USA
/ NBC / x30m-e / September 29,
1969-March 31, 1972
Broadcast Mon-Fri. 3:30-4 p.m.
Set
in the midwestern town of
Bancroft, Bright Promise told of
the romantic trials and
tribulations of students and
faculty at Bancroft College.
Thomas Boswell, a widower, was
president of the institution and
lead character. But despite the
marquee value of film star Dana
Andrews as Boswell, the shows
producers decided after six
months to concentrate on the
conflicts faced by the Jones and
Pierce families.
The
most spirited of these
characters was Sandy Jones, who
dropped out of school, wed and
then cheated on Stuart Pierce,
and then found herself accused
of murder. Yet no story line
could pull this serial out of
third place behind its
competition, The Edge of Night
on CBS and One Life to Live on
ABC, so it ended after a run
of2V2 years. A note for trivia
enthusiasts: Besides acting on
the soap, Dabney Coleman wrote
at least two scripts for the
show in 1972.
Cast
Dana
Andrews.... Thomas Boswell
(1969-1970)
Sherry Alberoni.... Jody Harper
(1971-1972)
Tod Andrews.... Henry Pierce #1
(1969)
Susan Brown .... Martha Ferguson
(1969-1971)
Dabney Coleman.... Dr. Tracy
Graham (1971-1972)
John Considine.... Dr. Brian
Walsh (1971-1972)
Susannah Darrow.... Sandra Jones
#1 (1969-1972)
Richard Eastham.... Red Wilson
(1969-1972)
Anthony Eisley.... Charles
Diedrich (1971)
Ivor Francis.... Professor
Mitchell (1969-1972)
Anthony Geary.... David Lockhart
(1971-1972)
Regina Gleason.... Sylvia
Bancroft #2 (1971)
Coleen Gray.... Ann Boyd Jones
#1 (1969-1970)
Anne Jeffreys.... Sylvia
Bancroft #1 (1971)
Gail Kobe.... Ann Boyd Jones #2
(1970-1972)
Jennifer Leak.... Elaine
Bancroft (1971)
David Lewis .... Henry Pierce #2
(1969-1972)
Paul Lukather.... William
Ferguson (1969-1971)
Mark Miller .... Howard Jones
(1971-1972)
Pamela Murphy .... Sandra Jones
#2 (1970-1972)
Gary Pillar.... Chet Matthews
(1969-1972)
Peter Ratray.... Stuart Pierce
(1969-1972)
Nancy Stephens.... Jennifer
Matthews (1969-1970)
June Vincent.... Dr. Amanda
Winninger (1971-1972)
Lesley Woods.... Isabel Jones
(1971-1972)
