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"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Dinah fakes a burglary in order to lure Mallet to her. Jeffrey and Ava move Olivia into Cross Creek. Lizzie tells Bill she's going to make sure Bill stays with her, no matter what tricks Ava may pull.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Drunk and passionate, Cassie and Josh make love.  Harley wants her and Cyrus to start over.  Ava goes to a sperm bank so she can get pregnant to keep Bill.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Everyone shares their fondest memories of Gus, and finally Harley finds the strength to give a moving tribute to Gus.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Bill and Lizzie try to deal with the shock of Ava's baby news. Reva worries that someone is stalking her. Jeffrey sends Reva away with a kiss.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Jeffrey comforts Olivia. Cyrus feels out of place in the aftermath of Gus's death.

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   105 votes
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Creator:

Irna Phillips
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Release Date:

30 June 1952 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Life happens here.

Plot:

Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family... more

Awards:

96 wins & 368 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(114 articles)

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User Comments:

Was Great, But Getting Mediocre more (24 total)


Cast

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Kim Zimmer ... Reva Shayne / ... (562 episodes, 1983-2009)
Robert Newman ... Joshua Lewis / ... (522 episodes, 1981-2009)

Lia Yang ... Susan (507 episodes, 1993-2007)
Ron Raines ... Alan Spaulding / ... (430 episodes, 1994-2009)

Beth Chamberlin ... Lorelei Hills / ... (427 episodes, 1989-2009)

Bradley Cole ... Jeffrey O'Neill / ... (385 episodes, 1999-2009)
Beth Ehlers ... Harley Davidson Cooper Spaulding Mallet Spaulding Aitoro / ... (374 episodes, 1987-2008)
Justin Deas ... Buzz Cooper / ... (372 episodes, 1992-2009)
Marcy Rylan ... Lizzie Spaulding / ... (372 episodes, 2006-2009)
Frank Dicopoulos ... Frank Cooper / ... (366 episodes, 1987-2009)
Gina Tognoni ... Dinah Marler / ... (363 episodes, 2004-2009)

Crystal Chappell ... Olivia Spencer / ... (359 episodes, 1999-2009)

Mandy Bruno ... Marina Cooper / ... (349 episodes, 2004-2009)

Robert Bogue ... A.C. Mallet / ... (324 episodes, 2005-2009)

Nicole Forester ... Cassie Winslow / ... (298 episodes, 2005-2008)

Bonnie Dennison ... Daisy Lemay / ... (268 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael O'Leary ... Rick Bauer / ... (265 episodes, 1983-2009)
Daniel Cosgrove ... Bill Lewis / ... (248 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jordan Clarke ... Billy Lewis / ... (243 episodes, 1983-2009)
Murray Bartlett ... Cyrus Foley (241 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jessica Leccia ... Natalia Rivera / ... (233 episodes, 2007-2009)
Grant Aleksander ... Phillip Granville Spaulding / ... (231 episodes, 1983-2009)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Guiding Light (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:

15 min (1952-1968) | 30 min (1968-1977) | 60 min (1977-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1952-1967) | Color (1967-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (1952-1987) | Stereo (1987-)

Certification:

USA:TV-14


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The show's first color broadcast was on September 11, 1967. The first half-hour broadcast was on September 9, 1968. The first hour-long broadcast was on June 16, 1975. It was also the first broadcast to have the title of the series changed from "The Guiding Light" to "Guiding Light". The CBS staff announcer referred to it as "The Guiding Light" until 1981, when it was referred to as "The award-winning Guiding Light" until 1983. more

Quotes:

Beth Raines Spalding LeMay#2: Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Alan is gone.
Jeffrey O'Neill: So?
Alexandra Spaulding #2: So, we were waiting for him.
Jeffrey O'Neill: And your hearts are broken because you miss him. Guess what, ladies, Mr. Alan Spaulding is no longer under the care of the state. He is all yours.
Alexandra Spaulding #2: Well, maybe the state will take him back.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: As the Will Turns (#5.20)" (1995) more

Soundtrack:

Die Springfield Story more


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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Was Great, But Getting Mediocre, 6 March 2005
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

I first got hooked on this show when I was in high school and I still keep up with it. Unfortunately, it is becoming so repetitive that it is getting boring. Of course, the one person that will keep me coming back to it is Kim Zimmer and her wonderful portrayal of Reva. Reva Shayne probably is the strongest female character on soaps next to Susan Lucci's portrayal of Erica Kane. However, the main beef I have against it is that it now the show is beginning to lose touch with reality and everything has to revolve around some mystery that involves every major family in town. I hope one day that this show will regain its focus and that it will get back to being the great show that it was.

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