+ Family Theater was an dramatic anthology radio show which aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States from February 13, 1947 to September 11, 1957. The show was produced by Family Theater Productions, a film and radio studio extension of the Family Rosary Crusade founded by the Holy Cross Priest, Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, as a way to promote family prayer. The motto of the these Holy Cross Family Ministries is, "The family that prays together, stays together." The program had no commercial sponsor, yet Father Peyton, CSC arranged for many of Hollywood's stars in film and radio at the time to appear. In its ten-year run, well-known actors and actresses, including James Stewart, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt, Charlton Heston, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Gene Kelly, William Shatner and Chuck Connors, appeared as announcers, narrators or stars. A total of 540 episodes were produced. The program featured not only religious stories but half-hour adaptations of literary works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Moby-Dick and Don Quixote.-WikiPedia
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Please enjoy these 529 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.25.1953 | family theater (307) two tickets for stockholm |
+ "Two Tickets For Stockholm". A dramatization of a true story, sent to the program by "The Crusad... | |
| 03.04.1953 | family theater (308) god and the a scooter |
+ "God and A Red Scooter". A grape farmer bets his fortune on his fields...and loses! God sometime... | |
| 03.11.1953 | family theater (309) namgay doola |
+ "Namgay Doolah". A story of old India. A citizen of a small kingdom proves most vexatious...and ... | |
| 03.18.1953 | family theater (310) safe at home |
+ "Safe At Home". A young boy would rather act and write plays than play ball, much to the annoyan... | |
| 03.25.1953 | family theater (311) round trip |
+ "Round Trip". A chance meeting on a commuter train brings back memories of a pre-war romance. Th... | |
| 04.01.1953 | family theater (312) the passion and death of christ |
+ "The Passion and Death Of Our Lord". A one voice narrative of the betrayal and crucifixion of Ch... | |
| 04.08.1953 | family theater (313) the courtship of john denis |
+ "The Courtship Of John Dennis". Sponsored by: sustaining. A schoolboy tries to promote a match be... | |
| 04.15.1953 | family theater (314) eclipse |
+ "Eclipse". A woman loses her sight in a traffic accident and becomes embittered, until she falls... | |
| 04.22.1953 | family theater (315) 20,000 leagues under the sea |
+ "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea". On the trail of the elusive Captain Nemo once again. Th... | |
| 04.29.1953 | family theater (316) outnumbered |
+ "Outnumbered". The son of the founder of a factory finds it difficult to follow in his father's ... | |
| 05.06.1953 | family theater (317) mother of all |
+ "Mother Of All". A special Mother's Day program. Three dramatic vignettes from the life of Mary,... | |
| 05.13.1953 | family theater (318) to the victor |
+ "To The Victor". A college basketball coach fe... | |
| 05.20.1953 | family theater (319) highway east |
+ "Highway East". A sergeant, just back from Korea, and his wife tangle with two gangsters, a sher... | |
| 05.27.1953 | family theater (320) the new neighbor |
+ "New Neighbor". A new couple in town runs into the bad side of Marsha Adams, a very important wo... | |
| 06.03.1953 | family theater (321) abalone boat |
+ "Abalone Boat". An ex-G. I. has to become an abalone diver to prove himself to his girl's father... | |
| 06.10.1953 | family theater (322) another catcher in the family |
+ "Another Catcher In The Family". An aging Major League catcher is asked to train his own replace... | |
| 06.17.1953 | family theater (323) the last run |
+ "Last Run". A good railroading drama about young Bill, his father and his uncle. During a big fl... | |
| 06.24.1953 | family theater (324) daughter in law |
+ "The Daughter-In-Law". The British wife of a soldier who has been missing eight years can't brin... | |
| 07.01.1953 | family theater (325) the longest hour |
+A fine, patriotic 4th of July drama! It is the night of July 1st, 1776. In a small, stuffy anteroom... | |
| 07.08.1953 | family theater (326) medicine man |
+ Springtime is noted for bringing out the strange and unusual. But this beautiful spring day has re... | |
| 07.15.1953 | family theater (327) the flying dutchman |
+ "The Flying Dutchman". A Dutch ship's captain rescues two Frenchmen and returns them to France, ... | |
| 07.22.1953 | family theater (328) the dunbar conspiracy |
+ "The Dunbar Conspiracy". Plans are being proposed to eliminate a college's athletic program. A c... | |
| 07.29.1953 | family theater (329) hop, skip and jump |
+ "Hop, Skip and Jump". The winner of the "Smoothies" contest helps a Chicago private eye with her... | |
| 08.05.1953 | family theater (330) revolution in rodneyville |
+ "Revolution In Rodneyville". A reporter has a simple plan to eliminate corruption and machine po... | |
| 08.12.1953 | family theater (331) the latest thing |
+ "The Latest Thing". Ed and Tony La Frano remember how Ed made his "radio debut" on the Mutual ne... |
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