+ 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 |
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| 02.17.1954 | family theater (358) a different drummer |
+ "A Different Drummer". A good story about an American corporal, prisoner in Korea, who deserts a... | |
| 02.24.1954 | family theater (359) past imperfect |
+ "Past Imperfect". Memories of a youthful rivalry. Reality conflicts with dreams of glory. A well... | |
| 03.03.1954 | family theater (360) the door |
+ "The Door". A retelling of, "The Sire de Maletroit's Door." The setting is a French chateau duri... | |
| 03.10.1954 | family theater (361) it's a gift |
+ "It's A Gift". Mr. George Gage, who has ninety three million dollars, wants nothing more than to... | |
| 03.17.1954 | family theater (362) the mental blocks |
+ "The Mental Blocks". A ten-year-old has a way with dice. She helps a professional gambler make e... | |
| 03.24.1954 | family theater (363) night caller |
+ "Night Caller". Cops and robbers, kidnapping, escaped convicts and a planned bank job. A good st... | |
| 03.31.1954 | family theater (364) the pox |
+ "The Pox". The story of Dr. Jenner and his battle against Smallpox using "innoculation." Dr. Jen... | |
| 04.07.1954 | family theater (365) the story of little tree |
+ "The Story Of Little Tree". An Easter story about a little tree, and how he grew up. A well-done... | |
| 04.14.1954 | family theater (366) the way of the cross |
+ "The Way Of The Cross". The story of the Crucifixion, told in the style of "You Are There" by on... | |
| 04.21.1954 | family theater (367) newshawk |
+ "Newshawk". A brash news reporter for a news service arrives in a small town to cover a mine dis... | |
| 04.28.1954 | family theater (368) the losers |
+ "The Losers". The story of the adventures of the 1912 expedition to the North Pole by Captain Sc... | |
| 05.05.1954 | family theater (369) flight to bermuda |
+ "Flight To Bermuda". A woman steals the prize from the winner of a slogan contest, a vacation in... | |
| 05.12.1954 | family theater (370) gustafson |
+ "Gustafson". An ex-G. I. meets an ex-German soldier that he met during the war. An unanswered qu... | |
| 05.19.1954 | family theater (371) 45 calibre teapot |
+ "The .45 Caliber Teapot". A meek little man discovers an ancient formula that changes things aro... | |
| 05.26.1954 | family theater (372) the first morning |
+ "The First Morning". A well-written and produced story about a father whose son is missing in a ... | |
| 06.02.1954 | family theater (373) the wind is no gentleman | ||
| 06.09.1954 | family theater (374) where there's a will |
+ "Where's There's A Will". Old man Justin has just died and the will is about to be read. Who inh... | |
| 06.23.1954 | family theater (375) clean and crisp and even |
+ "Clean and Crisp and Even". A strange story for June: four people are snowbound in a rural cabin... | |
| 06.30.1954 | family theater (376) skin deep |
+ "Skin Deep". A "skin diver" trying to break the four hundred foot diving record finds himself in... | |
| 07.07.1954 | family theater (377) the last smash |
+ "The Last Smash". In the near future (1975), a group of scientists uses a "Mark XIV Calculator" ... | |
| 07.14.1954 | family theater (378) strangers |
+ "The Strangers". In the western desert, a family helps an Indian child and his sick mother. When... | |
| 07.21.1954 | family theater (379) beasley's boy |
+ "Beasley's Boy". A young reporter assigned to do a story about Skid Row is assisted by a mysteri... | |
| 07.28.1954 | family theater (380) the story of danny dollar bill |
+ "The Story Of Danny Dollar". A delightful, well-written story about a newly printed dollar bill ... | |
| 08.04.1954 | family theater (381) welcome home |
+ "Welcome Home". A bride-to-be meets the parents of the groom, who are none-too-enthusiastic abou... | |
| 08.11.1954 | family theater (382) early bird |
+ "Early Bird". The story of how a millionaire became a famous song writer. The program opening is... |
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