Echo of a Baby's Laugh 

Dr. Welby helps a young, pregnant woman come to terms with her past - namely, a past relationship she had concealed from her husband. Her previous pregnancy was ended by abortion - after ... See full summary »

Director:

John Erman

Writers:

Max Hodge, David Victor (created by)

Stars:

Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Robert Young	...	Dr. Marcus Welby
James Brolin	...	Dr. Steven Kiley
Elena Verdugo	...	Consuelo Lopez
Richard Thomas	...	Dennis Alan Graham
Belinda Montgomery	...	Mary Ann Graham
Nora Marlowe	...	Belle Newton
Peggy Rea	...	Mrs. Baker
Amy Douglass	...	Grandmother
Arthur Peterson	...	Dubie Newton
Dennis McCarthy	...	Highway Patrol Officer
Shirley O'Hara	...	Nurse
Melanie Freeman	...	Girl

Storyline

Dr. Welby helps a young, pregnant woman come to terms with her past - namely, a past relationship she had concealed from her husband. Her previous pregnancy was ended by abortion - after she develops complications late in her third trimester. When Welby tells the husband about his wife's past (she was just a teenager when she was pregnant before), the man is furious and wants to leave his wife, but Welby sets him straight.

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Plot Keywords:

trailer park | poor white trash | man to man talk | reference to an abortion | wife keeps secret from husband | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1969 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paradise Cove Pier, Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dr. Welby makes several personal revelations in this episode; (1) He was a ship's doctor in the Navy. (2) His daughter and her husband are living in Peru and waiting a few years before starting a family. (3) When his brother was serving in the Pacific, his sister-in-law lost their second child three days after birth due to the Rh factor in the blood. This tragedy is what motivates Dr. Welby to be so vigilant in diagnosing it.

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Goofs

The opening credits read "Introducing Belinda Montgomery," but Montgomery has several earlier credits dating back to 1967, two years before this episode was broadcast in late 1969.

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