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Bob “Four Will Be Seven” Hope pitches his latest film, My Favorite Brunette. Topics include hotels, bell boys, wake up calls, Palm Springs, fashions, and more. In circus fashion, a barker helps Wendal Niles pitch the sponsor, and the give away of Chevrolet’s.
Jerry Colonna phones in to report on the 14 brunette beauty contest winners that he’s chaperoning. He doesn’t ask questions, he just has fun! Are the girls safe from having Jerry kiss them? While Jerry gets the beauties, Bod swaps insults with Vera Veg. She adds to the jokes about the brunettes, and escorting them at the Paramount studios.
Al Jolson takes the stage to sing, California Here I Come.
Bob and Al joke about his singing compared to Bing Crosby’s, aging, his recent comeback film (the Jolson Story), and Moore. Wendal announces more contest winners.
Al tries to sing, but is interrupted by Bob. Why doesn’t Al has his own radio show? They joke about how much money Al has. Bob tells how he wanted to be like Al when he grew up. Does Al admire Bob at all?
In a dramatization, we visit Bob in Al’s dressing room. Bell boy Bob tries to impress Al with his jokes and singing one of Al’s songs. Can Bob cut it in the tough racket?
