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Adorable

Screen Guild Theater · October 28, 1946 · 26 min · 3,791 words

The transcript of “Adorable”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast October 28, 1946. 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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Ladies and gentlemen, tonight Lady Esther has the rare privilege of bringing you three of the screen's most delightful personalities and one of Hollywood's most delightful fables. The 20th Century Fox picture adorable starring Shirley Temple, Peter Lofford and Charles Coben, the Lady Esther Screen Guild players in Adorable.

In a half of Central Europe, between Munich and Vienna, there is no such place as Hipsburg-Leggstot. In fact, we have proof that the kingdom is mythical. People still have servants' layers, and therefore our story happens to start at the servants' wall.

At a corner table, but a handsome young fellow has just kissed the girl. Now, you may think that isn't important, but it is. It's very important. That's why the young fellow turns to her and asks.

I said, what's your name? Didn't you hear me? What's the line? You kissed me. Oh. My name is Mitzi. Mitzi. And yours? Carl. Carl. Yeah, now you gotta kiss me. I just did. No, no. I kissed you.

Well, you started it alone, but we certainly finished it together. Have another Coke. Not just now, thanks. Some peanuts? Well, perhaps one. Tell me, is this the first time you've been here? Yes, but it's different than I thought it would be.

I was just going home and then you came along. Tell me, what do you do? All right, I work. Where? All of the, um, at the Big World Beauty Shop. I'm a manicurist. What do you do?

Oh, I, uh, I work too. Where? At the, uh, uh, in a delicate lesson. That's Will B. Lady's Choice. Lady's Choice. May I have the Honister? My Lady, I'm flattered. Come on, bartender. Another beer, please.

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