Scatterbrain

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's play is a radio adaptation of the Republic Picture Scatter Brain starring Judy Canova.

And here is the director of the old gold comedy theatre, Mr. Harold Boy! Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. They say that opportunity knocks but once, and if that's so, we're mighty glad we heard the knock and opened the door.

For tonight we have the opportunity and pleasure to present to you a young lady who has sung and acted her way into the hearts of millions of us all over the world. Miss Judy Canova, welcome to old gold comedy theater, Judy.

Well, thank you, Harold, for asking me over. I want to thank my three sponsors too for letting me visit you. Your three sponsors, Judy? Sure. Colgate, Palm Ollie Pete. I hear you. Well, on with tonight's play.

Scatterbrane. Some discoveries are made by accident. Newton discovered the law of gravity by tossing an apple in the air. And Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity while flying a kite. But the discovery, J.R. Russell, director of Perfection Pictures is about to make is no accident.

As our scene opens, Eddie McIntyre, a publicity burst into a JR's office. Oh, boss! Oh, boss, you've done it again. This is without the doubt the greatest stroke of genius you've ever pulled. Well, Eddie, I do manage to...

What have I done now? What have you done now? You've just made the greatest discovery of your career, JR. Listen to this. In a worldwide search for a girl to play Ruthie Bell in Thunder Over the Ozarks, you found Ruthie Bell in person.