Broadway to Hollywood

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Broadway to Hollywood
Also known asHeadline Clues
Presented byDon Russell (daytime)
George Putnam (night, 1949-1951)
Bill Slater (night, 1951-1953)
Conrad Nagel (night, 1953-1954)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 Minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseJuly 4, 1949 (1949-07-04) –
May 4, 1951 (1951-05-04)
ReleaseJuly 20, 1949 (1949-07-20) –
July 15, 1954 (1954-07-15)

Broadway to Hollywood is an American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. While the daytime version was mainly a talk show with news, celebrity gossip, and home-viewer quizzes, the quiz portion became a full-fledged nighttime version within two weeks of the program's debut.

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Broadcast history

The daytime show began on July 4, 1949, and was hosted by Don Russell. Two weeks later on July 20, a nighttime version hosted by George Putnam debuted. Both versions were originally called Headline Clues. [1]

Putnam left in February 1951 and was replaced by Bill Slater until 1953, after which Conrad Nagel took the reins until the show's end on July 15, 1954. [2]

Actors who appeared on Broadway to Hollywood: Headline Clues included Conrad Nagel. [3] Edgar Higgins was a writer for the program. [4]

Tidewater Associated Oil Company sponsored the program, [5] promoting its Tydol and Veedol products. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th Edition). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN   0-14-024916-8.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Slide, Anthony (2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   978-0-8131-2708-8 . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Frasier, David K. (2015). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0807-5 . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 19, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 7, 1951. p. 74. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

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