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@slick jones Per my usual source:

Tom Carlin played Peter Hall. 

Martin Blane (Blaine?) played Chester Crowley, Sr., car salesman, husband of Mary and father of Chester, Jr., who attends Bolton High School. 

Joanna Roos played Ellen Wilson's mother.

Nelson Olmsted played Ted Brown, Glenn's partner (Glenn was an architect).

Lester Williams (Barry Thompson) was Laura's father.

Roxanne Arlen replaced Barbara Loden as Maxine Wells.

Jean Stapleton replaced Nancy Sheridan as Betty Winters.

Ted Osbourne and Joan Wetmore played married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw, who invested money in a building project.

Adam Holt was the principal of Bolton High School.

 

 

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TODAY IS OURS

JUNE 30, 1958-DECEMBER 26, 1958   NBC

BOLTON

 

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Mrs.___ ___ Bradshaw    Joan Wetmore

Mr.  __ Bradshaw      Ted Osbourne    couple that invested in a building project

Ted Brown     Nelson Olmstead   Glenn's partner

Mr. ___  Conger...???  janitor

Chester Crowley...Martin Blaine   car salesman

Chester Crowley, Jr....?????  Bolton High school student

Mary ____  Crowley       Eugenia Rawls   Chester's wife

Peter Hall... Tom Carlin     teacher;         boyfriend of Ellen Wilson

Adam Holt     John McGovern     principal at Bolton High School

Karl Manning    Patrick O'Neal     father Nicky; ex-husband Laura; married to Leslie

Laura Williams Manning ...  Pat Benoit      ex wife, Karl, mother Nicky; assistant principal of Bolton High School

Leslie ___ Manning  ...   Joyce Lear       2nd wife, Karl

Nicky Manning ...    Peter Lazar     son of Karl and Laura

Rhoda Spencer  ...   Audrey Christie    Oct 58-

Glenn Turner ...  Ernest Graves     architect;  working on school building project

Maxine Wells  ...   Barbara Loden

                                Roxann Arlen

Lester Williams    ...    Barry Thompson   Laura's father

Ellen Wilson......  Chase Crosley Jun - Oct 58  dated Peter, Laura's friend; teacher at Bolton High

Mrs. ___ ___ Wilson    Joanna Roos    Ellen's mother

Betty Winters ...   Nancy Sheridan

                                Jean Stapleton Oct 58-? Dec. 1958

 

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THE SEEKING HEART

JULY 5, 1954-DECEMBER 10, 1954 CBS

KINGSTON

 

 Director(TSH)....James Yarborough

 

 

 

Grace Adams...Dorothy Lovett

Dr. John Warren Adams...Scott Forbes             medic/criminologist

Lorna Dawes  Adams..   Judith Braun.        '20 yr old heiress who is driven to believe she is either guilty of homicide or going insane'   @Paul Raven            John's wife   afraid of step-parents

Dr. Hugh Blair...

Dr. Robinson McKay...Flora Campbell  John's assistant

Orrin Vale...

Aunt Cynthia Adams Ware...

Lawson Ware...

"Playboy" Boyfriend...Robert Webber

Editor...Les Damon

Police Lieutenant Bradley Hawkes   Chris Plummer??

?????

...Audrey Christie

...Bartlett Robinson  (original cast member)

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Slick, Frank Dane only played Clate Weathers in the nighttime version (which aired in 1950).  He played Knap Drewer on the daytime version.  I think Clate and Knap might be the same character because both were newspaper editors (newspaper was called "Hawkins Falls Journal").  He was Lona's first husband, and they adopted the runaway boy (9-year old Roy, also referred to as John Roy).  Dane got into a dispute with the writer and producer and they killed him off in a plane crash (plane fell into the Irish Sea when Knap flew over to cover Queen Elizabeth's coronation).  Lona took over the newspaper.

 

Re Roy's aunt, the few references I found said her name was Marijean Robbins (she was the sister of Roy's mother).  Roy's parents were killed in a car accident.  She was also trying to get custody of Roy.  Don't have the name of the actress but this is her picture, in case anyone recognizes her. 

 

Re Arthur Peterson, his character (in the early years, at least) was "Doc Gibbs."  Referred to as a druggist and a soda clerk, well-educated, who frequently gets arrested.  Provides home-spun philosophy. 

 

Nancy Campbell was married to Ray Campbell (Jim Andelin).  They apparently separated and Nancy was involved with a doctor (possibly Floyd Corey).  Ray was trying to win her back.  (1954)

 

Belinda Catherwood was the town's richest woman and self-appointed guardian of morality.  She had a niece, named Janet Weaver (played by Nancy Brougham).  Janet's friend, Gillie, was played by Jean Hawley.

 

Nellie (original last name Hyden) was a 7-year old girl Lona took an interest in (she was in the company of some man coming through town---sounded kind of creepy but maybe he kidnapped her?).  The articles I found spell the actress' first name Bridget (and she was really 10-years old).

 

Millie Flagle was the town's laundress.  She and Laif had a baby named Mark (played by Ros Twohey's real son, Mark Twohey).  Born in 1952.

 

Elmira Cleebe was described as a housewife and mother of two.

 

Cleo Hollister ran the town's bookstore.

 

Mr. Kratz's first name was Johnathan.  The oldest man in town, in his 70s.

 

Sue Riga married Mitch Fredericks in May 1955.  He soon thinks she's cheating on him.

 

Judge Sharp's first name was Willard.

 

Norm Gottschalk played Phinny Zites, town handyman.

 

May Shipley was described as a baby-sitter.  She looks to be in her 60s in a picture from the pertinent time (although I'm terrible at judging ages from that time period).

 

Vera Ward played April Winfield.

 

Marie Engstrand Brady played Osa Helgstrom, Swedish washerwoman.

 

Jean Mowry played Claire Petrah.

 

Les Spears played Jake Debrow, barber.

 

Corinne Calvet's husband, John Bromfield, appeared with her, as himself.

 

Alexander McQueen played Tad Mudwert, station agent.

 

Cliff Soubler played Jim Mayberry (1952).

 

Character of Theresa Mayberry was mentioned in a 1954 synopsis.  She was in love with Mitch Fredericks.

 

Tom Neal played the warden of a boy's reform school (1954).

 

John Ericson played Jerry Boone, prize fighter (1952).

 

Other actors with unknown roles:

Marie Petrillo

Faith Brooks

Mark Roberts

Catherine Payne (1952)

Kurt Kupfer

Joan Gray

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Amazing as always, @jam6242!!!!!!!

 

 

HAWKINS FALLS

APRIL 2, 1951-JULY 1, 1955         NBC

HAWKINS FALLS

 

 

 

Andy Anderson    ....   Arthur Peterson       1955   fair's biggest donor; believes he's psychic  

Spec Bassett   ......   Russ Reed      1953    "Spec Bassett finds that the honeymoon is over & so is his marriage."

Jerry Boone      John Ericson      prize fighter        1952

Dr. Glenn Bowden      ....    Lee Henry  1954      

Sheriff Boylan       ....    Doug Chandler         1954

Warden Bristol (?Cristol?)     Tom Neal   boy's detention center  1954

John Bromfield     John Bromfield    1953   Corinne Calvet's husband

Corinne Calvet      ..... Corinne Calvet         1953  actress visited HF          

Nancy _ Campbell      Beverly Younger  Ray's wife       involved with a doctor

Ray Campbell      Jim Andelin     1954   Nancy's estranged husband

Vi Carlson      Vi Berwick

Belinda Catherwood     ....    Hope Summers   1951-52   the town's richest woman and self-appointed guardian of morality.  @jam6242

Elmira Cleebe             ....    Elmira Roessler        1953   housewife; mother of 2

Carol Corey            ...      ?????    .....      1954  Carol Corey has a surprise for Hawkins Falls which the town feels it can well do without.  Floyd's sister

Dr. Floyd Corey      ....    Maurice Copeland    1953-55       

                                 .....    Mike Golda       1951-53

Lona ___ Drewer Corey    .....     Bernadine Flynn       1951-55

Nellie Hyden   Corey           ....    Bridget Daly Bazlen      1955 young girl taken in by Lona           

Roy Bettert Drewer Corey    ....    Bruce Dane      adopted runaway.  (real-life son of Frank Dane)

Jake Debrow   Les Spears        1951-55     barber

Knap Drewer          Frank Dane    1951-53  Lona's first husband; news editor; went down over the Atlantic  

Clara Fennert      Lucille Lorelle      1951-55?

Laif Flaigle         Wyn Strack           1951-55       town bum

Mark Flaigle      Mark Twohey  1951-55?  (real life son of Ros Twohey)   son of Millie &Laif

Millie Flaigle         .....    Ros Twohey       1951-55   town laundress, Mark's mom

Mitch Fredericks          .....    Jim Bannon        reporter; married Sue, thought she cheated

Sue Riga Fredericks        Toni Gilman        1953-55   married Mitch ; worked in Dr. Corey's office.

Doc Gibbs             Arthur Peterson  1951-52        druggist

Osa Helgstrom    Marie Engstrand Brady     Swedish Washerwoman

Cleo Hollister            ....    Mary Foskett       1953       Bookstore owner 

Perry Hyden   Patrick O'Neal   1955   came to town with Nellie 

Jenny Karnes           .... ??????      1954  woman planning to leave her husband with her kids

Mack Karnes   ????        1954 Jenny's husband

Mr. __ Krause   Clarence Hartzell   1952-53     insurance agent

Johnathan. Kratz       Butler Manville1954-55    oldest man in town; town recorder

Myra Martin       ....         Myra Hendricks       1955  newspaperwoman looking into Mitch's past

Jim Mayberry       Cliff Soubier       1952-54

Theresa Mayberry     ??????     1952-54   loved Mitch

Garry Minden       ....    William Adler    1955   crashed into Millie's porch

Tad Mudwert     Alexander McQueen     1951-55     Station Agent

Toughie Padgett John Galvarro   1951-55   soda shoppe

Mike Pargin     Jack Bivans   11/1951   came home to HF after his business failed

Claire Petrah          Jean Mowry    1951-53

Marijean Robbins     ?????    Roy's aunt  Roy's mother's sister; singer    1951    

Jean Sandborn    Jean Mowry       ?1951

Casey Saunders  Noel Mills   1954  magazine writer about boys detention center

Betty Sawtel       ....    Helen Bernie

Judge Willard Sharp         ....      Phillip Lord   1955  presided over Kevin's trial

May Shipley       Vivian Lasswell     1953     babysitter

Calvin Sperry    .....   Art Van Harvey            1954-55        shopkeeper; ran the pharmacy

Clate Weathers          Frank Dane  1950  news editor           (primetime)

Janet Weaver  Nancy Brougham      Belinda's niece     1951-52

Audrey Wheeler    Rusty Sammon    Mitch's dim-witted date     55

April Winfield        ....    Vera Ward       1953

Toby Winfield       ...     Tom Poston      1953

Donald Yates     Mark Roberts   1953     worked with Lona at the paper      

Phinny Zites     Norman Gottschalk     1951-55   town handyman

 

Children from the neighborhood:

    -Tony Eben  (Richard Holm's age)

     -Richard Holm (possibly Elmira's boys)

       -Ronnie Holm  (possibly Elmira's boys)

 

District Attorney   Henry Elders      1953

Gillie   Janet's friend     Jean Hawley     1951-52

Kevin  that Lona thought was a bank robber   ??????  1955

Linda   Kevin's fiancee     ??????    1955

Virgil     ad man   William Green        1955

 

 

Announcer    ...    Wes Howard        1954-55

                        ....    Hugh Downs     1953

 

 

 

 

 

????????????

Frank Aletter    1/54

Betty Arnold

Henry Barnard

Barbara Berjer        

Jackie Berkey

Muriel Bremner      1953

Faith Brooks     

Marion Browne             

Irving Cherrone    1953-55   (?(Irwin)

Jean Christian

Richard Clary

Mary Frances Desmond

Alice Dinson

Peter Donat                    

Alma DuBus

Barbara Foley    1954

Stanley Gordon    1953

Joan Gray

Sam Gray              

Bill Griskey

Jayne Heller

Russell Hicks      2/55

Will Hussung         

Carlton Kadell

Geraldine Kay    1/54

Anozia    Kukaki

Kurt Kupfer   

Rupert LaBelle    ?-4/1954

Herb Newcomb

Catherine Payne      1952

Marie Petrillo   

Les Podewell        1953

Norma Ranson     1953

Sam Siegal    1953   

Eddie Simmons 

Richard Snary

Ron Tomme             

Emmet Vogan

Gary Wahlberg

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Found these tidbits while investigating  for Hawkins Falls info

 

1/29/1954

11AM
4 73 Hawkins Falls
Carol Corey has a surprise for Hawkins Falls which the town feels it can well do without.

12:15
5 27 Love of Life
Mrs. Dale pays a surprise call on Joshua Garrett.

12:30.
5 27 Search for Tomorrow
Irene makes an appointment to see Mortimer Higbee.

12:45
5 Guiding Light
Mr. Grant tries to see his son Dick at the hospital.

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Re Hawkins Falls:

 

Toughy's last name was Padget and was played by John Galvarro.

 

Per a 1956 Radio TV Mirror article, Jayne Heller also had a role (unknown character).

 

Also, Carol Corey was Floyd's sister; trying to cause trouble between Floyd and Lona.

 

I also learned that Bridget Daly Brazlen (that's the spelling in the articles I found that mentioned Hawkins Falls, but the articles were about her mother) was the same Brigid Bazlen who played Salome in King of Kings.

 

 

 

 

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