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Sam Spade

Joan Davis · January 24, 1948 · 29 min · 4,139 words

The transcript of “Sam Spade”, an episode of Joan Davis first broadcast January 24, 1948. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Joan Davis plays Joan Davis free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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operator operator would you please give me the correct time certainly sir it's John Davis time I was not about it from coast to coast it's John Davis time during the time you spend with John Davis tonight you'll hear the voice of her special guest one of radios most selective introspective and effective detectives Sam spade plus a great supporting cast featuring Lionel

standard Mary Jane crop Bob jealous and the music of John Rarick's orchestra the corollaire singing quintet and your sincerely then gay the start proceedings merrily the corollaire sing jubilee jubilee come and join the jubilee gather on the run have a lot of fun singing in the song join the jubilee listen to the bells of bain

make raptors ring out and join us now it's time to meet the star of our show america's queen of comedy John Davis. Hi everybody. Hi, Johnny.

Well friends, despite her seeming enthusiasm, John Davis is somewhat depressed today. Yeah, I'm depressed today. And tomorrow too. Yes, she's depressed and despondent because there's no romance in her life. There's no romance in my life.

There's no life in my romance, either. Yes. In fact, Joni was so worried. Joni was so worried about this that last week, she wrote to Dorothy Dick and said she was interested getting married. Joan also included a picture of herself, didn't you, Joni?

Yeah, and you know what happened? Dorothy Dix returned my picture, and on the back of it, she wrote, please be more specific. You want a husband or wife? You know, I just can't figure out why men never purposed to me. They say that in order to get married a woman has to have beauty, wealth, and looks, well, I have a brain. And it's the little things

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