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''Charade Quiz'' is an American
game show A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating a ...
hosted by Bill Slater that aired on the
DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network (also the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being first overall in ...
Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET from November 27, 1947,Wesley Hyatt's book ''Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004'' says, "DuMont unveiled ''Charade Quiz'' ... on December 4, 1947." to June 23, 1949.


Overview

Episodes featured "a regular slate of actors with a panel of four trying to guess what they were pantomiming." The program originated from the
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in New York.


Personnel

Bill Slater was the program's master of ceremonies. Victor Keppler was the producer, and Henry Alexander was the director. A review in the trade publication ''
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'' observed: "Slater's handling of the question-master's role was assured and good humored. The small troupe of youngsters who acted out the problems did an adequate job." Charles Polacheck and Victor Keppler produced the program. Henry Alexander was the director, and Frank Bunetta was the technical director. Beginning in July 1948, Whelan Drug Stores sponsored the program.


Reception

A review in ''
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'' in March 1948 called the program "a diverting half hour", although the quality varied from week to week with different actors and different people trying to guess what was being pantomimed. Reviewer
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also felt that Slater demonstrated "a certain smugness which is not particularly appealing".


See also

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List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network This is a list of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network, which operated in the United States from 1942 to 1956. All regularly scheduled programs which were aired on the DuMont network are listed below, regardless of whether they origi ...
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List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recov ...
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1947–48 United States network television schedule The 1947–48 United States network television schedule was nominally from September 1947 to March 1948, but scheduling ideas were still being worked out and did not follow modern standards. The schedule is followed by a list per network of retu ...
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1948–49 United States network television schedule The 1948–49 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1948 through March 1949. The schedule is followed by a list p ...


Notes


References


Bibliography

*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
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, 2004) *Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
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, 1980) *Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'', Third edition (New York:
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, 1964)


External links

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DuMont historical website
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