April 27, 2024 • 59 mins
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943–1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Initially, the series adapted Broadway plays[1] during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed live before studio audiences. The series became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s.
The primary sponsor of the show was Unilever through its Lux Soap brand.Broadcasting from New York, the series premiered at 2:30 pm, October 14, 1934, on the NBC Blue Network with a production of Seventh Heaven starring Miriam Hopkins and John Boles in a full-hour adaptation of the 1922–24 Broadway production by Austin Strong. The host was the show's fictional producer, Douglass Garrick (portrayed by John Anthony). Doris Dagmar played another fictional character, Peggy Winthrop, who delivered the Lux commercials. Each show featured a scripted session with Garrick talking to the lead actors. Anthony appeared as Garrick from the premiere 1934 episode until June 30, 1935. Garrick was portrayed by Albert Hayes from July 29, 1935, to May 25, 1936, when the show moved to the West Coast.[2]Famed studio executive and film producer and director Cecil B. DeMille took over as the host on June 1, 1936, continuing until January 22, 1945.
That initial episode with DeMille featured stars Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable in The Legionnaire and the Lady. On several occasions, usually when he was out of town, he was temporarily replaced by various celebrities, including Leslie Howard and Edward Arnold.
The primary sponsor of the show was Unilever through its Lux Soap brand.Broadcasting from New York, the series premiered at 2:30 pm, October 14, 1934, on the NBC Blue Network with a production of Seventh Heaven starring Miriam Hopkins and John Boles in a full-hour adaptation of the 1922–24 Broadway production by Austin Strong. The host was the show's fictional producer, Douglass Garrick (portrayed by John Anthony). Doris Dagmar played another fictional character, Peggy Winthrop, who delivered the Lux commercials. Each show featured a scripted session with Garrick talking to the lead actors. Anthony appeared as Garrick from the premiere 1934 episode until June 30, 1935. Garrick was portrayed by Albert Hayes from July 29, 1935, to May 25, 1936, when the show moved to the West Coast.[2]Famed studio executive and film producer and director Cecil B. DeMille took over as the host on June 1, 1936, continuing until January 22, 1945.
That initial episode with DeMille featured stars Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable in The Legionnaire and the Lady. On several occasions, usually when he was out of town, he was temporarily replaced by various celebrities, including Leslie Howard and Edward Arnold.
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LUTs presents Hollywood. The Luck RadioTheater brings you William Powell and Mina Loy
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in Hired Wife, Ladies and gentlemen, Your producer, mister Cecil V de
Mille, greetings from Hollywood, ladiesand gentlemen. I'm sure a certain telephone
conversation must be repeated countless times ayear. On one end of the phone
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is a girl in the ticket boothof a neighborhood picture theater. On the
other end is a customer who wantsto know what the picture is. When
the girl can say, it's WilliamPowell and Myrna Loy and well, she
just doesn't get a chance to finish, because the customer is already on his
way with the whole family to seeBill and Murner in any picture Tonight in
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the lux Radio Theater. We're inthe fortunate position of having this golden team
in a comedy that would stand onits own feet even without them. The
play's Hired Wife adapted from the UniversalPicture, and it presents a situation that
might have been tailored to order forour stars. A business man that's Bill
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is faced with the interesting dilemma oflosing his business or acquiring a wife.
Anyway, his secretary, that's mRNA, gets the business like assignment of finding
him a wife, and that placeis her in an even worse dilemma.
But I believe what she does aboutit is what any woman would do in
her place. Not every business office, unfortunately, can boast a secretary as
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lovely as man Ali, but theaverage in this land of the free and
the beautiful is rather high. Oneproof of that is the number of former
secretaries who are now acting on thescreen. Among the girls who play a
symphony on the typewriter keys all day, you'll find that lux toilet soap is
pretty much standard equipment, just asit is in the dressing rooms of the
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stars right here in Hollywood. Ofcourse, it's part of a secretary's job
to look up best from nine inthe morning to five or six in the
afternoon. After that, well,beauty punches no time clock. But if
Lux Toilet's soap a good hands,she doesn't worry. Now it's curtain time
for Hired White. Act one takesthe stage with William Powell as Stephen Dexter,
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Man, A Lai as Kendall Browning, and Edgar Barrier as thirty Spring
has come to New York City.We can tell it's spring because the morning's
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sun is beaming brightly and everyone iswearing right because there's a faint odor of
blossoms mingled with the gasoline films,and the scurrying crowds have slowed down to
a fast track on this lovely springmorning. A girl walks along Fifth Avenue
on her way to the office.A long, sleek limousine purs out of
the traffic and pulls up beside herend nd Ronnie here, Oh, hello
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thirty, going to the office,Get in, I'll take you eimmil text
the building forty ninety Street. Yes, sir, well thirty, this is
a pleasant surprise. Oh I likeyour car. It's not bad, not
bad, boy, thirty. It'spositively regal. A car is a car
kindle. I'm very glad I wentinto you. Can you lend me ten
dollars what I need it? I'mpro a car like thisn't here? Oh
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I kid it. You didn't marrythe girl. Oh, she is not
going to marry me, and I'mnot going to marry her. I come
from saying goodbye to her and fivemillion dollars six she was nice too.
She did not make me worf.This is her car. Well, what
happened according to you? For shesay if we marty, it would spoil
a beautiful friendship. Ber Nan,Briganda, you're a liar. You said
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that to her. Well, yousaid it to me forty years ago,
and I could not tell a ladyI had made love to that I had
caught a cold on defeet, You'llnever marry one of those rich lollypops.
Thirty. Your heart isn't in yourwork and your high It is in your
work. Yes, yes, everygood secretary is in love at her boss.
She has to be put up withhim. Your mister Dexter is a
nasty fellow. No, Stephen's agood egg. You must beat him sometime.
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He is made of his own cement. Every day for years he is
near you, And what does hedo? He makes more cement? Oh
Stephen, no woman hate her?Thirty. He has a mad moment now
and again, especially in the spray. That is not love. That is
he fever. It's very much likeit. He seems to catch it from
blonde and his taste is terrible.Oh is he ill? Now? No?
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But I never know when he'll showsymptoms of a relapse. Now you're
the sort of man who was bornwith a flower in his button hole.
But when Stephen Dexter were flower,I start to fill the ice bags.
And when he goes round humming,my bonny lies over the ocean look out,
I still do not like him.How dare he hum at the blondes
when he can hum at you?Oh? He did make a pass or
two the spring. I went towork for him, but I put him
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in his place. A good openingmove, no bad. He stayed there
right here. Driver, Well,give me a ring, Candella. I
will bye, Bertie, Thanks,Good morning, William, Good morning,
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lovely day. The spring is reallyhere, isn't it. I don't know
yet. Does mister Dexter come in? Yes? Just now? Was he
humming? Humming? No? Idon't think so. Was he wearing anything?
Why, miss Brownie? I mean, was he wearing a flower?
Oh? Oh no, fye coming, mister Dexter coming, Good morning.
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I'll kennel come in here. Youwatch sun. Yeah, just put them
down, Kendall. I think we'vegot that gang of cutthroats like the calmbine.
I'd watched them pretty closely. Stephenvan Horn says, there are a
lot of wools. Here's one lambthat I'll find two touched to gobble.
Van Horn said yesterday they're trying toget an injunction. If they do,
it'll tie up every one of yourassets. I like to see them try
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it. But just the same.Oh, stop worrying, Kendle. Enjoy
the spring. I'm going to whatthe spring. Enjoy the spring. Oh
excuse me, sir, but theelevator boy said you dropped this, Oh
my flower? Thank you, William, Yes, sir, a flower,
Steveen, Yes, for my lapel, a sort of symbol of spring.
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Why not got a pin? I'llget one for you. My bonny lines
over the ocean, the limp pumpum. Yep, you're a little mocky,
aren't you. Here's your pin?Oh, thank you, candle Paul.
What are they look out that window? Isn't that a robin on the window
sill? Yeah, We'llbie falls offand breaks his neck. Mm hmmm nothing.
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You know, I've been admiring thatbillboard across the street. That one
is a girl on it. Nowthat's what I call advertising. Oh for
a man like my car? Strongresponsive modene, nice lines to call the
girl. I was walking at thecar. But now that you mention it,
the girl isn't so bad either.Blonde, isn't you? Yes,
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blonde that mister Dexter. Will youplease sign these checks? Hm? Oh
yes, of course. Why aren'tyou? Oh, come in, Mac?
You know those advertising layouts, Chief, let's see them? Mmmm for
good roads Dexter's Cement say, Mac, don't you think these are a little
old school? Well? They tellCement. Yes, perhaps, but we've
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got to keep up with the times. Mike. Can't you give me something
with a little more hot in it? Something something more modane? Not not
now that's what I mean? Thatbillboard out there that's got punch? Why
can't we use a girl? She'llbe our trademark, a girl, little
Annie Cement Kendall Please, hey,Mac, have some new layouts made?
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Will you just think the idea over? Kind of mother handed? All right?
Gee? But you won't like it? Then? Who is that girl
on the billboard? The blonde?Yes, the blonde? Who is she?
I don't know the name, butthe face is on the can tomatoes
I use. We'll get hold ofher. I'll see her myself. Wouldn't
it be easier and quicker to payher off, right now? You heard
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me? Get her? All right? Yeah, good evening. You're miss
Walden, aren't you. Yeah?My name is Browning. The company i'm
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with just about opposing job. Yes, it did well. Then see my
agents please, I have seen them. They gave me the address. You'll
have to excuse me, miss.I'm just going out to dinner for me
someday next week, but not beforeeleven, very will I'll tell mister Dexter.
Good evening. Oh wait, whatmister Dexter? Is that not Dexter
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surmam? Yes it is. Ohwell tell me miss uh. Do you
know what mister Dexter has in mindin a general way? Yes? Will
admit be a big campaign? Missh Yes, I I believe it'll be
one of his figures. Oh well, I'll get in touch with him tomorrow.
No, I'll call you an arrangingpoint, please do of course,
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not before eleven, that's right,Good night, mister, good night.
No, he's launching at the YaleClub. You got the new layout?
Yeah, I got him. LookKendall, just look at this stuff.
Isn't that awful? Dexter? Thecement modan is lasting his true love.
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Oh I don't blame you. Hashe gone daft or something? Keep your
kilts on, Mack. He'll getover and fast. Pretty girls on some
men bags. Can't you get himto drop it? I'll see what I
can do, and you'll have todo it pretty soon. We've got a
deadline to meet. I'm doing itright now. Hello, Miss Phillis Walden.
Please, oh well you have apage? Please thank you. Miss
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Walden is having lunch on the terrace. Who's there? Ron? Oh?
Mac? Leave me alone a minute, will you? Sure? Good luck?
Hello miss Walden. Well, thisis mister Stephen Dexter's secretary. I'm
afraid i'd rather disappointing news for you. That job is off off. If
mister Dexter ever does need you,I have your name and address in our
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articular system. What Well, misterDexter changed his mind, that's all.
Yes, he decided just before heflew to Chicago. Chicago. Yes,
well, I'd rather not tell youexactly what he said. All right,
but remember you ask me, hesaid, call up miss goofy Pan and
tell her she can't peddle her puto Steve Dexter. No, he isn't
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really a brute he's quite nice,but uh, women are just things to
him. Goodbye. Hello, you'relate, Stephen, go ahead, dock
me. Were you at lunch allthis time, my dear, I was
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offending for some uh business. Okay, you must have had a particularly good
lunch. Oh so so so soI had to break three important engagements you
had this morning. Sorry kid,kid, Now, Stephen, give me
a little advance notice next time you'regoing to be off of your boolah bull
of friends getting Tiddley. I'm notthe least with Tiddley. Then let's get
some work done by all means.Van Horn called about those contracts to combine.
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By the way, Uh, whenis miss uh? Uh? That
the poster girl coming in to seeme? Oh, I'm afraid i'd rather
disappointing news for you. You couldn'tget her? No, not available.
Van Horn's worried. What does shesay? Well, it boiled down to
no. He gave no reason,No he did he? Who's he a
fiance? What the man she's goingto marry? They were eloping? Oh,
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I see, I just caught himat the airport. Oh I suppose
they flew to Chicago too. Whatdo you mean too? Oh? Just
too now now, mat van Horn, Oh yes, he said, yes,
of course, Mike. Uh,you've got the layouts. Yeah here
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hmm. You don't like him,do you? No? No, that
girl on the bag stuff is out. Women are just things to me.
Huh yes, call her up,Kendall, Tell her she can't peddle her
puss to Steve dexpert Stephen, Mike, we'll go back to the old reliable
fine and oh Mac, you mightfile those in our Tickler system, right,
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Stephen, this is unworthy of you. How could you do anything so
dishomable, so low me? Whatdid I do? Eaves dropping? Why
are tapping listening in on my privateconversations? Well to be next key holes,
Kendall, My dear, I happento be lunching with miss Walden when
you phoned. Oh oh, Isee. You leave it to me to
get her, and then you sneakoff the data behind my back. She
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phoned my house last night. Ithought it would save time. If why
am I apologizing to you? Callme some morning, but not before eleven
you sent me have bad taste inwomen, Stephen, Kendall. I'm going
to say just one thing and thenwe'll drop them out there you are my
right hand. I'm not at allsure that I could run this business without
you, but I think I canrun my own life. Suppose you let
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me try, all right, VanHorns, I won't. Don't that like
the way you said? All right, I'm sorry. She's not like the
others. No, none of themwas. Fellow Walden is a lady.
She has character. What kind?What do you know about that? What
you She's fine, she's real,she's honest, and I'm not. Yep,
Well, you keep yourself out ofthis. I'm going to see Fellows
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tonight, tomorrow night, the nightafter, and every night and days she'll
see me. How do you likethat? I don't like it at all.
But it doesn't matter whether you door don't. All right, if
you assure it's the real thing,My blessings, dud, I'm here now
Wait a minute. You're not goingto leave me with all this work,
the subway, deal with maybe thatcombine is cracking down on me. I'm
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not through working for you. I'mjust through caring what to do outside of
office hours. Oh well, allright, fine, Van Horn. Mister
Dexter isn't in the office. Hehasn't been in for almost a week.
Have you tried calling Phyllis Wolden.Hello, is mister Dexter there. This
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is mister van Horn, his attorney. Will you please have him call me?
Love van Horn. He was infor a minute, but he's out
again with that blonde and he's gotto get this message. Tell him to
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be a general cement tomorrow at ninethere's a board meeting. Tell him they're
going to close him out there.It is Dexter. We're in, you're
out. We gave you a chanceto sell your company to us at a
fair price. We're going to getthat injunction the first thing tomorrow morning,
and tie your assets up tight.It's a technicality, a trick. I
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agree with the learned counsel. Nevertheless, we're doing in, mister bad Horn.
That's all I think, unless Dexterhas something to say, gentlemen,
I can think of only one otherhonest man who found himself in the worst
company Ali Baba. He had todeal with forty thieves. I'm a little
fellow, you're big. You hadme come here so that you could prove
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to me that I'm cornered and outnumbered. Here it would be wise to
hand over here and now the businessthat my associates and I have worked to
make. I would be smart andsurrender, but I'm going to be foolish
and fight. Oh come on,come on, David, think will you?
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That's what I pay you for?Are we going to get out of
this? I'm your lawyer, nota magician. I called you every day
for a week. Oh that's nota here, No there, What are
we going to do? Hello,just a moment. William wants to see
you, Stephen. Let them comein, Come in, William. Look,
David, if they get that injunction, it means every cent I have.
I know that, mister Dexter.Yes, William, mister Dexter.
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I heard about the combine, andwell I've got a financial proposition. I
happen to have a couple of thousanddollars lying around and I thought I might
take a little flyer in cement.Well, thank you, William. I
may call on you any day now. The cash won't be available for a
week or so. I'll start negotiationsimmediately with a certain TATA. You mustn't
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mortgage anything, William. Oh,the party is my wife. She makes
me put everything in her name.Can she do that? Mister van Horn.
No, but it's sometimes a goodidea for a man to have his
property in his wife's name. It'sa perfectly legitimate way to stop unscrupulous persons
from Hey, Stephen, what Stephen? Did you hear what I just said?
For sure? But oh well,I wait, William get out?
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Get out? Yes, sir,certainly is Stephen. It's the idea of
the century, is it, Stephen. You've got to get married married?
But stop them cold? Are yousure they can't tie up your money or
your business? If you haven't anyI'm going to have you put every last
penny, every sack of cement,your house, the shirt on your back,
and your wife's name. But Ihaven't got a way. You'll have
to get one. You've got tobe married today. I can't be married
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today, my friend. You've gotto be all right, Kempbell, Yes,
Kendall, got tellus Walden on thephone. Yes, got Herky,
Well, I'll run over to thebank and get things straightened out, okay,
and find out when the marriage licenseburea closes. That's no good in
New York. You have to waitthree days. Three days this Walden.
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Please, let's out. Let's seeThe nearest state you can get married in
right away is South Carolina. Hello, what Kendall? Find out when I
can get a plane to South Carolina? Just a minute? You would have
come with me to the bank,Steve. But yeah, in a minute,
I've got to speak to Phyllis.All right, meet me there.
There's a lot to do, sohurry, yeah, right right with you.
No, she isn't in Oh well, look, Kendell, I've got
to leave this to you. Gethold of her and explain things, but
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be nice about it. You toldme to keep out of this business,
Stephen. Are you sure it's goodbusiness? Yes? Is she ready for
this? I don't know if I'vehad two more weeks one week? She
loves you? Why'm not asking herto love me yet? Just to marry
me, just to marry you,Stephen. To a woman, marriage is
serious, sacred, no matter whatshe is. Never mind the soccer,
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and you find her and deliver herto that plane with a bill of lady
got her. I can't drag herhere by her phony eyelashes. I'll look
Kendle. You're a woman, hasthat got wrong? You know how to
talk to another woman? You knowwhat to say to her? And how
to say it. Yes, yes, of course I'll speak to her.
Stephen. All fine, that's thanks, Kendall. I'll see you at the
plane. See you. It's theplane Elmas Browning. You have a message
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from mister Dexter, a very importantmessage really, and what is it for
you? Well, here's Dexter's proposition. He wants you to marry him tonight.
He does well, I hardly knowwhat to say, yes or no.
We'll do nicely. It isn't avery romantic way for Stephen to propose.
But well, I suppose he hasa good reason. He has look
Walden for certain financial reasons. Itwould be very convenient for Dexter to have
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a wife. In fact, he'sgot to get married. He's in a
body. What a break for blondee? Do I meet him at the Old
Red Mill at midnight? At theairport five o'clock? Oh good, we're
flying? Yes to Chicago. OhI suppose no Charleston. How nice?
I've never been married in Charleston.Do you think I'm a dope. I'm
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only telling you I'll get this whenI do marry Steve, and I'm going
to I'll keep you around for lastI love your lies. They're not good,
but they're very, very funny.Thank you. This last one was
a positive howl. Would have beenso nice if you'd been able to say,
Steve, that Waldon number has aprice test. But I'm not that
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kind of a girl. Browning yourbutton should be brass, dex. You
just told me to tell you.Tell him. I'd love to marry him
tonight, but my trousseau is inthe laundry. Thank you. I'll give
him your answer. Sit down,Steve, Sit down, you're making me
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nervous as a bridegrow Hell, it'stally time to take off. They won't
hold this plane forever? Will youstop having pups? You know you can
out on Kendle They listen. Haveyou known this Phillips girl a long time?
No? Why? Well, shecould make it rather gruesome for you,
Steve. I mean to say,after all, she left control of
all your goods and chattels. Shecould refuse to hand him back if she
turns out to be a stinker.Oh, she's all right, don't worry.
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Look there's Kendall, but I don'tsee phyllis. She doesn't seem worried.
But what has she got to worryabout Hello, for where's Phillis?
Where is she? I couldn't gether to come, not to love all
money? What you mustn't blame her, Steve. No woman wants to get
married just as a favor. Well, there's a nice business. While I
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had it, had it, you'vestill got it and you can keep it
if you work fast. All youhave to do is marry somebody. Fine,
just marry somebody. Anybody who cansay I do, will do.
Just a formality needn't mean any morethan having your hair sin go away,
Steve. We've got to get youa wife, and in a hurry.
Doesn't matter who she is. Ofcourse, it would be better if she
was some girl you could trust,somebody like well, kendle E, why
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all sheay? Kendall? Sure?Why not? Kendal? Kendall dear,
Hello, what do you say,Kendall? Will you marry him? Kendall?
Well, isn't this rather Sun?I mean, Kendall, it's it's
strictly business. It's just somebody tosay I do what you say, well
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I do. After a brief intermission, mister de Mille and our stars William
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Powell and Myrna LOI will bring usback to a hired wife. Hello,
really, here we are. Ican oh bless my soul. This is
a convention. One, two,three, four, five, six,
six girls, and all of thempretty well if you've come to see me.
I don't mind saying I feel flattered. Why you remember us, mister
Ruick. We represent Luck's toilet soap. Each of us is a symbol of
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one of its special qualities symbols.Are you well? I'm glad to know
yes. And now you're supposed toask each of us which quality of luck
soap we represent. It'll be apleasure now begin by asking you first,
Well, mister Ruick, I standfor Luck's toilet Soap's mildness. You know.
That means it's gentle enough even fordelicate skins. I represent Luck's toilet
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Soap's purity. That means only thefinest ingredients are used to make it.
You're both right, girls, butnot too fast. Now we really want
to hear you. Let's give thatlittle curly haired girl there a chance.
Luck Soap's whiteness, mister Ruick,That's what I stand for. Women love
to use the soap that's so whiteand sadly smooth. Right, you certainly
are. And now who's next onthe list. Girls mean it to Ruic.
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I represent Luck Soap's active lather,active lather that removes every trace of
dust, dirt and stale cosmetics thoroughly. And this tall young lady on my
right, I represent the lovely perfumeLux toilet soap has, so nice and
delicate, the perfume that makes Lucksoap such a grand bath soap too.
Every woman who uses Lux toilet soapis a bath soap will agree with that.
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And now here's our last, littlegirl. Will you tell us what
quality of Luck toilet soap you represent? Something very important these days, mister
Ruick, I stand for Lux Soap'seconomy. It's thrifty to use because each
cake is hard milled, and soit lasts and lasts. Thank you,
girls, one and all. Iwish our audience could see what lovely Lux
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complexions you all have. You've donea grand job of telling us that Lux
soap has every quality a really finetoilet soap should have. No wonder,
it's the choice of nine out often lovely screen stars. No wonder,
Pretty women everywhere say this is thecomplexion soap for me. Well, thank
you, again lux toilet soap girlsand good night, good night, and
Troy good night. We pause nowfor stay identification. This is the Columbia
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Broadcasting System, Act two of HiredWife, starring William Powell as Stephen Dexter
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and Myrna Loy as Kendall Browning.Plain to South Carolina, a flying visit
to the Justice, a plain backto New York, and the honeymoon is
over. Time consumed ten hours andforty minutes. Now the happy couple,
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looking very weary, has arrived atStephen's house. David van Horne is there
to welcome them. Ah, David, way up? Wake up? So
I taking pins in them? Gaveit? Huh wake up? Oh to
congratulations, thank you. Here's themany certificate. Let's see. I hope
they don't look too hard at thedate. They might hal a collusion.
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I left some papers for you tosign, transfer property to Kendle. Where
do I sign? Right there?What does Kendall have to sign? Nothing
tonight? Oh? Oh, I'mso sorry Kendall, keeping you up like
this. I thought you'd be needed. It's all right, Well now I
think we all rated nightcat make minebuttermilk, buttermilk. Yeah, always how
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many icebox I'll get it, David. Huh, David, you've had a
tough day. You'll have a tougherone tomorrow. Better go home and get
some sleep. Don't you want meto wait and give you a lift?
No, thank you, I canget a taxi at the corner stands.
Okay, see you tomorrow. Goodnight, Kendle. Night. Hello.
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Hello, here's your butter milk.Thanks worst David. He went home.
He said he was tired. Ohwell, here's mutton your eye. Booh,
healthy, drink butter milk, horriblyhealthy. You made me drink my
first glass. Oh, yes,I guess I was born bossie. Well,
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I have slept better since I begandrinking it, but I still don't
like it, do you? Ilove it? Well? Well, mum,
we have a lot to do tomorrow, Yes, yes, we have
so. Uh Well, good night, Stephen. Oh uh wait a minute,
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Candle. Yes, Stephen, you'rea rare woman. You don't let
people down, and I thanks formarrying me. Huh, you're welcome.
I'm sure, Oh, Stephen,I don't feel like kidding about this.
It's nothing, of course, nomore than the sort of thing I do
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every day, seeing people for yousigning your letters. But with those kids
we saw to night. Those twokids got married just before us. Do
you remember how she looked at him? Hey? Are those tears? Yes?
Do you mind, Kendall look atme? No, Steph, please
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please didn't. You're very sweet,Kendle, let me go. Please?
Why you're my wife? I'm onlythe woman you married. And I'm a
liar. Oh if I've known thatfor years? Right now I don't seem
to care. I'm not here becauseyou want me. I'm just a substitute
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for the woman you really want.Phyllis Walden would be here if I had
lied to her and you what well, now I have naized. Then Phyllis
did say yes. She said no, but I made her she had refuse
the way I put your bid bid. You made Phillis believe that I thought
I could buy her. You treatedher in my name as if she were
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cheap and nasty, not cheap white. You you contemptible, unscrupulous double crossing
I Stephen, remember your a Yaleman. You can't laugh your way out
of this, all right. Istarted something and I couldn't finish it.
But your business is safe at thetime being, And well when you see
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your little goalie locks tomorrow you canlook her straight in the eye. She'll
be amazed to learn that you havea conscience. It wasn't a conscience,
you'd have found me out soon enough. Besides, I don't enjoy being kissed
by a man who keeps his eyesclosed. They're open now, all Kendall,
What am I going to do aboutyou? What do you want to
do? Steven? Stop acting married? We are, you know, don't
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take advantage of a technicality, andstop looking at me like that and go
home. But where am I?Will you please get out of my house?
Your house? Oh? Are yougoing to get tough with me?
Browning? The name is dexter than. I am all right. There was
a fight you want, you gotone for a finish and no hold Bard.
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Will you please get out of here? Yes, but I'll be back
never. Good Night. Stephen.Wait, Kendall, Yes, Stephen,
you're fire? Yes? Yeah,good night? Pellis I listen. I
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I can explain the whole thing.Phyllis, Phyllis, don't hang up on
me, please, But Phyllis,it's true. I'm married, but the
whole thing was a mistake. Imeant to marry you. Yes, I
I know it sounds Sully, it'sridiculous, but listen, listen, Phyllis,
she isn't even staying at my place. No, that's what I'm trying
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to tell you. She went home. What certainly not. Look, Phyllis,
you meet me tonight and I waita minute, Yes, mister v
here, sir, I send himin. Yes, sir, Hell Phyllis,
Look, you meet me somewhere tonightand I'll tell you the whole story.
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What morning, morning, Stephen Darling. Oh wait a minute, Fellows,
So what are you doing here?You're fired telling David it's like this,
Steve, your wife has to behere. Quiet. Uh, hello,
Phillis. Look, Phyllis, I'mI'm very busy, dear. I'll
see you at the forty one club, Yes, the forty one at eight
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o'clock. Right, goodbye, dear. Now what's all this about? Well,
Steve, here are the facts inthe marriage, A legal marriage where
both interested parties hold themselves forth asbeing Please get to the point. I've
got to go home and start passing. Why you're going away? No,
but your attorney advises me to movewhere to your house? My house,
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my house? Naturally your house,your house, would Kendall move into my
house? My house? Why not? She's capable of anything that'll go on
your bill. Steve, you've hitsome more heavy trouble more. The combine
smells a rat. So we've gotto convince them that this marriage is on
the level. We haven't a chanceunless Kendall lives at your house until the
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storm blows over. Get the idea. I do, and I dislike it
heartily. The only way to doit? Who bought up this on savory
scheme? What's so revolting about havingKendall as your house? Guess? You
don't have to act married except whensomebody's looking you. Think of the position
that puts me in? What aboutme? What will I tell my husband?
Not you, the good one,I'll marry next. It's up to
you, Steve. I advise youto grit your teeth and go through with
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it. No, it's ridiculous,Very well, very well, if that's
your attitude, see you in thebankruptcy court. Now wait a minute,
day, but wait a minute.Is this is this the only way?
Absolutely? All right? I agree, But I'm the protest. Thank you.
That's the boy, Steve, AndI'll tell you what you can do.
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If you're both so worried about yourreputations, why don't you invite some
respectable relative, cousin or an auntor something to stay in the house and
sort of the referee. Huh,all right, when can you move in?
Oh? Me, Well, you'vegot to send her this thing.
I'll expect you at the house tonight. Oh, why can't I learn to
keep my mouth shut? Kendall?Here, I am Kendall. Oh,
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hello, Bertie, thanks for coming. You look beautiful. But well the
bridegroom, well, he didn't comewith me thirty I couldn't explain it to
you on the phone. But yousee, he's here already with another guest.
You may know her. Killis Walden? Oh a blonde? Yes,
this year anyway, on the secondnight of your wedding, he comes to
one nightclub with a blonde, Iwill kill him. That wouldn't help Herty.
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Then I will kill the blonde.Now you're talking, but no,
thanks. What do you want meto do? Well? I want you
to keep her amused, just fora week or two, maybe a month.
Oh, I understand? Is shepretty? Yes? In a ghastly
sort of way. There she isnow over that table. There were Stevinge
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not bad. Yes, I thinkI could disturb her a little. I
want you to disturb her a lot. Will you do it? Thirty?
You will? For you, Iwill do anything, but alas I am
not in a position financially. I'lltake care of the finances. You take
care of Jimsy. It's strictly abusiness proper station, Kendall. Brownie means
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nothing to me, absolutely nothing.Do you believe me? Forgive me for
the way I answer? I'm veryjealous. Hello there, so here's where
you're hiding. Hello, Pappy?Say what in the name of hello?
So nice to see daven What doesthis old phyllis? This is third and
nan Berganza mis Walden thirty, Iam child? How do you do?
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Listen? Kendle and this is StevenSo you are the man who married Kendall.
Congratulations, Thank you Kendall. Sitdown, thirty, sit down?
Have you ordered them me yet?Copy? No? I haven't suppose we
dance first? You and I allright, poppy, you young folks enjoy
yourself, will you? But certainlycertainly come on coffee? What are you
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going to do to me? Now? What's the matter of puppy? Thirty
asked me to die. You knewi'd be here. I listen, Kendall,
Darling, people are looking. We'vegot to be happily married, you
know. Hold me tighter, tighterer? All right? Oh, Steve,
you don't have to break my ribs. I'd like to break your neck.
Why poppy, and stop calling mepoppy. Rent one month, two hundred
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dollars. Check rent of motor carforty dollars, check one thirty. What
is this item? One cockatoo?Yeah? I bought it for Phillips.
A cockatoo. You know a bird? I know what they are. What
I wanna know is how you use'emin making love. H Phillis say she
liked one for a pet, SoI give her the bird. That's all
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right with me. But uh,thirty seventy five dollars for one third?
Oh it talks for that money.It should read and write. And she
thinks I'm Amber Jrnair. Yes,and so do you. But I've got
to pay these bills. What elsehave you done besides spend money? Oh?
I progress yesterday? She insulked metonight she slept my face Tomato,
who knows Ferdy? That's Stephen.Get out to the garden. Oh my
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hat, my hat, hurry ferycall me, yes, yes, get
out. I don't want seem toOoh good evening. Oh good night you
leaving? Yeah, I have tosee somebody about something. Good night,
mister Dexter and missus Dexter. Goodnight, thirty, good night? Must
you entertain that follow here? Whyare you jealous? I like thirty?
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I'm sure you do. Nevertheless,I don't want him hanging around my house,
our house. I don't want himaround very well. There, where
are you going? I'm going outfor a walk in all garden? Do
you mind? Now? Wait aminute, Wait a minute, I want
to talk to you. I'd rathernot talk tonight, Stephen, Well you're
going to Kendall. This thing hasgone on long enough. I want a
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divorce. A divorce. Oh thenthat means you've beaten the combine. Well,
yes, didn't Van Horn tell youno? Tonight? They gave up.
Oh Steve, I'm very glad.Thank you, Kendell, Thank you.
I I appreciate your help. AndI, uh, well, I
I know this is a short notice, but uh here, this is a
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ticket on the westbound plane top tentwenty two. Really, I've been wondering
what time. It was all evening. The plane leaves at midnight. Uh,
there's a check in there too.I want you to have a nice
long vacation and well after you're throughat Reno. Well, Reno isn't far
from Los Angeles, and Los Angelesisn't far from Hawaiian and Hawaii isn't far
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from Australia. Hey, what areyou doing? I'm tearing up the ticket,
you see. I like being missusStephen Dexter. Oh oh, well,
if you won't give me a divorce, I'll divorce you on what grounds?
My grounds just left? Vernie.That's comical. What was he doing
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here helping you with your homework?Excuse me? Stephen? You wo David
stopper? David, look up thewindow. You want to wake up the
whole neighborhood. What's the matter?What's the matter? What's wrong down there?
Go on, Steve, ask grandma. He was in the house all
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the time. Why don't you goto bed? I have not had a
night's sleep for a month. David, get me in a boss? Do
you mind waiting till morning? Howsoon can I get one? Is Kendall
willing? Why not? If shefight, he will fights it may take
years years, five your best vedistto disappear and be giving up for dead.
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Of course, that's just a curbstoneopinion. Good night, jump that
one, Stephen. So you likebeing missus Stephen Dexter? Do you so
you get away from me? Oh? No, you're my wife. Her
husband has a right to kiss hiswife hasn't hits in the law books.
Get away? Come here, stop, I'll show you. Let's go,
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David saved. Oh what do youthink of that? Huh? I wish
you'd make up your mind down there, David, How can I get rid
of this woman? Well? Notthat way, old boy, But there
is a way. I just thoughtof it. An anomous How soon can
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you get me one? Oh,in a few weeks? Are you sure?
It'll be a sphinch? We'll justhave to show it's been no marriage
to day. You can testify tothat. Yeah, I guess so.
Well, then start a moment forseedings tomorrow? Right, but might I
suggest that you come up here Stevefairly soon? Well come back? How
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can I good night? Stephen?Oh you're going now, of course?
Well, but you're closed. I'llget them tomorrow morning. Will you drive
me home? Oh? Certainly.No. No, I think it'd be
better if you took a taxi.Uh, I'm I'm too tired to drive.
I guess you'll be glad to sleepin your own room again. Oh
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well, I did you have aroom with David. No? I mean,
of course you never did, butuh, well, never do.
Good night, Stephen, Good night, Steve. You worry me? Why
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no copy David? No, Steve, I want to know what happened last
night? You know what happened.I'm afraid I don't know everything. What
are you talking about? Well,let's be honest, Steve. I could
still get you that a moment.But now, what am I going to
say when the judge asks me,where was your client on the night of
May fourth? Last night? Butyou know where I was last night?
I'm sorry to say I do inyour own room. Of course I saw
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you go in. Well what ofit? I was in my own house,
my own room. Is that acrime? Certainly not. But Kendall
can come into court and tell herstory. What story. Kendall wasn't here?
She went home early? Huh Kendallwent home last night last night?
Oh well, well, that's entirelydifferent. You may consider the annulment in
the bag. Thank you. Hello, he's caught me hot. I'll be
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right down. Who's that that?My friend is, Kendall? But how
did she say? Listen? Exactly? How big a chump do you think?
I am? I ask if Steve, is this playing the game?
You told me she went home?She must come back to get a clothes
likely story. I tell you sheleft here last night. You don't believe
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me, asked to yourself. Iintend to. Good morning, David.
I've already said good morning to Stevie. That is a lie. Why Stevie,
listen, Kendall, you cast meenough trouble. I'll take care of
this. Kendall, look at me. Where were you last night last night?
Answer his question? Kendle, Iwant you to tell him exactly what
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you did last night exactly. Iwant you to tell him you went home
and you stayed there. Oh,oh, yes, dear, I went
home and I stayed there. Isthat all right? Thank you? I've
heard enough. Good morning, David. Wait a minute, Wait a minute,
she's lying. I mean she's notlying, it's just the way she's
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saying it. She steed. I'mvery disappointed in you and that annunment.
Is definitely out of the big Oheven what ha jumped that. In just
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a few minutes, mister Demil andour stars William Powell and Money Loy will
bring us back three of hired wife. Now here are mister and missus Smith.
They're driving home from a weekend spentwith the Browns. We certainly had
a grand time, didn't we,Jim, Yeah, the Browns do things
well all right, real luxury,i'd call it. I'll be glad to
get home though, Oh my Jim, but I can't keep house in the
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The curtain rises on the third actof Hired Wife. Kendall enjoys being
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missus Dexter, and she's hanging onfor dear life in vain Stephen tries to
shake her off. He's asked herto come to his office to talk terms.
Kendall is willing, but her termsare the same as ever. No
divorce, no announcement, no PhyllisWalden for Stephen. But Kendle, why
don't you be reasonable? This marriageis no good for either of us.
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I think it could be for bothof us. You're not in love with
me, mean, that's the funnypart. I am, and I'm not
going to let you marry anybody else, all right, but I warn you
our marriage will be a thing ofhorror. You think Bluebeard was bad,
huh, I'll make him look henpickedStephen. If I believe that, I'd
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quit right now, I'd sign backeverything to you, throw up my job.
Let Phyllis have you. But Idon't believe it's Stephen. I believe
you love me once maybe, butnot lately. You see these things I'm
wearing their pants, and there's stilla symbol of masculinity. A few men
are left who do not like tobe kicked in them, especially by a
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lady punter. Steve. I've justbeen taking over these bills, which one
of you bought a cockatoo? OhI did? My old one died one
cockatoo charged to living expenses very peculiar. What are you doing checking up on
me? Oh, it's just tokeep my income tact record straight. Yes,
there's a gentleman to see you andmissus Dexter. He says it's personal
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and urchard and very serious. Whois he? He says he's a judge
South Carolina, a Judge Peabody.Oh, show him in, Judge Peabody.
He's a fellow who married us.Don't worry, he'll suffer for it.
Morning, Come in, Judge Peabody. Good morning, you're on morning
man, Morning, sir, Isee you remember me. I'm sounded.
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What good reason, Judge Peabody,Well, I might as well come right
out what I've got to take byall means now, mind you, it's
not as bad as it sounds.But the fact is, mister and missus
Dixter, you aren't married. Whatthat is not legally by judge? You
interest me strangely? Go on,where do you see one of the boys,
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don't quote ask made a little mistaketotal forgot to renew my license.
I thought he had, but acouple of days ago I found out.
So I've been marrying folks right andleft it no more tardy than Jane Bird.
Are you sure we didn't get inunder the war? Uh? When
did your license expire? Four yearsago? Last January? But I got
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a new license now, so I'mlooking up all those folks and marrying them
obile ride. I'm fixing to startwith you and joined hands. Flee No
some other time. Thanks, thisone's on me, sir. Oh,
thank you, Judge. But Ifeel sure that missus, uh my wife,
Miss Browning, will just jump ofa chance to have a church wedding.
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Oh yes, Oh well, sir, I reckon you're the head of
the family. So I've bid youa very good day. Good bye,
goodbye, Judge, pee body,and thank you, thank you very much,
not at all goodbye, goodbye,goodbye, Judge. Oh well,
miss Browning, I imagine that suttlesit. Hello? Who you calling?
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What are you up to now?I'm being the efficient secretary. Hello,
hotel more man, give me missPhyllis Walling please, here's your party,
mister Dector Kendall, I'm glad tofind you here. Hello Ferdie Kendall.
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I need money. I'm posted again. Are you what are you doing there
cleaning out my desk? How Ishould have done it weeks ago. Oh,
Kendall, listens. I am madlyin love. That's why I need
the money. I am mad inlove at room, my sweetheart, my
Phyllis, Are you trying to tellme? Yeah, she is going to
marry with me, as she saidso, she will say so at lunch.
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I will pop the question. Tomorrow. I will find a job Saturday.
We will be married. Someday wewill live happily forever after. But
have you told her about yourself?Certainly, everything all at once? Oh
no, But I have begun tohint last night. I told her I
do not own two yachts, onlymaybe one little the one. She smiles
so sweet, she'll laugh right outloud when you tell her where you got
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your courting money? That, Iwill say, for the honeymoon. You
gotta tell her now. She's inStephen's office. I know I brought her
here. She's in there letting yourhusband down easy. But Stephen's not my
husband. She is telling him.What did you say, Stephen's not my
husband? He never was? Thenyou mean that, Oh he is free
and she is in there. Iwill kill him. It is Phillis,
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my sweet one. What is thisit is you must choose him or me.
Who do you think you are?Breaking in here like this? Get
out over your dead body. Iwill get out you rather I kick you
out, I will, Stephens.Don't lose your temper. Your darling Fellows
is madly in love with thirty pointsince always, since time began, and
the world was young and damp,and I was a bullfrog and you were
a cow frog. Fellas, Look, I can't honestly claim that my acquaintance
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with you takes back as far ashis. But you know me who I
am, what I do? Fellas. You ought to yourself to find out
a lot more about this fellow.He's rich, yes, but where does
his money come from? I knowall about that thirty tone? Oh do
you mind telling me not at all? It comes from the same place yours
does the man I see? Excuseme, Steve, what is it now?
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Well, I'm a bit dubious aboutthis check. They're rather biggish.
Hotel bill, Steve, do youuse your suite at the Mortimer Hotel for
business? My suite at the Inever lived at the Let me see that.
And here's a lot of other checks. One hundred and twenty five dollars
one hundred dollars one hundred dollars onehundred and fifty dollars to a party named
Ferdinand Bragas Eye. You got anew tailor, Steve No, I still
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get my clothes from They give meno checks. Sorry if I said anything
wrong. So you get your moneyfrom Cement? Do you my cement?
Thirty? What does this mean?It means just what you think it means.
These checks are signed by can Phyllis. Forgive me, oh berty taking
money from this this that's what youknow what? The very flowers you gave
me, keep them there from mein a roundabout way. Mister Dexter,
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your seconds will find me in myhotel until tomorrow noon. You candle you
my right hand with a knife init. It was Pretty's birthday? How
many times was he born? Mostof them was alone. I would pay
back every penny at once. Canyou all go away your bile, your
cheap, cheap look at those checks. You'll get it back. You'll get
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everything there, Stephen Darling, Iwon't be much used to you in your
office. There are lots of thingsthat she did I simply couldn't do.
I'm not clever. The way youare, Miss Browning, A smooth liar
can make a fool out of meat. Go on, just two words more
than I'll lamb. You want yourpodeice. Oh I am am I Kendall,
Kendall. No fighting is my sweetthink of your beautiful face. Take
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your hands off fell as you gold. I do not take that from you.
Your wife, Peter, that doesit. I'll murdering. Oh please,
you knocked him down. Oh,looked at him, his poor look
he's unconscious. Get in some water. I'm sorry, but he hit me
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first. Oh Steve, wake up, dear, where is he? Where
is he here? Oh? Getout of here. Perty. I hate
you yet out very well. Iloved you so and I was so poor.
Goodbye, Steven. Oh, I'mgoing to I'm really going I didn't
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land the contracts. My best bidwasn't good enough. Well, well,
he can't blame a girl for tryingso long. See, Oh it's horrible.
Six years? What Steve? Sixyears? I put up with her?
Six long years? She bossed me, bullied me. But it in
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here, but it in there,pushed me that way, shove me the
other. I should have known shedo anything to get her own ways.
I must be the biggest fool thatever lived. You know me, He
wasn't the first man I ever saw, the first who ever made love to
me? Oh, I should haveseen that he was a phony. Honest,
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men just don't make love that well. They haven't had the practice six
years, and at least once aday she did something frightful to me.
Why I stood more from Kendall Browningthan i'd stand from a woman. I
loved him and his yachts and hisparrots and his line. Oh I hate
him. Show me in all historya more of vicious woman, truth,
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honor, decency her. They meannothing to her. I knew men could
be low, but not that low. She schemes, she lies, she
cheats, but not any more atmy expense. I'd like to strangle him.
I consider today the luckiest day inmy life, and you should too,
Stephen. When are we going tostop hitting ourselves? I'm glad you
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said it first. Come on,if we hurry, we still catch them.
Thirty Kendle, Kendle, come back. Oh, it's so nice being
This is Stephen Dexter again, andthis time it's for keeps mind you.
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I'm not giving in, no,darling, that's my department, Steeve's thing.
I'm wearing. It's a scot Oh, no more bossing me around from
now on. Your word is wrong. Oh really kiss me? Yes,
dear Steven, know you down there. I've just been thinking about that,
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Anoman I said, I've just beenthinking. Who's that with you, Stephen?
If you want that, Annulman,get up here, Stephen? All
right, I resigned dot right now, we add one more to the impressive
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into that over at MGM, stilltrying to find out who done it.
Oh, Bill and I done itwith a little better grammar. However,
It's called the shadow of the thinman cecil. You know, I wonder
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Sustle, next week? Bill?It's hold Back the Dawn a neat
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In fact, one of the finestpictures Paramount or any studio in Hollywood has
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for Love. Heard in tonight's playwere Arthur Hugh Bryan as Van Horn and
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Tory Carlton as Phyllis. Our musicwas directed by Louis Silvers. Tune in
next Monday to hear Charles boy andpaul Ette Goddard in Hold Back the Dawn.
Your announcer has been Melville Rowick.This is the Columbia Broadcasting System
LUTs presents Hollywood. The Luck RadioTheater brings you William Powell and Mina Loy
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in Hired Wife, Ladies and gentlemen, Your producer, mister Cecil V de
Mille, greetings from Hollywood, ladiesand gentlemen. I'm sure a certain telephone
conversation must be repeated countless times ayear. On one end of the phone
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is a girl in the ticket boothof a neighborhood picture theater. On the
other end is a customer who wantsto know what the picture is. When
the girl can say, it's WilliamPowell and Myrna Loy and well, she
just doesn't get a chance to finish, because the customer is already on his
way with the whole family to seeBill and Murner in any picture Tonight in
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the lux Radio Theater. We're inthe fortunate position of having this golden team
in a comedy that would stand onits own feet even without them. The
play's Hired Wife adapted from the UniversalPicture, and it presents a situation that
might have been tailored to order forour stars. A business man that's Bill
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is faced with the interesting dilemma oflosing his business or acquiring a wife.
Anyway, his secretary, that's mRNA, gets the business like assignment of finding
him a wife, and that placeis her in an even worse dilemma.
But I believe what she does aboutit is what any woman would do in
her place. Not every business office, unfortunately, can boast a secretary as
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lovely as man Ali, but theaverage in this land of the free and
the beautiful is rather high. Oneproof of that is the number of former
secretaries who are now acting on thescreen. Among the girls who play a
symphony on the typewriter keys all day, you'll find that lux toilet soap is
pretty much standard equipment, just asit is in the dressing rooms of the
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stars right here in Hollywood. Ofcourse, it's part of a secretary's job
to look up best from nine inthe morning to five or six in the
afternoon. After that, well,beauty punches no time clock. But if
Lux Toilet's soap a good hands,she doesn't worry. Now it's curtain time
for Hired White. Act one takesthe stage with William Powell as Stephen Dexter,
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Man, A Lai as Kendall Browning, and Edgar Barrier as thirty Spring
has come to New York City.We can tell it's spring because the morning's
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sun is beaming brightly and everyone iswearing right because there's a faint odor of
blossoms mingled with the gasoline films,and the scurrying crowds have slowed down to
a fast track on this lovely springmorning. A girl walks along Fifth Avenue
on her way to the office.A long, sleek limousine purs out of
the traffic and pulls up beside herend nd Ronnie here, Oh, hello
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thirty, going to the office,Get in, I'll take you eimmil text
the building forty ninety Street. Yes, sir, well thirty, this is
a pleasant surprise. Oh I likeyour car. It's not bad, not
bad, boy, thirty. It'spositively regal. A car is a car
kindle. I'm very glad I wentinto you. Can you lend me ten
dollars what I need it? I'mpro a car like thisn't here? Oh
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I kid it. You didn't marrythe girl. Oh, she is not
going to marry me, and I'mnot going to marry her. I come
from saying goodbye to her and fivemillion dollars six she was nice too.
She did not make me worf.This is her car. Well, what
happened according to you? For shesay if we marty, it would spoil
a beautiful friendship. Ber Nan,Briganda, you're a liar. You said
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that to her. Well, yousaid it to me forty years ago,
and I could not tell a ladyI had made love to that I had
caught a cold on defeet, You'llnever marry one of those rich lollypops.
Thirty. Your heart isn't in yourwork and your high It is in your
work. Yes, yes, everygood secretary is in love at her boss.
She has to be put up withhim. Your mister Dexter is a
nasty fellow. No, Stephen's agood egg. You must beat him sometime.
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He is made of his own cement. Every day for years he is
near you, And what does hedo? He makes more cement? Oh
Stephen, no woman hate her?Thirty. He has a mad moment now
and again, especially in the spray. That is not love. That is
he fever. It's very much likeit. He seems to catch it from
blonde and his taste is terrible.Oh is he ill? Now? No?
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But I never know when he'll showsymptoms of a relapse. Now you're
the sort of man who was bornwith a flower in his button hole.
But when Stephen Dexter were flower,I start to fill the ice bags.
And when he goes round humming,my bonny lies over the ocean look out,
I still do not like him.How dare he hum at the blondes
when he can hum at you?Oh? He did make a pass or
two the spring. I went towork for him, but I put him
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in his place. A good openingmove, no bad. He stayed there
right here. Driver, Well,give me a ring, Candella. I
will bye, Bertie, Thanks,Good morning, William, Good morning,
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lovely day. The spring is reallyhere, isn't it. I don't know
yet. Does mister Dexter come in? Yes? Just now? Was he
humming? Humming? No? Idon't think so. Was he wearing anything?
Why, miss Brownie? I mean, was he wearing a flower?
Oh? Oh no, fye coming, mister Dexter coming, Good morning.
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I'll kennel come in here. Youwatch sun. Yeah, just put them
down, Kendall. I think we'vegot that gang of cutthroats like the calmbine.
I'd watched them pretty closely. Stephenvan Horn says, there are a
lot of wools. Here's one lambthat I'll find two touched to gobble.
Van Horn said yesterday they're trying toget an injunction. If they do,
it'll tie up every one of yourassets. I like to see them try
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it. But just the same.Oh, stop worrying, Kendle. Enjoy
the spring. I'm going to whatthe spring. Enjoy the spring. Oh
excuse me, sir, but theelevator boy said you dropped this, Oh
my flower? Thank you, William, Yes, sir, a flower,
Steveen, Yes, for my lapel, a sort of symbol of spring.
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Why not got a pin? I'llget one for you. My bonny lines
over the ocean, the limp pumpum. Yep, you're a little mocky,
aren't you. Here's your pin?Oh, thank you, candle Paul.
What are they look out that window? Isn't that a robin on the window
sill? Yeah, We'llbie falls offand breaks his neck. Mm hmmm nothing.
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You know, I've been admiring thatbillboard across the street. That one
is a girl on it. Nowthat's what I call advertising. Oh for
a man like my car? Strongresponsive modene, nice lines to call the
girl. I was walking at thecar. But now that you mention it,
the girl isn't so bad either.Blonde, isn't you? Yes,
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blonde that mister Dexter. Will youplease sign these checks? Hm? Oh
yes, of course. Why aren'tyou? Oh, come in, Mac?
You know those advertising layouts, Chief, let's see them? Mmmm for
good roads Dexter's Cement say, Mac, don't you think these are a little
old school? Well? They tellCement. Yes, perhaps, but we've
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got to keep up with the times. Mike. Can't you give me something
with a little more hot in it? Something something more modane? Not not
now that's what I mean? Thatbillboard out there that's got punch? Why
can't we use a girl? She'llbe our trademark, a girl, little
Annie Cement Kendall Please, hey,Mac, have some new layouts made?
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Will you just think the idea over? Kind of mother handed? All right?
Gee? But you won't like it? Then? Who is that girl
on the billboard? The blonde?Yes, the blonde? Who is she?
I don't know the name, butthe face is on the can tomatoes
I use. We'll get hold ofher. I'll see her myself. Wouldn't
it be easier and quicker to payher off, right now? You heard
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me? Get her? All right? Yeah, good evening. You're miss
Walden, aren't you. Yeah?My name is Browning. The company i'm
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with just about opposing job. Yes, it did well. Then see my
agents please, I have seen them. They gave me the address. You'll
have to excuse me, miss.I'm just going out to dinner for me
someday next week, but not beforeeleven, very will I'll tell mister Dexter.
Good evening. Oh wait, whatmister Dexter? Is that not Dexter
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surmam? Yes it is. Ohwell tell me miss uh. Do you
know what mister Dexter has in mindin a general way? Yes? Will
admit be a big campaign? Missh Yes, I I believe it'll be
one of his figures. Oh well, I'll get in touch with him tomorrow.
No, I'll call you an arrangingpoint, please do of course,
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not before eleven, that's right,Good night, mister, good night.
No, he's launching at the YaleClub. You got the new layout?
Yeah, I got him. LookKendall, just look at this stuff.
Isn't that awful? Dexter? Thecement modan is lasting his true love.
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Oh I don't blame you. Hashe gone daft or something? Keep your
kilts on, Mack. He'll getover and fast. Pretty girls on some
men bags. Can't you get himto drop it? I'll see what I
can do, and you'll have todo it pretty soon. We've got a
deadline to meet. I'm doing itright now. Hello, Miss Phillis Walden.
Please, oh well you have apage? Please thank you. Miss
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Walden is having lunch on the terrace. Who's there? Ron? Oh?
Mac? Leave me alone a minute, will you? Sure? Good luck?
Hello miss Walden. Well, thisis mister Stephen Dexter's secretary. I'm
afraid i'd rather disappointing news for you. That job is off off. If
mister Dexter ever does need you,I have your name and address in our
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articular system. What Well, misterDexter changed his mind, that's all.
Yes, he decided just before heflew to Chicago. Chicago. Yes,
well, I'd rather not tell youexactly what he said. All right,
but remember you ask me, hesaid, call up miss goofy Pan and
tell her she can't peddle her puto Steve Dexter. No, he isn't
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really a brute he's quite nice,but uh, women are just things to
him. Goodbye. Hello, you'relate, Stephen, go ahead, dock
me. Were you at lunch allthis time, my dear, I was
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offending for some uh business. Okay, you must have had a particularly good
lunch. Oh so so so soI had to break three important engagements you
had this morning. Sorry kid,kid, Now, Stephen, give me
a little advance notice next time you'regoing to be off of your boolah bull
of friends getting Tiddley. I'm notthe least with Tiddley. Then let's get
some work done by all means.Van Horn called about those contracts to combine.
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By the way, Uh, whenis miss uh? Uh? That
the poster girl coming in to seeme? Oh, I'm afraid i'd rather
disappointing news for you. You couldn'tget her? No, not available.
Van Horn's worried. What does shesay? Well, it boiled down to
no. He gave no reason,No he did he? Who's he a
fiance? What the man she's goingto marry? They were eloping? Oh,
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I see, I just caught himat the airport. Oh I suppose
they flew to Chicago too. Whatdo you mean too? Oh? Just
too now now, mat van Horn, Oh yes, he said, yes,
of course, Mike. Uh,you've got the layouts. Yeah here
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hmm. You don't like him,do you? No? No, that
girl on the bag stuff is out. Women are just things to me.
Huh yes, call her up,Kendall, Tell her she can't peddle her
puss to Steve dexpert Stephen, Mike, we'll go back to the old reliable
fine and oh Mac, you mightfile those in our Tickler system, right,
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Stephen, this is unworthy of you. How could you do anything so
dishomable, so low me? Whatdid I do? Eaves dropping? Why
are tapping listening in on my privateconversations? Well to be next key holes,
Kendall, My dear, I happento be lunching with miss Walden when
you phoned. Oh oh, Isee. You leave it to me to
get her, and then you sneakoff the data behind my back. She
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phoned my house last night. Ithought it would save time. If why
am I apologizing to you? Callme some morning, but not before eleven
you sent me have bad taste inwomen, Stephen, Kendall. I'm going
to say just one thing and thenwe'll drop them out there you are my
right hand. I'm not at allsure that I could run this business without
you, but I think I canrun my own life. Suppose you let
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me try, all right, VanHorns, I won't. Don't that like
the way you said? All right, I'm sorry. She's not like the
others. No, none of themwas. Fellow Walden is a lady.
She has character. What kind?What do you know about that? What
you She's fine, she's real,she's honest, and I'm not. Yep,
Well, you keep yourself out ofthis. I'm going to see Fellows
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tonight, tomorrow night, the nightafter, and every night and days she'll
see me. How do you likethat? I don't like it at all.
But it doesn't matter whether you door don't. All right, if
you assure it's the real thing,My blessings, dud, I'm here now
Wait a minute. You're not goingto leave me with all this work,
the subway, deal with maybe thatcombine is cracking down on me. I'm
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not through working for you. I'mjust through caring what to do outside of
office hours. Oh well, allright, fine, Van Horn. Mister
Dexter isn't in the office. Hehasn't been in for almost a week.
Have you tried calling Phyllis Wolden.Hello, is mister Dexter there. This
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is mister van Horn, his attorney. Will you please have him call me?
Love van Horn. He was infor a minute, but he's out
again with that blonde and he's gotto get this message. Tell him to
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be a general cement tomorrow at ninethere's a board meeting. Tell him they're
going to close him out there.It is Dexter. We're in, you're
out. We gave you a chanceto sell your company to us at a
fair price. We're going to getthat injunction the first thing tomorrow morning,
and tie your assets up tight.It's a technicality, a trick. I
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agree with the learned counsel. Nevertheless, we're doing in, mister bad Horn.
That's all I think, unless Dexterhas something to say, gentlemen,
I can think of only one otherhonest man who found himself in the worst
company Ali Baba. He had todeal with forty thieves. I'm a little
fellow, you're big. You hadme come here so that you could prove
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to me that I'm cornered and outnumbered. Here it would be wise to
hand over here and now the businessthat my associates and I have worked to
make. I would be smart andsurrender, but I'm going to be foolish
and fight. Oh come on,come on, David, think will you?
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That's what I pay you for?Are we going to get out of
this? I'm your lawyer, nota magician. I called you every day
for a week. Oh that's nota here, No there, What are
we going to do? Hello,just a moment. William wants to see
you, Stephen. Let them comein, Come in, William. Look,
David, if they get that injunction, it means every cent I have.
I know that, mister Dexter.Yes, William, mister Dexter.
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I heard about the combine, andwell I've got a financial proposition. I
happen to have a couple of thousanddollars lying around and I thought I might
take a little flyer in cement.Well, thank you, William. I
may call on you any day now. The cash won't be available for a
week or so. I'll start negotiationsimmediately with a certain TATA. You mustn't
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mortgage anything, William. Oh,the party is my wife. She makes
me put everything in her name.Can she do that? Mister van Horn.
No, but it's sometimes a goodidea for a man to have his
property in his wife's name. It'sa perfectly legitimate way to stop unscrupulous persons
from Hey, Stephen, what Stephen? Did you hear what I just said?
For sure? But oh well,I wait, William get out?
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Get out? Yes, sir,certainly is Stephen. It's the idea of
the century, is it, Stephen. You've got to get married married?
But stop them cold? Are yousure they can't tie up your money or
your business? If you haven't anyI'm going to have you put every last
penny, every sack of cement,your house, the shirt on your back,
and your wife's name. But Ihaven't got a way. You'll have
to get one. You've got tobe married today. I can't be married
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today, my friend. You've gotto be all right, Kempbell, Yes,
Kendall, got tellus Walden on thephone. Yes, got Herky,
Well, I'll run over to thebank and get things straightened out, okay,
and find out when the marriage licenseburea closes. That's no good in
New York. You have to waitthree days. Three days this Walden.
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Please, let's out. Let's seeThe nearest state you can get married in
right away is South Carolina. Hello, what Kendall? Find out when I
can get a plane to South Carolina? Just a minute? You would have
come with me to the bank,Steve. But yeah, in a minute,
I've got to speak to Phyllis.All right, meet me there.
There's a lot to do, sohurry, yeah, right right with you.
No, she isn't in Oh well, look, Kendell, I've got
to leave this to you. Gethold of her and explain things, but
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be nice about it. You toldme to keep out of this business,
Stephen. Are you sure it's goodbusiness? Yes? Is she ready for
this? I don't know if I'vehad two more weeks one week? She
loves you? Why'm not asking herto love me yet? Just to marry
me, just to marry you,Stephen. To a woman, marriage is
serious, sacred, no matter whatshe is. Never mind the soccer,
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and you find her and deliver herto that plane with a bill of lady
got her. I can't drag herhere by her phony eyelashes. I'll look
Kendle. You're a woman, hasthat got wrong? You know how to
talk to another woman? You knowwhat to say to her? And how
to say it. Yes, yes, of course I'll speak to her.
Stephen. All fine, that's thanks, Kendall. I'll see you at the
plane. See you. It's theplane Elmas Browning. You have a message
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from mister Dexter, a very importantmessage really, and what is it for
you? Well, here's Dexter's proposition. He wants you to marry him tonight.
He does well, I hardly knowwhat to say, yes or no.
We'll do nicely. It isn't avery romantic way for Stephen to propose.
But well, I suppose he hasa good reason. He has look
Walden for certain financial reasons. Itwould be very convenient for Dexter to have
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a wife. In fact, he'sgot to get married. He's in a
body. What a break for blondee? Do I meet him at the Old
Red Mill at midnight? At theairport five o'clock? Oh good, we're
flying? Yes to Chicago. OhI suppose no Charleston. How nice?
I've never been married in Charleston.Do you think I'm a dope. I'm
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only telling you I'll get this whenI do marry Steve, and I'm going
to I'll keep you around for lastI love your lies. They're not good,
but they're very, very funny.Thank you. This last one was
a positive howl. Would have beenso nice if you'd been able to say,
Steve, that Waldon number has aprice test. But I'm not that
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kind of a girl. Browning yourbutton should be brass, dex. You
just told me to tell you.Tell him. I'd love to marry him
tonight, but my trousseau is inthe laundry. Thank you. I'll give
him your answer. Sit down,Steve, Sit down, you're making me
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nervous as a bridegrow Hell, it'stally time to take off. They won't
hold this plane forever? Will youstop having pups? You know you can
out on Kendle They listen. Haveyou known this Phillips girl a long time?
No? Why? Well, shecould make it rather gruesome for you,
Steve. I mean to say,after all, she left control of
all your goods and chattels. Shecould refuse to hand him back if she
turns out to be a stinker.Oh, she's all right, don't worry.
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Look there's Kendall, but I don'tsee phyllis. She doesn't seem worried.
But what has she got to worryabout Hello, for where's Phillis?
Where is she? I couldn't gether to come, not to love all
money? What you mustn't blame her, Steve. No woman wants to get
married just as a favor. Well, there's a nice business. While I
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had it, had it, you'vestill got it and you can keep it
if you work fast. All youhave to do is marry somebody. Fine,
just marry somebody. Anybody who cansay I do, will do.
Just a formality needn't mean any morethan having your hair sin go away,
Steve. We've got to get youa wife, and in a hurry.
Doesn't matter who she is. Ofcourse, it would be better if she
was some girl you could trust,somebody like well, kendle E, why
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all sheay? Kendall? Sure?Why not? Kendal? Kendall dear,
Hello, what do you say,Kendall? Will you marry him? Kendall?
Well, isn't this rather Sun?I mean, Kendall, it's it's
strictly business. It's just somebody tosay I do what you say, well
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I do. After a brief intermission, mister de Mille and our stars William
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Powell and Myrna LOI will bring usback to a hired wife. Hello,
really, here we are. Ican oh bless my soul. This is
a convention. One, two,three, four, five, six,
six girls, and all of thempretty well if you've come to see me.
I don't mind saying I feel flattered. Why you remember us, mister
Ruick. We represent Luck's toilet soap. Each of us is a symbol of
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one of its special qualities symbols.Are you well? I'm glad to know
yes. And now you're supposed toask each of us which quality of luck
soap we represent. It'll be apleasure now begin by asking you first,
Well, mister Ruick, I standfor Luck's toilet Soap's mildness. You know.
That means it's gentle enough even fordelicate skins. I represent Luck's toilet
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Soap's purity. That means only thefinest ingredients are used to make it.
You're both right, girls, butnot too fast. Now we really want
to hear you. Let's give thatlittle curly haired girl there a chance.
Luck Soap's whiteness, mister Ruick,That's what I stand for. Women love
to use the soap that's so whiteand sadly smooth. Right, you certainly
are. And now who's next onthe list. Girls mean it to Ruic.
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I represent Luck Soap's active lather,active lather that removes every trace of
dust, dirt and stale cosmetics thoroughly. And this tall young lady on my
right, I represent the lovely perfumeLux toilet soap has, so nice and
delicate, the perfume that makes Lucksoap such a grand bath soap too.
Every woman who uses Lux toilet soapis a bath soap will agree with that.
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And now here's our last, littlegirl. Will you tell us what
quality of Luck toilet soap you represent? Something very important these days, mister
Ruick, I stand for Lux Soap'seconomy. It's thrifty to use because each
cake is hard milled, and soit lasts and lasts. Thank you,
girls, one and all. Iwish our audience could see what lovely Lux
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complexions you all have. You've donea grand job of telling us that Lux
soap has every quality a really finetoilet soap should have. No wonder,
it's the choice of nine out often lovely screen stars. No wonder,
Pretty women everywhere say this is thecomplexion soap for me. Well, thank
you, again lux toilet soap girlsand good night, good night, and
Troy good night. We pause nowfor stay identification. This is the Columbia
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Broadcasting System, Act two of HiredWife, starring William Powell as Stephen Dexter
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and Myrna Loy as Kendall Browning.Plain to South Carolina, a flying visit
to the Justice, a plain backto New York, and the honeymoon is
over. Time consumed ten hours andforty minutes. Now the happy couple,
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looking very weary, has arrived atStephen's house. David van Horne is there
to welcome them. Ah, David, way up? Wake up? So
I taking pins in them? Gaveit? Huh wake up? Oh to
congratulations, thank you. Here's themany certificate. Let's see. I hope
they don't look too hard at thedate. They might hal a collusion.
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I left some papers for you tosign, transfer property to Kendle. Where
do I sign? Right there?What does Kendall have to sign? Nothing
tonight? Oh? Oh, I'mso sorry Kendall, keeping you up like
this. I thought you'd be needed. It's all right, Well now I
think we all rated nightcat make minebuttermilk, buttermilk. Yeah, always how
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many icebox I'll get it, David. Huh, David, you've had a
tough day. You'll have a tougherone tomorrow. Better go home and get
some sleep. Don't you want meto wait and give you a lift?
No, thank you, I canget a taxi at the corner stands.
Okay, see you tomorrow. Goodnight, Kendle. Night. Hello.
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Hello, here's your butter milk.Thanks worst David. He went home.
He said he was tired. Ohwell, here's mutton your eye. Booh,
healthy, drink butter milk, horriblyhealthy. You made me drink my
first glass. Oh, yes,I guess I was born bossie. Well,
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I have slept better since I begandrinking it, but I still don't
like it, do you? Ilove it? Well? Well, mum,
we have a lot to do tomorrow, Yes, yes, we have
so. Uh Well, good night, Stephen. Oh uh wait a minute,
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Candle. Yes, Stephen, you'rea rare woman. You don't let
people down, and I thanks formarrying me. Huh, you're welcome.
I'm sure, Oh, Stephen,I don't feel like kidding about this.
It's nothing, of course, nomore than the sort of thing I do
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every day, seeing people for yousigning your letters. But with those kids
we saw to night. Those twokids got married just before us. Do
you remember how she looked at him? Hey? Are those tears? Yes?
Do you mind, Kendall look atme? No, Steph, please
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please didn't. You're very sweet,Kendle, let me go. Please?
Why you're my wife? I'm onlythe woman you married. And I'm a
liar. Oh if I've known thatfor years? Right now I don't seem
to care. I'm not here becauseyou want me. I'm just a substitute
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for the woman you really want.Phyllis Walden would be here if I had
lied to her and you what well, now I have naized. Then Phyllis
did say yes. She said no, but I made her she had refuse
the way I put your bid bid. You made Phillis believe that I thought
I could buy her. You treatedher in my name as if she were
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cheap and nasty, not cheap white. You you contemptible, unscrupulous double crossing
I Stephen, remember your a Yaleman. You can't laugh your way out
of this, all right. Istarted something and I couldn't finish it.
But your business is safe at thetime being, And well when you see
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your little goalie locks tomorrow you canlook her straight in the eye. She'll
be amazed to learn that you havea conscience. It wasn't a conscience,
you'd have found me out soon enough. Besides, I don't enjoy being kissed
by a man who keeps his eyesclosed. They're open now, all Kendall,
What am I going to do aboutyou? What do you want to
do? Steven? Stop acting married? We are, you know, don't
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take advantage of a technicality, andstop looking at me like that and go
home. But where am I?Will you please get out of my house?
Your house? Oh? Are yougoing to get tough with me?
Browning? The name is dexter than. I am all right. There was
a fight you want, you gotone for a finish and no hold Bard.
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Will you please get out of here? Yes, but I'll be back
never. Good Night. Stephen.Wait, Kendall, Yes, Stephen,
you're fire? Yes? Yeah,good night? Pellis I listen. I
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I can explain the whole thing.Phyllis, Phyllis, don't hang up on
me, please, But Phyllis,it's true. I'm married, but the
whole thing was a mistake. Imeant to marry you. Yes, I
I know it sounds Sully, it'sridiculous, but listen, listen, Phyllis,
she isn't even staying at my place. No, that's what I'm trying
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to tell you. She went home. What certainly not. Look, Phyllis,
you meet me tonight and I waita minute, Yes, mister v
here, sir, I send himin. Yes, sir, Hell Phyllis,
Look, you meet me somewhere tonightand I'll tell you the whole story.
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What morning, morning, Stephen Darling. Oh wait a minute, Fellows,
So what are you doing here?You're fired telling David it's like this,
Steve, your wife has to behere. Quiet. Uh, hello,
Phillis. Look, Phyllis, I'mI'm very busy, dear. I'll
see you at the forty one club, Yes, the forty one at eight
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o'clock. Right, goodbye, dear. Now what's all this about? Well,
Steve, here are the facts inthe marriage, A legal marriage where
both interested parties hold themselves forth asbeing Please get to the point. I've
got to go home and start passing. Why you're going away? No,
but your attorney advises me to movewhere to your house? My house,
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my house? Naturally your house,your house, would Kendall move into my
house? My house? Why not? She's capable of anything that'll go on
your bill. Steve, you've hitsome more heavy trouble more. The combine
smells a rat. So we've gotto convince them that this marriage is on
the level. We haven't a chanceunless Kendall lives at your house until the
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storm blows over. Get the idea. I do, and I dislike it
heartily. The only way to doit? Who bought up this on savory
scheme? What's so revolting about havingKendall as your house? Guess? You
don't have to act married except whensomebody's looking you. Think of the position
that puts me in? What aboutme? What will I tell my husband?
Not you, the good one,I'll marry next. It's up to
you, Steve. I advise youto grit your teeth and go through with
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it. No, it's ridiculous,Very well, very well, if that's
your attitude, see you in thebankruptcy court. Now wait a minute,
day, but wait a minute.Is this is this the only way?
Absolutely? All right? I agree, But I'm the protest. Thank you.
That's the boy, Steve, AndI'll tell you what you can do.
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If you're both so worried about yourreputations, why don't you invite some
respectable relative, cousin or an auntor something to stay in the house and
sort of the referee. Huh,all right, when can you move in?
Oh? Me, Well, you'vegot to send her this thing.
I'll expect you at the house tonight. Oh, why can't I learn to
keep my mouth shut? Kendall?Here, I am Kendall. Oh,
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hello, Bertie, thanks for coming. You look beautiful. But well the
bridegroom, well, he didn't comewith me thirty I couldn't explain it to
you on the phone. But yousee, he's here already with another guest.
You may know her. Killis Walden? Oh a blonde? Yes,
this year anyway, on the secondnight of your wedding, he comes to
one nightclub with a blonde, Iwill kill him. That wouldn't help Herty.
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Then I will kill the blonde.Now you're talking, but no,
thanks. What do you want meto do? Well? I want you
to keep her amused, just fora week or two, maybe a month.
Oh, I understand? Is shepretty? Yes? In a ghastly
sort of way. There she isnow over that table. There were Stevinge
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not bad. Yes, I thinkI could disturb her a little. I
want you to disturb her a lot. Will you do it? Thirty?
You will? For you, Iwill do anything, but alas I am
not in a position financially. I'lltake care of the finances. You take
care of Jimsy. It's strictly abusiness proper station, Kendall. Brownie means
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nothing to me, absolutely nothing.Do you believe me? Forgive me for
the way I answer? I'm veryjealous. Hello there, so here's where
you're hiding. Hello, Pappy?Say what in the name of hello?
So nice to see daven What doesthis old phyllis? This is third and
nan Berganza mis Walden thirty, Iam child? How do you do?
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Listen? Kendle and this is StevenSo you are the man who married Kendall.
Congratulations, Thank you Kendall. Sitdown, thirty, sit down?
Have you ordered them me yet?Copy? No? I haven't suppose we
dance first? You and I allright, poppy, you young folks enjoy
yourself, will you? But certainlycertainly come on coffee? What are you
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going to do to me? Now? What's the matter of puppy? Thirty
asked me to die. You knewi'd be here. I listen, Kendall,
Darling, people are looking. We'vegot to be happily married, you
know. Hold me tighter, tighterer? All right? Oh, Steve,
you don't have to break my ribs. I'd like to break your neck.
Why poppy, and stop calling mepoppy. Rent one month, two hundred
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dollars. Check rent of motor carforty dollars, check one thirty. What
is this item? One cockatoo?Yeah? I bought it for Phillips.
A cockatoo. You know a bird? I know what they are. What
I wanna know is how you use'emin making love. H Phillis say she
liked one for a pet, SoI give her the bird. That's all
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right with me. But uh,thirty seventy five dollars for one third?
Oh it talks for that money.It should read and write. And she
thinks I'm Amber Jrnair. Yes,and so do you. But I've got
to pay these bills. What elsehave you done besides spend money? Oh?
I progress yesterday? She insulked metonight she slept my face Tomato,
who knows Ferdy? That's Stephen.Get out to the garden. Oh my
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hat, my hat, hurry ferycall me, yes, yes, get
out. I don't want seem toOoh good evening. Oh good night you
leaving? Yeah, I have tosee somebody about something. Good night,
mister Dexter and missus Dexter. Goodnight, thirty, good night? Must
you entertain that follow here? Whyare you jealous? I like thirty?
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I'm sure you do. Nevertheless,I don't want him hanging around my house,
our house. I don't want himaround very well. There, where
are you going? I'm going outfor a walk in all garden? Do
you mind? Now? Wait aminute, Wait a minute, I want
to talk to you. I'd rathernot talk tonight, Stephen, Well you're
going to Kendall. This thing hasgone on long enough. I want a
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divorce. A divorce. Oh thenthat means you've beaten the combine. Well,
yes, didn't Van Horn tell youno? Tonight? They gave up.
Oh Steve, I'm very glad.Thank you, Kendell, Thank you.
I I appreciate your help. AndI, uh, well, I
I know this is a short notice, but uh here, this is a
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ticket on the westbound plane top tentwenty two. Really, I've been wondering
what time. It was all evening. The plane leaves at midnight. Uh,
there's a check in there too.I want you to have a nice
long vacation and well after you're throughat Reno. Well, Reno isn't far
from Los Angeles, and Los Angelesisn't far from Hawaiian and Hawaii isn't far
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from Australia. Hey, what areyou doing? I'm tearing up the ticket,
you see. I like being missusStephen Dexter. Oh oh, well,
if you won't give me a divorce, I'll divorce you on what grounds?
My grounds just left? Vernie.That's comical. What was he doing
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here helping you with your homework?Excuse me? Stephen? You wo David
stopper? David, look up thewindow. You want to wake up the
whole neighborhood. What's the matter?What's the matter? What's wrong down there?
Go on, Steve, ask grandma. He was in the house all
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the time. Why don't you goto bed? I have not had a
night's sleep for a month. David, get me in a boss? Do
you mind waiting till morning? Howsoon can I get one? Is Kendall
willing? Why not? If shefight, he will fights it may take
years years, five your best vedistto disappear and be giving up for dead.
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Of course, that's just a curbstoneopinion. Good night, jump that
one, Stephen. So you likebeing missus Stephen Dexter? Do you so
you get away from me? Oh? No, you're my wife. Her
husband has a right to kiss hiswife hasn't hits in the law books.
Get away? Come here, stop, I'll show you. Let's go,
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David saved. Oh what do youthink of that? Huh? I wish
you'd make up your mind down there, David, How can I get rid
of this woman? Well? Notthat way, old boy, But there
is a way. I just thoughtof it. An anomous How soon can
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you get me one? Oh,in a few weeks? Are you sure?
It'll be a sphinch? We'll justhave to show it's been no marriage
to day. You can testify tothat. Yeah, I guess so.
Well, then start a moment forseedings tomorrow? Right, but might I
suggest that you come up here Stevefairly soon? Well come back? How
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can I good night? Stephen?Oh you're going now, of course?
Well, but you're closed. I'llget them tomorrow morning. Will you drive
me home? Oh? Certainly.No. No, I think it'd be
better if you took a taxi.Uh, I'm I'm too tired to drive.
I guess you'll be glad to sleepin your own room again. Oh
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well, I did you have aroom with David. No? I mean,
of course you never did, butuh, well, never do.
Good night, Stephen, Good night, Steve. You worry me? Why
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no copy David? No, Steve, I want to know what happened last
night? You know what happened.I'm afraid I don't know everything. What
are you talking about? Well,let's be honest, Steve. I could
still get you that a moment.But now, what am I going to
say when the judge asks me,where was your client on the night of
May fourth? Last night? Butyou know where I was last night?
I'm sorry to say I do inyour own room. Of course I saw
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you go in. Well what ofit? I was in my own house,
my own room. Is that acrime? Certainly not. But Kendall
can come into court and tell herstory. What story. Kendall wasn't here?
She went home early? Huh Kendallwent home last night last night?
Oh well, well, that's entirelydifferent. You may consider the annulment in
the bag. Thank you. Hello, he's caught me hot. I'll be
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right down. Who's that that?My friend is, Kendall? But how
did she say? Listen? Exactly? How big a chump do you think?
I am? I ask if Steve, is this playing the game?
You told me she went home?She must come back to get a clothes
likely story. I tell you sheleft here last night. You don't believe
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me, asked to yourself. Iintend to. Good morning, David.
I've already said good morning to Stevie. That is a lie. Why Stevie,
listen, Kendall, you cast meenough trouble. I'll take care of
this. Kendall, look at me. Where were you last night last night?
Answer his question? Kendle, Iwant you to tell him exactly what
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you did last night exactly. Iwant you to tell him you went home
and you stayed there. Oh,oh, yes, dear, I went
home and I stayed there. Isthat all right? Thank you? I've
heard enough. Good morning, David. Wait a minute, Wait a minute,
she's lying. I mean she's notlying, it's just the way she's
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saying it. She steed. I'mvery disappointed in you and that annunment.
Is definitely out of the big Oheven what ha jumped that. In just
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a few minutes, mister Demil andour stars William Powell and Money Loy will
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They're driving home from a weekend spentwith the Browns. We certainly had
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get home though, Oh my Jim, but I can't keep house in the
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The curtain rises on the third actof Hired Wife. Kendall enjoys being
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missus Dexter, and she's hanging onfor dear life in vain Stephen tries to
shake her off. He's asked herto come to his office to talk terms.
Kendall is willing, but her termsare the same as ever. No
divorce, no announcement, no PhyllisWalden for Stephen. But Kendle, why
don't you be reasonable? This marriageis no good for either of us.
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I think it could be for bothof us. You're not in love with
me, mean, that's the funnypart. I am, and I'm not
going to let you marry anybody else, all right, but I warn you
our marriage will be a thing ofhorror. You think Bluebeard was bad,
huh, I'll make him look henpickedStephen. If I believe that, I'd
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quit right now, I'd sign backeverything to you, throw up my job.
Let Phyllis have you. But Idon't believe it's Stephen. I believe
you love me once maybe, butnot lately. You see these things I'm
wearing their pants, and there's stilla symbol of masculinity. A few men
are left who do not like tobe kicked in them, especially by a
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lady punter. Steve. I've justbeen taking over these bills, which one
of you bought a cockatoo? OhI did? My old one died one
cockatoo charged to living expenses very peculiar. What are you doing checking up on
me? Oh, it's just tokeep my income tact record straight. Yes,
there's a gentleman to see you andmissus Dexter. He says it's personal
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and urchard and very serious. Whois he? He says he's a judge
South Carolina, a Judge Peabody.Oh, show him in, Judge Peabody.
He's a fellow who married us.Don't worry, he'll suffer for it.
Morning, Come in, Judge Peabody. Good morning, you're on morning
man, Morning, sir, Isee you remember me. I'm sounded.
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What good reason, Judge Peabody,Well, I might as well come right
out what I've got to take byall means now, mind you, it's
not as bad as it sounds.But the fact is, mister and missus
Dixter, you aren't married. Whatthat is not legally by judge? You
interest me strangely? Go on,where do you see one of the boys,
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don't quote ask made a little mistaketotal forgot to renew my license.
I thought he had, but acouple of days ago I found out.
So I've been marrying folks right andleft it no more tardy than Jane Bird.
Are you sure we didn't get inunder the war? Uh? When
did your license expire? Four yearsago? Last January? But I got
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a new license now, so I'mlooking up all those folks and marrying them
obile ride. I'm fixing to startwith you and joined hands. Flee No
some other time. Thanks, thisone's on me, sir. Oh,
thank you, Judge. But Ifeel sure that missus, uh my wife,
Miss Browning, will just jump ofa chance to have a church wedding.
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Oh yes, Oh well, sir, I reckon you're the head of
the family. So I've bid youa very good day. Good bye,
goodbye, Judge, pee body,and thank you, thank you very much,
not at all goodbye, goodbye,goodbye, Judge. Oh well,
miss Browning, I imagine that suttlesit. Hello? Who you calling?
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What are you up to now?I'm being the efficient secretary. Hello,
hotel more man, give me missPhyllis Walling please, here's your party,
mister Dector Kendall, I'm glad tofind you here. Hello Ferdie Kendall.
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I need money. I'm posted again. Are you what are you doing there
cleaning out my desk? How Ishould have done it weeks ago. Oh,
Kendall, listens. I am madlyin love. That's why I need
the money. I am mad inlove at room, my sweetheart, my
Phyllis, Are you trying to tellme? Yeah, she is going to
marry with me, as she saidso, she will say so at lunch.
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I will pop the question. Tomorrow. I will find a job Saturday.
We will be married. Someday wewill live happily forever after. But
have you told her about yourself?Certainly, everything all at once? Oh
no, But I have begun tohint last night. I told her I
do not own two yachts, onlymaybe one little the one. She smiles
so sweet, she'll laugh right outloud when you tell her where you got
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your courting money? That, Iwill say, for the honeymoon. You
gotta tell her now. She's inStephen's office. I know I brought her
here. She's in there letting yourhusband down easy. But Stephen's not my
husband. She is telling him.What did you say, Stephen's not my
husband? He never was? Thenyou mean that, Oh he is free
and she is in there. Iwill kill him. It is Phillis,
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my sweet one. What is thisit is you must choose him or me.
Who do you think you are?Breaking in here like this? Get
out over your dead body. Iwill get out you rather I kick you
out, I will, Stephens.Don't lose your temper. Your darling Fellows
is madly in love with thirty pointsince always, since time began, and
the world was young and damp,and I was a bullfrog and you were
a cow frog. Fellas, Look, I can't honestly claim that my acquaintance
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with you takes back as far ashis. But you know me who I
am, what I do? Fellas. You ought to yourself to find out
a lot more about this fellow.He's rich, yes, but where does
his money come from? I knowall about that thirty tone? Oh do
you mind telling me not at all? It comes from the same place yours
does the man I see? Excuseme, Steve, what is it now?
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Well, I'm a bit dubious aboutthis check. They're rather biggish.
Hotel bill, Steve, do youuse your suite at the Mortimer Hotel for
business? My suite at the Inever lived at the Let me see that.
And here's a lot of other checks. One hundred and twenty five dollars
one hundred dollars one hundred dollars onehundred and fifty dollars to a party named
Ferdinand Bragas Eye. You got anew tailor, Steve No, I still
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get my clothes from They give meno checks. Sorry if I said anything
wrong. So you get your moneyfrom Cement? Do you my cement?
Thirty? What does this mean?It means just what you think it means.
These checks are signed by can Phyllis. Forgive me, oh berty taking
money from this this that's what youknow what? The very flowers you gave
me, keep them there from mein a roundabout way. Mister Dexter,
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your seconds will find me in myhotel until tomorrow noon. You candle you
my right hand with a knife init. It was Pretty's birthday? How
many times was he born? Mostof them was alone. I would pay
back every penny at once. Canyou all go away your bile, your
cheap, cheap look at those checks. You'll get it back. You'll get
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everything there, Stephen Darling, Iwon't be much used to you in your
office. There are lots of thingsthat she did I simply couldn't do.
I'm not clever. The way youare, Miss Browning, A smooth liar
can make a fool out of meat. Go on, just two words more
than I'll lamb. You want yourpodeice. Oh I am am I Kendall,
Kendall. No fighting is my sweetthink of your beautiful face. Take
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your hands off fell as you gold. I do not take that from you.
Your wife, Peter, that doesit. I'll murdering. Oh please,
you knocked him down. Oh,looked at him, his poor look
he's unconscious. Get in some water. I'm sorry, but he hit me
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first. Oh Steve, wake up, dear, where is he? Where
is he here? Oh? Getout of here. Perty. I hate
you yet out very well. Iloved you so and I was so poor.
Goodbye, Steven. Oh, I'mgoing to I'm really going I didn't
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land the contracts. My best bidwasn't good enough. Well, well,
he can't blame a girl for tryingso long. See, Oh it's horrible.
Six years? What Steve? Sixyears? I put up with her?
Six long years? She bossed me, bullied me. But it in
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here, but it in there,pushed me that way, shove me the
other. I should have known shedo anything to get her own ways.
I must be the biggest fool thatever lived. You know me, He
wasn't the first man I ever saw, the first who ever made love to
me? Oh, I should haveseen that he was a phony. Honest,
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men just don't make love that well. They haven't had the practice six
years, and at least once aday she did something frightful to me.
Why I stood more from Kendall Browningthan i'd stand from a woman. I
loved him and his yachts and hisparrots and his line. Oh I hate
him. Show me in all historya more of vicious woman, truth,
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honor, decency her. They meannothing to her. I knew men could
be low, but not that low. She schemes, she lies, she
cheats, but not any more atmy expense. I'd like to strangle him.
I consider today the luckiest day inmy life, and you should too,
Stephen. When are we going tostop hitting ourselves? I'm glad you
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said it first. Come on,if we hurry, we still catch them.
Thirty Kendle, Kendle, come back. Oh, it's so nice being
This is Stephen Dexter again, andthis time it's for keeps mind you.
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I'm not giving in, no,darling, that's my department, Steeve's thing.
I'm wearing. It's a scot Oh, no more bossing me around from
now on. Your word is wrong. Oh really kiss me? Yes,
dear Steven, know you down there. I've just been thinking about that,
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Anoman I said, I've just beenthinking. Who's that with you, Stephen?
If you want that, Annulman,get up here, Stephen? All
right, I resigned dot right now, we add one more to the impressive
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total of hits that Bill Powell andman Ali have made here in the Lux
Radio Theater. Time for a bow, Bill and murna. Thank you,
Cecile. Our statistical department reports thatyou two have appeared together here as a
team more often than any stars inHollywood. Oh you mean that, Myrnon
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Champagne and Caviar. I'm getting hungryabout a minute. Hungry. That reminds
me whatever happened to the thin man. Well, there's been a little investigation
into that over at MGM, stilltrying to find out who done it.
Oh, Bill and I done itwith a little better grammar. However,
It's called the shadow of the thinman cecil. You know, I wonder
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why there's never been a famous womandetective, mister mill right. I think
most women are very good detectives manner, they look for the facts. Well,
that certainly applies when it comes tochoosing the right soap, And as
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Hmmm. That's a very sound deductionmanner, and Lux Soap has been
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Sustle, next week? Bill?It's hold Back the Dawn a neat
trick. You can do it.It's a very neat trick. Bill.
In fact, one of the finestpictures Paramount or any studio in Hollywood has
made this year. Hold Back theDawn has just been released, and next
Monday night we'll have the same starsor appear on the screen, Charles Boyer
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and Paulette Goddard. It's a lovestory with a strange, dramatic background and
an exciting finish that hard boiled criticsand audiences alike have applauded. So don't
miss the first DAC curtain at theregular time. I certainly won't mister mill
I think it's a perfectly wonderful picturethen produced it. Good Night, good
night us all. Yes, whenone hundred and thirty million Americans can't be
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Back the Dawn. The SECESSI byde Merroll saying good night to you.
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