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@DRW50 I'm pretty sure the "prosecutor" is Frank Overton (played the sheriff in To Kill a Mockingbird). I've seen the "communist" in a lot of things but can't think of his name. I want to say it's Arthur Franz, but I'm not positive about that one.

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@slick jones The name of Tom Happer's character on CBS DAYTIME 90 was Tony Dean. I also found a mention in a 1973 article that he had appeared on SEARCH FOR TOMORROW.

@DRW50 I think Virginia "Ginger" Jones played Mildred for the entire run. So probably not Jone, unless she was filling in.

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GL had given her time off to film the movie and then let her go after the movie project fell through.

Great find @te.!

A few synopses. The first one is from December 1958, and the remainder are for 1959.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-fzf06PPw8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Good point.

Haven't come across any. One book said they scrubbed the tapes every 30 days, at least in the early years.

One article I read suggested it was because General Hospital was proving popular.

Thanks for Richard Simmons tribute @slick jones. He was such a positive light. I had been enjoying his stories he was telling on Twitter and had hoped he would write a book. This is Morris/Maurice Ottinger. Saw his first name spelled both ways.

"Judge" Jones quit when he learned of the change. From the articles I've been seeing, he was very popular, so that had to hurt the show. Yes, it is.

Day in Court (October 13, 1958 - June 24, 1965), was a 1/2-hour daily (Mon.-Fri.) daytime series of court dramas, based on actual cases. The executive producer was Selig J. Seligman. The cases were presided over by "Judges" Edgar Allan Jones, Jr., (a UCLA law professor) and William Gwinn (former law professor). For a period of time, real lawyers played the attorneys handling the cases. The litigants and witnesses were played by professional actors, as well as individuals who were real court personnel and reporters. Much of the dialogue was improvised. The format changed to a serial in October 1964. The series had several spin-offs including "Morning Court," and "Accused (which aired evenings, from Dec. 1958-Sept. 1959)." @slick jones @Paul Raven

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Thanks @slick jones. Glad to have you back!

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Thanks @DRW50. That was definitely melodramatic, lol.

Thanks @DRW50. I don't know anything about a pilot. But the story with Cynthia Allison being Phil's patient (and former college classmate) started in mid-April 1963. Was that Mae Clarke as the older nurse?

Joshua Fallon (Stephen Brooks) is the man at Marlena's apartment. Stuart Whyland (Robert Alda) is the white-haired man.

Thanks for tagging me @DRW50. I enjoyed that era of ATWT.

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole with DAY IN COURT. Sorry if I duplicated anything. @slick jones The last name of Jan Shepard's character was Hansen, not Holmes. The show used quite a few non-professional actors so I tried to explain that. @Paul Raven 1959 Jan. 8 ROBERT K. BOWMAN (Juvenile Probation Officer) - plays juvenile probation officer Feb./Mar. EVE STARR (columnist for The Morning Union, Springfield, MA.) - played a mother ALEC STERLING - played her 10-year old son Jul. 22 RED O'DONNELL (newspaper columnist) - appears as newspaperman Aug 5 RALPH MANZA - owner of a chain of beauty shops whose wife accuses him of assaulting her with a butcher knife IRENE ANDERS - the wife Sep. 2 HARRY HARRIS (Phil. Inquirer tv critic) - In press section for trial of man charged with refusing to aid an officer in making an arrest Oct. 17 SELIG J. SELIGMAN (ABC-TV VP) - Bernard Poe - charged with child neglect KYLIE MASTERSON (show's executive secretary) - Helen Poe, Bernard's wife. GENE BANKS (Producer) ELISABETH LEWIS (Casting Director) LOU GARFINKLE (Writer) All played beatniks KEN ROSEN (Writer) - Burnley Stokes, would-be concert violinist, arraigned on bunco check charge MIRIAM DRUTEN (Asst. to Producer) - Susan Willard BRUCE LANSBURY (Writer, brother of Angela Lansbury) - Geoffrey Harris Both accused of conning an aging gentleman out of $500 MURRAY WEISSMAN (Publicist) - City Attorney Nov 11 GRACE GAYNOR - young crying witness Reporters playing themselves ALLEN RICH (San Fernando Valley Times) DICK WILLIAMS (Los Angeles Mirror News) BOB JOHNSON (Triangle Publications) Dec. 9 JOAN HARDING - mother on trial for "mayhem" against infant daughter Newspaper reporters appearing as themselves, sitting in press section. BOB KRAUCH (Los Angeles Herald Express) ROGER BECK (Los Angeles Mirror News) MARY BLAIR (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) MARY WOOD (columnist for Cincinnati Post) E.B. RADCLIFFE (columnist for Cincinnati Enquirer) RALPH ELLIOTT (San Gabriel Tribune) ART RONNIE (Los Angeles Herald Express) 1960 May 23 TED KREC (The Long Beach Independent) - played reporter in case of man charged with blackmailing his wife Jul 27 ANNA-LISA - plays housekeeper who sues her ex-employer with assault and battery for striking her with a bottle TOM BROWN - ? Aug. 24 MARY WOOD (columnist for Cincinnati Post) - reporter Aug (?) CAROL BYRON - ? KENDRICK HUXHAM - ? Sep. 9 LINDEN CHILES - lead role Late Sep ALAN PATUREAU (columnist Atlanta Journal) - reporter Oct CHEERIO MEREDITH - little old lady who robs a hot dog stand using a toy pistol CECIL SMITH (LA Times) - reporter covering case Oct. 6 JACK CHAPLIN - teenage murderer Nov. 4 MARI LYNN - unknown role 1961 Jan. 23 MONTE BLUE (silent film star) - plays cattleman May 19 MAURICE MEYER - accused of stealing surfboard Jul 10 WALTER DE LA BROSSE (American Bullfighter) - amateur toreador accused of "fighting" passing cars as charging bulls on the street Sep. 26 CHRISTINA CRAWFORD (video debut) 1962 Apr. 20 JEAN JORY (Victor Jory's daughter) JOAN TEWKSBURY (sister of Peter Tewsbury) JOHN GARDE (brother of Harry Guardino) Unknown roles Jul. 25 DICK WHITTINGHILL (KMPC deejay) - plays a rich playboy 1963 Feb. 1 GEORGE LINDSEY ("Goober") - unknown role Jun. 20 TOM DRAKE - father who pleads for his daughter accused of burglary Jun 25 ROGER EWING - burglary suspect PATTY JOY HARMON - unknown role Jul. 4 PORTLAND MASON (daughter of James and Pamela Mason) - Woman whose ex-husband tries taking their daughter out of the city. Jul. 11 JOE DE SANTIS - uncle of homicide victim in trial of small-time girl who claims self-defense in the murder charge. Aug. ALLEN RICH (tv-radio editor Valley Times) - reporter Aug. 12 NADINE NARDI - unknown role Oct. 3 TEDDY ROONEY (Mickey's son) SARA HADEN (Aunt Millie in Andy Hardy movies) Lawsuit re junior baseball team Oct. 10 ROCHELLE HUDSON - woman who claims husband loves work more than her SCATMAN CROTHERS - bartender who testifies for her Dec. 20 JOHN FROOME (KAKE-TV's talent supervisor and host) - plaintiff suing neighbor for breach of contract 1964 Jan. 26 MARY UMANSKY (actress from Witchita Community Theater) - Played wife sued by her former husband for throwing a mixture of lye and water in his face. Feb. 5 JUANITA HALL - housekeeper who serves as a witness of a case involving brother and sister contesting their father's will Mar. 24 IRENE HERVEY - woman involved in an adoption case, in which an aunt and uncle seek to adopt orphan Apr. 3 KIRBY BRUMFIELD (Portland TV weatherman) - plays deadbeat with an aversion to paying bills Apr. 21 DAUGHTER OF MACDONALD CAREY (DIDN'T SPECIFY WHETHER LYNN OR LISA) - plays sister of youth accused of inciting a riot Apr. 23 JOHN ARCHER COLEEN GRAY Couple trying to adopt boy over objections of mother Apr. 27 KATHIE BROWN - plays wife accused of trying to kill her husband for his insurance policy May 2 DIANE LADD - case involving man seeking custody of children May 27 HOLLY MCINTIRE (daughter of John McIntire and Jeannette Nolan) - plays girl orphaned in her early teens who sues ? Jun 1 EDDIE APPLEGATE - plays teen who sues writer for invasion of privacy Jun 15 ROLAND LaSTARZA (boxer) - plays watchman of a construction project, who accuses a man of assault with a deadly weapon Jun 18 SUSAN SEAFORTH ELIZABETH HARROWER Mother sues daughter for money she claims the girl removed from her savings account Jun 22 GIL LAMB (dancer) - case of teen runaway who is found in the company of a car thief Jun 26 BARBARA LUDDY - plays sweet little old lady accused of selling liquor without a license Jun 29 ARTHUR FRANZ - plays invalid confined to wheelchair who sues for divorce Jul 3 VIRGINIA O'BRIEN - appears in story of dress shop owner suing over a bill Jul 8 ALAN BAXTER - plays attorney in case involving woman suing over injuries in fall from a balcony Jul. 24 PAUL WINCHELL - plays gambler seeking to regain custody of his son Sep. 21 WILLIAM SARGENT - Jeffrey Tucker, accused of abducting and assaulting his wife. PHYLLIS LOVE - Mrs. Tucker Sep. 30 ROSEMARY MURRAY - plays woman arraigned for desertion of her baby Oct. 19 KEITH ANDES - Michael Hesher, files suit against airline when insurance company refuses to remit benefit regarding the death of his wife. BETSY JONES-MORELAND - Hesher's attorney, Betsy Darte ? - Danny, Michaels' son VAUGHN TAYLOR - ? BERRY KROEGER - ? DONALD CURTIS - ? Nov 16 VIRGINIA VINCENT - Ellen Blake, seeks to break her wealthy father's (Martin Blake) will GLORIA TALBOT - Nurse Carla Phillips; Ellen claims she had undue influence on her father OLIVER GOWAN - attorney Harrison Varnum Nov 23 RUSSELL ARMES - Dr. Scott Roberts, seeking divorce from his wife of 13 years COLEEN GRAY - Adele Roberts, his wife, becomes hysterical at reconciliation hearing and shoots him Nov 27 MARK ROBERTS - Harris Defoe, he and wife go to court to keep their adopted child JUNE DAYTON - Margaret Defoe, his wife LYNN LORING - Ginnie Collins, the child's birth mother Dec 2 ANNA LEE and/or ALIX TILTON - Mrs. Helen Rice, accused of trying to deliberately injure Kerry Horton by running him down SIMON SCOTT - Helen's husband, Charles LARRY MERRILL - Kerry Horton SANDY DESCHER - Kate, Mrs. Rice's daughter, was in car at the time of the accident Dec 10 RICHARD GARLAND - Ted Mancuso, charged with armed robbery SHERRY FERRELL - Elly Mancuso, Ted's wife ? - Marty Dirk, Mancuso's alibi witness-commits perjury during trial Dec 17 MARY MUNDY - Caroline Ferrell GERALD MOHR - Ellis Ferrell, Caroline's husband, trying to have her committed to a mental institution CE CE WHITNEY - Mrs. Helen Wilhelm, Caroline claims Ellis wants to get rid of her to marry Helen Dec 24 ? - Anna Varda, widow who arrives from Europe to fight for custody of daughter taken from her when she was an infant 16 years ago ? - Lilly Krizak, the daughter ? - Joseph Krizak, adoptive father ? - Mary Krizak, adoptive mother Dec 31 KARL HELD - Richard Wilkins, charged with grand theft of $5,000, from his mother's business NANCY REARDON - Mrs. Mary Wilkins, his wife, who disappears 1965 Jan 11 Secord Case WILLIAM SARGENT - newspaperman Mark Ryder K.T. STEVENS - Mrs. Helen Secord -tries to have son's marriage annulled ? - attorney Reed, hired by Helen Feb 2 ? - Mike Kraft, politician who hires attorney Joe Sherry (HARRY BASCH) to defend his son, Monty (unknown), a college student charged with assault and battery ? - Lucille Kraft, Mike's wife and Monty's mother, blames Mike for Monty's problems Mar 2 Hanje Walstrom case additional actors AUDREY LARKIN - Mary Rivers, wife of attorney Rivers ADRIENNE MARDEN - Lois Adams, Mrs. Marlin's sist Mar 15 (11-day case) JOHN AGAR - attorney in child-beating case. May 10 EDMON RYAN - attorney Jim Finnegan, in George Paulsen (STUART ERWIN) case May 27 JUDY CARNE - Lisa Corwin SKIP HOMEIER - Howard Maddox Opponents in court May/Jun KARL HELD - Bill Tracy LYN EDGINTON - Ruth Mathews JILL ANDRE - Betty LNU, Ruth's sister Jun 3 GAVIN GORDON - Harrison Varnum Jun 16 LES BROWN, JR. - Eddie Morgan, nephew of attorney Nina Hansen Additional actors: SUZANNE SYDNEY - Mar 1959 or earlier ALFRED POWERS, JR. - June 5, 1959 JOE ALLISON (former deejay/emcee) Sept 9, 1959 MICHAEL PARKS - 1960 or earlier CHUCK FOX - played Stacey Flaxman, Apr 1960 or earlier LINDEN CHILES - lead role in Sep 6, 1960 episode JOYCE MILES - various roles Jul 1961 or earlier JIM MURDOCH - real cab driver who played cabbie, 1961 or earlier JANE BETTS - real-life drafting engineer at an airframe plant, unknown role 1961 or earlier ROD LAUREN recording artist - 1961 or earlier FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN - 1961 or earlier MAGGIE HAYES - 1961 or earlier BOBBY GILBERT - 1962 or earlier DIANNE LIBBY - frequent roles 1962 or earlier ANNETTE GORMAN, child actress - 1962 or earlier QUINN O’HARA - 1962 or earlier CYNTHIA PEPPER - 1962 or earlier BOBBY GILBERT - 1962 or earlier JAMES LINDSEY - juvenile delinquent/drug addict - 1962 or earlier SUE ENGLAND - 1962 TURNER JORDAN (news editor Birmingham News) - 1962 - same episode as Sue England. JANA TAYLOR - 1963 or earlier IRENE GILBERT - 1963 or earlier VALERIE VARDA - 1963 or earlier NADINE DARDI - 1963 or earlier SCHUYLER HAYDEN - 1964 or earlier ALBIE PEARSON - 1964 or earlier KATHERINE EAMES - woman attorney - 1964 HANS GUDEGAST (ERIC BRAEDEN) witness - 1964 or earlier HARRY LASCOE - collapsed and died while filming court scene as lawyer, Sep 1964 LYLE TALBOT - multiple roles, including playing grandfather who is involved an adoption proceeding in 1965 LAURIE SIBBALD - 1965 or earlier JOHN MARTIN played bailiff John Martin (real bailiff) TIM SPERL played bailiff Tim Farrell (real bailiff) VERNON VAN ALLEN real court clerk played clerk Allen Van SAM WHITSON - clerk VIOLET GILMORE - court reporter

Susan mentions near the last part of the interview that she now has a "little contract." I think this might be the first time since the early 90s. Is that right @JAS0N47?