In pre-Civil War New Orleans, headstrong Julie Marsden defies social convention and repeatedly tests the devotion of Preston Dillard. Her pride and jealousy destroy their engagement, and later crisis forces her to confront the consequences of the life she has chosen.

This Academy Award Theater broadcast aired on March 30, 1946. It is listed as episode 1 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Jean Hersholt, Anne Revere, and Owen Davis. Other credited names include Dee Englebach as director, Dee Englebach as producer, Frank Wilson as radio adaptor, Bette Davis as host, and Hugh Brundage as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Squibb and Squibb.

This version is based on Jezebel. Frank Wilson adapted it for radio.

A Hollywood anthology that adapted notable motion pictures for radio, often bringing film stars back to recreate their screen roles in condensed dramatic form.