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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Please enjoy these 370 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.1950 | what does the future hold |
+ Book 73, Chapter 1. Hank has forgotten to mail his grandfather's letter...for seven months! Musing... | |
| 07.11.1949 | two lost barbours begin to find happiness |
+Clifford has to assert himself with Skippy and his noisey scooter. Count the number of times Father... | |
| 12.18.1949 | touch of christmas spirit |
+Book 72, Chapter 12. | |
| 01.22.1950 | the sinister shadow of rexford frome |
+Book 73, Chapter 4. Claudia hasn't heard from Nicky in seven days. Rexford Frome makes Christine pr... | |
| 09.19.1949 | the return of the second assistant cook |
+Book 71, Chapter 12. A letter from Pinky is read aloud by Father Barbour to the family. Pinky arriv... | |
| 08.15.1949 | the return of joan roberts lacey |
+Book 71, Chapter 7. Joan and her date are still missing. Their car and clothes are found by the bea... | |
| 12.04.1949 | the family must make its decision |
+Book 72, Chapter 10. Father Barbour has only one thing on his mind: his disapproval of Paul's roman... | |
| 11.20.1949 | the dinner that was interrupted |
+ Book 72, Chapter 8. Margaret is missing, Father Barbour thinks the worst of the Fromes. The friend... | |
| 01.29.1950 | so near and yet so far |
+ Book 73, Chapter 5. Father Barbour begins the program by announcing that because of letters from l... | |
| 07.03.1949 | san francisco answers back |
+ Joan is moving in with Paul and will start to work at the airport. A discussion of human dignity b... | |
| 07.18.1949 | roberta evans begins to sense a rival |
+ Father Barbour has his doubts about Ken, a "grease monkey" at the airport, that Joan has gone out ... | |
| 11.06.1949 | rex frome invades the barbours |
+ Book 72, Chapter 6. Mr. Frome seems to be more involved with the Barbour family, much to the displ... | |
| 04.07.1949 | payoff in the clifford story part 1 | ||
| 11.13.1949 | paul meets the lady in the case |
+Book 72, Chapter 7. Jack wants to join a Wednesday night bowling league. Meanwhile, Betty has six l... | |
| 04.24.1959 | one man's family b134c20 confessions of a bridegroom (last official episode) |
+ Book 134. Chapter 20. The last program of the series on network radio. None of the plot lines are... | |
| 04.23.1959 | one man's family b134c19 the silent partner makes a move |
+ Book 134. Chapter 19. | |
| 04.22.1959 | one man's family b134c18 betty lowers the boom |
+ Book 134. Chapter 18. | |
| 04.21.1959 | one man's family b134c17 the homecoming |
+ Book 134. Chapter 17. | |
| 04.20.1959 | one man's family b134c16 big news from scotland |
+ Book 134. Chapter 16. | |
| 04.17.1959 | one man's family b134c15 glimpse of the jungle |
+ Book 134. Chapter 15. Carlton E. | |
| 04.16.1959 | one man's family b134c14 mutton dressed as lamb |
+ Book 134. Chapter 14. | |
| 04.15.1959 | one man's family b134c13 the first quarrel |
+ Book 134. Chapter 13. | |
| 04.14.1959 | one man's family b134c12 gripman on a boyhood dream |
+ Book 134. Chapter 12. | |
| 04.13.1959 | one man's family b134c11 dating, 1959 |
+ Book 134. Chapter 11. | |
| 04.10.1959 | one man's family b134c10 rally round the flag boys |
+ Book 134. Chapter 10. |
Frank
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ONE MAN'S FAMILY
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