The Ilona Massey Show

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The Ilona Massey Show
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Ilona Massey
Genre Variety show
Starring Ilona Massey
Irving Fields
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseNovember 1, 1954 (1954-11-01) –
January 3, 1955 (1955-01-03)

The Ilona Massey Show is a DuMont Television Network variety show hosted by actress Ilona Massey and featuring musician Irving Fields. Massey sang on a set built to resemble a nightclub. [1] The show aired Mondays from November 1, 1954, to January 3, 1955, [2] for a total of ten episodes.

Contents

The show initially was broadcast on Mondays from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. [3] In January 1955 it was moved to Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. E. T. [4]

George Paley was the show's first producer and writer; he was replaced by Sherry Cloth in December 1954. [5] Pat Fay was the director. [6]

Episode status

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

Critical response

A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety said that the show "would be palatable for 15-minute dosages" but that in the existing half-hour format it was "stretched to the point of monotony". [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 496.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 657. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  4. ↑ Adams, Val (January 10, 1955). "Stevenson named for talk on radio" . The New York Times. p. 32. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Local Station Activity". Ross Reports. December 19, 1954. p. 214. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Ilona Massey Show". Variety. November 3, 1954. p. 30. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

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