< The Brighter Day (1954 - 1962)

SERIES | 25m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.9 (38)

Drama | In a Midwest town called New Hope, Rev. Richard Dennis leads his family through various dramas, including his daughter Althea's acting aspirations and son Grayling's struggles with alcoholism.

• Director: Marvin Silbersher
• Director: Erwin Nicholson
• Director: Edward Kogan
• Writer: Sam Hall
• Writer: Irna Phillips
• Writer: John Haggart
• Blair Davies (40) - Rev. Richard Dennis
• Mona Bruns (55) - Aunt Emily Potter
• Larry Ward (30) - Dr. Randy Hamiliton
• Hal Holbrook (29) - Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) // Grayling Dennis
• Mary Linn Beller (21) - Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) // Babby Dennis
• Brook Byron (41) - Althea Dennis
• Mike Barton - Chris Hamiliton
• Walter Brooke (41 in 1955) - Donald Harrick
• Patty Duke (12 in 1958) - ?
• Peter Donat (30 in 1958) - Steven Markley
• June Dayton (35 in 1958) - Patsy Dennis
• Harriet E. MacGibbon (53 in 1958) - ?
• John Heath - ?
• Jayne Heller - Althea Dennis Bigby
• Rex Ingram (67 in 1962) - Rev. Victor Graham
• Lois Nettleton (27) - Patsy Dennis
• Mary Michael (16) - Franny the maid.
• Bill Smith - Rev. Richard Dennis
• Diana Hyland (19 in 1955) - Sandra Talbot Dennis
• Frances Reid (41 in 1955) - Portia Manning

Some episodes

• 1.1 Episode #1.1
• 1.2 Episode #1.2
• 1.3 Episode #1.3