The Alan Dale Show
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The Alan Dale Show was an early American television program
broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
(1948) and then on CBS (1950-1951).
variety show
starring singers Alan Dale
and Janie Ford and set in a record store. Each week, Dale and Ford would lip sync
to Alan Dale recordings. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, premiered August 10, 1948 and aired Tuesday nights from 7:00-7:15 pm EST on most DuMont affiliates. The network cancelled the series after a few months, but the series continued locally on DuMont's New York station WABD until March 1949.
In 1950, Alan Dale would go on to host a series on CBS
which bore the same name as the DuMont series. From June to November 1950, the new Alan Dale Show aired on Friday nights at 11 PM. Janie Ford did not star in the CBS version, which would change to a weekly evening program by December of the year. The CBS version of The Alan Dale Show was cancelled on January 16, 1951.
Television program
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broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
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...
(1948) and then on CBS (1950-1951).
Broadcast history
The Alan Dale Show was a musicalMusical film
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variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
starring singers Alan Dale
Alan Dale (singer)
Alan Dale was an American singer of traditional popular and rock and roll music.-Early life:He was born Aldo Sigismondi in the Brooklyn borough of New York...
and Janie Ford and set in a record store. Each week, Dale and Ford would lip sync
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
to Alan Dale recordings. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, premiered August 10, 1948 and aired Tuesday nights from 7:00-7:15 pm EST on most DuMont affiliates. The network cancelled the series after a few months, but the series continued locally on DuMont's New York station WABD until March 1949.
In 1950, Alan Dale would go on to host a series on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
which bore the same name as the DuMont series. From June to November 1950, the new Alan Dale Show aired on Friday nights at 11 PM. Janie Ford did not star in the CBS version, which would change to a weekly evening program by December of the year. The CBS version of The Alan Dale Show was cancelled on January 16, 1951.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts