Edmond O’Brien takes a job answering the phone for a horse betting bookmaking operation. He got the job through an alluring woman he met at a bar when she introduced him to her “friend.” He’s the one running the gambling operation. The job is really easy, but there’s a catch, of course. The next day he shows up to start working the phone, but that woman is dead. And he’s being framed for it.
The story is by Bob Shelley and Buckley Angell. Buckley Angell was writer and director for many of The Adventures of Frank Race episodes, and also wrote for The Whistler and Have Gun, Will Travel. His was also an active writer for 1950s and 1960s television. He is in some research directories with the last name as “Angel.” Bob Shelley (in some references as “Shelly”), likely had the basic story idea that Angell built into script form. No confirmed references can be found for Shelley in radio or movie industry resources.
O’Brien’s character goes to a “Chop Suey joint.” The history of Chop Suey is distinctly American… or at least it has often considered so until facts get in the way. The true story about its Chinese origins and debunking of the myths is at this link https://www.historytoday.com/archive/historians-cookbook/history-chop-suey
There’s a line in the script that goes “here’s a dollar… I’ll try to get you more…” That’s $13+ in 2023 US dollars at the time of this writing.
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THE CAST
EDMOND O’BRIEN (Harry Clark), ANN BLYTH (Eleanor Grayson), Nestor Paiva (Augie Persian / Driver), Kay Brinker (Brandy), Richard Benedict (Man / Cabbie), Gail Bonney (Elderly Cleaning Woman), Michael Brown (Driver 2 / Bud), Joe DuVal (Harry / Dimples), Paul Frees (Signature Voice)
COMMERCIAL: Bill Johnstone (Hap), Harlow Wilcox (Announcer)
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