Contestants watched
clips from current
movies, then answered memory questions about them in this nighttime
series
that had two brief summer runs. Jack Paar hosted the 1953 version
which was seen on CBS. Bill was the original host of the 1954
version,
replaced by Jimmy Nelson. Bill helmed no more than ten episodes
of
this forgotten but technically ambitious series.
VIDEO
A total of four episodes
from this
series have turned up, and their survival suggests that the entire run
may still exist on kinescopes. Three of the shows known to exist
feature
Bill and one has Jimmy Nelson at the helm. The episodes featuring
Bill are from June 12, June 19 and July 3. In all three cases,
original
kinescope prints survive so the quality is very good. The June 19
episode
features scenes from Apache, The Caine Mutiny and the
French
farce Mr. Hulot's Holiday, as well as an appearance by Roger
Price
to plug his show Droodles, which would debut two days later.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Bank on the Stars
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at Adam C. Nedeff's Bill
Cullen's
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