Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
This show features the great star of silent films, Francis X. Bushman, along with his wife Iva. But the funniest part is Groucho's interview with Muriel Forth, from Couple #1. Muriel tells the story of how she fixed up her sister with her future husband's brother on a double date at the movies. The exchange starts around 5:30.
COUPLE #1: Muriel Forth / Aki Aleong, from Trinidad
COUPLE #2: Francis X. Bushman & his wife Iva
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.
This show features the great star of silent films, Francis X. Bushman, along with his wife Iva. But the funniest part is Groucho's interview with Muriel Forth, from Couple #1. Muriel tells the story of how she fixed up her sister with her future husband's brother on a double date at the movies. The exchange starts around 5:30.
COUPLE #1: Muriel Forth / Aki Aleong, from Trinidad
COUPLE #2: Francis X. Bushman & his wife Iva
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Click here to subscribe to the YBYL channel, where you'll find well over a hundred complete episodes you can't find anywhere else, as well as some rare Burns and Allen material that doesn't really belong there:
youtube.com/channel/UCUIbTdEI7D1AMyLATIdKq5w?sub_confirmation=1
New Facebook group for You Bet Your Life! If you've already been sucked into the Facebook vortex, you might as well check it out, right? facebook.com/groups/1643223392577688/?ref=bookmarks
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.








![George Burns & Gracie Allen Show S2E21 Investing in a musical comedy (Jun 19, 1952)
George considers becoming a backer in a new musical comedy.
More rare video of George Burns & Gracie Allen:
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Burns & Allen series highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvfCPBLpeglWOwtvkwkS2OlNuv8E25pfW
Burns & Allen complete episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvfCPBLpeglWGbDY5t9ARtIFZok2cL30Y
Vintage Comedy Vault:
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[NOTE: If youre wondering why this is appearing on the You Bet Your Life channel, its due to account problems Ive been having on the channel this really belongs on. Sorry for any confusion.] George Burns & Gracie Allen Show S2E21 Investing in a musical comedy (Jun 19, 1952)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DqQZ9bUZ4aQ/mqdefault.jpg)

