Pulse of the City

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Pulse of the City
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time15 mins.
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1953 (1953-09-15) 
March 9, 1954 (1954-03-09)

Pulse of the City is a 15-minute American television anthology drama series on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from September 15, 1953, to March 9, 1954. [1]

Contents

Stars of episodes included Rochelle Hudson. [2]

Production

Robert B. Tobias produced and directed the series. [3] Other directors of the dramas included Robert Altman. [2] Marvin Wald was the writer. Episodes were filmed on location in New York [3] in 16mm color. [4] Ehler's Coffee was the sponsor. [3]

Critical response

Patrick McGilligan, in the book Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff, described Pulse of the City as "a kind of poor man's Dragnet" and said, "Some episodes were takeoff; others were sharply dramatic." [4]

Episodes

Partial list of episodes

Status

Three episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[ citation needed ]

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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. 678. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Tucker, David C. (February 22, 2023). Rochelle Hudson: A Biography and Career Record. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN   978-1-4766-4799-9 . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Local Station Activity". Ross Reports. September 20, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. 1 2 McGilligan, Patrick (July 15, 1989). Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff. Macmillan. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-312-30467-6 . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. "Tuesday October 6". Ross Reports. October 4, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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