Mildred Pierce

From Hollywood, the Hollywood Radio Theater, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer and your incoming coming! Ladies and Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, our mother's love for her children has always been a great subject for drama.

Tonight we bring you the unforgettable story of Mildred Pierce, first created by James M. Kane in his famous book in terms of a superior motion picture by the Warner Brothers studios. And as our stars, we have Academy Award winner, Claire Trevor, and popular Zachary Scott.

Now, Act 1 of Mildred Pierce, starring Claire Trevor as Mildred Pierce, and Zachary Scott as Monte. It's only coincidence that a police car happens to be cruising by this lonely stretch of road along the Pacific Ocean, not far from Malibu Beach.

There's a house on the beach, and a man is just leading. Hey, where you are, mister? Uh, uh, uh, good evening, office. That's the way you usually leave a house. Smash your window and jump.

I'm an eccentric. Start making sense, mister. Okay, but you're not going to believe me. Hang on there, Frank. I'll take a look at the house. Okay. All right, what's your name? Wally Faye. I own like a fave.

Wally's place. Few miles up the beach. Who owns this house? Man named Berrigan. Look, I'm on the level. See, I know it's going to sound awful-school. saying that but you don't tell me anything. I'm a friend of Mrs.

Berrigan's. Well, she drops by the cafe tonight. She says, why not drive out here to the beach house? So naturally, I've nurtured. Well, we're in the house and she says something about fixing a drink. But she don't come back. See, so I start looking. Only the doors are locked. All the doors and she's gone.