30:
1054:
190:
the twins, so he sent Rhoda and the babies to the United States. In the program, twins Donna and Dean were 18 years old. They had seen their father only once or twice a year at best. The reunions ended, however, when Rhoda received word that Dan had been killed in a mining disaster in Iraq. The article in
189:
The broadcast was set 19 years after Dan and Rhoda
Harding were married in South America. He was a mining engineer there, and she had come there with her father. An initially happy marriage ran into problems when Rhoda became pregnant. Dan felt that a mining camp would not be a good place to raise
551:
186:
is one that will strike a warmly responsive note in the hearts of all wives and mothers who are, because of economic necessity, separated from their husbands.:
194:
summarized Rhoda's predicament: "Left almost penniless, Rhoda takes over a rooming house in the poorer section of the town and attempts to eke out a living."
486:
582:
482:
1083:
496:
1078:
436:
637:
613:
526:
418:
741:
829:
1088:
861:
592:
170:
for the first nine months of 1938. The show was written by Ken
Robinson and directed by J. Clinton Stanley.
981:
965:
575:
556:: Dan Harding's Wife" article in Radio Guide, Nov. 12, 1938 (PDF of complete issue; article is on pp. 6-7.
1093:
997:
765:
725:
933:
917:
629:
1005:
677:
973:
909:
757:
645:
621:
941:
568:
957:
653:
542:
821:
1037:
781:
547:: Dan Harding's Wife" article in Radio Guide, Nov. 12, 1938 (Images of article's two pages)
378:
8:
1021:
1013:
989:
877:
773:
709:
390:
1029:
789:
152:
34:
The show's main cast in 1938 from left: Merrill Fugit, Isabel
Randolph, Loretta Poynton
29:
925:
901:
813:
560:
522:
492:
414:
377:
Other sources list additional cast members as follows: Norman Berry (announcer) and
701:
605:
361:
869:
805:
227:
85:
949:
893:
885:
693:
661:
1072:
845:
797:
749:
685:
669:
295:
159:
1058:
837:
253:
491:(Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 189.
853:
733:
166:
from
January 20, 1936, through February 10, 1939, and was sponsored by
155:
167:
163:
75:
590:
411:
Historical
Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas
1070:
472:. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. Pp. 65-66.
488:On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
576:
437:"The Radio Playbilll: 'Dan Harding's Wife'"
583:
569:
431:
429:
427:
162:. The 15-minute program was broadcast on
481:
424:
1071:
475:
564:
468:Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972).
13:
182:magazine commented, "The story of
14:
1105:
536:
1052:
28:
638:Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories
521:. McFarland and Company, Inc.
511:
462:
403:
1:
1084:1930s American radio programs
396:
517:Lackmann, Ronald W. (2005).
470:The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950
7:
384:
10:
1110:
1079:American radio soap operas
934:The Romance of Helen Trent
16:1936-1939 radio soap opera
1048:
1006:Wendy Warren and the News
814:Kitty Keene, Incorporated
600:
450:(4): 6. November 12, 1938
119:
111:
103:
93:
81:
71:
63:
55:
47:
39:
27:
974:The Story of Mary Marlin
622:Amanda of Honeymoon Hill
413:. Scarecrow Press, Inc.
630:Arnold Grimm's Daughter
197:
173:
958:The Second Mrs. Burton
381:(role not specified).
1089:American radio dramas
910:Pepper Young's Family
822:Life Can Be Beautiful
1038:Your Family and Mine
595:in the United States
519:Mercedes McCambridge
379:Mercedes McCambridge
1022:Young Doctor Malone
1014:When a Girl Marries
654:Bachelor's Children
391:List of radio soaps
24:
1094:NBC radio programs
1030:Young Widder Brown
790:Joyce Jordan, M.D.
718:Dan Harding's Wife
271:Margarette Shanna
208:Dan Harding's Wife
206:lists the cast of
202:Buxton and Owen's
184:Dan Harding's Wife
178:A 1938 article in
148:Dan Harding's Wife
115:J. Clinton Stanley
23:Dan Harding's Wife
22:
1066:
1065:
926:Portia Faces Life
902:The Parker Family
782:John's Other Wife
750:The Guiding Light
614:Against the Storm
498:978-0-19-507678-3
409:Cox, Jim (2005).
375:
374:
204:The Big Broadcast
144:
143:
133:February 10, 1939
56:Country of origin
1101:
1059:Radio portal
1057:
1056:
1055:
990:Today's Children
878:One Man's Family
710:Clara, Lu, 'n Em
702:The Brighter Day
606:Adopted Daughter
585:
578:
571:
562:
561:
530:
515:
509:
508:
506:
505:
479:
473:
466:
460:
459:
457:
455:
441:
433:
422:
407:
362:Herb Butterfield
237:Loretta Poynton
213:
212:
140:
138:
130:
128:
123:January 20, 1936
120:Original release
32:
25:
21:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1098:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1053:
1051:
1044:
806:Just Plain Bill
596:
589:
539:
534:
533:
516:
512:
503:
501:
499:
480:
476:
467:
463:
453:
451:
439:
435:
434:
425:
408:
404:
399:
387:
345:Herbert Nelson
329:Willard Farnum
313:Robert Griffin
228:Isabel Randolph
200:
176:
136:
134:
132:
126:
124:
98:
89:Loretta Poynton
88:
86:Isabel Randolph
35:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1107:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1064:
1063:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
950:Second Husband
946:
938:
930:
922:
914:
906:
898:
894:Painted Dreams
890:
886:Our Gal Sunday
882:
874:
866:
862:Myrt and Marge
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
818:
810:
802:
794:
786:
778:
770:
762:
754:
746:
738:
730:
722:
714:
706:
698:
694:Bright Horizon
690:
682:
674:
666:
662:Backstage Wife
658:
650:
642:
634:
626:
618:
610:
601:
598:
597:
588:
587:
580:
573:
565:
559:
558:
554:Radio Playbill
549:
545:Radio Playbill
538:
537:External links
535:
532:
531:
510:
497:
474:
461:
423:
401:
400:
398:
395:
394:
393:
386:
383:
373:
372:
369:
365:
364:
359:
355:
354:
351:
347:
346:
343:
339:
338:
337:Hugh Rowlands
335:
331:
330:
327:
323:
322:
321:Alice Goodkin
319:
315:
314:
311:
307:
306:
305:Templeton Fox
303:
299:
298:
293:
289:
288:
287:Cliff Soubier
285:
281:
280:
279:Cliff Soubier
277:
273:
272:
269:
265:
264:
261:
257:
256:
251:
247:
246:
245:Merrill Fugit
243:
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
225:
221:
220:
219:Actor/Actress
217:
199:
196:
175:
172:
142:
141:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
33:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1106:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1061:
1060:
1047:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1003:
1000:
999:
995:
992:
991:
987:
984:
983:
982:Those We Love
979:
976:
975:
971:
968:
967:
966:Stella Dallas
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
951:
947:
944:
943:
939:
936:
935:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
911:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
856:
855:
851:
848:
847:
846:Lorenzo Jones
843:
840:
839:
835:
832:
831:
827:
824:
823:
819:
816:
815:
811:
808:
807:
803:
800:
799:
798:Judy and Jane
795:
792:
791:
787:
784:
783:
779:
776:
775:
771:
768:
767:
766:Hilltop House
763:
760:
759:
755:
752:
751:
747:
744:
743:
742:The Goldbergs
739:
736:
735:
731:
728:
727:
723:
720:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
704:
703:
699:
696:
695:
691:
688:
687:
686:Brenda Curtis
683:
680:
679:
675:
672:
671:
670:Betty and Bob
667:
664:
663:
659:
656:
655:
651:
648:
647:
643:
640:
639:
635:
632:
631:
627:
624:
623:
619:
616:
615:
611:
608:
607:
603:
602:
599:
594:
586:
581:
579:
574:
572:
567:
566:
563:
557:
555:
550:
548:
546:
541:
540:
528:
527:0-7864-1979-2
524:
520:
514:
500:
494:
490:
489:
484:
483:Dunning, John
478:
471:
465:
449:
445:
438:
432:
430:
428:
420:
419:0-8108-5323-X
416:
412:
406:
402:
392:
389:
388:
382:
380:
371:Les Griffith
370:
367:
366:
363:
360:
357:
356:
353:Tommye Birch
352:
349:
348:
344:
341:
340:
336:
333:
332:
328:
325:
324:
320:
317:
316:
312:
309:
308:
304:
302:Mabel Klooner
301:
300:
297:
296:Templeton Fox
294:
292:Margot Gorham
291:
290:
286:
283:
282:
278:
275:
274:
270:
267:
266:
262:
259:
258:
255:
252:
249:
248:
244:
241:
240:
236:
234:Donna Harding
233:
232:
229:
226:
224:Rhoda Harding
223:
222:
218:
215:
214:
211:
209:
205:
195:
193:
187:
185:
181:
171:
169:
165:
161:
160:United States
157:
154:
150:
149:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
96:
92:
87:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:United States
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
31:
26:
1050:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1012:
1004:
998:Valiant Lady
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
870:The O'Neills
868:
860:
852:
844:
838:Lonely Women
836:
830:Lone Journey
828:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
780:
772:
764:
756:
748:
740:
732:
724:
717:
716:
708:
700:
692:
684:
676:
668:
660:
652:
644:
636:
628:
620:
612:
604:
553:
544:
518:
513:
502:. Retrieved
487:
477:
469:
464:
452:. Retrieved
447:
443:
410:
405:
376:
342:Ralph Fraser
326:Jack Garland
318:Penny Latham
268:Eula Sherman
263:Carl Hanson
260:Arnie Topper
254:Judith Lowry
242:Dean Harding
210:as follows:
207:
203:
201:
191:
188:
183:
179:
177:
147:
146:
145:
107:Ken Robinson
99:Norman Berry
97:Les Griffith
48:Running time
918:Perry Mason
726:David Harum
697:(1941-1945)
689:(1939-1940)
673:(1932-1940)
633:(1937-1942)
444:Radio Guide
334:Stooge Lowe
250:Mrs. Graham
192:Radio Guide
180:Radio Guide
112:Directed by
64:Language(s)
1073:Categories
854:Ma Perkins
774:Jane Arden
734:Girl Alone
678:Big Sister
504:2019-09-17
397:References
358:Rex Kramer
350:Eva Foster
284:Mr. Gorham
276:Mr. Tiller
156:soap opera
137:1939-02-10
127:1936-01-20
104:Written by
72:Syndicates
51:15 minutes
43:Soap Opera
19:Radio show
1041:(1938–40)
1033:(1938–56)
1025:(1939–60)
1017:(1939–57)
1009:(1947-58)
1001:(1938-52)
993:(1933-50)
985:(1938-45)
977:(1934-52)
969:(1937–55)
961:(1946–60)
953:(1936-46)
945:(1944–55)
937:(1933–60)
929:(1940–53)
921:(1943–55)
913:(1932–59)
905:(1939-44)
897:(1930–43)
889:(1936–59)
881:(1932–59)
873:(1935–43)
865:(1931–42)
857:(1933–60)
849:(1937–55)
841:(1942–43)
833:(1940-52)
825:(1938–54)
817:(1937–41)
809:(1932–55)
801:(1932–35)
793:(1938-55)
785:(1936-42)
777:(1938–39)
769:(1937-57)
761:(1941-44)
753:(1937–56)
745:(1929–50)
737:(1935–41)
729:(1936–50)
721:(1936–38)
713:(1930–42)
705:(1948–56)
681:(1936–52)
665:(1935–59)
657:(1935–46)
649:(1944–61)
646:Aunt Mary
641:(1937–55)
625:(1940–46)
617:(1939–52)
609:(1939–41)
368:Announcer
216:Character
94:Announcer
942:Rosemary
758:Helpmate
529:. P. 26.
485:(1998).
421:. P. 69.
385:See also
82:Starring
593:serials
454:16 July
168:Nabisco
158:in the
135: (
131: –
125: (
67:English
591:Radio
525:
495:
417:
310:Fowler
151:was a
440:(PDF)
153:radio
40:Genre
523:ISBN
493:ISBN
456:2019
415:ISBN
198:Cast
174:Plot
164:NBC
76:NBC
1075::
446:.
442:.
426:^
584:e
577:t
570:v
552:"
543:"
507:.
458:.
448:8
139:)
129:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
