 Family Theater presents Nancy Gates and Scott Brady from Hollywood the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater presents flight plan starring Nancy Gates And now here is your host Scott Brady Thank You Tony LaFranco Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives if we are to win Peace for ourselves peace for our families and peace for the world Family Theater urges you to pray Pray together as a family and now to our transcribe drama flight plan starring Nancy Gates as Jean Time to get up Don come on up up rise and shine Oh, come on, it's a beautiful morning the sun shining the birds are singing Don I'll pull the covers off get away from this bed. I'll let you have it. Will you please not kidding Now you can just stop pointing your finger at me. This is a gun Don pow No, I didn't warn you. It's almost noon. I'll stick the dog on you. We don't have a dog. Come on I'll come under that blanket Don Don the house is on fire The world is coming to an end now get up or you'll miss it Don If you're married, it's not at all likely that you have as much trouble as I do getting your husband up in the morning Of course, mine's a little different. You see he works nights. Oh, not because he has to He says it's because it's easier to think at night Easier to let the imagination run free and when you're a cartoonist that can be pretty important Don Don you asked me to get you up at 10 30 Don a Flying saucer is hovering over the street in front of the house. So So they want you to move the car so they can land Don What's no use Of course, I've always thought Don's imagination was pretty good at any time of the day And I take how I got into this for instance just how I happen to meet him It never would have happened except for Don's imagination and At least we never would have gotten married or even had that first day Washington International Airport was where it all began. You see being a hostess with transnational airlines I was at the reservation desk checking the passengers on my next flight when I first saw him There you are mr. Jennings. I Hope you and your wife have a very nice flight Your tickets are in this envelope and these are your gate pass Which gate was that gate 5 sir and never flown before you know, everybody keeps tell me there's nothing to worry about Nothing at all, sir Of course, I know that but I would appreciate it if you could tell the pilot not fly too high my wife You know tends to get nervous doesn't bother me unless my wife, you know, yes Gate 5 you say yes, sir 15 minutes. Pardon me. Oh I'm sorry. I didn't see you there. May I help you? Uh You are the reservation clerk. I'm a stewardess, but if it's about tickets, I'm sure I can help you Stewardess Well, it's not not on the Denver flight is it? Yes as a matter of fact, it is Luck, is there something I can do for you? Yes. Yes, you have a reservation for me I believe name is Clifford Don Clifford. Oh, let me see sir Ames Bronson Calder Yes, here. We are Don Clifford one way that'll be $132 and 60 cents fine fine. How you think this covers it. Oh What what scum and voucher? Oh Really, I've never seen one of these before just as legal as a silver dollar Yes, I'm sure it is and it covers the amount right to the penny. Isn't that interesting? May I have my ticket? Oh I'm sorry. Here you are. Thank you Thank you very much Was there something else? Yes, yes, tell me has mr. Church Hill arrived yet Church Hill, I don't believe ball on top carries a cane rather portly gentlemen usually smoking a cigar Not that mr. Church. Oh, I shouldn't have said anything probably traveling incognito I'll miss look. I would appreciate it if you just forget that I said that you mean Winston, please please keep your voice down You mean Winston Church now. I didn't say that did I in fact we agreed to forget I said anything at all Oh my goodness on my flight now, uh, miss uh, Miss coverley Jean coverley. Yes, miss coverley Now mind you I'm just saying that if a rather important person would traveling on your flight And if the government was sending someone along to a well to look after you mean a bodyguard, please lower your voice Sorry What were you gonna say? Saying that if someone were going to look after this important person wouldn't the best place to sit Well, now wouldn't that be the last seat in the plane? Oh, well, let me see Yeah, yes, I think that would be the best place. He could see almost everything from there That's fine. That's fine. That would be right next to where the stewardess is. Yes, sir. That's right. No, that's just fine and miss coverley Anyone's information. Mr. Churchill will not be taking this flight. What do you follow me? Oh, I wouldn't be the word of it. Mr. Clifford not a word good girl. Good girl. See you later You can depend on me. I'm sure of that On my flight and surely hey, oh Yes, the girl at the information desk. She said you people had the next plane out of here Yeah, that's what she said. Yes, sir. We have a plane that leaves in about seven minutes. Huh? Where to non-stop to Denver, sir Good enough. Well, slip us a couple of tickets sister. Come on. Come on. Come on He means tickets girlie will take two tickets, please one way. Yeah. Yeah one way All right, if you gentlemen will just give me your names, please names what do you need names for for the manifest It's just routine Okay, Arnie. Yeah, I think so May I have your names then please John Smith that is that is that is His name is John Smith My name is Bill Bill Smith John and Bill Smith here. We're brothers is what we are. Let's see. That'll be 265 dollars and 20 cents his three bills and here are your tickets. These passes will get you through the gate Did you want me to check that bag? Oh, no, that is that is the it's all right We'll we'll just carry it. What gate was that gate five fine. Come on melt Wait, wait a minute. You forgot to change But I can't it's against the rules. Hi, Jenny. Was there something wrong? Oh Hi, Gail. What's going on? Couple of passengers just ran off and left me a 35 dollar tip. Oh, great Unless somebody finds out about it. I mean, yeah Well, I guess I can give it back to them on the plane Well, I'm officially on duty now. So I guess you can go see all your passengers aboard Have they all arrived? Not all three or four tickets left in the reservation box and the flight isn't sold out Is there anything else I ought to know no, I think How do you like that? I almost forgot forgot what the most wonderful thing I'm really not supposed to mention this but well, I suppose I'll have to tell you seeing that he hasn't arrived yet. Anyway, huh? Well, you'll have to give him his ticket Give who his ticket. What are you talking about? Winston Churchill, that's what I'm talking about Winston Churchill Keep your voice down. No one's supposed to know. Oh Jenny you're nuts. I have it on very good authority whose Well on the authority of of his bodyguard that's who somebody's pulling your leg It's supposed to be a top secret All right. Wait a minute Now before you say anymore, maybe you'd better take a look at this the newspaper. Mm-hmm Go and read what it says Police amaze is two men hold up Washington Bank in broad daylight the first now. Oh, no, no not that here this See this picture This way. Mm-hmm. See who it is and look at the caption. Oh Read it Well says mr. Churchill is being visited by friends and it shows him at his front door in London Somebody's pulling your leg, honey. Well Well, if he thinks he's going to get away with it, he's got another thing coming I was pretty busy until the plane was in the air. So I remember I didn't say anything to Don right away In fact, I didn't say a word until takeoff was completed and the smoking sign was on and I spoke my mind. I Suppose you think that was very funny. No, pardon make a great story for the boys back at the barbershop Barbershop it's only my position mr. Clifford which prevents me from telling you just exactly what I think about a trick like that You're pretty mad. Well, how'd you feel if somebody deliberately made a fool out of you? Well, I didn't do it for that reason. You got to believe that really added what possible reason could you've had? Well, there were two of them both very good ones You see I wanted to make an impression on you. Well, you've done that all right And when I first saw you well, I just thought that you were about the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen in my life I wanted to sit next to you You did Still do Suppose when you put it that way and and you will admit that about the last person in the whole world could travel incognito as Western church I haven't thought of it that way Yes, it is kind of funny, isn't it? Well And come to think of it you you didn't really lie to me just sort of led me along. Yeah It's that way with most people. I mean with most people who have a little imagination But the whole thing could have backfired. I I got pretty angry. Ah, you wouldn't have stayed angry. How do you know that? Because it's pretty hard to have a healthy imagination without having a pretty good sense of humor, too Oh, I never thought of that You know, I bet you look just wonderful in pink What's that got to do with imagination? Nothing If you don't have a pink dress have a blue that have you got anything and say a nice light blue Yes, I have why No, I want to look on flowers to get you Flowers well after all can't have you wearing flowers that clash with your dress now What on earth a dinner dinner? Oh, but then maybe I'd better tell you where we're going So you'll have a better idea what to wear now look now look It's just one of the nicest little places in Denver. Oh, you'll love it soft warm room with a great big stone fireplace Small orchestra on the order of George Shearing, but slower softer Will you see it whole place is illuminated only by candlelight There's a little dance floor that overlooks the colored fountains playing in City Park Lake in the winter Well, what I meant is that a dance floor that overlooks the lake and the parties of ice skaters warming themselves around open fires and oh food Prime ribs of beef that just melt in your mouth Sounds lovely You know, maybe a white dress would be better after all now mr. Clifford. I I can't go out with you I don't even know you no problem. You will by the time we reached Denver That's why I took this seat so we could get acquainted Remember now you want a little my background. You already know my name in 29 years old Oh, by the way, you you are single aren't you yes good good good so my now if you want to work reference right now I work for the government Pardon me. I just happen to be passing by and I heard did you say you work for the government? Yeah, that's right. Oh, no Something wrong with Smith. Yeah Is there something I can do for you? No, no, no lady nothing at all. I'm sorry. Pardon me. Excuse me. I'm sorry Supposed to matter with him. I don't know get all the way down here and turn around went back Maybe see he looked white as a sheet. Maybe I better go see. Oh, no, no, no, don't go. There's nothing wrong with him I really should check. It's my job. You know now. Look, you don't want to embarrass him embarrass him Well, he was a little upset. He's apparently over it by now still any certainly wouldn't appreciate you calling the other passengers attention to his condition I'll only be a minute. Well, you will come right back now. All right. I'll come right back You promise I promise Everything all right, mr. Jennings fine find you a little high just just fine. I thank you. That's good But I tell you he's a fat. I should have spotted him soon. I'm part of my own ears I heard me x-ni x-ni. Huh? What's the matter with? Oh, hello, miss Everything all right. I was just coming to ask you mr. Smith Smith or me you looked as if you weren't feeling too well It was nothing. No, nothing at all feel great never felt better Of course, but if you'd like a little water no nothing nothing fine feel great Well, if you're sure sure healthy as a horse Well, all right, thanks anyway, lady. Oh, would you like me to put that bag up in the rack mr. No, no, I Mean, I mean it's fine right here. Look lady If we want anything we'll call on you. Huh? All right. It's the button right there by the light Great. Thank you And if you have any more trouble, there's a carton under the sea. Yeah, yeah, we know thanks It's all right if you need anything just ring. Yeah. Yeah, thanks, lady Hey, honey, you suppose she knows anything No, I don't know. She was talking on a dick. That's how I heard You want to know what I think? I'll tell you what I think. I think you're out of your mind I think you're losing your grip, but honey. I hate them. I tell you I know voice down I heard him say he was a government man with my own ears Look look me. It's impossible for him to be in our trailer soon. It's just impossible Yes, don't know how they figured it out so quick, but they did you know, honey the feds ain't like local cups But they're not as sharp as all that Robin up bank. I never should have let you talk me into it Let me think will you and then carrying the money over a state line? That's a violation of man actors What it is nothing of the kind well some other act then it's a double compound felony. I'm sure of that Well, if they got us they got us. I ain't gonna give more to work with How what are you doing? Yeah pushing my gun down behind a seat. Yeah, what? Yeah, I Mean you're what I've already done it. I push my gun down behind a seat Why'd you do something like that? So they will find an army ain't supposed to carry a guns violation of parole You're out of your mind, honey. You've got me played you do the same thing. Look just it's still willing to shut up I gotta figure this thing out. Yeah, can't outsmart the fed will you shut up? Now, let me see let me see if this guy If this guy is a fed why hasn't he pincers yet? Why should he? All you have to do is phone ahead and pick us up and then when we get off the plane phone phone How's he gonna phone for my you might be right? He could have sent a radio message So they think they're gonna pick us up in Denver today, honey If they think they're going to then they're going to milk. Would you please let me think I'm working on something Yeah Yeah, I think I'm getting a plan. Hello again. Hey thought you said you'd be right back I had to serve lunch. It's my job if I'd known it would take so long I'd have insisted on helping Feel so good to sit down again. Yeah, I bet that Take care of your duties for a while for a while. I think how's that fellow? What's his name was Smith? Oh him seemed fine. In fact, he asked for seconds on the chicken. So he must have been fine You know something Watching you walk up and down, you know with the tray of serving lunch came new decision Decision about what about you? You know a white dress would be nice pink dress blue and both would be great But it's fine with me if you just wear that uniform when we go to dinner You know, I'd love to have seen you when you're a little girl Bet you really something to see. Oh, I was the funniest-looking girl on the block. No, really. I was I was Spinley and freckles. Oh, come on. It was terrible. What big tails? Oh, no, nothing so glamorous as big tails I had one of those all those haircuts like what's his name Prince value. Oh, yeah, yeah, like the little boy in the paint can And I'd love to see that Oh Here comes another interruption. Oh, it's the other mr. Smith the other mr. Smith. Just keep your hands where I can see him What is there something I can do for you, sir? There sure is lady you Me yeah, you under this overcoat. There's a gun a gun What is this job? Just keep your voices down. We won't have to get the rest of the passengers mixed up in this All right, but what is all this on your feet? They're both here What are you gonna do? I'm taking you both to join my friend of me in the pilot's compartment where we can keep an eye on you Come on. Let's go. All right. The lady goes through the door first Then you bust her and then me go ahead better do what he says gene I'll close the door and we'll have a nice and cozy in here. Oh, I got a moral with me No Hey, what'd you do to the pilot? Nothing. Nothing. What do you tell me nothing? He's lying all over the floor just did what you said you told me if he makes a sudden move I should clobber him. All right, so he made a sudden move He's not dead, but it's no thanks to this man. It looks like he'll be out for quite a while great Just great. I better get some more. You'll stay right where you are look fellas What's going on you two thugs trying to hijack this plane? Oh, he's getting cute as if he didn't know and him a government man these two robbed a bank in Washington They seem to be under the impression that you're a G man, so they want us to land or rather now They want me to land in Kansas City You weren't by any chance a G-man. Are you me a G-man? No, not even a little bit. Well, I don't give me that I heard you say you were with my own is You can't just leave the captain on the floor like that Somebody do something, please. I'll get the first aid kit and bring him around. Just let me get out of this I did hit him you big dumb ox honey He made a sudden move and you told me he's the co-pilot He did that who's gonna fly the plane that is a very good question We'll all be killed. Ah lady. I wasn't taking any chances. I saw him set the plane an automatic product You think I'm stupid. Well, I think you're stupid. You're ruined everything. You're you're you're goof Nink-a-poop Nink-a-poop. Hey fella, he shouldn't talk to you like that. Oh, you shouldn't talk to me like that, honey All the guys I had to tie up with for a partner. This is no time for quarrel. Let him fight, honey Let him fight. You've been a jinx since the day I met you. Oh, a jinx, huh? Oh, you don't have to take that from him. No, I don't have to take that from you Well, I'd like to know what you think you can do about it. You're big dumb ox. You're you're oaf. Go on hit him Go on hit him. Hit him. He's got a gun on me. You sure it's on you? Yeah Okay, now I'll hit him. Thanks, mister. It's all right, John Now since I've got the gun, Mr. Smith I would appreciate it if you put your hands behind you so the lady can tie you up, huh? Put my head. Oh The jig is up, huh? Afraid so Okay, lady. It's that time. I guess I'm smart enough to know you just can't beat the fence Oh, hey, you back so soon? I'm back. How's the prisoner? Oh tied up and strapped in his seat and pilot co-pilot. They're feeling any better. He'll be all right You really can't fly a DC3 DC3 is old stuff to me Has a different name in the Air Force, but it's the same plane Air Force I thought you said you were a government man. I said I worked for the government and I did Just been discharged from the Air Force. That's why I bought my ticket with a government voucher Now come on sit down sit down in the co-pilot seat We've still got some getting acquainted to do that is if we're going to dinner tonight And it was the first of a lot of wonderful dates Don went back to his civilian occupation Cartooning and a year later. We were married We've been living happily ever after never a crossword between us unless it's when I'm trying to get Don up in the morning Don time to get up Don Come on time to get up Alright, I'm up. I'm up. I'm up. Not till you're sitting on the edge of the bed. All right. All right There They make you happy Oh, what's been going on? I've just been telling the people how we met. Oh You mean about the USO dance? Don look honey. Go get me a cup of coffee, huh? But I said it was morning. I won't believe it till you bring me a cup of coffee now scat But I was telling a coffee woman coffee now now No, honey, just coffee That's a great girl So she told you the story about how we met, huh? Which one? About how I was the great white hunter in Africa and saved up in the headhunters Oh, was it the one where I was the first mate of a ship that went down at sea and out of all the passengers She was the only one I saved Now it was probably that airplane one. That's her favorite You know, you can't really blame her though It's more just plain storytelling than lying You see with me doing a comic strip for a living and Jeannie doing most of my plotting for me or Imagination kind of tends to get away from If she ever told you the story about how we really met well just would have bored the socks off No, it's a great girl Looks wonderful in blue This is Scott Brady again If you listen to family theater often chances are you've noticed that our stories usually have happy endings There's a very good reason for that You see most drama whether it be a radio play a motion picture or a television show is designed to help you escape It's meant to be a diversion to help you get out of your own mental surroundings and become a part of the drama Let you through your imagination become one of the characters in the play or associate yourself so closely with a character that for a brief period of time You're more concerned with some dramatized problem than you are with your own real problems If the play is a happy ending if all the leading characters problems are resolved It's likely you come away feeling a little better and a little more hopeful of solving your own problems And of course the reverse is usually true when a player has a sad ending So we usually have happy ones plays games dancing reading good books All of these things that appeal to the play instinct in us are good when used in moderation They help us face problems by giving us a chance to relax for a few moments get away from it all and therefore in a way recharge ourselves The play instinct and imagination are two gifts. God has given us to help us face our own problems They're great gifts But there's one that's a little better Better because it works almost directly on the problem even when it might be too big for us to handle alone I mean prayer prayer is the means through which any difficulty can be faced for through prayer We can call for divine assistance Just by asking our maker for help. We can obtain it That was promised by God when he said Whatever you ask in my name will be given to you and at another time to those who take their problems to the heart of God I Will bestow abundant blessings on their undertakings Divine help is available through prayer Family theater suggests family prayer for the very good reason that it can keep one kind of problem from ever coming up in your home The family that prays together Stays together More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of From Hollywood family theater has brought you transcribed flight plan Starring Nancy Gates Scott Brady was your host others in our cast were Tony Barrett Paul DuBord Lynn Allen Eddie Maher and Jim Nussar The script was written and directed for family theater by Robert Hugo Sullivan with music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini This series of family theater broadcasts is made possible by the thousands of you who feel the need for this type of program By the mutual network which has responded to this need and by the hundreds of stars of stage screen and radio Who gives so unselfish leave their time and talent to appear on our family theater stage to them and to you our humble Thanks, this is Tony Lofrano expressing the wish of family theater that the blessing of God may be upon you and your home and Inviting you to join us next week when family theater will present The ninth floor of the plaza Irene Dunn will be your hostess Join us, won't you? 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