+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 02.13.1952 | family theater (257) heritage of home |
+ Program #274. "Heritage Of Homes". The program's fifth aniversary broadcast. Loretta Young appea... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 02.27.1952 | family theater (259) the promise |
+ "The Promise". A feuding couple meets a strange old man after a traffic accidnet. The man insist... | |
| 03.05.1952 | family theater (260) the land of sunshine |
+ "Land Of Sunshine". A retired farmer in Florida is helped through a strange disease with the hel... | |
| 03.12.1952 | family theater (261) the big one |
+ "The Big One". An Irish lad meets a leprechaun...a big leprechaun; adventures in America follow.... | |
| 03.19.1952 | family theater (262) burden on the family |
+ "Burden On The Family". Seventy-five-year-old Captain Twelvetrees enters an old folks home and f... | |
| 03.26.1952 | family theater (263) the pitchfork experiment |
+ "The Pitchfork Experiment". A calvary officer and his sister are assigned to introduce camels as... | |
| 04.02.1952 | family theater (264) 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... | |
| 04.23.1952 | family theater (267) cass wiggins rookie |
+ "Cass Wiggins, Rookie". A hick from Arkansas turns out to be a Major League pitcher. Beware of a... | |
| 04.30.1952 | family theater (268) the visitor |
+ "The Visitor". A Martian has landed at a small private airport in Delano, California. He's the l... | |
| 05.07.1952 | family theater (269) the genius from hoboken |
+ "Genius From Hoboken". An immigrant barber wants nothing more than to make violins, but his fami... | |
| 05.14.1952 | family theater (270) the continental cowboy |
+ "The Continental Cowboy". A Hollywood cowboy, tired of the movie colony, escapes to France, wher... | |
| 05.21.1952 | family theater (271) world without end |
+ "World Without End". A newly married bride gets that dreaded telegram soon after her husband is ... | |
| 05.28.1952 | family theater (272) the baby sitter |
+ "The Baby Sitter". A high school coach insists on spending the evening alone with the new baby, ... | |
| 06.04.1952 | family theater (273) portrait of cynthia |
+ "Portrait Of Cynthia". A widow with financial problems finds herself posing for a portrait by a ... | |
| 06.11.1952 | family theater (274) man of the house |
+ "Man Of The House". A man who failed to prevent a bank robbery and watched his best friend die, ... | |
| 06.18.1952 | family theater (275) special delivery schultz |
+ "Special Delivery Schultz". A romantic comedy about a young mailman, just back from a hitch in t... | |
| 06.25.1952 | family theater (276) the problem child problem |
+ "The Problem Child Problem". An author who writes about child psychology meets five year old Phi... | |
| 07.02.1952 | family theater (277) we hold these truths |
+ "We Hold These Truths". A series of dramatic vignettes celebrating the fourth of July. Colonel F... | |
| 07.16.1952 | family theater (278) ten o'clock scholar |
+ "Ten O'Clock Scholar". A young girl never goes to school, but passes all her tests. Her business... | |
| 07.30.1952 | womans touch | ||
| 08.13.1952 | family theater (280) action was limited |
+ "Action Was Limited". A well-done drama of the Korean war. + The news reporters of the Korean Wa... | |
| 08.20.1952 | family theater (281) the fledgling |
+ "The Fledgling". A silly comedy about a trans-Atlantic flight with a "noodle-headed" stewardess ... |
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