1 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:35,560 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,079 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:46,479 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow us on Twitter at 4 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:53,039 Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram dot com, slash 5 00:00:53,079 --> 00:00:58,600 Great Detectives, and if you're enjoying this podcast, please follow us using your 6 00:00:58,679 --> 00:01:06,879 favorite podcasts software. Well, today we're starting our twice annual listener support Slash 7 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:12,280 Appreciation a campaign with our first special, and we're going to do something that 8 00:01:12,359 --> 00:01:19,519 we haven't really done on this podcast before. Ye have featured episodes of the 9 00:01:19,599 --> 00:01:25,560 program Guest Star on The Amazing World of Radio, and I'm sure that we're 10 00:01:25,599 --> 00:01:30,040 going to end up doing something with them on Old Time Radio Snackwagon, but 11 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:38,439 we've never featured Guest Star episodes on The Great Detectives because Guest Star was really 12 00:01:38,519 --> 00:01:44,760 not a detective program. It was a program designed to sell us savings bonds. 13 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:51,159 Each episode would feature a special guest star who could either be a musician, 14 00:01:51,359 --> 00:01:55,280 a comedian, or an actor. If they were a musician, then 15 00:01:55,319 --> 00:02:00,120 they would just play their music. Comedians and actors would do sketches or routines, 16 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,959 and the entirety of the program would run fifteen minutes, which would always 17 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:12,319 include some musical interludes from the Savings Bond Orchestra. It's a fun series to 18 00:02:12,439 --> 00:02:15,639 listen to. You never quite know what you're going to get with it. 19 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:21,439 And I have actually found a couple of these that are detective themes, so 20 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,960 we will go ahead and play those for you. The first one is relatively 21 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:31,879 early in the Guest Star program's history. It's the eighteenth episode from July the 22 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:38,400 twenty fourth, nineteen forty seven, and stars Basil Rathbone. Let's go ahead 23 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:54,759 and take a listen. The United States Treasury Departments Get Star with Harry Toznick 24 00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:00,840 and the Savings Bonds Orchestra, Yours Julie John Conty and starring Robert Preston. 25 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,120 How do you do? Ladies and gentlemen, missus John Catty your host for 26 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,599 Guests are a transcribed feature for Defense Bond, presented by this station as a 27 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:23,840 public service. May it serve as a reminder that your country's independence goes hand 28 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:30,919 in hand with financial independence. Invest in America and in your own future with 29 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:36,639 United States Defense Bonds, buy them automatically through the payroll savings plan where you 30 00:03:36,719 --> 00:03:40,479 work, or the bond a month plan where you bank. Harry Sosnick leads 31 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,439 the savings Bonds orchestra in the curtain raiser for our show, a special Sosnick 32 00:03:45,560 --> 00:06:26,680 arrangement of the Man I Love, Thank you Harry, and now it's my 33 00:06:26,759 --> 00:06:30,240 place to introduced today's special guests. The popular motion picture star Robert Preston, 34 00:06:30,319 --> 00:06:35,639 who appears in an original sketch titled The First of April for mister Preston's performance, 35 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:44,680 We Take You to Hollywood, and our narrator Rod O'Connell. That was 36 00:06:44,759 --> 00:06:46,800 trouble in the air that night, John Train, distric attorney, had a 37 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,560 feeling of impending dangers. He sat in the living room with Helen, his 38 00:06:49,639 --> 00:06:54,240 wife. John was doing quarter to the next morning, the Prosecute Bonds of 39 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:58,920 the Rackets King. As John mcu is notes in the case, trouble crept 40 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,680 across the forts and doorbell. That's Frankie Devo. Hellen, you better go 41 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:08,319 upstairs, John, because Frankie's bringing me information. We won't talk unless we're 42 00:07:08,319 --> 00:07:16,079 alone. Say back, be out of this. They're after Frankie front on 43 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:27,079 my own doorstep. Franchie Frankie notes book, inside pocket notebook, April, 44 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:39,720 first of April. Go on, Frankie, there goes my funds. There's 45 00:07:39,759 --> 00:07:43,360 nothing in this note book genre the list of date. The last thing Frenchie 46 00:07:43,439 --> 00:07:46,959 said was notebook notebook, first of April. That's the first date in the 47 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,360 book. The first of April, the first of mark, June fourth, 48 00:07:50,519 --> 00:07:56,040 February fourth, what could they be? First of April? Dates of certain 49 00:07:56,079 --> 00:08:01,399 payments? Protection money? Probably how much? And who got it? I 50 00:08:01,439 --> 00:08:03,920 won't have a case tomorrow unless I can figure this out. You have a 51 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,920 dozen witnesses, witnesses. After what happened tonight, they'll shut up like clams, 52 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,879 and I can't blame them. The answer is in this notebook, if 53 00:08:09,879 --> 00:08:13,160 I can just be smart enough to see it. The first of Faith rol 54 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:18,800 the first of Faith Rols. Now, what tell him you better go upstairs? 55 00:08:18,839 --> 00:08:26,360 Nonsense? This is America, Darling, the alert miss the train good 56 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:31,800 England. Well, it's Bonzo himself. You're a little late, Bonzo. 57 00:08:31,839 --> 00:08:35,440 You should have been around here about three hours ago, or maybe you were. 58 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:39,639 You had a little trouble here, didn't Someone killed my star witness? 59 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:46,159 That's all? Oh yeah, if Francie devou he used to work for him, 60 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,799 Joe. He told me, well, come on, what do you 61 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:52,840 want? Well, miss the train. I was wondering if we could arrange 62 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:56,600 your little dear, your case has been shot full of hole Bonzo. The 63 00:08:56,639 --> 00:09:05,240 only deal I make with Okay, Helen, I'm not coming. Hey, 64 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:09,639 what do you want in here? N Yeah, give me that big that's 65 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,679 for scaring my wife. And the rest are for Fritzie. And here's one 66 00:09:13,759 --> 00:09:22,000 for me. Remind me to order a new window, same tomorrow. John, 67 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:22,879 he's gone. Did he get the notes? No? No, I 68 00:09:22,919 --> 00:09:26,200 got it. Let him go. I can have him picked up later. 69 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:33,559 He's want of bund those gorillas, Bonzo. That reminds me gone all Bonzo 70 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,960 wanted us to keep me out here while his ments called the notebook. Now 71 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,120 we know that notebook means something, and I'm gonna stay up until I find 72 00:09:41,159 --> 00:09:56,679 the answer. Oh for third, John, stay stay us April. No, 73 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:01,559 it's crazy, Helen, but we've got it. We've got Hey. 74 00:10:01,639 --> 00:10:07,519 Maybe it's the first letter of the word ap Hey, we could tie it. 75 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,440 The first of mine is M. The fourth of June is seen a 76 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:20,080 M R. I see am Americans. Honey, we're getting it. I'll 77 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,000 make another pot of coffee, strong coffee, because we're gonna stay up all 78 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:33,480 night. Why are the carckrown players us? Say, mister Train. And 79 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:37,879 now, mister Bonzo, I show you Exhibit thirteen, a small black notebook. 80 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,600 Have you ever seen it before? Why? No, no, I 81 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,360 never had. Will you read the first few entries in the book first of 82 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:52,159 April, the first of March, fourth of June, And it doesn't make 83 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,639 any sense. When you know how to read it. It makes a great 84 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,159 feel of things, as I shall prove later. Those dates refer to the 85 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:03,320 American Safe Deposit Company of Home Sale and to box one nine one nine rented 86 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,600 by a mister Henry R. Joan. What does that have to do with 87 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:09,360 me, mister Bonzo. I'll be happy to show you your honest I offer 88 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:13,799 an evidence the content of buck one nine one nine. All right, gentlemen, 89 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:20,639 place it on this table, your honor. Here are Len Bonzo's books 90 00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:24,960 and records, his canceled checks, the complete proof of all his gambling activities. 91 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,279 Mister Bonzo, I suggest that you change your fleet of guilty and throw 92 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,919 yourself on the murphy of the court. All right, mister Train, All 93 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:35,639 right, I know what I'm like, your honor. I change my play 94 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:45,840 too guilty. Oh it's good to get back home, Sally. You will 95 00:11:45,919 --> 00:11:52,720 wonderful, fool, I was wonderful. Good night, honey, wake me 96 00:11:52,840 --> 00:12:01,320 up? Oh years when do you want me to wake you? Of course 97 00:12:01,399 --> 00:12:16,279 is baseful. That's this Saul next saful bond. That was a very convincing 98 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,879 performers. Indeed, thanks Rod, it was a believable part. So it 99 00:12:18,919 --> 00:12:22,759 was easy to be convincing, and I'd like to be equally convincing when I 100 00:12:22,759 --> 00:12:28,639 talk about savings bonds. It just isn't a better investment. Anywhere you're going, 101 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,080 you're doing as well. Here's the way I see it, Rod, 102 00:12:31,759 --> 00:12:35,279 there isn't a man, woman, or child throughout this country of ours that 103 00:12:35,399 --> 00:12:39,320 hasn't some special dream for the future. For one, it might be the 104 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,279 hope of owning his own business some day, or his own home. Another 105 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,639 has plans for his youngster, wants to give him the best possible education, 106 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:50,919 and maybe another just wants to take a few months off for a trip, 107 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,480 or perhaps to go off to some quiet mountain stream and do a little fishes. 108 00:12:54,879 --> 00:12:58,879 That's for me, Well, thanks for savings bonds. Every one of 109 00:12:58,879 --> 00:13:01,759 those dreams can come true. All you need to do is to buy them 110 00:13:01,799 --> 00:13:05,399 on a regular basis and let them pile up almost before you know it, 111 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:11,320 the money's there for that down payment or the college tuition or that railroad ticket 112 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,919 to Euspia. All right, you are so friends. Take Bob Preston's tip. 113 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:20,480 Buy bonds regularly automatically through the payroll savings plan where you work, or 114 00:13:20,519 --> 00:13:22,279 if you're your own boss, to your banks, bond a month plan. 115 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:26,240 And don't forget, folks, that when you start that dream fund with savings 116 00:13:26,279 --> 00:13:31,840 bonds, you're becoming a shareholder in the greatest country on Earth. So on, 117 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:41,919 and thanks for listening. Thank you, Robert prest Now here again are 118 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:45,360 Harry Sasnick and the savings Bonds orthicer to wind up the show with Harry's own 119 00:13:45,440 --> 00:15:50,519 arrangement of September Song. During the past quarter hour you've been listening to guest 120 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,960 start a transcribed feature for a defense bund presented by this stake in Every week 121 00:15:56,039 --> 00:16:00,200 is a public service. May I express I thanks to Robert Preston, our 122 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,759 star for an outstanding performance. The supporting task included Barbara Fuller and Peter Leeds, 123 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,559 and Lewis Draft directed the play. Next week we'll have another famous guest 124 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:15,360 and more music by the Savings bomb Ross, so we hope you'll join Meanwhile, 125 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,919 this is John Tatty reminding you that your country's strength is in your hands, 126 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:26,000 saved for defense with the regular purchase of United States Defense barb. There 127 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:49,759 is no finer investment in the world. Welcome back. That was a cute 128 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:59,039 sketch that Rathbone definitely has some good comedic timing, and I love the way 129 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:04,160 he said something like that whole line where Delmar asked where he could get someone 130 00:17:06,279 --> 00:17:11,759 like he described and Rathbone said, oh boy, don't be so modest. 131 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:17,480 Just a great line, good read. And of course Rathbone had not just 132 00:17:17,599 --> 00:17:22,319 played Sherlock Holmes on the air. He had actually gone on to do another 133 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:29,400 detective role in the series Scotland Yard, and then he had a more lighthearted 134 00:17:29,559 --> 00:17:36,240 series where he played Basil Rathbone, who would solve crimes in Tales of Fatima. 135 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,359 So he definitely knew a thing or two about the detective genre over radio. 136 00:17:41,599 --> 00:17:47,799 But our next episode of Guest Star comes quite a bit further down the 137 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:52,920 road, and it's a slightly more serious sketch, although it would kind of 138 00:17:52,039 --> 00:17:57,599 have to be. It stars Robert Preston. The original air date is March 139 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:03,400 the eighteenth, note fifty one, and the tunnel is the first of April. 140 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:21,480 The United States Treasury Department presents Guest Star with Harry Sosnick and the Savings 141 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:36,599 Bond's Orchestra, Yours Truly, John Tanty and starring Robert Preston. How do 142 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,559 you do, Ladies and gentlemen, missus John Tatty, your host for Guest 143 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,720 Star, A transcribed feature for Defense Bard, presented by this station as a 144 00:18:42,759 --> 00:18:48,920 public service. May it serve as a reminder that your country's independence goes hand 145 00:18:49,079 --> 00:18:56,039 in hand with financial indefense. Invest in America and in your own future with 146 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:02,039 United States Defense bonds. Buy them automatically through payroll Savings plan where you work 147 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:07,720 or the bondamnth Plan where you bank. Harry Sarsnick leads the Savings Bond Orchestra 148 00:19:07,839 --> 00:19:11,680 in the curtain raiser for our shows, a special Tosnic arrangement of the Man 149 00:19:11,720 --> 00:21:52,440 I Love, Thank you Harry Now it's my pleasure to introduced today is Special 150 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:56,759 Guests. The popular motion picture star Robert Preston, who appears in an original 151 00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:02,359 sketch titled the First of April or mister President's performance, we take you to 152 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:10,640 Hollywood and our narrator Rod O'Connor. That was stubble in the air. That 153 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:14,200 night, John Train, distric attorney, had a feeling of impending dangers. 154 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,240 He sat in the living room with Helen, his wife. John was doing 155 00:22:17,319 --> 00:22:21,160 quarter to the next morning, the prosecute bonds of the rackets came. As 156 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,759 John was to his notes in the cave. Troubble crept across the forts and 157 00:22:23,839 --> 00:22:29,759 lying the doorbell. That's Frankie. D vote. Hellen, you better go 158 00:22:29,839 --> 00:22:36,440 upstairs because Frankie's bringing the information. He won't talk unless we're alone. Stay 159 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,519 back, stay out of this. There after, Frankie friend on my own 160 00:22:41,559 --> 00:22:52,440 doorstep, Frankie, Frankie's inside pocket notebook. All right, yes, first 161 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:59,880 of ap we'll go on, Frankie, there goes my bonds. Will skate. 162 00:23:03,559 --> 00:23:07,799 There's nothing in this note book, the list of dates. The last 163 00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:11,839 thing Frenchie said was notebook notebook, first of April. That's the first date 164 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,039 in the book. The first of April, the first of mark, June, 165 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:19,759 fourth February. For what could they be? First of April dates of 166 00:23:19,839 --> 00:23:26,839 certain payments protection money probably how much and who got it. I won't have 167 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,640 a tape tomorrow unless I can figure this out. You have a dozen witnesses. 168 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,400 After what happens tonight, they'll shut up like clams, and I can't 169 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,440 blame them. The answer is in this notebook, if I can just be 170 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,799 smart enough to see it. The first of April. The first of April. 171 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,359 Now what telling you better go upstairs? Nonsense? This is America, 172 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:55,839 Darling, the alert mixed train soot Eve, Well, it's Bonzo himself. 173 00:23:55,839 --> 00:23:57,559 You're a little late, bonso you should have been around here about three hours 174 00:23:57,599 --> 00:24:03,400 ago or your word. Oh you had a little trouble here, didn't. 175 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,519 Someone killed my star witness, that's all? Oh? Yeah, a frenchie 176 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,039 devout. He used to work for him, Joe. He told me, 177 00:24:12,039 --> 00:24:15,559 well, come on, what do you want? Well? Makes the train. 178 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,960 I was wondering if we could arrange your little dear, your case has 179 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:27,720 been shot full of whole Bonzo. The only deal I make with Okay, 180 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:32,119 Ellen, I'm I'm coming. Hey, what do you want in here? 181 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:37,119 Yeah? Give me that, you big. That's for scaring my wife and 182 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:45,319 the rest of for Frenchie, And here's one for me. Remind me to 183 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,000 order a new window. Came tomorrow, John, he's going to get the 184 00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:49,240 news. No, no, I got it. Let him go. I 185 00:24:49,319 --> 00:24:52,720 can have him picked up later. He's one of Bunzo gorillas. Fonzo. 186 00:24:53,839 --> 00:25:00,920 That reminds me gone all Bonzo, one of to keep me out here while 187 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,880 it's meant called the notebook. Now we know that notebook means something, and 188 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:14,599 I'm going to stay up until I find the answer. Oh four third, 189 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:22,559 John, stay stay first of April, mister mine. No, it's crazy, 190 00:25:22,599 --> 00:25:27,319 Helen, but we've got it. We've got hey. Maybe it's the 191 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:33,599 first letter of the worthy. Ay, we could try it. The search 192 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:40,119 of mine is m The fourth of June is sea a m E R. 193 00:25:40,839 --> 00:25:45,559 I see a m American. Honey, we're getting it. I'll make another 194 00:25:45,599 --> 00:25:48,400 pot of coffee, strong coffey, because we're gonna stay up all night. 195 00:25:55,519 --> 00:25:57,720 Why are the car room plays us? Nay, mister train And now, 196 00:25:57,799 --> 00:26:03,759 mister Bonzo, I show you Exhibit thirteen, a small black notebook. Have 197 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,279 you ever seen it before? Why? No, no, I never had. 198 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:11,880 Will you read the first few entries in the book. First of April, 199 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:17,519 the first of March, fourth of June. As this doesn't make any 200 00:26:17,599 --> 00:26:19,079 say when you know how to read it. It makes a great feel of 201 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,799 as I shall prove later. Those dates refer to the American Safe Deposit Company 202 00:26:23,799 --> 00:26:29,160 of Homedale and to box one nine one nine, rented by a mister Henry 203 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,640 R. June. What does that have to do with me, mister Bonzo. 204 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:36,000 I'll be happy to show you, your honor. I offer an evidence, 205 00:26:36,039 --> 00:26:38,920 the contents of box one nine one nine. All right, gentlemen, 206 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:45,799 place it on this table, your honor. Here are Len Bonzo's books and 207 00:26:45,839 --> 00:26:49,079 records, just canceled checks, the complete proof of all his gambling activities. 208 00:26:49,599 --> 00:26:53,799 Mister Bonzo, I suggest that you change your fleet to guilty and throw yourself 209 00:26:53,799 --> 00:26:56,200 on the murphy of the court. All right, mister Train, all right, 210 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:02,680 I know what I'm like, your honor, I change my platal guilty. 211 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:15,119 Oh it's good to get back home. You were wonderful. I was 212 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:22,519 wonderful. Good night, honey, wake me up? Oh who would you 213 00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:30,000 want me to wake you? First? April? That's this April next, 214 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,759 Bob. That was a very convincing performance. Indeed, thanks Rod, it 215 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:47,240 was a believable part. So it was easy to be convincing, and I'd 216 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,599 like to be equally convincing when I talk about savings bobs, it just isn't 217 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:56,480 a better investment. Anywhere you're going, you're doing well. Here's the way 218 00:27:56,519 --> 00:27:59,680 I see it, Rod, there isn't a man, woman, or child 219 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,319 throughout this country of ours that hasn't some special dream for the future. For 220 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,799 one, it might be the hope of owning his own business some day or 221 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:11,400 his own home. Another has plans for his youngster, wants to give him 222 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,400 the best possible education. And maybe another just wants to take a few months 223 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,640 off for a trip, or perhaps to go off to some quiet mountain stream 224 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,559 and do a little fishes. That's for me, Well, thanks for savings 225 00:28:22,599 --> 00:28:26,960 bonds. Every one of those dreams can come true. All you need to 226 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,759 do is to buy them on a regular basis and let them pile up. 227 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,720 Almost before you know it, the money's there for that down payment or the 228 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:37,000 college tuition, or that railroad tickets to Utopia. All right, you are 229 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:41,920 so, friends. Take Bob Preston's tips. Buy bonds regularly, automatically to 230 00:28:42,079 --> 00:28:45,880 the payroll savings plan where you work, or if you're your own boss, 231 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,839 to your banks. Bond a month's plan. And don't forget, folks, 232 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,640 that when you start that dream fund with Savings Bond, You're becoming a shareholder 233 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,359 in the greatest country on Earth. So on, and thanks for listening. 234 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:07,400 Thank you, Robert Press now here again a Harry Tosnick and the Savings Von 235 00:29:07,480 --> 00:31:14,559 Dawkinster to wind up the show with Harry's own arrangement of September Song. During 236 00:31:14,599 --> 00:31:18,279 the past quarter hour, you've been listening to Guest Star, a transcribed feature 237 00:31:18,319 --> 00:31:22,039 for Defense Bomb, presented by this station every week is a public service. 238 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:26,119 May I express our thanks to Robert Preston our star for an outstanding performance. 239 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:33,799 The supporting task included Barbara Fuller and Peter Leads and Lewis Draft directed the play. 240 00:31:33,799 --> 00:31:37,400 Next week we'll have another famous guest and more music by the Savings Bomb 241 00:31:37,519 --> 00:31:41,119 Rostiss, so we hope you'll join Meanwhile, this is John Taty reminding you 242 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:48,079 that your country's strength is in your hands save for Defense. With the regular 243 00:31:48,119 --> 00:31:52,839 purchase of United States Defense barb, there is no finer investment in the world. 244 00:32:14,759 --> 00:32:21,880 Welcome back. Well an interesting story. Now, obviously there are problems 245 00:32:22,079 --> 00:32:29,440 with it, particularly from the courtroom procedure standpoint. But that said, who 246 00:32:29,519 --> 00:32:34,799 have to make allowances for the fact that this was a story that they probably 247 00:32:34,839 --> 00:32:38,279 only had nine minutes to tell, and I think they did a pretty well 248 00:32:38,319 --> 00:32:44,279 with that, with an interesting puzzle to work out and even a plot to 249 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:49,519 West thrown in. It's also nice to hear Robert Preston over radio, and 250 00:32:49,799 --> 00:32:55,039 probably Robert Preston's most famous role was in The Music Man, which would be 251 00:32:55,119 --> 00:33:00,599 released in nineteen sixty two. Now, I have to admit that I didn't 252 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:05,880 actually see that film until I was in my thirties. As a child of 253 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:10,519 the eighties. What I knew Robert Preston from was The Last Starfighter, which 254 00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:15,119 obviously was towards the latter end of his life, but it gave me a 255 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:21,319 connection to the actor. His performance in that movie is the thing that I'm 256 00:33:21,359 --> 00:33:24,279 most liked about it, and I watched that film so many times when I 257 00:33:24,359 --> 00:33:30,359 was a kid that it really is a delight whenever I come across his older 258 00:33:30,359 --> 00:33:34,039 work, and I was really happy to share some of it that he did 259 00:33:34,119 --> 00:33:37,000 over radio. All right, Well, now it's time to thank our Patreon 260 00:33:37,079 --> 00:33:42,279 supporter of the day, and you can become one of our Patreon supporters for 261 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:45,880 as little as two dollars per month, and I want to go ahead and 262 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:51,079 thank David. David has been one of our Patreon supporters since March of twenty 263 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:55,599 twenty one, currently supporting the program at the Chief of Detectives level of thirty 264 00:33:55,640 --> 00:34:00,759 dollars or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, David, 265 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:05,039 and that will do it for today. If you're enjoying this podcast, 266 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:10,599 please follow us using your favorite podcast software. We'll be back next Sunday with 267 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:17,679 another listener support Slash Appreciation special. Join us back here tomorrow for the Adventures 268 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:22,920 of Sam Spade, where our boy Sammy walked into the beautifully appointed office of 269 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:28,440 Young Doctor Hawks at four or fifty Center to find his nurse pretty young Norah's 270 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,719 should Rake, a new character working at her desk in the reception room. 271 00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:37,559 In response to a question from Sammy, we hear Noah saying, I have 272 00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:40,480 no idea where Martin is gone, mister Spade, but I can tell you 273 00:34:40,559 --> 00:34:47,760 why tell me Naura, Please feel free to tell me. Everyone is that 274 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:55,760 that woman? Yes, yes, she never understood Martin. She doesn't understand 275 00:34:55,800 --> 00:35:00,079 Martin. She never has tried to understand Martin. Do you hear me? 276 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,400 She never is tried. I take it you don't care for Agatha hil I 277 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:08,199 hate it, No do I hate it. She thinks her money can buy 278 00:35:08,199 --> 00:35:13,199 everything, even Martin. Well it won't. She knows that. Now. 279 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,719 Well, calm yourself, Nora, try and think back now to the last 280 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:23,280 time you saw Martin hawks it. It was Monday, four days ago. 281 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:34,199 Yes, the call came and some legal firm named Bennett and Hatch I switched 282 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:38,239 the call into Martin. I was worried for him. I was concerned. 283 00:35:39,159 --> 00:35:43,440 I have to admit, No, I did a terrible thing. Ah, 284 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:46,639 you listened in I did. They told him his sister was in town, 285 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:53,159 that she was working at some a nightclub and wanted to see him. What 286 00:35:53,320 --> 00:36:00,719 nightclub was this? Let me see it, totuga, what else? That's 287 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:07,719 all. They hung up them and Martin came out. I watched the blood 288 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:15,079 drain from his handsome features. His hand climbled his jaw. I'm going out, 289 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:21,320 Nora, he said. If I'm not sack, don't worry. That's 290 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:25,360 all. It was so nice. I hope you'll be with us then. 291 00:36:25,519 --> 00:36:31,239 In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot 292 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:37,360 net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out on 293 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:43,719 Instagram. Instagram, dot com, slash great detectives from Boise, Idaho. 294 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,400 This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.