Rebound (American TV series)

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Rebound
Also known asCounterpoint
Created byBernard Girard
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes22
Production
Producer Bing Crosby Enterprises
Running time24 minutes
Original release
Network ABC (1952)
DuMont (1952-1953)
ReleaseFebruary 8, 1952 (1952-02-08) 
January 16, 1953 (1953-01-16)

Rebound is an anthology television series which aired on both the ABC and on the DuMont networks. Featuring dramatic stories with unusual endings, [1] the series ran from February 8, 1952, to May 30, 1952, on ABC (17 episodes) and from November 21, 1952, to January 16, 1953, on DuMont (5 episodes). The ABC series aired Fridays from 9 to 9:30pm ET.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The DuMont series aired Fridays from 8:30 to 9pm ET, alternating weekly with Dark of Night . [1] Among the actors appearing were Onslow Stevens, Lee Marvin, John Doucette, and Rita Johnson.

The show was the TV debut of Lee Marvin. The series was known as Counterpoint in syndication from 1955 to 1956.[ citation needed ]

Production

The show was produced on film by Bing Crosby Enterprises, with Basil Grillo as executive producer and Harve Foster as general manager. Bernard Girard was the producer and director. It originated from WABD-TV. [1]

Episodes

Episodes included "Dry, with Three Olives", starring Hans Conried, on November 14, 1952. [2] One episode is listed on the website TV4U. Two episodes are held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress. Episodes are also held (under the Counterpoint title) by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Last Week's Network Changes". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 23, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. Gargiulo, Suzanne (2002). Hans Conried: A Biography; With a Filmography and a Listing of Radio, Television, Stage and Voice Work. McFarland. p. 206. ISBN   978-0-7864-1338-6 . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. "Database Name: Film and Television Archive". UCLA Library Catalog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012.
  4. "Rebound". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 23, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2022.