Dark of Night
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Alan Hale, Jr.
| Dark of Night | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Starring | Shirley Jones Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Frank Bunetta |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | October 3, 1952 – May 1, 1953 |
Dark of Night is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 8:30pm EST[1] from October 3, 1952, to May 1, 1953.[2]
The series starred mostly unknown actors. In it, the character known as "The Stranger" traveled to a different site each week in order to solve a crime. Each episode was filmed at a different location in the New York City area. , Locations included a Coca-Cola bottling plant, Brentano's book store in Manhattan, a castle in New Jersey, and the American Red Cross Blood Bank.[1] Dark of Night was one of the first network dramas to use such locations, which saved money for the network.[3]
Actors who performed on the program included Joel Ashley,[4] Raymond Bailey,[5] Martin Balsam,[6] Patricia Barry,[5] Wolfe Barzell,[6] Ray Boyle,[5] Frank Campanella,[7] Flora Campbell,[8] Hal Cooper,[7] Joe Downing,[9] Bramwell Fletcher,[10] Scott Forbes,[11] Joey Forman,[10] Joy Geffen,[12] Lauren Gilbert,[8] Bruce Gordon,[8] Leo Gordon,[13] Sally Gracie,[14] Allan Hale,[15] Peg Hillias,[7] Betty Lou Holland,[4] Joseph Holland,[16] Arch Johnson,[9] Bernard Kates,[6] Brian Keith (as Robert Keith Jr.),[17] Jack Klugman,[18] Doreen Lang,[19] Will Lee,[20] Paul Lipson,[21] George Lowther,[5] Jock MacGregor,[9] Jack Manning,[13] Bill McCutcheon,[22] Mercer McLeod,[23] Robert Middleton,[4] Dick Moore,[9] Lois Nettleton,[17] Allen Nourse,[19] Vince O'Brien,[15] Judson Pratt,[9] Logan Ramsey,[22] Hal Riddle,[8] Norman Rose,[24] P. Jay Sidney,[6] Art Smith,[24] John Stanley,[19] Rod Steiger,[14] Harold Stone,[20] Michael Strong,[12] Grant Sullivan,[16] Victor Thorley,[15] Harry Townes,[19] Peter Turgeon,[18] Richard Ward,[21] and Ruth White.[25]
When the program was canceled, the trade publication Variety reported that it "had good critical reaction but no sponsor interest".[26]
Episode status
Though most episodes of DuMont series were eventually destroyed, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one episode of Dark of Night, from January 30, 1953.[28]
