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+ Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the radio version and known as Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, was a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. Ford Theater as a radio series lasted for only two seasons. Its first season was broadcast from New York City on NBC with such actors as Ed Begley, Shirley Booth, Gary Merrill, Everett Sloane and Vicki Vola. This season ran from October 5, 1947 to June 27, 1948. Due to poor ratings, Ford moved the show to Hollywood and CBS for the second season, where top Hollywood actors headed the casts. This season, which lasted from October 8, 1948 to July 1, 1949, received much higher ratings. However, with television rising in popularity, Ford decided to end its radio show and focus solely on television.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Ford Theater, The

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.05.1947	connecticut yankee in king arthurs court	+ "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court". Sponsored by: Ford. The first show of the series....
11.02.1947	ah wilderness	+ "Ah, Wilderness". Sponsored by: Ford.
11.16.1947	carmen jones	+ "Carmen Jones". Sponsored by: Ford. The first radio production of the opera, written by Bizet but...
12.21.1947	the man who played god	+ "The Man Who Played God". Sponsored by: Ford. A famous pianist is deafened when a grenade explode...
12.28.1947	father dear father	+ "Father, Dear Father". Sponsored by: Ford.
01.04.1948	adventures of the bad boy	+ "The Adventures Of A Bad Boy". Sponsored by: Ford. A fine murder mystery, deduced and solved by ...
01.11.1948	storm in a teacup	+ "Storm In A Teacup". Sponsored by: Ford. A fine comedy about a small-town journalist who tackles ...
01.13.1948	girl crazy rehearsal	+ "Girl Crazy". Sponsored by: Ford. An adaption of the smash 1930 musical about an Eastern playboy...
01.18.1948	girl crazy	+ "Girl Crazy". Sponsored by: Ford. An adaption of the smash 1930 musical about an Eastern playboy ...
02.01.1948	green pastures	+ "The Green Pastures". Sponsored by: Ford. Stories from the Old Testament, with an all-black point...
02.08.1948	abe lincoln in illinois	+ "Abe Lincoln In Illinois". Sponsored by: Ford. The first part of a two-part play. This part had b...
03.21.1948	its a gift	+ "It's A Gift. Sponsored by: Ford. A comedy about a wounded war vet who gets dizzy and has to "con...
04.18.1948	the silver cord	+ "The Silver Cord". Sponsored by: Ford. A well-written, if somewhat heavy-handed melodrama about a...
05.09.1948	front page	+ "The Front Page". Sponsored by: Ford, Mercury. The classic comedy about the rough and tumble Chic...
05.16.1948	counselor at law	+ "Counselor At Law". Sponsored by: Ford, Mercury. A fine radio production about a wealthy lawyer t...
05.23.1948	a star is born	+ "A Star Is Born". Sponsored by: Ford. The Hollywood classic of a young girl on the way up, while ...
05.30.1948	laura	+ "Laura". Sponsored by: Mercury. The famous murder mystery with that haunting theme. A detective f...
06.06.1948	michael and mary	+ "Michael and Mary". Sponsored by: Ford. A melodrama about a married couple confronted by the woma...
06.13.1948	my sister eileen	+ "My Sister Eileen". Sponsored by: Ford. The classic comedy about two sisters from Columbus, Ohio,...
06.20.1948	the late christopher bean	+ "The Late Christopher Bean". Sponsored by: Ford. A good story about a rural housekeeper whose on...
06.27.1948	arrowsmith	+ "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Ford. The story about a young doctor determined to contribute to medi...
10.08.1948	madam bovary	+ Los Angeles. "Madame Bovary". Sponsored by: Ford, Bulova (local), Long Cabin Syrup (previous pro...
10.15.1948	double indemnity	+ "Double Indemnity". Sponsored by: Ford, Bulova (local). 9:00 P. M. (7:00 P. M. Pacific). "A cu...
10.29.1948	of human bondage	+ "Of Human Bondage". Sponsored by: Ford, Bulova Watch (local).
01.21.1949	anna christie	+ "Anna Christie". Sponsored by: Ford, Bulova (local).

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This anthology series was broadcast on NBC from October 5, 1947 to June 27, 1948, then CBS from October 8, 1948 to July 1, 1949. The host of the program was Howard Lindsay, the co-author of Life With Father. The NBC series featured New York Radio performers. The CBS series was announced by Nelson Case, and featured then current top Hollywood stars such as Claude Rains, Marlene Dietrich, Burt Lancaster, Lucille Ball and Jack Benny.

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