 Lux presents Hollywood Lever Brothers Company the makers of Lux Flakes bring you the Lux Radio Theater starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stephens and Leo Gann in The Snake Pit. Ladies and gentlemen your producer Mr. William Keeley. Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen. Tonight you'll hear one of the most brilliant acting performances of our day given by a star who has just received the highest honor in Hollywood for the second time. The Academy Award for Best Actor that three great artists Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit. Co-starring are the same two players you saw in the picture Mark Stephens and Leo Gann. You know when Hollywood produces a picture that is completely off the beaten path every producer knows the chance involved but the unusual theme and superb acting in The Snake Pit made the 20th century Fox production an enormous success and all the risks were happily justified. You know producers may run risks in Hollywood but our housewives refused to take any chances. They follow the example of women all over the country by using Lux Flakes. They know that Lux Flakes are always safe and gentle for nice things. Now here's the curtain for Act One and The Snake Pit. Starring Olivia de Havilland as Virginia, Mark Stephens as Robert and Leo Gann as Dr. Kic. Juniper Hill State Hospital. Dozens of buildings, acres of land, isolated in the countryside. A city unto itself. A hospital for the mentally ill. I just don't know what to think Dr. Kic. You tell me my wife's improving but she doesn't even know me. You hurry yourselves. She says she has no husband. Yes it may be a long time yet. Mr. Cunningham I still know so little about your wife. Her background can be very important to her. I've already told you Dr. Kic. Virginia never talked much about herself. I always thought it was strange but when you love somebody you're not looking for symptoms. It's only now that I see things I never thought were important before. Would you tell me about them? Well I I let Virginia in Chicago. I left publishing house. She came by one day to pick up one of her stories. We had to do it turned it down. When I went out to lunch there she was alone at the table like a kid who'd been told to read something that she didn't want. Oh hello. Hello. Mind if I sit here? No. Thank you. Say that story of yours. Your first one. First one I thought was any good. Look may I tell you something about our editor. No. You mean you'd rather I wouldn't talk. No I didn't mean that. Well if I wrote a story and I thought it was good I wouldn't care what anybody said and I'd stop thinking about it and start eating my lunch. Why didn't you fire the editor and read my story. You know I might do that. So that's how you met her. After that she used to drive by the cafeteria every so often and we became friends. She lived in Chicago then. I actually didn't know where she lived somewhere in the suburbs. Somehow I thought she was grateful to me. I thought she she needed me like a child looking for protection. Then early in May I think it was we had a big day. The Boston Symphony was in Chicago. We planned to have dinner and then go to the concert only when I met her in front of the office. But I'm trying to say Robert well I can't go to the concert. Can't go. Something's come up something important. I'm sorry. But what what is it. It's no use Robert. I've got to leave right away. Wait a minute. Let me go. Let me go please. Let me go. That was the last time I saw Virginia in Chicago. She didn't come back and I couldn't find her. I got a better job soon after which took me to New York. Sounds silly I know but I kept right on looking for her. She'd known about my new job and I well to cut it short I did find her. Carnegie Hall the Boston Symphony the lobby. But I am glad you wrote it very good. But where have you been what you've been hiding for. We just happened to meet on the street in the subway or in a restaurant. Why didn't you try to get in touch with me. Oh well you've got a deep dark secret. It killed somebody in the fleece right here but I'm not going to lose you again. And tell me what you've been doing working 18 hours a day and being lonely 24. Oh I'm working on a novel it's almost done. Oh you don't know how good it is to see you again. From then on we were happy like any two people in love. When I talked about getting married Virginia wouldn't be paying down. Just thought of getting married seemed to to frighten her. And then some weeks later she talked about it for the first time she brought it up. I could hardly believe it. Robert you really love me. You still don't know. I do but but you don't want to marry me do what does it take to convince you. Look I tell you what I got a few days off at the end of the month we'll get married and we'll go on the end of the month you see you're just trying to put it off you don't really want to marry me. We were married three days later the 7th of May. A few days after that I came home late and then delayed the office. I found Virginia standing on the fire. Robert I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep. I mean how long you've been standing out here. I don't know. Come inside down here you're going to catch a cold. Could she sleep Mr. Cunningham. What did she just say to Dr. and the next two nights I don't think she had more than an hour's rest and then I suggested that she'd better see a doctor a doctor. It's such a beautiful day Robert I know there but we almost to view from November November are you kidding. What do you think it is. Well may may 12 but make it here is today's newspaper. That's an old newspaper can't you see it's torn Virginia it's this morning's newspaper it isn't my head hurts Robert there's something to matter with my head come on darling let me help you why are you talking to me why do you like to me Virginia let me go let me go Virginia what's the matter. Virginia don't you know I love you. No you can't make me love you you can't make me belong to you. Virginia I can't love you I can't love anybody I can't. She stood there gasping beating her hands against the kitchen wall the rest you know Dr. King you've no idea what that day in May might have meant to your wife when have you last seen her in Chicago I'd say it was about the first week in May could it have been the 12th might have been you think there's some connection possibly Mr. Cunningham I'd like to use shock treatment on your wife but you'll have to sign this consent shock treatment often it helps establish contact much faster when that happens we'll be able to start getting at the real causes of your wife's illness wasn't many other way yes if we had unlimited time there are many things we're short of in state hospitals but time most of all I I guess it was the word shock. Electroshock therapy is extreme and drastic it's usually given in a series covering several weeks I took Mrs. Cunningham off shock after the fourth treatment well what are you waiting for Virginia don't you know by now get on that table just a minute miss Davis what's Mrs. Cunningham doing here she do for shock isn't she doctor didn't you check her child no doctor sorry but I didn't know I'm I don't I don't want to get on the table I'm sorry Mrs. Cunningham this was a mistake take her back to the ward Miss Hart let's go Virginia why does miss Davis hate me I haven't done anything have you better watch charts miss Davis I apologize doctor I'm sure I don't have to tell you how many patients we have and how few I know miss Davis tell Ms. Hart please I'd like to see Mrs. Cunningham in my office. I should I should thank you shouldn't I you're the one who saved me the table they wanted me to I didn't save you on Mrs. Cunningham I just didn't think you needed any more shock treatments do you know who I am your doctor kick then you don't remember me I remember your voice I liked your voice you told me I came here in May well yes yes I did what month is this October June July August September October five months and I don't remember a moment of it I've lost all those months Mrs. Cunningham what do you remember at the time before you were ill I don't remember anything I don't even remember coming here nothing about New York New York yes I used to buy groceries and I was writing a novel and I couldn't sleep yes it's very bad not being able to sleep you wake up early and all kinds of strange thoughts come into your mind yes yes I tell this if I've done something and I just couldn't remember what is it something was following me all the time I know you get to a point where you just can't see any way out and you do things which seem impossible to understand like trying to push time out of your mind and saying it's November oh there's nothing to be ashamed of this could happen to anyone why are you so nice to me why are you interested in me because I want you to feel that even if you think you did something you shouldn't have something I should nobody here it is trying to punish you why do you want to make me love you I can't love anybody that's my paper knife Mrs. Cunningham put it down please I can't love anybody I can't do you want to hit me with that knife no no no I don't know why I don't know perhaps you'd want to hurt anybody anybody who tried to stop you from doing away with a day a very important day in your life may may 12th I don't know it means nothing nothing unless unless I don't remember who is with you all the morning you became your husband oh I have no husband you know that but you've told me several times that you're married yes that's strange isn't it what's your name Virginia Stewart your full name isn't it no do you know of course tell me Virginia Stewart Cunningham coming Mrs. Robert Cunningham your husband my husband isn't it better to know isn't it yes oh yes tell me do you remember the time before you were married in Chicago that's where you met Robert isn't it yes I think so he was going to take you to a concert but you ran away from it I don't know what you're talking about well I think we talked enough for today thank you Mrs. Cunningham doctor have I have I seen Robert since since I've been here your husband comes every visiting day he wants to see you very much should I see him I think so yes let's go Virginia lost to do around here you know operator this is dr. kick get me the new Alden hotel please in New York I want to speak to mr. Robert Cunningham this Virginia it's a visitor's room you got a visitor your husband visitor it looks like him but I must be careful watch your step Virginia everything counts against your hair oh Charlotte be a good girl of course it's not he well here she is mr. Cunningham thank you nurse hello Virginia hello even sounds like Robert they do a very good job when they want to you you look wonderful Virginia thank you dr. kick said you can take her out doors mr. Cunningham thanks very much well Virginia go on you can go out do you have a key the store isn't it isn't funny usually they're very careful about doors here you think they were the most important thing in the world it's very nice out here isn't it yes very nice funny how the ground right out it poured last night it was night before dear oh then I must have lost another day I don't suppose I'll ever find it it's just a blank what's in the box all kinds of things fried chicken fruit cookie sometimes before I came here I wish I could make my mind a blank now I know what a blank mind is I get up in the morning and then suddenly it's time to go to bed I can't remember what happened in between this chicken is it real try it go on oh it is real hey hey don't eat so fast there's lots of time are you are you really Robert I have to be sure you know I'm Robert Virginia really here put my coat around you I don't want you to catch cold well I wouldn't mind having a cold or pneumonia or anything I could understand what's the matter with me is it a brain tumor now you've had a nervous breakdown but that doesn't sound so bad does it just takes time that's all what else does it do to you besides take time well it is like any sickness darling but dr. kick will make you well again I have a cigarette please and they are lighted myself yes yes of course and could you let me have some matches to keep I mean it's funny they won't let us have matches as if we were children they don't cost so much do they I don't think I have any matches but here here's a lighter a cigarette lighter oh it's pretty RC it has initials our feet Robert coming here you are Robert Virginia what's the matter no no don't come near me Virginia nurse take me away from him take me away from him KMX 1070 news radio act two of the snake pit starring Olivia de Havilland as Virginia Mark Stevens as Robert and Leo again as dr. kick slowly getting better but in the hospital is terribly overcrowded as ours there is always the danger that the first good sign will be exaggerated but the patient will come up for discharge before he's ready to face society Robert cunning him understandably was determined to get her release but I knew his wife was far from ready now I'd have to act quickly before it was too late there was one short cut marker synthesis drugs an injection that would unlock the door to her suppressed memory that would induce her to talk and lead me perhaps to the origin of her illness you're going to talk to me and Mrs. coming in you're going to remember things you're going back to Chicago you're thinking about Chicago Chicago you're meeting Robert you're going to a concert suddenly you decide you can't go Robert Robert's trying to stop me but it's late I have to hurry it's late late for what where do you go I've got to go home I have to be ready by six thirty he told me six thirty who Mrs. coming in Robert or someone else Gordon Gordon he hates to be kept waiting Gordon go on Mrs. coming in I tried not to go with Gordon but I had to you know Gordon he said it was the annual banquet May 12th and to wear my long dress I had to go with him I had to you like doing what Gordon told you to do I don't know yes I I felt I owed it to him he took such good care of his mother and sister Jane he said he was like a father to them like a father was I mean after your father died yes I was writing all the time I wanted to become a writer but before that in school did you go out with boys oh no I had to study hard Gordon was the only one he seemed to know what was best he you're crying why what happened that night I don't remember are you sure you don't remember the car Gordon's car you were going somewhere in Gordon's car but the long drive he said he didn't want to be late we're finally on our way I can tell you my big news Virginia Jamie and George are getting married in show and it's all set oh how wonderful Gordon but that's not all you see honey now I not only get Jamie off my hands but George said he'll be glad to pitch in and help with mother well I decided I well let's make it a double wedding Virginia let's announce the dinner we can Virginia what is it nothing I'll be alright you're not sick I don't know I just feel there's a drugstore down the road I think I better go home Gordon oh please Virginia what's the matter please Gordon take me home you didn't want to marry Gordon why I was really sick I couldn't help what happened of course you couldn't what did happen Gordon is taking you home now what happened I couldn't help it if only I hadn't made him turn back he wouldn't have done you didn't have to turn back you were sick and he was taking home that's what anybody would have done it's only natural that you felt a certain blame he died and you didn't I couldn't help it I couldn't help it you're going to sleep now Mrs. Cunningham sleep and when you wake up you're going to remember everything you told me everything the profound relief that had come to her in bringing the Gordon episode to the surface was very apparent but there was still a long way to go on Friday a Robert Cunningham came again to visit his wife he was given permission to take her to the coffee shop now I can tell you some good news Virginia I'm pretty sure you'll be going with me to my mother's soon your mother yes to a farm you remember in Illinois oh yes of course sometimes I think I'm not as sick as the others here but they say that if you think you're well then you're really sick if I say I'm sick maybe that means I'm well the trouble is I can't be sure of anything you can be sure of me darling like the other night last night yes last night I think I heard a scream and I didn't know if it was me who screamed or not if it was I or not is when you start worrying about your grandma you're really getting well am I for a while they thought Don Jackson was going to get well I knew him in Evanston he was in law school and he he lost his mind and they took him away at first they thought he'd get over it but he never did shouldn't even think about Don Jackson I remember his mother she said my real boy is dead he's happy there in a world of his own with his own kind without the train Robert yes Robert you must I must watch Virginia he must divorce me it's not fair for you to be tied to me you should have your freedom my freedom a few hours I can spend here you're talking too fast I can't follow you Virginia I love you darling yes did the doctor kick say anything to you about Gordon Gordon no no he didn't he did tell me that you're going to staff staff yes I've heard about staff where's that well it's a group of doctors here and they talked to you a little before you go home it's nothing to be afraid of doctor kick want me to go Dr. Giffords says you're well enough the important thing is that you you want to go home with me you do Virginia don't you back to Illinois yes Robert yes everybody wants to go home from here what Robert had told her was all too true she was in no condition to leave the hospital but here was a chance to get her out of the state to make room for someone else my protests were all overruled among the patients at the next staff meeting was Virginia Cunningham now don't be frightened Mrs. Cunningham these doctors here only want to find out if you're well enough to leave do you think I'm well enough doctor kick why do you want to get rid of me we're not trying to get rid of you but you won't catch me saying I'm not sick I know what that means if you don't mind dr. kick dr. Curtis will examine the patient tell me Virginia where were you living when you became ill New York where in New York New York City but where in New York City Manhattan yes yes I mean go on go on about what I'm trying to find out your address in New York one you all the time that's what you meant but I don't know please God please help me has your husband been here to see you yes how often does he come here as often as the rule of law how often is that why don't you know I know I know all about it I'm simply trying to find out if you know I can't see what difference it makes would you change what's your husband's occupation he works with some publishers no that was way back he's he's a farmer isn't he I thought he was an auditor oh yes yes for the Alden hotel Alden hotels isn't he working for the craft hotels no he works for the Alden hotels I'm sure you'd recognize your husband's handwriting now what do you see on this piece of paper I see that my husband has written that he's employed by the craft hotels incorporated what do you say that well if he says craft it's craft I was mistaken I'm sorry I'm terribly sorry Dr. Gephard there's a full report on this case it's not clear that these go on dr. Curtis oh there mrs. Cunningham have you ever worked yourself beg pardon have you have you ever worked yourself that's better thank you when you have that cigar in your mouth it's hard to understand you sometimes now forgive me please well yes yes yes I'm sorry I know what you mean you want further information my number was five six four dash one two dash one one one three what's that my social security number you mean you can remember a number like that but you can't record your home address I'll try to remember only please don't wave your finger at me I'm trying to add all right I'll give you an easy one how old are you I feel sick come on come on how old are you please don't shake your finger at me you just try to help yourself Dr. Gephard this one's been stopped before it's too late stop what come now come come take your finger away please take it away don't tell me you don't know your own age the very simple question is it don't do that don't do that don't do that a moment later we were taking Virginia Cunningham out of the staff room fighting screaming terrified I know your kind doctor kick your voice is sweet but it's a poison in life my judgment was confirmed but at far too great a price she had not been ready to face a self-examination and now she'd suffered a prolonged relapse and her confidence in me was shattered it was weeks many weeks before she was well enough even to see her husband again oh yes yes I'm very glad to see you Robert but that terrible little man you were just talking to Dr. Curtis no Dr. Curtis dear Dr. Curtis I thought he was a patient here but I'm sure there's something terribly wrong with him Robert yesterday he came into the ward and asked me why I bit his finger yeah I guess he's a little unhappy about that he must be crazy or something Robert I didn't bite him did I did I well that's what they say dear I don't understand when the staff meeting or they asked you about my job didn't they I should have told you Virginia you see the craft hotel people bought out the Alden chain and I guess I just neglected to tell you I never thought they'd be asking questions like that I bit him but it isn't like me to go around biting people well the next time you want to bite someone don't pick out such a big shot I'm sorry I know it isn't funny but I can't help laughing is Dr. Curtis really so important well he's over Dr. Keck and Keck's pretty important here did you say Keck look Virginia it wasn't Dr. Keck who sent you to staff it was all my fault I guess I was too anxious to get you out of here Keck was the only one who tried to stop it then he then he is trying to help me he wasn't lying to me he wasn't lying to me oh Robert I'm glad so I had her trust again six with her I'm Ward one the next move would be out of the hospital and home Miss Davis will be here in a minute Mrs. Cunningham now just remember she's in charge of Ward one to everything Miss Davis says get it Miss Davis yes I think I've heard of Miss Davis but maybe I just imagine that you see my worst trouble is that I keep forgetting things that's coming in oh yes Miss Davis down Mrs. Cunningham yes Miss Davis only not on the floor in one we do not sit on the floor I was afraid I'd mess up the bed you'll find the rules here are different from other wards patients here take care of their own rooms and make their own beds oh I could never make a bed look as nice as this one you'll learn this ward is quite pleasant Mrs. Cunningham for those who are willing to cooperate I think I remember you now yes the table the electricity shock treatment what about it you were always there and you and you I'm sure these days you're cooperating much better Mrs. Cunningham I go in the day room yes Miss Davis yes I'll go created another disturbance maybe you can get somewhere with a doctor kick I certainly can't oh here here's the doll she took from Valerie well Mrs. Cunningham we were in the day room Valerie gave me the doll I gave her cigarettes and she gave me the doll apparently Valerie says you took her doll and Miss Davis seems to agree oh don't you believe me doctor kick I didn't steal it really I didn't I know you didn't but why get so upset about a little rag doll I tried so hard to keep my promise and not make any trouble here but it wasn't my fault really it wasn't and why didn't you just give the doll back to Valerie when Miss Davis told it to all right go on take her part just like father and then getting angry with me what do you mean Mrs. Cunningham what do I mean what do you mean that once when you were a child your father was angry with you unjustly hold that it was nothing it all happened because of a little doll it belonged to my friend next door I had treated dolls with her I wish you would tell me about it tell you well she was angry with me my mother she was very angry Virginia I told you two hours ago to take that doll back to Janey now do as you're told and bring your big doll back mommy this is little it's like a real baby like the one you said is coming to live with us soon oh for heaven's sake just for once will you please do as I tell you but I want this doll I don't want my big doll just you wait just you wait your father comes home father no don't tell father you loved your father didn't you oh yes very much except when he when he took mother's part but he was always good to you know I love my father he was so good to me until we knew about the new baby and is that why you wanted a little doll then you'd have a baby of your own wouldn't you yes yes the little dog then maybe your father would be as nice to you as he was to your mother I don't know maybe that was it oh I behaved terribly and when my father came home I was still in the cantrum he lost patience with me I was sent to my room and I go on Mrs. Cunningham you are I had still another doll it was dressed like a soldier with a uniform and I used to pretend that it was my father and that night in my room I took my soldier doll and I I smashed it the pieces against the wall what happened then Mrs. Cunningham what happened oh I don't know nothing nothing were you punished for breaking the dog no I don't think so why are you crying what do you remember that makes you cry oh the doctor came my father he was very sick wishes sometimes seem to come true don't they but I didn't want him to die I didn't I loved him so but he did die yes my mother got married soon afterwards and somehow I always felt she didn't like me because I reminded her of father I'm sorry Dr. King it's so silly crying about something that happened such a long time ago and something I could hardly remember by the way did your mother ever tell you what your father died of I think she said is it is it callulimia a very serious illness which usually takes many years to develop he may have been ill even before you were born before I was born so you will see there's no possible connection with your wish well let's walk back to the ward show me yes doctor kick aren't you taking the doll the doll you got from Valerie the doll you miss why it's only a piece of brag that's all it is just a simple piece of brag Davis why it's a typewriter you mean it's for me dr. kick says you may use it for an hour every day well go ahead and use it well I'm sorry miss Davis I'd write but I never could now look Virginia being a writer has nothing to be so excited about it doesn't set you above the other ladies you know if you really were a writer I tell you how to be a nurse all right young lady I've tried to be patient with you but you've been exalted idea of your own importance let me tell you something if it weren't for dr. kick you'd never be here I don't know why you hate me so it's because you're in love with dr. kick that's why it's because you're miss Davis wait don't go please miss Davis I'm sorry I didn't mean what I said really I get back to your room please forgive me please don't tell dr. kick about it oh please please well well we're going to miss you Virginia Valerie what do you mean you'll be out of this ward I'd say in about ten minutes maybe less no she can't send me away I must stay here at Thomas dr. kick I knew nothing about this at the time I'd gone to New York for the weekend but I heard afterwards that for almost two hours they searched the building in the grounds and Virginia Cunningham was finally found where she blocked herself in the nurses washroom you know you can't get away with this Virginia we'll break down the door if you don't come out I won't come out I won't come out unless you send for dr. kick dr. kick isn't here and if he were he they told you your husband is here didn't they Virginia you know he's here Robert yes no I don't believe it we sent for him he's waiting in the hall are you coming out or not watch it where is he where's well right after a brief intermission we'll resume with Act 3 of the snake pit the curtain rises on Act 3 of the snake pit starring Olivia de Havilland as Virginia Mark Stevens as Robert and Leo again as dr. kick when I returned to the hospital Virginia Cunningham had been transferred she was no longer a patient in my division she was now in the violent war behind bars now I've come to this now I'm really lost what you say nothing I was talking to myself for a very bad habit you must be very sick where did you come from Ford one one I guess I made a mistake huh your name please Virginia Stuart Cunningham I miss Summerville I'm sure I haven't taken your temperature today it's very important to know let's see now hmm no no very good indeed she thinks she did Miss Summerville wasn't she the head nurse in Ward 3 well she ain't anymore very sick you know but like it's contagious you gotta be careful with that heaster very sick you know she don't talk and she don't like nobody she don't know and she don't know nobody she can choke and scratch like a where you're going I know how you feel I used to feel like that too won't you talk to me I'd like to be your friend won't you let me be your friend I am the first lady of the man I have a right to cover my face I'm the first lady of the man you were talking to heaster yeah you know why she tried to choke me just now she thinks I'm just a game I bet you do too but you can't prove a thing she's a liar Virginia Cunningham remained in that ward for many weeks whenever I had a moment I'd go over and talk with her somehow she was surviving at all and one day I discovered how strange doctor kick here I was among all those people and at the same time I felt as if I were looking at them from someplace far away the whole place seemed to me like a deep hole and the people down in it like strange like like snakes and I've been thrown into it yes as though as though I were in a snake pit a snake pit and then I remembered we that they used to put insane people into pits full of snakes I think they figured that something which might drive a normal person insane might shock an insane person back into family did you ever hear of that I did well it was just as though they'd thrown me into a snake pit and I was shocked into thinking that maybe I wasn't as sick as the others but I really might get well you are getting well but why am I getting well is it because I'm supposed to know why I got sick do you know well I know what you think it's because of what happened to me years ago like that dog when I was a little girl who didn't get sick only because of the dog was it because my father and mother was so angry with me partly that I suppose or it may have started long before that you wanted very much for your mother to love you it wasn't your fault but I don't think you've got that love that's why you turned to your father and whenever he took your mother's side against you you felt betrayed and unloved when children feel that way they get very angry often may want to eliminate the person they feel doesn't love them you mean when I smashed the dollar I wanted my father to die no but unconsciously you did want to get rid of him then when he got sick and did die you felt it was your fault and you couldn't cope with the sense of guilt you tried to bury the memory of what had happened but it always was there Mrs. Cunningham and it made you hurt yourself hurt myself well for example you didn't go out with boys the reason you gave was that you were working so hard actually you felt you had no right to you avoided them because you were devoted to the memory of your father but I did go out with Gordon Gordon yes that was rather like trying to bring your father back wasn't it Gordon was a lot like your father sometimes I felt just like a child with Gordon but I thought I really loved him at one time yet when he asked you to marry him something deep within you rebelled and when he was killed you blamed yourself it's horrible isn't it again you needed love and protection so you went to New York to Robert Robert but why after I married Robert why did I want to run away from him I remember wanting to just before I got so sick because you were going back to your original pattern you couldn't face being married to Robert just as you couldn't face marriage with Gordon I felt it was wrong somehow I felt like a child again do you know that sometimes children are afraid to grow up they can't let go of the love they feel for their fathers but they can't remain with their fathers they do grow up and they do may because they learn that husbands and fathers can't be the same thing what did you say I said that husbands and fathers can't be the same thing now can they know they can't it's strange strange I mean everything you said seems to make sense I feel as though I know it in my heart but you don't quite understand it all in your head don't worry it doesn't matter look for example let me turn out the light now it's dark in here now that's how you were in a dark room and you wanted to turn on the light but you couldn't because you didn't know where the switch was but now you do know you may never know why by turning that switch you can make the light go on but you don't have to know why as long as you know where it is you don't ever have to be afraid of being in the dark again you're smiling Mrs. Cunningham I feel like smiling thank you Dr. Kick by the way there's going to be a dance Wednesday night why don't you go you mean anyone can go oh no it's very exclusive restricted entirely to patients at Junior Bahia State Hospital oh and members of the staff quiet I think I'd like to go hey Virginia oh hello Ruth I want a cigarette got one scare thanks honey just a minute I thought you said one choose all I have left for the whole evening okay one then my you've certainly changed I was watching Virginia Cunningham she had come to the dance with Hester and Hester the girl who never talked I saw her sit next to Hester and smile encouragingly but Hester's expression didn't change it never changed then one of the men came over well little lady I have this dance I'm terribly sorry but how about your girlfriend hi gorgeous come on the lady that's that's not alone but she's so sorry about hey what are you trying to scratch me for all I did was best let her alone that's the way she is oh she must be nuts all right Hester don't be afraid nobody's going to hurt you I won't let them oh say it Hester don't be frightened oh Hester when I first came to the hospital I was just like you I guess I'd still be the same way if it hadn't been for someone who kept talking to me and made me feel I wasn't all alone having a good time Mrs. Cunningham oh yes doctor kick and I look goody I got it all figured out I'm sorry but I promise this dance to somebody else to him okay that you'll be sorry well he waiting for a go on dance with him doctor kick I'd be delighted I'll be right back Hester I hate to be a nuisance but could we stay close to Hester of course they tell me you're the first one Hester's ever let come here I don't know why maybe it's just that sometimes a sick animal knows better how another sick animal should be treated you know doctor it would say you know everything about me practically and I don't even know your first name it's Mark Mark just to the hospital we get along very nicely any family brothers sisters now look you may be getting well but you're not well enough to question your doctor can we sit here then I can watch Hester well that's fine you know I think I am getting better for one thing time doesn't pass as fast as it used to and then you get selfish again I mean if you have three cigarettes you don't give away two as you used to yes some selfishness is a good sign of sanity and there's another thing well what is it I'd rather tell you some other time then I have something to tell you what is it you're going to staff again and this time I'm recommending it I think you'll be going home soon this is coming in home so you're going home Virginia I don't want an income five sure wish I knew where it's all going to end I'll tell you where it's going and Ruth when there are more sick ones and there are well ones the sick ones will lock the well ones up I'm not so sure they'd like it here Ruth take care of Hester won't you sure sure I will Miss Bass may I say goodbye to Hester go ahead now now ladies you've all said goodbye so just go about your business wonder what that kind of business it is and I'll come back to see you Hester I will and meanwhile your doctor will talk to you don't be afraid to talk and you'll get well too good bye Virginia oh Hester you talk I knew you were you're going to get well now I know you will goodbye Hester waiting for you Mrs. Cunningham so I'll say goodbye now Dr. Kick when you when you come and see you sometime Robert and me well yes of course you know you will never will but if ever you feel you want to talk to me you know where you can find me goodbye and good life Dr. Kick remember at the dance I was going to tell you another reason for knowing I was getting well yeah it's that I'm not in love with you anymore you'll never really word Virginia how can I tell you how can I say how happy I am what this day means to me to us just hold my hand Robert while we go through the gates Robert what happened my wedding ring I kept it for you may I have it sure then my wallet all this time here Donnie would you put it on again please it was a long time say folks that's your bus out there or don't you care don't we care come on darling we're going home now here's mr. Keeley with our stars now here are tonight's stars taking a curtain call for one of the most wonderful performances we've ever been privileged to hear Olivia DeHavilland Mark Stevens and Leo again Olivia of course we want to add our congratulations to those you've already received on winning the Academy Award for a second time for your performance in the Paramount picture the air is thank you Bill the part was a great challenge and everyone has been very kind and then just yesterday it was announced that you've received the annual award of the Women's National Press Club the outstanding woman in the theatrical field an award to be presented to you in Washington next Saturday by the president of the United States naturally Bill I'm I'm very grateful to the newspaper women of Washington for this honor you know the errors was very prophetic for Olivia how's that mom well she became the errors to just about every award that actress can get well you're all going to get an inheritance tonight because we have some luck flakes for you to take home well Bill leave me at my house there must Leo we're delighted that your return from England was just in time to get here for rehearsals this week I'm delighted to it was such an unexpected pleasure to be but both you and Mark again in the snake dish and now Bill when you tell us about next week's play one of the screens recent prize comedy hits mark the archaic picture every girl should be married and the stars are of course the ones you saw on the screen Kerry Grant and Betsy Drake this is one of Kerry Grant's most engaging comedy performances and is the picture that made Betsy Drake a star we'll all enjoy hearing it Bill good night good night night and come back to leave our brother's company the makers of luck flakes join me in the game next Monday evening when the Lux Radio Theatre presents Kerry Grant and Betsy Drake in every girl should be married this is William Keeley saying good night to you from Hollywood Mark Stevens appears to the courtesy of 20th century Fox producers of The Big Lift starring Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas heard in our cast tonight were Arnold Moss as Dr. Curtis and Betty Lou Gerson as Miss Davis our play was adapted by SH Barnett and our music was directed by Louis Silver this is your announcer John Milton Kennedy reminding you to join us again next Monday night to hear every girl should be married starring Kerry Grant and Betsy Drake stay tuned for my friend Irma which follows over the same station