Historic Revelation! Ralph Edwards Sets The Record Straight!
On October 8, 2014
- TV History
Historic Revelation! Ralph Edwards Sets The Record Straight!
Two days ago, I posted an article from 1950 that claimed ‘You Bet Your Life’ was the first game show to be filmed before a live studio audience. Some had suggested here that ‘Truth Or Consequences’ was the first. I’ve done more research and it seems that Ralph Edwards was indeed the first to use a 3 camera, 35MM system to record his show.
This video is set to start at the point where Edwards describes this process and for the next 12 minutes, goes on to reveal not only the details, but how Desi Arnaz came to him for help with how to shoot ‘I Love Lucy’. For once and for all, this puts to rest the claim by many that ‘I Love Lucy’ was the first to do this.
Interesting. I edited the program’s Wikipedia article to reflect this information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences