Family Theater: Top Man

The Mutual Broadcasting System in cooperation with Family Theater Incorporated presents Top Man starring William Gargon. Dennis Morgan is your host. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Did you ever happen to be jingling some coins in your hand and get to examining the dimes and quarters and pennies? You'll see on every coin these words, in God we trust.

or I guess it's something that everybody knows about, but it makes me realize that every time we exchange a coin, we are offering a silent act of faith in God. It makes me realize that in all our coinage there is inscribed the same conviction that we in Hollywood want to express through family theatre. It's a conviction so many of us share and understanding

that the simple direct appeal of prayer to God can bring hope and happiness and God's wonderful help to us and to our families. And we need trust in God and faith in one another if we are to have a peaceful world, a prosperous nation, and happy homes. You know our world of happy homes would go a long way to a peaceful world. And here's a thought for a happy home.

Pray together as a family. Yes, pray together tonight and every night, because family prayer will help keep your family together and happy. And you'll find this true for every race and creed for every country and home. A family that prays together, stays together.

The man is lonely tonight. He is puzzled and frightened. He stares at the walls. He runs his fingers through his hair. The hammer is beating him, pounding him. The man is lonely, lonely unto death. There was a time when he wasn't lonely. That was long ago. In a September time.

Pray for one another and with one another. Pray together as a family because a family that prays together, stays together. Before saying good night, I'd like to thank Betty Anna Rina for writing tonight's play,

and a Max Tare for his music. Mel Williamson directed and John Ryder produced a program. Others who appeared on our play tonight were Roland Morris, Frank Gurssel, Philip Abbott, Charlie Seal, and Herbert Rawlinson. Next week our family theatre star will be Jean Crane in Little Boy Blue.

Your host will be Wallace Ford. This is Dennis Morgan saying good night and God bless you. This series of the Family Theater broadcast is made possible by the thousands of you who felt the need for this kind of program by the mutual broadcasting system which is responded to this need and by the actors and technicians in the motion picture and radio industries.