When a Girl Marries

When a Girl Marries cast member Ellen Fenwick
Genre	Soap opera
Country	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	CBS ABC NBC
Created by	Elaine Sterne Carrington
Written by	Elaine Sterne Carrington
Opening theme	Serenade by Drigo

When a Girl Marries was an American daytime radio drama which was broadcast on three major radio networks from 1939 to 1957. Created by Elaine Sterne Carrington (who also was responsible for Pepper Young's Family and Rosemary), it was the highest rated soap opera during the mid-1940s.^[1]

Debut

The series premiered May 29, 1939 on CBS, moving to NBC on September 29, 1941 and then to ABC on July 2, 1951.

Synopsis

Promoted as "the tender, human story of young married life, dedicated to everyone who has ever been in love," the convoluted plot threads followed a married couple, Harry Davis (John Raby, Robert Haag) and Joan Field Davis (Noel Mills, Mary Jane Higby), as they confronted endless problems in the small town of Stanwood. Carrington created numerous conflicts by contrasting Harry's impoverished background with Joan's high society family.^[1]

Cast and Crew

Others in the cast included Michael Fitzmaurice, Marion Barney, Ellen Fenwick and Staats Cotsworth. Announcers included Frank Gallop, Bill Mazer and George Ansbro. Music was by organist Rosa Rio and others.^[1]

Overseas

There was a long-running Australian version broadcast on the Major network.

References

1 2 3 Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio Oxford, 1998. ISBN 0-19-507678-8

External links

Radio soap operas in the United States

Adopted Daughter (1939–41)
Against the Storm (1939–52)
Amanda of Honeymoon Hill (1940–46)
Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (1937–55)
Aunt Mary (1944–61)
Bachelor's Children (1935–46)
Backstage Wife (1935–59)
Big Sister (1936–52)
The Brighter Day (1948–56)
Clara, Lu, and Em (1930–42)
Dan Harding's Wife (1936–38)
David Harum (1936–50)
Girl Alone (1935–41)
The Goldbergs (1929–50)
The Guiding Light (1937–56)
Jane Arden (1938–39)
Judy and Jane (1932–35)
Just Plain Bill (1932–55)
Kitty Keene, Incorporated (1937–41)
Life Can Be Beautiful (1938–54)
Lonely Women (1942–43)
Lorenzo Jones (1937–55)
Ma Perkins (1933–60)
Myrt and Marge (1931–42)
The O'Neills (1935–43)
One Man's Family (1932–59)
Our Gal Sunday (1936–59)
Painted Dreams (1930–43)
Pepper Young's Family (1932–59)
Perry Mason (1943–55)
Portia Faces Life (1940–53)
The Romance of Helen Trent (1933–60)
Rosemary (1944–55)
Second Husband (1936-46)
Stella Dallas (1937–55)
Today's Children (1933–38)
Today's Children (second series) (1943–50)
Valiant Lady (1938-52)
When a Girl Marries (1939–57)
Young Doctor Malone (1939–60)
Young Widder Brown (1938–56)
Your Family and Mine (1938–40)

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