Atom Squad
Atom Squad | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Written by | Paul Monash |
Theme music composer | Miklós Rózsa |
Opening theme | "Tumult and Commotion" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 142 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 15 mins. |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | July 6, 1953 January 22, 1954 | –
Atom Squad was an American
Synopsis
The Atom Squad is a secret government agency that dealt with
The Atom Squad's secret New York City headquarters laboratory looked very much like Captain Video's secret mountain headquarters control room.[citation needed] The program's opening sequence showed a man in a "radiation suit" lumbering very slowly toward the camera.
Production notes
Storylines were usually completed in five, or sometimes 10 broadcasts. Paul Monash was the chief writer for the series and possibly its creator. The foes of the Atom Squad were usually mad scientists and evil Communist spies and saboteurs. However, the Squad ran into aliens from outer space in at least three different storylines.
Atom Squad originated from the studios of WPTZ in Philadelphia. The director was Joe Behar, and producers were Larry White and later Adrian Samish.
The theme music for the series was "Tumult and Commotion", an excerpt from
Episode status
While Atom Squad
References
- ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ classic themes.com, 50s TV Themes