What happens
Luigi Basko, an immigrant and antique dealer, is shown a black book in which his friend Pasquale has recorded every penny spent on bringing him to America, and Pasquale demands repayment. Pasquale orders Luigi out of the shop and onto the streets to earn money. Luigi, frustrated and unsure what to do, visits a recruiting office and tries to find a trade he can learn while serving in the Marines. The series, Life with Luigi, is a comedy show that aired on CBS, and the episode first aired on March 21, 1950, starring J. Carrol Naish as Luigi with Alan Reed as Pasquale.
New York City, in Luigi's antique shop, at his night school, and at a recruiting office.
Characters: Luigi Basko, Pasquale, Rosa, Mr. Harwood, Sergeant Brown
Listen for: Pasquale's black book of expenses and Luigi's attempt to enlist in the Marines to learn a trade.
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.