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+ Heartbeat Theater (1956 - 1985) was the last live, regularly scheduled radio drama produced in Hollywood. The first one was produced in December of 1955 and released in March, 1956. I think Preston Foster was in the first one. Raymond Burr did some, Greer Garson--everyone's done a 'Heartbeat' at one time or another. All sorts of famous people appeared on the show. The Salvation Army saved "Heartbeat" in 1977 with its plan to update sound effects and dramatize social issues. After the 1977 transformation, Hills' new "Heartbeat Theater" wallowed in prostitution, incest and homosexuality with the regularity of a 1980s TV sitcom. At one point, Hills had to discourage an overenthusiastic would-be TV writer from submitting "Heartbeat" plays with a Kojak-like Salvation Army captain climaxing final acts by chasing down villains in a squad car. The final show, featuring Daws Butler and hosted by "Days of Our Lives" soap-opera doctor MacDonald Carey, was taped Oct. 10, 1985 at Studio House in Hollywood, just after producers George Galbraith and Don Hills got word that the Salvation Army had written them out of their 1985 budget. Hills, who cranked out 52 morality tales a year for the show, said the Salvation Army spent half its annual media budget on keeping the half-hour drama alive for the 500 U.S. radio stations on the "Heartbeat" distribution list. Click here to read more about Heartbeat Theater

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.02.1958	the remarkable incident at whitney hills	+Program #101. Salvation Army syndication. "The Remarkable Incident At Whitney Hills". Sponsored by:...
11.09.1958	heartbeat theater (141) success	+ Program #141. Salvation Army syndication. "Success". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal. A y...
11.16.1958	heartbeat theater (142) the sighting	+Program #142. Salvation Army syndication. "The Sighting". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund army. A...
04.26.1959	heartbeat theater (165) the last witness	+Program #165. Salvation Army syndication. "The Last Witness". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund app...
05.03.1959	heartbeat theater (166) the lucky break	+Program #166. Salvation Army syndication. "The Lucky Break". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appe...
05.10.1959	heartbeat theater (0167) say to the mountain	+Program #167. Salvation Army syndication. "Say To The Mountain". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund ...
05.17.1959	heartbeat theater (168) the ghost of danton hill	+Program #168. Salvation Army syndication. "The Ghost Of Danton Hill". Sponsored by: Salvation Army ...
07.26.1959	heartbeat theater (178) the con man	+ Program #178. Salvation Army syndication. "The Con Man". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal....
08.09.1959	heartbeat theater (180) the lie	+Program #180. Salvation Army syndication. "The Lie". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal. Soon...
08.30.1959	heartbeat theater (183) once a thief	+Program #183. Salvation Army syndication. "Once A Thief". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal....
09.06.1959	heartbeat theater (184) a good angel	+Program #184. Salvation Army syndication. "A Good Angel". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal....
12.20.1959	heartbeat theater (199) the kettle	+Program #199. Salvation Army syndication. "The Kettle". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal. T...
12.27.1959	heartbeat theater (200) yuan tan	+Program #200. Salvation Army syndication. "Yuan Tan". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal. Cel...
01.17.1960	heartbeat theater (203) abstract	+Program #203. Salvation Army syndication. "Abstract". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal. The...
01.24.1960	heartbeat theater (204) count of nine	+Program #204. Salvation Army syndication. "Count Of Nine". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal...
10.09.1960	heartbeat theater (241) portrait of a prophet part 1	+Program #241. Salvation Army syndication. "Portrait Of A Prophet" Part 1. Sponsored by: Salvation A...
10.16.1960	heartbeat theater (242) portrait of a prophet part 2	+Program #242. Salvation Army syndication. "Portrait Of A Prophet" Part 2. Sponsored by: Salvation A...
10.23.1960	heartbeat theater (243) the tea party	+Program #243. Salvation Army syndication. "The Tea Party". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal...
10.30.1960	heartbeat theater (244) the emergency	+Program #244. Salvation Army syndication. "The Emergency". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appeal...
03.12.1961	heartbeat theater (263) a case in point	+Program #263. Salvation Army syndication. "A Case In Point". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund appe...
12.17.1961	heartbeat theater (303) in his footsteps	+Program #303. Salvation Army syndication. "In His Footsteps". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund app...
12.24.1961	heartbeat theater (304) the third saturday in advent	+Program #304. Salvation Army syndication. "The Third Saturday In Advent". Sponsored by: Salvation A...
12.31.1961	heartbeat theater (305) hand on my shoulder	+Program #305. Salvation Army syndication. "Hand On My Shoulder". Sponsored by: Salvation Army fund ...

The stars of the programs are radio, movie and television stars of the time. The programs dramatizes accounts of folk helping others through illness, tragedy and heartbreak. It was broadcast from 1956 to 1985. Narrators for the program include C.P. McGregor, Marvin Miller and Macdonald Carey.

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