The show aired for 15 minutes from April 27, 1951, to August 27, 1951, and then brought back as a 30-minute show on December 21, 1951. The final show aired on May 27, 1952. The series focuses on Collins, a reporter at the fictional New York Ledger. William Adler played Collins in the 15-minute version and Jerome Cowan played Collins in the 30-minute version.[1] Jon Silo portrayed Luchek.[2]
Cowan said that he felt "right at home" in "giving a true-to-life picture" of reporters in contrast to other depictions that had reporters solving crimes that baffled police.[3]
Critical receptionedit
A review of the May 8, 1958, episode in the trade publication The Billboard complimented several aspects of the episode. Leon Morse described Not for Publication as "a property of considerable promise" — one with "a natural human interest slant which should be productive of a televiewing audience".[4] The review described the direction and camera work as "outstanding" and praised the performances of Henry Barnard and Sally Gracie in their roles.[4] The only negative aspect mentioned was the sound heard during a telephone conversation.[4]
Productionedit
Roger Gerry was the producer, and Dick Sandwick was the director.[4] The first version of the program was broadcast from 7:45 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays and Thursdays. The second version initially ran from 8:30 to 9 p.m. ET on Fridays. In March 1952, it moved to 10-10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesdays.[2]
^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 608. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
^ abBrooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 744. ISBN0-345-42923-0.
^"Televiewing". Daily News. New York, New York City. May 11, 1952. p. Section 2 - page 17. Retrieved October 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcdMorse, Leon (May 19, 1951). "Not for Publication". The Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
publication, series, publication, american, crime, drama, series, which, aired, defunct, dumont, television, network, from, april, 1951, 1952, publicationgenredramastarringwilliam, adlermaurice, burkemary, beth, hughesjerome, cowanherbert, nelsonhal, rossrober. Not for Publication is an American crime drama TV series which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from April 1951 to May 1952 Not for PublicationGenreDramaStarringWilliam AdlerMaurice BurkeMary Beth HughesJerome CowanHerbert NelsonHal RossRobert ShackletonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersBarry ShearCharles J ParsonRunning time15 min Apr Aug 1951 30 min Dec 1951 May 1952 ReleaseOriginal networkDuMontOriginal releaseApril 29 1951 1951 04 29 May 27 1952 1952 05 27 Contents 1 Broadcast history 2 Critical reception 3 Production 4 Episode status 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksBroadcast history editThe show aired for 15 minutes from April 27 1951 to August 27 1951 and then brought back as a 30 minute show on December 21 1951 The final show aired on May 27 1952 The series focuses on Collins a reporter at the fictional New York Ledger William Adler played Collins in the 15 minute version and Jerome Cowan played Collins in the 30 minute version 1 Jon Silo portrayed Luchek 2 Cowan said that he felt right at home in giving a true to life picture of reporters in contrast to other depictions that had reporters solving crimes that baffled police 3 Critical reception editA review of the May 8 1958 episode in the trade publication The Billboard complimented several aspects of the episode Leon Morse described Not for Publication as a property of considerable promise one with a natural human interest slant which should be productive of a televiewing audience 4 The review described the direction and camera work as outstanding and praised the performances of Henry Barnard and Sally Gracie in their roles 4 The only negative aspect mentioned was the sound heard during a telephone conversation 4 Production editRoger Gerry was the producer and Dick Sandwick was the director 4 The first version of the program was broadcast from 7 45 to 8 p m Eastern Time on Mondays and Thursdays The second version initially ran from 8 30 to 9 p m ET on Fridays In March 1952 it moved to 10 10 30 p m ET on Tuesdays 2 Episode status editTwelve episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive citation needed See also editList of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcastsReferences edit McNeil Alex 1996 Total Television the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present 4th ed New York New York Penguin Books USA Inc p 608 ISBN 0 14 02 4916 8 a b Brooks Tim Marsh Earle 1999 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 Present 7th ed New York The Ballentine Publishing Group p 744 ISBN 0 345 42923 0 Televiewing Daily News New York New York City May 11 1952 p Section 2 page 17 Retrieved October 31 2022 via Newspapers com a b c d Morse Leon May 19 1951 Not for Publication The Billboard p 10 Retrieved October 31 2022 Bibliography editDavid Weinstein The Forgotten Network DuMont and the Birth of American Television Philadelphia Temple University Press 2004 ISBN 1 59213 245 6External links editNot for Publication at IMDb DuMont historical website List of episodes at CTVA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Not for Publication TV series amp oldid 1173794651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
