Dave and Myra, a struggling dentist and his wife, live under the control of Dave's wealthy, wheelchair-bound Uncle Ed, who holds the promise of a large inheritance over them. Their resentment grows after a bitter morning of humiliations, and Ed's lawyer is due to visit. Suspense, the radio anthology series, broadcast this play on December 26, 1947, and stars Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard as the couple. The story is told through the couple's strained conversations in the house, as they weigh their options and their dependence on the old man's money.
Characters: Dave, Myra, Uncle Ed, Mr. Eldridge, Dr. O'Connor, Mr. Herman, Willie
The transcript of “Too Little to Live On”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast December 26, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Thus spent, used edited and directed by William Sphere. Suspense, radio's outstanding, theater of thrills presents the last of a special series of Friday night performances at this hour. Tonight from Hollywood, we bring you a most unusual broadcast.
During a famous radio couple who have never before appeared in a story of this kind, Mr. Ozzy Nelson and Miss Harriet Hilliard. You are accustomed to hearing our stars in their own comedy show, But tonight, Aussie and Harriet appear for us as a couple, who are driven to the plotting of murder, in Too Little to Live On by Robert Richards, a play well calculated to keep you in,
so spend. It doesn't matter now. How do you think anything could matter anymore to me now? He should have let me die. That was the best way. That's all it matters to me now is that I want to die.
That's all I care about. Being dead. We ever thought about it before this morning or not. It might have crossed our mind sometime, one or the other of us I don't know. But we never talked about it, never.
Never before this morning. And then this morning everything just seemed to come to a head. Every little thing that happened all those months and years just seemed to pile up at once. It just seemed as though this morning was the last straw.
Hi, honey. Hello, darling. Your breakfast is there keeping warm on the back of the stove. I got it for you, but I'm already late with his. That's right. You better hurry though. I'm not going to the office today. You're not? He wants me to stick around as lawyers coming over sometime today. His lawyer? Yeah, don't you remember? I guess I forgot. His lawyer is coming over,
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gentlemen's name is mister robert montgomery all that's really thought that bob is great bill i'll be a wonderful series well shall we wish each other some kind of good luck or something fine i'm sure you've had a merry christmas or let's put in a plug for a happy new year to you and a happy
friday from now on to and a happy saturday to you bill azzian harry appeared through the courtesy of international silver company creators of international sterling in eighteen forty seven roger's brothers silver plate tonight suspense play too little to live on was written by robert richard appearing in it were Joseph Kearns who played Uncle Ed,
Wally Mayer, Frank Albertson, and Jerry Hausner. Music composed by Lucian Morrowak was conducted by Lud Gluskin. Next week at the same time, listen to the adventures of Aussie and Harriet. Next Saturday night at 8 o'clock Eastern Time, listen to Mr. Robert Montgomery in suspense.
CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.
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