Dark of Night

Dark of Night
GenreAnthology
StarringShirley Jones
Alan Hale, Jr.
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerFrank Bunetta
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseOctober 3, 1952 (1952-10-03) –
May 1, 1953 (1953-05-01)

Dark of Night is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 8:30pm EST[1] from October 3, 1952, to May 1, 1953.[2]

The series starred mostly unknown actors. In it, the character known as "The Stranger" traveled to a different site each week in order to solve a crime. Each episode was filmed at a different location in the New York City area. , Locations included a Coca-Cola bottling plant, Brentano's book store in Manhattan, a castle in New Jersey, and the American Red Cross Blood Bank.[1] Dark of Night was one of the first network dramas to use such locations, which saved money for the network.[3]

Production

Dark of Night was broadcast live. Frank Bunetta was the producer and director.[2]

Episode status

Though most episodes of DuMont series were eventually destroyed, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one episode of Dark of Night.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 198. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. ^ Weinstein, David (2004). The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television. Temple University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-59213-499-1. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Appendix Five: UCLA". DuMont Television Network. Clarke Ingram. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.


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