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00:40Climax.
00:43Tonight's starring
00:46Hume Cronin,
00:49Peter Lorre,
00:52Bonita Granville,
00:55Arthur Preacher,
00:58Buddy Bear,
01:01John Lupton,
01:03and James Gleason.
01:06And now your host for Chrysler Corporation, Bill Lundigan.
01:12Good evening. You know, tonight we're in for a most amusing change of pace as two dignified and respectable clergymen find themselves involved with the police.
01:22That was only the beginning of their troubles, which involved a getaway car called Rosie, a frantic trombone solo, a spare tire worth $35,000, a groom with a rather unusual problem,
01:35and a bride-to-be who found the road to the altar had many surprising and rocky detours.
01:42Those are the ingredients for tonight's warm and delightful comedy, which was adapted by Whitfield Cook and a story by Leo Galen.
01:50Now on Climax, the fifth wheel.
02:13On a corner in a town called Newton, there is a restaurant,
02:22a gas station,
02:25there is a finance company,
02:28and St. Andrew's Episcopal Rectory.
02:31They are about to be linked together in a bizarre adventure which happened to Dr. Muldoon.
02:37It grew to such proportions that eventually even I, Bishop Thornley, was drawn into it.
02:45Dr. Martin Muldoon, in residence at the rectory, had many interests.
02:51He had his trombone,
02:54his fish,
02:57his fine collection of religious works,
03:00and, of course, his splendid charities.
03:02Today, however, he had a new gadget, and though he had by no means lost interest in his many pursuits,
03:10he was nevertheless absolutely fascinated by his new gadget.
03:16He had been told it would be educational, instructive, and broadening,
03:22and it was indeed all these things.
03:25Friend, this is Friendly Frank, your friendly used car dealer.
03:29You will be cheating yourself of the opportunity of a lifetime if you don't come to Friendly Frank,
03:35where every car has a friendly price.
03:38Come in. See me personally.
03:41You literally cannot afford not to buy a car from me.
03:44Since one gadget often leads to another, Dr. Muldoon was considering buying a car.
03:50After all, could anyone afford to turn down Friendly Frank's sensational friendly offer?
04:00Across the street, behind our more than friendly windows, the never-worry finance company was worried.
04:13The name is J. L. Spivitz.
04:16I regret to say he has missed three payments on the car he purchased.
04:21It would be a shame to take his car away from him, but if he doesn't cooperate, never worry, we'll be forced to take steps.
04:28Perhaps the poor chap is in some trouble, through no fault of his own, of course.
04:32We should help him.
04:35Let's take his car back.
04:43This is J. L. Spivitz, trying to keep his car out of reach of the finance company.
04:50Don't pay too much attention to him.
04:53He's merely a minor character who never appears again.
05:11His only importance to our story is that he drove his car out of the garage.
05:15His only importance to our story is that he drove his car to the next town and parked it in a vacant lot.
05:22A vacant lot which happened to be extremely available to two dubious gentlemen named Normie and Moe.
05:46No, no, Moe, no. I'm going to hold up the bank alone.
05:52Look, if a job has to be pulled, the fewer the better.
05:56Oh, take me along, Normie, please.
05:58Moe, let me explain it to you again.
06:02Now, tomorrow morning, as soon as it opens, I hold up the Amalgamated Trust Company in Newtonville.
06:09And you'll be waiting for me where?
06:12Where?
06:14Lew's Beanery.
06:16Oh, yeah, Lew's Beanery.
06:18But what are you beating over to Newton in?
06:20Well, I grabbed myself a car.
06:22Any car.
06:24See this one down here?
06:26It's been standing in that vacant lot now for two days.
06:31Who is going to miss it?
06:44Fortunately for the depositors, the bank accounts in the Amalgamated Trust Company were all insured.
06:52Normie was arranging his own insurance.
07:23I'm going to have this whole rectory fixed and spanning and shining before I leave you.
07:28Oh, Uncle Martin, how can you ever get along without me to housekeep for you?
07:32Oh, Molly, Mrs. Hannigan will do very well for me.
07:35Well, I just worry she won't keep the place nice.
07:37She's so old, poor thing.
07:39Yeah, all of fifty-five, I'd say.
07:41Her bones creak.
07:43Well, so do mine. We can play duets.
07:45You're just as old as I am.
07:46You're just saying that to make me feel good.
07:48I feel so guilty walking out on you to marry Eddie.
07:50Oh, nonsense, Molly, nonsense.
07:52And besides, Eddie's what I believe is called a fine, upstanding young man.
07:58I told him not to whistle at the rectory like that. It's undignified.
08:02Oh, it's just Eddie's way of saying good morning.
08:05Eddie Nolan, you're not to whistle at the rectory like that.
08:09You're not to whistle at the rectory like that.
08:10Eddie's way of saying good morning.
08:13Eddie Nolan, you're not to whistle at the rectory like that.
08:26Well, Martin, busy with your good works, I see.
08:28Oh, the reverend, uh, Mr...
08:32You're still jealous of my musical talent.
08:35As I recall it...
08:37Good morning, Mr. McCarkle.
08:38As I recall it, the bishop was never none too pleased with your choice of instrument.
08:42Oh, good morning, Molly.
08:44May I ask what you're doing spying in my parish this morning?
08:46I walked in this direction this fine day for the sole purpose of telling you
08:50trout season opens on Thursday.
08:52I'm well aware of that. I have it marked on my calendar.
08:54And I have my license.
08:56And I have mine.
08:58Then when are you going to make up your mind to buy a car
09:00so we can go up to Rainbow Lodge fishing?
09:02No, no, no, no. I'll not be rushed into things, Joe.
09:04Rushed? Rushed?
09:06The man says seven months ago you promised you'd buy a good used car
09:09and take me fishing.
09:11Well, I've been studying the market.
09:13I think I finally decided to patronize friendly Frank.
09:17His prices are fair and his upholstery's clean.
09:20I'm quoting.
09:22Well, in the name of heaven, patronize him and soon.
09:24I've all my tackle all nicely cleaned up
09:26and some of the prettiest flies you ever laid your eyes on.
09:28And so have I.
09:30I'll buy the car tomorrow, Joe, and no more dilly-dallying.
09:31Martin, you're a man of decision.
09:33A congratulations.
10:01Yeah? Yeah.
10:28How much?
10:29Thirty-five grand.
10:34Where's the stuff?
10:39Have I got it in a good place?
10:44Well, come on. Tell me.
10:46All right. I'll give you three guesses.
10:49Oh, you know I ain't no good at games.
10:51Come on. No guess.
11:00No sign of J.L. Spivitz.
11:02No sign of the car either.
11:04I combed the neighborhood
11:06where that poor unfortunate Spivitz is supposed to live.
11:08I went up one street and down another
11:10and not a sign of that Plymouth.
11:12Engine number 8746228.
11:16More and more defaulted payments.
11:19Is the Neverworry finance company losing its grip?
11:22Perhaps we should change the name.
11:25Vandiver,
11:26unless I am stark staring mad,
11:29there's our Plymouth.
11:31Engine number 8746228.
11:35You know,
11:37my grandfather used to have a horse
11:39that always came home by itself.
11:41This calls for fast action.
11:57Oh, no.
11:59Guess again.
12:01Oh, I'm tired of guessing, Normie.
12:03Come on. Tell me where the dough is.
12:05Come on, Moe. It's only a game.
12:07Now look, my blood pressure's going up
12:09like the doctor said I shouldn't let it.
12:11Now tell me, where's the 35 grand?
12:13All right.
12:16It's in a spare tubeless tire of the car.
12:19Good?
12:21Hey, not bad.
12:23Not bad.
12:24It's terrific.
12:26You see, all we have to do now
12:28is take the money off after it gets dark,
12:30then we leave the car somewhere in the woods
12:32and beat it out of the state, see?
12:34Hmm.
12:40You know what I'm going to buy me first off?
12:42No, Moe.
12:44What are you going to buy your first off?
12:46Some of those beautiful suede shoes
12:48with those cute little tassels.
12:50Elegant, huh?
12:51I think I deserve a little elegance.
12:53Oh, sure, Moe.
12:55Sure you do.
12:57You know, I've been dreaming about suede shoes
12:59for a considerable time now.
13:01Yeah, well, everybody has his dreams.
13:05I'm going to get myself
13:07a beautiful, tiny little platinum watch.
13:11Watch?
13:13You got 30 of them now.
13:15I want to buy one.
13:17Oh.
13:33Hey, what's so funny, huh?
13:35Where's the car?
13:41Hey.
13:43Hey, where's the car?
13:44I parked it right here.
13:46Now, look, Nomi, I ain't in the mood for no more games.
13:48I tell you, I parked it right here in this very spot.
13:50Now, listen here.
13:52Moe, some dirty crooks stole our car.
13:54Are you trying to double-cross me?
13:56Where's the car?
13:58In a spare tire.
14:00Now, where's the tire?
14:02In a car.
14:04Now, where's the car?
14:05In a car.
14:14Enormous luggage compartment.
14:16Big enough for a mother-in-law.
14:19A spare tire firmly held in place.
14:21Or a tubeless tire, of course.
14:23Oh, of course, of course, of course.
14:25A five guaranteed tubeless tire.
14:27Oh, now that scratches the picture.
14:29One of the cleanest bodies
14:31that has ever been my privilege to see.
14:33And there's practically no mileage on this car.
14:35It was owned by a little old lady
14:37who couldn't drive.
14:39Oh, what a shame.
14:41Well, of course, occasionally she had someone
14:43drive for her, but he was a very careful driver.
14:45Never went over 20 miles an hour.
14:47So you can imagine, this engine is practically new.
14:49Oh, you don't say.
14:51Yeah.
14:53Come here.
14:55I'd be doing you a favor
14:57by letting you buy this car.
14:59And there's no one I'd rather see get it
15:01than you.
15:03Well, my man, I...
15:05Congratulations, sir.
15:07Congratulations.
15:09You have just made one of the widest decisions
15:11of your life.
15:13You really think so?
15:15Oh, of course.
15:17I am willing to bet that some of your happiest hours
15:19will be spent in this car.
15:21Oh, how I envy you.
15:23Now, about the money.
15:32Thirty-five grand,
15:33and you let it get Griffin away from you.
15:35Can we go around sticking up banks every day?
15:39What's the matter?
15:41Moe, there's our car.
15:56Oh, Uncle Martin,
15:58you wet me to death.
16:00Well, McCarcle bullied me into it.
16:01Molly, how do you like the color?
16:03Sunset magenta.
16:05Oh, it's beautiful.
16:07Wait till Eddie sees it.
16:09You know, I was a little prejudiced
16:11about that man, friendly Frank.
16:13This is a miracle, Moe.
16:15You're supposed to belong to the preacher all the time.
16:17I don't know, but Moe...
16:19Moe, I want...
16:21I want to talk to you.
16:23We are going to do this legitimate.
16:25We are not going to steal from any church.
16:27What are we going to do?
16:29Well, we buy it back from him.
16:31It was not our car in the first place.
16:33Now, we go and do that on a level.
16:37We are not going to double-cross any church.
16:39I'm going to put on my tie,
16:41and I call on the reverend.
16:43I sure hope our 35 grand will be safe.
16:46You know something, Moe?
16:48We couldn't have chosen a safer place
16:50than the rectory of the Episcopal Church.
17:02Oh, I do love a bit of chocolate mousse.
17:07I hope you like it, Eddie.
17:09Oh, yeah, but I got a nervous stomach.
17:11Nervous stomach? Why?
17:13Well, because I'm getting married next Saturday, that's why.
17:15Well, I'm getting married next Saturday, too,
17:17and I don't have a nervous stomach.
17:19The bride and groom mustn't have words.
17:21Why is he so nervous when I'm not?
17:23I daresay weddings come more natural to a woman.
17:26I always thought brides were supposed to be nervous, too.
17:28Molly's a girl who's always been pretty sure of herself.
17:32Is that a good thing in a wife?
17:34My capabilities have never been criticized.
17:36Tell me, Eddie, did you get a chance
17:38to look over my dream chariot?
17:40I'm going fishing this afternoon.
17:42Yes, I did. It's in good shape, almost like new.
17:44Oh, it's nice to know that you can go out
17:46to buy a good used car
17:48and really get a good used car.
17:53You know, I think I'll call her Rosie.
17:56Doctor, you will be back from your fishing trip
17:58in time for the wedding, won't you?
18:00No, Eddie, you know I wouldn't let anyone else officiate.
18:02Don't worry.
18:05Excuse me.
18:10Marriage is a holy alliance, my son.
18:13Don't let it go to your stomach.
18:15No, I sure wish it was all over with.
18:17Oh, it'll be a splendid wedding.
18:19The bishop himself is coming.
18:21You do want to marry Molly, don't you?
18:22Oh, sure I do.
18:24It's just that marriage is so final.
18:28Uncle Martin, there's a Mr. Briggs to see you.
18:31Briggs?
18:33Not old Hortense.
18:35Oh, no, he's dead.
18:37Well, I've got to get back to the station.
18:39Thanks very much for lunch, Doctor.
18:41You're welcome, my boy.
18:43Tough of the morning for you, Reverend.
18:45Mr. Briggs?
18:47Yes.
18:49Why don't you sit down?
18:57Now, is there something you'd like to discuss with me?
19:00Oh, no, no.
19:02It's just that I've got to get back to the station.
19:04I've got to get back to the station.
19:06I've got to get back to the station.
19:08I've got to get back to the station.
19:10I've got to get back to the station.
19:12Is there anything I can do for you?
19:14Yes, Reverend, there is.
19:16I'd love to buy a car.
19:18A car?
19:20Go on.
19:22How about it?
19:24You want to buy a car?
19:28Mr. Briggs, I'm sometimes known as Friendly Father Muldoon,
19:33but I'm not in the automobile business.
19:36No, I know that, Reverend.
19:38I know that, but I want to buy your car.
19:40What?
19:42You mean my lovely Rosie?
19:44No, your Plymouth.
19:46Well, Mr. Briggs, she's not for sale.
19:48I only just bought her.
19:50Oh, but I'm looking for a car like that,
19:52oh, for months and months and months.
19:54Oh, I'm so sorry,
19:56but I really don't want to sell.
19:58Reverend,
20:00I pay you $100 more than you paid for it.
20:05No, Mr. Briggs, $200.
20:07But, my dear man, I need the car.
20:08I have so many parish visits to make.
20:10Oh, well, how would it be if I buy you another car?
20:15You see, we have our hearts set on a car like that.
20:19It's just the right color.
20:21Yes, sunset magenta.
20:23But I'm sorry, Mr. Briggs, I must be firm.
20:26You know, I don't like to appear rude,
20:28but I really have a great deal to do.
20:30$300.
20:33Mr. Briggs,
20:35this amounts to an obsession.
20:36Now, I suggest you pay a visit
20:38to friendly Frank's used car lot.
20:40I'm sure he'll have something to satisfy you.
20:45This is going to kill poor Moe.
20:47And who is Moe?
20:49That's very hard to describe.
20:52He's my partner.
20:54Oh, and is he sick?
20:56I am.
21:06Oh.
21:26Pardon me.
21:33Yeah, no.
21:34You didn't try hard enough.
21:36Yes, I did, but he likes her, he loves her.
21:38You didn't offer him enough.
21:40He doesn't want any money.
21:42He even gave it a name, you know what he calls her?
21:44Rosie.
21:46Rosie, that's it.
21:48Tonight we steal his spare tire.
21:50I'm not donating no 35 grand to no church,
21:52even if it is deductible.
22:05Ah, thank you, dear.
22:07Now, you have a fine time, Uncle Martin,
22:09and bring back the biggest fish stories yet.
22:12I'll see you at the altar.
22:16This, don't forget the net.
22:18Oh, yes, thank you.
22:28Hey, there he goes.
22:30He's driving off in our car.
22:32Now what do we do?
22:34Supposing he don't come back?
22:36Suppose, suppose, suppose.
22:38Trouble with you is you've got too much imagination.
22:53Yes, Mrs. Johnson, you are outside the bank, I see.
22:59Well, if it looked like your car,
23:01please, what kind of a car do you have?
23:04Good.
23:06Do you remember the color?
23:10Did you by any chance notice the license number?
23:15The first three letters were...
23:21It's of very great help, Mrs. Johnson.
23:24It's our only clue so far to the thieves.
23:27Bye.
23:30Sent out an APB.
23:31The man who held up the amalgamated trust company
23:34believed to have escaped in a 1955 red Plymouth.
23:38The first three letters of the license are N-U-T.
23:52Boy, boy, it's been a perfect couple of days, Joe.
24:02Lovely, Martin, lovely.
24:05Too bad you haven't caught any fish.
24:08Oh, well, it's the sport of the thing that counts.
24:11The sunshine and the fresh air.
24:14You know, Joe, a man owes himself a holiday like this
24:17now and again to lift the spirit and replenish the soul.
24:22And will it help you give a better sermon on Sunday?
24:25Oh, now, please, Joe, let's not discuss
24:27professional matters just now.
24:28Oh, I see.
24:30Well, if this all is too material a subject,
24:33tell me, what do you have to pay for the car?
24:36Oh, I got a bargain, Joe, a real bargain.
24:38Did you not?
24:40You know, I was just thinking what a wonderful thing
24:42the automobile is.
24:44Here in no time at all, it brings us up close to nature
24:46and to tranquility.
24:49Oh, yeah.
24:51Well, I've told you for years you needed a car.
24:53I know, I know, but I always thought
24:55an automobile might complicate my life.
24:56Oh, nonsense.
24:58What utter nonsense.
25:00Well, here we go again.
25:02Got it.
25:04This your car?
25:06Yes, it is, officer.
25:08But it's not for sale.
25:11You're under arrest.
25:27Boy, am I nervous.
25:29I'm glad I don't have to do this more than once.
25:37Aren't we a little late in starting?
25:46I do not like a wedding to begin late.
25:57It's holding up the show.
25:59We are late in starting.
26:11Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to inform you
26:13that the wedding will not take place as scheduled.
26:19Owing to the fact that something has happened
26:21over which I have no control.
26:27In just a moment, we'll return to the second act
26:29of The Fifth Wheel.
26:31And now your host, Bill Lundingen.
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28:25And now we return to Climax,
28:27the night starring Hume Cronin,
28:29Peter Lorre, Benita Granville,
28:31Arthur Treacher, Buddy Bear,
28:33John Lupton, and James Gleason.
28:46You got me into this, McCarkle.
28:47And how, pray tell?
28:49You made me buy the car.
28:51Only last night you said a car
28:53brought you peace and tranquility.
28:55Not this car.
28:57Well, is it my fault?
28:59You have a real talent
29:01for picking out the wrong car, Martin.
29:03Getaway car, indeed.
29:05Who do they think we are?
29:07You know perfectly well
29:09they think we're a couple of bank robbers.
29:11And at the moment,
29:13I dare say we look the part.
29:15I'll sue that little upstart sheriff.
29:17And while I'm suing, I'll sue Friendly Frank.
29:19What kind of a friendly favor
29:21does he call this?
29:23I'm afraid the bishop would be upset
29:25at so many lawsuits.
29:27This is one for the record.
29:29Just let me remind you, Joe,
29:31you're in the same boat.
29:33Oh, but they'd say I was under
29:35your evil influence.
29:37We want to see the sheriff!
29:39I demand to see a lawyer!
29:41You're losing your voice, Martin.
29:43Why don't you do a bit of yelling, man?
29:45What are you, a mouse or what?
29:47Who are you?
29:49Ferguson of the Newton Police.
29:51Well, I'm Dr. Martin Muldoon
29:53of St. Andrew's Parish.
29:55And this is Mr. McCarkle of St. Mark's.
29:57Come on, you bums.
29:59Are you going to give me your real names?
30:01It'll go easier with you.
30:03Now, by all the saints,
30:05haven't you got a civil tongue in your head?
30:07When I get out of here, I'll...
30:09Now, listen!
30:11You listen to me.
30:13Now, you get us out of here
30:15and in double quick time, too.
30:18Just wait until Bishop Thornway
30:20hears about this.
30:48Oh, poor Molly.
30:50She must be crying her eyes out.
30:52If you only knew how she looked forward to that wedding.
30:55My currency didn't.
30:57One day it made many difference.
30:59What's wrong?
31:01What's wrong?
31:03What is it?
31:05Could it be one of the tires?
31:07The tubeless tire?
31:09Oh, now will you look at that.
31:11One of my perfect tubeless tires crumpled on me.
31:14It's lucky we're a couple of miles from Newton.
31:16You can call Eddie.
31:18Lucky?
31:22We must make more progress
31:24on this trust company case.
31:26Now, let's stop making boners
31:28and find some clues.
31:30The late old storekeeper
31:32since the beginning
31:34of the business
31:35I don't know.
31:37I just don't know
31:39whether I can go through it again.
31:41But Eddie, the ceremony was postponed.
31:43You haven't even been through it once.
31:45That's worse than having it happen.
31:47Don't you understand?
31:49Oh, gosh.
31:51Maybe I'm a coward.
31:53What is it?
31:55A coward dies a thousand deaths?
31:57Hey,
31:59I'm not a coward.
32:01I'm not a coward.
32:03I'm not a coward.
32:05Hey, look at here.
32:07A ten dollar bill.
32:09It was under the spare tire.
32:11Oh, my, a crisp new ten dollar bill.
32:13You know, that's the best thing
32:15that's happened to me in days.
32:17How do you suppose it got there?
32:19Boy, I presume it belongs to the farmer owner
32:21or maybe Friendly Frank.
32:23If it belongs to the farmer owner
32:25I shall return it.
32:27If it belongs to Friendly Frank
32:29I feel he owes it to me.
32:31Eddie, tell me.
32:33Was Molly very upset?
32:35You know, a woman's funny about her wedding.
32:37She doesn't like to have it stopped in the middle.
32:39Oh, I'm so sorry.
32:41Oh, you know Molly.
32:43She snaps back pretty quick.
32:45I'm the one that's taking it hard.
32:47I may not snap back.
32:49Oh, now, boy, don't worry.
32:51You'll look back on this all one day and laugh.
32:53Well, there you are.
32:55Oh, I'll take this front tire
32:57back to the station with me.
32:59It may be defective or something.
33:01Oh, thank you, Eddie.
33:03Now, how much do I owe you?
33:05I don't know.
33:14You cheated.
33:16I did not.
33:18You cheated, I saw you.
33:20How can you cheat in checkers, crazy?
33:22You moved one of your men when I wasn't looking.
33:24When you wasn't looking, how could you see it?
33:26Hey, here is our car back.
33:28It just drove into the yard.
33:32Good.
33:33Tonight, as soon as the lights are out in the rectory,
33:35we steal the spare tire.
33:37I steal the spare tire.
33:39I'm the one with the light touch, remember?
33:41We steal the spare tire.
33:43I get two numbers just waiting.
33:45Oh.
33:50Molly.
33:52Molly, I wouldn't have had it happen for anything.
33:54Well, it did seem awful at the time.
33:56But we can schedule the wedding for tomorrow, can't we?
33:58Tomorrow and nothing on earth shall interfere.
34:00Don't you worry about me, Uncle Martin.
34:01You were the one who had the terrible experience.
34:03Oh, terrible, Molly, terrible.
34:05Never spend a night in jail.
34:07If you can help it.
34:09Was it really dreadful?
34:11Stuffy.
34:13No ventilation.
34:15I didn't even have my trombone to comfort me.
34:18I prayed, of course.
34:20But even my prayers were interrupted
34:22by my carcal chattering.
34:24And when he wasn't chattering, he was snoring.
34:26Well, you...
34:28You just get out of those old fishing things
34:29because I've cooked your favorite pot roast for tonight, huh?
34:32Oh, what a good girl you are, Molly.
34:36Oh.
34:38How did Rosie behave?
34:40Not only did Rosie lead me into the hands of the police,
34:42she went lame in her right foreleg as well.
34:44Oh, thanks.
34:49Molly.
34:51Just to think we were supposed to be man and wife by now.
34:54Well, don't look like a dying cow.
34:56We'll be married tomorrow.
34:57You've just had a small reprieve.
35:03Oh, doctor, I brought back your spare wheel.
35:05It's fixed up as good as new.
35:07Thank you, Eddie.
35:09I called Friendly Franks to try and locate
35:11the former owner of the car,
35:13but they told me he was a no good deadbeat.
35:15Whatever that is.
35:17And missing.
35:19At any rate, that new $10 bill is in the public domain
35:21and I want you to have it.
35:23Oh, no, no, it's in your car.
35:25Eddie, I insist.
35:27Well, I'll take my usual service charge
35:29of $2 and that's all.
35:31Oh, you know, that's very generous of you, Eddie.
35:33All right.
35:35There's your change.
35:39Oh, the service is set for noon tomorrow.
35:41Yeah.
35:43I'll be there.
35:45Why, of course you'll be there.
35:47It'll be a peculiar wedding without you.
35:58I got to get it off.
36:00Yeah, but don't make so much noise.
36:03There.
36:05I got it.
36:10It's not here.
36:12The money, it's gone.
36:14Hey, they discovered it.
36:16Who discovered it?
36:18How should I know?
36:20You think the reverend has it?
36:22You mean we made a donation to the church after all?
36:24Yeah.
36:25You mean we made a donation to the church after all?
36:27We got to go away and think, Moe.
36:29I'm tired of thinking.
36:31I don't like the way you handled this whole thing.
36:33You just goofed and goofed and goofed.
36:35Don't get mad, Moe, please.
36:37I admit we handled the whole thing much too gent-like,
36:39but there comes a time, there comes a time
36:41where you take off the velvet top
36:43and put on the brass knuckles.
36:45That time has come.
36:47Yeah.
36:49Tomorrow we get rough.
36:56Yeah, thanks.
36:58One of the missing ten dollar bills has turned up.
37:01It was deposited by Eddie Nolan
37:03who runs the gas station at Fifth and L.
37:05I think I'll have a little talk with Mr. Eddie Nolan.
37:25Oh, sorry, no gas today.
37:45I'm getting married.
37:47That's what you think.
37:49Are you Eddie Nolan?
37:51Yeah.
37:53Come along with us.
37:55Let's go to the headquarters.
37:57About what?
37:59Hey.
38:01Hey, these guys were the kids from the gas station.
38:04Don't they look like cops?
38:06You ought to know cops as well as me.
38:08Hold up.
38:10This guy got our money.
38:12You think so?
38:14Yeah, he and the father are in it together.
38:16Maybe the girl, too.
38:18Yeah.
38:20We get rough.
38:22Yeah.
38:23Let's go.
38:48But I'm getting married right this minute.
38:49Now look, I realize that a lot of cash
38:51passes through your hands
38:53during the course of a business day.
38:55But I wonder if by any chance
38:57you can remember
38:59who paid you with this nice crisp new bill.
39:02How would I remember?
39:04My gosh.
39:06You'd better think hard, Nolan.
39:08Think good and hard.
39:10Otherwise we might come to the conclusion
39:12you came by that bill some other way.
39:14What are you talking about?
39:16Do you think I went out and picked it off of a branch?
39:17A branch of a bank, maybe.
39:19Ha!
39:26Look, I get so many $10 bills.
39:29Hey, wait a minute.
39:31I remember where I got this bill.
39:33Dr. Muldoon gave it to me.
39:35Did you say Dr. Muldoon?
39:38Yeah, Dr. Muldoon of St. Andrews.
39:40Do you know him?
39:42Do I know Dr. Muldoon?
39:47No.
40:06Good morning, Dr. Muldoon.
40:08Good morning, good morning, Mr.
40:10Ferguson.
40:12Now, I want no further dealings with you.
40:14Besides, I've got a marriage ceremony to perform.
40:15The bridegroom's down at headquarters.
40:18Eddie, what happened?
40:20What's going on here?
40:22That's what I'd like to know.
40:33You get out of here and let me go.
40:35Not until you tell us where your friends are
40:37with our money.
40:39I don't know what you're talking about.
40:41Now let me go.
40:43Just a minute, lady.
40:45You know, sonny,
40:47you would make a very nice-looking bridegroom.
41:01Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to inform you
41:04that the wedding will not take place as scheduled.
41:06Not only are the bridegroom and Dr. Muldoon
41:09at police headquarters,
41:11but the bride hasn't shown up.
41:16In just a moment,
41:18we'll return to the third act of The Fifth Wheel.
41:21And now, once again, your host, Bill Lundigan.
41:26You know, I'd like to have you meet
41:28our very special guest this evening,
41:30Captain Wilson Byerhoff.
41:32Byer, welcome to Climax.
41:34Glad to be here, Bill.
41:36It's a real nice change
41:38flying out California-way.
41:40Sit down, won't you?
41:42Thanks.
41:43Quite a run, isn't it?
41:45That's right.
41:47Fort Worth to Dallas to New York,
41:49and New York to Dallas to Fort Worth.
41:51Mm-hmm.
41:53Here's my American Airlines DC-7 flagship
41:55that I pushed through the sky
41:57for 1,500 miles at a clip.
41:59And you know something?
42:01I control her by such easy things as this.
42:03Flipping a switch,
42:05or, as here,
42:07adjusting a few dials
42:09right at my fingertips.
42:11But, of course, there was a time,
42:13when we had to do these things
42:15practically by brute force,
42:17like lowering the flaps.
42:19But now we hardly have to do a thing.
42:22A touch of a lever,
42:24and power takes over
42:26and does the heavy work.
42:28And it's like that every moment
42:30we're in the air or on the ground,
42:32power working to make everything easy.
42:34That's why
42:36one of my greatest thrills
42:38was finding those wonderful power assists
42:40in my new Chrysler.
42:41Mrs. Beierhoff and I
42:43drove a lot of cars
42:45before we selected this Chrysler New Yorker.
42:47Just like in my plane,
42:49there's power everywhere
42:51at my fingertips.
42:53For instance,
42:55push-button driving.
42:57Just touch a button,
42:59step on the gas,
43:01and you're on your way.
43:03It's a mechanical hookup,
43:05so it can't drain your battery.
43:07We're also impressed with the power brakes
43:09on Chrysler Corporation cars.
43:11For safe,
43:13sure, easy stopping every time.
43:15And of course,
43:17one of the great things in our Chrysler car
43:19is the really terrific power steering.
43:21It's the kind that's full-time,
43:23which is mighty important.
43:25It's important because with full-time power steering,
43:27you always have a steady feel of the road.
43:29You know it's working for you
43:31every minute you're behind the wheel,
43:33whether parking in a difficult spot
43:35or taking a long cross-country trip.
43:37You see, I know how much
43:39modern engineering can do
43:41to make driving or flying easy.
43:43So I just wouldn't settle
43:45for anything less than full-time help
43:47the kind Chrysler Corporation gives you.
43:50In other words,
43:52Captain Beierhoff,
43:54as they say in flyer's lingo,
43:56you could kind of check us out
43:58on the advantages of owning a Chrysler Corporation car.
44:00I sure could, Bill.
44:02It handles smoothly the way pilots
44:04are used to things handling.
44:06Well, thank you, Byron.
44:08I appreciate you being on the Climax program with us,
44:09Captain.
44:11Good.
44:13You know, you don't have to be an airline pilot
44:15to recognize the difference between other cars
44:17and the cars of the Ford Look 56.
44:19Your dealer is ready to check you out,
44:21so why don't you drop by and test pilot
44:23the Chrysler Corporation car of your choice.
44:26And now we return to the third act
44:28of the fifth wheel
44:30from a story by Leo Galen
44:32adapted for Climax by Whitfield Cook.
44:33Come on, little lady.
44:35How about being a little more cooperative, huh?
44:37We're going to keep you here till you talk, see?
44:39Where's the money?
44:41I don't know what you're talking about.
44:43Nobody has any money,
44:45and you've ruined my whole wedding,
44:47and I wish I were dead.
44:49Moe, is the door locked?
44:51Yeah.
44:53Go see if it is.
44:55Come on.
44:57Come on.
44:59Come on.
45:01Come on.
45:03Come on.
45:07It's some important-looking guy in a collar,
45:09and a little guy with the keys letting him in.
45:11Not a move out of you.
45:13Remember, the gun will be on you all the time.
45:16Thank you, sir.
45:18Molly, where were you for your wedding?
45:20Oh, Bishop, I...
45:22I think I had a fainting spell.
45:24Oh, and no one with you.
45:26We brought her around.
45:28Yeah, we...
45:30We just happened to drop in to talk to...
45:31to the Reverend, uh...
45:33about buying a car.
45:35Oh, Bishop Thornley, I'm so happy to see you.
45:37Every time I come to this parish,
45:39something extraordinary happens.
45:41You only knew, Bishop Thornley.
45:43No, I'm not at all certain that I approve
45:45of Dr. Muldoon having so much traffic with the police.
45:47Traffic with the police.
45:49There, now, I made a joke.
45:51Miss Molly.
45:53Won't you sit down, please?
45:55You're still very weak.
45:57Is there anything I can get you?
45:59No, thank you.
46:01I'm sorry to intrude like this,
46:03but do you mind if I wait here for the doctor?
46:05Oh, no, no, no, not at all.
46:07We are always...
46:09Sit down, Bishop, sit down.
46:11Thank you very much, thank you.
46:13You too, Molly, sit down.
46:25Did you ever see any of those suede shoes?
46:27With cute little tassels?
46:29No, I don't think I ever have, no.
46:32I sure got my heart set on some.
46:34Extraordinary.
46:39Did you gentlemen say you were waiting here
46:41to buy Dr. Muldoon's car?
46:43Uh-huh.
46:45We've been very anxious to get a hold of it
46:47for a long time.
46:49I didn't know he had one.
46:51He only just bought it.
46:53Oh, by the way, where is the car?
46:55I didn't notice it in the driveway.
46:57Uncle Martin is probably driving it.
46:59Bishop Thornton, may I get you some tea?
47:01Oh, no, please don't bother.
47:03I never take it, never take it.
47:08Suede shoes with cute little tassels, eh?
47:11Yeah.
47:13What will they think of next?
47:15I can't understand this.
47:17Uncle Martin!
47:19Uncle Martin!
47:21Oh, Molly, I'm so sad for you.
47:23I wouldn't have done this to you for anything.
47:25The police were after me again.
47:27I've got to do something.
47:29Bishop Thornley!
47:31I didn't expect to find you here.
47:33You look distraught, Doctor.
47:35Oh, I am.
47:38Bishop Thornley, have you ever been
47:40in the hands of the police?
47:42I can't say that I have, no.
47:44Oh, it's most distressing.
47:46First they claim I have a stolen car,
47:48then they claim I have stolen money.
47:50And have you, Reverend?
47:52Mr. Briggs, what are you doing down there?
47:54Oh, Moe and I, my partner,
47:55we're going to get married tomorrow,
47:57if the price is right.
47:59You know, I'm not at all certain
48:01that I approve of you getting entangled with the police.
48:03I know there's been complaints about your trombone,
48:05but you now seem to be in difficulty
48:07of a non-musical nature.
48:09Bishop Thornley, you will...
48:11Bishop Thornley, I am an innocent victim
48:13of friendly Frank's used car lot.
48:15Well, I've got to get the station open.
48:17Wait a minute, Eddie.
48:19We're getting married today.
48:21Well, it's too late.
48:23We'll get married tomorrow.
48:25It's too late to go ahead with the ceremony, is it?
48:27No, I suppose not.
48:29Did you hear that, Eddie? We're getting married.
48:31And nothing is going to stop us.
48:33No police, no bank robbers, nothing.
48:35All right, I'll see you later.
48:39Mr. Briggs, do you still want to buy my car?
48:43Yes, I...
48:45I want to know about the money.
48:47Oh, you mean the price?
48:49No, the money.
48:51I'll let you have it for just what I paid for it.
48:53I put $500 down.
48:55It gets me arrested.
48:57Then it lets me down by having a bad tire.
48:59A bad tire?
49:01I had to put on the spare right out in the middle of nowhere.
49:03It's been a terrible aggravation.
49:05Reverend, we buy your car.
49:07Splendid. Take it and drive it away.
49:09Oh, now, don't be hasty, Doctor.
49:11A car's a great convenience.
49:13And in your parish, I think it was a necessity.
49:15I'll get another. I want no further part of Rosie.
49:17Rosie?
49:19She's let me down.
49:21Do I know the lady?
49:23The car in question, Bishop Thornley.
49:25Reverend, where is the car?
49:27Oh, I took it over to Eddie's early this morning to be serviced.
49:30Oh, that's fine. We'll pay cash for it,
49:32and we'll take possession of it right away, okay?
49:34I'll get you a receipt.
49:36No, no, never mind, never mind.
49:38Gentleman's agreement.
49:40Well, I must say, I never made such a quick transaction.
49:44The turnover in used cars is enormous, isn't it?
49:48Yes, sir.
49:56They're the bank robbers.
49:58What?
50:00They were holding me prisoner, and they have a gun.
50:02They want the car because apparently the money is hidden in it.
50:05Oh, warn Eddie, they have a gun.
50:07Well, here.
50:18Molly, Molly, you telephone police headquarters.
50:21I'll try to warn Eddie.
50:22Oh, you can only stall them without arousing their suspicions.
50:25You mean to say they're real bank robbers?
50:27Then why are they at large?
50:29Will someone tell me that?
50:53Hi.
50:55Rosie's now ours. We just bought it.
50:58Oh, it isn't quite finished yet. Just a couple of minutes.
51:00Well, take it now.
51:03Well, it needs gas.
51:05Well, fill her up, if you please.
51:14Oh, I'm sorry.
51:16Oh, I'm sorry.
51:18Oh, I'm sorry.
51:20What?
51:31What do you think you're doing?
51:34And how right you are to fuck out?
51:36Get to cover!
51:38Hurry.
51:40I can't go down!
51:42Eddie!!!!!!!!
51:44I said don't go down!
51:46Get on with it Kid.
51:47Oh.
52:00Hey, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, what did you do to him?
52:02What did you do to him?
52:03You're hurting him!
52:04You're hurting him!
52:05You're hurting him!
52:06What did you do to him?
52:07Wait a minute!
52:08Wait a minute!
52:09Wait a minute!
52:10I got it.
52:11You gave me the head in the house and the prisoner saw and clenched it.
52:12Man, why did you let them get away?
52:14They won't even get a block away.
52:15I put water in the gas tank.
52:18Yes, but if you'd only have...
52:20Oh, do you see what a smart man it is you're marrying, Molly.
52:23And this time I am marrying him.
52:26There seems to be a great deal of activity in your parish, Doctor.
52:45You know, you've managed the whole affair brilliantly, absolutely brilliantly.
53:03Thank you, Bishop Thornley, thank you.
53:05Of course, I couldn't have done it without my trombone.
53:10Now you can buy Rosie again and we can go fishing.
53:16Oh, Mr. Briggs, I'm terribly sorry.
53:22You owe me 500 bucks.
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54:11With the dome-type combustion chamber, the most efficient shape for turning heat into power.
54:17The spark is centrally located so that firing is even and controlled for steady burning and smooth power.
54:27In the old-fashioned design of many other car engines, see how far the flame has to travel to burn all the gas.
54:36And see those sharp edges that can collect carbon deposits to cause knock and loss of power.
54:42But until Chrysler Corporation engineers developed a way to produce these finer engines on a volume basis,
54:50they could only be had in the most expensive racing car or in airplanes.
54:55And you still can't get them on competitive car makes.
54:58Another example of Chrysler Corporation's continuing engineering leadership.
55:04You know, ladies and gentlemen, next week, this time Chrysler Corporation will bring you the Shower of Stars
55:10and our special guest and my old friend, Red Scuttle.
55:13Hi, Red.
55:14Thank you very much, Bill.
55:15How's the show shaping up?
55:17Well, fine.
55:18They've really got some wonderful material for me that really fits me.
55:21Oh, no, that sounds very exciting.
55:23Well, it is.
55:24They're still working on it, though.
55:25But when you see it, I'm sure that you're going to say it's the best-looking suit I've ever had.
55:30Suit?
55:31Yes.
55:32Wait till you see it.
55:33It's sort of a Monaco green.
55:36Oh.
55:37All right, I'll go along with it.
55:39Monaco green.
55:40Monaco green.
55:41That'll do it.
55:42A little darker than Kelly.
55:44Well, I'm sure it'll be beautiful, but to get back to the show, how is it coming along?
55:49Well, truthfully, I think everyone's really going to be thrilled with our wonderful array of golden record stars.
55:55What do you mean by golden record stars?
55:57Well, these are the artists who have made one or more records that have sold over a million copies each.
56:02Ah.
56:03Now, for instance, we're going to have the Andrew Sisters, Patty, Maxine, and Laverne, Gene Austin, Gary Crosby, Georgia Gibbs, Frankie Lane, Rochester, Martha Tilton, Rudy Valli, and meself.
56:16Hmm?
56:17You?
56:18Me.
56:19Oh, now, come now, Reg, you didn't sell over a million records, did you?
56:22Oh, yes, I did.
56:23Yes, I did.
56:24Of course, you see, I did it the hard way.
56:26I, um, I made a million songs and sold one record each.
56:31It's a little joke, you know.
56:34It's nothing like a little joke.
56:36Yes, and that was nothing like a little joke.
56:39Well, thank you very kindly, Reg.
56:42I'll be seeing you next week.
56:43Good night.
56:44See you next Thursday.
56:45Ladies and gentlemen, this is Bill Ludigan saying thank you and see you next Thursday for Shower of Stars.
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