What happens
Collier Lang, a Los Angeles lawyer who longs to be a movie actor, receives a telegram recalling him to active army duty. Before reporting, he is drafted into an investigation of stolen family jewels from a German estate. To carry out the assignment he must meet Killer Connell, the daughter of a wealthy man who keeps her closely guarded. Collier's mother, a shrewd and practical woman, watches his romance unfold with growing interest. This Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the 1951 Universal International film is broadcast on January 8, 1951, with Van Heflin as Collier and Ann Blyth as Killer.
Los Angeles, California, in the late 1940s, including a Lang family home, an army office, and a hotel in the Los Angeles area
Characters: Collier Lang, Killer Connell, Mrs. Lang, Mamie, Colonel Hedgan, Mr. Burke, Mr. Connell, Herman
Listen for: Collier's exaggerated attempts to sound like a movie actor and the comic contrast with his mother's sharp, practical manner
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.