What happens
Chester A. Riley, a war worker at the Stevenson aircraft plant, is called to the home of his boss, Mr. Stevenson, who is worried about his daughter Mimi's recent wartime marriage to Joe Bean. Mrs. Stevenson dislikes Joe after meeting him, and her husband wants Riley's opinion before the couple reunites. Riley joins them for dinner and prepares to tell a story he hopes will help the situation. The Life of Riley aired on the Blue Network on October 22, 1944, with William Bendix in the lead role.
The Stevenson home and aircraft plant, 1944
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Mr. Stevenson, Joe Bean, Mrs. Stevenson, Mimi, Peg Riley, Ken Niles
Listen for: Riley's long story about his own early marriage, told to Mr. Stevenson and Joe
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.