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Ford Theatre

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Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the radio version and known as Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, was a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. At various times the television series appeared on all three major television networks, while the radio version was broadcast on two separate networks and on two separate coasts. Ford Theatre was named for its sponsor, the Ford Motor Company, which had an earlier success with its concert music series, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Years Ago

1. Years Ago

1h

17th Oct 1948

Despite being raised in a financially strapped family, a young woman longs to be a respected actress and sets about trying to become one.

Joy to the World

2. Joy to the World

1h

21st Nov 1948

Night Must Fall

3. Night Must Fall

1h

19th Dec 1948

An old woman hires a young man to help around the house. Unfortunately, she begins to be concerned that he is in fact psychotic.

The Man Who Came to Dinner

4. The Man Who Came to Dinner

1h

16th Jan 1949

The Silver Cord

5. The Silver Cord

1h

2nd Feb 1949

Outward Bound

6. Outward Bound

1h

13th Mar 1949

Arsenic and Old Lace

7. Arsenic and Old Lace

1h

11th May 1949

One Sunday Afternoon

8. One Sunday Afternoon

1h

16th May 1949

Biff Grimes is a small-town dentist whose girlfriend is stolen by a an old friend named Hugo. Biff plots his revenge when Hugo returns to town with a toothache.

Light Up the Sky

9. Light Up the Sky

1h

13th Jun 1949

Something Old, Something New

10. Something Old, Something New

1h

4th Dec 1952

Crossed and Double Crossed

11. Crossed and Double Crossed

1h

11th Dec 1952

So Many Things Happen

12. So Many Things Happen

1h

18th Dec 1952

Heart of Gold

13. Heart of Gold

1h

25th Dec 1952

They Also Serve

14. They Also Serve

1h

1st Jan 1953

It Happened in a Pawn Shop

15. It Happened in a Pawn Shop

1h

8th Jan 1953

This Is My Heart

16. This Is My Heart

1h

15th Jan 1953

The Sermon of the Gun

17. The Sermon of the Gun

1h

22nd Jan 1953

Adventure in Connecticut

18. Adventure in Connecticut

1h

29th Jan 1953

The First Born

19. The First Born

1h

5th Feb 1953

The Old Man's Bride

20. The Old Man's Bride

1h

12th Feb 1953

Margin for Fear

21. Margin for Fear

1h

19th Feb 1953

All's Fair in Love

22. All's Fair in Love

1h

26th Feb 1953

Madame 44

23. Madame 44

1h

5th Mar 1953

My Daughter's Husband

24. My Daughter's Husband

1h

12th Mar 1953

The Bet

25. The Bet

1h

19th Mar 1953

Double Exposure

26. Double Exposure

1h

26th Mar 1953

To Any Soldier

27. To Any Soldier

1h

2nd Apr 1953

Just What the Doctor Ordered

28. Just What the Doctor Ordered

1h

9th Apr 1953

Allison, Ltd.

29. Allison, Ltd.

1h

16th Apr 1953

The Life of the Party

30. The Life of the Party

1h

23rd Apr 1953

The Son-in-Law

31. The Son-in-Law

1h

30th Apr 1953

The Lady and the Champ

32. The Lady and the Champ

1h

7th May 1953

Look for Tomorrow

33. Look for Tomorrow

1h

14th May 1953

Sweet Talk Me, Jackson

34. Sweet Talk Me, Jackson

1h

21st May 1953

The Jewel

35. The Jewel

1h

28th May 1953

There's No Place Like Home

36. There's No Place Like Home

1h

4th Jun 1953

The Trestle

37. The Trestle

1h

11th Jun 1953

Malaya Incident

38. Malaya Incident

1h

18th Jun 1953

The People Versus Johnston

39. The People Versus Johnston

1h

25th Jun 1953

First air date

17th Oct 1948

Last air date

23rd Jun 1955

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks