An Evening with Edgar Guest

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The Household Finance Corporation presents An Evening with Edgar A. Guest produced by the Jam Handy Organization. A schoolboy is trying to memorize a poem for a school event. Unbeknownst to him and his companion, Mr. Guest overhears them. He hears of their plight and explains the poem to them. The next evening, he is the guest of honor at a poetry reading contest.

Cast: Cy Raymond, Otis Harlan, Mickey Rentschler, Marilyn Knowlden, Edgar A. Guest

Director: Louis Marlowe

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