The Quiz Show Scandal
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the corruption of the quiz-show industry in the 1950s, which was revealed after Charles Van Doren, an attractive, self-effacing teacher, was discovered to have participated in a rigged quiz on "Twenty-One." Congressional investigations of rigged quiz shows led to the blacklisting o
Cast & Crew
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Michael R Lawrence
Director
Will Lyman
Narration
David Mccullough
Host ("The American Experience")
Mark Allen
Electrician
Mark Allen
Grip
Kent Anderson
Historical Advisor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience, The, Quiz Show Scandal
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Krainen Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about the corruption of the quiz-show industry in the 1950s, which was revealed after Charles Van Doren, an attractive, self-effacing teacher, was discovered to have participated in a rigged quiz on "Twenty-One." Congressional investigations of rigged quiz shows led to the blacklisting of quiz producers, the arrest and conviction of contestants, and reforms in the television industry that separated sponsers from television programs.
Director
Michael R Lawrence
Director
Crew
Mark Allen
Electrician
Mark Allen
Grip
Kent Anderson
Historical Advisor
Michael Bacon
Series Theme Adaptation ("The American Experience")
Johanna Baker
Publicist ("The American Experience")
Maureen Barden
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Dominick S Bono
Negative Cutter
Robert Bragg
Sound Recordist
Sheila Bragg
Transcriptions
Frank Capria
On-Air Promotion ("The American Experience")
Henry Steele Commager
Historical Advisor
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer ("The American Experience")
Todd Crockett
Dolly Grip
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer ("The American Experience")
James E Dunford
On-Air Promotion ("The American Experience")
Jim Everett
Grip
Jim Everett
Electrician
Nancy Farrell
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Nelson Funk
Rerecording Mixer
Andre Jones
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Alison Kennedy
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Julian Krainin
Writer
Julian Krainin
Cinematographer
Julian Krainin
Producer
Charles Kuskin
Series Theme ("The American Experience")
Thomas F Lappin
Camera Assistant
Christine Larson
Business Manager ("The American Experience")
Johanna T Lawrence
Associate Producer
Michael R Lawrence
Editor
Michael R Lawrence
Producer
Larry Lecain
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Bob Mccausland
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Greg Mefferd
Assistant Editor
Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer ("The American Experience")
Daphne B Noyes
Publicist ("The American Experience")
Robert Pawloski Jr
Camera Assistant
David Pierce
Research
Raymond Powell
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Chris Pullman
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Mark Samels
Senior Producer ("The American Experience")
Marc Sober
Research
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor ("The American Experience")
John L Sullivan
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Joseph Tovares
Series Editor ("The American Experience")
Martha Wineblatt
Administrator (Kranin Productions)
Ron Yoshida
Sound Recordist
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience, The, Quiz Show Scandal
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Krainen Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
