1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,879 Speaker 1: Man, you know what that music says? 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, Amos, that music say Good health to all 3 00:00:10,359 --> 00:00:11,560 from rex All. 4 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 3: Ten thousand Independent rex All Druggists of America proudly present 5 00:00:26,559 --> 00:00:31,640 transcribed Amos and Andy's ten thousands radio broadcasts written by 6 00:00:31,679 --> 00:00:35,359 Joe Connley and Bob Moser and featuring Johnny Lee, Lillian Randolph, 7 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,759 Madeline Lee, Fred Quark, Herbert Rowlinson, Millie Bruce, Eleanor, Harriet 8 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:44,320 Leo Cleary, Jeff Alexander's Music, Your's, Julie Harlow Wilcox, and 9 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:49,399 starring Radios all time favorites Freemon Gosden and Charles Correll. 10 00:00:50,039 --> 00:01:04,599 Amos Sandy, how do you do? Ladies and gentlemen, This 11 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:09,280 is Freeman Gosden. Today marks the ten thousandth time that 12 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:12,519 we have been before the microphone, and again we are 13 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,200 very grateful to you. Our good sponsor, the rex Al 14 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,599 Drug Company, in honoring this ten thousandth broadcast, has asked 15 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,519 us to tell you about plenements. Well, they are the 16 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,200 finest multiple vitamin we have ever encountered. 17 00:01:28,719 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: And this is Charles Corell. 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Here is the voice that was 27 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:24,159 so long associated with Amos and Andy, Bill Hay. 28 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:28,439 Speaker 4: Yes, And it seems to me like it was only yesterday. 29 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,680 I was introducing amoson Andy. Only yesterday. When the boys 30 00:02:33,719 --> 00:02:37,159 first came to New York from the South. I remember 31 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:39,039 they took a furnished room up on one hundred and 32 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,520 thirty fourth Street, And the first day Amos came home, 33 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:44,319 he found Andy doing. 34 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: A little figuring seven million, eight million, ten million? 35 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: Is my blue tail? 36 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 3: Evin? 37 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 5: What is you figuring over the. 38 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: Hun Well, as in New York, I'm going in the 39 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,840 broker business. I'm figuring on the money I gonna make here. 40 00:03:05,439 --> 00:03:07,960 I'm counting on being another j Ping Pong Morgan. 41 00:03:11,039 --> 00:03:12,319 Speaker 5: Well, I think Wall. 42 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 3: Street and is a little too high for us, son, 43 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:17,199 But I tell you what, we ordered to get some 44 00:03:17,319 --> 00:03:17,960 kind of job. 45 00:03:18,479 --> 00:03:20,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. We don't want to keep on nibbling 46 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:21,360 on our savings. 47 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,879 Speaker 3: There. You know, I got the eating in paper here. 48 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,960 I think we could look into help on of the 49 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,680 ads and and see what they got in there. 50 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, give me that thing. Let me see here. Look 51 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,560 at this news item here, it's saying we are exporting 52 00:03:35,719 --> 00:03:38,520 cheese to France and all the Frenchman's as happy about it. 53 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 5: H Where do we see that? 54 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: A right here in this headline? Look of their thousands 55 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,479 chair as Limburger arrives in Paris. 56 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 3: No, any that's g Linburgh. Oh oh the one as 57 00:03:56,599 --> 00:03:58,800 is inside the people and toward the back there. 58 00:03:58,919 --> 00:04:01,919 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, there is here is Yes. 59 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,319 Speaker 3: They look at that and there sure is a lot 60 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,199 of ads for taxicab drivers. 61 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,599 Speaker 2: You think we could get a job driving a cab? 62 00:04:09,719 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: No, we got four hundred dollars thieved, and I was 63 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,199 just thinking, you know, maybe me and you could get 64 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:16,399 a cab of our own. 65 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:21,079 Speaker 2: Buy a cab emers check and double check. 66 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 3: Well. 67 00:04:27,639 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 4: It was soon after this that Dams and Andy met 68 00:04:30,319 --> 00:04:33,800 one of their fabulous friends. It was Andy who met 69 00:04:33,879 --> 00:04:37,839 him first. One afternoon, Andy joined the crowd on the 70 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,879 sidewalk watching a new skyscraper going up in downtown New 71 00:04:41,959 --> 00:04:43,959 York or the. 72 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 2: Show puts these bills up high? Yes, sir, they're really 73 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:51,279 a hey, excuse me for protruding, mister, But. 74 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 5: Andrew got a hold of my watch. 75 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: Jane question, Uh. 76 00:04:55,399 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 3: Well, well so what does Yeah? Well, how you like that? Yeah? 77 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:02,560 These solid gold couplings of mine must have hooked on 78 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,120 your watch, chander, because the lucky. 79 00:05:05,879 --> 00:05:08,319 Speaker 2: I don't remembered what my grandmother told me before I 80 00:05:08,399 --> 00:05:11,680 left home. I got my watch chain patched them underwear. 81 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,879 As soon as I felt my bvd's creeping up on me. 82 00:05:16,959 --> 00:05:17,639 Speaker 5: I know it's. 83 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:25,439 Speaker 3: Well. Allow me to introduce myself Danger. The name is 84 00:05:25,439 --> 00:05:30,199 Stephens George Kingfish, Stephens Kingfish. Uh. Yeah, they called me 85 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,279 that because I was the head of that bread fraternity, 86 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:34,839 the Mystic Knights of the Sea. 87 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:41,079 Speaker 2: How do you do? I is Andrew Hogg Brown from Marietta, Georgia. 88 00:05:41,759 --> 00:05:44,040 You see, me and my friend named Jones just got 89 00:05:44,079 --> 00:05:46,879 to New York and we thinking about buying a taxi. 90 00:05:47,439 --> 00:05:49,399 I got three hundred and forty bucks right here in 91 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:49,920 my wallet. 92 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: Got three hundred and forty bucks. 93 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:56,519 Speaker 3: Huh, I got about buying a taxi here he Now, 94 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,000 lucky you run into me, son. It's just what happened 95 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:02,759 that I got just the right call for you. No, I. 96 00:06:11,959 --> 00:06:14,439 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, amos. There she is parked at the curb, 97 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:15,800 our new taxicab. 98 00:06:15,879 --> 00:06:19,199 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, I know this fella you called the Kingfish 99 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,040 that you met. Give you a bargain handy. But the 100 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,680 top of the thing is all shear right off, look 101 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,720 at that while you drive in the breeze is gonna 102 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,800 come right in there and hit the passengers right in 103 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:30,319 the face. 104 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: Well now that's all right, amos. And you know what 105 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,560 we can call it the Fresh Air Taxicab Company of 106 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:42,759 America Incorporated. Well that's good, and uh, let's start up 107 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,319 the thing here and take a little ride. 108 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 3: I won't hear that SUTs back heat engine? Boy? 109 00:06:47,439 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, let me open the door. 110 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, go ahead, they pick up the door then there, throw. 111 00:06:55,079 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 2: It in the back seat. Let me get the things started. 112 00:06:59,199 --> 00:06:59,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, start up. 113 00:07:09,959 --> 00:07:13,959 Speaker 2: And listening to that bear cat moder Yes, sound like 114 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,279 the bears chasing. 115 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: That cat all round. 116 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: And if she's barling over, Oh, they're going to Radiator cab. 117 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: That was the radiator to hat. 118 00:07:29,439 --> 00:07:30,199 Speaker 5: And of the fan. 119 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:31,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, let me. 120 00:07:47,079 --> 00:07:47,439 Speaker 3: Well. 121 00:07:47,959 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 4: Despite the defression, the boys didn't do too bad with 122 00:07:51,199 --> 00:07:56,120 their fresh air taxi cab. Then one Sunday, after church services, 123 00:07:56,879 --> 00:08:01,120 love came to Amos Jones. The ministry is standing at 124 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,199 the front door of the church talking to a young 125 00:08:03,319 --> 00:08:05,000 girl as Amos approaches. 126 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 3: Uh me, sir, I just want to tell you how 127 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,920 much I enjoyed the services today. They sort of hit 128 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,680 home with Lee, especially that party about the Golden Rule. 129 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:15,959 Thank you, Amos. 130 00:08:15,959 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 5: Do you two know each other? 131 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 3: Amos Jones? This is miss Taylor, Miss Taylor, Yes, Ruby Taylor. Yeah, 132 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,839 hey you do. I'm glad to know you. Thank you 133 00:08:26,319 --> 00:08:29,439 same to you. Well. I hope you'll be here next Sunday, Yes, 134 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,440 I'll be thank you something goodbye, goodbye. Is you going 135 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,240 down this week? Yes? Mind if I walk with you, 136 00:08:38,519 --> 00:08:39,159 Miss Taylor? 137 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 6: Uh Ruby, not at. 138 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 7: All, mister Jones, h Amos. 139 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 4: And it was just about that time that love came 140 00:08:55,799 --> 00:09:01,759 to Andy Brown, but in somewhat different surrounding. You know something, 141 00:09:02,919 --> 00:09:06,919 you is about the sweetest, prettiest, gentlest flower that I 142 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,120 have ever had the press of. Honeyman, No, big boy, 143 00:09:10,159 --> 00:09:11,360 would you mind still? 144 00:09:11,399 --> 00:09:12,879 Speaker 1: Why didn't you just manicure. 145 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you know something, you is the cutest hunk 146 00:09:23,759 --> 00:09:26,519 of female gender done. I bawled in a long time. 147 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: You're just wasting your time. 148 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 3: I'm the winner and knows all about men. 149 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 8: When it comes to the Lord, It's gonna take a 150 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,759 real man to kidle the flame. 151 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:47,159 Speaker 2: Kindle the flame, shake hands with old lamplighter. 152 00:09:55,159 --> 00:09:59,039 Speaker 3: You is kind of cute as that I see you, 153 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:00,320 isn't sure good? 154 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,759 Speaker 8: That's my one big requirement. 155 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,879 Speaker 2: I can see you as a woman. That is my 156 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:15,559 one big vert all rather, you know, my nighme is 157 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,960 Andrew H. Brown. What's yours money? 158 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,279 Speaker 3: You can just call me Madam Queen. 159 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 4: Probably nothing caused as much comment in those days as 160 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:37,320 Andy's romanced with the fascinating widow Madam Queen. One month, 161 00:10:37,759 --> 00:10:41,159 the wedding was on, the next month it was off. 162 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,639 But finally, back around nineteen thirty two, something happened that 163 00:10:45,759 --> 00:10:48,279 led up to the most exciting event in the lives 164 00:10:48,279 --> 00:10:52,600 of Amos and Andy. Andy and Madam Queen signed a 165 00:10:52,639 --> 00:10:55,200 marriage agreement in the presence of her attorney. 166 00:10:56,799 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 2: Sit down here at the desk with me, Amos. 167 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,759 Speaker 3: Yeah tell me this then, Yeah, howrd the wedding coming along? 168 00:11:01,799 --> 00:11:02,240 Old boy. 169 00:11:02,399 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 2: Oh, the wedding is a week from today. I'm finally 170 00:11:05,919 --> 00:11:08,639 gonna ask fixate myself with the orange blossom. 171 00:11:10,039 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 9: Well this is. 172 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 3: Something, man, say. I know Madam Queen is a winner, 173 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,200 but whatever happened to her first husband. 174 00:11:16,919 --> 00:11:20,279 Speaker 2: And he was lost at sea or something. I think 175 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:22,320 he tried to spare a whale and fell off the 176 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:22,840 poop deck. 177 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,159 Speaker 3: Well, you know, just marriage and Madam Queen may be 178 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,279 all right, but I think I know somebody who's gonna 179 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,279 take it a little hard. And and that's your secretary. Hey, 180 00:11:34,279 --> 00:11:37,000 you've been stringing her along for the past few months. 181 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. I better get her in from the 182 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,360 back office and tell her the bad news. Wait a minute, 183 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:46,360 your call her on my winner commune system and minute. 184 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,039 Speaker 3: So any you can't signal for her when you put 185 00:11:49,039 --> 00:11:51,600 that buzzer system in You done got it in backwards. 186 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,679 You put the footing in her office and the buzzer 187 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:56,000 in here in yours. 188 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I got it all worked out. Now watch 189 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:05,639 this bust me, miss Blue, Miss Brown, hour you'll come 190 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:09,799 in here. I hope you don't take this too hard. Yes, 191 00:12:09,919 --> 00:12:12,639 mister Brown, say, miss Blue, there's something I want to 192 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:12,960 tell you. 193 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 9: I think I know what it is, mister Brown. I 194 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,240 read in the paper about your coming marriage to Madam Queen. 195 00:12:19,399 --> 00:12:21,759 Speaker 2: Well, I miss blued. The ain't no sense getting sore 196 00:12:21,799 --> 00:12:24,000 about it. I don't sign the barriers agreement in front 197 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:24,559 of the lawyer. 198 00:12:25,159 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 9: Oh, Andy, I'm not angry. I think you're the one 199 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:41,840 of the finest men I ever missed. He doesn't so, Andy, 200 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,799 all my life, I'll cherish the memory of the time 201 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,360 we spent together, these hours in the office, and the 202 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,279 way you used to hold my hands, and the way 203 00:12:54,399 --> 00:12:58,559 we lingered in the hall over those long good nights. 204 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:05,039 Speaker 3: Yeah. 205 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 2: Well, I uh uh, Amos, I wonder how finding that 206 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:20,519 agreement is. Amos, Let me down, call up the newspapers 207 00:13:20,519 --> 00:13:22,440 and tell him. I don't give Madam Queen the gate. 208 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,120 The Nuphiles has just been nipped. 209 00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:35,039 Speaker 4: Well, if you remember, Madam Queen didn't take the news 210 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,720 sitting down the next handing you she had started legal. 211 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 3: Action you me, and Madam Queen is going to you 212 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,000 for breach of promise. 213 00:13:44,039 --> 00:13:47,519 Speaker 2: Andy, Yeah, and Amos, I are scared she has done 214 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:56,240 engaged the law from a steel stone, hard rock and flint. Oh, 215 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:00,120 I want to tell you something that is the roughest combination. 216 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:04,879 Since snowed Dame like the four horse Woods, is the 217 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,960 after ending after me, I'll say it is. I has 218 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,679 been hiding for ten days. They're trying to serve me 219 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,480 with a summons. I was scared to go home, and 220 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,720 I jump in the closet every time I see a stranger. 221 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, well see wait a minute. And then here comes 222 00:14:18,919 --> 00:14:21,240 somebody across the street that might help you know it? 223 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 2: Oh boy, I need help. Who is it? 224 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 3: It's your old friend, Fred Gwyndell, the newspaper man. 225 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,759 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, good old Fred. 226 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: Let me let him in here. I'm all in Fred, 227 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,159 old boy, there boy, greeting and fallmutations. 228 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:36,919 Speaker 1: Fair to see you. 229 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 3: I suppose you. 230 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 2: Come over here to get the newspaper story about me 231 00:14:41,679 --> 00:14:42,799 busting up with Madam Queen. 232 00:14:42,879 --> 00:14:45,559 Speaker 3: No, no, boy, no no, I threw in the newspaper. 233 00:14:45,559 --> 00:14:48,600 Bundess through with the newspaper. Yeah, all right, done, give 234 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:49,159 it up, Fred? 235 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:49,879 Speaker 1: What happened? 236 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 5: Red? 237 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: The editor want me to write a. 238 00:14:51,919 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 3: Gossip column, tell him scandal about my friend in town. 239 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:58,320 But I wouldn't do a dirty trick. Fack, that's my friend. 240 00:14:58,559 --> 00:15:01,320 So why then quit that job? Don't quit the drive? 241 00:15:01,519 --> 00:15:03,879 Speaker 2: Well, now that's what I call a gentleman and a 242 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,840 true friend. What kind of job you got now, Gwndell, 243 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:07,480 I as. 244 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 3: A process survey. 245 00:15:08,559 --> 00:15:10,799 Speaker 1: Here's you Someone's Annessy and courtpor. 246 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 2: Right now. 247 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 6: In honor of Amos and Andy's ten thousandth broadcast, rex 248 00:15:32,519 --> 00:15:36,159 All Family Druggists are featuring the radio celebration package of 249 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:41,279 Clenemens rex alts tested multi vitamin capsules. Ask for the 250 00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:45,360 radio celebration package of Clenemens E L E N A 251 00:15:45,799 --> 00:15:50,080 M I N S Clenemens at rex Al drug stores everywhere. 252 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 4: I don't believe anything in the history of Amos and 253 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,960 Andy ever got a more exciting grip on the people 254 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:11,159 of America. From the trial of Madame Queen versus Andy Brown, 255 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:15,399 it was the Kingfish who got Andy the lawyer. Yes, 256 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,399 I remember the day that Andy and the Kingfish walked 257 00:16:19,399 --> 00:16:22,879 into the office of the one and only Algonkin J. 258 00:16:23,279 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 3: Calhoun. 259 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: Oh well Calhoun, excuse me, I didn't know you. 260 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 5: Was bewitching a minute. Boys, I own a phone. You're 261 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,559 talking to a plant. Tom mount up and sing sing hello. 262 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: You say it does see to his. 263 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:49,879 Speaker 8: And you said it in Switchel Charles A lay. You 264 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:54,960 can have anything you want for zever whoa and you 265 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:55,919 want my advice? 266 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,919 Speaker 3: Well, whatever you do, don't shut. 267 00:17:00,759 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: Down, go wrong, and I do mean goodbye. 268 00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:20,039 Speaker 2: Awm me And this is my lawyer, King Fish, I 269 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:20,720 have regusted. 270 00:17:26,279 --> 00:17:30,599 Speaker 4: And then at last the fatal day arrived. The courtroom 271 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:34,519 was packed with pressed and spectators, and the whole country 272 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:36,200 awaited the fate of Andrew H. 273 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:36,559 Speaker 3: Brown. 274 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 4: As the trial got under way. 275 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 5: The court will now come to order. 276 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 3: I'd like to warn the spectators that although this is 277 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,880 a highly controversial case, the court will tolerate no emotional 278 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,400 outbursts from anyone in this courtroom. Is the council for 279 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,680 the plaintive, ready, we are ready, you're on It is 280 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,079 the council for the defendant. 281 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:05,839 Speaker 5: Ready we will we all don't be come for the 282 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,319 painter present his case. 283 00:18:08,559 --> 00:18:11,599 Speaker 2: Oh I are scared, amos. They got all woman jury. 284 00:18:11,839 --> 00:18:14,759 Look at him sitting there in that box and it's 285 00:18:14,839 --> 00:18:18,279 their duty though to be fair, fair, They're sitting up 286 00:18:18,319 --> 00:18:20,319 there like twelve cats in front of a rat hole. 287 00:18:22,759 --> 00:18:24,799 She believe me, amos, I as the rat there waiting 288 00:18:24,839 --> 00:18:25,359 to pounce on. 289 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:28,839 Speaker 3: Unless the hard. 290 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 5: Rock is going to speak. 291 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 3: Now, your honor, ladies of the jury, we intend to 292 00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:38,759 prove that my client, Madam Queen, has suffered the mortification 293 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:43,000 of a woman's scorn, the bitter heartache of chilted womanhood, 294 00:18:43,519 --> 00:18:47,960 the financial loss of an unsuspecting widow who put her trust. 295 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 5: In a scoundrel Andrew H. 296 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 3: Brown. I intend to prove to this court and jury 297 00:18:55,599 --> 00:19:02,160 the this vicious, reptile line. Yes. 298 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 4: In the next two days there was a long parade 299 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,039 of witnesses for the plaintiff. In the heat of the trial, 300 00:19:09,559 --> 00:19:14,119 even some of Andy's old friends testified against him, including, 301 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,400 of all people, he's old buddy, brother Crawford. 302 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: Now, Brother Crawford, would you please tell the court just 303 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:26,160 what happened when you introduced the defendant, Andrew H. Brown, 304 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:32,039 for the first time to your twenty one year old niece. Well, 305 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,839 he came to call one evening. I introduced him to 306 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,160 my niece. My wife and I went into the kitchen 307 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,519 to get some coffee for them, and when I returned 308 00:19:42,519 --> 00:19:46,440 three minutes later, I found him with his arms around her, 309 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:47,160 hugging her. 310 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 5: Did he offer any explanation for his conduct? 311 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,279 Speaker 8: Yes, he said he was teaching her that ju jitsu. 312 00:19:57,559 --> 00:20:00,599 Speaker 3: I see, what did you accept that explanation? Well, all 313 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,440 I know is if that was the jiu jitsu, the 314 00:20:03,599 --> 00:20:17,720 Japanese certainly have a wonderful time. Thank you, Brother Crawford. 315 00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:22,079 Speaker 1: You're witness counselor, and you think all the cross examine. 316 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,319 Speaker 2: Him better not calon he might tell what happened with 317 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:25,200 the other niece. 318 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: How Joanna. 319 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,799 Speaker 4: Yes, Madam Queen's attorney left no stone unturned to prove 320 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:43,559 his case. But Andrew H. Brown was a philanderer. Even 321 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,559 poor Lightning had to take the stamp. 322 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:50,559 Speaker 3: Now, Lightning, you're employed as janitor for the Fresh Air 323 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,400 taxi cab company at the time a certain Miss Blue 324 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,720 was employed as secretary by Andrew H. Brown. Yes, that's 325 00:20:57,799 --> 00:21:04,039 what I was during during the time of Miss Blue's employment. 326 00:21:04,039 --> 00:21:06,559 Would you say that mister Brown spent more of his 327 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,359 time dictating to her or making advances? 328 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:11,559 Speaker 1: Well, all I. 329 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 3: Know is that in the two years she was there, 330 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,400 she has me to shop on a pencil only once. 331 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:21,839 Speaker 1: That's all. 332 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 3: You may step down like, yeah, now where or have 333 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:30,559 y'all how to my next witness I would like to call. 334 00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:39,039 Speaker 4: The Then came the long awaited bombshell on the third 335 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,640 day Madame Queen took the stamp. 336 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,279 Speaker 3: Here there's another disturbance for Madam Queen is testifying. I 337 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:54,160 shall order the courtroom clearers proceed. Counselor, Madam Queen, this 338 00:21:54,319 --> 00:21:57,559 document marked Exhibit A is the marriage agreement that mister 339 00:21:57,599 --> 00:22:01,359 Brown signed in my presence? Is it not? Yes? Thank you, 340 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,680 Madam Queen, your witness, counselor. 341 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 8: And was me regis on girl around my fingers Now, 342 00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:12,240 Madam Queen, I'd like to ask you a few questions. 343 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 7: Where say that you think you are shaking your finger 344 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,799 against will the matter with you? 345 00:22:18,839 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 3: Ain't you learn no matis of. 346 00:22:20,079 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 1: T y ram is whodrum up in a rebound to 347 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,960 no man like this? 348 00:22:26,799 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 9: You think in my face? 349 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,279 Speaker 3: Ain't you look at my trouble? 350 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,079 Speaker 5: Johnah, Yes, counselor. 351 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 8: If the wides is due with me, she can get 352 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:35,920 out off the stead. 353 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 2: Well. 354 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 4: The next day, Madame Queen's attorney arrested his case and 355 00:22:51,519 --> 00:22:56,039 Algonquin J. Calhoun took over for the defense. Amos took 356 00:22:56,079 --> 00:22:59,079 the stand and did the best he could, and then 357 00:22:59,440 --> 00:22:59,839 came the. 358 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,519 Speaker 8: Thank you mister Kingfish Stephens. I think you has given 359 00:23:05,559 --> 00:23:09,440 a glow on account of Poul mitter Brown's sterling reputation 360 00:23:09,839 --> 00:23:12,319 as far as women's just concerned, never be. 361 00:23:12,279 --> 00:23:17,839 Speaker 3: All well, Let me, get out from here, sit where 362 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:18,359 you are? 363 00:23:19,559 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: Oh me, I was afraid. 364 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 3: Stephens, do you know the meaning of the word perjury? 365 00:23:29,559 --> 00:23:32,200 Do you know you can go with the penitentiary for 366 00:23:32,319 --> 00:23:36,079 deliberately lying to protect your friend? Do you realize that 367 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,480 giving false testimony is a criminal offense? Do you realize 368 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,960 that everything you've said here can be used against you? Now? 369 00:23:44,039 --> 00:23:46,720 What do you have to say about that? R? 370 00:23:47,319 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 5: Yes, mister Stephens? 371 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 3: How does I go about turning state's evidence? 372 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,039 Speaker 4: And on the last day of the trial, the defendant, 373 00:24:01,079 --> 00:24:04,519 Andrew H. Brown, took the stands and he had a 374 00:24:04,559 --> 00:24:08,319 pretty rough time of it, especially in the cross examination 375 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,759 when Madame Queen's attorney read and the love letters. 376 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:14,839 Speaker 1: I just listen to this next one. 377 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:23,039 Speaker 3: Honey, baby, sweetheart, darling, you you is everything in the 378 00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:27,640 world to me, my precious one. When I looks at you, 379 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,920 my poor heart melts like hog fat on a hot griddle. 380 00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:43,799 I cannot wait until the day I makes you my 381 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:56,359 child bride A sweet baby doll, signed Poopsie, mister Brown, 382 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,720 did you write this letter? Well? 383 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:04,039 Speaker 2: Seems like I is, seem like I ain't like I is, 384 00:25:04,079 --> 00:25:05,000 and a duw like I ain't. 385 00:25:12,839 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 4: The next day, the testimony was at an end, and 386 00:25:16,279 --> 00:25:20,319 the judge made his charge to the jury. Ladies of 387 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,279 the jury, in view of the evidence presented by the 388 00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:26,319 plaintiffs and the futile attempts at the defense attorney to 389 00:25:26,319 --> 00:25:29,519 refute the charges, I can hardly see how the jury 390 00:25:29,559 --> 00:25:32,359 can sail to bring in a verdict other than duty 391 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,880 has charged. I hereby order that the jury be locked 392 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:37,119 up until such. 393 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:37,799 Speaker 3: A time to make. 394 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 2: Oh me aim, as the jury has been out for 395 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,279 two hours. I don't know what to do. 396 00:25:45,799 --> 00:25:49,319 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, see listen, Andy, Yeah, here he come back now. 397 00:25:49,559 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're filing in the jewry box. Look at Madam 398 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:54,599 Queen sitting over there. They're gonna throw me in jail 399 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:55,400 and everything else. 400 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,799 Speaker 5: Ladies of the jury, have you reached the verdicts? 401 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,279 Speaker 9: Yes, your honor, we have. 402 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,519 Speaker 3: We the members of the jury. 403 00:26:03,839 --> 00:26:05,799 Speaker 7: Find the defendant Andrew H. 404 00:26:05,839 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: Brown. 405 00:26:08,519 --> 00:26:10,079 Speaker 2: Holy Michael, that's Madam Preen. 406 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 3: Look at nobody do something. 407 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 5: Yes. 408 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:30,039 Speaker 4: When Madame Queen screamed and fainted in the courtroom, people 409 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:35,839 everywhere wondered why she had screamed. Very shortly the judge 410 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,960 spoke to the courtroom and we reached the turning point 411 00:26:39,079 --> 00:26:43,279 of the famous Madam Queen's breach of promise trial. The 412 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,400 court has just ascertained why Madame Queen fainted. She fainted 413 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,640 because she saw her first husband, the husband she thought 414 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,359 had been lost at sea, seated in the back of 415 00:26:53,400 --> 00:27:01,079 the courtroom. Therefore, in view of the that Madame Queen 416 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,440 already has a husband. The suit against Andy Brown for 417 00:27:04,519 --> 00:27:08,279 beach your promises invalid case dismissed. 418 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:14,599 Speaker 3: A wonderful and the congratulations. 419 00:27:14,599 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, thank you, thank you, amos, thank you everybody, 420 00:27:17,079 --> 00:27:17,400 thank you. 421 00:27:17,599 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 3: Enough course, mister Brown is exhausted. Here, please stand back there. Yeah, 422 00:27:21,039 --> 00:27:22,799 come on over here and sit down here, come on 423 00:27:22,839 --> 00:27:23,200 over here. 424 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, Amos, I has done in you know, I'm 425 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,200 going to tell you one thing I have done. Learn 426 00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:31,000 my lessons. Women's has been the ones that's got me 427 00:27:31,079 --> 00:27:33,960 into this mess. Women's has got me in the trouble 428 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,200 all my life. And I tell you, Amos, I promise 429 00:27:37,279 --> 00:27:39,920 you right now that I ain't never gonna look at 430 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,279 no woman again as wrong as I live. 431 00:27:42,839 --> 00:27:44,079 Speaker 3: Well, that's fine, and. 432 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: I uh excuse me, please. 433 00:27:46,079 --> 00:27:47,759 Speaker 3: Uh what is it? Miss Yeah? 434 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 2: You want something? 435 00:27:49,039 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 7: Well, I've been sitting in the court through the home trial, 436 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,240 and my sympathies have been with you through the whole case, 437 00:27:55,839 --> 00:27:58,359 and I just wanted to tell you I know that 438 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:03,480 a man with such beautiful soulful eyes just couldn't be guilty. 439 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:04,480 Good easing. 440 00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 2: Uh, why are you going in to find her name 441 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,000 and address? That is the cutest honey baby doll. 442 00:28:31,079 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 3: Now Here is your rex Al Family Druggist. 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When you visit your Rexol Family 453 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,200 drug store next week, look for the special package of 454 00:29:16,279 --> 00:29:19,440 Clenemens with Amos and Andystectu're on the wrapper. That's right. 455 00:29:19,519 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 2: Good night, See you next Sunday. 456 00:29:29,119 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 3: We've hardly wet us. At the same time, Next Sunday, 457 00:29:31,559 --> 00:29:35,079 when you're recol Ruggers well again presently Amos and Andy Show, 458 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,519 directed and sanscribed by Cliff Powell. Stay tuned for the 459 00:29:38,599 --> 00:29:41,799 Edgar Burg and Charlie McCarthy program, which follows immediately over 460 00:29:41,839 --> 00:29:45,440 most of these same stations. This is the CBS Radio network.