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Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness

Mr Malone · August 28, 1948 · 30 min · 4,727 words

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The amazing Mr. Malone Operator operator get me the office of John J Malone The American Broadcasting Company presents the amazing Mr. Malone an exciting half hour of mystery created by Craig Rice and starring Frank Lovejoy Our locale is the city of Chicago the time the present and the hero of these weekly adventures

The amazing Mr. Milano! Milano is the name John J Milano, attorney and counselor at law. And tonight I'd like to turn the spotlight on the old cliche, cleanliness is next to godliness. As a case in point I give you Tony Milano.

Mr. Milano is one of Chicago's biggest operators. He runs half a dozen nightclubs in town. And rumor has it if you're bent on a little more action Mr. Milano can accommodate you there too. Of course, to run an enterprise of this kind, he needs help.

And that's where Georgie Kelt comes in. Kelt is his right hand, man, but Tony never believes in letting his right hand know what his left hand is doing. Which no doubt explains Georgie's bafflement as he walks into Milano's private office with a nondescript little man in total.

Here he is, Tony. You see the one? Yeah. Grimes, this is Mr. Milano. Oh, gee, it's a great pleasure, Mr. Milano. Wait a minute, tell my Mrs. Milano. You're not gonna tell your Mrs. Anything.

This is strictly between us, Grimes. Know what I mean. Oh, sure, Mr. Milano. Anything you say. It's just a step back a little like a Googoo fella. What? Mr. Milano doesn't like people breathing into his face.

It spread to germs. Know what I mean? Oh, I'm sorry. It's okay. Did the Georgie tell you what I wanted? No, how could I I didn't know myself I was saving it for a surprise Mr. Grimes you're the janitor the Bellmore apartments, you know Janet. I'm the superintendent. Oh, I'm terribly sorry I mean the superintendent

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