One Man's Family was a 30-minute family drama radio series sponsored by Snowdrift and Wesson Oil. Created by Carlton E. Morse, the thing about this radio show was that it is divided into books and chapters like those of literary works. The story was about the daily life and struggles of a family living in a Sea Cliff in San Francisco, California.
The family is headed by Henry Barbour, a stockbroker, together with his wife Fanny. The couple have five children namely Paul, Hazel, Clifford and Claudia, and Jack. Throughout the story, each of them would refer to some places in San Francisco especially the Golden Gate Bridge, which can be seen from their living room. The role of Henry Barbour was given to J. Anthony Smythe, while Minetta Ellen took the role of Fanny for the show’s first thirteen years, after which Mary Adams took over until the end. Other stars included Michael Raffeto (who was replaced by Russell Thorson later on) as Paul, Bernice Berwin as Hazel, Barton Yarborough as Clifford, and Kathleen Wilson as Claudia. The show lasted for 27 years, with its pilot episode on April 29, 1932 and its last on April 24, 1959. Given that, it’s no wonder that One Man's Family is dubbed as radio's most popular and longest-running national serial ever made. The show was able to produce a total of 36 books with 3,256 chapters.
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 08.02.1950 | one man's family b076c18 the book of rexford frome |
+Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 76. Chapter 18. There was a prowler in the house last night; it... | |
| 08.03.1950 | one man's family b076c19 the book of rexford frome |
+ Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 76. Chapter 19. A prowler has visited the Barbours, Arnie Gans... | |
| 08.04.1950 | one man's family b076c20 the book of rexford frome |
+ Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 76. Chapter 20. Paul, Christine, and jealous Rex have a confro... | |
| 08.07.1950 | one man's family b076c21 the book of rexford frome |
+Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 76. Chapter 21. Paul's romance is just ending and he's gone to ... | |
| 08.11.1950 | one man's family b076c25 the book of rexford frome |
+Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 76. Chapter 25. Was it a time bomb? We'll never know why the Fr... | |
| 08.17.1950 | one man's family b077c04 the book of henry |
+Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day. Book 77. Chapter 4. The pain in Father Barbour's knee soesn'... | |
| 08.24.1950 | one man's family b077c09 the book of henry |
+Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 77. Chapter 9. Father Barbour has returned from the hospital af... | |
| 08.25.1950 | one man's family b077c10 the book of henry |
+ Sponsored by: Tabcin, Bactine. Book 77. Chapter 10. Father Barbour refuses to apologize to Dr. Tho... | |
| 08.28.1950 | one man's family b077c11 the book of henry |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 77. Chapter 11. Father Barbour tries to use his crutches. Opening a... | |
| 08.29.1950 | one man's family b077c12 the book of henry |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 77. Chapter 12. Father Barbour finally bends his knee. The organ the... | |
| 08.30.1950 | one man's family b077c13 the book of henry |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 77. Chapter 13. Judge Hunter visits Father Barbour recovering from ... | |
| 08.31.1950 | one man's family b077c14 the book of henry |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 77. Chapter 14. | |
| 09.01.1950 | one man's family b077c15 the book of henry |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 77. Chapter 15. | |
| 09.04.1950 | book 78 chapter 1 |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 1. Father Barbour has invited Elwood Giddings to be a h... | |
| 09.05.1950 | book78 chapter 2 |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 2. Teddy's secret engagement isn't much of a secret. A h... | |
| 09.06.1950 | one man's family b078c03 the book of teddy |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 3. Even though Father Barbour is trying to squash it, r... | |
| 09.07.1950 | one man's family b078c04 the book of teddy |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 4. Elwood suspects his secret is getting around. | |
| 09.08.1950 | one man's family b078c05 the book of teddy |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 5. Teddy has returned home from Germany, but doesn't an... | |
| 09.11.1950 | one man's family b078c06 the book of teddy |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 6. The story of the engagement is printed in the paper ... | |
| 09.12.1950 | one man's family b078c07 the book of teddy |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 7. The truth is revealed that Elwood and Teddy aren't re... | |
| 09.13.1950 | one man's family b078c08 the book of teddy |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 8. Teddy confesses to Paul that she's not sure she real... | |
| 09.14.1950 | one man's family b078c09 the book of teddy |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 9. Elwood has left the Barbour's house and is living in ... | |
| 09.15.1950 | one man's family b078c10 the book of teddy |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 10. Elwood finally presents an engagement ring to Teddy,... | |
| 09.18.1950 | one man's family b078c11 the book of teddy |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 11. Father Barbour is making plans for the wedding, a pr... | |
| 09.19.1950 | one man's family b078c12 the book of teddy |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 78. Chapter 12. Teddy puts off setting a wedding date and returns p... |
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