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Archie tries to get their guest, Veronica Lake, to swoon for a local singer so Duffy will hire him.
Originally aired on October 5, 1943. This is episode 98 of Duffy's Tavern.
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Speaker 1 (00:16):
Welcome to classic comedy of old time radio. I'm your host. Roniclbarger.
Archie tries to get their guest Veronica Lake to swoon
for a local singer so Duffy will hire him. This
is episode number ninety eight of Duffy's Tavern, entitled Guest
Veronica Lake, and it originally aired on October five, nineteen
(00:40):
forty three.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh Duffy Starvin, what you late may see? I do
you to mind just making Duffy ain't here? Oh Duffy
Gatto's coming down tonight. Well give you a hint. Thinks
of a beautiful facewood head hanging down over one eye.
No not John L. Lewis, is there hangs down over
(01:11):
both eyes. It's Veronica legg Duffy. Well no, why Actually
she don't wear it that way no more. Now I
gotta see her faces as bull as a fidio pull.
Oh yes, a furry or beautiful dish. You know, a
figure's sort of tete juno esque the teat in some
(01:36):
spots and juno esque and others like missus Duffy w
I said Junos not jumbo, Sah said. Veronica is one
of the most beautiful names in this whole world. Yeah.
Her her face beams like a full moon in April.
(01:59):
Her shoulders, the whiteness of the blossoms and name rise
twinkle like little snowflakes. December. What happened to June, July, August,
septemberg the census cut him out? What I promised to
get a big name singer for the joint? Looked w
(02:21):
I got that arrangement. You see, Panya Slavnic, the music teacher,
is bringing a singer down that's one of the biggest
names in show business. A shintoos Uh No, it's a
male singer. A manse. Look be a fight. Say I'm
(02:42):
gonna get your big name. I'm gonna get your big name.
If I don't, I'm a thirty what I'm gonna get
you an even bigger name than that. Okay, I'll caught
you back, Say Eddie, you know we have a distinguished
get I'm gonna dance tonight. Yes, sir, did you watch
the windows on the side walk, Miss Dodge, I've been
(03:06):
watching that wall for years. I ain't found a window yet.
I'll find when a cleaner. Mm.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
We're sure getting particularly here.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
The first thing, you know, we'll be using Napkins. How
do you read me? Mind? You must be psychopathic here.
Look Napkins told them, Sure my plans customers, you know
the cottage tray and h Eddie. I ain't. I don't
(03:42):
know whether you'll know anything about napkins. But look at these.
Feel the quality of that paper. That's the funny thing.
I uh, I was in a place the other day
that uses claw napkins. Well, I'm possible, he said, using
cheap substitutes for everything. Well, speaking of the devil, are you?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Veronica Lake is coming down here tonight.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
That's right, miss Duffy. For what reason? For what reason?
Oh far be it for me to say, but well, uh,
what do you think?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
There must be another reason?
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Ah? Yeah, he's getty. Why she's coming? Well, it could
be the food here, the food that.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
He has to be silly, No silly than the other reason.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
As I have told you many times, Miss Duffy, it
happens that I have a certain amount of personal magotism.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Do you mean you attract maggot?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Veronica Lake happens to be a movie star.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Don't change the subject, you, Veronica Lake.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yes, Sarah, I can see it already. The two of
us sitting in the moonlight. Oh kay, swine hearts beating diesel,
her sitting on me, lave me kissing me, her kissing me,
meat kissing her, kissing me me kissing hot, her kissing me.
Stay up there another right hour.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
You can get a pilot's light.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Oh I think you to talk me. Hey, dust off
that mirror behind the bar, A dust off the barmb mirror. Yeah,
he's a revolutionary. Dubby says he wants it so clean
that he can see his face, and it laid the
vibe when he takes a look here. I want to
put the dust back, goin on all. There's ugly of
(05:48):
people and duff beyond dirt, haven't you Oh well? Uh wow?
Uh oh what I ain't? I guess you always right
and how you're wrong that stuff tonight? Thank you? You
(06:08):
like the tweater? Oh very they were good. Goes one
with them sneakers? Uh tell me why did you get
the sweater that'd be renovated for me? She just betting
how to knick? Yeah? Why wait? They want them too?
Fuss doing in the bag started out to be go underwear,
(06:29):
But lucky thing you're dressed form up tonight. You know
where expecting a very attractive lady of the opposite set me.
They man, Hey, who's the day? The name? That's Veronica Away?
Oh boy to boy tod age, you go for her?
Huh boy, two eyes? I see where of them kidded
(06:49):
camera pictures up over the movie makagine with out a lead. Yeah,
what kind of a candid camera picture was it? Oh?
Who should have used? Well? She was wearing with her
skilty little baby children, that's all. Uh yeah, you've never
seen such a baby shoot dodge. There was perfectly nothing
to it, really, huh yeah, but just couldn't take me.
(07:15):
Always took the picture. Boy, what what food that Adam
lid has? Ohow oh, huh Duffy, I'm the big names thing,
(07:36):
I promise you well, uh Pania Slimana game brought him
down here. If it's very como, Missus Duffy would like
the lock of his curly hair. Oh but puffy, suppose
it turns out the big grossby Oh, just on a
(07:56):
piece of a scalp that that's already been asked for
by missus Sinatra. I'll tell you. As soon as the
guy gets here, I'll your buddy back. He owns yes,
he's do, singer. Do you think you'll make me swoon?
What with you? It'll be hard to tell jamb Yeah,
(08:18):
that music teacher you're dot Yasha pan Islamic? Is he
reliable judge of talent?
Speaker 3 (08:23):
If he wasn't, do you think he'd hold such an
important position?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
What position?
Speaker 3 (08:28):
He only happens to be the technical advisor to Western
Union for all singing telegrams.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
No, I only hope that he ain't trying to palm
you off just to think name singer.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
I wouldn't sing for you with a ten foot Paul. Besides,
it so happens that Yoshi is saving me for television lucky.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Radio, and he's gonna put you in television. Eh.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Yes, he's done a complimentary He keeps saying, Miss Stuffy,
your faith will be just write the television as soon
as some improvement to me.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
You can't help your face, Miss Duffy. After all, it's
a matter of herediditity. Look at that picture there, Look
at that horrible picture of your all man up there.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
I don't think it's so horrible.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
I think it's a very good likening, Miss Duffy. You're
looking at the buck beer sign. That's your father's picture
hanging next door.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Oh well, I admit he's no Clark Gable.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
He ain't even a Boris carlar Hey, please try not
picture a duffy around said that when Veronica Lake gets
here on tinny stomach, right, it's a lucky thing, devil Aaron,
I've seen that picture A duffy eats on for lousing
up the map of Isolan Eddie. I wonder what famous
(10:05):
singer Aanye Islamic is bringing down tonight. I don't know.
Maybe Caruso, I'll be selling Caruso is in Italy. Yeah,
that's what I forgot. Wait a minute, here's pie slaminc. Now, hey,
(10:27):
y ask you your uncle sip Uh? Did you bring
that singer that you promised by me? A promise is
a promise? Quick? Who is? Where is he at the moment?
If you don't, sorry Gogley, Oh well, quick bring him in.
I'll oh be the singer. He's outside of wilbricating his goggle. Man. Oh,
(10:52):
I'll know in a second. But I got a hunch him.
It's either Bing Crosby or Dennis Day. Aren't you hold on, Duffy,
I'll find out. Hordes Yeah, shir yeah, Fan Prosby or
Dennis Day. Who is he? Low paid bella gear. I'll
call you back, duppy many Islamic. How would you like
(11:18):
a punch in the nose? What is a lock paid?
Balat Cat? He's a singer, but you said he was
a fan Prosby, so we'll get him some loud shirts.
You promised me a fake name, and you give me
a guy named love Paine balat can please my boy,
Ookie belly Gez only d e sting snakes. Oh well,
(11:40):
Man's death. Of course. His real name is Jose bellagre Cats.
I bunch both of him and a reason, my boy,
he got be patient, love pay what songs you would
like to see? I was in contiguaile he dun Oh well, Duffy,
(12:03):
he's about to sink h No, it ain't bought down here.
I'll not Chauncey all got, I'll not John McCormick. Is
he irish? Duffy, He's as irish as patties and Gilada. Well,
(12:26):
now you just listening, see if you can get who
he is? Okay, I smile make kinam loops okay?
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Nor he the woman over the.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Andover a bottle, the.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Rufus he's in hm for Connery.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Why d you l thanks? Cannot possible?
Speaker 5 (13:26):
Did you get a contire.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Love same lies to jump that can have a vanity?
Tell me.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
Jomic school.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
He no stars to them, but I got it to
love you that sort of Oh mother of me, W
(14:25):
liked them? Huh? Well did you recognize those voice? It
was huh no, not jank gy check keep guessing, Duffy.
I'll fo you later. So Jee, what's the difference. You've
(14:46):
got a big name. This boy is making the women swoon.
And wait, maybe that's me way out of this. I
can get Veronica like the swarm off this guy. Get
enough for blessing to make my big name. I can
see the headlines already. Veronica Lake, Thanks a Duffy. Hello, Hello,
(15:09):
du huh oh not Bobby Breen. H hey, gentle minute,
Veronica Lake. Just commnute. Oh yeah, dynamite, Duffy. You know
the the kind of a dame when you see around
the beach in a bathing suit. You turk to your
kid and you say, what junr, why don't you go
(15:30):
bury and muttering the scene. Oh what, Duby, I've got
to go in greater roll. I'll got you right back.
Huh what h oh not Carmon Lombard. Oh but you're
(15:51):
getting close. I caught you're back, well, Veronica, welcome to Duffy. Hello, Archie,
well mistake, may I say that I have long been
a humble worshiper of your feet. Welcome to our hollow priests?
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Are they a fellow as they?
Speaker 3 (16:18):
So?
Speaker 2 (16:19):
How the same old gay witty Veronica. You know you
ain't got a meal here for seven years? Eh? What's
kept your way so long?
Speaker 5 (16:27):
What's kept me away for so long?
Speaker 2 (16:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (16:31):
The will to live? But it's one thing that I
can't understand. Why what holds this building up?
Speaker 2 (16:44):
I am equally at a lorsh that's uh? That dress
of yours? What about it? What hold's had a.
Speaker 5 (16:55):
Well, it's it's a hard struggle, Archie. You know the
law of gravity, but the laws the state of New York.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I'm out here well, so much pleasantries, Veronica malave Us.
Not the pitch? What pitch? Tonton with me? Kids? Given
to thine own instincts as on what I am himself
once said, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread
(17:21):
and dow and if food beat the music of love
boy Bond, what do you say we start out with
a little neck.
Speaker 5 (17:35):
Well, Archie, I don't know much.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
About you, and make them a better way to find out,
I mean about your background. My background is just as
obvious as yours. Don't try to stay with me, off, Veronica.
You and me could be buried happy. We could settle
down in Beverly Hills, maybe go to the little house,
(17:57):
and before you know it, two or three little.
Speaker 5 (18:01):
Ones, not before I know it.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Well, naturally, I give you a warning. What do you
say a kim oh? Oh, miss uh like? This is
miss Duffy the fruit of Duffy's weatline, otherwise known as
(18:30):
the fruitcake.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
How do you do fruitcake?
Speaker 6 (18:36):
Whitewise? I'm sure?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Oh, this lace is is sure a thrill. Just think
to meet in person a girl who was in the
same picture with clawed at Kolber. Oh, you know we
love your pictures in my family.
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Papa, that's my father, a great pride of.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
One of your pictures.
Speaker 6 (19:01):
He said, it was just like the story of his life,
the story of his life. What picture was that I
married a witch?
Speaker 2 (19:15):
Your Monica say the same thing about eyewalk? What is on?
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Because quiet Archiers, this place, I'd like to ask you
a personal question.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Yes, what is it when all of those fellas in.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
The movies kiss you? Do you get a thrill?
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Of course I do.
Speaker 6 (19:33):
I'm only human there, you see, Archie, it ain't the
same as washing dishes.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
What was I talking about yourself? Let's face it. You
know what it said to you? Guess you'd be a
wrap up for me. But wait a minute before you
it's not get too serious, Veronica. I'd like it to
do me a platonic fa but that.
Speaker 5 (20:09):
I'd be happy to do.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Thank you. You see, we got a singing here, and
he needs only one thing to make him faints a boy.
Besides that, the thing the guy needs is publishing. He's
a cronian I want if they're singing, could make somebody
like you swom overnight. The guy would be notorious.
Speaker 5 (20:31):
In other words, you want me to throw a faith.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
That's right, draw a faint, how about him? Look but
I ain't taking no type.
Speaker 5 (20:37):
But nobody thinks.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
Oh uh eddie, yep. If this day won't throw a paint,
I'm a dead duck. How am I gonna do it?
Don't ask me. If he didn't do it, nothing will
(21:04):
come on, Veronica. Give me a break. Well, then, when
this Perna's not singing? Hw about one small swom alrtee.
Speaker 5 (21:09):
I can't do it, can't do it?
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Well, some people's actresses, and some people ain't. Maybe it's
just the lack of no ability. Just what do you mean?
If I asked Betty Davis to cry? I bet you
she'd flood to join In a minute here, I ask
you iti for a simple swom and what happens? Well?
Speaker 5 (21:29):
Uh, perhaps if I heard the scrooner sing it my health, it.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
Certainly would Wait, I'll get him over. Hey, Uh, we'll
pay h come on, yeah, thought you? Uh shake hands
with Veronica away When I looked at how do you do?
I think you are the most beautiful warder? Go you
Martin that sent up? I'll pay to help. Do'll not
mingle with the guests. You just stick the vocalize now
(21:59):
and uh make it real swoony, I said, well, how
about it? Veronica? Do you feel a little dizzy sick? No?
I don't know that's funny.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
I do.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
D Duffy what all not singing? Sam? The guy's name
is low Pei Vala gad. I've calmed down, Duffy relapse.
I don't come over Atlanta. This guy is just as
famous as Crosbie, only nobody ever heard of him. Not
(22:49):
just a mant of Duffy. If we can make Veronica
like swarm, well will you be satisfied? Then okay? But
if you don't, I'm fired. Be careful, Duffy, I remand
like that might easily put a guy out of a job.
(23:09):
I gotta make this name swamp. Let's see now, who
looks like Sinatra around here? I do you'll do? Yep?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
A kid?
Speaker 2 (23:21):
This lake?
Speaker 5 (23:23):
Hello today?
Speaker 4 (23:25):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (23:31):
Well nothing at all this day? Just do like music? Alight?
I got an idea? What why do we talk for
chesty on disco with the folks done? If we can't
commit Arsen, I got a better ride there. I'll make
(23:52):
a swamp. Oh uh, Veronica, he s our team Veronica,
come leave me? S who she slipped? Squeat kids? Well,
how did you like it?
Speaker 5 (24:10):
I'll take Fnegan's singing, Eddie.
Speaker 2 (24:22):
I think Benegan's right. There's only one thing left to do.
Give me that fun start or where is uh right there?
Back of Duppy's picture? Wait a minute, Eddie, dunk tine
that picture around? Who is that Duppy? Oh? I'll let's
(24:51):
get it, won't pay your high and she swam What
pooty guards Dumpy's picture? Of course, why didn't we think
of that in the first place? Just? Oh yet, what
the first white plans of men and mice of Jana
Gray in the face of a rat.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Constance Francis Marie Ackelman, whose stage name was Veronica Lake,
was born in nineteen twenty two. Yes, that makes her
only twenty one years old when she appeared on Duffy's Tavern.
Lake made her first film appearance in a film in
nineteen thirty nine called Sorority House. She was seventeen. She
(25:36):
became a huge star though by age nineteen, with her
appearance in I Wanted Wings as a nightclub singer. Now
Lake had many ups and downs during the nineteen forties,
both personally and as an actress. She gained a reputation
of being hard to work with, and some of her
co stars didn't put it quite as nicely as I did.
(26:01):
By nineteen fifty, she had her home seized by the
irs for unpaid taxes, and she declared bankruptcy. She began
to drink heavily, moved to New York, and in the
early nineteen sixties, was arrested several times for public drunkenness.
In the late nineteen sixties, she published her autobiography and
(26:21):
she did win some acclaims. She made a comeback for
acting on the stage in London. Veronica Lake died in
nineteen seventy three of acute hepatitis in acute kidney injury
as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. She was
only fifty years old. Please send your questions and comments
to host at Classiccomedy ootr dot com until next time.
(26:46):
In the words of Epicurus, he who has peace of
mind disturbs neither himself nor another
Welcome to classic comedy of old time radio. I'm your host. Roniclbarger.
Archie tries to get their guest Veronica Lake to swoon
for a local singer so Duffy will hire him. This
is episode number ninety eight of Duffy's Tavern, entitled Guest
Veronica Lake, and it originally aired on October five, nineteen
(00:40):
forty three.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh Duffy Starvin, what you late may see? I do
you to mind just making Duffy ain't here? Oh Duffy
Gatto's coming down tonight. Well give you a hint. Thinks
of a beautiful facewood head hanging down over one eye.
No not John L. Lewis, is there hangs down over
(01:11):
both eyes. It's Veronica legg Duffy. Well no, why Actually
she don't wear it that way no more. Now I
gotta see her faces as bull as a fidio pull.
Oh yes, a furry or beautiful dish. You know, a
figure's sort of tete juno esque the teat in some
(01:36):
spots and juno esque and others like missus Duffy w
I said Junos not jumbo, Sah said. Veronica is one
of the most beautiful names in this whole world. Yeah.
Her her face beams like a full moon in April.
(01:59):
Her shoulders, the whiteness of the blossoms and name rise
twinkle like little snowflakes. December. What happened to June, July, August,
septemberg the census cut him out? What I promised to
get a big name singer for the joint? Looked w
(02:21):
I got that arrangement. You see, Panya Slavnic, the music teacher,
is bringing a singer down that's one of the biggest
names in show business. A shintoos Uh No, it's a
male singer. A manse. Look be a fight. Say I'm
(02:42):
gonna get your big name. I'm gonna get your big name.
If I don't, I'm a thirty what I'm gonna get
you an even bigger name than that. Okay, I'll caught
you back, Say Eddie, you know we have a distinguished
get I'm gonna dance tonight. Yes, sir, did you watch
the windows on the side walk, Miss Dodge, I've been
(03:06):
watching that wall for years. I ain't found a window yet.
I'll find when a cleaner. Mm.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
We're sure getting particularly here.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
The first thing, you know, we'll be using Napkins. How
do you read me? Mind? You must be psychopathic here.
Look Napkins told them, Sure my plans customers, you know
the cottage tray and h Eddie. I ain't. I don't
(03:42):
know whether you'll know anything about napkins. But look at these.
Feel the quality of that paper. That's the funny thing.
I uh, I was in a place the other day
that uses claw napkins. Well, I'm possible, he said, using
cheap substitutes for everything. Well, speaking of the devil, are you?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Veronica Lake is coming down here tonight.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
That's right, miss Duffy. For what reason? For what reason?
Oh far be it for me to say, but well, uh,
what do you think?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
There must be another reason?
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Ah? Yeah, he's getty. Why she's coming? Well, it could
be the food here, the food that.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
He has to be silly, No silly than the other reason.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
As I have told you many times, Miss Duffy, it
happens that I have a certain amount of personal magotism.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Do you mean you attract maggot?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Veronica Lake happens to be a movie star.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Don't change the subject, you, Veronica Lake.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yes, Sarah, I can see it already. The two of
us sitting in the moonlight. Oh kay, swine hearts beating diesel,
her sitting on me, lave me kissing me, her kissing me,
meat kissing her, kissing me me kissing hot, her kissing me.
Stay up there another right hour.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
You can get a pilot's light.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Oh I think you to talk me. Hey, dust off
that mirror behind the bar, A dust off the barmb mirror. Yeah,
he's a revolutionary. Dubby says he wants it so clean
that he can see his face, and it laid the
vibe when he takes a look here. I want to
put the dust back, goin on all. There's ugly of
(05:48):
people and duff beyond dirt, haven't you Oh well? Uh wow?
Uh oh what I ain't? I guess you always right
and how you're wrong that stuff tonight? Thank you? You
(06:08):
like the tweater? Oh very they were good. Goes one
with them sneakers? Uh tell me why did you get
the sweater that'd be renovated for me? She just betting
how to knick? Yeah? Why wait? They want them too?
Fuss doing in the bag started out to be go underwear,
(06:29):
But lucky thing you're dressed form up tonight. You know
where expecting a very attractive lady of the opposite set me.
They man, Hey, who's the day? The name? That's Veronica Away?
Oh boy to boy tod age, you go for her?
Huh boy, two eyes? I see where of them kidded
(06:49):
camera pictures up over the movie makagine with out a lead. Yeah,
what kind of a candid camera picture was it? Oh?
Who should have used? Well? She was wearing with her
skilty little baby children, that's all. Uh yeah, you've never
seen such a baby shoot dodge. There was perfectly nothing
to it, really, huh yeah, but just couldn't take me.
(07:15):
Always took the picture. Boy, what what food that Adam
lid has? Ohow oh, huh Duffy, I'm the big names thing,
(07:36):
I promise you well, uh Pania Slimana game brought him
down here. If it's very como, Missus Duffy would like
the lock of his curly hair. Oh but puffy, suppose
it turns out the big grossby Oh, just on a
(07:56):
piece of a scalp that that's already been asked for
by missus Sinatra. I'll tell you. As soon as the
guy gets here, I'll your buddy back. He owns yes,
he's do, singer. Do you think you'll make me swoon?
What with you? It'll be hard to tell jamb Yeah,
(08:18):
that music teacher you're dot Yasha pan Islamic? Is he
reliable judge of talent?
Speaker 3 (08:23):
If he wasn't, do you think he'd hold such an
important position?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
What position?
Speaker 3 (08:28):
He only happens to be the technical advisor to Western
Union for all singing telegrams.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
No, I only hope that he ain't trying to palm
you off just to think name singer.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
I wouldn't sing for you with a ten foot Paul. Besides,
it so happens that Yoshi is saving me for television lucky.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Radio, and he's gonna put you in television. Eh.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Yes, he's done a complimentary He keeps saying, Miss Stuffy,
your faith will be just write the television as soon
as some improvement to me.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
You can't help your face, Miss Duffy. After all, it's
a matter of herediditity. Look at that picture there, Look
at that horrible picture of your all man up there.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
I don't think it's so horrible.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
I think it's a very good likening, Miss Duffy. You're
looking at the buck beer sign. That's your father's picture
hanging next door.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Oh well, I admit he's no Clark Gable.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
He ain't even a Boris carlar Hey, please try not
picture a duffy around said that when Veronica Lake gets
here on tinny stomach, right, it's a lucky thing, devil Aaron,
I've seen that picture A duffy eats on for lousing
up the map of Isolan Eddie. I wonder what famous
(10:05):
singer Aanye Islamic is bringing down tonight. I don't know.
Maybe Caruso, I'll be selling Caruso is in Italy. Yeah,
that's what I forgot. Wait a minute, here's pie slaminc. Now, hey,
(10:27):
y ask you your uncle sip Uh? Did you bring
that singer that you promised by me? A promise is
a promise? Quick? Who is? Where is he at the moment?
If you don't, sorry Gogley, Oh well, quick bring him in.
I'll oh be the singer. He's outside of wilbricating his goggle. Man. Oh,
(10:52):
I'll know in a second. But I got a hunch him.
It's either Bing Crosby or Dennis Day. Aren't you hold on, Duffy,
I'll find out. Hordes Yeah, shir yeah, Fan Prosby or
Dennis Day. Who is he? Low paid bella gear. I'll
call you back, duppy many Islamic. How would you like
(11:18):
a punch in the nose? What is a lock paid?
Balat Cat? He's a singer, but you said he was
a fan Prosby, so we'll get him some loud shirts.
You promised me a fake name, and you give me
a guy named love Paine balat can please my boy,
Ookie belly Gez only d e sting snakes. Oh well,
(11:40):
Man's death. Of course. His real name is Jose bellagre Cats.
I bunch both of him and a reason, my boy,
he got be patient, love pay what songs you would
like to see? I was in contiguaile he dun Oh well, Duffy,
(12:03):
he's about to sink h No, it ain't bought down here.
I'll not Chauncey all got, I'll not John McCormick. Is
he irish? Duffy, He's as irish as patties and Gilada. Well,
(12:26):
now you just listening, see if you can get who
he is? Okay, I smile make kinam loops okay?
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Nor he the woman over the.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Andover a bottle, the.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Rufus he's in hm for Connery.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Why d you l thanks? Cannot possible?
Speaker 5 (13:26):
Did you get a contire.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Love same lies to jump that can have a vanity?
Tell me.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
Jomic school.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
He no stars to them, but I got it to
love you that sort of Oh mother of me, W
(14:25):
liked them? Huh? Well did you recognize those voice? It
was huh no, not jank gy check keep guessing, Duffy.
I'll fo you later. So Jee, what's the difference. You've
(14:46):
got a big name. This boy is making the women swoon.
And wait, maybe that's me way out of this. I
can get Veronica like the swarm off this guy. Get
enough for blessing to make my big name. I can
see the headlines already. Veronica Lake, Thanks a Duffy. Hello, Hello,
(15:09):
du huh oh not Bobby Breen. H hey, gentle minute,
Veronica Lake. Just commnute. Oh yeah, dynamite, Duffy. You know
the the kind of a dame when you see around
the beach in a bathing suit. You turk to your
kid and you say, what junr, why don't you go
(15:30):
bury and muttering the scene. Oh what, Duby, I've got
to go in greater roll. I'll got you right back.
Huh what h oh not Carmon Lombard. Oh but you're
(15:51):
getting close. I caught you're back, well, Veronica, welcome to Duffy. Hello, Archie,
well mistake, may I say that I have long been
a humble worshiper of your feet. Welcome to our hollow priests?
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Are they a fellow as they?
Speaker 3 (16:18):
So?
Speaker 2 (16:19):
How the same old gay witty Veronica. You know you
ain't got a meal here for seven years? Eh? What's
kept your way so long?
Speaker 5 (16:27):
What's kept me away for so long?
Speaker 2 (16:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (16:31):
The will to live? But it's one thing that I
can't understand. Why what holds this building up?
Speaker 2 (16:44):
I am equally at a lorsh that's uh? That dress
of yours? What about it? What hold's had a.
Speaker 5 (16:55):
Well, it's it's a hard struggle, Archie. You know the
law of gravity, but the laws the state of New York.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I'm out here well, so much pleasantries, Veronica malave Us.
Not the pitch? What pitch? Tonton with me? Kids? Given
to thine own instincts as on what I am himself
once said, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread
(17:21):
and dow and if food beat the music of love
boy Bond, what do you say we start out with
a little neck.
Speaker 5 (17:35):
Well, Archie, I don't know much.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
About you, and make them a better way to find out,
I mean about your background. My background is just as
obvious as yours. Don't try to stay with me, off, Veronica.
You and me could be buried happy. We could settle
down in Beverly Hills, maybe go to the little house,
(17:57):
and before you know it, two or three little.
Speaker 5 (18:01):
Ones, not before I know it.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Well, naturally, I give you a warning. What do you
say a kim oh? Oh, miss uh like? This is
miss Duffy the fruit of Duffy's weatline, otherwise known as
(18:30):
the fruitcake.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
How do you do fruitcake?
Speaker 6 (18:36):
Whitewise? I'm sure?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Oh, this lace is is sure a thrill. Just think
to meet in person a girl who was in the
same picture with clawed at Kolber. Oh, you know we
love your pictures in my family.
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Papa, that's my father, a great pride of.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
One of your pictures.
Speaker 6 (19:01):
He said, it was just like the story of his life,
the story of his life. What picture was that I
married a witch?
Speaker 2 (19:15):
Your Monica say the same thing about eyewalk? What is on?
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Because quiet Archiers, this place, I'd like to ask you
a personal question.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Yes, what is it when all of those fellas in.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
The movies kiss you? Do you get a thrill?
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Of course I do.
Speaker 6 (19:33):
I'm only human there, you see, Archie, it ain't the
same as washing dishes.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
What was I talking about yourself? Let's face it. You
know what it said to you? Guess you'd be a
wrap up for me. But wait a minute before you
it's not get too serious, Veronica. I'd like it to
do me a platonic fa but that.
Speaker 5 (20:09):
I'd be happy to do.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Thank you. You see, we got a singing here, and
he needs only one thing to make him faints a boy.
Besides that, the thing the guy needs is publishing. He's
a cronian I want if they're singing, could make somebody
like you swom overnight. The guy would be notorious.
Speaker 5 (20:31):
In other words, you want me to throw a faith.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
That's right, draw a faint, how about him? Look but
I ain't taking no type.
Speaker 5 (20:37):
But nobody thinks.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
Oh uh eddie, yep. If this day won't throw a paint,
I'm a dead duck. How am I gonna do it?
Don't ask me. If he didn't do it, nothing will
(21:04):
come on, Veronica. Give me a break. Well, then, when
this Perna's not singing? Hw about one small swom alrtee.
Speaker 5 (21:09):
I can't do it, can't do it?
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Well, some people's actresses, and some people ain't. Maybe it's
just the lack of no ability. Just what do you mean?
If I asked Betty Davis to cry? I bet you
she'd flood to join In a minute here, I ask
you iti for a simple swom and what happens? Well?
Speaker 5 (21:29):
Uh, perhaps if I heard the scrooner sing it my health, it.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
Certainly would Wait, I'll get him over. Hey, Uh, we'll
pay h come on, yeah, thought you? Uh shake hands
with Veronica away When I looked at how do you do?
I think you are the most beautiful warder? Go you
Martin that sent up? I'll pay to help. Do'll not
mingle with the guests. You just stick the vocalize now
(21:59):
and uh make it real swoony, I said, well, how
about it? Veronica? Do you feel a little dizzy sick? No?
I don't know that's funny.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
I do.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
D Duffy what all not singing? Sam? The guy's name
is low Pei Vala gad. I've calmed down, Duffy relapse.
I don't come over Atlanta. This guy is just as
famous as Crosbie, only nobody ever heard of him. Not
(22:49):
just a mant of Duffy. If we can make Veronica
like swarm, well will you be satisfied? Then okay? But
if you don't, I'm fired. Be careful, Duffy, I remand
like that might easily put a guy out of a job.
(23:09):
I gotta make this name swamp. Let's see now, who
looks like Sinatra around here? I do you'll do? Yep?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
A kid?
Speaker 2 (23:21):
This lake?
Speaker 5 (23:23):
Hello today?
Speaker 4 (23:25):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (23:31):
Well nothing at all this day? Just do like music? Alight?
I got an idea? What why do we talk for
chesty on disco with the folks done? If we can't
commit Arsen, I got a better ride there. I'll make
(23:52):
a swamp. Oh uh, Veronica, he s our team Veronica,
come leave me? S who she slipped? Squeat kids? Well,
how did you like it?
Speaker 5 (24:10):
I'll take Fnegan's singing, Eddie.
Speaker 2 (24:22):
I think Benegan's right. There's only one thing left to do.
Give me that fun start or where is uh right there?
Back of Duppy's picture? Wait a minute, Eddie, dunk tine
that picture around? Who is that Duppy? Oh? I'll let's
(24:51):
get it, won't pay your high and she swam What
pooty guards Dumpy's picture? Of course, why didn't we think
of that in the first place? Just? Oh yet, what
the first white plans of men and mice of Jana
Gray in the face of a rat.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Constance Francis Marie Ackelman, whose stage name was Veronica Lake,
was born in nineteen twenty two. Yes, that makes her
only twenty one years old when she appeared on Duffy's Tavern.
Lake made her first film appearance in a film in
nineteen thirty nine called Sorority House. She was seventeen. She
(25:36):
became a huge star though by age nineteen, with her
appearance in I Wanted Wings as a nightclub singer. Now
Lake had many ups and downs during the nineteen forties,
both personally and as an actress. She gained a reputation
of being hard to work with, and some of her
co stars didn't put it quite as nicely as I did.
(26:01):
By nineteen fifty, she had her home seized by the
irs for unpaid taxes, and she declared bankruptcy. She began
to drink heavily, moved to New York, and in the
early nineteen sixties, was arrested several times for public drunkenness.
In the late nineteen sixties, she published her autobiography and
(26:21):
she did win some acclaims. She made a comeback for
acting on the stage in London. Veronica Lake died in
nineteen seventy three of acute hepatitis in acute kidney injury
as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. She was
only fifty years old. Please send your questions and comments
to host at Classiccomedy ootr dot com until next time.
(26:46):
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