Broadway to Hollywood
Also known asHeadline Clues
Presented byDon Russell (daytime)
George Putnam (night, 1949-1951)
Bill Slater (night, 1951-1953)
Conrad Nagel (night, 1953-1954)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 Minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJuly 4, 1949 (1949-07-04) –
May 4, 1951 (1951-05-04)
ReleaseJuly 20, 1949 (1949-07-20) –
July 15, 1954 (1954-07-15)

Broadway to Hollywood is an American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. While the daytime version was mainly a talk show with news, celebrity gossip, and home-viewer quizzes, the quiz portion became a full-fledged nighttime version within two weeks of the program's debut.

Broadcast history

The daytime show began on July 4, 1949, and was hosted by Don Russell. Two weeks later on July 20, a nighttime version hosted by George Putnam debuted. Both versions were originally called Headline Clues.[1]

Putnam left in February 1951 and was replaced by Bill Slater until 1953, after which Conrad Nagel took the reins until the show's end on July 15, 1954.[2]

Actors who appeared on Broadway to Hollywood: Headline Clues included Conrad Nagel.[3] Edgar Higgins was a writer for the program.[4]

Tidewater Associated Oil Company sponsored the program,[5] promoting its Tydol and Veedol products.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th Edition). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  2. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Frasier, David K. (2015). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0807-5. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 19, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 7, 1951. p. 74. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

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