Frank Morgan

This one is so fascinating.

There's a fantastic 1944 Lux Radio Theater adaptation of this starring Frank Morgan, who most people know as the Wizard and the Wizard of Oz.

Yeah, brilliant casting.

In this play, he plays Mr. Howard, who is a 70-year-old Englishman.

day song.

Be sure to be with us again next Friday evening at this same time when the makers of Rinseau will again present Amos and Andy with their guest, that great star of screen and radio, Frank Morgan.

This program is broadcast to our armed forces everywhere.

This is Harlow Wilcox saying goodnight to you for all of us and reminding you that every nine minutes one of your fellow Americans dies of tuberculosis.

Later on, the four-star playhouse from 1949.

But first, an episode of The Bickersons, along with comedian Frank Morgan.

The CBS episode from May 14th, 1948.

From Hollywood... ¶¶

This is Marvin Miller, ladies and gentlemen, speaking for the makers of Old Gold Cigarettes, who are pleased to present the 34th in a series of new programs with Carmen Dragon and his orchestra, starring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lovable Frank Morgan, the genial Don Amici, and charming Francis Langford.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and good evening.

Excuse me, Don.

New dialogue pages came in daily, and he even improvised one of the film's most quoted lines.

Unusual weather we're having, ain't it? Frank Morgan played the Wizard of Oz in the Technicolor sequences.

But in the Sepia Kansas portion, he played the wizard's equivalent, Professor Marvel.

He was assigned a shabby Prince Albert-style coat from MGM's rack of second-hand clothing.

He's president of the Screen Actors Guild, an avid reader, an amateur farmer, and enjoys driving fast cars and hard bargains.

In spare moments, he writes stories and carries on a perpetual game of backgammon with Frank Morgan.

After months of playing, he and Frank each insist the other owes him $9.

I first became acquainted with Alyssa Landy's remarkable talents when I engaged her to star with Frederick March in The Sign of the Cross.

right now.

Frank Morgan as rival

Billings.

And then other Ziegfeld girls, Fanny Bryce as Fanny Bryce and Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane.

so.

Wizard of Oz fame, no? So there's a couple things in this, actually, that tie to the Wizard of Oz.

One of them is going to be that you mentioned Frank Morgan as Billings.

Oh, yes.

You know something? That must be the famous House of Morgan.

Yeah, say, Frank Morgan President.

Yeah.

Let me see that number, and I'll call it.

Brother Henry, this is the smartest move I done ever

made.

Well, the Kingfish has invested his $400 with Frank Morgan, who he thinks is a reputable investment counsel.

As the kingfish told Andy, he plans to take the profit from the deal and open up an investment business of his own, taking Andy in with him.