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Hosts
Jimmy Blaine (August–September)
Kyle MacDonnell (September–December)
Broadcast
DuMont Primetime: 8/27/1950 – 12/15/1950
Packager
West Hooker Productions

Hold That Camera was a short-lived game/variety show on the now-defunct DuMont network.

Gameplay[]

This show started out as a game show with a home viewer on the telephone giving directions to an on-camera partner who performed stunts for prizes. A second team then attempted to do the stunt and the team using the least time won.

Taping Location[]

New York City, NY

Trivia[]

After a month on the air, both the game format and host Jimmy Blaine were dropped, and the show itself became a variety program with Kyle MacDonnell as host.

Video Link[]

A partial episode from December 1, 1950

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