Handmade Slap Bang A New York Tramp Meets Kathleen
Kathleen Pugh, daughter of Covington Clarion owner, hauls irises after a tire blowout. A languid touring journalist from New York with gray eyes and a sharp tongue helps her out, sparking a clash of pride and attraction as he consoles her and she questions his ethics and life choices. He ultimately awakens to a kiss, hinting at deeper tension to come.
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Katheen Maguire
Kathleen
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
City Desk
Covington Clarion
Jack Lover
Mike
Dinner Party Plans in a Tight Covington Kitchen
Laura Maguire bent to a demanding task of hosting a four course dinner. Hulda comes in to help as Laura frets over flour in the cream sauce for asparagus. She plates aspic, polishes silver, and hunts for crystal goblets in a crowded kitchen.
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Laura Maguire
Laura
Hulda
Covington
Maguires
Poor Folks And A Dinner With Jaird Newsom
Laura recalls Aunt Julia's views on class as Kathleen arrives with irises. They discuss preparations for a dinner honoring Shirley and her fiancé Jaird Newsom, while tensions rise over the mother in law and social expectations in their family world.
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Laura
Julia
Kathleen
Shirley
Jaird
Mike
Jaird Newsom
Bette Davis Cagney Team Up Again For The Little Foxes
Western Union reports Bette Davis and director William Wyler reteaming after Jezebel and The Letter. Bette is now in The Man Who Came to Dinner, preferring legitimate comedy. John Garfield faces suspensions at Warner Brothers, with Rich ard Whorf replacing him. Terry Frost eyed for stardom after Killer Mears role. other notes include Terry Brae, Louis Boyer satire, and Orson Welles debut plans with The Magnificent Ambersons.
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Amuel Goldwyn
Bette Davis
William Wyler
Little Foxes
Jezebel
Bette
James Cagney
RKO
Terry Frost
Killer Mears
Bert Gilroy
Tim Helt
Frost
Spencer Tracy
Clark Gable
Gilroy
Gable
Painted Desert
Terry Braet
John Garfield
Warner Brothers
Richard Whorf
Lunt
Fontanne
Garfield
Whorf
Would you be happy if you had all the money you wanted
A humorous exchange notes money and creditors, then shifts to a quip about wealth and worth. A passenger jokes about feeling alive after a run, while a daughter and father banter on marriage prospects and timing. The dialogue mix hints at social types and vanity.
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Red Skelton
Bob Hope
Hope
Not Elastic Chairmen Quip Over Stretching Music
A humorous exchange unfolds as the Dance Committee chairman pleads for more music and the orchestra leader resists. A landlady shows a lodger a bedroom, seeking overall fit while the man replies that he wanted a proper bedroom rather than holes.
Bath Salt Confusion Echoes in Quiet Market Exchange
In a peculiar exchange a shopper compliments bath salts on taste, while a druggist notes the item’s incongruity with a real bath. The dialogue hints at market curiosity or a humorous misunderstanding in a small-town setting.
Wasn't Asking for Trouble That Early in the Morning
Two travelers recount a bizarre tale as one describes returning home to find a stranger kissing his wife then again later. The other questions the logic of rushing downstairs rather than walking in, highlighting the humorous setup and punchline.
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Dixie
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Westernembers Union
Charles Boyer
Guy Lombardo
Tom Hanlon
Gene Autrey
CBS
Orson Welles
Hollywood
Mercury Players
Jack Benny
Mary Martin
Walt Disney
South America
Charles Laughton
Tahiti
Maureen O'Hara
Tyrone Power
20Th Century-Fox
Benjamin Blake
National Society of Hardy Families
Metro
Jane
American Auto Parts
Sioux City
Tront Auto
Agesilaus
Plutarch
Jean Ingelow
Rutherford B. Hayes
Wakefield
Wen
Man
George Bernard
Shaw
Europe
King Edward
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