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/ NBC/ x15m-e / 1950-55
First
Episode: Saturday 17 June 1950 / 8.00pm
Last Episode: Friday 7 July 1955 / 4.00pm
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 Daytime
soap opera (broadcast live from Chicago). The
show had actually begun as a comedy drama on
primetime before moving to daytime on 2 April
1951 and bringing in soapier elements.
The plot concerned the lives of the residents of
the town of the title (population 6,200) and
main characters were Knap Drewer (a bedridden
old man), his wife Lona and young runaway Roy
Bettert who the pair adopted. The original night
time run had a local reporter from the town
relaying stories of town life (which we then saw
acted out). In the night time version Frank Dane
played the role of reporter Clate Weathers.
When Knap was written out in 1953 his wife ended
up marrying town doctor Floyd Corey. Other main
players were Toby Winfield, reporter Mitch
Fredericks, Sheriff Boylan, shopkeeper Calvin
Sperry and town bum Laif Flaigle.
The show, which had some location filming done
in Woodstock, Illinois and was announced by Hugh
Downs, was popular instantly but suddenly lost
favour in 1955 and was then cancelled. The theme
tune was based on Skip to My Lou my Darling.
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Cast
FRANK DANE as Knap Drewer (1951-53) / BERNADINE
FLYNN as Lona Drewer Corey / HOPE SUMMERS as Mrs
Belinda Casherwood (1951-52) / MICHAEL GOLDA as
Dr Floyd Corey (-53) / MAURICE COPELAND as Dr
Floyd Carey (1953-55) / BRUCE DANE as Roy Better
Corey / WIN STRACKE as Laif Flagle / ROS TWOHEY
as Millie Flagle (1953-54) / JIM BANNON as Mitch
Fredericks / ART VAN HARVEY as Calvin Sperry /
DOUG CHANDLER as Sheriff Boylan / TOM POSTON as
Toby Winfield |
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