Bright Promise
Bright Promise | |
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Genre | Soap opera |
Created by | Frank and Doris Hursley |
Written by | Larry Brody Rick Edelstein Frank and Doris Hursley |
Directed by | Rick Edelstein Richard Franchot Gloria Monty |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 605 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frank and Doris Hursley |
Producers | Dick Dunn Jerry Layton |
Running time | 30 minutes (Approx.) |
Production companies | Frandor Productions Bing Crosby Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 29, 1969 March 31, 1972 | –
Bright Promise is an American daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from September 29, 1969 to March 31, 1972.[1]
Synopsis
The show revolved around students and faculty at the fictional Bancroft College, located in the community of Bancroft, somewhere in the American
Bright Promise was created by the husband-and-wife writing team of Frank and Doris Hursley, who had previously created General Hospital, and was their last project prior to their retirement. Bing Crosby Productions (under the name Frandor Productions) was the packager, with assistance from Cox Broadcasting. The title and closing sequences were filmed at UCLA.
Having replaced the game show , a regular on Bright Promise, would become Return's executive producer.
Cast
Original cast members included the show's star, Dana Andrews, with Susan Brown, Paul Lukather, Ruth McDevitt, Ivor Francis, Forrest Compton, Richard Eastham, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Coleen Gray, Gary Pillar, Peter Hobbs, Peter Ratray, Pat Woodell, Susannah Darrow, Cheryl Miller, and Eric James. Later additions included David Lewis, Annette O'Toole, Dabney Coleman, Marion Brash, Anne Seymour, Anthony Geary, Gail Kobe, John Considine, Philip Carey, Anne Jeffreys and Sherry Alberoni.[3]
References
- ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
- ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ISBN 0-88176-933-9.
External links
- Bright Promise at IMDb