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Film, Video Behind your radio dial

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About this Item

Title

  • Behind your radio dial

Summary

  • This program presents a backstage view of radio and television broadcasting. It includes capsule summaries of the departments making up the NBC network organization, scenes of rehearsals and broadcasts by NBC's top stars.

Names

  • Montagne, Edward J., 1912-2003, direction
  • Reisman, Philip H., 1916-1999, writing
  • Sullivan, Neil (Cameraman), camera
  • Grauer, Ben, narration
  • Shulman, Alan, music
  • Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
  • RKO-Pathe
  • National Broadcasting Company

Created / Published

  • United States : NBC Television Network, 1949-01-09.

Headings

  • -  National Broadcasting Company
  • -  Radio broadcasting
  • -  Television broadcasting

Genre

  • Documentary television programs
  • Television specials
  • Nonfiction television programs

Notes

  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Appearing: Arturo Toscanini.
  • -  Photographed by Neil Sullivan ; edited by William Thompson ; narrated by Ben Grauer ; music score by Alan Shulman ; musical supervision, Herman Fuchs.
  • -  On NBC program analysis files, programs file [MI], from 1949A to 1949E: WNBT only; telecast date taken from NBC program analysis files, programs file [MI], from 1949A to 1949E; date appears as 4/13/1956 on inventory.
  • -  Summary taken from NBC program analysis files, programs file [MI], from 1949A to 1949E.
  • -  NBC inventory box no. 67, 1117, 1118, and 1119.
  • -  Sources used: NBC program analysis files, programs file [MI], from 1949A to 1949E and title file, from BEA to BEL; International motion picture almanac, 1949-50, p. 412.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 25 min.) : sd., b&w.
  • viewing print 2 film reels (r1-3 on 2) (ca. 25 min., 2,250 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FGF 0073-0074 (viewing print)

Source Collection

  • NBC Television Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98515836

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Reisman, Philip H., Writing, Neil Sullivan, Ben Grauer, Alan Shulman, Arturo Toscanini, Rko-Pathe, and National Broadcasting Company. Behind Your Radio Dial. directeds by Montagne, Edward J., Ection United States: NBC Television Network, -01-09, 1949. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/98515836/.

APA citation style:

Reisman, P. H., Sullivan, N., Grauer, B., Shulman, A., Toscanini, A., Rko-Pathe & National Broadcasting Company. (1949) Behind Your Radio Dial. Montagne, E. J., dir United States: NBC Television Network, -01-09. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98515836/.

MLA citation style:

Reisman, Philip H., Writing, et al. Behind Your Radio Dial. dir by Montagne, Edward J., Ection United States: NBC Television Network, -01-09, 1949. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98515836/>.