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I think the big kerfuffle w/Van Doren was in '58. There was a movie made about that about 10 yrs ago, starring Ralph Fiennes as Van Doren. IIRC, it was called "Quiz Show". The only show I can remember being in color in the '50s was "The Amazing Adventures of Superman" in like 1957-59. By the time I watched it in the mid-late '60s, the quality of the prints had deteriorated, and about all you had left was Superman's red cape & Noel Neill's red hair. But boy, were they "RED" !! Seems like everything else was a dingy shade of blue-gray. However, it was a small, independent company that produced "Superman" & they may have cut corners in the film-developing process. And, of course, Walt Disney's "Wonderful World of Color" was just that. Disney & NBC/RCA were in cahoots w/each other, they had the money to spend on superior production values, & it showed. Besides, that show was pretty much a vehicle to tout RCA's fantastic new color TVs, so they pulled out all the stops to make it really somethin' special. Sunday nights-7 pm-right after church- couldn't wait to get home....-Sandy G.
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