Premiere (1951)

Stars:

Diana Adams, Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley

Cast

Credited cast:
Diana Adams	...	Ballet dancer
Robert Alda
Isabel Bigley
Bil Baird's Marionettes	...	Themselves
Wayne Coy	...	Himself
Faye Emerson	...	Herself
Arthur Godfrey	...	Himself
Durward Kirby	...	Himself
Tanaquil Le Clerq	...	Ballet dancer
Sam Levenson	...	Himself
Nicholas Magallanes	...	Ballet dancer
Ferdinand Moncion	...	Ballet dancer
Garry Moore	...	Himself
Patty Painter	...	Herself
William Paley	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

variety

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 1951 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS 105th Street Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Television's first network color broadcast. However, commercial production of the first television set compatible with the CBS field sequential color system did not begin until September 1951, leaving only prototype models available for viewing this special in June 1951. Variety estimated that only 30 color receivers were available in the New York area. The show was relayed by cable to CBS affiliates in four other cities (Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington), which then broadcast the special over the air.

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Soundtracks

"La Valse"
Music by Maurice Ravel

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