But, of more immediate importance, was Barbara's eagerness to do 'Wuthering Heights.'

6 seconds sound clip from the Wuthering Heights (1939)) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:02:13 in the radio play.

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- And now, just a word about how I came to cast tonight's play.

- The part of Cathy requires great talent in an actress. But, above all, it demands sincerity.

- And that alone was enough to make Barbara Stanwyck our choice.

- I telephoned Barbara at her ranch to ask if she'd like to do 'Wuthering Heights' and found she was playing nurse in one of the stables where a blessed event had just taken place.

- Barbara reported that both mother and son were doing nicely and gave me a confidential tip that the son looked like a sure winner in the Kentucky Derby of 1942.

- But, of more immediate importance, was Barbara's eagerness to do 'Wuthering Heights.'

- Then we discovered that Brian Aherne had tramped over the Yorkshire moors many times and that one of his secret ambitions was to play the part of Heathcliff.

- That solved a very knotty problem, for it's a role that demands rare strength and fire.

- For the part of Isabella, we selected Ida Lupino, one of Hollywood's rising young dramatic actresses...

- She, too, has that emotional power which every character in this play seems to require.

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