Hollywood Hostages

And now, tonight's presentation of Radio's Outstanding Theater of Frill's... Sus Spence. Tonight, we bring you a story of a ghost town and a practical joke that wasn't. We call it Hollywood hostages. So now, starring Eve McVay and Tom Brown, here is tonight's suspense play...

Hollywood hostages. That sounds really strong. Yeah, murder. No director in Hollywood except the boy genius would have sent us out here.

There must be a ghost town closer to Hollywood. There is. Beverly Hills after midnight. I don't get it. Get what? Why he has to come to the middle of the desert to shoot this stuff.

I can design sets that look a lot more like deserts than this. Oh, realism, my dear. Well Murphy does make good pictures. The peasants know the difference of pictures of pictures. I'd settle right now for the picture of a drink.

Well, look out at the set. Well, what? Maybe you'll see a mirage with a drive-in. How come everything on this road is closed? Same reason part of it will close. Ghost town used to be a tourist trap.

And the new freeway bypassed it. No tourists. No trap, just this lousy road. I wonder how Murphy found out about this place. from another zombie. What's your knock on Murphy? I hate practical jokers. It's your first crack in a Murphy picture?

Mm-hmm. You got a million lives coming? If, you'll have trouble. He can't be that bad. Oh, you don't know how far that guy goes. I know him good. Too good. You know what he did the day I got married?

He had his lawyer file suit for divorce in my name. That's not very funny. And last year I go to Florida to find an alligator farm. Murphy calls a pal who puts my picture in every post office.