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Three Faces At Midnight

Suspense · February 27, 1947 · 30 min · 4,913 words

The transcript of “Three Faces At Midnight”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast February 27, 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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Yes, Roma wines taste better because only Roma selects from the world's greatest wine reserves for your pleasure. And now Roma wines are OMA. Roma wines present. Suspense! Tonight Roma wines bring you Mr. William Bendix as star of three faces at midnight.

A suspense play produced, edited and directed for Roma wines by William Spier. Suspense, Radios Outstanding Theater of Thrills is presented for your enjoyment by Roma wines. That's R-O-M-A, Roma wines. Those better tasting California wines enjoyed by more Americans than any other wine.

For friendly entertaining, for delightful dining. Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant, as Roma wines bring you William Bendix in a remarkable tale of suspense. They say they got 58 million jobs in this country, 58 million jobs, and I had to pick this one.

Well, that's the way it goes. Some guys have got some special abilities that other guys don't have. They just get picked out of the crowd, I guess, and spry to themselves. Well, this day I'm walking along Central Avenue, not paying much attention to anything in particular.

Then I see this sign, help one of it says, jobs. Then it's got a list of different kinds of jobs like chauffeur, house payers, salesmen. There's nothing so funny about that. But then I see what kind of dough they're paying.

And brother, what kind of dough they're paying? I'm thinking maybe this inflation ain't such a bad idea after all. And I walk in. Well, it's quite a bunch of guys in there, naturally, sitting around on benches.

And I sit down, and every so often, a door opens. Tough looking little gray-haired guy. Okay, your next. And the guy goes in a sort of an office with him. And that's the last we ever see of him.

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