 From Hollywood, California. The Lux Radio Theatre presents Walter Houston and Nan Sunderland in the Sinclair Louis story Dudsworth Lux presents Hollywood This program ladies and gentlemen is your program for the Lux Radio Theatre is made possible by your purchases of our product Starring tonight on our stage on Hollywood Boulevard. Our Walter Houston is wiped Nan Sunderland Barbara O'Neill Pedro de Cordova and Barbara Kent As special guest, Mr. Arthur M. Levy head of styles and wardrobe at 20th century Fox Studios Lois Silvers conducts our orchestra while our entire production is under the personal direction of that celebrated pioneer of motion pictures Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen After 35 years behind Footlights, Walter Houston's idea of happiness is to do one player year, one picture a year and two broadcasts in the Lux Radio Theatre The rest of his time he spent at his home in the San Bernardino Mountains a hundred miles from Hollywood Where your prestige is gauged by the amount of wood you can chop It's typical of Walter that he enjoys this brand of happiness He once said if I were a different type of man, I'd undoubtedly be tempted by the money to be made doing several pictures a year I'd get rich and very miserable It would keep me from the stage. It would keep me from the mountains and I'd be playing parts I probably wouldn't like sooner or later. He says we're going to discover that money is the most overrated thing on earth and Honest work the most belittled The practice of that philosophy has made Walter one of our most sincere and competent artists as Dudsworth in Sinclair Lewis Distinguished story he returns with Nan Sunderland Mrs Houston to enact for us again one of the most memorable performances ever given on our stage Our delight in hearing this Sunderland is one which theater audiences will soon share when she appears on Broadway in a new play She's heard tonight as Fran Also high on our star-studded cast Barbara O'Neill as he did caught right Barbara Kent as Emily Dudsworth Pedro de Cordoba as Arnold Israel and here's our play the Lux Radio Theatre production of Dudsworth Starring Walter Houston and Nan Sunderland Our scene is the comfortably furnished library of the Dudsworth home in Zenith It's late afternoon and Fran Dudsworth Smartly dressed for traveling sits beside the fire checking over a list of things to be done before her departure Mary the maid listens attentively Let me see now Mary wasn't there something else. Oh, yes those books on the table Mr. Dodds was taking them along see if you can't slip them into his big leather suitcase Yes, Mrs. Doddsworth and send all the old magazines to the Salvation Army Yes, Mrs. Doddsworth and when my daughter and Mr. McKee get back from their honeymoon I put all the wedding presents that came after they left in the closet of Miss Emily's old room. I'll tell our man. Oh Sam, how are you dear? That's all Mary. Yes, Mrs. Doddsworth Well, is everything settled Sam? Yes, it's all over the revelation motor company Samuel Dudsworth President and founder became the property of United Motors a little over an hour ago How do you feel? Well, how would any man feel who just sold 25 years of his life? I suppose you feel kind of lost. Well, I knew what I was doing when I sold Fran I know what I'm after from now on. You mustn't feel lost though I mean that will wear off life isn't going to be empty from now on It's going to be fuller than ever and richer for both of us Sam Think darling, you're free after 20 years of doing what was expected of you We're free. Yes, I suppose so. You look so moonful about it darling It all seems so exciting to me, but I'm just as keen on this trip as you are Fran I'm learning to go. I've always wanted to see London and Paris Oh, but I want much more than a trip out of this Sam I want a new life all over from the beginning a perfectly glorious free Adventurous life. What's to prevent? Nothing if we start off on a pre-foot Why I guess I'd almost sell this house so we wouldn't have anything to tie us down. Good Lord, Fran It's our home. We build ourselves into it. What I want is to get us some new cells now. Me? Yes, you. Why if we weren't tied to this deadly half-baked middle-western town. Now Fran now Don't start knocking Xena. I can be free enough without going back on my hometown I'm thinking of my freedom to in Europe a woman of my age is just getting to where men take a serious interest in her And I just won't be put on the shelf by my daughter when I can still dance better and longer than she can I've got brains and thank heaven. I've still got look and no one ever takes me for more than 35 or 30 even I'm begging for life Sam. No, I'm not I'm demanding it. Well, I see how you feel All right, I'll enjoy life now, but kills me and it probably will We've earned this trip Sam. It's coming to both of us. You've got plenty to show for all your work We've brought up Emily and seen her married and I've done my part Sam. It hasn't always been easy And it will dear from now on. Oh Sam I love you ever so much more when you're not just an old horse in the treadmill Oh Hello, Tubby. Hello, maybe He's brings you guys gotta just forget Let him alone maybe he's just glad to see us go. Sure. Hi your friend. All right. Let me take your things maybe Oh, thanks. We weren't satisfied just to come to the station with everyone else Sam We're going to New York with you. Yeah, that's right. Me and the wife's going to see you off the pier All ashore. Goodbye Yes, I'll run up in your clothes the bag but friend tubby and matey came to see you too Go ahead matey. Oh, let me come along Well, tubby your son of a gun. How about a cocktail? No, thanks. What's wrong with you? I think I'll stay sober until after I've given you a hunk of my mind. Yeah, what have I done? You know darn well what you've done Americans like you and me can't quit work Sam. We've meant to keep on working till we die in harness I'm out to make a new life for myself. Hmm. I'm out to learn how to enjoy my leisure now. I've retired I've been doing things that people expected to me always. Oh shut up If you think I can see my oldest and closest friend turned into an ex-papier parlor snake because zenith isn't good enough for his wife Easy now easy tubby ever since college. I've guessed you looked up to you You're pretty near everything. I'm not not to be but you're a blame fool when it comes to your wife Yeah, you don't know what you're talking about What are you trying to do tubby make Sam buy back the company? Sam's going to regret this the end of his life. He knows it as well as I know I don't tubby I don't know anything of the kind all I know is that I'm out to see some of the world I haven't seen and get a perspective on the USA Yeah, I might get to know myself at the same time. I might even get to know my wife friend Did I remember to tell you today that I adore you? Oh Major Locker here you are. I've been looking for you friend. You what is the captain's dinner delightful done up quite well I thought where's your husband? I left him out in the deck to cool off the fresh air won't hurt him He thinks he sees a lighthouse or something Sorry, it's over friend. Sorry. What's over voyage? No? Not that I've been born. You've taken excellent care of that major locker if it hadn't been for meeting new Britishers though Sam says he can't wait to set foot on British soil. Well, neither can I but when I do set foot you'll try your wings That's very pretty major. I hope I don't fall. I've been laying out things for us to do in London for us I know It was land. Oh, was it? Bishop's life they call it say I could get a shore in half an hour if I had a motorboat I can't believe we've done it a shore in England if you keep on across the ocean in a straight line Sammy your bomb the strike land sooner or later. I know but England That's the most natural part of it dogs. Well, if it were Africa now, we're England Well, my my first sight of England isn't funny to me. Come on friend. Come on and look at the light I suppose we'll have to coming Well, it is my native land See it friend. Look Bishop's life. Yes, Sam. I'm cold Let's go in you know, I could get a show in half an hour if I had a pass motorboat I'd rather die coming major locker. All right, you two go along I'll join you after I've calmed down. Oh, hello, Mrs. Court, right? What was it? You just call that life I saw it to Bishop's life. Of course. I've never been across before I got excited. Well, there's nothing like a first trip to Europe. Yeah, especially when you're old enough to know what you're after What are you after? Well? I'm enjoying Malaysia. You see I've been doing things myself for a long time now I thought I'd give things a chance to do something to me. Oh the education of an American. Yes, you might call it back How long have you given yourself six months? I'll be homesick by then. Yes. I was homesick the first year. I came over came over. Where from Michigan Are you an American Mrs. Court, right? I don't know what I am. I used to be a British subject by marriage I don't know that one can be a British subject by divorce. I Expect I'm just a woman who lives in Italy Italy. Why it's cheap. Oh Say what's it like? Well, that depends on what one's after as you well when a man has no more job and His wife wants a fling. There are worse things and travel much way Yeah, but for a steady thing give me America for Americans that is your wife wouldn't say that she will by the time Are six months are up. I hope she does Drifting isn't nearly as pleasant as it looks say if you if you don't like it. Why don't you give it up? No one grifts for a lack of a reason to do anything else. Well, what do you want? What do you suppose any lone woman want? I guess I've been talking too much again. I'm sorry Look around your friend pick a deli London Sam. I just can't get over smell it That's the cold smoke listen to it Fran. You know, New York may be noisier, but this is deep Sam. Don't act like a tourist Well, here we are come in nature lockers. Thanks Oh, it was a grand evening wasn't it was for me. Oh Sam Sam dear I Guess he's not home yet Rather late. Oh, please He's gone off to a stag dinner won't be home for hours yet. You could keep me company I see he isn't likely to come in roaring you see and shoot me when he finds me here Sam Sam has all the old-fashioned virtues except jealousy call it a virtue. Do you? Well when a wife who isn't exactly a plane seems to be attractive to other men Doesn't mind when they show her that they are attractive. Oh quite. Yes. I see what you mean Clies you're not being as amusing as usual tonight. I don't feel amusing the informing then Tell me the story of your life. I'd rather hold your hand You don't mind you You do it so beautifully that I rather like it Right do me a favor. What don't go trekking over the continent. You belong here Fran. I need you here You don't mean that and I don't want you to mean it Fran darling Clyde, please please There does that show you that I mean it that is a very silly thing to do Clyde And I didn't like it. I think you'd better go Trying to make me feel that you resented my kissing you. Did you think I wouldn't resent it? Sorry I thought I was doing that was not as expected of me. I thought civilized people knew where an innocent flirtation stops Will you go please? Of course And you the most charming and childish misconception of yourself You think you're a woman of the world So nothing of a sort and I'm afraid you never will be Hello. Oh, hello there. You folks just get in. Yes. Now. How was the show all right? If you like entertainment that ends badly Good night. Good night You know, he's not so bad. He's fresh, but he's not so bad My friend darling. What's the matter? What is it? I've never been so furious in my life What locker don't mention that robber's name. What did he do? He insulted me. Yeah, how far did he go? Well, I tried to put him in his place. He said things to me. He said things I suppose up to me to go out and shoot him Don't joke. Well, I would feel rather like a fool. You know, you and I aren't up to this sort of thing It kind of makes us look like the hicks we are Well, it doesn't that your own fault for leading him on so I'm to blame you must have given him some excuse for making a pass You you have been flirting with him and you've got such a sweet way of bawling me out in front of him that he naturally can I've never said anything to embarrass you. I'm always loyal to you. Oh, you'll be sorry. You'll be sorry and I'm tired I'm tired too. All right, then. We're both Sam. Yeah, what is it now? We never used to scrap so much at home. I guess we haven't got enough else to do over here. Don't say that It's England England such a strain. I want to go over to France tomorrow, Sam I don't I like it here. I don't I'm just beginning to get on the things in London I've got a date to look at some airplane factory. I don't care if you have I know but France will be so foreign I want it to be I want to start all over I'm ashamed of this locket business and I can't stay in this country with that man laughing at me and saying You kicked him out. No, you've got to take me away. I don't trust myself I'm afraid of myself Frayed sweetheart. Yes, I am I'm just a woolly American like you after all if you ever catch me trying to be anything else Will you beat me? Well, well, I have to beat you very long at a time. Oh Dolly The Lutz Radio Theatre continues with Walter Houston and Nan Sunderland in Doddsworth in just a moment Before we go on however, let's look in on a Hollywood tea party It's a kitchen shower for one of the girls over at RKO who's getting married the end of the week This is just the beginning grace Here's another from Emily and I bet I know what it is. I bet I do too It's a flower, and look, she's written a poem It's because of your biscuit, your husband's size, it's no fault of the flower, if it gets a good biscuit, it's not gonna be well Well, here's something from Dorothy. What do you suppose it is? That's written a poem too. Perhaps that will help Where's the gift from me to you and shouldn't show the work they do. So here's my gift Lux Flakes, my friend. The beauty care that protects my hand My God, I always thought you gave your hand some expensive beauty treatment. Oh, not much Why should I bother with beauty treatments when I use lux for dishes? Well, most people seem to get red, rough-looking hands from dishwash when you won't have to worry about that With Lux Flakes around the house, you can keep your hands in soft and nice Why, you can look like you never did a lick of work in your life Well, I guess I'll be using your gift every day though. I'm glad you started me off with a big box Oh, I always get the large size. It's more economical really. Come on, read this next one and old on what's old Mr. DeMille presents the next scene of Dodgworth We continue with Dodgworth starring Walter Houston and Nan Thunderland with Barbara O'Neill, Pedro de Cordoba and Barbara Kent One month has passed and the Dodgworths are in Paris We're in their hotel suite where they've been entertaining some of their new-pound friends On the balcony high above the city we find friend Dodgworth with Arnold Israel a Swavly polished citizen of the world What can I do to make myself a part of your parents? Mrs. Dodgworth come to dine with us again Oh, no, you and your husband must come to us now Tuesday at eight cable fare through the Carousel and straight over the river What a charming address Where do you call your home? I was born in Cracow. I grew up here I keep my residence in New York a flat in London and a villa at Antifa. Well, what an ideal I believe in freedom and variety. So do I that should cement our friendship Madame de Penard tells me that you and she are taking a villa on Lake Geneva for the summer Well, it hasn't been settled and then you will not return to America with your husband in June That hasn't been settled either. I expect to be at Geneva in August Perhaps I oh, you must come to see it. I mean if we're there. Oh, I should be delighted really delight Dodgworth. Oh, yes Mrs. Cortwright everyone seems to be going. I must say good night and so must I it's been a charming evening I've been happy to celebrate your birthday with you. Oh, I hadn't realized it was your birthday Mrs. Dodgworth. I wish I hadn't no woman enjoys getting to be 35 when you're 40 as I am you look back on 35 is the most agreeable age I hope I look as young as you do Mrs. Cortwright when I'm 40. You're almost sure to my dear. Well, I Must get my coat My dear Don't what you're so charming Be sure you're right. I don't know what you're talking about And I sat down and there I was Napoleon and Sam Dodd were the zenith together with a big kick. I tell you. Oh, hello friend Mr. Doddworth has been giving us his impression of Paris. Oh, yes The matter of fact automobiles comes into contact with Gothic permanence and finds it now, right? That's exactly what I like about sightseeing. It shows you how small you are in time as well as space Of course, France has it isn't a thing to do, but I like it. What do you say Kurt Paris? I did test it for me. It is emotion picture made by lunatic Well, I have listened while an American automobile magnet an austrian travel agent and an international banker have explained Paris to me a Parisian Yeah, no, I go home. Good night. My dearest friend. Good night, madam. Good night. Good. Yeah Thanks for my sweet flowers. Call me up tomorrow. We might dance somewhere for tea. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night Good night. Good night Good night, Mr. Doddworth. Oh, are you going to miss his court right? I must But I sell a bit of your paper to write my Italian address on here. It is Come and say we'd love to please do Good night. Good night, Mr. Doddworth You like that woman, don't you? Well, you thought she was the most distinguished looking woman on the boat. She seems the front and Paris So, you know, I'm always glad to entertain any of your friends and even a not particularly amusing one I think I'll go to bed Coming. Yes. Say friends. Yes Haven't we had about enough of Paris? My dear Sam I'm passing the shoulder strap. Will you move? Yeah No, I mean isn't about time we began thinking about going home home. No No, so do I but we could get in a couple of months of the Mediterranean and Germany and still catch a june sailing Now I want to see Venice and Rome and get a stein of real German beer before I'm through Well, I don't see much percentage just sitting here on my rear end No, I've got some business. I want to attend to I'd like to see Emily. We haven't seen her since the honeymoon I'd like to be in New Haven for my class reunion Yeah, why don't you go home? What without you? Get yourself a new lease on life and then come back and join me. Why don't you? No, I wouldn't want to go home without you friend. Well, I can see you out enjoying Paris I'm only thinking of your pleasure You thought of mine you wouldn't ask me to leave here just when we're getting to know some really nice people I don't think they're so nice we needn't go into that again Well, I don't I don't see what you see in them now this Arnold Israel may be all he says He is internationally and financially, but he he certainly is no Barney Baruch Sam Mrs. Panabo. Well, she may be all right But I hate to think who pays the bill when that young Austrian Kurt takes you out Arnold Israel happened to be one of the most distinguished livings in in fear and Renee and it is madame Pena not mrs. Panabo is a true woman of the great world here Kurt may be poor But he holds one of the oldest titles in Austria and they all belong to the most amusing and exclusive crowd in Paris And you think the real thing in Paris would hang out with a couple of hicks like us. Yes. All right now What else are we? I'm just an ordinary American businessman and I married the daughter of a zenith brewer Who's flying pretty high these days? I suppose you know what you mean by that Well, why won't you sit at a sidewalk cafe with me? Because smart people don't I'm not smart I am and you ought to be smart enough not to care what people think now Let's have the one about the great motor magnet and all he's done for the automobile industry You may be the most impressive man in Venus, but you're not in Venus now You're in Paris and I'm sick and tired of apologizing to my Apologizing to this Well, we've been making so much noise someone's complained How humiliating yes, isn't it all right go ahead pipe down, but go ahead. I'm waiting your hopeless If you had the mistiest notion of civilization here Well, maybe I don't think so much of it though Maybe clean hospitals concrete highways and no soldiers along the Canadian border come near my idea of civilization There are 20 million automobiles in America I've contributed something to every one of them for my own personal civilization and if that isn't more the knowing how to order dinner as your Friend the madam caller the madam. All right. All right. All right. Let's not go into that again I'm going to get out of this town and back to doing something and take you along Sam I'm not going now. Yes, you are. I think we need a vacation from each other. Well, I don't feel that way about it I've taken a villa with a Renée de Panade in Switzerland Well, I I think you might have told me I've got my own money friend What? I'm my darling you You're not drifting away from me. I hope not and you and I Fran after 20 years All right, I I'll give it up. I won't go home. You've got to go. I can't stand being told in this way any longer. I'm suffocating I'm sorry for everything mean I've said, but if we're going on together I've got to be left alone this summer now don't look so hurt and please don't be angry or do be angry It will make you feel any happier But remember that I did make a real home for you and I'll do it again But you've got to let me have my fling now because you're simply rushing at old age Sam And I'm not ready for old age yet Shipping news I just thought I'd see the first boat I could catch Look at this Sam Doddsworth's home. I said he had a class reunion and she's not with him Why should I say anything? I didn't think it didn't think what would make me think maybe I don't care what you think Well, you'd better care what I think. Hello dad. Hello, Toby. Maybe here. We've been waiting for you Was it funny new Haven did you have a good time at a wonderful terrible? Oh, what is this a heat wave or just a hangover? Sam Sam. Yeah, Sam. I'm going home. Go ahead Toby sit down going home. Toby Is anything wrong dad? No The cable come for me today. Not yet Well, there should have been a cable from your mother. I can tell it from down. No, no, don't bother The cable are coming to send it out. Wouldn't they don't be cross? I'm not being cross I only asked if they've been a cable the old days I wouldn't have to ask been laid out on my table for me the way things are run around this house I can't find anything of mine. I know things aren't the same father, but please don't be difficult Well, can you blame a man for being difficult when his own family makes him feel more homeless in his own home than he did in Paris I'm sorry. You feel that way. It's a fact I'm not being difficult Where's my mail there isn't any no mail My mail should be laid out on this table, but father if there isn't any mail to lay out your mother always had my mail laid out No cable no mail. Is that the trouble Sam? What no cable and no mail. No Have a cigar Toby anything Sam anything All right, where are the cigars why? Why Harry smoked cigarette? I'll order some. Ah, don't bother It never would have been like this in your mother's day. No mail. No cigars. No cable. I'm sorry things on Father I'm sorry things aren't the way they used to be but Harry and I are living here now And I wish you'd stop speaking of mother as though she were dead. I'm not speaking of your mother as though Oh, yes, you are Sam you are Friends coming home She's coming any time now. I wrote her over a week ago and told her to come back Just waiting for a cable to tell me the boat Dear me what's the matter with you? Let me see Heaven maybe we'll get a little peace and quiet around here now Emily What's the matter Sam isn't mother coming? This isn't from your mother. It's nothing go outside Debbie. Huh? Sure, come on So long for a while Sam what is it? She's not coming maybe I guess as much. What does she say? One few more months Hope you're having good time home Not one word about me going over. No, she's thoughtless. No, she's not maybe She's scared I'm growing old Sam Those people she's with the one she mentioned in her last letter. Do you know them? Yeah, sure like them although all right Arnold Israel Israel He's one of those custom-built international you see in the road of graveyard section every Sunday Well, give us a kiss now Hey, will you lay off those European liberties with my wife? Oh, come on Telegraph office, please Hello It's a Samuel Doddsworth speaking Take a cable going to Mrs. Doddsworth Same address as my last ready Sailing Aquitania Wednesday Meet me rips Paris love Signed Sam Take another going to a be heard agency London Sailing Aquitania Wednesday stop using utmost discretion ascertain day-to-day address of Arnold Israel Paris Keep me informed wireless signed Doddsworth Yeah, send them both straight Yes, repeat them will you? This looks natural Cool as anything in Paris, so I took it again must be tired from your trip How long is it from here to Lake Geneva? Oh, I've come further than that I've come from the beer it's Yes, I was alone You're looking at Sam I remember to write you that I adore you I don't believe you did do you Why do you keep looking at your watch? I'm expecting a caller this time of night sure Berg I sent a man a telegram to meet me here. He's late. I'll give him 10 minutes more Very mysterious I've never seen you like this before no I've never seen you like this either friend Well, if we've got to stay here in this titling room How is Emily very happy? She's going to have Winnie-man, I'll answer I'll wait in the bedroom. No, I'd rather you stay Sit steady sit down darling Come in Arnold good evening I tried to reach you on the telephone to let you know I was coming you came from be rich too, didn't you I Want to see you two face-to-face? I know the whole story I never heard anything so outrageous in my life The pose on was in Switzerland. What if he was in beer it? Do you know how insulting you are? You don't know how insulting I'm going to be if you don't quit this play acting play acting I know where you've been and I know who you've been with What I want to know is are you coming home with me as my wife or staying here in Europe? You wouldn't put matters so bluntly if you understood I understand I'm sure that you and Kurt and madam the penable have given her things she wanted and never got from me But I'm interested in what I need and want and that happens to be peace of mind But if you bring yourself to see matters reasonably, I've crossed the Atlantic Ocean to be reasonable Fran I've loved you and been married to you for 20 years. I'd like to hang on to you if I can You want to marry each other Well my dear madam You want to divorce me then I can tell you she does not is that true Fran? Why should I want to divorce you? You're my husband, aren't you? Couldn't very well divorce me if I weren't You can laugh. Yes, I can do worse than that this much having been cleared up What have you to suggest? Fran and I try and forget what's happened Start out on a long hike tomorrow material Italy anyplace and sail back home in October No, no not just yet, and you'll have to divorce me or I'll divorce you Sam I told you where I stand you're trying to take my youth away from me and tie me down to being an old man's wife You've got your choice. You're trying to take my happiness away from me the only romantic happiness I've ever known friend please that was unnecessary listen. I didn't call you in here to defend me. It's too ridiculous It is ridiculous. That is ridiculous. I Knew it all in by looking like fools I'll go now if you'll excuse me sure. I'll excuse you. I hope you achieve your peace of mind Good night Now Fran I'm going to see this thing through that can be done I'm ready to wipe the slate clean if you are When do we start? Where do we go anywhere you like till we go back home in October? Venus in October No, you'll be wanting to go home Emily's having a baby in October Emily a baby She didn't tell me no she left that to me. How is she is she well? Yeah, she's fine. I must send her a cable think of Emily having a baby We've got to behave ourselves because we'll be a couple of old grandparents in October Grandparent This is the Columbia broadcasting system God's worth with Walter Houston and Nan Thunderland is resumed shortly Tonight's glimpse of backstage Hollywood focuses on costumes At 20th century Fox Studios. They're making a film called alababa goes to town in it Eddie Cantor the star wears a red turban before that turban was made More than 50 shades of red silk were photographed yet when you see the picture You won't be able to tell if the turban is red green or blue You may wonder why the studio went to all its bother and why the clothes bill on a million dollar production will often exceed a hundred thousand dollars Answering your questions is the only man connected with a major studio who not only supervises the making of costumes But is responsible also for creating the styles from which they're fashioned At present he's working on 14 major productions the head stylist and wardrobe manager of 20th century Fox Arthur M. Levy. Thanks, mr. DeMille We want to all that trouble on Eddie Cantor's turban because if we didn't get the right color You would see on the screen an ugly shade of gray. That's how revealing a modern picture camera is our costumes Must pair screen test before they are used in a picture only after they've been tested on the star and shown in the projection room Are we satisfied the fit and color combinations are correct? I recently found a man who does nothing but wrap turbans for the movie He's Bhagwan sing a Hindu who makes a good living wrapping turbans according to the social or religious position of the wearer Yes, Bhagwan saved the wardrobe to pop and time and embarrassment on such pictures as we willy-winkie and lives of a bengal answer Other time savers are the dummies in our fitting rooms that are made to the exact proportions of individual players The dimensions are changed from time to time as the star loses our gains in weight And the first fittings are made on them But our biggest worry is keeping abreast of production avoiding delays that might hold up the actual shooting of a picture One of our ways of overcoming this is to have a staff of cleaners and laundry people working every night Getting today's wardrobe in shape for its use again tomorrow because of the terrific speed at which we work We've become one of Lux's biggest customers in Hollywood Lux place clean not only well But fast we can depend on them to have things ready and up to our exacting requirements in a minimum of time And Lux is perfectly safe for even the finest washable materials We must use the best materials not only for appearances sake But because of the months of hard use they get during production We've provided against emergencies in the buccaneer by having duplicates made of every important costume in case they should be torn or damaged We do that too our film in old Chicago has a scene in which tyrant power runs through the city streets during the historic fire He falls down rips his clothing the splash with mud and drenched in water This scene was shot four times and each time tyrant had to start off fresh and untorn We were prepared by having six duplicates of his entire wardrobe ready the research work on that picture was very interesting For example the question arose as to what kind of a shield was worn by a Chicago policeman in 1854 going to Chicago and checking the city files. We found the shield was made of copper We also found out that it was from those copper shields that the slang term cop originated before you leave Tell us what we'll all be wearing next season. Well, since most of the style moves we hear is all about women's clothes Here's a little advanced news for the men Probably as a result of the Duke of Windsor's visit to the Austrian mountains the to roll influence is the smart note on the screen and on The street suits and overcoats will be rough and home spun. You'll see plenty of color They'll be reversed care of shoes heavily stitched and with square tone felt hats will have heavy cords and large feathers and Gloves sweaters socks and scars will feature the to rolly and hand it a peasant pattern But don't worry gentlemen. Your wives will probably pick out your clothes anyway Once again Walter Houston and Nan Thunderland in the Sinclair Lewis drama Dodgeworth October And Fran Dodgworth and Sam are still in Europe. It's early evening as we find them standing at the window of their hotel room in Berlin Gazing into the faintly luminous darkness Fran breaks a long silence. I Love Berlin. Don't you send me? I love you Fran. Oh Sam darling Will you let me thank you for all the lovely places you've taken me? I'm so heedless and silly that I don't speak of it as often as I should but I'm terribly grateful inside of me Sam Dolly have I won you back for my wife Fran? Yes, Sam By not being a tartar husband Letting me have fun with that nice little court and not thinking I'm a husband By helping me to forget Arnold is real Sam Haven't you anything to say to me? Well, what is it to say? Well, after I've just opened my heart to you it's a little embarrassing for you to stand there and say nothing It makes me feel self-conscious self-conscious I guess that's my trouble Fran. I've lost my bearings. I don't know where we're heading Oh, I think I'll call up Emily and hear how the baby got through his first day But there isn't time of course coming to take us out to dinner and you're not even dressed It isn't polite and Sam I know how thrilled you are over Emily's baby, but you mustn't tell course Why not because he thinks of me as young and I am I am I mean Hello Kurt. Well, is that wife of yours ready for Sam? I take you to a new restaurant for dinner a very gay restaurant for only the smartest Berliners know to go and dance after You can make Sam get dressed. I'm sorry. I didn't feel like getting dressed Now I guess I'll let you two go along without me. No, Sam. You must come with us What fun do you think it is for me to sit up all night watching you two dance? Oh, do not speak so closely Sam. You should be happy to see Fran happy. I didn't mean to snap I just got some rather important news some home news. Oh, nothing. You were interested you Kurt I'd like to sit by myself and think it over Sam does want to be left alone tonight But I want to go out. I want to all right Go ahead Kurt you and Fran run along. I'll be all right Come in court. I can't go to bed tonight. I've been having too much fun I do not like coming in here so late. I do not think Sam would like it Sam's dead to the world Don't talk loud that door. What friend there, please court Let poor little Fran have her fun while she can there isn't much time left Darling darling fun You know, I love you friend. You know that have you not been happy with me here in Berlin. Oh, yes I've been terribly happy. I've loved it court. You know, I have I think you could love me friend I think you could but there's no good talking about that There's nothing we can do about it. Is there? No, you are married to Sam. I can't ask you to be my wife Good You want to marry me? Does that surprise you? Oh Fran why are you not free? If I were free Oh my darling don't please don't Forgive me. I'm not angry. Oh my dear. Will you not say a more kind word friend? another time Will you let me kiss you goodnight? Good night good If I were free then Well, hello Fran. I didn't know you'd come in. I I didn't know you were awake. I'm sorry Not that I'm mine. No Well, wait Fran. I've been looking at the sailings How about it Fran? Let's get out of this and please why are you always so anxious to go home? I'm sick of it. I'm taking no more chances on another Arnold Israel Now I know this friendship where Kurt is harmless enough, but you might get fascinated. You think I might you really think I might Well, I love court and he loves me and I'm going to marry him I've decided it only just now this minute since I found that you were listening at the door the great Doddsworth great prowling elephant I'm sorry court didn't say to punch your head for spying I wasn't spying. I didn't you never know anything about me Not what I had on know what I thought for the sacrifices. I'll be happy with court. I'm fighting for life You can't drag me back Can you get your divorce here? What? Your divorce Yes, I think so We should wait a few months Why? Well, I'd like you to feel absolutely sure about Kurt It's my funeral now, isn't it? Yes, I guess so I'll have to get used to that idea. I guess I can American Express office Naples Brands. Yes, in your habit and do it. Hello Any mail for Doddsworth? Oh, hello. No, not a thing today. Mr. Doddsworth Well, I guess I'd have to wait a few days. Maybe I'll get a present surprise What have you got in the line of excursions today? Well, we have a tourist party just starting for Herculaneum and Pompeii. I've been there. Oh, I see Well, there's a drive around Amalfi and Sorento in there, too. Would you like Pistons, sir? What's Pistons? Greek temples there in excellent preservation. Well, that's more than I am All right, I'll take a chance. Get me a car. How many in the party, sir? One. Yes Mr. Doddsworth. Oh Do you remember me? Mrs. Courtright. Well, well isn't this great sit down if you've got a moment of time or something I've got nothing else, but And how is Mrs. Doddsworth? She's fine, thanks. I haven't got her along with me this trip. Oh, she doesn't like traveling Does anybody? Well, I don't know. I Suspect that most people travel to get away from themselves. Well, I've been at it two months now. I'm glad to hear why Alone? No, I'm getting used to it now. I don't want to intrude or be impertinent, but Well, I'm sorry. Well, I guess it's a pretty ordinary story. My wife's younger than I am and livelier I happen to be undressing in public like this. I never did that before Will you keep on traveling now? Yes, I've got to stay over and be on hand for the divorce where Berlin Could you let yourself enjoy life for a while? Show me how I wonder if you could none of this that's happened to me was my idea Well, then why don't you break away from your hotel? Forget about Berlin and move out to me Not to you. It's out where I live at Porcelippo It may be straining our slight acquaintance and I can't make you as comfortable as your hotel does When you want a bath, you'll have to choose between a tin tub and the Mediterranean But if you like swimming and fishing and a willing listener, that's awfully kind of you miss us court right and mighty friendly But I don't see how I could why not. Well, what did your neighbors say? They'd say any number of things exactly, but that doesn't mean they'd be right and they won't be oh come along We can boast to each other up, and I'm certain you need a little piece of mind Hello Sam you've been out fishing with Pietro again. Yeah, I'm gonna try out this new fishing tackle later I want to show him a few Florida tricks. I know There's one of those horrible putt-putt motes. Yeah, Pietro and I put it in the boat this morning What in that beautiful little sailboat? Sure Pietro is crazy about it And you just watch that boat beat the rest of the fishing ground You're hopeless. Haha. Don't be hard on me Setting up that motor's the first little fun I've had since I quit business and it's got me rare and to go all over again for the first time to go I mean away from here any place where I can get back in harness think I'll try aviation this time The idea of a Moscow to Seattle airline kind of slights me Moscow to Seattle Yeah, I might be the first man with his own round-the-world system. Say, I know what we'll do We'll make a little preliminary survey. Where's that Matt? I'll buy my own plane and the day after the divorce comes in We'll both go on a trip we sense. Are you going to take me with you look look Siberia French line from Irkutsk to Tashkin or Samarkand Tough going for you though and one little suitcase Sam I'll go through life with you on one suitcase if you'll give me the chance Edith I've spent one short month with you in this house, and I can't imagine ever living without you again Couldn't live without you Sam Hello, hello, yes, friend. Yes, this is Sam I'm sorry to hear that Well, what when are you sailing? I guess I'll have to No, no, no, that's all right Very well get the tickets Goodbye Well Kurt has chucked her over. She's dropping the divorce Going home on the ultima day after tomorrow I've got to go with it. I won't let you what else can I won't see you killed by her selfishness I love you, and she doesn't you're content with me. You're miserable with her. I know Edith I know you were a young man a minute ago You've shriveled at the sound of her voice everything's starting up all over again I've seen you shrivel the same way every letter you've got from I can't think you're all wrong to go back She needs me so do I But that isn't all Think of the Moscow and Seattle line. I know Edith. I know every bit of it You've just got to be patient with me. What is this hold? She's got over you. I've got to take care of her Man's habits get pretty strong in 20 years. I'll go pack now. I'll send her as a to help you. Oh Sam Edith It's giving you up. That's the hell of it Bring me a brandy and soda You might have asked me if I want anything then do your friend No, but if I've got to sit here in this ice box, they call a bar. You've got to shut that door. I will It's a cold morning, and I'm not dressed for draft I didn't expect to have to sit practically out of doors in the middle of winter All right, go on you were saying friend. Oh, yes You were so right about court Sammy dear I can't think how you guessed it because you aren't usually so awfully good at judging characters His family may be as old as the Colosseum, but when I saw his mother My dear what a prompt don't What's the matter with you? Don't ride curtain is some other that way. That's all I'm sorry I'll be good. Oh, I shouldn't have expected you to defend them. No, I suppose not Well, I know how you always let bygones be bygones It's such a wonderfully happy ending to all our wild little escapades Isn't it? Yes, isn't it? And will you look at that hat that woman has on and will you regard her shoes? Oh? But wait until you see some of the clothes I've got I'll show Zine if something maybe it will wake up a little You seem rather distrae Sam and do I well, maybe I don't like your writing Zine of that way either I don't seem to be able to strike a congenial note I do think you might meet me halfway as I look back so I don't blame myself I can't really you were a good ill at fault too. There are sins of omission Sammy. You're it Take this check go to suite seven on B-deck get the suitcase with this number on it and bring it here But the idea I'm not sailing with you. You're not sailing. Oh, I'm not No, you're trying to put it back down. We just can't make a gold things any long You haven't learned a thing not a single thing not of all our sorrows And I've been suffering myself that you really wanted to come back to me. I tried didn't I but I'm to finish the next class What's going to become of me? I don't know you'll have to stop getting younger someday. Sorry. Good. Bye Are you going back to that? Yes, and when I get my divorce I'm going to marry her and she and I are going on doing things Do you think you'll ever get me out of your blood? I don't know maybe not, but love has got to stop some place Nothing everything yes, and I'm going on missing it. I'm going to spend the rest of my life just missing boats You're going to stay you're here to stay you just try and get rid of me So ends the last chapter of Doddsworth I know you want to hear from Walter Houston and man Thunderland and they'll take that curtain call in a moment first a word from Melville Rooick. Thank you, Mr. DeMille. Before Mr. DeMille introduces our stars may I leave this thought with the ladies? These days you're probably getting some new clothes for fall and winter and some new stockings in subtle shades to blend with the new colors Naturally, you want those stockings to look just as nice each time you wear them as they do right now That is where Luxe comes in Luxe flakes are especially made to protect your stockings They save the elasticity, you know cut down on run So why not ensure the subtle flattery of those new stockings with Luxe? our producer mr. DeMille For eight years Walter Houston and man Thunderland have always appeared together So tonight's performance had an added distinction in that it was their last costarring vehicle at least for a while That's true cb, but in case Walter Winchell is listening in let me add that everything is all right In fact everything was never better Here's what's happening first Walter has a picture to do at MGM benefits for God the story of the time of Abraham Lincoln Are you playing Lincoln again, Walter? No, I guess I'm one of those very few actors having once played Lincoln We're able to get away from the role This time I'm a circuit rider a preacher While I'm making the picture man goes to New York for her play which is also historical It is Sydney Harman's production of Robin Landings and goes all the way back to 1785 Well, man, good luck Down Christmas time I expect to open on Broadway and mr. Tut you know mr. Tut cb He's that long-haired lawyer and fisherman that Arthur train writes about You see I'm getting in training already How do you like the hair? Well, I was about to suggest to the nice permanent wouldn't hurt at all So of a lot of people even our brand-new docks home trolley and box at me now But it's strictly for artsy a long hair or short come back to us again Walter as soon as your plays through and you Nan just remember that the lat string will be out and the Footlights will be on for you and the Lux Radio Theater always. Thank you very much cb Whether we're with you as performers the listeners there are few things that give us more genuine pleasure than this program and we really mean that Yes, good luck to you all and good night Each Monday night the Lux Radio Theater presents the human scene in one of its more dramatic phases and while rash promises are best avoided I believe we can safely say that our production next Monday night will bring you one of your most enjoyable hours our play The unforgettable Stella Dallas Which Samuel Goldwyn has so recently presented to America and what is especially good news? We'll have the same magnificent stars as the picture Barbara Stanwyck John bold and Anne Shirley Our sponsors the makers of Lux Flakes join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night When the Lux Radio Theater presents Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck John bold and Anne Shirley This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood gentlemen Melville Roy In tonight's cast for Holland Briggs this tubby Martha Wentworth as Madame de Panade Hugh Huntley as Lockhart Frank Nelson as court Gretchen Thomas as matey Lou Merrill as travel agent Margaret Brayton as woman and James Eagles as paid boy Mr. DeMille appeared through courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Lewis Silver's 20th century Fox Studios Where he was in charge of music for the new film life begins in college This is the Columbia broadcasting system