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Moment of Truth (Canadian TV series)

Summary

Moment of Truth is a Canadian serial drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1964 to 1965, and on NBC in the United States in 1965.[1]

Moment of Truth
Genresoap opera
Written byClare Kennedy (initial episodes)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerJohn Trent
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release28 December 1964 (1964-12-28) –
11 November 1965 (1965-11-11)

Premise edit

The series was set in Ontario where clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Wallace (Douglass Watson) not only operated a private practice but taught his subject field at the local university. His wife Nancy (Louise King) and their children Johnny (Michael Dodds) and Sheila (Barbara Pierce) were also primary series characters. Other characters included Lila (Sandra Scott) who was Nancy's sister, Eric Brandt (John Horton), Dexter Elliot (Chris Wiggins), Linda Harris (Anna Hagan), Dean Hogarth (Cec Linder), Walter Leeds (Robert Goodier), Wilma Leeds (Lynne Gorman), Jack Williams (Stephen Levy) and Carol Williams (Toby Tarnow). Doctor characters included Vincent Conway (Peter Donat), Russell Wingate (Ivor Barry) and Gil Bennett (John Bethune). As many as 60 different characters could be seen during a week of the series.[2]

Production edit

Moment of Truth was recorded at Robert Lawrence Productions in Toronto and produced by John Trent. Clare Kennedy wrote the early episodes.

Scheduling edit

This half-hour series was broadcast weekday afternoons at varying times from 28 December 1964 to 11 November 1965.

NBC also purchased the series for broadcast in the United States from 4 January to 5 November 1965. It was replaced by Days of Our Lives.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 296. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Moment of Truth". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 163. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.

External links edit

  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Moment of Truth". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Moment of Truth at IMDb