Hollywood Preview

*Hollywood Preview*
Hollywood Preview
Starring	Conrad Nagel (host)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	74
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont Television Network
Release	September 14, 1955 –; June 1, 1956

Hollywood Preview was a 30-minute show aired on the DuMont Television Network from September 14, 1955, to June 1, 1956.^{[citation needed]} The show, hosted by actor Conrad Nagel, featured Hollywood stars and clips of upcoming films.^[1]

Broadcast history

The show had various time slots during its broadcast run. The show began as a weekly show (September 1955 to March 1956), then went to weekdays Monday through Friday for the final months (April to June 1956).^{[citation needed]}

Wednesday 9-9:30pm (14 September 1955 – 28 December 1955)
Friday 10:30-11pm (6 January 1956 – 30 March 1956)
Monday to Friday 4:30-5pm (2 April 1956 – 1 June 1956)

Preservation status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 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. 383. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

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

Hollywood Preview at IMDb
DuMont historical website Archived 2022-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Hollywood Preview at CVTA with list of episodes

[tt-1] 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. 383. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

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