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Screen Guild Theater · November 12, 1945 · 28 min · 4,115 words
The transcript of “My Favorite Wife”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast November 12, 1945. 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, my favorite wife. The starring players. This is Greer Garten. This is Richard Nay. This is Gayle Patrick. And this is Franklin Pangborn.
Tonight, Lady Esther presents the Screen Guild Players in Leo McCarry's hilarious comedy of marital mix-up, my favorite wife. It stars Richard Nay as Nick Arden. Greer Garson as Ellen Arden. Franklin Pangborn as the hotel manager and Gail Patrick as Beyontha Werthing.
The Lady Esther Screen Guild Players in my favorite wife. Nick Arden, a successful young lawyer, is appearing before a judge in the L'Hang the Civil Court, attempting to establish the legal status of his wife, Ellen Arden, who has been missing for seven years.
Quiet! Quiet in the court! Sounds like visiting day at the zoo. Now, well, well, the Auden case, Your Honor. Oh, yes. Well, Miss Arden, as I see it, your wife, Ellen Arden, was lost at sea when a ship went down off the coast of Inducina.
Yes, Your Honor, seven years ago. Ah. Well, the testimony's all here. Sworn affidavit, no evidence to the contrary. Law is clear. I hereby pronounce Ellen Arden, wife of Nicholas Arden, legally dead. Well, thank you, Judge.
Now, would you please marry us? Oh, that's quite all right. What was that? Mr. Arden and I wish to be married. But his first wife just died seven years ago. Mr. Arden, do you plan to marry this young lady?
Yes, Your Honor. Miss Bianca wasing. Have you had time to think about this? Your Honor, Mr. Arden is over 21, and will you please make the ceremony as short as possible? We're going to Yosemite for our honeymoon.
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