Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall was a early variety series set aboard a Mississippi riverboat, presided over by Capt. Billy Bryant (host Ralph Dumke). Regulars included Bibi Osterwald, Johnny Downs (later a San Diego children's-show host) and Juanita Hall (later Bloody Mary in `South Pacific).

Series details

• Title: Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Premiere date: 1948-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1948-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23798
• IMDb ID: tt0040035

Cast and credited roles

• Ralph Dumke — Captain Billy Bryant - Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1948-10-01; final listed air date 1948-10-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.