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Once Upon a Snow-Plow (aka-Dorothy Shelton)

The Line Up · January 7, 1953 · 26 min · 3,866 words

The transcript of “Once Upon a Snow-Plow (aka-Dorothy Shelton)”, an episode of The Line Up first broadcast January 7, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Line Up plays The Line Up free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Have you got that man here? You don't have to tell us mrs. C. He's here. I'll tell you more. Now we can sit right here. There ought to be laws against a man like that.

Marion woman after woman stealing their money. There are mrs. Cedar. He must be found and punished, you Teddy. You understand? We'll do our best, mrs. Cedar. May I have your attention, please? You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room?

May I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is Cogger, Sergeant Pete Cogger. I'll explain the line of peace. Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call off the number, their name and charge. If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name.

At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications, call off the number. If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect, have him help. The questions ask these suspects immediately get a natural total voice, so they'll not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie.

Alright, bring on the line. Even moving boys over here at the end of the stage, that's right, right over here. Step it up. Turn all of you and face the screen. That's right, stand still, keep your hands at your sides. And you answer my questions, sing out the people on the other side of the screen, want to hear you. Alright, number one, James Franklin, the salt with

a deadly weapon. Step right up there, Jim. That's it. Where do you live, Jim? Grandma, talk up Jim. Where do you live? I said, uh, Bremerton. Where'd you sleep last? Somewhere on a road? I don't know where. Keep your head up Jim, look at the screen. How long you been in town? Just got in. Didn't waste any time getting picked up? So I was picked

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