 Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theatre brings you Evergy Robinson, Marlene Dietrich and George Rapp in Manpower. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. The hurricane blows, the lightning strikes without warning, sleet cuts down like a knife, and the lifeblood of the nation, electric power, is cut off. Night or day in any kind of weather, manpower goes into action. Perched high in the air, inches from death, the lying crews do the jobs that keep the wheels of defense plants rolling, that keep the lights burning, that keep your radio alive this very moment. Somewhere in America, right now, they're fighting a storm. So tonight, we salute these soldiers of the night with a play adapted from the Warner Brothers picture, Manpower, starring Edward G. Robinson, George Rapp and Marlene Dietrich, the same fine players who made it a hit on the screen. George Rapp, incidentally, is busy producing shows himself these days, boxing and wrestling shows for the boys and the armed forces. As the new National Sports Chairman of the Hollywood Victory Committee, he's enlarging his sports program to reach every camp in the country. Manpower is a drama at high tension, a story of men who live on a diet of danger and a woman who finds her destiny at their side. Exciting, certainly, but real, too, because excitement like this makes the world go round. I think manpower is a play you'll enjoy, but don't let the title fool you. Manpower wouldn't get very far without womanpower. I don't think we would either. The hand that rocks the cradle also raises the curtain here in the Lux Radio Theater by buying Lux toilet soap. Womanpower is getting to be evident in every department of American life, taking its place beside manpower in a hundred jobs from the aircraft plants of California to the ammunition factories of New England. The women that run the homes of America are doing a defense job just the same as the others. And Lux toilet soap must be good to get a vote of confidence from women like these. There's the curtain signal for the first act of manpower, starring Edward G. Robinson as Hank, Marlena Dietrich as Faye, and George Rapp as Johnny. Power Patrol Car 3 calling Power Patrol 3 to Hank. Patrol Car 3 calling transmission. We found that brake. Yeah, lines down two miles east of Boston. Two is on the tower. 60 feet above the ground, they cling to the steel skeleton. Black silhouettes against the jagged streets of lightning. Lashed by the wind and rain, they match their strength against the storm. While all around them, high tension wires, hot as a blast furnace, pump a song of death in their ears. The ground crew gazes it up with anxious eyes. They know the power of those thin strands. One mistake, one misstep. 30,000 volts will flash in the night, and a man will die. Who's up there on that tower, Pop? Johnny and Hank, they've been up almost an hour. What's taking them so long? They're working right into hot wire. I don't like it, Mr. Sweeney. Well, we can't kill the circuit now. Cut away that wire, you guys, before it kisses you off. It was a night like this that I got it. You can't trust hot wire. Don't break your tongue without warning. What do you say, Johnny? You want me to send up cool and blanket? Take your time, Sweeney. If you think you can do any better, come on up and we'll come down. All right, all right. Just snap into it up there, that's all. Hey, Omaha, send up those pliers. Come on out here. You know, Johnny, I still can't understand it. Understand what? I can't understand why that mouse wouldn't kiss me tonight. Are you still hopping on that? Grab those pliers, Hank. I don't get it. What's the way you move in? I've never seen a guy like you. You're with a dame two minutes and she wants to bat your brains out. I wouldn't say that. I've known plenty of gals that went completely off their nut about me. Who are you kidding? Every time I've seen you up at bat, you strike out. Yeah? As soon as we fix this break, I'm going back to that little mouse. The journal will be closed. I'll open it. Move over a second. I'm going to cut this wire away. What do you think I am? A window washer? Watch out. You'll get your hair seams. As long as it ain't a permanent wave, I ain't worried. Next time I catch up with that mouse, I'm going to try a new proton. You better keep your mind on what you're doing or you'll approach around the third bounce. Come on, there's just one more piece to snip. Right up there. I'll take care of this one, Hank. Sit down, amateur. What do you mean, amateur? I was cutting away loose wire when you were cutting teeth. Look at that loose end. The wind's whipping around like a cat's tail. Look out, Hank. What's that in, Hank? Look out. Hank leaned out to cut some wire and whipped around the hot stuff. Johnny held on to him until we got a handliner. How's he look? He won't do any more climbing with that leg. Hank always said he'd sooner be a corpse than a cripple. He ain't a corpse yet. I'll pull him through if I have to pump him for a week. I was out for six hours before I breathed. It cooked you with that hot wire. Your blood boils inside of you. I know what it's like. The night I got him... Sweetie, look. He's breathing by himself. Give me that ammonia water. Come on, Hank. Open up. Oh, that's the fella. Come on now. Hey, you pulled him through, Johnny. How do you feel, Mudd? All right. I hate to disappoint that little number I got lined up for tonight, Johnny. Tell her I had a date with a nurse. Yeah, and you come at night sometimes and see the night nurse I got. Now, there's a sweet mouse. I bet she don't come with intense feet of you. Oh, is that so? Listen, all I gotta do is push this little button and they come in and jump in. You mean they go out jumping? Did you ring? Yeah, that's right. You're a new one, ain't you? Not bad, either. How come I get a different nurse in here every time? This time I lost. What can I do for you? When do I get my supper? You just had your lunch. Now, you see, all I gotta do is ring. Oh, when is the doc checking you out, Hank? Oh, about a week. The leg will never be right. I gotta settle down on the ground like a squirrel with a gout. So you think maybe the company will give me a job downstairs? Nope. Well, maybe they'll hand me an inside job, looking on envelopes or something. Not a chance. You can't throw me away like an old insulator. How do I get down there until those brass hats a few things? I'll take it easy before you blow a fuse. You can't have any of them jobs because the company's making you foreman of the gang. Well, they can't push me around. I'll tell... Foreman? Hey, you're kidding. Here's the letter. Chief, we salute you. Now we don't have to come to work anymore. Well, Mug, what do you say? Foreman? Yeah. But if you guys think you're going to put anything over on me, you're climbing up the wrong pole. I know all the tricks because I pulled them myself. Oh, Hank, I gotta be there. Pop's waiting downstairs for me. Okay, coming back tomorrow? Oh, sure. Oh, he's doing fine. Did you tell him how I can't stand to go into a hospital, Johnny? He knows how it is. He don't like it himself. Johnny, I'm glad you're coming with me. Isn't easy this for me. Well, she did a year for it. And now she's coming out. So what? Some of the best families get their mail at the cooler. But it's not that simple, Johnny. Until Faye wrote me from this prison and I went to visit her. I haven't seen her in 15 years. And when a man is a good father, he doesn't... oh, you don't have to go into that again, Pop. I did a wound up being pinched in a Frisco ginger for clipping a sucker's wallet. That wasn't your fault. It wasn't Faye's fault either. She was innocent. Okay. You and her are going to be the happiest father and daughter in this neck of the woods. I hope so. Johnny, none of the other boys are ever going to know Adi. I gave you my word, Pop. Thank you, Johnny. There she is. That's her. Coming out now. Yeah. Good looking girl for you, Pop. Hey, I don't know what to say to her, Johnny. Well, thank Faye. There she is. Hello. Hello, Faye. I came down to pick you up. Thanks. Got a cigarette? No, I don't smoke much. You look very good, Faye. Don't kid me. I just got to peek at myself in the mirror. A little pale, maybe. Ah, it feels good to be out of that henhouse. I bet it does. Oh, this is Johnny Marshall, a fellow I work with. Hello. Hi, Johnny helped get you out, Faye. He knew a fellow on the parole board. Thanks. Have you got a cigarette? Yeah, sure. Take them all. I must look like something that came in with a tie. I sure could use some powder and lipstick. Sorry, I left mine home. Well, there's a drugstore across the street. I'll go over and get you some weight here. What can I do for you, sir? I want a lipstick. A lipstick? What shade? Anything as long as a dread. We have a wide assortment of shades, sir. I take a million. Oh, yes, ma'am. What's the matter, don't you trust me? What new face bottles you've got? We've been selling a lot of undressed. I take a box, one of those combs, and a cotton cigarette. Yes, ma'am. Oh, if there's something you'd like for after dinner. Don't strain your wallet, brother. I'll pay for it. Oh, forget it. Figure there's a little coming out present. After you and that bird cage, I don't feel like wisecracking about it. I need a good overhauling. You're not kidding. What do you mean? Oh, that hello you gave your father. Well, you thought he was the DA, who dropped you behind those bars. Now, listen, Mr. Marshall, you handle your family and I'll handle mine. I'm just as unimportant as you are. Leave me alone. Okay. Got a sense? Sure. But then you're going to pay the bill. I want to get way. Oh, here you are. Thanks. You're getting your fortune with it. Bargain Day. Mm-hmm. I could use a couple of more pounds. Just about a couple. This thing tells great fortunes. Listen to this. Your future will be as bright as your past. Oh, what are you going to do in Los Angeles? Well, I get by one way or another. Why don't you try the other way for a change? Because there's too many guys like you crawling around. Hey, I can't hear you. Hey, shut up, you guys. I'm on the phone. Oh, my heart's on the phone. Hello, yeah. Okay, okay. Who was it? Transmission. Everybody's got to stick near the phone tonight. We make it a call. Hi, I'm Ard. Oh, hello, Hank. Just got a call from Transmission. Yeah, we figure that. Hey, Johnny, how'd Hank do with him? He's got a headache. We sent him home early. Yeah, Hank must treat his dames rough. They all get headaches. What do you do with them, Hank? Club them? Listen, you're talking to the guy who finds them, feeds them, and forgets them. Who are you, Bullen? You've been tamed down so often, you're beginning to look like a bedspread. You don't shut that flap of yours. You're going to be spitting teeth all over the room. Lay off, Hank. I get all the dates I want. Anytime I want, I'm understood. Oh, take it easy. Thank you. Yeah, cut it out. That's all right. I was shooting my mouth off. Well, how about a few hands of poker, guys? What do you say? Get in contact. Johnny, I guess I was out of line again, huh? Yeah, way out. You know, I can't figure it. You know, that's what makes me sore. I like the dames, but they don't go for me. I'm strictly cold-wired in that department. For every guy in the world, there's a dame. You just got to wait. Yeah, I'm waiting. But I want to whisper I love you with my own teeth. Oh, I'll get it. Oh, if that's your blonde friend, are you in or out? Well, if it's her, I'm in and I'm ready to go out. Hello? Yeah, this is Johnny. Okay. Okay, I'll tell him. Trouble? Yeah, some lines up in the mountains are icing. The insulator's broke. Come on, you monkeys! Everybody out! And wear your red underwear! Well, this is Hank McHenry. Yeah, we fixed that break and put the juice through. Yeah, look, uh... Tell Sweeney we lost a man tonight. Well, a wire fell. Now, the last guy in my bunch, you'd expect to get it. Old Pop Duvall. The accident notified Sweeney Duvall's daughter. Never knew Pop had a daughter, did you? Yeah, I knew. Ever see her? Once. Yes, I'd better go tell her. I ain't very good at handing out that sort of stuff. Johnny, will you come with me? Oh, you're the boss. I don't want to horn in on her. Come on, come on, Johnny, will you? Okay, but I won't be any help to you. 206. This must be the apartment. Ring the bell. Hey, uh, how does this dame stack up? What's you like? A dame? Well? Oh. Hello. What do you want? Oh, this is Hank McHenry. Yeah, I guess you know who I am, Miss Duvall. Never heard of you. Uh, well, I'm a foreman at the Far and Light Company. Your father used to work for me. So he used to work? What do you mean, used to work for you? Well, uh, your father had an ax. He got tagged by a hot wire. Yeah, we, uh, brought his clothes and stuff. Put him down over there. It wasn't nobody's fault, Miss. He just didn't get out of the way. Maybe he didn't want to get out of the way. Sometimes I don't want to get out of the way myself. He tried to be kind the last few weeks. Is that the best you can say for your old man? Yeah. I'm afraid that's the best I can say. That's great. Come on, Hank. I need some fresh air. Hey, uh, hey, Johnny, wait a minute. Oh, let him go, and you better go too. Uh, don't mind, Johnny. You see, he knew Pop better than most of us, and, uh, well, I guess he feels that you were... Yes, I know. He thinks I ought to break down and get hysterical over a father hardly knew. Oh. I'm sorry he's dead. But that doesn't make me forget what he did to my mother. Well, if anything I can do, if you need something, you can get me at the office. I wouldn't need you. Thanks, anyhow. Oh, yeah. You got a job? Yeah. I'm working at the Midnight Club. Big attraction, I am. Yeah, I bet you are. Well, maybe I'll drop in to see you sometime. It's a clip joint. Well, that's all right. I'm a big boy now. Well, thanks again. Goodbye. Uh, uh, goodbye. So you did come, didn't you? Oh, hello, hello. Yeah, I was just gonna ask for you. Well, we saved a lot of time. Yeah, well, sit down. What's on your mind? Oh, not a thing. Uh, hey, you know, I thought maybe you was the cashier here or something. No, I'm just one of the entertainers. Wanna dance? Oh, no. Hmm, it's a relief to find one guy who don't think he was born with wings on his heels. Say, I used to burn up the floor. I got a room full of dancing cups taller than you. But since I tangled my foot with a hot wire, I ain't quite as good as I was. Sorry I brought it up. Well, that's okay. You know, the real reason I came here was on the counter finding out that your old man had a little insurance. The company asked me to bring it here. It's all yours. What's your angle? What do you mean angle? What's this bait for? My father didn't have any insurance. Well, he worked for me, didn't he? I ought to know what he had. He had insurance. Not much. 150 bucks worth. Here, put it away. Don't horse me, mister. What have you got in mind? Well, all right, you will. And I just figured you might need the dough. You've probably got a lot of bills fine enough on you. Hmm, I got a few. But you don't look like any captain of finance. Oh, say, I got plenty. No one to spend it on. Except Dames, of course. I've got a lot of them on the string, but that still leaves me plenty of Miss Uma. Bet you ain't gettin' rich in this flea bag. You're right there. I don't get anything out of this joint, but tired. I could use a few bucks. Well, take it off. No, no, just 50. And thanks. You get it back. Well, I ain't worrying. You're a new kind of a guy for a dump like this. Now, you better lock that wallet in your pocket and get out of here. Look, I told you, I came here to talk to you. This is a clip joint. And after three drinks, every tick of the clock will cost you a buck. What time do you blow out of here? About five tomorrow morning. Five? You names got a pretty loose union, ain't ya? How about me picking you up when you're through? Look, I got a date with a little redhead, but I could try to lose her about 4.30, then come over here. We could go someplace for ham and eggs. Oh, I'll be tired then. Let's save it for another time. When? Oh, whenever you have some time off. All right, I'll call you. Check here. Good night, Faye. Good night. You're okay. Well, thanks. You too. Oh, hello, John. Say, what are you doing out here? Waiting for you. Why do you waste your time with a date like that? Ah, she seems all right. You just didn't give her a chance. I wanted to see if she was fixed all right for Doe. I'll tell you how she's fixed. As long as there's one guy left in the world with a little loose Doe in his pocket, she's gonna do okay. Now, cut it out, Johnny. She's strictly a no good. I said, cut it out! Okay, Hank. Okay. In just a few moments, Mr. DeMille and our stars, Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich and George Raft will return in act two of manpower. And now, here's a young man not getting the phone number he wants. Operator, will you try that number again, please? Main, one, two, three, four. Well, of all the luck, Mary's line is always busy. Yes, Mary's popular. And no wonder for Mary is a luck-soaked girl. A girl whose complexion is so fresh and radiant that everyone says, isn't she attractive, though? Why have she's pretty? 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And see what this gentle care with Hollywood's beauty soap can do for you. Now, our producer, Mr. DeMille, act two of manpower, starring Edward G. Robinson as Hank, Marlena Dietrich as Faye, and George Raft as Johnny. Hank isn't being very smart about Faye Duval. Every night for weeks, he's been sitting in the club where she works. And every night for weeks, when he comes home, Johnny eyes him quietly and says nothing. But now Hank is buying presents for the girl. And Johnny is losing patience. Come on, come on, Johnny. Well, you got better taste than me. Pick something out for her, will you? You'd know what Faye's like. All I know is that you're seeing too much of that dame. Now, let's not get into that again, will you? She's a good kid. Yeah, I know, I know. Fresh out of finishing school. Well, she's had tough breaks. Oh, a bargain basement turns on the crying act, and you mop it all up. Why, if you buy her so much as a chocolate soda, you're being a sucker. Well, she rates the best I can buy. Now, wait a minute. You're not going into that hearts and flowers routine over that dame, are you? Oh, me? Yeah, I'm strictly a love-em-and-leave-em guy. Oh, stop it. This is me you're talking to. Oh, well, anyway, I'm just buying her something out of remembrance to her old man. Well, before you get any deeper, there's a couple of things you better know about that dame. I know everything I want to know. Oh, no you don't. I wasn't going to spill this, Hank, but I guess I better. You mean about a year in the cooler? Who told you? She did. See what a straight shooting dame she is? All I can see is that she was smart enough to beat me to the punch. It's all yours, they. Happy birthday. Who said this was my birthday? Well, some day it's got to be a birthday, so I'm either early or late. You're never going to get rich buying things for me. That's all right. I get a kick out of it. Here, it's one of those things, you know, a negligee. What's beautiful, Hank? It's expensive, too. Well, what's money for except to be spent? What's going on? What is on your mind? Nothing. There's a guy that has to have something on his mind when he gives a dame a present. Come on, Hank, you can tell me. Well, uh, you're a swell girl, Faye, and like I've been telling you, you ought to live here alone. So you're suggesting I ought to move in with you? Yeah, well, yeah. Now, how about it? We can take out a license tomorrow morning. License? Yeah, well, don't blame me. It's a state law. You know, they make you get one before you can get married. Hank, you want me to marry you? Sure. What'd you think I meant? I know, I ain't no bargain, but I'll always be in there trying. I'll take care of you good, and I'll do the best I can to make you happy. Well, Hank, before you get one of any tighter, let me tell you this. I'm wrong for you. Well, first we'll get married, and then we can talk about it. But look, Hank, bouncing around clip joints isn't the best buildup for a wedding march. Well, you ain't done anything I haven't. I'm not in love with you, Hank. That's all right. I'll have enough of both of us. Now, look, honey, you got to marry me. Now, I bought you that negligee thing so I could see you in it. You are a pretty sudden guy, Hank. You've caught me without an answer. I got to think about it. Okay, okay. I got three, John. Three tens. He doesn't tell me every time. Oh, hi, Hank. Want to sit in? Yeah, pull up a chair, Hank. No, no, not tonight, boys. Hey, I got little news for you. Yeah, you fellas ever hear the old saying, the tooth and lip cheaper than one? Yeah, but it's worth the difference to me to stay single. Well, me, I'm going to give it a chance and see how it works. And what are you talking about? You mean you're going to get hitched? No one else, boys. The little babe has been chasing me hard, so I finally gave in. You're all invited to the wedding. Oh, it's a thing. What circus did you get her out of? Yeah, what are you going to do about her beard? I knew this was a mistake telling you guys anything. You don't know what a mistake it's going to be. Well, come on. Well, whose deal is it? Well, it'd be this time, thing. You're all mine. Make mine a beer. All right. How many of these can you handle a night? Well, do you think I'm dope enough to drink anything strong around a dame like you? All right, Diamond Jim. What are you selling? I ain't selling. I'm buying. How much do you want to leave Hank alone? How much are you offering? I got 200 bucks that says you don't marry him. What a weak voice you have, Grandpa. Well, don't con me. You've never seen that much loose dough all at once. I'm telling you to leave Hank alone. How do you know I'm not mad about him? Look, sister, don't bull me. You've been in circulation a long, long time. You got a lot of gore crawling in here and setting yourself up as the old family lawyer. I don't know whether to laugh in your face or bat it in with a bottle. Well, you better stick to the laughing. I duck fast and swing faster. Hank ain't very bright, but he's my friend. And if he hooks up with a dame like you, he's tying into a lot of headaches he never figured on. I'm on to your racket. You got the blueprints all drawn, haven't you? Yeah, you got a line, sister, but it ain't what makes a wife for a right guy. So I'm telling you straight, I get you ever seen him. Here's your dough. You can take that money and put it back in your pocket. Go buy yourself some manners. To waste on you? Now listen, mister. Before you came in here, I was worrying about Hank. I'd figured I wouldn't marry him because he is a regular guy and he has been swell with me. But now I'm gonna marry him whether you're like it or not. Now get out. Kiss the bride. Come on, kiss the bride, Johnny. What is the last chance anybody's going to get? You're not very enthusiastic, Johnny. Should I be? Hey, Hank! He should agree! Always! Well, now that you've got Hank, what are you gonna do with him? Look, mister, even if I was all you think I am, I'd be smart enough to play ball. All I gotta say to you is keep your nose clean. You've got the hook in him, and don't let me catch you twisting around. What makes you think I couldn't be on the level with a guy? You can't even be on the level with yourself. You've got the clip joint in your blood and you'll never lose it. Have you ever been fooled? Uh-huh. But not by a dame like you. Can you get him in all right? Sure. Come on, Hank. This is the first time I ever heard of the groom being carried over the threshold. Where do you want him? On the couch. Easy, Hank. That's the boy. Sleep it off, fella. Does he do this often? Not too often. I'm used to taking care of him if you want me to. Thank you. It's for the offer. But I signed up for a job today and it's never too soon to stop learning. Oh, you're sure you won't get absent-minded and lift his bankroll? This is your station, mister. You get off here. Good night. Well, I'll give you my phone number in case you need any help. I know what I have to do and I'm not asking for any help or advice from anyone. I made a deal. Bad or good, I'm going to work it out. Yeah. That sounds all right. Maybe you've got sense. Not too much. Good night. Good night. We ain't got all day. Well, we haven't, Frank. Central airport. We're pushing the lines back so they can land them big bombers. Well, why don't they build the fields right in the face, please? Well, guys like us can have jobs and fix them up again. Yeah, well, I don't like planes. In fact, I don't like traveling. I'm strictly a homeboy. Oh, yeah? Who's home? Is she blonde or brunette? Am I particular? No, I can't you guys ever talk about anything but dames. Oh, how do we know? We never tried. Hey, listen, Hank. He gets married so we won't have to talk about him anymore. Hey, Hank, your wife's still waking at the clip joint. What do you mean, huh? He didn't mean anything, Hank. What do you mean, colleague? Oh, nothing, Hank. Only what? Cut it! Cut it! Come on! Hank, forget it! Hank! Not in the truck. What's the matter with you? I'll get over there. Sit down and cool off. Yeah. It's because Faye's had a tough time getting the groceries, but ain't any reason for wise guys to be making cracks. That goes for everybody, understand? Oh, forget it. You all right, Cully? Yeah. Gee, Hank, you ought to get that sore. You're going to kill somebody one of these days. Oh, yeah, both are wet. You ought to put some glue on that mouth of yours, Cully. Hank, you better keep them hands in your pocket. You're way out of line again. Way out. Come on now, you guys. Shake hands. Sorry, Hank. I didn't mean to catch you on your ear. I didn't mean to put you on yours. Sorry, Cully. That's OK. A little more. Cully, tighten up. Dropping that stuff. I yelled headache, didn't I? Coming down. OK, shake it up. Hey, Omaha, we're moving up to the next board. All set up there, Hank. Oh, boy, this party's getting awful thick. You can't even see the tops of the poles. Yeah. Well, how'd you like to be up on the plane in this suit? The ground's good enough for me. I was born on it, and I'm going to live on it. Take in this rag and you'll be in it. Man, look at that plane up there. Look at it. It's a wonder they don't tangle with them wires every time they take off. Oh, they've been calling my hair for me all morning. Well, get the boys moving to Omaha. OK. Come on, you guys. Hop it up. Well, hiya, Hank. All over the heat wave? What do you mean? Oh, the way you went after Cully before. I thought you were going to finish him. Oh, that. I got to watch my step, huh? But good. You know, Hank, Cully said something after you socked him. He said you ought to watch out. You know, you might kill somebody someday. Maybe he's got something there. I know, I know. I just can't help it, you know? When I get rib-like, that something happens inside of me. Something that isn't even me at all. I don't know what it is. Yeah. All I can hear is something in my head saying, kill him, kill him, kill that guy. And the next thing you know, I could kick myself all over the lot for it. And you think Cully's still sore? Nah, he's OK. Well, I'll invite him up to the house for dinner or something. Say, what about tonight? You coming? Well, I don't know. Come on, come on. What's the matter with you? Faye's expecting you. Well, look, it's getting to be a habit, Hank. Well, so what? Don't you like the food? Oh, sure I like it. But if I show up there again this week, Faye will be calling the cops. After all, you're practically still on your honeymoon. Well, I'm asking you for supper. Faye's making one of her corned beef and cabbage dinners, you know, and one of them omelets with all that junk in it. A big salad and my favorite pie. Huckleberry. What? No pudding? No, I'm on a diet. Yeah. Well, OK, Hank. Now, let's finish this thing. Come on, Johnny. Up that pole. OK. Cully, rig that windshield. Ready and waiting, Hank. Anything running hot up there? Upper and lower section. Well, Johnny, watch the upper and lower. Well, yeah, they're hot. OK. Hey, Barney, Russ, go down and clear the wires off that other pole. Hey, Hank, you think maybe we ought to quit? Quit? What for? Barney says he can't even see the ground from up top. It's like working a dock up there. Well, we only got two more and the office is yelling. OK, Johnny. Yeah. Well, we got the windshield red. Anytime you're fit. Handline coming at you, Johnny. Let's have it. Hey, where's that plane? I don't know. It sounds like it's coming this way, though. Well, I hope he knows where he's heading. He sounds kind of low. They've been missing the poles by inches all day. Hey, Johnny. Johnny, come on down. Watch the pole. Never mind. Come on down. Hank, there he is. Johnny, he's heading for the pole. Johnny, keep going. Keep going. How are you feeling, Johnny? Got all them ribs out of your liver yet? Oh, I'm OK, I guess. Hey, you were right about that nightmare. Oh, she's a fifth. It was bad. You're looking fine, Johnny. When does the doctor say you'll be out? Oh, he says I got to give them ribs plenty of time to patch up. Well, they ain't going to patch you up in this joint. You're going to come home with Faye and me. Oh, wait a minute. You ain't going to stay cooped up here in this bad-ish factory. We've got a nice room for you. And there ain't a nurse in the whole joint that can match Faye. Anyway, you look at it. Oh, it's too much trouble for you. There won't be any trouble at all, Johnny. And you'll be much more comfortable than here. Oh, I'm a rotten patient. I squawk about everything. Well, we'll shut you up. I ain't forgot how to use a spud wrench. Are you up again? You're supposed to be an invalid, Johnny. Oh, I'm fed up with that invalid routine. What's the matter? Don't you like the service around here? Oh, you're up the wrong pole. Well, you've been swell. My own mother couldn't have taken care of me any better. Oh, forget it. Someday when I fall off a towel, you can take care of me. Hiya, family. Well, well, our son's getting pretty big, ain't he, honey? And all you need is to shave, Junior. Hiya, Hank. Well, here's the groceries, honey. Oh, sorry. I'll pick them up. It's good I didn't tell you to get eggs. Oh, what's new on the job, Hank? Not so good. You know, they're making a floating gang out of us for a couple of months. Oh, where are you going to be working? On that new Harper damn line. We go next week. Yeah, wish he was well enough to come along with us. I'll be there. Yeah, well, what does the doc say? Well, from now on, I'm the doctor. A little more of this doing nothing. I'll be climbing poles that ain't there. Time for your milk, Donny. Oh, I just had a glass of that cow juice. That was two hours ago. Come on. Come on, Junior. Down the hatch. All right. Oh, how do babies stand that stuff? Oh, just getting a bottle of beer. Want one? No, thanks. Kind of hot tonight, ain't it? Yeah. Having trouble sleeping. This stuff might help. I don't think so. What's the matter? Something bothering you? No. Why? Sure, look at her. Oh, I know Hank ain't the easiest guy to get along with. I'm not complaining. No, you're not. I never figured you'd stay in harness so long. How do you mean? Well, uh, things like you sometimes get restless. You miss the lights and the noise and the people and things. If I miss anything, that's not it. Oh, yeah. You know you've made Hank a very happy guy. Well, every day's Valentine Day for him. I've tried. You know sometimes I get the idea you don't feel like cheering. What's worrying you? I told you nothing. You sure? Yeah. I'm sure. Well, you can paste this in your little notebook. I'm Hank's friend and yours too. There's something wrong you. You can always count on me. Can I? Sure. All right. You asked for it. And tell me some way I can get you out of my mind. Are you nuts? I don't know. Maybe I am. Don't stand there looking at me like that. Did I knock you off that pole? Did I fix it so that you'd spend a month here in the house? Well, listen. I ain't got anything to do with it. I never said anything. Well, I never even gave you a look. I never even thought. I know that. Things like that just happen. No one wants them to happen. They just do. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. After a brief intermission, Mr. DeMille presents Edward G. Robinson, George Rath, and Marlene Dietrich in Act 3 of Manpower. And now here's our young friend Sally, who looks very pleased about something. Mr. Ruick, I've got the grandest compliment. For me, Sally? Well, now that's very nice of you. Sorry, Mr. Ruick. It's for lux toilet soap. Oh, well, of course, Sally. 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And it certainly makes us all feel good to realize that the men in the service get not only the comforts of home, but some of the luxuries, too. Like the latest books and movies and chocolate bars, and even a fine toilet soap. Yes, lux is a fine soap. With all the quality the Navy demands and everything purchased for the use of its men. It's pure. It's really mild. It gives a generous, creamy, active lather that makes it a perfect bath soap, too. And here's a tip for the thrifty-minded. Lux toilet soap is hard-made. That means a single cake lasts and lasts right down to the thinnest sliver. Why don't you take a tip from Uncle Sam's boys? You know a good thing when they see it. Let your whole family enjoy this smooth, luxurious white soap. You can, because lux toilet soap costs so little. Especially when you buy it the economical three cakes at a time way. Now, Mr. DeMille returns to the microphone. Act three of manpower. Starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlena Dietrich, and Mr. DeMille returns to the microphone. Act three of manpower. Starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlena Dietrich, and George Ratt. Two weeks have passed, and Johnny is back on the job again. They're a floating crew now, working away from home. And Hank is getting lonesome for Faye. In a roadside hamburger stand, he looks with distaste at the dinner he's ordered, but cannot eat. Now, look at them biscuits. I can punch rivets with them. Ah, gee, I wish Faye was here. Then we could have something decent. Oh, this ain't no place for DeMille. I've seen Faye in ten days, you know. I never was a guy for long distance romance. Well, you know the company don't like no women hanging around the job. Well, there ain't no law that says a poor man's wife can't come to see him. Well, Faye wouldn't like it up here. Well, sure she will. I'm here, ain't I? I'm going to wire her to come up on the next bus. Hey, where's Hank, one and two? Wiring his wife to come up. Ask her if she's got a friend. I've seen the wife. Not bad. She's not a pole, it won't be accidental. We wasn't talking to you. You were just making some innocent comments. Well, tend to your grub while you still got some teeth to do it with. Don't pop off at me, brother. You're going to have a mouth full of knuckles. Yeah, and you'll be minus a hand. Listen, I don't take that from anybody. You don't, huh? You'll eat them off like a rock. Take them up and throw them out of here. It might improve the joint. Hey, what goes on? What's the matter here, Johnny? Oh, nothing, Hank. It's a slight disagreement. That's all. Yeah, there ain't nothing the hospital can't fix. Yeah. Well, this time, you was out of line. Not so far. What was the beef? Well, there wasn't any beef. Well, he must have done something. You don't go around laying guys out for the fun of it. Lay off, will you? The guy wanted a fight and he picked me. Forget it. Hey, I ain't got an answer yet. And I guess you grabbed the bus last night, huh? I guess so. Oh, say I better get my junk out of the shack. You don't want me hanging around with Faye coming up. Well, he won't mind, will you, Johnny? You know how it is. Oh, sure, sure. I'll call in with one of the other boys. Sorry about me. Well, now I'm going down to meet the bus. How about having supper with us? Nah, you and Faye will have a lot to talk over. Anyway, I got my eye on that dame over at the hamburger joint. Oh, come on, now. Well, you forget that, Hashlinger. Grab some grub with Faye and me. Well, they would have a lot of lab. Go on, beat it. I got work to do. Oh, OK. Well, if this weather don't let up, we'll be working with water wings. See you, Johnny. Yeah, so long. Hello, Foreman Shack. North Angel is calling Mr. McHenry. Oh, he ain't here, but I'll take it. Go ahead, please. Hello? OK. I'll be in the getter. Johnny, how did you find out? Was it in the papers on the radio or something? Well, where's Hank? Did he come with you? It was funny the way I got caught. All the time I worked there, I was never picked up. So last night, I was only in there a couple of minutes talking with the girls, and all of a sudden, the place was full of cops who I... So you couldn't stand the smell of fresh air? Oh, don't! You had a crawl back into that sewer, didn't you? How often you've been doing it? Every time Hank had his back turned... Oh, Johnny. Oh, Johnny. No, turn on the water works for me. Don't register. I wasn't working there. Oh, I had you tagged right the first time I saw you. A nickel and dime dame out to pick up a free ride. You got no right to. And that line of hot air you dished out about being in love with me. You really had me thinking about you. Worrying about the way I treated you? Well, I should have known better. I meant it. Every word of it. You forgot your suitcase. Thanks. A suitcase? What were you doing with that when you got pinched? I was walking out, heading for Chicago. Walking out on Hank, huh? Boy, a guy can pick up a mongrel and feed him. Give him a place to sleep and he'll stick. But not you, huh? No, not me. Go on, hit me again if that'll make you feel any better. I've been hit before, and harder. That wasn't anything the way you're going to be smacked. Boy, if I ever catch you out of line again, you're going to... Oh, you're going to Hank just like I asked you. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. And we're going to forget all about this. Hank's never going to hear about it. You just missed the bus. You understand? Johnny, what is a satisfaction? Do you get seeing me caged up with Hank? You're married to him, ain't you? That's where a wife belongs, with her husband. And that's where you're going. You're not running away. You still don't get it, do you? I was running away from you. Because you were always around, and I couldn't stand it anymore. Because I was going crazy every time I thought of you. Because I love you. And because you and Hank were friends, I was setting myself up behind the eight ball again. You think it was easy to walk out? It was the hardest thing I ever did. Now go on and hit me. Hit me. You're taking the bus. Tonight. Yeah, they got to shoot the line hard. Okay, on the conductors. I'll only shoot the juice when I'm ready. Okay, clamp in that skywire. Well, how's it going, Hank? Where's the devil of you been? Sorry, Hank. I had some business. Your business is here. The storm's torn out two of the main lines. Come on, I'll grab you a belt to get up that tower. Hank, I'm quitting. What? I'm blowing. Checking out of the crew. What for? What's the matter? I'm tired of being holed up on a maintenance job. It's the longest I've ever been in one spot since I was old enough to button my old shirt. Look, Johnny, I don't know what your beef is, but we'll fix it up. The substation needs this line to carry the load. I'll get over to the truck so I can get my slicker and start climbing. What do you say? Okay. But when the job is through, I'm quitting. Now, watch yourself. It's got to be hotter than an electric chair up there. I'm going to the shack in front of them to shoot the juice. So, figure the line wire's hot from now on. Now, give me the substation. Make it fast. Hey. Well, for the love. When did you get in? Just a little while ago. Wait a second. Hello, Barney. Hank talking. Yeah, it's okay on that feed. Shoot him hot any time you want. Okay. Storm held you up, huh? Did you get stuck on the road? No. I came up on the bus with Johnny. Yeah, well, how come? He was on the bus. Yeah, what's the matter with that guy? He just quit on me. Did he say anything to you about it? Quit. Yeah, he's walking out. Did he give you a hint? Is he in trouble with some dame or something? Yes. Yes. Ha, ha, ha. Ah, so some little mouse finally caught up with him. Ha, ha, I knew they'd get him someday. That's all right. I'll fix it up for him. Who is it? Me. You? Oh, now, stop rubbing, baby. Now, now, who is it? I told you, me. I was leaving you, Hank. But Johnny made me come up here. You were, you were leaving me. Why? You know I never loved you. I told you that before I married you. It hasn't worked out, Hank. It never will. Why hasn't it worked out? On account of Johnny? Because he was moving in all the time? It wasn't Johnny's fault. I, I just fell in love with him. Oh, you just fell in love. Yeah, I know how that guy operates. Well, what a first-class dope I was. Bringing him into my own house so he could work easier. How long has this two-time been going on? Now, wait a minute, Hank. Don't get Johnny wrong. He didn't do... Oh, no, no. I ain't got Johnny wrong. I just got him right for the first time. Hank! I'm not going away with him. You better change your plans, because he ain't going to be in condition to go anywhere. Hank, come back! You don't know what you're doing. I'm not up there. Now, watch yourself. Oh, hi, Hank. Everything's going great. Where's Johnny? Up top. Give me a wrench. Wrench. Come on, come on. Give me a wrench. Hey, what's the matter, Hank? Hey, where you going? I'm going up to see Johnny. Hey, listen, wait. Hey, Hank, you can't climb no pole with that leg. Hey, Hank! Stop him! Stop him! What's the matter with that guy? Just about finished, Johnny. Call the substation. It's all right, Hank. I'm here. I'm with you, Hank. You're going to be all right. Yeah. Who are you, horse? And this is it. What kind of talk is that? What are you doing, quitting? Oh, the game's over. Time to go home. You know, I'm a pretty sudden guy, Johnny. Yeah, Hank. You look at the long blueprints. Hank, it doesn't matter what you think of me. But I want you to believe that Johnny didn't do anything. He was bringing me back. Making me come back. Please, Hank. Please believe me. Sure. I was out of line again, hey, Johnny? Yeah. A way out. Yeah, every time I get tangled up with a dame, I do the wrong thing. It was my fault, Hank. It was all my fault. Oh, no. You're okay, honey. Johnny, take care of it good, like I try to do, would it? Sure, Hank. Hey, uh, did anyone yell at it when I was coming down? Sure, Hank. Good. I'm glad nobody got hurt. Hank. Oh, Hank. Here's a command. A command to Edward G. Robinson, Marlena Dietrich and George Raff to return to this microphone for a curtain call. Congratulations to all three of them on some stirring acting. Thank you, CB. And congratulations to you, sir, on the anniversary which you will celebrate this week. Oh, how does it feel to tuck that 30th year away? A picture making under your belt, Mr. Deville. Well, I'll tell you when the public tells me how it feels about my 30th anniversary picture, Reef the Wild Wind. Well, we have three gentlemen approaching this microphone. We're going to tell you how they feel about your anniversary right now. Three of your competitors, CB, will the words say about those 30 years? Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce three of Hollywood's best-known motion picture directors, George Stevens, Mark Sandridge, and E.H. Griffith. Thank you, George. We're here tonight, CB, as a committee of the screen director's guild. The members of the guild decided that something should be done about a man who'd been directing pictures for 30 years. Especially since there's only one man who's been doing it that long. As you may have heard, directors is a class or a hard-boiled bunch. And to the best of my knowledge, they've never given anybody anything before. So this is an unusual occasion. We picked the Lux Radio Theater for this occasion, CB, because it's right across the street from the site where you made Hollywood's first feature picture, The Squaw Man. And in memory of those 30 years, we brought along something which George Stevens, as president of the guild, is going to give you right now. It tells, in some slight degree, what your fellow directors think of you. It's a plaque, CB. I'll read the inscription because that tells our whole story. It says, in recognition of 30 years of pioneering in the motion picture industry, the entire membership of the screen director's guild presents this plaque to Cecil B.D. Mill for outstanding creative achievement, invaluable contributions to technical progress, and distinguished executive leadership. This is a very gracious gesture, gentlemen. In these 30 exciting years, I've received many things from many hands. But I've never received anything that I should prize more highly than this award from the directors of Hollywood, my professional brothers, presented by three fine artists like you, George Stevens, Ned Griffith, and Mark Sandrich. This award means, well, it means more than a great deal. And so with all humility, I thank you. All of Hollywood, and I think I can speak for the radio audience too, wish you 30 more years of success, CB. In pictures, and in the Lux Radio Theatre too. And in 30 more years, if there's anyone left who doesn't use Lux soap, I'd be very disappointed in the way you're doing the job. Lux soap is a grand product, Mr. DeMille, and I couldn't get along without it. Well, don't try, Marlena. You're the perfect tribute to Lux soap. Well, what about next week, CB? What's the play? A magic combination of comedy, drama, romance, and music called the Strawberry Blonde. It's adapted from the Warner Brothers picture, and our stars will be Rita Hayworth, Donna Michi, and Virginia Bruce. The Strawberry Blonde is a story of the gay 90s, and the adventures that walked into a dentist's office on a Sunday afternoon. Adventure from the past, in the person of the Strawberry Blonde. A delightful play on three exciting stars, Donna Michi, Rita Hayworth, and Virginia Bruce. With the great lineup, CB, we'll be listening. And we're all looking forward to the premiere of your 30th anniversary picture in Hollywood this week. And hoping we all get free passes. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Well, me, this has really been a night to remember. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux toilet soap, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night. When the Lux Radio Theatre presents Donna Michi, Rita Hayworth, and Virginia Bruce, starring in the Strawberry Blonde with Jack Carson. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood. Ladies and gentlemen, two fine organizations celebrate their 30th birthdays this month. The Camp Fire Girls and the Girl Scouts. Thousands of American girls have received training in good citizenship from these two groups. Now their work is more important than ever. So tonight, we give a birthday salute to the Girl Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls. Marlene Dietrich will soon be seen in the Frank Lloyd production, The Spoilers, to be released by Universal Pictures. George Raff's next picture is the Universal Production Broadway. Edward G. Robinson appeared tonight through the courtesy of Warner Brothers Studio. His next picture is their production of Larson A. Incorporated. Herding tonight's play were Warnash as Omaha, Edwin Max as Cully, Griff Barnett as Pop, and Charles Seal, B. Benedert, Howard McNeer, Tori Carlton, and Frank Penny. Tune in next Monday night to hear Don Amici, Rita Hayworth, and Virginia Bruce starring in the Strawberry Blonde. Our music was directed by Lois Silvers and your announcer has been Melville Roy.