About this season
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 (39)
1. Years Ago
Aired 17 October 1948 • 60 min
Despite being raised in a financially strapped family, a young woman longs to be a respected actress and sets about trying to become one.
2. Joy to the World
Aired 21 November 1948 • 60 min
3. Night Must Fall
Aired 19 December 1948 • 60 min
An old woman hires a young man to help around the house. Unfortunately, she begins to be concerned that he is in fact psychotic.
4. The Man Who Came to Dinner
Aired 16 January 1949 • 60 min
5. The Silver Cord
Aired 2 February 1949 • 60 min
6. Outward Bound
Aired 13 March 1949 • 60 min
7. Arsenic and Old Lace
Aired 11 May 1949 • 60 min
8. One Sunday Afternoon
Aired 16 May 1949 • 60 min
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.
9. Light Up the Sky
Aired 13 June 1949 • 60 min
10. Something Old, Something New
Aired 4 December 1952 • 60 min
11. Crossed and Double Crossed
Aired 11 December 1952 • 60 min
12. So Many Things Happen
Aired 18 December 1952 • 60 min
13. Heart of Gold
Aired 25 December 1952 • 60 min
14. They Also Serve
Aired 1 January 1953 • 60 min
15. It Happened in a Pawn Shop
Aired 8 January 1953 • 60 min
16. This Is My Heart
Aired 15 January 1953 • 60 min
17. The Sermon of the Gun
Aired 22 January 1953 • 60 min
18. Adventure in Connecticut
Aired 29 January 1953 • 60 min
19. The First Born
Aired 5 February 1953 • 60 min
20. The Old Man's Bride
Aired 12 February 1953 • 60 min
21. Margin for Fear
Aired 19 February 1953 • 60 min
22. All's Fair in Love
Aired 26 February 1953 • 60 min
23. Madame 44
Aired 5 March 1953 • 60 min
24. My Daughter's Husband
Aired 12 March 1953 • 60 min
25. The Bet
Aired 19 March 1953 • 60 min
26. Double Exposure
Aired 26 March 1953 • 60 min
27. To Any Soldier
Aired 2 April 1953 • 60 min
28. Just What the Doctor Ordered
Aired 9 April 1953 • 60 min
29. Allison, Ltd.
Aired 16 April 1953 • 60 min
30. The Life of the Party
Aired 23 April 1953 • 60 min
31. The Son-in-Law
Aired 30 April 1953 • 60 min
32. The Lady and the Champ
Aired 7 May 1953 • 60 min
33. Look for Tomorrow
Aired 14 May 1953 • 60 min
34. Sweet Talk Me, Jackson
Aired 21 May 1953 • 60 min
35. The Jewel
Aired 28 May 1953 • 60 min
36. There's No Place Like Home
Aired 4 June 1953 • 60 min
37. The Trestle
Aired 11 June 1953 • 60 min
38. Malaya Incident
Aired 18 June 1953 • 60 min
39. The People Versus Johnston
Aired 25 June 1953 • 60 min