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List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

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Still from Captain Video and His Video Rangers, one of DuMont's most popular programs.

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 the silver content of the film prints,[1] and eventually the remaining material was simply discarded.[2][3] Since then, there has been extensive research on which DuMont programs have episodes extant.

For a list of program series aired on DuMont, see List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network.

Held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive

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Held by the Paley Center for Media

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In addition to the below, there is one listing each for Famous Jury Trials[6] and Small Fry Club,[7] neither of which have any information other than the catalog number.

Held by the Museum of Broadcast Communications

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Held by the Library of Congress

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The J. Fred & Leslie W. MacDonald Collection, formerly MacDonald & Associates film archive in Chicago, is now held by the Library of Congress. In addition to the below, the collection also holds eighteen 30- and 60-second commercials produced in 1951 for DuMont TV receivers.

Held by TV4U

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TV4U was a service of the TVS Television Network. Much of its archive can be found at TVS's Dailymotion page.

Note: Only one episode of the following.

Held by the Internet Archive

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The Internet Archive collection is limited to those shows which have lapsed into the public domain.

Held by others

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  • Concert Tonight – one episode (November 18, 1953) held by the Peabody Award collection[11]
  • Finders Keepers - one episode Original print with all of the Coca-Cola commercials from its broadcast date of January 20, 1955 on the DuMont Network. This was a local NYC (WABD-TV) show. Show stars Fred Robbins and Peggy O'Hara. Guest star Richard Egan for "Underwater". on Youtube.
  • The Johns Hopkins Science Review – most of the DuMont series survives at the Johns Hopkins University archives.
  • Keep Posted – one episode from 1952 ("Should Truman be Renominated?") held by the Peabody Award collection[12]
  • Life Is Worth Living –a large number are held by Diocese of Rochester Archives, nearly the complete run of the series.
  • Man Against Crime – 28 episodes available on DVD (out of 84 episodes total)
  • Meet the Boss – one episode held by the Peabody Award collection[13]
  • NFL on DuMont – highlight footage from a sideline camera, without audio, from the 1953 NFL Championship Game;[14] also limited highlights from week 1 and week 6 Saturday Night Football games (see Pro Football Highlights below) on YouTube
  • Off the Record – one episode (October 18, 1951) from WTTG with Art Lamb and Aletha Agee at YouTube[15]
  • Pro Football Highlights / Time for Football — two episodes (Week 1 and Week 6, 1954) at YouTube, this also includes limited game footage from NFL on DuMont games[16][17]
  • Studio 57 – entire series (including DuMont-aired episodes) is very likely held by Universal Television. Unlike most DuMont series, it was produced directly on film by an outside production company (Revue Productions), whose successor renewed the copyrights to the episodes, including those aired on DuMont, which may confirm their existence. (See US Copyright Office website for registrations.)
  • This Is the Life – one episode (September 9, 1952, premiere) at YouTube
  • Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – unknown number held by Wade Williams Productions
  • Twenty Questions – one episode (November 16, 1953) held by DePauw University and at YouTube
  • The Wendy Barrie Show – one episode at YouTube featuring Jack Shaindlin as guest
  • Archivist Ira Gallen has an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts.
  • DuMont historian and former broadcaster Clarke Ingram also held an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts during his lifetime.
  • The estate of Dennis James may own a substantial amount of programming with him as host (some of which may have been the original source of programs in other collections); James kept an archive with samples of his work as a résumé supplement during his lifetime.
  • WWE has footage of DuMont wrestling matches held in the New York/Washington D.C. area (including footage from Madison Square Garden III among other wrestling footage from this period, most notably featuring Gorgeous George), which is from WWE's direct corporate predecessor, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The McMahon family (in particular patriarch Jess McMahon and later Vince McMahon, Sr.), owners of the then-CWC, archived this footage on their own and not through DuMont.
  • More DuMont-era wrestling footage has turned up with a collector in Japan.
  • Other shows at YouTube.
  • Several shows at Dailymotion
  • A Roku channel, Days of DuMont, streams over 100 shows upgraded to 1080p, many with improved audio.

References

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  1. ^ Roger M. Grace (2003-05-29). "REMINISCING: 'Day in Court', 'Winchell-Mahoney Time,' Du Mont Shows: Not to Be Seen Again". Metnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. ^ Adams, Edie (March 1996). "Television/Video Preservation Study: Los Angeles Public Hearing". National Film Preservation Board. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  3. ^ DuMont historical website, Channel 5 Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Ultimate Goldbergs". UCLA Library Film & Television Archive. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. ^ "Library Catalog". UCLA Library Film & Television Archive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ "Famous Jury Trials". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ^ "Small Fry Club". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  8. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Better Living TV Theater". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  10. ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel". Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record". Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  12. ^ "Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record". Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  13. ^ "Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record". Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  14. ^ Vol Brian (29 June 2009). "1953 NFL Championship - Lions vs. Browns - Vol. 1". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (24 November 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "1954 week 1 NFL review". YouTube. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  17. ^ "1954 Week 6 NFL Review". YouTube. 2018-06-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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Unless otherwise noted, all links are to the Internet Archive.