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Family Theater

498 episodes · 1947–1957 · Mutual, Armed Forces Radio Service · Drama

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Family Theater began on Mutual on February 13, 1947, and ran until 1957: half-hour dramas, often with Hollywood stars as hosts and leads, without a sponsor. Christmas stories and classics were favorites.

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Episodes

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194746 episodes
  • Flight from Home February 13, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    The first show: Don Ameche and Loretta Young in a drama about a marriage in deep trouble, with Jimmy Stewart as host.
  • No Night Too Dark February 20, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    Will Caulder is coming home to Coldwater, where his sweetheart Peggy has waited for him. But Will is now blind.
  • J. Smith and Wife February 27, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    An ordinary married couple die and try to get into the Elysian Fields.
  • I Give You Maggie March 4, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    The story of a poor writer and the wife who loves him.
  • Let Us Remember March 11, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A boy, his dollar, and a lesson about hunger.
  • Work of a Lifetime March 18, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A prison chaplain moves to a new parish, and his former charges follow him.
  • A Bunch of Keys March 25, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A stockbroker loses his friends and his fortune and finds a new life, told through the keys on his key ring.
  • Passion, Death and Resurrection April 3, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    An Easter program: the death of Jesus and what followed, from the New Testament.
  • Man Against Death April 10, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    David Bruce and his wife battle Malta fever and other diseases in Africa.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1947) April 17, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A grape farmer bets everything on his crop and loses, and learns that God sometimes says no. Narrated by God.
  • Ernie's Day April 24, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Mr. Bidderoe's Mission May 1, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    Mr. Bidderoe's mission: stop a man with three months to live from committing murder.
  • The Awakening May 8, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A husband and wife each chase their own careers, and their marriage suffers.
  • The Lonely Road May 15, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    An honest politician is offered a bribe and a threat, and gets a visit from Abraham Lincoln.
  • A Star for Helen (1947) May 22, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A janitor tries to teach a troubled girl the commandment to honor her father and mother.
  • Three Way Love May 29, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A widower remarries, and his grown daughter sets out to break up the marriage.
  • Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye June 5, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A disc jockey's marriage through the years, told through the records on his last broadcast.
  • Laughing into Glory June 12, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A new pastor uses two feuding merchants to improve the church and his parishioners' lives.
  • Top Man June 19, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A contractor's son, always top of his class, is caught cheating, and his father turns to the Top Man for help.
  • Little Boy Blue (1947) June 26, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    Eugene Field, journalist and devoted husband, and the loss that led to a famous poem.
  • A Point of Law July 3, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A cattleman won't sell to an oil baron and finds an old law turned against him.
  • Some Rain Must Fall July 10, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A sickly author and the woman who loves him.
  • Song for a Long Road (1947) July 17, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    The story of the poet Joyce Kilmer.
  • Brass Buttons July 24, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A hard-nosed cop has no patience with lawbreakers, including his own son.
  • Descent into Paradise July 31, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A crippled composer, his little girl and a great pianist.
  • No Greater Love August 7, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A reporter goes blind and becomes a newsboy, and years later his daughter begins losing her sight too.
  • The Windbag (1947) August 14, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    Mr. Lattimer gets credit as a radio writer, though his son-in-law did the writing.
  • The Tin Whistle (1947) August 21, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A small boy and his beloved tin whistle bring a schoolteacher no end of trouble.
  • The World of David Lee (1947) August 28, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    When a not-so-nice boy is jailed for robbery, David Lee feels he has to do the right thing.
  • No Man Is a Stranger September 4, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A foreign diplomat meets an American family whose problem only a higher power can solve.
  • Stopwatch Finale (1947) September 11, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A man on death row tells how he met Mr. Jordan, a speaker who didn't believe in God.
  • Strictly Amateurs September 18, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young couple's marriage founders when the wife pursues an acting career.
  • Blue Memorandum September 25, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A busy tycoon learns the value of people.
  • The Hound of Heaven (1947) October 2, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    Francis Thompson, an outcast who became a celebrated poet with the help of faith.
  • T Formation October 9, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A boastful football star loses the use of his legs and learns about teamwork from a five-year-old girl.
  • The Prayer That Won the West October 16, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    An early California mission needs the help of a practical man.
  • Heaven Is Like That (1947) October 23, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A rich Englishman with a year to live falls for a servant girl, and together they try to give away twenty thousand pounds.
  • Advice to the Lovelorn October 30, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    Fibber and Molly play cupid when Doc Gamble's secretary breaks up with her boyfriend.
  • Journey Home November 6, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    A young hobo riding a freight east and his strange friend, Hawk.
  • The Perfect Wife November 13, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
    A devoted wife and mother feels threatened when a successful career woman comes to town.
  • Son of Mine November 20, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    A small-town druggist visits his son at an exclusive school, sure the boy is ashamed of him.
  • Home for Thanksgiving (1947) November 27, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    An American woman and her Austrian husband return to his home city on Thanksgiving and find it in ruins. A Thanksgiving story.
  • Oh Romeo, My Romeo December 4, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    A girl at boarding school wants only to be an actress, over her parents' objections.
  • Substitute Santa December 11, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    Romance and reunion in a department store toy department at Christmas.
  • A Rose by Any Other Name December 18, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
    A star basketball player is dropped from the team over his essay on daffodils, and his brother steps in.
  • The Juggler of Our Lady December 25, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
    Christmas Day: the old French fable of a poor juggler who honors the Christ child the only way he knows.
194851 episodes
  • In Another Year January 1, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A family gets by, year after year, through the Depression.
  • The Happiest Person in the World January 8, 1948 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Stolen Symphony (1948) January 15, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A test pilot is killed in a crash, and an angel brings his spirit home to his loved ones one last time.
  • Broadway Lullaby January 22, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    A hard-boiled chorus girl softens when she has to look after a baby.
  • Verdict: Guilty January 29, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A father tells his sons about a young man unjustly jailed and the revenge he planned on the judge.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1948) February 5, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    The first-anniversary show: a grape grower's failed harvest teaches him about more important harvests, and prayer.
  • Out of the Wilderness February 12, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A pioneer in old Kentucky takes a wife and raises a family.
  • The Future Is Yours February 19, 1948 · Mutual · 27 min
    A family short of money sees a $10,000 windfall when their son is hurt, if the truth gets stretched.
  • Life's a Circus February 26, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A circus, an orphanage and a recluse.
  • Dear Mr. American March 4, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    A French baker during the war.
  • The Man Who Died Twice March 11, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A washed-up actor loses a part, his wife leaves him, and he becomes a kind of Lazarus.
  • Talent for Living March 18, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    A working man gets engaged to a wealthy decorator, and a visit to his family shows how far apart they are.
  • The Passion and Death March 25, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    The condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus, dramatized.
  • Little Boy Blue (1948) April 1, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    Eugene Field, journalist and devoted husband, and the loss that led to a famous poem.
  • Toledo Smith April 8, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    Toledo is back in town with a new stolen-car scheme for his kid brother.
  • Wanted: One Baby April 15, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A childless husband tries prayer and visits the place where babies come from. A comic fantasy.
  • Eddie Meets the Family April 22, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    Eddie proposes to Frances after a month, but he's from San Francisco and she's from the Bronx.
  • Their Only Son April 29, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A mayoral candidate's son has every advantage and is miserable.
  • Mother's Halo Was Tight May 6, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Mother's Day show about a boy in need of a spanking.
  • Song for a Long Road (1948) May 13, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    The story of the poet Joyce Kilmer.
  • A Thief in the Night May 20, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A hobo tells a judge a story of trust, betrayal and a forgotten hero. The president of Mutual speaks about the series.
  • The Unsung Hero May 27, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    John Logan, an Indiana lawyer who rose to general in the Civil War, and how Memorial Day began.
  • The High Boarded Fence June 3, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A sandhog buys a house in a small town and faces danger underground and hostile neighbors above.
  • Once Upon a Golden Afternoon June 10, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    How an Oxford mathematics professor came to write Alice in Wonderland.
  • Fear Is a Little World June 17, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    The story of Joan of Arc, told by a Southern mother.
  • Suspended Moment June 24, 1948 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • First Class Requirements July 1, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A small-town newspaper owner takes on juvenile delinquency and the mayor, and the answer is the Boy Scouts.
  • For Bonnie Annie Laurie July 8, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Scottish romance and the song that made it immortal.
  • The Music of a Broken Bell July 15, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A ruthless businessman learns he has leprosy.
  • Once in a Million July 22, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A millionaire disguised as a tramp looks for someone who lives by the Golden Rule, to give that person half his fortune.
  • Christmas in July July 29, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A veteran studying medicine on the G.I. Bill struggles with his studies, a baby and married life.
  • Mr. Birthday August 5, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A reporter follows a strange man through the poor part of town as he makes children's birthdays better.
  • The Tin Whistle (1948) August 12, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A small boy and his beloved tin whistle bring a schoolteacher no end of trouble.
  • Jamie and the Promise August 19, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    Young Jamie borrows from the bank to buy Mr. Thatcher's $5 pig, and then uranium stock comes along.
  • Once on a Golden Afternoon (1948) September 2, 1948 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Ozzie and Harriet Show September 9, 1948 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • A Day to Remember September 16, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    Polly Green gets her own checking account for an anniversary present, at great expense.
  • Brannigan's Bat (1948) September 23, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A third-rate ballplayer inherits a great slugger's bat and carries his team to the World Series.
  • Gramps September 30, 1948 · Mutual · 29 min
    A boy and his irrepressible grandfather, Victor Moore, grow up together.
  • The World of David Lee (1948) October 7, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    Bud Landis is jailed for wrecking a flower shop, and David Lee tries to prove him innocent.
  • Farewell to Birdie McKeesler October 14, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    A law firm's hopeless receptionist has to be let go, which isn't easy.
  • The Story of John Sager October 21, 1948 · Mutual · 28 min
    A boy on a wagon train to Oregon becomes head of the family when his parents die.
  • Footsteps in the Night November 3, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A man grows up resenting his brother's success, and when his chance for revenge comes, so does the truth.
  • The Little Lost Shepherd November 10, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A man longs to adopt a boy, but his wife is set against it.
  • Mr. Carousel November 17, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A piano tuner loses his job at Carnegie Hall after bragging to his nine-year-old friend.
  • Violets for Courage November 24, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A widow with two children stands up to the town busybody.
  • World with a Fence December 1, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A working-class college man marries his friend's date and finds the going hard after graduation.
  • Herbert Has Ideas December 8, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    Fired from an ad agency, a nobody becomes the Masked Tenor and ends up a partner.
  • Daddy for Christmas December 15, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    Stevie asks Santa for a daddy for Christmas, and his mother marries the Santa.
  • Blessed Are They December 22, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A blind English girl is visited by a stranger. Could he be Jesus? A Christmas show.
  • The Juggler of Our Lady (1948) December 29, 1948 · Mutual · 24 min
    A poor juggler in old France gives the Virgin Mary the only gift he has.
194950 episodes
  • Where the Heart Is January 5, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A little English orphan adjusts to life in America with help from a new boyfriend.
  • Gentlemen, Be Seated January 12, 1949 · Mutual · 16 min
    Sugarfoot Calhoun, a minstrel-show legend, plans to go into television, and a heart attack forces his reluctant son to carry on.
  • World Without End (1949) January 19, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A new bride gets a dreaded telegram soon after her husband goes to war, then news from her doctor.
  • Melancholy Clown January 26, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    The story of producer David Belasco, and why he collected model elephants.
  • Guilty of Mercy February 2, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A girl passed over for the school play is suspected when the girl who got the part is badly hurt.
  • Altar of Freedom February 9, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A mother's five sons go to war against her wishes, and all five are killed.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1949) February 16, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    The second-anniversary show: a grape grower's failed harvest teaches him about more important harvests, and prayer.
  • All Brides Are Beautiful (1949) March 2, 1949 · 23 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Hollywood Story March 9, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A Hollywood writer's greed drives away his wife and a young writer to despair.
  • The Leprechaun Who Didn't Listen March 16, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A young leprechaun learns his trade and the secret every leprechaun must know.
  • For the Love of Angel March 23, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A New Yorker and a G.I. from Iowa become friends during the North African landings, and why the veteran won't eat meat.
  • The Fourth Strike March 30, 1949 · 24 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Night Elevator April 6, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    A night in an office building with the elevator operator: three stories tied together.
  • The Empty Room April 20, 1949 · Mutual · 24 min
    After their son dies, a husband wants to adopt, and his wife does not.
  • Throw Your Heart in the Ring April 27, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A visiting nurse cares for a sick man in a seedy hotel, and he has a gun.
  • Round Trip (1949) May 4, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Two former lovers meet on a train and remember.
  • Stolen Symphony (1949) May 11, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A test pilot is killed in a crash, and an angel brings his spirit home to his loved ones one last time.
  • The Legacy May 18, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A woman marries a professor for his money and finds a young son and a bitter sister in the bargain.
  • Man with a Plow May 25, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Noah Stevens, an old-fashioned farmer content with his plow, whatever his family thinks.
  • The Hidden Heart June 1, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A businessman who wouldn't help his son is trapped in a cabin cellar with a broken leg.
  • The Hound of Heaven (1949) June 8, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Francis Thompson, a homeless man in old London who found faith and became a celebrated poet.
  • The Scout June 15, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A small-time coach makes a deal with the devil.
  • The Postmistress of Laurel Run June 22, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A widow in a mining camp keeps her husband's memory alive in an unusual way. From Bret Harte.
  • The Necklace June 29, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A lost necklace must be replaced at any cost. From Guy de Maupassant.
  • The Pardoner's Tale July 6, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Three rogues receive a gift from Death himself. From Chaucer.
  • Moby Dick July 13, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Melville's hunt for the white whale, condensed.
  • My Terminal Moraine July 20, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A penniless suitor hopes a terminal moraine will win his lady. From Frank Stockton.
  • Robin Hood July 27, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The Sheriff of Nottingham threatens Maid Marian to trap Robin Hood.
  • The Bishop's Candlesticks August 3, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The bishop who buys a man's soul with silver plates and candlesticks. From Les Misérables.
  • The Fountain of Youth August 10, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A wood sprite lets a woodcutter and his wife fill a jug at the fountain of youth, and the jug breaks.
  • The Story of Joyce Kilmer August 17, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The poet Joyce Kilmer, killed in the First World War.
  • Robert of Sicily (1949) August 24, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Proud King Robert finds another man on his throne and himself the court jester. From Longfellow, with Raymond Burr.
  • The Denver Express August 31, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Railroad builder Major Henry Sinclair, who hates violence, faces Big Jeff Johnson and his gamblers.
  • The Song of Roland September 7, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Roland and the soldiers of France against the Saracens.
  • Mademoiselle Fifi September 14, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Prussian officer occupying France is killed by a brave Frenchwoman. From Guy de Maupassant.
  • Queen of the Angels September 21, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The founding of Los Angeles, on its 168th birthday, hosted by Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz.
  • Evangeline September 28, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Gold Bug October 5, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Poe's tale of buried treasure and a cipher.
  • The Happy Prince October 12, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    Oscar Wilde's fairy tale.
  • Ivanhoe October 19, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Knighthood, tournaments and chivalry, from Sir Walter Scott.
  • In Each Other's Shoes October 26, 1949 · Mutual · 30 min
    A dream of conquering New York, and all it takes is a new pair of shoes.
  • King O'Toole and St. Kevin November 2, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    St. Kevin can make old things new, starting with King O'Toole's beloved goose.
  • Window in the Sky November 9, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    A girl who wants a baby brother meets Booker T. Washington. A fantasy.
  • By Sun and Candlelight November 16, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The love story of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
  • The Courtship of Miles Standish November 23, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    Thanksgiving week: Longfellow's poem of the Pilgrims.
  • Rip Van Winkle November 30, 1949 · Mutual · 30 min
    Rip Van Winkle's long sleep in the Catskills.
  • Don Quixote December 7, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The last knight in the world sets out to do good, and meets a windmill.
  • The Other Wise Man December 14, 1949 · Mutual · 29 min
    The fourth wise man and his three treasures for the king. A Christmas story from Henry van Dyke.
  • The Littlest Angel (1949) December 21, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A four-year-old angel's gift is the one God loves best, followed by Christmas music.
  • The Cobbler in the Window December 28, 1949 · Mutual · 28 min
    A lonely old man longing for death is changed by a visit. From Tolstoy.
195049 episodes
  • Old Judge Priest January 4, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Peep O'Day inherits $40,000 from England, and his ex-convict nephew tries to get it by having him declared incompetent. From Irvin S. Cobb.
  • A Tale of Two Cities January 11, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    Dickens's drunken lawyer faces the guillotine for a far, far better thing. Hans Conried in an unusual leading role.
  • William the Terrified January 18, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Sir William, slayer of Rhinosodragons, goes in search of courage.
  • Lodging for the Night January 25, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A cold and dangerous night in the life of the poet François Villon. From Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • The Black Arrow February 1, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Romance in the Wars of the Roses between Lancaster and York. From Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • The Short Career of Dexter Coles February 8, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A man looking for security sells out to a crooked politician. Jack Webb stars. The third-anniversary show.
  • Quality Folks February 15, 1950 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Spy (1950) February 22, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A spy disguised as a peddler hides from American forces in the Revolution. From James Fenimore Cooper.
  • Railroad and Churchyard March 1, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Hard times in a small Norwegian village split two old friends. From Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
  • The Prince and the Pauper March 8, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Mark Twain's tale of a prince and a pauper who trade places.
  • Germelshausen March 15, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A German legend of romance and a village that appears only once every hundred years.
  • The Broken Pitcher March 22, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A man with a large nose gives his sweetheart a strange gift.
  • The Fifty-First Dragon April 12, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    Gawain, a slow-witted knight, fights dragons with the help of a magic charm. From Heywood Broun.
  • Maloney's Lucky Day April 19, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    An Irish cabbie befriends a boy genius playing hooky from his radio show and teaches him about being part of a team.
  • The Valiant Lady April 26, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Lord Norfolk falls in love with Lady Margaret of Hereford in the days of William the Conqueror.
  • Sarah Bernhardt May 3, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Sarah Bernhardt, from her early triumphs to her final performance.
  • The Bet May 10, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Chekhov's story of a man who spends fifteen years in solitary confinement to win a bet. The show announces its Peabody Award.
  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat May 17, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A group of very different outcasts are trapped by a snowstorm. From Bret Harte.
  • Treasure Island May 24, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Billy Bones gets the black spot, and the adventure begins.
  • The Prisoner of Zenda May 31, 1950 · Mutual · 30 min
    Adventure in the kingdom of Ruritania.
  • The Man Without a Country June 7, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    The man who renounced his country and lived to regret it.
  • Cyrano de Bergerac June 14, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    The man with the long nose and the secret love. Hans Conried stars.
  • Joaquin Murietta June 21, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A romance about the outlaw Joaquin Murrieta in Gold Rush California.
  • Lancelot of the Lake June 28, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    Lancelot of the Round Table, who would slay a dragon for the Lady Elaine.
  • The Spectre Bridegroom July 5, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A long-ago wedding is complicated by a ghost, or is it? From Washington Irving.
  • The Triumphant Exile July 12, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    The life of Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • The Kiss of Salome Jane July 19, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A romance of the Old West. From Bret Harte.
  • Julius Caesar July 26, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, much condensed.
  • The Black Tulip August 2, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young tulip grower in 1673 Holland is caught up in the struggle against tyranny.
  • Lochinvar August 9, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A daring young Scot fights for and wins his lady. From Sir Walter Scott.
  • The Lion Tamer August 16, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A department-store window dresser inherits five circus lions and quits to become a lion tamer.
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1950) August 23, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    On the trail of the elusive Captain Nemo. From Jules Verne.
  • Brannigan's Bat (1950) August 30, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A third-rate ballplayer inherits a great slugger's bat and carries his team to the World Series.
  • The Woman's Touch September 6, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A man leaves Logansport to get away from women and ends up proposing.
  • The Lost Mine of the Padres September 13, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    In old California, lawman Jim Cutter takes on the badman El Coyote.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1950) September 20, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A grape grower's failed harvest teaches him about more important harvests, and prayer.
  • The Lady with a Lamp September 27, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Florence Nightingale and the founding of nursing as a profession.
  • The Stephen Foster Story October 4, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    The story of Stephen Foster.
  • The Other Glory October 11, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Louisa May Alcott, thinking herself a failure, finds romance in Paris and the inspiration for Little Women.
  • The Windbag (1950) October 18, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Mr. Lattimer gets credit as a radio writer, though his son-in-law did the writing. With Fibber McGee and Molly as the Lattimers.
  • Jane Eyre October 25, 1950 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Stolen Symphony (1950) November 1, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    A test pilot is killed in a crash, and an angel brings his spirit home one last time. Ann Blyth sings Ave Maria.
  • Hans Brinker November 8, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    The race for the silver skates, and a Dutch father who has lost his memory.
  • The Story of Peter Zenger November 15, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Colonial printer Peter Zenger strikes the first blow for freedom of the press against New York's Governor Cosby.
  • The Clown November 29, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    Dan Rice, minstrel man, circus clown and showman of the Civil War era.
  • Robert of Sicily (1950) December 6, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    Proud King Robert finds another man on his throne and himself the court jester. From Longfellow, with Raymond Burr.
  • Lullaby of Christmas (1950) December 13, 1950 · Mutual · 28 min
    A Christmas fable about a boy who could not speak, at the time of Jesus's birth.
  • Joppe the Juggler December 20, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    Joppe peels potatoes to atone for eating another's chicken, and at Christmas is found juggling for the Holy Mother.
  • The Littlest Angel (1950) December 27, 1950 · Mutual · 29 min
    The littlest angel's gift to the baby in Bethlehem, followed by Christmas music.
195148 episodes
  • Shadow on the Mountain January 10, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    The governor of Washington Territory tries to force the Native people onto poor land, and William Wyatt tries to help them.
  • The Golden Touch (January 1951) January 17, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    King Midas, with Jack Benny and his cast in the roles.
  • A Star for Helen (1951) January 24, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A kind janitor watches young Helen grow up and cope with an alcoholic mother.
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio January 31, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    Collodi's Pinocchio, with Mel Blanc as the wooden boy and Howard McNear as Jiminy Cricket. Woody Woodpecker also turns up.
  • The Long Way Round February 7, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A man home from a sanitarium after a breakdown finds home isn't much of one.
  • The Treasury of Homes (1951) February 14, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    The fourth-anniversary show: a musical portrait of America through its land and homes.
  • The Hound of Heaven (1951) February 21, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    Francis Thompson, a homeless man in old London who found faith and became a celebrated poet.
  • Flame and the Arrow February 28, 1951 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Story of Little Tree (1951) March 7, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    An Easter story about a little tree and how it grew up.
  • A Pardon for Tippy March 14, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A little girl's dog is taken to the pound and must be saved.
  • The Major, He Was a Sailor March 28, 1951 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Suzy's Prayer Ball April 4, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A pitcher is losing his touch, and his young daughter teaches him a new pitch: the prayer ball.
  • General Pumpkin's Holiday April 11, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    Peter Bright single-handedly creates a new holiday. A slapstick comedy.
  • The Promise (1951) April 18, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    After a traffic accident, an estranged couple find each other again with help from an old man and a stranger named Peter.
  • Tommy Malone Comes Home April 25, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    Tommy Malone comes home from America to his Irish village and sees the girl he left behind in a new light.
  • Heaven Is Like That (1951) May 2, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A rich Englishman with a year to live sets out to give away his fortune, helped by a working-class woman.
  • The Right Approach May 9, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    An Irish cop wonders why Mr. Whitebridge buys a dog license every year when he has no dog.
  • The Luck of Roaring Camp May 16, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A baby changes a rough mining camp for the better. From Bret Harte.
  • The Golden Touch (May 1951) May 23, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    King Midas, done again with Jack Benny and his cast.
  • Pepe Virgo, American Citizen May 30, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A naturalized Italian-American meat cutter loses his job when he's accused of carrying typhoid fever.
  • The Holdout Heart June 6, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    An orphan girl and the couple who adopt her both struggle to accept being a family.
  • Stopwatch Finale (1951) June 13, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A man on death row tells how his happy home was ruined by a man who boasted he didn't believe in God.
  • Song for a Long Road (1951) June 20, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    The story of the poet Joyce Kilmer.
  • Days of Grace June 27, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    In wartime London a woman keeps company with her fiancé's brother while he's at the front. A surprise, tragic ending.
  • Mademoiselle from Saint Antoine (July 1951) July 4, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A band of G.I.s liberate a small French town from the Nazis.
  • The Funny Man July 11, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A trouper's son longs to be a performer, though his girlfriend and his mother are against it.
  • The House Where Time Stopped July 18, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    An old man still waits for his wife to come home, forty years after her death.
  • Rhapsody in Bop August 1, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    Three down-and-out vagabonds cross the country in a Pierce-Arrow, buying gas three gallons at a time.
  • The Bid Was Four Hearts August 8, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    The four chaplains who gave up their life jackets when the troopship Dorchester sank.
  • The Courthouse Battle August 15, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A new mayor is caught in a fight over the old courthouse: remodel it or tear it down?
  • Seeds of Promise August 22, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    Johnny Appleseed and his love story.
  • Masquerade August 29, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young woman from Iowa who can't break into pictures poses as a famous actress when her boyfriend from home visits Hollywood.
  • In Shining Armor September 5, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A girl tells her separated mother a romantic story with a happy ending.
  • The Hand of St. Pierre September 12, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    Boy meets girl in wartime France, with a broken stained-glass window and an apple orchard.
  • The Kiddie Story Story September 19, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A reporter takes a job as secretary to a famous writer of children's stories, planning an exposé, and falls in love with him.
  • The Professor Was a Cheat September 26, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A professor and a student make a bet: any lie told well enough will be believed.
  • The Kid from Scratch Gravel October 3, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A hayseed pitcher is targeted by big-city gamblers.
  • Mademoiselle from Saint Antoine (October 1951) October 10, 1951 · Mutual · 30 min
    A band of G.I.s liberate a small French town from the Nazis. A rebroadcast of July 4, 1951.
  • Jewels of the Queen October 17, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    Christopher Columbus and his voyage.
  • Talk About the Weather October 24, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A peach farmer prays for rain while others, his wife included, want something else. Mutual's chairman Thomas F. O'Neill is a guest.
  • Wherever You Go October 31, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A scarred man and a lame woman marry, and after her leg is healed he leaves so she can find someone better.
  • The Story of Danny Dollar Bill November 7, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A brand-new dollar bill whose goal in life is to make people happy, narrated by Sterling Holloway.
  • Meet Mr. Jones November 14, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A fictional story about Knute Rockne and Notre Dame's Fighting Irish.
  • Grampa's Marvelous X-Ray November 28, 1951 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1951) December 5, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    A grape grower's failed harvest teaches him about more important harvests, and prayer.
  • The Fable of the Perfect Princess December 12, 1951 · Mutual · 28 min
    Princess Diane falls for Prince William, who isn't interested, and the king has a plan.
  • Lullaby of Christmas (1951) December 19, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Christmas fable about a boy who could not speak, at the time of Jesus's birth.
  • Star of Wonder December 26, 1951 · Mutual · 29 min
    Three wise men who live in an observatory take in a blind ten-year-old girl. A Christmas story.
195242 episodes
  • The Juggler of Our Lady (1952) January 16, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    A poor juggler in old France gives the mother of the Christ child the only gift he has.
  • The Thinking Machine January 23, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A bank clerk and amateur inventor builds Imzac, a thinking machine that can even predict the stock market.
  • Curtain Call for Genesius (January 1952) January 30, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A Roman actor is commissioned by the emperor to write a comedy mocking the new Christian sect.
  • Pas de Deux February 6, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    A famous ballerina's daughter takes over the star's part in a new ballet, and seemingly the choreographer's heart too.
  • Heritage of Homes (1952) February 13, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    The fifth-anniversary show: Loretta Young in a panorama of Americans facing the future.
  • The Redhead February 20, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A doctor and his sister, a devoted nurse. James Cagney and Jeanne Cagney together.
  • The Promise (1952) February 27, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    After a traffic accident, a feuding couple meet a strange old man who insists they're both dead.
  • Land of Sunshine March 5, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A retired Florida farmer is cured of a strange disease, nihilitis, by an unusual prescription.
  • The Big One March 12, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    An Irish lad meets a leprechaun, a big one, and adventures in America follow. A St. Patrick's Day story.
  • Burden on the Family March 19, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    Seventy-five-year-old Captain Twelvetrees enters an old folks' home and finds a love from forty years before.
  • The Pitchfork Experiment March 26, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A cavalry officer and his sister try to make camels the Army's beasts of burden: the rise and fall of the U.S. Camel Corps.
  • The Story of Little Tree (1952) April 2, 1952 · Mutual · 30 min
    An Easter story about a little tree and how it grew up.
  • Cass Wiggins, Rookie April 23, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A hick from Arkansas turns out to be a big-league pitcher.
  • The Visitor April 30, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    The last Martian, dying, lands at a small California airport with a warning: bring God back to the conference table.
  • Genius from Hoboken May 7, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    An immigrant barber longs to make violins, but his family comes first.
  • The Continental Cowboy May 14, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Hollywood cowboy escapes to France, where an actress and a band of orphans help him ride the range on the Champs-Élysées.
  • World Without End (1952) May 21, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    A new bride gets a dreaded telegram soon after her husband goes to war, then news from her doctor.
  • The Baby Sitter May 28, 1952 · Mutual · 29 min
    A high-school coach insists on spending an evening alone with the new baby.
  • Portrait of Cynthia June 4, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A widow with money troubles poses for a handsome artist, and her two children improve on the portrait.
  • Man of the House June 11, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    Blaming himself for a robbery in which his best friend died, a man withdraws from the world, until a burglar helps.
  • Special Delivery Schultz June 18, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A young mailman home from the Navy finds his girl seems to be seeing a Marine.
  • The Problem Child Problem June 25, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A writer on child psychology meets five-year-old Phillip, a perfect little monster.
  • We Hold These Truths July 2, 1952 · Mutual · 30 min
    Vignettes for the Fourth of July, hosted by jet ace Col. Francis Gabreski.
  • Ten O'Clock Scholar July 16, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A girl who never goes to school passes all her tests, runs thriving businesses and catches a bank robber.
  • Action Was Limited August 13, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A drama of the Korean War.
  • The Fledgling August 20, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A comedy aboard a transatlantic flight with a scatterbrained stewardess and a security risk.
  • The People's Choice August 27, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    When the party's candidate for mayor dies suddenly, his reform replacement faces a hard choice.
  • Stopwatch Finale (1952) September 3, 1952 · Mutual · 30 min
    A man on death row tells how his happy home was ruined by a man who boasted he didn't believe in God.
  • The Leading Lady September 10, 1952 · Mutual · 28 min
    A detective hired to guard an actress's jewels may be working with the thieves.
  • Curtain Call for Genesius (September 1952) September 17, 1952 · Mutual · 30 min
    A Roman playwright and actor under Diocletian studies the new Christian sect, and makes a decision.
  • Mail Order Missus October 8, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    Turned down by his old flame, a widower tries a newspaper ad.
  • The Heart Also Sees October 15, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A plain girl's romance with a blind soldier nearly ends when an operation restores his sight.
  • The Cliff (1952) October 22, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A boy is trapped at the foot of a cliff with the tide coming in.
  • These Thy Gifts October 29, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A soldier thinks about voting back home, and vignettes show what happens when people take democracy for granted.
  • A Snake in Time November 5, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A western comedy in which Matilda, the world's only watch snake, saves the day.
  • Vacation for Mom November 12, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    Mom wins a baking contest and a two-week vacation, alone. What about the family?
  • Just for Tonight November 19, 1952 · Mutual · 25 min
    An actress takes a job as governess for one night.
  • Della December 3, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A drunken bum meets a strange little girl who is waiting to grow up.
  • Lullaby of Christmas (1952) December 10, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A Christmas fable about a boy who could not speak, at the time of Jesus's birth. A rebroadcast of December 19, 1951.
  • The Crossroads of Christmas December 17, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    A Nazareth innkeeper is endangered by his Rome-hating nephew, and a carpenter and his family in the stable return his kindness.
  • The Nativity December 24, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    The story of the Nativity, produced with the Catholic Daughters of America.
  • The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple December 31, 1952 · Mutual · 24 min
    The presentation of Jesus in the Temple, forty days after his birth.
195351 episodes
  • The Finding in the Temple January 7, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    Twelve-year-old Jesus travels with his family to Jerusalem.
  • The Adventures of Amy January 14, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An airline stewardess meets a passenger with $60,000 in stolen money who wants to give it back.
  • A Kind of Treasure January 21, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A retiring bank guard plans to hunt buried treasure in the Caribbean, until his friends' troubles change his plans.
  • Spunky January 28, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A boy named Spunky and Pete, his talking dog, played by Mel Blanc.
  • Home for Thanksgiving (1953) February 4, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An American woman and her Austrian husband return to his home city on Thanksgiving and find it in ruins.
  • The Indispensible Man February 11, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A man carrying a secret formula to Washington loses his memory after seeing a woman he takes for Debra Paget.
  • Heritage of Homes (1953) February 18, 1953 · Mutual · 30 min
    An anniversary show: Loretta Young in a montage of Americans past and American ideals around the world.
  • Two Tickets for Stockholm February 25, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    Based on a true story: a Polish family under Communist rule sees its children indoctrinated and plans an escape to Sweden.
  • God and a Red Scooter (1953) March 4, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A grape farmer bets everything on his crop and loses, and learns that God sometimes says no. Narrated by God.
  • Namgay Doolah March 11, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    In a small kingdom of old India, a red-haired subject proves very troublesome. From Kipling.
  • Safe at Home March 18, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A boy would rather write and act in plays than play ball, to his father's annoyance.
  • Round Trip (1953) March 25, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    Two former lovers meet on a commuter train and remember.
  • The Passion and Death of Our Lord April 1, 1953 · Mutual · 23 min
    The betrayal and crucifixion of Christ, told by a single voice.
  • The Courtship of John Dennis April 8, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A schoolboy tries to make a match between his widowed father and his teacher.
  • Eclipse April 15, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A woman blinded in a traffic accident grows bitter, until she falls in love in the hospital.
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1953) April 22, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    On the trail of the elusive Captain Nemo. From Jules Verne.
  • Outnumbered April 29, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A factory founder's son struggles to follow in his father's footsteps, especially with numbers.
  • Mother of All May 6, 1953 · Mutual · 27 min
    A Mother's Day program: appearances of Mary in Mexico, Paris, Lourdes and Fátima.
  • To the Victor May 13, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A college coach who thinks winning is everything learns his daughter was caught cheating.
  • Highway East May 20, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A sergeant back from Korea and his wife run into gangsters, a sheriff and a justice of the peace.
  • New Neighbor May 27, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A new couple in town cross the town's most important woman, who learns to ask for help.
  • Abalone Boat June 3, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An ex-G.I. becomes an abalone diver to prove himself to his girl's father.
  • Another Catcher in the Family June 10, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An aging big-league catcher must train his own replacement, who then marries his daughter.
  • Last Run June 17, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    Young Bill, his father and his uncle, and a train that must get through a flood.
  • The Daughter-In-Law June 24, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    The English wife of a soldier missing for eight years can't believe he's dead.
  • The Longest Hour July 1, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    Franklin, Adams, Jefferson and the others argue over the wording of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Medicine Man July 8, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A hair-tonic pitchman's car breaks down in a small town, where the best medicine turns out to be love.
  • The Flying Dutchman July 15, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A Dutch captain returns two rescued Frenchmen to France though the countries are at war.
  • The Dunbar Conspiracy July 22, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A plan to wear out the idea of dropping a college's athletics leads to lots of exercise, and a romance.
  • Hop, Skip and Jump July 29, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A contest winner helps a Chicago private eye with her woman's intuition.
  • Revolution in Rodneyville August 5, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A reporter has a plan to end machine politics in a small town, so simple his editor won't print it.
  • The Latest Thing August 12, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A convict who prides himself on keeping up to date plans the perfect crime.
  • Uncle Jim (1953) August 19, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A single woman inherits her Uncle Jim's fortune, with conditions meant to get her married.
  • The Wise Guy August 26, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A joke-cracking teacher is passed over for promotion, and when the school boiler explodes, his humor saves his class.
  • Testimonial September 2, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    A washed-up director gets one last play to direct from a mysterious group of producers.
  • Just Like a Lady September 9, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An Irish girl comes to America, opens a boarding house and meets a starving artist.
  • The Unknown September 16, 1953 · Mutual · 24 min
    An American expatriate and a jaded socialite join a French expedition into a cave system.
  • The Payoff September 23, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A meek old man asks a blackmailer for help, and when a payment is missed, a bird in the park is killed. Followed by music of Jerome Kern.
  • Journey of the Pegasus September 30, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    The first ship to the moon lands in July 1962 and meets a visitor from another planet. Science fiction with a spiritual theme.
  • Turn on the Lights October 7, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    An admiral's hard choices in the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
  • The Ballad of Dan McBurdy October 14, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A tall tale: Dan McBurdy names Plymouth Rock, leads the Boston Tea Party and advises Washington.
  • East of Puntas October 21, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    An expedition into the Peruvian jungle searches for a lost tribe of the Incas.
  • A Fine Wedding for Angelita October 28, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Mexican wedding is threatened when the bride's father mixes up two envelopes.
  • Employees Only November 4, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A stockroom clerk with a heart condition is made a salesman, with remarkable results.
  • The Martians and the Coys November 11, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A hillbilly family is visited by a saucer full of little green men from Mars.
  • A Matter of Time November 18, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A plane from Korea ditches, and a congressman, a freed P.O.W. and a soldier's widow land on a strange island.
  • Foreign Exchange December 2, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    An American reporter behind the Iron Curtain can leave with his wife only if her Uncle Alex is turned over.
  • The Legend of High Chin Bob December 9, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    Cowboy Bob has thirty days to save enough to marry, and a killer cat brings trouble and opportunity.
  • Chickie December 16, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    A little Korean girl adopted by an American couple asks Santa for a can of salmon.
  • Ruth December 23, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    The Nativity, seen through the eyes of Ruth, the innkeeper's deaf daughter.
  • The Little Prince December 30, 1953 · Mutual · 29 min
    An American doctor is summoned abroad to treat a royal son, and finds murder and intrigue.
195450 episodes
  • Side Man January 6, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young trumpet player joins a touring band to learn the ropes, and falls in love.
  • Hackie January 13, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A cabbie sets up a fixed private fight for his friend, a not-so-great boxer.
  • Something in the Air January 20, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A comedy about a weatherman and a mistake in heaven's bureaucracy.
  • The Cadreman January 27, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A drill sergeant whips his platoon into shape, told from both sides.
  • The Man Who Bought the Phone Company February 3, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A tycoon buys the whole phone company to settle a score with an operator from fifteen years before.
  • It's Not the Money February 10, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An inheritance and the price of principle.
  • A Different Drummer February 17, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An American corporal held prisoner in Korea chooses to stay behind the Iron Curtain. The seventh-anniversary show.
  • Past Imperfect February 24, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Memories of a boyhood rivalry, and dreams of glory against reality.
  • The Door March 3, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    The Sire de Malétroit's Door, retold in a French château in the Second World War. From Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • It's a Gift March 10, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A man with ninety-three million dollars wants only to give it away.
  • The Mental Blocks March 17, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A ten-year-old with a way with dice helps a gambler make twenty-six passes in a row.
  • Night Caller March 24, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Kidnapping, escaped convicts and a planned bank job.
  • The Pox March 31, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Dr. Jenner's fight against smallpox and the first vaccine.
  • The Story of Little Tree (1954) April 7, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An Easter story about a little tree and how it grew up.
  • The Way of the Cross April 14, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    The Crucifixion, described by Jeff Chandler as a radio reporter on the scene.
  • Newshawk April 21, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A brash reporter sees a mine disaster only as a career opportunity.
  • The Losers April 28, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Captain Scott's 1912 expedition to the South Pole.
  • Flight to Bermuda May 5, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A woman steals a slogan-contest prize, a trip to Bermuda, and finds romance and complications there.
  • Gustafson May 12, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An ex-G.I. meets a German soldier he encountered in the war, and an old question is answered.
  • The .45 Caliber Teapot May 19, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A meek little man finds an ancient formula that changes things.
  • The First Morning May 26, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A father whose son is lost in the wilderness learns his unanswered prayers were a blessing.
  • The Wind Is No Gentleman June 2, 1954 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Where's There's a Will June 9, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Old man Justin's will is read: who gets the $450,000 emerald?
  • Clean and Crisp and Even June 23, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Four people snowbound in a country cabin.
  • Skin Deep June 30, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A diver going for a depth record finds a city under the sea and the real story of Atlantis.
  • The Last Smash July 7, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    In 1975, scientists guiding an atom smasher find their computer says two and two make five.
  • The Strangers July 14, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A family helps a Native boy and his sick mother in the desert, and when their car breaks down, fear keeps others from stopping.
  • Beasley's Boy July 21, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young reporter on a Skid Row story gets help from a mysterious figure.
  • The Story of Danny Dollar July 28, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A brand-new dollar bill whose goal in life is to make people happy, narrated by Sterling Holloway.
  • Welcome Home August 4, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A bride-to-be meets her fiancé's unenthusiastic parents.
  • Early Bird August 11, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    How a millionaire became a famous songwriter.
  • Reprisal (1954) August 18, 1954 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Beauty and the Brain August 25, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A newlywed beauty wants to improve herself, and one day writes her husband's theater review.
  • Stopwatch Finale (1954) September 1, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A man on death row tells how he met Mr. Jordan, a speaker who didn't believe in God.
  • Citizen's Arrest September 8, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A grocery-store holdup told from three points of view.
  • The Criminal September 15, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A banker is accused of embezzlement, and his lawyer, engaged to his daughter, finds evidence he's guilty.
  • Tennessee's Partner September 22, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Tennessee's partner becomes an outlaw and is sentenced to hang. From Bret Harte.
  • Under Fire September 29, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A soldier home from Korea with battle fatigue is called a coward by his fiancée's brother.
  • Down Payment October 6, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A man short of money for his wedding steals $400 from his employer.
  • U.F.O October 13, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    The first visitors from space meet an international group on a small Pacific island.
  • Stay Up for the Sunrise October 20, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A fifteen-year-old romance is almost rekindled, woven around the song Imagination.
  • The Hound of Heaven (1954) October 27, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Francis Thompson, a homeless man in old London who found faith and became a celebrated poet. Announced as the 400th program.
  • The Cliff (1954) November 3, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A boy is trapped at the foot of a cliff with the tide coming in.
  • At One Hundred Fifty Five Pounds November 10, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An American prizefighter travels back in time to ancient Rome and falls for a Roman girl.
  • Stolen Symphony (1954) November 17, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A test pilot is killed in a crash, and an angel brings his spirit home to his loved ones one last time.
  • Monsieur Payen November 24, 1954 · Mutual · 30 min
    A French textile-mill owner in Indochina as the Communists prepare to take over.
  • Summer Replacement December 1, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    Behind the scenes as a radio show prepares to move to television without all its cast, with a parody of Mr. District Attorney.
  • The Coat December 8, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A rich woman and a grouchy sailor are shipwrecked on a deserted island.
  • The Cobbler's Window December 15, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    An old shoemaker learns wisdom and goodness. From Tolstoy.
  • The Juggler of Our Lady (1954) December 22, 1954 · Mutual · 29 min
    A poor juggler in old France gives the mother of the Christ child the only gift he has.
195541 episodes
  • Stranger in Town January 12, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A beautiful visitor from another planet gets a jaywalking ticket from the local sheriff.
  • Slaughterhouse Row January 19, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    An old woman who sleeps on streetcars tells of her elegant past.
  • Old Friends January 26, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Hollywood writer helps out an old pal new in town. Is it a good idea?
  • The Thin Red Line February 2, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A soldier must learn to live without his sight.
  • The Sangamo Sage February 9, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    Young, penniless Abe Lincoln as a surveyor. The eighth-anniversary show.
  • Uncle Jim (1955) February 16, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A single woman inherits her Uncle Jim's fortune, with conditions meant to get her married.
  • Midnight February 23, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A night in the lives of a telephone operator and an airline clerk with a past, and how their lives meet.
  • Torkelson's Flying Circus March 2, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A former hobo, A.J., becomes a rich man in the air-freight business.
  • The Retiring Mr. Hewitt March 9, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A romance is complicated by a highway that may be built through town, and votes are bought and sold.
  • Double Crossing March 16, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A bratty genius of a girl aboard an ocean liner, and three smugglers.
  • No Contest March 23, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A hard-pressed working man finds $5,200 deposited in his bank account by mistake, and is tempted to keep it.
  • The Story of Little Tree (1955) March 30, 1955 · Mutual · 30 min
    An Easter story about a little tree and how it grew up.
  • In the Nature of a Warning April 13, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    Never marry a writer of fiction: a romance that begins on an airplane.
  • Act of Contrition April 20, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A girl from Pittsburgh comes to Hollywood, set on lying her way into a career.
  • After the Ball April 27, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A sobering drama about the day atomic war breaks out.
  • Who Am I? May 4, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A woman with amnesia tries, with her doctor's help, to uncover her past.
  • Deadbeat May 11, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A gas-station owner meets a couple of very professional deadbeats.
  • Every Good Boy Does Fine May 18, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A teenager phones a bomb threat to his high school.
  • The Last Battle May 25, 1955 · Mutual · 29 min
    A Union soldier and a Confederate officer keep hating each other for decades after the war, until it comes to a duel.
  • The Last Straw June 1, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Counterplot June 8, 1955 · 29 min
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  • One Horse Carousel June 15, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Shutout June 22, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Dotted Line June 29, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Today Is Sunday July 6, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Horse Sense July 13, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Cover-Up July 20, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Fairy Tale July 27, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Rimrock August 3, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Rainbow Chaser August 10, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Kiddy Story Story August 17, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Roll Call of the Reef August 24, 1955 · 29 min
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  • It Isn't Cricket September 14, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The End of Dirty Eddy September 21, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Follow Me October 5, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Penalty October 12, 1955 · 29 min
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  • You Remind Me of Me October 26, 1955 · 29 min
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  • A Dog's Life November 16, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A meek man with only a dog for company, and problems.
  • Captive Audience November 30, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Ladies' Man December 7, 1955 · 29 min
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  • Restitution December 14, 1955 · 29 min
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195639 episodes
  • Survival Mechanism January 4, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Stupid Saint January 11, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Caboose January 25, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Victim February 1, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Funny Valentine February 8, 1956 · Mutual · 29 min
    A young woman chooses among her suitors, in imagination and in reality.
  • Little Church of the Ambush February 15, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Snare of the Fowler February 22, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Mr. Harrison and the Lady Racketeer February 29, 1956 · Mutual · 29 min
    Aunt Thelma comes to visit a browbeaten factory worker. But who is Aunt Thelma?
  • The Seventh Son March 7, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Fence March 14, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Sob-Sister March 21, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Passion and Death of Christ March 28, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Coincidence April 11, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Gambler's End April 25, 1956 · Mutual · 29 min
    A cheating gambler is drafted and sent into the thick of the fighting in Korea.
  • Second Chance May 2, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Apt Mister Willis May 9, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Roughneck June 6, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Wally June 13, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Blood Will Tell June 27, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Showdown July 11, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Girl in the Green Dress July 18, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Cow Town July 25, 1956 · Mutual · 29 min
    A convict comes home after his release with plans for revenge.
  • Six of One August 1, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Other Sheep August 8, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Big Day August 29, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Outing September 5, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Now You See Him September 12, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Fair Exchange September 19, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Deductive Reasoning September 26, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Coward October 3, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The First Voyage of Columbus October 10, 1956 · Mutual · 29 min
    The first voyage of Columbus.
  • Reprisal (1956) October 17, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Man in the Street October 24, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Mc Coy October 31, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Integrity November 7, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Slap in the Face November 14, 1956 · 29 min
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  • First Law of the Jungle November 21, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Thinking Makes It So November 28, 1956 · 29 min
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  • Me for You December 5, 1956 · 29 min
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195731 episodes
  • West of the Pecos January 9, 1957 · 29 min
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  • No Comment January 16, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Enough Rope January 23, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Once on a Golden Afternoon (1957) January 30, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Genie with the Light Green Hair February 6, 1957 · 29 min
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  • The Treasury of Homes (1957) February 13, 1957 · Mutual · 29 min
    The tenth-anniversary show: a musical portrait of America through its land and homes, now with a scene from the 1956 Hungarian revolution.
  • Never Let the Sun Go Down February 20, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Hostage February 27, 1957 · 29 min
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  • To the Losers Belong the Spoils March 6, 1957 · 29 min
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  • The Fourth Act March 13, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Flight Plan March 20, 1957 · 29 min
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  • The Ninth Floor of the Plaza March 27, 1957 · 29 min
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  • All Brides Are Beautiful (1957) April 3, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Lines of Probability April 10, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Nightmare at Noon May 1, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Last One in Line May 8, 1957 · 29 min
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  • The Green Wave May 15, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Retired May 22, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Profile of a Hero May 29, 1957 · 24 min
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  • Tom Summit June 12, 1957 · 24 min
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  • A Matter of Potential June 19, 1957 · 29 min
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  • The Quiet War June 26, 1957 · 25 min
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  • The Invasion July 3, 1957 · 29 min
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  • Emergency July 10, 1957 · 30 min
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  • Design Flaw July 31, 1957 · 30 min
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  • Shot in the Dark August 7, 1957 · 24 min
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  • The Spy (1957) August 14, 1957 · Mutual · 24 min
  • It Can't Happen Here August 21, 1957 · Mutual · 25 min
  • Sylvia August 27, 1957 · 24 min
  • The Colonel's Daughter September 4, 1957 · Mutual · 25 min
  • Road Show September 11, 1957 · Mutual · 25 min