Family Theater: Act of Contrition

Family Theatre presents Edmund O'Brien and Gene Raymond. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theatre presents Active Contrition starring Edmund O'Brien. And now here is your host, Gene Raymond.

Thank you Tony Lefrano. Family Theatre's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives. If we're to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families, and peace for the world.

Family theater urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. Now to our transcribe drama, Active Contrition starring Edmond O'Brien as Ralph. State of California, County of Los Angeles. Before the coroner of Los Angeles, County in quest on the body of Nora Lee Sampson.

First and final hearing. Raise your right hand. You solemnly swear to tell the truth, all truth, nothing but the truth of the self. You've got it. I do. Sit down. Thank you. What is your name and occupation, please?

Ralph Stokes, the Atrical Agent. What was the full name of the deceased? Like you've got it on the witness sheet, Nora Lee Sampson. But that was not her professional name. No. No, that was West.

Delilah West. She was a client of yours? Since she first came out here, yes. When was that? About three years ago. And at that time, She was still known as Nora Lee Sampson. Well, she wasn't known at all.

She was a car hop over on the brand. I mean, she had not yet taken the professional name of Delilah West. No, I gave her that. Same day she signed up with me. I wasn't doing too good back then.

During the war, you know, there was no such thing as a picture wouldn't make money. But about, well, about late 51, it started to get awful tight for actors unless you were in strong. I'd been working a little a few bits here and then I'd met most of the casting people, helped some friends of mine from the east,