To Tell the Truth (TV Series 1956–1968)

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Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities... See full summary »

Director:

Lloyd Gross
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Season:

1 | unknown  | Full episode list »

Year:

1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 …  | see all »
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Bud Collyer Bud Collyer ...
Himself - Host (400 episodes, 1956-1968)
Kitty Carlisle ...
Herself - Panelist (359 episodes, 1957-1968)
Tom Poston ...
Himself - Panelist (296 episodes, 1959-1968)
Polly Bergen ...
Herself - Panelist (165 episodes, 1956-1961)
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Storyline

Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities. The object of the game is to try to fool the celebrities into voting for the two impostors. Each wrong vote would be worth $250 ($100 in the daytime version). Written by Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Quiz | Non Fiction

Genres:

Family | Game-Show

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The prize for each wrong vote on the daytime version was $100 while the nighttime version paid $250 for a wrong vote. See more »

Quotes

Host Bud Collyer: [at the end of every show with a giggle and a smile] Don't you forget to tell the truth!
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Soundtracks

"Peter Pan"
(1956-1962)
(Theme 1)
Composed by Dolf van der Linden (ASCAP)
Original Publisher: W. Paxton & Co., Ltd. (ASCAP)
Current Publisher: Novello Special Account c/o G. Schirmer, Inc. See more »