What happens
Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern, wants to open his own restaurant but lacks the money, so he sells shares to Finnegan for 85 cents. Meanwhile Miss Duffy announces she has fallen for Harold Hockle Road, a bookish schoolteacher she has met, and Archie hopes to win him over with a rare book. Ed Gardner leads the cast as Archie, with Shirley Booth as Miss Duffy and Charlie Cantor as Finnegan. This Duffy's Tavern episode from 1945 is broadcast on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC. Archie's scheme to deal with Harold and Miss Duffy's romance unfolds as the tavern's regulars gather.
Duffy's Tavern
Characters: Archie, Miss Duffy, Finnegan, Harold Hockle Road, Clancy, Eddie, Heathcliff, Carol
Listen for: Archie's scheme to sell shares in his new restaurant and his attempt to win Harold over with a rare book.
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.