What happens
Jeffrey Sherwood, a wealthy New York lawyer, abandons his society wedding plans, and his old friends find him drunk and wandering the city. Miriam Brady, a working girl from 10th Avenue, takes charge of him after he impulsively marries her. The Lux Radio Theatre's 1938 production, broadcast on May 16, 1938, stars Loretta Young and George Brent. Jeffrey and Miriam agree to an arrangement, and the two begin living together in a modest apartment while Jeffrey tries to recover from his disappointment. The story follows the uneasy bond that forms between them as their lives grow entwined.
New York City, including a church, nightclubs, a hotel in the Adirondacks region, and a modest apartment on the Lower East Side.
Characters: Jeffrey Sherwood, Miriam Brady, Valentin French, John Marlin, Hugh Williams, Tony, Mrs. Martin
Listen for: Jeffrey's rejection by Valentin French and Miriam's first phone call to his friend Hugh Williams.
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.