Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt
| Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety TV show |
| Starring | Henry Morgan Kaye Ballard Art Carney Pert Kelton Arnold Stang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 26 January – 1 June 1951 |
Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt was a TV series on NBC Television hosted by Henry Morgan. The show aired from January 26 to June 1, 1951, originally from 9pm to 9:30pm ET and then to 9:30pm to 10pm ET.[1]
Program formats
Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt began January 26, 1951, replacing Versatile Varieties. The first format for the Morgan show was a take-off on The Original Amateur Hour with Morgan as host, and featuring Kaye Ballard (in her TV debut), Art Carney, Pert Kelton, and Arnold Stang.
On April 20, NBC changed the title and format to The Henry Morgan Show, a music-variety show featuring singers Dorothy Claire and Dorothy Jarnac in musical segments between Morgan's comedy skits. This latter format lasted until June 1.
References
Bibliography
- 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