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Johnny Come Lately

Screen Guild Theater · February 9, 1948 · 29 min · 4,597 words

The transcript of “Johnny Come Lately”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast February 9, 1948. 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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From Hollywood, Camel Cigarettes present the Screen Gill Player. Our stars James Cagney and Agnes Morehead. Our play Johnny Come Lately. Our host, Camel Cigarettes. Experience is the best teacher. Try a camel. Let your own experience tell you why more people are smoking camels than ever before.

Yes, let your teas on that steeper taste and deeper growth. Get acquainted with camel smoking pleasure. See how your taste takes to Camels' rich, full flavor. How your throat reacts to Camels' cool, cool, mildness.

Tonight, the Camels Green Guild players present the long-awaited radio premiere of one of James Cagney's most delightful pictures, Johnny Comebaitley, based on Lewis Bromfield's novel, McCloud's Folly, and starring James Cagney in his original role of Tom Richards and Agnes Morehead as Mrs. McCloud.

The camel screen-gill players in Gani come lately. The place is Flatsoil, the time 19-tick. Flatsoil, like many other towns, is trying to straddle tooth-entry. And sometimes, past and present, meet quite oddly, as on this particular morning in May.

Mr. Blacker, the pawnbroker, answers a tapping at his door. His back door, that is, the one that opens on the alley. Yes? Oh, Mrs. McLeod, come in. Thank you. Mr. Blaker, you remember my silver candlesticks?

Sure, sure. I remember a mighty fart. I thought I'd like to leave them with you for a little too. Look after it. With the other things? Sure, Mrs. McLobby. Glad to keep them safe for you.

I wouldn't bother you, but it's the first of the month and it takes quite a bit to run that newspaper and value you understand. Sure. I'll, uh, $50 be. Oh, these candlesticks are worth much more than that.

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