4.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United States No. of seasons 5 Original network ABC Final episode date 1 May 1953 | 4.8/10 TV Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes First episode date 15 April 1948 Number of seasons 5 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) Lester LewisMort Lewis Similar Mary Kay and Johnny, Arthur Godfrey and His F, The Philco Television Playhouse, Camel News Caravan, Martin Kane - Private Eye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Production background
Originally the show aired on Sundays at 8pm ET. In later seasons, the show aired on Saturdays at 7:30pm ET and Mondays at 7:30pm ET.
The series was the first network series broadcast on ABC-TV, which started TV broadcasting in April 1948.
Debuting on 15 April 1948, and hosted first by Bert Lytell and then Neil Hamilton, Hollywood Screen Test sought to give exposure to many up-and-coming actors who were looking for their big break. The relatively unknown actors would be picked to guest star on the show, then they would have half-hour scenes of dialogue with established stage and screen actors.
Many stars were discovered on Hollywood Screen Test, including Grace Kelly, Jack Klugman, Pernell Roberts, and Jack Lemmon.
Episode status
Six episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.