Mr and Mrs Smith: Screen Guild Theater (February 8, 1942)

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“Mr and Mrs Smith” is an episode of Screen Guild Theater, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 8, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

David Smith and Anne Krausheimer, a married couple whose quarrels are as frequent as their reconciliations, learn at the office that their marriage may never have been legal. David's partner, Jefferson Custer the third, is the steady friend who stands by him through the news. Anne, upset with David, turns to Jeff for comfort, and the two grow close. Their rivalry escalates as David tries to win Anne back. This episode of the Screen Guild Theater, aired February 8, 1942, stars Lana Turner and Errol Flynn, with Roger Pryor as Jeff.

A city in the United States in the early 1940s, including David and Anne's home, the law office, and Jeff's apartment.

Characters: David Smith, Anne Krausheimer, Jefferson Custer the third, Mr. Deavers, Mrs. Krausheimer

Listen for: David learns from Mr. Deavers that his marriage to Anne may not be legal, and the quarrel that follows.

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.