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The Saint. The original air date July the first of nineteen fifty one and
the title is the Death of a Cowboy The Adventures of the Saint, starring
Tom Conway. The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris and known
to millions from books, magazines, and motion pictures. The robin Hood of
Modern Crime now comes transcribe to radio, starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor Tom
Conway as the Saint. Coming. Oh Yes, ain't you gonna ask me
in partner? Hello cowboy, if you've lost your horse, I'm in I
gotta talk to you. I gotta all right to come in partner? What
can I do for you? You templar the man they call the Saint.
That's what's engraved on my halo. L I'm McCowan. They call me texs
Well it fits. Born and raised in Texas and aiming to die there.
Somebody's topping your somebody don't care where it happens, just so long as it's
now here. Look at this hat. A funny place for air holes.
Not so funny when they're bullet holes though. Run out of rustlers to shoot
hens. I was bushwhack partner. I was stepping out of a taxi in
some sight wine and bushwhack and pool cat took a shot at me. Well
we'll head him off at Eagle Pass. Go on. I came to New
York to have fun, not to be killed. That's logical. You reckon,
you can ride shotgun on me. You've got me confused with a police
department. I understand they have a special bureau that does nothing but protect visiting
card I don't want the police department. I'll be I'm not in business.
Look, money's money and you're human. Oh so you've noticed that, have
you? And I ain't exactly a poor man. Raising beef's a big money
business these days. Yes, so he's buying it. What do you fellows?
Fatten those cows on? That makes us stake so expensive broccoli. You
don't want the money, it's only money. I'll but a cow. That's
an interesting thorn. But the management of this apartment house is so stuffy.
The only life stock permitted is dogs and cats. Oh, I don't mean
a cow on the hoof, one for the broiler. I beg your pardon.
When I get home. I'll personally hermail you once a week the best
derned steak this side of Fort Worth. O you interest me? Well,
I'm bored, Go ahead and brand me good. He made me feel better,
You made me feel hungry. See that they don't get killed, Partner,
That's all you're supposed to do. I am always like to do a
little more than I'm supposed to. I'll see that neither of us gets killed.
Now, what's all the shooting for. In a couple of days,
I'm going to Chicago to have a talk with a fellow. The fellow knows
I'm coming, and he ain't hankerin none to see me. Oh so he
sends someone to hit you off with a gun him. Why, that's just
a little business matter, you see. He Ah. But come on,
partner, tell you all about it somewhere else. This is New York City.
Let's go live it up some and we can talk during it. And
what have you got in mind? Heard about a saloon where a dozen pretty
girls come out and dance the can can. I'm fixing the cut one up
from the herd. You tis ain't tens what's the matter, partner? All
out of bubble water? No but damp little talk from an where's that other
cases Champaigne? I ordered, you haven't told me what he did? Who's
that Simon? The fillincy conquer all him? A varman has only been shortwaked
me on my feet, that's all. Know what I mean? Yes,
my butcher invented it. A thousand head, that's it. Boys, fill
up them classes. We're gonna liver up tonight. Where are we now,
mister Templer? Greenwich pillage fifty second stream? Now about Chicago? You know
I got a sudden hankering to see that old horse in mine. Uh huh,
please text don't cry now when you get to Chicago's an old cow pony.
But I wouldn't swap him for all the horses in Kentucky. Yes,
I felt that way about a girl once. Now about the man in Chicago,
that cringing pool catch? Oh, so you do remember he underwighed a
thousand ahead of my stairs on a rigged up scale. Cost me twenty maybe
thirty pounds ahead, and that's a lot of tea boons. Who is this
fellow? All easy? Just now decided something? What next time I come
to New York City, I'm bringing that old horse with me. Got a
feeling he'd kind of like all this you well, we know a partner fifty
second Street, No, the Greenwich village. Who'd you say, the man
in Chicago? Why the gritter who's been shoving all my cattle of the Chicago
market the last ten years he sold? Yeah? Who proses? No telling
how many pounds of beef he bamboozled me out of and all that time.
So you're going to blow the whistle on him? Hum h meaning's what tell
the police? Nope, I ain't even telling you, partner. I want
this gritter all myself. Texas style? Yeah? Who That Yankee music is
wonderful warms of what he's blood? Where do we go from here? Home?
Yeah? But hotel went with just wait here a moment drive on.
That's a new twist y'allways, take a little walk before you pay off the
cab drabbing only when I'm playing bodyguard? How much one fortye says? Who
you're looking for? Brown is help me hold my cowboy friend inside with you.
I don't think i'll be able to wake him. We not wake him,
he laughed. What there's a saloon across the street, buddy, he's
making a bee line for it. A minute A buck forty? Yeah,
keep the change tanks pick Wait a minute, you're down? Pull ticks ticks?
Stand back, bother? Do you wanted to you? Murderous? Rack
you that you do want it? Okay, that's a gun jam. Now
it's going to be jammed on your throat kill. I'm going to Oh it
works, then come on, Nick, let's get out of here. Well
now, mister Templer, hello us, and how are we today? You're
fine? How am I? I'll let you know just as soon as I've
checked your path. What are you doing for dinner tonight? I have a
day too bad. You are not leaving the hospital until tomorrow. How can
you ask me out? It's just a form of exercising. You're very beautiful,
mister Templer. If you keep me talking, how can I check your
path? Why bother to see if it's normal? Of course, if my
pulse is normal when you check it, then I'm not Oh, you and
your job Oh, I forgot you have another visitor? Oh blonde or brunette,
redhead? Oh cute, I think so, But you wouldn't know it's
that nice young lieutenant from the homicide you're oh again? I suppose it would
be pointless to tell him. I now obviously, can it, Lieutenant Barden?
I was just going, thank you, Molly, you're backing Lieutenant you.
You don't have to ask Lieutenant Barden to answers no. Thanks. Now
it's a question. Have I remembered anything I forgot to mention about Tex McGann's
killer, isn't it? No? This time I'm here with an invitation,
Oh, a party, the morgue, and oh that the doctor told me
I was past the critical stage. The picture more down at headquarters, more
romantically known as Rug's gallery. You want me to look at faces as soon
as he's strong enough. Might just be that the guy who dumped McGowan left
his face with us one time or another. Well, it'll be a nice
change in the routine. What will getting out of here hand me my clothes?
Wutenna? Wait a minute, you're not due to both this joint till
tomorrow, Lieutenant Phardon, are you a public servant. I'm a cop,
so I'm a public servant. Hand me my clothes. Sure positive. Besides,
there's very little point in the patient staying in the hospital when he's making
so little progress. Throwing up a concussion in three days time is in progress.
I mean with that nurse, I'm not getting anywhere. Yeah, I
know, you know, because I am. Oh, I don't look at
me like that, saint. We public servants got to live too, you
know. Well, come on, we'll go look at pictures. Well,
no, this one, no, take a look through these. No,
oh, I'll take this one. Huh oh. For how did a pin
up girls picture getting here? I don't know, but it certainly breaks the
monotony this one? No this? No, how about no one of these?
Well where the guy who killed text McGowan. I know my old geometry
teacha this o ye, pardon me? No him? Hey, yeah,
I know the boy most likely to succeed in your graduating club, The boy
most likely to get the electric chair for shooting down text McGown At last,
you sure like Stanley? Find Livingston? See Nick Mushenko, check Chicago police
files. It's practically done. Thanks supper, Thanks refused. I have got
a slight interest in this tricker man myself. You know, if you don't
believe me, ask my head. I see what you mean. Will you
staying till I check on Nmushenko? I'll staying well. I got Mushenko where
Chicago cops out there grabbed him when he came off a plane. Good are
you going? Huh? You want it? Then? I did nice of
you to ask. You can flinch the identification for us. When are we
leaving? Well, it's a train at midnight. It's enough time for you.
I'll go home in the bank a bag. I suppose I pick you
what your apartment in about half hour, i'd be ready. Thanks again for
the invitation, pardon and lieutenant, I think I'll forgive you forgive me for
stealing my nurse when I was unconscious by the time you got home, saying
you know what I am, uh animal, vegetable or mineral. I'm the
fellow that watched you come out of a little building, a police headquarters where
they keep the pictures. It's an interesting hobby, I admit, but I
just luged you once sat when my cousin's gun jam depty. Then I guess
now I gotta make it more payment. Don't bother on my account. It's
not my cousin's account. You're the only fellow can send him to the hot
seat. You're the only eye witness he killed that cowboy. You'll excuse me
while I get on with my packing, won't you where you're going? See?
You ain't gonna need to pack nothing for no. You think you're going
to Chicago, but you ain't seen. Well must you be politic at a
time like this? You ain't gonna go to Chicago and put no finger on
the now Wait a minute, you're gonna go to Chicago? And then the
beat of the death right in New York? Wow as me? You call
that detective Lieutenant Varden? Would you like to meet him? We'll see you
again. Come in, Varden. What are you sitting on the floor for?
I've been entertaining you know company? Yeah? What happened to him?
Oh? Well, no, he was going after them out the service door.
Tranquilary flu shy only of policemen. So e belli jan He caught me
with my vitality down. Remember I was a hospital case only the day before
yesterday. You need protecting. Come on, let's catch that train. You
can tell me the whole sad story on the word of the station. It's
a good thing this train had a second goad of painting, because that's what
we called it by. Yeah, this is drawing room. D excuse me,
Gould, one of you gentlemen, tell me where to find drawing room,
see one right now? You would better let me handle it. Garden,
you're police in us. Lup dropped drawing room. See, I'm so
helpless on trains. Oh, that's a pity. I always lost. I'm
always finding things, are you I? Oh, there's drawing room, see
right next to yours. We're neighbors sometimes. That's a very interesting relationship if
you should ever want to borrow anything, neighbor, I've got everything, Yes
you have. But if you should need something, well, after all,
what are neighbors for? I never was really sure until now. Well,
goodbye, neighbor. You know, Lieutenant, these trains are getting better equipment
all the time you deal Garden, Lieutenant, m Oh, what's my dear?
Get her off your mind. She'll be there when you get banks.
Although they are rather prone to lope with interns. Templar, what are you
talking about, my nurse? Or should I say, oh, nurse get
her off your mind and start concentrating on who hired nick Nicko, Shinchoe or
smoke down. Text mcgon, hey, where are you going? You don't
have to be a detective to guess at Oh, I'm tired of cards.
I'm I'm going to be niably for a while. Yeah, it's you,
neighbor. See, I knew it would come to this. I'd like to
borrow something. What have you got mine? Oh? Anything? What have
you got? Maybe we'd better talk it over. My name's Linda Jargard Simon
Templar. Oh it sounds very distinguished. Won't you come in? Oh my
life, I've been easier to persuade it. Now. I want you to
tell me all about yourself. You're going to Chicago for business pleasure. Well
it started out to be business and your friend. When I first metioned the
quarter before, didn't didn't I hear youse say he was a policeman. Did
you to be fascinated by crime and policeman? And I bet you're going to
cover to arrest somebody. Oh, you must tell me about it, please,
it's so fascinating. Only in the comic book the man you're going to
arrest? What did he do? Is he a bank robber of murderer?
Please tell me everything? I'm all ears there? You are fancy that?
Oh Simon. So enjoyed the trip, but he didn't tell me half of
what I expected to hear about crime criminals. There were many more important things
to talk about. Do you happen to have a phone number? Hand you?
Only my own? But I don't think I'm going to give it to
you? Is that being neighboring? Why we were? Lieutenant Barden on his
way to fetch min There's an impatient look on his face. Look, Linda,
when can I see you? All right? I don't mean to break
up what appears to be a beautiful friendship, but we're expected at Chicago Police
headquarters today. In other words, right about me in the arm? Only
in the arm, Linda? She blue? Right after the shot. I'll
be all right. You go after her, all right? Botten? Excuse
me? Please let this please please come on, buddy girl, tour brunette.
You see him in that kid? I want to turn it out up
there? Follow her? How are you hey? Missy? Her cab stopped,
so I see pull up to the cab right here. She's getting her
running that apartment. Okay, this is the end of the line. Wait
for me here. It ain't gonna be a long is it? My shift
ends and a half an hour. I've been pushing this hack all night.
I'll be bank in a few minutes. I don't worry about it. Who
is it as Miss Jervis Flowers? All right? So I'm not a rope?
No, you can't come here? Sure I can't see I'm in.
This is outrageous, not nearly as outrageous as putting her finger on a fellow
so that a rifleman knows who to shoot down. I haven't the slightest idea
what you're talking about. Sure you have, baby, Sure you have?
That bullet was for me, wasn't it. Lieutenant Barden just happened to stroll
into it? Diamond darling? Why should Why should I want to have you
killed? I don't know you that well, but you know me well enough
to know that I'm the only eyewitness to a murder and that I should be
eliminated, don't you. But what reason would I have if I should fail
to identify a certain Nick Nimoshenko as the gunman who shot down Texmakan. Then
the possibility of mister Nimoshenko's telling who hired him to do the job is very
slightly. I still have no idea what you're talking about. Them supposed we
go down to police headquarters and I'll tell you all about it. Well,
it's about time. How long was I supposed to keep him talking before you
ready to swing that club? Oh? I thought i'd let him feel he
was living for a while, you know, Linda, I told it sucker.
He hadn't know to come to Chicago. Oh, I told him.
Oh, George, getting to wake up is splendid. There's some questions I
must ask him. He's beginning to flutter his eyes. Boys, what oh
y answer? What are you three staring at him? Haven't you ever seen
a man with two heads? Before? Feeling better, mister Templar, not
as good as when I was unconscious. It can be a range. Making
you unconscious is how I am in my pain. You had a better future
when you were swinging through the trees. At least you were at your own
boss. That means you're calling me an ape. The first HiT's wear it
all right, wise guy, now my mind, Stanley, Stanley, throw
him a banana. Stanley better not irritating diamond Darling, he's hot headed.
As soon he'll be sitting in a chair that's going to make him hot all
over, And so will you, Linda. And last night on the train
you said such sweet things to me. Remember I remember next time I go
any while? Right afraid you meet a better class of tramp. Georgie's grouchy,
aren't you? Simon Darling? Bab pestering him? Linda, let's get
under this, Yes, let's text McGown as a talkative man. Was he
that you tell me? It's hardly likely that you'd agree to interest yourself in
this affair without knowing all the facts, facts concerning me. Who are you
and what you do besides the train apes? George Haggerty, I'm a cattle
broker. Oh, I'll bet you haven't been called honest weight Haggerty much lately.
Yes, sir, he did tell you what you do to uscale could
outmode reducing diets. What else did McGowan tell you you had it? No
springs Stanley? Okay, the pleasure is all right? All right? Ay,
let's keep him conscious for a while, shall we. You needn't bother
if mister Temple, I trust you don't think all this is just idle curiosity
on my part. Oh, don't apologize. I want to know how much
McGowan told you, so that i'll know how much you might have told the
police. Thanks for the blueprint. What I mean is, if certain facts
are known to the police, then it might be well, it's quite possible
that is that they'll be able to stop stamping yourself. You want to know
if the police have anything that establishes you as Nimachenko sponsor. Well have they
next time you see old Bob, But get the top of your head shaved.
The ones up at Sing Sing are so messy. You're lying. They
don't know, Okay, I'm lying. Sweat it out, killer, Sweat
it out. You mean beat it out, don't you? Stanley likely a
year, not too lightly, But don't kill him until later. Well,
dample going to talk to me? Now, what's the youth, George.
I'll never tell the truth. I know I had a date with him.
You're boasting. Just a waste of time. Let's Stanley get it over with.
That's what I say. Boys. If the cops do anything about essay'd
ve been here a long time ago. Yes, I suppose you're right.
Oh, it's Stanley then, Oh anyway, I don't care, well I
do. That's what attracted me to you from the start. And do you
looked like a neat house? Shut up? All right? Take him out
of here and throw him into Lake Michigan. But I didn't bring my bathing
suit? Who the least idea? Shall I answer it? You have to
Domin knows you're in very well. Whoever it is, get rid of him
in the past. Yes, a guy, And I'm gonna Penny's ears back,
That's what I'm gonna do. Look here, you can't Burston. You'd
be surprised at what I can do. And I'm sorry, and believe me.
I'm oh. So there you are, hello, Captain Carson. Go
giving me no lip? Brother, I told you I was off, dude
in a half an hour, and you said that you Hey, how'd you
get your face home? Bang up? It's all in the day's work.
What's going on here? You've got your men stationed at all possible exits,
Captain, Well, haven't your captain shoo here? You'll do It's around the
whole building, fine, captain, And here are your three murders, just
as I promised. Now we wait a minute. This doesn't look like any
cup I've ever seen. Don't let him reach for that gun. You get
me there, come, Thank you Fanley, him not me. I ain't
gonna hit no coup. Spoken like a gentleman of the old school. Not
when I got all the eggits covered. Especially, I'm given up. That's
using your head Stanley, Hanley, Captain, here's my gun. I'm ready
to compare. I don't want a gun. I just won't take it your
full take it til now do I get my fail? Yes, you'll get
your fair, my friend. And you know what I'm going to give you
for a tip? What's that? A new cab? But first get on
the phone until the police to come over. Will you tell them there are
some people here I'd like him to meet. You have been listening to another
transcribed adventure of the Saint the robin Hood of Modern Crime, and now here
is our star, Tom Conway. Ladies and gentlemen, in our cast,
you heard Joyce mcmasky as Linda and Sandra Gould as the nurse Broke Temple played
tex ted to Corsia. George the Mont Johnson was the Lieutenant Ed, Max
Stanley and Howard mcne the camp Driver. This is Tom Conway inviting you to
join us again next week at the same time for another exciting adventure of the
Saint. Good Night. Tonight's script of The Saint was written by Michael Kramoi.
The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris, is a James
L. Safire production and is directed by Helen Mack. Tom Conway as soon
to be seen in the Warner Brothers production Painting the Clouds with Sunshine, and
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back. Well, my post show commentary is gonna be a little bit shorter
than a dissipated because I thought John Daner played the role of the cowboy,
and I was all ready to discuss all the ins and outs of John Daner
as cowboys, but according to the closing credits, that wasn't the case.
So never mind. I do think it was a nice twist at the end,
and you know, it is something that cabbies on detective shows are shown
to me among the greatest allies that you can have in the war against crime.
All right, well, now time for some listener comments and feedback and
Laurence comments. Tom Conway has always been my favorite actor. I particularly like
when he played a detective, which he did a lot on radio Sherlock Holmes,
in The Saint on television as Mark Saber, or in the movies as
the Falcon, which all of his Simon Templar radio adventures were around to listen
to. And indeed, it's true that he has a lot of lost episodes.
If there's any good news for fans of Tom Conway, it's that all
of these missing episodes were from nineteen fifty one, where NBC was transcribed so
many episodes, so the odds that there are some more out there are probably
better than for your average show. And I think that all the same episodes
missing, those that NBC transcribed and we're putting out are probably the ones most
likely to be found. And given that most of Vincent Price NBC episodes are
already in existence, I wouldn't be surprised if some Tom Conway episodes showed up.
Though. Actually, in following Old Time Radio very regularly for the past
six or seven years. The only new episode of The Saint to show up
was the Miracle Tea Party pilot from the World War Two era, which is
something I never would have guessed in a million years would have come into circulation.
So you never know, but we will all keep a eye and ear
out for any more Tom Conway scene episodes, and we still do have a
couple more to get to yet. Other comments on Tom Conway, and this
one from Paul who seconds the comments from Lawrence and adds agreed, great voice
and diction. Well, thanks so much for the comments. Appreciate hearing from
some Tom Conway fans and definitely a very talented actor and we will, as
I said, hear more from him in the next couple of weeks. All
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