High Finance (1956 TV series)

High Finance is a quiz show created and hosted by Dennis James which aired on CBS from July 7 to December 15, 1956. It followed Gunsmoke on the CBS schedule. High Finance aired at 10:30 p.m. Saturdays opposite NBC's Your Hit Parade.

High Finance
GenreGame show
StarringDennis James (host)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJuly 7 (1956-07-07) 
December 15, 1956 (1956-12-15)
Chronology
Preceded byGunsmoke (10-10:30 EST Saturday)
Followed byLocal News (11 p.m. Saturday)

On the program, contestants answered questions about current events. The player would be asked five questions based on three newspapers which he or she studied before the show. Each correct answer earned $300. Three correct answers allowed the player to play the "investment segment" in which he or she wagered any amount of the money won on answering a question. A correct answer won the wager and a prize, plus the option to risk any prizes won and return the next week to play another "investment segment" or keep any prizes won and leave the show. A fourth win would earn that player his or her "dream prize", such as a miniature golf course or a restaurant. A fifth successful "investment segment" won that player an additional $75,000.[1]

References

  1. "National Television Topics: 1956". boards.radio-info.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

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