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Portrait Without a Face

Suspense · March 2, 1944 · 29 min · 4,246 words

The transcript of “Portrait Without a Face”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast March 2, 1944. 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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Roma wines present suspense. Roma wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. Salud, yor el tzuyer. 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 suspense Tonight from Hollywood Roma wines bring you Miss Michelle Morgan Mr.. Philip dawn and mr.. George Colorus in a suspense play dealing with a painting of a beautiful woman and with a lover and a husband

And with an assassination for which only the death of one of these three could atone and and so with portrait without a face, and with the performances of Michel Morgan as Colette, or Philip Dawn as the artist Paul DeGel, and of George Colorus as Charles Gabaux.

We again hope to keep you in, suspense. It was just twilight as she came out of the Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and stood for a moment on the North Steps. She looked across 51st Street at the discrete grey building with the discrete bronze sign saying, Fourné, Gallery of Modern Art.

A richly dressed couple came out of the Gallery, and the Dormen called a taxi. Surely it was safe now. The crowds must be gone. She hurried across the street. Evening, the Gallery's still open for a few minutes, isn't it?

Well, I'm sorry, Miss. It's just closed, not now. Oh, you can't be. I've come all the way from Boston and I... Well, I'm sorry, Miss. We're half an hour past closed, and now we open again at 11 tomorrow.

11? But I can't possibly wait over... Do you think five dollars would... No, Miss. I could even go as high as ten. No, Miss. I could even go as high... No, Miss. Oh, but there's a picture on exhibit that I must see.

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