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Springtime in Paris

Railroad Hour · July 16, 1951 · 29 min · 2,091 words

The transcript of “Springtime in Paris”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast July 16, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). All Mixed Up plays Railroad Hour free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our summer show train. Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the great music of the City of Paris and a brand new musical play by Lauren Sendley.

It's springtime in Paris, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest star Dorothy Warren Scholl. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another delightful musical premiere is brought to you by the American Railroad.

The same railroads that 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 our star, Gordon MacRae!

Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, sir, tonight we're traveling to the most romantic city in the world. A delightful musical love story. I'll be the boy, Dorothy Warren Shoulders the Girl in Springtime in Paris.

This city every girl dreams about. All the time at the office staring at the typewriter, I never really saw the keys at all. A-S-D-F, Shift key, Spacebar, Semi-colon, Dollar sign, yes Mr. Benson, right away Mr. Benson, I'll type up the invoices immediately sir, original and seven copies.

But all I could see in the typewriters was a space up by the roller his hair We'd be like Louis-Jourdown Whether ribbon his his eyebrows like Jean-Seblant His eyes were tabulated keys and they stared up at me like Jean Caban And the space bar with his lips just like Charles Boyet How that that's why I did without Nylons and skipped two lunches a week

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