The Magnificent Montague, starring Marty Wallie.

Yes, it's the Magnificent Montague.

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The country is ready for Father's Day.

The stores are ready, the family is ready.

Father is ready for anything but Hi and the man happy to office building.

Is a committee that isn't ready.

It is the National Committee to select the Father of the Year.

Tecomon, we must reach your decision.

Father's Day is almost here and we still haven't chosen our Father.

Of the Year.

We have to find someone above being Crosby Crosbie.

How many times do we have to tell you our committee is sponsored by necktie manufacturers?

And have you ever seen Crosbie wearing necktie?

How about Leo Deruger?

That's all we need.

Brooklyn will secede from the union.

How about Bonnie Baruch too dignified?

How about milk and Burl, Uncle milty not dignified enough.

Hey wait wait, I got it, I got it, I got.

It, Uncle Goodheart?

You mean that afternoon radio program, Uncle good Heart?

Why he'd be the perfect father of the year, the most beloved man in radio, his programmers on right now here were's.

The radio here?

Listen?

And so dearness, when Ronald handed his father fifty thousand dollars in cash on Father's Day, the old man broke down and stopped.

The Fact that Ronald is now serving a sixty six year sentence.

For robbing his rubbing his film's vault is besides the point.

The main thing is Ronald did.

Remember his dad on Father'sday?

Yes, has your uncle good Heart his little cottage on the Sunnis side of the leage?

Great?

Who is he?

Who is this, Uncle good Heart?

That's the surprise?

He s Edwin Montague.

Edwin Montague means nothing to me.

He was only the greatest Shakespearean actor in the country.

Oh you mean the one I used to call the magnificent Montague?

Jeepers, Is he still alive?

I could just heard.

Him that voice, that baron.

What a father of the year, dignity culture yet beloved by the masses.

Here's his name in the theatrical yearbook.

Montague.

Edwin married Lily Boheim nineteen twenty seven, son Cyril Montague.

The kid must be about twelve or thirteen.

What a picture of the two of them for the cover of life.

Great.

I'll call the newspaper.

It's the publicity.

I'll quit.

I'll call Montague and get him prepared.

Edwin Montague bothered the year What an inspiration?

Okay?

Okay?

The residence of Edwin Montague Lily Bollam agues to Maida on this end over to you rogers.

Who he ain't home from his broadcast yet?

Who knows when?

Make a hit by a truck or something.

I gotta get a break sometime.

Who okay, I'll tell him?

Who much for your husband?

Somebody had the name of the Henshaw from the Father's Day Committee coming up?

Father's Day Committee?

Yeah?

Or there must be a mistake.

Are you a kidding?

They probably think he's father time?

Agnes stopped that Edwin isn't that old.

Yankor I was cleaning out his death the other day and ran across an old love letter.

He wrote an old love letter?

Who was it?

Two?

I don't know, but it started.

Dear Betsy, how's the flag going?

Oh?

Stop exaggerating, intimating Edwin had a romance with Betsy Ross.

Well, he had to turn to someone when Martha Washington jilted him for George.

Oh, now you're being silly.

Edwin isn't much older than I am.

And who are you, Margaret O'Brien?

All right, Agnes, that's enough.

Do I wish she hadn't asked that man from that Father's Day committee to come up here.

It's probably another one of those publicity stunts his sponsor wants him to do.

And you know how he feels about sentimental holidays.

I don't know.

When he was a kids on Mother's Day, gave his mother something she'd always wanted?

What was that he left home?

Stop that nonsense, After all, Edwin is my husband, Beauty and the Beast.

Please don't start up with Edwin.

It's going to be bad enough when he hears someone's coming to see him about Father's Day.

You're not kidding.

Hey, remember the guy who came up here and tried to get money?

Good to cut off his beard?

Said it would make a great publicity stunt to launch fire Prevention.

Week water Row I wonder what happened to that man?

I don't know.

I still keep finding pieces of him around the house.

Now, Agnes, well maybe that's the Father's Day man.

I'll get the door.

Who is it, Agnes?

Hello?

Name?

Oh Edwin?

It is you?

Who'd you expect?

Rocky Gratiano?

Now Edwin?

What a sunbeam he is?

And then if he gets home the house lights up like the black hole of Calcutta.

Don't start again, Lily, we have no luck.

Macy's has just cut over six thousand items.

Couldn't one of them have been Agnes's throats?

That's enough?

Edwin, sit down, relaxed this heat.

Bring Edwin's some lemonade.

No, well, how about a punch?

I'd love to write in his kissing.

Oh please, I don't understand the This should be the breeziest depart in New York, with Agnes's tongue flapping all the time.

Can't you to stop the spickering long enough for me to say something?

All right, I want you to decide what we should get your father for Father's Day Thursday.

I've had enough.

My whole program today was reeky with love for dear old dad.

Father's Day, the one day when the family gather around the poor man, I'm gushing out, dear Dad, wonderful Dad, sweet dead.

For the rest of the year, it's drop dad.

A terrible attitude.

Please, I'm not a father.

I don't particularly admire men who have so stupidly allowed themselves to replace.

The position of fathers.

H go on, what were you saying?

Well, didn't the doorbell just bring?

Well?

I didn't hear anything.

Did you hear anything?

Not a thing?

Go on, Edmund, what were you saying?

And strange I could swear?

I, Oh, well, this father day tripe is just as.

Well that that isn't the doorbell all?

They call the doctor.

My asthma's back, Agnes, will you answer the door.

He's probably just a salesman.

He'll go away.

What's going on here?

I'll answer?

Doorm hell, mister Montague, Yes, Edwin Montague, Yes, father.

Father, Edward.

Let me explain.

They are full grown man stands in my door and calls me father.

It's a little bit late for explanations, mister Montague.

My name is Henshaw.

I'm on the National committee to select.

The Father of the Year.

Shame on you.

You don't understand what's happened you, mister Montague, for your wonderful workers, Uncle good hot on the radio.

For the thousands who remember you on a Shakespeare stage.

Yes, you have unanimously been chosen as the father of the year, the father of the year.

Yes, excuse me, I have a bagel, any of.

Them, mister Henshaw.

There must be a slight.

Fatherly, I am the father of the year, mister Henshaw.

One, mister Montague.

Doesn't that hit you right between the eyes?

It hits me somewhere.

I tell you what's going all out?

This year?

Our Father of the Year is gonna be different.

He's certainly I know for your information.

This year, your father of the year is not a father, not a father.

He's stupid idiots.

I have no children, no children.

What about little Sarah Montague, Cyril.

Montague, that's my father.

But the who's who?

The theater?

Here it is.

Look it's lit it Edwin Montague, son Cyril Montague.

Look closer and read it again.

Edwin Montague.

Oh no, son of Cyril Montague.

Ziral Montague is my father, our father of the year.

Not a father.

Mister Montague.

What are we gonna do?

You're going to put an end to all this synonis about my being the father of the Year.

No, it's too late.

Your picture is going to be on the cover of Life.

My picture on the cover of Life.

Well this is one time and life isn't going to be beautiful.

They the cover of Life, but edwhen you are not a fox.

There is a cover of Life.

Even in his days on the stage, I've never made it.

If you'll have to forget about it, I guess so well, mister Henshaws, you'll have to get someone else we can.

It's too late.

We'll be the laughing stock of the country.

I'll tell you I'm not a follow or.

The door exits hang on fox.

They maybe say, maybe it's a start.

Well, well it's missus into the director of Montague's radio show.

Hellos and there mister Mmmagan, I just dropped miney congratulate you Father the Year.

That's keeno.

How did you find out it's in all the papers?

Look, oh, my picture of the front page.

Ed.

When you'll have to explain, I tell you it's too late.

Woth leaks out.

It made me the end of Father's day, matchim and only getting a chance to be on the cover of Life.

You'll just have to.

Forget about it.

You mister.

You know I didn't even know you were a father.

Neither get Hey, there must be away.

How old is a little cyril?

Eighty six?

They're interesting?

Is that eighty six?

Yeah?

That was a boy bride.

I'll be quiet, mister Monica.

Think of something to say.

Father's Day?

I love Father's Day, by oh my, oh my, I have ten children.

Did no one's interested Father's Day?

They all chipping and get me something?

Oh good?

Last year they got me a wash rag that's dinner and my initials on it.

All right, all right, it's reversible.

Please you can use it as a pocket handkerchief.

Look, it's a hen char.

It's no use.

There must be awake.

Even if you haven't got a kid, mister montagu maybe if you got a kid to poll, Well that's.

Not fair, why not?

Who would know?

It's the spirit of the thing that counts all.

I won't do.

And where would I get a kid?

Do?

Wait?

I wonder what they give me this year?

A kid?

A kid?

Oh yeah, I've been hitting.

I need shoelaces.

I haven't ten children.

That's the answer, it is, yes.

What's the question.

Don't you want father's day to live.

Don't you want dead to have his day live?

There?

You must be ready to make a sacrifice.

I have to borrow one of your children.

Borrow what am I child?

A mistake was made.

They made me follow the year and I haven't the child.

How about that just for one day, and let me have one of your kids.

Well, you're, mister Montague, take anyone you want.

What kind of you got all all kinds?

What times your life?

M Well, give you an idea of how they run all over the house.

Then I need a boy that will look well with you in the color picture on the cover of Life.

Has to be a boy.

Yeah, well, I'm a little low on boys right now.

Three of them went off to summer camp.

You couldn't see your way clear on using a girl loaded with them.

Sins.

There's the publicity without that.

I have a son, Cyril.

Let me see which one would look good on the cover of Life quick.

It's a tough order, mister Montague.

Most of them photograph horribly.

Well.

Look they take after my wife.

Your wife.

She's a guckle.

She's a what a guckle?

That's her family name.

She has the guckle lip looks and zub hank way down.

All right, she's a beautiful woman.

A venza about the boys.

I think Oscar is your best bet for the picture.

What colored suit are you gonna wear in the picture?

My gray pinstrike?

Oh then Oscar's out, he's got freckles, he'll clash all.

For heaven's sake.

Let's see who have I got that goes with a gray pinstripe.

I think Rudy is your boy.

Rudy good?

What time do you want him to deliverate?

Why?

Ed?

And I forbidden?

It's a fraud, using someone else's son.

Or think of little Rudy being bald, used per day and then returned.

Oh you're gonna return him.

Thousands are listen closely.

You rush home and bring Rudy right over here.

Montague.

We'll never forget you for this Father's day is safe.

You're a real father of the year.

Thank you, and mister Sinsy, we've got our eye on you for next year, the father of ten children.

Next year, Yes, it will be eleven.

HENSA.

Get Rudy.

We'll be back with the magnificent Montague in just a moment.

Hello, Back to the Magnificent Montague.

Montague this year's Father of the Year is anxiously awaiting the delivery of his child, the borrowed son of Zinser, which will official make him a father.

In the meantime, gifts from sentimental manufacturers are pouring in.

Hello, who American Express?

Another gift?

Oh no, a Shetland Tony for little Saril when you can't bring it up here?

This is the appartment of Edwin Monaguor and one pieces and that.

Will you help?

It was this grace that just ride chafers.

How'd they get it through the door?

What is that, honey?

I don't know.

It weighs three hundred pounds.

Yes, the incinerator and if go ahead?

What's that?

Here's a tag on it.

Greetings Father of the Year.

From the Put It Together Yourself Boat Company, It says, we present you with this put It Together Yourself kipped, which, when assembled will be a three seven foot Kevin de Looks cruiser which sleeps six people who can be assembled to your own home with justine screwdriver and some Scotch tape.

Oh no, a cabin cruiser in that crate?

Why it only weighs three hundred pounds?

No?

Look what it says?

Parks will follow.

This crate only contains your book instruction.

Why do you use for a bookmark a canoe paddle?

You must stop all this, getting all these gifts under false pretenses.

You're not a father and they're going to find out.

Lily, stop worrying.

Zinza will bring his kid.

They'll take our pictures for the cover of life, and.

It'll be all over.

Using a sweet little child just so you can get that picture.

The kid will be delighted.

Look at all these gifts he gets, the trains, the hobby horse, the scooter.

Edwin, Lily, you're always saying you love children.

Now a sweet little kid is coming into our hope, Edwin, call it all.

Where is Denjo?

If he doesn't m m, then did you bring him?

Sure?

Here he is.

Come in, Rudy, Come in, my boy, hits me cute.

Take a darty pause off of my lady.

I'll give her a shot and a head.

Now, Rudy, you promised to behave if we let you out of the closet for the day.

Zimza, was this the best you could do?

Watch those cracks whiskers.

Rudy, this is mister Montague.

This is going to be your father for today.

You kiddn't.

Put me back in the closet.

No, Rudy, what that?

What's the matter?

You're too cheeks of my neck tight.

Behaves?

All right?

All right?

Do you believe they might get suspicious if you're around?

You?

Sure, mister Montague, be a good boy.

Rody it.

Now, Rudy, you understand what we're up against.

I was made father of the I know the bit.

The old man explained the whole thing, except for one thing.

What's in it for me?

Just the road like the crave along along schmop along?

Who needs its?

Like I am a square or something?

You get to a picture on the cover of light, big.

Deal, That's all I need.

Publicity, every cup in the Bronska put the finger on me.

Rue, Let you get it straight.

Why don't to give a kid what he really wants, what.

He dreams about?

What's that my own gun?

Subscription to the race and form bah Ron, a pair of loaded dice?

Someone have been introduced to my television heroes Joe Adonis, Greasy Thumb, Goosic, Virginia Hill.

That's what I want for Father's Day.

Are dreamers and realized every life a little son should come and.

We got the son of Frankenstein.

Come here, Rudy when you want come here.

We are going to be a photographed by life as father and son.

Now get into that hop alone, cousy cowboy suit, and quickly.

I got the fund.

Hello?

Who?

Hello again?

When you get into town?

Hum, I'll stop?

Okay here, what of course?

I love you?

Mary?

Come hight up?

What it now?

Your father?

Oh?

Come and hide up?

When he came in for Father's day, Lilliam, all times for him to show up.

No, Edwin just because you think he's still jealous of your success?

Is an actor, Lily, He refuses to believe I have a war was actor?

Come along, Rudy, we'll cut off the back way, ed when you stay here?

Here he is.

Mister Sarah monaguere, the idol of the Shakespearean.

Stage, My little pigeon.

Come here, you lucky when you give me a kids?

Yeah, it's stuff like this that keeps me alive, Lily?

Where is Edwin?

Where is that boy of mine?

Hello?

Fallow?

Father?

Spend half my life playing to teach him to talk correct clear as an actor?

And what comes out?

Who followed your regard?

Oh?

Dad?

I'm here to congratulate you, Edwin.

This is a great day for the Montagues.

Oh you heard about her.

It was in all the papers.

I write here as soon as I heard about it.

Now comes the happiest moment of my life.

Where is he?

Where is who my grandson?

Let me explain?

Oh, could you have kept the secret from me that you had a son and named after me?

Cyril Montague?

Where is little Cyril?

U's the character?

What was the soul?

Rum dumb?

Who is this little monster?

Dad?

This is little Cyril?

Dad?

What else could I expect from you?

You tried to be an actor and you botched it up.

Now you try to be a father, and look at the mess you made.

Father, He's not my son.

Don't lie to me.

He's the spitting image of your the same stupid look.

Now wait a minute, all stop?

What with the cracks?

Dead?

Listen?

They made Edwin Father of the Year without knowing he didn't have children.

It's too late to do anything, so we had to borrow a kid.

What a disgraceful thing to do, making a mockery of fatherhood.

Edwin, you are a nsty boy.

Sad tried understand the chairman of the Father's Day Committee, mister Gumport.

He's on his way over leading the motorcade.

I can't back out, ed.

When your father's right, call it all.

Put the motorcade.

Mister Gumpant is on his way.

Oh no, mister Gumpert, I'll talk to him.

Open the door, Agnes.

Waiting, Look at the guverner.

There's something I have to tell you.

Oh you wait.

Take the kennon of that hop Alon cans of the outfit for the Life photographers.

They're holding up every ring to shoot that cover of you and the kid.

Cover what cover?

The cover of Life magazine?

Dad, the follow of the year and his son.

Uh so that is what you were willing to sacrifice the name of Mondgue for.

Thank heavens, I was here to stop this fraud in time.

But yes, fraud, mister Comfort, this is my father.

Now let's hurry.

Get that ken of that hop along office.

The gunfern's all off off off.

Why, oh, my daddy won't let men, won't it never?

My boy is an honest boy.

But it was just a mistake, sir that he explained it to you.

Step into Edwin's den with me.

There we are, And when your father stopped you from making a big mistake.

I guess father knows best.

I imagine you father of the Year, just because you wanted your picture on the cover of Life.

Wonderful, wonderful.

I'll call the Life photographers and tell him that the Father of.

The Year and his son are coming right over.

Excellent.

At last, Cia Montague will be on the cover of Life, the Father.

Of the Year and his son.

But Dad