+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.18.1954 | family theater (383) reprisal | ||
| 08.25.1954 | family theater (384) beauty and the brain |
+ "Beauty and The Brain". A newly maried-but-dumb beauty wants to improve in many ways. Then, one ... | |
| 09.01.1954 | family theater (385) stopwatch finale |
+ "Stopwatch Finale". A convict on death row awaiting execution tells the story of how he met "Mr.... | |
| 09.08.1954 | family theater (386) citizen's arrest |
+ "Citizen's Arrest". An armed robbery takes place at a small grocery store...as told from three p... | |
| 09.15.1954 | family theater (387) the criminal |
+ "The Criminal". A noted banker has been accused of embezzlement. His lawyer, engaged to the bank... | |
| 09.22.1954 | family theater (388) tennessee's partner |
+ "Tennessee's Partner". A story of the old west. Tennessee's partner becomes an outlaw, is captur... | |
| 09.29.1954 | family theater (389) under fire |
+ "Under Fire". Ben has returned home from the fighting in Korea, after suffering from battle fati... | |
| 10.06.1954 | family theater (390) down payment |
+ "Down Payment". A man short on cash but long on love tries to raise the money needed to get marr... | |
| 10.13.1954 | family theater (391) ufo |
+ "U. F. O.". The first visitors from outer space meet with an international group of humans on a ... | |
| 10.20.1954 | family theater (392) stay up for the sunrise |
+ "Stay Up For The Sunrise". A 15-year-old romance is almost rekindled. A well-written story, crea... | |
| 10.27.1954 | family theater (393) the hound of heaven |
+ "The Hound Of Heaven". The story of Francis Thompson, a homeless, jobless, man of old London, wh... | |
| 11.03.1954 | family theater (394) the cliff |
+ "The Cliff". A young boy is trapped at the bottom of a cliff...with the tide coming in. The scri... | |
| 11.10.1954 | family theater (395) at 155 pounds |
+ "At One Hundred Fifty Five Pounds". A time travel story back to ancient Rome. An American prize ... | |
| 11.17.1954 | family theater (396) stolen symphony |
+ "Stolen Symphony". After a test pilot crashes and is killed, an angel brings his spirit to see h... | |
| 11.24.1954 | family theater (397) monsieur payen |
+ "Monsieur Payen". An interesting story about the French owner of a textile mill in Indochina, as... | |
| 12.01.1954 | family theater (398) summer replacement |
+ "Summer Replacement". A behind-the-scenes story about a well-known radio show preparing to switc... | |
| 12.08.1954 | family theater (399) the coat |
+ "The Coat". A wealthy woman and a grouchy sailor are shipwrecked on a deserted island. | |
| 12.15.1954 | family theater (400) the cobbler's window |
+ "The Cobbler's Window". An old shoemarker learns wisdom and goodness. The story is from Tolstoy'... | |
| 12.22.1954 | family theater (401) the juggler of our lady |
+ "The Juggler Of Our Lady". A poor juggler of old France gives the mother of the Christ child the... | |
| 12.29.1954 | family theater (402) the little prince |
+ "The Little Prince". An American doctor is summoned to a foreign country to treat a son of royal... | |
| 01.12.1955 | family theater (403) stranger in town |
+ "Stranger In Town". A beautiful visitor from another planet is given a jay-walking ticket by the... | |
| 01.19.1955 | family theater (404) slaughterhouse row |
+ "Slaughterhouse Row". An old lady who sleeps on the streetcars tells of her past...and an elegan... | |
| 01.26.1955 | family theater (405) old friends |
+ "Old Friends". A Hollywood writer helps out an old pal when he arrives in town. Is this a good i... | |
| 02.02.1955 | family theater (406) the thin red line |
+ "The Thin Red Line". A soldier has to learn to get along without the use of his eyes. | |
| 02.09.1955 | family theater (407) the sangamo sage |
+ "The Sangamo Sage". A story of a young and very impoverished Abe Lincoln, and his career as a su... |
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