Life Ends at Midnight
Suspense · February 17, 1944 · 29 min · 4,747 words
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Roma wines present suspense Roma wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world Salut your house, Sr Roma wines toast the world the wine for your table is Roma wine made in California for enjoyment throughout the world This is the man in black here for the Roma wine company of Fresno, California to introduce this weekly half hour of
Suspents, tonight from Hollywood, Roma wines bring you Miss Faye Bainter, Mr. Ralph Morgan and Mr. Dane Clark in a suspense play dealing with a mother and a son and a lodger who kept an appointment with death.
And so with life ends at midnight and with the performances of Faye Bainter as Mrs. Bates, A Dane Clark is her son Walter, and a Ralph Morgan as Mr. Chalmers. We again hope to keep you in.
Suspense. That's right, mama. It's your little sunny boy, Waller. You still remember my whistle, eh?
Oh, yes. But what, I didn't... No. I'm going to go and I'll turn up, eh, mama? What's the matter? We have to stand here in a hall. Oh, no, no. Come in. It's just... Come in, Walter.
Well, it's the same old crummy joint. I do my best to keep it clean, Walter. I know, Reglowe Mother Hubbard. You have to clean up the whole South Side before you get the Magoo out of this flea bag.
Boy am I tired, up all night, this stinking day coach full of snoring jerks at squalling babies. Babies are the worst, all I do is ball and slobber. You left Pittsburgh last night? One in the morning, didn't sleep a wink.
Yeah, look at my collar. But tomorrow is Monday. You have to be at work in the morning. Sure, I... What's the matter, you're worried? Oh no, no, I just... Owned just. Can a guy come home and see his mother once or six months?
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