Lux Radio Theatre: The Legionnaire and the Lady

Hollywood, California. Monday, June 1, 1936. Ladies and gentlemen, we have grand news for you tonight. For the Lux Radio Theater has moved to Hollywood. And here we are in a theater of our very own, the Lux Radio Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, in the motion picture capital of the world.

The curtain rises. Lux presents Hollywood. Tonight, the makers of Lux's toilet soap bring you Marlene Adithi, Clark Gable, Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse Lasky and other great personality. Miss Dietrich, Mr. Gable, and an all-star cast will present the romantic melodrama, The Legionnaire and the Lady.

Our music is under the leadership of Mr. Lewis Silvers, who is director of music for the great 20th Century Fox Studio and winner of the Motion Picture Academy Award for music. Mr. Silvers, and more good news.

We give you, as our Hollywood producer, a man who will not only bring you the greatest plays and players, but the very spirit of Hollywood itself, that outstanding figure of the motion picture world, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. There are two theaters in this town, almost as famous as Hollywood itself. They are Gromman's Chinese and the Kati Circle.

Perhaps it's a coincidence that the production of mine opened both of these theaters. The king of kings raised the curtain that the Chinese, the vulgar boatman, was the first theater ever shown at the Catholic Circle for a picture.

And tonight, it is my privilege to open the New Hollywood Theatre, whose audience is greater than any four walls could encompass. The largest theatre in the world, the Lux Radio Theatre. The stars of our production tonight are my Lena Dietrich and Clark Gable, and the play The Legionnaire and the Lady.

Is it possible that the manufacturers of Lux soap asked me to produce this series of programs because of all the deluxe bathtubs that have been seen in my pictures. They should have a soft spot in their hearts for me. But I think the real reason goes back far beyond the recollection of any of us. When William the Conqueror with

the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the blunt-to-mill family crest was born. The The motto on that crest is, Thy Light My Life, which is of course in Latin, and reads, Lux to our Vita Mayor.

So you see, Lux has been a household word in the DeMille family for 870 years. The producing a program like this is a privilege and an adventure. The truthfully, I'm a little awed at the responsibility.

The thing before me and the Lux Radio Theatre is the most distinguished and perhaps the most critical audience ever assembled in Hollywood. I see a lot of familiar faces. There's Joan Blondell, Gary Cooper. He stars in my next picture, The Plainsman.

Stuart Irwin and his lovely wife, June Kalya. Now Jolson. Ruby Keeler. That's Francia Tone. Ah, and there's our mayor, Frank L. Shaw of Los Angeles. And I think I see pretty much. I fed him to the limes the last time I directed him.

And now, we ring up the curtain on the play of the evening, the Legionnaire and the Lady, starring Marlena Dietrich and Clark Gable. Algiers, the land of sun and sand, and yellow dunes that slope down to the sea.

In the harbor of Fort Neha, a French steamship rides at anchor. Near the rail, gazing at the sunlight, minarets of the tiny town, stands Armie Jolie, an entertainer from the shabby musicals of Europe. Suddenly she turns from the rail and speaks to the ship's steward.

Oh, Stuart. Are we going to land soon? In a moment, Men-Mazelle. There is no peer in Algiers. The passengers must take a motor launch to the shore. Oh, thank you, Stuart. May I take care of your suitcase, member?

No, I'll carry it myself. Stuart, may I see you for a moment? Oh, Monsieur Le Bessier, of course. What can I do for you, Monsieur? My valedictor's in the stage with my luggage. You're going, please, and make arrangements to have it set to the hotel?

Of course, Monsieur. I was eating what I wanted. Oh. Mademoiselle, your suitcase. It is very stupid of me. That is the second time I've dropped it. Yeah, let me help you pick up your thing.

Oh, please, don't bother. Well, there's no bother at all. There you are. Merci, monsieur. You're very kind. Why not? Use this your first visit to Algiers. Yes. I make the trip quite often. Perhaps I can be of some service.

I think not, monsieur. I'd be happy to help you. I won't need any help. Well, if you do, you can always reach me at the hotel de pre. I am monsieur la bessier. Merci, monsieur.

But now, will you excuse me? Of course, Mademoiselle. Mr. Lebacier, I have to... Stuart, come here. See. That woman who was standing here, you know who she is? Right. And no, Mr. Eiffel, a voteable actress probably?

A voteable actress. Well, just how do you know that? We carried them every trip, Mr. Eiffel. They come to sing and dance in the cafe here. We call them suicide passengers. One-way ticket. They never return.

So what launch is she booked for? I believe this is her and Mr. Eiffel and you. And you? Naturally, the third. First, if you remember, Zell? Thank you. Well, be careful. That board they call the gang thanks isn't very stable.

Ah, there we are. There seems to be quite a crowd to greet us. Yes, the usual thing. The natives here meet every boat. Sell you anything from a fairs to a bottle of albic perfume.

That fragrance in the air now. That is not perfume? No. No, that's just the waterfront of Algiers. I love you, dear. Oh, shall we get away from here, ma'am Zell? you please. The center of the town is this way. If you would like to take a carriage with me I know I'll walk. I haven't far to go. I bet you are. It is very light, Mr. No trouble at all.

Perhaps I better walk with you. The streets aren't very safe down here near the waterfront. I'll be quite safe, Mr. And look, they are soldiers to protect me, a whole regiment. Yes, but foreign legion, mostly criminals themselves, so I've heard, won't you please write the very- Thank you, Mr. E, but I prefer to walk by myself.

As you wish, Madam Mayor. Hey, fatheads, we are back home again. And just because you're doing a little fighting, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, well, here comes us, the foreign legion. Each man a hero.

The whole town's ours and we're gonna rip us wide open. We'll forget it. This time you're gonna behave like gentlemen, even if it kills you. Yeah, I'm talking to you, Legionnaire Brown. Pigeon I come Brown.

Yes sir. Step over here. Yes sir. Well, do you hear what I just said? Yes sir. What? Well, uh... You weren't listening, were you? No sir. Why not? Yes sir, I mean... Shut up. Yes sir.

I wanna warn you, Brown. We're not back in the States now. This is our jeers, the foreign legion. You go start not having any trouble among the girls here the way you did the last time.

You're gonna find yourself in the je. You get that? Now go on, get back there and line. Yes sir. Remember what I said you guys. Take it easy and act like gentlemen. Help me, you smit!

Hey, oh, oh. Oh, hello, Blamey. Oh, say, what's eating the sergeant? Blimey if I didn't think he was going to bug Churidoo. Oh, he doesn't worry me. He got away from driving a hat. Say, where are you going tonight?

I don't know. After what the sergeant said about behaving like gentlemen, I don't know where to go. Ah, forget it. I know a little Spanish girl on this burger who didn't cook a steak to a turn.

What do you say? Since me, if we can find a steak, and this year, Blaft did he. Sakes get cooked right on the cow. Come on, I'll find one. Say, I know this joint from top to bottom.

I went, I was hearing. Hey. Hey, Blimey. Wait a minute. Blimey, will you look at that? I, what, where? That girl. Carrying the suitcase. Blimey she sure is a look at yeah, she sure is I wonder what she's doing in this time. Oh Dounsel girl I suppose Yeah, well, maybe I better find out yeah, well, I thought we was going for a meal some time a little later blimey

This is pretty important right listen Tom along by me. All right. Go ahead and desert me lady killer Oh Hello, so you're going my way It depends. Which way are you going? Anyway you are. Here. Let me carry your suitcase for you.

Don't bother. I carried myself. Kind of independent, huh? You mind if I walk along with you? If you want. Well that's friendly enough. How about starting off for a drink? I know a little plate.

I'm sorry, Mr. I have no time now. Oh, I get it. Okay, sister. There isn't anything I can do for you. Please. You can tell me where the conféma are at cash. The cafe marigade? Oh sure. Just across the street. Come on. I'll show you. Thank you, mr You work there. I'm a singer if you are doing nothing tonight. You might come and hear me

Yeah, okay. I'll remember that well. There you are. It's that door there Anything else nothing okay? I'll see you tonight Is this the cafe marquez it is I'm low-tinto the proprietor and I'm amisually amisually oh Oh yes, yes, I have your letter here somewhere.

You are ready to work tonight? Of course. Good. Your dressing room is at the end of the hall. Go there and wait for me. I want to have a talk with you before you go on.

Very well, monsieur. Come in. I'm a mausélle, how she is, man. This is a great tonight for you. If you make a hit, you can stay here as long as you like. You're very kind, mausélle, too.

And now, Mademoiselle, one word of advice. Pick yourself a protector. It will give you prestige. And always choose an officer in the leisure. The private, here's nobody. Pick the officers. They have the money. You understand?

Perfectly. Good. Are you ready to sing now? I will go out and make the announcement. In a moment. Good. There's commissurin' up there. I'm in the D-Tacoutre. Right up in front among the bench. Shut up. We're not supposed to be here.

Why not? Now, with an agent in the house, old man Cesar sitting over there. See him? Lonnie V. ain't the old girl. Hey, if he's seen me here, he's probably complained to Lieutenant. Well, don't he like you?

like me. So you stick a pen in my back and laugh doing it. Ladies and gentlemen, the cafe maracas is all tonight by the presence of the distinguished painter, Michula Bessier and my old friend, Ajitan Cesar of the foreign nation. Tonight we open the program with Mademoiselle Amis Joly, a newcomer who my hope you will receive with your usual discriminating kind.

I'm not a guy. So we're free to return. Maybe she can sit on my lap. Who's a wise guy? Gabon, come on and see. Ladies and gentlemen, I'll take a pleasure in presenting Mad Bozell of me, Jolie.

He's a mad man. He's a Gabon. The best man in the nation. He's in the grass, Sock. Now he's trying to get it. Wait, come on. Come back here. But I insist, Lucan was there.

I'll show you how we make love in the Legion. You will like it. What have we got saved? Stop it. Oh, I thought Mademoiselle, you are in Shendian. All right, come on. Take your hands off that girl.

What is that? You heard me. Leave her alone. I take no orders from you. Gabon, do what do you like. Son of aye. How do you like that? There's more where that came from, Gabon.

Get up and I'll put you away for keeps. Nice work. I'm gonna please get him and not fight him here. Everyone back to their keeps. Hey, I'm here to get a paper. Front one. Throw this guy going off and keep him out.

Hey everyone, please look back to your table. Matt Mogette, I'm Eezy, we'll sing later. I'm Eezy, go to your dressing room. Orchestra. Orchestra. Hey. Hey, go ahead, sister. You never could tell what will happen now.

May I say thank you, Mr. O. Ah, that's all right. I had a good time myself. He had you come in to know, all right, he did. I'm coming along. Excuse me, Mr. O. Yes.

Take this. Hey. Oh, she threw you a flower. No, I know it. You think I'm blind? Say, she's a little bit of all right. I like her. Your taste is improving. I don't miss your latin, my first appearance was not a success.

Oh, that is nothing. A common occurrence here in Algiers. But I have a news. Adjutant Cesar has already asked for the honor of your company. Adjutant Cesar, who is he? Oh, a very important man, high in the foreign region.

And one of my best customers. Tell the Adjutant I'll try to oblige him. Good. When I find the time. Oh, and now, Mademoiselle, you must go out there again. Not to sing this time. This time you sell apples.

That is the most important thing. You go around the hall from table to table and sell all you can. Ten percent is yours and that's 90 percent is mine. Oh, you will make a fortune.

Give me the basket, Mr. Go here. Go now. Can I also have an apple? But I have no change for that. I hardly expected you will have. You are again very kind. Ma'am misele, may I have the honor of your company after the performance?

I'm sorry, I've just pulled up the balance of the evening. Some other times, I'm sorry, I've just pulled up the balance of the evening. Some other times, I'm sorry, I've just pulled up the balance of the evening.

evening. Some other time perhaps. Of course. You will excuse me now. Apple. An apple sir. Here Manuel. You wish to buy sir. Later perhaps. I imagine in Caesar. Oh yes. I have already spoken to Latino concerning you. Sit down. I'm sorry Agenan. You mean you refused to sit with me. I'm very busy now. Some other times you. Some other time won't do Manuel.

I would like your company here and now. Would you? It's a shame, Ajitan. But I must disappoint you. Who will buy an apple? An apple, sir. And I... She comes from Shiepil in apple. Good evening, sir.

Good evening, Madam Miss Evans. Thanks for the following. Can I offer you an apple, too? Yeah, sure. Let me twenty, Frank, for me. That makes sixty, only. Here you are. Take it, Madam Miss Evans.

Thank you. Two weeks payers. A lot of money for an apple. You can have it for nothing, if you like. Oh, no, no, nothing doing. I always pay for what I get. I'd sit down if I were you. Come on.

You needn't pull me down, soldier. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. You're very brave, aren't you? Oh, I don't know. Why, do you like brave men? Perhaps. Hey, wait. Where are you going?

I'm busy now, but later, I'll be out there on the balcony. Okay. I'll see you later. You can smell it as it tonight. Hot, isn't it? Cooler than inside. expect to stay in Algiers very long.

Who knows? They say when a singer comes here to work, she stays forever. I've seen her to work out that way. I think about... As of him? Good evening, Madam Azel. Good evening, Adiran Cesar.

I saw you come out this way, and I gather that you were no longer very busy. But I am. You see, I invited this gentleman to come out here and sit with me. Oh, I see.

Madam Azel, you are new in Algiers. Perhaps you do not realize that this gentleman, as you call him, is a legionnaire, a private. I choose my company by their looks, not by their medals. I might have taken it then that you prefer his company to mine.

Take it as you like, Mr. Thank you. But I'm still a yetger than tear. Legionnaire Brown, you will please leave here at once. I'm our beauty, sir. I ask you to leave. Did you hear me?

Yes, sir. But the lady has asked me to stay. May I remind you that I'm your superior officer? officer I'm sorry sir I'm going to stay very well meet in the around you will report the headquarters in the morning report to me personally very good good night man was there you shouldn't have done that I

know it you think being here with me is worth the risk sure if you think so play some more I think it better go now told you all right lady you won't have any trouble getting rid of me nothing like independent. Well, I am independent with women. You have a dent they don't think much of

women. Well, I'll tell you lady is therefore not mine. Been in the Legion very long. Almost three years. Three years. Seems like 300. You sound tired of life. I don't know whether I am or not. I was when I joined this outfit. Well, I'll do mad at that. You know, the stage very long. No, enough tired of it.

No. Well, what in the name of 10,000 couples did you come to a country like this for anyway. I understand that men are never asked why they enter the foreign Legion. That's right they never asked me if they had I wouldn't have told when I crashed the Legion I dissed the past. There's a foreign legion of

women too but we have no uniforms no flags and no medals when we are brave no wounds stripes from we are hurt. You look here is there anything I can do to No, I've heard that before.

What do you think you can restore my faith in men? Oh no, no, not me. You got the wrong man for that. Anybody who has faith in me is a sucker. You better go now. I'm beginning to like you.

You know, I've told women about everything a man can say. But I'm going to tell you something I never told a woman before. I wish I'd met you ten years ago. Good night. Good night.

And thank you. We pause for a station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. Malena Dietrich and Clark Gable in the Lux Radio Theatre's presentation of the Legionnaire and the Lady, continue in just a moment.

Meanwhile, we'll give you a glimpse behind the scenes in Hollywood as we take you on a quick tour of the screen capital. First stop in Hollywood, the main casting office of the Metro Golden Mayor Studio, a seething mass of men and women seeking jobs.

We enter as two hopeful young extroverts are talking in the comments. I heard they're casting 25 girls for Joan Crawford's new picture, the gorgeous husband. Think we stand a chance? You better do. Or make sure so sure.

Because in this scene it's your face and shoulder of the count. They're casting complexion today. That's okay for you, but look at me. I wish my complexion looked as nice as yours. Maybe there is something in the way you take care of it.

That business of removing cosmetics thoroughly with lux toilet soap. I guess I'm just one of those cosmetic skin girls they talk about. Oh well, don't worry. Hey, go on. Oh, wait a minute, they're calling to me.

What is it? Okay for you today. Oh, you used me in the scene at the Dutch Embassy. Hey, Mrs. What about my friend? I can't feel this. Yeah, I'm sorry. And now, a table for two with a fashionable tracadero, the supper club that is the rendezvous of the stars.

You look lovely tonight, darling. Perfectly adorable. Darling, you're just saying that. No, honours. You've got everything that any of those movie stars dancing there have, especially that knock out of a complexion. Well, darling, maybe you should thank those stars for that, because I take care of my complexion the same way they do.

Well, I don't know about thanking those stars for what you do, but I sure thank my stars for what you are. Every girl needs a lovely complexion, and the movie stars here in Hollywood have shown you how to keep skin lovely.

Don't allow dust and dirt, stale rouge and powder to clog the pores. Before you put on fresh makeup during the day, always before you go to bed at night, use luxe toilet soap. Malinadi trick, Azame Jolie, and Clark Gable as Legionnaire Tom Brown continue with our play The Legionnaire and the Lady. It has been several hours since Tom told Amé that he wished he

had met her ten years sooner. At foreign Legion headquarters, his head reeling from the heat of the tiny office in which he sits, Adjutant Caesar is working at his desk and orderly enters. Yes, what is it?

Agent Abrauent here. Oh, is he? Tell him to come in. Hey, Mr. Andre. Thanks. Good morning, Angela. You asked me to report to you this morning. I have not forgotten. Stand over there. Isn't Abrauent, I think it is hardly necessary to remind you that insubordination is a serious offense.

Insubordination? But I was off duty. Off duty or on duty. The word of a superior officer is law. When you refuse to obey, you are therefore guilty of a breach of conduct and subject to court martial, report to the sergeant and place yourself under arrest.

Yes, sir. Of course, there's nothing personal to this. I mean, you're not just sore about last night or anything. Oh, you forget yourself. No, I don't. You have no reason to court martial me, except that you wanted that girl to yourself.

And I took her out from under your nose. Silence. Silence, you're afoot. You don't scare me with a nickel. Well, a year in prison, Mike. ought to know what that a year in prison. That's short compared to what you were going to serve before you escaped. Are you quite sure you know what you are talking about?

I'm talking about a little matter of homicide murder in Berlin. The murderer's name was Cisar. He got 30 years, but he escaped. It's a funny thing. He looked just like you, You're a fool. Sure.

If I wasn't, I wouldn't be in the foreign Legion, sweating blood for a rat like you. Aren't they? That moment, dear, I'm the one you sent off. Send her in. Just wait a minute, little.

Good morning. Good morning. You wish to see me? If you don't mind. Hello. Oh. Are you here, too? Yes, sure. You never could go where you're running to meet. Well, the next few days we'll know exactly where to run.

I'm going to go to the police. In a few days we'll know exactly where to run into you. Order it. Yes, not to interfere with the private affairs of any resident, but when the private affairs of the resident intrude upon the performance of a soldier's duty, we find it necessary to take steps.

What steps? Such as asking the person to leave Al-Jiz. In the future, Madam Miss Elby, will you please act accordingly? That's all. One moment. Last night was my fault, more than the legionnaires. I asked you to be lenient with him.

You were not very lenient with me, Madam Miss El? There is nothing I can do. Good morning. Good morning. There's the story, Masjulabashir. You said I should come to you if I needed help. I need it now.

I think the Legionnaire is the one who needs help. Masjulabashir. What will they do to him? I don't know. Personally, I shouldn't care to have a due to Caesar as an enemy. I seem to have the unhappy faculty of causing trouble.

Wherever I go. Oh, nonsense. You know, I carry some weight with Caesar. Possibly I can help you. Every time a man has helped me, there has been a price. What's yours? My price? A smile.

I can pay that to you. Where is the Legionnaire now? In the guard house. I saw him this afternoon. I bribed the guard. Did you tell him you were coming to me? No. He says not to worry.

That he'll be out before morning. Perhaps he will. He's in the third cell, Sergeant. Legionnaire Brown. Oh, hello, Sergeant. Nice of you to crawl. So now I make yourself comfortable. No ice cracks, you. No ice cracks.

There's your pass. You mean I'm getting all this joint? Yeah, the door is wide open and you can do what you like until seven o'clock in the morning. What's the idea of this? You're leaving for a mouth for pass tomorrow.

Oh, no, no, not me. So you know I'm beginning to like this town. Tell Cesar I'm not going. Tell him yourself, he's going along this time. Who's going along? You heard what I said. Cesar's going.

Oh. Yeah? Yeah. Now go on. Get out of here. Yeah, sure. Sure. So long, son. And see if they can stay out of here for once in a while. Uh-oh, I'll do my best. Tom, hey, Tom!

Hey, Blimey, Blimey, come here. Oh, I'll be waiting for ya. It's the idea. Yeah? Well, don't talk now. Let's get away from here. Hey? Come on, come on, keep going. Oh, what's up? You're out, ain't ya?

Yeah, until seven o'clock tomorrow morning. It's too good. He ain't going to give you a court nozzle. Oh, no, not Mr. Cesar. He got a better idea than that. I think I'm on to it.

He's going to get me out on the desert. Face me in the right direction and put a bullet in my back. Put a bullet in it. Oh, the eats gotcha. You think so? Well, what is he that want to plug if her anyway?

My own failing, Blamey. I talked right in his beard and told him what was what. You see, I know something about that bird. And now he knows I know it. True. But he's not going to use me for target practice.

I'm through with the army, Blamey. Washed up. I've been looking for the right kind of woman all my life. And I think I found her. Now, listen here. If you're talking about the memory cell of the cafe, that's who, Blamey.

Well, you're crazy. He ain't nothing but a cheek little girl. Oh, no, she isn't by me. She's all right. And I'm quitting the army and taking her out of here tonight. You don't say. Everybody have what the penalty is for possession?

There's a hundred ways of dying, brother. And I'm picking my own. Good evening, Mervaselle. Miss Yb'Lothers here. Come in. And how are you this evening?

I'm well, thank you. The plow, she sent her wonderful. Not half so wonderful as I should wish. Any news of him? Some. He's not to be caught marshaled, but they are going to transfer him.

Oh, that means he will have to leave town. Of course. I see. Do you love him? I don't know. I hope not. Look, I've brought you something. Brought me something? A brief bit. May I put it on you?

I can't accept this issue. It was a fortune. Anything of less value would be unworthy of you. I'm sorry, Mr. I cannot take it. Well, let me leave it here on the dressing table. If you've changed your mind...

I won't. Has anyone ever told you that I'm a very wealthy man? I've heard so. Does it mean so little to you? In what way, Mr.? I'd like to take you away from here. Would you?

Exactly what do you offer now? The conventional thing? My offer is highly respectable. Marriage. You are strange, man. You find it so strange that I should be fond of you. But to answer you now?

I'd sleep better tonight if you did. Well? I don't think I care to take advantage of your tempting offer. Then you're in love. No. I don't think I am. Supposing you'd never met a certain private in the foreign region.

What would your answer have been? It might have been the same. I don't know. Come in. Oh. You. Yes, I'm sorry to bust in like this, but I'm leaving since there's a hair in the morning, and I just came to say goodbye.

Tomorrow. Let a short notice, isn't it? I think you two will want to be alone. I understand you're leaving on a rather strenuous journey. I wish you good luck. Thanks. I'll be on tour, madamatel.

I'll be on tour. Will you be gone long? When will I see you again? Well, maybe never. Never. Yeah. You see, something tells me I'm not coming to you. Something tells me I'm not coming back this time.

Then you must not go. You know, that's funny, but that's just what I was thinking. I could desert and board a fader for Europe tonight. Why don't you? I would in a minute if you'd go with me.

You really want me to? I really want you to. You know, you've done something to me. I don't know what, but I've been thinking about you every minute since I saw you. Will you come with me?

Yes. I go with you. Who is it? No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. I'm waiting for Madam Miss Ella. I need to come back. Good. A wonderful girl, isn't she? You notice that too. Everyone has. I believe I've fallen a little farther than the rest. Oh yes? Mother this has done me any good? What do you mean?

She's refused me. Refuse you. You offered to marry her? Yes, about ten minutes ago. Here in this room. Oh, I see. She never mentioned that. Why should she? Hey, you're a rich guy, aren't you?

Funny of Del. So my lawyers tell him to make much difference with Melmazalani? She wouldn't even accept a gift from her. I've wasted there on the vesting table. I left it from the hope that she might change her mind, I'm sure she will.

I'm afraid I'm fighting a lost cause. You know, that's a laugh, isn't it? I should want to marry her. Oh, no, no, no, I wasn't thinking of that. I was thinking of myself. Leginard Tom Brown, 20 bucks a month in key.

Trying to pull the kind Uncle Act with a girl who could marry a millionaire. You know, I might have known it was too good to be true. Oh, she's in love with you. And suppose she's not. What difference does it make?

What difference does it make? Do you think I'm going to step all over the biggest chance of her life? Oh, no, not me, Missy. I may be only a buck-private in a tin-soured army, but I know when to take a walk, and I'm taking one now.

Are you sure you're doing the best for her? Hell, it's best for her. Hey, do me a favor, will you? She'll be coming back here in a minute. When she does, let me talk to her alone.

Of course. What are you gonna tell her? Well, I don't know. Yet. But I'll think of something. I'll pick a fight with her. I'll make her soar at me. When I make my exits, you'll probably be glad to see me go.

Well, who do you think, babe? Good luck. Was I alone? Yes, a little. I was just leaving. Leaving, but I'm not ready yet. I wasn't thinking of you. I'm going along. Has anything happened? Yeah, lots happened. I've changed my mind, sister.

Why? I'm no sucker, lady. Maybe you thought I was, but I'm not. Tom, I don't know what you're talking about. Oh, yes, you do. I've been on the level with you, and I thought you were with me.

You shouldn't have left me here alone. I saw too much. What did you see? That pretty little diamond bracelet over there on the dressing table. Well, a new acquisition, isn't it? Or are you going to tell me you borrowed it from a girlfriend?

It was given to me tonight. I haven't accepted it yet. Oh, that's a better one. Go ahead, sister. It sounds swell. You think that I... I don't have to think. Girls like you don't wear diamonds.

And when they do, well, that doesn't go with me. I'm hard-boiled, but not enough for that step. A one-man woman is what I want or nothing at all. This time is nothing at all. So long, sister.

There goes your soldier, madamezel. Yes, he didn't deserve help at all. A bigger button? Nothing. Oh, sorry. I'll straightly march when they go out. Yes, until the heat gets them. It's a bad section they're going to.

I wonder how many of them will come back. Are you worried about all of them or just one? What good is it to worry about anything? Who's women marching behind the men? Who are they?

The women? I would call them the rear guard. How can they keep pace with the men? Sometimes they catch up with them and sometimes they don't. Very often when they do they find their men dead.

Those women must be mad. Oh, I don't know. You see, they love their men. Oh, they're mad as an assault. Alright, alright, but I don't see what good it does. We only have to get up again.

Anyhow, those walking bedsheets can't do straight. Oh no! Well, you'll think different when you get a bullet in your chest. Whew, this keeps an upper miller guy. Ah, shut up! If you don't like to swallow it, you quit.

I was going to cyber, but you see, I've turned decent. What? I said I'd turn decent. I'm in love. You? That's a riot. That is. Hello, Tom. Hey, blimey. What's the devil you doing here?

Get come up with a relief. Nearly had me into a vet, Tom. That blasted machine gun up there on the hill. Sergeant, yes, sir. Here comes the edge of the boy. I mean, I'm in for something.

Have you spotted that machine gun? It's up there someplace, sir. You send out a scout. He's in the air brown. I know. He's in the air brown. Yes, sir. Make a man with you and spot that machine gun.

You get close enough, use your hand and eggs. It must be destroyed. Yes. I'll go with him, hence. Why me? Are you crazy? Buy it. You can go with him if you want. Thank you, sir. It'll be a real pleasure.

It's all to me when you get back. Yeah. When and if we get back. Well, I had the right hunt, didn't I? That's too bad, Brown. Yeah. Well, hey, wait a minute, you. How about this 10th Frank shield?

Oh, shut up. Come on, Blimey. Right, the hunt gets home. Still on, fellas. Go on, you mug. OK, Blimey. We'll call along this trough and slip over the ridge down there. Right. Right. I'm keeping it there, making it tap-breast.

Hi. Look. What? Over there. The Edgerton. He's laying in beyond that sand dune. This is it, Blimey. Here's where I get that bullet in my back. No, you don't. If he makes a moo for his gun, I'll let him have it right between the eye.

Don't be a fool. There he goes. I've got to put him down. Put him down. Let me alone. I've got to. Hammerdish got it. Holy. Fine. What is it? The Edgerton. You can get good.

Blimey, I hope he cranked. He'll save me the trouble. He's got it bad, Blimey. I hope so. Come on, come on, let's get going. Keep low from there, lost and there's nothing, maybe. They must have a spot.

Get over there behind that hill, Blimey. I'll go up this way. Right into there. Hey, think you're mad. No, go ahead. I'll be right back. Come back here, Tom. Come back here. Come back here.

Tom, where are you? Here. Here, Blimey. Over here. Did you get it, Tom? Yeah. Yeah, I guess I did, Blimey. Where is it, Tomy Boy? Where is it? In here. It's got to be all tied up in knots. Tom.

Tommy, boy. It's all right, Tommy. You better get back. I leave you here. Hi. I don't think you can help me much. Funny. Funny, isn't it? You were glad Cesar got it. Save you the trouble.

Looks like I did the same thing for him. Tommy. Tom. In just a moment, you will hear more of the story of the Legionnaire and the Lady, co-starring Marlena Dietrich and Clark Gable.

Do you know what a casting director is? If you want to get into the movies, he's the man you see, or try to say. He knows the names, faces, abilities, and salaries of thousands of players.

It is a pleasure to present my friend and associate who has been casting director at the Paramount studio for many years. Mr. Fred Dating. Yes, Mr. DeMille. A casting director has a hard job. Directors are always asking for things like six sets of girls who look like triplets or a cross-eyed man who can keep his eyes crossed in the same way all through the picture.

Last year a director asked me to get two Tahitian girls who could sing, dance, and play musical I had to send all the way to Tahiti for them, and when they finally got here, the picture had been called off, but the girls stayed here.

Later on, the same director started to make a picture in Tahiti, and we had to send those girls to Tahiti for him. But those are the unusual things. Every day I'm looking for actors and actresses who not only have talent, but who screen well, We have lovely figures, good features, and fine complexions.

And Mr. DeMille, I think it's fitting on your Lux Radio Theater to emphasize complexions. Your Lux toilet soap means a lot to both the stars and the extras. They must have good complexions. And that's why Lux toilet soap is the official soap over on the Paramount lot and in fact in every other great studio in Hollywood.

She returned to the Legionnaire and the lady with Marlena Dietrich as Amé Joly and Clark Gable as Legionnaire Tom Brown. Several weeks have gone by, and Amé has received no word from the Legionnaire. Convinced that she will never see him again, she has accepted Le Bissier's offer of marriage.

It is the night of their engagement dinner in a room at the Hotel Dupre. May Joly sits by the window staring into the street, Le Bessier receiving no answer to his knock enters. I'm here.

I'm here, where are you? Here. Sitting in the dark, let me turn the light. That's better. You've all been waiting for you downstairs, I'm here. Have you? I'm sorry. I didn't know. What have you been doing darling?

Sitting here by the window? Thinking? Not anything in particular, honey? No. Nothing in particular. You're not at all excited. This is the night of our engagement dinner, or have you forgotten? How could I help get?

Everybody's here. I'd die to meet you. I didn't think they would come. On the contrary. I'd be delighted to witness the unconditional surrender of the most exact thing back to in the world. Are you happy, my dear?

Of course. Shall we go down now? Oh, wait. I want to speak to you. Anything wrong? Yes, I have news of your old legionnaire. What news? His company returns tonight. That is what's left of it.

You mean... I mean that he's not returning with it. He's been wounded. He's in the hospital, the mouth of Paz. Is he barely heard? I don't know. They wouldn't tell me that. Then... Then he may be dying.

He may be dead by now. Perhaps. I've got to go to him. Army, are you in love with him? I've got to see him, please. Very well. You don't mind? No. You see, I love you, I mean.

I'll do anything to make you happy. We'll go together. Thank you. Now, wait here. And I'll order the car. There it is, I believe. The hospital? Yes. You want me to go in with you?

No. I... It will be best if I want alone. Very well, my dear. Good morning, madam. Something I can do for you? I'm looking for Lady near Tom Brown. Brown? Uh, hospital tape? Yes. Oh, let me see.

I'm sorry. There's no one by that name on our book. Are you sure? Well, you might be under some other name. Have a look. Thank you. Hey, hey, get through me. I want to see you about that guy that's it.

Well, well, well. If it ain't the man I'm gonna jump from the Maricist Cafe. Hey, don't you remember me? I'm the top sergeant for the Fifth Regiment. Hey, what are you doing down here anyway?

I'm looking for Lady near Tom Brown. Or Brown, or you won't find him here. He...he isn't that. Dead? Ha ha ha. Now, you can't kill that bird. They thought he was going on when they brought him in, and a couple of days later he was turning up the bedcoast because they wouldn't give him a drink.

Then let him out a week ago. Is he still in town? Sure, sure he is. He's around the corner of Christine's, uh, of the sea. Are you gonna see him? Yes. Well, then tell him not to forget that ten francs are yours, mate.

It's Christine. What kind of a place is it? It's a cafe. Just poke your head in and look around. And when you see a guy with her arms around a guy's shoulder, tend to one that guy will be brown.

Come see your soldier. Wake up. Tell your little attention to me. Oh, go away. What do you call it? You see? I'm busy. Busy. Carving in the top of the table, a name. A-M-Y. J-O-L-L-Y.

In each other. That's a girl's name, eh? Yep. Who is she? I wouldn't do you any good if I told you. You love her very much? Yep. Oh, shut up. What do you go on?

Feed it. You don't have to get mad at me. Hello, soldier. Mommy. Mind if I sit down? No. No, of course not. Thank you. You gave me a surprise. What are you doing in this part of the world?

I heard you were wounded. Yeah? Well, I heal fast. Never felt better in my life. Are you married yet? No. I heard you were going to marry that rich friend of yours, that love is you.

I am. Are you sure? I don't change my mind. I guess. Well, I wish you all the luck of the world, Madam myself. Is that all you have to say? Yeah, that's all. Well, that's me. I guess we're pushing off again.

Where to? I can't tell, but wherever it is, it'll be thirsty March. I better go and get myself a drink. You're not going to take a five. Believe it, Don. Come and see us off.

Maybe. I'll do what you think is best. How long, Madam myself? So long, soldier. Your man will go and sing a risa? Yes. If you look sad, why you don't go with him? He doesn't want me.

No, he wants no girls. Only one whose name he calls here on the table. See? AMY J-O-L-L-Y. Image only. Image only? He calls that? Yay! He thinks of her all the time. Well, did you see him?

Yes, he's well again. They're moving him on to fight. Oh, shall we go back? Not yet. He's leaving it dawn. I'll wait till then. You want to sit in the car here? How may you all, shall we go back? Look for him.

I see him now. The company's not marching yet. You want me to call him over? Please. He's Jesus. He's coming this way. What are you going to say to him? Just... goodbye. Hello. How early this morning, Madam Bizell?

Yes, we came to see you all. How do you do, sir? How do you do? I'm sorry, I can't stay long. My company's ready to march. You're going to be out long? Can't tell. Hey, lady killer!

Oh, sir, what do you want? It's a war going on out there. Oh, you're coming all right? All right, all right. Shut up. Well, here we go. Goodbye, Madam Bizell. Goodbye. Goodbye, sir. Good luck, please, Madam Brown.

Thanks. There he goes. Arjun to the sun. You're going to miss him, aren't you? I love him. I knew you did. He loves me too. How do you know? I always knew. Army. The women, the rear guard, they're beginning to follow the men.

It hurts me to look at them. Why? Because I want to be one of them. I want to follow too. You love him that much? I love him that much. They're almost out in the desert now.

I'm going after him. You're mad. I won't let you go. Please. You've been so kind to me, but I can't help it. I can't help it. Try to forgive me, try to understand. I've got to go to him.

Army. I must go to him. Darling. Army. Army, what are you doing out here? I followed you. I will stay with you forever. Start, don't be a fool. Go back. Go back before us too late.

No, I'm going to stay. What you know what it's like out here is torture. Nothing but heat and sand and sun. A burning sun that will burst your body until you scream. I don't care.

I'm one of the weirdard now. One of the women who love their men. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the story of the Legionnaire and the Lady, as played by Marlena Dietrich and Clark Gable.

Before I present our two stars for the curtain call, I'm going to ask an old friend, a pioneer in the motion picture industry to step up on the stage. We were once partners and made our first film, The Squaw Man, together.

It's comfortable to have him at my side tonight as I enter the field of radio. Jesse Lasky of Pickford Lasky Productions. Well Cecil, this great new theatre in Hollywood Boulevard is quite different from this table where we started this cored man 23 years ago in the middle of an orange grove.

In those days, Jesse, there were trees on Hollywood Boulevard instead of neon signs. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. Speaking of water, remember Jacob Stern? Remember we rented the barn from him, or rather we rented only half the barn we worked in.

Jacob kept his horse in the other half. And every time he washed the buggy, the water ran into our office. Yes, and we had to put our feet in the waste basket to keep them from getting wet.

As I put my last diamond to that picture of ours. Yes, and you put my last diamond too. But it's always stimulating to me, Cecil, to see that in spite of the many changes in Hollywood, the men who started in the picture business with us are now at the top of the heat.

You know who I'm thinking of? Adolf Zuker and Samuel Gowen. The men who were first founded what is now the great Karl Mount Company. This is one good thing, Jesse, about working on the radio.

Somebody else puts up the money. And tonight, in case you haven't heard, it's the manufacturer of luck soap. You know, it's mighty good soap. That's one thing that even I will yes you want. Now, Cecil, I want to wish you God's peace.

And this series of programs. It's a pleasure to have been here tonight. And I'm glad this excellent radio show will be broadcast from Hollywood, from now on. And now a word about a certain young actor before he steps out on the stage.

I want to tell you a little story of him. When I was casting Madam Satan six or seven years ago, I was looking for a villain. Somebody had given my script girl a screen test of a young man and she kept digging her life out of me to see it.

I asked her if he was a villain. And she said she thought he could do anything. So I looked at it and decided he was not a villain. But that he had definite possibilities. Sure, I showed it to the other executives at the studio.

When I asked him about the young man a day or so later, they said he never could succeed in pictures. I asked why not. They said his ears are too big. But evidently, evidently those ears were no obstacle to the triumph of Clark Gable.

as you stepped out on this stage clock, I could hear feminine hearts, something from coast to coast. Well, CB, I'm letting that go in one ear and out the other. If your studio will loan you to my studio clock, I'd like to direct you in a picture.

Well, I hear from everybody who has ever worked for you, that is a great experience. If you lived through it, now my ears are burning. No, no, no, no, no, really, though. It was a great show and a lot of fun working for you.

boil and I want to express the gratitude of Miss Deidre and myself to our all-star supporting cast tonight, Crawford Kent as La Bessier, Frank Riker as adjutant Cesar, Warwick Kingsford as by me, Wally Mary as a sergeant, Lou Merrill as Lou Tinto and I as Seabury as a Spanish girl.

Thanks also to our fine audience. I want to congratulate Lux on their new theatre and on the way they're planning their next week. Two great stars, Mr. William Powell and Miss and their famous success, the Thin Man.

Good night, Mr. DeBell, and so long everybody. And here she comes, here she comes as desirable as she was in her picture desire, as beautiful and glamorous as well as only Marlena Dietrich can be.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Mr. DeBell. We received so many requests, Marlena, that you sing your famous song from the Blue Angel, falling in love again. Will you please? I'd be very glad, sir.

Mr. Frederick Hollander, the composer of the song, will accompany me. I come off the round the flame And if they're winged blue

I know I'm not the blame Love again Never wanted to What am I? Would love again Never wanted to What am I? I can't have always been my game Play it how I made I was made that way. I can't help it.

And blood goes to me like muck around the flame. And if they're winged birds, I know I'm not the blade of a game. Never wanted water my to do. Thank you, Mr. Phil. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your announcer, Melville Ruh.

The foremaster DeMille tells you more about our play for next week. On behalf of our sponsors, the makers of Lux, Torelitz, I want to express appreciation and gratitude to Mr. DeMille and to the great Hollywood studios who cooperated in making these occasions such a splendid success.

From Paramount, Miss Dietrich, who will next be seen on the screen in the David O. Selznick Technicolor production of The Garden of Allah, based on the famous novel by Robert Hitchens. Mr. Clark Gable, the Metro Golden Mayor Star, came direct to this broadcast from the set of the Warner-Cottamapholism production of Kane and Mabel.

will soon be seen with Jeanette McDonald in MGM's production San Francisco. Mr. Lewis Silver represents the 20th Century Fox. And to Paramount, our thanks for the loan of our producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille, whom I know you are eager to hear.

Mr. DeMille. Next Monday at the same time, we will present that amusing and exciting play, The Thin Man. I am proud to be able to announce that the two great MGM stars who made such a hit on the screen in this remarkable drama, William Powell and Murna Loy were play the same roles

in the first radio version of it. Next Monday evening I regret to say I will not be in Hollywood to produce the Lux Radio Theater play as I am attending the Paramount Convention in Chicago.

In my place one of Hollywood's distinguished directors, Mr. W. S. Van Dyke, who directed The Thin Man for Metro Morgan Mayor, will be guest producer on this hour. But I will be back the following Monday and every Monday to produce this series of programs for the Lux Radio Theatre. On behalf of all who contributed to this evening's performance, our cast, Mr.

Louis Silvers and his orchestra, our technical staff and our sponsors, I thank you and invite you to be guests of the Lux Radio Theatre again next Monday night, when this program will be presented from the same station. This is Cephilbi de Mel saying good night to you from Hollywood. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.