 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 What happened on the star? Did you hear what he said to her you know what she told him The whole town's talking the star they're talking about is the morning star a newspaper The her they're talking about is Susan lovely attractive headstrong Susan and the him Well, you can see him right now walking down the street over there Yes, and believe me if he knew what was about to happen He wouldn't be whistling hey Jack Yeah, oh you mean me yeah, yeah, you will reporter rights pieces for the paper and stuff, ain't you that's right Let's step in this alley. Yeah, will you I got an item for you use a sure sure Right here's a good place. Yeah, the sun was kind of hot out there anyway. Yeah, well friend. What's this item you've got well It's strictly personal chum you you've been making inquiry around about consent and the guaranteed always flowing oil development company True I have yeah, you've been saying like that company ain't on a level well You might say I entertain certain doubts Well, let's make it simple each and you you've been saying that you are gonna print that stuff in the Hillsdale morning star Those are my intentions. Yeah, well the president of our company. Mr. Connor Gaston. He asked me to convince you otherwise Print nothing but praise about our company or I am gonna see that you land in the obituary column Well, that's fair warning friend, but I think I should tell you that I used to be heavyweight champion of my college Oh, you was a champion. Yeah, don't believe me. Well, yeah, sure champ sure, but Wonder just what college he went to altercation with the truck. I'll exchange witnesses with you later, Sammy I want to see Miss Armstrong. Sure. Who doesn't? Susan I've got something to say to you. I'm on the phone George Really, mr. Gaston No No Well, he just came in mr. Gaston and I'll certainly talk to him not at all Goodbye and thank you for calling mr. Gaston Susan. I've got something to say to you George really Look at your suit. Well suits get this way when they've been bounced around in the gutter occupants still inside. Oh, oh She says try to control your vast outpouring of sympathy Miss Armstrong About this phony oil outfit that everybody in town is falling for I've just heard from mr. Gaston George He told me how you were salted that poor little salesman of his he he wasn't made you do it George The sunspots now listen Susan I'm going to write an article blasting Gaston and his crooked outfit from here to just what proof have you well I well none yet, but I'll have your I know character I've talked to mr. Gaston over the phone and from what Alderman Connelly tells all of them He's as hard to bribe as a head waiter. I know character. Would you stop saying that shouting will not convince me all right All right, so we won't print anything so Gaston sells his phony oil stock to the whole town. You're happy Do I have to remind you George that you're the editor? I know No, but you inherited the paper from your father and did very nicely before I arrived granted that I have a nasty suspicious mind I concurred have I left out anything? Oh, yes. Yes, you know character. Thank you very much. You're welcome Actually George you worry me with all your suspicions Why don't you come to dinner tonight and we'll talk things over come for it All right, but if you think you're going to bribe me with food you you're right Looking late tonight, mr. Harvey lift your feet, huh? Yeah I'm just filing away the time till 630 Sammy filing away. Okay, put them down You and the boss can live things up a little tonight Miss Armstrong has been kind enough to invite me for a platonic dinner. Yes, huh? For one so young Sammy you have a very nasty hot Miss Armstrong is interested in me only as a reporter that phrase can have a very sad history, mr. Harvey sweep your floor Sammy You know you could be a success mr. Harvey if you wanted to be your confidence touches me Why don't you marry Miss Armstrong and let her take you out of all this? Thank you. Horatia algae any time The 615 mr. Harvey. No, thanks. Oh say Sammy you you haven't got a couple of bucks for a box of chocolates in there Is a romantic imagination? chocolates Take her an orchid a single rose a single rose Sammy have you got a buck for a single rose? No Well, that's time to go Visitor mr. Harvey. Yeah, so I see good evening boy reporters miss out strong hand. What's it to you? I wish I'd said that gets things like that all for all the time this kid you should hear him when he's hot Stay off my side Sammy. Miss Armstrong's not here and she won't be back. Well, I don't blame it. Take a message my boss Mr. Gaston is a very big man in oil. He enjoyed talking to Miss Armstrong on the phone today He wishes her to call on him at his hotel suite tomorrow Can you remember all that or should I write it down? Don't bother Incidentally chung that was a pretty lucky punch you got in this afternoon. Will it happens all the time? You think you could do it again good figures. Mr. Harvey the paper needs you and decide Sammy this won't take long. All right, you Poor mr. Harvey wonder what else he learned in college Mr. Harvey should be here in a minute Everything's under control Miss Armstrong. I want things to be especially nice tonight patients. Mr. Harvey and I have been having well One of our disagreements. No, but he was quite good. He was a very good man But he was quite nice about coming to dinner and big of him Let's see and he doesn't get paid until tomorrow was a nice or just weak from hunger now George always speaks very well of you Patience and you're cooking too. No fool Georgie. What time is old freeloader do about 6 30? I thought we might have a leisurely dinner and then retire to the music room later And then you just happened to wander over to the piano hum a few bars or something romantic You think that's too corny George is a corny fellow. He might even bring a saxophone along. No, I think that's in hawk Well, you'll do your best on the dinner won't you patients? I'll pretend I'm cooking it for my favorite movie here And after dinner you just Leave us. Oh sure. They want me to burn any incense. No, no, I don't think so No, George has hay fever if it's for free. He's got it. Well, I've got to finish dressing Opatience What can I wear to make him really notice me? How about a corsage of baked potatoes? Oh? He is nice isn't he? Hungry but nice tonight might even be the night that You know, I know I know tonight might be the night I hope the piano is in tune. Hey, man who plays the sax would never notice It's so nice to have a man It's so nice to have a man. I'm given two to one. Nothing happens tonight Nothing Harvey good evening patients are more beautiful with each passing hour. It's my perfume I'm more hollandaise turn me aside with the Jess patients, but the flame still burns on You'll find a glass of water in the kitchen if it gets too hot Hey Something happened to you nothing nothing at all sure sure well have a chair gorgeous George Miss Armstrong will be to send in the grand staircase momentarily Comfortable chair pleasant house Can't beat the cooking either My jaw is not too sore to enjoy it I have no idea you were George what's happened to you? I brought it on myself, but I only left nothing Susan nothing Susan you didn't dress just for me dress oh this Just an old thing of mine Certainly does things for you or vice versa, whichever the case may be. Thank you. I'm sorry now. I didn't put on my other tie Sit down George. Oh Didn't realize I was standing tribute to your dress You're gallant You know Susan it always surprises me to see you when you're outside of the office. You look like a different person Thanks very much. I didn't exactly mean it the way it sounded. I I just meant that well women in business You know our places in the home. No no no not that not that at all It is in fact. I can't imagine you in a home. I mean Yes, what I mean is you Where's my hat I'll go quietly just don't talk so much George Well, look the piano. I haven't played in the ages. Do you mind? Oh, no, don't bother me at all I mean, I mean, I'd love it. I love it. Will you help me move this bench, George? Certainly Yeah, all right You know Susan I was just noticing the candlelight it Does something to you. Oh what that makes you look I don't know I'm changed does it Susan we shouldn't argue all the time Like that thing today. I shouldn't have blown up the way I did it. It was foolish. It's all right, George What do we care if some crook pedals a few shares of for me oil stock here in town? Hillsdale hasn't been taken for a long time. I am sure George that the development of the new Hillsdale oil field Will do a lot for our city. Oh sure Hillsdale the new Arabian and why not? I have every faith that mr. Gaston in his organization and and I know character character. You told me now Well, here's something you didn't know mr. Harvey There's an error stopping at the general grant hotel miss Cecily Burnett and she's here to try and buy up the entire stock issue Freeze Hillsdale out. It'll be the warmest winter we ever had George. Are you the most exaspery? Oh Cigarette thank you We shall not discuss mr. Gaston further quite Now that go all of that for me. He said word that he was quite fascinated with you and would like you to call it the hotel tomorrow How interesting Soon you're not going well. Why not why not you think I'd let you alone with that fake moose Well, I failed to see that you have a great amount of choice in the matter Oh, you do well if you're going then I'm going with you seem to be more than the usual confusion in your mind George you are a reporter on my paper not my guy right now you what you need is a guardian Jealousy rearing its household head. Oh sure just because I can smell a crook a mile off its jealousy Well, if you can smell a crook as well as you can send food. Well, I might be impressed personalities All right, we're down to personalities job. How about sir? Dinner oh My arm miss arms strong. I can manage quite nicely mr. Harvey Somehow I doubt very much that tonight is the night Now suppose we get back to our two stars Irene Dunn and Fred McBurray in the second act of our story Let's see now Irene. Oh, sorry. I mean Susan is just about Morning miss arms strong your breakfast is ready. Thank you I take it that last night was not exactly an evening with Valentino your assumption is correct patience Too bad. You got a big investment in food in George a romance patience cannot be built entirely on stuffed cabbage That's open to question Phone are you in miss Armstrong to mr. Harvey? No Hello Georgie I am not in she is not in mr. Harvey I wonder what he wanted. Why didn't you talk to him and find out? I couldn't Hello, he wants to know if you're still not in yes, hello, she says yes He wants to know if you said yes, you're not in or yes, you are I'll take it patience Hello Susan I just wanted to make sure you weren't serious about calling on that phony oil promoted today Mr. Harvey as editor of the star I cannot see how my appointments are a source of concern to you, but Susan I however your movements as a reporter are in my field Therefore Susan therefore you will cover the PTA convention at 10 the dog show at 11 the Rotarian luncheon at 12 Hogue breeders exhibit at one the percent the mom grower show at two and be in my office from three to five to write Your stories any questions? Yes? Are you mad at me? Yes? Poor Georgie Morose is a word for mr. Harvey. I'm a strong man Sammy I wish to brood in silence this Armstrong has gone to call on the oil promoter pretty racy fellows oil promoters Go fill an ink well. Why don't you strike back mr. Harvey? How in the movies mr. Harvey you would burst in on this Armstrong and mr. Gaston and in some suitable disguise like say a plumber. Well, that's a silly idea if I ever heard one Plumber huh borrow a wrench and a plunger your suit is just right for it Sammy. I may do it I may just do it the spirit of the pioneers and if this Gaston steps one inch out of line Sammy where can I get a nice big fat wrench? Ma'am a mr. Carter Gaston. I'm Susan Armstrong from the Hillsdale Morningstar Oh, come in come in miss Armstrong very considered of you to come for not at all mr. Gaston Here now. I just take this chair miss Armstrong where I can look at you like to look a person right smack in the eye Ma'am can tell what sort they are in a minute. Well, I always think so, too Nothing shifty. I'd about you ma'am if you'll excuse the liberty. Well, thank you, mr. Gaston And you and I miss Armstrong we can do a lot for this city of yours civic betterment The greatest good for the greatest number exactly Did you know ma'am that a young lady of great wealth is right here in this same hotel trying to buy up my entire Issue of stock before the public gets a chance at it. Well, you're not going to sell. Well, I haven't met lady yet Miss Burnett of the eastern steamship Burnett's I believe But I would much rather give the honest folks of Hillsdale a chance to cash in on the rich natural resources of very little community I think that's a fine sentiment mr. Gaston. I thank you miss Susan and if you'll permit me to say so I Love her Like sure I hear you got a leaky pipe mr. Gaston before you come busting in here son knock No, I'm sorry, but don't let me interrupt anything. I'll just go quietly on with my word You were saying mr. Gaston. Well, uh, well, we're what? Oh, yeah If you'll permit me to say so miss Susan the good opinion of a fine woman like yourself means more to me and The good opinion of a fine woman like you means more to me Well, I found the trouble good then you're leaving. No, no, no, I have to rip out a section of the wall Miss Susan may we continue this conversation over dinner? Where are you eating? Will you call me mr. Gaston? Oh my pleasure, man. Goodbye now until tonight. I'm sorry. I'll be back. I forgot my pickaxe George Harvey if all the low underhanded sneaky treacherous Yes, Susan if you can't see through this whole swindle by yourself allow me to make my own judgments mr. Harvey I know I know Susan this this oil scheme is a fake What's more? I think the so-called errors here in the hotel is sassley Burnett as a fake too I'm going to interviewer and prove it who you are who you just love that purely business You're so right mr. Harvey, and I'm going to be around to see that it stays purely business I Represent the Hillsdale Morning Star miss Burnett clever of you. I'll take one. No, no, no you see miss Burnett I'm a report. Well, of course you are come in sit down report. Thank you No right here by me now Well, just a few questions about your business in Hillsdale miss Burnett you see oh you want to interview me You sweet thing you thank you You see there's an oil promotion scheme underway here in town miss Burnett, and I You see I have reason to believe this gas and isn't what he presumes to be and No But if you're really considering putting money into this thing miss Burnett well, I just don't think it would be very wise Excuse please three o'clock snack See the general van hotel put it on the end table now then as I was saying How do you know I like wavy hair you want it over here? Yes, and please hurry Now then golden boy your name is George George Oh, I'm sorry ma'am. Will you please get out of here? I'm sorry George. I didn't catch your last name. It's dope What did you say? Oh, I said I hope everything's all right. Well, it's not all right now You please get out of here and get out fast. Oh, certainly ma'am Now where were we golden boy? golden boy, oh brother I'm sorry George Now I know what you want. You want to save me millions of dollars and you want to tell me all about it tonight over dinner Roughly, yes. Oh, you do sweep a girl off her feet, Georgie. What time is dinner? Oh, uh, nine-ish You speak the language or get around but not around me you reporter Until tonight, oh until tonight. Oh reward or do you know? Oh, oh Or is Leslie oh these Frenchman irresistible Well, shall boy a coming in there is a waitress shooting of all the low conniving and errors if she's an errors I'm Pocahontas if you were any judge of character pokey You know that this girl is in danger of being the innocent victim of that swindler You were so eager to make a dinner date with I was eager Well, I didn't notice any long pauses in the conversation while you were making a date with her We will not discuss conversations overheard through keyhole banging into a room as a plumber I suppose that's recommended by Emily polls. Now you listen to now you listen to me George After all where you go tonight is not of the slightest concern to me likewise. I'm sure Or of all mr. Harvey or of all miss Armstrong Good evening, Mr. Harvey and madam. Oh, bonjour Charles table for two if you will follow me, please Oh, what a delightful little bistro Georgie sort of a subway with music. It's a little crowded Your table George Nice that we should have a joining table joining. They're practically overlapping. Oh, mr. Gaston you remember mr. Harvey the plumber Pleasure to see you again sir and miss Burnett miss Armstrong away first. How do you do? How do you do and mr. Gaston mr Burnett real pleasure, mr. Burnett ma'am What did you have to come here white pleasure mr. Gaston and entirely unexpected? I'm sure so we sit down Leslie, yes, of course just bring me a shoehorn Georgie, and I think I can make it Yeah, no trouble at all. Oh pardon me a George my salad I know you don't like garlic. So if you would just wring out your sleeve. No, I'm sorry. Is that better mr. Harvey sir as long as you've got your elbow in my butter Would you mind just running your arm over my corn on the cob? I certainly would ignore them Georgie I'm sure they had a lot to talk about before we came Well, we did have a lot to talk about didn't we Carter Carter I'm sure George wants to tell a sassole all about the plumbing business and you were explaining oil to me Well, we don't have to talk miss isn't when I can feel your little hand in mine under the table Cheap double-crossing Sassole you out on a business engagement tonight. You told me You're an air yes, and I'm just about to become a widow Let me out of George George. Yes George. Let her out. I'll take it easy certainly you got trouble mr. Gaston glad you come in Rocky. We're blowing town my wife the air is just opened her big rich mouth Come on, Mrs. Vanderbilt. Get away George. I'll stop them Susan stay here Rocky if the demon reporter here gets noisy keep him quiet Come on. I can handle him boys. They sit on there fire either sit on nothing this time you bustle-bound clown I'm going to Susan the cop you take your hands off my George you and so did I You were so masterful. Oh, you can't fool around for every with George Harvey Susan George you did it. Well, how about your way Susan we won't argue What is happened? Well only two for dinner Charles the other couple won't be staying Our stars Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray will be back in a moment George. Yes, Susan finish your story Just about I had a call from police headquarters that they couldn't hold Gaston and his wife They've actually hadn't sold any stock yet George you don't actually think I was taken in by him. Do you? Do you? Susan you don't actually think that I was taken in even for a minute by his wife the phoney heiress do you? Well, I don't if you don't George if you know what I mean. I think I know what you mean After all Susan we both know Character Irene Dunn and Fred McMurray will be back next week in another exciting comedy adventure in the gay new series bright star This is Harry von Zell inviting you to join us then