Lights Out - Old Time Radio Horror
Man In The Middle - Lights Out | 08/25/1945
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- Duration:
- 32m
- Broadcast on:
- 15 Sep 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Lights out (Music) I wish I didn't have to stay here and work all day I wish I could take a vacation and go to Bermuda or Nassau, Florida or somewhere So grass is green and Bermuda Green grass and March and the sky is blue instead of all grey The sun is shining, I wish I was in Bermuda I'm so tired and worried, wish I had a big office with a nice Davenport And it's so I could lie down and sleep whenever I wanted to I won't get to bed till all hours tonight Here comes Patricia, pretty girl, Patricia's a pretty girl If Lucille knew about Patricia, she'd probably divorce me I wouldn't like that very well, I wouldn't like it at all What do you know, gladest, Johnny? I wonder about the stamping machine Oh, thanks, honey You've got too much lipstick on, I suppose I've got to kiss you Don't, Johnny At the old step, if I didn't kiss you, you'd probably get sore You're all right, Patricia, but I wish you wouldn't, I don't know what I wish I like to kiss you, but I don't like to have you expecting it all the time Oh, come on, give me just one little kiss, Pat Oh, Johnny, please Come on, sweetheart No, I suppose I've got lipstick all over me Patricia, you've got too much perfume on and you know how I hate the stuff And that green dress, I give you money to buy new clothes And you wear that dreadful green thing all the time Love me a little, Patsy? I love you, Johnny, I do love you You darling Well, that's all right, only don't love me too much, baby If Lucille finds it out, she'll tear your hair out, she's tough, Lucille is The time she slapped that Flynn gal at the club Oh, Johnny, stop, you've got to get those letters signed Go ahead, inside Oh, there's no rush about the letters, but there is a rush about them They've got to get off in the air mail There is, too, they've got to go air mail to the coast tonight Now, I've got to get them ready for hell to take to the post office Now, you start signing, I brought in those letters, Johnny I wonder about the stamping machine Oh, thanks, honey You've got too much lipstick on I suppose I've got to kiss you Oh, don't, Johnny At the old step, if I didn't kiss you, you'd probably get sore You're all right, Patricia, but I wish you wouldn't I don't know what I wish I like to kiss you, but I don't like to have you expecting it all the time Oh, come on, give me just one little kiss, Pat Come on Oh, Johnny, please Come on, sweetheart Now, I suppose I've got lipstick all over me Patricia, you've got too much perfume on And you know how I hate this stuff And that green dress, I give you money to buy new clothes And you wear that dreadful green thing all the time Love me a little, Patsy? I love you, Johnny, I do love you Hey, darling Well, that's all right, only don't love me too much, baby If Lucille finds it out, she'll tear your hair out She's tough, Lucille is The time she slapped that Flynn gal at the club Oh, Johnny, stop You've got to get those letters signed Go ahead, inside There's no rush about the letters, but there is a rush about them They've got to get off in the air mail There is, too, they've got to go air mail to the coast tonight Now, I've got to get them ready for hell to take to the post office Now, you start signing, what will I fix my thing? Oh, bad You go ahead Smart girl, she'd like to neck, but she knows her business She's all right, yes, there she's all right John, our Phillips John, our Phillips John, our Phillips John, our Phillips Phillips, Phillips, Phillips I've got a funny name, Phillips Nice signature, wonder what a handwriting expert would say about it Wish I could go to the coast along with these letters, fly to the coast Oh, come in after five o'clock, y'all right, Johnny? Uh-huh Oh, come in after five o'clock Oh, it's swell, you bet I wish you wouldn't come in after five o'clock I get tired of this business patricia I wish I could go down to the bar at five o'clock and have a drink I'd have a man happy And maybe I'd have another And then I'd catch the five, nineteen and go home and have dinner And read the paper and go to bed early Well, they're all finished darling Oh, that's a good boy You got one more kiss now for doing your work tonight Thank you, Pepsi Sweet girl I wish I was in Bermuda I wish I didn't have to stay here If the perfume smells awful, I don't like it I hope nobody opens the door suddenly Hurry up, take the letters and go away If Lucille should open that door and look in here She'd scratch your eyes out patricia Hurry up and get this kissing over with Oh, yes, sweet Johnny You're pretty sweet yourself, Pepsi Stop calling me Johnny, stop it Don't call me Johnny, Phillips is bad enough Johnny, Johnny, it sounds like a ten-year-old kid Go on, take the letters and get out, please patricia See you after five o'clock, Johnny Hey, darling Wonder what time it is I wish Patricia would leave me alone I can't get any work done today I wish I'd gone to bed early last night I wish I could go to bed early tonight Here's that silly bridge party I hate bridge I wish I could play bridge real good So I could win a lot of money How much money can you win playing bridge I could go to Bermuda if I could play bridge Good enough to make a lot of money at it Why do people have to call me up on the telephone? I suppose it's somebody I don't want to talk to Somebody I live money to Maybe it's Lucille, maybe it's King Crockett, maybe it's Frank Larkin Hello? It's Lucille, what's she calling me up for? Oh, hello, dear I wonder if she suspects anything about patricia I wonder if she... Well, where have you been? She never comes downtown, suddenly like this Oh, is that so? Well, how was the show? Oh, you're a nice girl, Lucille I like you, I love you, Lucille I love you better than before Hurry up and get this kissing over with Oh, yeah, sweet Johnny Hey, you're pretty sweet yourself, Patsy Stop calling me Johnny Stop it, don't call me Johnny Phillips is bad enough Johnny, Johnny, it sounds like a ten-year-old kid Go on, take the letters and get out Please, Patricia See you after five o'clock, Johnny Okay, darling I wonder what time it is I wish Patricia would leave me alone I can't get any work done today I wish I'd gone to bed early last night I wish I could go to bed early tonight Here's that silly bridge party I hate bridge I wish I could play bridge real good So I could win a lot of money How much money can you win playing bridge I could go to Bermuda if I could play bridge Good enough to make a lot of money at it Why do people have to call me up on the telephone? I suppose it's somebody I don't want to talk to Somebody I will have money to Maybe it's Lucille, maybe it's King Crockett Maybe it's Frank Lockeron Maybe it's... Hello? It's Lucille, what's she calling me up for? Oh, hello, dear I wonder if she suspects anything about Patricia I wonder if she... Well, where have you been? She never comes downtown Suddenly like this Oh, is that so? Well, how was the show? You're a nice girl, Lucille, I like you I love you, Lucille I love you better than Patricia Alright, what time? She comes up here to the office and runs into Patricia Half past five? That'll give me time on that Oh, I'll meet you, dear Where will you be? That's better, I can get out of the office Too bad for you, Patricia Alright honey Half past five at the Creon Bar Okay Bye-bye darling Still have time to neck with Patricia a few minutes Before I go, that's all right Yes, sir, that's all right We're just too bad if Lucille came here She wouldn't come here though She hasn't been in the office in six months Or is it seven months? Six or seven months She always calls up Who's this guy? His face is familiar What's he doing here? Who is he? Who are you fellow? What do you want in my office? How did you get in? Well, young man, would you want to see me? Are you John Phillips? Yes Who are you? His face is familiar I don't know who you are How did you get in here? I'm Patricia's brother He doesn't have to do anything He doesn't have to do anything He doesn't have to do anything You're Patricia's brother? Well, I came here to tell you that I want you to let her alone I'm in for it He's a big fellow You'll probably beat me up and my name will be in the paper I'm afraid I don't understand young man You understand or I've Mr. Phillips I want you to let her alone If he starts to hit me, I'll stab him with his paper knife He could beat me Well, this is I mean, Patricia Well, what do you mean? I'm talking like a fool I never could keep my head when I'm scared He thinks I'm a fool, I am a fool You're married, aren't you Mr. Phillips? He knows all about me He'll beat me up and he'll tell Lucille But yes, I'm married What about it? I'll pick up the paper knife I don't want any married men running around with my sister I'm man enough to stop it Is that plain? What do you think you are? You think you're going to talk to me like that? You don't know that I've got a gun in my desk Well, I What do you see? This is all very innocent, you know? Patricia and I Well, I know I'm talking like a fool, like a fool, like a fool Just warning him, Mr. Phillips I won't warn you again Let me say this I was well the way champion of my brigade in the army So, take my advice and let the Tricia along But I not make a pass at me, I'd shoot you I'd kill you, I'm not going to be beaten up Well, I, of course, I I'm sorry I'm talking like a fool, a fool, a fool That's all Don't forget There isn't anything wrong between Patricia and me There isn't anything wrong I've just kissed her a few times She's a nice girl, I wouldn't harm her She likes me We're perfectly innocent He could beat me up without have trying I'd kill him, no, I'd have to kill him It would be soft event, it would be, of course it would It wouldn't do anything to me Why, you young punk, you've got a lot of nerve Coming into my office like that and threatening me I could have you arrested, I could call up Chief Austrian and have you put in jail for threatening me I'm John R. Phillips, Phillips I know what I'll do Coming into my office and threatening me and I haven't done a thing Hello, Patricia Her brother, how do you know about that? Her brother, I didn't know she had a brother Patricia, did you see the visitor I just had probably didn't see, she wouldn't let him come in Your brother, didn't know anything about it I knew she'd be Well, he came in to tell me to let you alone I should have hit him, I'd have hit him, but he'd probably kill me No, no, I'm not kidding He came in here and told me if I didn't let you alone He'd beat me up, he could do it too Only not if I got the gun first, I'd kill him Sure, I'd kill him Wonder what it's like to kill somebody Wonder Well, I just thought you'd like to know Never had to be like that, having to be in all my life No variety Well, never mind You love me? I have an idiot for keeping on me I'll get myself in a jam that I can't get out of Okay, after five o'clock After five o'clock After five o'clock, you'll probably be waiting for our side Or maybe you'll come up here I have to get away quick too, so I can leave Lucille after five o'clock After five o'clock After five o'clock [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Five o'clock [Music] What do I see on her? She's beautiful, but I hate to be married to her [Music] Well, he warned me that he'd been a welterweight champion of something or other He said he was a welterweight champion of his brigade How big is a brigade? He's terrible, he'd be a man just awfully just because the man spoke to me in the street car Well, he won't beat me, not if I can get to my gun, I guess I'll carry the gun with me in my pocket Well, you want me to let you along, darling? I wish you'd say yes, I wish you'd say yes, let me alone forever, I wish you Well, that's it? [Music] [Music] I've got no business loving you, going on to this way, I'm just a fool, I guess, that's a good time, only trouble if you make the ball even more Will you fight down, will you stop that shut up, stop bawling, Patricia, if your butter comes in here now? I love you, you know what? I can't kiss you up! It's just fine, only baby, you'd better give me up, this is going to get me in a jam, I know it is There's air patchy darling, stop crying now and kiss me, come on, kiss me Oh, did you have anything? Why do I do these dumb things? Why don't I say, do I get out, let me alone? I don't want to get beaten up, I don't care about you, Patricia, I really love you too, but you're pretty nice and you're kiss nice Only you're getting lipstick all over me Johnny, please, will you don't give me up on me, Johnny, I love you, Johnny Oh, darling, Johnny, Johnny, I wish you'd stop calling me, Johnny, I wish you'd pull, I have to go immediately see you I'll make you up, I don't know what I'll do, Johnny You won't beat me up, sweetheart, don't you worry, I'll kiss me, I hope you won't beat me up I guess I can eat down to this heart, somehow, I don't know how, but I'll eat down to this But, Tricia, you're all right, but I'm not going to play around with any girl with a tough brother, no sir, not me Kiss me again, pasty darling, I love you Now, why did I say, I love her, I'm crazy, I'm a fool, I didn't mean to say that I didn't want to say, I love you right, don't love me, you're nice, but I don't love you right, don't, I love Lucille Lucille is probably waiting for me right now I love you, Johnny, I love you, too If I mess now, I don't love you, I kind of feel sorry for you, but I don't love you, I don't love you, Tricia If there'd be a terrible thing being married to you, and the next thing you'll start talking about the forcing of Lucille and I won't, I won't, I love Lucille The door is open, who is it? Lucille Lucille Where? Oh, look! A very pretty different path, though, indeed I don't know how to find the Netflix, although I do, I can't explain to Lucille, but I don't, but Tricia, I can't, but you might do, oh, god help me, you've got help, we've got help, we've got help, we've got help Who is this woman, John? Where is she, said woman? Why, uh, why miss, uh, uh, Miss Parmaly? Okay, maybe it's Phillip's I must be a fool to introduce him for something about a party Perhaps he's gonna explain what this is all about, John? Well, Lucille, well, you see, uh, I miss Parmaly, yeah I, I think I'm gonna explain, she says Well, I, uh, I love John, that's all She said she loves me, no, what can I do, Lucille, please, please, please, I don't love her, I don't know, god please help me out of this How very interesting, and John, is that you, I take it? No, I don't, no, I don't know, I don't love her, I love you, Lucille He loves me too, I do not, I do not love you, I love Lucille Is this true, John? I, uh, I, yes, I love her, Lucille, I do not, I do not, I lied, I'm a fool, why did I say that? You really love this, this little tramp, John, who are you calling a tramp? You can't! I call you a tramp, young woman I'll scratch your mouth, oh my, I will grant you my love CEO she got me in this mess oh stop stop it Lucille Patricia stop it stop it I say now stop this both of you Lucille let go over Patricia now sit down here both of you won't do either of you any good right John my business is old to have them for green dress I'm glad it's time Lucille beat you up pretty well Lucille's a good scraper nice wood Lucille it's all right now now sit down here I don't like you I don't I don't I'm sorry I lost my temperance parlour I'm sorry you should have done to talk Lucille right now Patricia darling please John how long is this been going on it's been going on for a long time we love each other you do not she just thinks she does me and I don't bother at all I don't look see if I don't oh I see oh you don't see I suppose you want me to divorce John then so you when he can be married don't divorce me what I do without you what I do please Lucille don't divorce me why I love you Lucille you love each other isn't that right yes that's right don't listen to Rosie you don't listen to Rosie you don't listen to Rosie I don't want an area what do you think John I don't want to force this I don't want anything but you all know Lucille please don't I well it's up to you Lucille I can't go to the door John can't go to the door is Patricia here I nearly come on you know I know it's going to start all over what can I do yes she's here come in Patricia come and take your home she'll only go with him if she's just go with him and go away from here I won't go with your job with him Patricia never come back and who is this may I ask I'm Patricia's brother I don't know who you are I'm Mr. Sillip now he'll tell her he cannot hear her warn me this afternoon and it'll be worse than ever to oh why the present happened to me old why why why did it you seem to step in on a very pleasant little scene Mrs. Phillips you have my sympathy thank you you you're about this I think yes come on to Fisher I think that Tricia prefers to remain here please Lucille don't I love you you let him take it go on get out get out both of you get out Tricia we're getting out of this we're going home no I'm going to stay right here you can't make you go Tom yes you can you her brother make her go I'll go crazy I'll go crazy I know I know I can't stand this I can't oh please make her go Mrs. Phillips I'm sorry my sizzle on take her under go with you make her go make her go these I think you're always please do Lucille make him take her away make him take her I know it's all I only it seems to be rather complicated come on Patricia you let me alone I won't I won't do it take her away make her go with you go on a letter alone there Tom Phillips I don't know why I don't beat you within an interview worthless life you make a move I'll get the piss one of the destiny you I'll kill you all of you and your sister and Lucille and myself I'll kill you all Tom I don't think that would do a great deal of good oh I suppose it wouldn't well John we might as well talk this out no you're going to say in a few moments ago there must be a way out the down well Lucille if I could only explain to you if I could only tell you that you wouldn't believe me I can't tell you I don't think there's anything to talk about you simply have to divorce you no no no no Lucille don't listen to her I don't want to marry I don't want to the down John Lucy you've always helped me please get me out of this believe do you still I love you please get me out of it God please help you see what kept me out of this please God now mr. comedy isn't you're sure you want John badly enough to take him away from she can't have me Lucy she can't have me divorce me you still I'll kill myself I will out die I can't live without you see no Lucy you know me so well you love me Lucille this girl is nothing to me don't forget me Lucille don't forget how we love each other all the time at school I'm perfectly sure you've got to divorce you won't let me go Lucille you won't just throw me away I wish I had a cigarette where this desk drawer cigarettes oh there's the new seal if you throw me away if you divorce me you'll kill me I'll take it this blow my brain feels like to blow my brain I wonder I'll find out if you let me go Lucille I'll kill myself I will I will mrs. Phillips Patricia's too young to know exactly what she does one she's a flighty kid she doesn't really love your husband he's just well fascinating tour because well he's a successful business man and successful business man this gets into the papers I'll be a successful business man I'll be on pool I am a fool or why did this have to happen to me it can happen to me it's a dream I don't care what Tom says about me he thinks I'm just a baby but I'm old enough to know my own mind I'm old to Patricia we're all fooling school I don't want you all Lucy look at Lucy oh please look I love you Lucille if you'll just look you'll know I love you please look John is the easiest person in the world to get along with young woman you got along with me Lucille I know I'm hard to get along with I'm crazy and I know what you love you love me enough to fight over me you've been along with me you're the wisest person in the world you love me Lucille I don't care I love him and I'm going to marry no you're not if you see alone in the young I don't kill myself I can kill myself with a desk door I will I will well let's ask John about it John you really and truly love this girl oh no no I don't love her Lucy I don't love her I don't I say Lucy I love you you you you John I I of course you love me John I yes I I am going crazy oh what have I done I've lost you Lucille I've lost you dearest Lucille I I I can't talk I'm crazy my head is all around I don't know what's the matter with you Lucille you're the only thing I thought you only can know how to love you I can't stand this I can I can it is all very painful Mrs. Phillips you don't want to take your sister and take her away from here and I don't talk to Lucille I could make Lucille understand her if you don't look at me like that you have only come over here to me and put your hand on my shoulder everything would be alright you understand Patricia I I sit down for Trisha that's right make her sit down she's a fool she's a fool what am I going to do what can I do with what you see there is to one time of the eye I'd love John a great deal you know you don't want to lose me we'll see what you'll give me up because you love you you want me to be happy I never been a good enough for you you're the most wonderful one in the world I love you Lucille I love you but I I'm afraid I'm nothing but you're dear you're still you're still a darling you are going to go ahead you're going to play Grist and I come on let's pray for you take the Trisha out of your time take her away I know I'm sorry I can't help loving you you feel it terrible I know but I do not do what can I do well John I suppose you could be called healthy about the wrong I'm sorry I had to be this way Lucille you can't do this you can't you can't you can't you're not going to let me go you're not going to divorce Lucille I I will see him I'll kill myself the right here I'll shoot myself I've got to Lucille I won't let you go no no no I won't Lucille Lucille I'll kill myself Lucille don't you see I love you there's no use put down my gun no no I'm all Tom goodbye I'm dead I'm dead all loose I love you I love you you're dead because of you Mrs. no I can't even I can't even I'm from the sea I love you I know you love me different I love you that's why I have to give you one I love you I love you we'll always be together Johnny I can't go on without you Johnny Johnny oh please don't paddle goodbye Tom I'm I'm sorry it's such a mess Lucille I love you I will never love anybody but Johnny I'm here I'm here I love you I love you oh no Lucille where are you gonna see now I've got to start all over again all over again John John do you are you gonna wake up what you're in bed darling what did you think you were oh I don't know I guess I was dreaming really you Lucille you're you're really here there's nobody with you of course not silly who in the world would be with me hurry up now and get dressed I'll have your breast is ready oh yeah grab a bag and bacon too don't go you for back to please now you'll be an hour late getting to the office as it is I'll see you don't get all right honey oh boy what a dream hello this is John Philip you connect me with my secretary please hello Patricia this is Mr. Philip and no not Johnny mr. Philip I won't be down to the office today but in the meantime I want you to go to the cashier and get your check you're fired this is the armed forces radio set [Music]