Have a Heart (game show)

Have a Heart
Starring	John Reed King (host)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	May 3 (1955-05-03) – June 14, 1955 (1955-06-14)

Have a Heart is a game show that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The show ran from May 3, 1955, to June 14, 1955, and was hosted by John Reed King. ^[1]

The program's format pitted two four-person teams from different places against each other. All prize money was donated to charity. ^[1]

Have a Heart was one of the last shows broadcast on the DuMont network, along with It's Alec Templeton Time (ended August 26, 1955), What's the Story (ended September 23, 1955), and Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena (ended August 6, 1956).^{[ citation needed ]}

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

1. 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. 363. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN   1-59213-245-6
• 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

External links

• Have a Heart at IMDB
• DuMont historical website