The_Doctor_Takes_a_Wife

Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943–1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Initially, the series adapted Broadway plays[1] during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed live before studio audiences. The series became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s.

The primary sponsor of the show was Unilever through its Lux Soap brand.Broadcasting from New York, the series premiered at 2:30 pm, October 14, 1934, on the NBC Blue Network with a production of Seventh Heaven starring Miriam Hopkins and John Boles in a full-hour adaptation of the 1922–24 Broadway production by Austin Strong. The host was the show's fictional producer, Douglass Garrick (portrayed by John Anthony). Doris Dagmar played another fictional character, Peggy Winthrop, who delivered the Lux commercials. Each show featured a scripted session with Garrick talking to the lead actors. Anthony appeared as Garrick from the premiere 1934 episode until June 30, 1935. Garrick was portrayed by Albert Hayes from July 29, 1935, to May 25, 1936, when the show moved to the West Coast.[2]Famed studio executive and film producer and director Cecil B. DeMille took over as the host on June 1, 1936, continuing until January 22, 1945.

That initial episode with DeMille featured stars Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable in The Legionnaire and the Lady. On several occasions, usually when he was out of town, he was temporarily replaced by various celebrities, including Leslie Howard and Edward Arnol

Episode Transcript

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Let's Radio theater throughout America. Tonight, This inspired music lifts every heart to

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new patriotism as all of us joinall of you in pledging full allegiance to
our country. We've asked the ColumbiaBroadcasting System to interrupt our program tonight with
any important news developments. We herein the Lux Radio Theatre, as well
as you who are listening, wantto keep in touch with any and all

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events bearing upon this national emergency.In the meantime, this theater carries on
as usual, which as you know, is one of the oldest and finest
traditions of the theater. Tonight,the Lux Radio is the brings you Melvin
Douglas and Virginia Bruce and the DoctorTakes a Wife. A motley parade of

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characters from all walks of life constantlypass in review on the American screen rich
man, poor man, beggar,man, thief, and every other kind
of people that it takes to makea world. But judging from box office
records, perhaps the most romantic ofthe whole lot, for some reason that
I leave to you, is theDoctor. He seems to exert even more

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fascination over the American people than theCowboy and the Aviator, and perhaps perhaps
Columbia Picture had this in mind whenthey filmed The Doctor Takes a Wife.
It's the story of a doctor whosuddenly finds himself married to an author,
a beautiful young lady, author whohas just made a fortune out of a
book telling other young ladies the advantagesof not getting married at all. And

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that's such an embarrassing set of circumstancesthat it makes a perfect beginning for a
comedy. This play will put youin the proper frame of mind to do
your Christmas shopping, So you'd betterget started on that pretty soon, because
I believe the calendar shows there arejust fourteen more shopping days left before Christmas.
Of course, any one of thosefourteen days could get off to a

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very bad start if you suddenly discoveredthat you were all out of Luck's flakes.
You know, there are two kindsof flakes that make a white Christmas
snowflakes and lux flakes. So whileyou're concentrating on what you're going to give
Uncle George and Aunt Susan, puta little Christmas cheer in your housekeeping by
giving yourself some lux flakes. Andnow here's the Doctor Takes a Wife,

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starring Melvin Douglas as Tim and VirginiaBruce as June, with Lynn Carver as
Marilyn and Edgar Barrier as John Pierce. The curtain rises for the first act.
I'm in a copy of spiel Meat. I am the Spencer's on Spinach.

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Build my copy of Spencer's On Spinach, my dear, and read every
word You'll never look at Harriet.Ya author is a bachelor girl. And
they say your book answers everything?Is this the book that tells you how
to put men in their places?Give me another copy of Spencer's on Spinach.
The book counter of the Jian SpearsPublishing Company is like Galla Day in

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a bargain basement, and all becauseof one book. Spinster's Aren't Spinach?
In the back of the Star sitsthe happy publisher's desk littered with enthusiastic telegrams.
Listen to this, Miss Gray,what HG. Wells has done for
the ameba June Cameron has done forthe unmarried woman in our book Spinster's An't

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Spinach? And there are a millionwires just like it. Ms Gray,
take a telegram, June Cameron LakewoodLodge, Cut your vacation short and hurry
back. Have great plans for asequel. At Lakewood Lodge, June,
Cameron hurries across the lobby to thedesk. The clerk is not in sight,
so she bangs the desk bell,and this seems to annoy the gentleman

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who is using a telephone at theopposite end of the desk. Hey,
look, I'm telephoning cut it out. Will you please just go right ahead?
Don't mind me. I mean thatthing isn't helping a bit. The
connection's bad enough as it is.Yes, I know everything's inefficient up here.
I'm checking out. I'm in aterrible hurry. I'd like to send
a telegram to New York that andI have to send it from town.

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We don't have that ervice. Can'tyour phone it in? I can't hear
your own the moment? What sayit again? But I can't wait.
I'm in a hurry. Never mind, Can somebody take my bagh? Where's
your car? What? Why'm notdriving? That's too bad. If you
left five minutes ago, you mighthave made it. If you're going to
tell me there's not another trade,sorry dad, Well there's not one.
Tomorrow morning. But I've got toget to New York right now, just

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a moment. Pardon me, butwould you mind lowering your voice the phone?
Thank you? All the inefficient hotelsI have? You mind? This
is long distance? Then why don'tyou phone from a booth? I would
if there were a booth. Thishappens to be the only phone that's costing
me money. What'd you say?Dad? Can I hire a car somewhere

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not near stone? Ridiculous? Pleasekeep quiet. If you were gentlemen,
you'd wait Tillie go through. Ican't carry on this conversation. You had
no right to monopolize the lobby.What dad? Yes, of all the
stupid things I ever heard of,this is the word tell your dad.
Oh hello Dad, I'll drive downnow. Yes, I'm leaving right away,

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see you soon and bye. Anydifficult trying to hear? Doctor s
Jling? Well it calm down alittle when the storm blew over. Well,
goodbye, mister bird, see younext year. Are you looking for
you? Doctor Sterling? Hello?There? Oh it's you. I'm sorry

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I shouted at you. Oh Ididn't mind, but it's really bad for
your nerve centers. You shouldn't getso excited. Well, I had a
right to be annoyed. Is thatyour car there? Yes? It is?
But it doesn't pay to get excited, mass if you could see the
punishment those little Which way are yougoing? You? Your call? That
sweet of you? What is I'lljust toss my bag in the car.

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That's all right, I'll be gladto do it. Oh wait, I
don't want to big my aren't you? Con though? I like your car?
Of course it's a little out ofdate. But old things is so
interesting, aren't they. It's gettinga little chilly. I wouldn't mind if

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I put on my coat. Justlook out for those boxes back there.
That's a look out. Good heavens, what's that thing? Right? It's
a human head? It is not. It's a model. And if it's
broken, let me see it.No no cracks on that side, spitting
image of my uncle Chester. Nocracks on this side. I guess it's
all right. Just be careful ofit. Fond of him, aren't you?

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Do? You always travel together?I use him it in my work.
Well. I don't mean to pryinto your private life, but just
what is Chester? Do you?I teach neuropsychiatry I'm doing research on migrain
headaches. The head opens up.Oh, and just what is a migraine
headache? Blood vessels in the headdilate excessively, causing pressure on the nerve

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centers. We go too fast apace, especially women. They're not constituted
to take an equal place in aman's world. What makes you think it's
a man's world. The modern womancan match you men, fiber for fiber
and have a rib left over.You must have read that someplace. I
did, in a wonderful book calledSpinster's Aunt Spinach. Oh, yes,

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the chamber made of the hotel outof copy, the one with no forehead.
You shouldn't read trash like that.I didn't read it just as well
I wrote it. Oh well,sorry, Oh that's all right. I
didn't expect you or any other manto like it. Marriage is no longer
the answer to a maiden's prayer.Standing over our hot stove is all right

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for the more backward of our sisters. But a new kind of woman is
coming into her own. Oh isthat a fair? The kind that refuses
to subordinate her own personality to thatof the egotistical dominari male. Huh.
The Amazon's tried it. You knowyou are the complete picture of the smug
mail. You won't discuss it becauseyou know I'm right. You really can't
discuss anything with women. They neverhave an open mind. You're the perfect

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type. I must remember you formy second book. I look, would
you mind stopping in this town?I have to send a wire to my
publisher. I'm very anxious to getback. We'll give you a chance to
rest your nerve centers. You've beengoing at a fast clip, you know,
on the straightway back there you almosthit thirty Okay, but will you
please hurry? Thanks? This isawfully important. Oh there's a telegraph office
you can park right here, well, well, right in front of the

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Justice of the Pieces office. Andisn't there a wedding going on? What
of it? It merely goes toprove that someone did read your book.
You haven't heard of any lawyers inReno Starving. Have you be right back?
Make it snappy where you are I'mdoing New York? Do you want
to make a dime? Sure?What do I do? Mister? Look?
You see the sign? What yousay? Oh? Just married?

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Huh? Hanging on that car overthere? The bridon groom will be on
any second, so don't let themsee you. I won't which guy you
say that? One? Over there? Go ahead? Okay, thank you.
Will you take this telegram? Please? Straight telegram to John S Peers
Peas Publishing Company, New York,driving down today. We'll see you tomorrow.

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Have a big surprise. Best regards, June Cameron. June Cameron,
are you? Are you the author? Yes? How much is the wire?
Please? A sixty two cents?I read it three times? Did
you there? You are? Sixtytwo cents? Oh, it's simply wonderful.
I keep it under the counter.Will you autograph my car before me?

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Well, certainly give it to me. Oh, thank you, Miss
Cameron. Thank you so much.Not at all. You'll see that,
my wire said immediately. I surewill. Oh, Miss Cameron. You're
probably in a hurry, but Ido want to tell you what this book
has done for me. It's changedme into a career woman. I used
to feel awful when men didn't insultme, but now I don't even care.

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Fine, you just gave it up. Here are you ready? Let's
go coming? Goodbye, goodbye,goodbye, Miss Camras and Prudence? Who's
that? Why? That's June Cameron, herself, the author of Spinster's ant
Spinach Spenser. Why don't she practice? Why she preaches? She ain't no
Spencer? Why she is so?Oh yeah, we'll take a look at
the sign on a car. Ifthat don't say just married, I can't

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read just married. Oh so thatwas the big surprise in the telegram.
Well wait till the newspapers get holdof this, then I'll tell him the
deserter. Will you please toss outmy other bags? Here you are,
Thank heavens, I'm home at last. You're no happier about it than I

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am. You men resent the intelligentwoman. Oh you wanted someone to inflate
your ego, the independent but frustratedfemale. Drop into my class. Someday
you're a good specimen. Thanks forthe rod. Hey my head, you've
got my head? Come back here, Hey, come back. You're not
gonna get away with it. Where'smy head? I don't know I left

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it in the car. You didnot. That head cost me two hundred
and fifty dollars, and I'm gonnastay right here until you give it to
me. Will you please get outof here? No, you've got my
huh? Oh there it is itis not. That's my hat box.
Give it to you. It isnot your hat box. My head's in
there. Let talk. Now,Look what you've done. You've broken the
nose. I'm sorry. I thoughtit was my hat box, really,

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but you pull the box out ofmy hands. That's right. The career
woman is never to blame of allthe ungrateful females. You force your way
into my car. I drive youfor four hundred miles, pay for the
gas and oil, and then you'llruin a two hundred and fifty dollars a
head. You don't need that littlepiece. Chester won't get a headache in
the nose. All right, I'vehad enough. If you're going to take

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that attitude, you can pay forthe trip. Cost me nine dollars and
eighty cents. You owe me halffour ninety. Run along and correct some
papers or something. Ordinarily, I'ma very calm and peaceful individual. That's
because I have thin ear lobes andeyes set wide apart. But you see
these their thumbs, short thumbs.That means I'm stubborn and I won't get

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out of here until I get myfour dollars and ninety cents. Fortunately,
my thumbs show no evidence of pigmyancestors. But I too can have my
obstinate moments, and this is oneof them. What are you doing with
that ash tray? It's mine?Now, I'll deduct seventy five cents for
it, at least four to fifteen. You on me, Oh what's this?

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That's my paper knife, and youcan put it right down. It's
not real. Silver isn't no.Sorry. The best I can do on
this is a dollar that he's threefifteen, youre me, no one else.
What's in this thing? That's theliquor cabinet. That's what I thought.
Uh huh Scotch ten years old too. That's more than I can say

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for you. This may take careof the balance. Let's be generous and
say it's worth forty cents a drink. Well, here's muddin your eye ranged
twenty cents. Come on loose.Look, I'm John Pierce. I'm miss

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Cameron's publisher. If she's married,i'd know about it because it would probably
be me. I all right,but we want the story from her.
Is this where the Dame lives?Yes? Sure, but now wait a
minute. Boys, June's only beenback three hours and it's late. The
papers had to a story. We'llreport it. You look at the god
just married the sciencest. Indeed shedid all right, she married at all
that couldn't be hers her husband.Now, look, mister Pearce, we

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don't blame if we want to keepit quiet. We know that wedding bell
means Cretan's for that next best summerof hers and we extend our condolences.
But the other papers will have ina couple of hours, and we've got
to beat them to it. Wedon't. Come on, now, let's
go out and get this over well. Believe me, boys, this is
ridiculous. If if June Cameron's married, I'm to the king of Persia,
make way for his majesty. Comeon, yeah, that's good, and

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I see that makes a balance ofsixty cents. You on me? Would
you like to take the rest outin aspirin? Don't interrupt? Marylyn never
interrupts. I'm told you about Maryland. Have I Marilyn is a girl I'm
going to marry as soon as I'vebecome a professor. Look, Hamlet,

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now that the bill's paid, willyou get out very well? If that's
the way you feel about it verywell. Good day, madam. Hey,
hey, not that way, that'smy bedroom. Good get out of
the oh, by heavens, whois it? Congratulations? Where'd you made
it? Don't don't tell me whatthis is all about, Johnny, Just

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let me guess. I know.It's a college initiations. Look, miss
Cameron, we're all losing sleep.Who wear what? And why did you
get married? All right, fellows, it's a very funny gag. Now
run along, tip off us andmilk wagons and go home. You see,
you see she isn't married. Shedoesn't know a thing about it.
Who's that door? That's my bedroom? Come on, miss Cameron. Your
husband's in there. What's his name? He's not my husband? Johnny,
throw these bunches out of your other'regonna print on Mary? Who is he?

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June? That man in there,he's not my husband? Now,
okay, will print that the guyin the bedroom is not your husband.
No, you can't do that.It would ruin our reputation. Look,
June, we might as well admitit. The evidence is right in there.
Well, I guess she's married,by Johnny. If you just miss
Cameron, will give you a nice, dignified right a photographer will be a
long later be seeing it. Comeon, boys, let's get out.

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Just what was the idea? Isn'the your husband? No? That migrain
headache and there gave me a lift, followed me here and ended up by
passing out. You see he's gotshort thumbs. And oh, never mind,
Just get it through your head.I'm not married, all right,
dear. I believe you'll find timeto decide that, don't you see,
darling, it was one thing oranother. It's much better than newspapers believe
you're marriage. It is not thetruth. It will ruin me when my

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creditors get through with me, I'llhave to sublet my water cooler. Or
will I wait a minute? Howmany spinsters are there in America? Exactly
eight million and some thousands who aren'tgoing to buy my book? How many
married women are there? There mustbe practically hundreds. I've got it.
You're gonna write that second book,a book about marriage. We'll call it.
We'll call it, we'll call itmarriage. Ain't measles? Oh,

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Johnny, Johnny, Dear, whydon't you lie down for a minute.
Whatever it is, it'll go away. Isn't what you did for the spinsters.
You can do for the housewife,get the angle. You're converted America's
number one bachelor. They'll taste thefruits of marriage and loves it. You
mean to write a book? Youwant me to pretend marriage to doctor Jekyl
and there only till you finish thebook, and then reno and you fake
a divorce. You must be prettydeeply attached to me to cook up such

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an idyllic arrangement with that medical potroast. It isn't that, dear.
This is business and terrific. Wecan sell a million copies of marriage,
ain't measles? Do you actually thinkof I wrote a book on marriage?
It would sound I knew you'd comethrough, of course it would. Women
would love someone to give him areason for why they got married. Glorify
the American home security, the fireside, the romance, alize seach every wife

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too. Oh but what about Juniorin there? He'll never go through with
it. I'll take care of him. I'll be back and talk to him
first thing in the morning. Wellwe can't take him out now. There
might be reporters around. They'll thinkit's a gin marriage. Well it's all
settled, then, good night,Darling, see you tomorrow. Hey,
Hey, where am I? Goodnesssleep? How about the couch there?
That's what I thought. Good morningJune. And how's America's favorite authoress?

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I feel like I've slept in acement mixer. Where is he, Junior?
How do I know? I guesshe's still asleep. Come on,
we'll go see. Well, therehe is and you can have him wake
up? Wake up, old man? H huh huh, Hey, what
are you doing in my room?Where am I? I can tell you
one thing, Goldilocks, you're notin heaven, but you're a very lucky

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man. You've made money while youwere asleep. That's it. Break it
to him gently, listen to whatthe morning paper has to say. Public
Spinster number one wedds June Cameron turnsBenedict Donald marries doctor Timothy Sterling in Greenwich.
Doctor Timothy Sterling, Hey, that'sme. It's a frame up.
Where are my pants? Don't lookat me. I'm not wearing them.

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You'll get out of here. Runalong here. I'll explain the whole thing.
Do that. You better be moreconvincing that I think you are.
And you see, doctor, there'sbeen a slight mix up, and everyone
thinks you're married to miss Camera.Where are my pants? And for the
time being, it will be convenientfor them to think. So you see,
miss Cameron's writing a book on math, and you want me to pose
this is her husband? Oh no, besides Marilyn might I'll make it with

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you a while, doctor, sayfive percent of the gross sales that'll be
about them. No, it's alla cheap publicity. Start to sell that
trash, he writes, Are yougoing to give me my pants? I'll
look. Oh man, I'll makeit ten percent. I said, no,
not for one hundred and ten percentfor the last time. Where am
i? Oh? Oh, herethey are. Now, let's not be
hasty about this. Ten percent ofthe gross sales of that book will be

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a tidy little sum Where's my head? Uh? I said, where's my
head? How about the one withyour hat on it? That's not it?
The wax head, the one thatopens up. Don't tell me that.
Oh, oh, there it is. Now, if you'll just get
out of my way, I'm goingI'll look. Doctor, get out of
my way, and don't ever botherme again. If you do, I'll
sue you for ten percent. Goodday, mister deanll for Sansac too,

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but Doctor Takes a Wife starring MelvinDouglas and Virginia Bruce in just a moment.
But right now, I'm going totake a few seconds to uh well,
to unravel a little yarn with ourfavorite fashion reporter, Libby Collins.
Say, Libby, what is allthis Isn't knitting something new for you?
I thought you just talked about fashions. Why, mister Rouig, a woman

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doesn't stop talking when she starts knitting. As a matter of fact, I
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You mean, mm, hand knitsare smarter than ever now, especially the
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now. Mister de Mill returns tothe Microphone Act two of The Doctor Takes
Away, starring Melvyn Douglas as timand Virginia Bruce as June Timothy Sterling,
professor of psychiatry, refuses to playhusband the June Cameron, expert on feminine
psychology, standing on his constitutional rightto remain single. He has left June's

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apartment and a huff. He's stillin the same huff when he arrives at
the medical building of State University.State University Medical Building. Just a moment,
I'll connect you. Oh hello,doctor Sterling. Congratulations, Doctor Sterling.
Get the editors of the Express,the Herald, get all the papers.
I want to talk to them,all right, doctor, Hello,

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Dad, jim, my boy,I've been trying to reach Look, then,
let me explain. It was alla misern you don't know how happy
you've made me. For a while, I was very much afraid it was
going to be Marylyn. Huh.Were you definitely an inferior mate? Now,
Dad, let me tell you knowhow these things happened. Suddenly the
right person comes along and the nextthing you're married. Very wilde. Sit

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down, I want to I wantyou to sit down. I've got something
to tell you. It may bea shock. I've got a little shock
for you, my boy, buta rather pleasant one. I just spoke
to Dean Lawton. Congratulations, ProfessorStir that's beside the Professor. But I
thought doctor Hampshire was going to getthat post. It was close until this
morning. But you know how theDean feels about marriage. And since you're

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a married man and Hampshire isn't itcouldn't be just because I'm married. It's
always been a theory of the Deansthe chair of neuropsychiatry should be held by
a married man. A man wholeads a natural, well balanced life will
have a sound of approach to thestudy of the unbalanced. Professor Sterling,
Oh that's too bad. Now what'sthe medicine? Don't you want the professor's

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show? Oh? Yes I do. But you see Marilyn's coming in on
the boat in about an hour andand the truth is that alas my boy
Dean Lawton. Congratulations, Professor Sterling. When can we see the bride?
Oh? Anytime? Well, that'sfine, son, we'll all drop around

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tonight. Hello. Oh or theHerald. No, no, no,
no, no. I didn't wantto make a statement. Oh well,
well, the reason I called wasthat missus Sterling and I would like to
take a two year subscription. Iknew you'd come through, old man I

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knew it. I know a gentlemanwhen I see one. Thanks very sweet
of you, doctor, But whatmade you suddenly change your mind this morning?
The idea of posing is my husbandseemed particularly revolting. Well, don't
get the idea. I like this. I'm only doing it because I'm I'm
a gentleman. I don't want toruin your career. Thanks, but I
hope you realize all the inconveniences nowthe doctor knows what he's doing. And
one thing I want to get straight. Of course, when you get to

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Reno, you'll have to take allthe blame my position at the university,
you understand. Naturally, Naturally we'llpaint her black as a coal scuff man.
I can see the chivalry is notdead. It's not doing so well,
but it's not dead. Another thing, what about Marylyn? I dontan
who's Marylyn? The boat? Imean, my fiance her Boat's do Now?
How am I ever going to explainthis to her? Just tell her

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that for the next three months,she's got to believe in you, to
trust you, to use blind faith. You can do it. You know
how to handle women. Don't worry, old man, don't worry, eah,
don't worry. Marilyn, Marilyn,here in here, over here,

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Hello, sweetheart, Hello, sweetheart? How touching? Well, darling,
what's the matter? Will you see? See? Look at that? What
you know? What is paper?June Cameron Wedd's empty? Now wait,
Maryland, you'll have to trust me. You'll have to believe in me.
That story, paper stuff, thatstory your throat old goodbye, doctor merl

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and White Lessen gangway gang. Waitthere, Hey, but what are you
standing there for? You want toget run over and get killed? No,
but don't put ideas in my head. Well what happened? Oh,
everything's fine, I can tell byhis face. She wouldn't even give me
a chance to explain. I openedmy mouth to say something and got the
newspaper pushed in it. Oh that'stoo bad, shame or she'll probably cool

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off after a while. Well,I think it's down, sweet of you,
in spite of all your trouble togo through with this. Well,
gentleman's word is a gentleman's word.Now, if you'll tell me where I
can put my stuff, Oh,there's room in there for some of your
things. You can have the twotop drawers in the bureau. Oh,
darling, he'll need more than that. One draws enough for you, certainly.
Just throw my things on the floor. How about my suits? Hang

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them right here in the closet.June. You take your things out,
you'll find another place for them.There's always the ice box. It'll be
good for the furs. Oh,one thing I forgot. That case over
there is full of books. WhereI put them? Do you think this
is a good location for a branchlibrary. Well, if you have no
objection, I'd like to continue myprofession. I'm preparing a full course of
study. Is this my bad?Oh? Yes, yeah? The couch

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I said there all last night.You know I didn't even know I was
sleeping. That's fine, Then yousleep there I was. Chivalry is dead,
darling. Uh uh, don't takethat attitude. This is hot on
all. You take my dress,on my closets and all my bed.
Get out of my way. I'mgoing to finish this book in three weeks.

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There you'll stand the man you love. Will you please stop that typing?
What I'm doing some important work andit bothers me. And that muttering
too, Look pastor, this isthe way I work. You'll have to
get used to it. You realizeI'm doing you a favor just being here
answered the door. Why don't wehire a butler? Dear, my dear,
I'm so happy. Hello Dad,I forgot to tell you, Dear,

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few the faculty wanted to drop inand meet you tonight. Congratulations idea.
I've known Tim ever since he wasa little boy. This is doctor
and Missus Nielson. Dear, Oh, hello here, missus Sterling is a
little gift. It's not much atall. You shouldn't have done that,
doctor Nielson. It's a book,Occupational Diseases of the Mind, but just
what we needed. You know,I was only saying today that, dear,

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don't don't you think we'd better makesome sandwiches. The others will be
here in a minute others. Isn'tthat wonderful with all she had to do
making fancy sandwiches? Can I help? Oh no, no, thank you.
I've got some cookies. I'll moveup a little coffee. I just
take a long, Kim. I'dlike to see the bride to do,
doctor line to help. Why I'veenjoyed it, my dear? What else

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could I do? Well? Justabout ready? Coffee's done? Oh here,
you take these cookies and put acouple on each place. I'll give
three to the Dean. He hasa cookout fixation. That's playing politics.
Well, team's professorship's worth an extracookie, you know, it's pretty funny.
For years Tim has been working fourteenhours a day for that professorship.
Finally he gets it, but notbecause of his research. The thing that

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decides it's a simple little custom calledmarriage. Wait a minute, the Dean
gave him the professorship just because hewas married to me. Of course.
Oh how unusual, you know.I think the Dean deserves a couple of
more cookies, Ladies and gentlemen,before we continue with our play. The

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makers of lux Flake's switch you toNew York for the latest news developments direct
from CBS. This is John Dayleyreporting from the CBS Newsroom in New York,
and here are the latest developments inthe war with Japan. The first
phase of the Japanese surprise attack againstBritish and American possessions in the Pacific appears

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to be continuing full force. Latereports are sketchy, but they indicate that
the offensive is still favoring the Japanese. CBS correspondent Tom Worthen reported from Manila
a short time ago that there havebeen six raids on the Philippines since the
war started, from Luzon in thenorth to Mindanao in the south. Manila
itself has had three alarms, butWorthen said no bombs have actually dropped inside

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the city. Japanese forces are saidto have landed on lu Bang Island near
the entrance to Manila Harbor, andTokyo now claims the occupation of the American
owned islands Guam and Wake, andthe Japanese maintained that a blow of annihilation
was dealt Hawaii's Pearl Harbor naval basein yesterday's initial attack. According to official
Tokyo claims, an American warship hasbeen sunk off Guam and several American merchant

(31:37):
ships have been captured. Tokyo hasnot admitted a single naval loss. Meantime,
Governor Poindexter of Havai reported a shorttime ago that Havaii has been calm
since the first blow. Official Americanaccounts say that at least fifteen hundred persons
were killed there by Japanese bomb attacks. The Japanese news agency Domain claimed just
excuse me claim just a few minutesago that almost thost three hundred American plains

(32:00):
have been destroyed in the two dayold Pacific War on America's part. That
war became official a little over fivehours ago when President Roosevelt signed the war
resolution that had been passed in Congresswith only one dissenting vote. Earlier in
the day, Britain declared war andPrime Minister Churchill pledged the full resources of
the British Empire in the struggle withtotalitarianism and aggression. Japan now faces not

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only the United States in Britain,but these other members of the non Axis
world Nicaragua, Canada, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, San Salvador,
the Dominican Republic, Australia, Honduras, the Free French government, and the
Greek and Belgian governments in exile.Mexico and Colombia have broken off diplomatic relations

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with Japan, and they are expectedin the war tomorrow, along with South
Africa. China, which has beenfighting Japan for four years, is reported
preparing a declaration not only against Japan, but against Germany and Italy. On
the West coast, air raid preparationsare well under way. It's just been
reported that all San Francisco radio stationsare now off the air under orders from

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federal authorities. CBS correspondent William Slocumphoned that news from San Francisco just a
minute ago, and since we've beenon the air, we have just received
a late bulletin from San Francisco.The News Chronicle reports that fifty unidentified plains
have been sighted flying from the southwesttowards San Francisco. It also reported that
all lights have been blacked out forten miles below the metropolis. That is

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a bulletin that has just been handedto me here in New York in the
CBS news room. Now, asimilar order closing all radio stations in Spokane,
Washington has been issued, and theArmy has ordered the evacuation of all
women, children, aged, andin firm purses from regions around Fort mac
Arthur at San Pedro in Washington tonight, The White House announced that President
Roosevelt will speak to the country ina fireside chat at ten o'clock to morrow

(33:51):
night Eastern Standard time. The WhiteHouse also said that lease land aid to
Britain and Russia will not be interruptedby the outbreak of war in the Pacific.
At the same time, Presidential SecretaryStephen Early issued a statement denouncing Germany.
The Nazis, he said, havedone everything possible to push Japan into
the conflict. So far, neitherGermany nor Italy has carried out the provisions

(34:13):
of the tripartite Axis packed and declaredwar against the United States. As you
know, the pact said that ifany member of the Axis Alliance becomes involved
in war with a power that wasat peace when the pact was signed in
nineteen forty, the other two memberswould go to the assistance of that member.
The propaganda statements out of Berlin wouldseem to confirm the church made by
the White House to night, thoughat least the Nazi Sai Japan kept them

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informed throughout the preparations for attack inthe Pacific. Earlier today, the Rome
Radio said that a state of warexists between the United States and the Axis
powers, but that claim has notbeen officially confirmed so far in either Rome
or Berlin. And with the UnitedStates united this evening in one single resolve
to destroy Japanese militarism once and forall. American recruiting officers report that they
have been swamped with men seeking toenlist. Thousands of men in every state

(34:59):
of the Union volunteered, even demandedthat they be allowed to serve. Before
we leave you, we repeat againthis bulletin which has just come in from
San Francisco. Since we've been onthe air, we've received this bulletin.
The news chronicle in San Francisco reportsthat fifty unidentified planes have been sighted flying
from the southwest towards San Francisco.It's also reported that all lights have been

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blacked out for ten miles below themetropolis and over an area thirty five miles
along the coast. And that's thelatest news on the Pacific War. Columbia
will interrupt its regularly scheduled programs tobring you the latest news. Our next
scheduled news broadcast will be at teno'clock. And now we return you to
the Lux Radio Theater in Hollywood.We continue with the second act of The

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Doctor takes her wife. June isnow aware that Tim pretended to be married
only because his professorship was at stake, has explained the situation to his fiance,
Marylyn, and secured a complete pardon. For a while, things have
been looking very rosy, but nowtim is again at the boiling point.

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All right, now, this timeyou've gone too far. Who had this
picture printed in the paper, Johnny, you promised me you wouldn't. Don't
blame me, Charlie must have done. Look at that. I've never had
my arms around her in my life. I know, man, It's what
they call a composite photograph. Theydo it, but I don't care how
they do it. You realize ittook me three solid hours to explain this
to Marilyn Marylyn? Marylyn, wouldyou mind not mentioning her name more than
every other breath. I'll mention thename of my fiance as often as I

(36:37):
please. You resent any woman who'sfeminine. You resent any woman who doesn't
smoke long black cigars and is ingeneral manager for a couple of railroads.
Oh wait a minute, kids.Furthermore, you've no right to say those
things. You've never even met Marylyn. Well, she's going to marry you.
That gives me a rough idea.Look, I've got an idea.
I can count on one thing.At least she won't wisecrack through our honeymoon.

(36:57):
Just to make sure better not wearthose green pit you got hanging in
the closet. Hello there, now, don't tell me you two were having
another quar Well, she mister Pearce, are you here again? Yes,
sir, mister Pierce. Did youever study chemistry? Well, if you
had, you'd know that sometimes twoelements can be placed together successfully, but
when a third element, known asa catalytic agent, is added, there

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is frequently an explosion. Pop.You can rule him out. He's only
an innocent bystander. Well, nomatter, Tim, I just dropped by
to give you a little advice.When you talk to Burkhart this afternoon,
make it clear that you don't wanthim to use any of your research in
his new book. Well. Thanks, then, I appreciate the advice.
But after all, Burkhart's June.You'll be along. See that Tim doesn't
get too generous. Oh I don'tthink I'm going with him. Oh yes,

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dear, I forgot to tell youthe Burkharts invited us for the weekend.
Why you will be leaving in afew minutes. You better start packing,
dear, it'll be an interesting weekend. Oh yes, I'm sure.
Yes. They have a fifteen yearold daughter. She's just written a novel
and she's dying to read it toyou, man, I won't hold you
up at your good seven hours drivemy dad. I'm sorry, I forgot

(38:05):
to mention it. That's all right. I'm not going. Well, you've
got to go. That father ofhis will think you're staying behind because of
me. But I was going tofinish the book over the weekend. You
can work up there, darling.It's probably an idyllic setting. The forest,
primeval, the winding street, anda babbling fifteen year old reading me
an enchanting little epic called sink orswim or Sarah goes out for basketball.
Oh no, gentlemen, I'm notgoing. Just to keep the record straight

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on doing this for Papa, notfor you. Okay, okay. I
think it's just about the most inconsideratethat a cop after me. Why he
is? What have I done?Whatever? It is the campy for speeding
unless the limit is twelve miles anhour. Obviously you're making a mistake.
I was only no take it.I spotted the MD license on the car.
Your doctor, Yeah, well comeon, there's an emergency case.
Follow me, absolutely, be doctor. The baby won't be along for a

(39:01):
whilely, I mean, it's mightykind of you to put yourself out this
week. But I'm sure glad you'rehere. The missus been having a lot
more trouble than usual almost of thetime. It just seems that way.
I think she'll get along all right. Can you get me some hot water?
Mister Martin, Well, I'm kindof laid up from my foot.
The billy here has been doom totell me the work dancing his foot banged
up for almost a week now.He has, Well, let me see

(39:22):
it. What's wrong with it?Shore? They twisted it? Hm,
sort of twisted she has? Maybeyou sort of broke it. I'll take
a look at that while i'm here. Where's your nearest neighbor, missus Sawyer
about a mile down the road.We'll have to get her. Is it
anything serious? Oh? Just ababy and a broken ankle. Say there's
a Missus Sawyer down the road.Billy here, I'll show you where she

(39:44):
lives. Would you mind driving downand getting her? I may need some
help. I'd better run upstairs.Now make it snappy, will you?
Hey? Didn't you hear the doc? What does pastor think is wrong with
me? Promise? I said,what's wrong with me? I can help?
Come on, Billy show me wherethe stove? What up till the
doctor? The water is boiling?Will you okay, mister Martin, what
does the doctor want to use forrag? Can't you use those over there?

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Miss? I think you'll want cleanones thistle? Do you're not going
to tear up bed dress? Well? That's all right, next one?
I thought along everything all right?Down here? Where's missus Sawyer? Couldn't
she come? I don't know.I didn't ask her. Oh say,
that's a pretty nice sterilizer there fora homemade job. Rig it up yourself.

(40:27):
M m, that's you, youaddress. You're tearing out. It
made me look feminine almost any time. Now, hey, do masters me
to come right away? Alright,son? All right, you better get
some more water at the pump.I'll be needing you. Okay, you
can stop pumping now. You're aboutready to drop, aren't you? Is

(40:52):
the baby here? Yep? Safeand sound? Another president? No,
I'm afraid it's another career woman.I never heard such kicking and screaming.
It's all rad. I stop worrying, son, it's all right. Well,
I guess it's too late to goto the Burkhards. Oh that's too
bad, you miss your talk withhim. Yes, and you'll miss hearings.

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Sarah goes out for basketball. Howdo you fear? You must be
pretty exhausted. Oh, I wasjust a little scared. That's the first
baby since I was an intern.Well, with that broken field running you
did between the baby and the ankle, you looked awfully good from where I
sat. Thank you? So didyou? Thank you? You know,

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sometimes it's nice to have a careerwoman around the house. Really well,
I mean for emergencies. Oh well, if you're finished here, let's go.
What's the big rush? The emergency'sover, isn't it? And I've
got a book to finish so Ican leave for reno. Yeah, that's
right, let's go. We pausenow for station identification. This is the

(42:07):
Columbia Broadcasting Sister. After a beefind mission, mister Demill and Melvin Douglas

(42:28):
and Virginia Bruce will bring us Actthree. If the doctor takes a wife.
Meantime, let's listen in first ina busy office, her application can
go on file. She's not thetype of girl for this office. Now
let's look in at the holiday dance. I wish the boys would ask Rulf

(42:52):
to dance she's feeling left out andlast in a home on the corner.
Hello, Oh, hello Mary,who did you say? Oh, my
dear, don't let's have her onthe committee. We all know people like
these who want as popular or successfulas they might be. And you know

(43:15):
it seems too bad when just aword or two could straighten things out.
Well, that sort of word ortwo is awfully hard to say, though.
No one likes to criticize another personfor lack of daintiness. But the
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(43:59):
what happen happens in offices. I'llkeep her application here on my desk.
She's just the type we want.And at holiday dances say look at the
rush roots gidding. My she's popularand in homes hello, oh hello Mary,

(44:27):
who'd you say? Hmmm? Why? Of course we want her on
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our producer, mister Demill, Thecurtain rises on the third act if

(44:49):
the Doctor takes a wife. June'snew book has been finished and published,
and overnight head's the best seller list. There's no longer any reason to keep
up the pretense of a marriage.So Tim and June have packed their belongings
and are ready to move out ofthe apartment. Well, I guess that's

(45:09):
everything. I'll send someone around topick up these books. I take them
now, but we're driving up toMarilynd's uncles for the weekend. That's all
right. I'm sorry Marilyn insisted onyou leaving for Reno tonight. No,
I don't blame her. I'd havedone the same thing. I think she's
been pretty decent about the whole thing, and that goes for you, Doc.

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Without a husband, the book neverwould have been written without a wife.
I had never been made a professor. Where are we? We've spoken
our little pieces, So goodbye,take good care of Chester. Goodbye.
I hope you and John Pierce willbe very happy. Thanks, and that

(45:52):
goes for you and Marylynd. Thanks, goodbye. Well. I forgot to
tell you when we first started thisthing, I said I wanted you to
take the blame for the divorce.I really didn't mean that. I'd rather
you blame it on me. Iwill not a bargain's a bargain, but
it would look good for you theother way, simpler. No, I
won't do it. Wait a minute, Look at these thumbs. They're very

(46:14):
short. I just said it wascruelty or something. Tell my corrected papers
in bed. Goodbye Joan, goodbyeTim Oh, hello Liero man, Hello,
microscopes all packed, little maratle conspiracyturned out beautifully for all of us.
Nobody the wiser. Yeah you know, Pierce, you're a pretty lucky

(46:37):
fella. Yes, the book sellinglike the proverbial hotcakes. I wasn't talking
about the book. Oh, yes, June's wonderful woman. Well bye,
Professor song, Hello Frita Schultz livehere. You got the wrong Oh,
hello, Johnny, here are therailroad tickets. Honey, I thought it
would be best to use another name. How do you like it? Do

(46:58):
I look like Frida show to you? Let's see a little, don't you
see? If they find June,Cameron and Reno, it'll kill the book.
This way, we can sell itright up to the day you announced
the divorce. You figured out everything, haven't you, Johnny Darling. I'm
a very happy man. I justadded it all up. In six weeks.
We can sell eight thousand copies.Wow, it's the matter. Nothing?
Oh, there must be something,I said. Nothing's the matter.

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I'll take it. Good morning,I'm from the Morning Express. I'd like
to say, Miss Cameron. Oh, no interviews today, old man.
If you'll fall, I think you'llsee me. Hi, am as Cameron.
What do you want? Didn't yousay, As Cameron that you were
married in Greenwich? Yes, stranger, I've just been talking to the license
girl up there and they've got norecord of it. Well, you see,
it wasn't in Greenwich, Parker.It was a little outside. He
was a little placed by the forkin the road. Look, let's stop

(47:43):
kidding around. I followed a hunchand checked up. I happen to know
you were never married. I'll dareyou make such a statement if I'm wrong,
show me the certificate. Well,do you see it's in it?
It's in my safety deposit, Buck, Look, you needed that kind of
publicity for the book. I hateto be the guy to kill a golden
goose, but my job is toget news and this is a great but
you can't print it is not true. All right, I'll give you a
break. We don't go to personalmidnight. You can show me you're married

(48:06):
before then I'll kill the story.That's a real break for you. You
can't print that. Think what he'lldo to the book. Think what it'll
do to Tim. They'll throw himout of his job. Don't care.
I care this comes out. Hewon't be able to get a job as
a horse doctor after he's been sodecent with us. You take that self.
I didn't mean it that way.It's just but the copies are already
printed. Your affection for me istouching the fact that the tabloids will make

(48:28):
me look like a combination of MadameDuBarry and clear Patrick doesn't make the slightest
difference to you. Well, that'snot a June, the prophet possible.
It's they're important, not people.Here's the future of a really great man
at stake, and you're worrying aboutcarnations for your buttonhole. Are you in
love with this bumpkin? Yes?I am in love with him? What
do you think of that? Allright, everybody, come and get us.

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Come on dinner, Marilyn. Iwish you wouldn't call me cookie.
It sounds silly, silly, butyou've always been my cookie, I know,
but in front of other people.All right, old browchie, I'll
come on and after dinner. You'regoing to stand next to me when I
make my big speech speech? Whatspeech? I'm going to announce our engagement.
You can't do that. We're notdivorced yet. Well, i'll tell
them you're going to be. Whatif that gets out it'll roin her book.

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I don't care. I've risked ourhappiness long enough because of her book.
Miss Thomas. There's some of thedoor wants to see you now,
Cookie? You think that over?It's you? What do you want here?
I've got to see tim. Ifyou're coming here trying to make trouble,
this is important? Where is Pleasego away? You'll spoil everything.
This is our engagement party, engagementWould you promise to wait till I think

(49:44):
we've done more than enough for you? But this is important to Tim's career.
I feel that I'm equally important toit. Get out, ah Southern
hospitality? What's all over? Allright, everybody? I'll tell you right
now. Come on, Tim,Wait, wait, Marylyn, you can't

(50:05):
do this? Why and everybody quiet? Now for the big surprise. I
want you to doing here, mydear, Hello, Tim Darling. I'm
so sorry to be late Maryland,but you you're right ahead with what you
were doing. Dust sit in thecorner and go. I'm with my knitting.
Whoa dear, I'd like you tomeet all the folks. Oh,
don't bother. We'll all get toknow each other. I have an announcement

(50:28):
to make quiet everyone. Why,missus Sterling? Is that for you?
Yes? Why? It looks likea baby's booty? Yes? You didn't
mind if I brought my knitting along, did you? You? You know
how these things are? Is it? Is it for you? And Tim?
Of course? Who else? MissusSterling's going to have a baby.

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You can't do this to me.I know you're not married. Oh how
can you? Oh her face?This whole thing? The frame up,
Marilyn, I don't know anything aboutthis. I swear I'd give you five
minutes to get out of here.Dora. Here's miss Thomins. You'll find
doctor Sterling's bags in the room nearthe stairs. He's leaving now tomorrow.

(51:17):
Have the room filigated. And sothe reporter just followed his hunch and found
out we really weren't married. That'swhy I came to the party. Huh,
what are you gonna do about it? Sure? What is there to

(51:38):
do? Congratulations for the cutest trickof the week. Will believe me.
I didn't plan it, but whenshe told me she was going to announce
your engagement, the cat and mecrept out. Uh huh, where can
I drop you? Set me offat the first hotail. I don't know
where to be around here, andasking that gas station. That's what I
intended doing, all right, Ijust suggested it a right, fill her

(52:00):
up? No thanks, where's nonearest hotel? You're looking at it?
Sam? Apple Bee spotless auto card, nice clean, soft fats dollar fifty
enough? All right? Will youtake my bag? Yes, ma'am?
Well, goodbye, goodbye. It'sway, ma'am. Cabin's right down here.

(52:22):
Thanks suddenly. Is a fine night, isn't it? Yes, isn't
it ma'am? This is your cabin, Go right in. You can put
my bag down there anywhere, alrighty, No, if there's anything you want,
just give me a call. I'llbe up at the gas station.
Thanks, good night. Hey,who is it me? Pastor? Open

(52:54):
the window? Go away? Youand I want to talk to you.
Don't be silly. Let me in. No, Hey, look you see
those short thumbs. Oh that meansI'm stubborn. Let me in. Listen
to you'll listen. June. Ipromised the people in the apartment next door

(53:15):
that we'd play bridge with them nextThursday. Can you make it? Oh?
Tim? I think so, Tim, But I'm a career woman.
I'm no good that's right. Butyou see, this is an emergency.

(53:37):
You'd like to send a wire pleasethe Morning Express the message please at home
Bungalow five, Sam Appleby's spotless autochordMarriage Certificate number y eight seven six four
to two, best regard and signit. Doctor and Missus Timothy Sterling,

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Mister de Mille and our stars returnedto the microphone in just a moment.
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(55:37):
stars. The doctor took a wife, but we've persuaded him to bring her
back. So Melvin Douglas and VirginiaBruce join us again at this microphone.
Thank you, CV or Virginia.I guess we've done it again. Certainly
looks like it. Mel Now we'llhave to go after Bill Powell and Marna
Lloyd's reckon. I I don't wantto seem over curious, but what's this

(55:58):
all about? Or Virginia and Ijust got married again in the play,
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us, you're a Guinness now.If you really want to know where I

(56:20):
stand, I'm directly behind the eightball. Well, in the meantime,
why don't you tell us about nextweek's play. Thank you for helping me
out, Virginia. Next week's playwas a great success as a Warner Brothers
picture, and before that, asa novel, it led the bestseller list
for months. It's All This andHeaven two, and our stars will be
two of America's most distinguished dramatic players, Betty Davis and Charles Boyer. Yes,

(56:51):
and that's the way we feel aboutit too. In All This and
Heaven too, we have a playmade to order for these fine artists,
Betty Davis and Charles boy A startin this drama on the screen. So
those who saw the picture know thatthey'll hear two acting performances of rare power
next Monday night. Congratulations, seebethat's a real dramatic school. We'll all

(57:12):
be listening. Good Night, goodnight, good night. We can meet
you both. Pull weaker and nowa brief but serious word. It is
war, war to the end.Japan has asked for it, and America

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is answering. In the strongest languagethe world has ever heard. Every city
must back the men in the armedforces, back them with work and with
money. Buy United States Defense bondsand stamps. Get them at your post
office or Savings and Loan Association.Get defense stamps at your retail store from

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your newspaper carrier boy, buy them, buy them as often as you can,
and guarantee the destruction of the JapaneseEmpire. Our sponsors, the makers
of Lux Flakes, join me ininviting you to be with us again next

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Monday Night, when the Lux RadioTheater presents Betty Davis and Charles Boye in
All This and Heaven to is secessivde mel saying good night to you from
Hollywood. Melvin Douglas appeared tonight throughthe courtesy of Metro Golden Mayre and is

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currently seen in their production of TwoFaced Women. Heard in tonight's play were
Ferdinand Munier as Tim's father, andCharles Seal, Berna, Fulton, Dix,
Davis, Torry, Carlton, gO'Donnell, Fred Mackay, Edward Marr,
Suzanne Karen Griff, Bonnett, FrankPenny, and Boyd Davis Tuni in

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Next Monday Night to hear Betty Davisand Charles Boyer in All This and Heaven
Too. Our music was directed byLouis Silvers, and your announcer has been
Melville Roick. This is the ColumbiaBroadcasting System.