Adventure Playhouse is the umbrella title of an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from April to May of 1950.
| Adventure Playhouse | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | April 1950 – May 1950 |
The one-hour-long program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired pre-1948 films on Wednesday nights from 8-9 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates.[1] The series was not renewed after the initial short run.
The May 29, 1950, episode was "Battle Scene".[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Movies-Prior to 1961". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 925. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Television Highlights of the Week". The Boston Globe. May 28, 1590. p. 30-A. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
edit- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
External links
edit- DuMont historical website Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine