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True Confessions
Screen Guild Theater · April 13, 1941 · 30 min · 4,800 words
The transcript of “True Confessions”, an episode of Screen Guild Theater first broadcast April 13, 1941. 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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Lombard, Fred McMurray. The Gulf Screen Guild Theater. Your host, the director of the Star's own theater, Roger Pryor. Good evening, everyone. Your neighborhood good Gulf dealer and the Gulf oil companies welcome you to the Gulf Screen Guild Theater.
I guess you've all heard about the man who couldn't tell a lie. Well, our story tonight is about a woman who couldn't tell the truth. Carol Lombard is the woman and her. the woman and her husband, to whom she does most of her lying, is played by Fred McMurray.
The story, one of the screen's great comedies, True Confession, adapted for radio by Charles Tazwell and Bill Hampton, and with music by Oscar Bradley's Gulf Orchestra with Frank Tueres conducting. In just a minute now, you'll be meeting Carol Lombard and Fred McMurray in True Confession.
And I know that at some time or other, you've seen the names of tonight's Gulf Theater stars in big letters on the brilliantly lighted marquee of your local theater. I know too that when driving to your theater in the evening you've no doubt passed another brilliantly lighted spot dedicated not to entertainment but to service cheerful friendly service. I
mean of course the station of your neighborhood good gofteller. Next time why not drive in for a few minutes and get to know your gofteller. You'll find him eager to help you and always ready to extend any or all of Gulf dealers many courtesy services. He'll gladly do such helpful things as checking your battery or your radiator, cleaning your windshield or
wiping off your headlights. He'll do everything within his power to make every minute you spend in your automobile more enjoyable. And he's the fellow who can make motoring more enjoyable, not only because of his fine service, but also because of his splendid products. For instance, Ralph, pride, motor oil, and golf, no knocks gasoline.
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