Morey Amsterdam show - 31/August/1950 (1950)
1950 · Television · 29 min
Synopsis
Episode of "The Morey Amsterdam show", which aired "live" on the DuMont network on Thursday night, Aug. 31, 1950. Guests: Boots Orlanis, Mary Ann Drake, Nancy Donovan, Edna Thayer. Includes commercials for the "DuMont Television console".
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★★★★★ · 19-inch screen!! · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2012-07-07
Simple, cheerful, giddy television from 1950. Very charming. This series first aired 1948-1949 on CBS and then 1949-1950 on DuMont. Believe it or not, the DuMont version was one of the first TV series to have most of the episodes preserved as kinescope recordings...or as DuMont Television Network called them, "teletranscriptions". Unlike many shows that aired on the network, these "kines" still survive today. (about 4 episodes also survive of the CBS version, including two from 1948) I liked the pretty female singer who sang a nice song. The dance act was interesting. Art Carney is fun to…