Riley Courts Peg at Summer Camp: The Life of Riley (June 7, 1947)

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“Riley Courts Peg at Summer Camp” is an episode of The Life of Riley, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 7, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Chester A. Riley, a shipping clerk, finds himself in a summer camp after pursuing Peggy Walker, secretary to his boss Hugo Hockenson. Riley plans to win Peggy's affection, but he discovers she is also headed to the resort, and the two find themselves working in unexpected roles at the lodge. Meanwhile, Riley seeks advice from a local legend about a lovelorn Indian spirit, hoping for help in his romance. The Life of Riley is a long-running American radio comedy series, and this 1947 installment features William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe and Hans Conried among the cast.

A summer resort camp, Camp Killcare, with its dining room and a nearby lovers' leap, and the Brooklyn apartment store where Riley and Peggy work

Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peggy Walker, Hugo Hockenson, Junior, Mrs. Riley, Danny Greenberg, Mini

Listen for: Riley's attempt to be a waiter at the camp and the legend of Gitchi-Gumi at Lover's Leap

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.