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Family Theater: Stranger in Town

Family Theater · January 12, 1955 · 29 min · 4,427 words

The transcript of “Stranger in Town”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast January 12, 1955. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Family Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Family Theater presents Alanur Powell and Raymond Burr. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Stranger in Town, starring Raymond Burr. And now here's your hostess, Alanur Powell.

Thank you, Tony Lefrano. 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. And now to our transcribed drama, Stranger in Town, starring Raymond Burr as Dan, and featuring the Junior Greg as Eve. Sheriff's office, harden speaking.

How's that again? It disappeared. The whole hill? Now just a minute. Yes, yes, I know the hill you're talking about. This is Jake, Lavender, isn't it? Now listen to me, Jake. I don't know what your idea of a joke.

Come out and look. Are you out of your mind? Hills don't just up and disappear. Well, yes, Jake, yes, yes, but well, I'm alone in the office just now anyway, and I couldn't come out until, wait a minute, Jake, wait a minute.

Here comes his sheriff now. And then, Jake Lavendish is on the wire here. He says the hill in his south pasture. This took off like a big bird. He's right here. Let me talk to him.

Yeah, yeah, here you are. Hello, Jake. Yes and no, it's gone. I just drove by. How? Well, suppose you tell me. Well, I don't know what you expect me to do about it. Look. Look, Jake, I'll keep an eye open.

If I see it, I'll let you know. Let me see, expect me to do about it. Buy him another one. A whole hill? You just don't figure. Sheriff's office, harden. Yes, ma'am, we know it's gone.

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