The
DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956.
Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in
kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been
destroyed to recover the
silver content of the film prints,[1] and eventually the remaining material was simply discarded.[2][3] Since then, there has been extensive research on which DuMont programs have episodes extant.
Cavalcade of Bands - 1 episode from September 4, 1951, with Charlie Spivak and Orch., The Haydens, Morey Amsterdam, The Mello-Larks, Bob Hammond's Birds, others.
Cavalcade of Stars – 15 episodes, ranging from September 1949 to October 26, 1951
Colonel Humphrey Flack – 12 episodes, ranging from October 14, 1953, to February 9, 1954
Concert Tonight – one episode from 1954 and one from 1953. The latter aired on WGN on December 3, 1953, though it's unclear when it aired over the network.
Cosmopolitan Theatre - one episode from October 23, 1951, "Reward, One Million".
Happy's Party - a 10-minute segment from February 5, 1955, aired on KDKA-TV Pittsburgh. (WDTV changed to KDKA-TV only a few days prior, and the show was long off the network by this point, but it's the only surviving example of the program)
International Playhouse – 12 episodes (although not all can be confirmed as DuMont episodes)
Joseph Schildkraut Presents – one episode (November 18, 1953); another six episodes, ranging from December 4, 1951, to April 23, 1952, are from the earlier ABC series Personal Appearance Theatre, which also featured Schildkraut and may have been shown on DuMont stations
Kids and Company – one episode (season one finale, June 1, 1952), one of the very few surviving daytime DuMont broadcasts; while host
Johnny Olson states that the program is going on a ten-week hiatus. Featured is Kid of the Year, Jimmy Carrick.
In addition to the below, there is one listing each for Famous Jury Trials[6] and Small Fry Club,[7] neither of which have any information other than the catalog number.
The Ernie Kovacs Show/The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal – one episode (March 21, 1955); although only airing on flagship station
WABD, at least one major historian considers it a DuMont program since the network intended to broadcast it nationally, a plan that came just months before the network's collapse.
The J. Fred & Leslie W. MacDonald Collection, formerly MacDonald & Associates film archive in
Chicago, is now held by the
Library of Congress. In addition to the below, the collection also holds eighteen 30- and 60-second commercials produced in 1951 for DuMont TV receivers.
The Arthur Murray Party – one hour-long episode, one half-hour episode, and four half-hour segments
The Bigelow Theatre (a.k.a. Hollywood Half Hour and Marquee Theatre in syndication) – one CBS episode from February 11, 1951 ("Agent from Scotland Yard"), may have aired on DuMont during the fall of 1951
Cavalcade of Stars – two episodes hosted by
Jerry Lester (June 3, 1950, and another 1950 show, although it has been suggested that the latter is a collection of skits from two episodes) and several hosted by
Jackie Gleason (clips from August 19 and September 2, 1950; August 26, 1950, October 10, 1951, and clips of one or two other episodes)
Flash Gordon – twelve episodes, ranging from October 1, 1954, to June 24, 1955
You Asked for It – at least four episodes from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows
Finders Keepers - one episode Original print with all of the Coca-Cola commercials from its broadcast date of January 20, 1955 on the DuMont Network. This was a local NYC (WABD-TV) show. Show stars Fred Robbins and Peggy O'Hara. Guest star Richard Egan for "Underwater". on
Youtube.
NFL on DuMont – highlight footage from a sideline camera, without audio, from the
1953 NFL Championship Game;[14] also limited highlights from week 1 and week 6 Saturday Night Football games (see Pro Football Highlights below) on
YouTube
Off the Record – one episode (October 18, 1951) from
WTTG with Art Lamb and Aletha Agee at
YouTube[15]
Pro Football Highlights / Time for Football — two episodes (Week 1 and Week 6, 1954) at
YouTube, this also includes limited game footage from NFL on DuMont games[16][17]
Studio 57 – entire series (including DuMont-aired episodes) is very likely held by
Universal Television. Unlike most DuMont series, it was produced directly on film by an outside production company (
Revue Productions), whose successor renewed the copyrights to the episodes, including those aired on DuMont, which may confirm their existence. (See US Copyright Office website for registrations.)
This Is the Life – one episode (September 9, 1952, premiere) at YouTube
Archivist Ira Gallen has an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts.
DuMont historian and former broadcaster
Clarke Ingram also held an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts during his lifetime.
The estate of
Dennis James may own a substantial amount of programming with him as host (some of which may have been the original source of programs in other collections); James kept an archive with samples of his work as a résumé supplement during his lifetime.
^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (24 November 1951).
"Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Google Books. {{
cite web}}: |last= has generic name (
help)
The
DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956.
Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in
kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been
destroyed to recover the
silver content of the film prints,[1] and eventually the remaining material was simply discarded.[2][3] Since then, there has been extensive research on which DuMont programs have episodes extant.
Cavalcade of Bands - 1 episode from September 4, 1951, with Charlie Spivak and Orch., The Haydens, Morey Amsterdam, The Mello-Larks, Bob Hammond's Birds, others.
Cavalcade of Stars – 15 episodes, ranging from September 1949 to October 26, 1951
Colonel Humphrey Flack – 12 episodes, ranging from October 14, 1953, to February 9, 1954
Concert Tonight – one episode from 1954 and one from 1953. The latter aired on WGN on December 3, 1953, though it's unclear when it aired over the network.
Cosmopolitan Theatre - one episode from October 23, 1951, "Reward, One Million".
Happy's Party - a 10-minute segment from February 5, 1955, aired on KDKA-TV Pittsburgh. (WDTV changed to KDKA-TV only a few days prior, and the show was long off the network by this point, but it's the only surviving example of the program)
International Playhouse – 12 episodes (although not all can be confirmed as DuMont episodes)
Joseph Schildkraut Presents – one episode (November 18, 1953); another six episodes, ranging from December 4, 1951, to April 23, 1952, are from the earlier ABC series Personal Appearance Theatre, which also featured Schildkraut and may have been shown on DuMont stations
Kids and Company – one episode (season one finale, June 1, 1952), one of the very few surviving daytime DuMont broadcasts; while host
Johnny Olson states that the program is going on a ten-week hiatus. Featured is Kid of the Year, Jimmy Carrick.
In addition to the below, there is one listing each for Famous Jury Trials[6] and Small Fry Club,[7] neither of which have any information other than the catalog number.
The Ernie Kovacs Show/The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal – one episode (March 21, 1955); although only airing on flagship station
WABD, at least one major historian considers it a DuMont program since the network intended to broadcast it nationally, a plan that came just months before the network's collapse.
The J. Fred & Leslie W. MacDonald Collection, formerly MacDonald & Associates film archive in
Chicago, is now held by the
Library of Congress. In addition to the below, the collection also holds eighteen 30- and 60-second commercials produced in 1951 for DuMont TV receivers.
The Arthur Murray Party – one hour-long episode, one half-hour episode, and four half-hour segments
The Bigelow Theatre (a.k.a. Hollywood Half Hour and Marquee Theatre in syndication) – one CBS episode from February 11, 1951 ("Agent from Scotland Yard"), may have aired on DuMont during the fall of 1951
Cavalcade of Stars – two episodes hosted by
Jerry Lester (June 3, 1950, and another 1950 show, although it has been suggested that the latter is a collection of skits from two episodes) and several hosted by
Jackie Gleason (clips from August 19 and September 2, 1950; August 26, 1950, October 10, 1951, and clips of one or two other episodes)
Flash Gordon – twelve episodes, ranging from October 1, 1954, to June 24, 1955
You Asked for It – at least four episodes from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows
Finders Keepers - one episode Original print with all of the Coca-Cola commercials from its broadcast date of January 20, 1955 on the DuMont Network. This was a local NYC (WABD-TV) show. Show stars Fred Robbins and Peggy O'Hara. Guest star Richard Egan for "Underwater". on
Youtube.
NFL on DuMont – highlight footage from a sideline camera, without audio, from the
1953 NFL Championship Game;[14] also limited highlights from week 1 and week 6 Saturday Night Football games (see Pro Football Highlights below) on
YouTube
Off the Record – one episode (October 18, 1951) from
WTTG with Art Lamb and Aletha Agee at
YouTube[15]
Pro Football Highlights / Time for Football — two episodes (Week 1 and Week 6, 1954) at
YouTube, this also includes limited game footage from NFL on DuMont games[16][17]
Studio 57 – entire series (including DuMont-aired episodes) is very likely held by
Universal Television. Unlike most DuMont series, it was produced directly on film by an outside production company (
Revue Productions), whose successor renewed the copyrights to the episodes, including those aired on DuMont, which may confirm their existence. (See US Copyright Office website for registrations.)
This Is the Life – one episode (September 9, 1952, premiere) at YouTube
Archivist Ira Gallen has an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts.
DuMont historian and former broadcaster
Clarke Ingram also held an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts during his lifetime.
The estate of
Dennis James may own a substantial amount of programming with him as host (some of which may have been the original source of programs in other collections); James kept an archive with samples of his work as a résumé supplement during his lifetime.
^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (24 November 1951).
"Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Google Books. {{
cite web}}: |last= has generic name (
help)