"I've Got a Secret" (1952) TV series 1952-1967

Creators:

Howard Merrill
Allan Sherman

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

19 June 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Game-Show

Plot:

"I've Got a Secret" debuted on the heels of the successful "What's My Line?" Though "Secret" had somewhat similar rules...

Plot Keywords:

Quiz Show | Audience Participation | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Henry Morgan	...	Panelist / ... (214 episodes, 1952-1976)
Bill Cullen	...	Panelist / ... (197 episodes, 1952-1967)
Betsy Palmer	...	Panelist / ... (188 episodes, 1957-1967)
Bess Myerson	...	Panelist / ... (186 episodes, 1958-1967)
John Cannon	...	Announcer / ... (108 episodes, 1952-1967)
Garry Moore	...	Moderator / ... (106 episodes, 1952-1966)
Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host / ... (106 episodes, 1961-1967)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1952-1966) | Color (1966-1967)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Regular panelist Betsy Palmer served as a temporary hostess on more than one occasion while Garry Moore was on vacation.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Kate & Allie: I've Got a Secret (#6.12)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

I've Got A Secret (Jazz Version)

The Game Show Network is the perfect time machine.

While channel-surfing the backwaters of digital cable, I came across a whitecap of historical political incorrectness. Gary Moore, the winsome host of "I've Got A Secret," dons an overcoat and muffler at the start of the broadcast. He then breaks the "fourth wall" of the studio on West 47th Street, ventures out into the bitter cold of a New York winter's night and corals a fifteen year old boy on his way to a show. Moore invites the kid in to be a contestant on HIS show. The boy's secret: "I was brought in from the street" easily stumps the celebrity panel. The young man wins two prizes: eighty dollars and a carton of Winston cigarettes--the show's lone sponsor.

Can you imagine the outrage today if a television host gave a minor a carton of smokes? The fifties WERE a simpler time.