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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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46 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Blair Davies Rev. Richard Dennis Rev. Richard Dennis See fewer	1,826	Man Against Crime (1949)
Mona Bruns Aunt Emily Potter Aunt Emily Potter See fewer	1,820	Shadow of the Cloak (1951)
Hal Holbrook Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / Grayling Dennis Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / Grayling Dennis See fewer	287	Into the Wild (2007)
Mary Linn Beller Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) / Babby Dennis Babby Dennis (1954-1959) (original television cast) / Babby Dennis See fewer	287	A Date with Judy (1951)
Jayne Heller Althea Dennis Bigby Althea Dennis Bigby See fewer	5	Deathtrap (1982)
June Dayton Patsy Dennis Patsy Dennis See fewer	5	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Patty Duke Actress Actress See fewer	5	Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Peter Donat Steven Markley Steven Markley See fewer	5	The Game (1997)
Harriet E. MacGibbon Actress Actress See fewer	5	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
John Heath Actor Actor See fewer	5	Murder in Villa Capri (1955)
Rex Ingram Rev. Victor Graham Rev. Victor Graham See fewer	2	God's Little Acre (1958)
Lois Nettleton Patsy Dennis Patsy Dennis See fewer	1	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Brook Byron Althea Dennis Althea Dennis See fewer	1	Auntie Mame (1958)
Mary Michael Franny the maid. Franny the maid. See fewer	1	In Like Flint (1967)
Bill Smith Rev. Richard Dennis Rev. Richard Dennis See fewer	1	The Brighter Day (1954)
Walter Brooke Donald Harrick Donald Harrick See fewer	1	The Graduate (1967)
Diana Hyland Sandra Talbot Dennis Sandra Talbot Dennis See fewer	1	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Frances Reid Portia Manning Portia Manning See fewer	1	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Jean Gillespie Dorie Blake Dorie Blake See fewer	1	Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Murial Williams Lydia Harrick Lydia Harrick See fewer	1	Another World (1964)
Lilia Skala Mrs. Dunbar (1955) Mrs. Dunbar (1955) See fewer		Flashdance (1983)
Lori March Lenore Bradley (1956-1958) Lenore Bradley (1956-1958) See fewer		The Shipping News (2001)
Gloria Hoye Sandra Talbot Dennis #2 (1957-1959) Sandra Talbot Dennis #2 (1957-1959) See fewer		Law & Order (1990)
Nicholas Pryor (1958) (1958) See fewer		Risky Business (1983)
Nancy Malone Babby Dennis (1959-1960) Babby Dennis (1959-1960) See fewer		Naked City (1958)
James Noble Grayling Dennis #2 (1959-1960) Grayling Dennis #2 (1959-1960) See fewer		1776 (1972)
Joseph Sirola Peter Nino (1959-1960) Peter Nino (1959-1960) See fewer		Hang 'Em High (1968)
Charles Taylor Bud Clark (1959) Bud Clark (1959) See fewer		Climax! (1954)
Larry Weber Eliot Clark #1 (1959) Eliot Clark #1 (1959) See fewer		The Doctors (1963)
Dean Harens Dr. Charles Fuller (1960-1961) Dr. Charles Fuller (1960-1961) See fewer		Christmas Holiday (1944)
Lanna Saunders Ellen Dennis Williams #2 (1960-1961) Ellen Dennis Williams #2 (1960-1961) See fewer		Body Heat (1981)
Anne Meacham Althea Dennis (1960-1961) Althea Dennis (1960-1961) See fewer		The United States Steel Hour (1953)
Mike Barton Chris Hamiliton (1960-1961) Chris Hamiliton (1960-1961) See fewer		Back Roads (1981)
Mary K. Wells Sandra Talbot Dennis #3 (1960-1961) Sandra Talbot Dennis #3 (1960-1961) See fewer		All My Children (1970)
Ernest Graves Eliot Clark #2 (1960) Eliot Clark #2 (1960) See fewer		Hercules in New York (1970)
Marge O'Neill Althea Dennis (1960) Althea Dennis (1960) See fewer		Lights Out (1946)
Forrest Compton Grayling Dennis #3 (1961-1962) Grayling Dennis #3 (1961-1962) See fewer		The F.B.I. (1965)
Nancy Rennick Sandra Talbot Dennis #4 (1961-1962) Sandra Talbot Dennis #4 (1961-1962) See fewer		Rescue 8 (1958)
Don Penny Toby Ballard (1962) Toby Ballard (1962) See fewer		The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
Paul Langton Walter Dennis (1962) Walter Dennis (1962) See fewer		The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Bennye Gatteys Judith Potter (1962) Judith Potter (1962) See fewer		The United States Steel Hour (1953)
Benny Rubin Mort Barrows (1962) Mort Barrows (1962) See fewer		I Love Lucy (1951)
Geoffrey Lumb Mitchell Dru (1962) Mitchell Dru (1962) See fewer		As the World Turns (1956)
Larry Ward Dr. Randy Hamiliton (1954-1957)(original television cast) Dr. Randy Hamiliton (1954-1957)(original television cast) See fewer		Macabre (1969)
Alice Yourman Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Wilson See fewer		Guiding Light (1952)
Herbert Nelson Max Canfield (uncredited) Max Canfield (uncredited) See fewer	1	The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)