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Frankie and Johnny
Originally Aired: May 5, 1952
Suspense #472, "Frankie and Johnny," features Dinah Shore in a dramatic retelling of the classic American ballad. Frankie is deeply devoted to her man Johnny, a clarinet player in New Orleans who mysteriously disappears to play music in the back room of Cucaloo's on Basin Street. When Frankie spends her last hundred dollars to buy Johnny a sharp new red suit, she hopes to keep him close. But Johnny's wandering eye soon leads him astray. After buying him a beer at a local club, Frankie discovers Johnny has slipped away without a word.
Desperate and heartbroken…
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