Pot o' Gold Page #6

Calls from all over the country.

This is Mr Samson.

How do you do?

Mr Samson is an investigator

for the federal government.

What's the government

got to do with it?

We want to know how you'll give away

the money.

That shouldn't be hard.

Nobody has trouble giving away

1,000.

It cannot be a lottery.

No raffles or drawings.

Oh, yes, I understand that.

That would be...

Well, how about a quiz contest?

It said the money would be

given way over the air,

not to an audience.

That sort of complicates things,

doesn't it? Let's see...

Stick a pin the city directory

and give that person the 1,000?

No. That would be local.

This has become national.

Let's call it off

and not give away the money.

No, no. The money was promised.

I would lose my franchise. Your

uncle's business would be ruined.

You could be fined and imprisoned.

Well, that's great.

I have quite a choice, don't I?

I give the money away and go to

jail, or I don't and go to jail.

Hand me the salt.

Still mooning about Jimmy, huh?

You've seen the last of him.

He's probably glad he's found out

what you're like. All right, Mom.

It's not all right. Jimmy deserves

a girl who really loves him.

Whether his name be Haskel

or Hassenpfeffer.

Well, I hope you're satisfied.

What's the matter now?

Nobody can figure out

how to give away that 1,000.

Jimmy's going to jail because of it.

This is awful.

But I made the offer.

He says he'll take the rap. Are

you going to let him go to jail?

Jimmy said... I know why he said

it. To keep a roof over our heads.

I'd rather lose our house

than lose our pride.

Oh, Mom. I've been feeling

the same way all week.

Yes. ..No.

..Not yet.

Gentlemen, someone's got to

think of something and soon.

The programme goes on air tonight,

not next month.

We're no closer to the answer

than we were a week ago.

Yes... I've got it!

It came to me just like that.

We'll get that glass bowl they use

for the draft numbers. That's it.

I'm proud of you. That'll do it.

The government forbids lotteries.

No. Not yet. I'll see if I can

dream up something else.

You're not sleeping. No. I'm eating

aspirin tablets like peanuts.

I've got it. What?

The first time I've beat this game.

Why don't you all

go to the broadcasting station?

Maybe I'll think of something.

We'll get out. Samson, come on.

No. ..Not yet. Put that thing

off the hook and leave it off.

Thank you, sir. Yeah.

Are you all right, Jimmy?

I'm just getting my second wind.

You'd better think of something.

7.30. Heard from Jimmy?

No. Nobody answers.

How are we to go on?

When it's 8 o'clock, you're on.

From coast to coast.

Coming, Mr Haskel. Coming.

About time. Why didn't you

answer the telephone? You see...

How do you like that? Ow!

Come on! Wake up! Get up. I can't

do it. It's against the law.

It's Molly. Get up!

Oh, it's you.

Yes, it's me. Now, come on.

I suppose you want to know how

I'm going to give away the 1,000.

I don't know. Go home. Go home?

You come down here as fast

as you can. On your feet, big boy!

If you think we'll let a Haskel

fight our battles, you're cuckoo.

We won't let McCorkles kick

us around. Go on. Go away.

Still going to sleep, huh?

Just a second. Don't you dare.

You can't do that.

Where's the telephone?

What are you doing? I'm going to

tell them what happened.

Give me that. I've made up my mind.

Let go of that phone.

No, I won't. All right.

That's it!

Hands spinning around. Millions

of telephones and telephone books.

Parks! And it's not a lottery.

Get my coat. Goodbye.

Ow! Oooh!

The Haskel Happiness Hour

presents Horace Heidt

and his Musical Knights.

Before this programme is over,

we will give away 1,000 in cash.

The method of giving it

will be announced later.

# Here we come, all bright and gay

# It's the charge

of the Heidt Brigade. #

Here I am, CJ.

Did you stop the programme?

It's on the air now.

I'll tear down the studio.

Why am I in the radio business?

Jimmy, have you got an idea?

This is it. Take 'em.

They're telephone books

from all over the country.

Go and get the rest of them.

Gangway.

We're going to give

the money away by telephone.

Cut the books into sections of 500

pages. Put numbers on each one.

Get a table.

After you. Thank you.

Nice going. Come on, Parks.

We have to go.

Same to you. Fine work.

Ladies and gentlemen, here's

the news you've been waiting for.

'The 1,000 will be given away

by telephone.' That's my money!

I won't stand for it.

I'll cancel my contract.

Get me to a telephone!

How are we going to

borrow the wheel?

Come on, boys! Take home the bacon!

When I yell "Snooky", you borrow it.

What's Snooky? Get going.

Snooky! Where have you been?

Madam. Why did you leave me

the way you did?

Madam, I...

Why, you're not my Snooky at all.

A character. How do you like that?

Where... I've been robbed!

Police! Get a policeman.

Police! I've been robbed!

Gangway!

Hello. May I use your telephone?

Ma, Daniel Boone

wants to use our telephone!

Go away, tramp. No-one uses the

phone 'til they give away the money.

Tramp? Daniel Boone?

Look out! Look out!

Fellas, help out here.

Quiet. We're on the air. I know.

You can't go in there! This ain't

a hillbilly programme. Let go!

I'm no hillbilly!

CJ, when did you get here?

Louderman! I want to talk to you!

All right, Horace. Go on.

The wheel is ready to spin for the

first volume number. Take it away!

There she goes,

ladies and gentlemen.

We want that volume

to have your name in it.

I'm not going to give away one penny.

OK, but I've got three sponsors

begging to buy this programme.

They must be crazy. Is that so?

They're from the biggest

advertising agencies in America.

What?! Wait a minute!

We want you to be the one

that Horace calls later.

It's going on and on and on.

And it's 124! 124!

124!

I've got it!

We're ready for the spin

to determine the page number.

The second spin to find the page in

that volume we chose a moment ago.

It will have the 1,000

winner's name on it!

This is Mr Haskel. The best

advertising stunt I've ever seen.

Is it good? I'll give you 20,000.

Is it that good? I'll make it 30.

Trying to steal it, huh?

She's going down to find the right

page. She's stopping. Page 66.

Page 66.

66!

I got it!

Now the final spin to determine the

person who will receive the call.

Larry, take it away.

This time, all the names

on the page of our chosen volume

to find the name that

we can send our pot of gold.

It's slowing down more and more.

There it is. Our listing is 38!

Listing number 38.

Ten. Fifteen. Twenty.

Thirty. One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

It says...

The name is Mr Olaf Swenson.

3RJ, ring seven. Ring seven?

Plunkett. Plunkett, Minnesota.

Plunkett, Minnesota.

Kindly give me Mr Olaf Swenson, 3RJ,

ring seven, Plunkett, Minnesota.

Ja, I'm coming. Keep your jacket on.

Ja. Hello?

Stop the clock, boys.

Is this Mr Olaf Swenson speaking?

Ja. That's me.

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