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+ 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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.19.1953	family theater (332) uncle jim	+ "Uncle Jim". An unmarried woman inherits a fortune from her deceased Uncle Jim. However, the wil...
08.26.1953	family theater (333) the wise guy	+ "The Wise Guy". A jolly, joke cracking teacher is passed over for promotion. When the school boi...
09.02.1953	family theater (334) testimonial	+ "Testimonial". A washed-up director is given a chance to direct one last play...by a reclusive g...
09.09.1953	family theater (335) just like a lady	+ "Just Like A Lady". An Irish lass comes to America, opens a boarding house and meets a starving ...
09.16.1953	family theater (336) the unknown	+ "The Unknown". An American expatriot and a jaded socialite join a French underground expedition ...
09.23.1953	family theater (337) the payoff	+ "The Payoff". A meek old man asks for help from a blackmailer. When a payment isn't met, one of ...
09.30.1953	family theater (338) journey of the pegasus	+ "Journey Of The Pegasus". A story of the first space ship to the moon...in July, 1962! The ship ...
10.07.1953	family theater (339) turn on the lights	+ "Turn On The Lights". An exciting war story about, "The Turkey Shoot Of The Marianas." An admira...
10.14.1953	family theater (340) ballad of dan mcbirdy	+ "The Ballad Of Dan McBurdy". The program opening is upcut. How McBurdy came to name Plymouth Roc...
10.21.1953	family theater (341) east of puntas	+ "East Of Puntas". An expedition heads into the Peruvian jungles in search of a lost tribe of the...
10.28.1953	family theater (342) a fine wedding for angelita	+ "A Fine Wedding For Angelita". A Mexican wedding is threatened when the father of the bride conf...
11.04.1953	family theater (343) employees only	+ "Employees Only". Timothy Murch works in a department store stockroom and has a heart condition....
11.11.1953	family theater (344) the martians and the coys	+ "The Martians and The Coys". A humorous story about a family of hillbillies who are visited by a...
11.18.1953	family theater (345) a matter of time	+ "A Matter Of Time". Engine trouble develops on a flight from Korea. On board is a U. S. Represen...
12.02.1953	family theater (347) foreign exchange	+ "Foreign Exchange". An American reporter in an Iron Curtain country won't be allowed to leave th...
12.09.1953	family theater (348) legend of high chin bob	+ "The Legend Of High Chin Bob". Cowboy Bob is given only thirty days to save enough money to get ...
12.16.1953	family theater (349) chickie	+ "Chickie". A little Korean girl adopted by an American couple has a strange request for Santa Cl...
12.23.1953	family theater (350) ruth	+ "Ruth". A well-written Nativity story, told from the viewpoint of little Ruth, the deaf child of...
12.30.1953	family theater (351) the little prince	+ "The Little Prince". An American doctor is summoned to a foreign country to treat a son of royal...
01.06.1954	family theater (352) sideman	+ "Side Man". A young trumpet player joins a band on tour to learn the ropes...and to fall in love...
01.13.1954	family theater (353) hackie	+ "Hackie". A cabby who befriends a not-so-great prize fighter sets up a "private fight"...with th...
01.20.1954	family theater (354) something in the air	+ "Something In The Air". A supernatural comedy about a meteorologist and a mistake in the heavenl...
01.27.1954	family theater (355) the cadreman	+ "The Cadreman". A drill sergeant tries to whip his platoon into shape. Told from the point of vi...
02.03.1954	family theater (356) the man who bought the phone company	+ "The Man Who Bought The Phone Company". A hard driving business tycoon buys the entire telephone...
02.10.1954	family theater (357) it's not the money	+ "It's Not The Money". An intriguing drama about an inheritance and the price of one's principle...

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I used to love her daytime show!

Carol

This was a great series.

Marty

This dramatic anthology program was broadcast on Mutual from 1947 to 1956. It was created by Father Patrick Peyton of the Holy Cross Fathers in an effort to promote family unity and prayer.

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