The series used early television scene-blending technology to project the performers into cleverly constructed miniature sets or backdrops.[2] Although 20,000 performers appeared on the series, it is widely reported that, contrary to the show's name, very few of the contestants went on to become famous. The series was cancelled in 1949.[1]
Regulars on the program included The Tophatters, described as "instrumentalists and novelty singers".[5]
On May 15, 1948, announcer Joe Bolton left Doorway to Fame to start on WPIX-TV as announcer and weatherman.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, originally aired Friday nights at 7:30 pm EST on most DuMont affiliate stations. In October 1947, the schedule was changed to Monday nights at 7pm ET. In March 1949, the program moved to 8:30pm ET.[1]
Episode statusEdit
Two kinescopes of the series survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. One of the surviving episodes featured up-and-coming traditional pop singer Toni Arden and African-American "novelty dance act" Cook & Brown along with other performers.[6]
doorway, fame, american, talent, show, broadcast, defunct, dumont, television, network, series, from, 1947, july, 1949, presented, byjohnny, olsonned, harvey, orchestranarrated, byjoe, boltoncountry, originusaproductionrunning, time30, minutesreleaseoriginal, . Doorway to Fame is an American talent show broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network The series ran from May 2 1947 to July 11 1949 1 Doorway to FamePresented byJohnny OlsonNed Harvey OrchestraNarrated byJoe BoltonCountry of originUSAProductionRunning time30 minutesReleaseOriginal networkDuMontOriginal releaseMay 2 1947 1947 05 02 July 4 1949 1949 07 04 Contents 1 Overview 2 Broadcast history 3 Episode status 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksOverview EditThe series used early television scene blending technology to project the performers into cleverly constructed miniature sets or backdrops 2 Although 20 000 performers appeared on the series it is widely reported that contrary to the show s name very few of the contestants went on to become famous The series was cancelled in 1949 1 Broadcast history EditThe series was hosted by Johnny Olson 3 note 1 4 who would go on to host the DuMont daytime variety show Johnny Olson s Rumpus Room from 1949 to 1952 and many other television series and game shows including the Saturday morning children s show Kids and Company on DuMont from September 1951 to June 1952 with co host Ham Fisher Regulars on the program included The Tophatters described as instrumentalists and novelty singers 5 On May 15 1948 announcer Joe Bolton left Doorway to Fame to start on WPIX TV as announcer and weatherman The program produced and distributed by DuMont originally aired Friday nights at 7 30 pm EST on most DuMont affiliate stations In October 1947 the schedule was changed to Monday nights at 7pm ET In March 1949 the program moved to 8 30pm ET 1 Episode status EditTwo kinescopes of the series survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archive One of the surviving episodes featured up and coming traditional pop singer Toni Arden and African American novelty dance act Cook amp Brown along with other performers 6 See also EditList of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts 1947 48 United States network television schedule 1948 49 United States network television scheduleNotes Edit The December 11 1948 issue of Billboard reported that Danton Walker was the master of ceremonies References Edit a b c Brooks Tim amp Marsh Earle 1964 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 3rd edition New York Ballantine ISBN 0 345 31864 1 McNeil Alex 1980 Total Television 4th ed New York Penguin Books ISBN 0 14 024916 8 WGN TV Preems DuMont Web Show PDF Television Daily September 14 1948 Retrieved 7 September 2017 Short Scannings PDF Billboard December 11 1948 p 13 Retrieved 7 September 2017 Short Scannings PDF Billboard June 4 1949 p 6 Retrieved 7 September 2017 Doorway to Fame UCLA Library Search Archived from the original on February 8 2023 Retrieved February 8 2023 Bibliography EditDavid 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 1External links EditDoorway to Fame at IMDb DuMont historical website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doorway to Fame amp oldid 1174407589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
