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Shadow of the Cloak

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Shadow of the Cloak
StarringHelmut Dantine
Country of originUSA
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducerRoger Gerry
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJune 6, 1951 (1951-06-06) –
March 20, 1952 (1952-03-20)

Shadow of the Cloak was a spy drama live television series broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Helmut Dantine played secret agent Peter House. John Gay wrote some of the 36 episodes.

The first episode aired June 6, 1951, and the last episode March 20, 1952. The 30-minute show aired Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET through November 1951 and then Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET from December until March 20, 1952. From January 1952 until the end of the run, Shadow of the Cloak alternated with Gruen Playhouse.[1]

Preservation status

One episode, "The Last Performance" (aired January 10, 1952), written by Rod Serling, is known to have survived.

See also

Citations

General bibliography

  • Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Weinstein, David. The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6