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found the kinescope flawed in comparison to live transmissions, which had been customary for many viewers on the East Coast. "Kine," the review said, "as was to be expected, came out on the losing end of the deal." Specifically the review mentioned "considerable haze" on the kinescope and excessive
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Each week's episode contained two one-act mysteries with John Milton Kennedy as a Mr. Crime Investigator and H. Allen Smith as Mr. Crime Authority. At the end of each play, Smith explained how clues in that skit related to the solution of the mystery.
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from July 6, 1949, through September 28, 1949. It was the first CBS TV program to originate on the West Coast and be shown in the East and Midwest via
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originated from KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. The sponsor was Whitehall Pharmacal Company.
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was the producer. It was broadcast on Wednesdays from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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brightness that "at times washed out the action on the screen fringes".
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recordings, and it was nominated for the Most Popular Television Program
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A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication
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is an American television game show that was broadcast on
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CBS
CBS
kinescope
Emmy Award
Mike Stokey
Variety
ISBN
0-14-02-4916-8


"Radio and Television: 'One Man's Family' to Be Feature on Video Over NBC Starting July 25"
"Armchair Detective"
Archived


The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present
ISBN
978-0-307-48320-1
"Mike Stokey, 84, a Producer in Early TV"



"Armchair Detective"
Armchair Detective
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1949 American television series debuts
1949 American television series endings
1940s American game shows

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