4.8 /10 1 Votes4.8
Country of origin United States Final episode date 15 December 1950 Genres Game show, Variety show | 4.7/10 TV Running time 30 Minutes First episode date 27 August 1950 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presented by Jimmy Blaine (game format)Kyle MacDonnell (variety format) Original release August 27 – December 15, 1950 Similar Game show, Variety show, Down You Go, The Adventures of Ellery, The Jackie Gleason Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hold That Camera is an American game show that ran on the DuMont Television Network's primetime schedule from August 27 to December 15, 1950. The series aired on Fridays at 8:30 PM Eastern.
Originally a game show hosted by Jimmy Blaine (1924-1967), after the first few episodes the format was completely overhauled into a variety show with Kyle MacDonnell as host. MacDonnell (1922-2004) was named "Miss Television 1948" by Time magazine. The orchestra leader was Ving Merlin.
Episode status
Two episodes are known to exist: October 20, held by the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress and December 1, held by the Paley Center for Media.
References
Hold That Camera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA