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Ceil and Abe's daughter Ruthie
had her own favorite program. Naturally, it was one
of those romantic boy crooners. She and her girlfriends used
to sit and swoon endlessly... over the sentimental lyrics
and velvety voice. The local boys, of course,
were all a little jealous... and they used
to look on disgustedly... thinking the girls
were real jerks
had her own favorite program. Naturally, it was one
of those romantic boy crooners. She and her girlfriends used
to sit and swoon endlessly... over the sentimental lyrics
and velvety voice. The local boys, of course,
were all a little jealous... and they used
to look on disgustedly... thinking the girls
were real jerks
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Ceil and Abe's daughter Ruthie
had her own favorite program.
00:00:04.236 --> 00:00:07.797
Naturally, it was one
of those romantic boy crooners.
00:00:07.084 --> 00:00:12.539
She and her girlfriends used
to sit and swoon endlessly...
00:00:12.578 --> 00:00:16.708
over the sentimental lyrics
and velvety voice.
00:00:16.749 --> 00:00:20.001
The local boys, of course,
were all a little jealous...
00:00:20.119 --> 00:00:22.001
and they used
to look on disgustedly...
00:00:22.087 --> 00:00:24.487
thinking the girls
were real jerks.
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Movie Summary
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.