Weary River (1929)

Richard Cramer: Prison Radio Announcer

Quotes 

• Prison Radio Announcer : Station WTCB. You've just been listening to an overture of the Lannering Prison Orchestra. The next number on this program will be a song entitled, "Weary River," sung by it's composer, Prisoner Number 46039, Jerry Larrabee.

  Prison Warden : All right, son. Go ahead and good luck.

  Jerry Larrabee : Thank you, Sir.

  [singing] 

  Jerry Larrabee : Poets say our lives are like the rivers that flow, They surely know too, Everyone a different kind of stream, So they say, All on a way too...

• Prison Radio Announcer : Listen - d'you remember the innocent bystander that got winged... that guy that identified you? Well, laugh this off! Spadoni paid that guy to take the slug!

  Jerry Larrabee : Spadoni'll pay for that! I'll get him - - the rat!

• Prison Radio Announcer : Friends of Radioland, I have a little surprise for you.