Luigi Vasco, a newly arrived immigrant in America, writes to his mother in Italy about his plans to take out life insurance. At his night school class, his teacher Miss Balding quizzes him, and his friend Pasquale encourages him to meet an insurance man, Mr. Bitterman. The agent sells Luigi on a large policy, and Luigi learns the premiums are far higher than he expected. Pasquale's schemes keep multiplying Luigi's worries, and he is sent for a medical examination. Life with Luigi is a comedy series; this episode aired on June 26, 1949, and stars Jan Caroll Nash as Luigi with Alan Reed as Pasquale.
Characters: Luigi Vasco, Pasquale, Miss Balding, Mr. Bitterman, Rosa, Mr. Basko
The transcript of “Insurance Policy”, an episode of Life with Luigi first broadcast June 26, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.
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We invite you to enjoy life. Life with Luigi, a new comedy show created by Sigh Howard. I'm starring that celebrated actor, Mr. Jane Caronash, with Alan Reed, Aspisquale. And Luigi Vasco left Italy to start his new life in America.
He promised his mother that he would write and tell her about his adventures. So now let's read Luigi's letter as he writes to Mama Vasco in Italy. Dear Mama-Me. Since I'm in America, I'm going to be coming a morning, a morning like a real American.
But, a pascuali, my country, man, is Italian. Nobody is a real 100% of what's in the Carrot American, and unless he's a take out a life in assurance about it. But I'm going to understand about the life in assurance.
What the for the men wants a life in assurance, and when he's a no get the paid until he's a die. I was a think, is better to have a die in assurance so you get a pay to win a new life.
But now I'm here more than a year and I'm a realizer how foolish I was. Life in assurance is a very important one. When a man dies, an insurance company is a give his wife enough for money so she can afford the new husband.
Here in America they got all kinds of insurance for people. There is a life-finish insurance, a hospital insurance, accident insurance, a fire insurance. Mom, Mommy, no matter what the trouble happens to the American, he must get the rich.
Maybe Pasquale is the right I should have a life-finish insurance policy. Well, I'm going to go to my night school class now and ask my teacher Ms. Pauling what She's a thing. I asked last quiet. All right. Let's come to attention. Now I'll call the role. Mr. Basko.
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No, Papa, I don't want to be your son. Just the thick of me as an older friend of the family. I could believe he is a Sigh Howard production and is written by Mac Benoff and Lou Dermanon directed by Mac Benoff.
Jay Carol Nash has starred as Luigi Vasco with Alan Reed as Pasquale. Hans-Conradis Schultz, Mary Ship is Miss Balding and Jody Gilbert is Rosal. Music is under the direction of Lynn Murray.
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