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Family Theater: The Thinking Machine

Family Theater · January 23, 1952 · 28 min · 4,852 words

The transcript of “The Thinking Machine”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast January 23, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Family Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Family Theater presents Donald O'Connor and Deborah Padgett. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater presents the thinking machine, starring Donald O'Connor. To introduce the drama, here is your hostess, Deborah Padgett. Thank you Tony Lefrano. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives

lives if we are to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world. Family theater urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. And now to our comedy, The Thinking Machine, starring Donald O'Connor as Hector. Hector, would you mind checking this account for me? The gentleman's here asking about a loan. I'd

like to know a little about his background. Oh yes Mr. Chambers, I'll have it for you in a jiffy. Thank you. Hello Mildred. Got enough to keep you busy. Oh my Yes, Mr. Chainers. Golly, I didn't know there could be so much to do in a bank.

Oh, you certainly know how to run that adding machine. Thank you. I go as fast as I can without making mistakes. That's a good girl. You just keep at it and you'll go far with this organization.

I've always got an eye out for industrious workers, you know. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chain. Ah, well, here you are, sir. The guy looks okay to me. Thank you, Hector. You can go to work now, Hector.

Oh, I'm all caught up, caught up, sir. Caught up at two in the afternoon? Are you sure? Oh, yes, sir, everything ship shaped my department. Well, I see here. Hmm. Well, you do seem to be.

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