What happens
Willie Faye, an impulsive young man, announces his engagement to Chloe Johnson, a woman he met only a week earlier. His father and his sister Alice grow suspicious that Chloe is after the family fortune and begin plotting ways to discourage the match. Their scheme involves testing Chloe's interest in money, with Chloe quickly showing an eye for the family's wealth. This is The Phil Harris series, first broadcast on NBC on April 19, 1953, with Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the leading roles.
The Faye family home, where Willie introduces his fiancée and the family gathers to size her up.
Characters: Willie Faye, Chloe Johnson, Alice Faye, William Faye, Bill Foreman, Elliott Lewis
Listen for: Listen for Chloe's rapid appraisal of the house and furnishings, and the family's scheme to test her interest in money.
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.