What happens
In sixteenth-century Florence, the goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini is hunted after killing a man in a street brawl. He fears the Duke's anger and is determined to win the affections of his model, Angela, despite her mother's objections. Cellini's life becomes entangled with the Duke, who has his own designs on Angela, and with a rival named Otaviano. The Screen Guild Theater broadcast presents The Firebrand, first aired on May 27, 1946, with Frank Morgan, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Virginia Field in the leading roles. The story is set in Florence in the year 1500.
Florence, Italy, in the year 1500
Characters: Benvenuto Cellini, Angela, Amelia, Duke, Duchess, Otaviano, Angela's mother
Listen for: Cellini's bold declarations to Angela and the Duke's ongoing schemes against him
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.