The Spare Room By Mordecai Richler

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The Spare Room By Mordecai Richler The story revolves around a Jewish family during World War 2 who takes in boarders. The first boarder is Heir Banbinger, a refugee who's waiting for his family to arrive from the old country. After a number of other borders, Mervyn, a struggling writer rents the Spare room. Mrs. Hirsh is taken with Mervyn and helps him stay even though Mr. Hirsh is demanding the rent. Mr Hirsh reads reads the book, changes his mind about Mervyn and becomes more lenient with the rent. Mr. Hersh then takes Mervyn under his wing, gives him some fatherly advice and his counsel. Father- Henry Comor, Mother-Marian Waldman, the boy-Billie-Mae Richards, Mervyn-David Clement, Mr. Rosen-Paul Kligman, Mrs. Rosen-Nancy Dale, Molly-Toby Tarnow, Mr. Bambinger-Ben Lennick, Harvey- Jacqueline White, Arty-Joan Fowler, with Tommy Produced by Esse W. Ljungh Conductor Morris Surdin FM Stage CBC Radio 14 March 1968 Light Drama Sequential accounts of two separate roomers who come  to live with a family  in Montreal, one a refugee, the other  a struggling writer.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.