Dark of Night

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Dark of Night
Genre Anthology
Starring Shirley Jones
Alan Hale, Jr.
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Frank Bunetta
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time25 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseOctober 3, 1952 (1952-10-03) 
May 1, 1953 (1953-05-01)

Dark of Night is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 8:30pm EST [1] from October 3, 1952, to May 1, 1953. [2]

Contents

The series starred mostly unknown actors. In it, the character known as "The Stranger" traveled to a different site each week in order to solve a crime. Each episode was filmed at a different location in the New York City area. , Locations included a Coca-Cola bottling plant, Brentano's book store in Manhattan, a castle in New Jersey, and the American Red Cross Blood Bank. [1] Dark of Night was one of the first network dramas to use such locations, which saved money for the network. [3]

Production

Dark of Night was broadcast live. Frank Bunetta was the producer and director. [2]

Episode status

Though most episodes of DuMont series were eventually destroyed, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one episode of Dark of Night. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 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. 327. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 198. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. Weinstein, David (2004). The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television. Temple University Press. p. 44. ISBN   978-1-59213-499-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. "Appendix Five: UCLA". DuMont Television Network. Clarke Ingram. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.