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Pulse of the City

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Pulse of the City
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time15 mins.
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1953 (1953-09-15) –
March 9, 1954 (1954-03-09)

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.[1]

Stars of episodes included Rochelle Hudson.[2]

Production

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Robert B. Tobias produced and directed the series.[3] Other directors of the dramas included Robert Altman.[2] Marvin Wald was the writer. Episodes were filmed on location in New York[3] in 16mm color.[4] Ehler's Coffee was the sponsor.[3]

Critical response

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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."[4]

Episodes

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Partial list of episodes

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  • "Comeback" - September 22, 1953 - Cliff Cothron, Pat Rogers, John Scanlon, Fay Sappington[3]: 9 
  • "Time Exposure" - October 6, 1953 - Carlotta Sherwood, Edward Cary, Frank Sutton, Bob Herrman [5]
  • "The Case of Captain Denning"[2]
  • "The Case of Norman Doyle"[2]
  • "The Case of Bill Huff"[2]

Status

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Three episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 678. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e Tucker, David C. (February 22, 2023). Rochelle Hudson: A Biography and Career Record. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4766-4799-9. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Local Station Activity". Ross Reports. September 20, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b McGilligan, Patrick (July 15, 1989). Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff. Macmillan. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-312-30467-6. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tuesday October 6". Ross Reports. October 4, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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