+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.15.1951 | family theater (232) the courthouse battle |
+ "The Courthouse Battle". The new mayor finds himself in the midst of a controversey about the ol... | |
| 08.08.1951 | family theater (231) the bid was four hearts |
+ "The Bid Was Four Hearts". The story of the four chaplains who gave up their life jackets when a... | |
| 08.01.1951 | family theater (230) rhapsody in bop |
+ "Rhapsody In Bop". Three down-and-out vagabonds travelling cross-country in a Pierce Arrow, buy ... | |
| 07.18.1951 | family theater (229) the house where time stopped |
+ "The House Where Time Stopped". A touching story about an old man, still waiting for the return ... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 06.13.1951 | family theater (224) the stop watch heart |
+ "Stopwatch Finale". A man on death row tells hi... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 05.30.1951 | family theater (222) peppe virgo |
+ "Pepe Virgo, Amerian Citizen". A naturalized Italian-American citizen loses his job as a meat-cu... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.16.1951 | 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... | |
| 05.09.1951 | family theater (219) the right approach |
+ "The Right Approach". An Irish cop is given an unusual case to solve. Why does Mr. Whitebridge b... | |
| 05.02.1951 | 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 04.18.1951 | family theater (216) the promise |
+ "The Promise". After a "fatal" traffic accident, an estranged couple find a new relationship wit... | |
| 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... | |
| 04.04.1951 | 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 03.14.1951 | 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... | |
| 03.07.1951 | 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... |
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