Newlyweds David and Anne Smith, a Hollywood-style couple with a set of rules for marriage, learn that their wedding may never have been legal after all, since their town was in the wrong state. David is a lawyer, and his partner Jeff Custer is quietly courting Anne. The story follows a series of comic misunderstandings as the couple's rules and feelings are tested. This is a Screen Directors Playhouse presentation from NBC, first aired on 1949-01-30, starring Robert Montgomery and Mary Jane Croft, and introducing director Alfred Hitchcock.

With David Smith, Anne Smith, Jeff Custer, Mr. Deaver.

Listen for: The rules the couple follow and the mix-up over their marriage license

First aired on January 30, 1949.

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First aired April 3, 1949.

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