Get the Message (1964– )

"Get The Message" was broadcast on weekday mornings in 1964 for three cycles (39 weeks). It was a game-panel show that featured two teams (male and female) consisting of two guest stars and... See full summary »

Stars:

Selma Diamond, Lauren Bacall, Abe Burrows

Cast

Series cast summary:
Selma Diamond	...	Herself (3 episodes, 1964)
Lauren Bacall	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1964)
Abe Burrows	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Frank Buxton	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Tom Ewell	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Joan Fontaine	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1964)
Arlene Francis	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1964)
Darryl Hickman	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Marty Ingels	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Dorothy Kilgallen	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1964)
Roddy McDowall	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
Tom Poston	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1964)

Storyline

"Get The Message" was broadcast on weekday mornings in 1964 for three cycles (39 weeks). It was a game-panel show that featured two teams (male and female) consisting of two guest stars and one contestant on each team. The stars would attempt to "get the message" to the contestant with one word clues. The game was an amalgam of several other Goodson-Todman games shows including, obviously, "Password".

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Plot Keywords:

partially lost tv series

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Genres:

Game-Show

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Elysee Theater, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Buxton was replaced as host by Robert Q. Lewis for the last thirteen weeks of the series. The replacement was due to Buxton's increasing workload as host of ABC's "Discovery" and because of sagging ratings. The producers felt that Lewis would be a bigger draw but the show ended anyway within thirteen weeks. "Get The Message" was part of a three-show package produced by Goodson-Todman for the ABC morning line-up. The other two shows were hosted by Bill Cullen and Dick Clark. All three were canceled after 39 weeks. Production Assistant Deanne Barkely went on to become a vice-president of NBC-TV in charge of Movies-of-the-Week.

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