 Family Theater presents Barbara Rush and Wallace Ford from Hollywood the mutual network and cooperation with Family Theater Presents funny Valentine starring Barbara Rush and now here's your host Wallace Ford Thank You Tony Lofano Family Theater is only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention to practice that must become an important part of our lives If we are to win peace for ourselves peace for our families and peace for the world Family Theater urges you to pray Pay together as a family and now to our transcribe drama funny Valentine starring Barbara Rush as Kathy I'm home has Greg called yet. Oh, hi dad. Good evening, honey. Not that I know Oh my gosh, that means you'll be here on time want us to set an extra plate for him Oh, no, it's a dinner dance. Oh, I thought I'd never get out of that beauty parlor. Is that you Duchess? Yes, Junior I just wanted to tell you that a small parcel arrived from Gregory the great Oh, where is it up in my room? I hit it dad come on less your sister's got a lot on her mind tonight in the icebox It's a beautiful corsage Kathy. I peaked. Oh mom. Will you help me dress? I'll never be ready Of course, I just want to lift the vegetables lesson. I can do that. I won't be a minute Well, do you think the student prince will take the bait tonight? What Gregory the great Oh, will you stop calling him dad? He's a student, isn't he a law student? And he works very hard on his old man's money and now Charlie on the other hand and what's Charlie got to do with this? I was just gonna ask little brother I've got some advice for you to stay out of my love life Oh, is that what you call it and stop meddling in my personal affairs. Oh, yes Duchess truly Duchess Lester go and sit down Your dinner's getting cold. Oh, I'm glad I'm just a child with no big problems. Come on Kathy It's almost 6 15. Oh that kid. I unpacked your dress as soon as it came. It's just a dream Costs enough. Oh gee, I hope I'd have a little time for a nap You sit down rest for a minute. I'll get your things out The blue sandals, uh-huh your hair is lovely. Thanks. It'll look better when I comb it out Mom. Yes, dear. Why don't you like Greg? Well, I do like him Kathy I think he's a fine young man. No, you don't. Yes, I do Come on sit down at the dressing table Well, dad and Lester don't like him. Oh, they're just cheesy. Oh, they are not they like Charlie Charlie's their boy nice practical Charlie here swing your feet around. Well, I just like to know what's so great about Charlie Well, they've known him a long time. You two were childhood sweethearts. Oh, we were childhood children That's all there was nothing sweetheart about it. I guess you just outgrew him. I certainly did And I'm sure that when dad and Lester get to know Greg a little better. They'll like him just fine Oh, he never calls anymore anyhow Well, I imagine he feels it since you've taken up so steadily with Greg a month ago Four o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. That was the last time what to ask for a date for that evening Three hours before he wants me to go out he calls Charlie and I'm supposed to leap at the offer like I'd been moving around the house All day just waiting for it. You better get started with the cleansing cream Oh, he never has the slightest conception about how a girl likes to be treated with with consideration and politeness Like Greg well, he gets up when I come into a room and and sends flowers and well those things are very important Do you think he's going to propose to you tonight? Why I Wouldn't be the least bit surprised Will you accept well, I can't think of a reason why I shouldn't Say, what are these letters? Oh, I forgot to tell you of Valentine's they came this morning Nice one from dad and Lester and oh look at this big one from Greg. I recognize the handwriting Nothing from Charlie. Oh, of course not that would be sentimental or thoughtful and no one could ever accuse dear Charlie of that Gosh, look at the size of this one from Greg My it's elaborate What's all that yellow stuff? That's supposed to be the golden hair of the fair maiden locked in the tower. What? Yes, listen to the verse to my Valentine I wish you were a damsel enslaved Endurance vile and I an errant night upon my steed. I just with every dragon for the favor of your smile and Release you from your chains with utmost speed affectionately Greg Yes, but Kathy you better start dressing if you don't want to be late. Oh my gosh. Yes here I'll hang up your blouse isn't that sweet though. I wish you were a damsel enslaved endurance vile and I an errant night upon my steed Save me save me noble knight save me. I pray you Oh, it is I Held endurance vile I will save you fair damsel. I say Gregory the great will save you Oh, I've heard of your gallantry sir Gregory. Oh, but beware. There are dragons about there guarding the moat I have no fear of dragons fair lady I will slay them all and cross the moat and save you how thoughtful how gentlemanly Hark someone approaches on the high road. Oh Oh, it is but Charles the tinker. I know him well. Yes Charles the tinker I've heard speak of the poor name. My father has befriended him. He does lowly tests about the cast Lady Catherine search yourself. Good morning, sir Gregory. You know me tinker You are known throughout the kingdom my lord. Have you come to rescue Catherine lady Catherine as you wish I have indeed So I shall waste no time talking to tinkers. I raise my spear aloft Your armor squeaks Go sir Gregory slay the dragon and save me some oil silence I will advance upon the dragon to the right of the moat first slay him then dispatch the smaller one on the left Rescue me from during smile. Exactly. Oh Smaller one may surprise you. He's fast. Ask Catherine. Oh be quiet Sir Gregory has come to save me. So take your donkey and pots and pans and get out of here You know what your father thinks of all this? Well, it's none of his business Save me sir Gregory. It's pleasure fair lady. I raise my spear. Don't say I didn't warn you about the smaller one I fear no dragon. How considerate you could get her out a lot easier with my ladder ladder It's a collapsible ladder. I designed put it together in a jiffy very practical. It doesn't work So I've had it up against the tower twice now. You wouldn't come down Well a lot of gallantry that took you want to get out of there, don't you not down a ladder I want to be rescued. I will rescue you fair Catherine. I Gregory the great Mental I raise my spear. I close my visors Even if you make it by the dragons, you're gonna have a terrible time with those stairs Oh, will you mind your own business stairs? Yes up to the second floor of the castle very long staircase You'll never get your horse up that he can get off his horse and walk. I doubt it. Lady Catherine I never get off my horse. Well, then you can forget those stairs. Oh, all right I'll come down the stairs and meet you but but first you must lay the dragons. Yes the dragons I raise my spear. I close my visor My charger I wish him luck. Oh, would you mind going away? I thought I'd stick around and watch that second dragon work him over This is nothing to do with you. Goodbye. Are you sure you don't want to come down the ladder very sure I'll be around again next week in case you change your mind He would too, you know, oh still dear this catch is a little loose come around with a ladder or something don't move There I think that'll hold it would be just like him. Who'd come around with a ladder? Oh Nobody Kathy you look lovely. Yeah, let me just loosen your hair a bit. Oh It's a matter child. Oh Mother I'm not a child now right there. That's part of it I'm 23 years old and I can't get anyone in this house to accept that fact No, Kathy to dad and Until I stopped seeing him charlie. I'm just somebody running around in pigtails. Well, I'm not now Now don't excite yourself dear. I'm a lady and I enjoy being treated like one That's perfectly natural and getting flowers and valentines hold your head straight dear I want to fluff it out at the back of it and I'm very lucky to know someone who appreciates that like gregory I'm sorry, honey. I hit a snarl. Oh, that's okay Wow Go ahead and open the rest of your valentines. It'll take your mind off this. Okay That one's from dad Yes Oh seaman, this is what I mean to my valentine If the world should be your oyster That's because you are its pearl and I have the brightest jewel of all in you my little girl Only dad why I think that's a lovely sentiment his little girl. They'll get the message. That's how he sees me Just what I was saying. You'd think I was still 12 years old That's how this whole thing looks to him and mom too probably A lot of kids stuff Greg the rich boy who lives down the block and me and pigtails And good old practical charlie coming by in the summer to deliver the paper Well, that's not the way it is at all and I won't let it be There's your paper mr. Miller. Thank you charlie Hi, Kathy. Good afternoon. I'm sure. Hey, what's the matter with your hair? There's nothing the matter with it Oh, I'm changing the way I wear it. What's it gonna be finished? It is finished Now Kathy little girls mustn't shout. Oh, but daddy's saying terrible things about my hair Well, it does look a little too grown up if you ask me Well, all the other girls are wearing it this way and Gregory says it's stunning. That's a good description Who's Gregory? Who's Gregory? Just the best-looking boy ever moved into the neighborhood. That's all And he's been riding by here every afternoon on his new bicycle with the balloon tires I hadn't noticed he's going to get killed taking corners the way he does on those balloon tires Daddy Could you let me look at the society page, please the society page? Here's the funnies say Kathy Oh, I thought you'd gone You know I sold two extra subscriptions this month and won a couple of free passes to the Vesta for this afternoon The Vesta theater. There's a kitty mat and a two hours of cartoons Thank you, but I've outgrown that kind of social function sure to be at least one Donald duck Why don't you go ahead, honey? You don't want to sit around here all afternoon. Yeah, there were two last Saturday Two what Donald ducks and one Pluto Thank you, but just the same Oh It's Gregory going behind his bicycle. Oh, yeah, it's very nice. That's the one balloon tires Look Kathy, no hands. Oh, wonderful Gregory. I don't give him long riding like that. Oh, you're just jealous because he's so So entertaining. I'll take Donald duck. Well, then by all means don't let me keep you from the kitty mat and a Look Kathy, I can turn right around no handed. Oh, Gregory how thrilling watch now He'll never make it on those balloon tires See wonderful What did I tell you? Oh Gregory are you hurt? What happened? Gregory fell from his bicycle. I'm okay. Just a little scrape I'll try it again I do this all the time. You better be careful there, sonny. Oh daddy. Don't call him sonny. Gregory's almost 14 I take it back Kathy. He's entertaining. All right. Will you please go away? Watch now Kathy No hand. You sure you wouldn't like to go to the Vesta? No Oh Well see you around sometime Kathy stop patting your hair. You'll mess it all up Greg said he just left it short like this in a Donald duck cut What? Oh, I mean a duck cut like the movie stars Hold still Oh how in the world I ever expect you to see a class this small You know if that had really happened Greg would have punched charlie in the nose for being such a wise acre there If what had happened with the bicycle is that Greg would just show off or something Oh, I know that's what dad thinks your father thinks Greg is a very nice boy But he prefers charlie and so do you and so does lester Kathy listen to me No matter whom anyone prefers you're the one who's going to go through life with the person you marry Remember that when you start worrying about other people's opinions. Well, I just wish other people would remember that Other people are unimportant in a matter of this kind And just make sure you aren't getting yourself engaged to prove something you don't really believe Oh, oh, there's gray. I'll go down. Let him in take it easy Please please has dad to put his coat on and you just sit here and stop worrying about things I'll say you'll be down in a few minutes make a delayed entrance. It never hurts mom Look at your valentine's just something just get your mind off the whole thing for a while and come down When you're ready Oh, sure get your mind off the whole thing just like that Read your valentine's I wonder what brother lester's idea of a valentine is Well Well, I'm not surprised A comic what a nice friendly little joke Look at that picture that horrible hag brewing spells and potions I guess that's supposed to be me Oh and a homemade verse I'll hail to the dear sister mine. Congratulations duchess. I pity any valentine that gets into your clutches Some clown that lester is lester the jester So that's what he thinks when he calls me duchess. I'm an old witch, huh? An old witch It is I duchess lester the jester stop changing those bells the next candidate awaits you in the torture chamber What is his name a student prince called gregory a tired in rags of beggary I hate your verses. They're mean and cruel. What can you expect from the family fool enough? I say yes duchess truly duchess Have you informed the candidate? What fate will befall him if he finds me unattractive into the chasm of bachelorhood Exactly and that ain't good silence. Tell me jester Does this potion I have lately brewed and spread upon my face not make me come late. You are right It does not you lie jester a better had you cried you just liar more double meanings one each for both your faces be silent I am beautiful. My duchess truth is in you to your fingertips. That's better, but never sadly will escape your lips enough One last look in the mirror at my features You lose more mirrors that way Can it be jester that I am unhandsome take heart my duchess Greg's the then and then so what I mean a man and then so I can't rhyme everything. He waits. He does I go Doorbells invite me good luck my thanks and don't forget to write me I'm coming right down greg. Kathy I'm sorry to be late. Kathy it wasn't greg who rang the bell, but there's someone to see you Well, it's charlie. Hello, Kathy Well, hello charlie say you're all dolled up. You look great Well, thank you. I I'm going out. I'll be in the kitchen if you children want anything mother just call if you need me Yes, I know your mother told me told you what that you were going out. Oh Yes, could we sit down for just a minute? Well, of course Yes, please do thanks I understand you're going out with greg tonight. Who told you that mother? No as a matter of fact lester told me Well now wasn't that nice of less I asked him and he told me I didn't think it was any big secret Well, of course, it's not any big secret. I'm very proud of it We're going to the club for a dinner dance And he sent me these flowers your dress looks lovely What I say your dress looks lovely. What's wrong with that? Right. I just never heard you say anything nice about a dress before I probably haven't but on you it looks good Well I never heard that either. You just don't listen. Well, I hope you didn't come here to argue No, but if I have to I'm prepared about what you'll see Well, well, I should tell you that greg will be here in a few minutes. So whatever it is. It's greg What I say I'm waiting for greg. You see you really don't listen now charlie I understand you're expecting a proposal from him the lester tell you that too Well, I'd certainly never get it from you. You've been out every time I came around the last few weeks Two hours before you wanted to go out like a month ago saturday. Okay, so I'm imperfect I don't want you to be here when gregory arrives. You don't know what you want I want to be treated like a lady I want little respect and in consideration not someone coming around with a ladder laughing because greg falls off a bicycle Are you raving about now? I know what I'm raving about. You didn't even send me a valentine. Oh, I didn't no you didn't Well, and I will see who sent whom what? That's greg and I expect you to behave like a gentleman and go out the back door I never behaved like a gentleman in my life. Let him in charlie. Let him in Oh, if you make a scene, I'll never forgive you if you decide what I've made is a scene I won't ever expect you to now let him in Hi kathy Good evening greg do step inside. Oh, thanks Boy, you look like a movie star. She also looks like kathy miller, which ain't bad. Oh Oh greg this is charlie burges an old friend. How do you do burges pleasure charlie just stopped by He's a dear old friend. Oh, that's very interesting. Well, we'd better get started kathy here. I'll help you into your wrap Oh I thank you. Yes. I'm not only a dear old friend, but I'm in love with kathy I beg your pardon kathy miller the one that looks like a movie star Charlie and I came by tonight to propose to her. You know what I mean marriage Charlie well, this is most an opportunity. We're just going out to dinner. No, no, wait a minute. Greg. We're late Is it it were you gonna propose to her mister? Well, no, I look I've known her for a long time But she's your date tonight. So if you've got anything to say speak right up Well, uh kathy. I'll admit I had thought very seriously of broaching this subject charlie Is this your idea of a joke? You call a 250-dollar engagement ringing a joke. Look happy valentine matter of fact I intended to lay my cards on the table sometime to see well, why don't you do it mister? What's the offer? Let's see what she's got to choose between charlie burges I regard this as very unsportsmanlike behavior on your part Have you paid for this ring? I had to put a third down where you're pretty sure of yourself Sure of myself. I can't even get you on the phone. I know how these down payment transactions work He can get his money back. Oh, well, that's a comfort. That's reassuring. I'm not worried about getting my money back Hi charlie. Hi lester. Goodbye lester. That's all she ever says to me. In fact burges if you like I'll take that ring off your hands. Now who's sounding sure of himself. Greg. I I'm not just an item of chattel That's going to the highest bidder. I have something to say about this. All right, but they begin serving dinner at seven o'clock If you're hungry, I'll make you a salad. Oh, shut up lester kathy. This is a simple thing. I'm proposing marriage to you I've got the ring right here. Oh, yes. I know like the ladder and the two tickets to the vista What how about you charlie want to sandwich? No, thanks lester. Will you go away? Of course? I can't promise anything immediate kathy I still have to finish law school. Will everyone be quiet for a minute But in three or four years after I get my practice going there greg charlie. Good evening, sir Hi, mr. Miller dad. We're having a serious discussion. Well. I'm just looking for the sports section kathy It's getting later every minute. I promise the rights. We'd be there by seven Maybe you'd all like some cock dad lester's hanging around to ease drop make him stop listening Stop listening son and help me find the sports section over there on the radiator. Oh, what about it kathy? Yes or no? Charlie come on. Come on. That's it buddy. Put the clamps on. Oh, you shut up dad Shut up son. It's 10 minutes to seven. What's that got to do with it? Well, what do you say, honey? I say no Oh kathy good Here's your wrap. Oh, no, and I'm not going out with you either. That's final. How you won't marry me You haven't even asked me to marry you. What do you think I've been doing here? Mr. Miller, can I use your phone right down the hall? The rights will never forgive me I'll tell you what you've been doing You've been telling everyone here. You're going to propose and waving that ring around But you haven't once consulted me. I told you I loved you. You told greg you love me Craig went out to make a phone call. Well, that's who you told you love me. Well, you heard it I overheard it. Okay, so get technical and and then you remarked to greg That you came by to propose to me. Well, I did came by. Well, that's a nice choice of words Like you were picking up some laundry Oh, I thought you left without your corsage here. I'm not going What? Greg just went to square it with the rights. Oh, so I found the sports section. Listen kathy just tell me now What do you want? I want you to stop asking questions and say something for a change. Say what? How you feel what I mean to you. Well, you know how I feel I do not what I propose if you didn't mean something to me. I have no idea why you do anything And I won't tell you tell me Well Dad, lester, I think we'd better go. Oh, nobody leaves Kathy, I I've been listening for 15 years to my family telling me what a great guy you are Now they're going to be in on the finish while you do the talking Well, well You better come right out and say it son We've been plugging for you for a long time and a girl likes to hear complimentary things Well I love you kathy. I've been in love with you for a long time and if you feel the same way. No questions keep talking buddy well I being in love with you. I'd like you to be my wife You'd like I mean, I'd love it. It's all I want in the world and yes Will you marry me kathy? Will you have to ask my father? What do you say mr. Miller friend? I think it'd be lovely Kathy will you? Oh, yes charlie I love you, too You do isn't it nice to have someone come out and say it without having to ask Well, yeah, it's wow. You were a bit upset, but I explained to the rights also you missed the boat. What? Greg Charlie and I are engaged to be married Great scott. I said for sure. We'd be there by 7 30. Well, Greg. I'm afraid it wouldn't be right under the circumstance Tell me burger verges. Do you have a dinner jacket? Well, yes, but it's a little tight nonsense. Look last time I wore it was a senior boy. I'm sure you'll pass admirably I'll introduce him as a dear old friend. Oh now great. The rights are a very important connection. It seems like the least we can do here I'll help you into your uh, if you don't mind Oh quite my error. Mrs. Miller mr. Miller. Good night. Good night, Gregory I had it the first time. Gregory the great be a good boy lester We'll stop by your place barrett verges, of course, and I'll help you dress Kathy, don't forget your corsage. Oh, thanks mom Charlie, are you sure you don't mind doing this taking you on folks? It's almost 10 after 7 Charlie, when we get married come yellow. What? Kathy, think of the relatives in Peoria. Well, at least on our wedding day Will you come around and put a ladder under my window? A ladder. I'll go out and start the car. Please come quickly Yes, it's at least 10 minutes to the club even if you catch every light. Kathy, why a ladder? Really wouldn't understand it, but but I want to do it your way. Do what my way? Come down from the tower This is Wallace Ford again There's a neat little phrase which nearly all of us use again and again in our discussions It's the phrase a way of life It refers to how we shape our conduct of life according to our outlook, suiting our actions to what we believe in Well, that's really what prayer is A way of life It's quite the usual thing to regard prayer only as the last recourse the last hour on our quiver Something to turn to when money or power or guns fail us Many of us are inclined to think that prayer is rather unmanly not to be used until all the brave manly means Have been exhausted But that's not prayer as a way of life We do more honor to God if we pray every day When we come to think of it We can see that we should have more of God's assistance And find ourselves in fewer difficulties if we turn to him beforehand God hardly expected that we should be left entirely on our own and meeting the problems of our personal life Our family life or even our national life We ought to use our brains our judgment our good sense to the very limit These are God's gifts to us for our use Part of praying is thanking him for these gifts Another part of praying is asking for his help to foresee and for stall difficulties Prayer is a way of life and not just a last cry for rescue It must run through the day And as each closes we should all be better off if we gather the family together for prayer as a unit If every family in the nation did that the nation would actually be praying together Then the nation would stay together Just as the family that prays together Stays together more things are rocked by prayer Then this world greens off From hollywood family theater has brought you transcribed funny valentine starring barbara rush Wallace ford was your host others in our cast were iran tedro Fred shields jeffrey silver john stevensson and herbellis The script was written and directed for family theater by john t kelly with music composed and conducted by henry mancini This series of family theater broadcasts is made possible by the thousands of you who feel the need for this type of By the mutual network, which is responded to this need And by hundreds of stars of stage screen and radio Who give so unselfish leave their time and talent to appear on our family theater stage to them and to you Our humble thanks This is tony lafrano expressing the wish of family theater that the blessing of god may be upon you and your home And inviting you to be with us next week when family theater will present Little church of the ambush starring david jansen Eleanor powell will be your hostess join us won't you? 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