The final network broadcast (over DuMont) was on February 28, 1952.
The first dramatic TV series to be shot on film (16mm was used for budget reasons).
Originally filmed in 1947-48 by Jerry Fairbanks Productions and titled Public Prosecutor, the program starred John Howard, Walter Sande, and Anne Gwynne in a typical murder-mystery setting.
The series is most notable for being television's first filmed series.
After running in syndication earlier that year as Public Prosecutor, the program was acquired by the DuMont Network aired and retitled Crawford Mystery Theatre, after sponsor Crawford Clothes, the series was padded out to thirty minutes with the addition of a panel show segment. Before the guilty party was revealed, three studio panelists would attempt to guess his or her identity. This version of the show was hosted by Warren Hull. Crawford Mystery Theatre aired on DuMont from 6 September 1951 to 27 September 1951.
The series is most notable for being television's first filmed series.
After running in syndication earlier that year as Public Prosecutor, the program was acquired by the DuMont Network aired and retitled Crawford Mystery Theatre, after sponsor Crawford Clothes, the series was padded out to thirty minutes with the addition of a panel show segment. Before the guilty party was revealed, three studio panelists would attempt to guess his or her identity. This version of the show was hosted by Warren Hull. Crawford Mystery Theatre aired on DuMont from 6 September 1951 to 27 September 1951.