Honeymoon: The Mercury Theatre on the Air (July 11, 1952)

“Honeymoon” is an episode of The Mercury Theatre on the Air, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 11, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Harry Lime, a racketeer, and his companion Lucky, a freelance photographer, become involved with a Hungarian countess named Kathy, who is working with a Sicilian bandit named Tomasino. Kathy and Harry are hired to deliver the bandit to the authorities, and Harry poses as a bridegroom to help the scheme succeed. The plan is set in the hills of Sicily. The episode is from The Mercury Theatre on the Air, and its original air date was July 11, 1952. The lead actors are not given in the transcript.

Sicily, Italy, including a villa in the hills, a small town, and a railway station

Characters: Harry Lime, Lucky, Kathy, Tomasino, Colonel Roca

Listen for: The plot to deliver Tomasino to the authorities, and the mounting tension aboard the train

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.