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Design for Scandal

Screen Guild Theater · February 21, 1944 · 30 min · 4,183 words

The transcript of “Design for Scandal”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast February 21, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Screen Guild Theater plays Screen Guild Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Lady Esther presents the Screen Guild Players. The guest is Screen Guild Player tonight, designed for scandal. The starring players is Robert Young. And this is Carol Andrews. All right, Lady Esther presents the Screen Guild Players in the delightful Metrogold and Mayor comedy, designed for scandal.

It stars Robert Young as Jeff Sherman, and Carol Landis as Judge Cornelia Porter. The Lady Esther Screen Guild Players in Design for Scandal. Consider the opinion of this court that the plaintiff Adele Blair is entitled to a divorce.

And the court here with orders of defendant J.M. Blair to pay Alimony in the sum of $4,000 a month for a period of five years. Court dismissed. That fool woman judge, $4,000 a month. What am I, anyway, a millionaire?

Frankly, yes. It's a hold up. I won't pay it. I'll appeal. Go ahead, but you'll have to appeal in her court. And I'll have a remove. No soap, J.M. That Cornelia Porter has a reputation.

She's straight as a die. How do you know so much about her? Oh, I know a lot of things. For example, your case today cleaned up her docket. Tomorrow she'll be going to Cape Cod with her sister and her sister's kid.

Two months vacation to Lofe and Sculpte. Sculpte? Yeah, you know, with a chisel. Uh, maybe I could do you some good up there. You were good? Mm-hmm, and guarantee results. How much would it cost me?

Well, I've been with the Globe News Photo Syndicate for eight years now. I'd sort of like the Washington spot. No. In a written contract. No. In a little bonus, about five grades. No! Well, maybe.

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