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From a Starlit Hill

The Man Called X · December 21, 1947 · 23 min · 2,848 words

The transcript of “From a Starlit Hill”, an episode of The Man Called X first broadcast December 21, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Man Called X plays The Man Called X free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Your twice as sure with two great names Bridget Air and General Motors Bridget Air presents Herbert Marshall as the man called X Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance In all the strange and dangerous places of the world There you will find the man called X Now Bridget Air presents Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston

The man called X Far over the storm, blackened at Trans-Jordan Hills, somewhere between Caro and Theran. Ken Thurston and Peggon's hill-shrimp, in a private plane, battle at terrific storm. Blackened in the inside of a head-out there, Mr. Thurston.

How can you even see where to fly this plane? Peggon, I can't. What's that mechanic can tell around? All of this to put on this board, it's working right. Oh! The way we've been kicking around at this storm, I don't even know.

Uh-oh. Mr. Echt, the engine's come down. Yeah? What are we doing now? Well, you want to get one and look at the ground and know how far up we are. We are top of a hill, get ahead.

I can hear your pain though. Get very dizzy and strict. Come outside to the top of the hill. Come on.

Out into the night. Stand with me here. And look at the world. Yeah. All right, I'm coming. Wait, what are you? I'm not here in the darkness, China. I do should, for you and I, far.

Storm was raging now, glittering stars. There can be no storm where I am? Yes, yes, I know. He lies there in the great bird that fell from the sky, even as you do. It's only people at times.

But you, child, why are you here alone in the night? Were you waiting? I came on it and looked for one last time at a foolish world before leaving it. I have decided I should not grow up.

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