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Pulse of the City

Pulse of the City is a 15-minute American television anthology drama series on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from September 15, 1953, to March 9, 1954.

Stars of episodes included Rochelle Hudson.

Production

Robert B. Tobias produced and directed the series. Other directors of the dramas included Robert Altman. Marvin Wald was the writer. Episodes were filmed on location in New York in 16mm color. Ehler's Coffee was the sponsor.

Critical response

Patrick McGilligan, in the book Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff, described Pulse of the City as "a kind of poor man's Dragnet" and said, "Some episodes were takeoff; others were sharply dramatic."

Episodes

Partial list of episodes

  • "Comeback" - September 22, 1953 - Cliff Cothron, Pat Rogers, John Scanlon, Fay Sappington
  • "Time Exposure" - October 6, 1953 - Carlotta Sherwood, Edward Cary, Frank Sutton, Bob Herrman
  • "The Case of Captain Denning"
  • "The Case of Norman Doyle"
  • "The Case of Bill Huff"

Status

Three episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

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