They Stand Accused

They Stand Accused
Format	Crime drama
Starring	Charles Johnston (judge) Harry Creighton (announcer)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	DuMont
Original run	September 11, 1949 – December 30, 1954

They Stand Accused (also known as Cross Question) was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.

Broadcast history

The series ran from September 11, 1949 to October 5, 1952 and from September 9 to December 30, 1954.^[1]

It was a crime drama held in a courtroom presided over by attorney Charles Johnston. The program was broadcast live from Chicago's WGN-TV; jurors were chosen from the studio audience.^[2] On most DuMont affiliates, They Stand Accused aired Sunday at 9 PM during the 1949-1952 television seasons, and Thursday at 8 PM during 1954. Though it was one of the DuMont Network's longest-running series, They Stand Accused was finally cancelled in December 1954.

Episode status

At least one episode survives. This episode can be viewed online at websites like the Internet Archive. The December 23, 1950 episode is held in the film archive of MacDonald and Associates in Chicago.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

1. ^ DuMont historical website
2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

• Cross Question at the Internet Movie Database
• DuMont historical website