Stage a Number explained

Starring:	Bill Wendell (host)
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Roger Gerry
Runtime:	60 minutes
Channel:	DuMont

Stage a Number is a TV series on the DuMont Television Network which was broadcast in the US on Wednesdays at 9pm ET from September 10, 1952, to May 20, 1953.

Bill Wendell was the host for the program, which was a live talent show for dancers, singers, acrobats and other entertainers.^[1] A panel of celebrity judges decided on two winners who were invited to appear the following week.

Production

Stage a Number was a sustaining program that originated at WABD. Roger Gerry was the producer, and Barry Shear was the director. Bill Dalzell was the writer, and Bill Wirges was the music director.^[2] It was replaced by The Strawhatters.^[3]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1952-53 United States network television schedule

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

• Stage a Number at IMDB
• DuMont historical website

Notes and References

1. Book: Terrace . Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. . January 10, 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8641-0 . 1008 . October 28, 2023 . en.
2. News: Last Week's Network Changes . April 29, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . September 14, 1952 . 2.
3. May 31, 1953 . 3 . DuMont . Ross Reports . October 28, 2023 .