International Playhouse
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International Playhouse was the name of an American television series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
during 1951.
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
during 1951.
Broadcast history
International Playhouse was a Monday night filmed series; the exact dates of broadcast are unclear. Brooks and Marsh (2007) state the program aired from April to May 1951. McNeil (1996) gives the broadcast dates as May 30, 1951 to November 14, 1951. Little information about the series has been preserved. McNeil states the content consisted of "short foreign films and other foreign-made dramatic stories".See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts