Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt | |
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Genre | Variety TV show |
Starring |
Henry Morgan Kaye Ballard Art Carney Pert Kelton Arnold Stang |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | 26 January – 1 June 1951 |
Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt was a TV series on NBC Television hosted by Henry Morgan. The show aired from January 26 to June 1, 1951, originally from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET and then to 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET.
Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt began January 26, 1951, replacing Versatile Varieties. The first format for the Morgan show was a take-off on The Original Amateur Hour with Morgan as host, and featuring Kaye Ballard (in her TV debut), Art Carney, Pert Kelton, and Arnold Stang. The program "featured people who had unusual abilities", such as a man who picked a violin's strings with his teeth and a girl who played an instrument while tap dancing.
In April, NBC changed the title and format to The Henry Morgan Show, a music-variety show featuring singers Dorothy Claire and Dorothy Jarnac in musical segments between Morgan's comedy skits. This latter format lasted until June 1.