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My Cousin Rachel

Lux Radio Theatre · September 7, 1953 · 52 min · 7,944 words

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Tonight starring Olivia the Havilland in My Cousin Rachel with Ron Randall. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Irving Cummings. Ladies and gentlemen, Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's play has been widely read as a best-selling novel.

It's Daphne de Morier's My Cousin Rachel. And to recreate her role in this 20th Century Fox Screen success, we have a twice-honored Academy Award winner, Olivia de Havilland. Playing opposite, we welcome Ron Randell to our theatre.

Now, my cousin Rachel, starring Olivia de Havilland in the title role, with Ron Randell as Philip. Come to me quickly Philip. She has done for me at last, Rachel, Rachel my torment. This was all the letter said, the letter for my cousin Ambrose.

I left it once for Ambrose was more than just my cousin. It was father, brother, friend, everything in the world to me. My journey ended in a villa's hangality in Florence, Italy. But I had come too late.

Ambrose was dead. Even if it was long, Signor, but the end was quick. The violence had all gone from his face. Only a look of peace. Violence? The feebur Signon? Sometimes for days his senses would leave him.

A caretaker told me you were their friend. At your lawyer, that is true, sir. And Mrs. Ashley. Where is she? She left here the day after the funeral. At my suggestion. Why was I not informed, at least, of my cousin's illness?

His death was sudden, Mr. Ash. But no, it not so suddenly hadn't time to write to me. She was afraid he might have written. The doctors warned her that he might. warned? Your cousin's behavior was quite irresponsible those last few weeks.

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