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  • The Brighter Day (1954–1962)
  • TV Series | 25 min | Drama
The Brighter Day (1954–1962)
TV Series | 25 min | Drama

"Our years are as the falling leaves. We live, we love, we dream, and then we go. But somehow, we keep hoping that our dreams come true on that brighter day." These words opened this poignant daytime serial, which was set in the small ...See more"Our years are as the falling leaves. We live, we love, we dream, and then we go. But somehow, we keep hoping that our dreams come true on that brighter day." These words opened this poignant daytime serial, which was set in the small Midwestern burg of New Hope. The sprawling Dennis family, headed by patriarch Rev. Richard Dennis, took center stage as stories developed around Richard's aspiring actress daughter Althea and Althea's dipsomaniacal brother Grayling. Written by Mark Faulkner See less
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Seasons
1   |   Unknown   See all
Creator
Irna Phillips (created by)
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Status
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Updated Jan 4, 1954

Release date (First episode)
Jan 4, 1954 (United States)

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Cast

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46 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Blair Davies
Rev. Richard Dennis Rev. Richard Dennis   See fewer
1,826
Mona Bruns
Aunt Emily Potter Aunt Emily Potter   See fewer
1,820
Hal Holbrook
Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / Grayling Dennis Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / Grayling Dennis   See fewer
287
Mary Linn Beller
Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) / Babby Dennis Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) / Babby Dennis   See fewer
287
Jayne Heller
Althea Dennis Bigby Althea Dennis Bigby   See fewer
5
June Dayton
Patsy Dennis Patsy Dennis   See fewer
5
Patty Duke
Actress Actress   See fewer
5
Peter Donat
Steven Markley Steven Markley   See fewer
5
5
John Heath
Actor Actor   See fewer
5
Rex Ingram
Rev. Victor Graham Rev. Victor Graham   See fewer
2
Lois Nettleton
Patsy Dennis Patsy Dennis   See fewer
1
Brook Byron
Althea Dennis Althea Dennis   See fewer
1
Mary Michael
Franny the maid. Franny the maid.   See fewer
1
Bill Smith
Rev. Richard Dennis Rev. Richard Dennis   See fewer
1
Walter Brooke
Donald Harrick Donald Harrick   See fewer
1
Diana Hyland
Sandra Talbot Dennis Sandra Talbot Dennis   See fewer
1
Frances Reid
Portia Manning Portia Manning   See fewer
1
Jean Gillespie
Dorie Blake Dorie Blake   See fewer
1
Murial Williams
Lydia Harrick Lydia Harrick   See fewer
1
Lilia Skala
Mrs. Dunbar (1955) Mrs. Dunbar (1955)   See fewer
Lori March
Lenore Bradley (1956-1958) Lenore Bradley (1956-1958)   See fewer
Gloria Hoye
Sandra Talbot Dennis #2 (1957-1959) Sandra Talbot Dennis #2 (1957-1959)   See fewer
Nancy Malone
Babby Dennis (1959-1960) Babby Dennis (1959-1960)   See fewer
James Noble
Grayling Dennis #2 (1959-1960) Grayling Dennis #2 (1959-1960)   See fewer
Joseph Sirola
Peter Nino (1959-1960) Peter Nino (1959-1960)   See fewer
Charles Taylor
Bud Clark (1959) Bud Clark (1959)   See fewer
Larry Weber
Eliot Clark #1 (1959) Eliot Clark #1 (1959)   See fewer
Dean Harens
Dr. Charles Fuller (1960-1961) Dr. Charles Fuller (1960-1961)   See fewer
Lanna Saunders
Ellen Dennis Williams #2 (1960-1961) Ellen Dennis Williams #2 (1960-1961)   See fewer
Anne Meacham
Althea Dennis (1960-1961) Althea Dennis (1960-1961)   See fewer
Mike Barton
Chris Hamiliton (1960-1961) Chris Hamiliton (1960-1961)   See fewer
Mary K. Wells
Sandra Talbot Dennis #3 (1960-1961) Sandra Talbot Dennis #3 (1960-1961)   See fewer
Ernest Graves
Eliot Clark #2 (1960) Eliot Clark #2 (1960)   See fewer
Marge O'Neill
Althea Dennis (1960) Althea Dennis (1960)   See fewer
Forrest Compton
Grayling Dennis #3 (1961-1962) Grayling Dennis #3 (1961-1962)   See fewer
Nancy Rennick
Sandra Talbot Dennis #4 (1961-1962) Sandra Talbot Dennis #4 (1961-1962)   See fewer
Don Penny
Toby Ballard (1962) Toby Ballard (1962)   See fewer
Paul Langton
Walter Dennis (1962) Walter Dennis (1962)   See fewer
Bennye Gatteys
Judith Potter (1962) Judith Potter (1962)   See fewer
Benny Rubin
Mort Barrows (1962) Mort Barrows (1962)   See fewer
Geoffrey Lumb
Mitchell Dru (1962) Mitchell Dru (1962)   See fewer
Larry Ward
Dr. Randy Hamiliton (1954-1957)(original television cast) Dr. Randy Hamiliton (1954-1957)(original television cast)   See fewer
Alice Yourman
Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Wilson   See fewer
Herbert Nelson
Max Canfield (uncredited) Max Canfield (uncredited)   See fewer
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