+ 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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| 02.20.1952 | family theater (258) the redhead |
+ "The Redhead". A melodrama about a doctor and his sister, who dies as a caring nurse. It's nice ... | |
| 02.13.1952 | family theater (257) heritage of home |
+ Program #274. "Heritage Of Homes". The program's fifth aniversary broadcast. Loretta Young appea... | |
| 02.06.1952 | family theater (256) pas de deux |
+ "Pas de Deux". The daughter of a famous ballerina is taking over the star's part in a new ballet... | |
| 01.30.1952 | family theater (255) curtain call for genesius |
+ "Curtain Call For Genesius". A Roman actor accepts a commission from the Emperor to write a play... | |
| 01.23.1952 | family theater (254) the thinking machine |
+ "The Thinking Machine". An early story about computers. A bank clerk, who is an amateur inventor... | |
| 01.16.1952 | family theater (253) the juggler of our lady |
+ "The Juggler Of Our Lady". A poor juggler of old France gives the mother of the Christ child the... | |
| 01.09.1952 | family theater (252) flight from home |
+ "Flight From Home". A powerful drama about a marriage in deep trouble. The script was previously... | |
| 12.26.1951 | family theater (250) star of wonder |
+ "Star Of Wonder". A Christmas story about three "wise men" who live in an observatory...and a te... | |
| 12.19.1951 | family theater (249) lullaby of christmas |
+ "Lullabye Of Christmas". A Christmas fable about a young boy who could not speak, at the time of... | |
| 12.12.1951 | family theater (248) the fable of the perfect princess |
+ "The Fable Of The Perfect Princess". Princess Diane falls for Prince William, who isn't at all i... | |
| 12.05.1951 | family theater (247) god and a red scooter |
+ "God and A Red Scooter". "Pity the man who cannot sleep." A grape grower worries about his first... | |
| 11.28.1951 | family theater (246) grandpa's marvelous x ray |
+ "Grandpa's Marvelous X-Ray". A young boy and his grandfather come upon "X-Ray," a stray dog who ... | |
| 11.14.1951 | family theater (245) meet mister jones |
+ "Meet Mr. Jones". A fictional story about Knute Rockne and the "Fighting Irish" of Notre Dame. +... | |
| 11.07.1951 | family theater (244) the story of danny dollar bill |
+ "The Story Of Danny Dollar Bill". A delightful, well-written story about a newly printed dollar ... | |
| 10.31.1951 | family theater (243) wherever you go |
+ "Wherever You Go". A scarred man and a limping woman fall in love and get married. After her leg... | |
| 10.24.1951 | family theater (242) talk about the weather |
+ "Talk About The Weather". While a peach farmer prays for rain, other have a different desire...s... | |
| 10.17.1951 | family theater (241) jewels of the queen |
+ "Jewels Of The Queen". The story of Christopher Columbus and his historic voyage. + It was the S... | |
| 10.10.1951 | family theater (240) madamoiselle from santoin |
+ "Mademoiselle From Saint Antoine". The story of the adventures of a bunch of G. I.'s who liberat... | |
| 10.03.1951 | family theater (239) the kid from scratch gravel |
+ "The Kid From Scratch Gravel". A traditional baseball story about the hayseed pitcher victimized... | |
| 09.26.1951 | family theater (238) the professor was a cheat |
+ "The Professor Was A Cheat". "Any lie, told well enough, will be believed." A professor and one ... | |
| 09.19.1951 | family theater (237) the kiddy story story |
+ "The Kiddie Story Story". A not-so-beautiful newspaper reporter gets a job as the secretary of a... | |
| 09.12.1951 | family theater (236) the hand of saint pierre |
+ "The Hand Of St. Pieere". Boy meets girl in wartime France. A broken stained glass window and an... | |
| 09.05.1951 | family theater (235) in shining armor |
+ "In Shining Armor". A young girl relates a romance story to her separated mother. It's a story w... | |
| 08.29.1951 | family theater (234) masquerade |
+ (o.k.). "Masquerade". A young lady from Iowa, trying unsuccessfully to break into pictures, pre... | |
| 08.22.1951 | family theater (233) seeds of promise |
+ "Seeds Of Promise". The story of Johnny Appleseed...and his story of love. + Seeds of Promise is... |
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