Luigi Vasco, a newly arrived Italian immigrant in Chicago, plans a snack party for his night school classmates at his store. When the water supply to the neighborhood is cut off, Luigi's cooking plans are thrown into trouble, and he turns to his neighbor Pasquale for help. Luigi's letters to his mother in Italy frame the story, and his night school class provides further comic scenes. The episode of Life with Luigi, a 1949 comedy created by Cy Howard, stars J. Carrol Naish as Luigi, with Alan Reed as Pasquale. It first aired on October 4, 1949.
Characters: Luigi Vasco, Pasquale, Miss Balding, Mr. Schultz, Mr. Olson, Mr. Harowitz, Rosa, Mr. Plummer
The transcript of “Luigi Throws a Party at the Store”, an episode of Life with Luigi first broadcast October 4, 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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I'm gonna enjoy life, life with Luigi, a comedy created by Sighard, and starring that celebrated actor Mr. J. Carol Nash, with Alle Reed as Pascuali. When 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. Mummy. Tonight I'm a fellow very good, because after school, My night to school of class is a comment to my store for a little bite to eat Is all the world custom. I'm like to see in America Remember the snacks you used to make for the mailman the baker
Farruchio the bricklayer uncle Pietro and his agote Mommy how that got to create I'll never forget the time with the post-ammon is a drink it too much whiny. He's a fall asleep and a god is eat it He's almost died.
I remember how mad at the postman as he get. For a whole year he's a refusal to deliver mail to the goat. Anyway, to get ready for this little bite, I'm a maker for my friends tonight.
I was a wimp to the supermarket. You know what this is, Mom? Well, you take the Colosseum in a room. Fill it up with a groceries, put in a 10 of cash registers and add to the supermarket.
And everything is a look so wonderful there. I'ma went in to buy a lemon. Somebody'sa give me a little baby carriage. I'ma push it around three hours, it'sa cost me $20. I'ma come out with a half of the store.
But worst of all, I'ma forgot the lemon. Anyway, I'd like to hear more about this and get to get a later. Right, now I'ma gotta go to my night to school at class. I'll call the roll.
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He is the only son of Louis Gebasco, the little immigrant. I'm over most of these stations when Louis Gebasco writes another letter to his mama Basko describing his adventures in America. Life with Louis G is a Cy Howard production and is written by Mac Benoff and Lou Dermond and directed by Mac Benoff.
Jay Carroll Nash has starred as Louis Gebasco with Alan Ridas Bisquale, Hans Conradis Shultz, Mary Ship is miss-folding, Jodi Gilbert is Rosa, Joe Forte is Harowitz and Ken Peters is Olson. Music is under the direction of blood-duscan.
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