| Dark of Night | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Starring | Shirley Jones Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Frank Bunetta |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | October 3, 1952 – May 1, 1953 |
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]
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]
Actors who performed on the program included Joel Ashley, [4] Raymond Bailey, [5] Martin Balsam, [6] Patricia Barry, [5] Wolfe Barzell, [6] Ray Boyle, [5] Frank Campanella, [7] Flora Campbell, [8] Hal Cooper, [7] Joe Downing, [9] Bramwell Fletcher, [10] Scott Forbes, [11] Joey Forman, [10] Joy Geffen, [12] Lauren Gilbert, [8] Bruce Gordon, [8] Leo Gordon, [13] Sally Gracie, [14] Allan Hale, [15] Peg Hillias, [7] Betty Lou Holland, [4] Joseph Holland, [16] Arch Johnson, [9] Bernard Kates, [6] Brian Keith (as Robert Keith Jr.), [17] Jack Klugman, [18] Doreen Lang, [19] Will Lee, [20] Paul Lipson, [21] George Lowther, [5] Jock MacGregor, [9] Jack Manning, [13] Bill McCutcheon, [22] Mercer McLeod, [23] Robert Middleton, [4] Dick Moore, [9] Lois Nettleton, [17] Allen Nourse, [19] Vince O'Brien, [15] Judson Pratt, [9] Logan Ramsey, [22] Hal Riddle, [8] Norman Rose, [24] P. Jay Sidney, [6] Art Smith, [24] John Stanley, [19] Rod Steiger, [14] Harold Stone, [20] Michael Strong, [12] Grant Sullivan, [16] Victor Thorley, [15] Harry Townes, [19] Peter Turgeon, [18] Richard Ward, [21] and Ruth White. [25]
When the program was canceled, the trade publication Variety reported that it "had good critical reaction but no sponsor interest". [26]
Dark of Night was broadcast live. Frank Bunetta was the producer and director. [2] Preparation for each episode began with selection of the set to be used. Then a writer was chosen to write a script suited to the set, after which actors were chosen for the cast. [27]
Though most episodes of DuMont series were eventually destroyed, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one episode of Dark of Night. [28]
Grant Sullivan, as the ship' first officer, and Joseph Holland, as the captain, fared best in the cast.
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