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Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April 27, 1964, continuing in rebroadcasts until September 7. The series, which was a spinoff of Ben Casey, stars Paul Richards and Eduard Franz. The series was created by Meta Rosenberg.
Original Release
09/16/1963 on ABC
US Release
09/16/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Richards | Dr. McKinley Thompson |
| Eduard Franz | Dr. William Raymer |
| CeCe Whitney | Heather / Gloria |
| Virginia Gregg | Mrs. Price / Mrs. Bronson |
| Suzi Carnell | Reception Nurse / Nurse Holland |
| Sheree North | Susan Beaumont / Lisa Adams |
| Mariette Hartley | Lee Brandt / Betty Lorimer |
| Arlene Martel | Rosina Gracchi / Female member of gang |
| Gena Rowlands | Shelley Osborne Peters |
| John Cassavetes | Evan Price |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solo for B-Flat Clarinet | Monday, 16 September 1963 |
| 2 | Last Summer We Didn't Go Away | Monday, 23 September 1963 |
| 3 | Fire and Ice | Monday, 30 September 1963 |
| 4 | Bird and Snake | Monday, 07 October 1963 |
| 5 | There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square | Monday, 14 October 1963 |
| 6 | The Bull Roarer | Monday, 21 October 1963 |
| 7 | Crack in an Image | Monday, 28 October 1963 |
| 8 | A Pelican in the Wilderness | Monday, 04 November 1963 |
| 9 | And James Was a Very Small Snail | Monday, 11 November 1963 |
| 10 | Whatsoever Things I Hear | Monday, 18 November 1963 |
| 11 | Who Is Mimi, What Is She? | Monday, 02 December 1963 |
| 12 | Millions of Faces | Monday, 09 December 1963 |
| 13 | The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct | Monday, 16 December 1963 |
| 14 | Heart of Marble, Body of Stone | Monday, 23 December 1963 |
| 15 | Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry | Monday, 30 December 1963 |
| 16 | A Little Anger Is a Good Thing | Monday, 06 January 1964 |
| 17 | And If Thy Hand Offend Thee | Monday, 13 January 1964 |
| 18 | Better Than a Dead Lion | Monday, 20 January 1964 |
| 19 | A Land More Cruel | Monday, 27 January 1964 |
| 20 | No Squares in My Family Circle | Monday, 10 February 1964 |
| 21 | So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time | Monday, 17 February 1964 |
| 22 | A Child of the Center Ring | Monday, 24 February 1964 |
| 23 | The Tides of Darkness | Monday, 02 March 1964 |
| 24 | The Summer House | Monday, 09 March 1964 |
| 25 | Shadow of a Starless Night | Monday, 16 March 1964 |
| 26 | Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals | Monday, 23 March 1964 |
| 27 | Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles You | Monday, 30 March 1964 |
| 28 | Confounding Her Astronomers | Monday, 06 April 1964 |
| 29 | I, the Dancer | Monday, 20 April 1964 |
| 30 | My Hands Are Clean | Monday, 27 April 1964 |
Directors
William A. Graham, Ralph Senensky, Paul Wendkos, Lana Rhoades, David Friedkin, Paul Stanley, Leo Penn, Arnold Laven, Don Siegel, Ida Lupino, Sydney Pollack, Robert Ellis Miller, Robert Stevens
Writers
Barbara Merlin, Milton Merlin, Jean Holloway, Morton S. Fine, Allan Sloane, George Lefferts, George Bellak, Alvin Boretz, Jay Dratler, Michael Blankfort, Mark Rodgers, Ernest Kinoy, Raphael Hayes, Harold Gast, Merwin Gerard, Gerald Sanford, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Steve Gethers, Shimon Wincelberg, Jerome Ross, Scott Morgan, David Davidson, Joel Hammil, James Yaffe, Leonard Kantor, William D. Gordon, Mann Rubin, Robert Towne
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Richards | Dr. McKinley Thompson |
| Eduard Franz | Dr. William Raymer |
| CeCe Whitney | Heather / Gloria |
| Virginia Gregg | Mrs. Price / Mrs. Bronson |
| Suzi Carnell | Reception Nurse / Nurse Holland |
| Sheree North | Susan Beaumont / Lisa Adams |
| Mariette Hartley | Lee Brandt / Betty Lorimer |
| Arlene Martel | Rosina Gracchi / Female member of gang |
| Gena Rowlands | Shelley Osborne Peters |
| John Cassavetes | Evan Price |
| Kim Hunter | Anita Anson |
| Martin Balsam | Rabbi Eli Oringer |
| Janice Rule | Diane Henry |
| Ralph Meeker | Murray Knopf |
| Shelley Berman | Roy Chase |
| Lillian Gish | Stella Manville |
| Harold J. Stone | Joseph Babcock |
| Cliff Robertson | Evan Ross |
| Telly Savalas | Vincenzo Gracchi |
| Robert Ryan | Lloyd Osment |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Lefferts | Executive Producer |
| Morton S. Fine | Producer |
| David Friedkin | Producer |
| Richard Collins | Producer |
| George Lefferts | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original | Nominated |
