The Igor Cassini Show
The Igor Cassini Show is a DuMont Television Network talk show that was hosted by columnist Igor Cassini. The show aired Sunday evenings from October 25, 1953, to February 28, 1954. It initially ran from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In January 1954 it was moved to 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. E. T. Exclusively Yours was another name for the program.
Background
A 15-minute local version of the show debuted on WNBT-TV on July 19, 1953. It featured film of Cassini's visiting Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski at her Mid-Manhattan art studio and a display of still-photograph biography of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Dumont picked up the program for network distribution, extended its length, and originated it from WTTG-TV in Washington.
Overview
Episodes included interviews of guests, primarily "society and literary types", filimed at their homes and Cassini's reviews of then-current plays and films.
Episode status
As with many DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
Production
Geoffrey Jones was the producer, and Wes Harris was the director. Gene Hurley was the writer. The show's competition included Meet the Press on NBC.