Duffy's Tavern · November 6, 1946 · 29 min · 3,751 words
The transcript of “Guest Louella Parsons”, an episode of Duffy's Tavern first broadcast November 6, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Duffy's Tavern plays Duffy's Tavern free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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It's Wednesday night, so we take you now to Duffy's Tavern with our guest tonight, Luella Parsons, and starring Archie himself, Ed Gardner. Duffy's Tavern is brought to you by Bristol Myers, makers of Ipana and Trushe, the beforehand lotion.
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Oh, oh, Duffy, I guess who's coming down tonight? Luella Parsons, the newspaper dame. What corner is her nose stand on? Duffy, she ain't got no nose stand. She's a gossip mongerous. Luella Parsons, yeah, yeah, she's in charge of all motion picture fraternizing.
Is she important? In Hollywood, when a guy sees his name in the obituary column, he won't even dare order a casket until Luella makes the nose official. You know that old Chinese poi boi, but one picture is as good as a thousand words?
Well, with Luella, it's just the opposite. And the actor will tell you that with Luella, one word is good for a thousand pictures. Yeah. Oh, sure, she can make a breaker guy. You remember, Anatol, let you?
you remember him, Duffy? Yeah, he used to drive around in a horse and wagon, pedaling bananas, and then he went to Hollywood and became a producer. Well, one day, Llewella says, Tom, lovely weather, isn't it, Anatol? And he said, no. Would you believe it, Duffy? He was in here this morning selling bananas. On foot. Let's see now.
I'll call you back. I'm busy, Duffy. It has been rumored... What you doing, Miss Ouchy? I'm writing some rumors about myself for Loele. It has been rumored that since Archie has wrote his new song...
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