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Archie thinks the tavern needs a “front man” to keep customers from walking out. So, he tries to convince Charles Coburn, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to take the job.
Originally aired on November 2, 1943. This is episode 102 of Duffy's Tavern.
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Speaker 1 (00:16):
Welcome to classic comedy of old time radio. I'm your host,
Ron Ecklebarger. Archie thinks the tavern needs a frontman to
keep customers from walking out, so he tries to convince
Charles Coburn, this week's guest at Duffy's Tavern, to take
the job. This is episode number one hundred and two
(00:37):
of Duffy's Tavern, entitled Guest Charles Coburn, and it originally
aired November second, nineteen forty three.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The Special Service Division and Vito Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
of the United Nations.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
The drop in at Duffy's Tavern.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Hello, Duffy's wall, he elate me, d I do you
to mind you speaking? Duppy ain't here? Hello Duffy tonight
Charles Cobran. Charles Cobran, Now Duffy, don't hang up. So
one week it ain't a dame. How's business?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Well we're running ahead of yesterday. We were closed yesterday. Well,
you know, Duffy d lifting up that tim out has
heard us. Well, but nobody walks in here by mistakes
no more, you know, Duffy. I was thinking, though, you
know what we need here is a front man. A
(01:44):
front man. Look, when a customer comes in here, what's
the first thing he thinks about right about leaving? Oh? Uh,
we got to have a front man's to block the door,
and this uh cobine would be a natural for the job. Hey,
(02:05):
or to see the fronts the guy his job, Well,
we would expect him to go up to the customers
and inquire, for instance, how they like the place here. Huh, Stuffy,
who's gonna hit a guy his age? Well, look, Duffy,
I'm very busy now, yeah, very busy. I'll call you back. Okay, Okay, Eddie,
(02:29):
excuse me? Uh oh, well, Duffy, will just stop bothering
me with these phone calls. Well, I told you I'm busy. Listen,
I am doing something very important. Goodbye.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Okay, I he.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Deal out the cart? Okay is good. This is a
wonderful game.
Speaker 5 (02:50):
What do you say with the name of it?
Speaker 4 (02:52):
It's called Jim Rummy, named after that famous gamble you know,
dime in Jim. I don't under j I I thought
this thought this game was called gin Rumber. You're thinking
a DEALI with me. The guy that intt that they're
cotton gym. Great game, ain't naddie. Yeah, great game, it's
(03:16):
very educational. Uh how much do you owe? Mean a football? Uh,
let's see you. Uh gim me four times at three
thousand points, times at by seven and twenty one thousand,
twenty one thousand for ten thousand for boxers, there's thirty
two thousand multiplied by four. That's an even dollar. Okay,
(03:39):
here's the buck. Okay, I quit, Eddie. You can't quit
a winner. How did I quit a loser? Well, at
least like a gentleman. Oh, the give me back the buck.
That's the roller I learned you the game. Don't forget happy.
Oh yes, miss Duffie.
Speaker 6 (03:56):
Uh have be chock Coby, who's coming down here tonight?
Speaker 4 (03:59):
What about him?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Why would you ever have anyone like robbit tail or
Tyrone power to meet me?
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Tron power, robitailor to meet you, Brook Mustuffie. When you've
got steak at home, you don't go out to eat hash. Besides,
we ain't running no matrimonial brewery and Prada. Besides, to
(04:26):
attract guys like Tyrone power down here, that's got to
be sex appeal.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
And what is sex appeal? Nothing but sheer playing? Animal attraction?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
Oh animal attraction Mustuffie. Have you ever been to Earl
Carol's Yes? Did you ever see crowds like that at
the zoo? Anyways, I thought you was all true with
men since breakin Bridge hasenfeller, But did your engagement?
Speaker 6 (04:52):
He didn't bust the engagement. It was by neutral agreements.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Neutral agreement huh.
Speaker 7 (04:57):
Yes, he said he was through with me and I
agreed not to bother him anymore. And I didn't kept
my part of the neutral agreement because every time I
call him on the phone and he asks as I
hang up.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
And on the other hand, when he called me, which.
Speaker 7 (05:11):
He doesn't, and if a fella who sounds like him,
I hang up immediately because I'm not going to break
a mutual agreement.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I wish the World Series was being broadcast or I'd
have something to listen to him. Was there started between
you and Breaking Bridge?
Speaker 7 (05:26):
Huh, that's silly things. I learned our engagement ring to
my girlfriend deal a pogany.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
She needed it to hint to a fella to have you.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
But something I don't blame Breaking Bridge for getting, so
I half to get by get the engagement ring, that's
just it.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
I bought it.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
You bought the engagement ring.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
Yeah, it was a Christmas surprize for me to him.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Hum, one of them things the guy wouldn't think of
to buy for himself. Excuse me? Oh oh oh ruh?
Just the second miss uh duppy is veraphogusy? Oh?
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Hell oh how vera? What you wanna come down? Don't
waste your time, chob cobrn Uh billy, you still got
my engagement ring?
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Who came for it?
Speaker 6 (06:19):
What man from the finance company? But there the domus
half paid for I only owe them six dollars.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
What Oh he got it back?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
Huh he did?
Speaker 4 (06:32):
How to do it?
Speaker 8 (06:33):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (06:35):
He got engaged to him?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
What me?
Speaker 6 (06:39):
No vera? I'm finished with men forever?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (06:44):
Ochie? Exactly how old is mister.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Cobran and exactly why do you wanna know?
Speaker 8 (06:52):
Well?
Speaker 6 (06:52):
In casey happens to find me irresistible.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Work, Ms Duffy. The guy may have gray hair, but
his eyes are still good. Now please leave me along
well high and again, what you been doing all day?
The playing cards?
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Maybe my fellow is home playing solitaire with each other.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
The toy is playing solitary?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Else good would play? We only had one deck of cards.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Uh, so you're very handy with the cards. I'm Finnigan.
What is your speciality? Flipping him into a hat? Again?
Would you like to play a little rummy? The little rummy?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Why not?
Speaker 4 (07:43):
I'll play anybody and again I met Jim Rummy. He
got any money?
Speaker 3 (07:51):
A half a buck?
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Okay, I'm playing for it?
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Okay to Will it make any difference to you? Will
fight on all the games?
Speaker 4 (08:01):
No? No, no, but it might make a little difference
for you.
Speaker 9 (08:06):
Here.
Speaker 4 (08:06):
Uh leave us, steal a card. Uh, take off your
hot and coat, make yourself comfortable, put up the half
a buck. Uh.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
Oh well, mister gunskin. Uh what are you thinking now?
Speaker 4 (08:16):
My ideal?
Speaker 6 (08:17):
H that's fleet of you. Uh, Johnny, have you been
avoiding me because I've been engaged? No?
Speaker 4 (08:23):
I haven't haven't. Wow, I haven't been avoiding you.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Why because you're engaged?
Speaker 8 (08:28):
Well, I'm not.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Well. That clears that up. Deal of Cod's ben again?
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Oh hey, Johnny, you don't seem excited at the news.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
What news I am at liberty? Give me death a
come on ben again? Deal a card? Uh, Saint Johnson,
go ahead?
Speaker 8 (08:46):
Don't well? Uh ever, find.
Speaker 9 (09:02):
A girl in my mind, the one who is my
I deal nayybe she's a dream, and yet she might be.
Speaker 8 (09:18):
Just around the corner.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
Waiting for me.
Speaker 8 (09:24):
Will I recognize the light in her eyes? No other
eyes reveal? God? Will I pass her by and never
even know that she is my? It's the girl who
(09:57):
is my?
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I deal? M m.
Speaker 9 (10:02):
Maybe she's a dream, and yet she might be y
around the corner.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Waiting for me.
Speaker 8 (10:14):
Well I recognize light in her eyes, no other eyes.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Will be.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
But will I pass her by.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
And never even know my?
Speaker 1 (10:34):
She is my.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Dear?
Speaker 8 (10:43):
She is my? Ah? Deal?
Speaker 4 (11:05):
Well, okay, and again that's that?
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Okay, us you won't make three dollars.
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Three bucks? Okay, here, I'm ben again he's uh twenty cents?
U I owe you the other half a buck?
Speaker 5 (11:22):
One?
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Do I get it?
Speaker 4 (11:23):
Well, you'll have to give me her ioe you bert
give you my eye?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
O yo, d oh you know I can right?
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Well, Uh, never mind, you're an old friends. I'll try you.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
God touch it. He got a fella that just came
out up straight.
Speaker 7 (11:46):
Familiar.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
Don't seen him in the movies?
Speaker 8 (11:50):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Think up played baby?
Speaker 4 (11:54):
And again that's Charles Tulburn. Mister comburne. May I tell
you that many great stars have passed through these portholes,
but you are the portlist of them. Off and furthermore,
(12:18):
may I say that we are indeed?
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Shut up? Oh this is Duffy's Eh, where's Duffy?
Speaker 4 (12:30):
He's home?
Speaker 3 (12:31):
He's smart.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Well, his daughter is heshy. Ain't so smart. I went
to Doc mc duffy. This is mister Combine.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I'm glad to know you, Ms Stuffy.
Speaker 6 (12:47):
I'm sorry, mister coping, but may can never wear be dender.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Ms Stuffy. December didn't even ask you?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Oh no, did you get the looking at don don't.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Give me dear lyddy. I was carried away by your
lovely ravishing face. I can go along with a gag.
Speaker 6 (13:12):
Well if if you like, I'll be a daughter to you.
I'm like that. I don't have a gate ought you?
Speaker 3 (13:19):
What do I say?
Speaker 4 (13:20):
Now? Nothing? She's turning you down. Don't force your luck.
I luck, miss something. I got business to talk off
with Mexico mine. Now tell me you, jolly, how long
have you been an actor?
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Fifty years?
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Fifty years? Huh uh? Don't you think you're to settle
down to a steady job.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Well here, I'd rather marry miss Duffy.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Uh, look, jolly, the job is a good job. We
could uh, we could use a front man here, a
front man. Yeah, and you're just the type, you know, prosperous,
well fed, well dressed, business wife, a perfect bony. Uh
what do you say, but.
Speaker 10 (14:02):
Archie, a job like this, wouldn't it tie me down?
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Not necessarily. I'm able to fly anytime. And the work
came hard, you know, I take me. I found hunt
to write a book. Might have heard of a Duffy's
first reader. You see, I'm not tied down.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I've seen the book.
Speaker 4 (14:21):
Oh yes, what did you think of it?
Speaker 3 (14:23):
You should be tied down.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Look, mister Koburn, as long as we're hurling cluches. I
happened to have seen your last picture and only one
thing kept me from asking for me money back? What
was that I sneaked in? So please leave us slut
(14:46):
fly guns right? Excuse me? Oh? Oh, Duffy and I
think I'll hire the guy as a front man, well
under me, of course, Yeah, certainly, sort of a second
front man.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Well, we'll let him stand over there to cash register. Huh.
Well we can have him bonded. Well, uh no, I
don't think we to happy. You know, he's he's more
to settle type, not right enough to steal him, too
old to run. Okay, Duffy, Uh, we'll be within a second,
(15:27):
mister Comber. And uh uh hey, Eddie, listen, Eddie, I've
just been talking to Duffy. We gotta test this Cobin's character. Character. Yeah,
that's one thing about me you already. I like honesty.
I wouldn't have a guy around unless he's got the
character he Well, how you gonna test him? We'll clip
him in a poker game.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
Once.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
You're a way to find out about a guy, you
know playing poker. Oh and if he wins, he ain't
got no character. Well, it depends on how much he wins. Look, honey,
(17:15):
and Natty foulis leave us not scared of this guy
off by mentioning poker right away? You know this covin,
I'll I'll lead him up to it gradually, Oh, mister Coburn. Yes,
speaking of the World Series, the Anks is a great team.
Huh well, yes, yeah, and that team that played him
as good the uh Cards? Speaking of cards, Uh, how
(17:42):
would you like doing dog in a nice sociable game
of let's say, uh, Jim Rummy.
Speaker 10 (17:47):
Well, Frankly, I don't know much about CODs. You don't
huh about six years ago? I did play a game
called uh uh poker?
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Okay, Uh, what kind of a game has done?
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Well, it's so long ago I forgotten.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Yes, a fine, why don't we play it again? Maybe
it would come back to the both of us. Oh, well,
all right, if you promise to be patient with a
green hog. Oh I'm even greener than you.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
No, I'm much greener than you. Uh no, I'm a lot.
Speaker 4 (18:25):
Greener than you. These are the two greeners.
Speaker 8 (18:29):
That is all.
Speaker 4 (18:32):
I'll uh get the cards, Charley. I uh, hey, folas
alas must we got a real sucker. He don't know
what thing about polker?
Speaker 8 (18:40):
Oh, boy, poker?
Speaker 4 (18:42):
Do you play poker? Finnigan?
Speaker 3 (18:44):
No, no, no, I don't buster. I got dumb luck.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
Oh if you got any kind of luck at all?
That's the kind, now, Fennigan. All you got to remember?
And poker, there's one thing. What Uh, don't go into
a part unless you got four of a kind? Four
a big turn, man, that's right. Don't go in unless
you got four of a kind. Well, mister comburyn uh
what do we play for? Uh?
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Say?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
Uh? One and two?
Speaker 3 (19:14):
Okay, a hundred two hundred is alright with me one
hundred and two?
Speaker 4 (19:19):
Hunt it okay by me. But Eddie here is only waiting,
you know, So what's compromise? Huh? Make it two cents
and four cents? Uh? Now, go ahead and deal out
to cards?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
So?
Speaker 4 (19:32):
Uh do you know how to deal?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Well? I used to be able to. Now let me
see h three missing three?
Speaker 4 (19:51):
Missing?
Speaker 7 (19:52):
Well?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (19:53):
Well, how can we play poker with only thirty seven kinds? Well?
Speaker 10 (20:00):
By a very fortunate coincidence? I uh, I happen to
have a deck of cards in my pocket?
Speaker 4 (20:06):
In your pocket? Uh? How hard did you say it was?
Speaker 5 (20:10):
Since you played.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Six years? This is an old suit. I wonder if
I remember how to play this?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
This poker? Oh?
Speaker 4 (20:23):
Yill right? Member?
Speaker 3 (20:24):
Now, how are we gonna play straight poker? Jack's a better?
Very far cards on a miss deal?
Speaker 4 (20:34):
H huh uh I got a queer feeling that that
that ain't such an old suit.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (20:40):
Now stick to the card jaddy, Let's see. Uh, let's
see what have I got here? M hm m m
I'll love I bet? Uh four cents? Wait, no, I
don't know.
Speaker 3 (20:52):
I'm it there? BET's down or dead? Hey? Uh it
swells up me backs down at the.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
Well sort of a poker time, you know, like baby,
he needs a no pair of shoes. What are you
gonna do, Eddie? I'm dropping out, ma toe matoe? Uh
uh take the money?
Speaker 3 (21:17):
Oh do I win?
Speaker 6 (21:18):
Ye?
Speaker 4 (21:19):
You win?
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Well? This is this is great fun.
Speaker 4 (21:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (21:24):
What did you have a pair of bullet? I mean, uh,
a pair of one spots?
Speaker 4 (21:31):
You deal Eddie Finnegan, by the way, Uh once did
you drop out with? Oh?
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Nothing? Three kings?
Speaker 4 (21:42):
You dropped out with three kings?
Speaker 3 (21:44):
Or you call me to only go on with four
of a kind.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
But okay, wait until you get four of a kind?
All yeah, your card down it? Hm hmmm mmm do.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
You hold four? Eye opening? You open again?
Speaker 9 (22:08):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (22:09):
In that case, I think I'll drop out. I'm out too.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Well, I'll say, okay, how many cars you don none?
I'm standing back.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Well I'm starting pot cool, very smooth, poka.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Again Yes, my bet a right, show? I raise you
shut that.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
He can raise you too, Finny, And this is a democracy,
but you can re raise him.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
Okay, I re rid show.
Speaker 10 (22:40):
I reraise you okay, all right, I right right, I
reraise your care Hi double it?
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Okay, I'll drop.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I ain't got enough, doll. I'll wait a minute again.
I might back. If you got what I think.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
You got, don't worry you, I go.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
You've got 'em. Okay, that's good enough for me. Cobine,
we raise you two four eight, sixteen, uh thirty two
sixty four, give me a pencil ninety seven. Now what
(23:26):
do you got?
Speaker 3 (23:26):
A straight ten jack, Queen king Ace?
Speaker 4 (23:29):
That's all Benagan, show your kind y'all Rod, let's see
and for so ivin Fnagan, were's the four of a
kind third your force purge.
Speaker 10 (23:48):
Oh Fannagan, Well, gentlemen, thank you very much. Whatnny think
about poker? It's like swimming comes.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
Back to you just like that.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
Mm Hello, Duffy. Cobine's character, well, he ain't got much character,
but he's got a wonderful memory. Alright, Well, wait a minute, Duffy,
he's just leaving here. Good night, mister Coburn. Hey wait
a second, I think this ace belongs to you with
just balladia cuff.
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Well you can keep it. I have others.
Speaker 2 (24:23):
Now, before we leave Duffy's tavern, labors put a couple
of nickels in Duffy's jukebox Duffy's Jukebox, where the feet
meat to beat while the platters spinning the needles in
the grove. And here's the voice number coming.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Up, Boss.
Speaker 8 (26:41):
Before to.
Speaker 5 (26:46):
La school.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
This Duffy's Tavern was rebroadcast especially for you men and
(29:21):
women in the Armed Forces of the United Nations by
the Special Service Division of the War Department of the
United States of America.
Speaker 1 (30:32):
Charles Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, in eighteen seventy seven.
By age eighteen, he was manager at the Savannah Theater.
He made his Broadway debut in nineteen oh one and
worked on stage until nineteen thirty seven, when he moved
to Los Angeles to begin a film career. In his
thirty year film career, he starred in more than seventy movies.
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He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscars three times,
for the movie The Devil and Missus Jones nineteen forty one,
the movie The More the Merrier in nineteen forty three,
and The Green Years in nineteen forty six. He won
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for his performance in the forty three movie The More
the Merrier. By the way I've seen more the Marrier,
it is a it's a good picture. I highly recommend it.
Charles Coburn died of a heart attack on August thirtieth,
nineteen sixty one. He was eighty four. Please send your
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questions and comments to host at classiccomedyotr dot com until
next time. In the words of Flannery O'Connor, accepting oneself
does not preclude an attempt to become better.
Welcome to classic comedy of old time radio. I'm your host,
Ron Ecklebarger. Archie thinks the tavern needs a frontman to
keep customers from walking out, so he tries to convince
Charles Coburn, this week's guest at Duffy's Tavern, to take
the job. This is episode number one hundred and two
(00:37):
of Duffy's Tavern, entitled Guest Charles Coburn, and it originally
aired November second, nineteen forty three.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The Special Service Division and Vito Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
of the United Nations.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
The drop in at Duffy's Tavern.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Hello, Duffy's wall, he elate me, d I do you
to mind you speaking? Duppy ain't here? Hello Duffy tonight
Charles Cobran. Charles Cobran, Now Duffy, don't hang up. So
one week it ain't a dame. How's business?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Well we're running ahead of yesterday. We were closed yesterday. Well,
you know, Duffy d lifting up that tim out has
heard us. Well, but nobody walks in here by mistakes
no more, you know, Duffy. I was thinking, though, you
know what we need here is a front man. A
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front man. Look, when a customer comes in here, what's
the first thing he thinks about right about leaving? Oh? Uh,
we got to have a front man's to block the door,
and this uh cobine would be a natural for the job. Hey,
(02:05):
or to see the fronts the guy his job, Well,
we would expect him to go up to the customers
and inquire, for instance, how they like the place here. Huh, Stuffy,
who's gonna hit a guy his age? Well, look, Duffy,
I'm very busy now, yeah, very busy. I'll call you back. Okay, Okay, Eddie,
(02:29):
excuse me? Uh oh, well, Duffy, will just stop bothering
me with these phone calls. Well, I told you I'm busy. Listen,
I am doing something very important. Goodbye.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Okay, I he.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Deal out the cart? Okay is good. This is a
wonderful game.
Speaker 5 (02:50):
What do you say with the name of it?
Speaker 4 (02:52):
It's called Jim Rummy, named after that famous gamble you know,
dime in Jim. I don't under j I I thought
this thought this game was called gin Rumber. You're thinking
a DEALI with me. The guy that intt that they're
cotton gym. Great game, ain't naddie. Yeah, great game, it's
(03:16):
very educational. Uh how much do you owe? Mean a football? Uh,
let's see you. Uh gim me four times at three
thousand points, times at by seven and twenty one thousand,
twenty one thousand for ten thousand for boxers, there's thirty
two thousand multiplied by four. That's an even dollar. Okay,
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here's the buck. Okay, I quit, Eddie. You can't quit
a winner. How did I quit a loser? Well, at
least like a gentleman. Oh, the give me back the buck.
That's the roller I learned you the game. Don't forget happy.
Oh yes, miss Duffie.
Speaker 6 (03:56):
Uh have be chock Coby, who's coming down here tonight?
Speaker 4 (03:59):
What about him?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Why would you ever have anyone like robbit tail or
Tyrone power to meet me?
Speaker 4 (04:05):
Tron power, robitailor to meet you, Brook Mustuffie. When you've
got steak at home, you don't go out to eat hash. Besides,
we ain't running no matrimonial brewery and Prada. Besides, to
(04:26):
attract guys like Tyrone power down here, that's got to
be sex appeal.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
And what is sex appeal? Nothing but sheer playing? Animal attraction?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
Oh animal attraction Mustuffie. Have you ever been to Earl
Carol's Yes? Did you ever see crowds like that at
the zoo? Anyways, I thought you was all true with
men since breakin Bridge hasenfeller, But did your engagement?
Speaker 6 (04:52):
He didn't bust the engagement. It was by neutral agreements.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Neutral agreement huh.
Speaker 7 (04:57):
Yes, he said he was through with me and I
agreed not to bother him anymore. And I didn't kept
my part of the neutral agreement because every time I
call him on the phone and he asks as I
hang up.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
And on the other hand, when he called me, which.
Speaker 7 (05:11):
He doesn't, and if a fella who sounds like him,
I hang up immediately because I'm not going to break
a mutual agreement.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I wish the World Series was being broadcast or I'd
have something to listen to him. Was there started between
you and Breaking Bridge?
Speaker 7 (05:26):
Huh, that's silly things. I learned our engagement ring to
my girlfriend deal a pogany.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
She needed it to hint to a fella to have you.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
But something I don't blame Breaking Bridge for getting, so
I half to get by get the engagement ring, that's
just it.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
I bought it.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
You bought the engagement ring.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
Yeah, it was a Christmas surprize for me to him.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Hum, one of them things the guy wouldn't think of
to buy for himself. Excuse me? Oh oh oh ruh?
Just the second miss uh duppy is veraphogusy? Oh?
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Hell oh how vera? What you wanna come down? Don't
waste your time, chob cobrn Uh billy, you still got
my engagement ring?
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Who came for it?
Speaker 6 (06:19):
What man from the finance company? But there the domus
half paid for I only owe them six dollars.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
What Oh he got it back?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
Huh he did?
Speaker 4 (06:32):
How to do it?
Speaker 8 (06:33):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (06:35):
He got engaged to him?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
What me?
Speaker 6 (06:39):
No vera? I'm finished with men forever?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (06:44):
Ochie? Exactly how old is mister.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Cobran and exactly why do you wanna know?
Speaker 8 (06:52):
Well?
Speaker 6 (06:52):
In casey happens to find me irresistible.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Work, Ms Duffy. The guy may have gray hair, but
his eyes are still good. Now please leave me along
well high and again, what you been doing all day?
The playing cards?
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Maybe my fellow is home playing solitaire with each other.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
The toy is playing solitary?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Else good would play? We only had one deck of cards.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Uh, so you're very handy with the cards. I'm Finnigan.
What is your speciality? Flipping him into a hat? Again?
Would you like to play a little rummy? The little rummy?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Why not?
Speaker 4 (07:43):
I'll play anybody and again I met Jim Rummy. He
got any money?
Speaker 3 (07:51):
A half a buck?
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Okay, I'm playing for it?
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Okay to Will it make any difference to you? Will
fight on all the games?
Speaker 4 (08:01):
No? No, no, but it might make a little difference
for you.
Speaker 9 (08:06):
Here.
Speaker 4 (08:06):
Uh leave us, steal a card. Uh, take off your
hot and coat, make yourself comfortable, put up the half
a buck. Uh.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
Oh well, mister gunskin. Uh what are you thinking now?
Speaker 4 (08:16):
My ideal?
Speaker 6 (08:17):
H that's fleet of you. Uh, Johnny, have you been
avoiding me because I've been engaged? No?
Speaker 4 (08:23):
I haven't haven't. Wow, I haven't been avoiding you.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Why because you're engaged?
Speaker 8 (08:28):
Well, I'm not.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Well. That clears that up. Deal of Cod's ben again?
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Oh hey, Johnny, you don't seem excited at the news.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
What news I am at liberty? Give me death a
come on ben again? Deal a card? Uh, Saint Johnson,
go ahead?
Speaker 8 (08:46):
Don't well? Uh ever, find.
Speaker 9 (09:02):
A girl in my mind, the one who is my
I deal nayybe she's a dream, and yet she might be.
Speaker 8 (09:18):
Just around the corner.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
Waiting for me.
Speaker 8 (09:24):
Will I recognize the light in her eyes? No other
eyes reveal? God? Will I pass her by and never
even know that she is my? It's the girl who
(09:57):
is my?
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I deal? M m.
Speaker 9 (10:02):
Maybe she's a dream, and yet she might be y
around the corner.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Waiting for me.
Speaker 8 (10:14):
Well I recognize light in her eyes, no other eyes.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Will be.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
But will I pass her by.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
And never even know my?
Speaker 1 (10:34):
She is my.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Dear?
Speaker 8 (10:43):
She is my? Ah? Deal?
Speaker 4 (11:05):
Well, okay, and again that's that?
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Okay, us you won't make three dollars.
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Three bucks? Okay, here, I'm ben again he's uh twenty cents?
U I owe you the other half a buck?
Speaker 5 (11:22):
One?
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Do I get it?
Speaker 4 (11:23):
Well, you'll have to give me her ioe you bert
give you my eye?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
O yo, d oh you know I can right?
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Well, Uh, never mind, you're an old friends. I'll try you.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
God touch it. He got a fella that just came
out up straight.
Speaker 7 (11:46):
Familiar.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
Don't seen him in the movies?
Speaker 8 (11:50):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Think up played baby?
Speaker 4 (11:54):
And again that's Charles Tulburn. Mister comburne. May I tell
you that many great stars have passed through these portholes,
but you are the portlist of them. Off and furthermore,
(12:18):
may I say that we are indeed?
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Shut up? Oh this is Duffy's Eh, where's Duffy?
Speaker 4 (12:30):
He's home?
Speaker 3 (12:31):
He's smart.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Well, his daughter is heshy. Ain't so smart. I went
to Doc mc duffy. This is mister Combine.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I'm glad to know you, Ms Stuffy.
Speaker 6 (12:47):
I'm sorry, mister coping, but may can never wear be dender.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Ms Stuffy. December didn't even ask you?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Oh no, did you get the looking at don don't.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
Give me dear lyddy. I was carried away by your
lovely ravishing face. I can go along with a gag.
Speaker 6 (13:12):
Well if if you like, I'll be a daughter to you.
I'm like that. I don't have a gate ought you?
Speaker 3 (13:19):
What do I say?
Speaker 4 (13:20):
Now? Nothing? She's turning you down. Don't force your luck.
I luck, miss something. I got business to talk off
with Mexico mine. Now tell me you, jolly, how long
have you been an actor?
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Fifty years?
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Fifty years? Huh uh? Don't you think you're to settle
down to a steady job.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Well here, I'd rather marry miss Duffy.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Uh, look, jolly, the job is a good job. We
could uh, we could use a front man here, a
front man. Yeah, and you're just the type, you know, prosperous,
well fed, well dressed, business wife, a perfect bony. Uh
what do you say, but.
Speaker 10 (14:02):
Archie, a job like this, wouldn't it tie me down?
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Not necessarily. I'm able to fly anytime. And the work
came hard, you know, I take me. I found hunt
to write a book. Might have heard of a Duffy's
first reader. You see, I'm not tied down.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I've seen the book.
Speaker 4 (14:21):
Oh yes, what did you think of it?
Speaker 3 (14:23):
You should be tied down.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Look, mister Koburn, as long as we're hurling cluches. I
happened to have seen your last picture and only one
thing kept me from asking for me money back? What
was that I sneaked in? So please leave us slut
(14:46):
fly guns right? Excuse me? Oh? Oh, Duffy and I
think I'll hire the guy as a front man, well
under me, of course, Yeah, certainly, sort of a second
front man.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Well, we'll let him stand over there to cash register. Huh.
Well we can have him bonded. Well, uh no, I
don't think we to happy. You know, he's he's more
to settle type, not right enough to steal him, too
old to run. Okay, Duffy, Uh, we'll be within a second,
(15:27):
mister Comber. And uh uh hey, Eddie, listen, Eddie, I've
just been talking to Duffy. We gotta test this Cobin's character. Character. Yeah,
that's one thing about me you already. I like honesty.
I wouldn't have a guy around unless he's got the
character he Well, how you gonna test him? We'll clip
him in a poker game.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
Once.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
You're a way to find out about a guy, you
know playing poker. Oh and if he wins, he ain't
got no character. Well, it depends on how much he wins. Look, honey,
(17:15):
and Natty foulis leave us not scared of this guy
off by mentioning poker right away? You know this covin,
I'll I'll lead him up to it gradually, Oh, mister Coburn. Yes,
speaking of the World Series, the Anks is a great team.
Huh well, yes, yeah, and that team that played him
as good the uh Cards? Speaking of cards, Uh, how
(17:42):
would you like doing dog in a nice sociable game
of let's say, uh, Jim Rummy.
Speaker 10 (17:47):
Well, Frankly, I don't know much about CODs. You don't
huh about six years ago? I did play a game
called uh uh poker?
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Okay, Uh, what kind of a game has done?
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Well, it's so long ago I forgotten.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Yes, a fine, why don't we play it again? Maybe
it would come back to the both of us. Oh, well,
all right, if you promise to be patient with a
green hog. Oh I'm even greener than you.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
No, I'm much greener than you. Uh no, I'm a lot.
Speaker 4 (18:25):
Greener than you. These are the two greeners.
Speaker 8 (18:29):
That is all.
Speaker 4 (18:32):
I'll uh get the cards, Charley. I uh, hey, folas
alas must we got a real sucker. He don't know
what thing about polker?
Speaker 8 (18:40):
Oh, boy, poker?
Speaker 4 (18:42):
Do you play poker? Finnigan?
Speaker 3 (18:44):
No, no, no, I don't buster. I got dumb luck.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
Oh if you got any kind of luck at all?
That's the kind, now, Fennigan. All you got to remember?
And poker, there's one thing. What Uh, don't go into
a part unless you got four of a kind? Four
a big turn, man, that's right. Don't go in unless
you got four of a kind. Well, mister comburyn uh
what do we play for? Uh?
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Say?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
Uh? One and two?
Speaker 3 (19:14):
Okay, a hundred two hundred is alright with me one
hundred and two?
Speaker 4 (19:19):
Hunt it okay by me. But Eddie here is only waiting,
you know, So what's compromise? Huh? Make it two cents
and four cents? Uh? Now, go ahead and deal out
to cards?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
So?
Speaker 4 (19:32):
Uh do you know how to deal?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Well? I used to be able to. Now let me
see h three missing three?
Speaker 4 (19:51):
Missing?
Speaker 7 (19:52):
Well?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (19:53):
Well, how can we play poker with only thirty seven kinds? Well?
Speaker 10 (20:00):
By a very fortunate coincidence? I uh, I happen to
have a deck of cards in my pocket?
Speaker 4 (20:06):
In your pocket? Uh? How hard did you say it was?
Speaker 5 (20:10):
Since you played.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Six years? This is an old suit. I wonder if
I remember how to play this?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
This poker? Oh?
Speaker 4 (20:23):
Yill right? Member?
Speaker 3 (20:24):
Now, how are we gonna play straight poker? Jack's a better?
Very far cards on a miss deal?
Speaker 4 (20:34):
H huh uh I got a queer feeling that that
that ain't such an old suit.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (20:40):
Now stick to the card jaddy, Let's see. Uh, let's
see what have I got here? M hm m m
I'll love I bet? Uh four cents? Wait, no, I
don't know.
Speaker 3 (20:52):
I'm it there? BET's down or dead? Hey? Uh it
swells up me backs down at the.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
Well sort of a poker time, you know, like baby,
he needs a no pair of shoes. What are you
gonna do, Eddie? I'm dropping out, ma toe matoe? Uh
uh take the money?
Speaker 3 (21:17):
Oh do I win?
Speaker 6 (21:18):
Ye?
Speaker 4 (21:19):
You win?
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Well? This is this is great fun.
Speaker 4 (21:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (21:24):
What did you have a pair of bullet? I mean, uh,
a pair of one spots?
Speaker 4 (21:31):
You deal Eddie Finnegan, by the way, Uh once did
you drop out with? Oh?
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Nothing? Three kings?
Speaker 4 (21:42):
You dropped out with three kings?
Speaker 3 (21:44):
Or you call me to only go on with four
of a kind.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
But okay, wait until you get four of a kind?
All yeah, your card down it? Hm hmmm mmm do.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
You hold four? Eye opening? You open again?
Speaker 9 (22:08):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (22:09):
In that case, I think I'll drop out. I'm out too.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Well, I'll say, okay, how many cars you don none?
I'm standing back.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Well I'm starting pot cool, very smooth, poka.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Again Yes, my bet a right, show? I raise you
shut that.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
He can raise you too, Finny, And this is a democracy,
but you can re raise him.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
Okay, I re rid show.
Speaker 10 (22:40):
I reraise you okay, all right, I right right, I
reraise your care Hi double it?
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Okay, I'll drop.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I ain't got enough, doll. I'll wait a minute again.
I might back. If you got what I think.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
You got, don't worry you, I go.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
You've got 'em. Okay, that's good enough for me. Cobine,
we raise you two four eight, sixteen, uh thirty two
sixty four, give me a pencil ninety seven. Now what
(23:26):
do you got?
Speaker 3 (23:26):
A straight ten jack, Queen king Ace?
Speaker 4 (23:29):
That's all Benagan, show your kind y'all Rod, let's see
and for so ivin Fnagan, were's the four of a
kind third your force purge.
Speaker 10 (23:48):
Oh Fannagan, Well, gentlemen, thank you very much. Whatnny think
about poker? It's like swimming comes.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
Back to you just like that.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
Mm Hello, Duffy. Cobine's character, well, he ain't got much character,
but he's got a wonderful memory. Alright, Well, wait a minute, Duffy,
he's just leaving here. Good night, mister Coburn. Hey wait
a second, I think this ace belongs to you with
just balladia cuff.
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Well you can keep it. I have others.
Speaker 2 (24:23):
Now, before we leave Duffy's tavern, labors put a couple
of nickels in Duffy's jukebox Duffy's Jukebox, where the feet
meat to beat while the platters spinning the needles in
the grove. And here's the voice number coming.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Up, Boss.
Speaker 8 (26:41):
Before to.
Speaker 5 (26:46):
La school.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
This Duffy's Tavern was rebroadcast especially for you men and
(29:21):
women in the Armed Forces of the United Nations by
the Special Service Division of the War Department of the
United States of America.
Speaker 1 (30:32):
Charles Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, in eighteen seventy seven.
By age eighteen, he was manager at the Savannah Theater.
He made his Broadway debut in nineteen oh one and
worked on stage until nineteen thirty seven, when he moved
to Los Angeles to begin a film career. In his
thirty year film career, he starred in more than seventy movies.
(30:57):
He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscars three times,
for the movie The Devil and Missus Jones nineteen forty one,
the movie The More the Merrier in nineteen forty three,
and The Green Years in nineteen forty six. He won
(31:19):
for his performance in the forty three movie The More
the Merrier. By the way I've seen more the Marrier,
it is a it's a good picture. I highly recommend it.
Charles Coburn died of a heart attack on August thirtieth,
nineteen sixty one. He was eighty four. Please send your
(31:41):
questions and comments to host at classiccomedyotr dot com until
next time. In the words of Flannery O'Connor, accepting oneself
does not preclude an attempt to become better.
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