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Listen to the episode -- Dark Victory

Volume Number: 1 Episode Count: 21 Catalog # D-GSGP-1

This series ran from 1 October 1948 until 25 February 1949 for a total of 22 episodes. It ran on the Mutual Broadcasting system on Friday's at 8 and was sponsored by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

The primary purpose of the show was to encourage church attendance regardless of a specific denomination which was conveyed in the post discussion of the each episode. The first episode starred Walter H. Hampden as Cyrano de Bergerac, who then hosted the remaining broadcasts. Other acting support was provided by the Episcopal Actors Guild which included Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Straight, Jane Cowl, Ann Seymore, Boris Karloff, and Joan Caulfield.

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