[ Music ]
>> Johnny Fox: From Cucamonga at Chaffey College, we welcome you
to another night at the Golden Age of Radio,
featuring the haunting stories from the inner sanctum
and performances by Frank Sinatra.
>> Women: Oh, Frankie.
[ Women Fainting ]
>> Johnny Fox: And more.
Here are your hosts, Jailen and Johnny Fox.
>> Jailen: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to the Golden Age of Radio at Chaffey College.
Boy, are you in for a real treat tonight.
>> Johnny Fox: Why's that?
>> Jailen: For tonight, I thought it would be nice
to have a little something different.
>> Johnny Fox: Just what exactly do you mean?
>> Jailen: I think you'll see once we hear a word
from our sponsor, then we'll see
if your guest can hit it out of the park.
>> [Laughter] All right.
>> [ Singing ]
Feel sharp, feel sharp, be sharp listen mister.
How you fixed for blades?
Do you have blades?
How you fixed for blades?
You better check.
Please make sure you have enough.
Because a worn out blade makes shaving mighty tough.
How you fixed for blades?
You better look.
Gilette blue blades are neat.
>> Jailen: Now I know this evening will be quite a night.
So you might want to get a little snack
to curb that craving.
>> Johnny Fox: Just what are you suggesting?
>> Jailen: I'm suggesting
that Crackerjack snack will satisfy any sweet you got.
Like peanut butter, toffee, any --
even nut mixes and other cravings.
Crackerjack.
>> Jailen: So have you guessed?
>> Johnny Fox: I'll guess
that tonight's episode has to do with baseball.
>> Jailen: That you have.
And the audience hit a home run too,
because you have a very special performances
for you all tonight.
>> That's right, because tonight, we've got performances
by Moms Mabley, Pat Aranda and the big band at Chaffey College,
and the one and only suave Frank Sinatra.
>> Women: Oh, Frankie.
[ Women Fainting ]
>> Jailen: The night will then be followed by a little trip
to the ballgame with the Abbott and Costello.
[ Baseball Bat Cracking ]
They will end the evening with mysterious
and a haunting, the inner sanctum.
[ Spooky Organ Music ]
That will blow your mind.
You'll have all this to look forward to ladies and gentlemen.
>> Johnny Fox: But stick around as Moms Mabley is up next
on the Golden Age of Radio.
[ Applause ]
>> Moms Mabley: Hello, my little darlings.
Moms got a new one for you.
I give my children a little slogan to carry
on throughout the week.
Moms slogan of the week is,
quit it if you can't do nothing with it.
[ Laughter ]
If you can find something with it, get it.
I have no trouble at all.
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all.
[ Laughter ]
Let Moms tell you what happened in the good old days.
You couldn't do nothing you wanted to do.
[ Laughter ]
And you better saying nothing about it, because if you did,
they will knock your brains out.
I can't tell you how many times my brother got hit
with the backhand and his lips went way out to here.
Look like he had on a turtleneck sweater.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah, parents always telling you what to do.
Who you had to love, who you had to go
out with, who you had to marry.
Didn't matter what condition the man was in,
if Daddy said so, that was it.
[ Laughter ]
I wasn't nothing but a child, 14 going on 15.
Just as cute as I want to be.
I had hair hanging down my back because I'm half Indian.
And the other half, the beauty parlor take care of it now.
[ Laughter ]
I was stuck with this old puny, moldy man.
I mean, old now.
Santa Claus look like his son.
[ Laughter ]
He was older than his mother.
[ Laughter ]
He was so old, there came a day where we went to a service
because his sister had passed.
So then after the service minister walked up to him
and tapped him on the shoulder.
He said, how old are you pops?
He said, 91.
He said, aint no need, you going home.
And his brother, his brother was older than he was.
Yeah. Married a girl of 14.
Mm-hmm. He ain't lived for five days though.
[ Laughter ]
And it took him three days to get the smile off of his face.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah, honest to goodness.
But I was stuck with the man.
My daddy said that I had to marry him.
My daddy should have been the one to marry him.
He's the one that liked him.
[ Laughter ]
Thinnest man you had seen in your life.
His shadow weighed more than he did.
[ Laughter ]
He got out of breath threading a needle.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah. Yeah, honest to goodness.
Yeah. And he was ugly.
Goodness, he was so ugly.
He hurt my feelings.
I didn't know what to do.
[ Laughter ]
He was so ugly, I had to tip up on a glass just
to get a drink of water.
[ Laughter ]
He was so ugly.
He had a job at the doctor's office.
He had to stand by the side of the door
so that people could wet themselves.
[ Laughter ]
There had just came a day where I had asked him,
did you get that number?
He said, what number?
I said the number of the truck that rolled over your face.
[ Laughter ]
Honest to goodness, I'm serious now.
There came a night where I just told him, come on, honey.
Come on, let's be sociable.
This man went out and bought a case of Pepsi Cola.
[ Laughter ]
I don't know.
[ Laughter ]
I never thought he would die.
I'm serious.
I never thought he would die.
Rap wasn't agreed with them.
[ Laughter ]
I never forget the day that we got married.
We stood up at the alter and in front of the minister.
The minister looked at me and he said, will you take this man?
I wanted somebody so badly to come up there and say, I will.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah, but that never happen though so.
[ Laughter ]
I never thought he would die.
Man, I shouldn't be talking like that.
After all, he is dead.
And they always say to never say nothing
about the dead unless it's something good.
He dead. Good.
[ Laughter ]
And I know he dead because I had him cremated.
Yes I did.
I've burned him up.
I had the chance to get hot anyhow,
so I guess it was worth it.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah, I burned him up.
But the man over there, wanted to call me and asked me
if I wanted the ashes.
I said, oh, hell no, you could go ahead and have that too.
I don't want nothing.
[ Laughter ]
I'll tell you another story.
One day, there was a man that was driving on the road
and he saw a hitchhiker.
He only saw one of them, so he figured he could pick them up.
Then, as he's driving, the man asks the guy,
where are you going, son?
Guy says, I don't know man,
anywhere you go is all right with me.
So as the man was driving continues to talk to him,
he passes the road that he's supposed to go on.
He says, goodness, I got to get back
on that road that I just passed.
So that he tells the guy and he says,
tell me if you see anything coming
up on the road here while I'm backing up.
Guy looks around.
He says no, I don't see nothing coming but a dog.
So the man backs up and tries to get back on the road.
And as soon as he gets on it, bam.
Man flies out the windshield.
Face all cut up, arms broken, tore up everything.
So then the man finally as the guy, he says, man,
I thought you said you saw nothing coming but a dog.
And the guy says yeah, but it was a greyhound.
[ Laughter ]
Oh goodness.
One day, there was a woman in the hospital checking
for her husband in her hospital room.
Now see, she was badly off.
She was dying.
She was checking for her husband because she wanted
to give a confession before she died.
So husband comes into the room, is already crying,
and then woman looks up at her husband and says, honey,
I have a confession to make.
I'm dying, you know that.
He says yes, baby.
I know. She says, well, honey,
there's something I have to tell you.
I need to confess I haven't been true to you.
I've been running around with other men.
He says honey, I know.
That's why I poisoned you.
[ Laughter ]
Now, there was a spelling bar at school.
There was only one of them.
And it only happened during the nighttime.
That's where you take your spelling classes.
Little Johnny had to go.
So he was dressed up all nice with his little white shirt
and tie looking all nice.
So he gets in the classroom and he sits down.
Now a teacher, a white teacher.
points to a boy named Jimmy.
Jimmy says Jimmy, spell cat.
Jimmy walks up to the front of the classroom turns around
and he says C-A-T, cat.
And then little Jimmy walks back to the seat,
teacher says all right, that's good, Jimmy that's good.
Tommy, spell rat.
Little Tommy stands up, says R-A-T, rat.
Teacher says, all right, that's good.
That's good.
Johnny, spell chrysanthemum.
[ Laughter ]
Little Johnny standing over here confused.
So he asked the teacher, white or pink?
So then the teacher says, pink.
So Johnny stands up and he says, P-I-N-K, pink.
[ Laughter and Applause ]
I'll give you one last story for the evening.
There was a wife, who had a husband that passed away.
Real sad. So she decided to go ahead
and get him a real nice casket with real pretty letters on it.
Rest in peace.
And after the service, she went ahead
and decided to have a wake.
Now, I don't know what y'all do.
But what we do is you talk about everybody,
and you eat up all the food.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah. And during the wake, woman is sitting off in the corner all
by herself crying, sobbing.
Then the old big mouth woman, because everybody want
to be starting something, walked up to her and asked her
and said, what are you crying like that for?
The wife sitting there crying, she says,
goodness gracious my husband he's gone.
I don't know what else to do.
My poor baby is gone.
The old woman says, I still don't know what you're crying
like that for?
You wasn't the only one he was with.
[ Laughter ]
So the woman confused ask, are you sure?
And then the old woman says, honey,
I know what I'm talking about.
You wasn't the only one he was with.
I saw him honey, I know.
So the wife walks up to the undertaker.
She goes ahead and asks, can I go ahead
and take off the letters off of the casket?
And then the undertaker says, I'm sorry, ma'am, it's too late
to take off the letters off the casket.
So then the wife stands there and says, well is it too late
to go ahead and add something to it?
And then the undertaker says, no, ma'am.
Go ahead. You can add something to it.
So the final letters upon the casket says rest
in peace, until we meet again.
Thank you.
[ Cheering and Applause ]
>> Jailen: That was Moms Mabley and her standup.
>> Johnny Fox:After that performance,
I know a good laugh was definitely necessary.
Coming up.
We've got a couple more ball hitters on the way [laughter].
>> Jailen: Someone's caught up with a little baseball slang.
>> Johnny Fox: Well, I do what I can.
Coming up the amazing Frank Sinatra
to perform one of his greatest hits.
But first Pat Aranda and the big band
at Chaffey College is here to perform.
All that and more after a word from our sponsor, Busy Buddy.
So stick around.
[ Music ]
>> Daughter: Mother, it's time for your medicine.
>> Mother: It's time for you to [beep].
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That's the sound of Busy Buddy.
It lets me know when my mother needs
to take her prescription [beep].
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>> Daughter: Without having to keep track of time,
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I'm getting better at it every day.
>> Mother: You couldn't hit water if you fell out of a boat.
Why would I trust you
to do anything you white livered [beep]?
>> Daughter: Here's your prescription mother.
[ Chimes Ringing ]
Feel better now?
>> Mother: Oh, yes.
Thank you, dear.
I'm so glad to have an eager beaver like you around.
I feel like an autumn dress in a breeze.
>> Daughter: Busy Buddy, for busy bodies.
[ Music ]
>> Johnny Fox: And we're back on the Golden Age of Radio.
Coming up next.
We've got the big band of Chaffey College here to perform
with the amazing Pat Aranda.
>> Jailen: That won't be the only guest.
Be sure to stick around for more songs that soothe the senses
and skits that are to die for.
But for now, please enjoy a performance
from Chaffey College in Cucamonga.
Pat Aranda and the big band.
[ Music and Applause ]
>> Jailen: Welcome back to the Golden Age of Radio.
Up next, we have a performance from the artist whose place
on the Billboard chart top 100, Frank Sinatra.
>> Johnny Fox: Not to mention he's about as smooth as his face
after a shave from Gillette.
>> Jailen: Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the one
and only Frank Sinatra.
[ Applause ]
>> Women: Oh, Frankie.
[ Women Fainting ]
[ Music ]
[ Applause ]
[ Music ]
>> Frank Sinatra: Some day, when I'm awfully low
and the world is cold, I can feel a glow just thinking of you
and the way you look tonight.
[ Music ]
You're lovely, when you smile so warm.
And your cheeks so soft, there is nothing for me
but to love you and the way you look tonight.
[ Music ]
With each kiss your tenderness grows.
Tearing my fear apart.
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
touches my foolish heart.
Lovely, never ever change.
Keep that breathless charm, won't you please arrange it,
because I love you and the way you look tonight.
And take it away saxophone.
[ Music ]
Lovely and forever changed.
Keep that breathless charm, Won't you please arrange it,
because I love you and the way you look tonight.
[ Music ]
And the way you look tonight.
[ Cheering and Applause ]
>> Johnny Fox: Welcome back to the Golden Age of Radio folks.
I'm your host Johnny Fox.
>> Jailen: And I'm Jailen, your other host for the evening.
Now we have next the ladies and gents
who have a little something for you
to remind Tom he got taken out the ballgame.
I'm talking about --
>> Abbott and Costello.
Who's on first?
[ Music ]
>> Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you.
You know Bookie Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job
as coach for as long as you're on the team.
>> Costello: Look Abbott, if you're going to to be the coach,
you must know all the players.
>> Abbott: Oh, I certainly do.
>> Costello: Oh, you know, I never met the guys,
so you'll have to tell me their names
and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
>> Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you the names all right.
But nowadays, they give ballplayers peculiar names.
>> Costello: Oh, you mean funny names?
>> Abbott:Strange names.
Pet names like Dizzy Dean.
>> Costello: Their brother Daffy.
>> Abbott: Daffy names.
>> Costello: And their French cousin.
>> French?
>> Costello: Goofé.
>> Abbott: Goofé Dean.
Well, let's see what we have on the bags.
Who's on first.
What's on second.
I don't know's on third.
>> Costello: That's what I want to find out.
>> Abbott: I said Who's on first.
What's on second.
I don't know's on third.
>> Costello: Are you the manager?
>> Abbott: Yes.
>> Costello: And you're going to be the coach too?
>> Abbott: Yes.
>> Costello: And you don't know the fellow's names?
>> Abbott: Well, I should.
>> Costello: Well, then who's on first?
>> Abbott: Who.
Yes.
>> Costello: I want to know his name.
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: The guy on first.
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: The first baseman.
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: The guy playing.
>> Abbott: Who's on first.
>> Costello: I'm asking you who's on first.
>> Abbott: That's the man's name.
>> Costello: That's whose name?
>> Abbott: Yes.
>> Costello: Oh, well go ahead and tell me.
>> Abbott: That's it.
>> Costello: That's who?
>> Abbott: Yes.
>> Costello: Look, you got a first baseman?
>> Abbott: Certainly.
>> Costello: Well, then who's on first?
>> Abbott: That's right.
>> Costello: Look, when you pay off the first baseman every
month, who gets the money?
>> Abbott: He does.
Every dollar.
>> Costello: What I'm trying to find
out is the fellow's name on first base.
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: The guy that gets.
>> Abbott: He does every dollar,
sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
>> Costello: Whose wife?
>> Abbott: Yes.
Look, what's wrong with that Lou?
He's earned it.
>> Costello: Look, when you sign up the first baseman,
how does he sign his name?
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: The guy?
>> Abbott: Who.
>> Costello: How does he sign?
>> Abbott: That's how he signs his name.
>> Costello: Who?
>> Abbott: Yes.
>> Costello: All I'm trying to find
out is what's the guy's name on first base?
>> Abbott: No, What is on second.
>> Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
>> Abbott: No, Who's on first.
>> Costello: One base at a time.
>> Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.
>> Costello: I'm not changing nobody.
>> Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.
>> Costello: I'm only asking you,
who's the guy on first base?
>> Abbott: That's right.
>> Costello: Okay.
>> Abbott: All right.
>> Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?
>> Abbott: No, What is on second.
>> Costello: I'm not asking you who is on second.
>> Abbott: Who's on first.
>> Costello: I don't know.
>> Abbott: He's on third.
>> Costello: Now, how did I get on third base?
>> Abbott: Why, you mentioned his name.
>> Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name then
who did I say is playing third?
>> Abbott: Who's on first.
>> Costello: You -- what's on base?
>> Abbott: What's on second.
>> Costello: I don't know.
>> Abbott: He's on third.
>> Costello: There I go back on third again.
Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it?
>> Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?
>> Costello: Correct.
Now who's on third base?
>> Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
>> Costello: What am I putting on third?
>> Abbott: What is on second?
>> Costello: You don't want who on second?
>> Abbott: Who's on first?
>> Costello: I don't know.
>> Abbott: Third base.
>> Costello: Third base?
Look, you got an outfield.
>> Abbott: Certainly.
>> Costello: The left fielder's name?
>> Abbott: Why.
>> Costello: I'm not -- stay out of the field.
I'm asking you what's the left fielder's name?
>> Abbott: No.
What is on second.
>> Costello: I'm not asking you what's on second.
>> Abbott: Who's on first.
>> Costello: I don't know.
>> Abbott: Third base.
>> Costello: Third base.
The left fielder's name.
>> Abbott: Why?
>> Costello: Because.
>> Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.
>> Costello: Look, you got a pitcher?
>> Abbott: Certainly.
>> Costello: The pitchers name?
>> Abbott: Tomorrow.
>> Costello: You don't want to tell me today?
>> Abbott: I'm telling you now.
>> Costello: Then go ahead.
>> Abbott: Tomorrow.
>> Costello: What time?
>> Abbott: What time what?
>> Costello: What time tomorrow are you going
to tell me who's pitching?
>> Abbott: Now who is not pitching?
>> Costello: I'll break your arm if you say who's on first?
I want to know what's the pitchers name?
>> Abbott: No, what is on second.
>> Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
>> Abbott: Who's on first.
>> Costello: Third base.
>> Abbott: Third base.
>> Costello: Look, you got a catcher?
>> Abbott: Sure.
>> Costello: And the catchers name?
>> Abbott: Today.
>> Costello: Today.
And Tomorrow's pitching.
>> Abbott: Now you've got it.
>> Costello: All we've got is a couple days on the team.
You know, I'm a catcher too.
>> Abbott: Oh, so they tell me.
>> Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching,
Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up.
Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball.
When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher,
I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base.
So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
>> Abbott: That's the first thing you said, right.
>> Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about.
>> Abbott: That's all you have to do.
>> Costello: So throw the ball to first base.
>> Abbott: You throw it to Who.
>> Costello: I throw the ball to first base.
Now, who has it?
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base,
somebody's got to get it.
Now who has it?
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: Who?
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: Naturally?
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: So I pick up the ball
and I throw it to Naturally?
>> Abbott: No you don't.
You throw the ball to Who.
>> Costello: Naturally.
>> Abbott: That's different.
>> Costello: That's what I said.
>> Abbott: You're not saying it right.
>> Costello: I throw the ball to naturally.
>> Abbott: That's natural.
You throw the ball to Who.
>> Costello: Naturally.
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: Now you ask me.
>> Abbott: You throw the ball to who?
>> Costello: Naturally.
>> Abbott: Naturally.
Now you ask me.
>> Costello: I throw the ball who?
>> Abbott: Naturally.
>> Costello: Same as you.
The same as you.
I throw the ball the who.
Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second.
Who picks up the ball throws it to what, what throws it
to I don't know, I don't know throws it back to tomorrow.
It's a triple play.
Now another gets up and it's a long fly ball to because.
Why? I don't know, he's on third.
And I don't give a darn.
>> Abbott: What?
>> Costello: I said I don't give a darn.
>> Abbott: Well, that's our shortstop.
[ Music and Applause ]
>> Jailen: Those two really knocked it out the ballpark.
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[ Music ]
[ Roaring Crowd ]
[ Baseball Bat Cracking ]
>> Jailen: All right ladies and gentlemen,
after an eventful time at the ballgame, I believe it's time
to slow things down as we draw to a close this evening.
As it gets a little dark --
[ Whirring ]
And the night gets a little colder.
[ Whirring ]
We'll find that there are just some problems worth
fighting for.
[ Spooky Sound ]
Tonight, we'll see how Martin is dealing
with these strange acquaintances from a special someone.
Will he be able to deal
with this mysterious guest and their schemes?
[ Spooky Organ Music ]
>> Johnny Fox: Or will this mysterious guest throw a
curveball no one sees coming?
All this up next on the Inner Sanctum.
[ Spooky Organ Music ]
[ Door Creaking and Piano ]
>> Helen: Good evening, Martin.
>> Martin: Oh, Helen.
>> Helen: Please don't stop, you're playing
so beautifully this evening.
>> Martin: Am I?
>> Helen: Yes, you're playing as you used to.
[ Piano Cord ]
>> Martin: So you noticed it as well?
>> Helen: What do you mean?
>> Martin: How badly I'm playing.
How I'm losing my ability.
>> Helen: Martin, I never said --
>> Martin: You never said anything.
No one ever says anything.
But I know what they're thinking by the way they look at me.
>> Helen: Martin.
>> Martin: It's true, isn't it?
Isn't it?
>> Helen: No, Martin.
I never doubted your ability not even for a moment.
>> Martin: Then why did you say I was playing as I used to?
>> Helen: Well, Martin, you haven't been yourself lately.
I didn't mean anything by that remark,
except that you appear better this evening.
>> Martin: And my music sounded better.
>> Helen: I never lie to you, Martin.
Yes, it does.
>> Martin: Of course.
He hasn't been with me for two days.
>> Helen: He?
What do you mean?
>> Martin: Oh, nothing Helen.
Helen you were right.
I am playing better.
I could hear it myself.
>> Helen: Why don't you go on playing Martin.
>> Martin: Oh, I will.
[ Music ]
Oh listen to that, Helen.
This is the way Beethoven would have wanted his music played.
[ Music ]
And listen, this -- this is one of Beethoven's greatest pieces.
It speaks of life's terror and mystery.
[ Scary Laughter ]
I never had trouble with that passage before.
[ Scary Laughter ]
I can't play it.
>> Helen: But you've played that passage 1000 times.
>> Martin: Yes, I know.
But I can't now.
[ Scary Laughter ]
I can't. I can't.
I can't.
>> Helen: Martin.
>> Martin: I was playing so well just a moment ago
and now I can't play at all.
>> Helen: You haven't been yourself lately.
You've hardly touched the piano since you returned.
>> Martin: That's not why I didn't play well.
It's -- it's him.
He is near me.
>> Helen: He?
That's the second time this evening you've spoke of.
>> Martin: Helen I -- I have to tell you something.
I have to tell somebody or I'll go mad.
I don't know perhaps I am mad.
Helen, I -- there is something I am --
[ Scary Laughter ]
>> Helen: Martin.
>> Martin: I -- I have -- do you remember the --
the telegram that I sent you in Rio de Janeiro?
>> Helen: Yes, you said the concert did not go well.
>> Martin: It was the worst performance of my career.
It was later that same night that I first noticed it.
>> Helen: Noticed what?
>> Martin: The presence of another being near me.
>> Helen: Another being?
>> Martin: Yes.
An invisible being.
It was he that made me play so badly that night
and he's been near me ever since.
[ Scary Laughter ]
>> Helen: An invisible being.
>> Martin: Helen I -- I know it sounds strange, fantastic.
But Helen it's real.
He -- he seeks to dominate me, to possess me.
At first he just came in my sleep.
But now he -- he is frequently there during my waking hours.
He controls me like a hypnotist controls his subject.
>> Helen: Go on Martin.
>> Martin: He doesn't speak to me directly.
He echoes my words, but he makes his will known.
And I try to resist him and I can't.
He hasn't taken complete control of me yet, but I'm afraid
when he does, I -- I don't know what I'll do.
>> Helen: Martin were you despondent
after that concert in Rio?
>> Martin: Despondent.
You mean am I mentally unstable
because of my failure and concert.
Yes, I thought of that.
>> Helen: Did you?
>> Martin: I thought of every possible explanation.
I don't know.
Maybe it's a hallucination, but I think I can prove it's real.
[ Scary Laughter ]
>> Horla: Maaaarrrtin.
>> Martin: Helen.
Helen, he -- he -- he's near us.
>> Helen: Near us?
>> Martin: Don't you feel his presence?
[ Wind chimes and Scary Laughter ]
>> Horla: Maaaarrrtin.
Did you see the curtain move?
That's -- he's in here.
He's in here.
>> Helen: The wind blew those curtains.
>> Martin: No, no, it's him.
It's the invisible being.
He's here now.
[ Paper Rustling ]
Did you see that?
He touched the paper.
>> Helen: It's nothing but the wind.
>> Martin: No, no, it's him.
It is -- it is him Helen.
>> Helen: Martin, what's wrong?
What's the matter?
>> Martin: He is near.
He is taking possession of me.
Taking possession.
>> Helen: Martin, why do you -- why do you look at me like that?
Why don't you answer me?
Why are you holding your hands as though?
No Martin, don't touch me.
For heaven's sake, don't.
You must come out of it.
Wake up, wake up.
[ Music ]
[ Scary Laughter ]
Martin, Martin listen to the music.
Listen to me play the music you know and love.
You must come out of it.
Take your hands away from my throat.
I --
[ Music ]
Martin.
[ Music ]
[ Scary Laughter ]
>> Martin: It's over now Helen.
He's gone.
>> Helen: Martin.
>> Martin: Helen, don't -- don't draw away from me.
I won't harm you.
[ Music ]
Helen. Helen, come back.
[ Music ]
>> Jailen: Well, that was a bit of a doozy.
Wasn't it Johnny?
>> Johnny Fox: I'll say.
It had me on the edge of my seat.
Tune in next Wednesday, April 28,
to find out if the Horla comes back to finish Martin off,
or if the Horla is just Martin's imagination,
or has Martin entered into the Inner Sanctum.
[ Spooky Organ Music ]
>> Jailen: Looks like we reached the time to say goodbye.
>> Johnny Fox: A special thank you
to our guests and thank you to you.
Our faithful listeners.
Tune in next Wednesday for more
of the Chaffey College radio show, the Golden Age of Radio.
Live from Cucamonga.
Goodnight.
>> Jailen: Goodnight.
[ Music ]