Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio · Ronald Ecklebarger
Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Charles Laughton"
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Charles Laughton interrupts Archie's flowery speech to ask for an 'edgewise' so he can get a word in.
As heard by us
Archie's actors-club scheme and the Charles Lawton name gag drive a sharp piece of old-radio sparring.
Archie's plan to turn Duffy's Tavern into an exclusive actors club gives the episode its clean comic engine, and the running confusion over Charles Lawton's name keeps the banter moving.
Why you'd press play
An exclusive actors-club pitch where Charles Lawton's name becomes the whole joke.
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