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AudioYou Bet Your Life - 1947-1949
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Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life A collection of episodes from the first two radio seasons. First the "Pilot" or "Audition show", presumably recorded at CBS (There's a "Columbia Broadcasting System" announcement at the end), maybe never broadcast. When I first got this episode about 20 years ago it circulated as "Pilot, 1947" but has since acquired the date of 15th September 1947 which may be correct but I can't verify it. It was also edited and lasted 15 minutes. This is the full 30 minute version. The first season ran on ABC (so it changed networks after the pilot!) from 27th October 1947 to 22nd December (Monday), then changed day to a Wednesday from 31st December 1947 until 21st April 1948. (One source says the final episode of the season was not on 21st April but on 26th April. In the 14th April episode it says the next episode will be on "next wednesday" so either the episode was pre-empted at the last moment and rescheduled for a few days later, or it's a typo.) The second season ran from (Wednesday) 29th September 1948 until 25th May 1949. I've also included the 23rd Feb 1949 episode as it belongs with this set. It's a low quality version that's been around for years but un…
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groucho, marx, groucho marx, marx brothers, marx bros, you bet your life, otr
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