#edgeofnight — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #edgeofnight, aggregated by home.social.
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Today in 1984 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT ended its 28-year run.
TV's only #FilmNoir soap opera brought crime and murder mystery stories to daytime, courtesy of Emmy-winning head writer Henry Slesar.
Inexplicably not streaming, but 1,000+ episodes are on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAg2DUkk2Tt7xSqAB26RviX4PQXHT_57i&si=S105CHPj-Ou3jiwX #EdgeOfNight #SoapOpera
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Today in 1984 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT ended its 28-year run.
TV's only #FilmNoir soap opera brought crime and murder mystery stories to daytime, courtesy of Emmy-winning head writer Henry Slesar.
Inexplicably not streaming, but 1,000+ episodes are on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAg2DUkk2Tt7xSqAB26RviX4PQXHT_57i&si=S105CHPj-Ou3jiwX #EdgeOfNight #SoapOpera
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THE EDGE OF NIGHT star Ann Flood (1932-2022) would have been 92 today.
She played reporter Nancy Karr for 22 years (1962-84) on the Noir-ish soap — 13 of those opposite Forrest Compton (1925-2020) as her husband, attorney Mike Karr.
Daytime TV legends!
https://newcanaanite.com/ann-granath-89-6803991 #SoapOpera #EdgeOfNight
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THE EDGE OF NIGHT star Ann Flood (1932-2022) would have been 92 today.
She played reporter Nancy Karr for 22 years (1962-84) on the Noir-ish soap — 13 of those opposite Forrest Compton (1925-2020) as her husband, attorney Mike Karr.
Daytime TV legends!
https://newcanaanite.com/ann-granath-89-6803991 #SoapOpera #EdgeOfNight
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Today in 1956 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT debuted on CBS.
The Emmy-winning soap brought crime stories to daytime, w/ genius mystery scribe Henry Slesar (1927-2002) as head writer for 16 years.Not streaming, but you can watch 1,000+ shows on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAg2DUkk2Tt7xSqAB26RviX4PQXHT_57i&si=vnUFsnY9OIxqPAgv
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Today in 1956 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT debuted on CBS.
The Emmy-winning soap brought crime stories to daytime, w/ genius mystery scribe Henry Slesar (1927-2002) as head writer for 16 years.Not streaming, but you can watch 1,000+ shows on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAg2DUkk2Tt7xSqAB26RviX4PQXHT_57i&si=vnUFsnY9OIxqPAgv
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Today in 1975 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS aired *live* for the last time.
They became the last soaps to switch to videotape — after nearly 20 years of live broadcasts.
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Today in 1975 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS aired *live* for the last time.
They became the last soaps to switch to videotape — after nearly 20 years of live broadcasts.
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This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.
#AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s AlfredHitchcock #EdgeOfNight
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This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.
#AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s AlfredHitchcock #EdgeOfNight
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Today in 1956 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT debuted.
Developed as the TV version of #PerryMason, it was retooled when creator #ErleStanleyGardner backed out. #JohnLarkin (radio's Perry Mason) starred as renamed attorney Mike Karr.
For 28 years, it brought murder mysteries to daytime.
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Today in 1956 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT debuted.
Developed as the TV version of #PerryMason, it was retooled when creator #ErleStanleyGardner backed out. #JohnLarkin (radio's Perry Mason) starred as renamed attorney Mike Karr.
For 28 years, it brought murder mysteries to daytime.
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#AnnFlood (1932-2022) would have been 90 today.
The #SoapOpera icon played Nancy Karr on #EdgeOfNight for 22 years.
She also appeared on #SearchForTomorrow, #AnotherWorld, #AllMyChildren, #OneLifeToLive and #AsTheWorldTurns in a 40-year career.
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#AnnFlood (1932-2022) would have been 90 today.
The #SoapOpera icon played Nancy Karr on #EdgeOfNight for 22 years.
She also appeared on #SearchForTomorrow, #AnotherWorld, #AllMyChildren, #OneLifeToLive and #AsTheWorldTurns in a 40-year career.