List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recover the silver content of the film prints, and eventually the remaining material was simply discarded. Since then, there has been extensive research on which DuMont programs have episodes extant.
For a list of program series aired on DuMont, see List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network.
Held by the UCLA Film & Television Archive
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 – special shown on March 28, 1955The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episode All About Baby – three episodes The Bigelow Theatre – nine episodes, including October 4, 1951, and series finale from December 27)Boxing from Eastern Parkway – 30 episodes, ranging from December 1, 1952, to October 26, 1953Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena – five episodes Boxing with Dennis James – three episodes from 1949 to 1950, possibly including episodes of Boxing from Jamaica Arena, Amateur Boxing Fight Club or Boxing from Sunnyside Gardens Captain Video and His Video Rangers – 24 episodes, ranging from at least 1949–1953- Cavalcade of Bands - 1 episode from September 4, 1951, with Charlie Spivak and Orch., The Haydens, Morey Amsterdam, The Mello-Larks, Bob Hammond's Birds, others.Cavalcade of Stars – 15 episodes, ranging from September 1949 to October 26, 1951Champagne and Orchids – two episodes Charlie Wild, Private Detective – two episodes Colonel Humphrey Flack – 12 episodes, ranging from October 14, 1953, to February 9, 1954Concert Tonight – one episode from 1954 and one from 1953. The latter aired on WGN on December 3, 1953, though it's unclear when it aired over the network.
- Cosmopolitan Theatre - one episode from October 23, 1951, "Reward, One Million".Dark of Night – one episode Doorway to Fame – two episodes
- Eloise Salutes the Stars - one episode from Jan. 4, 1952, featuring guest Elsa Maxwell.Front Page Detective – 17 episodesFront Row Center – one episode from 1949Georgetown University Forum – one episode The Goldbergs – 71 restored episodes, including all 22 surviving DuMont Kine-scopes, available on DVDThe Growing Paynes – one episode from 1949Gruen Playhouse – two episodes Guide Right – 18 episodes
- Happy's Party - a 10-minute segment from February 5, 1955, aired on KDKA-TV Pittsburgh. International Playhouse – 12 episodes Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop – one episode The Johns Hopkins Science Review – three episodes, one of which features Wernher von BraunJoseph Schildkraut Presents – one episode ; another six episodes, ranging from December 4, 1951, to April 23, 1952, are from the earlier ABC series Personal Appearance Theatre, which also featured Schildkraut and may have been shown on DuMont stationsKids and Company – one episode, one of the very few surviving daytime DuMont broadcasts; while host Johnny Olson states that the program is going on a ten-week hiatus. Featured is Kid of the Year, Jimmy Carrick.Life Is Worth Living – four episodes The Magic Cottage – two episodes
- Major Dell Conway of The Flying Tigers - 20 episodes from the series run.Marge and Jeff – 27 episodes, one excerpt Melody Street – two episodes, one excerptThe Morey Amsterdam Show – 48 episodes, ranging from November 21, 1949, to August 31, 1950.Newsweek Views the News – two episodes Not for Publication – 12 episodes, including shows ranging from May 13, 1951, to April 15, 1952The Original Amateur Hour – three episodes, one excerptPantomime Quiz – two episodes, plus a larger number of CBS episodesPassaic: Birthplace of Television and the DuMont Story – live television play aired November 14, 1951The Paul Dixon Show – one episode Pulse of the City – three episodes from 1953Rocky King, Inside Detective – 37 episodes, ranging from 1951 to 1954Star Time – four episodes, one excerpt
- Time For Reflection - one episode from December, 1950
- The Stranger – two episodes The Ted Steele Show – one episode This Is Music – two episodes Top 12 Business Leaders The Vincent Lopez Show – one episode from 1950Window on the World – one episode Wisdom of the Ages – one episode You Asked for It – two episodes
Held by the Paley Center for Media
In addition to the below, there is one listing each for Famous Jury Trials and Small Fry Club, neither of which have any information other than the catalog number.Adlai Stevenson Speech From Salt Lake City – telecast of a speech by presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson hosted by U.S. Representative from Utah Walter K. Granger The Admiral Broadway Revue – 18 episodes of the 19-show run, including the January 28 premiere and June 3 finaleAnd Everything Nice – one episode from 1949At Home With Billie Burke – one episodeBetter Living TV Theater – one episode The Big Issue – one episode Blind Date – one episode The Cases of Eddie Drake – one episode, "Sleep Well, Angel" Cavalcade of Stars – 17 episodes, possibly more Charlie Wild, Private Detective – four episodes, possibly fiveColonel Humphrey Flack – two episodesCourt of Current Issues – 14-minute fragment Dollar a Second – one episodeThe Ernie Kovacs Show/The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal – one episode ; although only airing on flagship station WABD, at least one major historian considers it a DuMont program since the network intended to broadcast it nationally, a plan that came just months before the network's collapse.Flight to Rhythm – two episodes The Growing Paynes – four episodes, possibly fiveGuide Right – two episodes Hold That Camera – one episode The Johns Hopkins Science Review – eight episodes, ranging from September 18, 1951, to February 2, 1953 Kids and Company – two episodes Marge and Jeff – four episodes from 1954The Morey Amsterdam Show – two episodes New York Times Youth Forum – one episode Once Upon a Tune – three episodes from 1951, including May 8 Opera Cameos – eight episodes, including December 13, 1953, and March 12, 1955Operation Success – two episodes from 1948Photographic Horizons – one episode Rocky King, Inside Detective – seven episodes, including November 15, 1953Stop the Play – one episodeSwing Into Sports – one episode of series on WABDThis Is Music – two episodesHeld by the Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episodeThe Adventures of Ellery Queen – one episodeCaptain Video and His Video Rangers – two episodesCavalcade of Stars – one episodeDon McNeill's Breakfast Club – two episodesThe Johns Hopkins Science Review – one episodeKids and Company – one episodeLife Is Worth Living – five episodesMiss U.S. Television Grand Finals – special aired September 30, 1950The Morey Amsterdam Show – five episodesPublic Prosecutor – one episodeRocky King, Inside Detective – one episodeSense and Nonsense – one episode ; sources indicate that this was a local series aired on WABDSports Showcase – one episodeThey Stand Accused – one episodeTom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episodeTwenty Questions – one episode Washington Journal – one episodeHeld by the Library of Congress
The J. Fred & Leslie W. MacDonald Collection, formerly MacDonald & Associates film archive in Chicago, is now held by the Library of Congress. In addition to the below, the collection also holds eighteen 30- and 60-second commercials produced in 1951 for DuMont TV receivers.The Admiral Broadway Revue – three half-hour segmentsThe Adventures of Ellery Queen – one episode The Alan Dale Show – one episode The Armed Forces Hour – two 15-minute segmentsThe Arthur Murray Party – one hour-long episode, one half-hour episode, and four half-hour segmentsThe Bigelow Theatre – one CBS episode from February 11, 1951, may have aired on DuMont during the fall of 1951Captain Video and His Video Rangers – one episodeCavalcade of Stars – one full Gleason episode and three segmentsChance of a Lifetime – one episodeDilemma – one episodeEasy Aces – one episodeEloise Salutes the Stars – two episodes, weekly series hosted by Eloise McElhoneFashions on Parade – two episodesFlash Gordon – two episodes, "Escape into Time" and "The Witch of Neptune" Hold That Camera – one episode It's a Small World – one episode from 1953Life Begins at Eighty – two episodesLife Is Worth Living – six episodesThe Morey Amsterdam Show – two half-hour segmentsNight Editor – entire series The Old American Barn Dance – three episodesPentagon Washington – one episode The Plainclothesman – one episodeRebound – two episodesRocky King, Inside Detective – two episodesSports for All – one episodeStar Time – five half-hour segmentsStars on Parade – two episodesSteve Randall – four episodes from 1952 They Stand Accused – one episode Twenty Questions – one episode What's the Story – one episode, featuring interviews with Allen B. DuMont and Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.Who's Who With Wendy Barrie – one episodeHeld by TV4U
TV4U was a service of the TVS Television Network. Much of its archive can be found at .Note: Only one episode of the following.The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episodeCaptain Video and His Video Rangers – one episodeThe Cases of Eddie Drake – one episodeCavalcade of Stars – one episodeDon McNeill's Breakfast Club – one episodeFront Page Detective – one episodeHold That Camera – one episode The Morey Amsterdam Show – one episodeOkay, Mother – one episode Rebound – one episodeRocky King, Inside Detective – one episodeSense and Nonsense – one episode Star Time – one episodeTom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episodeTwenty Questions – one episode
Held by the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive collection is limited to those shows which have lapsed into the public domain.The Adventures of Ellery Queen – four episodes The Arthur Murray Show – half a 60-minute episode with Reginald Gardiner and Lily Ann CarolCaptain Video and His Video Rangers – four episodes Cavalcade of Stars – two episodes hosted by Jerry Lester and several hosted by Jackie Gleason Flash Gordon – twelve episodes, ranging from October 1, 1954, to June 24, 1955Front Page Detective – one episode The Goldbergs – 22 episodes from 1954, ranging from May 4 to the October 19 network finaleHold That Camera – one episode The Johns Hopkins Science Review – six episodes Kids and Company – one episode Life Is Worth Living – one episode, discussing angels Man Against Crime – "Murder in the Rough" and "Murder Mountain" Miss U.S. Television Grand Finals – special aired September 30, 1950The Morey Amsterdam Show – two episodes Okay, Mother – one episode The Old American Barn Dance – seven episodes from Summer 1953On Your Way – one episode Public Prosecutor – "The Case of the Comic-Strip Murder" and "The Case of the Man Who Wasn't There" Rocky King, Inside Detective – four episodes The School House – one episode Sense and Nonsense – one episode Steve Randall – one episode They Stand Accused – one episode Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episode Twenty Questions – one episode You Asked for It – at least four episodes from 1951 ; the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era showsHeld by others
Concert Tonight – one episode held by the Peabody Award collection- Finders Keepers - one episode Original print with all of the Coca-Cola commercials from its broadcast date of January 20, 1955 on the DuMont Network. This was a local NYC show. Show stars Fred Robbins and Peggy O'Hara. Guest star Richard Egan for "Underwater". on .The Johns Hopkins Science Review – most of the DuMont series survives at the Johns Hopkins University archives.Keep Posted – one episode from 1952 held by the Peabody Award collectionLife Is Worth Living –a large number are held by Diocese of Rochester Archives, nearly the complete run of the series.Man Against Crime – 28 episodes available on DVD Meet the Boss – one episode held by the Peabody Award collectionNFL on DuMont – highlight footage from a sideline camera, without audio, from the 1953 NFL Championship Game; also limited highlights from week 1 and week 6 Saturday Night Football games on YouTubeOff the Record – one episode from WTTG with Art Lamb and Aletha Agee at YouTubePro Football Highlights / Time for Football — two episodes at YouTube, this also includes limited game footage from NFL on DuMont gamesStudio 57 – entire series is very likely held by Universal Television. Unlike most DuMont series, it was produced directly on film by an outside production company, whose successor renewed the copyrights to the episodes, including those aired on DuMont, which may confirm their existence. This Is the Life – one episode at YouTubeTom Corbett, Space Cadet – unknown number held by Wade Williams ProductionsTwenty Questions – one episode held by DePauw University and at YouTubeThe Wendy Barrie Show – one episode at YouTube featuring Jack Shaindlin as guest
- Archivist Ira Gallen has an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts.
- DuMont historian and former broadcaster Clarke Ingram also held an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts during his lifetime.
- The estate of Dennis James may own a substantial amount of programming with him as host ; James kept an archive with samples of his work as a résumé supplement during his lifetime.
- WWE has footage of DuMont wrestling matches held in the New York/Washington D.C. area, which is from WWE's direct corporate predecessor, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The McMahon family, owners of the then-CWC, archived this footage on their own and not through DuMont.
- More DuMont-era wrestling footage has turned up with a collector in Japan.
- Other shows at YouTube.
- Several shows at Dailymotion
- A Roku channel, Days of DuMont, streams over 100 shows upgraded to 1080p, many with improved audio.