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Bill Goodwin is trying to win a part in movie playing opposite Ingrid Bergman but the producer Lawrence Sherwood is after a family man. Gracie agrees to pretend that she’s married to Bill and when Lawrence Sherwood is invited round for dinner George pretends to be the butler.

Duration: 28:50

Starring: George Burns, Gracie Allen

Broadcast Date: 1st November 1945

Diana Powell, in 100 American Crime Writers, wrote:

Cabin B-13 is the harrowing tale of a new bride who boards an ocean liner for her honeymoon only to find out the groom has disappeared and that the ship's crew doubt his existence and her sanity. Her fear over her groom's whereabouts is heightened by a threat to her inherited wealth and the stress of not being believed.

Cabin B-13 was first broadcast on the American radio program Suspense on March 16, 1943, with Ralph Bellamy starring. It was broadcast again on Suspense on November 9, 1943, this time co-starring Margo and Philip Dorn. The trade publication Radio Daily reported in its December 26, 1948, issue that the play would "have its third airing over CBS Saturday, December 27" — as a standalone program rather than being broadcast as an episode of Suspense. Additionally, the article noted, "Screen executives on the West Coast will hear Cabin B-13 in a special rebroadcast over KNX, Hollywood, Saturday, January 3, 4:00-4:30 p.m. in order to weigh its screen possibilities."

On September 11, 1943, Cabin B-13 was used for the premiere of the British Broadcasting Corporation program Appointment with Fear. Richard J. Hand, in his book Listen in terror: British horror radio from the advent of broadcasting to the digital age, wrote, "Carr deliberately chose Cabin B-13 [for the first episode] as he felt it was his best Suspense play and would be an effective opening for this British series in the American style."

The night watchman of a particular warehouse is found one morning with his throat hideously ripped. The next watchman meets the same fate. Lamont, in disguise, volunteers for the job, and Margo goes along (without Lamont’s knowledge). The two are shocked when the killer appears–whatever they had expected, it wasn’t quite what they got. . .

Duration: 26:06

Starring: Bill Johnstone

Broadcast Date: 31st December 1939

Three weeks after Frances had been in hospital for an operation Michael turns up to see how she is. Frances is annoyed with him but Michael flatters her and asks her if they can be good friends. Just as she comes round to his flattering he shows a jealous streak and she tells him she doesn’t want to see him anymore. Michael decided the only way he can cure his longing for Fran and his jealousy is to kill her.

Duration: 30:00

Starring: Elliott Lewis, Lurene Tuttle, Wally Maher, Jerry Hausner, Betty Moran, Irvin Lee, Bill Johnstone

Broadcast Date: 25th July 1946

What does “have your cake and eat it too” mean? Having your cake refers to keeping it with you. This means you want to preserve the cake for the future. But you also want to eat it. This is contradictory. The moment you eat your cake, you can’t have it because it is finished. Conversely, if you decide to have or keep your cake then you can’t eat it. This proverb highlights a very valuable lesson which is that you cannot have it both ways. When you are presented with two choices that are mutually exclusive, you have to choose one. You cannot choose both. Either you have to eat the cake or have it. If we examine the wording, we find that ‘eat your cake and have it’ sounds more logical.