"Elsa and Ramona watched the Motorola television set in their pajamas. —What else is on? Elsa asked. Ramona looked in the newspaper. —On 7 there’s Johnny Allegro with George Raft and Nina Foch. On 9 Johnny Angel with George Raft and Claire Trevor. On 11 there’s Johnny Apollo with Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour. On 13 is Johnny Concho with Frank Sinatra and Phyllis Kirk. On 2 is Johnny Dark with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. On 4 is Johnny Eager with Robert Taylor and Lana Turner. On 5 is Johnny O’Clock with Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes. On 31 is Johnny Trouble with Stuart Whitman and Ethel Barrymore. —What’s this one we’re watching? —What time is it? —Eleven-thirty-five. Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden."
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