What happens
Stephen Dexter, a cement company head, decides to marry his secretary, Kendall Browning, to protect his business from a rival firm's legal attack. Kendall agrees, and the two set off for a quick wedding in South Carolina, though Stephen is in love with model Phyllis Walden. The Screen Guild Theater presents this comedy, starring Melvin Douglas and Joan Blondell, with the lawyer Van Horn caught between them. The episode follows the couple as their marriage of convenience brings complications, a new romance, and an unexpected rivalry.
New York City and South Carolina, with a later scene in Reno, Nevada
Characters: Stephen Dexter, Kendall Browning, Van Horn, Phyllis Walden, Jose de Braganza, Susan
Listen for: Stephen's decision to marry Kendall and their unusual household arrangement after the wedding
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.