+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.31.1947 | family theater (025) descent into paradise |
+ "Descent Into Paradise". A well-written melodrama about a crippled composer, his little girl, an... | |
| 08.07.1947 | family theater (026) no greater love |
+ "No Greater Love". A melodrama about a reporter who becomes a newsboy after going blind. Refusin... | |
| 08.14.1947 | family theater (027) the windbag |
+ "The Windbag". When Mr. Lattimer is given credit for becoming a radio writer, complications ensu... | |
| 08.21.1947 | family theater (028) the tin whistle |
+ "The Tin Whistle". A small boy and his beloved whistle cause considerable trouble for a school t... | |
| 08.28.1947 | family theater (029) the world of david lee |
+ "The World Of David Lee". When a not-so-nice boy is jailed for robbery, David Lee feels that he ... | |
| 09.04.1947 | family theater (030) no man is a stranger |
+ "No Man Is A Stranger". A foreign diplomat meets an American family with a universal problem. It... | |
| 09.11.1947 | family theater (031) stopwatch finale |
+ "Stopwatch Finale". A convict awaiting execution on death row tells the story of how he met "Mr.... | |
| 09.18.1947 | family theater (032) strictly amateur |
+ "Strictly Amateurs". A young couple's marriage founders when the wife tries to further her actin... | |
| 09.25.1947 | family theater (033) blue memorandum |
+ "Blue Memorandum". A busy tycoon learns the value of human relations. + When prominent businessm... | |
| 10.02.1947 | family theater (034) the hound of heaven |
+ "The Hound Of Heaven". The story of Francis Thompson, an outcast who became a famous writer...wi... | |
| 10.09.1947 | family theater (035) t formation |
+ "T Formation". A boastful football star loses the use of his legs, but learns about teamwork fro... | |
| 10.16.1947 | family theater (036) the prayer that won the west |
+ "The Prayer That Won The West". An early Mission to California needs the help of a "practical ma... | |
| 10.23.1947 | family theater (037) heaven is like that |
+ "Heaven Is Like That". A wealthy Englishman with only a year to live falls in love with a girl o... | |
| 10.30.1947 | family theater (038) advice to the lovelorn |
+ "Advice To The Lovelorn". Fibber and Molly try to play cupid when Doc Gamble's secretary breaks ... | |
| 11.06.1947 | family theater (039) journey home |
+ "Journey Home". A well-written story about a young hobo on a freight train heading east, and his... | |
| 11.13.1947 | family theater (040) the perfect wife |
+ "The Perfect Wife". A woman who is devoted to her home and family feels threatened when a succes... | |
| 11.20.1947 | family theater (041) son of mine |
+ "Son Of Mine". A small town druggist visits his son at an exclusive boarding school, convinced t... | |
| 11.27.1947 | family theater (042) home for thanksgiving |
+ "Home For Thanksgiving". An American woman and her Austrian husband return to the city where he ... | |
| 12.04.1947 | family theater (043) oh romeo, my romeo |
+ "Oh Romeo, My Romeo". A young girl at a boarding school wants only to be an actress, despite the... | |
| 12.11.1947 | family theater (044) substitute santa |
+ "Substitute Santa". A Christmas story set in a busy department store. Romance and re-union in th... | |
| 12.18.1947 | family theater (045) a rose by any other name |
+ "A Rose By Any Other Name". A star basketball ... | |
| 12.25.1947 | family theater (046) the juggler of our lady |
+ "The Juggler Of Our Lady". A Christmas fable about a poor circus juggler who worshipped the Chri... | |
| 01.01.1948 | family theater (047) in another year |
+ "In Another Year". During the Depression, a family somehow manages to get along through the year... | |
| 01.08.1948 | family theater (048) the happiest person in the world |
+ "The Happiest Person In The World". A clever fantasy about little 1948, who's sent out to locate... | |
| 01.15.1948 | family theater (049) stolen symphony |
+ "Stolen Symphony". After a test pilot crashes and is killed, an angel brings his spirit back to ... |
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