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| Shadow of the Cloak | |
|---|---|
 Publicity shot | |
| Starring | Helmut Dantine |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Roger Gerry |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | June 6, 1951 (1951-06-06) – March 20, 1952 (1952-03-20) |
Shadow of the Cloak is a spy drama live television series broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Helmut Dantine played secret agent Peter House. John Gay wrote some of the 36 episodes.
The first episode aired on June 6, 1951, and the last episode on March 20, 1952. The 30-minute show aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET through November 1951, then Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET from December until March 20, 1952. From January 1952 until the end of the run, Shadow of the Cloak alternated with Gruen Playhouse.
Preservation status
One episode, "The Last Performance" (aired January 10, 1952), written by Rod Serling, is known to have survived.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1951–52 United States network television schedule
Citations
General bibliography
- Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
- McNeil, Alex. Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Weinstein, David. The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
External links
Categories:- 1951 American television series debuts
- 1952 American television series endings
- 1950s American drama television series
- American live television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- DuMont Television Network original programming
- American English-language television shows
- American spy television series
- Lost television shows