Shadow of the Cloak

Shadow of the Cloak
Publicity shot
Starring	Helmut Dantine
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	36
Production
Producer	Roger Gerry
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	June 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.

Preservation status

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

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1951–52 United States network television schedule

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

External links

• Shadow of the Cloak at IMDb
• List of episodes at CTVA
• DuMont Television Network Historical Web Site