Girl Crazy

Transcribed. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded Joe Fred. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the sparkling musical comedy, Girl Crazy, starring William Vendix, Doris Day, Joan Edwards, your host Gordon MacRae, and the music of Carmen Dragon's Orchestra.

Yes, tonight another great musical comedy is brought to you by the American Railroads, The same railroads that also bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life.

And now here is Gordon McRae! Thank you and good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is Gordon McRae helping to bring you another in our series of musical successes. Tonight, the railroad hour show train presents the gay George Gershwin hit, Girl Crazy.

When Girl Crazy Open on Broadway it features such stars as Ginger Rogers, Ethel Merman, Alan Kearns and Willie Howard. Tonight playing those same star parts you'll hear Doris Day, Joan Edwards, yours truly Gordon MacRae and in the comedy role of Skeeter Mulligan, the New York taxi cab driver, that lovable lug, William Bendix.

Dear Eloise, I take my typewriter and hand to write you this letter explaining how come I didn't keep our engagement in Brooklyn on the night of June 29th. I was in my cab at Broadway in 48th Street but all of a sudden a young fella throws a couple of suitcases in the back and says Holland Tunnel driver head west and

keep going. Okay well buddy if this ain't the time you're looking for you're out of luck because I'm out of gas. I relax Mulligan this is it. See that sign? Hesterville, Arizona. Population male 58, female zero. No women, no one to the place looks dead. Now while I ask those cowboys over in the hotel,