Once Upon a Tune
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Once Upon a Tune is a weekly half-hour American
television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network
, premiering on March 6, 1951 and running to May 15, 1951. The series presented original musical productions which were often satirical and tongue-in-cheek adaptations of either classic fairy tales or contemporary Broadway musicals.
copies of three episodes – one spoofing "Three Little Pigs
", one spoofing "Rapunzel
", and the third on a 57-minute kinescope film reel (also containing an episode of Mr. Dynamite).
According to Edie Adams
, an actress who worked at DuMont for several years, much of the network's programming archive was destroyed in the 1970s.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
, premiering on March 6, 1951 and running to May 15, 1951. The series presented original musical productions which were often satirical and tongue-in-cheek adaptations of either classic fairy tales or contemporary Broadway musicals.
Episode status
The Paley Center for Media holds kinescopeKinescope
Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...
copies of three episodes – one spoofing "Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring anthropomorphic animals. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story itself is thought to be much older...
", one spoofing "Rapunzel
Rapunzel
"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698...
", and the third on a 57-minute kinescope film reel (also containing an episode of Mr. Dynamite).
According to Edie Adams
Edie Adams
Edie Adams was an American singer, Broadway, television and film actress and comedienne. Adams, a Tony Award winner, "both embodied and winked at the stereotypes of fetching chanteuse and sexpot blonde." She was well-known for her impersonations of female stars on stage and television, most...
, an actress who worked at DuMont for several years, much of the network's programming archive was destroyed in the 1970s.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts