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As the World Turns

  • TV Series
  • 1956–20101956–2010
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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As the World Turns (1956)
As The World Turns
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The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Luci... Read allThe focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,089
229
  • Creator
    • Irna Phillips(head writer)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Hubbard
    • Jon Hensley
    • Ellen Dolan
  • Creator
    • Irna Phillips(head writer)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Hubbard
    • Jon Hensley
    • Ellen Dolan
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    • 34User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 90 wins & 456 nominations

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    Don MacLaughlin and Helen Wagner in As the World Turns (1956)
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    Elizabeth Hubbard
    • Lucinda Walsh…
    Jon Hensley
    • Holden Snyder
    Ellen Dolan
    Ellen Dolan
    • Margo Hughes…
    Colleen Zenk
    Colleen Zenk
    • Barbara Ryan…
    Don Hastings
    • Bob Hughes…
    Scott Holmes
    Scott Holmes
    • Tom Hughes…
    Eileen Fulton
    • Lisa…
    Kathryn Hays
    Kathryn Hays
    • Kim Hughes…
    Kelley Menighan
    Kelley Menighan
    • Emily Stewart…
    Marie Masters
    • Susan Stewart…
    Kathleen Widdoes
    • Emma Snyder
    Helen Wagner
    Helen Wagner
    • Nancy Hughes…
    Larry Bryggman
    Larry Bryggman
    • Dr. John Dixon…
    Terri Conn
    Terri Conn
    • Katie Peretti…
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • Jessica Griffin…
    Maura West
    Maura West
    • Carly Tenney…
    Michael Park
    Michael Park
    • Jack Snyder…
    Martha Byrne
    Martha Byrne
    • Lily Walsh Snyder…
    • Creator
      • Irna Phillips(head writer)
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    • Trivia
      The episode of 22 November 1963 was broken into by CBS to announce the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The actors, however, continued performing (as it was done live until 1975), and a complete, uninterrupted copy of this episode still survives.
    • Goofs
      On the episode that aired 1-4-05, Julia refers to Holden (Jon Hensley) as "Jon" in an emotional scene at the Lakeview Lounge while talking to Lisa.
    • Quotes

      Paul: That woman is unbelievable. She's awesome. She knows exactly what I want her to do, and she does it before I even ask her to do it.

      Henry: I had a woman like that once. Once was all I could afford.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979)

    User reviews34

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    Everyone who Has Watched This Show Has A Fave Moment
    For me, ironically enough, it was '84, when Meg Ryan left and was replaced with Lindsey Frost, that I started watching.

    Doug Marland became the writer and suddenly this show was truly different from the other soaps.

    We got the Snyder farm family and Lily Walsh was recast.

    The standout situation to me was Lucinda Walsh shoving Susan Stewart into that Christmas tree and injuring Susan's back. Susan is in the hospital and the gloating Lucinda pays her a visit.

    Susan, a recovering alcoholic, becomes addicted to the pain killers for her back. Kim Hughes is helping her son, Andy Dixon, deal with his alcoholism after the bad girl he loved, Julie, has dumped him for Tonio Reyes.

    Turns out it was Lucinda who brought Julie to town to begin with.

    Kim's husband, Bob Hughes, feels ignored by Kim. He aids Susan with her withdrawal, and next thing you know, the pristine Bob Hughes is having a one night stand with Susan, whose husband Dan had had an affair with Kim decades earlier.

    But the fun didn't end there.

    Bob and Kim learned they had a long lost daughter, Sabrina Fullerton (originally played by Julianne Moore).

    Sabrina (later played by Claire Beckman) was not the most welcoming person. She would feel sorry for the villianous Tonio Reyes (Peter Boynton), giving him all her inheritance from her adopted parents.

    Bob would learn of Tonio's evil deeds, and attempt to stop him.

    Tonio shot Bob in the back, then fled to South America with Sabrina.

    As they drove across the outback, Tonio began confessing to Sabrina all he had done; the lies, the thievery and even shooting her father.

    Tonio would say very calmly "Don't try to escape"

    Sabrina would respond "I have no where to run to. You've seen to that."

    I couldn't believe I had just heard such a powerhouse line in a soap opera.

    There would be more, with Julie on the rebound from Caleb Snyder and Holden broken up with Lily, Julie and Holden would have the infamous one night stand that would rebound throughout the show with Julie getting pregnant.

    Andy would deliver the baby with Snyder sister Iva, who would adopt the baby.

    It was all amazing to watch.

    Then Kim would have to trust Bob and Susan again when they went to South America to do medical duties and they vanished. Turns out they had been kidnapped and had to operate on the wounded Tonio Reyes!

    Remarkable show.

    When Conor Jameson was recast, and Neal Alcott (Mary Kay Adams) left the show (she was murdered), it was losing its fun.

    Doug Marland would die as the murderer was revealed, but it wasn't exciting.

    Then Iva Snyder would suddenly marry and leave the show, and so did I.

    Ah well. The moment was gone.

    But what a moment it was!
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    • richard.fuller1
    • May 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • CBS
      • SoapCity Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Как вращается мир
    • Filming locations
      • Clinton, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)
      • CBS
      • TeleNext Media
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      1 hour
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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