Mr. and Mrs. North

Although the Norths remain the focus of the series, the books contain a good deal of political and social commentary, a richly detailed look at the changing life in New York City, as well as glimpses of the outlying suburban counties.Even though the Mr. and Mrs. North novels now may appear overly deliberate in their pacing, they still prove wonderful reading as mysteries, and the glimpses they provide of our past social history give them a nostalgic and authentic period flavor.In his book, Radio Crime Fighters, Jim Cox wrote that the couple: … who passed themselves off as a publisher and his homemaker-spouse continued to make lighthearted wisecracks as they stepped over bodies in dark alleys and were rendered unconscious by unknown assailants dispensing blows to the head almost every week ..."[4] In 1946, producer-director Fred Coe brought the Owen Davis play to television (on New York City's WNBT) with John McQuade and Maxine Stewart in the leads and Don Haggerty, Joan Marlowe, and Millard Mitchell repeating their Broadway roles.Guest stars included Raymond Burr, Hans Conried, Mara Corday, Lawrence Dobkin, I. Stanford Jolley, Carolyn Jones, Katy Jurado, Jimmy Lydon, Dayton Lummis, Julia Meade, William Schallert, and Gloria Talbott.
Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin as Mr. and Mrs. North (1950)
Mr. and Mrs. North (film)FrancesRichard LockridgeAlbert HackettPeggy ConklinWilliam Post, Jr.Gracie AllenAlice FrostRichard DenningBarbara BrittonThe SunThe New YorkerNew York CityBelasco TheatreOwen DavisPhilip OberMillard MitchellJo MielzinerMr. and Mrs. NorthPaul KellyRose HobartKeye LukeGreenwich VillageEdgar AwardMystery Writers of AmericaThe Adventures of Ellery QueenWoodbury SoapColgate-PalmoliveJim CoxMysterycomedyRalph MurphyLew LandersGeorge BlairMarc DanielsFrancis De Saleslist of episodesWilliam Collier, Jr.Kenneth PeachDon HaggertyRevlonLieutenantRaymond BurrHans ConriedMara CordayLawrence DobkinI. Stanford JolleyCarolyn JonesKaty JuradoJimmy LydonDayton LummisJulia MeadeWilliam SchallertGloria TalbottErnie KovacsEdie AdamsList of Mr. and Mrs. North episodesWayback Machine