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"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Cyrus convinces Harley to let him take on Cassie's case and then lies to Josh and tells him the guy Cassie slept with was a visitor from Chicago. Jolene excitedly announces she now knows what the Reva movie is about: the love story between Reva and Josh.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Josh asks Harley to spy on Cassie for him. Mallet tells Dinah he knows she paid someone to set up Frank.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Harley finds herself in financial trouble. Mallet encourages Marina to fight her illness. Olivia stuns Gus with her admission.
"The Guiding Light" (1952): :  -- Alan receives an unexpected supporter at his trial. Beth furiously searches for a missing Peyton. Lizzie receives a shocking invitation from Bill.
"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.

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Release Date:
30 June 1952 (USA) more
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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
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96 wins & 369 nominations more
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Cast

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Kim Zimmer ... Reva Shayne / ... (575 episodes, 1983-2009)
Robert Newman ... Joshua Lewis / ... (536 episodes, 1981-2009)

Lia Yang ... Susan (507 episodes, 1993-2007)
Ron Raines ... Alan Spaulding / ... (435 episodes, 1994-2009)

Beth Chamberlin ... Lorelei Hills / ... (431 episodes, 1989-2009)

Bradley Cole ... Jeffrey O'Neill / ... (392 episodes, 1999-2009)
Justin Deas ... Buzz Cooper / ... (383 episodes, 1992-2009)
Marcy Rylan ... Lizzie Spaulding / ... (383 episodes, 2006-2009)
Frank Dicopoulos ... Frank Cooper / ... (380 episodes, 1987-2009)
Beth Ehlers ... Harley Davidson Cooper Spaulding Mallet Spaulding Aitoro / ... (374 episodes, 1987-2008)

Crystal Chappell ... Olivia Spencer / ... (370 episodes, 1999-2009)
Gina Tognoni ... Dinah Marler / ... (366 episodes, 2004-2009)

Mandy Bruno ... Marina Cooper / ... (362 episodes, 2004-2009)

Robert Bogue ... A.C. Mallet / ... (335 episodes, 2005-2009)

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

Bonnie Dennison ... Daisy Lemay / ... (278 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael O'Leary ... Rick Bauer / ... (267 episodes, 1983-2009)
Daniel Cosgrove ... Bill Lewis / ... (258 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jordan Clarke ... Billy Lewis / ... (250 episodes, 1983-2009)
Murray Bartlett ... Cyrus Foley (250 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jessica Leccia ... Natalia Rivera / ... (241 episodes, 2007-2009)
Grant Aleksander ... Phillip Granville Spaulding / ... (239 episodes, 1983-2009)

Lawrence Saint-Victor ... Remy Boudreau / ... (231 episodes, 2006-2009)
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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-)
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Black and White (1952-1967) | Color (1967-)
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Mono (1952-1987) | Stereo (1987-)
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In the mid-1980s, Springfield dance club Wired For Sound played host to several real-life bands doing guest appearances on the show. One of the most famous of these guest bands, the B-52s, performed two songs and did offstage cameos with cast members throughout the entire hour-long episode. more
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Cassandra Elizabeth: [regarding her in-vitro procedure] I would really rather do this at Cedars, you know. I like my doctor.
Edmund: Oh, so do I, Cassie, so do I, but he can't hold a candle to the specialists here. Besides, these facilities are first-rate. They've got the best security of any clinic in the Midwest. It's like a fortress.
Cassandra Elizabeth: A fortress. Why would we need a fortress to get pregnant?
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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Guiding Light, 21 December 2005
Author: rjcoll from United States

I have watched Guiding Light for 45 years. My mother started watching when it first started. The story lines have been great. Between Reva and Joshua's ups and downs. I hope they find their way back to each other. It would be great if you could bring back Danny and Michelle. Michelle is a great asset to the show. Also, Ed Bauer added a great touch to the show. Jonathan and Tammy belong to each other. I was glad you finally put them together. Sandy needs to move on. As far as Alan Michael coming back, I find it very strange that he is making moves on Marina, when he was married to her mother years ago. Not a good move. Please writers, keep the show going. I don't want another talk show in the on daytime TV.

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