The Igor Cassini Show

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The Igor Cassini Show
Genre Talk show
Starring Igor Cassini
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseOctober 25, 1953 (1953-10-25) –
February 28, 1954 (1954-02-28)

The Igor Cassini Show is a DuMont Television Network talk show that was hosted by columnist Igor Cassini. [1] The show aired Sunday evenings from October 25, 1953, to February 28, 1954. It initially ran from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In January 1954 it was moved to 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. E. T. Exclusively Yours was another name for the program. [2]

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Background

A 15-minute local version of the show debuted on WNBT-TV on July 19, 1953. It featured film of Cassini's visiting Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski at her Mid-Manhattan art studio and a display of still-photograph biography of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. [3] Dumont picked up the program for network distribution, extended its length, and originated it from WTTG-TV in Washington. [4]

Overview

Episodes included interviews of guests, primarily "society and literary types", filimed at their homes and Cassini's reviews of then-current plays and films. [2]

Episode status

As with many DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[ citation needed ]

Production

Geoffrey Jones was the producer, and Wes Harris was the director. Gene Hurley was the writer. The show's competition included Meet the Press on NBC. [5]

See also

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. 405. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 656. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bundy, June (August 1, 1953). "The Igor Cassini Show". Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Du Mont Sun. Sked Boosted". Billboard. October 17, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 53. ISBN   978-1-4766-0515-9 . Retrieved February 6, 2025.

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