What happens
On the morning before his wedding, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve finds his household strangely gloomy, with Marjorie, Leroy and Birdie all avoiding him. Visiting Mayor Pettibone, he hears a story about a jilted brother and a cancelled wedding over a monogrammed gift. Gildersleeve, nervous, goes to see his fiancée Leila, who spins a tale of her own late husband, Beauregard. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series; this episode, from 1943, stars Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle, and aired on NBC on June 27, 1943.
Summerfield, the day before and the morning of Gildersleeve's wedding
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Marjorie, Leroy, Birdie, Leila, Mayor Pettibone, Judge Hooker, Dr. Needham
Listen for: Gildersleeve's rising panic as his wedding day approaches, and his exchange with Leila about her late husband Beauregard
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.