to bed. Did you see the picture? I'm going to bed Charles. Answer my question. No I didn't see it. What the gallery was closed? Yes. That's good. Good. Well drink. No thank you. Don't mind if I do. I haven't minded what you do since the second week of our marriage Charles. Really? Oh that distresses me. Oh Colette. Yes. Before you go to bed there's something here I want you to read. What is it Charles? This art magazine my dear that just came on the newsstands today contains a charming series of reviews of the exhibit at the Ferne gallery. René Lautrec the French critic has done a little piece on the picture that you're so anxious to see. He heads his review. The murderous. Read it. Please Charles. Don't satisfy your curiosity once and for all begin here. This portrait. This portrait without a face is no ordinary canvas. This is a portrait of a crime. A crime etched on the mind of a man who must have been there to see it happen. One cannot describe the portrait in words. Only in action. This way. The artist is sitting in a darkened room resting from the noise of a party upstairs in the big house. Yes the reception for General Vauban Paris 1939. Go on. The artist. The artist is resting in the darkened room. Suddenly they are two shots the sliding doors to the library open standing in the doorway is the silhouette of a woman in evening dress. Charles. The woman's back is towards the artist. He doesn't see her face at the woman's feet is a hand outstretched the hand of a dead man. Who is the man Colette. All this happens in an instant. The picture is photographed on the brain of the artist a woman in evening dress standing in a doorway her back turn that is a portrait without a face. All right it's time to move boldly. Paul DeGel will have to be put out of the way now. He knows enough to be dangerous. I suppose it's somewhat of a pity to eliminate such a promising young artist he might have gone places. However tomorrow morning you will telephone Paul DeGel at his apartment. You will tell him you saw his name in the art magazine. You will ask him where he's been all these years. You will say that you must see him your voice and it will tremble just a little will convey a message he's been waiting to hear all these years. You love him after all these years you still love him. Yes this is Paul DeGel Colette Colette darling where are you where are you. Yes yes naturally every day every moment of course then the Colton to then at two o'clock dear till then goodbye Paul that was very convincing my dear so much sentiment in your voice see that it doesn't affect your actions it's your life for his Colette so you've told me well remember it stand up let me have a look at you oh yes oh you're crying Colette how touching the lovers parted the lovers reunited April in Paris chestnuts in blossom wouldn't he love to know you married me me of all people and how I'd love to see you to meet Colette what will you say to him what can you say Colette what can I say Paul nothing for a moment just let me look at you with mr odor now no no not yet not just yet yes wait bring us bring us two cherries will I'm change Paul you can see that a little a deepness around the eyes perhaps you've been unhappy Colette yes I wrote you almost every day for a year I couldn't answer Paul Colette why did you run away oh you mustn't ask me was there anyone no no one in my heart no one ever to fill your place I thought when you didn't come back that oh darling you were right to think anything of me I thought of Charles cavo I remember how insane he was about you please Paul don't talk about Charles I thought if you ever married cavo then I'm sorry there's so much I don't know about your life four years oh I knew everything about you press notices I wanted to be a success for you Colette I followed everything you did the prison camp I remember that when you escape to this country your your first exhibit here I have all the clippings oh I was so happy for you Paul I was so glad they believed in you as I did yes you have been good to me in this country very good to me more than I deserve no not more only you're just you I know I've read the reviews of the exhibit at the fairney gallery yes they seem to like that Paul I want to see that exhibit of course Colette anytime no not anytime I want you to show it to me tonight tonight please Paul after after the crowds have gone from the gallery my first look at your work in so many years I don't want to share it with anyone I just want there to be you and I well then that's how you shall have it darling of course I want you to see it I want you to see every piece in the exhibit there is one that has attracted considerable attention portrait without a face oh oh yes I read about that one there was much of my life in the painting Colette certainly much of the past four years but your work on it has been so worthwhile not entirely not just yet Colette do you remember the death of general for Ben for Ben that was some time in 1940 wasn't it 1939 the year you left Paris oh yes that's right as you recall for Ben was a greatest advocate of air power there were people in Paris who hated for Ben and wanted him out of the way your friend Charles Cabot went as newspapers were the general's bitterest enemies and do you know a curious thing Colette what Paul some of the best people in France were duped by Cabot's newspapers into believing that for Ben was an arch criminal yes yes I remember briefly some deluded woman fancied herself a modern Joan of Arc and killed for Ben thinking she was saving her country a woman but they say the crime was never solved it wasn't but it will be I think very soon yes I'm sure that forgive me darling I hadn't meant to burden you with this oh it is yourself you must not burden Paul you have given this matter much of your life much of your thought haven't you all of my thought Colette when I wasn't thinking of you or painting painting when I was painting I thought of you most I think that in every picture there was something of you sometimes the light on your hair sometimes the way you hold your hand even in in portrait without a face is there something of me in that one in in that one two cherries monsieur oh yes thank you uh yes Colette I think that even in that one there's something of you and it's very strange because you well anyway tonight tonight you'll see for yourself to you darling to our reunion Paul to our reunion that's what she said gentlemen to our reunion you are sure Paul that she does not suspect positive she's utterly convinced that I am as blindly infatuated with hers ever she's convinced that in my blindness I shall step out of on the stage she has sat for me we shall see you as set the stage we shall see who portrays the victim it will take courage Paul perhaps there are not many who have your kind of courage no there are not many who have my kind of hate or have waited so long to spend it but have no fear gentlemen you will see that I do not fail you will be with me tonight all of you with you and do not understand I should have said you will be present in the wings just off the stage it's just 10 now in less than an hour my guests will arrive before long you will come into this room to see the portrait the room will be quite dark you will be in the background there will be no way too much time are you ready yes wait which person you're carrying that black one on the table hand it to me good just the right size oh don't look so wide eyed and innocent you've seen a pistol loaded before Charles couldn't we perhaps it would be best for me to have a look in on you and they gel this evening oh please Charles how do I know that you'll do what you're told you said it was his life or mine but you're a sentimental fool you might I'll do what I'm told very well remember I'll be waiting across the street on the cathedral steps I'll give you till 11 o'clock if you're not out at 11 I'll be out yes yes you'd better be set it to fire here's your purse the pistol you see on top watch out when you pay the cab fare yes Charles I'll be waiting for you on the cathedral steps and you have till 11 o'clock do you remember this picture Colette oh Paul of course that was a summer we're at Nice lovely summer wasn't it oh so lovely you see the fishing boat Lyrandel remember her oh too well she made me seasick once but it was a beautiful summer Paul wonderful summer yes yes it was well that's all of the palace pictures now uh now I guess you would like to see the the portrait yes now I'd like to see it it's in the next room they have given it in a room by itself oh take my hand Colette I've kept the lights out in there I want you to sit on the bench then I'll turn the lights on and you will see the picture as as I saw it I mean in my mind's eye yes Paul this way no careful you have two steps down you are trembling Colette I've always been afraid of the dark here's the bench sit here no no no sit here you are in front of the picture now I'm going to turn on the lights hurry Paul I don't like this I just want to give you the full effect of it are you watching straight ahead yes Paul so may I present them my portrait without a face oh Paul oh Paul I thought you would find it effective now we'll put aside pretense you know who that woman is she's Colette standing in the doorway of General Vauban's library the hand of the dead man at her feet is the hand of General Vauban my friend that blood on the floor is the blood of Vauban the blood that is touching the evening slipper of Colette stop it Paul stop it I've waited a long time for you Colette four years I said then that I would make someone pay for the murder of General Vauban we have a committee Colette we formed it back there in Paris in the dark days just before the war broke out the committee knows everything about the people who planned the death of Vauban the committee knows who did the murder itself settling with that person has been my special assignment I have been your special assignment your special prize is that what you mean that's what I mean I don't care really not now you care enough to want to fight back you came here armed oh no no no no don't open your purse I took the trouble to remove the pistol while you were taking off your coat no no not not this one in my right hand that's mine this one this special here it is yours isn't it yes French make the Charles give it to you Charles yes Charles I knew you married Charles I found it out just before I lost track of you two years ago I knew you married Charles and I knew why you told me this afternoon I made you believe that I didn't know about Charles I want you to come up here to the gallery I knew you had to come here to find out how much I knew Charles was right he said it was your life for mine he's very clever Charles do you remember when you first met him I warned you away I remember you were impressed by Charles in his politically wise friends but you didn't know that Charles had sold out his country I didn't know you were duped him to believing that Vauban was a traitor Charles dominated your mind he controlled you as an hypnotist they needed someone to murder Vauban so you were chosen you were to be the savior of France you exalted in the role and you believed it yes up to the very last up to the last moment then I didn't see how I could go through with it I couldn't bear the thought of killing a man you're lying Collette no Paul no listen to me I stood there looking at Vauban the pistol in my hand he looked up he started walking toward me telling me to give in the pistol I felt dizzy oh I wanted to run away to but I I raised the pistol there were two shots and he fell at my feet I dropped the gun then you opened the library door to escape yes I ran out on the terrace and threw the garden I ran blindly and failed then I felt a strong pair of arms left me up Charles was there you told him you had killed Vauban yes I begged him to take me away to I needed someone desperately he promised me to take me out of France and let me forget Paul turn out the light on that horrible picture please the light stays on Collette I want you to keep looking at the picture that picture was painted for a purpose and now the purpose is going to be fulfilled Paul will you believe that I didn't want to kill Vauban four years I've waited Collette now it works out according to plan I didn't want to kill a man I didn't want to go away with Charles but I was in too deep Paul Paul listen to me I've loved you always you must know that after tonight after you're coming here to kill me open my gun Paul open it up you'll see that it's empty I took the shells out on my way here oh I don't you do it Paul it's true I knew I couldn't go through with it not this time not with you it's too late Collette Paul keep sitting on the bench Collette keep looking at the picture don't move just look at the picture Collette the picture listen please listen I'm telling the truth Paul my gun wasn't loaded listen Paul are you all right yes yes I'm all right gentlemen gentlemen may I present the late monsieur Charles Cavo four years four years of painting and planning and waiting take me out of here yes darling Collette I'm sorry I had to do this to you it was the only way to find him I knew he was here to kill again both of us Charles Charles killed Vauban I picked up the pistol you dropped at night Collette it had never been fired Charles was never certain you would have to nerve to go through with it at the last moment he took a hand himself the shots that killed Vauban were fired from the terrace your terror you believe that you died did it Charles let you believe it all these years oh Paul I knew you would follow you here tonight I left the door open for him he came downstairs when we entered his room he could hear us talking I wanted him to hear I needed time time Collette Collette I'm sorry it was the only way to meet him face to face oh Paul don't ever leave me never never leave me never Collette we are together now for always but before we go there's one thing left you see this knife for us that is the end of portrait without a face and so closes portrait without a face starring Michelle Morgan Philip Dawn and George Collurus tonight's tale of suspense Miss Morgan is currently being seen in Warner Brothers passage 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