+ 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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| 07.20.1949 | family theater (127) my terminal moraine |
+ "My Terminal Moraine". Impoverished heart ne'er won fair lady. Perhaps a terminal moraine will h... | |
| 07.27.1949 | family theater (128) robin hood |
+ "Robin Hood". The sheriff of Nottingham threatens the death of Maid Marion to ensare Robin Hood.... | |
| 08.03.1949 | family theater (129) the bishop's candlesticks |
+ "The Bishop's Candlesticks". A dramatization from the sequence in "Les Miserables." The bishop b... | |
| 08.10.1949 | family theater (130) the fountain of youth |
+ "The Fountain Of Youth". A wood sprite allows a woodcutter and his wife to fill a jug with water... | |
| 08.17.1949 | family theater (131) the story of joyce kilmer |
+ "The Story Of Joyce Kilmer". The story of the famous poet from New Jersey who was killed during ... | |
| 08.24.1949 | family theater (132) robert of sicily |
+ "Robert Of Sicily". A story adapted from "Tales Of A Wayside Inn" by Longfellow. King Robert fin... | |
| 08.31.1949 | family theater (133) the denver express |
+ "The Denver Express". A famous railroad story of old #17 and the eventful construction of the ro... | |
| 09.07.1949 | family theater (134) song of roland |
+ "The Song Of Roland". The famous tale of heroism, as the soldier of France battles the treachero... | |
| 09.14.1949 | family theater (135) mademoiselle fifi |
+ "Mademoiselle Fifi". A Prussian military officer on occupation duty in conquered France is stabb... | |
| 09.21.1949 | family theater (136) queen of the angels |
+ "Queen Of The Angels". A salute to the city of Los Angeles on its 168th anniversary. A history o... | |
| 09.28.1949 | family theater (137) evangeline |
+ "Evangeline". The maiden of Acadia searches for her lost love. + Hostess: Mona Freeman | |
| 10.05.1949 | family theater (138) the gold bug |
+ "The Gold Bug". One of the first "detective" stories ever written, and the first in which a ciph... | |
| 10.12.1949 | family theater (139) the happy prince |
+ "The Happy Prince". Sustaining. + The Happy Prince by Oscar Wild is a heartwarming enduring story... | |
| 10.19.1949 | family theater (140) ivanhoe |
+ "Ivanhoe". A favorite story of knighthood, tournaments and chivalry. + From Hollywood the Mutual... | |
| 10.26.1949 | family theater (141) in each other's shoes |
+ "In Each Other's Shoes". A dream about the conquest of New York. All it takes is a new pair of s... | |
| 11.02.1949 | family theater (142) king o'toole and saint kevin |
+ "King O'Toole and St. Kevin". St. Kevin can make old things as good as new, starting with a much... | |
| 11.09.1949 | family theater (143) window in the sky |
+ "Window In The Sky". A young girl who wants a baby brother very much, meets...Booker T. Washingt... | |
| 11.16.1949 | family theater (144) by sun and candlelight |
+ "By Sun and Candlelight". The well-known love story of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. + ... | |
| 11.23.1949 | family theater (145) the courtship of miles standish |
+ "The Courtship Of Miles Standish". The famous story set in Pilgrim days, in honor of Thanksgivin... | |
| 11.30.1949 | family theater (146) rip van winkle |
+ "Rip Van Winkle". A charming retelling of the story about a good rest in the Catskills. Howard M... | |
| 12.07.1949 | family theater (147) don quixote |
+ "Don Quixote". The last knight in all the world sets out to do a good deed. However, a windmill ... | |
| 12.14.1949 | family theater (148) the other wise man |
+ "The Other Wise Man". A well-done Christmas story about the fourth wise man, and his three treas... | |
| 12.21.1949 | family theater (149) the littlest angel |
+ "The Littlest Angel". He was only four years old, but his gift was the one favored by God. The l... | |
| 12.28.1949 | family theater (150) the cobbler's window |
+ "The Cobbler In The Window". A lonely old man who is longing for death changes his outlook after... | |
| 01.04.1950 | family theater (151) old judge priest |
+ "Old Judge Priest". When "Peep" O'Day inherits $40,000 from England, all goes well in his life, ... |
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