Drop Me A Line
Mystery House · 1946 · 26 min · 4,213 words
The transcript of “Drop Me A Line”, an episode of Mystery House from 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Mystery House plays Mystery House free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Mystery house Mystery house that strange publishing firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn Where each new novel is acted out by the mystery house staff before it is accepted for publication?
mystery house Here we go Danny boy. Oh wait don't Danny boy me or I'll get even rougher than certain characters in tonight's script My goodness you are in fine shape. Yeah. You must have taken this grip to heart. You take me to it. No now cut it out I'm not working.
I'll be good now. Anyway, let's see now. Our script's all passed out. Everybody got one. We're all set. Yeah, well, and let's have a fill-in on the background for tonight's story. There's not much to tell except that it has a new angle.
A doodler plays an important part in this one. Oh, yeah. One of those people who scribble on telephone books is I remember there's a lot of writing in this novel. That's right. And maybe that's why it's called Drop Me a Line.
Did you get that, Tom? Got it, Mrs. Glenn. But before I go into that, how's about listening to some lines like this? Drop me a line. Tonight's story opens in the nightclub office of race Wiley.
Unannounced, a visitor has just walked in. Bertie Carmichael, who did you bribe to get in here without being announced? You know I can pay off race. I've learned some things in my association with you.
Alright, so you're in. Now let's have it. I don't have time to waste even on millionaires. That's why I'm here. Even though I'm rich, I can't buy happiness. Yeah, what's the matter Bertie? Is number 10 run out on you?
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