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5.6/10 TV Original language(s) English Picture format Black-and-white Final episode date 18 December 1946 | 7.2/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Producer(s) David P. Lewis First episode date 2 October 1946 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Flora CampbellMel BrandtEve McVeaghJulie ChristyBarry DoigMunroe GablerJack HalloranVivian KingBen LowFrederic MeyerLorene ScottAnn StellHal StuderJacqueline Waite Similar These Are My Children, Our Five Daughters, Lovers and Friends, Hawkins Falls - Populatio, As the Cookie Crumbles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Faraway Hill was the first soap opera broadcast on an American television network, airing on the DuMont Television Network on Wednesday nights at 9 pm between October 2 and December 18, 1946.
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Synopsis
A widowed New York City resident, Karen St. John (played by Flora Campbell), moved to a small town to be near relatives. There she met a man who had been adopted by her family, and with whom she fell in love. However, he was already engaged to another woman. In addition, the sophisticated St. John clashed with her rural relatives.
Broadcast history
The series ran from October 2, 1946, to December 18, 1946. David P. Lewis, the writer and director, had a budget of around $300 an episode.
Other actors included Mel Brandt, Eve McVeagh, and Julie Christy (not to be confused with actress Julie Christie).
The half-hour show was broadcast live, although filmed excerpts were interspersed, and slides of scenes from previous shows were included in later episodes to bring viewers up to date with regard to plot elements which had previously transpired. A narrator gave Karen's thoughts as bridges between scenes.
Episode status
No footage from the series has survived (methods to record television, such as kinescopes, did not exist until 1947). The original scripts are owned by the Lewis family.