Members EricMontreal22 Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Interesting article in the great Television Obscurities site on this early soap about a woman in a wheelchair (played by a paralyzed actress) http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/miss-susan/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Thanks. I'd never read that. Enjoyed hearing a little more about the plot summaries. Poor Susan had such a difficult life. I didn't even know any episodes of the show were available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Nor did I, totally stumbled upon it. It really is a sad story, but it was interesting hearing that it seemed to actually do quite well ratings wise. I was looking for info on the brief 70s 1950s set prime time teen drama, Sons and Daughters, and came to that site. Lots of interesting shows (I ever knew there was a late 70s flop called Cliffhangers which showed three serials with cliffhangers each episode...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 There are some promos for Cliffhangers on Youtube. It had Michael Nouri, not so famous for AMC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted April 17, 2014 Members Share Posted April 17, 2014 MISS SUSAN March 12,1951-December 18, 1951 Martinsville Duke Andrews.......... Henry Benson........... Bill Carter........Mark Roberts Joan Benson Carter......... John Croft......Joseph Foley Edgar Hayes.......... Larry Hughes......... Bruce Landon........... Robert Courtleigh Susan Martin Landon....Susan Peters Chris Martin.......Ralph Robertson Sam Martin...........Don Hammer Laura Monroe......Helen Ray Roger Nystrum.......Robert McQueeney Mrs. Peck...........Kathryn Gill Daisy[nurse companion].........Natalie Priest ???????????Gerry Locke ???????????Jon Lormer ???????????Betsy Palmer ????????????Will Wright If anyone has any old info...let me know, Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted April 17, 2014 Members Share Posted April 17, 2014 Betsy Palmer later played a friend of Ellen Lowell Stewart on As the World Turns. That was in the 1980s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 11, 2016 Members Share Posted October 11, 2016 Billboard magazine review Reviewed Wednesday (1), 3 -3:15 p.m.; EST. Sponsored by Colgate- Palmolive Peet, thru the Esty Agency, via NBC-TV. Producer- director, Kenneth Buekridge. Writer, William Kendal Clarke. Cast: Susan Peters, Robert McQueeney, Katharine Grill, Natalie Priest, John Lormer. Susan Peters was one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses a few years ago, when a tragic shotgun accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Since then she has toured the country in The Barretts of Wimpoie Street, and critics readily conceded that today she has more than fulfilled that early promise which brought her an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Random Harvest with Ronald Coleman. In view of Miss Peter's marked acting ability, plus a sensitive clean -cut facial beauty and appealing sincerity, it's difficult to understand why the producers of this across -the -board series didn't come thru with adequate production and scripting. Admittedly, soap opera, be it TV or radio, must dwell in a never -never land plot wise, but it doesn't have to pursue its course at the leaden pace of this airer. In fact, the sudsers' everything happens to me format usually sparks quite a whirl of emotional activity, if nothing else. Unfortunately though, Miss Susan has nothing to offer beyond the personal magnetism of its star. Miss Peters plays the role of a retired lawyer, confined to a wheelchair of course, who returns to her home town in the Midwest, only to find that an old family retainer has been arrested for stealing. All of this happened on Monday's initial airer, but Wednesday's show didn't move the action along much consisted of a conversation between Miss Peters and the elderly housekeeper, during which the latter rolled her eyes around wildly in an unconvincing plea of innocence, and finally confessed her guilt in an equally unconvincing manner. Utterly unconvinced, of course, was Miss Susan, who will presumably delve deeper into the matter on future airers. With absolutely no help from script or cameraman, Miss Peters was forced to do some eye -rolling herself at times in an effort to convey a bit of mute motivation. The tenser could well take a squint at the "hands" technique used on the Kefauver hearings for a lesson in how to inject an illusion of mobility, via a variety of dramatic close -up gimmicks. Colgate's animated cartoons for Fab and Ajax Cleanser seemed more sprightly than usual, when contrasted with the show's static pacing, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 5, 2017 Members Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Summary of July 3 1951 episode Sam takes Susan's nephew Chris out for a sundae so that Susan and Bruce may have some time to themselves. While playing Ping-Pong, Susan and Bruce declare their love for each other. In addition, Susan informs Bruce that Laura will be leaving town. Meanwhile, Henry Benson is visited by Duke Andrews, who takes a great interest in Henry's mistress, Andrea Blake. Cast listed Susan Peters Robert Courtleigh Don Hammer Josef Draper Ralph Robertson Arnie Freeman Elaine Ellis Nina Lord Edited February 5, 2017 by Paul Raven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted January 2, 2018 Members Share Posted January 2, 2018 This is off-topic from Miss Susan, but it follows a statement made on this thread. The NBC show, Cliffhangers, featured a number of daytime performers: Stop Susan Williams (starring Susan Anton) featured in the cast Michael Swan (One Life to Live, As the World Turns), Marj Dusay (All My Children and Guiding Light), and Albert Paulsen (A World Apart). The star of The Secret Empire was Geoffrey Scott (Where the Heart Is, Dark Shadows, and Guiding Light). Appearing in The Curse of Dracula were Michael Nouri (Search for Tomorrow, Somerset, and All My Children) and Louise Sorrell (Young Doctor Malone, The Doctors, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, Passions, and All My Children). By the way, the final actor to portray Michael Randolph on Another World, Lionel Johnston, appeared on CBS's Sons and Daughters. Glynnis O'Connor (As the World Turns in two roles) was also in the cast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 28, 2018 Members Share Posted February 28, 2018 Miss Susan was broadcast from Philadelphia only because of a lack of studio space in NY at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted April 21, 2019 Members Share Posted April 21, 2019 Cast additions / clarifications: Duke Andrews... Arnold Freeman (first appeared c. July 1951) underworld figure Vern Andrews … John C. Beecher (first appeared c. May 1951); tormented Sam Martin Andrea Blake … Elaine Ellis (first appeared c. late May/early June 1951 murder in August 1951) Sam Martin's sister-in-law. Chic divorcee. Sam is attracted to her Bill Carter... Mark Roberts former childhood boyfriend of Susan; later described as a professional rival Joan Benson Carter... Gerry Locke John Croft... Joseph Foley Susan's law partner Bruce Landon... Robert Courtleigh (first appeared c. May 1951) a former stableboy turned distinguished author Sam Martin.... Don Hammer brother of Susan Daisy McCue... Natalie Priest (nurse / secretary / friend of Susan) George Small.. Dick Knox (c. November 1951) teenager Judge... Robert Pike (March 1951) maybe in Laura's theft case?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted April 27, 2019 Members Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) MISS SUSAN MARCH 12,1951-DECEMBER 28, 1951 NBC MARTINSVILLE Duke Andrews... Arnold (Arny) Freeman underworld figure 7/51 killed Andrea Vern Andrews John C. Beecher tormented Sam Martin 5/51 Henry Benson... Josef Draper Joan's father, dated Andrea Andrea Blake Elaine Ellis 5/51-8/51 Sam's sister-in-law, chic divorcee Bill Carter...Mark Roberts romantic interest/business rival of Susan Joan Benson Carter... Gerry Locke daughter, Henry John Croft...Joseph Foley Susan's legal partner Edgar Hayes... ???? sent away for murder(Andrea) Larry Hayes... ????? almost a murder victim Bruce Landon...Robert Courtleigh former stableboy turned distinguished author 5/51 Susan Martin Landon...Susan Peters attorney that returned to Martinsville to defend Laura Chris Martin...Ralph Robertson Susan's nephew Sam Martin...Don Hammer brother of Susan Daisy McCue...nurse, companion...Natalie Priest Laura Monroe...Helen Ray Martin family retainer; accused of stealing jewelry Roger Nystrum...Robert McQueeney Susan's former employer Mrs. Peck... Kathryn Gill Susan's housekeeper George Small Dick Knox 11/51 teenager Judge Robert Pike 3/51 actors, no roles: Nina Lord Jon Lormer Betsy Palmer Will Wright Susan Peters, the lead actress was in the movies before being injured, becoming a paraplegic. Announcer Earl Gill Thanks to @dc11786, and the tvobscurity article from @EricMontreal22, and @Paul Raven's article in the Miss Susan thread, an updated Miss Susan cast list. Edited April 27, 2019 by slick jones 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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