Window on the World
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{{infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = Gil Lamb
Irene Manning
| country = United States
| network = DuMont
| first_aired = {{start date|1949|01|27}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1949|04|14}}
| num_episodes =
}}
Window on the World is an American variety show which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The program aired from January 27, 1949, to April 14, 1949. Each episode was 30 minutes long.
Overview
Each episode featured performers from various countries, with film clips of exotic locales. Merle Kendrick conducted the orchestra. Other featured performers included comedian Gil Lamb and actress Irene Manning. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Thursday nights at 9 pm Eastern Time on most DuMont affiliates.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}.
Episode status
The UCLA Film and Television Archive holds one episode from March 25, 1949.
See also
References
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Bibliography
- 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 TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0041075}}
- [https://dumonthistory.com/a2.html DuMont historical website]
Category:1949 American television series debuts
Category:1949 American television series endings
Category:1940s American variety television series
Category:Black-and-white American television shows
Category:DuMont Television Network original programming
Category:American English-language television shows
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