It was a washable rayon crepe... a beautiful print with bright-colored sprays on a navy blue background.
7 seconds sound clip from the Algiers (1941, Lux Radio Theatre) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:42:14 in the original recording.
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- You see, an attempt was made to capture Pepe le Moko this afternoon. In a sense, it was successful.
- You mean he's been taken? Pepe le Moko has been captured?
- Not alive, mademoiselle. Pepe le Moko was killed.
- Now I want to tell you a real-life story which happened to Mrs. Florence Dewey of Morris, Illinois.
- About five or six years ago Mrs. Dewey bought some material for a new dress.
- Just recently we heard from Mrs. Dewey about that same dress. Here's what she said...
- It has been washed over a hundred times and yet the colors are still bright and fresh.
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