Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
The cheval a program starring Jack Bunny with Frank Black
in his office. Frank Black opens the program with.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
The thought of the big pray.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
What's the word now about the nice old drive with
Chevrolet Radio contest, which still.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Has well over a week to go.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
This contest features the give away absolutely free are thirty
new Chevrolet cars during April. So far, entries have been
received from all types and all classes of people taxi drivers, storekeepers, doctors,
elevator boys, farmers, kirks, policemen, taxtory workers. And one of
the most interesting things about the entries already received is
the way so many people emphasize Chevrolet economy. Some talk
(01:21):
gasoline mileagues and mentioned figures of twenty miles to the
gallon twenty two twenty four often higher. Others write about
Chevalley's very low oil consumptions, and nearly everybody entering the
contest has something good to say about several as dependability,
it's unusual, capacity to stand up and take punishment months
after month without having to run to the service station.
(01:41):
Have you made your entry as yet in Chevrolet's radio contest?
Have you gone to a dealer, taken a.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Ride in the car and written down on the entry blank.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Your own particular reasons for liking the new Chevrolets. If not,
by all means, get started now before it's too late.
The contest lasts only nine days longer, and the quicker
you get your entry in the best. What are your
chances of winning a new several A six absolutely freeze. Incidentally,
later in the program, which will announce the names of
seven persons who have been chosen as the winners of
(02:09):
the free tars given away during the past week. Listening
for this pronounced and now Jack Benny, hello again, there
(02:50):
is the Jack Benny, the earth Galloper coming to you
with all the late news events for the courtesy of
the Friday Evening poll. All the news that's print a
fifth or flit to print or fifth clip, the news
that gets your hair and comes to you by hairmail, telegraph, gable,
deerie and awful. This is the April of time talking,
you mean the market time. This is April marriage o time.
(03:11):
All right, Frank, let's go London newsroom. April nineteen. George
Bernard jaw lands here today and two sowaways.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Leap from his beer.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
When I asked what they were doing in George beer
they said, believe it or not, we're working.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
On report stations.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
You know, folks taking out the old roots L fifty
New York. This brother say they will two Bernard Daw
for copyrighting fringements and make him cough up in mister
venni h Weekly report from Bombay, India. The hat Mcgaandy
missing four days and found its guide of the chalk
at easter Age she pipl nineteen eight four. Season starts
(03:52):
here with a bank pit. It throws first ball in
the government buildings, putting three officials hours, two hits, five
run and President team looking at time tables No Malaska,
April twentieth Urban President arrives here Safety Local Baseball News
Benton Harbor, Michigan Barber College, prim House of David teams
(04:14):
four six to five or seven to five with hairtot
tang Hi China. Laceball season opens here. Clues first blame
held at James T. Stadium. James T's beat one white
stock Bay Blue Dockey home line Lasstow Scottler Gigstaw Crase
rapidly checking on here. Local store selling one keys gigs
(04:37):
of Offuser Hollywood, California. Greta Garbo arrives here today when
informed a new salary such he laid off three properatives
Tan France a little late with that lab fellas tangent stamp.
Former mayor James J. Walker, New York West, Betty Thompson,
(04:57):
musical comedy stars Jimmy Wright, Green Song and titles Would
you Love Me?
Speaker 3 (05:01):
In December?
Speaker 1 (05:02):
As you did in France? They will occupy a villa
on the Riviera. A job what I know? A song
about Rivia?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
What is it?
Speaker 4 (05:12):
Riviera works?
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Teach so sweet?
Speaker 4 (05:13):
See to yat out.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Roy Italian aviator breaks airplane record by flying at the
rate of seven miles in one minute.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
What time do you swalk?
Speaker 1 (05:23):
A man following him in a Deevrolet? Thank you, sir,
You're welcome. Holler ah, I got that one in and
I uh yes, sir, Washington, Washington, DC. President Roosevelt takes
country off the gold standards three gold seat turned gray overnight. Ah.
But there's nothing to worry about, folks. It merely means
(05:43):
that the money is being equalized all over the world.
For instance, the French frank is now worth four and
a half cents, but the Coney Island francs is still
a nickel. The German Mark gained one point, while the
fore Mark Brothers dropped two and are now on the
air as a team. Now the Swiss Frank if you
care for combination danguages, has gained ninety pounds and is
(06:04):
now twenty one cents, but if you prefer a plays
with it'll be ten cents of judic. Of course, this
condition will mean in places, so the English pound will
be three eighty nine, Sophie Tucker will be two sixty
five and five, and Paul Whiteman will be back to
two nineties, but Discovery still remains four forty five, making
it the best buy ever offered to the public.
Speaker 5 (06:24):
You seven hours, play editor, plaything.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
Something that you lead or firs leader Dames and you never.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Got y.
Speaker 7 (07:39):
Or say or.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
I was speaking of the devil played by Frank Black
and his devil may care of ladies, and now our
ladies and gentlemen. I'm gonna step away from my regular
program for just a moment and do something that we leave.
Takes a lot of nerves, and this is on the letter.
In fact, I don't know whether I'm gonna get away
with it or not, but I have dinner to see
me with a very dear friend of mine whom you
all know. And I promised him that if he came
(08:50):
up here to our broadcast tonight, I would not call
on him. But the the temptation is too great, really,
I can't resist it. But I'm gonna ask this gentleman
just to say hello to you if he will. And anyway,
there's a great friding pleasure that I introduced to you
that famous star of stage and screens, mister Edward G. Robinson.
Come on, Eddie, no guess saw.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Days you.
Speaker 7 (09:23):
Were?
Speaker 8 (09:23):
Huh?
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Oh right, Jack, did you lie to me? I know
I couldn't help it that here, Well, uh, ladies, example,
then this is as much of a surprise to me
as I know it must be to use. Nevertheless, I'm
very happy to have this opportunity to say hello to
my friends, and the sanctions, for they are good wishes
on my having become a father. Oh yes, I forgot
about that, Say Eddie, huh say Eddie, listener, Eddie, why
(09:45):
uh why didn't you bring the kid along up here?
Speaker 8 (09:47):
You could have done that?
Speaker 1 (09:48):
And oh no, Jack, I'm bringing that boy up right.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
They are right, that little nursey and that little nursery
of mine. I set up a shooting gallery.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Oh, I see this is his hour for target sight.
Oh already I see got that already. Well, look at Eddie, Eddie,
one thing you say I want to ask. I know
you're dying to sit down, but I want to ask
you one thing. What character? I really want to notice?
I know a lot of people to what character do
you like best to play on the screen? Well, now
I'll tell you, Jack, I want to see.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
This kid of mine.
Speaker 7 (10:17):
I know, really he gets up every morning.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
I know I appreciate that, Eddie. Yes, but what look
at what I what I have meant to ask you?
I mean, what what character? What character do you like
to play on the screen? Well, Jack, and it's life,
not not because he's mine, but everybody that comes in
contact with him will tell you the same thing.
Speaker 6 (10:36):
I know.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
You know he spoke the first word yesterday.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
He knew what to do?
Speaker 1 (10:39):
And what are your thing? You said?
Speaker 5 (10:40):
What?
Speaker 1 (10:41):
God?
Speaker 3 (10:41):
God? No kidny?
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Huh huh? Really God, no, sitting I can't.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
I know it sounds silly. It isn't the word just God,
But it's the thought that he puts behind.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I know I heard, Yes, I can see that. I
must see a very sweet thought connected with God. Yes,
I can see that. Yes I know, but look at it.
Oh you're at living and I look at it. Go
wait a minute, I want to add a really, but
I'm a I'm I'm literally about this. What character? What
I What characters do you like to play on the street?
What character? If I couldn't play any character? I know it. Well,
(11:12):
I'm well I got.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
Into this lesson.
Speaker 1 (11:14):
Tell you want to send me down on as well?
Speaker 3 (11:17):
No character? Rather in the part of the father.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Well, I don't blame eie. And thanks very very much,
mighty mighty seat of yes if I'm up parents? Now?
Really is that?
Speaker 3 (11:25):
Why? Eddie?
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Eddie? I wanna ta And you're really it's the finest
tribute that I have ever had taste, I really did.
Speaker 7 (11:37):
Why?
Speaker 1 (11:38):
Why why are you be?
Speaker 5 (11:40):
Job from a movie?
Speaker 7 (11:40):
Saw?
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Yes? No, oh, I'll sink un you know I saw him?
Speaker 4 (11:44):
Any kicks, charms, the gouty seezer.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Marry you mean little seezer little sees? No?
Speaker 4 (11:52):
No, why became a pastor?
Speaker 3 (11:53):
Was a man?
Speaker 5 (11:53):
As said?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
What are you married?
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Plays?
Speaker 7 (11:55):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Today?
Speaker 2 (11:56):
Uh says Jack?
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Right? Oh Jack? Weren't you in Hollywood?
Speaker 6 (12:00):
You?
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Oh sure, Frank, I was there two years you know,
I made about fifteen uh well about no, about seventeen
screen Jack, Yes I did. They were but well then
might see you in the Grand Hotel. Yeah, but don't
say anything. I was supposed to be at a meeting
that night, you know what I mean? I you know,
but Frank, I really did make a few feature pictures. Now,
I was in one call the Hollywood reviewing you know.
(12:21):
Then I made a couple of others too, you know.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
And me, I never really talk about it.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
Well I'm modest, you.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
Know, you know, and I never talk about it either.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Yeah. Well they're modest too, you know. Right, but you
know read I had a lawfer Frank to go back
to Hollywood. Recently they want me to work with Tom
miss or a sort of hume up with it, you know,
gream up with Tom makes what's the matter of the
stony sexy Frank? Oh god, uh Frank, a professional courtesy,
(12:50):
you know what I mean?
Speaker 7 (12:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (12:52):
Wow?
Speaker 3 (12:52):
And mit you mouse and the kis.
Speaker 6 (12:54):
Maybe you could play that, uh fos.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
The way you get by with these movie picture jokes
is a cinema.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Oooh, mister Benny, please eh, I'm apologizing. Well, I must
not carry any longer. And now We're going to have
a song by your old friend Jimmy gave Malcolm was sings.
They are more for sur more. Is that is no
buy Rudolph Rimmer, say, Jimmy, that's a little French number,
isn't it? Yes that there's no six Frank. We we
Chevrolet foutin and not Frank. I know, but it's time
(13:22):
to mention our products. You know, play Frank, play you no.
Speaker 6 (14:05):
My thleeve will come.
Speaker 9 (14:15):
Mom.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
Do you.
Speaker 9 (14:20):
A lot of.
Speaker 6 (14:24):
Love? No, I call me, call me na, fall me.
Speaker 7 (14:34):
Of real me.
Speaker 6 (14:40):
Had a feeling.
Speaker 7 (14:43):
My dad.
Speaker 9 (14:46):
And we need you all the time. Let me.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
My do to move.
Speaker 6 (15:06):
A police las all they yay uh ah, no, my
(15:45):
bees to listen to Polly and the Pola a feel.
Speaker 7 (16:21):
My day and the weave you all the time, my boobo.
Speaker 6 (16:46):
A poll for.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Yees, a lot of court for drew a lumbo.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
And now, folks, I know that a lot of you
are sitting on the edge of your chairs waiting to
hear if you want a car in the Chevrolet radio car.
Oh Howard plan He'll promise not to give you a
selling talk. You won't Howard. Now, all right, I'll give
him a minute to renounce the Names of this week's winners.
Good luck, folks, I hope you win a car. Go ahead, Howard.
(17:51):
Names of the winners of the free Chevrolet cars given
away for the period from April twelf through and including
April eighteen.
Speaker 3 (17:58):
Are you ready of First.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
Center Fort Long Island, New York. Gordon McCray, Second, Frederick,
Maryland William D.
Speaker 8 (18:10):
Bowers.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
Third, Minneapolis, Minnesota, s.
Speaker 7 (18:17):
EH.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
Petterson, four New.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Orleans, Louisiana. D. D.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Shumett, Fifth Sanford Ofisto, California, Missus William Lisa six Rosedale, Mississippi.
Miss Patty R. Thunders Seventh, Manasy, Michigan. Missus Elizabeth Dudley Mason. Congratulations. Now,
(18:55):
all that you winners have to do is visit your
Chevrolet dealers, pick out the body type you want, and
your car will be delivered to you absolutely free, with
a compliment of Chevrolets. Next week and other group of
winners will be announced. So if you weren't so fortunate tonight,
maybe your name will be announced next week. Missen in
and seat well, Howard, you make quite a few people
(19:15):
happy tonight. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have another
big surprise for you this evening we are going to
present that great part droving Grammar, the play that make
your parents week and your grandparents' fry, that old masterpiece
Why Gals Leave Home. Now we don't guarantee to make
it Friday night, but you will at least be sore.
And as we as we cannot hand our programs, I
(19:38):
will announce the task. The part of Nell Websby the
daughter will be played by Mary living Center, Felicia the
mother by Glance Stewart. Mister z Melson will appear as
the lover Peep play me the villain, while I Jack
Lewis Stone Benny the father. Now, the first scene is
in the old homestead, a garden in the front, a
garage in the back, and two letters from the landlord
(20:00):
on the soup. Uh. Before the play goes on, we
will have a little overdue by the orchestra. Okay, Frank,
(20:26):
all right, all I Frank all my okay, all right, Flank.
In the first two acts I think an hour an
hour I play Why Gall's Leave Home. The first thing
is in the kitchen of the Weather's house. Uh wait
(20:48):
till I get my wig.
Speaker 8 (20:49):
On fo married Did you see my wig any place?
Speaker 1 (20:51):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (20:52):
Of walks away.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
Well, never mind, I'm uh play with everybody a music, frank.
Speaker 4 (20:58):
Certain the plaintone is bringing many well.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
Well at a ring. It always does at the side
of our praise, and I'm getting sick of it.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Oh uh many, Well do you know what plays?
Speaker 1 (21:23):
It is? Yes, Alisia, it's our anniversary, a twenty year anniversary.
I think I'll go out and kill a kicken.
Speaker 6 (21:29):
Well when I bring the poor kicken, oh, I said, 'm.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
While I was just thinking, Alsia, our daughter now was
getting nye out of eighteen and she's still hanging around
the old homestead. Why don't that gal get out like
I'm a gal do and forget her? Throwse for don't now?
I love their homes.
Speaker 6 (21:42):
He has no reason to leave here.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
It besides what the teos do out in the world, buy.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
A cause as would go to the big city. Gale
like her could always crape up a glass of beer
and if she praised her cards right, maybe a prettel too. Well,
don't think you care professions, oh itsines, I sat run sheep,
I'll plays home, have to thart. You don't know why
gals leave home? You see? Getting about age now? When
we got to tell her here. If she comes now,
I'll speak.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Her says no, say fly time, there's no play fly home?
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Wen they blow?
Speaker 8 (22:14):
Uh run my clubs.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
There's no place right home.
Speaker 9 (22:19):
Oh now, just Laddy, what you doing?
Speaker 1 (22:22):
Well?
Speaker 4 (22:23):
I just top the wood and I'm gonna shub the
floors and then go out and please your mind. See
I love this place.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
Oh you do?
Speaker 1 (22:29):
Eh? Well, I get it's our fall. Sit down now
we'll have a bite of dinner. Then I wanna pass you.
Speaker 6 (22:34):
Uh what are we gonna have for dinner?
Speaker 9 (22:36):
Daddy?
Speaker 1 (22:36):
Oh, get some gig star lunch. Mother's putting the pieces
of meat together.
Speaker 6 (22:40):
Now I just love hide.
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Who's right not see the land lord? Well tell 'em.
We don't warn any Oh Jack, Oh, Jack's another thing
I forgot to tell you about my baby. Oh, mister Robinson,
wait a minute's and mister Robinson, please, we're acting. We're acting.
We're at letn't tell Oh?
Speaker 8 (23:01):
Yes, Hello, hello for you Now it's that deep Melsy.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
He's been calling it quite a year. I think he's
stuck on you.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Hello, Hello, broken Hanson. Why don't you cook sometime?
Speaker 1 (23:27):
Nowise? What's that? No?
Speaker 9 (23:31):
I knows Zee.
Speaker 4 (23:32):
I can never marry you. Never besides, I have to
ask father. Oh, Daddy, he's wants him.
Speaker 6 (23:38):
To marry him.
Speaker 1 (23:39):
Well, i's all right, Blue gall he's a nice boy.
Speaker 4 (23:42):
Father said nosy, Uh, what's that? You're coming right over?
Although I should buy Hey, what's the matter with you now?
Speaker 3 (23:50):
Anyway?
Speaker 1 (23:51):
Why don't you marry Zee?
Speaker 4 (23:52):
Because I'm deeping tired of him?
Speaker 7 (23:54):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (23:56):
Why don't I give myself those children? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (23:58):
Besides, I love this home and I don't.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Ever now you might as well because we'll all be
thrown out next morning. Oh I see saying see to
be glad of that? I mean I ain't a home. Hello,
d got here quick? The down the down have a
fight at dinner with us?
Speaker 3 (24:20):
Not three I have here while I've.
Speaker 1 (24:21):
Gotta take it the dog too. Yes, well, I I
ain't noticed the resemblance. What's on your mind?
Speaker 9 (24:28):
Zeke?
Speaker 1 (24:34):
Well that's the webs say.
Speaker 2 (24:35):
I'll tell you.
Speaker 1 (24:37):
I come here to ask for your downer pants. Yeah.
I love now and I wanna marry huh yeah, Now
do I get her? I do? I not? Well take her, Zeke,
and good luck to you? Uh high, So you're gonna
stand in the way. Ah, Well, I'm gonna fight till
I get her said, Jimmy, are you using the wrong line?
Speaker 6 (24:54):
Why is I no line?
Speaker 1 (24:55):
Fight it loft mail? That's me. Now listen now we'll
have till be ready at nine o'clock to night, and
I'll come to your window with all an you're supposed
to whisper that. Oh remember nine o'clock tonight. Hey, you
better make that ten. I go to bed at night.
Speaker 6 (25:11):
Okay, that's all.
Speaker 1 (25:13):
Go buy that.
Speaker 6 (25:15):
Huh, I'd rather marry Drops.
Speaker 7 (25:16):
It doesn't got to duke Mountain.
Speaker 1 (25:18):
Well you can't expect to get one of those movie stars.
You better go to bed now. We now go into
them two at the window of new broom at a
ten o'clock and pitch star.
Speaker 4 (25:43):
Oh now, now what news Mountain?
Speaker 1 (25:46):
No, it's mean I'm flat.
Speaker 3 (25:48):
He couldn't come tonight.
Speaker 6 (25:56):
Did you bring your office to Frank?
Speaker 1 (25:58):
Where are you up here on the ladder? Hurry up?
We gotta get away.
Speaker 4 (26:02):
No, I'll plad leave home.
Speaker 5 (26:04):
I rose you decide you howk out?
Speaker 3 (26:06):
Father hurries your father?
Speaker 1 (26:08):
I'm down here, hold the ladder. Better hurry up now
before Frank change his mine, you know, d kid? Yes, no,
come away with me.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
And I'll make you happy.
Speaker 4 (26:18):
No, No, a thousand times.
Speaker 3 (26:19):
No, that'll make that two hundred.
Speaker 1 (26:21):
It's a dark program.
Speaker 4 (26:23):
I can never marry you.
Speaker 1 (26:24):
Frank House all right, then, farewell, farewell, cool world. What
are you gonna do? Frank? Hit yourself?
Speaker 3 (26:30):
No, I'm gonna kill Zeke.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
It's kiss Gail.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Yeah. Now that's like I'll never get rid of that daughter, Alie.
Oh that it's me. He's cleaner. I o't bete? What
are you doing here this time of night?
Speaker 3 (26:43):
I love your daughter in a wall of marrier you two?
Speaker 1 (26:46):
Hey, Frank, get off the ladder, make room for Peete
the cavalier. Pete, don't fall No, no, who is it?
Speaker 7 (26:54):
This time?
Speaker 1 (26:55):
It's me? He's cleaning. I come to take you away
from here.
Speaker 4 (26:58):
No, Pete, I shall never leave home or let oh
the good.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Reason for heaven safety. Give her a reason? I love
you and all. Isn't that enough? No?
Speaker 4 (27:05):
Love isn't everything?
Speaker 1 (27:07):
Give her another reason?
Speaker 7 (27:08):
Fee, I have money, loads and loads of 's eas
If you.
Speaker 3 (27:11):
Turn it down this time, I'll marry you. I don't
care the money.
Speaker 1 (27:16):
That's only mean the play folks.
Speaker 3 (27:18):
And another thing.
Speaker 6 (27:18):
Now I have a car, what kind of a car?
Speaker 1 (27:22):
Here it comes, folks, here it comes? Ever relay in
the most appendable car in the little.
Speaker 6 (27:27):
Pipe for you.
Speaker 4 (27:28):
Ye's delay, That's what I've been waiting to hear.
Speaker 7 (27:30):
The by Daddy to buy.
Speaker 1 (27:31):
I'm going to sleep another victory for severlag.
Speaker 7 (27:34):
The reason why gals leave home?
Speaker 9 (27:36):
The buy now, but why gals leave home?
Speaker 1 (27:46):
And next week we will play why Gals come back,
and I'll Mary lids and weathers. They will sing It's
great to be alive.
Speaker 9 (28:45):
Only nine days.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Left in Chevrolet's radio contest. Only nine more days in
which you'll have the opportunity to win a new Chevrolet
six absolutely free. So by all means, get over your
Chevrolet dealers without further delays. And remember, if you buy
an Chevrolet during the period of the contest and then
win a free car, you have your choice of accepting
either the free come, either the free car, or it's
a trival and didn't catch Devera offers.
Speaker 3 (29:08):
Every am as a car buyer and every.
Speaker 1 (29:10):
Winner in the contest he's choice of eleven big six
cylinder models fight from four hundred and forty five dollars
to five hundred and sixty five dollars. F O. B. Frink,
Michigan at Mary didn't have a chance to sing for you,
but it's a little late. Now and again, I want
to thank mister Robinson for appearing on this program. I
hope he makes me an offer for the picture rights
(29:31):
of our plays Les Go Mary, all out One. That's
the name the night Folk. It is a national broadcasting company.