What happens
Jack Benny hosts a Halloween party at his new home in Beverly Hills, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris among his guests. Benny frets over his supplies and his stinginess while Rochester and his brother September prepare the food. Mischievous visitors arrive, including Kenny Baker, who causes trouble around the house, and a guest named Miss Whitney. The evening turns chaotic when the dinner plans fall apart and the group resorts to singing and improvised fare. The series is Jack Benny, and this episode first aired on October 30, 1938 on NBC and CBS Radio.
Jack Benny's new home in Beverly Hills on Halloween night
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, September, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson, Andy
Listen for: Benny's stinginess over the food and the olives, and the group's improvised songs when dinner is delayed
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.