Joel Crothers in EDGE OF NIGHT

[Gothick]

After I watched Marie--truly fabulous--in SOMERSET, youtube prompted me to watch this EDGE OF NIGHT blooper reel. Joel Crothers show up around the 2:20 mark, and there might be more of him on here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWruit-kX9k

Best, G.

[Gothick]

OMGss!!! HUMBERT appears around the 4:30 mark!!!!

Looking quite jolly.... sigh. It's old home week!!!

G.

[Gothick]

According to the blurb, Michael Stroka plays a character named Quentin in this one. Director John Sedwick from DS was on board, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcL3_cELOjo

G.

[Uncle Roger]

Stroka was the brother of the character Brandy Henderson, played by Designing Women favorite Dixie Carter.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

   Not only was his name Quentin but he was a psychiatrist, which came in handy when some sort of killer was seemingly always on the scene.

I loved Edge of Night since long before any of the DS stars were on it. Though I never got to see the last few years of it because both of the ABC affiliates in my area dropped it.    And unlike when the Boston affiliate dropped DS due to parents/church groups' pressure, none of the UHF stations decided to pick EoN up. 

[Uncle Roger]

Robert Gerringer turns up towards the last days of Edge of Night, as Del Emerson. I don't remember if he had any scenes with Joel Crothers.

[Gothick]

Joel mentions spending time chatting with Robert Gerringer in the Manhattan Shadows tape posted on Archive by the Doctor and K9.  I think he said Mr. Gerringer had no memory of their having worked together before.

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Wow - and they played many scenes together on DS. I can't say I'd be too flattered if I'd done the same with him and he didn't remember me.

[Gothick]

A fan on social media found this episode, which has a scene in which Joel and Donna Wandrey (who obviously did not overlap on DS) have an encounter. Date is 1980.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6f1eGii3dU

The same fan posted snapshots from Donna's recent appearance on LAW & ORDER: SVU, on May 2. I think it is a current TV show.

Donna looked great!

G.

[Uncle Roger]

That was fun! I knew that Donna had appeared on Edge but i had no idea that she had worked with Joel. I'm a bit surprised that no one has brought this up at a festival.
Sharon Gabet is quite delicious as Raven. She is very active on Facebook and is very open to discussing her soap days with fans.
And it's just so bizarre to see Academy Award Winner Kim Hunter share scenes with pornstar Dennis Parker!

[Gothick]

Uncle Roger, was Kim Hunter the "washed up actress" being interrogated by the police captain, who did indeed look a lot like a gay pornstar of the Seventies?

I don't think most fans care about this kind of thing any longer. Perhaps it was always a minority pursuit. I still get really excited whenever I find more scenes of Grayson on One Life to Live, and it was such a treat to see Humbert show up in another EDGE OF NIGHT episode.

G.

[Uncle Roger]

That was Kim Hunter, Gothick. She was brought onto the show about a year earlier as an actress who was filming a grade Z horror movie called Mansion of the Damned. Another cast member of the movie was played by Farley Granger, who didn't stick around too long. I don't remember why her character had it in for Joel's character or for Deborah Saxon, played by future film star Frances Fisher but the part involved her masquerading as an elderly neighbor which required her to wear almost as much makeup as she did in Planet of the Apes.
Dennis Parker did quite a bit of porn in the 1970's. He may even have done some while he was doing Edge. Most of his porn work was done under the name Wade Nichols and is pretty easy to find on the internet. Most of it was gay but not at of it. Dennis' porn career wasn't unknown to his coworkers or the network. It wasn't unknown to certain members of the audience either.😉😉

[Gothick]

That is fascinating, Uncle Roger.

Years ago, I loaned the DVD of DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS to a dear friend who is a few years older than myself. When he gave it back to me, he offered his opinion that Karlen could have done gay porn in the Seventies.

G.

[Gothick]

Here's an interesting article about Dennis Parker:

https://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/06/25/wade-nichols/

Kim Hunter is always a delight. I enjoyed seeing her in this.

G.

[Uncle Roger]

Fascinating article, Gothick. Quite a time capsule of an era that most of us only heard about.

I'm glad that they used so many quotes from Sharon Gabet. Sharon is quite an interesting woman. She has a degree in nursing and is also a certified yoga instructor. She is pretty active on Facebook and has shared many hilarious stories about her soap days, especially regarding Lois Kibbee and Larkin Malloy. She speaks with great affection towards both Dennis and Joel.