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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
01.24.1951	family theater (204) a star for helen	+ "A Star For Helen". A kindly janitor watches young Helen grow up and try to deal with an alcohol...
01.31.1951	family theater (205) pinnochio	+ "The Adventures Of Pinnochio". Mel at his best. Pinnochio sounds like Bugs Bunny, Tweetie Pie an...
02.07.1951	family theater (206) the long way 'round	+ "The Long Way Round". A man just returned home from a sanitarium after a nervous breakdown, find...
02.14.1951	family theater (207) the treasury of holmes	+ . "The Treasury Of Homes". The fourth anniversary program of the series. A musical portrait of A...
02.21.1951	family theater (208) the hound of heaver	+ "The Hound Of Heaven". The story of Francis Thompson, a homeless, jobless, man of old London who...
02.28.1951	family theater (209) the flame and the sword	+ "The Flame and The Sword". An adventure of old Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth. + A saviou...
03.07.1951	family theater (210) 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...
03.14.1951	family theater (211) pardon for tippy	+ "A Pardon For Tippy". A little girl's dog is taken off to the dog pound...and must be saved! A h...
03.21.1951	family theater (212) the passion and death of christ	+ "The Passion and Death Of Christ". An Easter broadcast about the betrayal and crucifixion of Jes...
03.28.1951	family theater (213) the major, he was a sailor	+ "The Major: He Was A Sailor". An army chaplain on a navy patrol boat off the coast of China prov...
04.04.1951	family theater (214) suzie's prayer ball	+ "Suzy's Prayer Ball". A baseball story about a pitcher starting to lose his touch. His young dau...
04.11.1951	family theater (215) general pumpkin's birthday	+ "General Pumpkin's Holiday". Peter Bright single-handedly creates a brand new holiday. A slapsti...
04.18.1951	family theater (216) the promise	+ "The Promise". After a "fatal" traffic accident, an estranged couple find a new relationship wit...
04.25.1951	family theater (217) tommy malone comes home	+ "Tommy Malone Comes Home". Tommy returns home to the small Irish village where he was born. Back...
05.02.1951	family theater (218) heaven is like that	+ "Heaven Is Like That". A wealthy Englishman with but a year to live, decides to give away his fo...
05.09.1951	family theater (219) the right approach	+ "The Right Approach". An Irish cop is given an unusual case to solve. Why does Mr. Whitebridge b...
05.16.1951	family theater (220) the luck of roaring camp	+ "The Luck Of Roaring Camp". A young baby changes a rough and tumble mining camp...for the better...
05.23.1951	family theater (221) the golden touch	+ "The Golden Touch". An amusing variation on the "King Midas" theme, custom crafted for Mr. Benny...
05.30.1951	family theater (222) peppe virgo	+ "Pepe Virgo, Amerian Citizen". A naturalized Italian-American citizen loses his job as a meat-cu...
06.06.1951	family theater (223) the hold out heart	+ "The Holdout Heart". An orphan in an asylum is divorced from the reality of not having parents. ...
06.13.1951	family theater (224) the stop watch heart	+ "Stopwatch Finale". A man on death row tells hi...
06.20.1951	family theater (225) song for a long road	+ "Song For A Long Road". The story of Joyce Kilmer, the famous American poet. The script was prev...
06.27.1951	family theater (226) days of grace	+ "Days Of Grace". A woman in wartime London entertains her fiance's brother while he's at the fro...
07.04.1951	family theater (227) mademoiselle from saint antoine	+ "Mademoiselle From Saint Antoine". The adventures of a bunch of G. I.s who "liberate" a small Fr...
07.11.1951	family theater (228) the funnyman	+ "The Funny Man". The son of a show business trooper wants very much to become a performer. His g...

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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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