Genre | Soap opera |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | CBS |
Starring | Bennet Kilpack Elizabeth Reller Vivian Smolen Mildred Robin Albert Hays |
Announcer | Tom Shirley |
Written by | Charles S. Moore John De Witt Eleanor Berdon |
Original release | January 23, 1939 – January 19, 1940 |
Sponsored by | Personal Finance Company |
Doc Barclay's Daughters is an American old-time radio soap opera. It was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 1939, to January 19, 1940. [1]
Despite his nickname, Doc Barclay was actually a druggist in Brookdale. [1] The daughters referred to in the title were all grown women. Connie, the oldest, had returned home after a failed marriage to a "millionaire playboy." [2] Mimi, the middle daughter and wife of a clerk at a hardware store, resented Connie's affluence. Marge, the youngest and unmarried, kept house for her father and was more stable than her sisters. [2]
The series was one of many created by the husband-and-wife team of Frank and Anne Hummert. [2] It was sponsored by Personal Finance Company, [3] a loan service firm. [4]
Bennet Kilpack had the role of Doc Barclay. [5] Other members of the cast and their roles are shown in the table below.
Actor | Role |
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Mildred Robin | Mimi |
Elizabeth Reller | Connie |
Vivian Smolen | Marge |
Carleton Young | Brett |
Albert Hayes | Tom Clarke |
Alan Bunce | Billy Van Cleve |
Audrey Egan | Bess |
Source:Variety Radio Directory (1940-1941) [6]
Ann Leaf was the organist, and Tom Shirley was the announcer. Writers for the program included Charles S. Moore, John De Witt, and Eleanor Berdon. [6]
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