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Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal is an American medical drama which aired in syndication from 1955 to 1957. It was based on a 1939 book of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas, that was a prequel to his 1929 novel Magnificent Obsession.[1] A total of 78 episodes were produced.

Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
Series title sequence
Genre	Medical drama
Directed by	Peter Godfrey Harry R. Sherman
Starring	John Howard Jack Kelly Olive Blakeney Cheryl Callaway Frances Mercer
Theme music composer	Igor Stravinsky
Opening theme	Infernal Dance from "The Firebird"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Producers	Brewster Morgan Eugene Solow
Running time	22–24 minutes
Release
Original network	Syndication
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	November 5, 1955 (1955-11-05) – November 1, 1957 (1957-11-01)

In 1955 a nationwide competition was held in TV Guide to find a young actor to play Dr. Hudson's protégé, Tim Watson, for several episodes. those entering had to submit a photo and recording in which they read emotional dialogue. The winner was a young actor named Joe Walker.[2]

Cast

• John Howard as Dr. Wayne Hudson
• Cheryl Callaway as Kathy Hudson
• Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Grady
• Frances Mercer as Nurse Ann Talbot
• Jack Kelly as Dr. Bennett

References

External links

• Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal at IMDb
• Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• John Howard interview https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19570215&id=JyVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A3YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3469,6805765

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