The Laytons
| The Laytons | |
|---|---|
 Billy, Martha, Ginny & Ruth | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Barbara Boothe[1] |
| Starring | Amanda Randolph Vera Tatum |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | O. Gordon[1] |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | WABD (May-June 1948) DuMont (August 1948-October 1948)[1] |
| Release | May 19[1] – October 13, 1948[1] |
The Laytons is an American sitcom. It was broadcast live on station WABD from May to June 1948. The show was on the DuMont Television Network[2] from August to October 1948[1] on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m..[3] One of the cast members in the series was Amanda Randolph. Randolph was the first African-American performer to have a regular role on a U.S. network TV series.[3]
Series cast of characters
[change | change source]- Martha - housekeeper (Amanda Randolph)
- Ruth Layton - mother (Vera Tatum)
- George Layton - father, a doctor
- Virginia (Ginny) Layton - teenage daughter
- Bill Layton - son, a city official
- Peggy Layton - Bill's wife
- Nancy Layton - Bill's daughter
Episode status
[change | change source]The Layton's series was broadcast live. None of the episodes were saved. The script from one episode, which aired August 11, 1948, was printed in the book The TV Writer's Guide.[4]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Irvin, Richard, The Early Shows: A Reference Guide to Network and Syndicated Prime-TIme Television Series from 1944 to 1949 (ebook), locations 366-395, BearManor Media, 2018
- ↑ Weinstein, David, The Forgotten Network, page 191, Temple University Press, 2004
- 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (October 17, 2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 776. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ↑ Weiss, Margaret R., The TV Writer's Guide, pages 93-110, Peliegoini & Cudahy, 1952
Bibliography
[change | change source]- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1984) ISBN 0-345-31864-1