Quick on the Draw
| Quick on the Draw | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Directed by | Bill Warwick |
| Presented by |
Eloise McElhone Robin Chandler |
| Starring | Bob Dunn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DuMont |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | January 18, 1952 – December 9, 1952 |
Quick on the Draw was an American game show that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.
Broadcast history
Quick on the Draw featured cartoonist Bob Dunn, was first hosted by Eloise McElhone (1921-1974) and then by Robin Chandler, and aired from January 18, 1952 to December 9, 1952. Dunn would draw sketches that celebrity panelists would try to identify.[1]
The show started as a local (non-network) show May 27, 1950, and while on the DuMont network, aired Tuesdays at 9:30 pm EST.
McElhone also a panelist on the ABC game show Think Fast and on the NBC/ABC show Leave It to the Girls, and hosted the DuMont-WABD series Eloise Salutes the Stars.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1952-53 United States network television schedule
- Face to Face (NBC, 1946–47, also featuring Bob Dunn)
References
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1