ON TELEVISION
INCLUDING THE TELEVISION INDEX DECEMBER 5-11, 1955
VOLUME 7 NUMBER J49 PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING TALENT
EDITOR: Jerry Leichter 551Fifth Avenue New York 17 MUrray Hill 2-5910
= WEEKLY REPORT PUBLISHED BY TELEVISION INDEX, INC.
A FACTUAL RECORD OF THIS WEEK'S EVENTS INTELEVISION PROGRAMMING MIS WEEK -- NETWORK DEBUTS & HIGPTIGHTS
Saturday(10) CBS- 1:30-2pm EST; DEBUT; Mighty Mouse Playhouse; FILM from WCBS-TV(NY),to the net. § Sustaining (open). § Pkgr & Prod- Terrytoons, Inc(New Rochelle, NY); Prod- Paul Terry. § "Mighty Mouse" acts as host of the weekly cartoon series, introducing films from the Terrytoon library, originallyproduced for motion pictures. The program replaces Uncle Johnny Coons (last show Dec 3) in this time spot.
NBC- approx 3-5pm EST; RETURN; Professional Basketball- "Game of the Week"; LIVE from various stations, to the net. § Co-op & Sustaining. § Pkgr- NBC with the National Basketball Assn; Prod- Perry Smith; Dir- Harry Coyle. Telecasts of selected games of National Basketball Assn teams, with Curt Gowdy and Lindsey Nelson handling the play-by-play commentary. The telecast series starts with the game between the Minneapolis Takers and theBoston Celtics at Boston Garden. The program replaces NCAA Football Games (lastshow Dec 3) in the general Saturday afternoon time spot.
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ABC- Masquerade Party (Wed, 9-9:30pm EST)Mary Healy becomes a panelist for three weeks, starting Dec 7, replacing Dawo4r.
Down You Go (Wed, 9:30-10pm EST) Joan Alexander replaces Sherl Sternas a regu- lar panelist, effective Dec 1.
CBS- Big Ten Basketball; RETURN Dec 3; Sat,approx 3-4:45pm EST; LIVE from various cities each week, no. of stations indefinite. § Sponsored & Co-op (West Coast); Sponsor- Amana Regrigeration, Inc., thru Maury, Lee& Marshall(NY). § Pkgr- CBS Sports(NY) with Western Conference; Prod & Dir-Judson Bailey(CBS). Telecasts of 12 Big Ten Western Conference basketballgames, plus two telecasts of National Invitation Tournament contests fromNew York and one game starring the Harlem Globetrotters, all to be presentedover a 17 -week period (no games the afternoons of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve).Jack Drees handleS the commentary. The first game in the series features defendingchampion Iowa play- ing host to Nebraska at Iowa City.
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NBC- Date With Life (Mon thru Fri, 4-4:15pm EST) Mark Roberts replacedLogan Fieldin( the lead role Nov 14. Complete production change as of same date: Fkgr- Young & Rubicam, Inc(NY); Exec Prod & Script Ed- EugeneBurr(Y&R); Prod- Wallace Cha- teauvert; Dir- Lela Swift; Casting- Kay McMahon(Y&R). The staff replaces Hollis Productions(Charles Irving).
NEW NETWORK SPONSORSHIPS
AVCO MANUFACTURING CORP thru Compton Advertising,Inc(NY), THE ANDREW JERGENS CO thru Robert W. Orr & Associates,Inc(NY), and BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CO thru Ted Bates & Co., Inc(NY), will co-sponsor NBC's untitled one -hour comedy program,debuting Jan 8, 1956, Sundays, 8-9pm EST, replacing the Colgate Variety Hour.
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC (Geritol) thru Edward 'Getter Associates,Inc(NY) will become sponsor of Sunday News Special over CBS -TV, Sundays,11-11:15pm EST &-PST, effective Jan 8, 1956. The program has a separate live West Coast production included in the new sponsorship. Norwich Pharmacal Co has been sponsor of both programs.
J. P. STEVENS & CO., INC (Textile Manufacturer) thru Bryan Houston,Inc,(NY) will be- come a sponsor of Omnibus over CBS -TV, Sundays,5-6:30pm EST, effective Jan 1, 1956. mmmmmmmrrLmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmitlmmrmm
LOCAL STATION ACTIVITY
KNXT(Ch 2) - Dress Blues; TITLECHANGE before debut on Dec 4; program formerly Los Angeles titled The Marine Corps Show (see page 144)d Add Lt. Bob Osterberg and William Whitley(KNXT) as co -producers.
KRCA-TV(Ch 4)- 'RCA Komedy Kapers; DEBUT Nov 28, Mon thru Zhu, 6:15-6:45pm PST. Sus - Los Angeles taming. Pkgr- 'RCA and NBC -TV's Pacific Division(LA); F ec Prod - Ernest Glucksman; Prod- Sam Schiff; Asst Prod- Jeanne DeVivier; Alt Dire- Robert L. Livingston, Thomas V. Belcher, Alan Armer, MarcBreslow(ii ERCA); Writers- Leo Solomon (head), Snag Werris, Mel Diamond (regulars), plus others. The new program is designed strictly for comedy development --spoken or sung or played, oral or visual -- for the purpose of giving exposure to new concepts in comedy in terms of personalities, writers and ideas. The program is a joint KRCA-NBC net pro- ject, with facilities, personnel and resources pooled and cost shared.
KRCA-TV - Danger Dodgers; DEBUT Dec3; Sat, 3-3:30pm PST; LIVE & FILM. Sustain- ing, public service. Pkgr & Prod- ERCA with the Los Angeles Board of Education; Dir- Alan Amer. Paul Pierce is moderator for a 13 -week documentary ser- ies on teen-age drivers, emphasizing the strides made in driver education inCali- fornia, stressing the Los Angeles City school districts.
KTTV(Ch 11) - The Johnny OtisShow (Tue, 7-7:30pm PST) ADD: Sponsor- Mel Burns Los Angeles Ford. Prod- Johnny Otis; Prog Coord- Frank Gallo; Dir- Jim Gates. (See page 143 for original listing).
WPTZ(Ch 3) Talk of the Town; DEBUT Nov 28; Mon thru Fri, 11:20-11:30pm EST. Sus - Philadelphia taming.Pkgr & Prod- WPM. Harry K. Smith reports on things worth talking about, ranging from the theater and motion pictures to person- ality interviews and discussions. It will also cover literary works, magazine pieces, and activities of well known people in the arts and sciences.
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Most of the shows on Dec. 2, 3, 4 were listed in last week's report. Changes & additions are in- cluded here for the record. Multiple and across-the-board shows are grouped together after the list- ing for Friday, Dec. 9. Script identifications used are; (0) original,(A) adaptation, (SW) staff - written, (SD) staff -directed. Performers are identified as singer (S), dancer (D), comic (C), musi- cian (M). Actors who appear regularly are listed in the premiere cast then subsequently referred to as "regularst'. Live shows are listed in caps in the left column; filmed shows are in upper and low- er case letters, underlined. Generally, only first runs of a film series are listed.
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Jungle Jim WRCA 6pm The Leopard's Paw - (0i by Lawrence Goldman; regulars & Otis (Johnny Weissmuller) Greene, Woody Strode; SD)
MAMA CBS 8pm Mama's Romance - regulars & Lauren Gilbert; (SW & SD)
THE BIG STORY NBC 9Pm Richard Looman of the San Diego (Calif.) Journal -(0) by Gail Ben Grauer) Ingram; with Archie Smith, NOrman Rose, -B111 Berger, Lynn Merrill, James Parker, Alfreda Wallace, Edgar Stehli, Helen Choat, Julius Bing; (SD)
IGOR CASSINI S WABD 9pm Conrad Thibault (S), The Malagon Sisters (S & D), Phyllis & Teddy MILLION DOLLAR SHOWCASE Rodriguez (D)
STAR STAGE NBC 9:30pm The Marmalade Scandal -(0) by George Lowther; with Mildred Nat - wick, Basil Langton, Jerome Kilty, Rhys Williams; (SD) by Seymour Robbie
ETHEL & ALBERT ABC 10pm regulars & George Petrie, Frank Sutton, Bernard Grant, Dulcie Coo- per, Tom Gorman; (SW & SD)
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CAMERA THREE CBS 2pm Part II, Crime & Punishment -(Ted Pearson was incorrectly listed (James Macandrew) as Robert Pearson)
STAGE SHOW CBS 8pm Connie Francis (3), Kim Novak, Gordon MacRae(5) TEXACO STAR THEATRE NBC 9:30pm Janet Blair
GEORGE GOBEL SHOWNBC 10pm Evelyn Russell
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LAMP UNTO MY FEETCBS 10am Oyster Green Sail -(0) by Milton Wayne; with Harry Townes, Law- (Dr. Lyman Bryson) rence Ryle, John Foster; (SD)
LOOK UP & LiVt CBS 10;30am Marian McPartland & Quintet (M) (Mery Griffin)
OMNIBUS CBS 5pm American Boyhood of Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick -(filmed inter- view); The Art of Conducting - with Leonard Bernstein, directed by Charles Dubin; The HarlerrGlobetrotters,(live remote), narrated by Bud Palmer, directed by Lee Rothberg
You Are There CBS 6:30pm Ipindletop - (0) by Don Clark; with Paul Birch, Robert Bray, Par- (Walter Cronklte) IcyBaer, Jean Byron, De Forrest Kelley, Michael Emmet, John Dou- cette, Mack Williams, Tyler McVey, Mike Ragan, William Fawcett, Sam Edwards, Olive Blakeney, Larry Blake, House Peters, Jr.; (SD)
It's A Great Life NBC 7pm The Private Line - regulars & Jan Shepard,Allen Jenkins, William (Michael O'Shea) Schallert; "(SW & SD)
General Electric Theatre CBS 9Pm Feathertop -(0) by Nathaniel Hawthorne; (A) by Maurice Valency;
(Ronald Reagan) with Carleton Carpenteratalie Wood; (SD)iDon Medford - -
;GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE NEC 9pm The Trees (0) by Jerome Ross; with Edward Binns, Lili Daryas, Kay Medford, Frances Starri Sal MineoVivian Nathan, Ralph Camar- go, Sandra Zapata, 'Angel Rosado, Anne Seymour, Judy Sanford, Lois
Bolton'Michael:Gorrin, Jack Weston, Gene Sultan , Pat Hingle; (SD) by Sidney Lumet
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APPOINTMENT WITH ADVENTURE Escape -(0) by Art Wallace; with Philip Abbott, George Grizzard CBS 10pm Jeff Harris, Addison Powell, Lisa Osten; (SD)
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Highway Patrol WRCA 7pm (0) by RobertFresco; with Frank Gerstle, Del Erickson, Jim Hay- (Broderick Crawford) ward, Jay Douglas, Bob Shields, George Taylor, Bill Traylor; (SD) by Herbert L.Strock; Also on WPIX Wednesday 9:30pm
Adventures of Robin HoodCBS7:30 A Husband ForMarian - with Bernadette O'Farrell, Brian Worth; (Richard Greene) 1-14 & SD)
TV Reader's Digest ABC8pm The Sad Death of a Hero -(0) by Albert Duffy; with DouglassDum - (Hugh Reilly) brille, Carl Benton Reid, Rosemary deCamp, Louis Jean Heydt;(SD) by Harry Horner
CAESAR'S HOUR NBC 8pm regulars; Nanette Fabray will not appear dueto an injury.
VOICE OF FIRESTONE ABC 8:30pm Rise Stevens
ARTHUR 00DyREI S CBS 8:30pm will continue to originate from Miami Beach;talent not available. TALENT SCOUTS
I Love Lucy CBS 9pm regulars & the Mayer twins; (SW & SD)
Medic NBC 9pm Pray Judgement - writer & cast members not available at press (Richard Boone) time.
December Bride CBS 9:30pm Family Quarrel - regulars & Gail Bonney, Madge Blake, Joe Forte; (Spring Byington) (SW & SD)
ROBERT MONTGOMERY NBC 9:30pm Lucifer -(0) by J. Harvey Howells; with John Newland, Cameron PRESENTS Prod'homme, Audra Lindley, Lawrence Weber, House Jameson, France r-- Helm, Allen Nourse, Jay Jostyn, Peter Hughes, Edwin Bruce, Eddie Lawrence, John MacDonald, Shirley O'Hara; (SD) Perry Lafferty
STUDIO ONE CBS 10pm Blow Up at Cortland -(0) by Paul Monash; with Chester Morris, Neville Brand, Philip Coolidge, George Chandler, Harry Worth, Jason Robards, Victor Thorley, Carl Benson, Ken Renard, Frank Campanella, John Kellogg, John Becher; (SD) by William H. Brown
TUESDAY DECEMBER 6
Steve Donovan WRCA-TV 6pm Missouri Cutlaws - writer & cast members not available at press (Douglas Kennedy) lime.
Warner Bros. PresentsABC7:30pm Kings Row - with Jack Kelly, Maria Palmer, Victor Jory, Isa Ash- (Gig Young) down, Nadine Ashdown, John Alderson; (SW & SD)
THE CHEVY SHOW NBC 8pm (0) by Artie Phillips & Harry Crane; Special material by Tom Adair; with Ethel Merman, Robert Cummings, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Leo Durocher, Shirley MacLaine, Jonathan Winters; Staged by Ernest D. Glucksman; Choreog - Tony Charmoli
Wyatt Earp ABC 8:30pm Trail's End for a Cowboy - with Tommy Cook, Morris Ankrum, George (Hugh O'Brian) Eldredge, Tristan Coffin; (SW & SD)
Navy Log CBS 8:30pm The Pentagon Story - with Kay Riehi, Nelson Leigh, Dan Barton, Vernon Rich, Carleton Young, Don Shelton, John Close, Roy Glenn, Paul Dubov, Paul Harvey; (SW & SD)
Make Room Fcr Daddy ABC 9pm Louise's Surprise Party - regulars & Amandah Randolph; (SW & SD) (Danny Thomas)
Jane Wyman's Fireside Thtre Bamboo Cross - with Betty Lynn, Jim Hong; directed by John Ford NBC 9pm
DuPont Cavalcade Thtre ABC 9:30pmTake Off Zero -(0) by Harold Shumate & Norman Hall; with Lamont TOhnson, garjorie Lord, Edgar Dearing, Steve Pendleton, James Seay; director not available at press time,
RED SKELTON SHOW CBS 9:30pm Bill Williams ("Kit Carson") COLOR
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PONTIAC PLAYWRIGHTS 156 NBC9:30pm The Sound & The Fury -(0) by William Faulkner;(A) by F. W. Dur- kee, Jr.; with Franchot Tone, Lillian Gish, Ethel Waters, Janice Rule, Valerie Bettis, Steven Hill, Cliff Hall, Alonzo Bozan, Elia Clark, Joseph Sullivan; original music by Bernardo Segall; direct- ed by Vincent J. Donehue
Big Town NBC 10:30pm Gang Leader - regulars & William Vaughn, Harry Bartell, Chuck (Mark Stevens) Webster, George Conrad, Joe DeSantis; (SW & SD)
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Death Valley Days wRcA 7pm Miracle of the Sea Gulls - with Peter Dane, Katherine Adam, Bill (Stanley Andrews) Kennedy, William O. Wayne, Austin Green, Herbert C. Lytton, Al - mire Sessions; (SW & SD)
Brave Eagle CBS 7:30pm Death Trap - regulars & Pat Hogan, Pierre Watkin, Dennis Moore; (Keith Larsen) (S'J & SD)
ARTHUR GODFREY & FRIENDS CBS 8pm originating from Miami Beach.
Screen Director's Playhouse . Rookie of the Year -(0) by W. R. Burnett; (A) by Frank Nugent; NBC8pm with John Wayne, Ward Bcnd, Vera Miles, Pat Wayne, Jimmy Gleason, Willis Bouchey, Robert Leyden; directed by John Ford
Father Knows Best NBC 8:30pm stage to Yuma -(0) by Marvin De Vries; with Robert Young, Harry (Robert Young) Rickox, Sarah Selby, Robert Griffin, Raymond Barnes, Ricky Vera, Lester Matthews; (SD) Special story, replaces Father Knows Best, this week only. The Millionaire CBS 9pm The Story of Don Lewis - with Robert Hutton, Joan Weldon, Marian (Marvin Miller) Carr, Jean G. Harvey, George Spaulding, Monte Masters, Walter Ames; (SW & SD)
KRAFT TELEVISION NBC 9pm Lady Ruth - ( by Jack Paritz; with Jo Van Fleet, Barbara Barrie THEATRE Ruth Attaway; (SD) by Dick Dunlap
U. S. STEEL HOUR CBS 10pm Edward, My Son - (0) by Robert Morley & Noel Langley; (A) by Ar- thur Arent; with Robert Morley, Ann Todd; (SD) by Norman Felton_ 64-0E--F7e5y Tot, ivei FoDegt cToz,tzE,R)--E-';'11Nrz- kiLi-eAf I Led Three Lives WPIX 10pm (0) by Leonard Heideman; with John Zaremba, Lyn Guild, William (Richard Carlsonj S. Meigs, Monty Ash, Jeanne Baird, Robert Sheldon, Albert Carrier! (SD) by Eddie Davis
Douglas Fairbanks Presents Heritage - with Robert Beatty, Betty McDowell; (SW & SD) WRCA10:30
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Sergeant Preston CBS 7:30pm with Patti Gallagher, Kirk London, Doug Henderson; (SW & SD) or the yukon (Richard Simmons)
The Bob Cummings Show CBS 8pm regulars & May Wynn, Sheila James; (SW & SD)
CLIMAX 1 CBS 8:30pm The Passport - (0) by Elliot West; with Frank Lovejoy, Viveca tindfors, Charles Korvin; (SD) by Allen Reisner (COLOR)
The People's Choice NBC 8:30pm regulars & John Stephenson, Anthony Warde, Margie Tenney, Bill (Jackie Cooper) Baldwin; (SW & SD)
STAR TONIGHT ABC 9pm Nightmare by Day -(0) by Anne Howard Bailey; with Doreen Lang, James Gregory, Edith Meiser, Michael Strong, Fred Catenia; (SD) by Norman Morgan
Four Star Playhouse CBS 9pm A Place Full of Strangers -(0) by Willard Wiener; with Dick Powell, Dina Merrill, Frieda Inescourt, Howard McNear, Morris Ankrum, Lillian Bronson, James Stone, Edward Earl; (SD) by Roy Kellino
Ford Theatre NBC 9:30pm Bet The Queen -(writer not available at press time) with Rory Calhoun, Gale Robbins, Donald Curtis, James Millican, William Leslie, Ted Jacques, .Sydney Mason; (SD)
LUX VIDEO THEATRE NBC 10pm Suspicion -(0) by Francis Iles; Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson, (Otto Kruger) Joan Harrison, Alma Reville; (A) by:S.-1.13arnett; with Louis Hayward, Kim Hunter; (SD) by Richard Goode ROSS REPORTS -1/4/5/5 - Page C TALENT SHOWSREET (more- THURSDAY DECEMBER 8(Cont'd) mmmmmmmmr
JOHNNY CARSON CHOW CBS 10pm John Carradine, Leo Diamond(M)
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jungle Jim VIRCA 6pm The Deadly Idol - with regulars & John Dodsworth, Irene Lang, (Jbnnhy Weissmuller) Bill Walker; (writer not available at press time.)
Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin ABC7:30pm Rim -Tin -Tin & the Star Witness- regulars & Andy Clyde, James (Lee Aaker & James Brown) Anderson, $heb Wooley, Ted Hecht, Gregg Barton; (SW & SD)
Crossroads ABC 8:30pm The Gambler - with Dennis Morgan, Robert Hutton, Billy Chapin,
Angela Greene, Jean Willes, Roy Roberts; (SW & SD) '
The Vise ABC 9:30pm Gift From Heaven - with Colin Croft, Mary Laura Woods, Patric [Ron Randell) McGoohan;('SW & SD)
Schlitz Playhouse CBS 9:30pm On the Nose -(0) by H. Vernor Dixon; (A) by Fred Freiberger; with Neville Brand, Ben Cooper, Richard Deacon, John Doucette, Harland Warde; (SD) by Robert Florey
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GARRY MOORE SHOW CBS 10am Wed - Jack Ackerman (D); Fri - Cluese Blanchard (S), The Mello Larks (S)
JACK PAAR SHOW CBS 1pm Wed - Jonathan Winters (C); Fri - Burl Ives (balladeer)
ART LINKLETTER S CBS 2:30pm Jack Slattery subs for vacationing Linkletter for two weeks. HOUSE PARTY Mon - Tony Pastor (S); Wed - Rosemarie (S); Fri - Liberate (M)
NBC MATINEE THEATRE NBC 3pm 12/1 - Delete: The Innocent Bystander, Add: The Brass Ring- (0) by Jacqueline Rhodes; 12/2 - Delete: The Dispossessed, Add:
...jUason -(0) by Samson Raphaelson; 12/5 Arrowsmith - (0) by Sinclair Lewis; 12/6 - Passing Strange -(0) by E. Jack Neuman, with Val Dufour, Sally Brophy; 12/7- For These Services -(0) by Theodore & Mathilde Ferro; with Richard Jaeckel; 12/8- Cor- dially With Bombs; 12/9 - White Oaks; (authors not available at press timer (COLOR)
DATE WITH LIFE NBC 4pm M thru F -(0) by Henry Misrock; cast as listed on 11/11 will (Mark Roberts) continue thru 12/15
MODERN ROMANCES NBC 4:45pm 11/28 thru 12/2- (0) by Ann Howard Bailey; with George Cil- (Martha Scott) breath, Vaughn Taylor, Pat Sales, Florence Anglin, Ed Peck, Lou Hall; (SD) 12/5 thru 12/9 - (0) by Ann Howard Bailey; with Minnie Jo Curtis, Katherine Meskill, Phil Foster, Jay Meredith; (SD)
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Captain Midnight CBS llam Secret of Superstition Mountain -(0) by Anthony O. Scott; with (Richard Webb) John Pickard, George BerReley, William Fawcett, Charles Stevens; (SD)
Fury NBC llam Joey Saves The Day -(0) by Roger Clay; with Keith Richards, Eric Neilsen, Stanley Andrews, Harry Tyler, Richard Travis; (SD)
Tales of the Texas Rangers CBS Rough, Tough West - with Roger Broadus, Baynes Barron, John 11:30amCason, Lane Bradford, Ed Hinton; (SW & SD)
GRAND OLE OPRY ABC 8pm regulars with Eddy Arnold (S) as guest star.
STAGE SHOW CBS 8pm Vaughn Monroe, Jack Carter r), The Step Brothers (D), Ricky Zahnd & The Blue Jeaners (S
410 THE PERRY COMO SHOW NBC8pm Gertrude Berg, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Jean Pierre Aumont, Polly Bergen (S), Francis Brun (Juggler), Morty Gunty (C)
Gunsmolin CBS 10pm regulars & Raymond Bailey, James OtRear, John Alderson, Wilfred (James Arness) Knapp; (SW & alp)
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HALLMARK HALL OF FAME NBC 4pm Dream Girl -(0) by Elmer Rice;(A) by S. Mark Smith; with Vivian (Maurice Evans) Blaine, Hal March, Evelyn Varden, Edmon Ryan, Don Symington, Will- 411 iam A. Lee, Louis Sarin, Priscilla Morrill, Mary Pickett, Walter Klavun, Kathleen Mansfield, Winston Ross, Bjorn Koefced,.Pepito Arvello, Joao Duval, Diane Rust, Michael Hogan, Robert Cleveland, Douglas Robinson; directed by George Schaefer
Captain Gallant NBC 5:30pm Masquerade -(0) by Gene Levitt; with Gilles Queant, Claude Bor- of The Foreign Legion e111, Robert Berri, Yves Brinville, Robert Cunningham; (SD) by Sam Newfield
Roy Rogers Show NBC 6:30pm Treasure of Paradise Valley - regulars & Britt Wood, Rand Brooks, (Dale Evans) Wayne Mallory, Ton London, Bud Osborne, Claudia Barrett, Jack O'Shea; (SD)
It's A Great Life NBC 7pm The Fabulous Foundling - regulars & Mari Blanchard; (SW & SD) (Michael O'Shea)
ED SULLIVAN SHOW CBS 8pm Abbott & Costello, Teresa Brewer (S), Joyce Grenfell (C), Mimi Eenzell (S), the Obernkirchen Childrens Choir, Wandy Tworek (C,M), the Three Merkeys (novelty act)
COLGATE VARIETY HOUR NBC 8pm Salute to George Abbott - with Helen Hayes, George Abbott, Gwen Verdon, Eddie Albert, Nancy Walker, John Raitt,Ieonard Bernstein, Fran Warren, Bob* Fosse, Edith Adams, Pat Stanley, Jack Straw
ALCOA HOUR NBC 9Pm Undertow -(0) by Jack Kelsey; with Teresa Wright, Thomas Mitch- ell, Robert Preston, John Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt; (SD) by Robert Mulligan
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