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What? Oh Ingrid You're so kind and coming from you. It's a it's a great compliment You know Ingrid prays is the lifeblood of an actor. So Thanks for the transfusion Thanks so much for calling it was so sweet of you by the way Ingrid I hope I'm not being too presumptuous, but may I May I take you to lunch Thursday? I may oh No, no Ingrid. I won't forget Goodbye Oh Rochester. Yes, boss mark this down lunch Thursday with Ingrid Krausmeier Yeah, she works at Republic. She's in charge of the saddles Certainly feel happy getting all these telephone. Oh there it goes again. Oh, well, that's the price of fame Hello Yes, this is a mr. Benny Well, well, thank you. Thank you very much. Goodbye Another one of my fans, you know Rochester I appreciate people calling me up and telling me how good I was but it can get a little annoying You didn't have that trouble with the horn blows at midnight You can kid all you want a Rochester, but that picture will go down in history. It sure will That's the first thing we'll meet go ever walked out on The bromie go walk out on that picture because he doesn't understand English his interpreter was leading them I'm going into the library. Oh, darn it. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth all this. Hello. This is mr. Benny What I mailed that yesterday. Yeah, well you can't disconnect it while I'm talking on it What? You're up on the pole now We'll put away those sniffers and get down from there. I told you I mailed it How do you like that Rochester? Do you know there was a man up on the telephone pole? You mean Sam? Oh, you know I'm sure he goes up there first of every month The Rochester what time is it about a quarter to 11? Good. The World Series will be on pretty soon I want to hear it. I'll listen to it in the know there goes that phone again. You answered Rochester. Tell him I'm not at home. Yes Hello Who was it Rochester? It was England Birdman this time. What Rochester? Why didn't you call me? Just wait till you get a call, but boss you told me to say it never mind what I told you you should know if I'll talk to Krausmeier, I'll talk to Birdman I'm going into the other room and listen to the World Series Okay, and Rochester early this morning. I put in a long-distance call to New York So plug the phone in the library. Yes. Gee. I wonder if st. Louis will win the well. I'll know pretty soon I'll answer Rochester Take back your rumba. I your samba. I your conga. I Hello, Jack. Well, hello, Mary come on in you're just in time I'm going to listen to the World Series the World Series. Who's playing Boston against Ingrid Bergman. I mean Boston Come on in the library say Jack Did you read the wonderful things the critics said about your opening program? Well, no, Mary after all I've been on the air for 15 years and I feel that when I have a show to do I just go out and do the best I can and I don't concern myself with what the critics say Then why have you got the reviews pasted on your glasses? Those are the line-ups for today's game Want to have them handy. Well the game ought to be on pretty soon. Oh Jack before I forget it I got a letter from mama yesterday your mother. Well What did the truckulent turtle of Plainfield have to trade for it? First broadcast and she liked it very much. She did? your mother That sweet little gray-haired old lady who fractured your father's skull like my Even took the bandages off so Papa could hear it. Wow. Well, that was nice and Jack What is it very? Oh mama was so cute She said she was preparing dinner when she listened to the radio while your program was on she peeled four pounds of onion Oh fine listening to me and peeling on you mama said she was laughing on the inside and crying on the outside That's pretty good, but you know Mary if your mother thought last week show was something wait Which here's the one we got for this week But Jack, how do you get your scripts if your writers are still stranded on the gambling ship? I sit on the beach and they wig wagon The scripts are over there on the table Mary you better take a look at them. Okay, just brush the sand off Let's see I Wonder what station the world series will be on it should be around for heaven's sake Jack I'm not gonna do this gag here. Where right here on page three. It's too corny Mary That's a topical joke, and we have to do that kind of stuff. I don't care if it is tough Well, I'm not gonna say that you have to go out with a girl in Brooklyn because you can't dodge her Dodger don't you get it Mary that the Brooklyn Dodgers. That's a baseball joke. Well, I'm not gonna do it All right. All right. If you don't want the gag, I'll give it to Dennis. He'll be very happy with it Dennis if it's happy if he looks at a mirror and he's there Look, I don't want to discuss it now the game will be on pretty soon. I want to listen to it. Okay Say wait a minute Jack. What's that black crepe on your radio for Fred Allen comes back on the air today? He does what time we light the candles at 5 30 Well, we still got a few minutes before the game. Let's get some music anyway Wonder who's gonna pitch for st. Louis look on your glasses and see oh, yeah Well, they have pull-up schedule, but then you never can tell oh there goes the phone again Mary It's been like this all week long. Congratulations compliments. I've never seen anything like it. Hello Yes, it's mr. Betty Well, thank you. Thank you very very much. Good. Bye Who was it? There'll be a two-hour delay on my call to New York Don't let it go to your head. They say that to everybody. Yeah, but the way she said it I knew she liked my program. Oh, Rochester. All right, do me a favor. Will you please? Pick up these scripts and put them in my briefcase. I don't want to forget them when I go to the studio Yes, sir. I'll put them right next to your Christmas card samples. Good Say Jack and when I was looking through the script before I didn't see a commercial I know Mary and I don't know what to do about it Don Wilson got me to hire that lousy quartet and put them under contract for eight weeks at five hundred dollars a week For five hundred dollars. All they did was hmm Imagine four big jerks going hmm And one bigger jerk paying So why don't you break their contract? I don't know how well how did Warner Brothers do it to you? They didn't break my contract. They just burned down my dressing room I'll never forget the look on Jack Warner's face when he found out I wasn't in it at the time And when do you think they and you also like me on Dennis Day's program? Well, that's awfully sweet. Goodbye. Who is that Dennis? Well, it's almost time for the world series. I might as well cry. Hey Jack, look out the window here comes Don Wilson with that quartet. Oh, yes I wonder what they want now Come in Hello Jack. Hello, Mary. Hey Jack. Look who I brought with me. I know I know. Hello fellas What I mean Don, I'm glad you brought the quartet over. I want to talk to you about him. What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm not going to keep paying five hundred dollars a week just to hear him go hmm during a commercial Well, Jack at the end of our show last week when you kicked me in the stomach I suspected you weren't quite satisfied You bet I wasn't satisfied. I'm not going to pay five hundred dollars for a quartet for one note and another jack jack Calm down. Calm down. I've got it all fixed up now. That's why I brought the boys over now Here's the way. We're going to do our commercial today. Look down. I don't want these listen to this Jack listen to it I'm sure you'll like it. Yeah, give me a chance. All right. All right. Now. Here's the way. We'll do it get set boys Here we go LS MFT LS MFT lucky strike means fine tobacco. Yes, lucky strike means fine tobacco LS LS MFT What kind of a commercial do you call that? What's the matter with you guys? Will you please listen to me? Yes, just once look down can't you understand that isn't what I want. That's corny Five hundred dollars. Well, I can get a better singers out of Ellis Island What I love Ellis Listen to me Wilson. This is all your idea not mine and if you think for one minute that I'm going to Hello, thanks very much. It was so nice of you to tell me. Good. Bye Now Wilson if you think for one minute that I was that Jack It's only an hour delay now Don if you think for one minute that I'm gonna be stuck with this quartet You're crazy and I show you I mean what I say. I know how to break their contract Okay, thanks Rochester the world sir Jack to your mind if we stay and listen, I guess not done Now let's see. I think the game comes over station Hello, that's the door buzzer. Oh Oh Hello Dennis. Hello everybody Dennis brought his father with him. Hmm. Imagine him coming here in his old greasy overall How do you do mr. Day? That's my mother. She just came from work How do you do Mrs. Day, how do you do now remember mother you promised you wouldn't hit him Hit me. Yeah, there's something about you that brings out the beast in her Now Mrs. Day, I don't know what you have in mind, but I'd like to talk to you some other time right now I want to listen to listen to me first. All right and put down that wrench Now what is it? Well, mr. Benny now that my Dennis is a star on his own show You must uphold his dignity by giving him more lines more songs his own dressing room And at all times he must be treated with the utmost respect. Yeah, what most? Now you listen to me you can run Dennis's life if you want to but you're not gonna run mine She mr. Benny my father wouldn't dare talk to her like that your father, but a weakling he must be Where'd your mother ever get him anyway? Eastern Columbia Broadway at night? They have everything Now Mrs. Day look, I don't want to talk any more about it and that settle all right if that's the way you feel About it. Come on Dennis will go home Dennis stays right here I want to hear the song. He's gonna do on my program very well, but I'm leaving. I'll wait for you outside Dennis goes by She's a character, isn't she? I'll say she is now go ahead Dennis. I want to hear the song you're gonna do okay. I have trouble with everybody Recorded that number didn't you yes, sir. Well, well, it's well now. We're gonna listen to the world series kid You want to stay no, I better run along the character is waiting for me On kid come on jazz the game must be starting about now. All right, I'll turn it on now, let's see And now a message from our sponsor the happy home sweet home real estate company for houses that are being asked today by our Company, wait a minute. I want to listen to this week's special author for only $67,000 you can get a beautiful California Monterey style quants at Yeah, I get the ball game Oh, I thought she was giving the line up I wish I knew what station that ball game is. She thinks I want to wait for Herbert. She's crazy Minute will you I'm trying to get the ball game. Hey, Phil you haven't forgotten our about our bet have you of course not How much did you bet Jack? Well, it wasn't money if he Phil has st. Louis I have Boston and the winner gets to kiss Betty Gravel. What about the loser? He holds Harry James Gonna hold Betty Gravel don't be funny. Sit down Phil. Maybe I can get the game now. I'm sorry Jackson But I can't stay you see I just dropped in to invite you to a little stag party We're giving for Frankie my guitar player. He's getting married Frankie's getting married. Well, who's he marrying Phil? Well, that little girl who plays the harp in my band. She imagined Frankie getting married I didn't even know they were serious. I know he went out with her one Well, that's what did it when he brought her home Her father was standing on the front porch with a clarinet and Frank thought it was a shotgun Mistake don't rush off Phil sit down and listen to the game. Sorry Jackson. I gotta run along. I'll see you at the party Okay, but I'll I'll get there a little late. I'm on Charlie McCarthy's program today. Okay, so long everybody Goodbye Phil. So long Phil. Give my regards to Alice We'll hear the game Hey, what's that? 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