Guest - Clark Gable
Burns and Allen · November 21, 1946 · 30 min · 3,792 words
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Another cup of Maxwell House Coffee George? Sure, pour me a cup, Gracey. You know Maxwell House is always good to the last. Drop. And that drops good too. Yes, it's Maxwell House Coffee Time, starring George Burns and Gracie Alice.
With yours truly Bill Goodwin, the music of Meredith Wilson and his orchestra, our happy postman, and our special guest, the Metro Gold Wind Mayor star, Clark Gable. For your Thursday night comedy enjoyment is George and Gracie.
And for your everyday coffee drinking enjoyment, it's Maxwell House. Expertly blended and radiant roasted for rich mellow, extra flavor. Maxwell House, the coffee that's always good to the last drop. Well, this is the day. The showdown, the payoff.
Today, Clark, Gable and George Burns meet face to face to decide once and for all Which will play the lead in the picture of the hucksters? Who will win? The man with good looks, or the man with talent, or will George win?
This is the question the whole country is discussing today. Let's see what radio's top news commentators are saying. All the else with news tonight, I ask George Bond may replace Clark Gable, and buggy whip manufacturers are greatly encouraged.
They say, if this can happen to the horse, can replace the automobile. Well, today George Burns makes his final effort to gain a cinema career at the expense of Clark Gable. Well, this raises a particularly interesting question.
Would it be better to keep Burns in radio where he is terrible or put him in pictures where he'd be horrible? Naturally, this is also the subject of discussion as we look in at the Burns home.
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