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into our seventh episode of Box thirteen. Box thirteen with a style of theoramone
pictures Alan lad As Dan Holiday box thatteen box, thatteen box that. He
looked deeply into her eyes, which reflected his mood, like twin legs as
you're blue, as you're blue. Why does a woman always have to have
as your eyes? Why couldn't there be fire engine red? As his muscular
arms tightened around her, fragile susie it, mister Holiday, I'm not fragile,
but I'm sure scared. Somebody's been following me with those legs. Why
not? I was petrified, afraid to look back. Even his footstep kept
going quick cluck, clickcluck, real sinster like, Oh I better him now,
mister click cluck, Oh, mister Holiday. He followed me all away
from Box thirteen and now box thirteen, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday.
Well, this is a brand new twist beside a message from Box thirteen.
Susie has brought a mysterious caller, somebody who wants in but definitely don't as
written mister Holiday. No, no, Susie, if you didn't see this
person, huh no, I just sell him. Phone me like a like
a fantom. It gets the heels with click clock click cluck. That doesn't
sound so dangerous. Let's take a chance. Come in, Oh selling me.
I ought to be ashamed for being such a fraidy cat. Look who
it is, well, Susie, who is it? I don't know who
are you? Mister? My name is George Flint. I'm a detective and
you're Dan Holiday Delight. It's it's on the door a detective. Uh are
isn't any bigger than me. But I have nerves of steel in the heart
of a lion. Oh oh, I see. And what brings you here,
mister Flint? Well, nerves of steel, heart of a lion.
That was no fair girl. You took me by surprise, Susie. Now,
mister Flint, why don't you open the envelope I put in box thirteen.
Here it is, mister Holiday. Oh thanks, open it. I'm
all gooseler. Okay, Oh what do you know why there's nothing written on
the paper? How about that? See how clever I am? I put
that envelope in box thirteen as bait at day. Yes, I knew it
would lead me to the person who put the ad in the Star Times event
you wanted? Will you're any place and do anything? Very clever, mister
FLETTA Oh what made your footsteps go? Quick? Cluck? Quick? Clock
of that? I lost the metal creed off one of my heel. Oh
well, now that you've discovered me, mister Flett, what mister Holiday,
I'd say you're just a man for the job. Job something exciting you?
Hope? Permit to Holiday. I'd handle it myself. Only I'm so tiny.
Besides, I've done mostly divorce work. Just the right height for keyholes.
But about the job, well, I'm coming to that. Mister Gilbert
Boat and sent me fifty dollars just to attend the party tonight. Fifty dollars.
I should have been the detective. Oh you can be. I'll split
with you if you'll go to the affair in my place, asked me,
I got the money. What's the catch? Oh, there's really no catch.
H only thing, mister Bolton said, What then might be a little
er bloodshed? Well, well, well this holiday is the wackiest situation yet
from good old Box thirteen. Yes, holiday, you must be hard up
for story ideas, hard up for brains too. Otherwise, why are you
riding with George Flint detective and his hot rod Jalopy destination bloodshed? And you've
never met this bold as having the party? No, but he phoned and
explained that the party's going to be at his nephew's place, at Kenneth Bolton
Kenneth, huh uh? What about the bloodshed? Well, as I understand
it, Kenneth's father, that is, Gilbert Bolton's brother, committed suicide.
Not show, don't go oh Yobert said, the boy is suffering from neurasthinia.
I think he said it's like on Eurotic huh oh, yes, on
account of the way his father died, you'bet's afraid the boy may take his
own life tonight? Why tonight especially? Well, it seems that Kenneth drinks
a lot at these parties and gets depressed. And my job is to see
that he doesn't commit suicide tonight, I looked forward to more pleasant evenings.
I think that's to place up ahead with all the lights on. Yeah,
that's the address you mentioned. We must be about fifteen miles in town at
fourteen and seven tenths by mice beinar here, Well, flet, I may
as well take off. What are you gonna do? Oh, I'll sit
here in my car and listen to the radio. Sorry, they keep my
eye on things from the outside. Good idea, say later, then here
we go again, Holidays. The name's George Flitt, detective. Remember beyond
this door, who knows, but it's a beautiful huns, a beautiful knight,
and a beautiful girl. Good evening, Oh, good evening. I'm
looking for mister Gilbert Bolton. Won't you come in and you are a George
Flitt? You say you are George Flint. That's right. I am Rita
Martin. How do you do? Now? Let's go in and find Gilbert
Bolton, mister Fliff. Oh Holiday, here's a jungle cat, a vampire
rid of Terry and the Pirates, that jet black hair, those heavy littered
eyes, that glistening crimson mouth, and something else. Yes, a clawing,
sensuous, a perfume such as you've never known before. That's something to
remember. This reader Martin by m Gilbert. Yes, return Gilbert Bolton.
This is George Flt. How do you do, mister Flint, mister Bolton,
If you'll excuse me, gentlemen, I'll see you all a bit later.
So your George Flint, the detective. Yes, that's right. Your
voice seemed well different over the phone. Well, you know, detectives many
disguised as many voices, got to keep him confuse, you know, somehow
I picked at you differently. Oh well, no matter, you know why
you're here. Yes, to keep my eye on your nephew, and of
Polton. More than that, to keep him from chilling himself. The way
this man looks at you holiday so cool, so calculating with piercing eyes,
a thud against the back ear skull. He could be one of two men,
a man of distinction or a man of extinction. Okay, mister Bolton,
now kicking f you alive, that's your job. But what makes you
think the boy wants to commit suicide? Well, since his father, my
brother, took his life, Kenneth has been extremely upset. It's only natural,
mister Bolton. I know, but I've heard Kenneth threatened suicide and it's
got me worried. Anyone else heard him? Yes, Miss Martin, anyone
else? What do you mean anyone else? I just wanted if anyone else
that heard him make these threats, I really wouldn't know. It's enough that
Rita and I know about it. How does read a figure in this picture?
Aren't you being a bit presumptuous, mister Flitt? A detective likes to
know these things. Miss Martin is an old friend of the family. Oh,
there's Kenneth now, I'll bring him over. Just as Gilbert Fulton passed
me. There was something familiar about him. What was it? Who wasn't
I want to thank holiday? Maybe an important clue. And here they come,
a man of extinction and a typical boy from Princeton or Yale, Harvard.
George Flint, my nephew, Kenneth Bolton got to meet you. How
do you do? I'm enjoying yourself, mister Flint, very much. How
about you? Oh? So so his parties get to be a boy.
Kenneth hasn't been quite himself since the tragedy. Must you always bring that up
on. But you know you've been terribly upset, Kenneth, So I've been
upset. Why talk about it? Oh, mister Flint, Yes, will
you come with me for a moment? Am I sure? Too close in
here that I've thought a breath of there? It suits me in the garden,
the garden, it is hm nice a moon too, lovely, lovely
night sand to those flowers. Thanks scars, it isn't it? But not
to compare with your perfume. You noticed it, Yes, it was so
unusual. It's called whispering gown. Whispering gown. I like the name.
Say I know where they got that name. I'm so no de Bergack.
The passage very describes rock sand across my life. One whispering silken gown.
I was lovely. You're quite literary. I actually used to flit well,
yes, no, just what do you do? Gilbert Bolton didn't tell you
no, no, But let's sit on this ben and you tell me all
about yourself. As you come close to her, you get another whiffo.
Suddenly you've got it. That's what bothered you about Gilbert Bolton. Her perfume
rubbed off on him. It is an old friend of the family. She's
young and a close friend of Gilbert Bolton's. She's brought you out here for
a reason. Well, aren't you going to sit down? Oh? I
sure, but just a middle I want Barto cigarettes. I've not for any
of cigarettes. I'll be right back. Something about this whole setup is as
phony as a china egg, and as the crooks in your story say about
a case of joint before you go inside. Yeah, there's a window.
Let's pull the bushes back, let's take a gander. Well, everything looks
on the upper end. Kenneth with a drink on the table beside him,
and there's his uncle coming up. Hmm, he said, another full drink
right beside Kenneth. Hey, what else is he doing? You'd better get
in the holiday in fast mind if I I join your gentlemen. I'm not
at all, not at all. You appeared quite suddenly. Careful drink,
mister Flint. You know I haven't touched this. No, No, let
me fix mister Flint a fresh tray. I think I'll just have one of
these our dirts. Okay, what's it my drink? Oh, I'm I'm
sorry, flit you you walk idiot? Oh excuse me. Yeah's accidents will
happen. I didn't really feel like another drink is your idea? Remember,
well, mister Glad, we were able to borrow some cigarettes. I was
am voiced by our dirts. Glad you're here, Rita, I have a
proposal to make it. What say we all run up to my penthouse for
a while. It sounds good? What do you say, miss Flint?
Fine? I think a change of scenery would be nice. You'll enjoy the
view overlooking green Hill part from the penthouse. Mister Flint. Oh good?
What's the address? I tell you what, mister Flint, Rita, Kenneth
and myself will go ahead in my car. Here you can follow us and
your well, maybe i'd better go with mister Flint, keeping coming. No,
I'd like you with me, Kenneth. There's something I want to discuss
with you important. Perhaps I should have the address in case I lose you.
It won't be necessary. Just follow me. Of course, Holiday,
you could be wrong, but it looks like Gilbert Bolton isn't too anxious to
have you find his pet. Hef and that's you're a suspicious lad. Holiday.
You've created so many diabolical characters for so many fiendish plots. Maybe you
maybe you've become a little TechEd. Times are wasted. Holiday, get to
our phone. H there it is end of the hallway. Now Maxim duty
in the Morga The Star Times. We'll ask a few questions. Start Dyer's
reference room. Hello, mack Down Holiday, Ah, Jenny, what can
I do you? Boy? So you got anything on the Boltle suicide?
Just file those clips away yesterday. And even if this is a clips joint,
I won't judge you a penny clips joint. Did you get it?
Dan? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, I get it? What about Bolton
poison itself? Left all his daughter, his son name m Kenneth, anything
else? Well, I want something about Bolton's brother guilt, but he's sort
of taking over and helping the boy. It was pretty broke up. Hey
did hey'd you hang up? No? But someone did? Someone was listening
on another extension. Hey, this is the fast hot rod I've ever driven.
We're keeping right up with a Bolton and he's doing seventy Wait until you
shift into high gear. Where are we going? The pothouse? I hope
Gilbert Boltons. What happened at the party? Oh Rita Martin? Try to
get me into the garden. I got suspicious trying to keep you away from
your job, wasn't he? Yeah, So I rushed back into the house,
stopping the case of joint through a window. Haste the joint A detective
talking. Then I got an trouble with Bolton. Wow, I'm knocking a
drink from his nephew's hand. What did the uncle do? Got insulting,
Then all of a suddenly suggested going to his pet huts. Watch it,
watch it. He's slowing down. Yeah, I wonder what his idea is.
He just slowing down with that train. But he only slowed down for
a second. Look at him, Go, I know what he's doing.
He's trying to beat that train of the crossing. He's trying to lose us.
Step burn the gas, step burn the gas. Mister Holliday. Okay,
mister Holliday, are we going to make it? He made it,
but I don't know about us. You are listening to Box thirteen starring Alan
lad As Dan Holiday and now Back to Bucks thirteen starring Alan lad As Dan
Holiday. Next time I walked such a close shave, I'll see my barber.
Yeah, me too, Josh mushed hot to day. I thought I
could handle this hot run. But the way you whipped her off the road
just short of throws chats not a scratch on her luck. Yes, that
came must be a mile long by the time it passes. Bolton can be
in Alaska. What's the address of just Paint House, you're asking me?
All I know is that overlooks green Hill Park. Our next stop, well,
George green Hill Park. I bet all these feelings have print houses.
We'll try them all until we hit the right one. I'll go around the
side of the park, okay, and I'll try the buildings around the other
side. Bolton's got to be in one. Do you have a mister Bolton
in your penhouse? No? One here by that name from Bolton in the
pant hoouse. No, but we have a Boxford in the basement. Why.
Yes, mister Gilbert Bolton came in a short time ago. Hello,
No, with a lady and gentlemen want to go up please? Did mister
Bolton say anything about expecting more guests? No, sir, Let me a
favor. A little fellow with a squeaky voice shows up asking for Bolton.
Tell him I'm here. Will you down holiday? Yes? Sir. Oh,
here you are, Thank you, sir, your floor, sir.
Watch the penthouse door over there, right, I've got a sneaking hunt.
I won't be welcome. But how'd you get up here? You didn't expect
me? Yes, yes, of course, but you go enjoy money you
can well you can go home now. I'm sorry, miss Mard, but
mister Bolton hired me. It's up to him department, but he's not here.
He and Kenneth both went out. May I come anyway? No?
Goodbye? No? But now what does the intrepid a hero of my story
still m He looks for another door like that one. He tries it.
It's open, leads into a hallway and there's yet another door, the service
entrance to Bolton's penthouse, and ten to one it's locked, bolted bard,
maybe even nails shut. There's some gambler Holiday offer ten to one and lose
the doors open. Well, here we go again, quiet Holiday. There's
a door leading to the terrace and voices, I get your hair up,
Holiday, but don't let them see you. Don't you think it's a little
chilly out here? Uncle, Let's go inside, hilly Kenneth, I'm really
very timetable. Here's the view I was telling you about, Kenneth. Better
lean over the rail a bit to see around that turret. Well, don't
push against me, Uncle, that's a ten story drop. Now look over
there, Kenny, Uncle Gil Cann's driving the rail. Don't have to throw
me back. I don't have an uncle throw your forward. The meaning of
this outrage? How did you get in here anywhere? I'm going to call
the police, fine and save me the trouble. Look, Kenneth, I
was hired to keep you from committing suicide. Suicide, oh me, yeah,
But instead I'm keeping you from being murdered. Feeling your coat pocket,
Kenneth, he doesn't know what he's talking about. A bottle. It's mark
poison. Yeah, I saw your uncle Planet in your pocket through the garden
window. He wanted to make it look like you poisoned that drink I knocked
from your hands up right there, Holiday. This isn't a cap bestore you
two, Kenneth. Don't move. It must be crazy Uncle Gil. And
you knew I was Dan Holiday all along. Huh. Of course I've seen
you a picture in the book with you pages, and I got to the
telephone conversation at the star time on the extension you get around. I can't
believe this. You, you and my uncle. What's the play now?
Bow? Well, first I walk over to Kenneth and knock him out with
his guns. Don't more, Holiday, I've got you covered. Oh and
now that you've knocked out your nephew, what's your next move, mister Holiday?
Before I heave him over the rail to make it look like suicide,
I'm going to shoot you. Oh fine, then I'll wipe my fingerprints off
this gun and press my nephew's hand around the butt. His fingerprints on the
gun will prove his shot. Me huh, But what about a motive?
Very simple. You tried to stop him from jumping off the terrace, and
you're supposed to invent plots, mister Holiday. But they'll trace the gun to
you Bolte. Oh no, it's Kenneth's gun. I took it from his
room, and you wanted a detective on hand to throw off suspicion. Yes,
mister Holliday, who suspect Gilbert of murder when he'd hired a detective to
protect Kenneth? But why why do you want to kill your nephew? Let's
say I I borrowed quite a large sum. I can't make good oh,
embezzelment huh. And you need Kenneth inheritance to keep out of jail when you
lend you the money. Not farm we need we obviously, so taking it
all clever a Holiday, you're killing me. You're so right. Get rid
of whoever it is Rita. That doesn't help Holiday. Forget about writing the
great American novel No room in a coffin for typing. I'm dying horridays here
and nobody. I've got plenty of bullets. Welcome to the party, George.
Hello, mister Hartiday again, let me out of here, stop her
out, sup? Thanks for this faction flip now, mister Gilbert Bolton,
you know how your nephew feels well, I know how it feels to be
on the right end of this Smith and Wesson. You knocked them out.
What are you going to do? Do? Well? Since the party's getting
dull, let's invite a few more boys, say from headquarters. This is
Box thirteen, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Come in, Oh,
mister Halliday's joosy, Mister George Flint detective, how's the armed mister Flint.
Oh, it's you're fine. One of the bullets just grazed me. You
know, I blad quite a lot day, Wasn't that awful? I'm trying
to kill that boy and he really wasn't psycho? What's him to call it
at all? Bolton cooked that up and support the suicide story. Oh what's
going to happen to them, mister Holliday. Well, they've got Bolton for
embezzlement and attempted murder for holding Reda's accomplice. And she was such a beautiful
girl and so sweet too. Yes, George, you can say that again.
How's the rod hot these days? Mister Flint? Hot rod? Susie
hot rod rod hot, red hot? Oh, how is it anyway?
Red hot? Oh it's fine, as mister Harday, even if I did
run away from that gun, I really do have the heart of a lion.
But of course, George, the only thing is it's your steady fat
Land Next week, same time. Alan Ladd stars as Dan Holiday in Bach's
thirteen. Alan Ladd appears through the courtesy of Paramount Pictures and may currently be
seen in Wild Harvests. Box thirteen is directed by Ted Hettiger. Original music
is composed and conducted by Rudy Schrager with an original story by Larry Kraft.
The part of Susie is played by Sylvia Picker. This is a Mayfair production.
Welcome Back, an exciting adventure from Dan Oliday. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
The title, of course if you saw it, is a bit of a
pun, and an easy pun at that. A short assignment. The one
thing that's nice about the old time radio is if you can make a short
voice, you can play a short actor. If you can make a tall
voice, you can play a tall actor. And as as um and as
there's a lot of variance in there. As long as you can be believable,
you really have a lot more flexibility than you do on television because to
bend that line between short and tall you really needed some camera tricks. So
no need for that here. Great episode, lots of fun. I'll I
will look forward eagerly to next week's and of course to tomorrow. Please join
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