December 28, 2025 • 24 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
And now tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills
suspense Tonight The Story of Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley
and starring mister Tracy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield. James,
(00:41):
Hi were here just in time.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
We give me a hand these Indian summers hot custickie, James,
I'd like to talk to you. Well, of course, anything wrong? Yes,
oh well, then let's go in the house. I'll get
your beer. We can not in the house.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Do you mind if we just were?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Of course not it gets a rain. When's Elizabeth coming
home tomorrow or Tuesday? I think, James, I, oh, look
(01:24):
now we're friends. You know you can speak to me.
What's the matter? One of your patients die? Who made
a mistakes?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Nothing like that. Perhaps it's worse. I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Is there anything to do with Elizabeth going away?
Speaker 1 (01:38):
In a way? Yes?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Oh my favorite place, you know, Victor. I think up
most of my sermons here.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Listen. I've been doing an experiment. It's very complicated. I'm
almost finished.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
That's wonderful.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
I think I'm a little afraid of it. I don't know.
I've tried to think it out myself. I can't find
the answer. Go on, You've got to promise that you
will never breathe a word of what I'm about to
tell you. If you have my word, you swear. Why
don't usually break my word? I'm sorry? Well, look, I've
(02:15):
I've made something. It's tremendous. It's impossible, but I think
I've done it. And it goes against everything you believe, James,
What have you done? I put it together heart, brain, nerves, muscle,
everything I've done it. Do you understand a complete body?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
And you're upset because of that? You think you've done
something wrong.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Last night I made it move. I'm not certain, but
I think I can give it life. Don't you see
why I'm afraid, James, I've created a man. You don't
(03:12):
have to see this thing if you don't want them to.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Where is it in my lap?
Speaker 1 (03:19):
I'm the only one who has a key. Nobody else
ever goes in there.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I don't say I believe what you've told me. But
how do you know you can make it live? I mean,
is it anything more than galvanic action?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You'll see?
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Go ahead, I lock it. I always do, no windows.
It's better that way.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Now, before I show you. I want to explain here.
This is what started. It was mostly an accident. One
of the kids brought me up dog and run over killed.
He wouldn't believe it was dead, and he expected me
to bring it back. So I gave it a shot
on the heart and another with this stuff for compound
I fooled with for a long time. Yeah, the dog
(04:12):
came back to life, just for a moment.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
How do you know the dog was dead? It was
It had.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Been for two hours now. All this happened three years ago.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
You've been experimenting on things ever since. Yes, it's wrong.
I don't know it's wrong. What are you going to do?
Try to bring it to life.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I've got to try.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
If you've known that all the time, why did you
come to me? Why are you unsure about it?
Speaker 1 (04:38):
I wanted to tell you. I had to tell someone.
You're my friend.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
I'm a minister. I preach and believe in the word
of God.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
What about science?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
One doesn't believe in science. One accepts it as a
power given to man by his creator.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
I'm not arguing, James. I'm only saying that if this
thing can live, haven't I accomplished a tremendous work for science.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
I I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
You want to see it?
Speaker 2 (05:06):
No, No, I don't, but I must. Oh, it's not.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Terrible to look at. I've done a pretty good job
on it. It isn't quite finished faced mostly well.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
No, no, Victor bury it. Let it be at peace.
Don't do it, even if you can and I can't
imagine it possible, don't don't try.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Do you realize what it would mean?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I don't want to. What did the rest man forgetting it?
Just did?
Speaker 1 (05:42):
I can't, not until I find out one way or
the other.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
What are you going to do?
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Show you what happened last night?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
I don't want to see. I don't care.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
I know better.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Listen to the Victoria. This mustn't go on.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
You can stop it, not yet, not not until I
find out.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Does Elizabeth know what you're doing? Why did you send
her away?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I didn't want her here when I made the last test.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Because you're ashamed. You know it's wrong. You know what
you think.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Oh I'm not ashamed. I think I'm a little frightened.
This is bigger than anything since the world began. Perhaps
that's why I want you here.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
If it moves, if you prove your point to me?
Will you stop then? Will you destroy it? The formulas,
whatever papers you have, destroy all of it? Will you?
Speaker 1 (06:29):
I don't know, hand me that hypodermic there, we have
no if I say, I believe you victory. You don't
(06:50):
have to be afraid of it. It couldn't hurt you.
You know, there's only enough of this stuff to stimulate
a very small portion of its brain.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I'm not afraid of it. I'm afraid or a oh.
I've never preached to your victor.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
But it last night than the right. I'm going to
try the arm. Now, we'll move the light away here,
will you please? Thanks, I'll watch carefully. Only takes a
few seconds.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Now, lock, lock, it's end.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I know, I know that's the way it weighs yesterday,
that the movement only lasts for a moment. Though, that's all.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I don't know what to say. I don't even think
I understand what I've seen, except that is terrible.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Why because you don't understand.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
I'm afraid if you like, afraid for you for what
you've done. That thing lying there, you You've got no right.
I won't allow what's it? What's what? Listen?
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Where's my statistical. It's impossible. Then it wasn't enough.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It's breezy, Victor, what have you done? The thing's alive.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
You are listening to Frankenstein Tonight's presentation in Radio's outstanding
theater of thrills Suspense. I'll learn of Marls will Heed
History's lessons. Throughout history, surprise has had a leading role
(09:04):
in military disasters. Today, an enemy capable of surprise air
attack could leave chaos in his wake. That's why you
should be in the Civilian Ground Observer Corps volunteering a
few hours a week to guard our skies. Be a
ground observer. Contact your local Civilian Defense office and join immediately.
And now we bring back to our Hollywood sound stage,
(09:26):
mister Stacy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield starring into Night's
production of Frankenstein, a tale well calculated to keep you
in suspense here. It didn't have enough. It couldn't have
(09:53):
ten cces ten yesterday. Unless the drug's accumulative.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
Maybe that.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Has it moved again.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
No, and his eyes are open. What are you going
to do now?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Letsn't do it's hot again.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
It's got to be destroyed. We've got to put it
into a quiet. It's in human. Don't you see what
you're doing? You can't give it a soul?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
You can't.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
How do you know?
Speaker 1 (10:16):
How do you know what I can give it? I've
given it life, haven't I? It sees breeze, moves. Perhaps
it hears, yes, I wonder does it here?
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Ha?
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Look? Did you see that?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
Blink the head? Jerk, James. It hears, it's aware of sound.
Does it feel pain?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
No, there's not an animal. You owned it like a man.
Give it the dignity of one. I won't let you
do that. To go on this far? What down the scoutel.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
What are you going to prove by that?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
I think you must be mad.
Speaker 1 (11:02):
I didn't interfere with your workouts.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
There's something at the door.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Yes, I know. I better strap it down on the table, James.
You won't forget your promise, will you.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I'm sorry? I give you my word. I'm sorry you
ever told me about this. I feel I'm as guilty
as you are now.
Speaker 4 (11:45):
I ever took you so long?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Hello James, Hello Elizabeth.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
I tried to go you from the station, dear, with
the lines out.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Of order, I'm sorry. Did you have a nice time?
Speaker 4 (11:56):
Lovely? Everybody sends her love.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
That's good.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
What a fine pair of sober sides you are. What
did you do, darling? Wake one of my good dishes.
I knew I shouldn't have left you alone. But we're
all standing in the.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Hall for come on, Elizabeth, I must be going.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
Well, it's raining very hard.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
I'll be all right.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
And then you have taken umbrella. There's one in the kitchen.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Are you going to tell her?
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Now?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
You won't unstrap it from the table with you. I'll
try to come back later. I want to think about
what you've changed since you came to see me this afternoon.
You don't really care what I think, now, do you?
Speaker 1 (12:36):
I suppose not? Thanks anyway, James, are you going to
let it live? Well, that's funny coming from you. Have
I the right to kill it?
Speaker 2 (12:47):
I'll tell you this victory. You're doing something you have
no right to do, something that you don't even understand.
The creation of man isn't your job, It isn't mine.
I know your bright scientific minds. Forget me.
Speaker 4 (13:00):
He's the umbrella, James. But I wish you'd wait until
the storm.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
But I really must get back. Thank you, Wizabeth. I'll
return it tomorrow goodbye.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Well, what's the matter with him? Have you been arguing
religion again?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Vicon?
Speaker 1 (13:18):
No, dear, no, I'm doing a little work in the lab.
It's rather important to you.
Speaker 5 (13:24):
Mind what is going on?
Speaker 6 (13:26):
Dear?
Speaker 4 (13:26):
There's something?
Speaker 1 (13:27):
No, dear, nothing at all? There isn't I know?
Speaker 4 (13:29):
There is?
Speaker 1 (13:30):
What's the I've told you nothing. I've got to get
back to work now.
Speaker 5 (14:04):
Light.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
It broke the straps, got up off the table. It
broke the straps.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
It's just standing and looking at it. What do I do?
Talk to it? M What do I say? Can't understand
I've done it. I've done it.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
It's almost perfect muscular control of coordination. I wish i'd
finished the face though. To break those straps must be
terribly strong, and that's odd. It's not over average size.
Speaker 5 (14:51):
About what.
Speaker 1 (14:59):
Can you under stand what I say? Do you feel
any pain?
Speaker 7 (15:09):
Are you hungry? I'm a man like you? You are
a man? Do you understand? This is a mirror you
(15:29):
can see yourself? Look, I'm not It's all right, it's.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
All right, same, But it doesn't show anger in its face.
It's emotion there though. It sees ugliness, and it's afraid
I'll have to get it back on the table. Put
it to sleep. That's the best way. Then use a
stronger strap.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
World a chain's eyes just staring, seemed wondering.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
What a marvel it is?
Speaker 2 (16:08):
Though.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
I want you to come over here and sit down.
Do you hear me? Come here and sit down? Come here? No,
don't touch that. No, no, stop it stopping put that down?
Speaker 3 (16:40):
No, Victor, Victor Darling.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
Lisable. How did you get in here?
Speaker 4 (17:12):
I heard some noise and came down. The lab door
was open.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
I locked, the lock was broken.
Speaker 4 (17:18):
What's the matter?
Speaker 1 (17:19):
What'sen Did you see anyone?
Speaker 6 (17:20):
No?
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Did someone break in?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Elizabeth? Don't ask me any questions. Just do what I ask.
Go get your coat. I'm taking over to James house.
I want you to stay there.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
Why why?
Speaker 1 (17:31):
What is it to tell you about it? Now? You
may have to stay there all night? Now hurry please,
we've got to call the police. No, no, James, they
are sure that. I don't want that. It's just frightened.
That's all a big fool victory. Do you realize what
(17:51):
it means? That thing roaming about the country? What about
the children? Everybody in the village. I'm going to get
the police. No, not James, please, listen, give me a
chance to find it.
Speaker 2 (18:01):
Then what you do? A few more experiments, give it
speech perhaps and it happens again. It's mine. I made it.
I'm not thinking of that now. It's the village and
your wife. We don't even know where it is. If
it wants to kill, how do you know where it
will start? All right?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
All right? Then just give me an hour, please, James,
let me try to find it before we call the police.
If I do, I'll take it back. I'll destroy it myself.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
You give me your word, yes, yes, all right, I'll
go with you.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Thanks, James.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
I get my rifle. Do you have a gun? Yes?
Speaker 1 (18:42):
But I'm not going to use it unless.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yes, unless that's why I'll take mine. I shan't be
a moment. That's getting dark. Where do you think it
(19:05):
might have gone?
Speaker 1 (19:06):
That's hard to tell. If it's afraid of thunder, it
might be hiding in a barn. That's where I'm.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Heading now, the old Hamilton place.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
How you're going to capture it? Have you thought of that?
Speaker 1 (19:17):
I brought along a hypodermic.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
You're not afraid anymore, are you?
Speaker 1 (19:23):
No?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
It's strange because I am not of what it might
do to me. But because of the fact that I've
seen it, I don't know exists.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
But the dog might have seen it. Sounds as though
it's coming from around the Hamilton place. If it is
in there, there's no way out the back supported up,
wasn't it?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Yes? But it broke out of your lab.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
Then I'll go in and wait out here with you.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I am coming with you.
Speaker 5 (20:00):
No.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
No, if it tries to escape, if it does do
something to me, surely as it comes out, don't take
the chance.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
It won't let you get near it.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
I'm going to try.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
I lie.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
I am afraid it's somewhere in here, hiding, waiting for me.
I am afraid I should have destroyed that. James was right,
Oh what's the matter with a flash?
Speaker 5 (20:40):
That's better?
Speaker 1 (20:43):
What what was.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
That there.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
There in the corner? There it is?
Speaker 2 (21:03):
H mmm.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
I won't hurt you. It's all right. I understand. I
won't hurt you.
Speaker 5 (21:17):
M hmm.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Don't be frightened. It's going to be all right. You shooting,
(21:45):
I might I don't do Is is it gone?
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Yes? Are you thick? He never recovered consciousness again. Outside
I looked for the thing i'd shot at, but there
was no sign of it. I returned to the lab
(22:09):
and burned every paper, destroyed every single evidence of Victor
Frankenstein's terrible experiment. But the result of that experiment has
never been found, nor have I been able yet to
convince the authorities that such a thing ever existed.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
Suspense, in which mister Stacy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield
starred into Night's presentation of Frankenstein Next Week, the story
of Teor in the Streets. We call it the Whole
Town Sleeping. That's next Week on Suspense. Suspense is produced
(23:28):
and directed by Anthony Ellis. Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley.
The music was composed by Lucian Morrowick and conducted by
Wilbur Hatch. Featured in the cast were Vivi Janie and
Barney Phillips. Joined the FBI in Peace and War Wednesday
(23:50):
nights on the CBS Radio network
And now tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills
suspense Tonight The Story of Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley
and starring mister Tracy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield. James,
(00:41):
Hi were here just in time.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
We give me a hand these Indian summers hot custickie, James,
I'd like to talk to you. Well, of course, anything wrong? Yes,
oh well, then let's go in the house. I'll get
your beer. We can not in the house.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Do you mind if we just were?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Of course not it gets a rain. When's Elizabeth coming
home tomorrow or Tuesday? I think, James, I, oh, look
(01:24):
now we're friends. You know you can speak to me.
What's the matter? One of your patients die? Who made
a mistakes?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Nothing like that. Perhaps it's worse. I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Is there anything to do with Elizabeth going away?
Speaker 1 (01:38):
In a way? Yes?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Oh my favorite place, you know, Victor. I think up
most of my sermons here.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Listen. I've been doing an experiment. It's very complicated. I'm
almost finished.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
That's wonderful.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
I think I'm a little afraid of it. I don't know.
I've tried to think it out myself. I can't find
the answer. Go on, You've got to promise that you
will never breathe a word of what I'm about to
tell you. If you have my word, you swear. Why
don't usually break my word? I'm sorry? Well, look, I've
(02:15):
I've made something. It's tremendous. It's impossible, but I think
I've done it. And it goes against everything you believe, James,
What have you done? I put it together heart, brain, nerves, muscle,
everything I've done it. Do you understand a complete body?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
And you're upset because of that? You think you've done
something wrong.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Last night I made it move. I'm not certain, but
I think I can give it life. Don't you see
why I'm afraid, James, I've created a man. You don't
(03:12):
have to see this thing if you don't want them to.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Where is it in my lap?
Speaker 1 (03:19):
I'm the only one who has a key. Nobody else
ever goes in there.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I don't say I believe what you've told me. But
how do you know you can make it live? I mean,
is it anything more than galvanic action?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You'll see?
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Go ahead, I lock it. I always do, no windows.
It's better that way.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Now, before I show you. I want to explain here.
This is what started. It was mostly an accident. One
of the kids brought me up dog and run over killed.
He wouldn't believe it was dead, and he expected me
to bring it back. So I gave it a shot
on the heart and another with this stuff for compound
I fooled with for a long time. Yeah, the dog
(04:12):
came back to life, just for a moment.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
How do you know the dog was dead? It was
It had.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Been for two hours now. All this happened three years ago.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
You've been experimenting on things ever since. Yes, it's wrong.
I don't know it's wrong. What are you going to do?
Try to bring it to life.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I've got to try.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
If you've known that all the time, why did you
come to me? Why are you unsure about it?
Speaker 1 (04:38):
I wanted to tell you. I had to tell someone.
You're my friend.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
I'm a minister. I preach and believe in the word
of God.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
What about science?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
One doesn't believe in science. One accepts it as a
power given to man by his creator.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
I'm not arguing, James. I'm only saying that if this
thing can live, haven't I accomplished a tremendous work for science.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
I I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
You want to see it?
Speaker 2 (05:06):
No, No, I don't, but I must. Oh, it's not.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Terrible to look at. I've done a pretty good job
on it. It isn't quite finished faced mostly well.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
No, no, Victor bury it. Let it be at peace.
Don't do it, even if you can and I can't
imagine it possible, don't don't try.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Do you realize what it would mean?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I don't want to. What did the rest man forgetting it?
Just did?
Speaker 1 (05:42):
I can't, not until I find out one way or
the other.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
What are you going to do?
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Show you what happened last night?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
I don't want to see. I don't care.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
I know better.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Listen to the Victoria. This mustn't go on.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
You can stop it, not yet, not not until I
find out.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Does Elizabeth know what you're doing? Why did you send
her away?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I didn't want her here when I made the last test.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Because you're ashamed. You know it's wrong. You know what
you think.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Oh I'm not ashamed. I think I'm a little frightened.
This is bigger than anything since the world began. Perhaps
that's why I want you here.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
If it moves, if you prove your point to me?
Will you stop then? Will you destroy it? The formulas,
whatever papers you have, destroy all of it? Will you?
Speaker 1 (06:29):
I don't know, hand me that hypodermic there, we have
no if I say, I believe you victory. You don't
(06:50):
have to be afraid of it. It couldn't hurt you.
You know, there's only enough of this stuff to stimulate
a very small portion of its brain.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I'm not afraid of it. I'm afraid or a oh.
I've never preached to your victor.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
But it last night than the right. I'm going to
try the arm. Now, we'll move the light away here,
will you please? Thanks, I'll watch carefully. Only takes a
few seconds.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Now, lock, lock, it's end.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I know, I know that's the way it weighs yesterday,
that the movement only lasts for a moment. Though, that's all.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I don't know what to say. I don't even think
I understand what I've seen, except that is terrible.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Why because you don't understand.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
I'm afraid if you like, afraid for you for what
you've done. That thing lying there, you You've got no right.
I won't allow what's it? What's what? Listen?
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Where's my statistical. It's impossible. Then it wasn't enough.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It's breezy, Victor, what have you done? The thing's alive.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
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mister Stacy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield starring into Night's
production of Frankenstein, a tale well calculated to keep you
in suspense here. It didn't have enough. It couldn't have
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ten cces ten yesterday. Unless the drug's accumulative.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
Maybe that.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Has it moved again.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
No, and his eyes are open. What are you going
to do now?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Letsn't do it's hot again.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
It's got to be destroyed. We've got to put it
into a quiet. It's in human. Don't you see what
you're doing? You can't give it a soul?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
You can't.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
How do you know?
Speaker 1 (10:16):
How do you know what I can give it? I've
given it life, haven't I? It sees breeze, moves. Perhaps
it hears, yes, I wonder does it here?
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Ha?
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Look? Did you see that?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
Blink the head? Jerk, James. It hears, it's aware of sound.
Does it feel pain?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
No, there's not an animal. You owned it like a man.
Give it the dignity of one. I won't let you
do that. To go on this far? What down the scoutel.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
What are you going to prove by that?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
I think you must be mad.
Speaker 1 (11:02):
I didn't interfere with your workouts.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
There's something at the door.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Yes, I know. I better strap it down on the table, James.
You won't forget your promise, will you.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I'm sorry? I give you my word. I'm sorry you
ever told me about this. I feel I'm as guilty
as you are now.
Speaker 4 (11:45):
I ever took you so long?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Hello James, Hello Elizabeth.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
I tried to go you from the station, dear, with
the lines out.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Of order, I'm sorry. Did you have a nice time?
Speaker 4 (11:56):
Lovely? Everybody sends her love.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
That's good.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
What a fine pair of sober sides you are. What
did you do, darling? Wake one of my good dishes.
I knew I shouldn't have left you alone. But we're
all standing in the.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Hall for come on, Elizabeth, I must be going.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
Well, it's raining very hard.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
I'll be all right.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
And then you have taken umbrella. There's one in the kitchen.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Are you going to tell her?
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Now?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
You won't unstrap it from the table with you. I'll
try to come back later. I want to think about
what you've changed since you came to see me this afternoon.
You don't really care what I think, now, do you?
Speaker 1 (12:36):
I suppose not? Thanks anyway, James, are you going to
let it live? Well, that's funny coming from you. Have
I the right to kill it?
Speaker 2 (12:47):
I'll tell you this victory. You're doing something you have
no right to do, something that you don't even understand.
The creation of man isn't your job, It isn't mine.
I know your bright scientific minds. Forget me.
Speaker 4 (13:00):
He's the umbrella, James. But I wish you'd wait until
the storm.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
But I really must get back. Thank you, Wizabeth. I'll
return it tomorrow goodbye.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Well, what's the matter with him? Have you been arguing
religion again?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Vicon?
Speaker 1 (13:18):
No, dear, no, I'm doing a little work in the lab.
It's rather important to you.
Speaker 5 (13:24):
Mind what is going on?
Speaker 6 (13:26):
Dear?
Speaker 4 (13:26):
There's something?
Speaker 1 (13:27):
No, dear, nothing at all? There isn't I know?
Speaker 4 (13:29):
There is?
Speaker 1 (13:30):
What's the I've told you nothing. I've got to get
back to work now.
Speaker 5 (14:04):
Light.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
It broke the straps, got up off the table. It
broke the straps.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
It's just standing and looking at it. What do I do?
Talk to it? M What do I say? Can't understand
I've done it. I've done it.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
It's almost perfect muscular control of coordination. I wish i'd
finished the face though. To break those straps must be
terribly strong, and that's odd. It's not over average size.
Speaker 5 (14:51):
About what.
Speaker 1 (14:59):
Can you under stand what I say? Do you feel
any pain?
Speaker 7 (15:09):
Are you hungry? I'm a man like you? You are
a man? Do you understand? This is a mirror you
(15:29):
can see yourself? Look, I'm not It's all right, it's.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
All right, same, But it doesn't show anger in its face.
It's emotion there though. It sees ugliness, and it's afraid
I'll have to get it back on the table. Put
it to sleep. That's the best way. Then use a
stronger strap.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
World a chain's eyes just staring, seemed wondering.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
What a marvel it is?
Speaker 2 (16:08):
Though.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
I want you to come over here and sit down.
Do you hear me? Come here and sit down? Come here? No,
don't touch that. No, no, stop it stopping put that down?
Speaker 3 (16:40):
No, Victor, Victor Darling.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
Lisable. How did you get in here?
Speaker 4 (17:12):
I heard some noise and came down. The lab door
was open.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
I locked, the lock was broken.
Speaker 4 (17:18):
What's the matter?
Speaker 1 (17:19):
What'sen Did you see anyone?
Speaker 6 (17:20):
No?
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Did someone break in?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Elizabeth? Don't ask me any questions. Just do what I ask.
Go get your coat. I'm taking over to James house.
I want you to stay there.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
Why why?
Speaker 1 (17:31):
What is it to tell you about it? Now? You
may have to stay there all night? Now hurry please,
we've got to call the police. No, no, James, they
are sure that. I don't want that. It's just frightened.
That's all a big fool victory. Do you realize what
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it means? That thing roaming about the country? What about
the children? Everybody in the village. I'm going to get
the police. No, not James, please, listen, give me a
chance to find it.
Speaker 2 (18:01):
Then what you do? A few more experiments, give it
speech perhaps and it happens again. It's mine. I made it.
I'm not thinking of that now. It's the village and
your wife. We don't even know where it is. If
it wants to kill, how do you know where it
will start? All right?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
All right? Then just give me an hour, please, James,
let me try to find it before we call the police.
If I do, I'll take it back. I'll destroy it myself.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
You give me your word, yes, yes, all right, I'll
go with you.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Thanks, James.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
I get my rifle. Do you have a gun? Yes?
Speaker 1 (18:42):
But I'm not going to use it unless.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yes, unless that's why I'll take mine. I shan't be
a moment. That's getting dark. Where do you think it
(19:05):
might have gone?
Speaker 1 (19:06):
That's hard to tell. If it's afraid of thunder, it
might be hiding in a barn. That's where I'm.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Heading now, the old Hamilton place.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
How you're going to capture it? Have you thought of that?
Speaker 1 (19:17):
I brought along a hypodermic.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
You're not afraid anymore, are you?
Speaker 1 (19:23):
No?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
It's strange because I am not of what it might
do to me. But because of the fact that I've
seen it, I don't know exists.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
But the dog might have seen it. Sounds as though
it's coming from around the Hamilton place. If it is
in there, there's no way out the back supported up,
wasn't it?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Yes? But it broke out of your lab.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
Then I'll go in and wait out here with you.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I am coming with you.
Speaker 5 (20:00):
No.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
No, if it tries to escape, if it does do
something to me, surely as it comes out, don't take
the chance.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
It won't let you get near it.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
I'm going to try.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
I lie.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
I am afraid it's somewhere in here, hiding, waiting for me.
I am afraid I should have destroyed that. James was right,
Oh what's the matter with a flash?
Speaker 5 (20:40):
That's better?
Speaker 1 (20:43):
What what was.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
That there.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
There in the corner? There it is?
Speaker 2 (21:03):
H mmm.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
I won't hurt you. It's all right. I understand. I
won't hurt you.
Speaker 5 (21:17):
M hmm.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Don't be frightened. It's going to be all right. You shooting,
(21:45):
I might I don't do Is is it gone?
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Yes? Are you thick? He never recovered consciousness again. Outside
I looked for the thing i'd shot at, but there
was no sign of it. I returned to the lab
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and burned every paper, destroyed every single evidence of Victor
Frankenstein's terrible experiment. But the result of that experiment has
never been found, nor have I been able yet to
convince the authorities that such a thing ever existed.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
Suspense, in which mister Stacy Harris and mister Herb Butterfield
starred into Night's presentation of Frankenstein Next Week, the story
of Teor in the Streets. We call it the Whole
Town Sleeping. That's next Week on Suspense. Suspense is produced
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and directed by Anthony Ellis. Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley.
The music was composed by Lucian Morrowick and conducted by
Wilbur Hatch. Featured in the cast were Vivi Janie and
Barney Phillips. Joined the FBI in Peace and War Wednesday
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