Byline
StarringBetty Furness
Country of originUnited States
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 4 (1951-11-04) –
December 9, 1951 (1951-12-09)

Your Kaiser Dealer Presents Kaiser-Frazer "Adventures In Mystery" Starring Betty Furness in "Byline" is a brief series of live mysteries that aired from November 4 through December 9, 1951, on ABC television.

In the 1950s, when companies directly sponsored entire TV programs, it was not unusual for a sponsor to place its name directly on the title of the show (such as The US Steel Hour or The Bell Telephone Hour). The full fourteen-word title by sponsor Kaiser Motors is believed to be the longest for any program in US television history.[1]

The show was usually known simply as Byline during its six-week prime time run, and as News Gal when the series aired Saturdays at noon on the DuMont Television Network for two weeks in October 1951.[1]

Betty Furness portrayed a newswoman who fought espionage.[2] Other actors featured in the program included Don Cherry, Hank Frost, David Ross, and Bill Stern.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 172. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  2. ^ Timberg, Bernard M.; Erler, Robert J. (2010). Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292773660. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

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