Concerning Miss Marlowe


Concerning Miss Marlowe is an American daytime television serial that was broadcast on NBC from July 5, 1954, until July 1, 1955.

Plot

The title character was 40-year-old Maggie Marlowe, whose husband succumbed to pneumonia shortly before the birth of their daughter. The impoverished mother allowed her in-laws to take the child to be raised by them. Returning to her acting career, she fell in love with a married man and tried to restore relations with her estranged daughter. By April 1955, Marlowe was no longer an actress; she had become "a middle-class housefrau with a tacky smock and a worry for every gray hair in her little head."

Sponsor and promotion

Procter & Gamble initially sponsored the program "on an alternate-day basis". In September 1955, the company held a Talent Discovery contest with the show's star, director, and producer as judges. Miles Laboratories became a sponsor in the fall of 1954.
The serial originated at WNBT-TV in New York City. It was replaced by It Pays to Be Married.

Personnel

Characters in Concerning Miss Marlowe and the actors and actresses who portrayed them are shown in the table below.
CharacterActor/actress
Margaret MarloweLouise Allbritton
Helen Shields
Bill CookJohn Raby
James GavinEfrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Louise GavinJane Seymour
Dot ClaytonHelen Shields
Marian CahillElaine Rost
Linda CabotSarah Burton
Harry ClaytonJohn Gibson
Cindy ClaytonPatricia Bosworth
Tommy ClaytonEddie Brian
Hugh FraserLauren Gilbert
Jean GuthrieBarbara Townsend
AdornoMonty Banks, Jr.
BojalinaRoss Martin
JennyKatharine Raht

Hugh James was the announcer. Tom McDermott was the producer, and Larry White was the director. John Pickard and Frank Provo were the writers.