Sep 08, 1939
10 min
Full-HD

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 (1939)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 is a 1939 short film of the famous show from RKO Radio. The segment stars Clifton Fadiman, Rex Stout, and John Kieran.It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel, a rare instance of a game show being nominated for an Academy Award.

Category

Family

Country

United States of America

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Clifton Fadiman

Himself - Host

Rex Stout

Himself - Guest Panelist

John Kieran

Himself - Panelist

Franklin P. Adams

Himself - Panelist

Oscar Levant

Himself - Panelist

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