Suspense · August 28, 1943 · 28 min · 4,464 words
The transcript of “The King's Birthday”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast August 28, 1943. 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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The man in black here again to introduce Columbia's program, suspense. Tonight in one of her rare radio appearances, we bring you one of Hollywood's most idolized personalities, Mr. Laura's Costello. With such noteworthy and distinguished players as Mr. Martin Consulate, Mr. George Zuko and Mr. Eon Wolf, Ms. Costello appears in a story of today, played against the background of the new order in Europe.
The story of an oppressed people who use strange and effective methods in dealing with their oppressors and with traitors. The story tonight is called The King's Birthday and was written by Corporal Lewis Pelletier, A.U.S.
and with the performances of Dolores Costello as the Danish Contacellus of Martin Costello as the Nazi Goleiter. Rightman of George Succo is Dr. Erickson, and of the young wolf as old Peter of Cromwell Castle.
We again hope to keep you in. Suspense! Come to the castle almost every day now, the Gestapo, trying to question me. But it seems I'm very stupid. Somehow, I don't give the right answer. Perhaps it's my advanced age.
When they question me about the Night of the Kings' Birthday, I get confused. I ramble on in the fashion of old people. Gentlemen, Cornwall Castle is 300 years old. For all those years, Cornwall has been a symbol of Danish liberty.
Gentlemen, the sea waves beat against the rocks of Cornwall. The sea is deep. The sea knows everything. Ask her. Stop barbing nonsense, you old fool. Ask him my question. know about those notes. But of course, he or Lieutenant, everybody in the district knows about them. The note said, can't Victor would kill himself on the night of the King's birthday.
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