What happens
Catherine Sloper, a plain and shy heiress, lives in a fine house in Washington Square, New York, with her widowed aunt Lavinia Penniman and her stern father, Dr. Austin Sloper. Catherine meets Morris Townsend, a charming young man who calls on her often, and she falls in love with him. Her father suspects Morris is only interested in her money, and tensions in the household grow as Catherine is pressed to choose between them. This episode of the Lux Radio Theatre dramatises Henry James's novel, starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift and Ralph Bellamy in the lead roles, and it was first broadcast on September 11, 1950.
Washington Square, New York City, in the 1840s
Characters: Catherine Sloper, Dr. Austin Sloper, Lavinia Penniman, Morris Townsend, Mrs. Montgomery, Captain
Listen for: Catherine's shifting hopes as her father's doubts about Morris grow more pointed
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.