Girl Alone was an American radio soap opera broadcast on NBC from 1935 to 1941. Sponsored by Kellogg's and Quaker Oats, the series was scripted by Fayette Krum.[1]
Characters and story
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After inheriting a fortune, Patricia Rogers (Betty Winkler) falls in love with the trustee of her estate, John Knight, portrayed by Karl Weber, Les Damon, Macdonald Carey, Bob Bailey and Syd Simons. Separating from Knight and leaving Chicago, Rogers enters into a romantic relationship with Phoenix newspaperman Scoop Curtis (Don Briggs, Pat Murphy, Arthur Jacobson), who is later paralyzed by an automobile accident.[1]
Other characters and the actors who played them were as follows:[2]
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Jack Rogers | Frank Pacelli |
| Scoop Curtis | Pat Murphy |
| Stormy Wilson Curtis | June Travis |
| Virginia Richman | Laurette Fillbrandt |
| Dr. John Richman | Michael Romano |
| Alice Ames Warner | Joan Winters |
| Aunt Kate | Kathryn Card |
| Ruth Lardner | Frances Carlon |
| Scotson Webb | Henry Hunter |
| Dr. Warren Douglas | Henry Hunter |
| Joe Markham | Arthur Hohl |
| Arthur Cook | Charles Penman |
| Muggsy Modoc | Bob Jellison |
| W. C. Green | Stanley Gordon |
| Ziehm | Herb Butterfield |
| Frankie McGinnis | John Larkin |
| McCullough | John Hodiak |
| Keil | Carlton Brickert |
| Emmett Dayton | Ian Keith |
| Henry Senrich | Willard Waterman |
| Lt. Custer | Art Peterson |
| Lewis | Bob Jellison |
| Chuprin | Don Gallagher |
The announcers were Bob Brown and Charles Lyon.
The program's theme was "The Girl Alone Suite" by Don Marcotte.[2] Gordon Hughes and Axel Gruenberg directed.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0-199-84045-8. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ a b Fairfax, Arthur (December 28, 1940). "Mr. Fairfax Replies" (PDF). Movie Radio Guide. 10 (12): 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2023.