Gamble on Love

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Gamble on Love
Starring Denise Darcel (July)
Ernie Kovacs (August)
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerRockhill Productions
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseJuly 16 (1954-07-16) –
August 20, 1954 (1954-08-20)

Gamble on Love is an American game show which ran on the DuMont Television Network from July 16 to August 20, 1954. The series, originally hosted by Denise Darcel, had three opposite-sex couples competing for a prize.

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The series aired Friday nights at 10:30 PM Eastern on most DuMont affiliates. [1] Darcel was replaced on August 6 by comedian Ernie Kovacs, [2] who also hosted the retitled version, Time Will Tell , which started August 27. [1]

Episode status

DuMont, like CBS and NBC during the 1950s, likely kept at least one or two "example" episodes of each of their main game shows, though DuMont's exact policy is not known. However, DuMont's archive was destroyed after the network ceased broadcasting in 1956. Although a small number of episodes of DuMont game shows have surfaced (including episodes of Okay Mother, On Your Way, Blind Date, etc.), none are known to exist of either Gamble on Love nor Time Will Tell.[ citation needed ]

Critical response

A review of the premiere episode in The New York Times said, "It was an awkward half hour ...". [3] The review indicated that Darcel ("a glamour girl with a French accent") was not well suited to talking with married couples about how they fell in love. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ↑ "Video to Patrol Fort Meade 'War': ' Command Post of Future' on N. B. C. Plans Intimate View of 'Frontline' Demonstration" . The New York Times. August 5, 1954. p. 29. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Television in Review: Mediocrity Comes to Fore as Summer Lethargy Wilts the Airwaves" . The New York Times. July 21, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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