"It's raining again. Pretty near New Year's and it's raining again. Back east, it's probably snowing different places. Or maybe the moon's out, shining on the snow and people are saying, 'Why, it's so bright out you could read a newspaper!' Ya can't read a newspaper by moonlight; only the headlines. Maybe if you take your newspaper out in the yard and stand in the moonlight, you might find a headline with my name in it- it's been there before. Well, anyway, so there's moonlight. Here, there's rain; like it was that other New Year's Eve. That's what the rain makes me think of, as if I ever thought of anything else."
The title of this Quiet, Please is innocuous enough; early on in the drama, we spend some time delving into the misadventures of a Hollywood screenwriter, based on creator Wyllis Cooper's own unsatisfactory time in the motion picture business (including anecdotes about Boris Karloff, whom Cooper worked with). However, the early humour gradually gives way to horror as the writer tries to bring up something truly evil for inspiration.
"Rain on New Year's Eve" was originally broadcast December 29, 1947. You can listen to the episode at Quiet, Please.org. There's also a great episode of the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society podcast where they listen to and discuss "Rain on New Year's Eve." you can listen to it on their website.
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