Quick on the Draw

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

External links

• Quick on the Draw at the Internet Movie Database
• DuMont historical website