Love's Lovely Counterfeit

This is Robert Montgomery, inviting you to join us for Love's Lovely counterfeit. Tonight's study in... Susfence! An hour of suspense! A full 60 minutes at this time. And with the distinguished actor, director, Mr. Robert Montgomery, as your host.

Tonight, our star, in one of his rare radio appearances, Mr. James Kagnie. Our author guests, Mr. James M. Kane. Our story, Mr. Kane's love's lovely count of it. A suspense play produced, edited and directed by William Sphere.

Mr. Montgomery. Funny thing about a gun. Nobody likes to have a gun pointed at him. And yet it gives you sort of a phony sense of power to hold one in your hand, to do the pointing.

A gun itself is coal steel. Its message is written in hot lead, and the death it brings is cold again. I still don't know anyone who thinks a gun going off makes a pleasant sound.

I suppose a lot depends on knowing why the guy who points it wants to fire it, and what kind of a gun it is. Guns have personalities. A fat blue revolver is a lot different character from the first slim rifle you get when you're a kid.

You take a rifle like that, they look clean. They are clean. But did you ever take a good look at an automatic... a 45? Nothing healthy looking about those babies. Uh-uh. Something very final about an automatic.

There for the tough boys. Probably you haven't known any tough boys personally. But you've read about them and heard about them. And high caliber actors like James Kagnie have made them live for you on the screen.

You want to know how it is to meet a tough boy? We've got one for you. Name's Ben Grace, and Jim Kagnie's portrayal of him tonight reflects an important ingredient of suspense. Because of the character as James M. came, drew it, and because of the masterful interpretation you are about to hear.