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(00:02):
A journey into the round of theStrange to get a bag. I hope
you will enjoy the chamble, thatit will thrill you a little and kill
you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerve.
Where are we going? You'll findout when we get there. Well,
(00:28):
greetings everybody, welcome back to theshow. Want to kick off your
week with a good play from theStrange Doctor Weird. I'll have a few
quick comments to say about this oneafter the program today if you're interested in
that. For now, let's goahead and get into our feature play.
Sit back and enjoy Picture of aKiller, which aired May eighth of nineteen
(00:54):
forty five The Strange, Doctor Weird, Good evening, Come in, won't
you what words? The murder ushim a bit nervy. Perhaps the cemetery
(01:18):
outside these houses upset you. Butthere are things flowers and cemetery. For
instance, a criminal with murder inhis heart, as in my story is
the night which I call Picture ofa Killer. My story Picture of a
(01:42):
Killer begins in the business district ofa large city. Two men, Duke
first and then Lefty William, aredriving slowly along one of the main streets
both men are ten watchful. Suddenly, Duke speak slowly with me. I
see a partner's right near the bank. Okay, do I say? I
(02:07):
still don't like that John stop forhim with you. We can't miss I
look. Just keep the motor runnersfor a fast getaway. I'll take care
of the rest. Okay, Duke, good luck? Have you taken no,
Boddy, I wouldn't I take anice picture? Lonely? I don't
want my picture taken. Never hada picture taken in my life. I'm
(02:28):
not starting now and now beat usif you're here man, maybe some other
time. It's all I need havemy picture taken. It was a payroll
clicks now, pardon me, buthave you got a match? Why?
No, I don't over make asound. It's a gun I got in
my pocket. Hold up, yeah, hand in that bagger carrying. I
can't it's locked to here, butyou got the key to unlock it.
(02:51):
Fork it over and make it fast, all right, but just don't shoot.
I've got the key, and let'stry to pull a gun on me.
Wall maybe that teacher due whatever,Stop talking and get gone, Duke.
(03:14):
Hold on, we're gonna stay cookedup at this apartment. It's dart.
Tell let's say I'm out of townbefore the cops get it. Relaxed,
will you? I said we leavetown until the heats off, didn't
I? I pick up your hatand coke, will be on our way.
And now you're talking all right?You already? Yeah, just need
a way. Stop looking so nervous, will you relax? I can't throw
the thing against us. We gotno worry about you. We got your
(03:35):
color. Oh harrh oh harrah,get the gunch boyd Hey, what's your
idea or horror? You haven't gota thing on us. You're both under
arrest for the attempted murder of thepayroll clerk this morning at tempered murder by
a miracle A guy is still alive. I look how horror. We got
witnesses. They'll testify we were nowherenear the place where that pay year old
quite god is Yeah, we getan out of by. You can't break
I can't huh. Take a lookat this photograph, duke, Look a
(04:00):
picture you're plucking a pareol. Clickyes, still, the camera doesn't lie.
Street photographer George Parker's name snapped thispicture just as you shot the payroll
clerk. And unless I missed myguest, this picture is gonna send you
up the river for a long,long stretch. And now back to our
(04:27):
story in the doctor Weird Stime.And now I'll continue my story Picture of
a Killer. Duke Foston and LeftyWilliam parrelibi broken by the picture of the
George Parker, the photographer, andsnapped at the scene of the crime,
was sentenced to twenty years for theattempted murder of the payroll clerk, five
(04:50):
years time, five years in whichDuke's hatred for George Parker to gore into
something that was almost the insanity.Then one day, while they were working
in the prison yard, Duke huntedup his pad Lefty and said, in
a low, tamed voice, everything'sso set, Lefting, We're lambing out
(05:11):
of here tomorrow night. Tomorrow night. Once we get over the wall,
we'll be a car waiting for us, and we'll find a couple of rods
and clothes and some dough that's quiteDuke. Then we'll head from Mexico.
Yeah, we'll head from Mexico.Butt first, as someone we got a
call on, who's that a guythat put us here? George Parker if
it hadn't been for him and hiscamera. So help me. If it's
the last thing I do, I'mgoing to get that guy. I'll teach
(05:33):
him to take pictures of me.Duke. Listen. Then the cups at
here and they's down a part tofind us. As long as we stick
to this black Howard, they won'tspot us. There's another block to that
picture shop at Parker Own's, Duke. We can't afford the wait time on
(05:55):
Parker. Come on, let's getback to the car and head from Mexico.
We aren't going any place until II can care a pocket. You're
here for five years. I'd weadedto get eaten with him and nothing that's
gonna stop me hard. Listen toI hate pockets much as you do.
But this ended time. You're notto move. I'm going back to where
we left the card and I'm headingfor Mexican. It's not helpfy to talk
like that, lefty. You knowwhat happens to guys are crossed me up.
(06:16):
Now, come on, it's notmuch further the Parker shop. I'm
doing it. This is where youwill meet part company. Oh there's yeah,
I'm going back to the movie.Okay, lefty, well, Pard,
call me what fine? Way?So long? Lefty? Good?
(06:48):
Here here I help you. Ihave my picture. Take you fine?
Fine canvas lately? Yes? Sure, nice little shop you got here?
Hey? It no, you justsit in the tail. I just see
light. Yeah sure, hey,it's like the kind of strong. Oh
yeah, I get you sim ina moment. How you you just look
(07:12):
their way? Please? Yeah?I think the lightings are right now?
That did not? I just holdthat poison? Did I focus the camera?
You know the last time you tookmy picture, you didn't have all
this fancy equipment. Oh I takeyour picture before I have? Yeah,
don't you remember me? No,I'm sorry, but I don't know.
I haven't read it, nildly,what would your mind? Letting go without
(07:35):
Bob? That's it? You're sureyou haven't taken my picture? Year?
Why? No? No? WhatI was just about too when you took
me to That's fine. I'll stopaway from that camera a bit. That's
it. I don't understand. Isanything wrong? No? No, everything's
fine. Just did not change mymind. I don't want my picture to
(07:56):
tell you you don't want to takehim? Nah? When you took on
me five years go? Was thefirst I've ever had taken. It's gonna
be the last one actively five yearsago. Yeah, you're a street photographer.
Then he took it outside the ThirdNational Bank while I was taking up
a payroll. Yeah, didn't recognizeme, did you? Five years behind
bars? Changes and I am donut. I got your color? What are
(08:20):
you going to do? What doyou think hadimen for you? And that
camera? Yours? And never accustme? I've never gone up the river?
No, no, you know,I awake up my soul night after
night dreaming of this moment, themoment when my finger was tightening on the
twigter of a gun. And againDuke fastened a smile on his lips,
(08:50):
got up, stepped over George Parker'sbody, and quickly walked out of the
shop. A few minutes later,Duke suddenly stopped a block away. The
police was swarming around his getaway car, crushing his luck. You currently retreated.
As dawn approached, he broke intoan empty house, where he decided
to hide and rest until the truthbe dark again. And he's asking he
(09:15):
had little trouble falling asleep, Comeon too, quake up, please go
what's wrong? Oh yeah, oh, Harrah, don't try anything, Dukee.
We got you covered. Schwartz,get a skunk. I haven't got
(09:37):
one that's right to her. Hehas for they smiling. You're Duke getting
rid of that gun. I don'tknow what you're talking about. You don't
huh nah? I suppose you're gonnatell me that you didn't murder George park
AlOH I didn't. You can't proveI did, but I can do.
Who do you think you're kidding?I suppose you gotta witness. Here's Duke.
I have take a look at thisphotograph. Uh no, that that
(10:03):
that can't be what it is,Duke. It's a picture taken of view
as your shot and killed George Parker. There wasn't anybody there to take my
picture Parking ever alone. There wasno place there the camera. He couldn't
have piken. He didn't take thepicture, Duke. Death took it.
Death took it. What are youtalking about? You fired four shots of
Parker. Duke, your hand musthave been shaking, you hated him so
(10:26):
much. One of the bullets wentwild and hit the shutter mechanism of the
camera, causing a picture to besnap just as you were committing murder.
Yeah, you mean one of thoseslugs hit the camera. May I take
my picture as Duke, and you'regoing to find that it was the most
expensive picture ever taken of anybody,because this picture is going to cost you
(10:48):
your life. And sure enough O'Harawas right. For six months later,
Duke Parson was hanged for the murderof George Parker, the crime you could
(11:09):
never have been convicted of if ithadn't been for exhibited a photograph slapped at
the scene of the crime by atraining bullet. A bullet the Duke crosson
him served with fire. Oh well, they say that justice is a strange
way of working itself out. Itcertainly seems so in Duke's came now I
(11:31):
remember another case with Oh you haveto go now to breast the traps.
You're dropping on me again. SoonI'm always home. Just look for the
house on the other side of thecemetery, the house of doctor. We
are all right, everybody, welcomeback. I hope you enjoyed that it
(12:01):
was a short and sweet play today. Well, I thought it was an
interesting idea in this play where apicture incriminates the criminal both times. Although
I will have to say, thewhole bullet hitting the camera and making it
take a picture of the criminal atthe end, there was a bit unbelievable.
It was a bit far fetched,but the idea was kind of cool
(12:26):
though. And one other thing too. I have no idea why. At
the beginning of the play the policeofficer told the criminal the name of the
guy who took his picture. Imean, seriously, might as well just
go ahead and paint a bullseye onthe guy? Wow? All right,
(12:48):
everybody, Well, let me knowwhat you thought about today's play. You
can send comments to otr msh atgmail dot com. Also check out my
other podcasts, Oldtime Radio Comedy andSuperman and Radio. Thanks a bunch of
everybody. I'll catch you next time.
A journey into the round of theStrange to get a bag. I hope
you will enjoy the chamble, thatit will thrill you a little and kill
you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerve.
Where are we going? You'll findout when we get there. Well,
(00:28):
greetings everybody, welcome back to theshow. Want to kick off your
week with a good play from theStrange Doctor Weird. I'll have a few
quick comments to say about this oneafter the program today if you're interested in
that. For now, let's goahead and get into our feature play.
Sit back and enjoy Picture of aKiller, which aired May eighth of nineteen
(00:54):
forty five The Strange, Doctor Weird, Good evening, Come in, won't
you what words? The murder ushim a bit nervy. Perhaps the cemetery
(01:18):
outside these houses upset you. Butthere are things flowers and cemetery. For
instance, a criminal with murder inhis heart, as in my story is
the night which I call Picture ofa Killer. My story Picture of a
(01:42):
Killer begins in the business district ofa large city. Two men, Duke
first and then Lefty William, aredriving slowly along one of the main streets
both men are ten watchful. Suddenly, Duke speak slowly with me. I
see a partner's right near the bank. Okay, do I say? I
(02:07):
still don't like that John stop forhim with you. We can't miss I
look. Just keep the motor runnersfor a fast getaway. I'll take care
of the rest. Okay, Duke, good luck? Have you taken no,
Boddy, I wouldn't I take anice picture? Lonely? I don't
want my picture taken. Never hada picture taken in my life. I'm
(02:28):
not starting now and now beat usif you're here man, maybe some other
time. It's all I need havemy picture taken. It was a payroll
clicks now, pardon me, buthave you got a match? Why?
No, I don't over make asound. It's a gun I got in
my pocket. Hold up, yeah, hand in that bagger carrying. I
can't it's locked to here, butyou got the key to unlock it.
(02:51):
Fork it over and make it fast, all right, but just don't shoot.
I've got the key, and let'stry to pull a gun on me.
Wall maybe that teacher due whatever,Stop talking and get gone, Duke.
(03:14):
Hold on, we're gonna stay cookedup at this apartment. It's dart.
Tell let's say I'm out of townbefore the cops get it. Relaxed,
will you? I said we leavetown until the heats off, didn't
I? I pick up your hatand coke, will be on our way.
And now you're talking all right?You already? Yeah, just need
a way. Stop looking so nervous, will you relax? I can't throw
the thing against us. We gotno worry about you. We got your
(03:35):
color. Oh harrh oh harrah,get the gunch boyd Hey, what's your
idea or horror? You haven't gota thing on us. You're both under
arrest for the attempted murder of thepayroll clerk this morning at tempered murder by
a miracle A guy is still alive. I look how horror. We got
witnesses. They'll testify we were nowherenear the place where that pay year old
quite god is Yeah, we getan out of by. You can't break
I can't huh. Take a lookat this photograph, duke, Look a
(04:00):
picture you're plucking a pareol. Clickyes, still, the camera doesn't lie.
Street photographer George Parker's name snapped thispicture just as you shot the payroll
clerk. And unless I missed myguest, this picture is gonna send you
up the river for a long,long stretch. And now back to our
(04:27):
story in the doctor Weird Stime.And now I'll continue my story Picture of
a Killer. Duke Foston and LeftyWilliam parrelibi broken by the picture of the
George Parker, the photographer, andsnapped at the scene of the crime,
was sentenced to twenty years for theattempted murder of the payroll clerk, five
(04:50):
years time, five years in whichDuke's hatred for George Parker to gore into
something that was almost the insanity.Then one day, while they were working
in the prison yard, Duke huntedup his pad Lefty and said, in
a low, tamed voice, everything'sso set, Lefting, We're lambing out
(05:11):
of here tomorrow night. Tomorrow night. Once we get over the wall,
we'll be a car waiting for us, and we'll find a couple of rods
and clothes and some dough that's quiteDuke. Then we'll head from Mexico.
Yeah, we'll head from Mexico.Butt first, as someone we got a
call on, who's that a guythat put us here? George Parker if
it hadn't been for him and hiscamera. So help me. If it's
the last thing I do, I'mgoing to get that guy. I'll teach
(05:33):
him to take pictures of me.Duke. Listen. Then the cups at
here and they's down a part tofind us. As long as we stick
to this black Howard, they won'tspot us. There's another block to that
picture shop at Parker Own's, Duke. We can't afford the wait time on
(05:55):
Parker. Come on, let's getback to the car and head from Mexico.
We aren't going any place until II can care a pocket. You're
here for five years. I'd weadedto get eaten with him and nothing that's
gonna stop me hard. Listen toI hate pockets much as you do.
But this ended time. You're notto move. I'm going back to where
we left the card and I'm headingfor Mexican. It's not helpfy to talk
like that, lefty. You knowwhat happens to guys are crossed me up.
(06:16):
Now, come on, it's notmuch further the Parker shop. I'm
doing it. This is where youwill meet part company. Oh there's yeah,
I'm going back to the movie.Okay, lefty, well, Pard,
call me what fine? Way?So long? Lefty? Good?
(06:48):
Here here I help you. Ihave my picture. Take you fine?
Fine canvas lately? Yes? Sure, nice little shop you got here?
Hey? It no, you justsit in the tail. I just see
light. Yeah sure, hey,it's like the kind of strong. Oh
yeah, I get you sim ina moment. How you you just look
(07:12):
their way? Please? Yeah?I think the lightings are right now?
That did not? I just holdthat poison? Did I focus the camera?
You know the last time you tookmy picture, you didn't have all
this fancy equipment. Oh I takeyour picture before I have? Yeah,
don't you remember me? No,I'm sorry, but I don't know.
I haven't read it, nildly,what would your mind? Letting go without
(07:35):
Bob? That's it? You're sureyou haven't taken my picture? Year?
Why? No? No? WhatI was just about too when you took
me to That's fine. I'll stopaway from that camera a bit. That's
it. I don't understand. Isanything wrong? No? No, everything's
fine. Just did not change mymind. I don't want my picture to
(07:56):
tell you you don't want to takehim? Nah? When you took on
me five years go? Was thefirst I've ever had taken. It's gonna
be the last one actively five yearsago. Yeah, you're a street photographer.
Then he took it outside the ThirdNational Bank while I was taking up
a payroll. Yeah, didn't recognizeme, did you? Five years behind
bars? Changes and I am donut. I got your color? What are
(08:20):
you going to do? What doyou think hadimen for you? And that
camera? Yours? And never accustme? I've never gone up the river?
No, no, you know,I awake up my soul night after
night dreaming of this moment, themoment when my finger was tightening on the
twigter of a gun. And againDuke fastened a smile on his lips,
(08:50):
got up, stepped over George Parker'sbody, and quickly walked out of the
shop. A few minutes later,Duke suddenly stopped a block away. The
police was swarming around his getaway car, crushing his luck. You currently retreated.
As dawn approached, he broke intoan empty house, where he decided
to hide and rest until the truthbe dark again. And he's asking he
(09:15):
had little trouble falling asleep, Comeon too, quake up, please go
what's wrong? Oh yeah, oh, Harrah, don't try anything, Dukee.
We got you covered. Schwartz,get a skunk. I haven't got
(09:37):
one that's right to her. Hehas for they smiling. You're Duke getting
rid of that gun. I don'tknow what you're talking about. You don't
huh nah? I suppose you're gonnatell me that you didn't murder George park
AlOH I didn't. You can't proveI did, but I can do.
Who do you think you're kidding?I suppose you gotta witness. Here's Duke.
I have take a look at thisphotograph. Uh no, that that
(10:03):
that can't be what it is,Duke. It's a picture taken of view
as your shot and killed George Parker. There wasn't anybody there to take my
picture Parking ever alone. There wasno place there the camera. He couldn't
have piken. He didn't take thepicture, Duke. Death took it.
Death took it. What are youtalking about? You fired four shots of
Parker. Duke, your hand musthave been shaking, you hated him so
(10:26):
much. One of the bullets wentwild and hit the shutter mechanism of the
camera, causing a picture to besnap just as you were committing murder.
Yeah, you mean one of thoseslugs hit the camera. May I take
my picture as Duke, and you'regoing to find that it was the most
expensive picture ever taken of anybody,because this picture is going to cost you
(10:48):
your life. And sure enough O'Harawas right. For six months later,
Duke Parson was hanged for the murderof George Parker, the crime you could
(11:09):
never have been convicted of if ithadn't been for exhibited a photograph slapped at
the scene of the crime by atraining bullet. A bullet the Duke crosson
him served with fire. Oh well, they say that justice is a strange
way of working itself out. Itcertainly seems so in Duke's came now I
(11:31):
remember another case with Oh you haveto go now to breast the traps.
You're dropping on me again. SoonI'm always home. Just look for the
house on the other side of thecemetery, the house of doctor. We
are all right, everybody, welcomeback. I hope you enjoyed that it
(12:01):
was a short and sweet play today. Well, I thought it was an
interesting idea in this play where apicture incriminates the criminal both times. Although
I will have to say, thewhole bullet hitting the camera and making it
take a picture of the criminal atthe end, there was a bit unbelievable.
It was a bit far fetched,but the idea was kind of cool
(12:26):
though. And one other thing too. I have no idea why. At
the beginning of the play the policeofficer told the criminal the name of the
guy who took his picture. Imean, seriously, might as well just
go ahead and paint a bullseye onthe guy? Wow? All right,
(12:48):
everybody, Well, let me knowwhat you thought about today's play. You
can send comments to otr msh atgmail dot com. Also check out my
other podcasts, Oldtime Radio Comedy andSuperman and Radio. Thanks a bunch of
everybody. I'll catch you next time.
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