What happens
Gildersleeve recalls the early days of the war, when a new widow, Leila Ransome, moves in next door. He becomes curious about her and soon finds himself helping her move furniture around her house. Meanwhile his niece Marjorie is preparing for a dance with Ben Waterford, and Gildersleeve sits alone on his porch feeling low. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode first aired on NBC on May 26, 1946. Harold Peary stars as Gildersleeve, with Lurene Tuttle, Lillian Randolph and Willard Waterman in the cast.
Summerfield, during the early days of the war; a quiet residential street with neighboring houses and a drugstore on the corner
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Leila Ransome, Marjorie, Leroy, Ben Waterford, Judge Hooker, Peavey, Aesop
Listen for: Gildersleeve's jealous reaction to Mrs. Ransome and his attempts to impress her by moving furniture, along with the banter about Marjorie's new look
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.