Girl Alone
Girl Alone was a radio soap opera broadcast on NBC from 1935 to 1941. Sponsored by Kellogg's and Quaker Oats, the series was scripted by Fayette Krum.[1]
Characters and story
After inheriting a fortune, Patricia Rogers (Betty Winkler) fell in love with the trustee of her estate, John Knight, portrayed by Karl Weber, Les Damon, Macdonald Carey, Bob Bailey and Syd Simons. Separating from Knight and leaving Chicago, Rogers entered into a romantic relationship with Phoenix newspaperman Scoop Curtis (Don Briggs, Pat Murphy, Arthur Jacobson), who was later paralyzed in an automobile accident.[1]
Other characters and the actors who played them were as follows:[2]
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Jack Rogers | Frank Pacelli |
| Scoop Curtis | Pat Murphy |
| Stormy Wilson Curtis | June Travis |
| Virginia Richman | Laurette Fillbrandt |
| Dr. John Richman | Michael Romano |
| Alice Ames Warner | Joan Winters |
| Aunt Kate | Kathryn Vard |
| Ruth Lardner | Frances Carlon |
| Scotson Webb | Henry Hunter |
| Dr. Warren Douglas | Henry Hunter |
| Joe Markham | Arthur Kohl |
| Arthur Cook | Charles Penman |
| Muggsy Modoc | Bob Jellison |
| W.C. Green | Stanley Gordon |
| Ziehm | Herb Butterfield |
| Frankie McGinnis | John Larkin |
| McCullough | John Hodiak |
| Keil | Carlton Brickert |
| Emmett Dayton | Ian Keith |
| Henry Senrich | Willard Waterman |
| Lt. Custer | Art Peterson |
| Lewis | Bob Jellison |
| Chuprin | Don Gallagher |
The announcers were Bob Brown and Charles Lyon.
The program's theme was "The Girl Alone Suite" by Don Marcotte.[2] Gordon Hughes and Axel Gruenberg directed.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0-19-507678-8.
- 1 2 Fairfax, Arthur (December 28, 1940). "Mr. Fairfax Replies" (PDF). Movie Radio Guide. 10 (12): 43. Retrieved 19 January 2015.