Best broadcasts of 1939-40 (1940)

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BEST BROADCASTS OF 1939-40 Sound. — Background gentle noises of doctor's instruments . . . tinkling of glass bottles, etc., to run through the scene. Doctor. — Anesthesia ready, Dr. Brown ? Brown. — Ready. Doctor. — Apply only when I give you the word. Not before. She is a healthy girl. This will be a natural birth. Music. — Birth theme up and down. Doctor. — Blood pressure ? Brown. — 120. Doctor. — Fetal heartbeat ? Brown. — Steady. Doctor. — Beautiful, beautiful. Contractions normal. Music. — Up and down. Doctor. — All right, Brown. When I give the word, when I see the baby’s head, apply anesthesia. Brown. — All set. Music. — Up and down. Doctor. — Anesthesia ! Sound. — Anesthesia. Doctor. — Beautiful, beautiful. Sound. — Slap of doctor’s hands on baby’s rump . . . baby starts to cry . . . then a lusty yell. Music. — To tag. Narrator. — A baby is bom, and a young man stands bewildered at the bedside of his wife. Man. — Happy, darling? Wife. — Yes! But I’m pretty tired. Man. — I’m kinda tired myself. Wife. — It’s a girl, Tom. Man. — Oh, that’s all right. 276