This is Nora Drake 17 Eps

About this film

(17 Episodes) “This is Nora Drake,” a 15 minute, 11:00am weekdays, NBC & CBS soap opera, was broadcast from Oct. 27, 1947 thru Jan. 02, 1959. 1947 thru 1949, Nora aired on NBC; 1948 thru 1949 it was concurrent on CBS; after 1949, ‘Nora’ aired at 2:30pm weekdays, CBS only. * Resident of a mid-sized American town, Nora Drake was a nurse - and later, departmental supervisor on staff at ‘Page Memorial Hospital.’ She was a disciplined, hardworking, community-work oriented, problem-solving woman who always gave sound advice regarding household & child rearing issues, to those in need. ACTORS: Three women held the role of Nora Drake: Charlotte Holland (1947-1949) Joan Tompkins (1949-1957) & Mary Jane Higby (1957-1959); Alan Hewitt portrayed Nora’s love interest, Ken Martinson; both Everett Sloane & Ralph Bell played the part of Nora’s ‘lost’ father, Alfred Drake. Peggy King Martinson’s role also was held by 3 women: Lesley Woods, Mercedes McCambridge & Joan Alexander; Roger DeKoven was Andrew King & Larry Haines played gambler, Fred Molina. The part of Charles Dobbs, Assistant DA who had prosecuted Alfred Drake, was held by Grant Richards; Joan Lorring held the meaty role of Dobbs’s 18-ye…

Subjects

Old Time Radio; OTR Soap Opera; OTRadio NBC; OTRadio CBS;

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