Ball of Fire

This is Cecil B. DeMille speaking to you from Hollywood where two stars and a stage full of fine actors are at your command tonight When we first talked about tonight's play ball of fire. I thought then what a great show this will be for the boys abroad Now I I hope you agree and if you get a chance, let us know anything else you want to hear

But before the band strikes up tonight, I've asked Barbara Stanwick and Fred McMurray to say hello Barbara and Fred meets the Army, the Navy, the Marines, and the Coast Guard. Hello everybody. I mean you who've gathered around in a barracks in Ireland, the boys in that recreation hall in Alaska or Iceland, the group sprawled out on the deck

of a boat plowing through the ocean. Looking over your shoulder are the shadows of another group around the fireside back in Buffalo or Brooklyn, or a thousand other hometown. They're listening to and pulling for you every minute. And so are we all.

Say, by the way, fellas, I've been asked to give you a little reminder. Have you written home to your mother lately? She wants to know how you're getting along. It won't take but a minute. Good luck. And now from Belfast to Melbourne on with a show. Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theater brings you Barbara

and Stanley can Fred McMurray in Ball of Fire. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Our play tonight is purely educational. It's the fascinating story of a group of professors writing an encyclopedia, but don't turn that down yet.