The School House Explained

Starring:	Kenny Delmar
Country:	United States
Runtime:	30 minutes
Network:	DuMont
Num Episodes:	~14

The School House is an early American television program broadcast on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 PM Eastern by the DuMont Television Network for a few months in 1949.^[1]

Premise

Kenny Delmar starred as a teacher in a classroom setting; he called on students to entertain. The cast included Arnold Stang, Wally Cox, Betty Ann Nyman, Kenny Bower, Tommy Dix, Eileen Stanley, and Roger Price.

Episode status

The March 22, 1949, episode exists, and can be viewed online at the Internet Archive.

Production

Robert H. Gordon was the producer and director. The School House was broadcast on Tuesdays from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.^[2]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

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

• • DuMont historical website
• Episode of School House at the Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. .
2. March 4, 1949 . 3 . Dumont . Ross Reports . February 28, 2024 .