 You're twice as sure with two great names Frigidaire and General Motors Frigidaire presents Herbert Marshall as the man called X Wherever there is mystery Rintrigue romance in all the strange and dangerous places of the world there you will find the man called X Now Frigidaire presents Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston the man called X Ever hear the name Boerlar Ken Boerlar. I should hope to tell your chief. All right He was last heard of in Central America Libertago to be exact He's believed to be planning a coup d'etat there You realize what that would mean. Oh sure to be a threat to the whole hemispheric security, right? And you can quote the authorities at Libertago on it It's at their urgent request that you're flying there tonight Plane leaves in an hour. Good one thing Ken Boerlar may have his men in key spots even in the government Watch your step. Don't you worry. I will There's only one X, you know Even in the alphabet But seriously Ken if there's anything I could do there is chief. Yes How much did you give Pagon to find me? Robert charged me 25 bucks Slip him another 50 if you'll promise not to find me before I take off for Libertago I'll be your partner When it's not just I am sorry to laugh at you. Oh, no, no, don't be a laugh like that Nobody should be sorry for oh senior. It's a such a nice thing and in such a way Lots of things I'd like to say the same way I hope I'll have until tomorrow noon when we get to Libertago. Oh, yes And to think how much I had read at this trip, Mr What is your name? Thurston Ken Thurston. I am Marie Viva Marie Viva, but now I tell you why I laugh. Yes Yes, I sit down beside a man with hat over the eyes and his head held low Not until the plane is off the ground as he raised his eyes to glance around and all that time I might have been looking at you There you are mr.. Pagan I said to myself now that the plane is safely up in the air It is time to present myself to my employer employer victims the word Seniorita Viva. This is Pagan Zelschmidt. All right Pagan now. You can go back to your seat But I came to collect the money you owe me money what for do you realize how much money it cost me to make my Unesteemable services available to you in this trip. Well subtract the hundred dollars the chief gave you not to make your services available to me But he only gave me 50 Swear by the father of my father Go back to your seat. I'll settle with you later. Okay, mr. Thurston. See how I trust Ken, this is the man from whom you were trying to hide. I'm always trying to hide from it Well, is it bad that he is along on this trip? Oh Well, it kind of keeps her from being alone with you pink in No, Mary. No, I just close my eyes for a minute to make sure that I hadn't been dreaming all through the night in the morning Hi a few more minutes, Ken. We will land in Liverpool. Oh good You have business there of a sort with a senior of Florio. Oh Florio, you know him. Does anyone really know Florio? I do not think so But you will be in Libertago long Depends on how long you'll be there. I come back to Libertago to settle the estate of an only uncle as soon as possible I fly back to New York that fits my plans perfectly You said something last night about dreading this trip Ken There isn't Libertago someone I fear well, anything I can do. Oh, no, Ken Even the police here cannot cope with him Bola, how did you know that small world isn't it? But why does this man make you so scared when I sing in the cafe Libertago? He hears me from then on I have no peace He wants to marry me the first normal thing I've ever heard about the guy you Joe. Oh, sorry What happened? I leave Libertago six months ago. I swear never to come back But now now I come back with a pistol. Oh Sometimes I wonder if even that will be protection enough against Bola When night comes there's always pay gone Pay gone unless you can suggest some other bodyguard. Oh, kid You will come because of it It would help to know the address number 17 of a new Goya 17 Avenue guy Mr. Thurston, have you really to land? Yes, Pager good. No on second thought. I think I'll wait and do it with the plane I've been hunting go over the airport for you Where did you disappear to when we got off the plane call from washing was waiting for me Pager I'm chief is all head up about the situation down here. Oh, you should have told him. I'm on the job That's the problem. I did now. Let's grab that cab over there before somebody else does Mr. Thurston Are they expecting us here only send your flurry. Oh, he's only expecting me But what about me like water pay gone? You're going to seek your own level I want you to mingle with the riffraff find out what you can about baller. We can count on me. That's all Oh, yeah, drive up see you senior Avenue go beyond. Oh, no meadow. Look out Pagan duck Hey, are you all right? I Think of mr. Thurston. They tried to kill us. Yeah, but you said only Florian you were overcoming that Pagon is something I want to go into With flurry. Oh, you cannot shake it from my mind mr. Thurston. He's attempt to assassinate you Borla must have stumbled on the fact that you were coming. That's one explanation senior flurry. Oh By getting back to business again. I have a suggestion you have but to speak and it shall be done I'm convinced that your government's right only one thing is holding baller back money. Yes All has got to have money lots of it the posting of guards at all the banks and big business houses has stymied him temporarily But he's gonna get more desperate every minute Senior why don't you double the number of guards at the banks right away at once? Mr. Thurston, I shall notify immediately Capitan Oliphant who is in complete charge of the campaign against Borla Pardon hello Oh, yes, Capitan. I'm with mr. Ken Thurston who has come from the United States to help us Rapide mente What's up captain Oliphant has just made an important arrest one of Bolo's men Yes, and I suggest we go and question him at once Now mr. Thurston This prisoner he seems to know you mr. Thurston. Yes Captain Oliphant as he's in your what name do this man give you? Thurston you can't do this to me. I joke is a joke, but this man they don't joke They think I'm mixed up with born our spies heard him say he had valuable information for Borla that was so he would look Me up. I was trying to find him. I am very suspicious Tell me senior Thurston. You have seen his man before. Oh so many times please mr. Thurston You can vouch for him perhaps his own mother wouldn't vouch for him. Oh, thank you, mr I didn't let him go captain. He's perfectly harmless. I'll take care of it Really a thousand pardons for making you rush over here, sir. That's all I kept him ever a fact I'd like to have a talk with you can we get together say this evening always pleasure I also would be free mr. First no need to bother you senior Floreo Hello See one woman for you a senior first me Hello I saw him and I think he saw me You saw Borla where Borla tell me quickly Mary on Camino Harano near the museum hold on Camino Harano near the museum together see I go senior Thurston I will tell you for you this evening come come Hello, Mary I'm so frightened ball is going to be too busy to think of you Mary Let me keep you too busy the thing of him Ten o'clock good Lord ten o'clock I Was sure pigment of her from captain Oliver by now and send him over here. Maybe the Capitán has been detained You said yourself that ball I might strike at any second. That's all the more reason like who's there What's happening a big fire Where it's a government center. Now. Yeah, I've got to run, but don't worry Pagon will stay with you But but I like to go to fire. This is one you're going to miss. Oh now cheer up Pagon where you're going soon Or later, they've got the biggest fire of all Mings and your Floreo. I've been looking for you You might have been badly hurt in the crash of those timbers Well, you could say I might have been killed I never would I forgive myself for having exposed you to such danger I did not dream that the timbers were about to collapse. Why does it call me because Because where I was standing it was so much safer and I want to discuss with you this grave misfortune It could have been deliberate signal Floreo deliberate what could possibly Be gained by burning down the government the printing office and by whom well baller for one But how wish I have the answer to that you're pardoned mr. Thurston, but I think you are mistaken It is inconceivable that there could be any Connection about Captain Oliver maybe he can point to a connection I have searched for the captain everywhere not since he left for Camino Arana Have I been able to contact him? He was supposed to have a talk with me tonight as you know. Yes. Yes I remember That fireman seems to have found something let's see what is it? Amigo a body here in the rubble Oh Elephant the captain date Senior you must have been helping fight the fire senior Floreo I said that maybe captain on a friend could point to a connection between baller and the burning of the government printing office He has With a knife in his back man called x starring Herbert Marshall the threat of a coup d'etat against the Central American Republic by a man named Borla has brought Ken Thurston to Libertado the night of his arrival the government printing office is gutted by fire and The man who had been on Borla's trail captain Elephant is found dead with a knife in his back Now shortly after midnight and the office of the dead man Look here, senior Floreo. What is it mr. Thurston? A little clue to the connection between baller and the burning of the government printing office here in captain Elephant's dossier on him, but I myself studied the dossier from beginning to end did you yes, and I found nothing Well, I found something look several times in his game of hide-and-seek with the law and order boys Baller poses a stamp dealer saw stamp dealer. He knows stamps forgive me if I seem stupid But many people know stamps What does that to do with the burning of the government the printing office? Isn't that what the stamps are printed? But I still do not understand the director of printing may senior Priests. Yes. Yes find him for me I've got to talk to him right away Yes, and you're thirsty This is the way in which the stamps will print it. This is where the fire started now, senior Priests Do you agree that there is a connection between baller and the fire? Yes, but what it is Send your I share Florio signals. Are you see mr. Thurston? Just look around your amigo all the presses destroyed all the plates melted down the Entire stamp supply reduced to ashes Senior Priests has there by any chance been a new stamp issue recently only yesterday the memory issue the first new issue in over to That's it. What if it were completely destroyed in the conflagration if it were completely destroyed But what if it weren't what have only the plates were destroyed What if baller had his hands on the new stamps the only cop is in existence? That'd be worth a fortune a tremendous fortune. Yes. Yes. I'll get this It wouldn't be the first time stamps have started a war far from it Dunonsia when he sees fuma in 1919 The form of Vilno in 1920. Don't you see? Yes. Now I begin timing Everything ties in Ballers got to be stuck before he can get out of this country to New York, but why New York goes tomorrow No, sir. Help me. It's after midnight. No today The International Stamp Exhibition opens there from all over the world stamp collectors will come sure with cash Where else would baller head for but New York? Gentlemen there's a lot to be done Well, apparently Thing has been taken care of we have blocked every possible means of exit from this country And so Mr. Thurston through your magnificent help Borla will never leave Libertago with those stamps We have left already a lot of time went by between the start of the fire and the start of the blockade what's no planes left of this We are certain the blockade caught him by surprise. Let's hope so There's no underestimating baller in his pals You can bet he's paying things pretty thoroughly, but he didn't had a rake and we've The man called eggs. I wouldn't even bank on that Well, there's no point in hanging around here no longer. No sleep. Well, mr. Thurston later First I want to have another talk with that director of printing mr. Prius How would you like to earn an extra $50? Mr. Thurston did I dream of her? Did you really know you dreamt it? And you'll also have to dream up all the rest of the money I'm supposed to pay you unless you can explain what you're doing out here in that hammock Hiding so that if this terrible borla creeps up on Marie inside the house You'll scare him away with your snoring pay gone when I left you here with Marie I told you to keep your eyes open who can sleep with eyes open Besides I made the delicious Marie give me her word that if anything happened she would wait brilliant Unfortunately, mr. Thurston the same cannot be said of you. No this adorable Exquisite ravishing this seniorita. She thinks of only of you all night long worries. I mean no Finally at daybreak. She sends me to find out what has happened Sorry, tell him everything and with you pay gone everything is everything But she's a brave girl She deserves to know that her heart has been given to mr. X who might die any minute I get it that'll leave only you if you've done half as much damage as I think you have They'll have to bury you in that hammock. See you later Not a bad time that many do not think of me Kim I have made up my mind to want come You have enough responsibilities without having to worry about what borla may try to do to me and so You see You're packing leaving on the plane two hours from now Well, why don't you come with me Kim? You have already done enough. Let the others do the rest I kind of like to finish what I start Marie then finish it in New York Pick on says that is where the stamps will end up forget about the stamps. You mean they've been recovered No, but I'm going to send some wires that will blow up all his entire scheme. I Must not ask questions. I know But you will tell me all about it later once you're all about it now Know anything about for that earlier? Oh the hobby of postage stamps. Well, it seems such an innocent past time Harry in the United States alone. There are eleven and a half million stamp collectors Last year they spent close to 45 million bucks in good American money on their collections The business that big has to have its rules. Yes, of course when a new issue of stamps is printed anywhere in the world He doesn't recognize by full-attletes unless a few of the stamps are actually used in the mail That kind of makes it really official. Oh, I've just been to the home of the director of printing now Listen not one stamp of the Memorial issue has been used in the mail So all I have to do is to spread word in the proper places and baller will find that his precious stamps are just so much Oh, so many pillar little scraps of paper Darling, I must not keep your moment longer. Go go quickly and send your messages. Yes, very I think I'd better But I've seen your floreo should phone. Will you tell him I'm at the villa Pacifico? You are not going to your own hotel just a precaution Every precaution can Goodbye, Mary only until New York Mr.. There's non-famish unless I have some breakfast immediately. I will oh Yes, pay gone you were what huh? Did you say something for you pay gone also a kiss on the forehead Now off with you and take good care of my king For me a kiss on the forehead. This is the lot of pagan self Are you trying to make me dizzy do you need help no, I mean yes, I mean Why do we keep on going around and around so much all these side streets and alleys you've got to make sure nobody follows us to the villa Pacifico We'll be following ourselves. We keep this up now listen But I'm inside the villa Pacifico right in the telegrams. I wanted to wait outside because somebody there may try to stop me It's up to you to keep them From shooting me in the back Why don't you send them from somewhere else then I'd learn nothing, but mr. X hold your hat pay go Keep your eyes opening your mouth shut Mr.. X that's a silly question even from you this my friend is ball The first time where are we rushing to now the airport senior Floreo To get there before my re's plane takes off and I suppose I'll get another kiss on the forehead Maybe when she finds out how you tackle baller. She'll really kiss you To me and my countryman mr.. Zerich meet you will forever be a hero That's me a hero. This has been a great day for Libertado I still wish we've been able to make baller talk by the way, mr. X What did it just appear to while we were trying to find the stamps? Oh, I had to send the police on a little errand The airport and there is the plane, but the police. What are they doing? I told you Pagan a little errand Come on now. I look look great excitement around the plane Hello, Marie darling make them put an end to this That's my angel. I was the one who sent him here Just as you told baller to knock me off before I could send those wires I oh no darling nobody else knew I was going to the villa Pacifico and the wires incidentally were phonies Those stamps had been used in the males some had even been sent to the universal postal union Oh But didn't it be scared of baller when all the time you were working along with him Oh, mr.. Thurston the stamps they found the stamps in her luggage That's it Pagan take her in your arms But look out for that kiss of death. Oh, mr. Thurston. I cannot express my country's debt to you As a slight token, I beg you to accept this block of stamps from the memorial issue No, senor fario Get them to do a York fast They'll bring enough to build you when you printing plant and Froyo May every one of those stamps be a symbol a symbol of good government The kind of that will survive in spite of men like baller Who try to get personal wealth and power at the expense of the people now frigid air star Herbert Marshall? Thanks for being with us and Next week. I promise you was thought of it will fairly knock your head off as usual They'll be Leon Belasco along as Pagan Zelschmidt. So join us. Won't you where next I return as the man called it tonight? Frigidaire's man called X is directed by Jack Johnstone with music composed and conducted by Johnny Green tonight script is written by Maurice Zinn and So until next week same time same station. 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