What happens
Georges Iscovescu, a Romanian former gigolo stranded at a Mexican border town, waits for a quota visa to enter the United States. He meets Emmy Brown, a young schoolteacher whose car has broken down, and a brief, unexpected marriage follows. Georges's former dancing partner Anita, who knows his past, pressures him as the couple's plans grow complicated. This is the Screen Guild Theater's 1943 radio adaptation of the film Hold Back the Dawn, broadcast on February 8, 1943, with Charles Boyer, Susan Hayward and Margaret Lindsay in the leading roles.
A small Mexican border town near California, and the surrounding area of the United States border.
Characters: George Iscovescu, Emmy Brown, Anita, Mr. Hammock, Flores
Listen for: Georges's first meeting with Emmy and the marriage that follows her arrival at the hotel.
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.