What happens
Clyde Beatty, a wild animal trainer, travels to Hollywood with his big cats to appear in a motion picture for Monarch Studios. The producer, Mr. Goodman, wants a scene in which a teenage boy, Tommy Fairchild, wrestles a pet tiger named Raja, and Clyde is uneasy about the danger. On set, the filming of Clyde's own act turns dangerous when his lion Caesar charges and the safety cage door jams. Clyde is hurt, and the boy's father, Jack Fairchild, insists the tiger scene go ahead despite Tommy's fear. Clyde, a trainer in his own right, must decide what to do about it. Clyde Beatty stars in this episode of The Clyde Beatty Show.
Winter quarters, then the Monarch Studios lot in Hollywood, including Sound Stage Six.
Characters: Clyde Beatty, Harriet Beatty, Mr. Shafer, Mr. Goodman, Tommy Fairchild, Jack Fairchild, Larry Sidney, Caesar
Listen for: The argument between Clyde and Mr. Goodman over the tiger wrestling scene, and the tense moments when Caesar charges Clyde on the set.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.