Concerning Miss Marlowe

Concerning Miss Marlowe
GenreSerial
Written byJohn Pickard
Frank Provo
Directed byLarry White
StarringLouise Allbritton
Helen Shields
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerTom McDermott
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJuly 5, 1954 (1954-07-05) –
July 1, 1955 (1955-07-01)
Related
  • It Pays to Be Married

Concerning Miss Marlowe is an American daytime television serial that was broadcast on NBC from July 5, 1954, until July 1, 1955.[1]

Plot

The title character was 40-year-old Maggie Marlowe,[1] whose husband succumbed to pneumonia shortly before the birth of their daughter. The impoverished mother allowed her in-laws to take the child to raise.[2] Returning to her acting career, she fell in love with a married man and tried to restore relations with her estranged daughter.[3] By April 1955, Marlowe was no longer an actress; she had become "a middleclass house frau with a tacky smock and a worry for every gray hair in her little head."[4]

Procter & Gamble initially sponsored the program "on an alternate-day basis".[5] In September 1955, the company held a Talent Discovery contest with the show's star, director, and producer as judges.[6] Miles Laboratories became a sponsor in the fall of 1954.[7]

The serial originated at WNBT-TV in New York City.[8] It was replaced by It Pays to Be Married.[9]

Personnel

Characters in Concerning Miss Marlowe and the actors and actresses who portrayed them are shown in the table below.

Character Actor/actress
Margaret Marlowe Louise Allbritton[10]
Helen Shields[11]
Bill Cook John Raby[10]
James Gavin Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.[10]
Louise Gavin Jane Seymour[10]
Dot Clayton Helen Shields[10]
Marian Cahill Elaine Rost[10]
Linda Cabot Sarah Burton[10]
Harry Clayton John Gibson[10]
Cindy Clayton Patricia Bosworth[10]
Tommy Clayton Eddie Brian[10]
Hugh Fraser Lauren Gilbert[12]
Jean Guthrie Barbara Townsend[10]
Adorno Monty Banks, Jr.[10]
Bojalina Ross Martin[10]
Jenny Katharine Raht[10]

Hugh James was the announcer.[8] Tom McDermott was the producer, and Larry White was the director. John Pickard and Frank Provo were the writers.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 176. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ Remenih, Anton (June 20, 1954). "Summer Video Forecast: Woe, Tear Showers". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. p. 201. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Daydrama Has Wide Appeal". The Tampa Tribune. Florida, Tampa. January 23, 1955. p. 9 E. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ O'Malley, Tom; Cuniff, Bob (April 14, 1955). "Crooners' Battle Due in Autumn". Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin, Madison. p. Section 2–17. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Bundy, June (July 17, 1954). "Concerning Miss Marlowe (TV)" (PDF). Billboard. p. 69. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Newsmen Meet 'Miss Marlowe'" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1954. p. 113. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Miles' $4 1/2 Million Radio Budget Entirely on NBC" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 2, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "This Week (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. July 4, 1954. p. 108. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ^ "This Week (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. July 4, 1955. p. 74. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  11. ^ "Other Net Changes (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. April 4, 1955. p. 36. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  12. ^ Witte, Lawrence (October 5, 1954). "Static: A Column About Personalities of Radio and TV". The Meriden Journal. October 5, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved December 15, 2024.