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Young Widder Brown
107 episodes · 1950–1955 · NBC · Soap Operas
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A daytime serial on NBC from 1938 to 1956, for Sterling Drugs and Bayer Aspirin. Ellen Brown runs a tearoom in Simpsonville and raises two fatherless children while one trouble follows another.
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195089 episodes
- Dr. Anthony Loring breaks date with Ellen Brown to see Louise Simpson
Anthony calls off lunch to meet Louise, so Ellen, who was trying a new dress, lunches with Norine instead. Louise intends to remain in Simpsonville and win Dr. Loring. - Ellen takes a drive in the country with Noreen Temple
Madeleine taunts Alex's brother Christopher, accusing him of killing Alex, and he wants out of their engagement. She urges him to murder Louise, who orders him out of her house. - Christopher Simpson calls Ellen and wants to see her
Christopher arranges to meet Ellen in secret, then blanks out mid-talk. Louise tells Madeleine the diary and letters are not for sale to her at any price. - Ellen has brought Christopher into her home to talk
Ellen helps Christopher onto her sofa. He tells Madeleine the killing of Alex was her idea, and she insists he now kill Louise. - Anthony visits Christopher at Louise's home
Dr. Loring tells Christopher to go away and rest. Madeleine hands Louise's diary to Ellen hoping to stir up trouble, but Louise refuses to take it back and tells Ellen to read it. - Madeline Harper tells Anthony that she's secretly married to Christopher
Madeleine reveals she is secretly Christopher's wife and wants Dr. Loring's help; he promises to keep quiet. At dinner Ellen asks Anthony how close he and Louise were in Chicago. - _Madeline_takes_Christopher_across_the:_county_line_to_get_married
Madeleine plans to marry Christopher over the state line, though he swears he'll never kill again. Ellen mentions the diary and letters to Norine and resolves to tell Anthony. - Anthony tells Ellen to read Louise's diary and letters from/to him
Ellen admits to Anthony that she holds Louise's diary and letters, and he encourages her to read them. She discovers the two once loved each other and weeps. - Anthony drives to Louise's home for a very serious talk
Anthony visits Louise, and a flashback recalls how they met. Louise vows he won't shake her off twice, and he answers that Ellen is all that matters to him. - Ellen did not call Anthony as promised, so he calls her
The diary has shaken Ellen's faith in Anthony, and she urges Norine to read it. Anthony consults Norine and Herbert Temple, and Madeleine and Christopher wed. - Ellen asks Noreen to read some of the entries in Louise's diary
Ellen tells Norine her trust in Dr. Loring is gone, while he challenges Louise over the diary. - Noreen has come to see Anthony at Health Center Hospital
Norine believes Ellen has misjudged the diary, and Ellen decides to talk with Anthony after all. Threatening Louise with a lawsuit and gossip, Madeleine says she is moving into the Simpson house's east wing. - Ellen is paying Louise a visit, who is obviously disturbed
Louise pleads with Ellen to help her be rid of the pair, Madeleine and Christopher. Ellen replies she'll take Anthony back eventually and is finished offering pity. Madeleine tells Christopher she is his keeper and could have him declared mad. - Anthony has gone with Ellen to Herbert Temple, their lawyer
Christopher confides to Louise that he fears Madeleine, and Louise tells Ellen the two plan to kill her. Glen Haliday has been generous to the hospital. - Louise hysterically confessed her fear of Christopher & Madeline
Maria Hawkins gets a ride from Dr. Loring and spreads gossip about him and Louise. Louise, scared of Christopher and Madeleine, begs Ellen for shelter, and Ellen agrees. - Ellen & Anthony try to comfort Louise
Dr. Loring arranges for Louise to go to Shadow Lawn Sanitarium. Madeleine keeps pushing Christopher toward murder and means to hold Louise captive until then. - Louise will go away for a short rest
Louise is eager for the sanitarium. Christopher admits to Dr. Loring that Louise fears he will kill her, which he intends to do. - Ellen is going to Louise's house to pack a suitcase
Ellen drives Mariah Hawkins and then goes to Louise's house to pack a suitcase, unaware that Christopher is plotting murder. - Christopher & Madeline have locked the door of Louise's room
Christopher and Madeleine think Louise is locked in her room, not knowing it is Ellen trapped there. Christopher has gone mad. - Ellen is trapped in Louise's bedroom
Christopher plans a massacre, Dr. Loring included. Janie Brown phones Mariah Hawkins: Ellen, her mother, has vanished and Louise won't wake. - Ellen stands trembling behind the open door of Louise's bedroom
Officer Tim Fitzgerald arrives as Mariah presses Nurse McEvoy to summon the police. Christopher fires at who he thinks is Louise, then at Madeleine, and Ellen falls. - An ambulance takes Ellen Brown to Health Center Hospital
Mariah fills Louise in: Madeleine is dead at Christopher's hand, and Officer Fitzgerald shot Christopher dead. Ellen is shot and rushed to the hospital in poor shape, with Dr. Loring beside her. - Ellen is in grave condition
Ellen holds steady, and Dr. Loring is advised to let time heal her. Sitting by a lake he remembers an earlier talk with Ellen, and Louise joins him in the park. - Louise visits Anthony's sister Victoria Loring at the Mansion Houise
Louise calls on Anthony's sister Victoria Loring. Ellen wakes, and Anthony tells her what happened and that she may not recover. When Victoria walks in he leaves, and Mariah tells Victoria to leave him alone. - Mariah Hawkins, managing the tearoom while Ellen is ill, is visited by Noreen
Everything the Simpsons owned will go to Louise. While Ellen is ill, Mariah runs the tearoom and talks with Norine about what's happened, and Dr. Loring writes a specialist about Ellen's surgery. - Louise is scheming to take advantage of the situation; visits Ellen in the hospital
Victoria complains to Louise that her brother is unkind, and Louise plans to befriend Ellen by paying her hospital bills. At the hospital Dr. Loring orders Louise out, and Ellen declares she will not die. - Anthony expects Dr. Humphrey, a top surgeon, to arrive tomorrow
Being kind to Ellen is Victoria and Louise's way of plotting against Anthony. Norine visits Ellen, and Victoria tells Anthony she wants to cover Ellen's care and improve herself. - Victoria & Louise plan to adapt a sympathetic attitude toward Anthony & Ellen
Victoria visits Ellen, and the two quarrel over who pays for the hospital. Dr. Humphries fails to show, and Dr. Allison Shaw arrives from the airport in his place. - In place of Dr. Humphrey, Dr. Allison Shaw arrives at the hospital
Dr. Loring is upset, and acts unreasonably, over Dr. Allison Shaw performing Ellen's surgery. Nurse Mac and Dr. Shaw talk for the first time. - Anthony is in a state of mind bordering panic
Anthony is close to panic now that Dr. Humphries won't come, and he won't let Dr. Shaw perform the surgery. Mariah visits Ellen, who is curious to meet the woman doctor. - Olivia feels that Anthony's resentment of Dr. Shaw is unreasonable and harmful
Louise asks Dr. Loring to dinner. Nurse McEvoy introduces Ellen to Dr. Allison Shaw, while Anthony is dead set against her operating. - Dr. Shaw's arrival has brought out a fierece disagreement between Anthony & Ellen
Dr. Loring asks Dr. Shaw to step off the case. Ellen accuses him of fear and of losing his grip, and he agrees to let Shaw operate. - Anthony has relented, and now Dr. Shaw is in charge of Ellen's case
Preparations get under way for Ellen Brown's surgery, with Dr. Allison Shaw set to perform it. Louise Simpson is angry that she is kept from seeing Ellen. - Ready for Surgery
Preparations get under way for Ellen Brown's surgery, with Dr. Allison Shaw set to perform it. Louise Simpson is angry that she is kept from seeing Ellen. - Post-Op Restlessness
Louise Simpson draws the anger of Dr. Shaw, and a strange conflict begins to take root. Norine drops in on Ellen Brown. - Louise tells Victoria how she feels about Alison Shaw
Louise Simpson and Victoria Loring compare what they know of Dr. Shaw. Dr. Loring puts in Ellen's zinnias, and the question is whether she will live to enjoy them. Norine Temple asks the pretty Dr. Shaw to call, unaware Ellen heard it all. - Protecting Ellen's Recovery
Louise Simpson and Victoria Loring compare what they know of Dr. Shaw. Dr. Loring puts in Ellen's zinnias, and the question is whether she will live to enjoy them. Norine Temple asks the pretty Dr. Shaw to call, unaware Ellen heard it all. - Ellen is to undergo a serious operation today
Today is the day of Ellen Brown's operation. Mariah Hawkins and Dr. Loring discuss what is coming, and he reads Ellen a psalm as she goes under. - Health Center Staffing
Today is the day of Ellen Brown's operation. Mariah Hawkins and Dr. Loring discuss what is coming, and he reads Ellen a psalm as she goes under. - Anthony and others await Ellen's operation
Norine Temple and Dr. Loring endure a long, anxious wait while Ellen is in surgery. Victoria Loring is sent away and leaves angry. Ellen is wheeled back after her brush with death. - Rest at the Tearoom
Norine Temple and Dr. Loring endure a long, anxious wait while Ellen is in surgery. Victoria Loring is sent away and leaves angry. Ellen is wheeled back after her brush with death. - Ellen is slowly coming back to consciousness after the operation
With Ellen Brown on the mend, Dr. Loring takes Dr. Shaw out for coffee and says marriage to Ellen is out for the foreseeable future. Louise Simpson then turns up. - Sedating an Unruly Visitor
With Ellen Brown on the mend, Dr. Loring takes Dr. Shaw out for coffee and says marriage to Ellen is out for the foreseeable future. Louise Simpson then turns up. - The next day, Ellen is talking with Anthony in her hospital room
Ellen is recovering well when Anthony visits. Dr. Shaw writes Dr. Humphries that she wants to stay in Simpsonville, no longer afraid of "Jim," and Ellen invites her to stay at her house. - Ellen plans to befriend Alison, the surgeon who saved her life
Mariah and Dr. Loring visit Ellen in the hospital, and she tells him Dr. Shaw means to stay in Simpsonville. When Louise arrives Anthony slips out, and Ellen asks Louise to leave. - Ellen gets a phone call in which a drunk man asks for Alison
Ellen plans to introduce Dr. Shaw around town and will soon leave the hospital. What is Shaw afraid of? A man who sounds drunk phones asking for "Allison." - Ellen is home from Health Center Hospital
Ellen is back home, and Dr. Loring visits, bothered by Victoria and Louise. Dr. Shaw wants a hospital post, and he objects, saying she attracts disaster. - At her homecoming, Ellen was upset about Anthony's outburst against Dr. Shaw
Ellen sends Dr. Shaw away before dinner so she can persuade Dr. Loring to hire her. Thanks to Louise, he quickly agrees. - Anthony plans to add Dr. Shaw to the hospital staff
Dr. Loring gives Dr. Shaw the position she wants, she turns it down, then accepts after all. Mrs. Humphries and her husband ponder the trouble Jim could cause her. - Allison had decided not to take the job, but Anthony overcomes her objections
Louise calls Ellen foolish for letting Dr. Shaw join the hospital, and Shaw drops in and argues with Louise. Meanwhile Jim Morrison, drunk, has reached town and holed up in a hotel. - Louise tells Ellen that she could help with the "business" of Allison Shaw
Louise finds out that Jim Morrison, a man who knows Dr. Allison Shaw, has come to Simpsonville. - Anthony tells Alison that Jim is in town and has been drinking
At Ellen's house Louise enjoys Dr. Shaw's predicament, while Shaw turns to Ellen for comfort. Anthony phones Ellen with an "I told you so" and heads for Jim Morrison's room at the hotel. - After Louise Ellen's home, Alison enters and Anthony calls
Dr. Shaw wants Ellen to speak with Jim Morrison on her behalf. Anthony sits down for a lengthy talk with Jim, with unknown results. - Anthony visits Jim, who is now sober, at the Mansion House
Dr. Shaw breaks down when Jim Morrison phones, unable to speak. Jim then heads to Ellen's home, hoping to give her his side. - Discharge from the Clinic
Dr. Shaw breaks down when Jim Morrison phones, unable to speak. Jim then heads to Ellen's home, hoping to give her his side. - Jim Pleads for a Chance
Ellen tells Jim Morrison he should take the cure. Dr. Loring is annoyed that Jim called on her, and Dr. Shaw comes into his office. - A Bold Declaration
Jim Morrison and Dr. Shaw meet to talk, and he says he means to shield others from her. She slaps his face. - Waiting in the Shadows
Dr. Shaw comes to see that her feelings for Jim Morrison are not love. Ellen and Nurse Mac sense she is not what she seems. - Nurse McAvoy's Suspicions
Jim Morrison turns up at Ellen's tearoom for breakfast and tells her about his past. She tries to line up a job for him in Simpsonville, and Dr. Shaw urges Dr. Loring to be rid of Jim. - Return from a Journey
Dr. Shaw visits Jim Morrison at his hotel and orders him to leave town. Jim accepts the challenge and tells her to go ahead and try. - Ellen and Dr. Loring
Ellen says to Norine Temple that she believes in Jim Morrison, then clashes with Dr. Shaw over him. Word comes that Jim is drunk and asking for her, so Ellen goes. - Anthony Telephones Ellen
Ellen calls on Jim Morrison at his hotel, the Mansion House, still unwilling to give up on him. She gets Dr. Loring to keep it from Dr. Shaw that Jim has started drinking again. - Young Widder Brown, August 9, 1950
Dr. Shaw presses Dr. Loring about Jim Morrison, and Ellen writes Dr. Shaw a letter on the subject. - Anthony's Dilemma
Doctors Loring and Shaw talk over what to do about Ellen's friendship with Jim. Ellen and Anthony quarrel about Dr. Shaw, and Jim Morrison, in Anthony's presence, asks Ellen out for a meal. - Ellen's Vigil for Dr. Anthony Loring
Over lunch, Jim Morrison and Ellen discuss Dr. Shaw, and she tries to encourage him. Dr. Shaw then confronts them, and Ellen understands her friend has turned. Dr. Shaw says she wants Anthony Loring. - Jim Morisson goes to see Ellen for the first time
Over lunch, Jim Morrison and Ellen discuss Dr. Shaw, and she tries to encourage him. Dr. Shaw then confronts them, and Ellen understands her friend has turned. Dr. Shaw says she wants Anthony Loring. - Anthony's Growing Frustration
Dr. Shaw declares she will do anything to gain the happiness Anthony Loring could bring. Ellen shares the odd news with Nurse Mac, and Dr. Shaw tells Dr. Loring that Ellen will not leave her be. - Ellen talks with Mariah about her frustration with Anthony
Dr. Shaw declares she will do anything to gain the happiness Anthony Loring could bring. Ellen shares the odd news with Nurse Mac, and Dr. Shaw tells Dr. Loring that Ellen will not leave her be. - Anthony made it clear to Jim that his sympathies are with Dr. Allison Shaw
Dr. Loring tells Dr. Shaw to stop acting like a martyr, and Nurse Mac speaks gravely with him. Ellen and Jim Morrison meet late in the night. - Mariah's Protective Instincts
Dr. Loring tells Dr. Shaw to stop acting like a martyr, and Nurse Mac speaks gravely with him. Ellen and Jim Morrison meet late in the night. - Breakfast at the Tearoom
Ellen asks Jim Morrison to help her with the problem of Dr. Shaw. Anthony Loring comes by right after Jim leaves, and when Ellen says Dr. Shaw is falling for him, he brushes it off as nonsense. - JIm called Ellen last night while Allison was visiting her
Ellen asks Jim Morrison to help her with the problem of Dr. Shaw. Anthony Loring comes by right after Jim leaves, and when Ellen says Dr. Shaw is falling for him, he brushes it off as nonsense. - Family Sympathies
Louise Simpson visits Ellen, then asks Dr. Loring why he is not angry with her. Ellen is asked by Jim Morrison to accompany him to Dr. Humphries and to lend a hand. - Ellen discusses the situation with Noreen Temple
Dr. Loring tells Jim Morrison to get out of town. Jim says he plans to, to see the Humphries, and asks Ellen to come. Anthony begs Ellen to give Jim up, yet she agrees to the trip. - Young Widder Brown, August 18, 1950
Dr. Loring tells Jim Morrison to get out of town. Jim says he plans to, to see the Humphries, and asks Ellen to come. Anthony begs Ellen to give Jim up, yet she agrees to the trip. - Ellen & Anthony go to the Mansion House to see Jim
Ellen tells Mariah Hawkins of her plan to travel with Jim Morrison to see the Humphries. Dr. Loring reports to Dr. Shaw that he gave Ellen an ultimatum, and the pair depart as Jim says he needs her. - Jim Morrison Drinks Again
Ellen tells Mariah Hawkins of her plan to travel with Jim Morrison to see the Humphries. Dr. Loring reports to Dr. Shaw that he gave Ellen an ultimatum, and the pair depart as Jim says he needs her. - Allison & Anthony have a frank talk in the office
Learning Ellen has gone off with Jim Morrison, Dr. Loring passes the news to Dr. Shaw, who calls it a plot. He insists nobody holds him too tightly. - Dr. Allison Shaw's Trouble
Learning Ellen has gone off with Jim Morrison, Dr. Loring passes the news to Dr. Shaw, who calls it a plot. He insists nobody holds him too tightly. - Allison burns a letter from Ellen and tells Anthony about it
Mrs. Humphries talks with Ellen for a long while, and some of what Ellen learns about Dr. Shaw is unpleasant. Dr. Loring asks Dr. Shaw along to a Canadian medical conference, and she says yes. - Ellen Brown and the Jealous Sister
Mrs. Humphries talks with Ellen for a long while, and some of what Ellen learns about Dr. Shaw is unpleasant. Dr. Loring asks Dr. Shaw along to a Canadian medical conference, and she says yes. - Ellen is lunching with Jim, who wants to talk about his problems
Jim Morrison and Ellen reminisce over lunch about William Brown, her first husband, and Jim says Anthony doesn't love her. The Humphries, elsewhere, talk about Jim. - Ellen is overcome when Alison says she wants Anthony
Jim and Ellen head back to Simpsonville as Anthony and Dr. Shaw set off for Canada. Ellen wonders whether she loves Anthony after all, and the two speak before he goes. - Alison meets Anthony outside the hospital at night
With no explanation, Anthony has gone off alone by train to Chicago rather than driving to Canada with Dr. Shaw. Shaw is surprised Ellen doesn't feel jealous, and Jim confesses to Shaw that he loves Ellen. - Next morning, Jim asks Ellen to see the Humphreys with him
Norine talks Jim, who is in love with Ellen, into going to Chicago. He tells Ellen how he feels and that he's leaving, adding that she will come to him one day. - Anthony asks Jim to leave Simpsonville
Nurse McEvoy hears from Ellen that she loves Anthony but won't battle for him, and Nurse Mac pushes her to win him back. Jim announces to Dr. Shaw a move to Chicago, and she accuses him of lying. - Jim and Ellen drive to meet Dr. & Mrs. Humphrey
Mariah and Norine discuss how things stand. Ellen is kidnapped by John Jackson in Chicago and taken to a run-down part of town, and back in Simpsonville Norine confers with Dr. Shaw. - Anthony learns that Ellen has gone with Jim
In Chicago, John Jackson updates his boss, newly arrived from San Francisco. A man calling himself William Brown informs Ellen that they will wed and then divorce. Norine, in Simpsonville, speaks to Dr. Loring. - Mrs. Humphrey tells Ellen why she doesn't like Allison
Dr. Loring asks Dr. Shaw how offensive she can be. Norine phones Jim in Chicago, very worried.
19551 episode
- Air Force Technical Training
Ellen visits Anthony Loring in jail, where he is held on a murder charge. She then goes to see Victoria, who despises her.
Undated17 episodes
- Alison refuses to talk with Jim on the phone
- Allison meet Jim at the Simpsonville hotel
- Anthony's murder trial begins tomorrow
- Christopher is being hounded by Madeline
- Ellen does not attend the first day of Anthony's murder trial
- Ellen drives with Mariah to New River City
- Ellen gets a phone call from Kevin Walsh about Lita Hatton
- Ellen goes on the stand as a material witness
- Ellen is allowed to talk to Anthony after testifying
- Ellen is in extreme danger
- Ellen is surprised to find Bruce Weldon in her living room
- Ellen is visted in the tearoom by her arch enemy Lia Hatton
- Herbert Temple returns to Simpsonville
- Herbert takes Ellen to visit Anthony in jail
- Jim Morisson, the man in Alison's life, has followed her to Simpsonville
- Jim comes to Ellen's house at her invitation
- Olivia_Macavoy_visits_Anthony_in_his_office