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The Ford Theater

27 episodes · 1947–1949 · Drama

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Ford Theater was an hour-long dramatic anthology sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. It aired on NBC Sunday afternoons from October 1947 to June 1948, then on CBS Friday nights from October 1948 to July 1949. Howard Lindsay served as host and narrator; the NBC run featured seasoned radio actors like Shirley Booth and Everett Sloane, while the CBS run, directed by Fletcher Markle, brought in screen stars such as Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball and Ronald Colman. The series adapted plays, films, novels and short stories, with an occasional musical or original radio script.

Sources: Ford Theater (radio series), Wikipedia

Episodes

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1947

• Ah, Wilderness November 2, 1947 · 59 min
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• Carmen Jones November 16, 1947 · 61 min
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• The Man Who Played God December 21, 1947 · 60 min
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• Father, Dear Father December 28, 1947 · 58 min
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1948

• Adventures of the Bad Boy January 4, 1948 · 60 min
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• Storm in a Teacup January 11, 1948 · 60 min
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• Girl Crazy January 18, 1948 · 60 min
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• Green Pastures February 1, 1948 · 62 min
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• Abe Lincoln in Illinois February 8, 1948 · 60 min
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• It's a Gift March 21, 1948 · 59 min
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• The Silver Cord April 18, 1948 · 59 min
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• Front Page May 9, 1948 · 61 min
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• Counselor at Law May 16, 1948 · 61 min
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• A Star Is Born May 23, 1948 · 60 min
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• Laura May 30, 1948 · 60 min
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• Michael and Mary June 6, 1948 · 60 min
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• My Sister Eileen June 13, 1948 · 61 min
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• The Late Christopher Bean June 20, 1948 · 60 min
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• Arrowsmith June 27, 1948 · 60 min
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• Madam Bovary October 8, 1948 · 57 min
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• Double Indemnity October 15, 1948 · 59 min
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• Of Human Bondage October 29, 1948 · 59 min
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1949

• Anna Christie January 21, 1949 · 55 min
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• Shadow of a Doubt February 18, 1949 · 50 min
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• The Horn Blows at Midnight March 4, 1949 · 59 min
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• Wuthering Heights April 1, 1949 · 61 min
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• A Farewell to Arms June 24, 1949 · 57 min
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