 dedicated to the strength of the nation, now heard on 1,000 radio stations. Loudly We Hail. Loudly We Hail, starring Esther Williams in Avalon, United States Army and United States Air Force Presentation. Here is your host, our theater of stars producer, C.P. McGregor. Thank you. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Loudly We Hail, which today proudly inaugurates the first of its new half-hour dramatic program. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's the premiere performance of our new series, and surely no more lovely star ever graced a premiere than our own beautiful and talented actress, Esther Williams. You'll hear Esther as Victoria Chambers in Avalon. The exciting story of Manhattan's most glamorous businesswoman who went high up in the mountains for a rest and vacation that found the snow too hot to handle. Our story in a moment, but first, Wendell Niles. You know calling an army an instrument of peace may sound odd, but that's exactly what your U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force are. They're protecting the peace for all of us and for the people of the world. That's why your army and Air Force must be scientifically trained and staffed with confident, intelligent young men. And today, thousands of young men are contributing to the maintenance of world peace as members of the regular army and U.S. Air Force. Now once again, our producers. And now, act one of Avalon starring Miss Esther Williams as Victoria Chambers. Victoria Chambers was very lovely in the papers and newsreels, but then why shouldn't she? Well, the eccentric Miss Chambers has been called one of the ten most beautiful women in America. She lent considerable grace and glamour to the publishing office of Arthur White that she held down adept as an associate. But on the afternoon our story begins, Victoria was not quite her usual charming self. I most certainly wasn't. I had musted my way through ten pages of the wordiest prose imaginable, corrupt stories set in an unreal scenic background described in every color of the spectrum. No feeling, no emotion, just words. I pressed a budget for my secretary, Mabel. Oh, you look like you went in one end of the ringer and haven't yet emerged from the other. Mabel, you approximate my feeling very closely. What's wrong? Oh, it's manuscript. It would be novel. Massic pages. Who's the author of this gem? I'll look it up. Oh, never mind. Boy, it's the Kimberley. The title sounds exciting. Mabel, this is about as exciting as last week's newspaper. Why in the world has Arthur White do this to me? Why does he insist on publishing the first novel of every unsung author in America? Maybe it's Mr. White's humanitarian instinct. Humanitarian? Why doesn't he think of me? I'm a physical wreck. Well, anyway, Mabel, return the manuscript. Yes, Miss Chambers. That all? That's all. Miss Chambers, I hate to mention it. What do you mean? What do you used to say? So nice. That is all, Mabel. I'm sorry. I think your work is getting you down. You know, I think you have something there. Too many responsibilities. That's what you mean. Honestly, Miss Chambers, you were wrong, Miss. You know, Mabel, I believe you're right. This is changing me. I've been a slave to this desk and it's always too long. I'm going to do something about it. Oh, well, now, don't do something wrong. Mabel, call me the minute Mr. White returns, will you? Good afternoon, Vicki. Oh, good afternoon, Arthur. Mabel, Vicki, we're looking for you. Uh-uh. Where in the world did you get that scarf? And what's the matter with this scarf, Arthur? The color just doesn't go in your suit. That's what's the matter with me. You know, you can carry your eccentricity only so far, Arthur. This is a perfectly good scarf. And don't you criticize that, Mabel. What do you mean? Arthur, I'm all set up. I'm disillusioned, I'm tired, and I'm very disgusted. Oh, no. Just a minute, Vicki. And this last little opus you laid on my desk. Royce de Kimberly, this is really the payoff. Romance and technicality. He described nothing in one word when age won't do. Well, hey, you don't have to throw it at me. I thought the title looked exciting. It's the epitome of dullness, the very last straw, and I've made up my mind. I'm leaving you, Arthur. Oh, no, Vicki, you can't do that. Well, I do. I'm taking off from this desk in this office today. Vicki, you can't do this to me. Well, you're the cornerstone of a firm. You're the strength of this entire business. You can't just walk out and see this blossoming flower. I say, I say, get up off your hands and knees and put handing it up all over the place. I only want a week to rest up, eh? Oh, well, why did you get down? You ought to know better than that. I didn't exist without this job. Oh, yes, of course. You had me worried, you know. Sometimes you do crazy things with it. Like the clothes you buy. I like them. Well, no, no, no, no, don't get excited. Uh, where are you going? Uh, I just got a new resort. It's the Mountain Charles Inn. Oh, no, I'm seeing you. Mountain Charles. Well, that's the place where they have all the avalanches. Oh, no. But I didn't know you liked snow. Well, I thought I was practically raised by a ski tow. Well, what do you say? Do I get the week? Oh, I do. What can I say? Believe me, Arthur, I wouldn't leave if there was something important here. I know, I know. And of course you can go. Take a week and have a good time. Ah, you'll see that. But I think I'll need a couple more days. Oh, what for? Well, if you get ready, you'll make reservations by call. Oh, you... Goodbye, Arthur. Goodbye, you birdie. If you get a snowball from the Inn at Mountain Charles, you'll know who's finished. Oh, going somewhere in the chamber? Yes, baby, I'm getting away for a week. Is everything under control? Well, I can't think of a famous candy. I'm just addressing the envelope on that rejection you gave me today. Boy, it's the Kimberly. Oh, that's good. Oh, that's good. Well, I'll see you in a week, Anna. Goodbye, you candy. Mr. Phillip Dunn, manager at Mount St. Charles Inn. Poor guy. That's a good part, won't you? I scoured the town for clothes to wear in the snow for the next couple of days and then grabbed a change from Mount St. Charles. It was a beautiful day when I arrived at that tiny station. There were six inches of snow on the ground, with the weather crisp and clear. And five inches of snow on the meeting station. I can't think. How do you do? You're Victoria Chambers, aren't you? Yes, I am. I'm Phillip Dunn, owner of the Mount St. Charles. You may remember me. Well, I'm afraid I don't. Well, I've done some writing. As a matter of fact... Oh, please, Mr. Dunn. I came up here just to get away from all that. Oh, yes, of course. The car is right over here. It's also kind of you to meet me. Pleasure, Miss Chambers. Here, let me have your bag. Thank you. This is it, if you can call it a car. Oh, I think it's charming. It's not so bad. This car would make Jack Benny's Maxwell look like a limousine. Ha, ha, ha. You see what I mean? Oh, it runs. It needs a paint job, sir. So nice to be up here. I've been much busy. I, uh, I imagine you read a lot of manuscripts. I certainly do. In what manuscript? The other day, we received a thing called Royce September. A thing? I believe you. That's been nice to it. Of course, I only read the first ten pages. Oh, does that give the author a fair pitch? Oh, but this had nothing. No feeling, no emotion. Absolutely no sincerity. But it opened with a love scene. What a love scene. It shouldn't have happened to a clam. Oh, that's good. The author wrote it with the emotion of one. Uh, Mr. John, aren't you driving fast to this road? I hardly think so. Well, I guess you don't. What a lovely day, isn't it? Yeah. Lovely. Beautiful, the air is so clear. You like the mountains? Don't they look white and clean? I certainly do. But don't step off of one while you're up here. They're pretty high. They are? They're good, aren't they? Oh, yes, and we also stayed at night under those reddened, green-colored lanterns. I don't know why we do, though. Oh, really? Well, sometimes the lanterns fall on people's heads. Oh, it's a joke, of course. Uh, what's the young star down there skating? What's all the girls around them? That's my brother, Johnny. He's the reason I built this place up here. Yeah? I brought him up here two years ago. In a wheelchair. Well, I never believed it. Oh, and so many girls. Oh, does that run in the family? Who knows. What was that? Oh, that's a slide. We have them up here occasionally when the snow gets heavy. Well, this could be a very dangerous place. Oh, I never thought of it that way. Until a few minutes ago. It doesn't seem to bother you, Mark. Oh, nothing ever stops me. I'm a planet. Which gives me an excellent idea. How about a ski this afternoon? I'd love it. I began to realize that Mark St. Charles was really the king I needed. Oh, and what a thing. But that didn't fit in the altitude. He never set me that way before. He came down here to our home. Almost a quick little thing. And then onto the only flat piece of ground with a mile to the hotel. It was huge, but over at the level ground. He passed the moment. Well, there's old Bonnie. At the dark when you get on the steepest flat ground and see that purple silhouette, you realize you're almost home. Well, that's a welcome home for me. I don't even know that feeling before. That's a good one. I'm sorry, it's over so quickly. Are you really? I know, I'm real. Well, they'll be the other day. Only a week in there. Well, that's a week. Lots of things can happen in a week. Young man, you seem very confident. Young lady, I was never more confident in my life. But say, look, they'll be skating tonight. The red and green lanterns are very lovely. How about it? Great. Who am I skating together with now? My wife, girl. Who am I on who got to be here and couldn't be the other day? Well, the girls are fine. I watched each one go. They're rendering up each hour of the rest of them. I had a wife, mother, wife. I didn't need to be back at the end of the week. Oh, that last night came much too soon. It's snowing outside. It's a beautiful night before the fire. And you didn't mind at all. I do hope there's an awesome night Go ahead. I've enjoyed it. You have no idea how I've enjoyed it. It's snowing. I can't believe that I did that. Is that for an ending? Is that for two? Oh, no, no, not that. You see, I've been trying to prove something to you all week. You have? Yes. Does that have feelings, emotions, sincerity? What are you talking about? Should it happen to a clam? Should it? Oh, that's right. Oh, it's the Kimberley. Yes, that's, uh, that same. Just contain me down. What are you saying? Oh, everything you said will fit. When will, what, what, what are you going to say? I'll give you my room and it'll tell you. All the way. Yes, Arthur. Oh, yeah, Vicki, how's it going? No, it's just jockeying. Ah, that's good. If you looked at it in the big TV, would you ever look so great and sexy at me? What? Oh, it's the Kimberley. I read it for friends of his great company. Imagine that. Now, give me this. The author is there about to challenge me. No, Arthur. You're telling me. And I want you to get that book. Claim it. Why are you doing this? And then don't get caught in one of those avalanches. And sorry, Arthur. The avalanche has already fallen. We pause briefly from our story, Avalanche starring Esther Williams to bring you an important message. At some time of his life, every man has leaned to the career and aviation. But right now, opportunities in the United States Air Force are wide open for ambitious young men. You have the chance to qualify for any number of phases of aviation, from actually flying a new Air Force plane to administration of Air Force units. You can learn radio and radar, airplane maintenance, photography, weather observation, and many other fields. Or you can apply for aviation cadet training or Air Force officer candidate schools. Yes, the doors are wide open for teen-far-teen young men. And don't forget, an Air Force career pays better than average right from the day you enlist. So why don't you men with an eye to the future find out now what the U.S. Air Force has to offer you? Talk it over with your local recruiting officer. And do it right away, won't you? And now, act two of Avalanche starring Esther Williams in Victoria Chambers, in the publishing firm of Arthur White Incorporated. Also associated with a king-sized doghouse. Off at the Mount St. Charles Inn, Victoria's personal dilemma is doubled by the knowledge that she must get Phillip Dunn unpublished drugs for her boss, Arthur White. She finally confronts Phillip in his office at the end. He's got the phone. Oh, won't they ever answer? Oh, Vicki. Still, I'd like to talk to you. Not now. Well, I must. I had a call from Arthur White. You know, he owns the firm I work for. How interesting. Oh, I hope the lines aren't out. Still, when you see it, listen to me. I admit I was wrong. Completely wrong about the book. And Mr. White wants to publish it. But if he wants to what? Publish your book. Well, so we'll talk about that later. Sure. Listen, have you looked outside today? Yes. Can you see it's snowing? Doesn't it? Do you know that we're practically snowed in up here? No, sir. People have to eat to live. Oh, what can I do to help? You can get out of my hand. Oh, wait a minute. Get on this phone and keep ringing it. When you get an answer, call me. Well, what's happened? Nothing so far. Oh, this can be very serious. The food truck was a day late this week. We're low on supplies. In the midst of country, I've seen me so on the last two weeks. Oh, wow. Yeah, it's only the half of it. I sent my brother Johnny and another man down the road in the truck this morning. I'm worried about it. I've never seen it. It's no longer. What is it, Brad? No. They're back. Who? The boys in the truck. We got a half mile down the road. Get it over. Johnny's hurt. Pretty bad. I'll be right there. Is that you? Yes. Come on. I'll do your stuff. We've got to get help up here. This is the unit. Mark thinks so. Hold on there, please. Where do you hold on? Well, well. You got somebody? Yes. Good work. Hello. Oh, thanks for having a phone line going down there. You're telling me. Matt, you've got to get us some help. I'm not talking about snow clouds. I want an airplane up here. But that's not all. The plane will have to come in. But I'm not worried about the supplies, Matt. If my brother Johnny, he's had an accident, he's badly injured, and we've got to get him to a hospital. Now, let's get a plane. One of those grasshoppers. He can land here in the flat clearing below Old Bono. You know. If he puts on speed, he'll be all right. But warn him if that's the only place he'll make it. We'll mark the area with green ladders from the range here. Do it now, Matt. I've got to get Johnny to a hospital. I'll put a spell on the birds. One day, three days, three days, that would be worse. If he's going to cause you lullaby, there will be a medicine. On the evening of third day, the scowl is going to be brought home just as a summer evening. On the fourth morning, I heard a gunfall. I left the room. My fill was first of all. Fill? Yes! The phone went on? I did. We'll make it yet. I can barely see the clip outline of the old phone as it crawls into the front post below. Are you all right, Micky? I'm all right. It's falling directly on the flat below. As far as nothing we can do now. Nothing. I heard a sound somewhere. I'm making a message. Not knowing that he's lost a little weight of enough fuel to work properly. The motorcycle is almost to the start of the wheelie. That's not my car. And then, suddenly, I'm lost. It's a wheelie. I almost said, hey, Micky, what another time? I'm almost out of here. We've made it, Micky. We've made it. The plane isn't coming in. Have a listen to that. It's a snow cloud. It has made it. I'm standing on the running board waiting for us to ride the wheelie. Because we wanted to be on air with you, too. Of course we wanted more about Bill's work. Well, we settled that later. Of course we got down to the top of the train car and under the car we needed. When we are on the train we're going to cross the street. And we still and I have no much time about staying by the train. But by this time, we're going to have nothing other than walking. Well, it's been an exciting few days. I think so. Isn't it special? No, not quite always. What about the first time? Well, who would I do to deny the kindness of my own soul? I'm sorry, sir. But I didn't need it, too. I would have known. Well, you were quiet and a little overworked, I think. But I would have apologized for what I did. I took it at most moments, no reason. I'll tell you later, you can have it all. And then, tell me my wife, your wife, before me. I'll take the miracle. I'll take the miracle. Speaking of miracles, some of the magic things in me are the types of things that pass, isn't it? What about airplane terror? I can't wait to get the answer. Well, you don't have to. I'll tell you. I'll call up with that little miracle. You did? Yeah. Well, in addition to all my other capabilities, you were picking out both sellers. Oh, sure, sure. Well, in addition to all my other accomplishments, I happened to be quite colorblind. Really? Of course, you'd discover that by the clothes I wear. Oh, um, darling, you know those longings? Well, I just, I just wanted to put the red on the theater instead of the green. The curtain falls on the final act of Avalon. A star, Esther Williams, will return for a curtain call after the timely message from Wendell Niles. One young man chooses a life work he wants to cure him. He wants to cure him so that he will like the work, that he'll be able to advance through his own efforts, that the player is good and the job has future security. That's the only method. Well, a regular army career has all these points. Yes, thousands of fine couriers are open to soft-knock young men in the army, and if you qualify, you'll be able to choose the type of thing you wish even before you sign the enlisting papers. That's a pretty good assurance right there. As a private, you'll be able to save up to $48 a month. In four months, you'll be eligible for promotion to private first class. As a marron, promotions depend on your desire to advance. So, men, if you want a worthwhile career with a future, the army is the place for you. In this now, a cure local U.S. Army Recursion case. If you want a career again as our star, Esther Williams, don't produce it. But there's only one star in Hollywood who has a copyright on loveliness. Surely that person is our own lovely star, Esther Williams. Esther, you really flammed through that one with the greatest ravine. Well, thank you, C.T., I really enjoyed it. You know, Esther, it's a quality story and a family in your case, doesn't it? Oh, well, thank you, C.T. While your husband's engaged in a business who is a conflictman as a radio announcer, he's become such a fine figure. Well, thank you for both of it. Well, you know, there's only one thing wrong with saying it's a career. Well, I didn't know there was. What is it, C.T.? It's God's muscle. You know, you've got something there, C.T., because you've got muscle, all right. But you'll have to admit he wears a mean bow tie, doesn't it? Oh, yes, I agree to that, all right. It's a good thing you do, because I tie it for him. Stay by the tension for both of that. No, it's getting dark in his hair, C.T. I understand this is the case, That's right, after. Well, I can say that a real honest has been chosen for your tenure as a performer, and he's worth you the best of luck on your new series. Oh, but now, C.T., before I get away, what's so proud of you here at the next week? Next week, our Theatre of Stars presents a delightful comedy with a victim of circumstance. The story of a blessed event with a surprise ending which only Mr. Short could have come to. My star in the role of Peter Donaldson will be that outstanding motion picture favorite, William Holden. Well, that's certainly a must on my list, C.T., and I'll be listening. Goodbye, and thank you. Goodbye, everyone. Before we join us next week, ladies and gentlemen, let's proudly behave at your Theatre of Stars for bringing you the delightful comedy with a victim of circumstance, starring William Holden. And now, until next week, this is C.T. McGregor saying thanks for listening and curio from Hollywood. After William prepared with the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee which arranges 40 appearances of all stars on this program, grip was by Rick Hart, special news processed by Eddie Cervantes. Don't forget next week on proudly we hail William Holden in the victim of circumstance. proudly we hail your Theatre of Stars is C.T. Sarge in Hollywood for a conveniently musical star. We'll be one for my own future.