''Ladies Before Gentlemen'' was an American television series that was broadcast on the
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being ...
between February and May 1951. It was a
panel show
A panel show or panel game is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Celebrity panelists may compete with each other, such as on ''The News Quiz''; facilitate play by non-celebrity contestants, such as on ' ...
which featured discussions of male and female perspectives on a variety of topics. Moderated by
Ken Roberts, the program aired from February 28 to May 2, 1951. The series was produced by
Henry Misrock.
[McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.), p. 411. New York: Penguin Books. ]
Format
The program's game show structure pitted a female guest against a six-man panel, with the guest defending the woman's point of view on a topical issue. Panelists included Harvey Stone, Dick Joseph, Fred Robbins, Robert Sylvester, and John Kullers.
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 orig ...
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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 recover ...
References
Bibliography
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
Temple University Press, 2004)
*Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
Penguin Books, 1980)
*Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'', Third edition (New York:
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains ...
, 1964) {{ISBN, 0-345-31864-1
External links
''Ladies Before Gentlemen'' at IMDB
DuMont Television Network original programming
1950s American game shows
1951 American television series debuts
1951 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
Lost television shows