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Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 · 1950

Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 (1950) is a Soap / Drama series directed by Doug Johnson, starring Bernardine Flynn, Maurice Copeland, Frank Dane.

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Overview

Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950. On April 2, 1951, the series was moved to a fifteen-minute daytime slot, where it was retitled Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel, and developed into a soap opera format. Hawkins Falls ran until July 1, 1955, making it NBC's longest running soap opera until The Doctors exceeded it in 1967. The town of Hawkins Falls was patterned after the real-life town of Woodstock, Illinois.

Cast

Bernardine Flynn, Maurice Copeland, Frank Dane

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What is "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200" about?

Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 is the first successful American television soap opera. Sponsored by Unilever's blue detergent, Surf, the program began as a one hour comedy-drama on June 17, 1950, and ran in prime time on the NBC network until October 12, 1950. On April 2, 1951, the series was moved to a fifteen-minute daytime slot, where it was retitled Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel, and developed into a soap opera format. Hawkins Falls ran until July 1, 1955, making it NBC's longest running soap opera until The Doctors exceeded it in 1967. The town of Hawkins Falls was patterned after the real-life town of Woodstock, Illinois.

When was "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200" released?

Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 was released in 1950.

Who stars in "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200"?

The cast includes Bernardine Flynn, Maurice Copeland, Frank Dane.

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