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Directed by Ernest Lukas Original language(s) English First episode date 11 September 1949 Genre Mystery Audio format Monaural | 4.7/10 TV Country of origin United States Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 23 July 1950 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Robert Smith
Gordon Urquart Original network WGN-TV (1947-50)
DuMont (1949-50) Networks WGN-TV, DuMont Television Network Similar Down You Go, Mary Kay and Johnny, Man Against Crime, Captain Video and His Video | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicagoland Mystery Players was a live television series first shown on local station WGN-TV in Chicago starting in 1947, then picked up by the DuMont Television Network and first aired on the network September 11, 1949. The 30-minute show aired on Sundays at 8pm ET.
The series was one of several on DuMont that began in a local TV market before being picked up nationally. DuMont dropped the program on July 23, 1950, and it is unknown if it continued in Chicago for any time.
When the series aired on WGN-TV in Chicago, viewers were not given the solution to the crime. Instead they were told to pick up the next day's Chicago Tribune to find out the solution to the mystery. WGN-TV was owned by the Tribune.
Episode status
No episodes of the series are known to have survived.