Guide Right

Guide Right
Directed by	Barry Shear
Presented by	Donn Russell (host) The Airmen of Note
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	24 mins.
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	February 25, 1952 (1952-02-25) – February 5, 1954 (1954-02-05)

Guide Right is an American musical variety show which aired on the DuMont Television Network from February 25, 1952, to February 5, 1954.

The program was produced by the First Army Recruiting Service^[1] and supplied by the United States Air Force^[2] as a means of increasing enlistment for the Korean War.^[3] It featured The Airmen of Note directed by Fred Kepner,^{[citation needed]} each 30-minute episode was hosted by Donn Russell, with Elliot Lawrence conducting the orchestra.^[3]

The show featured civilian musical artists in addition to military personnel.^[3] Guest performers included Eddie Fisher, June Valli,^[4] Sunny Gale,^[5] Teresa Brewer^[6] and Steve Lawrence.^[7]

Episode status

The UCLA Film and Television Archive has 18 episodes in its collection, and the Paley Center for Media has two episodes.^[8]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

1. Oliver, Wade (May 11, 1952). "'Guide Right' Telecast Aids Draftees". Star-Gazette. New York, Elmira. Associated Press. p. 27. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Edgerton, Gary R.; Rollins, Peter C. (2021). Television Histories: Shaping Collective Memory in the Media Age. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-8164-6. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
3. Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
4. "Guide Right". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 19, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
5. "Cpl. Verhulst to Star on Video Program Tonight". The News. New Jersey, Paterson. November 10, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Monday October 6 (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. October 5, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
7. Reed, R. M.; Reed, M. K. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4684-6521-1. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
8. DuMont historical website Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

• Guide Right at IMDb
• DuMont historical website