What happens
Kathleen Davis, a lonely fifteen-year-old, lives in a large house on a hill with her father, John Davis, and a housekeeper, Mrs. Farrell, with whom she has an ongoing feud. Kathleen seeks comfort in her visits to Mr. Shoner, a kindly old man who runs a second-hand furniture store in the village. Part of the Lux Radio Theatre series, this adaptation of the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Kathleen stars Shirley Temple and Herbert Marshall, with Francis Gifford, and was broadcast on December 27, 1943. The episode follows Kathleen's clashes with Mrs. Farrell, a music box, and the arrival of a new companion, Dr. Angela Kent, sent to help Kathleen.
A large house on a hill in a village, with a second-hand furniture store in the village nearby.
Characters: Kathleen Davis, Mrs. Farrell, Mr. Shoner, John Davis, Dr. Angela Kent, Mrs. Bell
Listen for: Kathleen's exchanges with Mrs. Farrell and the arrival of Dr. Angela Kent, which introduces a new companion into Kathleen's household.
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.