Amanda of Honeymoon Hill

Amanda of Honeymoon Hill
GenreDaytime serial drama
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesBlue Network, CBS
StarringJoy Hathaway
Arlene Francis
AnnouncerFrank Gallop
George Ansbro
Howard Claney
Hugh Conover
Created byFrank and Anne Hummert
Written byAnne Hummert
Directed byArnold Michaelis[1]
Original releaseFebruary 5, 1940 –
April 26, 1946
Audio formatMono
Opening theme"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair"
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Amanda of Honeymoon Hill is a 15-minute daily radio soap opera produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Broadway actress Joy Hathaway had the title role, sometimes described as "the beauty of flaming red hair." The series was broadcast from February 5, 1940,[2] until April 26, 1946, initially on the Blue Network at 3:15 p.m. until August 1942. It then moved to CBS, airing at 10:30 a.m. until 1943 when it was heard at 11 a.m.[3]

  1. ^ "Main Street" (PDF). Radio Daily. January 5, 1945. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Another One" (PDF). Billboard. February 10, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. pp. 23-24. ISBN 0-19-507678-8. Retrieved 9 April 2020.