What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen host a comedy episode in which George wants to join a poker game with guest Alan Ladd, but Gracie objects. George tries to persuade her by telling her Ladd is a dangerous, tough man, and Ladd is rumored to be sharp at cards. Meanwhile, Gracie has driven George's car despite his orders and has backed into Ladd's car, and she tries to keep it secret. Confusion builds as the couple, Ladd, and their friends trade misunderstandings, including a mistaken idea that Gracie is expecting a baby. This is a 1944 broadcast from the CBS and NBC radio networks, dated March 7, 1944. Gracie Allen and George Burns lead the cast, with Bea Benaderet and Mel Blanc also taking part.
The Burns house, Stanley's cigar store, a poker game, and a city street.
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Alan Ladd, Jack Benny, Bill Goodwin, Stanley, Bill, Colleen
Listen for: Gracie's attempts to hide that she backed into Alan Ladd's car, and George's escalating misunderstandings about Gracie.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.