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The Palm Beach Story

Old Gold Comedy Theater · October 29, 1944 · 29 min · 4,866 words

The transcript of “The Palm Beach Story”, an episode of Old Gold Comedy Theater first broadcast October 29, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Old Gold Comedy Theater plays Old Gold Comedy Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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From Hollywood, California, the makers of old gold cigarettes present the Comedy Theatre, the only radio program that brings you every week, the greatest stars in the greatest comedies. Tonight, the Palm Beach story starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Young.

We have the honor of introducing... Oh, I beg your pardon, Claudette, I thought that was in my strip. Oh, that's quite all right, Bob. You've stolen my line before. Well, I'm terribly sorry, darling. It's just that my eyes, sometimes in this light...

I know you have double vision. That's right. I remember that time you tried to play both ends of the love scene and also the dog that was sitting on my lap. Wait a minute, will you hire? And then be the husband who came in and found us. Listen, ladies and gentlemen, looks like I'll have to introduce myself.

Oh no, no, you're almost as bad as Bob. Ladies and gentlemen, I have the greatest honor tonight of introducing to you for the first time on the air, a man who has rocked the world with laughter, whose name is as familiar in Danza Bar as it is in Danza.

as it is in Danesville, Ohio, the inventor of the Hornren spectacle, the director and host of the all gold comedy theatre. He was born a number of years ago in the town. Oh no no excuse me, Claudia. Now I appreciate what you're saying but I'm really not running for the presidency.

Ladies and gentlemen I'm Harold Lloyd. Thank you I'm delighted to be here and thank you, Claudia. Now then, let's get down to business. Bob, in the Palm Beach story, which we are doing tonight, you play Tom Jeffers. Claudette plays Jerry Jeffers. You and Claudette are married, very broke, and having a little argument.

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