Studio 57
| Studio 57 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Heinz Studio 57 |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DuMont (1954-1955) Syndication (1955-1956) |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 21, 1954 – 1956 |
Studio 57 (also known as Heinz Studio 57) is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.
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Overview [edit]
The program was a filmed anthology television series sponsored by Heinz 57 and produced by Revue Studios. The program aired on the DuMont network from September 21, 1954 to September 6, 1955,[1] making it "one of the last regularly scheduled series ever carried on the crumbling DuMont network".[2] (Only What's the Story and boxing matches aired on DuMont afterwards). Studio 57 aired in first-run syndication from 1955 to 1956.[1]
Criticism [edit]
Television historians Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh describe the scripts for Studio 57 as bland. DuMont lacked the budgets of CBS or NBC and hence relied on cost-cutting measures, including the use of unknown actors to star in network programs. Among these then-unknown actors were Hugh O'Brian and Natalie Wood.[2] Other DuMont-aired episodes included actors such as Robert Armstrong,[3] Jean Byron,[4] Lon Chaney, Jr., [5] Andy Clyde, [6] Carolyn Jones,[7] Brian Keith,[8] Charles Coburn,[9] and DeForest Kelley.
See also [edit]
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References [edit]
- ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.), p. 797. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network Cable and TV Shows, 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. p. 1322. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0712083/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0712115/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001033/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167395/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0712103/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001417/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0712080/
Bibliography [edit]
- 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
External links [edit]
- 1954 American television series debuts
- 1956 American television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American anthology television series
- American drama television series
- Black-and-white television programs
- DuMont Television Network shows
- English-language television series
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Television series by Universal Television
