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Winchell opened his radio broadcasts by pressing randomly on a telegraph key, a sound that created a sense of urgency and importance, and using the catchphrase "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press."
Even his trademark opening line, "Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea ... let's go to press!" seemed obsolete by 1960. NBC's Jack Paar relentlessly mocked Winchell on his own show Tonight, a feud that effectively ended Winchell's career.
"Goodnight, Ladies" is a folk song attributed to Edwin Pearce Christy, originally intended to be sung during a minstrel show. Drawing from an 1847 song by Christy entitled "Farewell, Ladies", the song as known today was first published on May 16, 1867.
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (Italian: Signore e signori, buonanotte, French: Mesdames et messieurs bonsoir) is a 1976 French-Italian satirical comedy anthology film.It comprises twelve episodes on themes of corruption in various Italian institutions, each by a different writer and director collectively credited as "Cooperativa 15 Maggio".
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm your air traffic controller speaking to you from the control tower here at Vancouver airport. I hope all of you have enjoyed your flight this evening with ...
"Here Comes the Bride" –, and So Forth – 1925 book; On an Island That Cost $24.00 – 1926 book; Prose and Cons – 1926 book; Some United States: A Series of Stops in Various Part of This Nation with One Excursion Across the Line – 1926 book; All Aboard: A Saga of the Romantic River – 1927 book; Ladies and Gentlemen – 1927 book ...
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