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Family Theater: Last One in Line

Family Theater · May 8, 1957 · 29 min · 5,204 words

The transcript of “Last One in Line”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast May 8, 1957. 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 Lucille Ball and Dean Miller. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Last One in Line starring Dean Miller.

And now here is your hostess, Lucille Ball. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives. If we are to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families, and peace for the world, family theatre urges you to pray, pray together as a family.

Now to our transcribed drama, last one in line, starring Dean Miller as Muffet. The train was too bad, of course I got a little tired being locked in at every stop. Well, that one will get in here.

Let me tell you about that. That is Arlen Mudd. He just might turn out to be this year's favorite comedian. And if he's lucky, he might even stay on top of the heap for a couple of years, long enough to make a mistake.

Last month at this time, he didn't have a chance. Last month at this time, he was on his way back to Burlesque just as sure as I'm standing here. That's too noisy in here. Let's go on out on the fire escape, and I'll tell you more about Arlen Mott.

This seems to be the year in the season for stories about the funnymen of the entertainment business, expose type stories. Saw how March in one of you weeks ago did a great job, nice, tight story.

Then Mickey Rooney did a bang-up job on another one. Find characterizations both of them. But the comedians, the stories were about both had big psychological problems. This story is about a comedian with a problem, it's true.

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