Cathy Lewis stars in an E. Jack Neuman script that was originally used for On Stage on 1953-05-14. She plays a beautiful woman accused of murdering her husband. A bright, young assistant district attorney forces his way into the case, feeling that her conviction will assure his election as district attorney. He thinks she has eyes for him, he is smitten by her, and he starts throwing professional sense aside. That’s not a good idea. She knows how to get what she wants. He offers advice that can get her out without jail time by saying claiming she was fearful of her husband. It’s clear she tires of the assistant district attorney, and is suspicious of his unscrupulous motives. Sticking with the facts means she won’t be beholden to him for his concoction of a plea deal that may actually be a ploy for a confession.
The script was originally intended for broadcast on Sunday, November 23, 1958. All of the newspaper listings had it for that date, and noted the return to a Sunday time slot. A second broadcast of My Dear Niece, broadcast live, was presented instead, on 1958-11-23.
The program was recorded on Wednesday, November 12, 1958. Rehearsal began at 1:00pm with recording beginning at 3:30pm. The session included in-studio edits and concluded at 5:00pm. Production studio edits continued to 6:00pm.
No network recording has survived. Advertising spots went to Grove Laboratories, Tums, Kent cigarettes, and Ex-Lax.
Two Armed Forces Radio Service recordings have survived. AFRS#699 is the better of the two. It is not known what number the second recording is. The recordings can be differentiated by the announcement after Robson’s opening monologue.
AFRS#699: Gerrymandering
AFRS#unknown: Military medals
Prior to these two AFRS recordings, the only copies of this episode were heavily edited Armed Forces Radio airchecks in poor sound.
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THE CAST
CATHY LEWIS (Ellen Dudley), John Dehner (John / Chris), Barney Phillips (John), Charles Seel (Morrow / Thayler), George Walsh (Narrator)
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