SHORT, SHORT DRAMAS "Unequal Partners" 1952
This anthology series of twice-weekly one act plays ran during 1952 and 53. There were 58 of these shorts produced to fit a 15 minute time slot.
In this one we have two partners in a real estate company, Henry Jones and Truman Smith. The younger man, Jones is upset with Smith over a house sale that failed. Jones is henpecked at home by his wife, Natalie Priest, who is always complaining about money. The two men head home for the night.
That evening, Jones and Priest are out for drinks at a club and the wife starts in on Jones. She tells him that he needs to be a man and step up. She wants him to bump off his partner, Smith. Then they can collect on the 50 large in partners insurance. Jones does not have the nerve for such action. The wife knows this and as made arrangements to have the job done.
Priest has the club owner, a mobbed up guy, Ralph Stantley hire a hit-man for a piece of the insurance. Stantley knows a gunman who is on the run and will work cheap. The hit-man, Harry Kadison is to hit the office at opening and bump off Truman Smith. Jones will be there as well and will call the Police after the hit. He will give the cops a wrong description and tell them it was a holdup. Smith was killed as tried to go for the hold-up man's gun type thing. Hit-man Kadison asks how he will know which man to chill. Stantley tells him that the target is a bald man.
The men, Jones and Smith arrive the next morning and Smith takes off his hat and coat. He smiles at Jones and says, "Look what I bought last night". Jones eyes go wide as he stares at Smith, just as hit-man Kadison bursts in. The hit-man looks at Smith, pulls a gun and drills Jones, then runs out. What Smith had bought was a full toupee. Once Kadison had seen the hair, he had shot the still hat wearing Jones.
This is a pretty good little story that clocks in at just over 12 minutes.
This anthology series of twice-weekly one act plays ran during 1952 and 53. There were 58 of these shorts produced to fit a 15 minute time slot.
In this one we have two partners in a real estate company, Henry Jones and Truman Smith. The younger man, Jones is upset with Smith over a house sale that failed. Jones is henpecked at home by his wife, Natalie Priest, who is always complaining about money. The two men head home for the night.
That evening, Jones and Priest are out for drinks at a club and the wife starts in on Jones. She tells him that he needs to be a man and step up. She wants him to bump off his partner, Smith. Then they can collect on the 50 large in partners insurance. Jones does not have the nerve for such action. The wife knows this and as made arrangements to have the job done.
Priest has the club owner, a mobbed up guy, Ralph Stantley hire a hit-man for a piece of the insurance. Stantley knows a gunman who is on the run and will work cheap. The hit-man, Harry Kadison is to hit the office at opening and bump off Truman Smith. Jones will be there as well and will call the Police after the hit. He will give the cops a wrong description and tell them it was a holdup. Smith was killed as tried to go for the hold-up man's gun type thing. Hit-man Kadison asks how he will know which man to chill. Stantley tells him that the target is a bald man.
The men, Jones and Smith arrive the next morning and Smith takes off his hat and coat. He smiles at Jones and says, "Look what I bought last night". Jones eyes go wide as he stares at Smith, just as hit-man Kadison bursts in. The hit-man looks at Smith, pulls a gun and drills Jones, then runs out. What Smith had bought was a full toupee. Once Kadison had seen the hair, he had shot the still hat wearing Jones.
This is a pretty good little story that clocks in at just over 12 minutes.
