Nina Rosa

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the delightful operator, Nina Rosa, starring Gordon MacRae and his charming guest, Mimi Benzel.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads. 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 McRae! Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, we know you're all going to be as delighted as we are with our lovely guest, Miss Mimi Benzel, and the wonderful Romberg music for Nina Rosa.

This is a story of an American mining engineer, me, I've got you from Peru. See, that's me. And the lovely daughter of an old Spanish gentleman, Nina Rosa. Well, to begin with, Nina Rosa was beautiful.

She was also rich, don't forget that. She owned the Nina Rosa mine. The fact that she was rich is completely beside the point. No, no, no, no. You talk like the idiot you are. If one is to put up with a woman, she should be rich as well as beautiful.

Would you mind letting me tell the story? But you were leaving out the most interesting point? Well, my company had an option on this Peruvian mine. And I had been sent down there to find out whether it was of any value.

And while I was there, I met Nina Rosa. The moment I saw her, I couldn't make any secret of how I felt about her. I didn't try. I guess I told everyone I met. I flew with pride, and I'm on her side.