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Around the World in 80 Days

Hallmark Playhouse · January 19, 1950 · 27 min · 4,225 words

The transcript of “Around the World in 80 Days”, an episode of Hallmark Playhouse first broadcast January 19, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Hallmark Playhouse plays Hallmark Playhouse free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Remember a hallmark card when you carry it out to send the very best bring you Ronald Coleman and 80 days he was greatest stars in our world's best no offers the distinguished of this good evening ladies and gentlemen this is James Wilson around the world in 80 days by the great French novelist

Jules Verne is the story we shall dramatize tonight a story so famous and delightful that I'd like to offer just a personal comment on the title around the The World in 80 Days was a very quick time for Jules Verne's hero, who lived nearly 80 years ago, long before the first flight of the airplane.

Nowadays, of course, the round-the-world trip has been made in 73 hours, 5 minutes and 11 seconds. But there's one other thing worth remembering about Jules Verne's hero. He didn't need any passport or visa or permits of any kind.

He just went round the world freely in those 80 days. Wasn't that wonderful? Personally, I think it's the most wonderful thing of all. Well, to start in this charming story tonight, we're happy to welcome again to our Hallmark Playhouse that very distinguished actor, Mr. Ronald Colton.

And now a word about Hallmark Cards from Thank God before we begin the first act of Around the World in 80 Days. Hallmark Cards have a magic carpet quality about them. They take you visiting, however great the distance, to help celebrate a birthday, an anniversary, or just any day when you are thinking of someone.

There is a quality about Hallmark Cards that whispers good taste, and you'll send them with pride for that identifying hallmark on the back adds meaning it says you care enough to send the very best now hallmark playhouse presenting Jules Burns around the world in 80 days starring Ronald Coleman for some years at number

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