+ 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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| 04.01.1953 | family theater (312) the passion and death of christ |
+ "The Passion and Death Of Our Lord". A one voice narrative of the betrayal and crucifixion of Ch... | |
| 03.25.1953 | family theater (311) round trip |
+ "Round Trip". A chance meeting on a commuter train brings back memories of a pre-war romance. Th... | |
| 03.18.1953 | family theater (310) safe at home |
+ "Safe At Home". A young boy would rather act and write plays than play ball, much to the annoyan... | |
| 03.11.1953 | family theater (309) namgay doola |
+ "Namgay Doolah". A story of old India. A citizen of a small kingdom proves most vexatious...and ... | |
| 03.04.1953 | family theater (308) god and the a scooter |
+ "God and A Red Scooter". A grape farmer bets his fortune on his fields...and loses! God sometime... | |
| 02.25.1953 | family theater (307) two tickets for stockholm |
+ "Two Tickets For Stockholm". A dramatization of a true story, sent to the program by "The Crusad... | |
| 02.18.1953 | family theater (306) heritage of home |
+ "Heritage Of Homes". A broadcast marking the fifth anniversary of "Family Theatre." Loretta Youn... | |
| 02.11.1953 | family theater (305) the indispensable man |
+ "The Indispensible Man". A man travelling to Washington D. C. with a secret formula develops amn... | |
| 02.04.1953 | family theater (304) home for thanksgiving |
+ "Home For Thanksgiving". A warm family story about a return for the holidays. The script was pre... | |
| 01.28.1953 | family theater (303) spunky |
+ "Spunky". An unusual story about a boy and his dog. Spunky's the boy, Pete's the dog...and he ca... | |
| 01.21.1953 | family theater (302) a kind of treasure |
+ "A Kind Of Treasure". A sixty-year-old bank guard retires to fulfill his dream...going to the Ca... | |
| 01.14.1953 | family theater (301) the adventures of amy wilson |
+ "The Adventures Of Amy". During the previous broadcast of "Family Theatre", this story was annou... | |
| 01.07.1953 | family theater (300) the finding of the temple |
+ "The Finding In The Temple". The story of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem with his family, when he w... | |
| 12.31.1952 | family theater (299) the presentation |
+ "The Presentation Of The Christ Child In The Temple". The story of the presentation of Jesus, fo... | |
| 12.24.1952 | family theater (298) the nativity |
+ "The Nativity". The story of Jesus, produced in co-operation with the Catholic Daughters Of Amer... | |
| 12.17.1952 | family theater (297) crossroads of christmas |
+ "The Crossroads Of Christmas". An inn-keeper of Nazareth is jeopardized by his Roman-hating neph... | |
| 12.10.1952 | family theater (296) lullaby of christmas |
+ "Lullabye Of Christmas". A Christmas fable about a young boy who could not speak, at the time of... | |
| 12.03.1952 | family theater (295) della |
+ "Della". An alcoholic bum meets a strange little girl who is "waiting to grow up." Another name ... | |
| 11.19.1952 | family theater (294) just for tonight |
+ "Just For Tonight". An actress takes a temporary job as a governess...just for tonight. Tony La ... | |
| 11.12.1952 | family theater (293) a vacation for mom |
+ "Vacation For Mom". Mom wins a baking contest. The prize is a two week vacation...alone! What ab... | |
| 11.05.1952 | family theater (292) a snake in time |
+ "A Snake In Time". A western comedy in which "Matilda," the world's only "watch snake," saves th... | |
| 10.29.1952 | family theater (291) these thy gifts |
+ "These Thy Gifts". A soldier (presumably in Korea) muses on voting privileges back home. A serie... | |
| 10.22.1952 | family theater (290) the cliff |
+ "The Cliff". A young boy is trapped at the bottom of a cliff...with the tide coming in. The scri... | |
| 10.15.1952 | family theater (289) the heart also sees |
+ "The Heart Also Sees". The romance between a homely girl and a blind soldier nearly ends after t... | |
| 10.08.1952 | family theater (288) mail order missus |
+ "Mail Order Missus". A widower would like nothing better than to remarry his old flame. When he'... |
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