 dedicated to the strength of the nation by the state's Army and United States Air Force presentation now here is our producer the well-known Hollywood showman C.P. McGregor Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen Welcome to the theater of stars where each week your motion picture favorites appear in plays. We know you'll enjoy Today our star is Gloria Dehaven and the title of our story perilous journey We'll have the curtain for act one right after this important message from Wendell Niles When a man wears the uniform of the United States Army or the United States Air Force He puts on pride with his clothing Pride in his job in the service of which he is a part in himself and in his country Whenever the uniform appears honor goes with it and the understanding that the uniform of a soldier or airman of the United States is A symbol of freedom and democracy These are facts to be remembered by all of us the uniform of the United States is proud and honorable Wherever it is worn Now once again our producer The curtain rises on act one of perilous journey starring Gloria Dehaven as Judith Kent It is midnight in Cape Town, South Africa at its dock slice the ocean liner star of the south About to get underway for New York via Dakar Now a taxicab rounds the corner and pulls to a stop on the pier Judith Kent gets out Pays the driver and stands staring at the cab as it pulls away. I Stood there on the pyramid waiting but waiting for what I didn't know. I Was almost positive. I've been followed to the dock but by whom and why Why all the other strange things that had happened to me in the last 24 hours the attempt by someone to break into my apartment last night The feeling of being watched all day and now now of being followed here to the waterfront None of it made sense As I went aboard. I hope that whatever this thing was I'd left it behind Good evening. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to start with you. I'm the person. Oh, yes Welcome aboard miss Kent Judith Kent. Oh, yes, miss Kent stayed from 223 Yours was the last minute reservation wasn't it? Yes I've been visiting in Cape Town and decided to leave sooner than I'd planned Cape Town must have become very unpopular suddenly I've had several last minute reservations Stuart Stuart Stuart here will show you to your cabin Stay from 223 if you'll follow me. Thank you. I Followed the Stuart down the deco ways then stopped and looked at the dock Which was sliding slowly away from us now When I looked up the steward was out of sight around the corner. I started after him turned the corner and Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going did I hurt you? No, no not at all. I'm all right. Sure. You look so startled Oh, I guess I'm just a little nervous My name is Greg Mitchell. I'm Judith Kent Judith You know they talk about bumping into people. This is the first time I've ever done it literally I guess it's the first time for me to much better this way I might have had to wait days for an introduction Well, if you'll excuse me, of course, but Well, I hope I'll be seeing you around I I suppose so mr. Mitchell. Good night. I Went to my state room unpacked and went to bed By morning this year become choppy and I didn't feel much like breakfast So I went to my deck chair on one side of me sat a man about 40 almost too well-groomed on the other side an elderly woman Finally the woman spoke. I beg your pardon. I'm Mrs. Mays. Good morning. You don't look very well, my dear Is there anything I can do oh Thanks, I'll be all right as soon as I get my sea legs, of course I've been on a world cruise. So I have permanency legs. I guess I I hope it's been a good cruise for you No cruise is a good cruise my dear. Mm-hmm. They're all completely boring Although your presence may yet save this cruise for me. Well, I we haven't met of course No, we haven't the civic custom the exchange of names everyone feels to be necessary before conversation is in order, but I'll end out I'm Christopher Jeffrey. You're Judith Kent. Why yes, how did you know? My dear, I always select my deck chair with great care. This will be a fortunate arrangement You will keep me entertained with your beauty and I'll keep you amused with my wit Well, that sounds fair enough mr. Jeffrey. Oh good morning, mr. Mitchell We've known each other for 12 hours now. Didn't you make it Greg? I suppose so. Mrs. Mays mr. Jeffrey Greg Mitchell. How do you do? Here's a coffee the ship's newspaper. No, I'm afraid I don't feel much like reading it right now. Thanks. Well, not much news Anyway, except for a little excitement in Cape Town. Oh You know guy was murdered there a night before last sort of a playboy time, I guess Name was Henry stalker Henry stalker. Did you know him? Yes Yes, I did Henry stalker murdered I couldn't believe it But I'd had dinner with Henry in Cape Town the night before last the very night he'd been murdered He told me he was also going to New York soon He suggested we have a date when he got there and even gave me some trinkets as he called them So I wouldn't forget him or the date to rhinestone clips Yes, I was even wearing one of them right now on my jacket The other was on my coat in the closet Now Henry was dead Murdered. I'm sorry if I upset you. I didn't realize what oh Oh, it was just rather a shock. Did you know him very well? Not really Took me out several times. My dear Must you keep toying with that trinket you're wearing? It makes me nervous. Oh, I Didn't even realize I was that's a very good-looking clip shooter Interesting design. I will never comprehend why women feel it necessary to adorn themselves with the chief costume jewelry It's possibly some sort of throwback to the primitive if you'll excuse me. I I think I'll walk around a bit I'll see you all later As I walked a sudden thought popped into my head the strange things which had happened to me just before I sailed Could they be connected in some way with Henry Stalker's murder? No, but the idea was fantastic. I Went to my state room opened my door and then I stopped My closet door was open swinging back and forth with the motion of the ship And yet I distinctly remembered closing that door before I left my state room The next day or two I didn't have much time to think about it Maybe that was because I was thinking about Greg Mitchell. We were strongly attracted to one another and yet There was always something standing between us It all came to a head the night before we arrived in a car something's bothering you Greg What is it? Oh? It's nothing, but Greg I said it's nothing. It's all right Did you see the ship's paper this morning? No? Why? Seems the police think that Cape Town friend of yours Henry Stalker was involved in some kind of shady activity before he was murdered Shady activity What do you mean? I don't know What? That's hard to believe I didn't know Henry very well, but he was always nice to me and sure I guess women are all alike give him a rhinestone clip, and I think you're a fine guy. Why Greg? That sounds like jealousy Yeah, yes it is. I great Greg what is it? If it's this clip if it bothers you that much I won't wear it anymore. No wear it by all means This design is interesting too What are you talking about? Skipper I just wish you'd tell me what's the matter. I Don't like to see you like this Judith what are your plans after this cruise? I I don't know Why I? I'd like to be part of those plans to it I Like you to be Greg. I Like you very much Perhaps too much Because we haven't known each other very long long enough for me to follow them up with you Greg I'll see you later Greg Greg What oh Christopher I I didn't see you our young hero starts to kiss the fair damsel and flees and confusion. You've been been watching Of course Very noble of you my dear. I think you're wasting your time with that young lout Please allow me to determine that Christopher and incidentally. I wish you wouldn't stare at me constantly as you've done these past two days My dear I both admire and pursue beauty in whatever form I find it and I shall continue to do so I went to my state room opened the door and turned on the light I leave it but there it was My clothes strewn all over the room drawers pulled open even cushions ripped apart My state room had been completely ransacked. I ran out into the hall There was no one in sight. I found mrs. Mays in a state room and poured out the whole story to her my dear I'm so glad you thought you could come to me. I I just had to talk to someone mrs. Mays It's all so confusing if only I knew why Why I was followed to the ship in Cape Town why my state room was ransacked just now it And why Greg is acting the way he does Greg Mitchell mrs. Mays Something I haven't told you yet This evening Greg referred to the fact that Henry stalker had given me this rhinestone clip on my coat. Yes I've never told Greg that Henry gave me the clip You're sure of that. Yes How does he know so much about me? What does he want? He seems like such a nice young man. Yes, but What is he really? Oh, and there's one more thing the worst of all I Think I'm in love with you But I managed to quit thinking about my troubles the next day a show under car Mrs. Mays and I both enjoyed ourselves Along in the afternoon. She became tired, but I wanted to do some more shopping So we arranged to meet at dark in the lounge of the hotel. I shopped the rest of the afternoon Then at sunset went to the hotel Mrs. Mays was nowhere in sight Finally I went up to one of the attendants Oh, I was supposed to meet a mrs. Mays here. Have you? Oh, you're miss Kent. Well, yes Oh, I Decided to take a walk in the garden. Please meet me there. Mrs. Mays. Oh, thank you Porter I Went out on the terrace and down into the garden. It's dark now and I couldn't see mrs. Mays anywhere I started to go back, but suddenly a bush ruffled behind me I tried to turn around but something dark and soft quickly over my head like like a blanket I I struggle that was just tighter against my face I couldn't even breathe everything started whirling in my lungs fellas if they would burst and then Everything went black from our story perilous journey starring Gloria Dehaven to bring you an important message from our government The man in the front office is the man with a future He's the pilot of a United States Air Force fighter bomber or transport and it's possible You can be one of these young men with wings You see if you are between the ages of 20 and 26 and one half with two years of college or the ability to pass an equivalent Examination and physically fit you have the basic qualifications that may enable you to become an aviation cadet If you qualify you will receive a full year's training And then those pilot's wings and a commission in the Air Force Reserve as second lieutenant Plus orders to active duty at once with beginning pay up to $336 per month Outstanding graduates will receive regular commissions immediately in the Air Force Also pilots with commissions in the Air Force Reserve can qualify for regular commissions while they are on active duty That's how you can become the front office man with a future for full details Visit your nearest Air Force base or US Army and US Air Force recruiting station at once Only the best can be aviation cadets The curtain rises on act 2 of perilous journey starring Gloria de Haven as Judith Kent Judith lies unconscious in a hotel garden in Dakar, West Africa Victim of a mysterious attack which has climaxed a strange series of events beginning when she boarded a ship in Cape Town After what seemed a long while the blackness began to fade It seemed to me I could hear someone calling my name The voice grew louder and louder until I suddenly found myself lying there still in the hotel garden Why Mrs. Mays? Thank heavens. I was afraid. Oh, you're all right child. I I think so here. Let me help you up. What in the world happened? I don't I don't know When I got to the hotel lounge, they Ended me a note telling me to meet you here in the garden. What why why I didn't write any note You didn't Well, well then who did and why? Oh, but why all the other things It's like being in a dark. I just can't stand it much longer. I don't I know I'm sorry I'll be all right. I'm just tired Of course here pull your coat up around your shoulders dear. It's chilly out here. Yes, I Mrs. Mays, what is it the clip the what the rhinestone clip Henry stalker gave me the one I've been wearing on this coat It's it's gone. Are you sure you were wearing it? Oh, yes. Yes Mrs. Mays, you don't think you don't think that's why I was choked because of the Clip Greg was interested in the clip There's Greg Mitchell are coming toward us. Come on. You don't want to talk to me. No. No. I just want to get back to the ship Please let's hurry I sat in the lounge alone while the ship got under way Greg was nowhere in sight Christopher you have a Pleasant day Not particularly personally, I don't like these tropical ports. They're not safe the natives are such thieves No, thank you Good night. I went to my room and locked my door. I was almost certain it was Greg who was responsible for everything But how to find out for sure and what if I did find out could that change the fact that I did love Then I thought of the question that I might ask the person in the morning Greg had told me he'd made his reservation on the boat a long time ago The person could quickly tell me whether that was true or not I was just going to bed when I glanced at my door Then my eyes riveted on the door. I was turning slowly Then it turned back again, and that was all But it meant someone had tried the door to find out whether it was locked and if it hadn't been locked I Just sat there without sleeping the rest of the night As soon as morning came I hurried to the person's office Good morning Miss Kent. I was just leaving Boat drill to diminish enough wasn't something you wanted. Well, yes When did Greg Mitchell make his reservation on the boat? Mr. Mitchell? Let me see. Oh This was another last-minute reservation matter of fact. He made his reservation after you made yours. You're You're very sure about that. Oh, it's a certain name Thank You person. So now I knew It was simple as that Greg had lied to me The person handed me a copy of the ship's paper and left. I Started back to my statement Just as a signal for boat drill sound. I knew every passenger was supposed to report to his lifeboat, but But I just wanted to be alone Hello, Greg. Let's talk. Please leave me alone Judith get out of my way. I Want to know what's the matter? Oh nothing's the matter Greg. I just made a mistake That's all a mistake. Yes I was foolish enough to think it was I you were interested in instead of a of what? I don't know it doesn't matter Look Judith a job's a job. I let go of me. Judith come back here. Judith I ran to my room and locked the door I guess I sat there staring dully at the wall for five minutes before I realized I was still holding in my hand the ship's paper the person had given me I opened it up But the print swam before my eyes I dimly made out the name Henry stalker and something about the Nobel diamond Whatever that was But I couldn't go on reading and then Oh Oh Just a minute. Oh, I'm I'm so glad at you. Mrs. Mays. I thought I chewed it. What's the matter? I just found out Mrs. Mays. It's Greg. All right. It's been Greg all along But I still don't know why The story is right in your hand Judith ships paper What? Yes, the Cape Town police discovered that Henry stalker had stolen a large diamond a week before he was murdered A diamond But what is that to do with? Those rhinestone clips Yes, Judith stalker put the diamond in one of those clips he gave you Then he intended to get it back in new york exactly the stalker's killer realized you must have the clip then Then it was Greg who killed Henry stalker and took the clip from me But mrs. Mays he he tried once more after I went back to the ship last night After he took one of the clips That means that means he took the wrong clip Judith Then Then I still have the diamond In this clip quite right my dear And now please give it to me. What I said give me the clip But I don't understand it come come my dear must I use this A gun Yes, and it'll do you no good to scream all the passengers are at boat trip mrs. Mays I I can't believe it no wasting time give me that clip at once You mean You're the one who killed Henry who ransacked my room Who arranged the trap into car? I got the wrong clip then I didn't realize there were two of them now. Give me the other one You can't get away with this mrs. Mays you're being very naive my dear Officially, I'm not feeling well When the steward brought my tea 10 minutes ago. I was in bed So you see Judith when he comes for the tray I will still be there and you'll be dead No one would believe a nice old lady like me would kill anyone. Oh, no All right, mrs. Mays. What? Greg drop that gun drop it. Oh, Greg. Are you okay, Judith? Yes. Yes, I I just don't understand I thought you were after the diamond. I am but legitimately Insurance companies don't like to have valuable jewels stolen They even go so far as to hire detectives to find them Oh, Greg, I've been so wrong. I'm afraid it's mutual Judith But maybe after I turn mrs. Mays over the captain we Can make up for it So that's what I meant when I said the suspicions were mutual Oh, I see you thought I was in the diamond robbery with Henry stalker Well, you did look like a choice suspect Yes, I guess I did But then I began to notice that both Jeffrey and mrs. Mays were very interested in you I investigated Jeffrey and found out he was harmless But I discovered mrs. Mays was lying about being on a world cruise I figured she might be lying about a few other things too But but how did she know I was in my room during boat drill? I told her You did? I had to find out if she was the one when she started for your room. I knew she was I followed it Oh Oh, it's just like like waking up from a nightmare, Greg. I'll bet thinking I was after you and Of course, I have been after you but not exactly that way Judith, uh-huh Maybe Maybe when we get to new york Not maybe great Oh, yes Look, uh, just one thing Do me a favor Of course, what is it? The next time anybody gives you a rhinestone clip kindly throw it in the nearest ocean Oh, I will darling. I promise you The curtain calls and the final act of perilous journey Our star gloria de haven will return for a curtain call after this timely message from wendell niles How about it men? Are you interested in a secure future with regular pay promotions and the chance to build a kind of career? You've always wanted based on education and travel Of course you are and you'll find all these in the united states army The young man who lists today has the chance to choose for more than 60 different technical courses and can increase his scale and ability to earn While that young man is in the service He will find many chances to compete for officers candidate school or appointment to west point And in addition, there is a chance to travel overseas with a 20 increase in pay A young man who enlists for three years today in the u.s. Army Can do so directly for servicing europe or if he prefers for service in japan and the far east Learn the details at your nearest u.s. Army and u.s. Air force recruiting station at once Now once again at the microphone our star gloria de haven and our producer gloria We certainly welcome you back to proudly we hail thank you cp Of course everyone knows how beautiful you are, but you're devastating more beautiful than ever My goodness all these compliments than my little vacation did some good after all We missed you in pictures, but wait until the folks see you in your newest at mgm correction cp I'm doing one at universal now alone out But i hope they'll be as kind as you've been fact is i wish folks could see you right now Wonder if I could describe that berry striking outfit you have on i dare you to try first Well, I know you have a new short hairdo beautiful blonde soft curls by the way You're doing all right. Do you want to try for four dollars next? Little white color and cuffs pilgrim style pk Now you have four dollars want to try for eight a cameo brooch and uh small blue and whiter Sort of a snowflake dotted dress Yes, now here's where you go back to eight dollars leg of mutton sleeves And here's the part I like a bright red knife pleated apron Why you look like an old-fashioned print from a courier in ives or for silla mullins just off the mayflower Why cp? It's the very latest fashion. It's known as ensemble cologne. Yaw toblie That's what I mean an old-fashioned pilgrim outfit with an apron Wonder how adrian would like my description you hit the jackpot cp, but you like it like it You're a dead ringer for priscilla. No wonder john alden blew his top over her Why thank you sir and cp. I've enjoyed every minute of my visit here with you And I hope you'll ask me back again soon Now what have you in store for all of us next week next week gloria and ladies and gentlemen We present beautiful june havoc and twos a crowd It's a fast-moving comedy romance that you won't want to miss. I'll be listening. Goodbye cp. Goodbye gloria de haven We should have joined us next week ladies and gentlemen when we bring you june havoc and twos a crowd Until then this is cp. McGregor saying thanks for listening and cheerio from hollywood Gloria de haven appeared through the courtesy of the hollywood coordinating committee Which arranges for the appearance of all stars on this program Script was by bob rife with music under the direction of eddie's preventing This program is transcribed in hollywood for release of this time Wendell neil speaking