Hey everyone, thank you for coming to the last session of the day in the best room room 2 Hopefully you're here for the right session. So this is Drupal and the open web in the Australian government so the dot gov dot au space and This conference talk was something I've been wanting to do for a while. I just needed a lot of work So when the talk was accepted, I was like, yeah a bit about me technical account manager and lead a team of excellent people as well and What that basically means is I help to solve problems for large customers with, you know, their problems aren't tiny bite-sized problems They're you know, just slightly bigger or more fun So that keeps me busy You can find me on Twitter and triple org and everywhere else is WIFM and Yeah, I'm from Wellington, New Zealand and fun fact we got puke goes and over here you got bin chickens. So That's a little bit of trivia So here's my problem statement. So I was like I want to measure popularity Which is this tricky There's not exactly an easy way to do this.  I wanted to be open source and packable and you know I wanted to see under the hood and as it turns out this is pretty cool. So Hands up if you've heard of WAP Eliza before and puppeteer So you cover your ears if you enter PHP, but they're all no JS Let's just say I'm not the best person when it comes to writing JavaScript, I wouldn't hire me for that But I was able to hack together a couple of things and get this working Problem number one we is a list can someone just show me the list anyone Yeah, it's tricky There's a few places you can grab it from some more no, you know interesting than others So there's a GitHub repo with them. There's a let's encrypt another fun place to look for them Security trails, there's all sorts of fun things in there Or you could just start from a seed site like Australia dot gov and Directory dot gov But the main thing a list doesn't solve is importance of those sites Because not every site is created equal and I didn't really mean to pick on the Mount Alexander shy council But they're not quite as important as health.gov. Do you so I wanted a way to quantify that to measure it So this actually came about because of Toby. I don't think he's here but shout out to Toby because he was like hey, I found this thing that has got this thing called page rank and you can download the top 10 million sites on the internet and And Yeah, and then I just used a grep and then blood butter being you've got 5,700 and something government sites And then next question is what the heck is page rank so I mean for those that are a bit older in the room you probably Had the toolbar installed and you know, that was what you did back in the day was You tried to get a bigger number Um, it was made by google And you know all you really need to know is zero means Not that important and 10 means Wikipedia basically And it's logarithmic so think earthquakes record scales like earthquake of size seven is you know more Yeah, a lot more powerful than six and then five and so on Um, a probably a big problem though, and there's probably a few people in the room impacted by this Um is mobs. So just when you think you've got it right you've got it wrong And I didn't know websites could do this but websites close They're like shops This website is closed you can't go here But you can go to these three other websites that were spawned in this place I think it's just procreated Dizzy Doesn't exist Instead you've got some other sites So and these sites just hang around and yeah, again this complicates the whole process on measuring popularity so And let's just say I had some fun times crawling I managed to work out ways to Allow me to do this And uh, you can chat to me afterwards if you want to work out what those things are Um, but for those in the room is when we sort of see some pretty graphs, which honestly I got told I pretty much just talk and make pretty graphs for a living. So Here I am Okay, so caveats, uh, this is based on September 22 data It is a snapshot. It's not perfect. It doesn't have all your new shiny sites You've just launched it takes a while for page rank to Start working because it's based on incoming links based on your site So if you've got a brand new website greenfield, probably not gonna be here But I decided to do it by state to begin with so it would lead up to Yeah, the bigger graph so This is the weighted score of page rank for the sites theenden.vic.gov.au And I've taken some liberties Let's just say so Anyone here from DPC with ripple and tide I've counted your site says Drupal Because this is the cms technically under the hood Um And when it says unknown that doesn't mean like it could mean anything but It could mean they've custom written it. I could mean that wappelizer hasn't got the right sniffs in place so I hope I hope to try and reduce that over time And there's a typo there with squizz, but that's all good So what I want you to kind of look at here is maybe the proportion And how that changes because it's kind of quite interesting here And there's a few cms's I've never heard of like open cities And I learned that a whole bunch of cms's keep getting traded like pokemon cards, so It used to be called lotus notes. It's not called lotus notes anymore team. It's called hcl notes in case you're wondering yeah Because hcl bought all of ibm products like as you do New south wales And a bit different here, but Drupal's still In the lead squizz 16 percent higher amount of adobe and for some reason there's a lot of schools in new south wales They need a dxp So there you go And a pretty long tail actually here South australia and this is things get kind of interesting This graph looks a bit different from new south wales. Isn't it fun states and territories? Yeah, so squizz here 37 percent Drupal is way down 6.9 And actually a healthy craft community craft is another quasi open source php cms wa Anyone from wa in the house? You do things very differently in wa 53 percent of you don't know running anything normal 18 percent of you running Drupal Yeah, and then a fairly long tail Including dot net nook That's a little blouse from the past Joomla can't kill it Tassie So squizz here also leading the pack and woodpress And unknown and sharepoint And Drupal barely there Queensland Spicy topic in brisbane So, yep 53 percent. I don't know but squizz 14 wordpress 10 And yeah sanity, which is a kind of like contentful like a cloud based Content as a service thing and I put active for completeness, but you know, it's a pretty much all squizz and I don't think they're supposed to be 37 percent. So yeah, I'll fix that up in post Don't worry about that Um, but yeah dream weaver you just spot that there if you got the keen eye ACT Good stuff You can't you can't be held back Northern Territory And uh, yeah here. We just see a bit of a smattering, but again squizz definitely in the clear So this is probably more interesting. So this is excluding state based sites And including the dot go there you kind of top level And I thought this is quite neat and probably largely due to the woman sitting in the second row, but um We've got 41 percent sitting with Drupal And uh squizz and share point, you know roughly coming up rear And uh, this is every single site kind of bashed together in one super graph And there's an extremely long tail here, but um Yeah, these are the numbers So top 10 sites for those that like stats Health.gov came out at number one bomb Or the bureau of meteorology As I read in the news this morning ABS ATO DFAT Yeah, etc And you can see the page rank there and the score is the Translation to a number So that's how if you take five to the power of five dot seven three You get ten thousand So that's how you can compare and graph what you've just seen So even though five dot seven three just looks a little bit higher than five dot five is actually not Okay, here's some fun stuff So I thought the key takeaway was definitely Drupal powers about a quarter Of the websites that you use Yeah, so that's pretty cool And like maybe gives you some impacts So if you are writing modules and themes and you know Doing all that work, you now know kind of where it's actually going Squiz actually is a top contender 12.1 percent And you can see in four states slash territories. I've got a pretty clear mandate to adopt more bonus graph And this is Drupal by version where I can find the version and I wasn't too Over the top on this. So this is just major version only but Yeah Roughly a bunch more than half on dribble nine, which is pretty pretty good Drupal seven can't kill it either Drupal eight not in support from the stock 4.6 percent of use And Breaking the CMS landscape down by open source versus proprietary And you can come chat to me if you want to know how that's happened, but Um, if if you could download the source code And run it yourself Like and they had a license that indicated you could you know Modify it I kind of that is open source And if you had to pay someone money or there's a big contact sales link on your website Then I can't as proprietary But yeah, the cool thing is that 58 percent of all the CMSs identified Were open source Other fun and scary things. Um, there's 129 sites found with no TLS And uh, yeah, the top one is um bomb good times Yeah, and uh major projects dot planning didn't do very much planning This is literally bomb on hdps you go here and you get a frowny face I think you get redirected back to hdp nice and safe This is uh disaster dot townsville dot queens land It is a disaster. Well, I'm done. They're not even listening or 4th or 4th or 3rd. So how secure is that?  They got numbers too, bro. So Had a one I've run out Two So, yeah, we found 19 sub-domains here And there's um, dub dub dub nine to help the go to you Where's the other eight? This is dub dub dub nine by the way Hello And 15 sites still run Dreamweaver Goblet say you just can't kill it If it works, you know So taking this further in the future Obviously we can go crawl in New Zealand and see what that looks like And uh, you know see how that works out But I really want to publish this data on a quarterly basis So I think having the points in time data is kind of fun and cute and all But I want to see trends over time. I want to see if northern territory can change the ways or you know, whether we just give up, you know So, yeah, I haven't done this yet, but I will be making a site. So if you've got a cool name for the domain You know, because that's where it starts from. So come tell me we'll go buy one and then we'll make it happen Um to get wappalizer to do it's job better I got a few prs upstreamed and I think their list is not complete There's a few more But yeah, just it's pretty cool. You can find a library out there that someone's already started and you just help make it better and Yeah, really cool And uh, that's me sure sweet If you've got any questions Heckels now's your time I might be guilty to some of that You are My question was well firstly, I will talk to help about I follow up on that one services Australia we've been represented in that list of the main sites And my expectation would mean they would be very high up there They're just out of the top 10, but yeah, it's because of MOGs like the human services and services Australia in there Like you can't win like but I was like, um, what do I do? Do I add them together? So I treat them as independent sites. Um It's very useful for me to know which states to go and visit I So lapelizer determines By heaps of things so it runs puppeteer. So it actually loads the site in a chrome browser Executes all the javascript, etc And you can write the snaps to read anything from headers to meta tags to rejects over the actual body content to a javascript variable to a script source to a cookie The world's your oyster really so for Drupal there's several not just The meta generator, but I think give away typically is um Drupal dot settings. Um, so Yeah, it's just you can't get the major version very easily if you don't have the meta tag Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was gonna write a blog post about this, but I'm I'm lazy. So, um, yeah I'll write one So I actually want to I've got the full csv of the the database so you can um Have a look and find your sites in there and you know, just make sure it's Reporting correctly If it's reporting incorrectly, let me know write a couple more prs get it fixed up make the data better Oh, there's just so much like Guff like everywhere like Yeah, it was I actually started writing this from a pure crawler Like I started on australia.gov and I was going to count all the links between all the sites and I was going to implement my own page rank and I got to 1200 sites and I had 8000 or something left to crawl and as I I don't think there's ever going to end So like the data is not perfect, but Yeah, I think just at least having the 10 million list It gives you focus and gives you clarity and you at least have a fairly well-defined box to kind of operate with them I think if I was to go down the crawling route and identify my own list, uh, I'd be Still probably doing that and not here. Yeah but yeah, and just There's so many cms out there, you know, like and I I think I wrote integration for mod x and The outcome whatever that is and you know a few others which I was just kind of interested like what are these things and Yeah, so it's just a huge kind of smorgasbord of technologies Yep Yep, so through the power of grip we can grip that 10 million domain list There's some magic to turn that into Sites because it just gives you kind of like the top level domain. So you need to do some Testing to see if like the DNS is actually still real Which in some cases it wasn't And then like test for www or apex domains htps htp and eventually Crawl there with Wappalizer and You know see how you go Yeah, let's just say that the crawling Can be interesting Now if someone does do node js development and knows how to keep memory leaks under control Yeah, come talk to me Because I actually killed one of the nodes running in kubernetes because it used 23 gigs of ram or something, you know Whoops Cool, okay. Well come and see me afterwards. You won't have a private chat, but yeah, thank you all for coming


Today we're opening Shadow Duelist Battle City, Custom Mystery Pack. What's up, guys? We're back with another epic Custom Mystery Pack opening from SauceTCG. And yeah, we're giving away all the pulls in this video, like we normally do. And we have a little note from him to see what's actually gonna be inside, potentially. So inside we have Shadow Duelist Battle City, 1500 packs made, for $25, SauceTCG, IG, Sauce underscore TCG, main chase cards. Here are all the main chase cards, a lot of really amazing stuff. FYI, when I open these, usually he's almost sold out from the most parts. So if you're interested in something like this, you want to go follow him on Instagram for the next, like, release. Because at this point, they're probably all sold out. There might be a few left, so you can message him. But if not, then, you know, just wait for the next one, and you will have the heads up, like, Instagram, you know, posts. So you'll be able to see it early on instead of waiting for my video. We have done many videos like this with SauceTCG. He has sent us so many packs this time. Like, it's an insane amount. So hopefully there's some crazy stuff inside, because he didn't make a lot more this time. He also sent us a token of good luck. So I'm wondering what this is. We're gonna open it up first. We have been duped with many gifts from him before, so let's see what it is. What will be inside, a token of good luck. We have a dark magician in washing machine condition. Very nice. All right, very good. Let's just save that. Put that back there for a little bit of luck right there. That's a beautiful corner. That's definitely a PSA 10. Let's see what we can pull out of these. I'm kind of excited, because there's a lot of good potential in here. 1500 made. So we have a pretty slim chance to get, like, all of them or anything like that, or even one. But let's see if we can do it. And by the way, if we get, like, an Exodia head DDS, you guys will win it. So keep that in mind. Oh, yeah. To enter, like the video, be subscribed, turn on notifications. Let me know your favorite card to be pulled today, or from the potential pulls. Let's go. Drag shovel. Let's see. Rocket sink rod. It's a guaranteed super dogmatica acheon, or hollow, I should say. Guaranteed hollow every single pack. So let's see what we can get. Can we pull something amazing? We have the Cyber Dragone. I am excited about pulling something good, because we've never pulled any of the big chases out of these before. Ooh, lava golem, ultra rare. That's a good start. Okay, I think this is actually worth, like, four or five bucks. Pretty good start.  But there's a lot of good pulls. So they're plenty for everybody, right?  So, Caribo. So we do kind of want it, brothers of legend. Very cool. All right, super, super nice. So far we have pulled a couple of decent cards already. We've got the Gusto Vidir. Might 10 expansion. The Man's Strong. The dog. Dino wrestler. Escalada, the fossil warrior Skull King. Very cool. Not too bad. We've seen many of those Skull Kings in our day when we were opening for the 10k dragon, I believe. Let's go. We have the Black Eyes. The Plunder Patrol Sea Guide. The Amaze Attraction Rapid Racing. The Epsilon, the Magnet Warrior. Raiders Unbreakable Mind. And the Kwaki Miru. Gravoros. This is an ancient prophecy ultra rare. So that's old school. I don't think it's too crazy money, but it's an old school card, which is always fun to be able to pull those out of like, you know, custom packs.  Versus like this, you can pull an old school card. Doppel Warrior. We have the Goo Goo Giant. And Legendary Knight Tamaeus. Very cool. All right, another hollow. Can we get something big? I want to get something big. Let's get like a $50 card or something. Blasting the Ruins. Deep Sea Minstrel. The Chronomaly. Akebaro Figures. Alien Stealth Buster. And a Crowley. The Magistus. Avgarema Waters. Okay. Isn't that like a Black Clover thing? Aren't those like the books or whatever? I've seen like one season of that. Or like half Flip Frozen. We have the Sonic Tracker. And we have an invoked Pergatrio. You guys know I love the invoked stuff. How many packs is this? I feel like this is like 40 packs. So I don't even know. This might be a long video. Sit back, relax. Enjoy the epic pulls of Thirteenth Grave. Very cool. Made some special show. The Shining of Peacephilia. DDD Head Hunt. The Giant Red Sea Snake. Pretty cool card out of Legendary Collection. Kaiba Collection. Oh, an old school common. We have a Wing Weaver from Pharaoh's Servant. That's really cool. The One Curry Way. Free Range Monsters. The Might and Expansion. And another Curry Bow. We have a Dup on the Curry Bow. Double Curry Bow. Very nice. I wish that was the game like a Game Promote Edition. That would be really, really nice. Here's a Pitch Black Warbill. First Edition Rise of Destiny. We got the Shinobi Insect. Haga Kuramine Yu Kurmino. We got the Hunt Clare. Fusion of Fire. And the Reakishit Secret Rare. I don't know if this is a good card or not, but it's out of Secret Slayers, which does have a lot of decent cards. So pretty nice there. Let's see what we can do. We have the Madolche Ticket. Goki Guts. Guy Armor Dragon Shell. We got the Gunken Sushiab Shari. And a Clearwing Fast Dragon. What is this from? This is from Dude, a Dual Devastero. Okay, I don't remember that card very well. Dude was before we actually made like a video. Well, Dude, I guess technically we wouldn't have made an opening video because it's all the same, but... That was like before I was really making a lot of videos. Marantes Groundtail. The Ota Dendamishi with the Submarine Tour Ride and Citadel Tour Wheel. Or at least I wasn't making like a video about every single new product pretty much. What was that like? Was that 2019? Yeah, it probably was before we made a lot of videos actually. Gunken Sushiab. I remember I got like 15 of them. That was the most I got. Dynamorphia Shell. We have a Restoration Point Guard. And then a Big Core First Edition Rise of Destiny. Okay, so this is Rise of Destiny Super. And most of them aren't really too valuable, but it's still old school, which is really cool. How do you say this guy's name? I'm not even gonna try. ZSRM Sage. We've got the UA Man of the Match. The Tribe Drive. And the Amphibious Swarm Ship. Em Blow Whale. Em Blow Whale. What is this? It's a Dane Special Edition Promo. Is that what that is? Okay, interesting. From Dark Neo Storm. Here we go. Dedication. The Light and Darkness. You guys remember when my mic used to make me sound like that? Bacary Cherry. We've got the Ancient Warrior Saga. Dogmatica Nation. And a Gold Rare. Marsh Macaron. All right. A little Marshmallow with a little macaroni mixed in. Okay. Not too crazy. Okay, we're kind of on a dry spell. So the best card we've pulled so far is Lava Golem. About $4 to $5 value, I think. We have a Winged Caribo. Stardust Trail. Let's go. Let's go. Magicky Duo. Let's pull something good. Crusadia Regulus. Mazzera Deville. Mazzera Deville. If that's not valuable, it's not really you. Doesn't make sense. The lyrics are bad. Okay. All right. We got to work on that skit. Or that not skit, but that tune, that jingle. What are we trying to say? Free Range Monster. Nice. Might's in expansion. Ditto Buster. We've got a Performa Pal Pendulum Sorcerer. And Malice Lady of Lament. Okay. So we're not looking too good so far. Hopefully we can jump it up a little bit. Get something good. We still have a lot of packs to go. So let's see what we can do. Can we pull something big? It would be really nice. We have a Vile Pond Archfiend from Dark Crisis. Original. Yurabi Reprint L.O.B. Pendulum Encore. We have Springin's Call. And we have a Delta. The Magnet Warrior Super. Is this from? Oh, it's from Raight. I didn't know that had those. That's actually a really cool card. Very Dual Links. I couldn't remember what that thing was called. Dual Links. Very Dual Links-ish, which I say every video. And I still can't remember the name. Dark Magician Girl. Very cool. The Raton. The Heavenly General. Firefighting Dharma Doll. Paladin of Storm Dragon. And a... Oh, Dragon Queen of Tragic Endings. I think this might actually be pretty good. This is an ancient, absolute power force, I should say. Super rare. I think that might be some value. I don't think it's gotten a reprint like maybe ever. So that might be why. So pretty good there. We'll take that. Okay, Paleozoic Cambro Raster. All right, Cambro Raster. The NightCL. Neo Space Connector. We have Emerance as Mandarin. And Laval Archer. Very nice. All right, give us something good, man. Come on. Come on, Pack. Do it for us. Give us something crazy. Stardust Trail. Glacier Aqua Midor. The Guard Dragon Promenesis. Dogmatic Atheo. The Iron Punch. Ooh, and a Genzo from MyFi. I always forget Mystic Fighters had a super rare Genzo. This is actually a really beautiful print of it. I really like that card. It's pretty sick. Okay, what are we down to? We're down to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 maybe. Eight packs out of like 30 or 40. Wow, weird. We're running low. Okay, so I don't think we've pulled a $10 card yet. So we're not looking too hot. Oh, we might have just pulled one. I think we just did. Gynax Mommy. Let's go. Tower of Babel. Oh, that looks faded to me. What is that? Is that a Meadow Raiders card? Pump King the King of Ghosts? Okay, let's try and... Oh, Jama Green. Is there an extra card in here? I don't know. I think from the back, there's a Metabad. Just to protect it a little bit. What is it going to be? Here we go. Oh, a DoD Wing Dragon of Ra. There it is. Right as we speak it into existence. Not really pulling anything great right now. Here it is. Wing Dragon of Ra DoD. Let's check the condition. This is the Dawn of Destiny Xbox video game. So the card appears to be in, what I can tell, pretty good condition. Peers to be pretty nice. A little bit OC. Let me get a little Nick right there. But it appears to be pretty nice overall. It's definitely not like Mod Play or anything. Like, like, I mean, this is probably like near mint. I mean, this thing is pretty nice. The Wing Dragon of Ra. I wonder if this was on the chase sheet. Boom. It was on the chase sheet. We pulled one of the chases. Oh, there's a golden ticket. That's pretty cool. Oh, yeah. He had hand draw artwork. I forgot to mention that. He showed me this hand drawn artwork if you get the golden ticket. That was really cool. We just hit one of the chase cards. I don't know if there's multiple of them or just one, but we just hit the DoD Ra. That's actually pretty sick. I think this card's pretty valuable. So very nice. Okay, guys. By the way, don't forget that's part of the giveaway. You guys can win that Dodd Ra. Dodd is a funny way to say it. We have Dark Blade. We have a common area attack. We have Malfi Hide and Seek. We have Spiral Fusion. And FA Shining Star GT. Very nice. That's pretty sick. That's pretty sick. We pulled a big one. Very nice. So make sure to enter the giveaway if you guys want to win that. Dodd Ra, Despy and Tragedy. We've got the Gunk and Suship Shari. Very nice. World Legacy. World Key. A Royal Mage. Marjoram. And Lunalight Leo Dancer. Super Rare from MyFi. All right. Sounds like Wi-Fi, but it's my... Oh, okay. That one opened a little bit weird. And it had the paper in it. Okay. Master Diploman. We've got the Man of the Match. We've got the Icy Breezer Frane. Springens Blast. And a Kaiba Man from Legendary Collection. Kaiba's Collection. Okay. Four to go. Let's see. Can we pull another big one? I don't know. That's probably too much to ask, but you guys would be pretty happy if we did that. The giveaway would be pretty insane. Speaking of that, don't give your information or money to people in the YouTube comments. It's probably a scammer. It's not me. Oh, we got a Ruxen Special on the first one of the day. Not really. We've done more than one. Try Man. We kind of Ruxen Special. The Ra. Gusto Kodor. Jim Elephant. And an Invoked Alicium. All right. Pretty cool. Pretty sick. Three packs to go. Let's go. Also, the packs I send your pulls to Sausage TCG. So we got to send them to DoDraw, I guess. All right. We've got the Metal Armored Bug. Very nice. The Master Diplo Man. Valkyrie Chariot. We have the Valkyrie Funft. I don't know. I don't know how to say that. And then a Skull Dice. Oh, sweet. From the Eternal Dueless Soul Game. And it appears to be like pretty nice. I mean, a little bit of scuffs on it, but that's pretty much it. Eternal Dueless Soul Skull Dice. You guys are getting to all of the Game Pro most today, which are some of, I know, fan favorites. They're really, really nice quality and stuff. All right. Two packs to go. That's pretty sick. So we've gotten a few decent pulls now with the Lava Golem as well at the beginning. Let's see what else we... We got another one in his sleeve, guys. Do we get another hit? Okay. Let's see. Star Scare of Scow. Let's try not to Ruxen Special. It's really hard when they're in his sleeve. It's really hard to not Ruxen Special. See, look. It's doing it again. Yellow Duster. We're going to do it with this strategy. Flying Red Carp. We're going to pull the cards like this. I think it's... Is it the next one? No. It might be the next one. It is the next one. So we got to go like this. Heritage of Light. Oh my gosh. What do we get? What do we get? What do we get? Here we go. Let's go. Buster Blader from Pharaoh's Servant. It's not first edition, but this is an original print. Let's check the condition on it. This is still a nice pull. I bet this wasn't a chase card, like in terms of like the list, but I bet this is still pretty nice. I don't think the value's too crazy on an unlimited, but they are still really nice cards. Back's pretty scuffed. I would say this one's like Mod Play because of that right there. But this is still like an original print Buster Blader, which is... I mean, this is... The pulls are really picked up towards the end. We got DoD Raw, which was one of the chase cards. We got Skull Dice and Buster Blader. So it really got hot there. You guys can win all of those in the giveaway. Keep that in mind. Make sure you enter it. One more pack. I'm sure we didn't get anything in this one at this point because we have pulled way too good. Okay, that's pretty exciting. I'm glad we got some good stuff for you guys. We have a maze attraction, a magic stick merry-go-round. The only thing I don't like is that it's in the sleeve, but I know why they do it because you don't want it to get damaged. So maybe if they were all in like mini sleeves? I don't know. That's a lot of work though. I understand that. Infinite Track Brutal Dozer and the Lume Harmonist of the Melodious Composer. All right, that turned out to be a pretty epic opening from SOS CCG. If you guys want to follow him on Instagram, he's going to be releasing more stuff like this in the future. And these might be sold out, but if they're not, then go check them out and go buy some. Of course, if you like them, I don't want to, you know, you don't have to buy them if you don't like them. If you think they're worth the value, if you like mystery packs from like third-party repackagers and stuff like that, if you don't, then feel free. It's just entertainment here for you guys and I also wanted to let you guys know. If you are interested, you can check them out. 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What you're looking at here is an image of someone trying out the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset at the Game Developers Conference last week. Now, if I told you last week that millions of us would be wearing these headsets in the next couple of years, you'd say I was crazy. But on Tuesday, Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion. This isn't a buying out the competition sort of purchase like WhatsApp. This is Facebook making an investment in virtual reality, and so it's only going to get cheaper as a result. Facebook wants these things in the hands of every single user, as does the owner of Oculus, Palmer Lucky. So soon, many of us will be wearing these headsets, especially when they learn that there's a game where you can punch a shark in the face.


Tired of the everyday grind, ever dream of a life of romantic adventure. Want to get away from it all? We offer you escape. Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. You are crouched in the center of a barren room, the heat of the tropics numbing your brain, your bare hands bleeding and torn.  Listen now, as escape brings you John Russell's unusual story, Jetsom. The pub known as The Crown and Anchor was much like any of its fellow establishments along the Sydney waterfront. It was noisy and ill-lit and always crowded with a cleontel that worked hard at being boisterously happy. The liquor was cheap and potent and quickly available. At The Crown and Anchor there was a little something for everyone. New acquaintances, male or female, old friends to be met and, of course, arguments. Those wonderful, time-consuming, liquor-bred arguments. What was that again? I say and I say again.  Well, that's a filthy thing to say.  Well, at least I didn't spend my time mucking about in the desert with Montgomery. I know you do. Big, lumbering clothes. The fleet here almost just collapsed. Here, give me an elf. We'll chuck him out in the street. Now, sitting in the waiting room of Morley and Son's solicitors, Junior's Peabody couldn't remember to well everything that had happened. He remembered The Crown and Anchor and the man with a scarred face and waking at dawn on the cobbled street face down in the gutter. But he wasn't too clear on the reasons for it all. We'll see you now, Mr. Peabody. Good morning, Juniors. Sit down. I'm sorry about not keeping our appointment the other day, said John. It was almost two weeks ago, Juniors. Yes, I'm sorry, sir. I wanted to see you because I've had another cable from your father. Yes, sir? Sent along a letter of credit drawn on the amount of 50 pounds. From what he says in the cable, I don't think he expects you to come back to England. But the last time I wrote, I said I'd be home. I said I'd work for him there. Yes, I don't think that's of much interest to your father anymore. Would you care to see the cable? No. No, thank you. Now, he also has instructed me to advance you no more money under any consideration. Oh, I'm not to be a remittance man after all. Juniors, do you have any plans? I have no plans. What about your commission?  Yes, and that's something else, Juniors. This drinking of yours... This is going to be a lecture, sir John. Well, in a sense, yes. Now, ever since the war, you've done your best to become an alcoholic. Why? Why does anyone drink? Well, may I tell you why I think you do? The war. You're still fighting it. Still in the Singapore prisoner of war camp. And you were a good officer and a good pilot, I'm told. You could have gone on if you'd let yourself. Why can't you forget what's behind you? Forget what you went through. Others have? This is a lecture, isn't it? Well, you came to Australia at the war's end. You've done a lick of work since. Now, really, sir... But if, as well as you could, and the money your father sent out here, you've held only one position in all that time and that you managed to keep for just three weeks.   I was out sick. Call it what you want. But don't use the war as an excuse for your own shortcomings. No, it must be very fine to be successful and smug and righteous. No, I won't. I'm sick to teeth of men like you and my father. Preaching, moralizing. I'm tired of the lot of you.   The letter, please. Here. Junius, where are you going? For as long as my money holds out, Sir John, I shall be at the noisiest, filthiest and most enjoyable bar in Sydney. And that was the start of a most colossal binge for Junius Peabody. The entries were badly blurred, but he could trace himself up through Brisbane, Port Moresby, Macau. There were assorted voyages and counter voyages, women's faces, and the cloying aroma of heavy perfumes. There was a hectic session when he and an Norwegian schooner captain hit the bank at Phantan and swore eternal friendship amid champagne baskets. And it was this same captain who landed him finally, the champagne baskets having been emptied, on a small island. And it was on this island that he found a bar where a tall, cynical white man by the name of Bendermare cashed in the remains of the dwindling letter of credit for the last magnificent splurge. And now, weeks after leaving Sydney, Junius awoke on the wide sandy beach watching the dawn spread over the butternut sea. Oh? Hmm? You don't happen to have a flask or anything handy about you. Oh, if I had one, it would be empty. Shame it is. I've a notion I'm about to have the Phantods. The what? Phantods. You know the creepers. Oh. Yeah. I could use a bracer myself. On the Sydney duck. Your name's Peabody. That's right.  Bendermere's? It seems to me I was sewn out at the last night. Is that right? That's right. You was, and me, and the big Dutchman, Willems. But it was your fault you started playing chuck-farming among his bottles with a bunch of copper spikes. I've never seen a man old his liquor worse. Well, I paid for it, didn't I? My money and Heavens know you had your share of it. Well, Lord Love, you chum that. I did. Hey. She and he threw us out. I suppose your credit's gone. I imagine. Sydney. Yes? What is this place? This is a beach, chum. And the island's too footy. And what the devils feel feuty? 3,000 miles from the nearest pub. Oh. Well, I... I did have some cufflinks and things. I wonder what became of them. Oh, yeah. Oh, you got any smokes left? Oh. Yeah. Thanks. Thanks. Well, you're on the beach now, matey. That's for certain. And you won't like it, you won't. Do you? Me, I'm used to it.  You was probably a gentleman.  A lousy beachcomber.  Juniors turned and examined the features of the Sydney duck who was hunched on the sand beside him, the prominence of the nose and upper lip, the thin pink ears, the jutting teeth that gave him the feeble ferocity of a rat. And at the same time, he was conscious of himself only in a different way. Here was Junious Peabody, washed up on the beach at the far edge of the world, like any other bit of useless jetsom, to stay and to rot. Pretty low. Oh, it ain't so bad nobody starves here, that's one thing. You can always fall in with a wedding or a birthday or something. Or maybe you come across a new chum with a bit of brass, some flat who's willing to stand the drinks. Like me?  The pearl fishing brings them in, you see. When they're stony like you, they usually take a job till they get a chance to get away again. That is, if they're able to do anything at all, what can you do? That's a good question, Sidney. Well, what can you do? I can fly a Spitfire and I'm a good judge of French brandy. That's not much, is it? Not much. Hey, hey, what's the game? What are you doing? Going to take a swim.  Morning bath on the beach at Fufuti. You can't tell, Sidney. You might like it. Ah, gone. Can't prove that water ever helped anybody. Hi. You really are going in. Yes, I really am. Keep an eye on my things, Sidney. Oh, right, you are, my lord. Out the bath ain't too cold, my lord. Oh, oh, oh. Juniors walked down the sand alone to the water's edge and stood looking out to where the sun sent a long, glittering path toward him across the morning sea. And he was suddenly conscious that he made an ugly figure under the clear light. He moved out into the water till it reached his knees. Then something bumped against his shin nearly tripping him. He could see the object floating nearby. It was a rough lump of some substance, grayish-brown, the size of a boy's football. He picked it up to the touch it was greasy. Sidney, Sidney Duck. What? Come down here to the surfer minute. I'm close enough now. This was floating about in the water. I think I know what it is, but I can't quite believe it. Don't you know what what is? This, sit up and have a look at it. Hey, boy, the great lord had it. It's the stuff. Look at it, all smooth and greasy like. Oh, we ain't struck it rich nor nothing. Oh, no, not much. But shouldn't there be an odor, a perfume? That comes later when it's not so fresh like anybody else would know it. Hey, what could this be but... ...ambigress. Worth nearly two pounds and a half. Right here on for foodie. Here, let me take a feel of it. Two pounds and ounce. Ambigress was right as rain. And there must be eight, ten pounds here. And half of it's mine. What? I say half of that's mine. They don't have been palling along with you. Wasn't I here? It's a fair debate. I want me half. You're half? Nothing small about you is there? No, my lad, this is my insurance of this island. I'll give you whatever I don't need. Oh, now, Mr Peabody, you wouldn't forget an old friend who came to your side when you was on the beach, would you?  You'd just be happy if you get anything. Mr Peabody, I know a gentleman like you will do the right thing. Yes, well, don't you worry, Sidney. You'll just let me... Now, lie cozy, Mr Peabody. It's a real shame to see a gentleman like you lying all stretched out in the sand, but since you're there, I'll just relieve you of this insurance of yours.  In just a moment, the second act of escape. But first, tomorrow night and most of the same CBS radio stations hear William Powell in a startling anti-communist drama titled The Man Who Cried Wolf on Suspense. Tomorrow night on CBS radio. And now, back to escape. Why, Juniors Peabody, hadn't been killed by the Sidney duck's blow at the base of his skull was hard to understand. But it was only a matter of minutes later that he presented himself at Bendermere's saloon and general store. It was the only place Juniors was known on the island of Fufuti. And Bendermere was the local authority. He was at once the best-loved and the best-hated individual, being police, landowner, merchant, trader, and purveyor of bad alcohol. Juniors stood a moment, trying to get his breath, and then... I've been robbed. So? The property of mine had been stolen. Money? This was... No, not money. Then what do you care? What are you talking about, man? Where's this property you lost? That's not important to you. I want to know if you're going to do anything about it. No. Why should I? You're the only authority on the island. That's right. Who was the man who stole from you? Sidney duck. He hit you and ran off? Yes. I could help you, but I won't. I've seen too many of your kind here on the beach, drift stuff that gets washed in. Oh, not worth it. All right, I'll do this myself since you won't help. Are you going? I don't know, but this island isn't so big I can't find the Sidney duck. You go alone to retake this property of yours? Since I must, yes.   Well, they'll probably...they? Those that live at Tenpo Head, that's where the Sidney duck will be now. That's where they all go when they must hide, because of some minor lawlessness. The Sidney duck has something of mine, and I'm going to get it back. And when I do, I'll be in to see you to talk business.  Bender me a last night. You cashed in the last of my letter of credit. That's right. You were glad enough to help me then. You had money. That's the only drive you have. Money? It's the biggest. But let me tell you more. I don't mind helping a man who is worth something. A man who wants to help himself, but you, I know you're kind.  You're jetsom. You always will be. You're very sure, aren't you? I know you're kind, pitying yourself, thinking no one understands you or your problems. So you swill in rum in order to hide. You always will. I'm going out to Tenpo Head, and I'll be back. I'll give you a drink if you get back. It took the better part of two hours for Junius to work his way over the lava cliffs and crevices, knife-like and treacherous, to Tenpo Head, for what was better known as the rocks. And here, his fingernails bleeding, his clothes torn, Junius finally found the Sydney duck and Willems. They were seated on a small ledge, half hidden by pandanus leaves, overlooking the blue Pacific feet below. Between the hulking German and the little Sydney duck was the prize. His prize. The gray-brown ball now enclosed in a torn fishnet. Empty-handed, there was no way to take the ambergris from the two of them. Junius crouched low behind the foliage, thinking. And then a plan came to mind, so simple that Junius smiled. He hid the foliage and stooping clutched the filled net with one hand. Then, before the two startled men could more than cry out, he dove into the ocean 30 feet below. Pandemia! You were out in the storeroom, and I... Peabody. That's right. I'm back. So I see. But not in good condition. It'll do. You needn't stare. What are you doing, customer now? As how? Ambergris. My property. Over ten pounds of it. What? Was it this, the Sydney duck robbed you of? That's right. And you went out to the rocks to get it back from him yourself? From them. Villains, the German, was with him. By yourself? You did this? Look, there's the stuff. Now about that business proposition. Concerning this? Right. They don't have that much about me. Suppose we say a standing credit for a thousand drinks instead. I want money, not liquor. It amounts to the same thing. By the time you drunk yourself to death, I'd simply have the money back again. No, it doesn't, because I'm going to leave this island. And to do that, I need money. So let's talk business, Bendemia. Not yours to sell you, runny thief! Mr. Bendemia, this man here, this Peabody Rob, me and my partner, Williams, is that what's lying on your counter there. If you want to do business, it should be with Williams and me. Yeah, that's right. That's ours. Now, what do you give us? I have been told it's not yours.  You know, that's mine. I found it. That belongs to the Sydney duck. That's a lie! Don't take me out! Oh, quiet! All of you. Oh, Mr. Bendemia, after all, it's our word against this, and that there are two of us. But what if two of you are lying? How do you suggest it be? How do you suggest it be, settle? Fight for it. Yeah, fine. We'll go outside the three of us, and whoever comes back in, it's... it's rightly theirs. Ah, good. A minute I set foot outside that door, you'd have a knife in my back. Oh, you don't sound as brave as you did before, Mr. Peabody. Not against the two of them. I'm not a fool, that's all. Against the... one, perhaps... Williams? Why not? After all, you could kill Sydney with one blow.  Just weaklings. All right, I'll fight. And if I win, I'll buy from you. Sydney, sit down in a chair where I can keep an eye on you. Yes, all right. There are no rules. Go ahead.  As long as... Not that's enough for you, no? Huh? And so you see, it is easily settled. Sydney, duck. Get your friend out of here. I have business to discuss with you. I'm sorry, Mr. Peabody. I'm sorry, Mr. Peabody. I'm sorry. Get your friend out of here. I have business to discuss with Mr. Peabody. You feel better now that you are bathed and whole again, huh? Let's get on with it. I want money for this stuff. I want to leave this place as soon as possible. You can only get off this island then and how I allow you. You see, mine is the only boat. The likely Jane. You can see her through the window there. Apprendi. I had my final drink in this place last night through me out. Sure. Quite. Well, just in case. Now, let me suggest my plan. The island of Nukava, which I own, is well planted with coconut crop. However, Nukava is on the edge of the earth, the farthest corner and the loneliest and the driest. There are 12 Kanaka boys there, but I need an agent, someone to trust. Why do you tell me? A white man could live there if he wanted to and if he were fit to live at all. Of course, once he was there, he'd be stuck for a year on a coral gridiron. There's not a drop of anything to drink. Save water. And that is brackish. Look, Benjamin, what about this ambergris? I've got more than 10 pounds of it. Will you buy it? You can't very well take it anywhere else I'll make you an offer. I'll buy this lump of stuff from you and I'll buy it either two ways. I'll give you a half interest in Nukava and you go there at once to take charge as agent or else. Here is the first of your brandy and I'll keep you perpetually drunk as long as you last. Nukava. Once you're there, Peabody, there's no escape. You will sit and fry. Why do you offer me a choice like this? It doesn't use me. Because I please, because... Ah... I know what you'll do. I've been watching many of your sort all my life. And I know just what I worth. Drift on peaches, scraps, trash, jitsum, regeneration, rotten, drivel. You can't save yourself any more than you could lift yourself by your own bootstraps. It suits me to prove you this way. There's your stinking brandy on the floor to say that you're wrong, Bendemia. You lose. Oh, so? Yes. I'll go to Nukava. As my agent? Yes. You'll stay and run the island for a year. Yes. If only to prove there are some scraps thrown on the beach that are worth something. Eh... So I see. The likely Jane will sail within an hour. Yes. I'll be aboard. An hour or so later, as Bendemia watched the likely Jane set a course for Nukava, there was a smile on the face of that remarkable man. Curiously, unlike that of a loser's chagrin, he was still smiling as he went back to his storeroom to put the place to rights. There was a clutter of odds and ends of cargo from one of his suitcases. Which had upset the day before while hauling cargo out to his schooner. Most of it had been salvaged by his Kanaka boys along the shore. But a certain tub containing tallow had lost a part of its contents. However, he was able now to restore the missing tallow. A large lump weighing perhaps 10 pounds or so. Under the direction of Norman McDonnell, Escape has brought you Jetson by John Russell, adapted by Norman McDonnell and starring Ben Wright. Featured in the cast where John Daener is Bendemia, Lawrence Dobkin as Sir John, and Charlie Lung as The Sydney Duck. The narrator was Edgar Berrier. Editorial supervision is by John Meston. And the special music is by John Meston. And the special music for Escape is composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Next week You are standing in inky blackness looking up a long flight of stairs at the top of which looks something unbelievably evil. While in the moving shadows behind you coming closer to you is the sound of the sound of the engine in which you is the shadowy figure of something that could only come from a nightmare. So listen next week when Escape brings you Anthony Ellis's terrifying story I Saw Myself Running On CBS Radio here Robert Q. Lewis filling in for Arthur Godfrey who's off on an Air Force mission. On Monday through Friday mainstays here on CBS Radio popular art link letter holds the reins. Don't miss them tomorrow on most of these same CBS radio stations. This is Roy Rowan speaking. America now listens to 105 million radio sets and listens most to the CBS Radio Network.


Lux presents Hollywood Radio Theatre brings you William Paul, Myrna Loy and Don Amici in Manhattan, Mellodrama. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Backstage in the Lux Radio Theatre, this is an exciting moment. Curtain time on the first night of our seventh consecutive season. We're on the brink of new adventure. Adventure with the brightest stars of Hollywood and Broadway. Adventure with the outstanding stage and screenplays of the year. And in tonight's adventure, three of your favorite stars, William Paul, Myrna Loy and Don Amici, begin the season with Manhattan Mellodrama. From the flicker of gaslight to the blaze of neon, first nights have always thrilled me, as the scene in front of this theater thrilled me tonight. But all the splendor and spectacle of this great Hollywood premiere are yours, without having to brave a single traffic jam. This theater was designed for you, and we appreciate the approval you've stamped on that design by your loyalty to the products behind it. Lux toilet soap and Lux flakes. For the seventh year, we're going to keep Lux a symbol of the highest quality in entertainment, just as it stands for the highest quality in both of our products. And we don't need a horoscope to predict an auspicious beginning for this new season. The stars look very favorable. In fact, Myrna Loy is smiling. But Manhattan Mellodrama has added a few gray hairs to my head, though even gray ones are welcome. The drama and the play is so strong that it demands three forceful personalities to play it. And three of a kind like William Powell, Myrna Loy and Don Amici are hard to get. It's the story of two men who've grown up from boyhood together. Opposite types, but fast friends. They take different paths and wind up on opposite sides of the law. But they fall in love with the same girl. Then suddenly one of them holds the life of the other in his hand. And, well, the stage is set now. We open a new season. The curtain rises on the first act of Manhattan Mellodrama, starring William Powell as Jim Wade, Myrna Loy as Eleanor, and Don Amici as Blackie. On June 15th, 1904, the East Tide Association of New York City held its third annual outing on the excursion boat General Slocum. Parents lined the rails, basking in the warm sunshine. Children scampered along the bright deck, screaming griefily at their release from city streets. There was laughter in the air and snatches of songs. On June 15th, 1904, the excursion boat General Slocum, passing through Hellgate in the East River, burned and sank with a loss of a thousand lives that night on the waterfront, while the grim toll of death was reckoned in the flickering light of torches. Two East Tide kids that huddled together in the shadows. My mom, they found her down there. I know. Mine too, and you'll try either. I ain't crying. Jimmy, I guess we've got to stick together now, huh? Yeah, Blackie. Jimmy, Jimmy Wade. There's Father Pat. Here, Father. Where's Blackie Calico? Is he with you? Here, Father Pat. Are you both all right? Yes, sir. It's a long, sad day we've had, and a sad night ahead. Father Pat, the kids told me it was you that pulled me out of the river. Oh, for sure. We're your friends Jimmy here when they're not here first. Well, come along now. Where are we going, Father? Well, we'll spend the night in the rectory, and then we'll see. I ain't going to no orphan, asylum. Blackie. I ain't. You can't put me there. I'll run away. Oh, Blackie, and I know how you're feeling tonight, and my heart's heavy for you. I won't go, I tell you. I'll be back for you boys in a minute, and wait right here. You ain't going, are you? I don't know. Maybe we got her, Blackie. Well, I won't. That stuff is all right for kids like you. You like to read books and study and learn things. Well, I gather the right did. I'm going to run away right now. Blackie, if you want to stick together, here's your chance. Are you coming with me? Okay, Blackie. Come on then. We'll beat it down to the end of the block. There you go. Blackie's a cop. Keep quiet. Ah, is that you, Blackie Gallagher? Father, tell me to keep an eye on you kids. Come along now. Chief's amendment ratified by 36 states will go into effect on midnight, January 5th. He's having on this wheel. I guess you're just not hitting them tonight, eh, Mr. Coach? Tonight or any night.  But you're mind not raising your voice. I've dropped enough money in Blackie Gallagher's Crooked joints. I'm through.  Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hello, Mr. Gallagher.  How much you dropped tonight? $7,500. But give Mr. Coach $7,500. What, Blackie? Give it to him. Okay, okay. Number one thing, Coach. You won it again, but you came in here. I didn't send for you. Now beat it. Hey, boys. Somebody's waiting to see you in the office. Okay, take over here. Right. I just heard something. I was going to call you when I was scared. They're going to close you up tonight, Blackie. Yeah, that's right. 12 o'clock. 10 boys from headquarters. You mean you knew about it? Oh, sure. That'll smash up a little furniture and they'll go away. Just routine stuff. Oh. I thought I was coming in with something hot. Who tipped you? Your friend Jimmy Wade? What made you say that? He's in the DA's office, isn't he? Sure, but he don't play like that. He's one guy who's on the level. Hey, Blackie. Here's the papers on the yacht. Oh, hi, Yolano. Hello. They did spot. Yeah, sure, sure. 4-0-4. I'd like to get a ride on that. Yeah, yeah. Go on.  What's all that about? That's nothing much. I, uh, bought a yacht tonight. Bet not me with a fellow. A little present for you. What's matter? You're getting better all the time, aren't you, Blackie?  Yeah, man. Snap out of it. The man wanted a gamble and I won. That's all. Sure, that's all. That's all it means to you. Everything in life can be paid off in chips. A yacht that someone dreamed about and thought about and planned. And built and I won it on a bet. So what? I think it's rotten. What is? Everything about this place.  Blackie, get out of it. Take me out of it. Down in shop. Blackie, list. Shut. All right. We've been all over this before.   Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute. That is me. That's what you've got. That's what you fell in love with. You're wrong. I fell in love with a very little boy who was playing with a great big box of matches. And I don't want my little boy to get burned. Forget it. This little boy is way too smart. Keep moving. Keep moving. Who's next? Jim. Got a couple of tickets for Blackie Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher? Yes, sir. Made a man on yet? Just coming up. Wait, please. Jim, wait. I had to take a reserve. Jim. Hey, Jim. Blackie. How are you? Hey, this is great. Hey, tell me, what are you doing up here with all these low-class people? Say, I haven't seen a fight since the day you and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. Say, you and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. You and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. You and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. You and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. Say, I haven't seen a fight since the day you and I cleaned up on the O'Malley brothers. Say, how is it coming with you? I hear you're the guy that really runs things around at the discontent. He's always given me time. Yeah, and there's an election next year. Are you going to run you for DA? Some of the boys have been talking about it. Yeah. Hey, look, Blackie, I have a meeting to call you. You know anything about a westside and bug named Pantzel Reardon? Yeah, he's bad news, right? Well, I got an indictment against him, and I can get a conviction, but the big boys are putting the pressure on me to go light on him. Let him take a plea at third degree. Don't you do it.  I know that, too. But you see... I get it. If I was you, I'd fight. Show him there's one guy left that money don't talk to. Well, if you listen to Blackie Gallagher, say, I seem to remember an old saying about practicing and preaching. Now, what was that again? Ah, listen, Jim, you're the real stuff. See, me on the flash, the boy with the ready money, but you're going places. Uh-huh. Where? Anywhere you want. Maybe to that great big house in Washington. It's all done up in white paint, and I'm betting on you, too. Ha-ha. Maybe I ought to go right home, pack my books and wire Mr. Cooley's to move over.  You're on the level. That's what pays off in the end. But all of them political chops you'll be shoving behind the eight-ball. Try it now personally. Must you write the law? You never saw the day you were big enough. Which reminds me, how about watching Mr. Dempsey personally bust Mr. Fairpole? Okay, let's go. Hey, hey, one side. Well, yeah, you're blocking the aisle. Hey, everybody's coming off. What happened? To fight over. Over? Well, who won? Dempsey won. Oh, you know. I bet on him, didn't I? Only six election districts still uncounted. It looks just a minute. Here's another bulletin. At midnight tonight, Albert Parker, candidate for district attorney, conceded defeat to James Wade. That makes... Well, son? Well, Father Pat, it looks like your night, Jimmy Boy. Now, if you'd like to yell or throw your head up in the air or something, I wouldn't breathe it to a soul. Oh, I'm too weak in the east. Oh, yeah. There he is, boys. The new D.L. The new D.L. The new D.L. The new D.L. The new D.L. There he is, boys. The new D.L. The new D.L. The new D.L. Congratulations, old boy. Oh, thanks. Thanks, fellas. I want to tell you I'm grateful all of you for your help. Well, that's all right, Jim. Hey, boys, I want you to meet an old friend of mine, Father Pat. He saves souls, what can things say? He saved mine a good many years ago. He pulled my body and my soul out of the East River. Well, now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going home and catch up on some sleep. Good night, boys. Good night, Jim. Sleep well. I'll see you in the morning. My car right here.  He was going to be here at 12. No, I know Blackie. He's half an hour late now and he's liable not to show up for weeks. We'll make it some other time. My father? All right. Good night, Jimmy, and good luck. Good luck, Father. Good night. Hello. Who are you? What, you in the wrong car? Now don't be unpleasant. I couldn't wait out there on the sidewalk. Look at that mob. Yeah. Come on, what's the name of the game? I'd like to play, too. I force my way into your car, and must up my clothes and scream. You have your career to protect, so you pay. Well, that's a very nice game. This is your corner, lady. Can you get out, please? But wait. Outside. Wait, I'm Eleanor. Yeah, my favorite name. Outside. You don't understand. Blackie sent me. Blackie? Hey, come back here. What about Blackie? Where is he? Phew. Nothing like a district attorney to keep a girl in shape. We must have a good wrestle someday. What about Blackie? Well, I'm Eleanor and Blackie sent me to meet you, Jim. And to tell you he's sorry, but would you take me, Eleanor, to the cotton club and wait there, and he, Blackie, would try to meet us, Eleanor and Jim, later. Did he say what night he'd meet us? You, too. You waited for Blackie before. I waited for that Jeffy since he was six years old. Where is he? He went to collect an election bet for Manny Arnold. Blackie had 10 grand on your nose, Mr. Wade. No. Let me get a good look at you, will you? Uh-huh. What is it?  Well, as soon as we get out of the car, I'll flap my wings for you. You know I've had a question on my mind ever since Blackie first mentioned you. Shoot. Why? Why what? Why be a freak? Why don't you give in to where the others do? Why haven't you, as Blackie says, dipped into the gravy? Well, now that's a long, long story. Start now. We're going to have a long, long wait for Blackie. Well, let's see. I was born at home because I wanted to be near mother. Maybe ideals have ceased to exist. Maybe they're outmoded, like horse cars and oil lamps. But they're mine, and I'm stuck with them. You'll do all right. I hope. Well, so ends the reading of this week's success story. Don't kid about it. It's real. Talk some more. Three of them all talked out. I ought to go home and let you get some sleep. Oh, not yet. How about a nice, thick oyster stew? At five o'clock in the morning, are you out of your mind? Personally, I'm on your side, but Blackie, in anywhere from one to twenty hoodlums, will be here any hour screaming. Not me. I'm going to wait for Mr. Gallagher tonight, and the very pleasant wait it was, too. I had a swell time. Thanks. Good night. Good night. What? No kiss? What? That proves one important thing to me. I've been asleep all night, and you're just something I dreamed. You have these nightmares often? But anyway, when Blackie talks with you now, I'll know what he means. Good night. Good night. Well, good morning, Mr. Gallagher. I got by to say good night to you. Must have gone to sleep inside. Jim here? You just left. No. Uh, that's just cold, isn't it? Yeah. I guess you forgot it. Oh. Nice little job, huh? Maybe I'll wear it for a while until I meet him again. Like you met it tonight at the cotton club. Oh, and, uh, sorry about that, honey. I, uh, couldn't get away. I've got to meet you, but, uh... Business Blackie? Uh, yeah, yeah. What do you think of that Manny Arnold guy? He welts in that bet. Ten grand, I'm supposed to trust him. I trusted him. Gave him to New Year's Eve to pay up or else. Manny Arnold's no person to fool around with. I'm not fooling. You could threaten him? No, no, I... No. I just told him. New Year's Eve or else. That's why I couldn't make it, honey. Am I forgiven? Of course. I had a marvelous time. Oh, sure. I knew you would. Do you good to get out with a guy like Jim Downman? Do me good. He spoiled me. He opened doors for me, helped me in and out of the car. Imagine. He was like that all night, stayed right with me. No table hopping. And he didn't make dice out of a sugar cube. Why, he wouldn't even kiss me goodnight. Yeah? I was kind of dull. Blackie, have you ever figured any further ahead in 15 minutes? Have you ever imagined where we might wind up? Look, honey, it's 5 o'clock in the morning. I've got to beat it. It's now or never, Blackie.  Tonight? Jim must have had a terrific effect on you. I saw so much I hadn't gotten. Want. Security. Consideration. The shelter, Blackie. Some place to get in out of the rain. What are you talking about? There's nothing you want that I can't give you. Blackie.   Outside of these crazy notions, it was probably good for you, but get this. Jim's as much out of your class as he is out of mine. I used to get ideas, listening to Jim, too.  But I forgot them because they're not my stuff. You better forget yours, too. Night. Goodbye, Blackie. Now listen, don't get silly about a lot of... I'm not. I was once, but I'm all right now. Up to a minute ago, Blackie, I loved you very dearly and all that mattered to me was you. But right this minute, I can't even remember having been in love with you.  And that won't work ever again, either. You see, Blackie, at last I've some ideas of my own. Maybe they're old and discarded, like horse cars or oil lamps, but they're mine, and I'm stuck with them. It's the very latest thing to be oh so cynical and callous about the decent things of life. Well, maybe I don't like the latest style. Maybe I want to wear last year's hack. Maybe... oh, goodbye, Blackie. Oh, let's go. Two hamburgers, one with onions, one without, and two beers. Right?  Oh, I knew you'd like it. I reserved this table at the window months ago. It's very popular, this table, because of its tradition. The Grand Duchess always sat here. Right here? What do you know? Say, this is the most attractive hamburger I've ever seen. Everything seems to please you, Knight? Yes. It's the happiest New Year's Eve I've ever had.  It's all gone, Jim. It's dead, buried, and forgotten. Blackie's nothing but a swell guy I once knew. Well, and, uh... Well, and what? Uh, Happy New Year, Eleanor. Happy New Year, Jim. Paper? You want a morning paper, Ed? Yeah, leave it on the counter. Anything new? Yeah, they got that Manny Arnold guy. Manny Arnold, the gambler? That's the one.  Well, see you tomorrow. Yeah. Manny Arnold. What's the matter? You know him? No. No, I... Jim, take him home. Boss, you getting out here? Yeah. Put the car away. Okay. Wait a minute. Where's your overcoat? Huh? Your overcoat. Won't you wear the coat tonight? Well, yeah, sure. Gee, Blackie, how much the left is up there in the room? Manny Arnold's room? Yeah. Gee, boss. Well, you're dumb. Can you identify it as yours? I only wish they could. Boss, it's Jim Wade's coat. Yeah.  Yeah, boss, but I... Why didn't you just leave my name and address? I'm on a sweet spot now. Sorry, boss. I was only... I was only aware that my mind was ready. What was ready? My coat. I had it copied exactly by a tailor. It'll be ready tomorrow morning. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You had Jim Wade's coat copied exactly by a tailor? Yeah. Why? Go get his first thing tomorrow. Keep it in the car. Halsey, I think everything is going to be all right. The coat they found, chief. Just like the cop said. Let me see that coat. Here. Now, the mark on it. It doesn't give us a thing. How about the hotel people? Don't they know who went up to the room? I've had the clerk go through half the pictures in the gallery. He can't pick anybody. But he doesn't want to. Same with the bellboy. Is Blackie Gallagher outside? Yes, sir. Send him in, please. You think he knows something? I'm going to find out. Old friend of yours, isn't he? Yeah. Why? I just asked. Uh, I'd like to see him alone. No. Sure. Why not? Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Wade. Come in, Blackie. Hi, Jim. Hi, fellow. It's been a long time, as usual. Yeah. Now, you're one of the headmen of this town. Pretty soon you'll be headman in the state, and then the state. Stop, Blackie.  Well, what's in your mind? Well, for one thing, I want to tell you about Ellen Hall. Yeah? What about her? We're thinking of getting married. Married? Yeah, you know. Man and wife, it's an old custom. Any reason why we shouldn't? Oh, no. I can't think of a thing. It's just a surprise, isn't it? Anyway, she couldn't do better. She's a great girl. I hope you vote quick. Thanks, Blackie. I knew you'd say that. Yeah, sure. What else would I say? Well, I gotta beat it, now. Get out of my house. Uh, would you wait just a minute, Blackie? Thanks for returning my overcoat. Huh? What a little roundabout, wasn't it? Police found it in Room 12B at the Uptown Hotel. That's where Manny Arnold was killed. Your coat? The police found your coat? You never could kid me, Blackie. That's the coat I left at Ellen Hall's last election night. And that's the coat the murderer left behind him after killing Manny Arnold. I wouldn't kid you, mister. Maybe the murderer left that coat, but that is not your coat. Blackie, want to use your phone? I lost Blackie Gallagher, Mr. Wade's office. Will you send a boy down to my car? It's out front. Sound to pick up a coat in the back seat and bring it up here, will you? What's the gag? Well, there's no gag. Your coat will be in two minutes. I've been wearing it, that's all. Blackie, let's look at the facts. Manny Arnold owed you a lot of money. You quarreled with him election night when he wouldn't pay up. You threatened him. Oh, sure, sure I did. It was the only way anybody ever got any dough out of that chislet. And I got mine, so why should I want to kill him? I don't know, unless you didn't get yours. Blackie, I'm not interested in anything, but the fact that Manny Arnold was murdered, and I've got to find a murderer. Yeah, I know that. You see, we're in a tough spot now, Blackie. My job means fighting you and your kind. And I'm going to win.  You've got less chance than ever now. I've got too many guys in my gang. Is this the coat you wanted? The boy just brought it up. Thanks, sister.  I was thinking of keeping it. Didn't you squawk? Well, can't you even say thanks? You sure this is mine? What's the matter? Did you know your own coat? Try it on. See if it fits. Okay. Sorry I bothered you. Forget it. Well, you're on. You're on. And Blackie, no more meetings up here. Let's keep everything social. Yeah. For now on, a lot of guys in this town are going to get away with less and less. And it's going to be my fault. All we had one or two crooked inspectors that you've got to, they're gone now. No more paid cops, no more quashed indictment, hand-picked juries, all gone. 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Oh good morning Miss Adam. Did you unpack my bag? Did you get the tickets for the boat? Yes sir. Good. Is Blackie Gallagher here yet Snow? Gallagher. Is he going to the church with me? See if you can get him on the phone will you? Okay. Mr. Wade you're not really going to have Blackie Gallagher there are you? He's going to be my best man why? Have you thought of what the papers will say? Especially now on top of the Manny Arnold case. What about the Manny Arnold case? Some people know you had Blackie Gallagher down here. They think he killed Manny Arnold. Did you let him go just out of friendship? What people think has never mattered to me. I do what I think is right. And I'm convinced that Blackie had nothing to do with it. Well Snow, I tried Gallagher. He's not in. Some fellow there said he was out of town. Out of town? We'll be back next week. Anything else? No. No that's all. Why could you?  It was sweet of you to come down and marry us Father Pat. Why shouldn't I? I fixed you and Mr. Wade out of the East River once. I've got some rights. And are you sure you haven't just cost him back in again? Father Pat. Yes. About Blackie. You know I used to love Blackie. Yes. There's only Jim in my life now and from now on. You believe that don't you? Completely. What did you want to tell me about Blackie? He loves you Father. I've heard him say it. And of all of us, he needs you most. Helping before it's too late. Remember you fished Blackie out of the river too. All set? Well good-bye for now. Good-bye Jimmy. I'm sorry Blackie wasn't here. Telegram for James Wade. Telegram. Here you are boy. Oh yes sir. Darling don't tell me it's a case. From Blackie. When I ran out on you, I'd have been proud to be your best man but I'm afraid nobody would understand but us. See you in the Governor's mansion. Blackie. Blackie. Blackie. To such a purpose. Imagine me the Governor's wife. Hold on. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I've only been nominated. I can't be bothered with details. Oh darling. Mind if I come in? Oh. Hello Snow. How did you get up here? They haven't heard downstairs yet that you turned Snow on your own assistant. Let me congratulate you Governor. That can wait until November.  You haven't gotten me to weaken the ticket. I thought you were going to make them run me for district attorney. Put up a fight for me. Darling. Do you mind waiting outside? Jim. Please. All right. Snow. I'm sorry to say I did put up a fight for you. And I learned a couple of things that I never knew before. All the years we worked together I disregarded the gossip about you. But last night from our own people I got the proof.  The party won't stand for you and neither will I. Have you finished your address to the jury? Because if you have I'd like to make a few points. It's a shame you're quitting the DA's office with the Manny Arnold case unsolved. I'm not happy about it. We just couldn't find the murderer. You didn't even try to find him. You could have by asking in any speakeasy in New York City. Everybody knows who killed Manny Arnold. Your friend Blackie Gallagher. We had no case against Blackie. We made every possible effort to trace that coat. We made a lot of weak, futile gestures. If that's what you mean. Why didn't you get an indictment against Gallagher? A lot of people want to know that. I'm not going to discuss it with you. For reasons of my own I was satisfied that Blackie had nothing to do with it. Now get out. Sure I'll get out. But I'm going out to open this case so wide that the voters will run you out of the state. You better get a new story. I don't think they like the one you've got. Maybe they'd rather believe the story that I tell. That you wouldn't hold Blackie Gallagher because you wouldn't prosecute your wife's ex-boyfriend. Tell her that story. I'm glad you could come. Sit down. I got your message. That was all I needed. What's in your mind? It's about Jim and you and me. Someone's trying to hurt Jim by opening the Manny Arnold case again. Manny Arnold? What for? Who? Tell me, Blackie. Was there anything wrong in the Arnold case? Not a thing. He had let me go. He didn't have anything on me. But a lot of mud slinging never helped anybody. There's plenty of that. They're saying Jim had to let you go because of you and me. It seems that with me as his wife, he has no right to be governor. Oh, yeah? Well, that's great. Who are these guys? It's just this one man, Snow. He has a grudge against Jim. He's waiting until just before election to spring everything. Mm-hmm. Nice guy, this Snow. What's he look like? A name sounds kind of familiar. He was Jim's assistant. When you were up for the Manny Arnold murder... Oh, yeah, yeah. I remember him now, sure. Maybe I'll look him up and talk to him a little. Blackie, you'll be careful. Why, ain't I always careful? Forget about him. How are you? Happy? Very. And you? Never better. Feeling great. I'm glad. Well, give my regards a big shot, will you? And I wouldn't say anything to him about what you just told me. This has got to be just between us. See? All right, Blackie. That's good girl. What have you done so far? Hello. Hello, I'm still on here. Harrigan? Did you check with headquarters again? We'll do it now. Let me know what happens. Good morning, Jim. Coffee? Oh, hello, darling. Yes, thanks. You look tired, darling. Didn't you sleep well? I haven't slept yet. I've been at the office until now. Plenty to do. Snow was murdered last night on 48th Street. Snow? Murdered? What's the matter? But it can't be. It mustn't be. Darling, after all the man was asking for it, he had hundreds of enemies. There's no need for you to be upset. Oh, I'm not. It's just relief, I guess. That's for me. Hello? Yes? Wade speaking. What? I'll be right down. They've, uh... They've made an arrest and a snow murder. Who? 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In his cell, blacky Gallagher awaits judgment. Late one night, a visitor comes to him. A dark shadow in the dimness of the corridor.  Suppose somebody spotted you. D.A.'s wife and secret visitor slayer. That'd look fine, wouldn't it? No one will talk. I pulled some strings. Blacky, I've got to know. Did you do it? Did you kill him? It's my turn to read the papers. Gallagher enters a plea of not guilty. You said you'd find a way to stop Snow. Blacky, tell me. Look, you've known me a long time. Ever know me to bump a guy off? No. Well then. This is different. Don't be silly.  Somebody beat you to it. Tell me something. What? Do you love Jim? More than anything in the whole world. And if you love Jim so much and want to see him governor, keep quiet. Right now they've got no motive, no reason why Snow was knocked off. Just let it stand that way. What about you? Just forget about me. They haven't got a thing.  You know, Blacky, for a while I was almost ashamed that I ever loved you. I'm not now. I'm proud. That's fine. I, uh... I think you're kind of okay too. Who are you with the summing up, Mr. Wade? Gentlemen, there's very little more that I can say to you. There can be no doubt in the minds of twelve reasoning men that Blacky Gallagher killed Snow. The defense has pointed out Snow's shady character has indicated his large number of personal enemies. I concur in their opinion. But Richard Snow was a man killed by another man. The law makes no distinction. Murder cannot go unpunished. In finding Blacky Gallagher guilty of murder, we're faced with more than the avenging of one death. Either we can surrender to an epidemic of crime and violence which will destroy our homes and community, or we can serve warning to the host of other criminals and gangsters that they are through. Gentlemen, many years ago, in 1904, when the General's slogan burned, I made an effort to save Blacky Gallagher's life.  Sorry, Blacky. Forget it. That was nice stuff, Mr. Today, three and a half million voters are crowding the polls to cast their ballots for Governor. From the headquarters of James Wade comes a note of confidence expressed in the statement that the last minute... Thanks. Hello? Hello, Governor, you're practically in. What's that? You're practically up in Albany right now. The jury just came in the Blacky Gallagher case. Guilty, first degree. All right, all right. Thanks. What's the matter, Chief? Bad news? Gallagher's been convicted. First degree. Why, Jim, that means you're over. You can't lose. Why, they'll give you a million plurality when they know you convicted your own pal. Why, they... It is that you, Edward J. Gallagher, for the murder in the first degree of one Richard Snow, whereof you are convicted, be sentenced to the punishment of death on the 15th day of February next. The client, Blacky Gallagher, is made to you not only as Governor of the state, but to you as Gallagher's lifelong friend. Since the Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict of the jury, his life rests in your hands alone. We ask your excellency to be merciful. Nobody can be more conscious than I am over my present position here. It's troubled me more deeply than... than it could anyone else. The defendant has been tried according to the laws of this state. He's been found guilty and sentenced to death. You've presented no new evidence, no cause to change the verdict of the Court, except my friendship for the condemned. The application for commutation of the death sentence of Edward J. Gallagher is herewith denied. He can't do anything like that. Jim. I had to deny his commutation. There was no new evidence, nothing. You... you denied it. There was nothing else I could do. He's guilty. The jury says so. The Court of Appeals says so. I can't ignore... Jim, please. Stop talking like the governor. Talk to me as my husband, as the man I love about another man we both love.  He'll die tonight if you don't stop it. There another hour he'll be dead. He's guilty of murder. He's still Blackie. Of all people, you've got to understand, Blackie and you and I don't enter into this. I can't commute his sentence for sentimental reasons. I know. You need evidence.  Suppose I told you that he did it for you. Would that mean anything to you? I don't know what you're talking about. I told him Snow had threatened you. I asked him to help us.  He knew there was a law about murder, but he forgot it thinking of you. Eleanor, do you realize what this means? It means that if it weren't for Blackie Gallagher, you wouldn't be governor today. It means that the state finally has a motive for the killing of Snow. There isn't a chance now. Jim, look at me. I'm trying hard to believe you when you talk that way. I'm trying to convince myself that anyone could be so hard and cold. I tried to stop Blackie. I warned him at the time of the Manny Arnold case. You've got to realize that my sworn duty... You've got a sworn duty to me, too. We've got to live together happily. We can't ever again if you go through with this. We couldn't be happy. The memory of Blackie wouldn't let us. Eleanor, we've got to forget about us. As Blackie's friend, I'd gladly go to the chair in his place. As governor, I can't stop it.  If you put yourself in Blackie's place, could you apply your fine and honorable rules to yourself, punish yourself as calmly and completely as you do, Blackie? I don't think you could, Jim. I know you couldn't. I've got to do what I think is right. When I married you, Jim, I thought you were everything I had ever wanted in a man. You still are, except for one thing. You're not human.  If they cut you open, they'd find laws and duties and speeches. I married a man, Jim, not a legal machine. I'm sorry I disappointed you. Get me a car right away. And the motorcycle I scored. I've got to make time. Take it easy. You've got to visit him. Hello, Blackie.  Am I going to get the keys to the city? Blackie, I had to see you. You know why? Your pockets aren't bulging with reprieve, you know that much. I came because I wanted you to understand why I couldn't do anything for you. That's okay. Blackie, I've had letters, hundreds of letters from people who have suffered at the hands of racketeers. They've... Save it, save it. Well, I can't realize. You and... No, it might be worse. A towel running water and even a mattress. The St. Tougan Crowley went to sleep on that mattress. Had to wake him up to go to the chair. Must be that black coffee I drank. Anyway, I'm not sleepy. When you grin like that, it reminds me of a kid on the east side. Cut it out, will you? I should have stopped you. Years ago I could have done it. But I was too busy. Got to give you a big shot. Too busy getting to be governor so I could send you to the chair. Take it easy, take it easy. You did everything anybody could do for me. I'm just a no-good guy, so... It's almost time, Blackie. Yeah, yeah. Come on in, Father. Jim. Oh, I'm glad you came. Yeah. We're almost back today when you pull us out of the river.  Yeah, you got to go and give me back again. We all have to be given back again soon or later, Blackie. Sure, that's right. So what am I thinking about, huh?  You know, it's kind of like old times. And by how we were always going to have a reunion, just us three? Well, here it is. Funny kind of reunion, but... Anyway, this is one time it wasn't late, huh? We're ready now. Yeah, me too. No. No, I can't do it to you, Blackie. I'll commute you. Cut it out. You've made your decision. I'll stick to it. You're right. You get that, you're right. I deserve to die.  It was me that got Manny Arnold, too.  I can't.  You're going to make a great sacrifice, ruin your career for what? So as I can rot in this hole? No, thanks. I don't want it. Jim, if I can't live the way I want it, at least let me die when I want it. Well, let's get going. Dominic's audio footage. The man of the assembly. And the Senate. The joint session of your two bodies called by the governor of the state is a very unusual procedure. It is justified only by unusual circumstances. A few nights ago, as you all know, Edward J. Gallagher, the convicted murderer, was put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing. It was my duty as governor of this state to refuse, up to the last moment, to grant him a pardon, commutation, or even a reprieve. Today, I have another duty. Before Blackie Gallagher died, I learned that he committed the murder in the unfortunate belief that he was helping me by silencing scandalous campaign gossip. That belief was given him unwittingly by my own wife. It was not her fault. The fault lies in my own ambition, which had impressed upon her so strongly the importance of my election. Then, acting in deliberate violation of the trust placed in me by the people of this state, I offered Gallagher commutation shortly before his death. He refused. In view of these shadows cast upon the highest office of the state, I can do no less than tender herewith my resignation as governor. I was waiting for you. I've come to apologize, Jim. I told you once I didn't believe you were honest with yourself. I didn't think you could apply your own rules of conduct. You just proved to me how wrong I was. And so? And so... I wanted you to know. You don't come back. Listen to him yourself. I'll be right there. Okay. Will you? I'll be waiting to, right here. Go on, darling. They want you. Congratulations, William Powell, Narnaloi, and Danimichi on three superb performances. Thank you, Cecil. Trillion honor to have a part in opening the Lux Radio Theatre for its seventh season. Many happy returns the day. And good luck for the season, Mr. DeMille, although you probably don't need it. Can't do any harm. And incidentally, CB, I'd like to be around to see you blow out the cake with the seven candles. Step into my dressing room, Don, later. After my last birthday cake, seven candles is child's play. How many candles you have in the last birthday cake, CB? How's your golf, Don? What picture are you working in now? It's a new manner. Yes, Don, what did you say you were working in? Well, I didn't say, but I guess it would change the subject, all right? It's down Argentine way over 20th Century Foxway. Of course we'll all be disappointed if we discover that Bill and Manner are not working together right now in something at MGM. Well, not right now, Cecil, although we've just finished. I love you again. What are you going to do here next week? One thing before that, Bill. It's about the product that makes this theater possible. Lux soap. I just wanted to say that I think Lux is really a grand soap and I've used it myself for a long time. I don't think it can be beaten as a complexion care. And now what about next week's play? Next Monday night, Manner, we're going to present Love is News. And when I tell you the cast, you'll know why it's news. Our stars will be Bob Hope, Madeline Carroll and Ralph Bellamy. Bob Hope is a newspaper reporter and Madeline is a young lady with both beauty and money who hates reporters. It's a situation made to order for Bob and Madeline. And the whole play is made to order for your entertainment next Monday night. Well, with Love is News, you ought to make the headline, CB. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. A perfect opening night. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Toilet Soap, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night, when the Lux Radio Theater presents Bob Hope, Madeline Carroll and Ralph Bellamy in Love is News. Mrs. Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood. We'll hold its annual convention in Boston. The American Legion has chosen the city where the principles of democracy were first formulated and the Legionnaires are a strong force in maintaining those principles today. We salute them. Heard in tonight's play were Tony Hughes as Father Pat, Lou Merrill as Malone, Gain Whitman as Snow, Edward Morris Spud, Earl Ross as Judge, Jim Bannon as Attorney, Ruth Rickaby as Miss Adams, Tommy Lane as Young Jim, Bobby Winkler as Young Blocky, Bud McAllister as the newsboy, Byron Shores as announcer, Tristram Coffin as ticket seller and Wally Mayer, Franklin Parker and Joseph Folk. William Powell and Myrna Loy were heard tonight through the courtesy of Metro-Golden Mayer. Don Amici appears through the courtesy of the Old Gold Program. The Scarlett O'Hara brooch, offered you by the makers of Lux Toilets Hope, is designed after one worn by Vivian Lee in Gone with the Wind, the Selznick International Picture produced by David O. Selznick and released by Metro-Golden Mayer. Our music is directed by Louis Silvers and your announcer has been Melville Roy. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.