Easy Aces


(5 stars; 4 reviews)

Easy Aces is a delightful serial radio comedy that aired from 1930 to 1945, featuring the charming performances of Goodman Ace and his wife, Jane. This show captures the humor and wit of everyday life through the lens of a married couple's adventures.

Listeners can enjoy the lighthearted banter and relatable situations that made Easy Aces a beloved program during its time. Experience the joy of classic radio comedy with this entertaining series.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Jane Writes a Letter 13:11
Jane and Marge Make Up 11:31
Jane and Marge Make Up 11:31
Jane Opens A Checking Account 11:24
Jane Has Problems With Her Checking Account 11:15
All of Jane's Checks Bounce 11:23
Jane Hides a Movie Star 11:18
Jane Wants Joyce to Make Marge Jealous 11:27
Joyce Tells Jane's Plan to Marge and Neal 11:25
Ace Becomes Smitten With Joyce 11:09
Jane Is A Suspect, Ace Buys A Bracelet 11:07
Jane Agrees to Have the House Searched 11:07
Collins Finds the Bracelet in Marge's Room 11:42
Jane Looks For An Apartment 11:23
Jane Tries to Let Maid Go 11:36
The Aces Move Into Their New Apartment 11:28
Neal Gets Ace a Newspaper Job 10:52
Neal Gets A Blind Date For Betty 10:11
Betty Has a Crush on Neal 10:36
Marge and Neal Fight About Betty 10:55
Everyone Is Fighting, Cokie Comes Back 11:22
Cokie Falls for Betty 10:40
Marsh Offers Ace a Deal to Get Him Out of Town 11:16
Ace Tells Jane About The Trip To Arizona 11:10
The Aces Get Ready For Their Trip To Arizona 11:08
Betty and Cokie Find a Note 10:53
Neal Joins The Investigation Of The Note 10:49
City Files Are Missing On The Marsh Property 10:49
Neal Hires a Safecracker to Get Evidence 10:53
Marsh Hears of Neal's Investigation 10:49
Neal Gets A Statement From His Investigator 10:51
Neal Takes Proof to His Editor and Gets Fired 10:36
Neal Confronts Marsh 10:36
Neal Confronts His Boss 10:48
Getting the House Ready to Surprise Jane 11:29
Laura Tries to Bluff a Raise from the Aces 11:27
Betty's Boyfriend Is In Trouble With Ace 11:35
Carl Finds a Clause in Contract to Block Neff 11:31
Jane Takes a Check from Neff 10:59
Jane Gets Another Chance to Fix Things 11:16
Jane Visits Cokie's Orphanage 12:10
Jane Tries to Crash the Party 11:25
Jane Brings Home A Letter From The Orphanage 11:23
Jane Tries to Get Evidence on the Orphanage 11:46
The Aces Meet Mrs. Duffy 11:53
Jane Gets Johnny Ready For An Audition 11:07
Johnny Auditions for Ace Marge and Laura 11:47
The Aces Discuss Betty and Carl 10:59
Betty Wants To Make Up With Carl 11:30
Betty and Carl Almost Make Up 11:23
The Aces Pretend to Have an Argument 11:33
Carl and Betty Are Happy 11:35
Ace Gets Neff to Buy a Bunch of Tickets 11:49
Jane Explains Her Part to Marge and Ace 11:13
Jane Finds Out She Owes Money For The Tickets 11:01
Ace Gets Jane Out of Selling the Tickets 11:35
Jane Prepares For Her Role 11:25
The Star of the Play in a Shootout 10:52
Jane Tells Marge and Ace About the Shootout 11:10
Jane Gets Rave Notices For Her Performance 11:02
Jane Gets an Offer in a Telegram 11:12
Johnny Wants to Sell Life Insurance to Ace 11:22
Johnny Tries to Explain Insurance to Jane 10:43
Jane Talks to a Doctor About Ace Being Tired 11:37
A Bridge Game to Make Ace Forget His Heart 10:57
Jane Starts Taking Bridge Lessons 11:31
Ace Invites Neff for Bridge, Expecting to Lose 11:27
Neff Ends Up With Jane As His Bridge Partner 11:12
Jane Is Used As Mrs. Average Player 11:44
Ace Learns About Jane's Bridge Playing Job 11:12
Jane Gives Another Lesson 11:02
Jane Talks About Her Bridge Playing Job 11:27
Jane Discusses Her New Contract 11:24
Everyone Is Mad At Jane 11:16
Jane Talks With Ace About A Bridge Business 11:45
Planning The New Bridge Business 11:41
Customer Thinks Service Is A Racket 10:47
Jane Talks With Ace 10:35
Jane Takes Marriage Lessons From Mrs. Frederi 11:22
Jane Gets An Idea To Help Ace 11:10
Jane Learns How To Help Ace In The Office 10:48
Mr. Frederic Warns Ace About Jane 11:07
A New Plan to Get Jane Out of Ace's Business 10:58
Jane Suspects Marge 10:09
Jane Tries to Fire Laura 11:30
Jane Thinks Neff's Nephew Should Date Betty 11:25
Jane Throws a Dinner for Betty and Carl 11:32
Carl and Betty Fight Over a Bridge Game 11:00
Everyone Makes Up 11:42
Carla and Betty Fight Over a Bridge Game 11:00
Neffi's Upset with Carl for Seeing Betty 11:40
Carl Proposes to Betty 11:54
Jane Sells Tickets to a Charity Play 10:47
Jane Buys Johnny Two Suits 12:13
Johnny Gets a Job at Everett's Store 12:37
Johnny Starts His New Job 12:41
Catching Fur Thieves 11:35
Jane Tips Off the Thieves 12:02
Neff Talks to Jane About Deal 11:55
Phone Calls 12:12
Jane Sees Everett About Neff's Land 10:55
Jane and Neff Talk About Deal 12:41
Everett Talks to Ace About Deal 12:52
Ace Finds Out About Jane and Neff 11:51
Neff Sues Over Land Deal 11:48
Aces Lawyer Out of Town 12:03
Neff's New Lawyer Needs Suit 12:27
Getting Ready for Trial 12:44
Jane Gives Neff's Lawyer Aces Suit 12:30
Jane Gives Away a Vest 12:03
Studying for the Trial 12:38
Jane Testifies in Court 12:15
Jane's Testimony Aftermath 12:04
Neff Settles the Suit with Jane 11:31
Ace Finds Out About Neff's Settlement 12:06
Ace Finds Out About His Suit 12:18
Ace Sets Up a Bridge Game 12:59
Jane Takes Bridge Lessons 12:39
Cheating at Bridge 11:21
Ace Finds Out About Runaway 10:32
Jane Wants to Adopt a Baby 10:54
Cokie Knocks Out Ace and Johnny 10:46
Cokie Might Be a Prizefighter 10:36
Neil Gets Cokie a Fight 10:48
Cokies First Fight 10:30
Cokie Is Set Up For A Knock Out 11:01
Jane Takes a Thousand Dollar Bribe 11:11
Cokies Second Fight 10:44
Ace Is Working Nights 10:35
Jane Worries About What Ace Is Doing At Night 10:31
Jane Follows Ace In A Taxi 10:58
Jane Confides in Johnny 10:41
Jane Tries to Make Ace Jealous 10:59
The Old Boyfriend 10:44
The Portrait Is Finished 11:08
The Other Woman 11:35
New Neighbor Is Director Doing Screen Test 12:07
Jane Thinks of a Name for the Screen 11:23
Jane Wants Neal to Get Her the Script 11:37
Neal Thinks Lorentz Wants Jane In His Movie 11:47
Lorentz Tries To Get Marge For His Movie 12:15
Jane's Screen Test 11:24
Neal Gets Jealous Over Lorentz 12:10
Marge and Jane Stop Speaking 12:20
Lorentz Tries to Woo Marge 12:05
Betty Pulls a Gun on Neal and Lorentz 11:25
Betty Tries to Kill Marge 12:17
Jane Tells The Newspapers Everything 11:46
Neal Has An Idea To Save The Day 11:50
The Police Question Jane 12:13
Lorenz Says Goodbye to Marge 11:55
Jane Wants Marge To Marry Neal 11:26
The Aces Try to Fix Up Neff and Mrs. Williams 11:56
Mrs. Williams Helps Neff's Indigestion 11:35
Jane Gets Neff to Ask Mrs. Williams Out 11:32
Neff Takes Mrs. Williams Out 11:32
Neff and Mrs. Williams Take Rhumba Lessons 11:55
Neal Runs a Story in the Paper About Neff 11:57
Neal Works Out A Deal With Neff For Ace 12:06
Neff Signs a Deal with Ace 11:29
Jane Is Put On A Budget 11:03
Jane Takes Charge of the Household Expenses 12:19
Jane Tries to Learn How to Run the Household 12:02
Jane Explains Her Budget to Ace 0:00
Laura Is Giving Money to Her Boyfriend 0:00
The Aces Meet Laura's Boyfriend Harry 12:10
Jane Tries to Get Rid of Harry 12:00
Jane Decides to Get a Loan 11:16
Jane and Ace Both Borrow Money 11:34
Jane and Ace Get Each Other's Signature 11:43
Jane Tries to Get a 3rd Person to Sign Loan 11:19
Jane Asks Neff to Sign Her Loan 11:45
Neff Learns About Aces' Finances 10:58
The Aces Convince Neff They Don't Need Money 11:29
Ace Talks Jane Into Opening a Checking Account 11:12
Jane Finally Gets Jealous Over Joyce 11:33
Joyce Leaves for Hollywood 10:58
Jane Tries to Write for the Newspaper 11:41
Jane Pretends She's a Writer 11:06
Jane Climbs the Social Ladder 11:05
Bridge With The Marshes 11:54
Laurette and Nannette Missing Bracelet 11:50
Jane Invites the Marshes for Dinner 11:54
The Detective Traps Jane Into a Confession 11:47
The Marshes Apologize 11:51
A Big Deal: Jane Leads a Protest 11:29
Ace Asks Jane's Permission For The Deal 11:42
Jane Is Put In Charge Of Publicity For Protest 11:55
Jane Gets Neal's Help With The Publicity 11:20
The City Decides Against Aces' Deal 11:43
Ace Loses His Real Estate Business 11:43
Jane Finds A One Hundred Fifty Dollar Error In Her Checkbook 11:54
Ace Tells Jane About Losing All His Money 11:41
Jane's Niece Betty Arrives 11:17
Trouble Moving Into The House 11:07
The Aces Return by Train 11:34
Surprise Party Makes Jane Better 10:53
Ace Explains How He Got His Money Back to Jane 10:15
Cokie and Betty Want to Get Married 10:36
Betty Argues With The Aces About Cokie 10:57
Jane Helps Betty Plan an Elopement 11:16
Cokie Tells Ace He's Not Getting Married 10:07
Cokie Tells Jane He's Not Getting Married 10:52
Jane Tells Betty About Cookie's Change of Heart 10:34
Ace Places An Ad For A New Business Partner 11:12
Jane and Ace Meet About the Partnership 10:30
Jane Checks Out the Beauty Shop 11:08
Ace Decides Not to Buy the Beauty Shop 10:59
Jane Appears on the Quiz Show 9:55
Ace Wants to Become Partners with Neff 11:06
Jane Gets Betty to Work for Ace 10:45
Neff Tries to Calm Mr. Thompson 10:47
Jane Prepares to Play the Farmer's Wife 10:51
Jane Plays Her Part Too Well 11:05
Jane Worries About Ace Working Late 11:10
Ace Is Trying to Sell the Farm to a Pretty Widow 10:25
Jane Suspects Ace Is Seeing Another Woman 10:27
Marge Gets Aces Story 10:42
Jane Thinks Ace Wants To Get Rid Of Her 10:23
Jane Has Left, Ace Is Using Her Maiden Name 9:58
Jane Is Upset Over Leaving Ace 12:06
Mrs. Adams Talks to Jane 11:09
Jane Has Trouble With Laura 10:56
Laura Gets Her Raise 10:40
Jane's Sister Writes a Letter About Betty 11:24
No One Knows Who Betty's Boyfriend Is 11:34
Betty Is Seeing An Older Man 11:40
Jane Gets Cokie To Trail Betty 11:51
Jane Thinks Neff's Nephew Should Date Betty 11:25
Jane Throws a Dinner for Betty and Carl 11:32
Jane Tries to Get Carl and Betty Together 11:24
Everyone Makes Up 0:14
Jane Talks to Neff About Betty and Carl 11:45
Neff Threatens to Break the Partnership with Ace 11:15
Jane Tries to Pick a Stage Name for Johnny 11:04
Johnny Is Cut From His Radio Spot 11:20
Johnny Gets His Start on the Radio 10:52
Carl and Betty Break Up 11:10
Betty Talks to Jane About the Fight 12:04

Reviews

Still Easy


(5 stars)

Radio's original Madame Malaprop (Jane Ace, whose malaprops were genuine words and not slightly contorted inventions a la <i>Amos 'n' Andy</i> or, later, <i>Duffy's Tavern</i>'s Archie) and her cleverly droll husband (Goodman Ace, who also wrote the show singlehanded), in urbane word play, its humour dependent entirely upon characters and conversation (though unafraid to play up the absurdism of daily life and, in its serial style, needle the growing radio soaps gently but firmly). If the word weren't overused, <i>Easy Aces</i>---which originally ran from 1930-45---could still be called sublime even today.

Highly Enjoyable


(5 stars)

This is a terrific radio series. During the first 10-15 episodes Mrs. Ace was too dumb and exhausting, but they toned her down and used her ditziness much more wisely.