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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| 03.18.1958 | one man's family b129c56 lost in the fog |
+Book 129. Chapter 56. Greta has news from Norway. No one has seen Father Barbour since he went for ... | |
| 03.19.1958 | one man's family b129c57 an eight car collision |
+Book 129. Chapter 57. Father Barbour has been in a traffic accident. How old is he anyway? + One Ma... | |
| 03.20.1958 | one man's family b129c58 the truth about andy |
+Book 129. Chapter 58. Margaret comes for a visit and reveals to Father Barbour this his grandson An... | |
| 03.21.1958 | one man's family b129c59 the visit to berkeley |
+Book 129. Chapter 59. Father Barbour visits his grandson. Penelope's friend Bruce is seeing another... | |
| 04.11.1958 | one man's family b130c10 a front page party |
+ Book 130. Chapter 10. A large party is about to begin...with one hundred and two guests! Even Loui... | |
| 04.18.1958 | one man's family b130c15 a date with mr. mannington |
+ Book 130. Chapter 15. | |
| 05.16.1958 | one man's family b130c35 claudia tunes up the second fiddle |
+ Book 130. Chapter 35. | |
| 07.14.1958 | one man's family b131c10 the woman who stole a man |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 131. Chapter 10. Jack visits Hazel; Penelope is monopolizing David. C... | |
| 07.15.1958 | one man's family b131c11 a call to the fbi |
+Book 131. Chapter 11. A strange phone call leads to the summoning of the police. An intruder with a... | |
| 07.16.1958 | one man's family b131c12 conference with david norrich |
+ Book 131. Chapter 12. "A Communist hireling" has broken into the Barbour household. David bemoans ... | |
| 07.17.1958 | one man's family b131c13 the danger of the middle years |
+Participating sponsors. Book 131. Chapter 13. Betty and Jack have been maried twenty-one years...an... | |
| 07.18.1958 | one man's family b131c14 sharon versus penelope and vice versa |
+ Book 131. Chapter 14. Sharon, all dressed up, comes up against David and Penelope. | |
| 07.21.1958 | one man's family b131c15 claudia dreams of a royal wedding |
+Participating sponsors. Book 131. Chapter 15. Is Penelope getting interesting in David romantically... | |
| 07.22.1958 | one man's family b131c16 almost a princess |
+ Book 131. Chapter 16. A late night barbecue is held. Somebody's been following David. David does p... | |
| 08.03.1958 | one man's family bk 131 chap 25 consider martin sings a song at midnight (assumed date) | ||
| 10.03.1958 | one man's family b132c05 conversation between two sisters |
+Book 132. Chapter 5. | |
| 10.24.1958 | one man's family b132c20 mr. todhunter makes a speech |
+Book 132. Chapter 20. Father Barbour prepares his speech before the Bankers and Brokers Club, ffity... | |
| 11.03.1958 | one man's family b131c25 consider martin sings a song at midnight |
+Book 132. Chapter 25. Consider Martin returns home...under the influence. Plans are made to move co... | |
| 12.08.1958 | one man's family b132c49 the head of the house of murray |
+Book 132. Chapter 49. Penelope comes to visit Uncle Paul. Hazel asks Penelope for a job in her fash... | |
| 12.22.1958 | one man's family b132c59 red letter day at the barbours |
+ Book 132. Chapter 59. Good news from Tiburon. He's to be night manager at a new hotel. The job pay... | |
| 12.26.1958 | one man's family b132c62 jack barbour on waiting up for children |
+Book 132. Chapter 62. The family is waiting for the girls to come home; it's 1:30 A. M. | |
| 12.30.1958 | one man's family b133c02 the gift from mrs. swan |
+ Book 133. Chapter 2. Ross is threatening a custody hearing; there's good news for Pinky. His short... | |
| 01.07.1959 | one man's family b133c07 consider martin sings a song |
+ Book 133. Chapter 7. Consider is at the hotel where Pinky's the night manager...and Pinky's in tro... | |
| 01.14.1959 | one man's family b133c12 interruptions at the top of the house |
+Book 133. Chapter 12. Joan tells Paul all about the custody hearing and Ross' complaints. Claudia t... | |
| 01.21.1959 | one man's family b133c17 seven dates with seven women |
+Book 133. Chapter 17. A schoolmate of Sharon's has ambitious romantic plans. |
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