Best broadcasts of 1939-40 (1940)

Page scan 00027 from Best broadcasts of 1939-40

Record Details:

Title:
Best broadcasts of 1939-40
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Whittlesey House
Volume:
Best broadcasts of 1939-40
Leaf #:
00027
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

MY CLIENT, CURLEY Robinson. — Copasetic ! Agent. — Then Raymond Scott writes a song called the “Cater¬ pillar Creep.” Music. — Fragment from “ Caterpillar Creep." Agent. — Then, half a dozen agencies bid for the rights to syndicate a comic strip. Bidder. — Four hundred and twenty-nine papers, 5 days a week, making a grand total of . . . Agent. — Other companies pay me royalties for Curley balloons and spaghetti and dolls and toys and picture books and decorations on the outside of drinking glasses. Child. — Maw, buy me the glass with Curley’s picture on it! Agent. — And, to make a long story short, I get a vaudeville offer. The money begins to roll in. I hire an expensive suite and a secretary. Girl. — Curley Enterprises, good afternoon! Agent. — I buy Stinky a bike and a new suit of clothes. Stinky. — Gee, thanks! Agent. — The publicity begins to pile up, and at the height of the excitement, I get a wire from Hollywood ! Disney. — (On filter) Offer ten thousand for Curley appearance in feature-length cartoon Stop Propose using live character for first time among cartoon characters Stop Appreciate immediate answer would like to rush story and production cordially Walt Disney. Agent. — Mmm. Oh, er, Miss Neilson! Girl. — Yes? Agent. — Take a wire to Walt Disney, Hollywood, California. Girl. — Yes, sir. Agent. — Curley price one hundred thousand. Girl. — Is that all ? Agent. — Do you think I should ask for more ? 9