+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.19.1949 | family theater (101) world without end |
+ "World Without End". A newly married bride gets that dreaded telegram soon after her husband is ... | |
| 01.26.1949 | family theater (102) melancholy clown |
+ "Melancholy Clown". The "true" story of David Belasco, the famous theatrical producer and playwr... | |
| 02.02.1949 | family theater (103) guilty of mercy |
+ "Guilty Of Mercy". A young girl is passed over for the lead in the school play. When the girl wh... | |
| 02.09.1949 | family theater (104) alter of freedom |
+ "Altar Of Freedom". A woman's five sons go to war, much against her wishes. All five are killed ... | |
| 02.16.1949 | family theater (105) god and a red scooter |
+ "God and A Red Scooter". The second anniversary program, the third broadcast of the script on "F... | |
| 03.02.1949 | family theater (107) all brides are beautiful |
+ "All Brides Are Beautiful". An ugly woman gets a job with an attorney...a blind attorney! + When... | |
| 03.09.1949 | family theater (108) hollywood story |
+ "Hollywood Story". A Hollywood writer's ambition, greed and desire for success drives his wife a... | |
| 03.16.1949 | family theater (109) the leprechaun who didn't listen |
+ "The Leprechaun Who Didn't Listen". A young leprechaun learns his trade and the all-important se... | |
| 03.23.1949 | family theater (110) for the love of an angel |
+ "For The Love Of Angel". A New Yorker and a G. I. from Iowa form a strange friendship during the... | |
| 03.30.1949 | family theater (111) the fourth strike |
+ "The Fourth Strike". A new man in town organizes the local kids into a baseball team and becomes... | |
| 04.06.1949 | family theater (112) night elevator |
+ "Night Elevator". An interesting evening in an office building with the night elevator operator.... | |
| 04.13.1949 | family theater (113) the passion and death of christ |
+The Mutual Broadcasting System in cooperation with Family Theater Incorporated presents Miss Ethel ... | |
| 04.20.1949 | family theater (114) the empty room |
+ "The Empty Room". After the death of their nine year old son, a husband considers an adoption. H... | |
| 04.27.1949 | family theater (115) throw your heart into the ring |
+ "Throw Your Heart In The Ring". A visiting nurse helps a sick man in a seedy hotel...who has a g... | |
| 05.04.1949 | family theater (116) round trip |
+ "Round Trip". Two former lovers meet on a train and remember their past relationship. A well-wri... | |
| 05.11.1949 | family theater (117) stolen symphony |
+ "Stolen Symphony". After a test pilot crashes and is killed, an angel brings his spirit back to ... | |
| 05.18.1949 | family theater (118) the legacy |
+ "The Legacy". A woman who marries a professor for his money discovers that he has a young son, a... | |
| 05.25.1949 | family theater (119) man with a plow |
+ "Man With A Plow". An old fashioned farmer is satisfied with his old way of life, despite the "m... | |
| 06.01.1949 | family theater (120) the hidden heart |
+ "The Hidden Heart". After refusing to help his son get started in business, a successful busines... | |
| 06.08.1949 | family theater (121) the hound of heaven |
+ "The Hound Of Heaven". The story of Francis Thompson, aa homeless, jobless man of old London who... | |
| 06.15.1949 | family theater (122) the scout |
+ "The Scout". A small time coach makes a deal with the devil. + Host: Frank Ricky Skip Welsh was... | |
| 06.22.1949 | family theater (123) the postmistress of laurel run |
+ "The Postmistress Of Laurel Run". A widow in a mining community carries on the memory of her hus... | |
| 06.29.1949 | family theater (124) the necklace |
+ "The Necklace". A lost necklace must be replaced at all costs. + Set in Paris in the year 1870. ... | |
| 07.06.1949 | family theater (125) the pardoner's tale |
+ "The Pardoner's Tale". A gift from death himself for three rogues. + Hostess: Diana Lynn The Pa... | |
| 07.13.1949 | family theater (126) moby dick |
+ "Moby Dick". A well-done condensation of the hunt for the white whale. + Celeste Holm introduces... |
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