Series

The Bell Telephone Hour

★ 8.0(4)19591h 0m10 seasons

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Good to know

Release date: 1959-01-12
Runtime: 1h 0m
Language: English
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 120
Network: NBC
Status: Ended
Country: United States of America
Studio: Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.

About The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour is a 1959 web series. It spans 10 seasons and 120 episodes, and originally aired on NBC. It holds an average rating of 8.0/10 from 4 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Bell Telephone Hour in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.

Seasons (10)

Season 14 eps · 1959

Season 213 eps · 1959

Season 315 eps · 1960

Season 414 eps · 1961

Season 58 eps · 1962

Season 619 eps · 1963

Season 715 eps · 1964

Season 816 eps · 1965

Season 93 eps · 1966

Season 1013 eps · 1967

Themes & keywords

classical musicbroadway

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch The Bell Telephone Hour in United States?+

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Is The Bell Telephone Hour on Netflix?+

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How many seasons of The Bell Telephone Hour are there?+

The Bell Telephone Hour has 10 seasons and 120 episodes in total.

When did The Bell Telephone Hour come out?+

The Bell Telephone Hour is a 1959 web series.