30 or 60 minute drama/adventure show
Ford Theater as a radio dramatic anthology series lasted for only two seasons. It was a better known (and more popular) television show called Ford Television Theatre. 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 (1934–42).Our CD/Download contain both episodes of Ford Theater (hour long dramas) and a different Ford half hour music variety show.
The first season of the radio show was broadcast from New York City on NBC with such actors as Ed Begley, Shirley Booth, Gary Merrill, Everett Sloane and Vicki Vola. This season ran from October 5, 1947 to June 27, 1948. Due to poor ratings, Ford moved the show to Hollywood and CBS for the second season, where top Hollywood actors headed the casts. This season, which lasted from October 8, 1948 to July 1, 1949, received much higher ratings. However, with television rising in popularity, Ford decided to end its radio show and focus solely on television.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List
ford-theater_461106 Guest William Bendix.mp3
ford-theater_461127 Guest Dennis Day.mp3
ford-theater_461204 Guest Gene Kelly.mp3
ford-theater_470101 Guest Garry Moore.mp3
ford-theater_470212 Guest Johnny Mercer.mp3
ford-theater_470319 Guest Ralph Edwards.mp3
ford-theater_470326 Guests Norris Goff .mp3
ford-theater_470402 Guest Carmen Miranda.mp3
ford-theater_471116 Carmen Jones.mp3
ford-theater_480104 The Adventures of a .mp3
ford-theater_480111 Storm in a Teacup.mp3
ford-theater_480113 Girl Crazy.mp3
ford-theater_480201 The Green Pastures.mp3
ford-theater_480321 It's a Gift.mp3
ford-theater_480509 The Front Page.mp3
ford-theater_480516 Counselor-at-Law.mp3
ford-theater_480523 A Star is Born.mp3
ford-theater_480530 Laura.mp3
ford-theater_480613 My Sister Eileen.mp3
ford-theater_480620 The Late Christopher.mp3
ford-theater_480627 Arrowsmith.mp3
ford-theater_481015 Double Indemnity.mp3
ford-theater_490304 The Horn Blows at Mi.mp3
ford-theater_490401 Wuthering Heights.mp3
