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American TV series or program
Guide Right Directed by
Barry Shear Presented by Donn Russell (host)
The Airmen of Note Country of origin United States Running time 24 mins. Network
DuMont Release February 25, 1952 (1952-02-25 ) – February 5, 1954 (1954-02-05 )
Guide Right is an American musical
variety show which aired on the
DuMont Television Network from February 25, 1952, to February 5, 1954.
The program was produced by the First Army Recruiting Service
[1] and supplied by the
United States Air Force
[2] as a means of increasing enlistment for the Korean War.
[3] It featured
The Airmen of Note directed by Fred Kepner,[
citation needed ] each 30-minute episode was hosted by Donn Russell, with Elliot Lawrence conducting the orchestra.
[3]
The show featured civilian musical artists in addition to military personnel.
[3] Guest performers included
Eddie Fisher ,
June Valli ,
[4]
Sunny Gale ,
[5]
Teresa Brewer
[6] and
Steve Lawrence .
[7]
Episode status
The
UCLA Film and Television Archive has 18 episodes in its collection, and the
Paley Center for Media has two episodes.
[8]
See also
References
^ Oliver, Wade (May 11, 1952).
" 'Guide Right' Telecast Aids Draftees" . Star-Gazette . New York, Elmira. Associated Press. p. 27. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Edgerton, Gary R.; Rollins, Peter C. (2021).
Television Histories: Shaping Collective Memory in the Media Age . University Press of Kentucky.
ISBN
978-0-8131-8164-6 . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^
a
b
c Terrace, Vincent (2014).
Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed . McFarland. p. 421.
ISBN
978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^
"Guide Right" . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . October 19, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
^
"Cpl. Verhulst to Star on Video Program Tonight" . The News . New Jersey, Paterson. November 10, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Monday October 6 (Cont'd)" . Ross Reports . October 5, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ Reed, R. M.; Reed, M. K. (2012).
The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video . Springer Science & Business Media. p. 308.
ISBN
978-1-4684-6521-1 . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^
DuMont historical website
Archived 2009-02-16 at the
Wayback Machine
Bibliography
External links