Bright Promise

TV Series
1969–19721969–1972
30m

Bright Promise (1969)

Trials, tribulations, affairs & heartbreaks of students, faculty & administration of fictitious Bancroft College.Trials, tribulations, affairs & heartbreaks of students, faculty & administration of fictitious Bancroft College.Trials, tribulations, affairs & heartbreaks of students, faculty & administration of fictitious Bancroft College.

Creators
- Doris Hursley
- Frank Hursley
Stars

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Paul Lukather in Bright Promise (1969)

Susan Brown and Paul Lukather in Bright Promise (1969)

John Considine in Bright Promise (1969)

Regina Gleason in Bright Promise (1969)

Dana Andrews in Bright Promise (1969)

Susan Brown in Bright Promise (1969)

Anthony Geary in Bright Promise (1969)

David Lewis in Bright Promise (1969)

Annette O'Toole and Anthony Geary in Bright Promise (1969)

John Considine, Susannah Darrow, Anthony Geary, Regina Gleason, Gail Kobe, and David Lewis in Bright Promise (1969)

Dana Andrews, Marion Brash, Susan Brown, Susannah Darrow, David Lewis, Paul Lukather, and Peter Ratray in Bright Promise (1969)

Dana Andrews in Bright Promise (1969)

Martha Pierce Fergusonas Martha Pierce Ferguson

365 episodes365 eps • 1969–1972

Prof. Bill Fergusonas Prof. Bill Ferguson

359 episodes359 eps • 1969–1972

Thomas Boswellas Thomas Boswell

346 episodes346 eps • 1969–1972

Susannah Darrow

Sandra Jones Pierce #1as Sandra Jones Pierce #1

36 episodes36 eps • 1969–1970

Dean Ann Boyd Jonesas Dean Ann Boyd Jones

23 episodes23 eps • 1969–1970

Jim Boswellas Jim Boswell

17 episodes17 eps • 1969–1970

Richard Eastham

Red Wilsonas Red Wilson

15 episodes15 eps • 1969–1970

Dean Ann Boyd Jones #2as Dean Ann Boyd Jones #2

15 episodes15 eps • 1970

Marian Connallyas Marian Connally

14 episodes14 eps • 1970

Howard Jonesas Howard Jones

13 episodes13 eps • 1970

George Townleyas George Townley

12 episodes12 eps • 1969–1970

Jennifer Collins Matthewsas Jennifer Collins Matthews

11 episodes11 eps • 1969–1970

Stuart Pierceas Stuart Pierce

10 episodes10 eps • 1970

David Pritchard

Dave Martinas Dave Martin

9 episodes9 eps • 1969–1970

Dean Henry Pierce #2as Dean Henry Pierce #2

8 episodes8 eps • 1970

Chet Matthewsas Chet Matthews

8 episodes8 eps • 1969–1970

Asst. DA Stephensas Asst. DA Stephens

6 episodes6 eps • 1970

Mike Porteras Mike Porter

4 episodes4 eps • 1969

Set in the town of Bancroft, "Bright Promise" dealt with the lives of the students and faculty at Bancroft College, in the town of Bancroft. Resembling many other soap operas, the main storyline dealt with cheating wives and murder. —KR <rivadenei@uhavax.hartford.edu>

Genre
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Initial "Bright Promise" concept scenic discussions between producer Gloria Monte and production designer Hub Braden concentrated on the set's wall color related to the series star Dana Andrews (at age 60 in 1969). The final over-all set color, hue, solution had to have a rose tint for stage-set wall bounce-lighting reflections. The bounce light from the rose-beige set wall color would enhance any actor's facial make-up for camera appearances. The color solution was to make the 60 year old Dana Andrews look younger for "camera." In 1988, when production designer Hub Braden was asked to take over Angela Lansbury's (age 63) CBS TV series "Murder, She Wrote," the same rose-beige wall color scheme was used in determining the painted color for any stage set, and location set, built that Angela Lansbury's role as "Jessica Fletcher" appeared in.

Connections
Referenced in All in the Family: Archie in the Lock-Up (1971)

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Confusion over three Mark Millers

The man shown in the photos labeled "Mark Miller" in "Bright Promise" is/was Mark Lincoln Miller, an openly gay actor who was a friend of George Nader and Rock Hudson. He never married and had no children, as one might expect.

The Mark Miller who actually appeared in "Bright Promise" was a TV actor and producer and also the father of actress Penelope Ann Miller and her siblings and the husband of their mother, of course. This is the man who resembled Dan Rather, except for Mark's having blue eyes. He later did TV commercials, some of which were for a headache medication (Excedrin?) from the late 1970s to perhaps the 1990s. Please contact Penelope Ann Miller to verify this.

There is/was an actor named Mark Jeffrey Miller who was connected with the "Cold Mountain" film, but he is a completely different individual.

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sksolomonb
Jun 29, 2019

Release date
- September 29, 1969 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Filming locations
- Burbank, California, USA
Production companies
- Frandor Productions
- Bing Crosby Productions
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Runtime
30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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