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William From Hollywood ladies and gentlemen One of the most dangerous and adventurous assignments in the United States Navy is the hurricane service In which flyers chart the course of threatening hurricanes to warn those in the path of the oncoming peril Our play tonight Slattery's hurricane is the story of one flyers battle Against the elemental storm in the sky and the emotional storm within himself And as the stars of this exciting 20th century Fox drama, we bring you three accomplished players One of your loveliest favorites Miss Maureen O'Hara the dynamic Richard Conte and in her original role provocative Veronica Lake Besides being a favorite topic of conversation the weather also has its effect on delicate skin Smart women protect their complexions with Luxe toilet soap Because they know that in any weather Luxe soap is a safe complexion care Now here's act one of Slattery's hurricane starring Richard Conte as Slattery Maureen O'Hara as Aggie and Veronica Lake as Dolores To describe a hurricane It's one of nature's nightmares a windstorm of great violence Often several hundred miles in diameter with a dead calm at the center called the eye Every year from July to December the Caribbean crawls with these evil offspring of the elements Usually the hurricanes waste themselves over the ocean But several times in a generation the protecting hand of God is withheld and the hurricane heads towards shore and the homes of men This is the story of such a hurricane and of a man named Will Slattery On the coast of Florida is the United States Naval Station known as hurricane weather central Manda Kramer, sir. Yes, all planes have been evacuated to carry point sir as you ordered all except lieutenant Hobson's plane Sir, see that the crew stands by Hobson will be here in a few minutes I beg your pardon sir, but the radio tower has just reported contact with an unidentified plane using lieutenant Hobson's call Huh pilot claims he's reporting for hurricane reconnaissance to replace lieutenant Hobson He says Hobson is too ill to fly sir and request instructions Tell that fool whoever he is that we're in an emergency condition. Tell him to get up the second once I've already done that. What does he mean Hobson's too sick? I called his home not 20 minutes ago I spoke with him. What's this all about mr. Harding? I don't know sir I suggest you talk to the pilot yourself. He still has contact with us tell the tower. I'll be right there Yes, sir. He's coming through now Sambo three from Ruffneck Sambo three from Ruffneck Do I get instructions or don't I stand by commander Kramer will talk to you. Here you are sir Navy tower to aircraft. This is an order get off circuit and report it nearest airport There's a hurricane heading for the whole coast with a hundred and twenty not winds burying approximately a hundred and ten with a Center two hundred miles offshore out. Thanks for the bearing. That's just what I wanted to know Grumman mallard 2975 60 miles south east Miami 600 feet Changing course for 110. Sorry. I can't obey orders. You can use me just to last if nothing else over Grumman mallard from Navy tower get back on the ground immediately find another way to commit suicide What's this all about Some fool trying to kill himself says he's a replacement for you. What do you know about it? May I take the microphone? Yes, go ahead. Slattery. This is Hobson. I know what you're trying to do. You can't get away with it Slattery your friend who had the metal. Yes, sir. You can't let him do it This is Kramer I'm warning you for the last time you're obstructing a Navy weather flight and you're jeopardizing the lives of Everyone in this area. You've got a reserve commission slattery and I'll have you caught marshaled. I'll put you away for 20 years Yes, sir. I'll contact you later, sir over. Are you coming in slattery? Answer me. Are you coming in? plane is capable of mission Who are you kidding slattery? You got a nice airplane, but I wasn't built for this kind of stuff No and neither were you but you're in it What are you gonna do about it? What can you do about it? This is how it's all gonna end slattery, but how did it begin? Don't you remember? Oh, you were really lucky that day 150 million people in the country Just can't believe it. What are you doing in Miami? I live here. I've got a nice soft job Why don't you keep in touch with a guy? Don't fly what I want to keep in touch with you Come on over to my car. I want you to meet somebody. Hey Dolores. Remember the guy I was telling you about Here he is honey Hobby Hopson Dolores Greaves. Hello, Mr. Hopson. I know all about you. How do you do? I'm still too surprised. I know what to say. It's sure good to see you hobby Look, this is where Dolores lives and we were just going in she's going to cook dinner So how about joining us? I wish you would if Wilkins standard I'm sure you can too. I sure like to miss Greaves, but I'm just going out to the naval station I'm on duty in half an hour. You got a car. Yeah, just down the street. Look honey I haven't talked to this guy in a long time. I'm just gonna walk him to his car be right back Glad to have met you miss Greaves. Give him a rain check for dinner Wilkins. Are you kidding about duty? You're not still in the Navy. Sure. I am. Holy smoke jets. Uh-huh private tears weather squadron private tears those flying freight cars What are you gonna do trying to catch up on your reading? I managed to keep interested I got a little flight to make right now as a matter of fact You want to come along if I can fix it why not? What about your girlfriend? Oh, I'll see you a little later. What kind of a flight hop patrol? Something like that reports of a big wind about 300 miles out at sea. Maybe a hurricane. It's part of our job to find out Okay, weatherman wait here to light square things with the law Sattery some fun quite a flight Harvey that's as close to a hurricane as I ever want to get close You were right in it son. How maybe you see why we need big planes a small plane in a wind like that be torn apart I still don't know what you guys are trying to prove you can't stop a hurricane by flying through it No, but if our dope shows that it's heading for land then we can warn all cities within 150 miles of the track to board up And you cut off the lives of that many people even for a day it costs millions and millions of dollars What do you do now write up a report? Ah, that's all been taken care of radio. Oh, yeah Sandal three from roughneck. Well, what goes now roughneck? Well, let's get cleaned up first I better phone my wife. Yeah, I guess I'd better give the law to ring to this way I Could you just said goodbye and walked away from that guy? Oh, no, you had to see what kind of a dame Harvey had married You had to be a big shot So you picked up Dolores and made a reservation at a nightclub Harvey and Harvey's wife met us there. Well, what's the occasion? Who cares? Haven't you two got an anniversary or something? Say Dolores, I thought you and Harvey were gonna dance. That's right lieutenant not backing out Are you well, we'll just have to let these two get acquainted by themselves and save some champagne for us Well, Mrs. Hobson Small world isn't it seems to be doesn't it? I've got to congratulate you You didn't bat an eye when you just saw me and you're quite an actor yourself I lose you in San Diego find you here my Annie married to a guy I met in China very happily married to yeah, so I see What happened to you agi you might have telephoned me to say goodbye At least I've left a note in the milk bottle you have the nerve to sit there and ask me what happened to me Yes, you ran out on me. I chased all over town trying to find you and then I had a ship out. I Never did find out what happened to you. Now isn't that a pity? I ran out on you Maybe you've forgotten all the night you stood me up at the time you went out to get cigarette And didn't show up to two weeks later. Well, that was different. You just disappeared off the face of the earth You're darn tootin that was different The wedding bells had started to ring the last time will or had that slipped your mind too, agi I told you I'd be gone for three or four days. I had some things to attend. You told me that's so many times I Let's just forget it. Shall we it was long ago and far away And now you found somebody else So have I look you can't brush me off like that. You weren't just another girl. You meant everything to me I've never gotten you out of my system, and I never will stop it Go ahead and laugh if you want But that's how things happen to me. I'm not laughing, but you've got to listen. I'm married now. It's all over It wasn't easy for me either, you know it hurt for a long time. Well, but I got over it I had to so you're married hobby I could figure you married to a lot of guys agi, but somehow not to him What's wrong with him? Nothing he just swell guy just doesn't seem like your type Did it ever occur to you that I might have changed? I'm off that roller coaster. Mr. Slattery I'm off it for good. Take it easy How'd you two make out? Hobby's a wonderful this girl make anybody look good. She sure would say hobby. I just got a terrific idea You want Judy tomorrow? No, why? So how about me picking you and agi up in the morning? Take you for a ride in the boss's plane. I'll show you the best private ship in the world today I forgot to tell you agi will still a pilot. All right only works for some millionaire. So does the Laura as a matter of fact That's how we happened to meet the boss's secretary and the boss's pilot wait you see that plane. Mrs. Hobson sounds good, honey. Hey, what time will you pick us up? Will sorry, but you'd better count me out I have to go to the hair dresser in the morning. Oh, come on honey. You can go there anytime If you'll forgive my saying so mrs. Hobson, I can't imagine your hair looking any more beautiful than it is right now Well, Dolores, how about making me look good on a dance? I'm glad you called me tonight will they're both so nice, aren't they? Yeah Nice couple. Well, I have have you ever met her before? Mrs. Hobson. Oh, oh no not until tonight. She looks like quite a girl, doesn't she? Honey, I had a feeling you two knew each other in the service. I mean all three years I guess I thought I told you all about slatter. He wasn't quite a thing down in the Marianas He broke flight formation one day went off by himself and sunk a Jap cruiser. Oh big hero, huh? Yeah, the only trouble was his wing cameras were shot up and he couldn't show any proof Few of us saw what happened, but it didn't do any good So all he got for sinking his ship was 10 days with disobeying orders and breaking flight formation Oh look, honey, can't you put off that appointment tomorrow? I like that guy. It'll be fun flying with him again I'll be I Oh, all right, darling, whatever you say, she hadn't changed that much I drove them out to the beach. The boss is asleep. Dolores was waiting for us She wanted to show them around a good look, Aggie. Oh, we may never be so close to paradise again. Boy. Oh boy. What a layoff It's really something isn't it, but don't let the surroundings impress you too much You see will and I only work here. Of course will lives here too. The boss does a lot of flying He likes me around Those are my headquarters over there that college this must be very hard for you to take mr. Flattery I told you I was riding a gravy train Let's get down to the hangar aren't you coming to laura? I haven't made the gravy train I'm still just a secretary. Maybe I'll see you when you get there. Well, thanks for the tour What's your boss do? Well, not a great deal. He's got sort of a bad heart But he still runs the business from here You ever eat a candy bar called. Oh, baby. Sure. He's the guy who makes them RJ millen Just think harvey the nation's sweet tooth built all this just like our dream house. You're thinking of building We've got lots of plans. I want to settle down somewhere have a nice steady life Three or four babies on navy pay. Oh, we can drink can't we? Yeah Would you please? Yes, mr. Millen Where's mr. Slattery going on the plane? Yes. What do you know about this? Why did he take the plane? I'm sure he won't be gone very long He took some friends along with lieutenant and mrs. Hobbson Lieutenant the navy mr. Gregory. They were in the war together. Well, he had no right to do this Well had to check the plane anyway, but get to loris Sure breakfast mr. Gregory. I'll take care of this. Don't go in miss caves I'll have some letters to dictate in a few minutes. Yes, sir Plane is 60 degree bank on one engine. I still can't get over it. Well, not again I dropped 10 years of my life up in that wild blue yonder. Oh, what's your rush aggie slow down? I want to hook a home and get some rest I've got a date too. Remember. Oh, yes the hairdresser Look, harby. Why don't you take my car? I can pick it up later and we can The options have a nice flight. Oh, yes, mr. Millen. We had a very good flight, sir I'm glad loris has been telling us about your friends Good morning. Good morning. Very nice of you to let us impose like this mr. Millen I have a very special reason for being grateful to the navy lieutenant during the war most of my family was in shanghai Oh, but that's selfish. I should say the whole world is grateful Oh, uh, wouldn't you like to say goodbye to laura? She and mr. Gregory are in the patio Like miscreaves that last paragraph We regret to advise you that the last shipment of chocolate was in every way inferior This happens again that it will result in immediate cancellation of all our orders and type it up And there's the envelope to her banner headquarters and a copy to singapore Oh, mr. Millen's coming. Oh Lieutenant and mrs. Hobson. It's my business associate mr. Gregory. How do you do good morning, sir? That's a wonderful plane you people have. We certainly appreciate the ride. I'm delighted So you and mr. Slattery our old friends we met in the navy mr. Gregory Well, we won't be needing the plane today, mr. Slattery. So if you wish to be with your friend, thank you very much, sir See you later. The loris. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye. Your friends are all right the loris And the next time you bring guests first you ask me And I will say no Gregory tell it to slattery No point in upsetting to loris. You know, she isn't any too well. I'm all right, mr. Millen I've been meaning to ask you no more headaches my dear no more dizzy spells I'm all right. There's nothing wrong with me. And in that case you won't mind typing those letters right away, mr. Gregory That girl slattery those people I tell you we've got to be more careful Why do you let yourself get so excited Gregory? Even with my heart see how calm I am. That girl if you ask me I'd throw her out. She's a rope around our mix. Yes Yes, she is Gregory That's exactly why we can't throw her out In a few moments, we'll bring you act two of slattery's hurricane Now here's our hollywood reporter Libby Collins. Greetings Libby. I have a nomination to make mr. Keeley How about making Clark Gable our permanent mayor? Oh, you're talking about the metro golden mayor comedy key to the city. Mm-hmm Well, I'll go along with you on that Libby, but let's make Loretta young honorary mayor at the same time Well, why not? She's delightful as a lady mayor in the picture very dignified and hardworking Till cart comes along and then romance begins and some hilarious comedy with frank Morgan as the fire chief And Marilyn Maxwell is a very beautiful but not very bright bubble dancer I love the scene where Loretta goes to the costume ball as a little girl in pigtail And Clark complicates things with his surprise masquerade costume so much so that they both land in jail But no matter the lady mayor wins her man that we take for granted. Let me with Loretta young is the heroine of key to the city Yes, john She's so thoroughly feminine always has the fresh beautifully groomed look that's so appealing You know, she's a luxe girl. All right. Indeed. She is Loretta has used luxe soap for years for complexion care And now that luxe toilet soap comes in the big bath size. 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William Keely act two of slattery's hurricane starring marino hara as aggy richard conty as slattery And baronica lake as the lorries Most of florida a raging hurricane mounts and fury And headed straight for it buffeted by the lashing winds is a small airplane at the controls is will slattery Do you read me navy tower? Did you get my message? Do you read me over? We're at your slattery. Are you coming in or not? You want the exact location of the center of the hurricane, don't you? What is it you guys call it the eye? Okay, I'll go look for the eye over I'm telling you once again if you want to kill yourself find someone Sorry commander kramer, but you're repeating yourself, sir Kill myself, huh? Kill myself. It's an idea, isn't it? What would you do commander kramer, sir? Only you'd never get yourself in a spot like this to begin with, would you? But then you don't know aggy And you'd never pull the stunts that I'd call would you like the time I invited at the dinner that intimate little roadhouse Just you and I We're forming aggy I can remember when you were never on time for a day. Oh, no will Wow This is a nice place. I was hoping you'd like it Hopping it off. All right. Oh sure these three-day patrols are just routine Well Where's the law? Oh, oh, yes. Well at the last minute she got a headache You mean she's not coming at all. You didn't really expect to find her here. Did you of course I did Maybe I didn't maybe I was just kidding myself In any event, I'm leaving come on be yourself. What's the harm in having dinner together? You've got to eat someplace. What's the matter with you? You're acting like a schoolgirl. Look will I don't intend to get myself in any spot where I have to trust you or myself I'm going home. All right. I'll drive you home. I'll get a cab. Why we're not a couple of kids. You want to go home? So I'll take you Too bad they serve the best food Sorry if I spoiled your evening will forget it Maybe I am being a little silly but with hobby out of town It was my fault. I tried to pull a fast one. I didn't get by with it I'll try again some other time. I wouldn't put it past you. Thanks for the warning. Is that the house? That's it Starting to rain You know it was raining that last night in san diego too You were wearing those crazy shoes I had to carry you across the gutter and me and my whites. You've got quite a memory I thought about that night a lot of times That blue dress you wore Sequins and a little black ball right right about there You looked awfully pretty that night agi There's not much you forget. Is there there's nothing about you. I can't forget Well, aren't you going to scream slap my face or doesn't mean anything now when I kiss you? Well, please Please I Good night. Now wait a minute There's one thing you've got to get clear on your head what I told you the other night I meant every word agi I've got you in my sister and I can't get you out ever Oh The boss keep you late tonight Your door wasn't locked and I thought I'd wait for you. I was worried about me. I always worry about you Uh, did you make your friend for dinner? Who did you say it was? Well, you're getting at the floris You wouldn't lie to me. Would you will it wasn't agi? You know, you're starting to talk like a wife Funny you should mention that word After all she is hobby's wife. Look do me a favor. Will you drop it? All right? We'll drop it But there is something else I wanted to talk to you about I want you to quit this job quit the best job a pilot ever had You got it for me, didn't you? What's the matter with you anyway? You know, it's a bad job. It's doing the same thing to you that it's already done to me. Oh, well, I'm so scared I think I'm going to lose my mind Look, this job isn't doing anything to me that I don't want it to do as far as I'm concerned Milne and gregory are in the candy business. That's all I know. That's all I want to know I don't want to hear your ideas on it or anybody else. Is that clear? You have such a nice way of expressing yourself Yes, it's very clear. I won't bother you with it anymore. Good. I won't bother you with anything anymore. I'm quitting tomorrow Yeah, I know you were going to quit last week and the week before and the week before that Why don't you relax? So I had dinner with another girl. So what and you were with her? Yes, I was with her You want to know something else? You were right I knew her a long time before harpson ever said eyes on her Would you mind getting out of here? I'd like to get some sleep I seem to remember you're telling me harvey was your friend He is And the fact that he's married to aggy doesn't mean anything to you It means that he can take care of himself and while you're asking questions. I'll tell you something else Aggy's the only girl that ever meant two cents to me. She always has and she always will And if harpson is married to her, that's just too bad I used to think you were a man will I don't care now what you do to yourself and I don't care what you've done to me. I asked for it But what you're doing to aggy and harby is rotten and I hate you for it. You threw yes, I'm through and hate me outside Will you I'm tired I mean Uh, you and de laurus are rather good friends, aren't you? Well, yes, mr. Mill. I guess we are and I know you must be worried about it Too worried sir because she isn't here. She's gone. Oh come in Gregory. No word nothing Maybe she's gone into town. Is anything happened between you two? No, nothing important It's very important to us that we will find the sleeves as you know, mr. Slattery She handles all my personal matters and the private files It's not like her to go off without any word if you should hear from of course, mr. Mill I'll let you know at once. Thank you. You see having no relatives no place to go I just can't imagine. Well, let me see what I can do mr. Mill. Thank you, ma'am for her apartment house She's gone any forwarding address none Thanks One fast phone call really didn't think she'd walk out on you. Did you not unwilled slattery? Anyway, maybe it was a good idea if the laws did get herself lost for a while There'd be nobody now to check up on you nobody to tell you the kind of a heal you were Nobody to say after all she is hobby's wife You ran true to form didn't you willy boy? Why didn't you just stick a knife in the hobby's back? Certainly. Well, that's all right, mr. Mill. Any word from Dolores? No, no nothing I uh, I need playing this morning in about an hour. I'll be ready, sir You may have to consult your maps. It's a very small island Curito Santos No, I'm not far from Cuba. I have a dear friend who's a planter there. If it's on the map, we'll find it mr. Mill Excuse me, sir, but do you think you should go you don't look so well? I'm not well, mr. Slattery Perhaps this little trip will make me feel better Uh, we'll be going alone just you and I mr. Gregory is in town today. Yes This is nc 2975 calling miami radio nc 2975 calling miami radio over nc 2975 this is miami radio go ahead miami radio. This is nc 2975 I'm 90 miles southeast miami coming in 1000 feet Will Slattery pilot R. J. Milne m i l n e owner of plane died a few minutes ago during flight Heart attack, please make arrangements for ambulance at r. J. Milne state Notify car on his office confirm, please. This is miami radio. Roger will call out Something he had it under his shirt just before he died. He begged me to throw it out. Didn't I? Now where are you? Are you all right? I know all about it. I know what i'm doing I just want to know where you are baby. Don't say that just listen to me for a minute. Will you? Hello Hello Operator Operator the possible to trace the call for me. I was just speaking Milne or has carried a tape to his chest business papers. I want it. I haven't seen any papers You're very smart boys Lattery. Don't stop being a fool now You've been working for us. We've been paying you no questions asked no trouble very comfortable Let's keep it that way. This used to be an easy job before I knew anything about it But now I know that makes it tough so I want more dough 500 bucks a week and I want you to talk real nice and friendly to me like mr. Milne did And I want you to call me mr. Slattery I like that when you give me the envelope you have news for it now sure i'll give it to you But then what happens? You knock me off, huh? Don't try it mr. Gregory. You knock me off and you're dead too I've got a letter in a safety deposit box in the bank. It's the rest of the cops. It tells them all about you So if you want to keep healthy, I've got to keep healthy too. Yeah, and there's nothing to worry about is there We have a deal mr. Slattery. You make a lot of money. You'll be very happy Oh, I almost forgot this letter came for you today I'll give me for opening it And my congratulations Navy department. Yeah, it looks very official Your hero They're going to give you a medal Navy cross You just try to keep sober for the ceremonies mr. Slattery. You talk some more business after you get to admit That was the end of the free ride Gregory punched your ticket and he punched it good You were ended up to your ears now and on top of that you had the guts to accept the navy cross The navy thought a lot of you that day. Didn't they slattery? Full dress parade people in the grandstand Even an admiral making a speech United States Naval Reserve For extraordinary heroism in an air sea engagement off the marianas islands on august 6 1944 For single-handedly sinking the japanese-like cruiser zagaho Thereby contributing materially to the success of his squad His skilled airmanship courage and devotion to duty Appell the highest traditions of the united states naval service For the president of the united states John L. Sullivan secretary of the navy Congratulations lieutenant. Thank you, sir. You don't think i'd miss this do you? Do you mind if i kiss you in public? What was that for? For a lot of things I'm proud of you will hobby still at pentacolor. Yes, he'll be back tonight Come on. Let's get out of here You decided that slattery the big hero with the navy cross Somebody else reviewing this morning at master field mr. Slattery You were given a medal i believe how is the lowest dr. Ross? Miss graves was found at the field unconscious I made the diagnosis. It was reasonably easy He's in one of our psychiatric wards. I I just can't believe it. No nobody ever does I had quite a talk with miss graves You're aware she was very much in love with you That as a matter of fact it was more than love She depended on you I don't know whether she did or not anyway What's that got to do with it the fact that she might not be here if you did now look doctor I had nothing to do with it. I didn't say you did I only said that it appears that miss graves was very much in love with you But apparently she felt she was someone she could depend on now wait a minute. I suppose you wait a minute I know i'm exceeding my authority in talking to you like this, but If you treated her like a human being using a little sympathy a little understanding Things might have been quite different for her Now if you care to tell me your side of the story there is no other side May I see her please? I don't want you to see me like this Don't turn away honey. It's all right Why didn't you tell me I tried to but you wouldn't listen. I didn't know you didn't want to know You didn't want to know about anything not about me or milner. Gregory not even about yourself I'm not blaming him. It's my own fault He didn't ask me to follow you wrong like a baby You even warned me it was just a home for laughs I made a mistake I want to help honey. I'd do anything You can't help me will Nobody can't don't talk like that You've got to get well Dr. Rose told me you were at the field that must have handed you a laugh watching me get a medal But don't kid yourself that I think medals mean anything It's what people do that counts and I I didn't do so good did I Look baby this medal I don't deserve it Keep it for me. Will you? We'll make a deal You get well, and I'll try to make up for the things I did Then I'll come back for it. Okay Just leave me alone I'll leave it here. Anyway I'll be back tomorrow honey in case you want to see Oh, well We'll I'm so glad you're here hobby's back back Yes, and he saw us in the car this morning. He started asking questions. What did you tell him? I told him we'd known each other before I had to well, what did he say? That's just it he won't say anything He's been drinking and now he won't even listen to me. He'll listen to me Well, we've made a terrible mistake. You know that now as well as I do We'll before it's too late. We Hobby I want to talk to you you want to talk to aggy Go on talk to her. Oh my me. You never did all right, but you're gonna listen to me You've got the wrong angle on this hobby. This has all been my doing not aggies Sure, we knew each other before but that was a long time ago I'm the one that started it up again. I'm the one who tried to take her away from you. Nice going. Yeah, but it didn't work out You want to know why? I'll give you a very good reason Aggy's not in love with me. She's in love with you. I'll make me laugh You expect me to believe that from a guy like you. You don't have to believe anything. Just look at him I don't want to look at her You're the one I want to look at Come on fight Fight what's the matter with you fight Hello, this is commander crema. This is commander crema. Oh, oh, no, no, sir. He's not here. Give me the fall hobby. No, no Hello commander. This is hobbson sir I just got in that storm has intensified itself into a major hurricane hobby. It's an emergency. I wouldn't call you hobby there, sir They really prove to evacuate all the other planes to cherry point. You're the only one left. How soon can you get I I'll say 30 minutes, sir. You better make it 40 in this rain. Good. I'll have you cruise standing by. Yes, sir Hobby you can't go no they'll court marshal you if you show up like this and if you try to fly you'll kill yourself Darling, please. You've got to believe me get away from will you've got to stop him. Yeah That'll hold it for a while The rest is up to you waggy. I've got to get out of here hobby You're trying to contact slattery commander. We can't get a signal. Yeah, there's no use trying He refuses to answer besides if he's still alive. He's beyond transmission arrangement Why would he do a thing like this hopson? Why? Help me out. Helped you out. I was in no shape for duty, sir. When you're calling or not I've been drinking slattery well, but you got here as you said you would yes, sir. I got here too late You got any chance come in a light plane in a hurricane. You know the answer as well as I do All right, hardy. Keep trying to contact him, sir. I'll let your crew hopson We'll give slattery 10 minutes after that be ready to take off. Yes, sir Now for station identification. This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system. Well, the slattery is hurricane Our guest this evening is blonde blue-eyed marion marshal Who used to be a cover girl before she came to the attention of 20th century fox? It's more exciting to be a starlet isn't it marion? Definitely mr. kealy I've enjoyed every part I've played and for inspiration. There's always a set of a new picture to visit Take comedy technique for instance I had a wonderful time seeing them do mother didn't tell me what a gifted comedian dartha maguire turns out to be She's perfect as the young wife who discovers that being married to a doctor makes home life a little uncertain William londigan is the absent minded physician who unintentionally neglects his wife Yes, and I love june havoc is the other doctor's wife. She has a dry wit that delights you I understand june's been so busy with stage engagements. She hasn't had much time for pictures It's a pleasure to see her in mother didn't tell me a really accomplished actress and Also very easy on the eyes. She certainly is mr. Kennedy a real blonde beauty with fair delicate skin And I happen to know she's a luxe girl has used luxe for years June is like so many famous stars who wouldn't trust their complexions to any other soap That's because luxe toilet soap gives delicate skin the gentle protecting care it needs Indeed it does I find those luxe soap facials really work. Mr. Kennedy. They leave skin so fresh Really make it softer and smoother Recent tests by skin specialists prove how effective those facials are in actually three out of four cases Complexions improved in a short time Thank you, miss mary and marshal for being here tonight Now here's a shopping hint for women everywhere your store is featuring luxe toilet soap now Be sure to put both the complexion and the big bath size on your shopping list See what quick new loveliness this fragrant white soap will give your skin Remember nine out of ten screen stars use luxe toilet soap Now mr. William keely our producer the curtain rises on act three of slattery's hurricane Starring richard conty as slattery Marina hara as aggy and veronica lake as the lorries Will slattery is taking flying out alone to meet the hurricane to report its position in progress To slattery the hurricane holds the answer to all his problems the chance to square himself For a million to one chance of coming back alive Friends of the hurricane gathers itself with a thrust shoreline and the light plane is little more than a leaf in the wind But suddenly slattery sees a break in the storm A patch of light and a quiet sea beneath a great pocket surrounded on every side for the roaring elements This is it the center the heart the eye of the hurricane But what do you know slattery you made it? Now you've got something to tell them back there Master tower from slattery master tower from slattery. Do you read me over? Master tower from slattery. Do you read me? Tower from slattery have positioned. Do you read me? Come in please This is operations. Go ahead, sir There has been no further contact with grumman mallard 2975 pilot slattery Order direction finder networks to trace transmission, please grumman mallard 2975 Advise coast guard and all ships in area. That is all for repeat the order No further contact with grumman mallard 2975 pilot slattery All message operations stand by Master tower from slattery. Do you read me? Five five four three two one half position Over slattery. This is kramer. I read you over. I'm in the eye of the storm I think I can give you everything you want Have positioned by dual adf Are you ready? The storm center at 25.8 north 76.9 west over slattery repeat position Repeat position over Latitude 25.8 north Longitude 76 point roger hold on. I'll check the charts He's right that puts the center of the hurricane 240 miles north or east to where it was last night Slattery, can you see the ocean? Can you see the surface? Sure? I can see it. Can you see anything else? Just a lot of sky and a lot of water I'm in the middle of america round. What else can I give you stand by slattery stand by Well, he's got the wrong dope razor back islands only a mile away from his position He's where he says he is. He couldn't miss it Slattery your position does not check your instrument must be wrong. Your position does not check I've double checked my instruments. That must be the correct reading over. They must be lost Slattery, I cannot confirm your position Return to base. Do you read me? Return to base. Wait a minute. Hold everything Slattery, what is it? I almost hit something looks like an island Shape like a big sleeping heart razor back. He's got it slattery your position verified. Do you hear me position verified? Yeah, thanks return to base for what caught marshal 20 years Is that what you said? We'll talk about that later. Are you all right slattery the plane holds together I'll be in slattery give tower 10 minute reports on wind velocity and direction roger Hello, hello, give me operations Operations, this is commander crema teletype urgent to combine forecast center from navy hurricane weather central Hurricane definitely will strike the coastal area order evacuations and boarding up procedures start immediately Present position hurricane I follow I'm lieutenant hopkins wife. Has he taken off yet? I don't think so, ma'am Then he must be up in the tower. Is it all right? I'm sorry mrs. Hobson. You can't go up emergency condition If you care to wait here, I'll see if I can contact Mallet navy tower from grumman mallet mayday mayday. Do you read over? How do you think they're gonna help you run up a ladder? The starboard engine's dying wise guy. You're cooked. That engine isn't going to catch Just fly her down You're the guy that wanted it this way Hobby, I was so frightened about flattery. Don't worry. He made the eye of the storm. He's on his way back. No hobby It wasn't will I was afraid you might be flying. I know how you feel. You have every right in the world I don't know what to say except that But I love you hobby I always have and I always will I I have to stay here for a while Can I can I wait for you? Wait for me I just can't think eggy Come in flattery Come in Good not read last message. Are you all right repeat? Please good not read you over Tower from flattery Tower from flattery Do you read me Mayday lost one engine Is lieutenant hobson available lieutenant hobson, please over stand by flattery lieutenant hobson, please Slattery's got guts. All right, not if I see rescue. No private plane is built for weather duty. All I can do now is I'll flattery wants to talk to you hobby. Yes, sir Come in flattery. This is hobson come in tower from flattery Mayday won't be able to make it Take this message hobby Have information on narcotics smuggling ring information on narcotics smuggling ring Information on their activities is in my safety deposit box In bank corner of collins and 15th In bank corner of collins and 15th Do you read me? Do you read me? I read your flattery over You've heard it, sir. I don't know whether he's crazy or not to pass it on to the miami police right away. Yes, sir This is kramer flattery. Do you read? Give me your position Come in flattery Come in Aggy you You better get downstairs again. I'll ask commander Come in Anderson calling commander kramer commander kramer, please over go ahead anison ground control approach unit reports aircraft Sir has no radio approximately three miles from master's field. Holy pete. He made it. He's coming in hobby I don't know how he'll ever bring it down in this anybody can he can plane approaching sir plane circling the field All right emergency crew on station Emergency crew on station. I walked off the field. Didn't I that tells me you're all right. Did you get my message? Yes, your position was right. We lost contact with you right afterwards No, no not that message. I sent a message about a statement. That's been taken care of too Incidentally flattery uh, you know charges filed against you. Thank you Hobby Hobby, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. Take it easy will By the way, if you haven't any objections, we'll go to the hospital with you aggy and I okay commander. Okay, lieutenant I'll help him out of here. Yes Turn up the radio mr. Hardy. I'd like to hear what the weatherman has to say sir Within the next two hours the storm has risen to hurricane intensity Thanks, however to the advanced warning provided by the efforts of the air force the navy and the weather bureau Residents of the coastal areas have ample time in which we evacuate to higher ground The authorities urgently warn against an update according to recent Well, we've forgotten something sir. It's hurricane boiled up so fast. We never gave it a codename What was it on the last one messy tassie sir. Yeah the one before that Whirling joe Well, there's nothing funny about this one um That's just name this one Slattery's hurricane Oh slattery. Well, hello commander. It's all right. I've cleared you with a dispatcher. I uh, just came down to wish you luck Thank you very much, sir. I uh, also want to tell you that I'm glad that you have Back in the regular service again. It's good to be back, sir. You're a lucky guy, slattery That crack up of yours would have killed anybody else. What's that head of yours made out of anyway bones solid bones, sir You can't hurt that Well, if somebody else would like to wish you luck. He's all yours. We're screwed to Laura You look wonderful. I'm all well now I'm going to stay that way. You don't have to worry about me anymore You look pretty wonderful yourself. Well, that's the uniform I brought this will your navy cross. I don't need it anymore I thought you were coming back for it. Keep it for me. Will you aren't you going to kiss me? Goodbye You always said I just like a little girl I did I said that Solid bone all right, but a brain in my head Slattery is hurricane and here are our stars who certainly deserve your applause marino hara rigid conny and veronica lake Ordinary march weather is enough for me. What's the old saying if march comes in like a lion? Does something like going? Well, it came in like a lion in the luxe radio theater in oklahoma. It came in like a Leopard a very spotty month The marine every time you visit us. I'm reminded how gorgeous your luxe complexion looks in technicolor Thank you bill. I've always been a luxe girl veronica. There's something I've always wanted to ask you What became of that hairdo you used to have you know where you wore it over one eye Well, I'd say I just combed it back. I wanted to see how the other half lives Well, it's very becoming veronica and we enjoy looking at the other half of a lovely luxe complexion You know luxe has always been my favorite complexion care Can you tell us what play you have for next week bill? One of the best love stories ever written marine Because next week's drama is little women Our play is adapted from metro golden mayor's superb motion picture And we'll have three of the original stars of the picture June allison peter lawford and janet lee Three great stars in the story enjoyed by generations of americans Perfect entertainment for the whole family So don't miss june allison as joe peter lawford as lorry and janet lee as meg in little women We'll be looking forward to it bill. Good night. Good night and many thanks to you all Here's a passion flash from hollywood an all-occasion glove with a novel drawstring Adjust to three different lengths short pursuits Brace it length for afternoon and full length for evening Marina hara has ordered several pairs and pastel fabrics to complement her spring and summer wardrobe Of course her gloves like her washable dresses and blouses get gentle luxe flakes care She knows how easily wrong washing methods fade delicate colors actual washing tests prove Miles safe luxe flakes care keeps colors excitingly lovely up to three times as long Be sure to get luxe flakes tomorrow. Give all your knife washables that lovely luck luck fever brothers company the makers of luxe toilet soap Join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening when the luxe radio theater present june allison peter lawford and janet lee in little women This is william kealy saying good night to you from hollywood Through the courtesy of 20th century fox producers of under my skin starring john garfield Richard conty also appeared through the courtesy of 20th century fox Whose next release will be the technicolor production wabash avenue starring betty gravel and victor mature Third in our cast tonight were steven dunn as hobson bill conrad as kramer alan reed as milne And frederick tozer larry dobkin bill john sone george niece william green eddy mar and bob briffon Our play was adapted by sh. Barnett and our music was directed by louis silvers This is your announcer john milton kennedy reminding you to join us again next Monday night to hear little women Starring june allison peter lawford and janet lee Stay tuned for my friend ermah which follows over these same stations The columbia broadcasting system