Broadcast: 15th February 1943

Starring: George Burns and Gracie Allen, Verna Felton, Norman Field, Paula Winslowe, Arthur Q. Bryan, Leo Cleary, Fred MacKaye, Ruby Dandridge, Griff Barnett

Added: Mar 01 2010

In this Lux Radio Theater version of Paramount’s comedy success Are Husbands Necessary George Burns works in a bank and Gracie considers it her duty as a wife to help his career along as if bankers didn’t have enough trouble on their hands already. Mr Jim and Mrs Jane Cougat are normal every day man and wife, well Mr Cougat is normal, his wife is either above or below, it’s hard to tell!