Byline
StarringBetty Furness
Country of originUnited States
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 4 (1951-11-04) 
December 9, 1951 (1951-12-09)

Your Kaiser Dealer Presents Kaiser-Frazer "Adventures In Mystery" Starring Betty Furness in "Byline" is a brief series of live mysteries that aired from November 4 through December 9, 1951, on ABC television.

In the 1950s, when companies directly sponsored entire TV programs, it was not unusual for a sponsor to place its name directly on the title of the show (such as The US Steel Hour or The Bell Telephone Hour). The full fourteen-word title by sponsor Kaiser Motors is believed to be the longest for any program in US television history.[1]

The show was usually known simply as Byline during its six-week prime time run, and as News Gal when the series aired Saturdays at noon on the DuMont Television Network for two weeks in October 1951.[1]

Betty Furness portrayed a newswoman who fought espionage.[2] Other actors featured in the program included Don Cherry, Hank Frost, David Ross, and Bill Stern.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 172. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  2. Timberg, Bernard M.; Erler, Robert J. (2010). Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292773660. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.


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