Passaic: Birthplace of Television and the DuMont Story

Overview

Passaic: Birthplace of Television and the DuMont Story is a television play which aired on the DuMont Television Network on November 14, 1951. The short tele-play was broadcast live and was a drama about the rise of DuMont Laboratories and its founder Allen B. DuMont, who appears as himself at the end of the 15-minute broadcast. At least two archives have copies of the telecast, including the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Besides his work in television, Allen B. DuMont is best known for his work in improving the cathode ray tube, and for his contributions to the development of radar.