The Oh, The Columbia Network takes pride in presenting Orson Wells and the Mercury Theater on the

air in the fourth broadcast of a unique new series dramatizing famous narratives by great authors.

This is the first time that a completely ethical producing company has been brought to radio.

And the Columbia Network again welcomes Mr Wells and his

associate to its own stations and to the stations of the Canadian Broadcasting

Corporation coast to coast. Every week Orson Wells invites our listeners to the operations,

to coast,

to close.

and Vice our listeners to suggest their favorite titles. And tonight the Mercury Theater on the air presents

39 Steps by John Buckett,

with Orson Wells as Richard Hanay and Marmaduke Jopley.

Here is Orson Well.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

I cannot divulge the full name of the author of the 39 steps.

Seven university degrees and a title make him a gentleman and a scholar and also practically unpronounceable.

I think you'd like to know if you didn't that it is the present Governor General

of the Dominion of Canada and first Baron of Tweedemure who

perpetrated this tall and shamelessly exciting spy story about high doings in Scotland. Lord Tweedemure, who in private life is a publisher,

that himself very properly a Scotsman who regards the sensational diversity of his

responsibilities with the special calm of his nation. I regard my business he

says at my profession.

Writing as my amusement and politics is my duty. The The Oh, oh, I'm going.

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