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. Twentieth Century
Aired 7 October 1949 • 60 min
2. On Borrowed Time
Aired 21 October 1949 • 60 min
3. She Loves Me Not
Aired 4 November 1949 • 60 min
4. Skylark
Aired 18 November 1949 • 60 min
5. Kind Lady
Aired 2 December 1949 • 60 min
6. Little Women
Aired 16 December 1949 • 60 min
7. The Farmer Takes a Wife
Aired 30 December 1949 • 60 min
8. The Barker
Aired 13 January 1950 • 60 min
9. Laburnum Grove
Aired 27 January 1950 • 60 min
10. The Royal Family
Aired 10 February 1950 • 60 min
11. Uncle Harry
Aired 24 February 1950 • 60 min
12. Room Service
Aired 10 March 1950 • 60 min
13. Dear Brutus
Aired 24 March 1950 • 60 min
14. The Little Minister
Aired 7 April 1950 • 60 min
Ford Theatre's recent CBS-TV adaptation of James M. Barrie's *The Little Minister* brought the romance of Babbie, the bewitching gypsy, and the serious young minister to life. Tom Drake beautifully portrayed the minister's struggle with a forbidden love, culminating in the revelation that Babbie, vibrantly played by Frances Reid, was in fact Lady Barbara Rintoul.
15. The School for Scandal
Aired 21 April 1950 • 60 min
16. Father Malachy's Miracle
Aired 5 May 1950 • 60 min
17. Subway Express
Aired 19 May 1950 • 60 min
18. The Shining Hour
Aired 2 June 1950 • 60 min
19. On Borrowed Time (restaged)
Aired 30 June 1950 • 60 min
20. For the Love of Kitty
Aired 11 February 1954 • 60 min
21. For Value Received
Aired 18 February 1954 • 60 min
22. Marriageable Male
Aired 25 February 1954 • 60 min
23. The Good of His Soul
Aired 4 March 1954 • 60 min
24. Come On, Red
Aired 11 March 1954 • 60 min
25. The Last Thirty Minutes
Aired 18 March 1954 • 60 min
26. The Taming of the Shrewd
Aired 25 March 1954 • 60 min
27. Turn Back the Clock
Aired 1 April 1954 • 60 min
28. Yours for a Dream
Aired 8 April 1954 • 60 min
29. Sister Veronica
Aired 15 April 1954 • 60 min
30. Wedding March
Aired 22 April 1954 • 60 min
31. Night Visitor
Aired 29 April 1954 • 60 min
32. A Season to Love
Aired 6 May 1954 • 60 min
33. Wonderful Day for a Wedding
Aired 13 May 1954 • 60 min
34. Beneath These Waters
Aired 20 May 1954 • 60 min
35. Keep It in the Family
Aired 27 May 1954 • 60 min
36. The Unlocked Door
Aired 3 June 1954 • 60 min
37. The Mason-Dixon Line
Aired 10 June 1954 • 60 min
38. The Tryst
Aired 17 June 1954 • 60 min
39. Indirect Approach
Aired 24 June 1954 • 60 min