AS THE WORLD TURNS {DOUG'S PATIENT DIES} (TV)

Summary

One in this long-running daytime serial, set in the midwestern town of Oakdale. In this episode, Claire Cassen lies wideawake in the middle of the night waiting for her husband, Dr. Doug Cassen, to arrive home from a house call to Mrs. Rogers. When Doug returns home, he's very distraught because his patient has suddenly died of heart failure. The next day, Ted Rogers visits Doug's office to find out exactly what happened to his wife. Doug doesn't know what to tell Ted, and the grieving husband demands that an autopsy be done. Doug then reveals some past medical information about Mrs. Rogers which shocks Ted. In a rage, Ted pushes Doug away and the doctor trips over a chair and hits his head on the floor. Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: October 7, 1966 Friday 1:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:28:36
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T:18329
• GENRE: Drama, daytime serial
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, daytime serial
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1956-2010
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Bayer aspirin
  • TV - Commercials - Carnation evaporated milk
  • TV - Commercials - Carnation instant breakfast
  • TV - Commercials - Carnation instant nonfat dry milk
  • TV - Commercials - Cheer laundry detergent
  • TV - Commercials - Contadina tomato paste
  • TV - Commercials - Mazola margarine
  • TV - Commercials - Nescafe instant coffee
  • TV - Commercials - NuSoft fabric softener

CREDITS

• Lyle B. Hill … Producer
• Irna Phillips … Created by
• Dan McCullough … Announcer
• Nat Polen … Cast, Dr. Doug Cassen
• Barbara Berjer … Cast, Claire Cassen
• William Johnstone … Cast, Judge Lowell
• Jay Lanin … Cast, Dr. Michael Shea
• Clifford Carpenter … Cast, Ted Rogers