Lightnin

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is George Murphy. We have a very dear friend here with us tonight We're helping him celebrate an anniversary. He's entertained you and your parents. Yes and their parents before them He's been in the theater for 75 years three-quarters of a century in makeup And this is our way of expressing our respect and affection for Harry Davenport by bringing him to you in the title role of

of Leitman, a grand old man and a grand old story. On hand to help in the festivities are Florence Bates, as Mrs. Jones, Barbara Britton is Millie, and yours truly George Murphy as John. Here it is, the Lady Esther Screen Guild Players in Leitman. Now you know how it is with Nick names. Fellas built like a blimp and they call him skinny. He's seven feet tall, they call him

So I guess you'll understand about old Bill Jones. His name was Lightman. I'd only known him for a month or so, but he got into a regular pal, and something of a problem too, like that evening when he drifted into my cabin.

Evening, John. Oh, hello, Lightman. I didn't hear you at the door. You sure do? I'm not. Really? You couldn't have knocked very loud. I didn't want to disturb you. Besides, I always moved kind of quiet like.

Learn that from my college school. Funny. That chair wasn't there when I came in. Bill, I'm afraid you've been drinking again. No, no, no. Just saying goodbye to them fellas was been cutting your timbers.

They're breaking camp. And they wanted you to take a few farewell drinks. Well, I didn't like to hurt their feelings. Me and I have known most of them since they were kids. Yeah, imagine you have.