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Bachelor Mother
Screen Guild Theater · April 28, 1949 · 29 min · 4,118 words
The transcript of “Bachelor Mother”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast April 28, 1949. 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, Joseph Cotton, Lucille Ball and Charles Coburn in the hilarious comedy Bachelor Mother. Yes, from Hollywood, the Spring Guild players brought to you each Thursday night by... Hamels, cigarettes. ... in a recent coastal coat test of hundreds of men and women who smoke camels and only camels for thirty days noted throat specialist reported not one single
case of throat irritation due to smoking camels. Thursday night screen guild night when camelsegareps bring you your favorite in their greatest motion picture roles. Tonight it's one of the zenius comedies ever brought to the screen, a rib-tickling story with three of Hollywood's outstanding performers.
Just loosen up and get ready to laugh as the screen guild players present, Bachelor Mother, starring Lucille Ball, Charles Cogernan, Joseph Cotton. Our story begins on the day before Christmas, the day Polly Perry's lost her job in the department store owned by J.D. Merlin and his son David.
So naturally, Polly went job hunting during her lunch hour. But she didn't find a job. She found a baby. The baby was wrapped in a blanket and lying in front of an orphanage door when Polly walked past.
Well, almost past. She stopped. They stuffed the baby and rang the orphanage door bell. She was standing there holding the infant when a matron opened the door. Hello, I want to give you this baby I found my name.
No name, please. Polly Parish, I was just passing by when I flew it anywhere. I'm in Merlin's department store. Say why the question? We must know these things before we'll take your baby. My baby!
Oh, you don't understand. I was just walking along the street and I saw it lying on the cold. We're only here to help you, my dear. You're certainly being a great help. I get fired from my job and now you've got here.
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