Hollywood Preview

Hollywood Preview was a 30-minute show aired on the DuMont Television Network from September 14, 1955, to June 1, 1956. The show, hosted by actor Conrad Nagel, featured Hollywood stars and clips of upcoming films.

Hollywood Preview
Starring	Conrad Nagel (host)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	74
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont Television Network
Release	September 14, 1955 (1955-09-14) – June 1, 1956 (1956-06-01)

Broadcast history

The show had various time slots during its broadcast run. The show began as a weekly show (September 1955 to March 1956), then went to weekdays Monday through Friday for the final months (April to June 1956).

• Wednesday 9-9:30pm (14 September 1955 – 28 December 1955)
• Friday 10:30-11pm (6 January 1956 – 30 March 1956)
• Monday to Friday 4:30-5pm (2 April 1956 – 1 June 1956)

Preservation 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
• 1955-56 United States network television schedule

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

• Hollywood Preview at IMDb
• DuMont historical website Archived 2022-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Hollywood Preview at CVTA with list of episodes