Ladies Before Gentlemen was an American television series that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network between February and May 1951. It was a panel show which featured discussions of male and female perspectives on a variety of topics. Moderated by Ken Roberts, the program aired from February 28 to May 2, 1951. The series was produced by Henry Misrock.
Key to the Ages was the name of an American television series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network between February and May 1955.
Hosted by Dr. Theodore Low, the program aired from February 27 to May 22, 1955. This literary series originated from WAAM-TV in Baltimore, and may have also aired on ABC stations. The series should not be confused with the similarly titled Key to the Missing, a documentary series which aired on DuMont from 1948-1949.
Key to the Ages lasted only a few months on the air; just a little over one month after the program debuted, in April 1955, the DuMont Television Network began shutting down network operations. This made Key to the Ages one of the last DuMont Network programs. Key aired until May 22, 1955; DuMont itself ceased network operations in August 1956.
Ladies' Date was the name of an American television series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.
The program was an afternoon variety/audience participation show, hosted by Bruce Mayer, who had been the host of a similar series locally in Detroit. Ladies' Date was broadcast from New York's WABD-TV. The program aired from October 13, 1952 to July 31, 1953.
Pulse of the City is an American television anthology drama series on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from September 15, 1953 to March 9, 1954. The directors of the dramas included Robert Altman.
Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop is an American crime show that aired on the DuMont Television Network from May 8 to July 3, 1953. The show starred William Redfield, later Conrad Janis, in the title role of Jimmy Hughes. The series was written by Bruce Geller, later famous as the creator of the TV series Mission: Impossible.
Kids and Company is an American children's TV show that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Saturday mornings from September 1, 1951 to June 1, 1952, and was hosted by Johnny Olson and Ham Fisher. The series was primarily sponsored by Red Goose Shoes.
This was Olson's third series for DuMont, previously hosting the talent show Doorway to Fame and daytime variety series Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room. Rumpus Room shared the schedule with Kids for the latter's entire run, and ended a month after Kids did.
New York Times Youth Forum was a public affairs program, sponsored by The New York Times and aired Sundays at 5pm EST on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 14, 1952 to June 14, 1953. The host was Dorothy Gordon, who continued to host the show on WABD from the time the network closed in 1956 until 1958 when it moved to WRCA-TV.
The Times dropped sponsorship in 1960, at which point radio simulcasts moved from WQXR to WNBC. Thereafter, Gordon continued the show as Dorothy Gordon's Youth Forum, winning a Peabody Award in 1966. Gordon continued to host the show until her death in 1970.
Hold That Camera is an American game show that ran on the DuMont Television Network's primetime schedule from August 27 to December 15, 1950. The series aired on Fridays at 8:30 PM Eastern.
Originally a game show hosted by Jimmy Blaine, after the first few episodes the format was completely overhauled into a variety show with Kyle MacDonnell as host. MacDonnell was named "Miss Television 1948" by Time magazine. The orchestra leader was Ving Merlin.
Hotel Broadway was a musical TV show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The 30-minute show ran from January 20, 1949 to March 17, 1949. The show starred singer Jerri Blanchard and was produced by Harvey Marlowe.
TV Shopper, also known as Your Television Shopper or The Kathi Norris Show, was an early American daytime television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network at 10:30 am ET from November 1, 1948 to December 1, 1950.
The show was hosted by Kathi Norris, also host of DuMont's Spin the Picture, and was an early example of a TV shopping show.
The Most Important People is a 15-minute musical variety show on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network, hosted by orchestra leader Jimmy Carroll and his wife Rita Carroll. The show aired Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm EST from October 18, 1950 to April 13, 1951. The title referred to babies, since the sponsor was Gerber's Baby Food.
Happy's Party was a children's TV program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network and originating from the DuMont station WDTV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The show ran on Saturday mornings from September 6, 1952 until May 9, 1953, with 30 minutes on the network and an additional 30 minutes broadcast to the local Pittsburgh market. Happy was a dog puppet which interacted with host Ida Mae Maher.