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The Brighter Day (TV Series 1954–1962) Poster

(1954–1962)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Marvin Silbersher ... (258 episodes, 1954)
Erwin Nicholson ... (258 episodes, 1954)
Edward Kogan ... (1 episode, 1954)

Series Writing Credits  

Sam Hall ... (head writer) (unknown episodes)
Irna Phillips ... (created by) (1,819 episodes, 1954)
John Haggart ... (written by) (259 episodes, 1954-1955)
Doris Frankel ... (1 episode, 1954)
David Davidson ... (unknown episodes)

Series Cast  

Blair Davies Blair Davies ...  Rev. Richard Dennis 1,825 episodes, 1954-1959
Mona Bruns Mona Bruns ...  Aunt Emily Potter 1,819 episodes, 1954-1955
Hal Holbrook ...  Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / ... 287 episodes, 1954-1959
Mary Linn Beller Mary Linn Beller ...  Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) / ... 287 episodes, 1954-1959
Jayne Heller Jayne Heller ...  Althea Dennis Bigby 5 episodes, 1958-1959
June Dayton ...  Patsy Dennis 5 episodes, 1958-1959
Patty Duke 5 episodes, 1958-1959
Peter Donat ...  Steven Markley 5 episodes, 1958-1959
Harriet E. MacGibbon 5 episodes, 1958-1959
John Heath John Heath 5 episodes, 1958-1959
Rex Ingram ...  Rev. Victor Graham 2 episodes, 1962
Lois Nettleton ...  Patsy Dennis 1 episode, 1954
Mary Michael ...  Franny the maid. 1 episode, 1954
Brook Byron ...  Althea Dennis 1 episode, 1954
Bill Smith Bill Smith ...  Rev. Richard Dennis 1 episode, 1954
Walter Brooke ...  Donald Harrick (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Diane Gentner Diane Gentner ...  Sandra Talbot Dennis 1 episode, 1955
Frances Reid ...  Portia Manning 1 episode, 1955
Jean Gillespie ...  Dorie Blake 1 episode, 1955
Murial Williams Murial Williams ...  Lydia Harrick (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Lilia Skala ...  Mrs. Dunbar (1955) unknown episodes
Lori March ...  Lenore Bradley (1956-1958) unknown episodes
Gloria Hoye Gloria Hoye ...  Sandra Talbot Dennis #2 (1957-1959) unknown episodes
Nicholas Pryor ...  (1958) unknown episodes
Nancy Malone ...  Babby Dennis (1959-1960) unknown episodes
Joseph Sirola ...  Peter Nino (1959-1960) unknown episodes
James Noble ...  Grayling Dennis #2 (1959-1960) unknown episodes
Larry Weber Larry Weber ...  Eliot Clark #1 (1959) unknown episodes
Charles Taylor ...  Bud Clark (1959) unknown episodes
Dean Harens ...  Dr. Charles Fuller (1960-1961) unknown episodes
Lanna Saunders Lanna Saunders ...  Ellen Dennis Williams #2 (1960-1961) unknown episodes
Anne Meacham ...  Althea Dennis (1960-1961) unknown episodes
Mike Barton Mike Barton ...  Chris Hamiliton (1960-1961) unknown episodes
Mary K. Wells Mary K. Wells ...  Sandra Talbot Dennis #3 (1960-1961) unknown episodes
Ernest Graves Ernest Graves ...  Eliot Clark #2 (1960) unknown episodes
Marge O'Neill Marge O'Neill ...  Althea Dennis (1960) unknown episodes
Forrest Compton ...  Grayling Dennis #3 (1961-1962) unknown episodes
Nancy Rennick Nancy Rennick ...  Sandra Talbot Dennis #4 (1961-1962) unknown episodes
Paul Langton ...  Walter Dennis (1962) unknown episodes
Benny Rubin ...  Mort Barrows (1962) unknown episodes
Bennye Gatteys ...  Judith Potter (1962) unknown episodes
Don Penny ...  Toby Ballard (1962) unknown episodes
Geoffrey Lumb Geoffrey Lumb ...  Mitchell Dru (1962) unknown episodes
Larry Ward ...  Dr. Randy Hamiliton (1954-1957)(original television cast) unknown episodes
Alice Yourman Alice Yourman ...  Mrs. Wilson unknown episodes
Herbert Nelson ...  Max Canfield (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955

Series Produced by 

Irna Phillips ... executive producer (1,820 episodes, 1954-1955)
Minerva Ellis ... supervising producer (1,562 episodes, 1954)
Mary Harris ... producer (1,562 episodes, 1954)
Allen Potter ... assistant producer (1 episode, 1954)

Series Casting By 

Mary Harris ... (1 episode, 1954)

Series Set Decoration by 

Richard Richtaryk ... (1 episode, 1954)

Series Music Department 

Dick Leibert ... musical director (1 episode, 1954)

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