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Gary Cooper
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yeah that was a wonderful reception I
think I'll come out again
just a little bit stronger thank you
very very much ladies and gentlemen and
welcome to the warm-up of The Ed
Sullivan Show
you know this Here I am again back for
my ninth year with the Lucky Strike
gosh how time flies just imagine since I
first went on television all the rest of
you are nine years older but I want to
tell you this my first show the season I
must say that it's rather difficult to
be funny
with all the things that are happening
in the world today like the crisis in
the Middle East the trouble in Algeria
the unsettled situation in Formosa
postage going up to four cents murder
yesterday alone cost me twelve cents
just to answer my fan mail so if you
like me please just watch don't write
but anyway I must say that it's a it's
really it's really wonderful to be back
here again and now I would like to
present to you my my guest star ladies
and gentlemen and I'm very very proud
I'd like to get him out as soon as
possible I'm very proud to present my
guest star who is one of the great great
stars of the motion picture industry and
really one of the top personalities in
Hollywood and here he is Gary Cooper
you already got more applause than I do
Gary I want to tell you that's really a
thrill having you here on my first show
you know thank you jack
really it's just I know that you've had
a lot of offers to appear on different
live television shows and you've refused
all of them and yet when I asked you to
come on my show you immediately accept
it well uh to tell you the truth Jack I
was gonna turn you down too but when you
told me that your guests this afternoon
on your show were going to be John
Foster Dulles Bernard Baruch and
President Eisenhower I just couldn't
refuse how do you like that a big star I
pull a gag on him that wouldn't work on
Dennis days no
but Gary let me ask you something I
first of all I do want to thank you for
donating your services
what do you mean donating I expect to be
paid for this appearance paid I may walk
slowly to the bank when I get there I
want them to have a reason for saying
howdy
you mean you want money $10,000 10,000
to one of it but Gary I really thought
you were coming on my show because of
our great friendship
I mean we've been friends for years I
mean I've been to your home for dinner
three four nights a week I don't know
how many times for lunch I'm up Jack
you're supposed to say 10,000 covers
classy
he hurt his back anyway
but you know Gary hurt his back and I
didn't think he would appear and he did
anyway and so even if you miss a line
Gary believe me it's all right now look
at you know in your career in show
business during your career you've won
many many citations and awards and
Oscars and everything what award you
think gave you the biggest thrill well
that happened just two weeks ago what
was that I came in second at a hula-hoop
contest
well second isn't bad for a guy that has
no hips that's pretty good that's an
ad-lib you know what an ad-lib is yeah
an ad-lib is when you when you step away
from the strip and louse up the whole
show he's fussy now Gary
one thing that I did want to ask you
though I understand you just made a
picture there called man of the West and
I hear this is the most exciting picture
that you've ever done the suspense is
terrific and the photography is out of
this world
well Jack we think we have a good one
yet you know well I'm so anxious to see
it when are they having the sneak
preview you know where they invite all
of us celebrities where they had that
last night
must have gone to bed early how is it I
can get an invitation well Jack when it
comes to a free preview you're the one
man who never needs an invitation first
time you see a searchlight in the sky
you put on your tuxedo and head right
for it in our business you're known as
Benny the moth
for a fella who spent all his life
saying they went thattaway you're pretty
funny
anyway Jerry thanks very very much for
appearing on the show well Ryan what
well I'm not going just yet Jack you're
not no I thought that being as this is
my first time as a guest star on
television I'd like to sing a song
I didn't know that really I didn't know
that you sing oh yes I've been saying
for years I'm a regular Jeff Chandler
oh yes and the sportsmen are gonna back
me up the sportsmen yeah you mean my
quartet Oh we'll come on out here then
follow the now
and you really have a singing voice sir
you're prepared you you sing well well
well let's hear that I'm anxious go
right ahead I certainly want to hear
this
johnny is the Joker he's a bird he's a
bird honey he's a dog
Johnny what a dog trying to steal my
baby he's a dog
Johnny sings a love song like a bird see
the sweetest love song I ever heard
but anything to my gal these are how
they just look down on the prowl Johnny
want the highway of puppy love my baby
hey Berta
Johnny gets a teacher he's a bird he's a
bird he's teachin tat now he's know what
he wants he gets now what unknown
first off even made the teacher let him
sit next to my baby he's a bird dog yep
I gotta say one thing you've got a lot
of guts
I thought you'd like it yeah I gotta run
along now I gotta get back to the studio
we're continuing our casting casting
yeah you see we we think so much of the
man of the West that we've already
started on making a sequel a sequel to
your picture man of the West yeah
well Gary would there be a part in this
picture for me you think well Jack the
only part not cast yet is the part of my
brother well good I'll take it no no
it's um it's my twin brother
Oh smart doesn't bother you well
couldn't you play the part sitting down
all the way I'm afraid not well then I
guess my height sort of lets me out well
don't let that worry you Jack if it
weren't that it'd be something else well
thank you
Gary really hurt his back doing the hula
hoop Thank You Fiamma
you know this has always been my luck in
picture you see I'm too short to play
Gary's brother and I was too tall for
toulouse-lautrec you know ladies and
gentlemen have you noticed Don Wilson
hasn't been on this first show and the
reason is is because he's in Atlantic
City and he's gonna open in a big
Broadway play tomorrow night a play
called make a million love the title and
he got to open on Broadway and of course
he's going to fly in and be on nearly
all of my future shows but we do want to
wish Don Wilson a lot of luck and this
whole show and meanwhile the sportsman
quartet are going to dedicate a number
to Don Wilson never was a man who could
forget the taste of a genuine cigarette
get the honest taste on man can like
Tiana's taste of a Lucky Strike
be honest based on the Lucky Strike
how do you like our new commercial dog
too bad you couldn't be here to bring it
on but don't you worry Don don't you
fret your substitute can really sell a
cigarette Don meet Donna and everybody
love lover
I'm a lover everybody loves me you have
all heard Doris Day sing this way now we
have another version everybody loves a
lucky loves the honest taste oh yes I
love everybody since I fell in love with
you
hey there dawn how do you like your
substitute she's not that not a bit and
she's kinda cute you can see she is not
very tall and a bit small nothing at all
okay everybody everybody since they fell
in love
I'll be lucky smoke
gentlemen gentlemen I appreciate your
coming down for this audition but the
part we're casting in the sequel to man
of the West is the part of Gary Cooper's
twin brother and I'm afraid the two of
you won't do would you mind waiting for
a minute no I don't mind
sorry fellas maybe next time huh look
mr. Huston I mean excuse me mr. Cooper
will be here in a few minutes and we'll
run the scene there in the meantime
would you mind telling me your name
Houston Bob Houston and your address
four nine four six Whitsett
oh hi Gary sorry I was late
I had to make an appearance on the Jack
Benny show oh I thought you were gonna
be on for only a few minutes well I was
only supposed to be on for a few minutes
but I thought I'd stay a little longer
the president was watching
I was I was kind of busy here and I
didn't get time to see it how'd it go oh
pretty good
of course I threw in a few ad-libs you
know one mad Liv is don't you well
that's when somebody steps away from the
script and saves the whole show me five
Houston he's gonna audition for the part
of your twin brother fine
you bought the right height should we
get going yeah let's do all right fellas
let's get ready for the scene huh I see
you sit over there oh I think your party
mr. pett another actor just too many
wants to try out for the part well if
he's the right time you can have the
next audition send him in okay you can
come in now
well that's done we'll start
would you mind stepping over here from
how do you do howdy you mind telling me
your name Morgan takes more thanks
Morgan huh yep
well yes there's no use waiting because
I'm certainly fit to play the part a
Gary Cooper are so much like them do you
mind telling me where you live
was that where do you live ten North
Frederick now look at no use taking any
time and I because I got an important
appointment pretty soon well we'll try
not to rush things but what time is your
appointment if he says hi noon I'll
ad-lib a bullet right between Eli
would you say shorty
if it's alright with you can we get on
with it okay will I do nothing there's
another gentleman ahead of you
a little sense of that I'm fit for the
part of his twin would you mind sitting
down sir right there if you don't like
it but I'm watching
have been seen I want the three of you
playing cards with his twin brother now
get a little closer to the table yeah
that'll be better for camp no don't
forsake me oh my god this our wedding
day why I'm just trying to get in the
mood just watch mr. Houston
he's the one that going to audition you
better watch well I'll sure be a
watching them now water tell you
something mr. Houston you better be good
at this cause I'm auditioning the park
next all right fellas let's get ready
huh you sit down
okay fellas fantasy action I'll have two
cards give me one too I'll take three
just a minute
saw you dealings my bottom deck drop
those guns put them away but there's my
twin brother and I'm here to see this is
a fair fight all right
okay warden
go on make a secret who Lubas refresh
here's a word about the honors taste of
a Lucky Strike pardon me
hmm I see you smoked Lucky's yes yes I
do
a genuine cigarette sure is fine the
back of a man day and a wonderful smoker
Lucky Strike honest taste see I'd like a
lucky right now I don't blame you it's
the best-tasting cigarette I ever smoked
so on well looks like I'll have to smoke
my own never was a man who could forget
the taste of a genuine cigarettes get
the other states a man and like they are
displaced before Velarde strikes the
yarnís taste of a lucky right you know
when you pay good money for a cigarette
get the genuine article get the honest
taste of a Lucky Strike
this is not a gag I just can't get up
the thing they didn't hear him say
you're welcome that would have cost me
$80
Wow well it's my last with westerns
ladies and gentlemen once again I'd like
to bring out my guest star Gary Cooper
Gary
I want to tell you that I certainly
looking forward to seeing your picture
man of the West and I think the sequel
to it will be very very good even if I'm
not in it and Gary you know what is
there about westerns that are they're so
wonderful I mean even the the real old
ones that you see on television are good
I mean they keep going along all the
time why is that well Jack I think one
reason is that they're not dated what do
you mean well can you tell the
difference between a 1912 and a 1958
horse
I never thought of that you can okay
knowing you have to be darn careful when
you walk out on a road used horse lock
in all ladies and gentlemen I'm going to
do something I do not usually do on
television shows and let's introduce
people but there are two ladies here who
are seeing for a television show in the
studio for the very first time one is
mrs. Gary Cooper and I'd like to have
her just take a bow
and his lovely daughter Maria Maria take
a bow
you know Mary and I've been with the
Friends of the Coopers so many years
really I wasn't kidding before we have
dinner at each others house all the time
it's really happens and mrs. Cooper's
first name is rocky I've only known her
by the name of rocky and finally the
other day after all these years I said
what does rocky mean and she says
Veronica and I didn't know that before I
always thought her name was rocky I
thought she used to be a fighter
oh but anyway ladies and gentlemen I do
want to announce now of course next week
I want you to be sure and watch bachelor
father starring John Forsythe then I'll
be back in two weeks and wait'll I tell
you who my guest is two weeks day now
he's been with me on radio for maybe 20
years and yet this is the first time on
television that he has ever been on my
lucky Strike program and that's Phil
Harris he sure saved that saloon set for
the next show
possession phil harris's he he used to
conduct the orchestra for me and radio
for 20 years he used to lead the
orchestra and knows absolutely nothing
about music but you can mention
Beethoven's fifth this he knows about
anything a bit but he can conduct an
orchestra and it's merely up and thing
am i through oh oh well thank you very
very much I could talk for hours but
thank you
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