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The Gay Divorcee

Screen Guild Theater · March 6, 1944 · 28 min · 3,690 words

The transcript of “The Gay Divorcee”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast March 6, 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 Lady Esther Screen Guild Play Tonight, The Gay Divorce. The starring players, this is Frank Sinatra. This is Gloria DeHaven. This is Edward Edward Horton. And this is Spring Bineton.

Tonight Lady Esther presents the Screen Guild Players Choose, Dwight Taylor, Cole Porter, Kenneth Webb, and Samuel Hoppenstein. Adapted from the book, The Gay Divorce by Dwight Lehr. It stars Frank Sinatra as Guy Holden. Gloria de Haven as Mimi, spring-byington as Hortense, and Edward Everett Horton as Egbert, the Lady Esther, screen-gilled players in the gay divorcee.

This is the good old days when Americans just went to Europe for fun. And that's exactly why a guy holding it there. With an English pile, he's doing a famous Paris café. And the owner doesn't seem to approve.

Gentlemen, the check comes to faulty things. I must insist. I just told you we're taking both back to London tomorrow and we both packed our wallets in our trunks. We'll mail you the amount of the check, old boy.

I am sorry, Monsieur, but I do not know you. Oh, this is Egbert Fitzgerald. His father is Sir Frederick, the famous London attorney. And I'm a barrister, too. You... No, gentlemen, I... I'm sorry, but...

My friend here is guy holding the American singer, a radio, musical comedy and whatnot. Of course you've heard of him. Of course I have heard of guy holding... Monsieur Holden, can you identify your sin?

Well, you see, as a matter of fact, I... Yes, you left your papers in another suit. Oh my word, Guy, I know you can prove who you are, just dash him off a cadenza or two.

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