1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,000 You are about to hear a story based on actual events to protect the innocent. 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Names and places have been changed. 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Auto Light and its 96,000 dealers bring you Mr. William Holden in a story taken from life. 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Tonight's presentation of Suspense. 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:35,000 Tonight, Auto Light presents Report on the Jolly Death Riders. 6 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:41,000 A story about the tragic misuse of hot rod automobiles starring Mr. William Holden. 7 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Well, hi, a half. 8 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,000 Hi, Harlow. How was the vacation? 9 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,000 Oh, Auto Light, I guess. 10 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Auto Light? 11 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Sure, perfect. 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Just like the Auto Light electrical system in your Auto Light equipped car. 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Why bring that up? 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Well, why not? 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Your Auto Light electrical system is the willing and wondrous working whiz that produces and stores electricity right under the hood of your car to enable you to start your engine, use your lights, horn, radio, heater. 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Sure, Harlow, but the vacation... 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Oh, there's never a vacation half for the thousands of component parts that go to make up the complete Auto Light electrical system. 18 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,000 So that's why my Auto Light equipped car is ready to go every time I turn the switch. 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Right, you are half, and that's why Auto Light electrical systems are used as original factory equipment on many leading makes of our finest cars, trucks, and tractors. 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 You've sold me, Harlow. 21 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:37,000 So friends, take a tip from me and specify Auto Light original factory parts when replacements are needed. 22 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:42,000 You'll find it pays because you're always right with Auto Light. 23 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:53,000 And now with report on the jolly death riders and the performance of Mr. William Holden, Auto Light hopes once again to keep you in suspense. 24 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,000 Hi, Harlow. 25 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Oh, hi, Cap. 26 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Hey, you look tired. 27 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,000 I look tired and I got a right to look tired. 28 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Wrap it up. 29 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Ask me sometime when I'm not so beat. 30 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,000 I hate them like this. 31 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,000 We all do. 32 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Just kids, Cap. 33 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 Just a bunch of punk kids that should have had more sense. 34 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,000 They need a good lesson. 35 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,000 They've had a good one. 36 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Look, I'll be in the other office making out my report in case anybody wants me. 37 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 I'll relay the information. 38 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Thanks. 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Let's see now. 40 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Accident report. 41 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Oh. 42 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Murder. 43 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Yeah, that'd be a better word for it. 44 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:59,000 From Lieutenant Harbor, San Francisco Police Department to Traffic Division, August 27th, 1951. 45 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Report on the jolly high riders. 46 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Jolly death riders might be more appropriate. 47 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:19,000 At approximately 8.35 p.m., August 22nd, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Milford of 3589 Glendon Drive, Berkeley, California, were driving in their 1949 sedan along the Bay Flats, 48 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,000 approaching the ramp into the Oakland Bay Bridge. 49 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Brackets. 50 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Special note. 51 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,000 August 22nd, with the 10th anniversary of the Milfords. 52 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Warren Milford had arranged for a surprise party at his sister-in-law's home in the Marina District. 53 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 And brackets. 54 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:48,000 As the Milfords passed through the tunnel on the Yerba Gwena Island and approached the bay half of the bridge, traffic at that time of evening was extremely light. 55 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 I think we should have telephoned them, Warren. 56 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Huh? Why? 57 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 They might not be home. 58 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Well, I'm enjoying the ride anyway. 59 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,000 Nice night? 60 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Yes, it is. 61 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,000 No fog. 62 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,000 Clear as a bell. 63 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Listen, Warren, I don't want you and that brother of yours to get started on that baseball. 64 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 That's all the two of you ever talk about. 65 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Gladys, what are you talking about? 66 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Well, from the minute we get together, it's baseball. 67 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 Seals here, seals there. 68 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000 You think that's all there was in the... 69 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,000 Hey, hey, look at those two cars coming this way. 70 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Sure are going awfully fast. 71 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,000 But they must be crazy. 72 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,000 They're racing. 73 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,000 Warren, they're right in the middle of the bridge. 74 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Oh, the schools. 75 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 Look at those hot rods piled up with a bunch of youngsters. 76 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,000 Warren, they're not moving over. 77 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,000 Hey, you darn fools, get over. 78 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Warren. 79 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:53,000 What? 80 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 In order to avoid a head-on collision with one of the hot rods, 81 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Warren Milford swerved his car to the right, 82 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:03,000 but he lost control and crashed into one of the steel beam supports of the bridge. 83 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Neither one of the rod-hot cars involved stopped 84 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,000 and not one of the other passing motorists who stopped to render assistance 85 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:14,000 was able to give any specific information to the officers at the scene of the accident. 86 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,000 In view of that fact, no general alarm was spread. 87 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Results of the accident. 88 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Warren Milford was thrown clear of the crash. 89 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 He miraculously only suffered cuts and bruises. 90 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:32,000 His wife, Gladys, died of internal injuries in the ambulance. 91 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Warren Milford was informed of his wife's death at the receiving hospital. 92 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Our tenth wedding anniversary. 93 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,000 She didn't know a thing. 94 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,000 I'm so sorry. 95 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Mr. Milford, I'd like you to try to answer just a few questions for me. 96 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Oh, things she probably thought I hadn't remembered, but I did. 97 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 I know it's hard for you, Mr. Milford. 98 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:55,000 I know it's awfully hard, but you think you would be able to identify either one of the cars? 99 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000 Cars? 100 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Oh, kids. They were just kids. 101 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Kids? 102 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,000 The upper Joyride. 103 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,000 Could you identify any one of them if you saw them again? 104 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,000 No. No, I didn't see any faces. 105 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 They weren't all boys, though. 106 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Some girls, I think. 107 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Just a bunch of jolly high riders. 108 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 What about the cars, Mr. Milford? What kind were they? 109 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,000 Well, you've seen them. 110 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,000 All over town, all the young high school kids have them. 111 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Hot rods. 112 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Hot rods? 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Could you identify just one of them? 114 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,000 Jolly high riders took her. 115 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,000 What was that? 116 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,000 It was in white letters on a gold background. 117 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Just for a second I saw it. 118 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,000 What did you see? 119 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Jolly high riders painted on the side of one of the cars. 120 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 They took her. 121 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 The jolly high riders? 122 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Yes, it was white letters on a gold background. 123 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 All right, Mr. Milford, you can rest now. Sergeant? 124 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 Kids, just young kids. 125 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Out for a joy ride. 126 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,000 The following morning I assigned Detective Sergeant Boyle 127 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 to locate the whereabouts of the hot rod club 128 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 known as the Jolly High Riders. 129 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 It was a simple matter. 130 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,000 They were listed in one of the national hot rod magazines. 131 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,000 The address turned out to be a cheap gymnasium 132 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 located up on West Docton. 133 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,000 The gym was up on flight of stairs. 134 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,000 You look inquisitive. You want something? 135 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,000 Yeah, the Jolly High Riders. I understand they meet here. 136 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,000 Maybe they do. 137 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Who's in charge? 138 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,000 You want a lot of information for that? 139 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,000 Yeah. 140 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Uh-oh. John Darm, huh? I should have smelled you. 141 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Where's the club meet, mister? 142 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,000 I manage the gym, John Darm. 143 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,000 I'm the head boy. 144 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,000 The Jolly High Riders use the back room. 145 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Over there. See the sign? 146 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,000 The Jolly High Riders. 147 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 The club meet room. No harm, is it? 148 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,000 No harm. 149 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,000 They got five charter members. 150 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Five in the whole club. 151 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,000 Just five? 152 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Yeah. Just five, John Darm. 153 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 That's a big word with you. 154 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 Real big. I learned it young. 155 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,000 I bet you did. 156 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,000 Who are the charter members, head boy? 157 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,000 What's this all about? It's a legitimate club. 158 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,000 I want names. 159 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,000 Me? Larch Brisson. 160 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,000 That's a name for you. 161 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 Who else besides you, Larch? 162 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,000 Oh, Mickey. 163 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Mickey holds it from a parking garage. 164 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 His girlfriend, Julie. 165 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,000 And Wanda Lake. 166 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,000 A sweet girl. 167 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Sweet to me all the time. 168 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,000 And Wally. 169 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,000 Fat Bergman, we call him. 170 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,000 Wally the Fat Boy. He's over there. 171 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 Hey, look at him. Skipped rope. 172 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,000 He wants to lose weight. 173 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,000 What a laugh, huh, John Darm? 174 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Look at him. 175 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,000 Don't die laughing. Come on. 176 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Take it easy, you. 177 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 Bergman? 178 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Yeah? 179 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 John Darm, Wally. 180 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,000 A great big John Darm. 181 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,000 Oh, yeah. 182 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,000 That's nice. I'm glad to know you, sir. 183 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Yes, sir. 184 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Wally, do any of you boys own a hot rod? 185 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,000 Yeah, somebody owns a hot rod, John Darm. 186 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Who? 187 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 The whole club owns a car. 188 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,000 What do you think of that? 189 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,000 Wally, where were you last night, about 8.30? 190 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 Last night? 191 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Last night? Where was I last night? 192 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,000 I got such a bad memory. 193 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,000 You went to a meeting in that room, Wally. 194 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,000 You went to a meeting at the club. 195 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Oh, yeah. 196 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 That's right, sir. We had a meeting. 197 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,000 We discussed how come somebody stole our club car. 198 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 What joker stole our car with the name on the side, 199 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 the Jolly Highriders? 200 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,000 And right before the big race on Saturday. 201 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,000 How come? 202 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 The Jolly Highriders. 203 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Larch Brisson was a hard boy. 204 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,000 He managed the cheap gymnasium 205 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,000 and lived in one of its back rooms. 206 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Walter Bergman, just out of school, lived with his family. 207 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,000 It was Bergman who later volunteered the address of Wanda Lake 208 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,000 and of the garage where Mickey Holzer worked. 209 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,000 The garage supervisor told me that Mickey was downstairs 210 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,000 working in the mechanic shop. 211 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 He was working on the frame of a car. 212 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 It was a familiar frame. 213 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Mickey? 214 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 I spotted you, mister. 215 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,000 What do you want? 216 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,000 Lieutenant Harbour, San Francisco Police Department. 217 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Getting ready for the race? 218 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Maybe, maybe not. 219 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,000 What are those things you're working on? 220 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,000 I'm putting on single acting shocks. 221 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Against the law? 222 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 No. 223 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,000 Is this your car, Mickey? 224 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Part of it, when it's finished. 225 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,000 Oh, that's right. 226 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 You and your girlfriend Julie are charter members 227 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,000 of the Jolly High Riders. 228 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,000 So? 229 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 This must be the club car. 230 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,000 The new one. 231 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Oh? 232 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 What happened to the old one? 233 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Somebody stole it. 234 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,000 Yesterday afternoon, somebody glommed it. 235 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Can you imagine? 236 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Why didn't you report the theft to the police? 237 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 No, because, you know, 238 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 we thought maybe one of the other rod clubs 239 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,000 had made a big joke on us. 240 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Like for the big race coming up Saturday. 241 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Last night, Mickey, your old hot rod car 242 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,000 caused a big accident on the Oakland Bay Bridge. 243 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Oh, that's awful. 244 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,000 That's terrible. 245 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,000 The driver's in the hospital. 246 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,000 I'm sorry. 247 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,000 His wife's in the city more. 248 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,000 What's the matter, Mickey? 249 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Nothing, I just hate talk like that. 250 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Hate talk about killing. 251 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Is it wrong to hate talk like that? 252 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,000 After having spoken with the three male members 253 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,000 of the High Riders, 254 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,000 I knew I had a tough one on my hands. 255 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,000 All three boys were lying. 256 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,000 It was obvious. 257 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Wanda Lake was home when I rang the doorbell 258 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,000 of her apartment on Kearney. 259 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,000 I took one look at her and understood 260 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,000 why she was sweet. 261 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,000 Place Lieutenant Harbor, Miss Lake. 262 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,000 Hey, I'll talk to you for a few minutes. 263 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,000 Uh-huh. 264 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Don't mind my curlers, huh? 265 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Want some curl for tonight, or just practicing 266 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,000 to dance the gym. Come on in. 267 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Thank you. 268 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,000 I'd offer you a drink, only I can't keep it 269 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,000 in the house with Hazel around. 270 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Hazel? 271 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,000 Yeah, she's my older sister. 272 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,000 She takes care of me ever since my folks died. 273 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,000 It's a laugh, huh, taking care of me? 274 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,000 How old are you, Wanda? 275 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Seventeen. 276 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,000 Rightful age? 277 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Yeah. 278 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 What are we going to talk about, Lieutenant? 279 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,000 Oh, about the jolly High Riders? 280 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,000 Hey, I'm a chariot member. What do you know? 281 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,000 That's fine. 282 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,000 I understand your club car was stolen yesterday afternoon. 283 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,000 Yeah. Ain't it dreadful? 284 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Uh-huh. And it caused a big accident 285 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 last night, Wanda. 286 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,000 You mean our hot rod? 287 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,000 That's right. 288 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,000 Hey, how dreadful. 289 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Where were you last night? 290 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,000 Two meeting of our club at the gym. 291 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,000 We talked all about our dance tonight. 292 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,000 Did you talk about anything else? 293 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,000 Oh, he sure did. 294 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,000 We talked all about our club car being stolen 295 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,000 right before the big race. 296 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,000 Somebody stole it right off the street. 297 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,000 Wasn't that just dreadful, Lieutenant? 298 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Wanda, just dreadful. 299 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:07,000 The High Riders had built a solid alibi. 300 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Whichever one of them had masterminded it 301 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,000 had done it with careful planning. 302 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 We had no lead on the other hot rod involved, 303 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:17,000 so I had to follow through with what I had. 304 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,000 I had one member yet to talk to, 305 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Mickey's girlfriend, Julie. 306 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,000 I made plans to see her last night 307 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,000 and the next morning. 308 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,000 But a break in the case came sooner than I expected. 309 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,000 It was late that same night. 310 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,000 I was in the office going over some reports 311 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 when the call came in. 312 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,000 Lieutenant Harbour speaking. 313 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,000 This is Wally Bergman, the Fat Boy Lieutenant. 314 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,000 You know Wally? 315 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,000 Yeah, Wally. 316 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,000 I'm so mad. Everybody's gone. 317 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 They're going to meet again in an hour for another race. 318 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,000 Where, Wally? 319 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,000 The bridge. I'll show them. 320 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Meet me at the traffic island, Mr. Harbour. 321 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,000 I'll be there. 322 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,000 I'm so mad. They think they're so smart. 323 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,000 Straight away onto the bridge 324 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,000 was practically deserted when we got there. 325 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000 As we drew up to the curb of the traffic island, 326 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,000 I saw that something was wrong. 327 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Lying doubled up on the grass was Wally Bergman. 328 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,000 He had bruises and cuts all over his face 329 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,000 and was bleeding at the mouth. 330 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,000 And standing next to him, 331 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,000 hands outstretched, 332 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 was Mickey Holson. 333 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,000 Another meeting, Mickey? 334 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Look, somebody called me. 335 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,000 I came to meet somebody. 336 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,000 Save it, Mickey. Save it. 337 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Tell it to somebody who'll believe you. 338 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 All right, Cap. Put the cuffs on him. 339 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,000 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. William Holden 340 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,000 in Report on the Jolly Death Riders, 341 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,000 tonight's production in Radio's outstanding 342 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,000 Theatre of Thrills, Suspense. 343 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Friends, the big Labor Day weekend is coming up. 344 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,000 If you're going to drive, 345 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,000 make certain that your car is in good condition. 346 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,000 If it's slow and sluggish, 347 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 treat your car to a checkup at your nearest 348 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 authorized Auto Light Service Station, 349 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 where you will find specialists 350 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 trained under Auto Light supervision. 351 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Just look in the classified section of your 352 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,000 telephone directory under the heading 353 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Automobile Electrical Service. 354 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000 Or pay a visit to the dealer who 355 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 sells your make of car. 356 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,000 In either case, you can be sure of getting 357 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,000 Auto Light Original Factory Parts. 358 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Remember, only Auto Light Original 359 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Factory Parts can assure you the 360 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 balance, teamwork, and perfect timing 361 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,000 built into your car's Auto Light 362 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,000 electrical system right on the assembly line. 363 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Because, from bumper to tail light, 364 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 you're always right 365 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 with Auto Light. 366 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 And now, Auto Light brings back 367 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,000 to our Hollywood sound stage, 368 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,000 Mr. William Holden, in Elliot Lewis's 369 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,000 production of The Jolly Death Riders, 370 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,000 a dramatic report 371 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,000 well calculated to keep you in 372 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:15,000 suspense. 373 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Mickey Holster was held for assault 374 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,000 and battery. After Bergman 375 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 had been treated at the clinic, I questioned 376 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 him. I got no quarters. 377 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,000 And I knew that I'd get none 378 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 from Mickey either. But nevertheless, 379 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,000 I had him brought into my office. 380 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Mickey, you're in a bad way. 381 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 It looks like it, doesn't it? 382 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 A charge of assault and battery can be a bad 383 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,000 thing. You gotta prove it. 384 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 Mickey, tell me who was 385 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 driving the car. 386 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,000 You're so smart, figured it out for yourself. 387 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 No, I'm not so 388 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 smart. Just trying to see that 389 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 things are done right. It's the job 390 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,000 of any police officer. 391 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 I wonder if Julie will 392 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 tell me, Mickey. Ask 393 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 her. Go ahead. 394 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,000 Ask her. 395 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,000 What about your mother? 396 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,000 You try everything, don't you, copper? 397 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 You're bitter, Mickey. All right, bitter. 398 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Is that against the law, too? 399 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,000 I'm holding you for 48 hours. 400 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 I'm gonna find that car. 401 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,000 Go ahead. Be bitter 402 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,000 for all 48 hours. 403 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 It seems that every cop over a long 404 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 period of time develops a sense of intuition. 405 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 I was like any cop. 406 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,000 And my intuition told me that 407 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Mickey Holster was not the real 408 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 assaulter of Wally Bergen. 409 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,000 The following morning I had a visitor. 410 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 She was a small, graying 411 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,000 old woman. I told her 412 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,000 the whole story. Not 413 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Mickey, Mr. Policeman. 414 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Oh, no, not him. He wouldn't 415 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 even hurt a little thing. 416 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,000 Tell me, has Mickey ever 417 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,000 gotten into any trouble before? Oh, 418 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,000 no. His papa died 419 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,000 when he was only nine years old. 420 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 Mickey promised his papa he would never 421 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,000 lie to me. Mrs. Holster, 422 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,000 all I want to know is the name 423 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000 of the person who was driving the car that 424 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,000 Mickey was in. If I know that person, 425 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,000 I'll know who beat up Wally Bergen. 426 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,000 But Mickey refuses to tell me. 427 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,000 Oh, maybe I will talk to Mickey. 428 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,000 Maybe he won't lie to me. 429 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000 All right, we'll try it. 430 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Sergeant, bring in Mickey 431 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Holster. As soon as you bring him in, 432 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,000 I'll leave you two alone. I have faith 433 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000 in my son. All the faith in 434 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000 the whole world. He promised his 435 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,000 papa he wouldn't go back on his 436 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,000 word. Mickey is not that kind of 437 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 a boy. I believe you, Mrs. Holster. 438 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,000 All right, inside, please. 439 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,000 Ma. 440 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,000 Ma, what are you doing here? 441 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,000 My son. 442 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,000 My son. All right, 443 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,000 I'll wait outside. 444 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 What are you doing here? 445 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Why'd you come? I came because 446 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 I have to help you, Mickey. 447 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Go home. Go home. This is no place 448 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,000 for you. Mama should be by her son 449 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,000 when he's in trouble. Who called you? 450 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Nobody called me. I came because 451 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,000 I want to help you. Nobody can help me. 452 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,000 Me alone. You got no business 453 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,000 here. Well, I got a lot of business. 454 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,000 Mickey, 455 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000 the policeman told me you're in a lot 456 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,000 of trouble. He told me that 457 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,000 if you would only tell him the name of the 458 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,000 boy who was driving the car, 459 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000 he said if you told him that 460 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Mickey, there would be no more trouble. 461 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,000 There'd be lots of trouble. Mickey, 462 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,000 Mickey, if you won't for your mama, maybe 463 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,000 you will for papa. Papa 464 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,000 loves you, Mickey. Mark, 465 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000 leave. Papa, for papa, 466 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Mickey, for him. Mark, 467 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,000 get out. Get out. 468 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Papa. 469 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Papa. 470 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,000 Papa. 471 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,000 Papa. 472 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,000 I'm sorry, Mrs. Holster. 473 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Don't leave. 474 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,000 Papa. 475 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Papa. 476 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,000 I knew my break had to come from within 477 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,000 the members of the Gildy Club. 478 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000 And Julie, Mickey's girlfriend, 479 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,000 was my last chance for that break. 480 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,000 She worked in a dime store 481 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,000 on Mission Street. 482 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 On her lunch hour, I asked her to walk over to the 483 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,000 park with me. We sat down 484 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,000 on one of the benches. 485 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,000 I know that somebody 486 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,000 in the club has told you not to talk, Julie. 487 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,000 Who told you? 488 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,000 Mickey? Please. 489 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,000 All right, all right. 490 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,000 Can you tell me who started the High Riders, 491 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 Julie? 492 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Surely you can tell me that. 493 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,000 Mickey went to the gym to work out. 494 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,000 He got to know the fellas, they all 495 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,000 talked. The club got started that 496 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,000 way. Who bought the hot rod? 497 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,000 They all pitched in. A few dollars from 498 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,000 everybody. Where's the car, Julie? 499 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,000 We all told you it was stolen. 500 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Yes, yes, I know you told me. But it's a lie. 501 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,000 You're all lying for no good reason. 502 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,000 It isn't so much what's been 503 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 done, Julie. A terrible thing, yes. 504 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,000 But we want to see that it doesn't happen again. 505 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Can you understand that 506 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,000 was 507 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,000 Mickey driving, Julie? No, he... 508 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,000 I mean... I... What do you mean, 509 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Julie? I told you what you wanted to know. 510 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Someday when you're older, Julie, you'll understand 511 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000 how important this is. I know you will. 512 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,000 You're not a bad girl, 513 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,000 but it's up to me right now to make you 514 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,000 understand. Young as you are. Please, 515 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 I don't want to talk about it. It's because you're afraid. 516 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,000 Please, Mr. Harbor... Julie, someday 517 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,000 you and Mickey will be man and wife. 518 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,000 Marriage is the happiness of 519 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,000 two people. A long time ago, 520 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,000 this man, Warren Milford, and his wife were 521 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,000 just like you and Mickey. Mr. Harbor... 522 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 They made the same plans, they thought the same thoughts, 523 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,000 and in each other's arms they felt the same feelings. 524 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,000 There was then no difference 525 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,000 than there is now between you 526 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,000 and Mickey. Mr. Harbor, I... 527 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 You've taken a silly pledge dictated by a person 528 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,000 who in the cool of evening strikes down another person 529 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000 in death and thinks nothing about it. 530 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 Do you know what a person like this is called, 531 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Julie? Do you know? 532 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,000 I'm afraid. A murderer, Julie, a murderer. 533 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,000 And if you and I let them go, it can happen 534 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,000 again. What they did was wrong 535 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,000 and we don't want it to happen again. 536 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 Tell me, Julie, 537 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,000 tell me. 538 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,000 Help Mickey. 539 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,000 It was Wanda. She was driving 540 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,000 it. It was a race with a flying 541 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,000 fleet from Oakland. 542 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,000 On the bridge, Wanda wanted to drive and Lark said 543 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,000 it was all right. And the hot rod, 544 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,000 where is it? I don't know, I don't 545 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,000 know. When we got back to the club, 546 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Lark said not to worry. He made 547 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,000 up the story. He told us not 548 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,000 to worry about the car. 549 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 All right, Julie, 550 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:35,000 it's all right. 551 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,000 The case of the Jolly High Riders was broken. 552 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,000 I needed one last item, 553 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,000 the car in question. 554 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,000 I poured over every last 555 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,000 bit of testimony by the kids. 556 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,000 And then it hit me. The big 557 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,000 race on Saturday. It was a hunch 558 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,000 and I played it. A local paper 559 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 gave me the location of where the speed 560 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,000 test trials were being held. 561 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 A long, sandy stretch of beach 562 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,000 on the west end near the peninsula. 563 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,000 The trials were already in progress 564 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 when I got there. 565 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,000 The two of them weren't hard to 566 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,000 spot. They were racing in a 567 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000 low, cut down blue car. 568 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,000 The frame had looked familiar 569 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,000 as it whizzed by me. 570 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,000 I recognized the single shocks 571 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:25,000 that Mickey had been working on. 572 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,000 Hey, come to the races, huh, 573 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,000 John Donne? Hi. Nice looking 574 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,000 rod, Larch. The latest. 575 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,000 46 block, member mountain for the 576 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,000 master cylinder, floor ship transmission. 577 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,000 Great for drag. And single acting 578 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,000 shocks. Right. 579 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Nice paint job. When are you 580 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,000 going to put your club name on the side? 581 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Soon. Right now. Oh, sure you will. 582 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 Right about here, Larch. Hey, 583 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 don't scratch the paint job with that knife. 584 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,000 Gold, underneath the blue. 585 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,000 And I bet if I scratch the rest of it off 586 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,000 you copper. Letters J-O. 587 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,000 You got no right to touch me. 588 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,000 I played a hunch, Larch. Yeah, you crazy. 589 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,000 My hunch was that you boys couldn't resist this race. 590 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Lousy, lousy when a guy can't live his own life. 591 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 I'm arresting you for assault and battery, 592 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,000 Larch. And Wanda, you for manslaughter. 593 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,000 Larch, we can't race. Yeah. 594 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,000 That's right, Wanda, you can't race. 595 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,000 And it may be a long time before you race 596 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,000 again. 597 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:29,000 I later found out Wally Bergman's reason for wanting to volunteer information. 598 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,000 The boy had a crush on Wanda. 599 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,000 She encouraged him and then laughed him off. 600 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,000 Wanda Lake, not yet 18, will be turned over to juvenile authorities. 601 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,000 Larch Brisson, just 21, 602 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000 and facing a charge of assault and battery, 603 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,000 may have some time to think over his mistake. 604 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Actually, the only mistake he made was in trying to cover up the accident. 605 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Hot rods are not really bad things. 606 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:57,000 They're not wrong. In fact, in some respects, they're healthy. 607 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,000 For kids to take them apart and put them back together again, 608 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,000 to see how fast they can make them run. 609 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:05,000 It gives them a direction in which to toss a lot of extra energy. 610 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:09,000 But there's that one important thing. 611 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Hot rods should be driven in places like that stretch of beach on the peninsula. 612 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Places set aside for them, like Murock and the Bonneville Salt Plats in Utah. 613 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Not on the highways. 614 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:47,000 End of report. 615 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,000 Suspense. 616 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:53,000 Highway Auto Light. Tonight's star, Mr. William Holden. 617 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Auto Light has again started its new suspense season 618 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,000 with a story which demonstrates the tragic results of careless driving. 619 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:05,000 And now here is a man who, as president of the National Safety Council, 620 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:10,000 is vitally concerned with highway safety, Mr. Ned Dearborn. 621 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,000 Thank you, Mr. Wilcox. 622 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:16,000 It is especially significant that Auto Light chose to present report 623 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,000 on the Jolly Death Riders this evening because in a few days 624 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:25,000 the Labor Day weekend will start with its tragic toll of needless highway accidents. 625 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:30,000 Through stories like this, along with continued efforts of outstanding companies 626 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:34,000 like the Electric Auto Light Company, we are making some headway 627 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,000 in the fight against thoughtless driving. 628 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,000 In recognition of vigorous and continued efforts of Auto Light 629 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,000 in helping to improve highway safety, it is my great pleasure 630 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:50,000 as president of the National Safety Council to present for the third consecutive year 631 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:55,000 the Council's Public Interest Award for Exceptional Service to Safety 632 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:01,000 to Mr. Royce G. Martin, chairman of the board and president of the Electric Auto Light Company. 633 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,000 Thank you, Mr. Dearborn. 634 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:11,000 Safety is as much our business as making automotive, aviation, and marine products 635 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,000 in our 28 plans from coast to coast. 636 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:19,000 We will always cooperate with the rest of the great automotive industry 637 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:24,000 to help make America a safe driving nation. 638 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,000 So this Labor Day and every day, don't take chances. 639 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Make sure that your car is in proper operating condition, 640 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,000 and then drive carefully. 641 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:48,000 The life you save may be your own. 642 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:52,000 Next week on Suspense, our star will be Mr. Jeff Chandler 643 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,000 in another story based on actual events 644 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 and concerning one of the most fantastic prison breaks ever engineered, 645 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,000 a dramatic report we call the Steel River Prison Break. 646 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,000 In weeks to come, we shall present Ms. Agnes Moorhead, Mr. Charles Lawton, 647 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,000 and the popular young favorite, Mr. Tony Curtis. 648 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,000 All on Suspense. 649 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:28,000 Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis 650 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,000 with music composed by Lucian Marwick and conducted by Lud Bluskin. 651 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:37,000 Report on the Jolly Death Riders was written for Suspense by Richard George Pedicini. 652 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Featured in tonight's cast were Jack Crouchon, Sam Edwards, Kathy Lewis, 653 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Edith Ungold, Barbara Eiler, Joseph Kearns, and Eddie Firestone. 654 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,000 Portions of this program were transcribed. 655 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,000 William Holden will soon be seen in Paramount Pictures' Submarine Command, 656 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,000 starring William Holden and William Bendix. 657 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,000 And remember, next week on Suspense, Mr. Jeff Chandler 658 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,000 in another story based on actual events, 659 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:09,000 a dramatic report we call the Steel River Prison Break. 660 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:16,000 Auto Light and its 96,000 dealers wish you all a happy, safe Labor Day weekend. 661 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:24,000 Good driving, good night, and remember, you're always right with Auto Light. 662 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:39,000 This is the CBS Radio Network.