 Lux presents Hollywood radio theater brings you Loretta young William Holden and David Bruce in Christmas holiday ladies and gentlemen your guest producer mr. William Keely greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen probably no modern writer has given us more extraordinary situations in his stories more excitement and suspense and drama than W. Summers at morning tonight we bring you Universal's adaptation of his recent novel Christmas holiday the compelling story of a woman whose life is shattered by a tragic crime who finds herself caught between a hopeless love and a man who tries to free her from its bondage that woman is portrayed tonight by one of Hollywood's outstanding stars Loretta young making her 18th appearance on this stage co-starred with miss young is David Bruce from the original screen cast of Christmas holiday also William Holden who just last week received his honorable discharge from the Army Air forces and is making his first return appearance in radio I had the privilege of following Bill's career when I was in the same branch of the service and also the privilege of following the productions of this theater broadcast overseas by short wave I can honestly say those broadcasts were as much of a blessing to men in isolated islands steaming jungles and waste deserts as a cake of luck so and that is no exaggeration if people knew how much small luxuries like a cake of luck soap are appreciated overseas I'm sure we'd all be doubly grateful for them here at home grateful to that Lux can bring us three fine stars Loretta young as Abigail William Holden as Jerry and David Bruce as Robert in Universal's Christmas holiday our curtain rises on the first act December 24th 1944 through heavy skies a transcontinental plane wings its way westward among the passengers are two young Army officers on holiday furloughs Jerry Jerry will be in Nashville in a few minutes why don't you change your mind get off with me I thought we weren't going to talk about sorry but you're my best friend and we've got to talk about it that telegram you got in camp what was it what did she say okay she got married she got married yesterday she wishes me happiness that's all it said it's tough Jerry yeah gonna use for a wedding ring here's one you can have cheap and you're going on the frisco just the same that's right why suppose you do see her what good lad do you look Jerry get off with me we could have a terrific time it's practically sorry but I'm going Jerry forget her forget her as fast as you can now you're not gonna make a fool out of yourself just because I've already made a fool out of myself and she's not gonna get away with it look Jerry that's all I've got to say oh maybe you'll change your mind later you could always get off a new audience pipe down and lay off well I suppose you know what you're doing yeah I know just what I thought you said we were coming in New Orleans stewardess we're just outside of New Orleans sir this is our alternate airport oh gosh some rain lieutenant wake up lieutenant oh I guess I must have dozed off we're making a landing just outside of New Orleans nothing wrong just unfavorable weather ahead oh how long we laying over we really don't know lieutenant we're taking all the passengers to a hotel just in case we have to stay here for the night now if you've all registered here at the desk ladies and gentlemen you can go to your rooms we're keeping in constant touch with the airport and we'll advise you as soon as we learn anything pardon lieutenant yes I'm Simon Fenimore the evening inquirer you wanted the party that made that emergency landing that's right oh anything happen anybody hurt no nothing happened not a thing I was afraid of that thanks take your bags lieutenant oh yeah yeah room 1012 this way sir look I suppose I could get anything to eat down here dining rooms close sir but you can probably get a sandwich at the bar okay here you can go on up at the bank thanks no I've been watching you yeah what's the matter Christmas kind of getting you down have a drink lieutenant no thanks no oh Steve yes mr. Fenimore double Scotch straight yes oh you sure you won't change your mind lieutenant it's just a plain old shatterbox aren't you look I don't want to seem like I forget it forget it I'll leave just as soon as I finish my drink something's wrong huh I bet you I can guess you figured on being in San Francisco bright and early Christmas morning and he trapped like a rat in New Orleans am I right well I had sort of plan I thought so planes all grounded trains sold out wait a minute I got an idea if anybody can fix anything I know the one who can and you and I go in there what are you talking about about a place called the Maison Lafette and a dame called Valerie de Morrow oh she's greatest little fixer south of Chicago come on now wait a minute I don't get it what and where well it's a nightclub may maybe not too high class but who cares I'm I'm the public relations counsel yeah press agent well thanks but I've got to stay here there's no telling when they may resume my flight oh just leave word at the desk where you've gone you think that's a course course it's a besides what have you got to lose believe me they don't roll second tenants at the Maison Lafette they don't generally have more than a couple of bucks on them and a picture of a sweater girl come on what do you say well just what you said what have I got to lose this is the lady I was telling you about Valerie de Morrow Jerry Mason Valerie runs this charming little place how do you please sit down lieutenant and won't you sit down too Simon thank you very much I will Simon told me you're trying to get to San Francisco that's just what I told her also that's your very nice guy and maybe she can fix it to get you on a train Simon has a heart as big as all outdoors lieutenant he likes to help people if I can do it well I certainly appreciate it mr. Morrow I had a friend ask me the same thing this afternoon I tried every connection it was no use then and it's no use now I'm sorry thanks anyway how about a drink no oh no he doesn't drink it's an election better something look look Valerie do you think you could arrange it so the lieutenant wouldn't be lonely for a minute or two like like letting him hear the sound of a human voice oh no really I what about Jackie why not Eddie yes ma'am see if you can find Jackie she's probably in her dressing room yes ma'am Jackie's a singer kid she's the so-called star of our so-called entertainment here look now there's really no need for anything like that relax will you you give me the willies it's Christmas Eve so you see Jackie Jerry here is what you might call an unexpected pleasure hello lieutenant how do you do his plane had to make a forced landing sort of isn't that the way things always happen Jackie you're going along and all of a sudden boom you got to make a forced landing suppose you and I just amble along Simon okay oh just one word in parting you won't find Jackie hard to talk to lieutenant he's pretty tight isn't he oh not for him he's been drinking himself into the gutter for a long time they're running out of gutters now you want to dance oh I'm afraid I'm not a very good dancer then we'll just sit here and have a drink whatever you say Eddie yes ma'am the usual and oh I scotch and soda yes oh hello yes fine our friend Mr. Fenimore just passed out but don't worry lieutenant he had you on his mind he just written you a note here a note well that just says midnight mass at St. Louis Cathedral midnight mass oh maybe you know what he means lieutenant I don't you're going to the cathedral you're going well I certainly hadn't planned on it or take me with you lieutenant will you but I don't think I'm going myself will be a big favor really it wouldn't I want to go terrible looks to me like you're on the spot lieutenant please okay thanks thanks very much it won't take me five minutes to change I don't understand can she leave here just like that doesn't she work here she's really a very nice kid she deserves a break oh well you'll need a car to get the town I'll see what I can do oh yes yes and here here's some money oh that's okay it's on the house Christmas oh well thanks I still don't know how quite what to say about all this and don't say anything I'll see you around a bit of mass before it's been it's been a long time for me what's there anything I could no no no please just let me alone the service is over but if you want to stay out no no it's all right would you like me to take you home no no not yet coffee or something you mind oh no no I I was hoping you would all right but I'll have to stop by the hotel first there's still a chance that my plane may get out your plane well let's see if we can find a cab the desk clerk says the airlines are calling back in a little while there's still a remote chance of leaving tonight I better get on home then oh no please we still can have a cup of coffee there's a bar just across the lobby bar that serves coffee well let's find out well we have one thing to be thankful for the coffee's even blacker than the look the waiter gave us how do you feel all right out of my eyes look very nice well I'm not red anymore you know I sorry I broke down like that in church I've never cried like that before in all my life and I didn't cry for the reason you may think I didn't think anything do you mean Simon Fennimore didn't tell you about me no I wanted to go to mass with you but because I thought if I did I might become a part of it share something with some of all those people there in church some feeling or some praying some forgetting I feel had a good cry and that's supposed to help yeah I've been alone as long as I can remember I was born in Maine I lived there until I was 16 and then I came to New Orleans you're sure Simon didn't tell you anything nothing well my name isn't Jackie Lamont it's Abigail Abigail Manette I thought it best to change my name after the trial you see I'm the wife of Robert Manette I'm Mrs. Robert Manette oh three years ago my husband murdered a man named Harry Jordan he was convicted and sentenced to death then they changed it to life imprisonment he's in the state prison right now look there's nothing you have to tell me really I I want to talk really I want to tell you Robert and I had been married only about six months I didn't think it was possible to be as happy as we were maybe I mean as I was they want to meet a divorce Robert after he was convicted they said it was shameful that I should still love him as if he could stop loving just because it's shameful to love that night he killed Jordan came home very late I didn't see him until the next morning he was still sleeping when I went downstairs to the kitchen and that Robert's mother we were living with her she was fixing breakfast good morning Abigail Robert still asleep he didn't get home too late yes he stopped by my room we talked for a while didn't he tell you huh oh I brought a suit down I'm gonna press it for him I'll have it all ready for him when he gets up oh dear what is it oh look there's a stain on his trousers and it's his new suit the coffee's ready take some up to Robert it's time he was awake the mother he always likes to have it here with me he'll be down in a minute Abigail take his coffee up to Robert but we'll have his coffee with his wife then hurry up darling good morning Mrs. Manette good morning and good morning to you Mrs. Manette may I breakfast in my robe sit down Robert if you look for your trousers as I most definitely did well I was just about to press thank you darling well mother where is it the morning paper here there's nothing in it oh just 24 pages of blank paper huh you know what I mean there's nothing nothing you're sure what's this nothing nothing what oh you should know mother by now she says there's nothing there's nothing sit down sweetheart you can press the trousers later except they'll have to go to the cleaners there's a big stain Robert and darling you should be more careful we're trying to economize remember mother what are you doing if this suit has to be clean the pockets have to be empty you're not to go through my pockets do you hear Robert this money where did you get all this money Robert you know where I got it you promised us you wouldn't gamble you promised both of us it wasn't gambling it was a short thing money in the bank I was going to tell you but I'll tell you what you hold on to the money for me Abigail I keep it it'll just slip through my fingers but if you keep it no now look mother I know you mean well believe me I do but I'm capable of handling my own affairs Abigail you better go up and do your room now but we can't leave the rooms unmade all day please go Abigail yes I was hurt and puzzled and so worried I said nothing to Robert when he came to kiss me goodbye or did I say anything during the afternoon when I saw Mrs. Manette slip into the backyard carrying Robert's suit she went to the incinerator and threw it in and stood there until it was consumed and Robert didn't come home for dinner I made up my mind to get at the bottom of this mystery at once yes dear I've wanted to talk to you all day I must talk to you what is it what's it all about what's what all about Abigail well this morning about there being nothing in the paper nothing about what and Robert's trousers you burned the suit in the incinerator why I burned his suit Robert's yes oh now I know what you're talking about you remember that old blue velvet dress of mine well I just decided I couldn't stand to look at it another minute Robert suit I could get nothing more out of it a little while later we had a visitor a detective he asked us to tell Robert to stop by police headquarters he said it was nothing important I went to bed but I couldn't sleep a thousand terrible thoughts stabbed through my mind and then suddenly the bedroom door opened softly I turned on the lamp it's kind of late isn't it Robert Robert are you all right where have you been I'm all right why aren't you sleeping I've been worried about your Robert I got tied up I wish people would stop worrying about me what is it now there was a detective here to see you what did he want he said you should go to police headquarters tomorrow okay I will why I don't know Robert what are you trying to keep from it's nothing but Robert please I want to please Abigail it's nothing if there's anything wrong shut up shut up and let me alone he wasn't gone for long this time when he came back he was a different person oh he was so gentle and so sweet so full of remorse and begging for forgiveness darling how can I tell you how sorry I am you know I wouldn't want to hurt you for anything in the world please stay you'll forgive me please I do Robert I do forgive you darling you must tell me the truth where did you really get that money you didn't win a gambling did you no darling you know how silly mother is about putting her money in a bank yes you know about that cash she keeps in her room well I got in a jam last week and well there was just no other way to get out of it I borrowed some of it I see sweetheart I I know I've said it a hundred times before but this time I mean it everything's gonna be different oh Abigail after all those people had to be paid what people well you know those people I owed money to Jordan and those other bookmakers I don't believe you what about that detective and what about those trousers mother couldn't get the stain out I put this suit on and took the others to the cleaners Robert I saw your mother burn those trousers in the incinerator okay I lied to you but if anybody asks you I got those trousers dirty cleaning the car do you hear me cleaning the car they got dirty and my mother gave them away to a tramp you stick to that story Abigail it's a story my mother's going to tell and about the money if anybody asks you you never saw that money you never knew I had it my life may depend upon it have a gale if you ever loved me I don't know what you've done Robert I can't help myself I'll always always love you Robert was arrested a couple of days later and then it came out he'd had an argument with Jordan about that money he owed him there'd been a fight Robert had taken Jordan's gun away from him and killed him with it and then he took his money the charge was first degree murder must have been awful is there anything I can do no not a thing you're a nice person Lieutenant Mason so that's you isn't it Lieutenant Mason oh I excuse me second please I'm Lieutenant Mason about your plane sir the desk told me to tell you there'll be no planes out of New Orleans until tomorrow tomorrow oh oh well thanks thanks very much you were saying I was a nice guy and you are and it's late and it's time for me to say goodbye where are you going I don't know maybe home exactly Mason like that I'm tired look the bellboy just then my plane's leaving in 30 minutes so that leaves a perfectly good room going to waste upstairs why don't you use it are you sure your plane's leaving I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that all right I just thought that well you do look tired and something upset you terribly I thought I explained all that in my own bag sort of way yes you did let's skip it then I'll see if I can get a cab oh Lieutenant I'll surprise you I'll take that room I'll swell I'll have them send my bags down you've been nice maybe we'll meet again some stormy Christmas are you I hope so I'd like to very much you're not checking out Lieutenant no but I won't be back tonight I I've loaned the room to a friend of mine but your package sir check it down here can't you I'll be back in the morning well well yes if you wish thanks you see I oh would you care for the morning paper sir they just came in I was just looking at that headline man that escaped from state prison yes that man that fellow he was in there for life it was quite a sensational case good family you know they'll catch him all right yes yes I guess they will well good night good night sir Merry Christmas in just a minute we'll bring you the second act of Christmas holiday right now I see Libby Collins our Hollywood reporter what's new tonight live in well it's news when a famous singing star has a brand new type of role in her latest picture isn't it Mr. Keeling well that must be Deanna Durvin if I know my movie is the pictures Universal's Lady on a Train in which Deanna's co-starred with one of our stars of this evening David Bruce it's a mystery thriller and I understand Deanna does a fine job as an amateur lady sleuth and wait till the women in our audience see the clothes she wears a wardrobe specially created by three of Hollywood's most famous designers wouldn't that make even the men sit up and take notice mr. Kennedy well Libby Deanna certainly has the looks and personality to set off a beautiful wardrobe but it was her close-up shots that gave me the thrill one of the loveliest complexions in Hollywood a luxe complexion I was waiting for you to mention the fact that Deanna's a luxe girl she always uses luxe toilet soap says it gives your skin real beauty care of course Libby that's the reason nine out of ten lovely Hollywood stars use luxe toilet soap regularly active lather facials are so quick and easy that busy women everywhere can depend on them here's all you do cover your face generously with luxe soap's creamy lather and work it in thoroughly rinse with warm water then cold and pat with a soft towel to dry that's Deanna Durbin's daily complexion care it really makes skin lovely as she says recent tests show that actually three out of four complexions improved in a short time with this gentle daily care if you haven't tried luxe toilet soap why not begin tomorrow see if you aren't delighted with the new smoothness and softness Hollywood's own beauty care gives your skin we pause now for station identification this is CBS they Columbia broadcasting system act two of Christmas holiday starring Loretta young as Abigail David Bruce as Robert and William Holden as Jerry it's early the following morning through the fog and rain lieutenant Jerry Mason makes his way back to the hotel in the deserted lobby still piled on the desk is a stack of morning newspapers their headlines blaring out the war news and in tight not much smaller the escape of a murderer named Robert Manette in room 1012 a girl who married Robert Manette is about to check out the airline changed their mind they stayed grounded all night you don't lie very well lieutenant well you look so tired last night and upset and I got a swell room at the athletic club just wanted to do me a favor I don't know except that you're a nice girl and what do the airlines have to report now that it's still raining and the fog is pretty thick it'll be a while yet oh see a newspaper this morning no why oh no reason I well I just wondered what the weatherman had to say they can never stop raining they have an answer for that in Maine it always has they say yeah tell me Jerry what's she like what's who like your girl you left a telegram on the dresser you shouldn't leave telegrams around if you don't want other people to read them yeah so she married another man I hope she knows what she was doing but I doubt it you don't want to talk about it oh it's something I'll have to take care of myself and I get to sound now look you don't want to do anything foolish have you had any breakfast no any reason why you shouldn't tell me why are you pacing back and forth like that what is there about doing that that makes a man feel better I'm sorry I didn't even realize that's what he used to do Robert I'm wondering about it now not much room for pacing in a prison cell Jerry what's the matter nothing nothing at all I keep talking about him don't I I shouldn't I wish you would come on let's have breakfast I'll get my hat look why not have it up here I'll phone and have them send it up sure if you'd rather do you mind no I don't mind lieutenant it'll be fine more toast more coffee and more eggs how about it just coffee I shouldn't though why not look what I did last night over a cup of coffee practically told you the story of my life only part of it and that isn't right not to finish you said you were from Maine yes was he from there too no no I came down here looking for a job I always wanted to live in New Orleans how did you meet him at a concert I had a seat in the gallery the concert finished and I was trying to get out and he he was just sitting there looking at the stage just as if the orchestra was so I beg your pardon oh excuse me yes I just didn't realize it was over it was wonderful wasn't it yes now if you don't mind sometimes when a concert's over I get the feeling that I've left myself for a long time of course you wouldn't know it but that's the greatest thing that could happen to me I'm the most wonderful person in the world to leave and that's what you'd like to do right now isn't it believe me I hardly think I can oh I'm sorry look all I want is to walk to the street with you there's no harm in that is that well no I guess not would you like my views on music when I listen to good music I feel that there's nothing that man is capable of doing that I can't do then it stops and it's all over oh I don't think that I think music adds something to your life it wasn't there before and that it stays with you always I'd like that you think you could teach me frankly no look I'm sorry I should have told you about me I just go along talking to everybody I meet that I like and then after a minute I say something silly and that's that thanks for the minute bye you will you come here often no why not look there's an all Beethoven program next Sunday if you'd meet me out here in front I know a fellow who handles the publicity and he generally gets me a couple of passes how about it maybe I don't know it's a two o'clock I'll be out in front ten minutes and two if you're there well that'll be fine I'll see goodbye goodbye and please I didn't mean to be well never mind goodbye yes Lieutenant you guessed it I was there at ten minutes of two after the concert we went to dinner the most expensive place in town that's the way he was he was always like that it's your wrist watch advocate well that's because I keep thinking the stack of envelopes at home I have to have them all addressed by morning why so I can get paid so I can eat well you've got something there I told you I worked in a stockbroker's office didn't I yes but I just got fired I get fired all the time you don't know much about me do you a little I'm very observant all you really know is that my name is Robert Manette now does that name mean anything well isn't there a manette parked down by the river yes in a manette street and there used to be a manette mansion my great-great-grandfather was governor general of Louisiana before there was a United States for 150 years there hasn't been anything going on around here that a manette well it it does something to you to get standard set for you and ideals and ambitions that well that you just know are too high for you you're a manette so they expect you to set the world on fire except I don't have a match you do understand them then you're a genius because I don't know anyway now you know why I am the way I am what's the matter with the way you are you think I'm going to tell you you're wrong you haven't caught on to a very important thing I'm doing my best to get you to like me which do you like better the person I pretend to be or the person I am the person you are you're making a terrible mistake I don't think so well if you really don't think so that it helped an awful lot come on let's take I saw a great deal of Robert during the next few weeks and then he asked me to go home to meet his mother I knew how important that was to him and from the little things that he had said how desperately she loved him oh I wanted so much for her to like me I suppose it was really pretty funny because all the time there was only one thing that she wanted and that was to be able to like me to approve of me because I was her last chance to save Robert I've often wondered what would have happened if she told me all she knew about him that first afternoon we were alone my dear and now no thank you I hope you'll forgive me miss Martin if I seem terribly blunt we've discussed a lot of things this afternoon but I know what's on your mind and I'm sure that you know what's on my mind ever since Robert met you he's been able to talk of nothing else do you always have that effect on young men well I really don't know you see Robert's the first young man I've ever known well what I mean is I know what you mean tell me are you in love with my son yes this may seem a little silly to you but ours is a very old-fashioned family and well Robert wouldn't think of marrying without my consent I want you to know that he has it he wants to marry me hasn't he told no well he does Abigail with all his heart oh and and I want him to with all mine thank you thank you Mrs. Manette there's a just one thing dear yes there are well there are certain traits in Robert that you may oh they're nothing really evil believe me he just sometimes forgets his sense of responsibility that's why I'm so glad you're the kind of person you are between us we will make him strong now go find him dear tell him he can come in now later when we were alone Robert said he wanted to take me someplace it was very important that we go cafe he said not a shabby place just a cafe he often talked in silly little riddles like that I just laughed and went with him have a good look Abigail this is the den of iniquity I used to spend so much of my time in I see you know your mother warned me about you know I can tell you much worse things about me than she can you see I know more about something do you think there's any hope for me well maybe Robert what is this place hangout gamblers bookmakers why do they have to make it so uncomfortable for themselves so full of smoke oh it's a law don't ask me why but it's a law I came here to look at all in the face and say goodbye do you believe me yes of course I believe you down look up there at the bar that big fella that's Harry Jordan Jordan he's probably the biggest bookmaker in town I've seen him lose as much as $30,000 in I guess I do get a little too excited over something that doesn't mean anything to me anymore Mr. Robert Manit in person oh hello Simon you know you haven't been honoring us with your presence lately oh but now that your back all is forgiven isn't that right miss if the miss miss Martin mr. Fenimore how do you do you know they tell me our friends the bookies are arranging one of those sucker traps at the racetrack tomorrow yeah you know anything about it no the fellow is sure he could clean up but that's the trouble with these dirty crooks you never know when they're on the level with their crookedness isn't that right miss Martin I don't know what you're talking about I just asked Robert I don't think I know anybody who can explain things more clearly to a beautiful girl and Robert why don't you just get along Simon ah yeah yeah I've got her go to the paper anyway got a lot of good stories to write fire of mysterious origin bad boy meets good girl damage estimated at $3,000 I can't tell you what an interesting life a reporter leads you're getting way out of line Simon I don't mean anything see you later goodbye miss Martin I'm sorry darling isn't really a friend of yours is he no just a newspaper reporter I happen to know Abigail I'm trying to punish myself I I wanted you to see how rotten you mustn't it's all right now it's all past you'll believe that you'll help me darling I love you let's get out of here we were married on Christmas day this manette wanted us to live with her and he'd never really entered our minds to do otherwise she was completely happy and so was I then overnight everything changed Robert was arrested for the murder of Harry Jordan Mrs. Manette still had the money she found in Robert's trousers one morning while she was out two detectives came to the house when Mrs. Manette returned did they find the money what happened nothing they didn't find anything oh thank goodness I saw their car here I kept walking around the block until they left they didn't find the money mother because I did what do you mean sewed into the lining of the draperies I had to hide it Abigail Robert must have a good lawyer lawyers cost money well I destroyed the money I burned it oh no we could never use that money mother Abigail I swear to you by all my love for Robert and for you that he did not kill Harry Jordan you know and I know mother are you going to turn against him too from the day you married him you closed your eyes to what it was all about to what he was all about selfishly just so you could be happy he needed your strength not your love that's why I let you marry him and all you gave him back was his own weakness the mother I didn't know there was no way for me to know you were blind because you wanted to be it might have hurt you to know that Robert is what he is no if you had been willing to be hurt for his sake you could have saved him I love Robert no it's I who love him because I'm willing to know all about him and keep on loving him but you I relied on you and you failed the trial was short Robert had confessed we walked out of the courtroom together in this minute neither of us could say anything but outside on the steps of the courthouse suddenly she whirled and faced me you killed him you killed him you killed him well that was about a year ago lieutenant she left here and went to New York housekeeper for some wealthy family and what happened it didn't make you feel different about him about Robert no no for a while I'd visit him in prison as often as I could excuse me hello we have some good news for you lieutenant all planes are resuming scheduled at midnight not until midnight there'll be a limousine leaving okay thanks very much well it looks like I'll be on my way tonight funny it stopped raining and I didn't even notice shows what an interesting talker I am well I'll run along now it's been nice meeting a Jerry it was even nicer of you to listen to me good luck thank you I guess I should say Merry Christmas except it sure sure thanks for the use of your room goodbye bye hello this is Simon Fenimore lieutenant say that girl Jackie Lamont they happen to know where she is she was here but she left about an hour ago what do you want there's something to do with those headlines in the paper there was something I wanted to talk to her about that's all oh did she see the paper she hadn't when she left here oh well thanks lieutenant goodbye okay Simon what did he say I told you he wouldn't know where she was now why don't you get out of here manette my land lady wouldn't like this think of a wonderful story you can write for the newspaper escaped murderer hides out in reporters room exclusive at least you can put down that gun Robert tell me again the woman who runs that joint what did she say okay okay she hasn't seen us since last night when she went to the cathedral with that lieutenant and what's wrong with that what size suit you look Robert the cops are looking for you all over town and I want to shave Simon I want to look pretty when I see my wife again clean and pretty you can understand that Simon can't you yeah yeah I understand well I'll get on downtown help yourself to whatever you want no Simon I'm staying here till it's dark and you're staying with me I went to a lot of trouble to see my wife my wife who gets a job in a place like the Maison Le Fet while I'm in prison I've got things to talk over with her you can understand that too can't you what are you gonna do just straighten out my family life that's all what time does she go to work at that place the Maison Le Fet I guess about nine o'clock that's fine Simon and that's where we'll be tonight you and I nine o'clock at the Maison Le Fet in just a moment we'll bring you act three of Christmas holiday was there ever a girl in love who didn't sometime or other ask this question come on and tell me Jim what was it made you fall in love with me and nine times out of ten the answer goes something like this gosh honey I don't know exactly something about you that's all you're so so sweet you see it's often hard for a man to put into words the way he feels about the girly loves but when he says she's sweet it's pretty sure to mean one thing it means she has the all-important feminine charm that women call daintiness men just know it makes a girl nice to be close to here's what a famous screen star Maria Montez says without perfect daintiness no other charm counts and she gives you a tip it's so easy to make daintiness sure a daily luck soap beauty bath does the trick the creamy fragrant lather leaves skin really fresh and sweet yes charming women everywhere have discovered that their complexion soap Lux toilet soap makes a delightful bath soap too they love the luxury of this satin smooth cake the delicate clinging fragrance it leaves on the skin they love the way it lathers even in hard water yet Lux toilet soap is thrifty too each cake can be used to the last thin sliver so for a real beauty bath use the soap that's luxurious yet inexpensive the soap nine out of ten screen stars prefer Hollywood's own beauty soap why not get some fragrant white Lux toilet soap tomorrow we return you to mr. Keely act three of Christmas holiday starring Loretta Young as Abigail William Holden as Jerry and David Bruce as Robert it's a few minutes before 9 o'clock at the nightclub called the Maison Le Fett the crowd tonight is unusually large perhaps because of the holidays perhaps because the wife of an escaped murderer is billed as the star entertainer among the crowd is Jerry Mason quickly he seeks out the proprietor Valerie tomorrow tomorrow well good evening lieutenant how are you I thought you were well on your way to Frisco by now the planes aren't leaving till midnight mr. Moreau she's here isn't she Jackie Lamar close the door yes she's here lieutenant she's getting ready to do a number you heard about her husband yes how is she wouldn't you know she's waiting for him I thought if I came out here maybe I could help I don't know how quite I might you don't think there's a chance that Manette would risk coming out here do you well you never can tell but just in case they've got detectives all over the place yeah I saw one when I got out of the camp I hope they catch him soon you don't really know Jackie lieutenant I think I do I like that crazy kid I like that one man look in her eyes I only wish he were a different kind of guy and she came at a night I told her to go on home but she wouldn't go she wants to do a job but what about you if your plane's gonna leave what are you doing out here cabs waiting and take me direct the airport now the in fresco in the morning huh I'm not going I've changed my mind oh no you see I've learned a hundred years worth of life in the past 24 hours I found out that you just don't do things because people have done the same things the same way the important thing is being honest with yourself whatever you feel whatever you are that's why I said I think I know Jackie better than you think I do or maybe I mean I know Abigail you're all right lieutenant well that's a number I think we better get out there huh coming lieutenant oh yes yes I'd like to watch and take an encore Robert my darling oh here let me look at you you look well Abigail Abigail oh no one has called me that so that's right you're Jackie now aren't you Jackie Lamont no don't turn on the light I like it this way it's a nice effect the moonlight streaming in the window and Simon here squirming against the shadows on the wall say hello to Jackie Simon I'm sorry Jackie Robert we can't stay here there must be a dozen detectives here looking for you I keep telling them that I keep telling I know they're here they're on the dance floor and they're at the front door and they're at the back door kind of forgot I might not want to come in that way just to please them Simon and I use the window and I'll go out the same way we'll have to hurry I can be ready in just a minute and we'll need some money maybe wait a minute you mean you want to come along with me why tell me that why I've kind of had the idea the last two and a half years that you'd gotten used to getting along without me at least it looked like that didn't it Simon Robert I'll get the money you're staying right here kind of a fool you think I am you thought I'd rot in jail didn't you you could do whatever you want probably I'd never know and even if I did it wouldn't make any difference there'd be nothing I could do about it anyway whatever made you think you could get away with it again Robert I love you darling I love you the way you say it I could almost believe it say it a little louder I'd like the press to hear it say it for Simon there hasn't been a second that I didn't love you sure right here the mace only fat there's only one reason I've been working here only one when it was all over the trial and everything I I saw that your mother was right I should have kept you from doing those things you were doing Robert I was just as much to blame as anybody I can still hear them call you guilty guilty guilty I knew it was meant for me too and I wanted to die but you were in prison Robert and you were alive that's why I had to live to live like you and to suffer like you people I've met here had nothing but contempt for me and that's what I wanted was contempt and degradation and now darling now do you know this is my prison Robert but I'm not as strong as you are I can't break out without you I need I've been holding on to you all this time Robert because I love you they told me after the trial how my mother stood on the courthouse steps and slapped you across the face it's time that I give you your reward to anybody that loves as much as you do is entitled to a reward don't put down that gun you've never loved anybody but me Abigail isn't that right no one else but me of course people don't understand they never do whether might even be somebody who thinks you didn't love me that you enjoy your career out here and maybe that's true maybe people are right maybe you're what they say you are a cheap dirt Robert who's in here what's going on get away from that light switch come in both of you close that door now get over against the wall yes soldier you too don't be a fool manette you ought to know how easy one of these things can go off soldier if you got any sense at all you put that gun away I promise the police won't try any rough stuff if you do get smart will you minute put that gun down wait a minute what do you mean you you promise they're closing in I heard them talking just now I I heard them mention this dressing room you killed a man once a minute you didn't get away with it this time they're gonna hang you shut up you're not gonna kill anybody here minute you're not gonna shoot me because you'll have to wait until I turn my back on you and I'm not going to turn my back on you see you're not gonna shoot Jackie because I just now saw a cop come to that window I came to kill you Abigail and that's just what I'm going to do step out of the way soldier I'm not even sorry for you Abigail you can let go now Abigail no no darling no you heard what he said Abigail you can let go take me please take me home well this is it this is where I live thank you Jerry I I was planning to go to the airport in a little while Abigail except I'm not going until I know that you're all right until I know what you're going to do I won't leave until I know you know all of it was like a dream a beautiful dream at first and then a nightmare that wouldn't end it would never never end as long as I lived but tonight it did end I'm alive Abigail I'm all right really I'm all right I'll be going back now Jerry back to me I mean my grandparents they live there I think I'd like to see them do you remember what you said a little while ago you asked me to take you home I can't tell you how that made me feel I'd like to do that Abigail I want to do that back to me would you let me know Jerry you're looking ahead and I know what you're thinking but it would be a mistake really it would I know it would you save me from one mistake I was going to San Francisco remember all I want is to take you back Abigail and then maybe I ever get another leave sometime maybe I could come and see you if you'd like to see me if I'd like to thanks Jerry I think that'd be fine now that we've had our Christmas holiday three months ahead of time I think you'll all agree that every minute of it was a great experience thanks to Loretta Young and two ex-servicemen we're proud to welcome to this theater David Bruce and William Holden how about yourself Bill last time I saw you you were in uniform too and with eagles on your shoulders well Loretta with your husband in the service that makes this performance strictly GI right boys yes sir yes oh come come fellas let's demobilize you can treat the colonel like a human being now he's just a producer quiet Loretta here in Hollywood you don't refer to a producer as just a producer as a human being now seriously Bill you must be glad to be making feature pictures with established stars again I am David but I feel that I've directed some of the biggest stars in the world these last few years biggest stars in the world the men of the army air forces pilots gunners bombardiers and ground crews men who have just completed the greatest performance in history well I think we'll all agree with that they're bill I missed meeting you in person in the Air Force Colonel but I saw your picture target for today and it was really great were your Air Force pictures strictly for instruction purposes that's right we made pictures covering every detail of our activities from taking off of bomber to coming out of a dive coming out of a dive don't just sneak out the back way tell us Bill do you think that motion pictures will be used for education in civilian schools from now on I think they can be and in many cases should be how they did wonders in the service hmm I think I could stand to go back to school again and brush up on my three G's don't you mean your three R no three G's Grable Garbo and Garson you know I'd sort of like to brush up on the old West with Loretta young the old West with Loretta young as if the professor will give a showing of the long-came Jones oh you mean her current Gary Cooper picture yes but I wasn't thinking about Gary Cooper just Loretta you mean you're falling for that luxe complexion David and he's not alone in that bill well thank you kind people and I'm not alone in using luck so part of it most of the people I know depend on it it's a wonderful complexion care and in return for those kind words Loretta Lux has a special treat for all of you next Monday night when we take you to colorful Hawaii for universal sparkling comedy it's a date our stars are Brian Ehren as the wealthly bachelor trapped by love Diana Lynn as the young ambitious actress training for her first big role and Gail Sundergaard as the mother who finds herself in the center of a mix-up fit to end all mix-ups who gets who and who gets what well you'll hear the surprising answer next week it's a date for Monday night bill thanks a million good night sir good night and our thanks to all of our sponsors the makers of Lux toilet soap join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening when the Lux radio theater presents Brian Ehren Diana Lynn and Gail Sundergaard in it's a date this is William Keely saying good night to you from Hollywood American is interested in speeding our return to normal overcoming shortages and supplying Americans both here and overseas with things they need so remember we are still critically short of these very essential products fats and oils waste fats are important not only to the manufacture of medicine for our wounded but equally important in the manufacture of civilian goods automobiles tires vacuum cleaners and refrigerators nylon plastics paint soap and scores of others housewives can render a vital service to their country by saving all waste kitchen fats every drop no matter how charred or discolored keep a tin can handy and deliver waste fats regularly to your butcher he'll give you four cents plus two red points for each pound William Holden appeared tonight through the courtesy of Paramount Pictures whose current release is Duffy's Tavern the war is over but with millions of our men and women overseas the Hollywood Victory Committee has pledged its continued support to the entertainment program of the USO to date almost four thousand Hollywood performers stars of screen and radio have traveled millions of miles to brighten the leisure hours of our fighting forces with the support of the entire motion picture industry they'll continue to visit our occupation forces just as they are currently entertaining wounded servicemen in hospitals and convalescent homes throughout America this program of the luxe radio theater will be broadcast to our men and women overseas through cooperation with the armed forces radio service our music was directed by Louis Silber this is your announcer John Milton Kennedy reminding you to tune in again next Monday night to hear it's a date with Brian Ahearn Diana Lynn and Gail Sundergaard three little words when you bake and fry mean surefire results rely on spry rely on spry for light full-flavored cakes tender nut sweet pastry crisp coated digestible fried food you can say that again rely on spry