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The Mercury Theatre on the Air · August 1, 1938 · 62 min · 7,884 words
The transcript of “The Thirty Nine Steps”, an episode of The Mercury Theatre on the Air first broadcast August 1, 1938. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Orson Welles on the Air plays The Mercury Theatre on the Air free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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The Colombian network takes pride in presenting Orson Welles, and the Mercurist Theater on the air, in the course broadcast of a unique new series, dramatising famous narrative by great authors. This is the first time that a completely ethical producing company has been brought to radio.
And the Colombian network, again welcomes Mr. Welles and his associates to its own stations, and to the stations of the Canadian broadcasting corporation, close to close. Every week Orson Welles invites our listeners suggest their favorite title and tonight the Mercury Theater on the air presents 39 Steps by John Buckett with Orson Welles as Richard Hanne and Marmaduke
John Flay. Here is Orson Welles. Good evening ladies and gentlemen I cannot divulge the full name of the author of the 39 Steps. Seven university degrees and a title, make him a gentleman and a scholar and also practically unpronounceable.
I think you'd like to know if you didn't that it is the present governor general of the Dominion of Canada and first Baron of Tweed Mure who perpetrated this tall and shamelessly exciting story about high doings in Scotland.
Lord Treetmure, who in private life is a publisher, himself very properly a Scotsman, who regards the sensational diversity of his responsibilities with the special, calm of his nations. I regard my business, he says, as my profession, writing as my amusement and politics as my duty.
One model. What's your name? A sales fellow.
What's your name? All right, all right. Down there in the street and over on sign. I never saw you before in my life. There it is with the yellow, the one I would know too.
Look at that. I think we might open up. Hey, you're the Paula. Some of them all had goodnight. This shining head of the sun, slow and golden. Well, this shot of penne, and the original penne, to see.
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