Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt

Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt
Genre Variety TV show
Starring Henry Morgan
Kaye Ballard
Art Carney
Pert Kelton
Arnold Stang
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release 26 January – 1 June 1951

Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt was a TV series on NBC Television hosted by Henry Morgan. The show aired from January 26 to June 1, 1951, originally from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET and then to 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET.[1]

Program formats

Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt began January 26, 1951, replacing Versatile Varieties. The first format for the Morgan show was a take-off on The Original Amateur Hour with Morgan as host, and featuring Kaye Ballard (in her TV debut), Art Carney, Pert Kelton, and Arnold Stang.[2] The program "featured people who had unusual abilities",[3] such as a man who picked a violin's strings with his teeth and a girl who played an instrument while tap dancing.[1]

In April, NBC changed the title and format to The Henry Morgan Show, a music-variety show[4] featuring singers Dorothy Claire and Dorothy Jarnac in musical segments between Morgan's comedy skits. This latter format lasted until June 1.

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 603. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. ↑ Gunter, Barrie (2014). I Want to Change My Life: Can Reality TV Competition Shows Trigger Lasting Career Success?. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781443864749. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Starr, Michael Seth (2002). Art Carney: A Biography. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 61. ISBN 9781557835659. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

Bibliography

  • 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

See also

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