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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.

Quote context

[...]

- Your fiancé was only trying to spare you. He did not want to tell you the truth as I told it to him.

- 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.

- It was a washable rayon crepe... a beautiful print with bright-colored sprays on a navy blue background.

- That was a long time ago.

- Just recently we heard from Mrs. Dewey about that same dress. Here's what she said...

- I followed your advice about using Lux Flakes and I've never used anything else in laundering this dress.

- It has been washed over a hundred times and yet the colors are still bright and fresh.

- In fact, I can't see any difference between the colors in this dress that I wash so often and a jacket, made from the same material at the same time, that I've worn and washed only a few times.

[...]

Algiers Sound Clip

Algiers PosterAudio quotes from the old-time radio play "Algiers", based on by Henri La Barthe's novel, first aired on July 7, 1941 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Charles Boyer (Pepe le Moko), Hedy Lamarr (Gaby), Alan Napier (Inspector Slimane), Bea Benaderet (Ines)

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