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The Most Famous Man in the World

Mysterious Traveler · November 20, 1951 · 29 min · 4,115 words

The transcript of “The Most Famous Man in the World”, an episode of Mysterious Traveler first broadcast November 20, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Mysterious Traveler plays Mysterious Traveler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The mutual broadcasting system presents The Mysterious Traveler, written, produced and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Coughton, and starring Lawson Zervay, in The Most Famous Man in the World. This is The Mysterious Traveler inviting you to join me on another journey into the realm of the strange and the terrifying.

I hope you will enjoy the trip, so settle back, get a good rip on your nerves, than be comfortable if you can. As we meet two people who haven't even been born yet, it's a story I call the most famous man in the world.

The most famous man in the world? You don't know him yet, but you will if things happen as predicted. His name is Frank Richard and he has a very odd story. You may find it a little hard to believe at first, but so many things are hard to believe these days, aren't they?

So please, keep an open mind while Frank gives you all the fact. And here he is. I wouldn't be telling you this if Mabel hadn't asked me to. Just before she went to the hospital she said, Frank, you tell people exactly what's happened.

Even if they don't believe you, you'll have done your duty. and I said, all right, I would. So I'm going to tell you about the deans. They rented our front room, John and Susie Deans.

They spelled their names funny. John, J.O.N. and Susie, S.U.S.I. You see, we had an extra room in our apartment, and when we learned it was going to be an addition to the family, we decided we needed some extra money.

So I went down to the paper and put in an advertisement, offering our front room for rent. Then I went to work. When I got home about six, and I'd hardly settle down of my paper when the door buzzer ranks.

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