Family Theater: Roughneck

Family Theatre presents Phil Carey and Ricardo Montelban. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theatre presents Ruffneck starring Phil Carey. And now here is your host, Ricardo Montelban. Thank you, Tony Lefano. Family Theatre's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives

lives if we are to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world. Family theatre urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. Now to our transcribed drama, Roughneck, starring Phil Carey as Ed.

Arizona, 35 years ago, a young vital state but far different from the booming, popular area it is today. The distances were long. The horse was a more usual mode of transportation in the automobile, and a plane overhead was a cause for downright wonder.

It's evening, and in the kitchen of the rented house in the mining town of Bisbee, Mary Ruggie and her son, Jim, were finishing the household tasks. In Vince Waters, hot Jimmy. Okay, Mom. Wouldn't he expect that?

Shouldn't be long now. The shift of this mountain quits at eight. I sure hope he didn't get too tired. I hope not to. I wish he'd waited a few months more before he tried to work, especially in that smelter.

Do you think we'll ever get a ranch again, Mom? Of course we will, Jim. We could try it now if your dad would only make up his mind and start over on a small scale.

You know how he feels about mortgages. I know. Yeah, I wish he was like he used to be. He will be, son. He's had an awfully tough time of it. But sing some more, huh?