Dangerously Yours 44-07-02 01 The Highwayman

Dangerously Yours was a half hour show sponsored by Vicks. There were sixteen episodes broadcast in 1944, with eleven of them available to collectors today. Each episode seemed to star Victor Jory as the leading man, and concentrated heavily on romance, with much airtime being devoted to lovers murmuring sweet nothings at each other, and the action and adventure being relegated to backdrop status. At the end of each episode, the announcer would give a very brief teaser for the following week's show.

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Vix presents dangerously yours. I amadventured in my name, men of Travis,
the highways, the byways, theskyways of the world. I am
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of romance and adventure starring Victor Joryin an exciting tale based on the famous
poem of Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman. Fuck to you by Vix. When
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adventurer. I have sat with therobber barons before their fireplaces. I have
sailed with pirates in search of treasure. I have fought beside gallants dueling for
a kiss. Follow me now tothe forrests of the England of long ago.
Today we ride these pests by theside of one of the most dashing
figures of legend, the highwayman.The wind was a torrent of darkness among

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the gusty trees. The moon wasa ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seams.
The road was a ribbon of moonlightover the purple moor. And the Highwoman
came riding, riding, riding.All right, coachman, down from the

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box here, Now, what's allthis? Sorry to put you out there,
but I'll have your purpose. Youdon't find you, I'll be hanged
if you will. You'll be hangedif I don't. What is it?
The guy see in the carriage,miss good evening? The high Woman how
goes the night? Profibly? The'rea sirr girl, aren't you. I'm
not afraid of you? Said whatyou mean? You see I'm a poor

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family. There's nothing you'd steal fromme. Oh, I'm doing rather foolharted
this mountain. A high woman isalways safer in his settle. Let's giving
the carriage. You don't stand herebending words with his fellow. Your father
will be one to death wondering whythe coach is late here a hirewoman,
take my person to go. Aheavy purse too. It's enough to buy

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your freedom and mine for yours.I'll take a kiss if you'll give it
to me. He'll see you.Hang person. You're a hireman, Why
don't your custom to taking what youwant? I have that reputation, But
I'd like to be something a littlemore than a hireman to you, or
perhaps a little less. Has freeto have a man make love to you

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with a gun in each hand anda bag of conder over shoulder, and
speak of asking. But since Iam asking, since you are asking me,
of course you're not cons The roadwas a ribbon of moonlight over the

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Purple Moor, and the highwayman cameriding, riding, riding. The highwayman
came riding up for the olden door, hacking away all around my mouth,
theft in the house. Hello Tom, you're happy to mind John? I

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think it. The hunting was good, The hunting was very good. There's
a fortune of my saddle bags willcan be on its way to island to
fill a lot of empty Irish stump. Be careful. Those men at the
corner tile are what harry. Noone has ever seen the north Road the
highwayman except the mask and happy who'sgoing to link him with a slightly tipsy
very happy Cardio. You never knowwho it is and theft to danger,

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but someday someone will and then whatthen the end? I'll give you my
word load the impian. Hello,kissed your daughter? Hellly? Did you
see you might first? He kissedyour daughter? Oh well, now,
said guy, what's the chiefs?Look here? I hope to make that
young lady and my wife some day, and I can't have her running around

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kissing every tomsic and high woman inthe country. And will you please ask
her to hurry and dress. Weshall be late for Lady Catherine's ball,
and I despise being late. I'llsee what I can do, said guy,
which he has quite a costume toget into. Aren't you wearing a
costume? I haven't had a tastefor such calder roll. I wear a
mask and that's the positive limit.I'll go to. Hurry on along,

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Tim, hurry on along? Allright? All right? All right?
Yeah? Oh hello father? Whatdo you hook up the back of my
dress? Please? Said guy?Is in a fierce mood. He old,
funny daddy. I know he's veryangry with me because I kissed the

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high woman. What do you willpossessed you to do? A thing like
that. I don't know. Isn'tit funny? Father, Except that even
though we wore a mask, eventhough I knew he was a bandit,
he was someone I recognize her.When I saw him, I thought,
why. Of course, when Iused to sit by the window watching the

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empty road in the moonlight, itwas you I was watching for. And
when I used to dream of someone'slips in some one's arms, it was
your lips and your arms. Iknow it sounds foolish, but it's true.
That's why I kissed him. Andif he said come with me,

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I think I would have gone.It's a bad business being in love with
a highwayman. The best you canget out of it is the worst you
can get out of anything. Heall come to the same end, sooner
or later, you know, best, girl said, Guy's way off.
He can give you a fine homeand a lot of beautiful things you've never

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had. Not many girls in yourposition in life have the opportunity to marry
you so well, I know,Father, but those aren't the things I
want, so Guy would suffocate me. I want my life to be the
way it was tonight, exciting andbeautiful and challenging. Tonight you are flirting
with death. There's no man inEngland more dangerous to love than the highwayman

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daughter, and no man in Englandmore exciting. I hope you never see
him again. I pray to Godyou never see him again. In fact,
I forbid you to see him again. That's the old goat. Come
on, father, Oh, howdo I look? For the first time

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since you were born? I wishyou weren't so beautiful for the first time
since I was born. I'm gladI am You'll never see him again.
If I can help it, You'llnever see him again. Come on,
Darry, come yea, they're goingto be lach. You know how I

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despise being las, Yes, saidguy, I know, father, Yes,
what did it miss? Who isthat man sitting at that corner table?
Him? Sir John Lancashire? Right? Haven't you ever seen him before?
He's one of the King's close associates, very promising young men. Oh
why does he interest you? No? But for the moment I thought he

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was someone else. Well, goodnight, father, I'll be young,
good night, have a good time. Your daughter is very beautiful, Landlord,
She's a beautiful amount of trouble sirJohn, that's what she is.
Why why, I'll tell you why. There is said guy Barrington ready to
marry her and give her a goodhome. And all she can talk about

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is that highwayman, the highwayman.Does she know the highwayman Rascal held up
her coach to night and kissed her? Can you imagine that? Yes?
Oh, yes I can. Andnow she finds herself in love with him.
No, I shouldn't be standing heretelling you all this. She's always
saying I talk too much, andI suppose I do. It's heavy on

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my mind tonight. Oh, she'sin love with the highwayman. Where is
he gone? Now? She's goneto Lady Catherine's mask garage. Who since
the guy's taken her up, shegets invited to all the gentry's affairs.
Well, I've got to see tomy guests. Can I save you something?
No, No, I think Imust be leaving too. He's a

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prince cock hab on his forehead anda bunch of lace of his chin,
a coat of claret velvet, andbritches of brown dose skin, and they
fitted with never a wrinkle. Hisboots were up to the thigh, and
he rode with a jeweled twinkle.His pistol butts a twinkle under a jeweled
sky. May I have the pleasureof the swartz? Why I have a

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partner. Do you want to getsome refreshments? Then you're free for the
moment? Yes, for the moment. You're lighter than moonlight my arm.
Wasn't it rather foolish of you tocome here, sir John Lancashire? Oh

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so you know my name? Iknow enough about you to hang you.
Why do you say that You surelydon't think I'd forget you so quickly,
or that Sir Guy would Sir Guydoesn't worry me too much, And perhaps
you're very worry about me. Sir. If you think I'm going to stand
by and let you rob my friends, you're fustly mistaken. I'm your prisoner.
Call out, turn me over wheneveryou wish. Are you so sure?

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I will? No? But Iam sure that if you do,
it does matter very much what happensto me. As a matter of fact,
i'd advise you to call out,my dear, It would be very
wise. Why because if you don't, you will be my prisoner for the
rest of your life. If Iturn you over, they'll kill you.
If you don't, then maybe aday when you'll die with me, because

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I'll never stay away from you.Not now. Well, my dear,
I cannot do it. God helpus both. I cannot do it.
This is my dance. I wasjust filling in for you, sir guy.
Excuse me? Who is that mends? I don't know, you don't
know, you don't know, Butyou're dancing with him? Yes? What's

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got into you to night? Thiskissing Bandits dancing with strangers? Or was
he a stranger? Yes? Hewas. I'm not so sure, but
for her look familiar to me.I'm sure I've seen him before somewhere.
I may have seen him earlier thisseason. Oh, the haireman was much
taller. You're sure, I'm verysure? All right? Bet here,

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all right, but I'm going tokeep my eye on that fellow all the
What are you doing up here byyourself? It was warm in the ballroom.
I wanted to be there. Whatare you doing up there? Looking

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for you? It's a beautiful night, isn't it. You could almost touch
the stars. This is my kingdomand now it's yours. The world at
our feet and heaven at your fingertips. All, my darling, this is
our hour to be young and inlove. That's our moon in the sky,
and this is our world all aboutus. Best I have to say

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it, I love you. Ilove you this hour and will for every
hour and the end of time,My darling, My darling. Oh,
it's almost midnight. They'll be unmaskingsoon and you'll be leaving. Take me
with you. I can't. Ican't take you with me, not yet.

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It's too dangerous. But tell mewhy do you steal? You don't
need the money. I do,but not for myself. I've never kept
anything for myself. You see,there are people in this world who don't
realize they have too much, justas there are people who don't realize they
don't have enough, that they're dyingtoo young and too poor. I steal

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from them. Those I take fromcan always spirit. Do you understand?
Yes? I think I do,But it's wrong. I know it's wrong,
and so do you. There mustbe more honorable ways you can help.
Oh, are you trying to reformme? I'd like to. I'd

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like to keep you safe, becauseyou see, from tonight on my heart
will be riding the highways with youand it's pretty vulnerable. An accident to
you could kill it too. You'revery sweet. There's something between us.
I knew it this evening when youkissed me. It was like coming home.

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Whatever comes to one of us mustcome to both of us. Now
it's like that, isn't it?Yes, it is like that. I
wish it wasn't, but it islike that. Good Bye for the moment.
Be careful, be careful, don'tget it. Get away after him.
He's hencris horse. We'll never catchup in your pul up to him

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The Highwayman came riding up to theold indoor over the cobbles. He clattered
and closed in the dark inn yard, and he tapped with his whip on
the shutters, but all was locked, and boyd he whistled a tune to
the window. And who should bewaiting there with the landlord's black eyed daughter,
Bess the landlord's daughter, pleating adark red love knot into a long

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black hair. We'd better walk outby the gate, down the road away.
We don't want awaken farther. Ifhe hasn't awakened now, I don't
think he will. You never cando. Oh, John has been so
long for three weeks. I haven'thad a word from I've been busy.
I've been making plans. I've decidedto become an honest man for you.

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There's a prize I'm after. Ijust one prize, and I'm taking it
and then quitting. I've decided tobuy a farm in the north. Would
you like being a farmer's wife?I'll like being your wonderful all right,
now, here are my plans.I'll have to be off now because I
belong way to ride, but i'llbe here about noon tomorrow, and then
we'll find a clergyman and become misterand missus farmer, and that will be

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the end of the Highwayman, Ican't believe it. Oh, no,
here here, now, what areyou crying about? Maybe dreams do come
true, Yes, maybe there issomething to create your Indeed, maybe the
prince and princess do live happily.Ever after, I've been so frightened.
I've had such dreams. I keptseeing you dead by the roadside. Wasn't

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that foolishoven? Yes? Very,don't you know my life as charmed?
Now? Then best just on morethings. If they cress me sharply,
I may not get here during theday. If you don't see me at
noon, look for me by moonlight. You'll surely come. I'll come to
you by moonlight, though hell shouldbar the way. And now until tomorrow,

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good bye, my dark until tomorrowdark, And the dark hole in
yard a stable wicker creaked where Timthe Ostler listened. His face was white
and piqued, His eyes were hollowsof madness, his hair like moldy hay.

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But he loved the landlord's daughter,the landlord's red lip daughter, dumb
as a dog. He listened,and he heard the robbers say, I'll
come to thee by moonlight, thoughhell should bar the way. Best well,
father, So John Lancashire and theHighwayman are one and the same.

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Doesn't that sound a little ridiculous toyou? Yes, but I know it's
true. Tim the Ostler heard youa while ago. He told me your
whole conversation. Bess. I wantyou to promise that you'll never see that
man again. He's bad, he'sa robber, and you're a good girl,
and not for the likes of him. I'm going to see to it
that he's put in prison. Youmust tell me where he highs. I

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don't know, and if I did, I wouldn't tell you. You'll have
to catch him yourself. No,you'll catch him for me. He'll come
to see you and then we'll havehim. No, No, you can't
make me do that. Oh,you wouldn't do that. You couldn't do
that. Don't you understand how Ilove it. It isn't love. It's
a disease. You'll get over itin time. Then you'll fall in love

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with a decent, god fearing man. He's decent and god fearing and fine
and honest. Don't you think i'dknow if he weren't. No, you're
young. Your judgment isn't worse muchyet. Why, bess, girl,
You're all I've got in the worldto love. That's why I'm doing this.
Breaks my heart to hurt too,but I know it's the right thing,

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and I know you'll think me forit some day. Oh no,
oh, father, listen to me. If he dies, there's nothing in
the world for me anymore. Myheart would always be empty. He's the
blood that causes through me and allthe pain and all the joy. He's
what my eyes want most to lookupon and my arms want most to embrace.

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He's the difference between life and deathand heaven and hell. Oh don't
you understand if he dies, Iwant to die. Love isn't bit important
best. It only seems so nowwhen we're young, we don't really die
of it. You'll have to trustme. You'll have to believe that I
know what's best for you. Thispain will all pass in a week or

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a month. There'll be someone else. Please don't do this, don't betray
I love you, and I mustif you do well, despise you.
I'll despise you and hate you andlower you until I die. Good night,
miss, Sorry, but I'll haveto lock your door. Father.

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He did not come in the dawning. He did not come at noon and
out of the tawny sunset, beforethe rise of the moon, when the
road was a gypsy's ribbon looping thepurple moor. King George's men came marching,
marching, marching. King George's mencame marching up to the old indoor.
Hey you the landlord. Here,I am Sam. Where's your daughter?

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And she's locked in her room.I'll take you up all I mean,
man, she's you'll treat her kindly, won't you. She'll be all
right as long as she doesn't tryto escape. All right, land lord,
you can wait down and stay.I'd love to stay. We'll call

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you a free watching. Yes,tied to the foot of the bed,
pretty wench, isn't she a littletear stained? Well, that's where it
comes to having a taste for thewrong people. Have you nothing to say?
Nothing? Well, tire her upfor a death watch, better gagger.
I don't want to take a chanceof her screaming and warning him.

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You would if you had the chance, wouldn't you. Yes, she bound,
good and tight bound. She isall right. You and Keith take
up your watch by that window highissue from there. Well, my pretty,
how about a kiss for a hardworking soul? Don't you all right?
You're a little pepper from my taste? Anyhow? What about giving her

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a spot of brandy? No,I fix this gag now, I'll have
one myself. She really looks likeshe's keeping her watch all right. All
she needs is a gun. That'sa good idea. I'll tie a gun
to her chest, and she'll reallybe a dangerous little girl. With a
gun tied to her chest, hertwo bad hands won't be free to way

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she made short work of us.Here you are, lady. Now keep
good watch, Now keep good watch. And they kissed her. She heard
the doomed man say, look forme by moonlight. I'll come to thee
by moonlight. Though hell should barthe way. She twisted her hands behind
her, but all the knots heldgood. She writhed her hands till her

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fingers were wet with swept and blood, and they stretched and sprained in the
darkness. And the hours cled bylike years, till now, on the
stroke of midnight cold, on thestroke of midnight, the tip of one
finger touched it. The trigger atleast was hers. The tip of one
finger touched it. She strove nomore for the rest. She stood to

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attention with the barrel beneath her breast. She would not resper hearing, she
would not strive again for the road. Lay bear in the moonlight, blank
and bear in the moonlight. Andthe blood of her veins in the moonlight
throbbed to a love's refrain. Iwonder where he is. Maybe isn't coming.

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Maybe someone's having a offness. Well, if they are, it isn't
her head. We'll look pretty silly. Going back to London and saying,
we said all night for nothing.Maybe he's gone another love, Maybe he's
not interested in this one anymore.You're here, let's him come in quiet,
lond Joe whom we love to beassured it's him. We can't make

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a mistake there. Anybody's going him, all right. I couldn't mistake that
figure in his head. Hit him, Wait till he gets a little closer.
Yes, she shut herself. He'sfinding away. Never mind about here,
how away my daughter? He turned, He spread him westward. He

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did not know who stood bowed withher head or the musket drenched in her
own red blood. Not until dawnhe heard it, and slowly blanced to
hear how best the Landlord's daughter,of the Landlord's black eyed daughter, had
watched for her love in the moonlightand died in the darkness there back he
spied like a madman, shrieking acrossthe sky, with a white robe smoking

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behind him. His rape, yourbrandish high blood, redware spurs on the
golden noon. Wine red was hisvelvet cot. When they shot him down
on the highway, down like adog on the highway, and he lay
in his blood on the highway withher bunch of lace at his throat,

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and still upper Window's night, theysay, when the wind is in the
trees, and when the moon isa ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
when the road is a ribbon ofmoonlight over the purple moor. A highwayman
comes riding, riding riding. Ahighwoman comes riding up to the oldian door.

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He whistles a tune to the windows, and who should be waiting there?
Good evening, mister Hiraman, howgoes the night profitably? That depends?
I'm asking for a kiss? Aren'tyou accustomed to taking what you want?
But since I am asking, sinceyou are asking, of course,

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you must to have the case andthe who should be waiting there? But
the landlord's black eyed daughter vests thelandlord's daughter gleating a dark red love knot
into a long black hair. Andnow, after a brief word from our

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me next week to the streets ofearly Baltimore with one of the strangest and
most brilliant adventurers that ever lived.Until next Sunday, then I am Dangerously
Years. The script for Dangerously Yourswas written by Jeane Holloway and directed by

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Richard Sandville. Music for this seriesis under the direction of Mark Warnow.
Mister Jrry was supported by Gertrude Warneras Bess. Be sure and listening again
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