You Bet Your Life 194x.xx.xx Secret Word Foot

Summary

Summary of "You Bet Your Life 194x.xx.xx Secret Word Foot"

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Host: Harolds Old Time Radio
Release Date: May 19, 2025

Introduction

In this engaging episode of "You Bet Your Life", Groucho Marx takes center stage alongside George Fenneman as they entertain and interact with various couples vying for the grand prize. The episode revolves around the recurring theme of the "secret word"—"foot"—which, when spoken by contestants, awards them additional prizes.

Show Structure and Participants

The episode features multiple couples selected from different fan clubs, including movie fan mail clerks, fan club presidents, airline hostesses, traveling salesmen, manicurists, and blacksmiths. Each couple competes in a series of quiz questions, aiming to accumulate funds that could lead them to the coveted two-thousand-dollar question at the end of the show.

Key Interactions and Discussions

Introduction of Couples

• Ms. Verlie Gross (Universal Pictures Fan Mail Clerk) and Ms. Barbara Radon (President of the Dana Andrews Fan Club) are the first couple presented. Groucho humorously engages them in conversations about their roles and fan interactions.

  Groucho Marx [01:44]: "Why do most people write fan letters?"

  Verlie Gross [02:34]: "About 90% of the mail we receive is asking for free pictures."

• Ms. Mary Bullock (Airline Hostess) and Mr. Joe Budd (Traveling Salesman) follow, with Groucho delving into their professions and personal lives, adding his signature wit to the dialogue.

  Groucho Marx [11:49]: "I find one person with nice quality I like and another with nice quality, but I can't find them all in the same man."

Humorous Exchanges

Groucho’s playful banter with Barbara Radon about her role in the fan club reveals his knack for humorously probing personal details.

Groucho Marx [05:03]: "Why do you go to all this trouble? Are you... Actually, here's a man, a father with four children. Are you trying to hone in on a terror?"

• Conversations with Mr. Joe Budd highlight his career as a traveling salesman, where Groucho encourages him to showcase his salesmanship through humorous role-play.

  Groucho Marx [15:11]: "What is my name?"

  Joe Budd [15:59]: "Mrs. Fandangle."

Engaging Game Segments

Each couple participates in the Elgin American game, where they answer questions to build their winnings, aiming to surpass other couples for a chance at the final grand question.

• First Couple (Verlie Gross & Barbara Radon):

  • They start with $20 and successfully answer questions about comic strips, increasing their total to $20.

    Verlie Gross [08:44]: "10."

• Second Couple (Mary Bullock & Joe Budd):

  • They excel in questions related to horse racing tracks, amassing $205 by the end of their segment.

    Groucho Marx [25:18]: "What is the name of this song?"

    George Fenneman [25:53]: "What is this thing called Love?"

• Final Couple (Dorothy Bates & Mr. Mack Wise):

  • Despite lively interactions, they do not surpass the second couple’s total.

    Barbara Radon [23:08]: "Usually old men."

Notable Quotes

• Groucho Marx [04:47]: "Do you just sit there and pound the gavel. That doesn't sound like a meeting of woodpeckers, does it?"

• Barbara Radon [05:16]: "My hobby."

• Groucho Marx [22:05]: "You make quite a target that position, man."

• Barbara Radon [23:37]: "Honey, you give him a nice massage."

Final Round and Conclusion

The episode culminates with the second couple, Mary Bullock and Joe Budd, leading the competition with $205. They face the final two-thousand-dollar question:

Groucho Marx [27:30]: "What was the first European country to officially recognize the United States?"

After a brief deliberation, they provide the correct answer, securing the grand prize along with a 16-millimeter Apollo sound movie projector and their accumulated winnings, totaling $2,205.

Groucho Marx [27:51]: "You certainly cleaned up tonight. Not only did you win the $2,000, but you each won a 16 millimeter sound movie projector plus $205. Congratulations and thanks to both of you."

Closing Remarks

The show wraps up with a reminder of next week's big question and a nod to Elgin American's range of sophisticated accessories that complement the stylish personas of the contestants.

George Fenneman [28:19]: "Remember, next week's big question pays $1,000. Be sure to tune in again next Wednesday night at this time for you Bet your Life."

Conclusion

This episode of "You Bet Your Life" masterfully blends humor, interactive quizzes, and charming interactions, capturing the essence of the Golden Age of Radio. Groucho Marx’s quick wit and engaging dialogue, combined with the contestants' diverse backgrounds, create an entertaining and memorable listening experience that harkens back to a bygone era of family entertainment around the radio.

Transcript

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[George Fenneman]

The secret word tonight is foot F o o t. Really? You bet your life. Elgin American. Creators of America's most beautiful compact, smartest cigarette cases, finest dresser sets present Croucho Marx and the Elgin American. You'll bet your life. The comedy quiz series produced and transcribed from Hollywood. And here's that sterling el American, the one, the only.

[Groucho Marx]

That guy still around. Oh, that's me, Groucho Mark. Thank you. Here I am again with $2,000 for one of our couples tonight. George fman has placed a trifor.

[George Fenneman]

We invited some movie f club presidents and some movie fan mail clerks to the show. And just before we went on the air, our studio audience selected Ms. Verlie Gross of Universal Pictures and Ms. Barbara Radon, President of the Dana Andrews fan club. And here they are. Ladies, meet Groucho Marx.

[Groucho Marx]

Welcome peltier American compact girls. And if either of you say the secret word at any time we're talking, you each win a 16 millimeter Apollo sound movie projector. It's a common word, something you always have with you. A studio mail clerk and a fan club president, a Barbara Ring. What fan club are you president of?

[Barbara Radon]

The Dana Andrews fan club.

[Groucho Marx]

How many members do you have?

[Barbara Radon]

900 nationally.

[Groucho Marx]

Braylee Gross, you're the girl from the studio fan mail department. About how many letters does your studio average a day?

[Verlie Gross]

Well, I would say around 3,000. Who.

[Groucho Marx]

Gets the most mail?

[Verlie Gross]

Well, Yvonne Di Carlo, who's appearing in Crisscross here.

[Groucho Marx]

Why, why is that?

[Verlie Gross]

Well, I think she has a certain exotic appeal for men and feel it.

[Groucho Marx]

I think of people always granted. Why do most people write fan letters?

[Verlie Gross]

Well, the majority. Oh, I would say about 90% of the mail we receive is asking for free pictures.

[Groucho Marx]

And do you send out free pictures?

[Verlie Gross]

Oh, yes.

[Groucho Marx]

How much do you charge for free pictures?

[Verlie Gross]

10 cents to a dollar.

[Groucho Marx]

10 cents? Well, that's pretty cheap for a free picture. What, what other mail do you get besides the ones asking for pictures?

[Verlie Gross]

Oh, we get proposals for marriage to the women stars and to some of the men stars too. And then we get letters from crackpot probably the best example would be the fellow who wrote in and wanted the gum that Dick Powell had chewed in a picture.

[Groucho Marx]

Probably a beach murder. Now, what's the oddest letter you ever got from a movie fan?

[Verlie Gross]

Well, I think probably the woman who had seen the Life of Riley and.

[Groucho Marx]

She'S coming out now.

[Verlie Gross]

And she asked for. She asked us for William Bendix if we would send him. And she sent $10 to cover the charges.

[Groucho Marx]

And he wouldn't go?

[Verlie Gross]

No, he told us to Send back the $10 and send a big picture that he autographed to her personally. And then we had the. The young chap who wrote in and asked for one of our stars. Should we say unmentionable? He said that he was heading your.

[Groucho Marx]

Let's not say unmentionables. Lingerie.

[Verlie Gross]

Well, yes. And he said he was collecting them. It was his hobby. Well, we were collecting them.

[Groucho Marx]

Filled or empty. Now we have the perfect gift for each of you. For Burleigh and for Barbara. Belgian, American. Stunning red, compact, trimmed and bright jewelers, bronze.

[Verlie Gross]

Oh, that's beautiful.

[Groucho Marx]

Thank you so much, Barbara. Let's get back to your fan club. Why did you pick Dana Andrews? Why didn't you join the Groucho Marx fan club?

[Barbara Radon]

I didn't know there was one.

[Groucho Marx]

I'm not sure there's a Groucho Mart. As president of the Dana Andrews fan club, just what do you do?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, the girls like to meet their president and I disregard over the meetings and pound the gavel.

[Groucho Marx]

And then what do you do? You just sit there and pound the gavel. That doesn't sound like a meeting of woodpeckers, does it? Well, how much do you know about Mr. Andrews?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, he was the third son of a minister and his hobby is boating. And he never lets his children. He has four children? He never lets the children go on the boats because he's afraid they'll fall off. He and his wife go out bullying.

[Groucho Marx]

How do you get all this information?

[Barbara Radon]

Oh, I read all articles that are written on him.

[Groucho Marx]

Why do you go to all this trouble? Are you. Are you. Actually, here's a man, a father with four children. Are you trying to hone in on a terror?

[Barbara Radon]

My hobby.

[Groucho Marx]

How do you think his wife feels about this, huh?

[Barbara Radon]

She maybe knows. I don't know.

[Groucho Marx]

He's out there with his wife in that rowboat. Does he always take his wife? No. Have you. Have you ever met him personally?

[Barbara Radon]

Oh, yes. He's been introduced to me before, so I think he remembered me. I wasn't sure, though. So I just introduced myself and he said, oh, you're the person in my fan club.

[Groucho Marx]

Did you have the mallet with you? Does his wife belong to the club too?

[Barbara Radon]

Oh, yes, he's an honorary member.

[Groucho Marx]

I see. That's very nice of you. Do any of your members collect items that your hero has touched?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, we had one girl that she went up and asked this dog, a Andy, if she could have a few pieces of hair out of his head. And he.

[Groucho Marx]

He didn't want the whole head.

[Barbara Radon]

She would have liked to have a particular.

[Groucho Marx]

Just some locks, huh? She could have got that as a delicate.

[Barbara Radon]

And she got it. He let her take some hair off of the kids and. No, she just took hold of it and pulled it off.

[Groucho Marx]

Such a nice way of spending the morning, huh?

[Barbara Radon]

There's another girl that collects old cigarette butts that he's throwing away.

[Groucho Marx]

What did she do, follow him around with a garbage pen? Well, this doesn't seem like a very romantic relationship. Collecting old cigarette butts and pulling his hair out doesn't I wouldn't consider a very fancy romance. Well, you make a very interesting team. Now let's see how well you can work together for $2,000 in just one minute. You're going to play the Elgin American game? You bet your life. First, George F. Is going to offer some invaluable advice. Go ahead, George.

[George Fenneman]

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[Groucho Marx]

Now let's see if you two will get a chance at the two thousand dollar question. You're going to play you bet you lie fandom and tell them the rules.

[George Fenneman]

Each of our three couples has $20. They bet as much of that 20 as they want in each of four questions. The couple that earns the most money gets a chance at the two thousand dollar question at the end of the show. Our other two couples are in the waiting room off stage. So they won't know what goes on until it's their turn.

[Groucho Marx]

Here we go. Let's see how high you can build your 20. What question category did you select?

[Verlie Gross]

Comic Strip Character.

[Groucho Marx]

Comic Strip Character. How much of your $20 will you bet on the first one?

[Verlie Gross]

10.

[Groucho Marx]

Okay. Mac and Mr. Simpkins are characters in what comic strip? Billy the Toiler is correct.

[George Fenneman]

Well, off to a great start. They have $30.

[Groucho Marx]

Remember, you're going for $2,000 tonight. How much of the third are you going to bet this time?

[Verlie Gross]

20.

[Groucho Marx]

All right. What strip do you find? A Little Indian Lonesome Polecat?

[Barbara Radon]

Little Abner.

[Groucho Marx]

Little Abner is correct.

[George Fenneman]

We now have $50.

[Groucho Marx]

Here's your third question. How much of the 50 you're going to go for?

[Verlie Gross]

40.

[Groucho Marx]

40. You get along fine. And what comic strip is Hotshot Charlie? Hotshot Charlie. Take a sad. Any answers? Better than none. I'm sorry. It's Terry and the Pirates.

[George Fenneman]

They now have $10.

[Groucho Marx]

Here's your last chance to beat the other couples. How much of the 10 are you going to bet?

[Barbara Radon]

10.

[Groucho Marx]

10. All right. Alexander and Cookie are children and what comic strip?

[George Fenneman]

Blondie is correct and they wind up with $20.

[Groucho Marx]

Thanks and good luck. From Elgin American Compact. Don't go away now. You're still in the running for the big question.

[George Fenneman]

And perhaps the next couple will say the secret word. Groucho. It's foot F O O T. They've been in a waiting room off stage. Okay, boys, bring them in. Just before we went on the air, our studio audience selected an airline hostess and a traveling salesman. And here they are. Ms. Mary Bullock and Mr. Joe Budd, lead Groucho Mart.

[Groucho Marx]

Welcome. Pearls in American Compact. Folks, you know about the secret word. Here's a clue. It's a common word, something you have always with you. You might say it at any time. We're talking an airline hostess and a driving salesman, eh, Ms. Bullock, what's your line? TWA and salesman Joe Budd. Yes, sir. Where are you from, Mr. Budd?

[George Fenneman]

Georgia.

[Groucho Marx]

What do you sell, Mr. Budd?

[Joe Budd]

Ophthalmological instruments and suppliers.

[Groucho Marx]

Would you mind clarifying that?

[Joe Budd]

Ophthalmological instruments are instruments which are used in refracting or examining the eyes and determining the proper vision and vision of the faces.

[Groucho Marx]

Donuts overdo it, mister. Mr. Bud, are you married?

[Joe Budd]

Yes, sir.

[Groucho Marx]

How'd you meet Your wife? Was she a farmer's daughter?

[Joe Budd]

No, she wasn't a farmer's daughter, but.

[Groucho Marx]

But her father was. Her father was a farmer. That's quite a trick if you can do it.

[Joe Budd]

Father in law married the farmer's daughter.

[Groucho Marx]

Your father in law married a farmer daughter. Well, now you've got me confused, huh? Stewardess Mary Bullock, huh?

[George Fenneman]

That's correct.

[Groucho Marx]

Are you related to the department store downtown?

[Barbara Radon]

I haven't been able to trace it yet.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, we'll try. They'll load it. Tell me, an attractive girl like you, why, why aren't you married? Do your male passengers consider you too flighty? Well, would you like to get married someday and settle down to earth?

[Barbara Radon]

Yes, I do. And I'm afraid I'm getting a little bit choosy.

[Groucho Marx]

Now.

[Barbara Radon]

I find one person with nice quality I like and another with nice quality, but I can't find them all in the same man.

[Groucho Marx]

But you'll find out after you're married to one of them that none of them have all those qualities. Could I make a reservation with you for tomorrow night?

[Verlie Gross]

Sorry, I haven't fly.

[Groucho Marx]

You can leave your plane at home, you know. You fly tomorrow night with a fly by night outfit, huh? Do you load. Do you load the passengers on your trip?

[Barbara Radon]

Yes, I do.

[Groucho Marx]

Do they ever come unloaded without you?

[Barbara Radon]

If they do, we unload them.

[Groucho Marx]

Do any of the passengers ever try to make a. A date with you?

[Barbara Radon]

Yes, they do.

[Groucho Marx]

And what do you do?

[George Fenneman]

Go fly a kite.

[Groucho Marx]

You tell them. I don't think they trust me. When I get on a plane, the first thing the hostess does is always strap me in the seat. Now, before we pry in any more secrets, I have a handsome cigarette case for our trapping salesman and for our airline hostess, a smart, round compact, both in two tones of jewelers bronze. And here they are by Elgin American. Oh, it's lovely.

[Barbara Radon]

I have an outfit. It'll match exactly.

[Groucho Marx]

I think any outfit you wear would match. With that compact, you'll always be able to powder your nose at 20,000ft, Ms. Willow. That is, if you can reach your nose at 20,000ft.

[Barbara Radon]

I can't let you know.

[Groucho Marx]

Ms. Bullock, what qualifications do you need in order to become an airline hostess?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, the age is from 21 to 27 years of age and height from 5 foot 2 to 5 7, Ms. Bullock.

[Groucho Marx]

You said it. You said foot. And that's the secret way. So you win an Apollo 16mm sound movie projector. And not only that, but you can also walk out of here tonight with over $2,000. Now, let's settle down the business. Now, Mr. Bud, as a traveling salesman, do you ever fly?

[Joe Budd]

Oh, all the time.

[Groucho Marx]

Fly all the time?

[Joe Budd]

Yes, sir.

[Groucho Marx]

Could you Fly around the studio. Do you have a pretty good stock of jokes to keep your customers in a good mood?

[Joe Budd]

Well, we usually say a few around.

[Groucho Marx]

Could you give us a sample wheeze just so we can get an idea. I mean let's be walking in the store now.

[Joe Budd]

Well, have you heard this one?

[Groucho Marx]

Did you hear on about you don't just open the door and say have you heard this?

[George Fenneman]

Quite right.

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[Joe Budd]

Points Cap applied Happy Evening to you, Dr. Marks.

[Groucho Marx]

Have you heard the one about the.

[George Fenneman]

Mate who rushed up to the captain of the ship? Captain.

[Joe Budd]

Captain. The crew is revoking Captain. My mind. They certainly are.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, I guess business is lousy all over now Gabby. Let's see how good it. Let's see how good a salesman you are. Pretend I'm a customer and you're selling bad stuff. Now you knock on my door and start selling me a bad stuff. I'm the housewife.

[Joe Budd]

I'll knock on the door for you.

[Groucho Marx]

Okay. Knock on know you. Sure you do, cuz I may be dressed.

[Joe Budd]

The door.

[Groucho Marx]

Open the door.

[George Fenneman]

Open. Open.

[Groucho Marx]

Stephany.

[Joe Budd]

Good morning.

[Groucho Marx]

We had a small dog named Sesame that opens the door. Okay, I'm now standing arms a Kimbo.

[Joe Budd]

Good morning, Mrs. Fandango. I would like to interest you in.

[Groucho Marx]

What is my name?

[Joe Budd]

Mrs. Fandangle.

[Groucho Marx]

Mrs. Fandango. Exciting improvement over the one I've got.

[Joe Budd]

Now. Take a moment of your time to interest you in the world's latest development in the way of a bad.

[Groucho Marx]

I see. Do you have it with you?

[Joe Budd]

I have one out in the car. I can very quickly bring it in and install it and give you the full advantages.

[George Fenneman]

Or rather tell you about it.

[Groucho Marx]

Not a few of these.

[Joe Budd]

While this is a fur line bathtub for which which also has a new patented feature.

[Groucho Marx]

You.

[Joe Budd]

You're acquainted with the pleasures that you get in a bubble bath. And you have the bubbles all flowing up and above and occasionally they overflow and go over the side on the floor. However, we have a new patented feature. It's an air intake valve that surrounds the upper edge of the tub so that has a bubble to come up you when right as they go right into that.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, I'll. I'll take a half a dozen of those and a cheesecake. You're a pretty good salesman. I'll take two of those tubs because I may want to Take more than one bath. And that. That fur line tub really intrigues me. I may have the Dana Andrews Club come up and pluck the hair out of that. And now then you're going to play you bet your life, the Elgin American game. If you run your $20 into more than our other couple, you get a chance at the two thousand dollar question later. Feniman, remind our listeners how much the first couple won.

[George Fenneman]

The fan club president and her partner won $20. Here we go.

[Groucho Marx]

Let's see how high you can build your $20. What question category did you select?

[Barbara Radon]

Famous horse racing track.

[Groucho Marx]

Famous horse racing track. All right, here's your first question. And how much are you going to bet?

[Joe Budd]

$10.

[Groucho Marx]

All right. And what state do you find? Belmont Park.

[Joe Budd]

Belmont Park.

[Groucho Marx]

Belmont. That's what I said.

[George Fenneman]

New York.

[Groucho Marx]

New York. Miss.

[George Fenneman]

They'Re all to a good start. I have $30.

[Groucho Marx]

You now shot up to $30. How much of this swag are you going to bet on this one?

[Barbara Radon]

Let's try 25.

[Groucho Marx]

25. She's a high flyer. In what state? In what state is Hialeah, Huh?

[Joe Budd]

Miami.

[Groucho Marx]

Miami, Florida.

[George Fenneman]

They now have $55.

[Groucho Marx]

You have zoomed up to 55 smackers. And here's your third question. How much of this 55 you're going to risk?

[Barbara Radon]

Sure.

[Groucho Marx]

You're going to bet 50 bucks. In what state is Arlington Park?

[George Fenneman]

Arlington Park.

[Joe Budd]

Illinois.

[Groucho Marx]

Illinois.

[George Fenneman]

They now have $105.

[Groucho Marx]

All right, you're coming around the rail. Now is your last chance to be the other couples, huh? Bananas on the rail. How much you want to bet on this one? You've got $105. How much you gonna let go?

[Joe Budd]

Should I bet the keynote?

[Groucho Marx]

$100 a peanut, I presume you mean 100 smackers, huh? In what state is Monmouth Park?

[Joe Budd]

Monmouth Park.

[George Fenneman]

New Jersey.

[Groucho Marx]

New Jersey is correct.

[George Fenneman]

$200.

[Groucho Marx]

Thanks and good luck for Melton American Compact. Now in just one minute, our last couple will play you bet your life. And then we know against the crack at the two thousand dollar question. Benjamin, what's on your mind?

[George Fenneman]

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[Groucho Marx]

Well, the two knows going to earn the most money tonight and get the chance at the two thousand dollar question. George, who's lady so far?

[George Fenneman]

Well, the traveling salesman and the airline hostess are leading with $205. And here's our final couple. Josh off. They've been in the waiting room off stage. So they don't know the secret word is foot. S o o t. Okay boys, bring them in. Just before we went on the air, our studio audience selected Ms. Dorothy Bates, the manicurist and Mr. Mack Wise, a blacksmith. And here they come. Buzz, meet Groucho Martin.

[Groucho Marx]

Welcome to the Elgin American program. And if either of you say the secret word at any time, we're talking you each win a 16 millimeter Apollo sound movie projector. It's a common word, something you will always have with you. A blacksmith and a manicure. See? Where'd you do your manicuring, Dorothy?

[Barbara Radon]

At the hotel.

[Groucho Marx]

Are you married?

[Barbara Radon]

Yes, I am.

[Groucho Marx]

Don't be so defined as I am. How did you meet your husband, Dorothy?

[Barbara Radon]

I met my husband at the Gay Blade roll skating in New York City.

[Groucho Marx]

He was skating and you were skating. And you remember what music was playing at the time?

[Barbara Radon]

No, I don't.

[Groucho Marx]

And you'll never get a chance to say they're playing our song. Blacksmith. Neck wise is your name? We Swiss them. We? Where are you from, Mr. Lee? Oklahoma. For gusty Oklahoma. Are there many blacksmiths around these days?

[George Fenneman]

Well, automobiles kind of got them on the run. But there's two classes of blacksmiths. One that works in iron. But I'm a horseshoe.

[Groucho Marx]

You're a horseshoe? You shoe horses? You ever shoe flies?

[George Fenneman]

Well, I let the horse do that.

[Groucho Marx]

You let the horse shoe the flies now. Well, that's a likely tale, huh? Now where's your shop, Mac? Is it under the spreading chestnut tree?

[George Fenneman]

No, the modern blacksmith got it on the mobile truck. We just go around.

[Groucho Marx]

Mobile truck? You said you were from Oklahoma. That's right.

[Verlie Gross]

Oklahoma.

[Groucho Marx]

Mobile. Oh. How do you shoe a horse, Mac?

[George Fenneman]

Well, the first thing I do. Bend over.

[Groucho Marx]

Yeah. Is that safe? You make quite a target that position, man. Have any of your clients ever kicked about the way you fix them?

[George Fenneman]

It's pretty hard too.

[Groucho Marx]

Suppose a horse doesn't want to have new shoes. How do you sell them on the idea, huh?

[George Fenneman]

Well, that's why the blacksmith has to be a little lover too.

[Groucho Marx]

You talk to them.

[George Fenneman]

You just walk up and pet him.

[Groucho Marx]

And say, whoa, honey.

[George Fenneman]

Just stand up here, baby.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, since we've got a Manicure. Here, I better show my hand. For our blacksmith we have Elgin American silver finished cigarette case and for Ms. Dorothy, the silver finish compact by Elgin American. Here you are, Dorothy. Thank you very much. Now, Dorothy, what is the average size step a man leaves after he's held hands for half an hour?

[Barbara Radon]

75 cents.

[Groucho Marx]

75? Gee, I only give a dime. Well, who can the largest test, Old men or young men?

[Barbara Radon]

Usually old men.

[Groucho Marx]

Why is that?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, they usually have more money to spend than younger fellow.

[Groucho Marx]

I feel this is probably their last contact advice. You. Do you have any. Any special methods that you use to wangle a big pip out of a customer?

[Barbara Radon]

Well, you see them as successful?

[Groucho Marx]

Call them ho baby and Wo baby. You say stand still.

[Barbara Radon]

Honey, you give him a nice massage.

[Groucho Marx]

And you give him a massage too, huh? I Wonder they get 75 cents. Where did you say you were located? I'll send my hands over in the morning, huh? You ever get tired, Darcy, sitting there all day holding a man's hand and looking him in the face?

[Barbara Radon]

No, I don't.

[Groucho Marx]

Max, do you ever get tired looking? Oh, never mind. Well, you make a. You make a very interesting couple. Although I'm not exactly sure which one of you I should go to for a manicure. Now let's see how you can work together. For $2,000, you're the last couple to play the Elgin American game. You beat the other two couples and you get the two thousand dollar question. I can't tell you how much they won, but George is off stage to remind our listeners.

[George Fenneman]

The traveling salesman and the airline hostess are high with $205.

[Groucho Marx]

Here we go. Let's see how high I can build you. $20. What question category did you select? Songs that ask questions. Now here's your first question. You got $20. How much you going to bet at this point? Give me the title of the song. Okay, Sam, how are things in clings and Galakamore?

[George Fenneman]

And things are off to a great start. They have $30.

[Groucho Marx]

Remember, you're going for $2,000 tonight. Now, how much of your $30 you going to bet on this one? 20. All right, here it is.

[Verlie Gross]

Your dream walking.

[Groucho Marx]

Did you ever see a Dream Walking is right.

[George Fenneman]

Oh, no way. They have $50.

[Groucho Marx]

Here's your third question. You got $50. How much you gonna bet? 20. 20. All right, what's the name of this song Play Stan.

[George Fenneman]

They don't have $70.

[Groucho Marx]

Now you've got $70. Here's your last chance to beat the other couples. How much of the 70 are you going to bet. You're going to bet 50. All right. What is that? All right, Max, what is the name of this song?

[George Fenneman]

What is this thing called Love?

[Groucho Marx]

Correct.

[George Fenneman]

And they wind up with $120. And that means the traveling salesman and the airline hostess of the winning couple. And get a chance to win $2,000. Years of the finest designing, engraving, finishing and craftsmanship have put Elgin American compact cigarette cases and lighters in a class by themselves beautiful and durable to use yourself memorable as gifts for any occasion. See these exquisite accessories in rich colors, silver finish, jewelers, bronze and sterling silver at any leading jewelry store, department store or specialty shop. And you can put your cigarette case, lighter and compact confidence in Elgin American. And here's the winning couple, the traveling salesman and the airline hostess.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, back again to try for $2,000 of Elgin American's money. Good luck. I'll give you 15 seconds to decide on a single answer between you and talk it over thoroughly. And no help in the audience, please. Here it is for $2,000 in cash. The United States was a young struggling country in 1778 and European nations refused to recognize what was the first European country to officially recognize the United States. All right, what is the answer you two have decided upon?

[Joe Budd]

Friend?

[Barbara Radon]

Thank you very much.

[Groucho Marx]

Well, here it is. $2,000 from Elgin American compact. You certainly cleaned up tonight. Not only did you win the $2,000, but you each won a 16 millimeter sound movie projector plus $205. You earned the total of $2,205. Congratulations and thanks to both of you.

[George Fenneman]

The Elgin American show. You'll Bet your Life is a John Goodell production. Transcribed from Hollywood Directed by Bob Blunt, editor Bernie Smith, Music by Stanley Meyer. Remember, next week's big question pays $1,000. Be sure to tune in again next Wednesday night at this time for you Bet your Life. Starring Groucho Mars. Presented by the creators of America's most beautiful compact, smartest cigarette cases and finest dresses that Elgin American.

[Groucho Marx]

Tonight, folks, have you looked at your compact late? It.