Edge of Night is one of those soap operas that many people have heard about but few remember watching. Produced by Procter & Gamble, it aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 until November 28, 1975. It was then picked up by ABC where it ran from December 1, 1975 until December 28, 1984. The original idea for the show was to have it be a mystery meets soap opera that would be penned by Perry Mason creator, Erle Stanley Gardner. Although that fell through, the series would become well known for its focus on crime and its high production values.
In this photo, the cast of Edge of Night gathers to celebrate its first Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Drama Series. FRONT ROW [left to right]: JOHN SEDWICK (Edge director), JOHN LaGIOIA (Johnny Dallas), JEANNE RUSKIN (Laurie Karr Lamont), ALBERTA GRANT (Liz Hillyer Fields), ANN FLOOD (Nancy Karr), ERWIN NICHOLSON (Edge executive producer), TERI KEANE (Martha Marceau), PAT BRIGHT (Edith Berman), KATHERINE MARSHALL (Edge production secretary), VIRGINIA KAYE (Rose Pollock), and LESTER RAWLINS [behind V. Kaye] (Orin Hillyer). SECOND ROW: RICHARD SHOBERG (Kevin Jamison), FORREST COMPTON (Mike Karr), DONALD MAY (Adam Drake), ALAN FEINSTEIN (Dr. Jim Fields), JOY CLAUSSEN [partially hidden] (Corky), MAEVE MCGUIRE [partially hidden] (Nicole Travis), WARD COSTELLO (Jake Berman). THIRD ROW: NICHOLAS PRYOR (Joel Gantry), BUD GOWEN (Edge associate producer), PAUL VINCENT (Ashley Reynolds), TED TINLING (Vic Lamont).
There will NEVER be another daytime dram like THE EDGE OF NIGHT! As a kid I used to run homer from school to watch it. Unfortunately, stupid network execs kept moving the time slot earlier in the day so menand teens could no longer watch it.
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