 Another proudly we hail one of radio's outstanding dramatic half-hours starring Lee Tracy and presented transcribed by your army and your Air Force. Radio City, New York, here is your star and host on proudly we hail the distinguished Broadway stage screen and radio star Lee Tracy. Hello everyone welcome again to proudly we hail a very spine-tingling title of our play Lee House in the Fog. A very spine-tingling title Ken and a very spine-tingling play a tale of high speed on a California highway which leads to well Ken we'll be ready for the first act after your very important message. Thanks Lee I do have a most important message for all the young men and young women of America. The United States Air Force needs volunteers. It needs volunteers right now so that they can be trained to fill specialized vacancies that exist in radio, radar, electronics and many other critical fields. Go to your nearest Army and Air Force recruiting station and volunteer for service in the Air Force today. And now with your star Lee Tracy in the role of Paul Carr your army and your Air Force presents the proudly we hail production of House in the Fog. One of the characteristics of our eight seems to be that we're always in a hurry. Paul Carr was a perfect illustration of this observation always in a hurry. Live fast and curiously with his cradle it may have been one of the reasons for his success as a writer for even his books and plays at speed. At 35 Paul Carr was a fast-moving light in the literary world a regular comet bound everywhere in a hurry always in a hurry. What do you mean the flight's been canceled? I'm sorry Mr. Carr but all flights have been grounded the fall. That's right I got to be in San Francisco by eight o'clock tomorrow morning I thought your guys flew on anything. No sir not anything not when our passengers lives might be in danger. Oh Poppy Cox your ticket people sang me a different song this morning. Oh yes Mr. Carr we'll get you there in plenty of time. No Mr. Carr there be no delay. The weather moved in very suddenly. I know it always does. Well you've got all the answers what am I going to do. We'll arrange a berth on the train if you like. Trained there isn't any train I can get that'll put me in San Francisco before 10 o'clock. I'm sorry sir I don't know of any other way unless you drive. Maybe you can supply me with a car too. I'm a stranger in town. Looks like you just have to wait until the fog moves out it might move out tonight. That chance. Oh I don't know. Mr. Carr I do not run this airline I only work for it. I don't control the weather either and I don't see any reason to take it out on me. Well I'm sorry miss I didn't mean to take it out on you. It's just that I'm in an awful hurry I got to get to San Francisco that's all. I want to get to San Francisco by morning. How much do you charge. What time in the morning. By eight. You don't want to drive you want to fly. That's right but with the fog I can't. How much. Just you. That's right. To go to Sacramento the two of you can split the cost to there. Okay how much. Fifty bucks. That's robbery. That's right. Hmm. Well I want to get started right away. Where are you. Hotel Hilton. I'll be in the lobby in five minutes what's your name. For a car what's yours. Mike. For a test in advance. If you guarantee to get me there by eight. Far and anything unexpected. Yep I'll get you there. It's awful foggy. You want to go or don't you Mr. Car. What about the other passengers. He's here all ready to go. A woman. That's right you got any object to. Oh no no no I guess not. Okay then hang up so we can get started. Mr. Car. Oh yeah you're you're you're you're Mike. That's right. What are you staring at. Nothing you're just a kind of big that's all. Yeah I'm big all right. Is that your bag. Yep. Give me the drone we'll hit the road. Give me a receipt and we'll hit the road. Okay Mr. Car. Here you are. Nice and business like. Now I'll just count this. Even Stephen. After you. Forgotten a bit bit thicker since I came back from the airport. You won't be able to make much time in there. I may tell him in anything you probably need a new set of nerves by the time we get to San Francisco. I like speed never bothered me a bit. You were. Ain't that poor car guy that writes the books now are you. Now yeah I'm afraid so. You don't like them. I ain't much for eating I only read one. Well part of one. It wasn't my type I'm a mystery fan when I do read. Where do you write a mystery. All right one Mike. Now dedicated to you. Here's the car. You want to sit in the back of the baby in front with me. What do you like. Not my type. One kind of nice looking. Refined. New day. Well I think I'll put it in the back. Oh what's her name. Fenty I think she said. Mr. Method. I didn't go into a history I didn't think it was any of my business. Oh. OK Mike. Get in and I'll put your bag in the trunk. How do you do. How do you do. My name is Paul Carr. I'm going to. Well Miss Benton that. Looks like we're going to have a long foggy trip ahead. Well said folks. Close feet ahead. Wait till you hear this baby. If it'll fly it's all right by me. You in a hurry to Miss Benton. Some what but. But not so much of one that I want to risk getting my neck. With me is the wheel man. I'm the best driver this side of the Rockies. He certainly wasn't kidding was he. I wish he'd slow down. Oh don't worry he knows these roads and he knows his car. But the fog you can't see a foot. I'm a cigarette maybe that'll help. Oh yes I would like one. Thanks. Are you doing back there. Oh no. He really does. What do you do about seeing the road. Just follows it like a cat. The fast for you. No that's all I go fast you like. This is plenty fast enough for me. In fact I'd be a much better if you slow down. We're going to get Mr. Carr to San Francisco by eight. I can't remember. What is it Mr. Carr a matter of life and death. No no not quite. I have an important business appointment. I can't afford to be late. Is a business appointment no matter how important I'm worth risking our lives over. Oh now I don't think you should look at it that way. We'd be just as safe here as we would be on a plane or a train or anything that goes fast. I'm sorry I don't agree. Really Mr. Carr I hate to see you late for your appointment. What would you mind terribly slow down a little. I'm nervous. Okay. Mike he's off the accelerator. The lady's not in a hurry. Could give her the gun again. Miss Fenton are you asleep. No I'm not. Oh you're you wouldn't like to go any faster. The only way I'd really like it to go slower. You say why didn't you walk to Sacramento. You look for deceiving I had the idea you were a gentleman. I'm allowed and I'm in a hurry. You are. Let's go. What happened what happened. Miss Fenton Miss Fenton are you all right. You know what I think what happened. Miss that curve I guess if we can get out this door. No we're on our side I'll have to climb out through here. I'll go first and I'll pull you out. Are you sure you're all right. I'm not sure of anything. Take it easy now everything's going to be OK. Now give me your hand hold tight. Up up up you come OK. Sit down there like yourself one of these. Well I see how Mike made out Mike Mike. You're alive. Why are you Mike. You OK. I guess so. That's all clear. Will you look at that car. We're just lucky we're all in one piece. Yeah. The game OK. She's shaking up a bit. We're going to climb up out of here and see if we can flag down somebody. Look at my car. What did you have to be in such a hurry for. I think you're right. It's a driveway. Oh I wish you'd had the same attitude about being in such a hurry. Oh I'm sorry really I am. Well you should be. It's a miracle none of us were hurt. I'm hurt. My honey's nothing but a pile of junk. Well it's just what you deserve you should know better. You sound just like a school teacher. Well that's because I am. And the children I teach are a good bit younger than you in years Mr. Carr. But mentally they have far better judgment. I'll bet you're awful rough on them too. Hey look there's the house. It's in the windows people must still be up. Ah big place isn't it. There aren't many houses around here. Well here it goes. Maybe you'd better let me do the talking. Now Miss Fenton why don't you just save your breath. Fine but we had an accident back there on the road. Could we use your telephone. Do come in. Thank you. That feels better. Could I have a drink of water please. All right this way please. Would you mind waiting in the living room. Oh that's fine but could I use your telephone. I'm sorry sir that's one thing we don't have out here. No telephone. Well what do you know classy joint like this in your telephone. Make yourselves at home. I'm Morton. Should you need anything just ringing. Do you do you own this place. Oh no sir I only work here. Well where's your employer. Employer. Oh yes you'll be here soon. This is the living room. What. Well me. Don't tell me you're a victim to the fog too. Yeah. Yeah I guess we are. Our car ran off the road. Well my name is Roger. We got here a while ago same sort of thing. Flying and had to come down in the fog. Great I did make a very good landing. Oh these other people were on a bus. Ran off the road. Amazing that we all found our way here. Slightly. Well what do we do. Just sit here and wait for the owner of this noop to show up. I guess that's about all we can do. They don't have a phone. Something very odd about this place if you ask me. Well Judah why don't you sit down. I will and the name is Miss Sentom. Oh no it isn't it's Judy. Whether you like it or not and I'm Paul. Well since we're being so familiar could I have that drink of water. Sure you bet. Oh where do we ring for that character. Well that's another odd thing. We've rung for him from time to time and he never shows up. Well I'll go find a kitchen myself. I've already tried. What. No kitchen. No you can't get out. What do you mean you can't get out. Well the doors won't open they won't even bud. Same for the windows. Even if you could open up the windows it wouldn't do you any good. Look at those bars they must be at least two inch cast iron. You'll see about that. Well what's the matter Mike. I can't do it. Even punch. Paul what does it mean. I don't know. It's crazy. Paul playing this crazy. Lee Tracy starring in the role of Paul Carr in the proudly we hail production of House in the Fog will return for the second act in just a moment. These are critical times. Each day the headlines bring news of grave situations. Headlines that indicate our freedom is being challenged. 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Now you are listening to probably we hail and now with your star Lee Tracy in the role of Paul Carr we present the second act of the House in the fog. Can't you sleep now. For some reason I don't feel sleepy anymore. I don't even feel thirsty. It's all kind of weird. Mike and I should be trying to tear the walls down to get us out of here but I feel kind of resigned to the whole thing like you'd rather wait here to see what's going to happen. Right. Kind of grows on you. Yeah. If you're worse than any point in being in a hurry anymore suddenly getting to San Francisco. As important as getting to Sacramento. Yeah. Seems we all feel alike. Here's a chance to write a mystery. Hey you do that Mr. Carr and I'll be sure to read it all of it. Usually when you write a story you know how it's going to come out even a mystery. What gets me among other things. How is it that all of us managed to find this place. Roger's there. He says he landed on the side of a mountain. Not he's playing all the pieces. Those four over there were with him. None of them got hurt. There are a dozen people here from the bus. The bus went off the side of a road like we did. The people here somehow got separated from the other passengers. Where are the other passengers. What are you trying to say. I don't know Judy. It's short it's cruise. Let's ask that creep for the bus whether what goes. Yeah. Well wait a minute how do we get hold of him. Gotta come back sometime. Does he. Look what do we do. We sit here till the roof falls in. What do you suggest Mike. We've tried every way that there is to get out. So you can't get out the windows and you can't get out the doors what to keep us from knocking down a wall. And how do you knock down a wall Mike. There are about 20 of us here aren't there. If we break off a few table legs and things like that. We ought to be able to do something. What do you think Judy. I find I'm changing again. Well I'd like to get out of here very much. I don't like it. I'm getting sort of restless myself. Back down and starting to get sore again. I say OK. Let's get out of this place any way we can even if we have to burn it down. Now you're talking. Listen folks I don't know how you feel being kept here like this but we don't like it we want to get out. The doors are no good the windows or barred with iron. I'm Mike here. Think we might knock a part of the wall down. OK OK OK OK. So it's funny. But is it funny being stuck in this place, hell, prisoners? Anybody who wants to give us a hand is welcome. The rest of you can sit there and look ridiculous. Now, don't get angry. Now, take it easy. There's no need losing our heads. After all, where can you go if you do get out of here? It's a terrible night, and we seem to be miles from anywhere. Maybe our host does have a strange way of making us welcome. But you must admit it's comfortable and not unpleasant here. I'm sorry. I'm not that patient. Well, you can't go about wrecking a man's house. Well, you can if he won't let you out. I'm sure if you'll just be patient for a little longer, this whole thing will be cleared up. Maybe it will. We're not waiting. Well, I'm sure that the rest of us will insist that you don't start tearing the place apart. Or is that so? Listen, Bob, leave us not have any infractions. You might calm yourself. Look, right. Where's that devil of you been? I'm sorry, sir. I was called away. The car will be here shortly for all of you. Oh, well, that's a relief. Car for all of us? We're not all going to the same place. Quite correct, sir. But you'll all start from the central point. It will be much easier that way. Hey, you see, I told you everything would be all right. Hey, what's the idea? Luckness in here. Locking you in? I'm afraid there's some mistake. Oh, yeah, you can say that again, Bob. You know, we couldn't get out of here. We tried. You tried? Well, it showed me. Would you mind telling us who owns this house? I'm sorry. I must leave now, sir. The car will be here shortly. It would have been here sooner, but the weather always throws things off. Please be patient. Hey, come back here. Tell me if that thing just won't give at all. I've thought it all over. When G's there, or whatever his name is, shows up again. We don't stand here like a bunch of wooden ducks. We go through that door no matter what. But he said the car was coming. Listen, Judy, nothing has been right since we got here. We don't know who owns this house Why we're held here. I'm through being thoughtful. Let the others go for a ride. I say we break out of here and keep running until we get back to the road. I'm all for that. I was running to feel it. Well, what about you, Judy? I've come this far with you, or because of you. I might as well go the rest of the way. Good. Now, let's sit here and keep our eyes on that door. Just as soon as it opens, we go through it. And the devil takes a hindrance. He said shortly, I wonder how he measures time. I feel like a sprinter waiting for the gun. I feel like busting somebody's jaw. As the good Mr. Rogers said, let's not get excited. What time is it, Mike? My watch got broken in the festivities. Lane's all smashed. Time's up at five at the nine. Well, let's take care of that. I didn't really care, anyway. Why don't you ask one of the others? The way they're all sitting there. I think they were dead. Yeah. Like a bunch of zombies. Come on, let's go. See here, oh, what are you? Out of our way, bub. Hold on, Judy. Get him out of the way, Mike. He's as strong as he's not. Really, this is a fine way to act. Go on, you two. I'll handle this guy. Run. Come back here. You can't leave now. The front door is wide open. There's a bus in the driveway. Head off to the other way. Please, can't we stop now? Not until we reach the road. I can't run anymore. Please, let's rest a minute. He's thinking somebody was after us. OK, just a minute. What about Mike? I don't know. I was really giving him a hard time. He shouldn't be waiting until he gets up. This fog might mess us all together. Come on, Ollie. We've got to go on. What's the rush all of a sudden? I don't know. I just have a feeling we should hurry. Oh, hurry, hurry, hurry. Well, you'll have to help me. I've got the heel on my shoe. Oh, of course. I'll help you. I hope you could wait for Mike. He'll be all right. No, if it hadn't been for him, we wouldn't have gotten away. Well, you're right. He hung on with everything he had. I wish I could understand all this, Paul. I wish I could. About it, Doc. The big guy's all done, Sergeant. If his body hadn't blocked that engine, the woman, the man, may be done, too. He got much chance, while they'll pull through. Both pretty badly banged up. Tell him to get the stretcher. I'll just put a mess. Some guy always in a hurry. Hurry for what? He'll get nowhere. First the airplane, then the bus, then this auto. Our star, Lee Tracy, will return in a moment, with a word about next week's show. For many weeks now, I've been telling you young men and young women of America that the United States Army and the United States Air Force need you now more than ever before. The ever-changing global conditions of today make it mandatory that our Air Force be up to strength and ready at all times to carry out its mission. Visit your nearest Army and Air Force recruiting station and find out how you can best serve. If you meet the physical and educational qualifications, you can join the aviation cadets. And when you successfully complete your period of training, you'll receive your commission in the United States Air Force. You'll be proud of your silver wings. And don't forget, you'll be serving your country when you're needed most. Volunteer today. This has been another program on Cloud Lee We Hail, presented in cooperation with this station by your Army and your Air Force. Proudly We Hail, stars Lee Tracy. House in the Fog was written by DeWitt Cobb. Music was composed and conducted by John Guarnieri. Proudly We Hail is directed by Charles Wilk. This is Kenneth Anghardt speaking. And here again is your host and star, Lee Tracy. Join us next week for Proudly We Hail, won't you? Our play is called Hideaway. And it's a story that'll keep you guessing right up to the final turkey. I hope you'll be listening. Goodbye.