The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1457

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1457. Date: c. 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David).

Announcer introduction: "While the Goldbergs waited at the station, we were given a glimpse of the inside of the train they were waiting for... on the train is Molly's new daughter-in-law Grace, the girl the Goldbergs have never seen. The girl Sammy married just before he left for parts unknown along with the other boys in his contingent. Molly first heard of this whole affair from a letter Grace wrote. And it was this letter that opened a back trail of suspicion in Rosie's mind... because it arrived on the same day that a Goldberg neighbor got a letter too... and both letters came from the same town, had the same postmark, were mailed on the same day, only one was from George who is now a farmhand on a nearby farm. Well, George explained he didn't know Grace, never heard of her... but we saw that he does. He knows her very well... in fact he boarded the train before it reached Lastenbury and warned Grace to be careful because the Goldbergs were suspicious. Well, Grace has just arrived in Lastenbury..."

Announcer close: "But, Grace does know George... and more than slightly. And Rosie is watching, wondering, determined to find out who Grace really is... who George is... and what they have in common."

A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Complete Record: The Goldbergs: Episode 1457. Date: c. 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David). Announcer introduction: "While the Goldbergs waited at the station, we were given a glimpse of the inside of the train they were waiting for... on the train is Molly's new daughter-in-law Grace, the girl the Goldbergs have never seen. The girl Sammy married just before he left for parts unknown along with the other boys in his contingent. Molly first heard of this whole affair from a letter Grace wrote. And it was this letter that opened a back trail of suspicion in Rosie's mind... because it arrived on the same day that a Goldberg neighbor got a letter too... and both letters came from the same town, had the same postmark, were mailed on the same day, only one was from George who is now a farmhand on a nearby farm. Well, George explained he didn't know Grace, never heard of her... but we saw that he does. He knows her very well... in fact he boarded the train before it reached Lastenbury and warned Grace to be careful because the Goldbergs were suspicious. Well, Grace has just arrived in Lastenbury..." Announcer close: "But, Grace does know George... and more than slightly. And Rosie is watching, wondering, determined to find out who Grace really is... who George is... and what they have in common." A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Transcription

you is anybody there's Molly folks that means your friends The Goldbergs are here yes it's the doz program does you know is the new kind of soap for everything in your watch now what's doing at the doam house there's Daisy doam home from her first first High School class in Dramatics she's telling Ma I've decided Ma I'll be the world's greatest living actress that's real nice Daisy I'll devote my life to my art well could you spare a minute to take this doz over to the Palmer she's never tried doz okay Ma ah I go on wings of lightning don't run your legs off Daisy just tell her it's that new kind of soap for everything in the watch I shall say here in y red boxes does one soap for all your washing rag rugs towels rayon undies overalls everything gracious all you have to say is does does everything why it's just wonderful even for PA's dirtiest work shirts oh work shirts wherefore art th work shirts well wherever they are dear doz will clean them easy without a bit of hard scrubbing I never fuss with a bar soap anymore now doz does the job all by itself all this and more do does right tell Mrs Palmer doz gets the grimiest towels can be honestly she won't see A Whiter wash and don't forget to tell her this same does is safer for the pretty colors she washes Fe not Mother dear I'll tell her she can wash the rainbow in do nonsense Daisy just say colors stay bright longer with does yet it can't be beat for getting towels really Qui ah does telling of thy wond shall be the start of my career L sakes does sure does everything well just about everything in fact doz is the only leading wash soap that combines so much safety for colors along with so much cleaning power for the tough dirt and unsurpassed whiteness for your towels and linens try does Duz It does everything in the wash and now the Goldbergs while the Goldbergs waited at the station we were given a glimpse of the inside of the train they were waiting for on the train is Molly's new daughter-in-law Grace the girl the Goldbergs have never seen the girl Sammy m married just before he left for Parts Unknown along with the other boys in his contingent Molly first heard of this whole Affair from a letter Grace wrote and it was this letter that opened a back trail of Suspicion in Rosie's mind because it arrived on the same day that a Goldberg neighbor got a letter too and both letters came from the same town had the same postmark were mailed on the same day only one was from George who was now a farmand on the nearby Farm well George explained he didn't know Grace never heard of her but we saw that he does he knows her very well in fact he boarded the train before it reached lenbury and warned Grace to be careful because the Goldbergs were suspicious well Grace has just arrived in lenbury Molly well Grace is sitting in the car want to be I wouldn't be long darling I have to tend to her baggage darling let her sit in the car and let it be comfortable Ros she'll tend to it see that Grace is comfortable I'll be there in a minute have to see she should get her trunk tell darling please rosley dear take Grace's trunk check and give it to the baggage man yes darling we'll be in the car waiting for you she's beautiful Mom oh she's beautiful she's magnificent she's oh Rosy darling she's she's she's beautiful she's beautiful well oh one minute darling didn't I told you mind family's wife would be beautiful she kissed me m I know darling I know didn't I see didn't I see oh she kissed me too darling you saw she kissed me and she came up the train I was standing I I was standing like that and I'm looking and and and and I didn't saw her she ran did you that she said mother did she saw how she said daddy she kissed me hello Jenny hello dear how you sweetheart thank you but you also on the train yes I was I'm coming Jen how you feeling I feel fine thank you you're going to come over to see my new love I would the whole village to see my thank you thank you I'm sure everything I have in this bag must be broken to bits what did you do Jenny drop it no somebody on the train tripped over it what have you got in the bag jelly preserves and Onnie excuse me Jenny take your dog with you buy come on you want to lift Jenny no you have a car for all right M your mother's calling you I'm coming M I know see Mr Jenkins around Jenny could you give this baggage check to Mr Jenkins and tell him to deliver the trunk right away yes i' be glad to thanks Jimmy I'm coming M be right there no I'll just take my bag into the waiting room and open it and see what damage he did to it the clumsy thing I'd make him pay for the damage Jenny maybe I will who was it I'm coming M if you knew who it was Jenny I'd make him pay for it it was that new farman that works for Mara M he rushed into the train pushed every on the side of the station and then got for the next I guess he likes train rides are you sure it was George oh I it know he's not well how do you know he works for Mar excuse me J do and once again the C coincidence between grace and George is flung into Rosie's mind and this time more suspiciously than ever as Jake drives his new daughter-in-law home Rosie studies the girl's face and wonders wondering what can possibly be the relation between grace and George you uh you you you're comfortable Grace oh very comfortable thank you I'm glad baby be comfortable dear be comfortable is the change of the climate and the weather so button your neck button your neck we be home in a short spell Grace we just go down the road and then through the Main Street and upper base and then down again and to the right once and the left twice and then that's our house will be visible first comes Mar's farm and then ours it's no Manion and it's no Castle oh yes it is if it's a home that's right Gra is it's the one thing I want it's the one thing you have to have a a home that's all yours yours for you and one you love that's right Grace and uh Sam was well very well and uh he he was well huh yes why so quiet Ros Ros is always quiet look Grace dear look look I want you to look around carefully and nicely this is our town daring here over here not that way this way turn your head this way see that's the library that's the library the public library I I never take the books from the public library rosley has to go and she has to remember the dates because if I if I don't remember the dates so the days go go go do you like to read Grace not too much I I'm not a bookworm just like me I'm interested in the news right now precisely who can be interested in fiction in times like this Ros how don't you feel well of course I'm well I guess I guess I keep reminding you of Sammy when were you married just four weeks ago look out Jake darling look out there a car look out there hello he didn't see me didn't see me uh that was Mr Hopkins Grace you you you need him a very nice man he has the eyeglass store and the jewelry and the knickknacks uh let let me see see your ring Grace oh it's just a wedding band oh I want you to have more than a wedding band Jay darling you you you remember my little dinner ring it's too small for my middle finger if it fits Grace it's horse oh please please I wouldn't think of taking yes you will inde you will not so fast Jake darling please Grace darling over here on that side before PES that's the school house or did Sammy go to that school to the high school part are you still in in high school Rosie Grace asked you a question Rosal oh I'm sorry I Grace asked you if you go to this school yes I do uh this over here is my grocery store and and and that over there's my butcher he's standing out by the door that's butcher it's not so busy these days because it's got to count points and and here darling this is the post office that's the busiest place now the most important place is the post office everybody runs for letters not so fast Jake darling you guys will have plenty of time to get acquainted with the village that's the hard vest over there and and over on that side darling that is the church here below we got two churches two churches I don't know the names the two churches and then the cemetery we'll pass it do do you like cemeteries Grace well I love them you have a mother-in-law with peculiar taste Grace I know all about my mother-in-law and her tastes and her big heart and her kindness and uh what do you know about your father-in-law well I wouldn't be here of all the things I knew weren't the best my son is slightly Prejudice I'll soon find out turn Jake darling turn Marly please who is driving we'll soon be home grave darling this way and in that way uh this fence begins Marsh's Farm somebody's plowing on the field now that's George plowing why don't we stop and call George oh let's not stop I'll have plenty of time to meet everybody he lived in the same town that you lived lived in Grace who George who's George that man plowing over there oh really what do you know are we stopping are we not oh let's not now do you think you know him well I I might if he comes from the same town are they stopping let's not if I know him I'll have to talk and if I don't we'll just be wasting time I want to see your home Sam spoke of Home Grace oh always and he always said well you see my house and my family and you'll know what the whole war is for but Grace does know George and more than slightly and Rosie is watching wondering determined to find out who Grace really is who George is and what they have in common look friends when your government asks you to turn in waste fat to make glycerin for explosives do you say oh that's just too much trouble too much trouble to sell something you've been throwing away when you know somewhere thousands of miles away a young Soldier may be facing an onrushing enemy yes he's got a machine gun in his hands but he's saying to himself well I guess this is it I hope my ammunition holds out what's too much trouble how about it won't you get that ammunition to him listen if you save just one tablespoon of waste fat every day in a month you'll have enough to produce 150 bullets for that soldier's machine gun think of that and the government just wants your waste fat only what you'd ordinarily throw out pour this waste fat into any clean can get it to your butcher quick he'll buy every pound now is that too much trouble of course not get your fat into the fight help keep our guns firing be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs Rosie looks for an ally in her search to find out Gracie secret this is Clayton ker speaking for Proctor and Gamble and saying do as the dos do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash


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