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Quiet, please. Quiet, please. The American Broadcasting Company presents Quiet, Please, which is written and directed by Willis Cooper, and which features Ernest Chappell. Quiet, Please for today is called The Man Who Knew Everything. How do you do? That's just a matter of speaking, isn't it, when I know perfectly well how you do. I know you're all right, except for the weather and all that. I, I should have said, how do you, no, I mean, good day. Yeah, that's better. I, exc…

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Cast›

A

Albert Buhrman

A

Arthur Kohl

E

Ernest Chappell

J

James Goss

J

Jean McBride

Network›

A

ABC net

Network

An afternoon with Mr. Anderson, the man who knew everything. He really does!

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Ep 46 · Monday, April 19, 1948 · 29:11

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Ep 69 · Sunday, October 10, 1948 · 29:15

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  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
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Quiet, Please, Episode 90

The Man Who Knew Everything

Sunday, March 6, 1949 · 28:07

Quiet, Please, Episode 90

The Man Who Knew Everything

Sunday, March 6, 1949 · 28:07

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1949 — President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

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