Shadow of the Cloak is a spy drama live television series broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Helmut Dantine played secret agent Peter House. John Gay wrote some of the 36 episodes.

Shadow of the Cloak
Publicity shot
StarringHelmut Dantine
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducerRoger Gerry
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJune 6, 1951 (1951-06-06) –
March 20, 1952 (1952-03-20)

The first episode aired on June 6, 1951, and the last episode on March 20, 1952. The 30-minute show aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET through November 1951, then Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET from December until March 20, 1952. From January 1952 until the end of the run, Shadow of the Cloak alternated with Gruen Playhouse.[citation needed]

Preservation status

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One episode, "The Last Performance" (aired January 10, 1952), written by Rod Serling, is known to have survived.

See also

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Citations

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General bibliography

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  • Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Weinstein, David. The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
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