Family Theater: Coincidence

Family Theater presents Marshall Thompson and Gig Young. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Coincidence, starring Marshall Thompson. And now here is your host, Gig Young. Thank you, Tony Lefano. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives.

If we are 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 transcribed drama, Coincidence, starring Marshall Thompson as Tom.

I admit Harry Moyles twice. The day I reported for work at the studio, and one other time three weeks later when he was passing through the commissary on the way to the executive dining room.

As a rule, that's par for the course, since most executive producers speak only to other producers. But Harry had been a screenwriter himself years ago, so I was more flatter than surprised when his secretary called me last Thursday and said that Mr. Moyles would like to see me in his office.

Come in, Tom. Sit down. Oh, thank you. Cigarette? Oh, I just put one out, thanks. Well, he's been here almost two months. How do you like Hollywood? Oh, very well indeed. Especially the money. Yes, the body's good.

Uncle Sam gets most of it, but it's still good. Yeah, at least he gets suspended. Here's he does it there. The reason I called you in is to tell you I liked this. Oh, I was hoping you would.

We've had the screen rights to these properties of Morrison's for years. Novels, short stories, sketches. Dozens of people have tried to adapt them for pictures, but the stuff just didn't seem to gel. And even this one?