Off the Record (TV series) explained
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Producer: | Martin Gosch |
| Country: | United States |
Off the Record is a comedy television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network in October 1948.[1] [2] [3]
Broadcast history
The show, slated to air Tuesdays at 7pm ET, and starring Zero Mostel and Joey Faye, only lasted two episodes, October 19 and October 26, 1948.[4] Mostel claimed he had been promised a live audience, but the available studio was too small to hold an audience. The setting was a radio station, a set at the Wanamaker Studios.
The 1948 show is not to be confused with a 15-minute show in 1951–52, also called Off the Record, aired from DuMont station WTTG in Washington, DC. This latter show, hosted by Art Lamb and Aletha Agee, featured singers lip-synching to current pop songs, and is on YouTube.[5]
Preservation status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
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, 1964)
External links
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=W0oEAAAAMBAJ&dq=zero+mostel+off+the+record&pg=PA76 "Zero Televised", Life magazine feature (November 22, 1948)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=bXSdUTdA_dUC&dq=zero+mostel+off+the+record&pg=PA124 Arthur Sainer, Zero Dances: A Biography of Zero Mostel p. 124
- https://books.google.com/books?id=UvE6snvtSesC&dq=zero+mostel+off+the+record&pg=PA144 Bob Leszczak, Single Season Sitcoms 1948-1979: A Complete Guide, p. 144
- http://www.dumonthistory.com/a2.html DuMont historical website
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IafBv3AUdgE 1951–52 episode on YouTube
