USA
/ NBC / x30m-e / September 27, 1965-July 1, 1966
Broadcast: Mon.-Fri. ll-ll:30a.m.
After her fiance Gregory Ross was killed in an accident,
ambitious fashion designer Katy Elliott left the small town
of Springvale, Connecticut, to pursue her career in New
York City. This did not sit very well with her possessive
16-year-old sister Jan. Ann Burton tried to persuade Jan
to let Katy move, but an emotional Jan locked herself in
her room for a time. When Jan finally went to see Katy in
the Big Apple, she refused to leave. Adding to that mess,
Katys father Ed, a judge, fell victim to an extortion plot
hatched by Joe Bernie. And even Aunt Millie felt she
had to butt into Katys new life. Given all these intrusions,
plus Katys flashbacks to Gregory, viewers could only
marvel at how boyfriend Bill Riley managed to cope with
all the obstacles and still love her.
While Katy contended with all other headaches, Katy's
new roommate Joan Mitchell had plenty on her plate too.
Among Joans problems was her daughter Liz, who lied
about her involvement with a hit-and-run accident. Others
seen were the Manning and Blake families.
The "morning star" in the title referred to the sun.
The show was anything but a morning star in the ratings
in its 11 a.m. time slot, however, as has been true with
most soap operas telecast before lunch. Or, as an obviously
enlightened anonymous source told Variety at the time,
"Those Nielsen dames don't start feeling sorry for themselves
until noon."
cast
Shary Marshall / Elizabeth Perry
/ Edward Mallory / Adrienne Ellis
/
Ed Prentiss / Shelia Bromley / Betty Lou Gerson
/ Nina Roman / Burt Douglas / Olive Dunbar
/ Norman Burton / Ron Jackson / Betsy Jones Moreland
/ John Dehner / John Stephenson
/ Floy Dean / William Arvin / Phyllis Hill
