It was good to forget the darkness and the wind that rocked the tops of the pine trees, looming through their long and gloomy aisles.

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7 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:10:40.329 in the radio play.

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- Mr. Oakhurst seldom troubled himself with sentiment, still less with propriety.

- But he had a vague idea that the situation was not fortunate.

- He would have been far happier if Tom Simpson had ridden off to his wedding and the outcasts had pushed on through the mountains while the daylight lasted.

- As it was, the scene very soon became animated.

- The fire was lit, for the evening turned cold and overcast, and the little party ate their meal and laughed and talked in the firelight.

- It was good to forget the darkness and the wind that rocked the tops of the pine trees, looming through their long and gloomy aisles.

- It sure would have been cold without a fire.

- Well, the wind seems to be getting up back there.

- Well, I guess you ladies will be warm enough in the log house.

- Won't be sorry to break camp in the morning and get on through the mountains.

- Well, I guess I'll be turning in. The heat of the fire has made me go all sleepy.

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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954) Sound Clip

Listen to Laurence Olivier bring the characters of Bret Harte's story 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat' to life in this rare 1954 Theatre Royal radio play, featuring sound clips on our page.

Actors: Laurence Olivier (Narrator / John Oakhurst), Margot Stevenson, Bessie Love, Lionel Murton

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