Family Theater: Throw Your Heart In the Ring

Gary Cooper, Shelley Winters, Henry Morgan, star on Family Theater. The mutual broadcasting system in cooperation with Family Theater Inc. presents, Throw Your Heart in the Ring, Starring Shelley Winters and Henry Morgan. Brief portions are transcribed. Gary Cooper is your host.

You know that a certain kind of picture that always makes me feel good. Whether I see it in an advertisement or in real life, it's the picture of a boy and girl running to meet their father when he comes home from work.

You know what's going to happen. He'll have to relive their day with them, listen to all the good and unusual and happy things, sympathize with all the bumps and bruises and tears. Well, that's the way it should be.

That's what fathers are for. But children aren't the only ones who need help and encouragement at the end of a day. and the family needs a listening ear, a sympathetic father. And that's what God is for.

God is our Father. He wants to help us. He wants us to talk to Him. In other words, He wants us to pray to Him. Families that want to be happy turn to God each day in family prayer.

They realize that the family, the praise together always stays together. Gary Cooper returns to bring you another message after our Family Theater story. your heart in the ring, starring Miss Shelley Winters and Mr. Henry Morgan. As the West End Transit bus made its way across town to Jasper Street and the end of the line, Maggie

Monahan sat up front as usual talking to the driver. You know, Lord, after all these years it's occurred to me that we're breaking the rules. You could get fired. What do you mean? Well, all the way across town we sit here and talk, and that sign up there says, any unnecessary conversation with the driver of this vehicle is forbidden by law. Oh that old

If we're honest with ourselves, we know that without God, we can't bring love and tolerance and understanding into our home. home, and those are the things we want above anything else. Daily Family Prayer will help us get them. Yes, let's pray together as a family, proudly and gladly, for the family that prays together stays together. Thank you for being with us and God bless you.

Our grateful thanks to Gary Cooper, Shelley, when here's some Henry Morgan for their appearances, and to Martha Wilkerson for writing our play. Original music was scored and conducted by Max Tare. This production of Family Theater Incorporated was directed by David Young.

The supporting cast included Herb Bygren, Sidney Miller, Betty White, and Michael Chapin. Next week our Family Theater star will be John Leslie in Round Trip. Your host will be Pat O'Brien. This series of the Family Theater broadcasts is made possible by the thousands of you who felt the need for this kind of program