 The Irene Dunn Fred McMurray show Starring Irene Dunn as Susan And Fred McMurray as George Together in the gay new exciting comedy adventure Bright Star Yes, it's the Irene Dunn Fred McMurray show starring well naturally Irene Dunn as Susan Armstrong and Fred McMurray as George Harvey And right now we find that Irene and Fred that is Susan and George are strolling down a carnival midway together I don't think I've been to a carnival in years. Oh, I can take carnival to leave Malone All pretty much the same freaks rides games seen one you've seen them all George You're not getting any thrill out of this at all. I'm enjoying it. If you are soon Thanks very much. It's just that to me all these things are pretty much old-hand Well, I'm sorry. We're boring you know a coward shall we leave? I don't even misunderstand you You were saying joint right was I saying something What's the slip my mind the Susan? How do we wander over this way shall we well a lot of you want to go home George? Well, I wouldn't want to spoil the party Now that you're all gathered around me I am about to introduce the little lady who couldn't be living the life of an old re-ental princess But she likes it here in the good old USA Shall we leave now George? Oh Isn't it all right princess all right? Don't tire yourself out our friends. I believe I can speak freely We're all adults here step back to you. You're bothering the princess When you come inside to see the princess do her complete act You're going to be watching a girl proclaim by scientists as the perfect woman and we all know about these scientists Don't be all right. Princess. Thank you. Thank you That girl she's beckoning to you to me sir. You mean princess time. She most certainly is I guess she is a that isn't it? I Don't see what you want George she slipped you a note I saw a note What do you know it is a note isn't it? Well, if you think George Harvey that I came here so you could hobnob with dancing girls Susan I'll read it to you. She's most likely just a friend of the family. I have a lot of relatives in Cleveland, you know, I'm waiting Boy reporter come to my tent after the show Wait a minute must warn you about something that is being planned very important. You must come princess Tonga Well George sounds kind of serious Susan. Maybe I'd better stay and see what's wrong. Oh, of course Yeah, but it's it's pretty late isn't it if you want to wait for me in the car That's very thoughtful of you. Well, I'll see you in the car. Not on your line. You'll see me in the car I'm staying right here with you. Well, that's well, so well, I just didn't think you like dancing girls This must be your tent here Susan got a picture on the outside. It certainly has a nice costume. I must say Well, she comes from a warm climate Tonga Tonga She didn't hear me. Well, I don't know why not it sounded like the mating call of a moose Well, I'll I'll see if she's in I'll be waiting right here George won't take a minute dark in here Tonga looks like somebody over there. Is that you Tonga? Is that is this George on the floor George? What happened? Yeah, it looks like he tripped over a tent state lady. Any tricky things in the dark tent stakes men have gotten killed that way Will you help me get him up? Oh sure. Yeah, how are you? What was he doing in here? Was he lost? Oh, no more than usual. Come on, George Tonga yes, dear. It's Tonga. Come on. Come on. I have a new dance. I want to show you You sure he's all right lady. Oh, yes compared with his usual state. He's wonderful. Come on. Gunga dead Let's go home Mr. Harvey, how are you Sammy? Are you combing your hair a new way? Mr. Harvey or is that a large egg on your head? Yes, I wanted last night at the carnival. Oh, I see I miss I'm strong and how are you this morning George? How's your head throbbing nicely? Thank you Susan I want to talk to you about last night. Whether you recognize it or not There's something going on at that carnival. Shall we go into my office or shall we debate it before the assembled staff of the paper? Oh, I don't mind after you Susan As I was saying Susan, there's something afoot at that carnival as I recall George it was you Oh, highly amusing for your information miss Armstrong. I didn't trip over that tent stake somebody slugged me with it But why that's what I intend to find out I can smell a story in this thing Susan and I'm going back out there tonight and talk to Princess Tonga Oh, really George. I'm going to talk to Princess Tonga and Last night that you were the editor of the star Miss Armstrong. I could have talked business with you right then and there Say the good art Miss Armstrong operator of the five-state carnival. Oh, how do you do mr. Grinard? You remember mr. Harvey the explorer. Well, how's the head mr. Harvey just damn do you think I'll watch those tent steaks nasty things in the dark? Well, thanks again, so strong. I believe in coming right to the point Connie's done a nice little business here in your town of Hillsdale very nice and we'd like to reciprocate show our appreciation In what way mr. Grinard they'll just this you pick a day any day at all we'll build it up in your paper For that day we'll turn over the entire gate receipts of the carnival to any local charity you name. How does that strike? What do you get out of it George and the man is right miss. Armstrong absolutely right now before you go into any deal You lay your cards right on the table my concession is would benefit of course from a big crowd And is for me personally I'd reap a fortune and good will from your little city of Hillsdale and show business That's as good as money in the bank Well, I'm very interested in the children's milk fund here. All right the milk fund it is your paper will sponsor And of course we'll need a carnival queen for publicity. Oh, well Hilldale has some very pretty girl Well, let's make it as simple as possible and take the prettiest. So I'm strong You'll be the queen page pictures and you'll be presented with the day's receipts for charity and everybody's happy Well, we got a deal. We've got a deal on our wait a minute Susan I refuse to allow you to commit this paper to some scheme. You know absolutely nothing about you do yes I do miss Armstrong miss Armstrong come out to the carnival grounds this evening be our guests and then if you can come To me and say that the five-state carnival is not the straightest shoot and as friendly as bunch of honest folks You ever did business with and our deal is off Well, I guess nothing could be fairer than that could a George well Susan I still well see you tonight miss Armstrong and George watch out for those tent steaks. They cost us money Susan I've got this good arts ankle figured out and tonight. I'll prove to you that I'm right really George Must you always be so suspicious? Yes Well, that's it look Susan his concessions are crooked. I'm sure they offer your prizes, and then they don't pay off We'll get the whole town out here, and they'll be trimmed and then we'll be responsible now How can you prove that these concessions are crooked? Well, we'll go around to a few of them tonight, and I want to talk to princess Tonga, too Oh, I just bet you do tonight refuse to be drawn into an argument of this nature Good evening folks. Good evening. How's the queen of the carnival and the court jester? Valeriously funny. Good evening. Mr. Grinard just past these folks in free time This is Thomas Armstrong with him on the gate. You sure I'm getting a good honest count. I is like a heart Very glad to meet you man. No, I'm George. I'm miss Armstrong's over there. Sure. I know it all the time Nothing gets by me. You can bet on that. Oh, mr. Grinard if we take over the carnival for a day And do you mind if we have our own man checking the gate just as a sort of very wise precaution very wise Miss Armstrong Allison you folks just sick and eat around the grounds any questions just hunt up sailor good Where do you think we should go first George? Well, there's the shooting gallery over there. Look at those prizes I bet they haven't given one away in years You'd better try it. I don't know anything about guns. No, it's just an accident either have it or you don't Maybe you can learn a little by watching me Watch this little lady take home the prizes folks And she's got that gleam in her eye. Here you are little lady, but I wasn't going to shoot I mean my boy, then I'll show you how to do it later. Excuse me for just one moment folks Hey, Charlie the ladies from the newspaper get your hammer ready every time she shoots. She hits get it All right folks stand back for Annie Oakley just about to take home the prizes You point it that way lady. You don't win no prizes for plugging me Do I just pull the trigger George is that all well? There's a little more to it than that suit, but go ahead try it all right. Well, I can't believe it And here's your feet all hold it sir while the little lady tries again. Oh, thanks a lot. Yeah, here it goes Don't go to sleep back there. Johnny. I did it again. I know I know a giant panda boy the little lady Why she's breaking his folks, but we love it hold the panda sir. It sets off your complexion And here we are about young and strong. There you are. Can you I could shoot? I can hear you talking soon, but where are you all I can see is teddy bear You certainly can't say these concessions are crooked. Well, I could but you wouldn't believe it after I want all these dolls Oh, honestly, you and your suspicious mind. Well, I still say there's something going on here I'm going to talk to Tonka point me in the right direction. All right, George You won't believe it when I tell you about it and when you see you still won't believe it The only princess Hey, hey, I want to speak to Tonga Tonga I want to talk to you get away from the princess George Here hold your cubie dolls, I'm gonna talk to you Bruno. Come over here. What do you want, Mr? Good little weightlifting job for your strongman and take George your way back and send him down Tonga you said something was going on at this carnival you wrote me a note. What's wrong? I Didn't annoy I was just Well, let it go. Are you hurt George? No, just my dignity, but Susan you're not going to sponsor any carnival that preachers star reporter like Obama Are you well? You have to admit George you brought it on yourself and it is for charity Susan charity begins at home. Help me up. Will you? Now back to our two stars Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray and the second act of our story As we rejoin them Sammy the office boy seems to be heckling George as usual Good day, mr. Harvey later this afternoon Sammy. Miss Armstrong is home fixing us a box supper a box supper A date with a carnival queen For a guy who fights it all the time. Mr. Harvey, you do sensational I am going along merely to protect miss Armstrong's interest Sammy. How do you find work like that? Miss Armstrong's lovely night is sticking out a mile. She's sponsored this carnival. What if something happened? Mr. Harvey, you've been going with her for years and nothing's happened yet Sammy I predict great things for you from a problem child You have a great chance of developing into a juvenile delinquent leaving mr. Harvey What do you see princess tongue? I got a message for what Sammy? I should never have asked patience. Yes, miss armstrong. Does this look like I've packed enough supper. Let's see Hmm Who's going to carry this for you an armored car? Well, we'll be outdoors patience and George will have a good appetite Outdoors indoors to a true champion like George. It makes no difference Ah dear, I hope that for once he can forget his suspicions and just have a good time No in George. I doubt it. Well, I wish you luck Anything you can recommend patience the ferris wheel treatment. Oh, you're thrilled yet afraid Suspended way up there under the stars. Uh-huh. You need a strong arm around you to protect To reach for our after we eat I said before or after we eat better make it before From the size of that box. You won't even be able to get him off the ground This way test your strength and ring the bell. All right step back folks. He looks like a free swinger This is strong. Oh, it's nothing really Susan. I've just been doing some push-ups at home for your night Ferris wheel Shall we cool off just for a while? No, why not? Uh two tickets my friend Thank you sir going right up past the bar, please and here we we're going up so high Just hang on to me Susan. It's nothing really It's hey, it is a little high, isn't it? You think this is safe George? Oh, sure. Sure all these companies carry insurance George Isn't that a strange feeling Just a moment ago. We were we were part of that great crowd down there and now we're all by ourselves Way above it all Kind of nice. Oh, yeah Just like we left all our world of cares behind us. Yeah Susan I was just wondering what would happen if the wheel got stuck while we were way up here on the top Would that be so terrible? No, no not at all except that we left the supper in the car. Oh, George Be a little little chilly. All right. Well, uh here Yeah, that better much Ah, this is the way to enjoy a carnival Your arm around me The lights the music the people down below Just like little ants. Yeah big crowd I wonder if we're smart trushing ganard with all that money Is that all you can think of at a time like this, George? Well, not exactly It's just that it's been so long since I've been on a ferris wheel. I'd forgotten how to act I guess Well, if you need any ideas look at the other couples. I don't have to Susan Susan look right straight up at that big star up there. Where? No. No. It's over this way Why George? You took advantage of me And the nice part about it is that uh science proves that there are over 2,000 visible stars Harvey, welcome welcome. Thanks. Just thought we'd stop in and check on the receipts tonight You don't mind do you? We just wanted to get an idea how things were going, Mr. Gennard Hell or most wise precaution just counting the money here $1223 and I feel much safer George to turn it over to you right here and now Oh, well, we didn't mean that Mr. Gennard Business my dear young lady is business and you're lucky to have such a hard-headed young man as George here looking out for you So I'll just put the cash in a box for you tie it up nice and tight and There we are all safer. Hey, what was that? What that noise outside one of the lands Or see anything either well neither do I had you'll have to excuse me folks My one big worry is about that line old John L getting loose why in a crowd like this Well, here's your box folks. Well, thank you very much. Mr. Gennard. Pleasure is all mine Enjoy yourself tonight is young and George keep a good eye on that money Well, don't worry. It won't get out of my sight George. I knew I could trust you You seen him where is he seen who sell a granade that double crossing rat He skipped with the dough what dough the gate receipts George the gate receipts and owing everybody in the carney three week salary I found out what he was up two days ago and he promised to cut me in I should have known he double crossed his own grandmother. No, no Tonga We were just a little too smart for him. He gave us the money not 15 minutes ago That's right. George has it right here under his arm George take a look in the box. Oh, it's here all right. We both saw him put it in here Susan Bucket How to learn magic and mystify your friend George he pulled a switch gave you the wrong box. Why that Susan let's get out of here Out of breath. Yeah, so am I I guess we're safe enough here back at the concession buildings if the lion was around we'd hear people yelling Oh, you were right all along about granade. I should have listened to you Well, it didn't do me much good to be right. He's still made off of the money I'm just sick about the whole thing. I could What's the matter George what inside this building here? I heard someone moving around Oh, you're right Hey in there Anybody in there No answer but there is someone I hear them So can I Susan there's only one person around who wouldn't answer Granade What are you doing, George? I'm tearing up a tent stake I'm going in there after you wait. I'll you be careful careful. Don't worry. You'll never know what it is George, I don't think you want Dear, I hope he doesn't Tonga Bruno over here quick. What is it? Did you see him? You gotta catch him quick He's inside George went in after him alone. Yes. He only has a tent stake He's a brave man. Yes, he certainly is but then granade isn't very big granade Who is talking about granade? We just caught him trying to start up his car. You caught granade sure with all the money But if you caught granade who? Or what is that inside with George? Well, it's the lion, but don't worry Old john ellis gentle as a kitten most of the time why everybody knows that Yes, but does the lion know it? Oh poor poor George Granade, I know you're in here granade. The dark isn't going to do you any good. I'm a big carrot eater Must be in the fun house break for the nerves All right, come out granade. I can Two can play at this game. I I bet he's just as nervous as I am I'm on to this place now They can't scare me with a mechanical lion growl granade He's in here. All right. I can hear him moving around It's a phonious lion growl. I ever heard cheap carnival All right granade I can see your eyes now Are you coming peaceability? Do you want this tent stake around your head? One last chance granade. I'll count up to three One two three Well, you can't say I didn't warn him George George, you're all right. Sure. I'm all right susan, but that's more than I can say for granade You better go in and haul him out of there bruno. I said you better go in and haul him out Hey, why is everybody looking at me like that? I caught granade Look, come on. I'll show you George right in here. I hit him over the head with a Susan Susan it's a George Thank you and good night Clyde baby Our two stars Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray will be back with us in just a moment Say Susan Yes, George. I just wanted to get you thinking on this headline on our extra Intrepid star reporter captures lion barehanded. Well, I think it's all right, George Who wrote it? Uh, I did Oh and susan I uh, I hope you weren't fooled by that little emotional reaction I had when it was all over I I knew all the time it was a lion in the room with me and I Well, I I figured that my one chance was to go for just that right spot behind the ear. So I George Do you think you might stop talking long enough to accept a little reward reward? Well, yes, I think so All right There. Oh, thank you I wonder how long before the next lion gets loose Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray will be back next week in another exciting comedy adventure in the gay news series bright star This is harry von zell inviting you to join us there