Join us for a magical evening as we bring to life the enchanting tale of Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" on the Luxe Radio Theatre. Hosted by the legendary Cecil B. DeMille, this episode transports listeners to a world where wishes come true and wooden puppets dream of becoming real boys. With the help of Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio embarks on a journey filled with adventure, temptation, and the quest for truth and bravery. As the story unfolds, we meet beloved characters like Geppetto, the Blue Fairy, and the mischievous Honest John, each playing a pivotal role in Pinocchio's transformation.
Experience the wonder of Disney's storytelling as we delve into the heartwarming and timeless narrative of "Pinocchio." From the bustling streets of a quaint village to the mysterious depths of the sea, this episode captures the spirit of adventure and the power of believing in one's dreams. Whether you're a fan of the classic film or discovering Pinocchio's tale for the first time, this radio adaptation promises to captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Tune in and let your imagination soar with the magic of "Pinocchio."
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Presents Hollywood. The Luxe Radio Theatre brings you the new Walt Disney feature, Pinocchio. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, mister Cecil B. The mayor. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. This is a night that weaves a spell over the world. A time of reverence and rejoicing, of family reunions and storytelling by the fire. On On this enchanted night, we can all believe implicitly in stories like Pinocchio. Walt Disney transformed this old children's classic into a modern classic of the screen, giving new life to the little people. You met him at our microphone last year when we presented Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. This year, his chair is empty, but he has sent us Pinocchio.
Walt is busy getting Pinocchio ready for its national screen release through RKO in February. And besides, mister Disney's moving into a fine new studio at Burbank, the house that Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Snow White built. Tonight, we introduce his latest characters for the first time in the house that Lux built. In two years of work on Pinocchio, five hundred artists made about 2,000,000 drawings of such likable people as Pinocchio himself, Jiminy Cricket, the blue fairy, and old Geppetto, the woodcarver. The blue fairy accomplishes some very wonderful things in Pinocchio, and she ought to feel right at home here because Lux Flakes too has quite a reputation as a doer of good deeds.
They're the kind of good deeds that make life easier in your household when Lux Flakes plays the good fairy to our feminine listeners. I feel we can make you see the beautiful color of the Disney picture as we bring you the story and spirit of Pinocchio. It's the spirit of all small boys who'd rather look for adventure than go to school. Now just put yourself in the place of the wood carver. Suppose you had made a puppet, a little wooden boy. And then all of a sudden, the puppet began to talk and move about like a real boy. I believe you'd be ready for almost anything to happen. And that's the best frame of mind I can suggest for you now. As deluxe radio theater curtain goes up on act one of Walt Disney's Pinocchio.
Christmas night. Dinner is over, and you're settled comfortably in your favorite chair beside the fireplace, gazing dreamily into the flame. You're relaxing for the first time today, and you've made a solemn resolution that nothing shall move you from this place for at least three hours. You won't be surprised if, at a time like this, that burnt ember on the heart should move a little and sit up. For you just noticed that it isn't an ember at all. It's a cricket, and not an ordinary cricket either. He wears a beaver hat and a long green cutaway coat.
And in his hand, he carries a furled umbrella. He sits looking at you out of his large rather mournful eyes. And then, just as if it were the most natural thing in the world,
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I'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that about a wish coming true, do you? Well, I didn't either. But, of course, I'm just a cricket singing my way from heart to heart. But let me tell you what made me change my mind. One night, a long time ago, my travels took me to a quaint little village. It was a beautiful night. The stars were shining like diamonds high above the roots of that sleepy old town, pretty as a picture. As I wandered along the crooked streets,
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there wasn't a soul to be seen.
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The only sign of light was a lighted window in the shop of a wood carver named Geppetto. So I hopped over and looked in. Inside, there was a nice cheerful fire burning. Kind of ashamed to see it going to waste. So what do I do? I go in them.
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Well, sir, you never saw such a place.
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The most fantastic clocks you ever laid your eyes on. An all carved out of wood. And cute little music boxes, each one a work of art and shelf after shelf of toys. And then something else caught my eye. Sitting up on the work table was a puppet. You know, one of those marionette things, all strings and joints. Cute little feller he was too. All dressed up just like a real boy. But just then I heard a noise. It was the old woodcarver Geppetto and his cat, Figaro. I jumped behind the clock just as mister Geppetto came over and picked up the puppet.
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Well, now it won't take much longer. Just a little more paint and he's all finished. I think he'll be all right. Don't you, Figaro? So I paint a smile on his face. See? That makes a big difference. Now I have just the name for him. Pinocchio.
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Do you like it, Figaro? No. No? Well, we'll leave it to little wooden head. Do you like it, wooden head? That's settled sick. Penocchio it is. Come on now. We'll try you out. Music professor.
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Well, sir, was I surprised? Every music box in the place began to play and Geppetto made the puppet dance. Quite a sight. Yes, sir. Oh, please, you're a part for a little joy to every
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heart. Lily, do you know? And yet it's true that I might feel proud of you. Little wooden feet and best so far. And then you wouldn't use encased you far. My little wooden head.
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Oh, you are a cute little fella and that smile. Well, it must be getting late. I wonder what time it is.
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10:00.
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Uh-oh. Come on. We'll go to bed. Good night, Pinocchio, little funny face. Look at him, Figaro. He almost looks alive. Wouldn't that be nice if he was a real boy?
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Oh, well, Come on now. We go to sleep. Oh, Figaro. I forgot to open the window.
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Would you do it? Mhmm. Now, bravo.
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Thank you, Figaro. Oh, Figaro. Look up there in the sky. See? The wishing star. Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may. I wish I might have the wish I make tonight. Figaro, do you know what I wish? I wish that my little Pinocchio might be a real boy. Wouldn't that be nice? Just think.
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A real boy. A very lovely thought, but not at all practical. And with that, the old wood carver turned over and went to sleep. Well, it was a nice night for it, so I decided to do the same. But just as I got settled in a comfortable position, the room was suddenly filled with starlight. Yes, sir. Starlight. And it came right down in a long beam straight from that wishing star. And coming down along that beam as I live and breathe was a fairy. Yes, sir. A beautiful blue fairy.
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When you wish upon a top, try
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Good Geppetto. You have given so much happiness to others. You deserve to have your wish come true. Little puppet made of pine, wake. The gift of life is thine.
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What they can't do these days? Why I can move.
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I can talk and and I can walk. Yes, Pinocchio.
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I've given you life. Why? Because tonight Geppetto wished for a real boy. Am I a real boy? No, Pinocchio. To make Geppetto's wish come true will be entirely up to you. Up to me? Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy. A real boy. That won't be easy, but you must learn to choose between right and wrong. Right and wrong? But but how will I know? How will they know? Your conscience will tell you. What are conscience?
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Con cons what are conscience? I'll tell you. A A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to. That's just the trouble with the world today. You see, if My conscience? Who? Me? Would you like to be Pinocchio's conscience? Well, I I,
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Very well. What is your name? Oh, oh,
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Cricket's the name. Jenny Cricket. Neil, mister Cricket. Well, be a little careful with that one now. Easy does it, my lady.
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I w Pinocchio's conscience, Lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of temptation and guide along the straight and narrow path. Arrive, sir Jiminy Cricket.
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Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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I shouldn't wonder. Make it a gold one? Perhaps. But I must go now. Remember, Pinocchio, be a good boy and always let your conscience be your guide. Goodbye. Goodbye, my lady. Goodbye.
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Well, Pinocchio, maybe you and I had better have a little heart to heart talk. Why? Well, you wanna be a real boy. Don't you? Uh-huh. Alright. Sit down, son. Now you see, the world is full of temptations. Temptations? Yes. Temptations. You see, there are the wrong things that seem right at the time but, even though the right things may seem wrong, sometimes, sometimes the wrong things, may be right at the, wrong time or, vice versa. Understand? Uh-huh. But I'm going to do right. Attaboy, Pinocch. And I'm gonna help you. And anytime you need me, you know, just whistle like this.
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Like this?
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Oh, no. No. Try it again, Ponoka.
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Like this?
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No, son. Now listen.
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That's it.
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When you get in trouble and you don't know right and wrong, give a little whistle. Give a little whistle.
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When you meet temptation and the urge is very strong, give a little whistle.
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Give a little
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whistle. Not just a little squeak. Park her up and blow. And if your whistle's weak, yell, Billy Cricket. Right. Take the straight and narrow path. And if you start to slide, give a little whistle. Give a little whistle. And always let your conscience be your guide.
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And always let your conscience be your guide.
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Look out, Penelope. Don't dance on the table. You'll fall all off. You'll oh, I knew it. I knew it. Who is this? It's me.
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Pickle, there's somebody in here. Whoever you are, where are you? Here I am.
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Oh, Pinocchio, how did you get down on the floor? I fell down. Oh, you did? Oh, you're talking. Uh-huh. No. No. No. No. Yes. And I can move too. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. You you can't. I'm dreaming in my sleep. Where's what?
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A pair of water. That will wake me up.
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Now we see who is screaming. Go on. Say something.
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Dear buddy. Do it again. You do talk. Yes. The blue fairy. The blue fairy. Uh-huh. And and I got a conscience. A conscience. And someday I'm going to be a real boy. A real boy. It's my wish. It's come true. Figaro, look. It's alive, freaking dark. Say hello to Figaro. Hello to Figaro.
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See? Didn't I tell you? Isn't he smart? Oh, my little wooden head. My little Pinocchio. We'll make you very very happy here for you, oh, wow. You always wanted in life. Come on now. It's late. You you you must close your eye and go to sleep. Why? Oh, everybody has to sleep. Figaro goes to sleep and and I go to sleep and decides tomorrow if that go to school. Why? Oh,
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to learn things and get smart. Why? Oh, because. Oh. Good night, my little Pinocchio. Good night.
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And maybe maybe someday you'll call me father.
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Sure. Good night, father.
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Oh, that's fine. That's fine. Good night, son. Now wait. Stand still now while I put on your coat. Why go down the street?
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Oh, those. They are your schoolmates.
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Girls and boys. Real boys. Of course they are going to school. Now here's an effort for the teacher and you are ready to go. Now run along. Goodbye, mom. Goodbye, son. Goodbye,
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mom.
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Welcome. There he went off to school. And where was I while this was going on? Folks, I'm ashamed to tell you. I was asleep. A fine conscience, I turned out to be. I should have been right with him. You see, I'd heard about a couple of bad characters around that town. One fella by the name of Honest John. And say, was he he a bad one? He was as sharp as a fox. Yes, sir. Look like a fox too. The kind of a long face like a fox and say, come to think of it, I guess he was a fox. And, well, you see this Honest John had a stooge by the name of Gideon, a dumb alley cat. And between the two of them, they were a pretty tricky pair. Well, when I thought about them that morning, I tell you I just shivered all over. Imagine the innocent little Pinocchio on his way to school with Honest John and Gideon roaming.
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Oh, Gideon, my boy. Listen. The merry laughter of little children wending their way to school. Thirsty little minds rushing to the fountain of knowledge. School. A noble institution. What would this stupid world be without school? Well, well, well, giddy, look at that billboard. Scamboli and his marionettes.
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So that old rascal's back in town,
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Remember, giddy, the time I tied strings on you and passed you off as a puppet? We nearly put one over on the old gypsy that time,
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Good morning. Ah, good morning. Good morning. Well, look at that, Gideon. A little wooden boy.
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Now who ever heard of a wooden boy? A live puppet without strings. Gillian, look. It's amazing. A live puppet without strings. Why a thing like that ought to be worth a fortune to someone. But who? Now let me see. I know. Stumbley. Why, that fat old faker would give his eye to listen, dearie. If we play our cards right, we'll be uneasy straight or my name isn't Honest John. Quick after that boy. Oh, okay. Stupid. Put that mallet away. Don't be crude. Let me handle this. Oh. Oh, my little Oh, my little toddler. Well, permit me to introduce myself. J Worthington Powell fellow. A fine day, isn't it? Yes, sir.
Well, well, well, quite a scholar, I see. Look at his books, Gilly. A man of letters. I'm going to
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school. School? Oh, yes.
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Oh, then you, you haven't heard of the easy role to success? Uh-uh. No?
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I am speaking my boy of the theater. Bright lights, music, applause, fame. Fame? Yes. And with that personality, that profile, that physique. Why? He's a natural born actor, hey, giddy? But I'm going Straight to the top. Why, I can see your name in lights. Lights six feet high. What is your name? Pinocchio. Pinocchio. P I n u p I n o u o but we're wasting precious time. Come on to the theater.
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That's when I finally caught up to him. The three of them arm in arm walking down the street. Just as they were passing by, I grabbed hold of Pinoc and pulled him behind the tree. Pinoc, it's me, Jiminy Cricket. Oh, hello, Jiminy. Where did he go? Quiet, Penelope. Penelope. Don't answer him, Penelope. Now listen. But, Jiminy, I'm going to be an actor. Alright, son. Take it easy now. Remember what I said about temptation? Uh-huh. Well, that's him. That fella there. Oh, no, Jimmie. That's mister Honest John. Honest John? Alright then. Here's what we'll tell him. You can't go to the theater. Say thank you just the same you're sorry, but you've got to go to school. Uh-huh. Alright. Attaboy. Woo hoo. Here they come, Pinoc. Now you tell them. Little boy. Woo hoo.
Pinocchio.
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Oh, well. Well, there you are. Well, now let me see. Where were we? Ah, yes.
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On to the theater. Okay. Goodbye, Dimity. Goodbye. Goodbye? Goodbye. Hey. Wait a minute. For now, can't come back. Wait a minute.
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A wax mustache and a fever quotes a poorly caught in a billy goat. I give you goats. And I give you like the pump. You wear your hair in a pompadour. You ride around in a coach and fork. You stop and buy out a candy store. And next of life will
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In just a moment, mister DeMille brings you act two of Pinocchio. In a charming home out in Westwood Park this morning, a very pretty scene took place. The sun was pouring through the long broad windows of a pleasant living room, lighting up the Christmas tree in its welter of packages.
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The family was gathered round. John and Peg and their two small children eagerly opening presents. Oh, you're ready. My dog. Oh, you're ready. I'm ready. I gotta get you. I gotta get you. Mommy. My mouth and three mouths. Tails and children are not quite so much noise. And you want business? Any more business? There's just one more and it's for mother. Here you are, Peg. Thank you, John. Oh, mommy. I wanna do it. Excuse me. Look at the box. I bet it's a ring. It is? Oh, John, you angel. A beautiful
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pearl ring. Read the card, mommy. For the lovely hem of the loveliest woman I know. John, darling, I think I'm going to kiss you.
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But you really shouldn't have done it, dear. Well, then you shouldn't have such beautiful hands, sweetheart. They asked for jewels. And me, a staid old manate woman. Oh, just a darling little old body. Who washes dishes every day.
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Now that, Sally, was a homey loving scene that might happen anywhere. You know, mister Ruitt, I don't believe there's anything that touches a woman quite so much as knowing her husband adores her. His love is so precious. And made up of so many little things, Sally. Yes. Her hands, for instance. In a way, the appearance of a woman's hands doesn't seem important,
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but oh, how very important it really is. One of the big little things that makes for happiness. And that's why luxe flakes are so important an item in the household. For luxe helps a woman do dishwashing and other soap and water tasks, and yet helps keep her hands looking dainty and feminine. You know, so few of us can afford maids,
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but that's no reason why we should look like drudges. And Luxe Place enable us to do our own work, wash our own dishes, and yet help our hands stay attractive. And now, mister Ruich, I'd like to say to our audience that I hope they've all had and are having a very happy Christmas.
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A wish, Sally, in which I join you. Now out for you, sir, mister DeMille. Act two of Pinocchio. As we dream beside the fire, where the flames cast dancing patterns on the heart, we wait politely for our friend the cricket to continue his story. He's paused to allow a large round tear to roll down his cricket face, But now he rouses himself, and pulling a red silk bandana from his coattail pocket, he blows his cricket nose.
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Well, it was my fault. I should have known better. Maybe if I'd been with Pinocchio when he first met those two Sharpies, I could have stopped it. But there he was, an actor in Stromboli's Marionette Show. I went to the show that night to see I hid in a tree near the wagon they used as a stage, and near the end of the performance, Stromboli came up.
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Ladies and gentlemen, to conclude the performance of this great show, Stromboli, the master showman, that's me. And by special permission of the management, that's me too. It's presented to you something you will absolutely refuse to believe. Introducing the only marionette who can sing and dance absolutely without the aid of strings. I hope so. The only and one Pinocchio.
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What a build up. Go ahead, Pinocchio. Make a fool of yourself. Then maybe you listen to your conscience.
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Conscience. I got no strings. No hold me down just to make me fit. Make me sound. I hit strings. But now I'm free. There are no strings on me. Hi, Paul. The Mario. That's the only way to think. I want the world to know nothing ever bothers me. I got no strings so I have fun. Plus I love to anyone. They can drink for dim
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Well, they like it. He's a success. Maybe I was wrong. Well, I guess he won't need me anymore.
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String for the cut out of frame. I buy a new suit, then I gonna get a cane. I eat at the best, then I drink a champagne. I got the new strings on me. 185. One hundred 90 five. Bravo, Penocchio. They like me, Oh, 200. You are sensational. You mean I'm good? 300. You are colossal. You got me madam after? Sure. I will push you in the public eye. Your face. She will be on everybody's tongue. Will she? What's this? Count your face. Oh, Oh, for you, my little Pinocchio.
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Here I give it to you. Oh, for me? Geez. Great. I'll run right home and tell my father. Home. Oh oh, yeah.
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Sure. Going home to your father. That is a very comical. I'll be back in the morning, see. Come here. Be back in the morning going home. There. This will be your home. This a nice little cage where I can find you always.
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No. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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To me, you are belonging. We will tour the world. A Paris, a Ronda, Monte Carlo, Constantinople. Yes. We start tonight. You will make lots of money for me. And when you are growing too old, you will make good firewood.
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Pull me out of here. I got you. You can't give me Shut
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him up before I knock you silly.
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Good day, my little wooden spoon mine. No. No. Wait. Let me ask. I'll tell my father. Rita.
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Well, there I was sitting by the roadside in the rain when Stromboli Flagon passed by, and I felt pretty blue. I thought, well, there he goes sitting in the lap of luxury, the world at his feet. Oh, well, I can always say I knew him when. I'll just go out of his life quietly. I would like to wish him luck though. Sure. Why not? I'll catch the wagon and slip under the Who helped you? Come here. It's me.
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Your old friend, Jeremy. Remember? Jeremy. Oh, gee. I'm like, darn this thing. Hey. What are you doing in that cage? What did he do to you? Oh, he was mad. He said he pushed my face in everybody's eyes. Yeah. And and just because I'm I'm a gold brick, he ain't gonna cut me in the firewood.
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Oh, is that so? Oh, listen. He stopped the wagon. Now don't you worry, son. I'll have you out of here in no time at all. But how can you? There's there's a great big lock on the key. What's a lock to a guy like me? Didn't you ever hear of picking them open? Jiminy Valentine, my friends call me. Of course, I I've never tried to make a living at it. It's kinda rusty. You mean you can't open it? I'm I'm afraid not. Looks pretty hopeless. It'll take a miracle to get you out of that cage. Hey. Look up there, Pinocchio. That star. See?
It's the wishing star. And here comes the lady, the blue fairy. Oh, what would you say? Will I tell her? Well, you might tell her the
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truth. Why, Pinocchio.
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Hello? And said Jim. Well, this is a pleasant surprise.
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Pinocchio,
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why didn't you go to school? School? Well, I Go ahead go ahead and tell her. I wanna go to school till till I met somebody. Met somebody? Yeah.
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Two big monsters with with big green eyes. Hey, Pinocchio. What's happening to your nose? Monster?
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Weren't you afraid, Pinocchio? No, ma'am. They tied me in a in a big sack. Pinocchio? Your nose is growing. And so they tied you in a big sack.
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And where was their chimney? Jimmy, they they put him in a little sack. Pinocchio? I tell you your nose is branching out like a tree. And how what did you say? I didn't. They chopped me up in the firewood. Oh oh, look. My nose. What's happened? It looks like a plum tree to me. Perhaps you haven't been telling the truth, Pinocchio. Perhaps. Oh, but I have every single word. Oh, oh, please. Please, dummy. I'm I'm oddly sorry. You see, Pinocchio,
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a lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face. She's right, Pinocchio. You better come clean. I'll never lie against honest I won't.
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Please, your honor. I mean, miss Ferry, give him another chance for my sake. Will you?
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I'll forgive you this one. But remember, Pinocchio, a boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood. I'll be good. I I promise. Very well. But this is the last time I can help you.
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Oh, I'm free. Oh, thank you. Goodbye, Dinofield. Goodbye, St. Jiminy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye. Oh,
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Tiffany. My nose. Yeah. It's back to normal again and and you're free. Come on. I'm free. I'm free. Hooray. Yes, sir. There we were. Free as the air and on our way back to mister Geppetto's. But little did we know, little would did we know that even then, no canoe devil tree was hatching. Down in a waterfront dive known as the Red Lobster Inn, Honest John and his crony, Gideon, sat drinking beer. With them was a companion, an evil faced leering coachman.
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Hi, diddle diddy. An actor's life for me. It's great to be a celebrity. An actor's life for me. And the dummy fell for it. Hey. Get in. He still thinks we're his friends. And did Stromboli pay? Pleddic. That shows you how low Amish John will stoop. Now coachman, what's your proposition? Well, how would you blokes like to make some real money? Like this, maybe. And whose throat do we have to, no. No. No. Nothing like that. You see, I'm collecting stupid little boys. Stupid little boys? You know, the disobedient ones. What put you get from school? Oh. And you see? Listen. Scotch.
And I take some to Pleasure Island. Oh, to Pleasure Island. Pleasure Island? But the Lord Now who's No. There's no risk. They never come back as boys. Now here's where you come in. Oh, yes, sir. I've got a coach load leaving at midnight. We'll meet at the crossroads and no double crossing. Oh, no. No. No. Scout around. And any good prospect you find, bring them to me. I knows what to do with them.
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Hurry up, Anouk. We wanna get home, don't we? Sure. And you know what, Jiminy? I'm turning over a new leak. I'll make good this time. Oh, you better. I will. I'm going to school. That's the stuff, Penelope. Come on. I'll race you home. Alright. Ready. On your mark, set, go.
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Come on, Penelope. I'm way ahead of you. I'm Oh, I fell. Oh. Hello, little boy. I'm afraid that you've tripped over my cage. Oh, please, mister Anderson. Let me go. I got a big Jiminy home. Just a minute, my little man.
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And how is the great actor today, man? I don't wanna be an actor. Strong boy was terrible. He was? But, yeah, he locked me in in a cage. He did? Uh-huh. But I learned my lesson. I'm going Oh, my poor, poor boy. You must be a nervous wreck. Oh, well, we must diagnose this case. Come, doctor Gideon. Click your notebook. Now let me feel your pulse, little man. Oh, bless my soul. Just as I thought. Pupcolic semilunar contraptions of the flying trapezes. Now hold your tongue. Hold your tongue and say hippopotamus. Uh-huh. Trans the compound transmission of the panda modem. Even worse, close your eyes.
Now what do you see? Nothing? Uh-huh. I was afraid of that. Now that heart. Oh. Oh, my goodness. A palpitating syncopation of the chaladilla. Quick, doctor. Quick that report. Mhmm. Now that makes it perfectly clear. Oh, my boy. My poor little boy.
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You you are allergic. Allergic?
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Yes. And there's only one cure, a vacation on Pleasure Island. Pleasure Island? Pleasure Island. That happy land of carefree little boys where every day is a holiday. Look. I can't go. I Why? Of course, you can go. Look. I'm giving you my ticket. Here you are. The ace of space. Joy, space? Oh, I insist. Your health comes first. Come. The coach deposit midnight. Come along now. Hi, dillydee. It's Treasure Aisle for me. Where every day is a holiday and kids have nothing to do but play.
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Pendy.
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Oh, Pendy. Oh, Pinocchio.
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Now where do you suppose he is? Pinocchio. Oh, there he is. He's with that fox again, and they're getting into a coach. It's a coach all filled with boys. Oh, well, here we go again.
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Get up. Get up. Yeah. Yeah.
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Oh, kid. My name's Lampwick. What's yours? Pinocchio. Ever been the place around him? Uh-uh. Well, mister, I, John, Amy. Me neither. They say it's a swell joint. No school. No cops. You can tear the joint apart and nobody says a woy. I, John, you. Lumber around, plenty to eat, plenty to drink. Yeah. And it's all free. I stopped. Boy, that's the place. I can hardly wait.
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There it is, boys. Just ahead of us a place. Lake Orion.
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What a place. Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, hot dog stands, shoot for shoots, everything.
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Pinocchio. Pinocchio.
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Say, what's happening around here? All the lights have been turned off. And where is everybody? I don't like the looks of this. Looks like a graveyard.
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Pinocchio. Hey.
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Where are you? Pinocchio.
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Okay, Pinocchio. Now we shouldn't fool the right one. It's your shot. Oh, sure. Nice try, kid. Have another cigar. It's on our house. Another one? Okay. Attaboy. Now watch this shot. The eight ball in the side pocket.
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Hey, Laffy. Where do you suppose all the kids went to? Well, they're around here somewhere. What do you care? You're having a good time, ain't you? I sure am. Oh, boy. This is a life, Uppinoki? Yeah. It sure is.
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You smoke like me grandmother. Come on. Take a big drag like this. Okay, Laffy. What the matter, kid? Losing your grip? Pinocchio. Oh, hello, Jiminy. Oh, so this is where I find you. How do you ever expect to be a real boy? Oh, look at yourself. Smoking, playing pool. You're coming right home with me this minute. Hey. Who's the beetle? Come here, you. Lenny Gold. Put me down. Don't hurt him. He's my conscience. He tells me what's right and wrong. What? You mean to tell me you take orders from a grasshopper? Grasshopper?
Look here, you impudent pup. It wouldn't hurt you to take orders from your grasshopper, by your conscience if you have one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Just screw ball in the corner pocket. That's you, Beetle. Why, you young hootle. I'll knock your block off while I'll tear you apart and put you back together again. I I You're hurting, Jimmy. He's my best friend. Your best friend? And what am I? Just your conscience. Okay. That settles it. Goodbye.
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But but Jiminy You buttered your bread. Now sleep in it. But Jiminy Lampwick says a guy only lives one. Lampwick?
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I've heard enough about him. Goodbye. Connect him and let him go. Your Your shot's been open. Goodbye, Jiminy. Lampwick. Lampwick. Well, that burns me up after all I've tried to do for him. I've had enough of this. I'm taking the next boat out of here.
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Hey. Hey. What goes on here? Where did all those donkeys come from? Come on, you blokes. Keep it moving. There's those jackasses on the ship. We haven't got all night. Hey, coachman. Where did all those donkeys come from? Come on. Come on. Let's have another jackass there. One's coming up. Hello, jackass. And what's your day? Okay. You'll do. In you go. You blads, I'll bring an ice price. Alright. Next one coming up. And what might your name be?
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Alexander.
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So you can talk.
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Yes. Yes, sir. I wanna go home to my mama. Take him back. He can still talk. Please. Please. I don't wanna be a donkey. Let me out of here. Hold him. Your boys have made just after that of your pals. Now fight for it. Boys.
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So that's what they brought them here for. They're changing them into donkeys. Oh, Pinocchio. Pinocchio. To hear that beetle talk, you'd think something's gonna happen to us. Conscience. Nah, fooly. Where did you get that stuff? How do you expect to be a real boy? What you think I look like a jackass? You sure do look, Lampwick. You're growing long ears and and a tail.
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Hi. Hey, you lamp like a donkey. Hey. Did that come out of me? I think so. Hey. What the hey. What's going on here?
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Come out of me? I think so. Hey. What
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hey. What's going on here? I got a horse and a long snoot. Oh, I'm a double crush. I'm turning into a donkey. Help. Help. Lampwick. Lampwick. Come back. Oh my gosh. Penocchio.
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Hey, Jiminy. Oh, quick, Pinocchio. The kids, the boys, they're all turning into donkeys. Pinocchio. Where did you get those ears? They're wires. Those ears. Oh, and you've got a tail. Me? Me? Oh, quick. We gotta get out of here before you get any worse. Come on. Oh, my goodness.
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During our short intermission before mister DeMille brings you act three of Pinocchio, we turn the microphone over to miss Libby Collins, our exclusive Hollywood Reporter.
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What have you found for us this week, Libby? As a matter of fact, I found there's quite a lot of truth in the saying, the colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under the skin. That needs explaining, Libby. Well, you know, women are knitting from Maine to California these days. And believe it or not, the Hollywood Actresses are just as enthusiastic about it as women anywhere else. I've seen Joan Crawford knitting between scenes on the set of Strange Cargo. It's one of Myrna Loy's favorite occupations. And whenever Rosalind Russell has a free moment on her hands, out comes the knitting bag. Movie stars and extras,
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I think Sally here has caught the fever too. I saw her knitting away at something just the other day. What's it going to be, Sally? Why, it's a sweater, mister Ruhick. A white one. It looked pretty nice to me but, it's going to take a lot of washing to keep it white, isn't it?
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Oh, that doesn't worry me a bit, mister Ruig. It'll be easy to do with Luxe Lake. The same kind of care leading motion picture studios give their washables. Talk about sisters under the skin. Motion picture studios use luxe flakes. So do women everywhere. Whether they knit sweaters or buy them. Or get them for Christmas presents.
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Those sweaters deserve nice care. Don't use hot water on them. Don't rub them with cake soap. And don't use soaps with harmful alkali. Just squeeze your sweaters gently through lukewarm luxe suds. That's good sound advice. And it goes for the other nice ruins people get for Christmas, like socks and mittens and scarves. If they're safe in water alone. There's no harmful alkali in gentle luxe flakes to hurt any color or fabric that's safe in plain water. When you use luxe, you'll find it so pure, a little goes a long way. Luxe is thrifty.
We pause now for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. We continue with Pinocchio. Flames mount higher on the fireplace, and Jiminy Cricket's excitement rises with the blaze. He climbs to the top of the brass and iron, and there waving his umbrella about his head, he continues this strange tale.
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What a situation. Wrapped on Pleasure Island and Pinocchio's ears growing longer by the second. I grabbed him by the hand. Through the streets, we ran. Down toward the boat, then they saw us. They came after us shouting and shooting and shooting and shouting. We ran up an alley. We jumped over a fence. I could hear them pounding along behind us. They were coming nearer and nearer. And then at last, we reached the shore. Jump, I yelled. And we jumped into the water swimming like mad, and we escaped. I'm on hill.
Really all in. Well, but we got home and I hid Pinocchio's long ears under his hat and we walked up the path toward the house. Gosh. It certainly feels good to be back on dry land.
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Yes. It certainly does. Well, here's the house.
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The door's locked.
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Father. Father. I'm home. We're home, mister Geppetto. Father, it's me, Pinocchio. I want him to stay.
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Wait a second. I'll jump up and look in the wind. What do you think, Jiminy? Well, he ain't there. He's gone? Yeah. And Figaro too. Oh, gosh. Maybe something awful's happened to him. Well, don't worry, son. He probably hasn't gone far. Say, look. Look at that star. It's the same one. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And that bird flying around up there. Why he's got a piece of paper in his beak. He he's dropping it. Yeah. Jimmy. I got it. Why is it Jimmy? Why it's a message. Well, what's it say? It's about your father. Oh, where is it? Why? It says here, that he went looking for you and and he was swallowed by a whale. Swallowed by a whale? Yeah. Uh-huh. A whale. He a whale. Oh my goodness. A whale named Geppetto. Oh, he's he's No. Pinocchio's alive.
He is. A wild whale. Well, he he's inside of a whale at at the bottom of the sea. Bottom of the sea? Uh-huh. But, hey. Where are you going? I'm going to find him. Oh, but Pinocchio, are you crazy? Don't you realize he's in a whale? I gotta go to him. Oh, now wait. Listen, son. This monster, I've heard of him. He's why why he's a whale of a whale. He he swallows whole ships alive. I don't care.
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Hey. What's that rock for? I'm gonna jump off this cliff with it. Then I'll think faster. Oh my goodness. Goodbye,
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Bobby. Oh, mister Japattal.
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Bobby. Mister Japattal. Why? You. I don't see him, Pinocchio. Of course not. We gotta find the whale first. Yeah. That's right. Come on, Jimmie. Father. Mister Japiano.
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Well, Figaro, I'm afraid we are done for. I never knew it was so cold inside a whale's stomach. Here we are, fishing for days in here and not a bite to be a must be asleep, I guess. I never thought it would end this way, Figaro, starving to death in the belly of a whale. That poor little Pinocchio. He was such a good boy. It's hopeless, Figaro. There isn't a fish left. If the monster doesn't wake up soon, I I'm afraid we are done for.
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Now what was that?
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The monster's waking up. Maybe he's getting hungry. If he is, then we'll have fish.
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My son.
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My son.
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I'm so happy to see you. Oh, me too, father. How did you get to you? What is your friend Jim and Eve? He's outside, I guess. I got caught in
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Oh, my boy. My boy. You can't deceive me.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, you are soaking wet.
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Now, Shirley. Yes, father. You you you mustn't catch cold. You know you you you shouldn't have come down here. Here. Here. Here. Take this blanket. Let me get your hat. Oh, the Nokia. Well, what what's better? Those years.
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Years? All these. If that's the look. I got a tail, Dylan.
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Well, no, Theo. What's happened to you? Well, I Oh, never mind now. Or you better have this so you wouldn't have nothing else matters. Well, probably, God. Get out of here. Get out? Oh, no. No. No, son. I have cried every way. Why? I I I I even made a rat. A rat? That's it. We'll get the rat and with the whale opens his mouth. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Listen, son. He only opens his mouth when he's eating. Then everything comes in. Nothing goes out. Oh. It's hopeless, Come, we'll make a nice fire and we'll cook some of the things. A fire? That's it. Yes. And then we'll all eat it in. Great big bird. Lots of smoke. Smoke? Oh, yes. Sure. Smoked fish will taste good. Where's the one? Pinocchio,
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not the bothered more one? But what we'll sit on him We'll all be in. We're getting up. Running out for town. We'll make Oh, Listen. Listen. Listen. He's gonna sneeze. Oh, my accordion. Hang on. Here we
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go. I saw the whole thing. I was right outside when that whale sneezed, and that raft shot out like a cannonball. But that didn't end it. No, sir. If you sneeze once, you gotta sneeze again, and that's what he did. He started to inhale. What a curse. The raft went flying back into his mouth, but it didn't stay there because the next thing you know, that second sneeze came. I could feel it coming. The whale was all red in the face. He popped away up and then he let go. Gesundheit. Out came the raft again. And this time the monster was sore. He started chasing him, firing his eyes, his teeth flashing and his tail swinging. Manoke and mister Geppetto paddled like fury. Oh, and the shore was only a few yards away, but the whale was in. Inch by inch, foot by foot, bolster and closer. His breath was hot on the hot on the oh, he was very low. And just ahead was a big cliff. The raft swung in between two rocks. The whale right behind him. He went straight for the cliff, head on, and he hit the cliff.
But where was Panok and and mister Geppetto and and Figaro? They were washed up on the beach. And when I got there, old mister Geppetto was kneeling beside the little wooden boy. Pinocchio was he was dead.
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My boy. My brave little boy. Oh, gosh. Don't cry, mister Jussetto. He he was brave, and
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we gotta be brave too.
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My little wooden boy, he gave his life that I might live.
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Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy. Awake, Pinocchio. Awake.
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Father, what you trying for?
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Because you're dead, Pinocchio.
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No. No. I'm not. Yes. Yes. You are. Not not lie down.
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But, father, I'm alive, Sige, and and I'm I'm real. Oh, I'm a
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life and you are a real boy.
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A real boy. A real boy.
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Oh, Pinocchio.
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My dream is really true at last.
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Oh, gosh. Thank you, miss Blue Fairy. He deserved to be a real boy and wealth. And here's your reward too.
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A badge for third Germany.
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Oh,
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and you didn't forget. Well, will you look at that? A badge. Official conscience. Well, I'll be oh, and it's solid gold too. Gosh. Thank you, my lady.
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In just a moment, mister DeMille will tell you about the play which is going to start the new year. But first, Sally, I'd like to know whether Santa Claus treated you well today. Nobly, mister Ruiz. Nobly. I got some lovely presents. I'm willing to wager almost anything that some of your presents were lingerie and stockings. As a matter of fact, they were, mister Ruett. But how did you know? Well, it's really not fair, Sally. I read somewhere the other day that lingerie and stockings are the most popular Christmas gift for women. Well, they're popular with me alright.
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Know what, mister Ruiz? No. What? Every single one of those precious bits of lace and silk I got and all my nice stockings too are going to be brought up on luxe slate. Not one single one of them is going to be washed with harsh soap or rubbed with cake soap. Not ever. So there. Well, you need him last. I love my pretty new presents and I want him to stay nice looking a long, long time.
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Well, Sally, you picked the right kind of care for them then. Luxe helps fabrics and colors stay new looking longer. There's no harmful alkali and no rubbing to hurt anything safe in water alone. Don't I know it? That's why I'm so set on never using anything but Luxe plate. That's good advice, Sally. Mighty good advice. And I hope every woman in our audience will follow it. Now, mister DeMille. Here in the Luxe Radio Theater, we have regarded it as quite an honor to present Walt Disney's Pinocchio for for the first time, and we wish mister Disney a highly merited success with his new picture when his new picture is brought to the screen in a few weeks.
Next Monday night, we bring a fine actor back to this microphone, mister Herbert Marshall. Our play is Sorrow and Son, adapted from the popular novel by Warrick Deeping. It's a profoundly moving drama of the sacrifice a father made for his son. Karen Morley will also appear with Herbert Marshall in Sorrow and Son. In your living rooms tonight are some who are there only on Christmas, and I know their presence has made it a happier day for you. Still others may have joined your family circle through the medium of Deluxe Radio Theater because they knew that you at home were listening.
So to those of our radio family who are at home and to those who are far from home, we send our greetings. And our hope that you've enjoyed all the blessings of this Christmas day, and our hope too that your prayers will join ours for the restoration of that blessing of nineteen hundred years ago. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. Our sponsors, the makers of Luxe Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Luxe Radio Theater presents Herbert Marshall in Sorrow and Son with Karen Morley. This is Cecil b DeMille saying good night to you
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from Hollywood. Music announcements for the Picture Pinocchio were written by Lee Harley with lyrics by Ed Watson.
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Our music was directed by Lewis Children, and their announcer has been Melville Road.
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This is the belonging web broadcasting system.
Presents Hollywood. The Luxe Radio Theatre brings you the new Walt Disney feature, Pinocchio. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, mister Cecil B. The mayor. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. This is a night that weaves a spell over the world. A time of reverence and rejoicing, of family reunions and storytelling by the fire. On On this enchanted night, we can all believe implicitly in stories like Pinocchio. Walt Disney transformed this old children's classic into a modern classic of the screen, giving new life to the little people. You met him at our microphone last year when we presented Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. This year, his chair is empty, but he has sent us Pinocchio.
Walt is busy getting Pinocchio ready for its national screen release through RKO in February. And besides, mister Disney's moving into a fine new studio at Burbank, the house that Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Snow White built. Tonight, we introduce his latest characters for the first time in the house that Lux built. In two years of work on Pinocchio, five hundred artists made about 2,000,000 drawings of such likable people as Pinocchio himself, Jiminy Cricket, the blue fairy, and old Geppetto, the woodcarver. The blue fairy accomplishes some very wonderful things in Pinocchio, and she ought to feel right at home here because Lux Flakes too has quite a reputation as a doer of good deeds.
They're the kind of good deeds that make life easier in your household when Lux Flakes plays the good fairy to our feminine listeners. I feel we can make you see the beautiful color of the Disney picture as we bring you the story and spirit of Pinocchio. It's the spirit of all small boys who'd rather look for adventure than go to school. Now just put yourself in the place of the wood carver. Suppose you had made a puppet, a little wooden boy. And then all of a sudden, the puppet began to talk and move about like a real boy. I believe you'd be ready for almost anything to happen. And that's the best frame of mind I can suggest for you now. As deluxe radio theater curtain goes up on act one of Walt Disney's Pinocchio.
Christmas night. Dinner is over, and you're settled comfortably in your favorite chair beside the fireplace, gazing dreamily into the flame. You're relaxing for the first time today, and you've made a solemn resolution that nothing shall move you from this place for at least three hours. You won't be surprised if, at a time like this, that burnt ember on the heart should move a little and sit up. For you just noticed that it isn't an ember at all. It's a cricket, and not an ordinary cricket either. He wears a beaver hat and a long green cutaway coat.
And in his hand, he carries a furled umbrella. He sits looking at you out of his large rather mournful eyes. And then, just as if it were the most natural thing in the world,
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ripples is too extreme
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when you shh upon
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I'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that about a wish coming true, do you? Well, I didn't either. But, of course, I'm just a cricket singing my way from heart to heart. But let me tell you what made me change my mind. One night, a long time ago, my travels took me to a quaint little village. It was a beautiful night. The stars were shining like diamonds high above the roots of that sleepy old town, pretty as a picture. As I wandered along the crooked streets,
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there wasn't a soul to be seen.
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The only sign of light was a lighted window in the shop of a wood carver named Geppetto. So I hopped over and looked in. Inside, there was a nice cheerful fire burning. Kind of ashamed to see it going to waste. So what do I do? I go in them.
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Well, sir, you never saw such a place.
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The most fantastic clocks you ever laid your eyes on. An all carved out of wood. And cute little music boxes, each one a work of art and shelf after shelf of toys. And then something else caught my eye. Sitting up on the work table was a puppet. You know, one of those marionette things, all strings and joints. Cute little feller he was too. All dressed up just like a real boy. But just then I heard a noise. It was the old woodcarver Geppetto and his cat, Figaro. I jumped behind the clock just as mister Geppetto came over and picked up the puppet.
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Well, now it won't take much longer. Just a little more paint and he's all finished. I think he'll be all right. Don't you, Figaro? So I paint a smile on his face. See? That makes a big difference. Now I have just the name for him. Pinocchio.
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Do you like it, Figaro? No. No? Well, we'll leave it to little wooden head. Do you like it, wooden head? That's settled sick. Penocchio it is. Come on now. We'll try you out. Music professor.
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Well, sir, was I surprised? Every music box in the place began to play and Geppetto made the puppet dance. Quite a sight. Yes, sir. Oh, please, you're a part for a little joy to every
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heart. Lily, do you know? And yet it's true that I might feel proud of you. Little wooden feet and best so far. And then you wouldn't use encased you far. My little wooden head.
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Oh, you are a cute little fella and that smile. Well, it must be getting late. I wonder what time it is.
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10:00.
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Uh-oh. Come on. We'll go to bed. Good night, Pinocchio, little funny face. Look at him, Figaro. He almost looks alive. Wouldn't that be nice if he was a real boy?
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Oh, well, Come on now. We go to sleep. Oh, Figaro. I forgot to open the window.
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Would you do it? Mhmm. Now, bravo.
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Thank you, Figaro. Oh, Figaro. Look up there in the sky. See? The wishing star. Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may. I wish I might have the wish I make tonight. Figaro, do you know what I wish? I wish that my little Pinocchio might be a real boy. Wouldn't that be nice? Just think.
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A real boy. A very lovely thought, but not at all practical. And with that, the old wood carver turned over and went to sleep. Well, it was a nice night for it, so I decided to do the same. But just as I got settled in a comfortable position, the room was suddenly filled with starlight. Yes, sir. Starlight. And it came right down in a long beam straight from that wishing star. And coming down along that beam as I live and breathe was a fairy. Yes, sir. A beautiful blue fairy.
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When you wish upon a top, try
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Good Geppetto. You have given so much happiness to others. You deserve to have your wish come true. Little puppet made of pine, wake. The gift of life is thine.
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What they can't do these days? Why I can move.
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I can talk and and I can walk. Yes, Pinocchio.
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I've given you life. Why? Because tonight Geppetto wished for a real boy. Am I a real boy? No, Pinocchio. To make Geppetto's wish come true will be entirely up to you. Up to me? Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy. A real boy. That won't be easy, but you must learn to choose between right and wrong. Right and wrong? But but how will I know? How will they know? Your conscience will tell you. What are conscience?
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Con cons what are conscience? I'll tell you. A A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to. That's just the trouble with the world today. You see, if My conscience? Who? Me? Would you like to be Pinocchio's conscience? Well, I I,
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Very well. What is your name? Oh, oh,
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Cricket's the name. Jenny Cricket. Neil, mister Cricket. Well, be a little careful with that one now. Easy does it, my lady.
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I w Pinocchio's conscience, Lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of temptation and guide along the straight and narrow path. Arrive, sir Jiminy Cricket.
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I shouldn't wonder. Make it a gold one? Perhaps. But I must go now. Remember, Pinocchio, be a good boy and always let your conscience be your guide. Goodbye. Goodbye, my lady. Goodbye.
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Well, Pinocchio, maybe you and I had better have a little heart to heart talk. Why? Well, you wanna be a real boy. Don't you? Uh-huh. Alright. Sit down, son. Now you see, the world is full of temptations. Temptations? Yes. Temptations. You see, there are the wrong things that seem right at the time but, even though the right things may seem wrong, sometimes, sometimes the wrong things, may be right at the, wrong time or, vice versa. Understand? Uh-huh. But I'm going to do right. Attaboy, Pinocch. And I'm gonna help you. And anytime you need me, you know, just whistle like this.
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Like this?
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Oh, no. No. Try it again, Ponoka.
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Like this?
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No, son. Now listen.
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That's it.
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When you get in trouble and you don't know right and wrong, give a little whistle. Give a little whistle.
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When you meet temptation and the urge is very strong, give a little whistle.
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Give a little
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whistle. Not just a little squeak. Park her up and blow. And if your whistle's weak, yell, Billy Cricket. Right. Take the straight and narrow path. And if you start to slide, give a little whistle. Give a little whistle. And always let your conscience be your guide.
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And always let your conscience be your guide.
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Look out, Penelope. Don't dance on the table. You'll fall all off. You'll oh, I knew it. I knew it. Who is this? It's me.
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Pickle, there's somebody in here. Whoever you are, where are you? Here I am.
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Oh, Pinocchio, how did you get down on the floor? I fell down. Oh, you did? Oh, you're talking. Uh-huh. No. No. No. No. Yes. And I can move too. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. You you can't. I'm dreaming in my sleep. Where's what?
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A pair of water. That will wake me up.
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Now we see who is screaming. Go on. Say something.
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Dear buddy. Do it again. You do talk. Yes. The blue fairy. The blue fairy. Uh-huh. And and I got a conscience. A conscience. And someday I'm going to be a real boy. A real boy. It's my wish. It's come true. Figaro, look. It's alive, freaking dark. Say hello to Figaro. Hello to Figaro.
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See? Didn't I tell you? Isn't he smart? Oh, my little wooden head. My little Pinocchio. We'll make you very very happy here for you, oh, wow. You always wanted in life. Come on now. It's late. You you you must close your eye and go to sleep. Why? Oh, everybody has to sleep. Figaro goes to sleep and and I go to sleep and decides tomorrow if that go to school. Why? Oh,
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to learn things and get smart. Why? Oh, because. Oh. Good night, my little Pinocchio. Good night.
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And maybe maybe someday you'll call me father.
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Sure. Good night, father.
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Oh, that's fine. That's fine. Good night, son. Now wait. Stand still now while I put on your coat. Why go down the street?
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Oh, those. They are your schoolmates.
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Girls and boys. Real boys. Of course they are going to school. Now here's an effort for the teacher and you are ready to go. Now run along. Goodbye, mom. Goodbye, son. Goodbye,
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mom.
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Welcome. There he went off to school. And where was I while this was going on? Folks, I'm ashamed to tell you. I was asleep. A fine conscience, I turned out to be. I should have been right with him. You see, I'd heard about a couple of bad characters around that town. One fella by the name of Honest John. And say, was he he a bad one? He was as sharp as a fox. Yes, sir. Look like a fox too. The kind of a long face like a fox and say, come to think of it, I guess he was a fox. And, well, you see this Honest John had a stooge by the name of Gideon, a dumb alley cat. And between the two of them, they were a pretty tricky pair. Well, when I thought about them that morning, I tell you I just shivered all over. Imagine the innocent little Pinocchio on his way to school with Honest John and Gideon roaming.
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Oh, Gideon, my boy. Listen. The merry laughter of little children wending their way to school. Thirsty little minds rushing to the fountain of knowledge. School. A noble institution. What would this stupid world be without school? Well, well, well, giddy, look at that billboard. Scamboli and his marionettes.
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So that old rascal's back in town,
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Remember, giddy, the time I tied strings on you and passed you off as a puppet? We nearly put one over on the old gypsy that time,
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Good morning. Ah, good morning. Good morning. Well, look at that, Gideon. A little wooden boy.
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Now who ever heard of a wooden boy? A live puppet without strings. Gillian, look. It's amazing. A live puppet without strings. Why a thing like that ought to be worth a fortune to someone. But who? Now let me see. I know. Stumbley. Why, that fat old faker would give his eye to listen, dearie. If we play our cards right, we'll be uneasy straight or my name isn't Honest John. Quick after that boy. Oh, okay. Stupid. Put that mallet away. Don't be crude. Let me handle this. Oh. Oh, my little Oh, my little toddler. Well, permit me to introduce myself. J Worthington Powell fellow. A fine day, isn't it? Yes, sir.
Well, well, well, quite a scholar, I see. Look at his books, Gilly. A man of letters. I'm going to
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school. School? Oh, yes.
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Oh, then you, you haven't heard of the easy role to success? Uh-uh. No?
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I am speaking my boy of the theater. Bright lights, music, applause, fame. Fame? Yes. And with that personality, that profile, that physique. Why? He's a natural born actor, hey, giddy? But I'm going Straight to the top. Why, I can see your name in lights. Lights six feet high. What is your name? Pinocchio. Pinocchio. P I n u p I n o u o but we're wasting precious time. Come on to the theater.
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That's when I finally caught up to him. The three of them arm in arm walking down the street. Just as they were passing by, I grabbed hold of Pinoc and pulled him behind the tree. Pinoc, it's me, Jiminy Cricket. Oh, hello, Jiminy. Where did he go? Quiet, Penelope. Penelope. Don't answer him, Penelope. Now listen. But, Jiminy, I'm going to be an actor. Alright, son. Take it easy now. Remember what I said about temptation? Uh-huh. Well, that's him. That fella there. Oh, no, Jimmie. That's mister Honest John. Honest John? Alright then. Here's what we'll tell him. You can't go to the theater. Say thank you just the same you're sorry, but you've got to go to school. Uh-huh. Alright. Attaboy. Woo hoo. Here they come, Pinoc. Now you tell them. Little boy. Woo hoo.
Pinocchio.
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Oh, well. Well, there you are. Well, now let me see. Where were we? Ah, yes.
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On to the theater. Okay. Goodbye, Dimity. Goodbye. Goodbye? Goodbye. Hey. Wait a minute. For now, can't come back. Wait a minute.
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A wax mustache and a fever quotes a poorly caught in a billy goat. I give you goats. And I give you like the pump. You wear your hair in a pompadour. You ride around in a coach and fork. You stop and buy out a candy store. And next of life will
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be.
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In just a moment, mister DeMille brings you act two of Pinocchio. In a charming home out in Westwood Park this morning, a very pretty scene took place. The sun was pouring through the long broad windows of a pleasant living room, lighting up the Christmas tree in its welter of packages.
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The family was gathered round. John and Peg and their two small children eagerly opening presents. Oh, you're ready. My dog. Oh, you're ready. I'm ready. I gotta get you. I gotta get you. Mommy. My mouth and three mouths. Tails and children are not quite so much noise. And you want business? Any more business? There's just one more and it's for mother. Here you are, Peg. Thank you, John. Oh, mommy. I wanna do it. Excuse me. Look at the box. I bet it's a ring. It is? Oh, John, you angel. A beautiful
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pearl ring. Read the card, mommy. For the lovely hem of the loveliest woman I know. John, darling, I think I'm going to kiss you.
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But you really shouldn't have done it, dear. Well, then you shouldn't have such beautiful hands, sweetheart. They asked for jewels. And me, a staid old manate woman. Oh, just a darling little old body. Who washes dishes every day.
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Now that, Sally, was a homey loving scene that might happen anywhere. You know, mister Ruitt, I don't believe there's anything that touches a woman quite so much as knowing her husband adores her. His love is so precious. And made up of so many little things, Sally. Yes. Her hands, for instance. In a way, the appearance of a woman's hands doesn't seem important,
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but oh, how very important it really is. One of the big little things that makes for happiness. And that's why luxe flakes are so important an item in the household. For luxe helps a woman do dishwashing and other soap and water tasks, and yet helps keep her hands looking dainty and feminine. You know, so few of us can afford maids,
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but that's no reason why we should look like drudges. And Luxe Place enable us to do our own work, wash our own dishes, and yet help our hands stay attractive. And now, mister Ruich, I'd like to say to our audience that I hope they've all had and are having a very happy Christmas.
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A wish, Sally, in which I join you. Now out for you, sir, mister DeMille. Act two of Pinocchio. As we dream beside the fire, where the flames cast dancing patterns on the heart, we wait politely for our friend the cricket to continue his story. He's paused to allow a large round tear to roll down his cricket face, But now he rouses himself, and pulling a red silk bandana from his coattail pocket, he blows his cricket nose.
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Well, it was my fault. I should have known better. Maybe if I'd been with Pinocchio when he first met those two Sharpies, I could have stopped it. But there he was, an actor in Stromboli's Marionette Show. I went to the show that night to see I hid in a tree near the wagon they used as a stage, and near the end of the performance, Stromboli came up.
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Ladies and gentlemen, to conclude the performance of this great show, Stromboli, the master showman, that's me. And by special permission of the management, that's me too. It's presented to you something you will absolutely refuse to believe. Introducing the only marionette who can sing and dance absolutely without the aid of strings. I hope so. The only and one Pinocchio.
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What a build up. Go ahead, Pinocchio. Make a fool of yourself. Then maybe you listen to your conscience.
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Conscience. I got no strings. No hold me down just to make me fit. Make me sound. I hit strings. But now I'm free. There are no strings on me. Hi, Paul. The Mario. That's the only way to think. I want the world to know nothing ever bothers me. I got no strings so I have fun. Plus I love to anyone. They can drink for dim
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Well, they like it. He's a success. Maybe I was wrong. Well, I guess he won't need me anymore.
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String for the cut out of frame. I buy a new suit, then I gonna get a cane. I eat at the best, then I drink a champagne. I got the new strings on me. 185. One hundred 90 five. Bravo, Penocchio. They like me, Oh, 200. You are sensational. You mean I'm good? 300. You are colossal. You got me madam after? Sure. I will push you in the public eye. Your face. She will be on everybody's tongue. Will she? What's this? Count your face. Oh, Oh, for you, my little Pinocchio.
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Here I give it to you. Oh, for me? Geez. Great. I'll run right home and tell my father. Home. Oh oh, yeah.
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Sure. Going home to your father. That is a very comical. I'll be back in the morning, see. Come here. Be back in the morning going home. There. This will be your home. This a nice little cage where I can find you always.
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No. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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To me, you are belonging. We will tour the world. A Paris, a Ronda, Monte Carlo, Constantinople. Yes. We start tonight. You will make lots of money for me. And when you are growing too old, you will make good firewood.
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Pull me out of here. I got you. You can't give me Shut
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him up before I knock you silly.
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Good day, my little wooden spoon mine. No. No. Wait. Let me ask. I'll tell my father. Rita.
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Well, there I was sitting by the roadside in the rain when Stromboli Flagon passed by, and I felt pretty blue. I thought, well, there he goes sitting in the lap of luxury, the world at his feet. Oh, well, I can always say I knew him when. I'll just go out of his life quietly. I would like to wish him luck though. Sure. Why not? I'll catch the wagon and slip under the Who helped you? Come here. It's me.
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Your old friend, Jeremy. Remember? Jeremy. Oh, gee. I'm like, darn this thing. Hey. What are you doing in that cage? What did he do to you? Oh, he was mad. He said he pushed my face in everybody's eyes. Yeah. And and just because I'm I'm a gold brick, he ain't gonna cut me in the firewood.
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Oh, is that so? Oh, listen. He stopped the wagon. Now don't you worry, son. I'll have you out of here in no time at all. But how can you? There's there's a great big lock on the key. What's a lock to a guy like me? Didn't you ever hear of picking them open? Jiminy Valentine, my friends call me. Of course, I I've never tried to make a living at it. It's kinda rusty. You mean you can't open it? I'm I'm afraid not. Looks pretty hopeless. It'll take a miracle to get you out of that cage. Hey. Look up there, Pinocchio. That star. See?
It's the wishing star. And here comes the lady, the blue fairy. Oh, what would you say? Will I tell her? Well, you might tell her the
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truth. Why, Pinocchio.
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Hello? And said Jim. Well, this is a pleasant surprise.
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Pinocchio,
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why didn't you go to school? School? Well, I Go ahead go ahead and tell her. I wanna go to school till till I met somebody. Met somebody? Yeah.
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Two big monsters with with big green eyes. Hey, Pinocchio. What's happening to your nose? Monster?
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Weren't you afraid, Pinocchio? No, ma'am. They tied me in a in a big sack. Pinocchio? Your nose is growing. And so they tied you in a big sack.
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And where was their chimney? Jimmy, they they put him in a little sack. Pinocchio? I tell you your nose is branching out like a tree. And how what did you say? I didn't. They chopped me up in the firewood. Oh oh, look. My nose. What's happened? It looks like a plum tree to me. Perhaps you haven't been telling the truth, Pinocchio. Perhaps. Oh, but I have every single word. Oh, oh, please. Please, dummy. I'm I'm oddly sorry. You see, Pinocchio,
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a lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face. She's right, Pinocchio. You better come clean. I'll never lie against honest I won't.
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Please, your honor. I mean, miss Ferry, give him another chance for my sake. Will you?
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I'll forgive you this one. But remember, Pinocchio, a boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood. I'll be good. I I promise. Very well. But this is the last time I can help you.
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Oh, I'm free. Oh, thank you. Goodbye, Dinofield. Goodbye, St. Jiminy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye. Oh,
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Tiffany. My nose. Yeah. It's back to normal again and and you're free. Come on. I'm free. I'm free. Hooray. Yes, sir. There we were. Free as the air and on our way back to mister Geppetto's. But little did we know, little would did we know that even then, no canoe devil tree was hatching. Down in a waterfront dive known as the Red Lobster Inn, Honest John and his crony, Gideon, sat drinking beer. With them was a companion, an evil faced leering coachman.
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Hi, diddle diddy. An actor's life for me. It's great to be a celebrity. An actor's life for me. And the dummy fell for it. Hey. Get in. He still thinks we're his friends. And did Stromboli pay? Pleddic. That shows you how low Amish John will stoop. Now coachman, what's your proposition? Well, how would you blokes like to make some real money? Like this, maybe. And whose throat do we have to, no. No. No. Nothing like that. You see, I'm collecting stupid little boys. Stupid little boys? You know, the disobedient ones. What put you get from school? Oh. And you see? Listen. Scotch.
And I take some to Pleasure Island. Oh, to Pleasure Island. Pleasure Island? But the Lord Now who's No. There's no risk. They never come back as boys. Now here's where you come in. Oh, yes, sir. I've got a coach load leaving at midnight. We'll meet at the crossroads and no double crossing. Oh, no. No. No. Scout around. And any good prospect you find, bring them to me. I knows what to do with them.
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Hurry up, Anouk. We wanna get home, don't we? Sure. And you know what, Jiminy? I'm turning over a new leak. I'll make good this time. Oh, you better. I will. I'm going to school. That's the stuff, Penelope. Come on. I'll race you home. Alright. Ready. On your mark, set, go.
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Come on, Penelope. I'm way ahead of you. I'm Oh, I fell. Oh. Hello, little boy. I'm afraid that you've tripped over my cage. Oh, please, mister Anderson. Let me go. I got a big Jiminy home. Just a minute, my little man.
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And how is the great actor today, man? I don't wanna be an actor. Strong boy was terrible. He was? But, yeah, he locked me in in a cage. He did? Uh-huh. But I learned my lesson. I'm going Oh, my poor, poor boy. You must be a nervous wreck. Oh, well, we must diagnose this case. Come, doctor Gideon. Click your notebook. Now let me feel your pulse, little man. Oh, bless my soul. Just as I thought. Pupcolic semilunar contraptions of the flying trapezes. Now hold your tongue. Hold your tongue and say hippopotamus. Uh-huh. Trans the compound transmission of the panda modem. Even worse, close your eyes.
Now what do you see? Nothing? Uh-huh. I was afraid of that. Now that heart. Oh. Oh, my goodness. A palpitating syncopation of the chaladilla. Quick, doctor. Quick that report. Mhmm. Now that makes it perfectly clear. Oh, my boy. My poor little boy.
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You you are allergic. Allergic?
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Yes. And there's only one cure, a vacation on Pleasure Island. Pleasure Island? Pleasure Island. That happy land of carefree little boys where every day is a holiday. Look. I can't go. I Why? Of course, you can go. Look. I'm giving you my ticket. Here you are. The ace of space. Joy, space? Oh, I insist. Your health comes first. Come. The coach deposit midnight. Come along now. Hi, dillydee. It's Treasure Aisle for me. Where every day is a holiday and kids have nothing to do but play.
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Pendy.
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Oh, Pendy. Oh, Pinocchio.
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Now where do you suppose he is? Pinocchio. Oh, there he is. He's with that fox again, and they're getting into a coach. It's a coach all filled with boys. Oh, well, here we go again.
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Get up. Get up. Yeah. Yeah.
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Oh, kid. My name's Lampwick. What's yours? Pinocchio. Ever been the place around him? Uh-uh. Well, mister, I, John, Amy. Me neither. They say it's a swell joint. No school. No cops. You can tear the joint apart and nobody says a woy. I, John, you. Lumber around, plenty to eat, plenty to drink. Yeah. And it's all free. I stopped. Boy, that's the place. I can hardly wait.
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There it is, boys. Just ahead of us a place. Lake Orion.
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What a place. Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, hot dog stands, shoot for shoots, everything.
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Pinocchio. Pinocchio.
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Say, what's happening around here? All the lights have been turned off. And where is everybody? I don't like the looks of this. Looks like a graveyard.
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Pinocchio. Hey.
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Where are you? Pinocchio.
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Okay, Pinocchio. Now we shouldn't fool the right one. It's your shot. Oh, sure. Nice try, kid. Have another cigar. It's on our house. Another one? Okay. Attaboy. Now watch this shot. The eight ball in the side pocket.
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Hey, Laffy. Where do you suppose all the kids went to? Well, they're around here somewhere. What do you care? You're having a good time, ain't you? I sure am. Oh, boy. This is a life, Uppinoki? Yeah. It sure is.
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You smoke like me grandmother. Come on. Take a big drag like this. Okay, Laffy. What the matter, kid? Losing your grip? Pinocchio. Oh, hello, Jiminy. Oh, so this is where I find you. How do you ever expect to be a real boy? Oh, look at yourself. Smoking, playing pool. You're coming right home with me this minute. Hey. Who's the beetle? Come here, you. Lenny Gold. Put me down. Don't hurt him. He's my conscience. He tells me what's right and wrong. What? You mean to tell me you take orders from a grasshopper? Grasshopper?
Look here, you impudent pup. It wouldn't hurt you to take orders from your grasshopper, by your conscience if you have one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Just screw ball in the corner pocket. That's you, Beetle. Why, you young hootle. I'll knock your block off while I'll tear you apart and put you back together again. I I You're hurting, Jimmy. He's my best friend. Your best friend? And what am I? Just your conscience. Okay. That settles it. Goodbye.
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But but Jiminy You buttered your bread. Now sleep in it. But Jiminy Lampwick says a guy only lives one. Lampwick?
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I've heard enough about him. Goodbye. Connect him and let him go. Your Your shot's been open. Goodbye, Jiminy. Lampwick. Lampwick. Well, that burns me up after all I've tried to do for him. I've had enough of this. I'm taking the next boat out of here.
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Hey. Hey. What goes on here? Where did all those donkeys come from? Come on, you blokes. Keep it moving. There's those jackasses on the ship. We haven't got all night. Hey, coachman. Where did all those donkeys come from? Come on. Come on. Let's have another jackass there. One's coming up. Hello, jackass. And what's your day? Okay. You'll do. In you go. You blads, I'll bring an ice price. Alright. Next one coming up. And what might your name be?
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Alexander.
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So you can talk.
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Yes. Yes, sir. I wanna go home to my mama. Take him back. He can still talk. Please. Please. I don't wanna be a donkey. Let me out of here. Hold him. Your boys have made just after that of your pals. Now fight for it. Boys.
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So that's what they brought them here for. They're changing them into donkeys. Oh, Pinocchio. Pinocchio. To hear that beetle talk, you'd think something's gonna happen to us. Conscience. Nah, fooly. Where did you get that stuff? How do you expect to be a real boy? What you think I look like a jackass? You sure do look, Lampwick. You're growing long ears and and a tail.
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Hi. Hey, you lamp like a donkey. Hey. Did that come out of me? I think so. Hey. What the hey. What's going on here?
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Come out of me? I think so. Hey. What
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hey. What's going on here? I got a horse and a long snoot. Oh, I'm a double crush. I'm turning into a donkey. Help. Help. Lampwick. Lampwick. Come back. Oh my gosh. Penocchio.
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Hey, Jiminy. Oh, quick, Pinocchio. The kids, the boys, they're all turning into donkeys. Pinocchio. Where did you get those ears? They're wires. Those ears. Oh, and you've got a tail. Me? Me? Oh, quick. We gotta get out of here before you get any worse. Come on. Oh, my goodness.
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During our short intermission before mister DeMille brings you act three of Pinocchio, we turn the microphone over to miss Libby Collins, our exclusive Hollywood Reporter.
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What have you found for us this week, Libby? As a matter of fact, I found there's quite a lot of truth in the saying, the colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under the skin. That needs explaining, Libby. Well, you know, women are knitting from Maine to California these days. And believe it or not, the Hollywood Actresses are just as enthusiastic about it as women anywhere else. I've seen Joan Crawford knitting between scenes on the set of Strange Cargo. It's one of Myrna Loy's favorite occupations. And whenever Rosalind Russell has a free moment on her hands, out comes the knitting bag. Movie stars and extras,
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I think Sally here has caught the fever too. I saw her knitting away at something just the other day. What's it going to be, Sally? Why, it's a sweater, mister Ruhick. A white one. It looked pretty nice to me but, it's going to take a lot of washing to keep it white, isn't it?
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Oh, that doesn't worry me a bit, mister Ruig. It'll be easy to do with Luxe Lake. The same kind of care leading motion picture studios give their washables. Talk about sisters under the skin. Motion picture studios use luxe flakes. So do women everywhere. Whether they knit sweaters or buy them. Or get them for Christmas presents.
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Those sweaters deserve nice care. Don't use hot water on them. Don't rub them with cake soap. And don't use soaps with harmful alkali. Just squeeze your sweaters gently through lukewarm luxe suds. That's good sound advice. And it goes for the other nice ruins people get for Christmas, like socks and mittens and scarves. If they're safe in water alone. There's no harmful alkali in gentle luxe flakes to hurt any color or fabric that's safe in plain water. When you use luxe, you'll find it so pure, a little goes a long way. Luxe is thrifty.
We pause now for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. We continue with Pinocchio. Flames mount higher on the fireplace, and Jiminy Cricket's excitement rises with the blaze. He climbs to the top of the brass and iron, and there waving his umbrella about his head, he continues this strange tale.
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What a situation. Wrapped on Pleasure Island and Pinocchio's ears growing longer by the second. I grabbed him by the hand. Through the streets, we ran. Down toward the boat, then they saw us. They came after us shouting and shooting and shooting and shouting. We ran up an alley. We jumped over a fence. I could hear them pounding along behind us. They were coming nearer and nearer. And then at last, we reached the shore. Jump, I yelled. And we jumped into the water swimming like mad, and we escaped. I'm on hill.
Really all in. Well, but we got home and I hid Pinocchio's long ears under his hat and we walked up the path toward the house. Gosh. It certainly feels good to be back on dry land.
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Yes. It certainly does. Well, here's the house.
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The door's locked.
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Father. Father. I'm home. We're home, mister Geppetto. Father, it's me, Pinocchio. I want him to stay.
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Wait a second. I'll jump up and look in the wind. What do you think, Jiminy? Well, he ain't there. He's gone? Yeah. And Figaro too. Oh, gosh. Maybe something awful's happened to him. Well, don't worry, son. He probably hasn't gone far. Say, look. Look at that star. It's the same one. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And that bird flying around up there. Why he's got a piece of paper in his beak. He he's dropping it. Yeah. Jimmy. I got it. Why is it Jimmy? Why it's a message. Well, what's it say? It's about your father. Oh, where is it? Why? It says here, that he went looking for you and and he was swallowed by a whale. Swallowed by a whale? Yeah. Uh-huh. A whale. He a whale. Oh my goodness. A whale named Geppetto. Oh, he's he's No. Pinocchio's alive.
He is. A wild whale. Well, he he's inside of a whale at at the bottom of the sea. Bottom of the sea? Uh-huh. But, hey. Where are you going? I'm going to find him. Oh, but Pinocchio, are you crazy? Don't you realize he's in a whale? I gotta go to him. Oh, now wait. Listen, son. This monster, I've heard of him. He's why why he's a whale of a whale. He he swallows whole ships alive. I don't care.
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Hey. What's that rock for? I'm gonna jump off this cliff with it. Then I'll think faster. Oh my goodness. Goodbye,
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Bobby. Oh, mister Japattal.
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Bobby. Mister Japattal. Why? You. I don't see him, Pinocchio. Of course not. We gotta find the whale first. Yeah. That's right. Come on, Jimmie. Father. Mister Japiano.
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Well, Figaro, I'm afraid we are done for. I never knew it was so cold inside a whale's stomach. Here we are, fishing for days in here and not a bite to be a must be asleep, I guess. I never thought it would end this way, Figaro, starving to death in the belly of a whale. That poor little Pinocchio. He was such a good boy. It's hopeless, Figaro. There isn't a fish left. If the monster doesn't wake up soon, I I'm afraid we are done for.
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Now what was that?
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The monster's waking up. Maybe he's getting hungry. If he is, then we'll have fish.
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My son.
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My son.
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I'm so happy to see you. Oh, me too, father. How did you get to you? What is your friend Jim and Eve? He's outside, I guess. I got caught in
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Oh, my boy. My boy. You can't deceive me.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, you are soaking wet.
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Now, Shirley. Yes, father. You you you mustn't catch cold. You know you you you shouldn't have come down here. Here. Here. Here. Take this blanket. Let me get your hat. Oh, the Nokia. Well, what what's better? Those years.
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Years? All these. If that's the look. I got a tail, Dylan.
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Well, no, Theo. What's happened to you? Well, I Oh, never mind now. Or you better have this so you wouldn't have nothing else matters. Well, probably, God. Get out of here. Get out? Oh, no. No. No, son. I have cried every way. Why? I I I I even made a rat. A rat? That's it. We'll get the rat and with the whale opens his mouth. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Listen, son. He only opens his mouth when he's eating. Then everything comes in. Nothing goes out. Oh. It's hopeless, Come, we'll make a nice fire and we'll cook some of the things. A fire? That's it. Yes. And then we'll all eat it in. Great big bird. Lots of smoke. Smoke? Oh, yes. Sure. Smoked fish will taste good. Where's the one? Pinocchio,
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not the bothered more one? But what we'll sit on him We'll all be in. We're getting up. Running out for town. We'll make Oh, Listen. Listen. Listen. He's gonna sneeze. Oh, my accordion. Hang on. Here we
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go. I saw the whole thing. I was right outside when that whale sneezed, and that raft shot out like a cannonball. But that didn't end it. No, sir. If you sneeze once, you gotta sneeze again, and that's what he did. He started to inhale. What a curse. The raft went flying back into his mouth, but it didn't stay there because the next thing you know, that second sneeze came. I could feel it coming. The whale was all red in the face. He popped away up and then he let go. Gesundheit. Out came the raft again. And this time the monster was sore. He started chasing him, firing his eyes, his teeth flashing and his tail swinging. Manoke and mister Geppetto paddled like fury. Oh, and the shore was only a few yards away, but the whale was in. Inch by inch, foot by foot, bolster and closer. His breath was hot on the hot on the oh, he was very low. And just ahead was a big cliff. The raft swung in between two rocks. The whale right behind him. He went straight for the cliff, head on, and he hit the cliff.
But where was Panok and and mister Geppetto and and Figaro? They were washed up on the beach. And when I got there, old mister Geppetto was kneeling beside the little wooden boy. Pinocchio was he was dead.
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My boy. My brave little boy. Oh, gosh. Don't cry, mister Jussetto. He he was brave, and
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we gotta be brave too.
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My little wooden boy, he gave his life that I might live.
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Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy. Awake, Pinocchio. Awake.
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Father, what you trying for?
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Because you're dead, Pinocchio.
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No. No. I'm not. Yes. Yes. You are. Not not lie down.
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But, father, I'm alive, Sige, and and I'm I'm real. Oh, I'm a
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life and you are a real boy.
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A real boy. A real boy.
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Oh, Pinocchio.
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My dream is really true at last.
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Oh, gosh. Thank you, miss Blue Fairy. He deserved to be a real boy and wealth. And here's your reward too.
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A badge for third Germany.
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Oh,
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and you didn't forget. Well, will you look at that? A badge. Official conscience. Well, I'll be oh, and it's solid gold too. Gosh. Thank you, my lady.
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In just a moment, mister DeMille will tell you about the play which is going to start the new year. But first, Sally, I'd like to know whether Santa Claus treated you well today. Nobly, mister Ruiz. Nobly. I got some lovely presents. I'm willing to wager almost anything that some of your presents were lingerie and stockings. As a matter of fact, they were, mister Ruett. But how did you know? Well, it's really not fair, Sally. I read somewhere the other day that lingerie and stockings are the most popular Christmas gift for women. Well, they're popular with me alright.
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Know what, mister Ruiz? No. What? Every single one of those precious bits of lace and silk I got and all my nice stockings too are going to be brought up on luxe slate. Not one single one of them is going to be washed with harsh soap or rubbed with cake soap. Not ever. So there. Well, you need him last. I love my pretty new presents and I want him to stay nice looking a long, long time.
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Well, Sally, you picked the right kind of care for them then. Luxe helps fabrics and colors stay new looking longer. There's no harmful alkali and no rubbing to hurt anything safe in water alone. Don't I know it? That's why I'm so set on never using anything but Luxe plate. That's good advice, Sally. Mighty good advice. And I hope every woman in our audience will follow it. Now, mister DeMille. Here in the Luxe Radio Theater, we have regarded it as quite an honor to present Walt Disney's Pinocchio for for the first time, and we wish mister Disney a highly merited success with his new picture when his new picture is brought to the screen in a few weeks.
Next Monday night, we bring a fine actor back to this microphone, mister Herbert Marshall. Our play is Sorrow and Son, adapted from the popular novel by Warrick Deeping. It's a profoundly moving drama of the sacrifice a father made for his son. Karen Morley will also appear with Herbert Marshall in Sorrow and Son. In your living rooms tonight are some who are there only on Christmas, and I know their presence has made it a happier day for you. Still others may have joined your family circle through the medium of Deluxe Radio Theater because they knew that you at home were listening.
So to those of our radio family who are at home and to those who are far from home, we send our greetings. And our hope that you've enjoyed all the blessings of this Christmas day, and our hope too that your prayers will join ours for the restoration of that blessing of nineteen hundred years ago. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. Our sponsors, the makers of Luxe Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Luxe Radio Theater presents Herbert Marshall in Sorrow and Son with Karen Morley. This is Cecil b DeMille saying good night to you
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from Hollywood. Music announcements for the Picture Pinocchio were written by Lee Harley with lyrics by Ed Watson.
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Our music was directed by Lewis Children, and their announcer has been Melville Road.
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This is the belonging web broadcasting system.
A Night of Magic and Storytelling
The Enchanted Puppet Comes to Life
Pinocchio's Journey Begins
The Temptation of Fame
The Puppet Show and Its Consequences
The Escape from Stromboli
Pleasure Island's Dark Secret
The Search for Geppetto
The Great Escape from the Whale
A Real Boy at Last
