What happens
Chester A. Riley, a war worker, tries to remember his wedding anniversary and keep it a surprise for his wife, Peggy. Riley's worry grows when his gold watch goes missing after he takes his tuxedo to the cleaners, and he sets out to track it down. Along the way he gets tangled up with his friend Jim and with the cleaner, Tony. This episode of The Life of Riley aired on January 14, 1945 on the Blue Network/ABC and NBC, starring William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried and Alan Reed. Riley's efforts to reclaim the watch and set things right make up much of the story.
Riley's home and neighborhood in wartime Los Angeles, including the local cleaner's shop
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peggy Riley, Junior, Jim Gillis, Tony, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's repeated attempts to hide his forgotten anniversary from Peggy, and his growing confusion about where the gold watch went
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.