Ben Jerrod
| Ben Jerrod | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Roy Winsor |
| Written by | William Kendall Clark |
| Directed by | Fred Carney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Joseph Hardy |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 1 – June 28, 1963 |
Ben Jerrod is an American serial which ran from April 1, 1963 to June 28, 1963. The series is most notable for being the first daytime drama to be regularly televised in color.[1] Michael M. Ryan played the show's title character. The cast also included Addison Richards, Lyle Talbot, Gerald Gordon, and Isabel Randolph.[2]
The show was one of the least-durable soap operas on television.[3]
The show was created by Roy Winsor.[4] The show was produced by Joseph Hardy. The two had collaborated earlier in New York on Love of Life and The Secret Storm. William Kendall Clark was the writer, and Fred Carney was the director.
The show's musical bridges were provided by a guitar and percussion instruments.
Synopsis
The series follows two Rhode Island lawyers defending a socialite accused of murdering her husband.[4]
Cast
- Michael M. Ryan as Ben Jerrod[3]
- Addison Richards as John Abbott, Jerrod's older partner[3]
- Jeanne Baird as Agnes Abbott, daughter of John Abbott[3]
- Lyle Talbot as Lt. Choates[3]
- Regina Gleason as Janet Donnelli[3]
- Ken Scott as Jim O'Hara, Donnelli's boyfriend[3]
- Peter Hansen as druggist Peter Morrison[3]
- Martine Bartlett as Lil Morrison, wife of Peter Morrison[3]
- Gerald Gordon as Sam Richardson[4]
- Denise Alexander as Emily Sanders[4]
- William Phipps as Coroner Engle[3]
- John Napier as D.A. Dan Joplin[3]
- Don Collier as Abel Forsythe
- Adele Pike as Jo Helton
- Charlotte Stewart as Ingénue
- Isabel Randolph
- Paul Geary
References
- ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 60. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 85. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ a b c d Erickson, Hal (September 15, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7864-3828-0. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
External links
- Ben Jerrod at IMDb