 Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. Here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents Rose Marie, starring Patrice Montsell, Pinky Lee, and your host, Gordon MacRae. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is arranged and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads, the same railroads that also bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life. And now, here is Gordon MacRae. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, we bring you the very popular musical play of the Canadian Northwest, Rose Marie, with book and lyrics by Alahar Bach and Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Rudolph Frimmel and Herbert Stoddart. In the title role of Rose Marie, you will hear the lovely young colorator of the Metropolitan Opera, Patrice Montsell. The popular comedian Pinky Lee appears in the role of hard-boiled Herman. While I play the wandering young prospector, Jim Kenyon. Herman and I are returning to the town of Bonderlack in Saskatchewan after a few days of prospecting on our nearby claim. God, Jim, can't we go any faster? I'm frozen stiff in the night ago. Well, now, don't worry, Herman. In a few minutes, we'll be in a nice, warm cabin, and then you can be a drip again. Now, just a minute, Jim Kenyon. I heard that remark, and I'm no drip. Well, I got more brains than my little finger, and I got my whole head. What do you think I am, an ignoramus? Yes. Who told you? Look, Herman, there are the lights of Bonderlack just up ahead. Yeah? Oh, I can't wait to get in to see Rose Marie again. And if that South American job comes through, I'm going to ask her to go with me. As my wife. Well, won't brother Emil have something to say about that? Well, he's pretty set on her marrying that rich bossy, as Edward Holley. Brothers don't force their sisters into marriages anymore, Herman. Modern girls have minds of their own. They're not weaklings. You're telling me I tried to kiss one yesterday as he hit me on the top of the head so hard she bent the point. Well, some time before this night's over, I intend to ask Rose Marie to marry me. Well, I suppose you got your speech all over her, huh? No. No speech, Herman. Just a song. Oh, sweet Rose Marie, it's easy to see why I'll learn to know your gentle and kind. I think for a letter about it any day now. No, just, Kim, you know, little Herman's going to stay right here in our claim until I make enough money to go into business in Quebec. Now, I want to be rich someday. As I always say, show me a rich man and I'll show you a man who isn't poor. Oh, when can I see you alone, Rose Marie? Later, Jim. I must stop here at the post now. Mr. Hawley has sent for me. He's my brother's boss. I must see what he wants. You want us to go in with you? No, please. I'll go see Mr. Hawley alone. When he leaves, I'll find you. Well, if you need help, just call. I'll help Herman carry in our stuff. I'll meet you inside in a few minutes, Jim. You got here at last, huh? Your brother told me to tell you he had to go up to Kootenai Pass on business and that you would have followed him up there with me later tonight. I think you put my brother up to this. Maybe, but all's fair in love and war. Mr. Hawley, you're very rich and very nice, but it is Jim I love. But Rose Marie, I can give you everything a girl could dream of. What could that wanderer, Kenyon, offer you? Perhaps soon he will offer me what I want most in all the world. Chance to be Mrs. Jim Kenyon. Rubbish. I'll perhaps someday my brother will like Jim just like I do. When he gets to know him better, like I do. I'll be back for you later, Rosemary, crazy wanderer. What are you doing here? You know come see Wanda, Wanda come see you. Then you make the love to the white girl. For heaven's sake, Wanda, keep your voice down. Your husband may be looking around outside. No. Black Eagle get ready to go to Hill tonight. No home for two, three days, you come see Wanda. Like before, maybe. All right, Wanda. I'll come see you later. Wanda! Black Eagle! Well, Wanda, thank you very much for bringing me that message. I appreciate it very much. I'll take care of it right now. What message you bring that man? Black Eagle know me teach you. Black Eagle kill you. It's your truth. No, no. Sorry, pardon me, ma'am. Wait. Please, Mr. and you know, I don't want to be obstacle or clientele, convalescent or irrecipient in any way, shape or form, see? But seeing you too is synonymous with the fact that you can fool some of the people some of the time and some of the people some of the time, but you said it. Go. Well, why don't you say so? Not you. Oh, pardon me. Wanda, get out. He minds well, doesn't he? Black Eagle have born to pick with you. No thanks, I'm not hungry. You steal black gold from Black Eagle's land. No, I didn't steal any gold at all from your land. We didn't take anything at all. That land doesn't belong to you now. It belongs to us. It was surveyed. You know, surveyed, S-I-R-C-I-U-C-U-S, they measured it, you see? And you know, at the survey, you got to know arithmetic, arithmetic, you know? You take a bunch of numbers, push them together and it comes out, what is it? I'll explain the whole thing to you, see? For instance, eight and four is... eight and four is... Well, how much is eight and four? Don't rush me. First I got to find out how much eight is. Now, let me see. Now, let me see. Now, you see, this claim had a longitude of a hundred and four. You understand longitude? No. Well, that gives me a little more latitude. Now, when you survey, you see, the first thing you got to remember is never to put a cipher before a digit if you feel a hypotenuse coming up. If you do, you'll wind up with a drooping denominator. So, you immediately bisect your rectangle and split your radius. Of course, sometimes your radius is too old to do the split. So, you place the entire... You see, you grab a whole of the... you sneak the entire... when you place the... you don't know nothing, do you? Something wrong, Herman? Oh, no, no, nothing wrong. I can handle lapping cheese by myself over here. You'll give back gold. Now, listen to me, Black Eagle. You've kept this up long enough. Look out, Jimmy! He's got a knife! Now, just a minute, Kenyon. What's going on here? Well, aren't you a little previous Sergeant Malone? Since when did the Mounties get their man before he does anything? These Indians cause us enough trouble without you getting one into an argument. Now, wait a minute. There's no argument. This half-breed has a small claim next to ours. There's a certain strip of land he says is his. It's mine. You take gold from my land. Let me handle him, Sergeant. I'm tough. Why, where I come from, men are men and women are women. What about it? I'm in there somewhere. Black Eagle, I have maps that prove where the boundary is. I'll bring them to your cabin on our way to Kootenay Pass tonight and show you. That's good enough for me, Kenyon. Understand, Black Eagle, Jim will explain at your cabin tonight. Now, let's hear no more about it. Out! Come on, now, out! Well, okay, Herman. Get our sleds packed. No, Jim, no, wait a minute. Please, I don't want to go away again. Please, don't make me pack those sleds. Please, I beg of you on my hands and knees. Please, please! Herman. Wait, there's one more. Please! Here, Rosemary. Scram, Herman. Tia, I was hoping we could stay here long enough for me to start a pyramid club. Look for you ever since I talked with Mr. Hawley. What did Hawley want with you, Rosemary? My brother wants me to live for Kootenay Pass tonight with him. Well, that's fine. I have to go to Kootenay Pass myself. Wait there for that letter from South America. Oh, then Rosemary, go too. I'm the first thing when I get there. I show you a castle which belongs to me. Castle? I didn't know you had a castle. Oh, it's just a big old cabin where nobody lives but me. It's high on a cliff near Big Rock. They call love a storm. There's an old Indian story that if a boy and a girl go there and sing Indian love call together, they are married. You know the call. Always sing it so you know it is me. Oh, that call. Sure, I know that all right. But you've got to learn all of it. Now, pay attention. Go as like this. All right. Here's a picture that comes to your mind. Probably it's an image of the passenger trains that we read about and ride on. And that's a mighty important part of the railroad service, too. But even more important are those freight trains that roll day and night, carrying the things America produces to the places where there are people to use them. And you've noticed, no doubt, how those freight trains are made up of cars from many different railroads. And perhaps you've wondered what they're carrying and where they're coming from and where they're going. Well, the next time you see one of these trains, take a seeing look at it. If it should happen to be the average freight train, it would be carrying 1,175 tons of freight, fuel and oars, raw materials and perishables, food and finished products, some of everything that is produced and transported in the United States. And for every hour it is on this road, the average train performs service equal to moving 1 ton of freight 18,658 miles. Or to put it the other way, moving 18,658 tons, 1 mile. Either way you look at it, that represents performance at record efficiency. And there's another thing about that average train. If it's pulled by a coal-burning steam locomotive, it uses only a couple of ounces of coal for each ton it moves a mile. Or if the engine burns oil, it takes only a tablespoon full. And if it's pulled by a diesel locomotive, it burns only a teaspoon full of diesel fuel and moving a ton a mile. This efficiency and economy are the results of the constant program of research and improvement, which the railroads carry forward year after year. And it is just the sort of efficiency and economy which make it possible for the American railroads to haul freight for the average charge of only about one and one-third cents for moving a ton one mile. The lowest average charge by far of any form of transportation serving all sections of the continent in all seasons of the year. Go back to Rosemarie, starring Patrice Montsell, Pinkie Lee, and your host, Gordon MacRae. Good evening, Wanda. Is Black Eagle here? Black Eagle, no, here, Jim Kenyan. He goes to here. Oh, I see. Well, I'll leave these maps here for him. They'll prove to him that my partner and I haven't been prospecting on his claim. Thanks, Wanda. Good night. Good night. Your command, ma'am, Mr. Oli. Jim Kenyan, Gordon. That was a close one. I'd better be getting back to the post. We're leaving for Kootenai Pass in an hour. Wanda, Rosemarie, go with you. Wanda, I've told you a thousand times she's only going to see her brother. You still belong to Wanda. Of course, of course. This trip is purely business. One last kiss. For good-bye. You've got your arms around me. All closer. Black Eagle. I catch you with wife. Long time, I suspect. No, listen, Black Eagle. Black Eagle, no, listen. Black Eagle killed... See you tonight, big night. Got it. I didn't do it. It was Jim Kenyan. He and Black Eagle quarreled about their claims and Kenyan stabbed him. You saw it, Wanda. You've got the swear there. Wanda's swear. Wanda protect man she loves. I'll give you all the money you'll need. Go to Calgary and wait for me there. Wanda, wait. Now, Herman, this is the Totem Pole Hotel. Guys, look at all the Totem Poles. They remind me of my schoolteachers. That I can't believe. That they remind me of my schoolteachers? No, that you went to school. Of course I went to school. What do you mean? Like all other children I went to school. I started in the first grade. Years passed, but I didn't. Now, don't laugh now. It was serious. No, I'm not laughing at you, Herman. I'm laughing at the Totem Poles up there. They have such funny faces. Oh, you shouldn't laugh. You know, these Indians take their Totem Poles very seriously, you know. You know the story about them, don't you? I know. Tell me about them. Okay, sit down. It shouldn't take more than a verse and two choruses. Long ago there used to be a tribe of Indians smarties throwing their parties here. Long ago you used to see a wild young maiden in copper dance with her popper deer. In the shadow of the Totem Poles they'd skip and france like bird army. They would float them, call it the Totem Dance. Float them, totem, totem. When old grandpa Chief Chicky Codem took Grandma out to a totem, totem, totem, totem. Oh, totem, totem, totem. First they'd move their feet very blue like the drum would be that they do like totem, totem, totem. Totem, totem, totem. Then pretty soon each engine was sent in. His throat was fire-watered engine and faster and faster round the tone they flew. But later on all tired and sleepy they'd go back home to their TV. Totem, totem, totem. Oh, totem, totem, totem. I didn't want to hear you. I didn't want to hear you. I didn't want to hear you. But sent in his throat with fire-watered engine and faster and faster round the tone they flew. But later on they'd cross to the post office to see if that letter from South America is here. Scott around, will you, and see if you can find Rosemarie for me. See you back here in a few minutes. Okay, now how can I find Rosemarie? I don't know where she is. Maybe I just better stay here and let her find me. At least I know where I am. But we had a closed call. You know, we came upon one cabin that had a note pin on the door. It said, beware hungry polar bear in vicinity. Signed friendly Eskimo. Yeah, there was another note too. What did it say? It said, disregard first note. Signed hungry polar bear. When I see you've been keeping Rosemarie entertained. Oh Jean. Rosemarie, I got my letter from South America. I can have the job I want it, but I've got to leave right away. Well, Jim, by the time you come back, I'll probably have struck it rich instead of my business in Quebec, you know. Oh, but they speak mostly French in Quebec, Herman. Do you know anything about French? Oh, yeah, I eat their toast all the time. Well, I guess you two can get along without me. Well, see you folks in the house. Jim, how soon do they mean by right away? Tonight. Oh, Rosemarie, will you go with me as my wife? Oh, Jean. See that little cabin up there near the big pines? Mm-hmm. It's my castle. Go there. Wait. And I will come to you. All right. You'll see a light in the window. And if anything happens to make you change your mind, let me know by singing the Indian love call. And if I hear that coming up in the valley, it'll be my signal that you're not coming. And I'll put out the light and go on alone. Oh, but Jim, my mind is made up already. I go with you. You go to castle now and I pack and follow you in 20 minutes so no one sees us together. I'll be waiting. No, while you climb up to my cabin, sing me the song that says how you cannot forget me and will choose me for your queen. All right, my darling. See you in 20 minutes. Oh, Rosemarie. Your brother's looking for you. Oh, Monsieur Holly, I've been with my Jim. Tonight I go away with him and not you nor me will stop me. Jim is waiting for me now at my castle. At your castle, huh? Yes. Sergeant Malone would like to know that. He's looking for Kenyon. Oh, the Sergeant of Fujim? Why? They want him for the murder of Black Eagle. He would not kill. They found his maps in Black Eagle's cabin and Black Eagle's wife Wanda swears Jim did it. No, there must be a mistake. There's no mistake. Of course, I wouldn't have to tell the Sergeant. I know where Kenyon is. Oh, nice, Monsieur Holly. Kenyon will have time to cross the border before they find him, if I don't say anything. Of course, you must promise to come to Quebec and marry me. Oh, but Jim need me now. It's the only way you can save him. Oh, no, no. Here comes Malone and the Mounties now. Any of you folks know where Jim Kenyon is? I haven't seen him. Coach Marie? No. Uh, Sergeant Malone. Monsieur Holly, please, I have made up my mind. I go to Quebec like you have. What are you going to say, Holly? Why, uh, I was going to suggest you search the lowlands over by the lakes. I intend to. We're going to search every cabin within 20 miles of here. Come on, men. On through the hail, like a pack of angry wolves on the trail. We are after you dead or alive. You made a very sensible decision, my dear. Look, on the light in the castle, Jim is there. I must warn him. Warn him how? He just told me that if you hear Indian love call coming up through the valley, he will put out the light and go away. But you can't sing the love call here with all these people listening. Yes, I can. I know a way. Listen, everybody. This Monsieur Holly's man I'm going to marry. When I was a little girl, I always say I will sing Indian love songs to man I marry. I sing it to him now. We were talking about the average freight train on American railroads and what it does. Railroad freight trains don't produce all the intercity commercial freight transportation service by any means, although they do produce almost twice as much as all other forms of commercial transportation combined. Transportation by lake shipping and by river and canal boats, by motor vehicle, by airplane, and by pipeline. Each of these sorts of transportation has its special usefulness. But no one of them, nor all of them together, could take the place of the railroad freight train, which is able to carry not only the things which America needs and uses, but also the fuel, the machinery, the materials necessary for the creation and the maintenance and operation of the other forms of transportation as well. So the next time you watch a freight train pass, look with a seeing eye, because this string of rolling freight cars is the fundamental transportation of the continent. The transportation, which makes all else possible. The railroad hour show train will return in just a moment after a brief pause for station identification. And now the third act of Rosemarie, starring Patrice Montsell, Pinky Lee, and your host, Gordon McRae. Good morning, Herman. Has Rosemarie arrived? No, Mr. Hawley, but her wedding gown is ready for. So Rosemarie is getting married. What do you know? Well, we all have to go sometime. I'll never get over how surprised I was to find hard-boiled Herman running a dress shop in Quebec. I don't understand it either. You know, if you've seen the ghastly way I embroidered when I started here. Hello, Edward. Am I late, Herman? Good morning, my dear. Oh, your just in time, Rosemarie. You know, your wedding gown is ready for. It's right here, there. This is the only wedding gown in the world with a removable bustle in case you change your mind and want to back out. You will also note, you will also note that my dresses are all southern-style. Show enough. Aren't you delighted with it, Rosemarie? Rosemarie. Jim Kenyon, I'll bet. I haven't told you this before, Rosemarie, because I didn't want to hurt you. But Jim Kenyon and Black Eagle didn't quarrel over a mining claim that night. They were quarreling over Black Eagle's wife, Wanda. Oh, but that cannot be true. Everyone knew it, but they wouldn't tell you. No one likes to see a sweet young girl made a fool of her. Excuse me, where's the manager of this shop? Right here, sir. Shall I show you something expensive or is it for your wife? Now, if you would like to... Jim Kenyon! Oh, Jim! You'll pardon me if I'm amazed at your presence in Canada. I came back to clear my name. You see, I found Wanda and brought her back with me. Wanda is here? So I said, Edward, after what you just told me. What do you mean? When you went back to Black Eagle's cabin that night, did you see Wanda alone? Oh, yes. He was alone. But, you see, why... Oh, why bother to explain what is so obvious? Au revoir, Jim. You're making a mistake, Rosemarie. No, Jim. You make the mistake. Trying to make a fool of me. Now, please. Goodbye. Very well. If that's the way it's to be, goodbye. You did the right thing, my dear. I'll never think of him again. Ever. Good. I'll make our wedding plans immediately, and then we'll go to Europe for a long stay. Ah, Rosemarie, from now on, your life is going to be happier than you ever dreamed it could be. Yes, Edward. Childhood day, you're your way With your happy goodbye, girls With your smile Wanda, don't do anything we'll both be sorry for. Only you'll be sorry, Mr. Holly. You say, Wanda, go Calgary. When this blow over, I'd come to you. I don't understand, Edward. What is she talking about? I tell you what I talk about. The man who killed my husband is Edward Holly. She's lying. Sergeant Malone, you come in, no? There's half-breed as lying. She's fallen in love with Jim Kenyon, and she's changed her story to save him. Wanda only lies when she thinks Holly's Sunday marrying him. No lie, no. There's no proof. Sergeant Malone, Wanda keep knife, but carefully, so fingers crossed. Wanda trusts no man. Well, Holly, that does it. Better come along. This is an outrage. You can't prove a thing. I demand... Oh, Jim. Jim. I didn't believe you. Wanda, you know what Jim means, no? No. After seeing you, he rushed to hotels and leaves. They never come back again. Herman, you must help me. I've got to find him. Well, maybe I can help you, huh? I'll do anything. Go anywhere you think he might be. Well, I think I learned enough about Jim Kenyon in the five years we were together to make a good guess where he is. And if you were to go back to Kootenai Pass and climb up to our lonely little cabin you used to call your castle. How many times have you stood there by this rock and sung the old Indian call? When I'm calling you... Rosemary. Chris Montsell and Pinky Lee will be back in just a moment. Meanwhile, this is your host, Gordon McCray, giving a big vote of thanks to our excellent supporting cast, Barry Kroger, Betty Lugerson, Arthur Q. Bryan and Eddie Fields for their fine performances in Rosemary, which was adapted for radio by Bill Deming. And now, here's Patrice and Pinky. Thank you, everyone. I mean, thank you, everyone. I enjoy doing these operettas so much. I hope the Association of American Railroads will invite me back to do another one very soon. Come here. When will you be in the neighborhood again, Pat? Oh, about the middle of April when the Met opens in Los Angeles. Well, that's wonderful. Let's plan another one then, shall we? And how about you, Pinky? Oh, well, I'll be around the same time. Uh, with the Met? Uh, I'm studying. Well, I hope you both keep listening to us every week. You know, next Monday is Valentine's Day, so we're going to do Victor Herbert's opera of Sweethearts, starring Jane Powell and Walter O'Keefe. Oh, I love the music from Sweethearts, and what follows after that? George Gershwin's Lady Be Good, Pat, and the great comedian Groucho Marx. For a minute, I thought you were going to say Pinky Lee. Oh, we'll be listening, Gordon. Good night. Shalom. Well, it looks us all ready to pull out, and so until next week, goodbye. Rosemary has been presented by Special Arrangement with Century Library, Incorporated of New York. Gordon McRae appeared by arrangement with Warner Brothers. This is Marvin Miller speaking. The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by 132 railroads of the United States. Each one of them has its own operations and services. Each one competes keenly with others for business, but all of them work together through the Association of American Railroads for the improvement of all railroading and for better service to you.