Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood is an American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. While the daytime version was mainly a talk show with news, celebrity gossip, and home-viewer quizzes, the quiz portion became a full-fledged nighttime version within two weeks of the program's debut.
| Broadway to Hollywood | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Headline Clues |
| Presented by | Don Russell (daytime) George Putnam (night, 1949-1951) Bill Slater (night, 1951-1953) Conrad Nagel (night, 1953-1954) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DuMont |
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Broadcast history
The daytime show began on July 4, 1949, and was hosted by Don Russell. Two weeks later on July 20, a nighttime version hosted by George Putnam debuted. Both versions were originally called Headline Clues,[1] with the nighttime show adopting a Broadway to Hollywood prefix on October 21, 1949.[citation needed]
While Russell stayed with the daytime show until its end on May 4, 1951.[citation needed] Putnam left in February 1951 and was replaced by Bill Slater until 1953, after which Conrad Nagel took the reins until the show's end on July 15, 1954.[2]
Actors who appeared on Broadway to Hollywood: Headline Clues included Conrad Nagel.[3] Edgar Higgins was a writer for the program.[4]
Tidewater Associated Oil Company sponsored the program,[5] promoting its Tydol and Veedol products.[6]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1949-50 United States network television schedule (Thursdays, 8:30pm ET)
- 1950-51 United States network television schedule (Wednesdays, 10pm ET)
- 1951-52 United States network television schedule (Thursdays, 8:30pm ET)
- 1952-53 United States network television schedule (Thursdays, 8:30pm ET)
- 1953-54 United States network television schedule (Thursdays, 8:30pm ET)
References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th Edition). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Frasier, David K. (2015). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0807-5. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 19, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 7, 1951. p. 74. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
External links
- Broadway to Hollywood (Headline Clues) at IMDb
- DuMont historical website