 Now, Roma Wines presents Suspense. Tonight Roma Wines present Humphrey Bogart in Love's Lovely Counterfeit. Suspense is presented for your enjoyment by Roma Wines. That's R-O-M-A. Roma Wines. Those excellent California wines that can add so much pleasantness to the way you live. To your happiness and entertaining guests. To your enjoyment of everyday meals. Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant, as Roma Wines bring you suspense. This is the man in black here for the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California, who tonight from Hollywood bring you a star, Mr. Humphrey Bogart, who is currently being seen in the Warner Brothers production to have and have not. Mr. Bogart appears with us tonight in a characteristic tale by James M. Cain. The author of Double Indemnity and other noted contributions to the literature of dangerous adventure and troubled romance. And so with Love's Lovely Counterfeit and with the performance of Humphrey Bogart, Roma Wines again hope to keep you in suspense. Lefty, open up. Oh, it's you, Ben. Come on in, Ben. Shall I yet? No, not yet, but he ought to be pretty soon, huh? She got on his mind. I wouldn't know, Ben. Okay. Hey, what's that coming down the street? Oh, that must be those poor suckers of Citizens League. They're having a political parade. Yeah, there they are. You can see them through the window. That must be Janssen, huh? The guy that running for mayor. That's right. Who's the doll riding with him? What's the matter? Don't you read the papers? Sure. Yeah, I read Little Abner. Who's that? Davey May? Her name is June Lyons. She's his new secretary or something, but everybody says she's the brains of this campaign. Yeah? I could use little brains like that myself. Not that kind, you couldn't. Not that missionary kind. What about this Janssen? I keep forgetting that you're new around here. Janssen doesn't have a chance. He's putting out a lot of publicity. He must have some dough behind him. Yeah, but you can't elect a reform ticket in a town like this, Ben. Saul's machine is too strong, not unless you've got some dirt, some real dirty dirt that smells so bad people can't ignore it. And who's gonna get anything on Saul with half of the police force on his payroll? Saul isn't even worried, huh? Ah, why should he be? Saul puts up the dough, Maddox wins again, and Saul keeps on running the town. Oh, that must be Saul. Hiya, Lefty. Hiya, Benny. Hiya. See your transport today? Yeah, I saw him. What'd they say? Same thing. I still got that hernia from football. That football hernia comes in pretty handy, don't it? What's that crack supposed to mean? What's the matter, Benny? Can't you take a joke? Sure. I can take a joke. What's your good honest afternoon, Benny? I guess you forgot. This is my day off. I said, what's your good honest afternoon? Nothing that I can remember now. Why? Little job. What kind of a job? I got a tip. Some friends of mine may be in a little trouble. Something about a bank. Why don't you stick to the bookies and the gambling sell? You'd be safer. Listen, Benny, any time you think you're big enough to run this business, just let me know. I'll be glad to work something out for you. What's the job? These kids are going to crack the castles in First National just after closing time. They got a room here in this hotel, room 480. They'll be back here about 3.30. You see, I own this hotel, and I want you to go up and collect the room rent. I'm giving them good protection, so I think it'll come to about 20 grand. Well, I figure I'm getting somebody else to collect it. I said get somebody else. I don't like guns, and I don't like gunswills, and you know it. Listen, you punk. You think you're a big guy, don't you? A big guy with muscles, and I'm just a little guy. That's what you think, isn't it? But if you try to cross me, I'll have you crawling to me on your knees. When I get through with you, you'll beg me to use a gun on you, because it's your yellow, aren't you? Aren't you? What's the room number? 480. Come on, Lefty. I'll skip it. You're going to do it, though, aren't you? Sure. I'll see you up there, 315. By the way, what did you say that Dame's name was? What Dame? That Dame was Jansen, that brains of the opposition. You mean June Lines? Yeah, that's it. Wait a minute, Ben. You know that's poison but, Lefty, Miss Lines interests me in more ways than one. Tonight for Suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you as star Mr. Humphrey Bogart, whom you have heard in the first act of Love's Lovely Counterfeit, a radio play from the novel by James M. Cain, which is tonight's tale of suspense presented by Roma Wines. This is Truman Bradley for Roma Wines. Mention the name of Elsa Maxwell and you picture a famous hostess expert in every phase of entertaining. 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Yet all this Roma wine goodness is yours for only pennies a glass. No wonder more Americans enjoy Roma than any other wines. And now it is with pleasure that Roma wines bring back to our sound stage Mr. Humphrey Bogart who in the character of Ben Grace keeps an adventurous rendezvous in Love's Lovely Counterfeit a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. All right, get rolling. That's right, get rolling. So you're June Lyons, the brains of the opposition. What's this hot tip you told me about over the phone? I don't have much time. What's the matter? Are you worried? Not particularly. You don't have to be. I'm not interested in you. Why do you want to see Johnson elected? Suppose you let me ask the questions. All right. I'll ask you the same one. Why are you working for Johnson? Oh, I'm just one of those crazy idealists, I guess. Just a missionary, huh? Well, Johnson may not be the best man in the world, but at least he isn't hooked up with a racketeer like Saul Casper the way Maddox is. June... Oh, it's June now. What's your name? Maybe I'll tell you that later, and maybe I won't. Listen, June, if you were one of those earnest kids who stand around on street corners handing out leaflets, I might believe you wanted to reform the world, but you're not. I know that you know that electing Johnson isn't going to reform the world, or even reform Lake City. It just doesn't make that much difference. Well, it does to me, Like what? If Johnson wins, of course, I'll get a city job out of it. A good one. Well, it's more like it. But I want to explain why. You don't have to explain anything. But I want to. I'm a lawyer. At least I have a degree from law school, and I want to be a good lawyer. If you start out on your own, it can take years. But with the right job at City Hall, you can build up a practice in no time. Okay. As long as it's a dough you're thinking about, I can just run it. I know. Now listen. I know. You're a missionary. Now listen, if I... If I give you some dirt on Sal Casper, it'll send him up for ten years or so. Johnson wins, right? Well, you can prove it. You're going to prove it. Three punks from Chicago are sticking up the castle in First National Bank at about three this afternoon. Sal Casper is hiding them out at his hotel. Room 480. You'll have him for accessory to murder. You'll have your people there at four o'clock. I'll take care of the rest. Well, if we come out with this and it can't be proved, it's criminal libel. And that's all Johnson needs to really lose. So, what do you think? I think you're working for Maddox and Casper. Well, that could be. But at least I know my law. What law? The Castle in Bank is insured by the government. That makes the stick up a federal rap. If you want the number of the FBI, I'll give it to you. And for your information, my name is Ben Grace, and I work for Sal Casper. So, I'm not a guy who's in a very good position to go around giving phony tips to the FBI. You can pull right up here. Why are you doing this? Because I just decided Sal Casper is mean, and he's greedy. Is that enough? If you say so. Room 480 with four o'clock. Ben. Yeah? Will I see you... afterwards? Well, don't worry, baby. You'll see me. Well, this is room 480. Huh. Looks just like room 481. Are you lefty? Yeah, sit down, Ben. You didn't take it too hard what Sally said, did you? I can't say I liked it. What time is it? Oh, a couple of minutes to four. No, it's too bad about you, Ben. What's too bad? That you don't like trouble. You could go a long way in this, so I could Ben, because you've got brains. Now, me, I don't have the brains. Oh, I wouldn't... Did I ever tell you how I started, Ben? No. I was a preacher. A what? Yep, a preacher. So, help me. By rights, I still am. Look here, I got the license right here in my wallet. It was one of those hillbilly outfits, and the bishop, as he called himself, was so far away from me that he never ever heard about me, I guess. Anyway, he never canceled the license. Reverend Richard Jose Gauss. And that's one for the books, lefty. I was just a kid, but I got hooked up with one of those big-time evangelists, and if I'd stuck to it, I could have hit the big-time myself. But you know what I did? The first time we made a really big take, the handkerchief over my face got me a rod and sticked up the cash box. And they caught me. That's how I know I haven't got brains. I wouldn't let it worry you, lefty. That's not what's worrying me now, Ben. Oh, what is? What's going to be happening in here in a couple of minutes. You ever sat in on a divvy before, Ben? No. I wouldn't be now, except for the manpower shortage. These are three wild kids, Ben. Chances are they'll be coked to the ears and slobberin' at the mouth, with being half scared to death and half crazy with excitement, thinking how much dough they got and what big-shot public enemies they are. And we, yeah, you and me, we gotta walk up and take 20 grand away from them. Hmm. All right. Here they are. So now we're gonna find out how it's done. This is it. Get them in here. Johnny, don't leave me. Where are you, Johnny? Get them over there. Who are you? I'm the man who collects the room right now. Yeah, well, stick them up. Trisk them, Marty. Go ahead. I don't need a rod to handle punks like you. This guy's clean, Johnny. What about the other one? He's with me, and he's got a gun, and don't try to take it away from him, because it's an old family heirloom, and he's fond of it. Oh, yeah? Now, stop acting like something you've seen in a movie and put that cannon away. You might drop it and break somebody's foot. What's the matter with your pal there? He got shot. Anybody else? No. The guy had shot him when we were pulling out. Oh, Johnny. You better get them over there on that day. Johnny, we're going too fast, Johnny. We're going too fast. He's out of his head. Yeah. Did we get the dough? Did we get the dough? Look at this wise guy. 40 grand. Maybe more. You know how much this room is costing you? How much? 20 grand. 20 grand. That's right. I'll be back here after a while to collect it. Oh. What are you going to do with your pal there with the whole, Johnny? I don't know. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. You know, that's bad, don't you? Why? The kid's out of his head already. Suppose he makes trouble, starts screaming or something. You got doctors, haven't you? Sure, but that kind of a doctor, that's one more guy that have to get a cut. Pretty soon, you guys won't have anything left but small change. That's what you think. But, of course, maybe the kid will die. Yeah? Then what do we do? That's even worse. No, no, no. No, that'll be easy. What are we saying, ya? I hope you know what you're doing, Ben. I think so. Come on, I got the room next door. You know, you're just as good a sign that kid's death warrant, don't you? That's right. The other two will knock him off now before we got time to do it. Listen, I got the chance of opening the connecting door. Johnny, what are you going to do? Johnny. No. No. They did it. Yeah. Maybe we better call Saul, huh? I hope you know what you're doing. Now, give me Mr. Casper. Ben Gray speaking. Yes, sir. I hope you know what you're doing, Ben. Saul is Ben. You better come up to room 480, Saul. They want to see you personally. I said they want to see you personally. Well, you want your dough, or don't you? I'm not going to wrestle them for it. Okay. They'll be right up. Then what? What do you mean, then what? Ben. Yeah? If you've got any little plans, you know I'm all for them, don't you? Sure. And you know, I hope they come up, don't you? Sure. But if they don't come up, you know where I stand on that, too, don't you? Yeah, I know. You stand right behind me with a gun in my back. Just so you know, Ben. I can see how you would have made a preacher lefty. You've got a terrible streak of honesty in you. Just so you know, Ben. Now listen, there he is. I'm Saul Casper. What's going on here? I've been a little troubled, Mr. Casper. What kind of trouble? Archie, he just died. Hey. He was shot. All right, so we'll get him out of here tonight. You got the dough? Sure, we got it. That's it. All right, put up your hands, all of you. What is this? Department of Justice. You're all under arrest. What? Well, that's all, pal. Ben, where you going? I got a date with a missionary. Hello, baby. Where's my good evening kiss? Oh, Ben, please. I want to talk to you. What about? Don't you know? Yeah, I guess maybe I do. Oh, we can't go on like this, Ben. It isn't right. It isn't fair to Janssen. It isn't fair to... Well, it isn't fair to me. What's so unfair about it? You know what's unfair about it? Mr. Janssen promised the people of Lake City that if he got elected, he'd clean up the town. All right, why doesn't he do it? He's had six months. Because he doesn't even know what's going on. Great. Then what's the beef? I know what's going on. The horse racing places and the gambling places and all the other places are just as open as they ever were. And I know who's keeping them open. Of course you do. I am. Listen, honey, if I wasn't bossing the organization, someone else would be. People like to bet. People like to gamble. Ben, don't you see? I'm a city official. I have an obligation to the people of this community, to the people who elected Janssen because they believed in some... Still a missionary, huh? Well, I'm... I'm not a racketeer. Maybe not. But you're the next thing to it. Well, what do you mean? Well, what do you think the dough came from for that car I got you and the fur coat in this place? You never told me. Did I have to? You knew I didn't get it from a long-lost uncle? Now, why don't you admit it, baby? You're a chiseler. Am I? Sure, just like me. I mean, I'm honest about it. You are not. Then I will be. Starting now, starting tonight. What are you gonna do? Turn me in? Oh, Ben. Maybe a big mistake was falling in love with me, baby. Now there isn't much you can do about it, is there? Oh, Ben, quit it, please. Get out of it. For my sake. Just because I don't like it. Because I hate it. Maybe I don't like it, are there? To all I know how to do it. What was... Hiya, Benny. Sal. Surprised? Kind of. Did you break out? Yeah, just to see you, Benny. Put up with your hands. You know I never carry a rod. Maybe you sort of wish you did now, huh? Not that you'd have a chance to use it. What are you going to do? I'm gonna kill your boyfriend, sweetheart. When I've done that, I'll think of something real nice to do to you. You sit right there where you are, sweetheart. Benny, you start backing up to that door. Slow. That's a bathroom, isn't it? Yeah. I think I'll kill you in the bathtub, Benny. That way it'll be quiet. There won't be so much of a mess. Now, reach behind you real careful and open a door. And when I tell you to start backing in, you back in. All right? Start backing. Up! Up! I don't... Toon! Is he...? No. When have you been carrying a gun? Just lately. Ben, are you all right? I just want to sit down. Oh, Ben! We've got to get out of here. Ben! Ben, listen to me. We'll go away. We'll get out of the country. We'll go to Canada. Sure. We can get married there. You do want to marry me, don't you, Ben? No, you know I do, baby. You can join the army up there. I'll do something too. We'll do something decent with our lives. Oh, darling, I know it's been partly my fault. I know I've been weak, but it isn't too late to begin again, has it, though? Maybe not. But your aim on that second shot wasn't too good, baby. Ben. So there's just one thing that's stopping us. Ben, what? The bullet hole in my belly. A big shot? You've been on the land and not, haven't you? Oh, where am I? The city hospital. Yeah. What are you doing here? Reading the funny papers, can't you tell? Why can't you read them at home? Because there's been a little thing that we policemen call murder, big shot. You know what we call a material witness. Where's June? June Lyons. She's in a nice, cozy cell. When she comes to trial, your statement will probably send her up for five or ten years to another nice, cozy cell. What statement? Oh, you talk. Yeah? You know what you got, big shot? Sure. I got ventilated with a lead slug. Yeah, but that's not all. You've got peritonitis. Oh, I have. So what? So I've seen guys with peritonitis before. You know what happens? First they start getting a fever. Then they get kind of light-headed. Then they get thirsty, terribly thirsty. And after a while, you get so you can make them talk without they hardly know that they're talking. Yeah, you talk all right. You think so? I know so. Where's Lefty Galls? You mean your faithful servant? He's right outside. Can I talk to him alone? Sure. Why not? Hey, Puddy knows your boss wants to see you. Thanks, you funny, funny fella. How you been? How you feeling? Not too good. I got some plans to talk over with you, Lefty. OK. Oh, uh, flat foot. Yeah, what do you have now, Big Shot? You say the DA wants me to talk, huh? Maybe he was just pretending. I suppose I had some conditions. Like what? Well, like I only talk in the apartment where it happened. June Lyons' apartment. June Lyons has got to be there. Lefty here, too, to back up some things I might say. That might be a range. You think the DA might forget a couple of those little things he's been holding against me if I talk? That would be the general idea. OK. You can close the door as you go out and tell the DA to be around about an hour. I'll talk. All I'm saying is that I won't be responsible for dragging a man in his condition way out here in an ambulance, lugging him up three flights of stairs on a stretcher. Doc, that's the way he wanted it, and that's the way it's going to be. All right, everybody here, Miss Lyons? Yes. Lefty Gauss? Yes. How is he, Doctor? I already told you. But he can talk. Stop worrying about me, Mr. DA. You're breaking my heart. Are you ready to start, Ben? Uh-huh. Can I have a glass of water? Thanks, of course. Thanks. All right, I'm ready. Mm-hmm. Uh... Do you... do you, Ben, take this woman, June, to be thy law-for-wetted wife, to leaven to cherries, for better, for worse, to death do you part? What's going on here? Quiet! Take this man, Ben, to be thy law-for-wetted husband, to leaven to cherries, for better, for worse, to death do you part? I do. I'll know you don't. Oh, yes, I do. I'm a licensed preacher, and this is Miss June Lyons' apartment, and it's outside the city's jurisdiction. It's in the county. And this marriage license was taken out at the county courthouse one minute before they closed today. And when I sign it, brother, it's legal. I pronounce you man and wife. I suppose you've heard that a man can't testify against his wife, Mr. DA. Yes, yes, I know. By the way, you mind if I kiss the bride? Oh, go ahead. Oh, Ben, Ben, darling. That was a finest thing. Oh, that was nice. Ben, your face is so hot. Yeah. I thought maybe I was going to make it, baby, but I... I guess I'm not. Oh, Ben. Ben, Dr. Great Doctor? So long, missionary. Mrs. Missionary. Oh, no! Oh, Lord, we pray thee to receive the spirit of our dearly departed and to forgive him his trespasses as we forgive those. And so closes Roma Wine's presentation of Love's Lovely Counterfeit starring Humphrey Bogart and written by James M. Cain. The Green Tuttle appeared as June opposite Mr. Bogart in tonight's study in Suspends. Before Mr. Humphrey Bogart returns to our microphone, this is Truman Bradley for Roma Wines. View hostesses have entertained as extensively as often as the world-renowned hostess Miss Elsa Maxwell. That's why these words of hers are significant. Back in the horse and buggy days, the serving of wine was surrounded by all manner of complicated do's and don'ts. Today it's fashionable to serve delicious Roma Wines whenever and however you choose. For example, the delicious versatile Roma California Touquet is a light, moderately sweet, flame-bright wine that goes well before or after meals. During the cocktail hour, actually delightful at any time. Everyone enjoys the velvety, smooth, rich flavor of Roma Touquet, served cool. While Roma Touquet is different in flavor from other Roma Wines, it is like them in these respects. Always delicious, never varying in fine quality. And since Roma Wines cost only pennies a glass, you can serve them often. Remember, more Americans enjoy Roma than any other wine. And the next time you use Bermouth, or dry, choose Roma Bermouth. Zestful, full-flavored Roma Bermouth is blended, mellowed and developed, with all the traditional wine-making skill of the Roma wineries. Yet surprisingly low-priced. Try Roma Bermouth soon, won't you? This is Humphrey Bogard. It's been a great pleasure and privilege to appear for the suspense audience, and I hope they'll have me back soon. I'm certainly going to make it a point to watch this suspense show, which sounds like one of the most unusual of the year. Two of the most distinguished ladies of the acting profession will be your stars. There's 75 years difference between their ages. They are Ms. Margaret O'Brien and Dame May Whitty. Suspense is produced, edited, and directed by William Spear. Next Thursday, same time, Roma Wines will present Dame May Whitty to O'Brien as co-stars of suspense. Presented by Roma Wines. R-O-M-A. Made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. Columbia Broadcasting System.