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20 Questions (1949)

20 Questions

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November 26th, 1949

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Synopsis

A television version of the radio quiz show "Twenty Questions". Panelists had to guess in twenty questions the identity of an item selected by the audience members. The television show started in November 1949 as a local show in New York state, broadcast by WOR-TV. It then was picked up as a program by the network NBC, for the last month of 1949. ABC broadcast the show from 1950 to 1951, and the DuMont Television Network broadcast it from 1951 to 1954. The show returned to ABC from 1954 to 1955, but was then canceled permanently. There were pilot episodes for attempted revivals of the show in 1975 and 1989, but neither pilot attracted much interest.

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Cast

Fred Van Deventer
Self
John McPhee
Self
Florence Rinard
Self
Herbert Polesie
Self
Bill Slater
Self - Host
Bobby McGuire
Self
Frank Waldecker
Self - Announcer
Jay Jackson
Self - Host
Guy Lombardo
Self
Eleanor Steber
Self
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Producers

George Elbes
producer
(74 episodes, 1949-1955)
Gary Stevens
producer
(74 episodes, 1949-1955)
Fred Van Deventer
executive producer
(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
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Keywords

number in title
non fiction
early television
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 26th, 1949 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

20 Questions (original title)
二十の質問 (Japan) (Japanese title)
20 Questions (United States of America)

Locations

New York City, New York, USA

Running Times

30 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
DuMont Television Network
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1950-1951)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1954-1955)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (1950-1951)
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