Family Theater: Torkelson's Flying Circus

presents Walter Brennan and Don McNeil. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Torkelton's Flying Circus, starring Walter Brennan. And now here is your host, Don McNeil.

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, Torkelson's Flying Circus, starring Walter Brennan as A.J. Torkelson. Yeah. Oh, good evening. My name is Howard Peterson.

I have an appointment with Mr. A.J. Torkelson. Oh, you're from the Internal Revenue people, huh? Yes. Matter of fact, I'm A.J. Torkelson. Come on in, Howie. How's that, Mr. Torkelson? Just call me A.J. Everybody does.

Come on in, Howie. We're letting all the heat out. Thank you. So I owe Uncle Sam a little cash, do I? Well, more than a little, I'm afraid. Actually Mr. Torkelson. Ah, AJ. Well, actually, AJ, you're what we down at the office call a very good taxpayer, but there's that little matter of the first humble skymaster.

Well, let's go into the library and talk about it over some hot Java. You look like you could stand something warm. Oh, indeed I could. It's a pretty nippy night out. Yeah, it's not good flying with it.

Hope you didn't have to take the bus. I could have sent a car for you. Oh, that's perfectly all right. This is quite a magnificent house you have here, AJ. I'm glad you like it.

You know, if anyone just told me three or four years ago I'd be living in a mansion like this, uh... This is the library, I think. I don't really spend too much time at home and...