October 1, 2025 • 28 mins
Suspense was one of the most popular and successful old time radio series during it's run of over 900 episodes, spanning 1940-1962. Guest stars included Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Marlene Dietrich, Humphrey Bogart. and many more. The plots were mostly engaging crime dramas, science fiction and some horror - usually with a twist at the conclusion.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
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with Mark hoping once again to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
In eighteen ninety eight, down Hallama Way, the battleship Maine
in the harbor in laye one petro Vernie was a
dear about boom. Two hundred and sixty sailored boys met
their doom tispan. The yard said, we are not too plain.
The Americans tried to remember them. Made in South slu Very,
thick and fast. You'll be a sleepy peace couldn't last.
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On the island of Umerica were some brave woven men.
So Lieutenant and to Rowan was sent to see them.
Once upon a time long at.
Speaker 6 (02:22):
Lieuten and to Rawan went to see them.
Speaker 7 (02:41):
Oh ro over this way, I was just beginning to
wonder if you've got lost all. Thank you, I think
thee liberty of ordering you a direct for dinner best
Rum in Jamaica.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Thanks. Wow, this looks like quite a place.
Speaker 7 (02:54):
American castles guard to see the tourists who introduce interesting places.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I would point out interesting people.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
There's a sort of diplomatic hangout. Well, that's the German
consol over there, and the Spanish.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Ours affair at that table. I see.
Speaker 7 (03:07):
The only other person you should know is the man
sitting by himself near the window. He's Cuban, an exiled patriot.
His name is doctor Jose Rubio. Now pick up your mania.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've got a good look. He's the one.
Speaker 7 (03:20):
I'm not positive, but everything I've found out points to Rubio.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
It'll take more time to make sure.
Speaker 7 (03:25):
How much more time one other two days at least
than the quick way to make sure is to talk
to him a quick way, yes, but of course that's
up to you. How do I reach him? Four seven
four Pitch Street. Just be careful. Everyone knows Jamaica's are
jumping off place for Cuba. The Spanish could be watching
him too, Thanks, mister Kater. And if we don't see
each other again, Cable Washington, I'm on my way. Oh
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the yeah, Spaniards leaving he walk past us.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I guess he liked his dinner. He looked quite satisfied.
Maybe he's had good news. He's usually a poka face. Anyway,
I hope he gets hot BURNI Jamaica was the edge
of it.
Speaker 7 (04:16):
My desk in the War Department back in Washington seemed
a million miles away. It had taken two days to
sift through the Cubans in Jamaica and come up with
doctor Rubio. When it got dark, I left my tourist
hotel and I went to Purch Street.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
I hadn't had time to feel scared.
Speaker 7 (04:32):
I knew my orders weren't simple, but it began to
catch up to me. Now it doctor Jose Rubio.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, my name is Rowans America.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Yes, sir, may I speak to you privately that when't.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
You come in? I hope you will pardon this clutter
of papers about the room. My work habits are not
the tagget you're alone?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Can we be overheard over head? No good? These are
my credentials.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Andrew Rowan, Lieutenant, United States Infantry.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
I've been sent here to contact you. I have information
that you work for the freedom of Cuba, that you
maintain certain relations with the Cuban guerrilla forces fighting the
Spanish General Garcias forces.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
The Lieutenant Rohan, I am a doctor of philosophy. Jamaica
is a British possession. The British frown on such activity.
Speaker 7 (05:48):
Yes, I understand, sir, But this is urgent. Is there
a way a man could be sent to Cuba to
General Garcia?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
If there's such a thing where possible both, why would
it be so urgent?
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Well, I'll say it plainly, doctor. We've got to know
the strength of the Spanish, what supplies General Garcia needs,
and if you cooperate with an American army of invasion invasion, Yes, sir,
a declaration of war between the United States and Spain
is very close when a week, ten days the information
General Garcia has will govern the whole strategy of our
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army and navy.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
You should have come a long time ago, Lieutenant, when
the cause of Cuba independence first needed help.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Maybe so, sir, But I don't make policy.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
I will tell you truthfully, I do not know what
assistance I can be. The Spanish has certainly become very strong.
They use this to force to press in Augustias.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Well, if you could get me to him, Sir, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
I want to get you to your lieutenant.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I have received no word from Cuba in six weeks.
I'm not sure Whereia is.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
I'm not sure even that my communications are still secret
is already proof that they're not. No, unless silence is proof.
I want to help you, lieutenant, but you must know
the risk to me, to you Togia.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
I'm ordered to get to the general.
Speaker 7 (07:20):
Sir.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
If you're the only way.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
You like to fish, Lieutenant, how's that's a fish? Have
to see any boat? I have a friend who knows
all the best fishing places between here and Cuba.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Oh yes, sir, I like to fish.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
When can you be ready?
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I'm ready to answer. How about tonight?
Speaker 7 (07:56):
It takes thirty six hours for a fishing boat across
to Cuba.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Burned my identification papers and we left the house.
Speaker 7 (08:03):
The night was warm, there was a moon, and the
streets were empty. We walked toward the waterfront, and doctor
Rubio told me all he could.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
The place he will land is called Grand Rincon. Just
into the jungle is a house. Perhaps I make difficulties
in my own mind, but since I have no word,
the Spanish know this place that is the reasonable assumption
and trade.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Back in Washington, they told me it wouldn't be easy.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Six weeks ago it would have been a simple matter.
The insurrectors held this part of the coast that's here,
would have been easy to reach.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Where are the lines now, the hills?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
The jungle tree is That's all I can tell you.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
That Grand rain Corn. The people there will know if
there is word from the Canada.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Only one thing you can be sure of. Where the
guns are firing. That is where you will find realista Gartia,
where the guns are fired. I will go this way
now across the plaza right.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
M the third fishing bog. That is, my friend. If
you couldn't see it, you could smell it. Serve you,
Serve you.
Speaker 8 (09:18):
I'm here.
Speaker 7 (09:19):
Who is uh?
Speaker 8 (09:28):
The dogs are busy for mine.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Then you said, as long as there's will, that man
good Granda incon gone, I will take him then. But
for sure, the researcher, it must be done. He's American.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
He turned to his friends, and see you but cool,
Libre mar Tanne, come aboard.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Nice, goodbye, lieutenant and success. This is my first trip
to Cuba. Doctor.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
I'll have Begunner's luck. The Vassio hoisted the big single sail.
It caught the wind easily, an ordinary fisherman in an
ordinary sea. But I remembered what Cotton said, everyone knows
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Jamaica's and jumping off us, and there was a moon.
The doc dropped behind us, and Rubio's white suits faded
into the dark.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
I felt the boat take the main swell of the
ocean air, and then something caught my eye. There's not
much of comfort on this board. What do you look
at that light at the edge of town, The way
it blinks, h shimmer of the air. I watched it.
Maybe it was my eye that the blink seemed more
than just a shimmering and damp night air. Then it
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went out, and somewhere behind us, Savasio, you hear it.
Esteam a loan supply both for one of the plantations.
You'll sleep, I will say.
Speaker 7 (11:12):
I stretched out on a pilot fish nets and I listened.
The stound disappeared in the night, and we were alone
on an empty sea.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
The morning of the second day, Cuba began to grow
on the horizon. By late afternoon we were close inshore
saving easter. I watched the jungle. It looked cool, and comfortable.
There was no sign of war. Americano. What is it, Savasio,
watch the sail I've come about now you ran Cuba Americana.
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Thanks Savasio. Ah, it feels good.
Speaker 7 (12:01):
Here's the glad to lead me to the jungle, I said,
Then I leave you with you spany for throat boats
hiding and go.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Thanks. It's allful one America.
Speaker 7 (12:14):
Our eyes held for a moment, and I pushed the
boat away from the document. She caught the wind and
curved out. And then I felt the nakedness of standing there,
and I started toward the jungle. My imagination was very good,
and I was sure that a thousand eyes were watching me.
I looked for some movement, something somewhere ahead, and then
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I reached the cool vaulted overhang of the first trees.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
There was a house. I walked toward it. Hello, anybody here? Hello?
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Is anybody here? Huh? Put up your hands. Look, I'm
not armed. You don't need that gun. For three years,
I carry a gun. I will decide if I need it.
I was told the people at this house would help
me help you.
Speaker 8 (13:25):
How who told you this?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Doctor Jose Rubio coming in there? Where's he said?
Speaker 8 (13:36):
True?
Speaker 9 (13:36):
You're saying, Rubio, hey, watch you come from the book.
You weren't playing close, but you walk like your soldier.
How do I know you come from Rubio? If you
let me put my hands down, maybe I.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Could prove it. Do it slowly, soldier.
Speaker 7 (13:55):
Here, look these coins. This one's British Jamaica, and this
one's America. You see United States of America and on
this side liberty.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Mm hmm. You are American? Yes?
Speaker 9 (14:09):
Why does Rubl send you to see your General Calixto Garcia?
Guys here, Gusilla, what's living from this part of the
country six weeks ago?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Can you take me to him? Thank you?
Speaker 9 (14:21):
Yes, there are many Spanish between here and Garcia.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Now, look, believe this or not. The United States will
land an army to help Garcia if you can get
me to him. You're know nothing of this kind of war.
Speaker 7 (14:32):
Well, I'm here to learn to help you. But I
can't help unless I get to Garcia as quickly as possible.
Speaker 9 (14:39):
We would need horses. This man needs the head. Go
needs the head. God good, where do we get horses?
It's Spanish? Of them we take from the Spanish.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
I go with you you. I do not stay here alone. Well, yes,
but I can't.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Well, well, what I mean is.
Speaker 2 (14:56):
That because I am a woman, you know nothing of.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
This kind of war.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
The sun was almost down when we left. In the jungle.
Speaker 7 (15:12):
It built the shadows. I walked between them, the mingling
in front, the racing behind. The Minglin carried a machete.
He hacked at the jungle in front of us.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Experty. If we were going in any definite direction, I
couldn't tell. Do you have a name? My name is Rowan,
and I got sea.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
You are the general of his army? Of course?
Speaker 2 (15:39):
No, no, the general sent me I'm a lieutenant.
Speaker 8 (15:43):
I was a capping van.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
Oh where we find these horses?
Speaker 3 (15:48):
The jungle?
Speaker 1 (15:49):
In schools fanis have removed that cavalry. Month.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
Wait, look this ky behind us?
Speaker 2 (15:58):
Fire? Who is it? Sponge?
Speaker 9 (16:03):
You're not a secret Americana.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
They know you're here.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
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Speaker 2 (17:54):
To keep you in high suspense. Who is it spannge Wait, yeah.
Speaker 10 (18:18):
It's not be arrest But I said, I'm all right,
I did before. They won't find this, Kay.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
They think they're shooting at us off there. Yeah, sure
that you are not the shane out of your arms.
You seem to be very important to them.
Speaker 7 (18:54):
I don't understand how could they have found out about us?
Speaker 2 (18:57):
You Spanish almost lavor than you think.
Speaker 7 (19:02):
Yes, I'm very sorry about the house India wore.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
A burning house is nothing.
Speaker 7 (19:17):
He waited there as the sun set. It was the
first contact with Spanish war. They knew I was in Cuba.
They were looking for me, and they were stark what
safety there was would be in the night. Finally the
shadows combined into a velvet black patent. The Mingling listened
to the sounds in the jungle and said it was
safe to go. We left the jungle in another mile
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and came out in the valley. Then we walked along
the dirt road until the m England stopped. There was
the smell of horses in the damp night air.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
It's just those trees. Give me the gun tray.
Speaker 9 (19:55):
Said, ok, on me a fuga. It is necessarily using
much it shoe you are there, She's gonna take care
of herself. M Four horses saddle and ready to go.
Prisons from the King of Spring. You take yourself, I
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will read the racious.
Speaker 2 (20:21):
Make me a sucier.
Speaker 10 (20:30):
Yeah yeah, yeah.
Speaker 9 (20:39):
How can you drag him.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Out of the waist?
Speaker 7 (20:44):
M h.
Speaker 10 (20:46):
Yeah there?
Speaker 7 (20:49):
Why do you wait?
Speaker 2 (20:50):
Get your horses like? Yes, you'll learn about the world. Yes,
I learned.
Speaker 9 (20:59):
It's easy.
Speaker 7 (21:09):
We rode for three nights the burn cane fields jungle
in the tall Cuban grass.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Garsia had done a lot of retreating in sixteks.
Speaker 7 (21:18):
Then on the fourth morning, just before daybreak, doctor Rubio's
words came back to me. Where the guns are firing,
that's where you'll find Calisto Garcia. I can you keep
where they are shooting as so long as it isn't
in this direction, Go enter the RYAMIANSK fifteen, No more jungle,
go hide?
Speaker 2 (21:36):
Is Garcia there in the town? Yes, then we've got
to go. We bent low and raced for the town,
and as soon as we rode into the open, the
spaniard sauce, little puffs of dirt kicked up all around
the town would never get close, and then finally.
Speaker 10 (22:00):
Haha with magic welcome Tobaa.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Hello you crazy. You never should have made it across
that field. We didn't have much choice. I want to
see General Garcia.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
You want to fight, I will give you gone.
Speaker 8 (22:16):
This man is Americano, you're saying by he's saying as
the hours Mariicane.
Speaker 2 (22:21):
Ah ah, right, Americano, come.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
With me.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
The situation. What are you waiting for?
Speaker 8 (22:41):
Men? Send your mentors of front position Romas. I want
to report on the ammunition. They tell me I should
make time for you.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
You are an American? You want to see me? Yes, sir,
Lieutenant rowan United States symfantry. You have allus, the whole
Spanish army. Did you have to bring them with you?
By orders? Were to get to you? Say?
Speaker 7 (22:59):
I'm instructed to tell value that the United States is
prepared to enter the war against Spain. The War Department
requests your knowledge of the Spanish army and wishes to
know if you will cooperate with our forses.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
The destruction of your battleship. Is that that, sir, and
the Spanish treatment of your people.
Speaker 8 (23:14):
When will this.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
War be declared? It might be already declared when I
left Washington.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
They told me the Spanish would declare on us or
we on them in a week to ten days.
Speaker 8 (23:24):
And that is why the Spanish drive me so hard
to destroy. The insurrect goes quickly, so you will have
no base. I will need supplies before your army gets here. Guns, ammunition, food,
I need them quickly.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
They'll be sent to you. Say the guns, Lieutenant, what
kind will you spend our standard gun? Say? Then I
will show you something.
Speaker 8 (23:46):
Can they compare with this.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
Mousing? It's German and it fires.
Speaker 8 (23:54):
A clip five shots. By working the boat, a man
does not have to reload.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
By hand, and our guns fire single shots. Each man
who has one is made into two. Spanish are armed
with mousers, but we don't have anything like it.
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Then send me your automatic guns, the coat for gattling, and.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Make many more.
Speaker 8 (24:13):
Tell your generals they come.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
To no simple war. Yes, I see. May I take
this with me?
Speaker 8 (24:21):
Take it and get to your generals quickly, Gerald Sanchez,
and I want you to have coort Lieutenant law and
as quickly as possible, to not see that he leaves
the shores of Kuga safely. I trust you are the
forefront of your army lieutenant for Cuba, liber.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
General Sanchez took.
Speaker 7 (24:51):
Me to school and again there was still waiting for
the night. I watched a mouser in action in the
Spanish knew how to use it. It was no simple war.
As the shadows began to lengthen the fighting died down.
Sanchez picked three men and we started north. There was
luck and we reached the ocean in two days.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
The board is not much, but at least it does
not leak back.
Speaker 8 (25:17):
Sen says, the good winds, you should make the British
island of w Nawa tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
We will be waiting for your arms. It will be here.
Kuba libread.
Speaker 1 (25:36):
The winds were fair.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
As he sailed all night.
Speaker 5 (25:39):
He was friendly to the Kuban flight.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
He reached the Naho as safe and sound and for
soon on another boat homeward bound the hand. Ralphatold what
he had to say, and it all brought the victory
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And now I'd like to present Richard Widmark and our
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Speaker 2 (27:12):
Thank you, Arlow Dick.
Speaker 4 (27:13):
I'm happy to inform you that for the second consecutive
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Speaker 2 (27:25):
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Speaker 7 (27:28):
And now if I may, I'd like to tell your
audience that next week the first Lady of Suspense, Agnes Morehead,
will star in a very.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
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to Suspense. Suspense is produced and.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
Directed by Elliott Lewis, with music composed by Running Garagank
and conducted by Love Gluskin. Portions of this program were
transcribed A Message to Garcia was adapted for Suspense by
Richard Chandley. Featured in the Knight's cast were Anthony Barrett,
Joseph Karns, Lillian Bayer, Jack Kruschan.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
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Speaker 2 (00:30):
Mark, Hello, Hallo, how is your vacation?
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with Mark hoping once again to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
In eighteen ninety eight, down Hallama Way, the battleship Maine
in the harbor in laye one petro Vernie was a
dear about boom. Two hundred and sixty sailored boys met
their doom tispan. The yard said, we are not too plain.
The Americans tried to remember them. Made in South slu Very,
thick and fast. You'll be a sleepy peace couldn't last.
(02:14):
On the island of Umerica were some brave woven men.
So Lieutenant and to Rowan was sent to see them.
Once upon a time long at.
Speaker 6 (02:22):
Lieuten and to Rawan went to see them.
Speaker 7 (02:41):
Oh ro over this way, I was just beginning to
wonder if you've got lost all. Thank you, I think
thee liberty of ordering you a direct for dinner best
Rum in Jamaica.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Thanks. Wow, this looks like quite a place.
Speaker 7 (02:54):
American castles guard to see the tourists who introduce interesting places.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I would point out interesting people.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
There's a sort of diplomatic hangout. Well, that's the German
consol over there, and the Spanish.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Ours affair at that table. I see.
Speaker 7 (03:07):
The only other person you should know is the man
sitting by himself near the window. He's Cuban, an exiled patriot.
His name is doctor Jose Rubio. Now pick up your mania.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've got a good look. He's the one.
Speaker 7 (03:20):
I'm not positive, but everything I've found out points to Rubio.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
It'll take more time to make sure.
Speaker 7 (03:25):
How much more time one other two days at least
than the quick way to make sure is to talk
to him a quick way, yes, but of course that's
up to you. How do I reach him? Four seven
four Pitch Street. Just be careful. Everyone knows Jamaica's are
jumping off place for Cuba. The Spanish could be watching
him too, Thanks, mister Kater. And if we don't see
each other again, Cable Washington, I'm on my way. Oh
(03:46):
the yeah, Spaniards leaving he walk past us.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I guess he liked his dinner. He looked quite satisfied.
Maybe he's had good news. He's usually a poka face. Anyway,
I hope he gets hot BURNI Jamaica was the edge
of it.
Speaker 7 (04:16):
My desk in the War Department back in Washington seemed
a million miles away. It had taken two days to
sift through the Cubans in Jamaica and come up with
doctor Rubio. When it got dark, I left my tourist
hotel and I went to Purch Street.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
I hadn't had time to feel scared.
Speaker 7 (04:32):
I knew my orders weren't simple, but it began to
catch up to me. Now it doctor Jose Rubio.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, my name is Rowans America.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Yes, sir, may I speak to you privately that when't.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
You come in? I hope you will pardon this clutter
of papers about the room. My work habits are not
the tagget you're alone?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Can we be overheard over head? No good? These are
my credentials.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Andrew Rowan, Lieutenant, United States Infantry.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
I've been sent here to contact you. I have information
that you work for the freedom of Cuba, that you
maintain certain relations with the Cuban guerrilla forces fighting the
Spanish General Garcias forces.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
The Lieutenant Rohan, I am a doctor of philosophy. Jamaica
is a British possession. The British frown on such activity.
Speaker 7 (05:48):
Yes, I understand, sir, But this is urgent. Is there
a way a man could be sent to Cuba to
General Garcia?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
If there's such a thing where possible both, why would
it be so urgent?
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Well, I'll say it plainly, doctor. We've got to know
the strength of the Spanish, what supplies General Garcia needs,
and if you cooperate with an American army of invasion invasion, Yes, sir,
a declaration of war between the United States and Spain
is very close when a week, ten days the information
General Garcia has will govern the whole strategy of our
(06:25):
army and navy.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
You should have come a long time ago, Lieutenant, when
the cause of Cuba independence first needed help.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Maybe so, sir, But I don't make policy.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
I will tell you truthfully, I do not know what
assistance I can be. The Spanish has certainly become very strong.
They use this to force to press in Augustias.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Well, if you could get me to him, Sir, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
I want to get you to your lieutenant.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I have received no word from Cuba in six weeks.
I'm not sure Whereia is.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
I'm not sure even that my communications are still secret
is already proof that they're not. No, unless silence is proof.
I want to help you, lieutenant, but you must know
the risk to me, to you Togia.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
I'm ordered to get to the general.
Speaker 7 (07:20):
Sir.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
If you're the only way.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
You like to fish, Lieutenant, how's that's a fish? Have
to see any boat? I have a friend who knows
all the best fishing places between here and Cuba.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Oh yes, sir, I like to fish.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
When can you be ready?
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I'm ready to answer. How about tonight?
Speaker 7 (07:56):
It takes thirty six hours for a fishing boat across
to Cuba.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Burned my identification papers and we left the house.
Speaker 7 (08:03):
The night was warm, there was a moon, and the
streets were empty. We walked toward the waterfront, and doctor
Rubio told me all he could.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
The place he will land is called Grand Rincon. Just
into the jungle is a house. Perhaps I make difficulties
in my own mind, but since I have no word,
the Spanish know this place that is the reasonable assumption
and trade.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Back in Washington, they told me it wouldn't be easy.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Six weeks ago it would have been a simple matter.
The insurrectors held this part of the coast that's here,
would have been easy to reach.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Where are the lines now, the hills?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
The jungle tree is That's all I can tell you.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
That Grand rain Corn. The people there will know if
there is word from the Canada.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Only one thing you can be sure of. Where the
guns are firing. That is where you will find realista Gartia,
where the guns are fired. I will go this way
now across the plaza right.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
M the third fishing bog. That is, my friend. If
you couldn't see it, you could smell it. Serve you,
Serve you.
Speaker 8 (09:18):
I'm here.
Speaker 7 (09:19):
Who is uh?
Speaker 8 (09:28):
The dogs are busy for mine.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Then you said, as long as there's will, that man
good Granda incon gone, I will take him then. But
for sure, the researcher, it must be done. He's American.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
He turned to his friends, and see you but cool,
Libre mar Tanne, come aboard.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Nice, goodbye, lieutenant and success. This is my first trip
to Cuba. Doctor.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
I'll have Begunner's luck. The Vassio hoisted the big single sail.
It caught the wind easily, an ordinary fisherman in an
ordinary sea. But I remembered what Cotton said, everyone knows
(10:24):
Jamaica's and jumping off us, and there was a moon.
The doc dropped behind us, and Rubio's white suits faded
into the dark.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
I felt the boat take the main swell of the
ocean air, and then something caught my eye. There's not
much of comfort on this board. What do you look
at that light at the edge of town, The way
it blinks, h shimmer of the air. I watched it.
Maybe it was my eye that the blink seemed more
than just a shimmering and damp night air. Then it
(10:57):
went out, and somewhere behind us, Savasio, you hear it.
Esteam a loan supply both for one of the plantations.
You'll sleep, I will say.
Speaker 7 (11:12):
I stretched out on a pilot fish nets and I listened.
The stound disappeared in the night, and we were alone
on an empty sea.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
The morning of the second day, Cuba began to grow
on the horizon. By late afternoon we were close inshore
saving easter. I watched the jungle. It looked cool, and comfortable.
There was no sign of war. Americano. What is it, Savasio,
watch the sail I've come about now you ran Cuba Americana.
(11:56):
Thanks Savasio. Ah, it feels good.
Speaker 7 (12:01):
Here's the glad to lead me to the jungle, I said,
Then I leave you with you spany for throat boats
hiding and go.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Thanks. It's allful one America.
Speaker 7 (12:14):
Our eyes held for a moment, and I pushed the
boat away from the document. She caught the wind and
curved out. And then I felt the nakedness of standing there,
and I started toward the jungle. My imagination was very good,
and I was sure that a thousand eyes were watching me.
I looked for some movement, something somewhere ahead, and then
(12:36):
I reached the cool vaulted overhang of the first trees.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
There was a house. I walked toward it. Hello, anybody here? Hello?
(13:10):
Is anybody here? Huh? Put up your hands. Look, I'm
not armed. You don't need that gun. For three years,
I carry a gun. I will decide if I need it.
I was told the people at this house would help
me help you.
Speaker 8 (13:25):
How who told you this?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Doctor Jose Rubio coming in there? Where's he said?
Speaker 8 (13:36):
True?
Speaker 9 (13:36):
You're saying, Rubio, hey, watch you come from the book.
You weren't playing close, but you walk like your soldier.
How do I know you come from Rubio? If you
let me put my hands down, maybe I.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Could prove it. Do it slowly, soldier.
Speaker 7 (13:55):
Here, look these coins. This one's British Jamaica, and this
one's America. You see United States of America and on
this side liberty.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Mm hmm. You are American? Yes?
Speaker 9 (14:09):
Why does Rubl send you to see your General Calixto Garcia?
Guys here, Gusilla, what's living from this part of the
country six weeks ago?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Can you take me to him? Thank you?
Speaker 9 (14:21):
Yes, there are many Spanish between here and Garcia.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Now, look, believe this or not. The United States will
land an army to help Garcia if you can get
me to him. You're know nothing of this kind of war.
Speaker 7 (14:32):
Well, I'm here to learn to help you. But I
can't help unless I get to Garcia as quickly as possible.
Speaker 9 (14:39):
We would need horses. This man needs the head. Go
needs the head. God good, where do we get horses?
It's Spanish? Of them we take from the Spanish.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
I go with you you. I do not stay here alone. Well, yes,
but I can't.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Well, well, what I mean is.
Speaker 2 (14:56):
That because I am a woman, you know nothing of.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
This kind of war.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
The sun was almost down when we left. In the jungle.
Speaker 7 (15:12):
It built the shadows. I walked between them, the mingling
in front, the racing behind. The Minglin carried a machete.
He hacked at the jungle in front of us.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Experty. If we were going in any definite direction, I
couldn't tell. Do you have a name? My name is Rowan,
and I got sea.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
You are the general of his army? Of course?
Speaker 2 (15:39):
No, no, the general sent me I'm a lieutenant.
Speaker 8 (15:43):
I was a capping van.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
Oh where we find these horses?
Speaker 3 (15:48):
The jungle?
Speaker 1 (15:49):
In schools fanis have removed that cavalry. Month.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
Wait, look this ky behind us?
Speaker 2 (15:58):
Fire? Who is it? Sponge?
Speaker 9 (16:03):
You're not a secret Americana.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
They know you're here.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
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Speaker 2 (17:54):
To keep you in high suspense. Who is it spannge Wait, yeah.
Speaker 10 (18:18):
It's not be arrest But I said, I'm all right,
I did before. They won't find this, Kay.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
They think they're shooting at us off there. Yeah, sure
that you are not the shane out of your arms.
You seem to be very important to them.
Speaker 7 (18:54):
I don't understand how could they have found out about us?
Speaker 2 (18:57):
You Spanish almost lavor than you think.
Speaker 7 (19:02):
Yes, I'm very sorry about the house India wore.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
A burning house is nothing.
Speaker 7 (19:17):
He waited there as the sun set. It was the
first contact with Spanish war. They knew I was in Cuba.
They were looking for me, and they were stark what
safety there was would be in the night. Finally the
shadows combined into a velvet black patent. The Mingling listened
to the sounds in the jungle and said it was
safe to go. We left the jungle in another mile
(19:40):
and came out in the valley. Then we walked along
the dirt road until the m England stopped. There was
the smell of horses in the damp night air.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
It's just those trees. Give me the gun tray.
Speaker 9 (19:55):
Said, ok, on me a fuga. It is necessarily using
much it shoe you are there, She's gonna take care
of herself. M Four horses saddle and ready to go.
Prisons from the King of Spring. You take yourself, I
(20:17):
will read the racious.
Speaker 2 (20:21):
Make me a sucier.
Speaker 10 (20:30):
Yeah yeah, yeah.
Speaker 9 (20:39):
How can you drag him.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Out of the waist?
Speaker 7 (20:44):
M h.
Speaker 10 (20:46):
Yeah there?
Speaker 7 (20:49):
Why do you wait?
Speaker 2 (20:50):
Get your horses like? Yes, you'll learn about the world. Yes,
I learned.
Speaker 9 (20:59):
It's easy.
Speaker 7 (21:09):
We rode for three nights the burn cane fields jungle
in the tall Cuban grass.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Garsia had done a lot of retreating in sixteks.
Speaker 7 (21:18):
Then on the fourth morning, just before daybreak, doctor Rubio's
words came back to me. Where the guns are firing,
that's where you'll find Calisto Garcia. I can you keep
where they are shooting as so long as it isn't
in this direction, Go enter the RYAMIANSK fifteen, No more jungle,
go hide?
Speaker 2 (21:36):
Is Garcia there in the town? Yes, then we've got
to go. We bent low and raced for the town,
and as soon as we rode into the open, the
spaniard sauce, little puffs of dirt kicked up all around
the town would never get close, and then finally.
Speaker 10 (22:00):
Haha with magic welcome Tobaa.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Hello you crazy. You never should have made it across
that field. We didn't have much choice. I want to
see General Garcia.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
You want to fight, I will give you gone.
Speaker 8 (22:16):
This man is Americano, you're saying by he's saying as
the hours Mariicane.
Speaker 2 (22:21):
Ah ah, right, Americano, come.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
With me.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
The situation. What are you waiting for?
Speaker 8 (22:41):
Men? Send your mentors of front position Romas. I want
to report on the ammunition. They tell me I should
make time for you.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
You are an American? You want to see me? Yes, sir,
Lieutenant rowan United States symfantry. You have allus, the whole
Spanish army. Did you have to bring them with you?
By orders? Were to get to you? Say?
Speaker 7 (22:59):
I'm instructed to tell value that the United States is
prepared to enter the war against Spain. The War Department
requests your knowledge of the Spanish army and wishes to
know if you will cooperate with our forses.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
The destruction of your battleship. Is that that, sir, and
the Spanish treatment of your people.
Speaker 8 (23:14):
When will this.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
War be declared? It might be already declared when I
left Washington.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
They told me the Spanish would declare on us or
we on them in a week to ten days.
Speaker 8 (23:24):
And that is why the Spanish drive me so hard
to destroy. The insurrect goes quickly, so you will have
no base. I will need supplies before your army gets here. Guns, ammunition, food,
I need them quickly.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
They'll be sent to you. Say the guns, Lieutenant, what
kind will you spend our standard gun? Say? Then I
will show you something.
Speaker 8 (23:46):
Can they compare with this.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
Mousing? It's German and it fires.
Speaker 8 (23:54):
A clip five shots. By working the boat, a man
does not have to reload.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
By hand, and our guns fire single shots. Each man
who has one is made into two. Spanish are armed
with mousers, but we don't have anything like it.
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Then send me your automatic guns, the coat for gattling, and.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Make many more.
Speaker 8 (24:13):
Tell your generals they come.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
To no simple war. Yes, I see. May I take
this with me?
Speaker 8 (24:21):
Take it and get to your generals quickly, Gerald Sanchez,
and I want you to have coort Lieutenant law and
as quickly as possible, to not see that he leaves
the shores of Kuga safely. I trust you are the
forefront of your army lieutenant for Cuba, liber.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
General Sanchez took.
Speaker 7 (24:51):
Me to school and again there was still waiting for
the night. I watched a mouser in action in the
Spanish knew how to use it. It was no simple war.
As the shadows began to lengthen the fighting died down.
Sanchez picked three men and we started north. There was
luck and we reached the ocean in two days.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
The board is not much, but at least it does
not leak back.
Speaker 8 (25:17):
Sen says, the good winds, you should make the British
island of w Nawa tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
We will be waiting for your arms. It will be here.
Kuba libread.
Speaker 1 (25:36):
The winds were fair.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
As he sailed all night.
Speaker 5 (25:39):
He was friendly to the Kuban flight.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
He reached the Naho as safe and sound and for
soon on another boat homeward bound the hand. Ralphatold what
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producer director Elliott Lewis.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Thank you, Arlow Dick.
Speaker 4 (27:13):
I'm happy to inform you that for the second consecutive
year you've been voted Auto LTE's Golden Mike Award for
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Speaker 2 (27:25):
Thanks very much, Elliott. That's a very handsome trophy.
Speaker 7 (27:28):
And now if I may, I'd like to tell your
audience that next week the first Lady of Suspense, Agnes Morehead,
will star in a very.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Special show called The Empty Chair. It salutes the.
Speaker 7 (27:39):
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Speaker 2 (27:43):
I highly recommend that all of you listen next week
to Suspense. Suspense is produced and.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
Directed by Elliott Lewis, with music composed by Running Garagank
and conducted by Love Gluskin. Portions of this program were
transcribed A Message to Garcia was adapted for Suspense by
Richard Chandley. Featured in the Knight's cast were Anthony Barrett,
Joseph Karns, Lillian Bayer, Jack Kruschan.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Ted the Corsier, and Edgar Barrier. Our singer was Ernest Newton.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
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producers of the Technicolor production The Robe in CinemaScope No
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in Los Angeles on at twenty fourth and remember next week,
Miss Agnes moorehead in the Empty Chair.
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