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| Once Upon a Tune | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music/Variety |
| Written by | Sid Frank |
| Directed by | Barnaby Smith |
| Starring | Bea Arthur Reginald Beane Charlotte Rae Gordon Dilworth Phil Hanna Holly Harris |
| Composer | Coleman Dowell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bob Loewi |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | March 6 – May 15, 1951 |
Once Upon a Tune is a weekly half-hour American musical anthology television series[1] that aired on the DuMont Television Network, premiering on March 6, 1951, and running to May 15, 1951.[2]
Overview
[edit]Once Upon a Tune began as a local program in New York before it was shown on the network.[1] The series presented original musical productions which were often satirical and tongue-in-cheek adaptations of either classic fairy tales or contemporary Broadway musicals. Bea Arthur made her TV debut on this series.[3] Regulars on the series were Reginald Beane, Phil Hanna, Holly Harris, Ed Holmes, and Bernice Parks.[1]
Episode status
[edit]The Paley Center for Media holds kinescope copies of three episodes – one spoofing "Three Little Pigs",[3] one spoofing "Rapunzel",[4] and the third on a 57-minute kinescope film reel. (This latter reel also contains an episode of Mr. Dynamite, a TV series or pilot based on an earlier Hollywood movie of the same name based on a Dashiell Hammett story.)[5]
According to Edie Adams, an actress who worked at DuMont for several years, much of the network's programming archive was destroyed in the 1970s.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]The producer was Bob Loewi, and the writer was Sid Frank.[2] The program was broadcast on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 758. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- 1 2 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. 619. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- 1 2 Paley Center entry
- ↑ Paley Center entry
- ↑ Paley Center entry
Bibliography
[edit]- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
External links
[edit]- Once Upon a Tune at IMDb
- DuMont historical website Archived February 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine