High Finance (1956 TV series)

High Finance
Genre Game show
Starring Dennis James (host)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 24
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run July 7, 1956 – December 15, 1956
Chronology
Preceded by Gunsmoke (10-10:30 EST Saturday)
Followed by Local News (11 p.m. Saturday)

High Finance is a quiz show created and hosted by Dennis James which aired on CBS from July 7 to December 15, 1956. It followed Gunsmoke on the CBS schedule. High Finance aired at 10:30 p.m. Saturdays opposite NBC's Your Hit Parade.

On the program, contestants answered questions about current events. The player would be asked five questions based on three newspapers which he or she studied before the show. Each correct answer earned $300. Three correct answers allowed the player to play the "investment segment" in which he or she wagered any amount of the money won on answering a question. A correct answer won the wager and a prize, plus the option to risk any prizes won and return the next week to play another "investment segment" or keep any prizes won and leave the show. A fourth win would earn that player his or her "dream prize", such as a miniature golf course or a restaurant. A fifth successful "investment segment" won that player an additional $75,000.[1]

References

  1. "National Television Topics: 1956". boards.radio-info.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.