The Secret Storm

Name: The Secret Storm
Genre: Soap
Released: February 1, 1954
Cast: David O'Brien, Joe Ponazecki, Gillian Spencer, Jordan Charney, Nicolas Coster

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Series Details & Credits

CBS | Release Date: February 1, 1954

Starring: David O'Brien, Joe Ponazecki, Gillian Spencer, Jordan Charney, Nicolas Coster, Stephanie Braxton, Frances Sternhagen, Marla Adams, James Storm, Jed Allan, Ryan MacDonald, Edward Winter, Diana Muldaur, Conrad Fowkes, Barbara Rodell, Wayne Tippet, Linda Purl, Roy Scheider, Keith Charles, Clarice Blackburn, Audrey Landers, Lori March, George Reinholt, Don Galloway, Joel Crothers, Lynne Adams, Lester Rawlins, Donna Mills, Ken Kercheval, Bibi Besch, Diane Ladd, Gary Sandy, Clifton James, David Ackroyd, Dan Hamilton, Bernard Barrow, Nita Talbot, Jane Rose, Olivia Barash, Lawrence Weber, Frances Foster, Joan Crawford, Troy Donahue, Judy Lewis, Diana Millay, Conard Fowkes, Jeffrey Pomerantz, John Baragrey, June Carter Cash, Christina Crawford, Jada Roland, Gordon Gray

Summary: This long-running soap opera was originally titled THE STORM WITHIN. The title wasn't appealing to one of the show's sponsors, Bisodol (an antacid), who was worried it would inspire images of an upset stomach. To appease Bisodel, the serial was retitled THE SECRET STORM, and premiered on February 1, 1954.Set in the small town of Woodbridge,This long-running soap opera was originally titled THE STORM WITHIN. The title wasn't appealing to one of the show's sponsors, Bisodol (an antacid), who was worried it would inspire images of an upset stomach. To appease Bisodel, the serial was retitled THE SECRET STORM, and premiered on February 1, 1954.Set in the small town of Woodbridge, New York, the show centered on the newly rich, neurotic Ames family. Patriarch Peter Ames was left to raise his three kids when his wife, Ellen, was killed in an automobile accident. Audiences would soon learn that sudden deaths, exotic diseases, mental illness, and extramarital affairs would figure heavily in storylines. The Ames family figured prominently during the serial's first 15 years. Peter was a widower with two teenage children, Jerry and Susan, and a 9-year-old daughter, Amy. Ellen's unexpected death had an especially painful effect on Peter and young Jerry. For a while, the family feared Peter was losing his mind. Later, he turned to booze for comfort.THE SECRET STORM premiered as a 15-minute serial, then expanded to 30-minutes in 1962. The soap remained one of daytime's most popular serials until 1969, when it was purchased by CBS. The network executives were inexperienced at producing soap operas and began tinkering with the serial's format. Cast members were suddenly dropped without warning and new characters were constantly introduced, only to be written out a few months later. When the soap was switched to a less-than-desirable late-afternoon timeslot, it seemed like the beginning of the end. By 1974, the soap had gone through several writers, and was daytime TV's lowest-rated soap. After a 20 year run, CBS canceled the serial in 1974, and replaced it with a game show. The soap's final episode aired on February 8, 1974.ORIGINAL CAST
MARJORIE GATESON...............Grace Tyrell
RUSSELL HICKS...................J.T. Tyrell
PETER HOBBS......................Peter Ames
ROBERT MORSE.....................Jerry Ames
JEAN MOWRY.......................Susan Ames
JADA ROWLAND.......................Amy Ames
HAILA STODDARD................Paulne HarrisBROADCAST HISTORY
2/1/54 - 6/15/62: 4:15p weekdays (15 minutes)
6/18/62 - 9/6/68: 4:00p weekdays (30 minutes)
9/9/68 - 9/1/72: 3:00p weekdays (30 minutes)
9/4/72 - 3/23/73: 3:30p weekdays (30 minutes)
3/26/73 - 2/8/74: 4:00p weekdays (30 minutes)… Expand

Genre(s): Soap

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S1:E5195. Episode 5195
Air Date: February 8, 1974
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S1:E5194. Episode 5194
Air Date: February 7, 1974
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: February 2, 1954

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Season 1

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  Air Date: February 1, 1954
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  S1:E5195. Episode 5195
  Air Date: February 8, 1974
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  S1:E5194. Episode 5194
  Air Date: February 7, 1974
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: February 2, 1954
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: February 1, 1954