The School House
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| The School House | |
|---|---|
| Format | Variety/Comedy |
| Starring | Kenny Delmar |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DuMont |
| Original run | January 18, 1949 – April 19, 1949 |
The School House was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.
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[edit] Broadcast history
The series ran from January 18 to April 19, 1949. It was a Vaudeville-inspired variety show/comedy starring Kenny Delmar, who portrayed the teacher. The series also featured such notable actors as Arnold Stang, Wally Cox, and Buddy Hackett.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Tuesday at 9:00 PM EST on most DuMont affiliates.[1] The series was cancelled after a few months. An early non-network version of the show, then titled School Days, starred Happy Felton as the teacher.
[edit] Episode status
Only one episode of this series has survived, and this episode can be seen online at the Internet Archive.
[edit] See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
[edit] References
- ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- The School House at the Internet Movie Database
- DuMont historical website
- Episode of School House at Internet Archive
- DuMont TV set ad from School House featuring Delmar and Wally Cox
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