Doc Barclay's Daughters


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.

Format

Despite his nickname, Doc Barclay was actually a druggist in Brookdale. 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." 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.
The series was one of many created by the husband-and-wife team of Frank and Anne Hummert. It was sponsored by Personal Finance Company, a loan service firm.

Personnel

Bennet Kilpack had the role of Doc Barclay. Other members of the cast and their roles are shown in the table below.
ActorRole
Mildred RobinMimi
Elizabeth RellerConnie
Vivian SmolenMarge
Carleton YoungBrett
Albert HayesTom Clarke
Alan BunceBilly Van Cleve
Audrey EganBess

Source: Variety Radio Directory
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.