"The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series 1956-1984

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creator:

Irving Vendig

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2 April 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

In the fictional city of Monticello, attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes...

Plot Keywords:

Attorney | Soap Opera | Murder | Courtroom

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Tony Craig	...	Asst. Dist. Atty. Draper Scott / ... (28 episodes, 1975-1981)
Terry Davis	...	April Cavanaugh Scott / ... (27 episodes, 1977-1981)
Frances Fisher	...	Detective Deborah 'Red' Saxon / ... (23 episodes, 1976-1981)
Margaret Colin	...	Paige Madison (21 episodes, 1979)
Kim Hunter	...	Nola Madison (aka Martha Cory) / ... (20 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jayne Bentzen	...	Nicole Travis Stewart Drake Cavanaugh #2 / ... (19 episodes, 1978-1981)
Denny Albee	...	Detective Steve Guthrie / ... (19 episodes, 1976-1980)
Forrest Compton	...	Dist. Atty. Mike Karr #3 / ... (17 episodes, 1972-1984)
Joel Crothers	...	Dr. Miles Cavanaugh / ... (16 episodes, 1977-1984)
Joe Lambie	...	Assistant District Attorney Logan Swift #1 / ... (15 episodes, 1977-1981)
Ann Flood	...	Nancy Pollock Karr (14 episodes, 1962-1984)
Lee Godart	...	Eliot Dorn (14 episodes, 1978-1980)
Ann Williams	...	Margo Huntington Dorn / ... (14 episodes, 1978-1980)
Lew Resseguie	...	Sgt. Sam Dwyer / ... (12 episodes, 1980)

Also Known As:

Edge of Night (USA) (last season title)

Runtime:

30 min (7420 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1956-1967) | Color (1967-1984)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Trivia:

When Procter and Gamble moved the series to ABC from CBS, the latter prevented P&G from mentioning which network the show would be moving to. Thus, ads promoting the show's move said it would now be airing on "another network".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Starsky and Hutch: Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty (#2.23)" (1977)

Soundtrack:

The Edge Of Night

Did anyone else get freaked out by this plot line?

I remember watching this show when I got home from school in the late 70's and early 80's. What stands out most in my mind was a storyline involving the character April Scott. If I recall correctly, she was pregnant and having hallucinations for weeks involving the sound of a train whistle and a shadowy man. When her hallucinations finally ended, there was a really spooky finale scene where Satan (sinister laughter, horns, and all!!!!!) appeared in a cloud of smoke on the balcony of the apartment she shared with Draper. I was terrified for days! You weren't sure whether it meant that Satan had caused her hallucinations, or was just following her around for Halloween, or what, but the fact that a soap opera would use horror movie imagery like this will always make The Edge Of Night something I look back on REALLY fondly! :-)