The Frances Langford Don Ameche show (1951)
1951 · Television · 45 min
Synopsis
Example of ABC's ill-fated attempt in daytime programming. "The Frances Langford Don Ameche show" was on the air from noon to 1pm each weekday. The show lasted just six month from September 1951 till March 1952. ABC is said to have lost $20,000 each week on the show, at a time when the network was already fighting for its survival. This is a program from Nov. 2, 1951 with special guest star Chester Morris. The kinescope has been cut down to 45 minutes, but still has the commercials of the one quarter bought by 'Richard Hudnut'.
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Details
- Running time
- 45 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Frances Langford
- Don Ameche
- Live TV
- 1951
- ABC
- 1950's Television
- Kinescope
- Daytime Television
- Richard Hudnut
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★ · Production of The Show · Retrokevin1 · 2010-08-02
Don And Frances, were great on the radio. Unfortunately this show lacked a competent producer who could keep the program tight. There was too much slip shot segments where either Langford and Ameche or their guest were "winging it." It might have helped also has a sketch comedy like "The Bickersons." Which was the staple of the the duo's career together. It was a formula that worked for Jackie Gleason.