Concerning Miss Marlowe | |
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Genre | Serial |
Written by | John Pickard Frank Provo |
Directed by | Larry White |
Starring | Louise Allbritton Helen Shields |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Tom McDermott |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | July 5, 1954 July 1, 1955 | –
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Concerning Miss Marlowe is an American daytime television serial that was broadcast on NBC from July 5, 1954, until July 1, 1955.[1]
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]
Characters in Concerning Miss Marlowe and the actors and actresses who portrayed them are shown in the table below.
Character | Actor/actress |
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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] |
Jean Guthrie | Barbara Townsend[10] |
Adorno | Monty Banks, Jr.[10] |
Bojalina | Ross Martin[10] |
Jenny | Katherine 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]