Family Theater: Flight from Home

The mutual broadcasting system presents the family theater starring Loretta Young and Donna Michie with Jimmy Stewart as your host. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Good evening.

It's Jimmy Stewart. Tonight the family theater stars Loretta Young and Donna Michie. You know, since this is our first program, maybe we ought to have a dedication. So right now, let's dedicate the family theater to your family.

family. With the hope that families everywhere will always be together, and that your home will be a happy one. With the conviction that prayer, simple prayer, will help to keep it that way. Now, maybe you're thinking this is sort of an odd way to start a series of radio programs, programs from Hollywood with movie stars, actors, musicians. Maybe you're

wondering what it's all about well why don't you just sit back and listen listen to the music of Meredith Wilson's orchestra and listen to our story it's called flight from home story written by true boardman and starring Donna Mechie and a ready-on oh yes Nora we're just leaving we'll be there in less than half an hour to take you to the train all right I'm already still

packing no no as a matter of fact I'm writing a letter but I'll be ready when get here. Alright, goodbye Nora. Dear Jim, I don't pretend even to myself that this letter can make any difference.

What we said last night before you left this final indefinite I know that. Within an hour Nora and Charlie are coming to drive me to the train and will take me home to Cleveland. Home.

It's funny that after six years I should suddenly be thinking again of Cleveland as home. But what does one do while one waits those last minutes before she says goodbye to a lifetime? I don't know.