The Hartmans

The Hartmans
Also known as	The Hartmans (at Home)
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Paul Hartman; Grace Hartman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	25 mins.
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	February 27 –; April 24, 1949

The Hartmans (also known as The Hartmans (at Home)) is an American television sitcom that aired live on NBC on Sunday nights from February 27 to April 24, 1949. The series stars Paul and Grace Hartman, a married couple who performed together on the vaudeville circuit and on the Broadway stage.[1]

Plot

The series centers around a young married couple who live in Forest Heights, New York.[2]

Cast

Paul Hartman....Himself
Grace Hartman....Herself
Harold J. Stone....The handyman
Loring Smith.....Their brother-in-law
Robert Shawley....Their nephew
Gage Clark.....The man next door
Valerie Cossart....Grace's sister

Production notes

The Hartmans were given their own television series shortly after Paul and Grace won Tony Awards for the Broadway revue Angel in the Wings (Paul won for Best Actor while Grace won for Best Actress in a Musical. NBC had hoped to cash in on the couple's popularity following their respective Tony Award wins but the series failed to catch on and was canceled by NBC nearly two months later.[1]

References

Cullen, Frank (2004). Vaudeville, Old and New, Volume 1. Psychology Press. p. 491. ISBN 0-415-93853-8.
Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2010). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Random House Digital, Inc. p. 511. ISBN 0-307-48315-0.

External links

The Hartmans at IMDb

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[cullen-1] Cullen, Frank (2004). Vaudeville, Old and New, Volume 1. Psychology Press. p. 491. ISBN 0-415-93853-8.

[2] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2010). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Random House Digital, Inc. p. 511. ISBN 0-307-48315-0.