| Faraway Hill | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Starring | Flora Campbell Mel Brandt Julie Christy Barry Doig Munroe Gabler Jack Halloran Vivian King Ben Low Eve McVeagh Frederic Meyer Lorene Scott Ann Stell Hal Studer Jacqueline Waite |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | David P. Lewis |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DuMont Television Network |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 2, 1946 – December 18, 1946 |
Faraway Hill is the first soap opera broadcast on an American television network, running on the DuMont Television Network.
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The series ran from October 2, 1946 to December 18, 1946. David P. Lewis, the writer and director, had a budget of around $300 an episode.[1]
The show's plot revolved around a widowed New Yorker, Karen St. John (played by Flora Campbell), who moved to a small town to be near relatives. There she met a man who had been adopted by her family, and with whom she fell in love. However, he was already engaged to another woman. In addition, there were clashes between the sophisticated St. John and her rural relatives.[1]
Other actors included Mel Brandt, Eve McVeagh, and Julie Christy (not to be confused with actress Julie Christie).[1]
The half-hour show was broadcast live, although filmed excerpts were interspersed, and slides of scenes from previous shows were included in later episodes to bring viewers up to date with regard to plot elements which had previously transpired. A narrator gave Karen's thoughts as bridges between scenes.[1]
No footage from the series has survived (methods to record television such as kinescopes did not exist until 1947), nor have any scripts been found.