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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| 03.05.1958 | one man's family b129c47 sad note from consider martin |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 47. An investment in the Duckworth Company? Not such a g... | |
| 03.04.1958 | one man's family b129c46 a matter of persuasion |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 46. Hank and Greta are to marry. She wants to move into a... | |
| 03.03.1958 | one man's family b129c45 beginning of a house party |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 45. Claudia returns from Burma and is filled in on family... | |
| 02.28.1958 | one man's family g129c44 the general manager returns |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 44. Daniel arrives home and is congratulated by the famil... | |
| 02.27.1958 | one man's family b129c43 pinch hitter strikes out |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 43. Jack has made a speech to the library association, an... | |
| 02.26.1958 | one man's family b129c42 the truth about bruce conrad |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 42. Penny wants out of the Barbour house. Paul fired Bruc... | |
| 02.25.1958 | one man's family b129c41 the corporation wife |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 41. Hazel calls from The Sun Valley Lodge. Pinky seems ch... | |
| 02.24.1958 | one man's family b129c40 big news at the barbours |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 40. Greta and Hank are announcing their engagement. Danie... | |
| 02.21.1958 | one man's family b129c39 penelope makes a decision |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 39. Pinky calls the FBI back, then plans to go out with ... | |
| 02.20.1958 | one man's family b129c38 call from the fbi |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 38. The Duckworth plane has been found, and everything's ... | |
| 02.19.1958 | one man's family b129c37 news from a ski slope |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 37. The Duckworth plane is still missing, but Dan wasn't ... | |
| 02.18.1958 | one man's family b129c36 report from idaho |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 36. The Duckworths have flown their own plane to Idaho, a... | |
| 02.17.1958 | one man's family b129c35 the abrupt departure of consider martin |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 35. Pinky's back from Seattle, a wealthy man. Condisder M... | |
| 02.14.1958 | one man's family b129c34 dan states his position | ||
| 02.12.1958 | one man's family b129c32 dan declines advise | ||
| 02.11.1958 | one man's family b129c31 pinky sends a telegram from seattle | ||
| 02.10.1958 | one man's family b129c30 a fortune for pinky |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 30. A gift of carpets from Pinky. A check for $257,000 ha... | |
| 02.07.1958 | one man's family b129c29 young man in grave danger |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 29. A brief history of Pinky's antique Chinese jade impor... | |
| 02.06.1958 | one man's family b129c28 pinky offers a gift of charcoal in a snowstorm |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 28. The program is preceded by a news bulletin by Dave Gr... | |
| 02.05.1958 | one man's family b129c27 a mention of chinese jade |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 27. Betty is upset because Jack is to observant. Pinky i... | |
| 02.04.1958 | one man's family b129c26 wet matches in a cave |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 26. The program starts with a news bulletin by Frank McG... | |
| 02.03.1958 | one man's family b129c25 consider martin pays a call |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 25. Father Barbour is sending a voicespondence tape to Cl... | |
| 01.30.1958 | one man's family b129c23 which concerns a housewarming |
+Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 23. The program begins with a news bulletin about a plane... | |
| 01.29.1958 | one man's family b129c22 henry barbour's bedside manner |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 22. Consider Martin is still recovering from New Year's ... | |
| 01.28.1958 | one man's family b129c21 the monster tinted green |
+ Participating sponsors. Book 129. Chapter 21. Has Jack's speech flopped? |
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