''Stage a Number'' is a TV series 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 ...
which was broadcast in the US on Wednesdays at 9pm ET from September 10, 1952, to May 20, 1953.
It was a live talent show for dancers, singers, acrobats and other entertainers. A panel of celebrity judges decided on two winners who were invited to appear the following week.
Bill Wendell
William Joseph Wenzel Jr. (March 22, 1924 – April 14, 1999), known as Bill Wendell, was an NBC television staff announcer for almost his entire professional career.
Life and career
Born in New York City, Wendell served in the United States ...
was the host.
Production
''Stage a Number'' was a
sustaining program that originated at
WABD
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. Roger Gerry was the producer, and
Barry Shear
Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in New York City – June 13, 1979 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television director and producer.
Career
Television career
Shear began directing for television in the 1950s for the DuMont Television Ne ...
was the director. Bill Dalzell was the writer, and Bill Wirges was the music director.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
1952-53 United States network television schedule
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References
Bibliography
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
Temple University Press
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, 2004)
*Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
Penguin Books
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, 1964) {{ISBN, 0-345-31864-1
External links
''Stage a Number'' at IMDB
DuMont Television Network original programming
1952 American television series debuts
1953 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
Lost television shows
1950s American television series