Television Progrcuns DIGEST

Television Progrcuns

for Week of Oct. 6

DIGEST

-ALWAYS GEHIN

THIS WEEK . . .

VIDEO'S VERY MERRY MOPPETS

WHAT'S HAPPEHING TO THE TV NECKLINE?

TAKE A LAST LOOK, FELLAS;

Roxanne, glamor-girl-Friday to

emcee Bud Collyer in Beat The

Clock, recently doffed her eye¬

catching ballet costume in fa-

short formal, in keeping with

decor. But, here's the way she

used to look, fellas. Take one

long, last looki

CBS is doing plenty of juggling in a Herculean effort to stiffen the resistance of its fall lineup against the terrific rating competition they’re getting from NBC. They’re think¬ ing of moving Beat The Clock out of the 7:30 Saturday night spot in order to replace it with the Sam Levenson Show, which did right well, rating-wise, last spring. . . . Sponsors of the Quiz Kids may drop that show in favor of buying Garroways At Large show for the same time period. . . . One Man’s Family may operate on an alternate- week basis instead of weekly, starting soon. . . . Undaunted by his previous video mishaps, Henry Morgan is readying another TV series.

“You just can’t wear diamonds and sing sad songs on TV” says songstress Roberta Quinlan. It seems there’s some good reason for this statement and Roberta, singer of many a popular blues song should know. The glitter of diamonds, Roberta reports, breaks the mood of a sad song—one time that diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend. . . . NBC is pre¬ paring a radical departure in TV programming—a series of once-a-month “spectaculars,” each running two hours in length and scheduled for top time segments. First TV showing of South Pacific (if they could get an okay) and TV premieres of such stars as Bing Crosby or Danny Kaye would (if possible to arrange) constitute “spectaculars.”

Reportedly piqued because not enough TV stations could be cleared to take their new show, sponsor Van Camp cancelled out the Dinah Shore Video show before it even got started. However, there’s a strong chance that a new sponsor may step in and take it from there before Dinah gets a chance to reaUze she’s working for a new sponsor. . . . As they say in the TV annals—James Melton is getting sliced in half—which means that his hour-long show takes a cut to a half-hour, starting soon. . . . Bob Hope will do only one show a month on that Chesterfield rotater at 7 P. M., Sundays, which leaves sponsor Chesterfield with lots of spaces to fill.

Jack Benny will make his television drama debut on Lucky Strike Theater some time in November. Hell star in “Gratitude,” a play penned by the late Frank Craven. . . . The weekend rating race between NBC and CBS is a humdinger, according to a seven-city check by the American Research Bureau. In the 8 P. M. time the AU-Star Revue has been out-pulling the Ken Murray Show by 19.6 to 18.2. Your Show of Shows-the Caesar-Coca TVehicle- racks up a 40.1 average as compared to an 8.9 average for Faye Emerson, Robert Q. Lewis and the first half of Songs for Sale. Eddie Cantor’s 28 on Comedy Hour outpulled Ed Sullivan’s 23 rating on Toast of the Town.

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Nearly Impossible

... I watched the Quiz Kids and just can’t believe the show is not rehearsed and that they answer those questions by themselves. It seems impossible!

Marcia McCloskey, Millville, N. J.

• We’ve assured our readers about this before. Each of the youngsters is indeed a “specialist” in his own field. While it’s true that the questions are “slanted” toward those subjects in which the precocious kids are well versed, the show nevertheless is not rehearsed.—Ed.

Whoops! Sorry.

... In a recent issue of TV Digest it was stated that Tom Corbett of Space Cadet was the boy friend of Doctor Joan Dale. I watch this show and have always understood that Doctor Dale was Captain Strong’s girl friend.

Mary Maida, Wilm., Del.

® Sorry we inadvertently spread a wrong rumor, but we’re sure Captain Strong will understand.—Ed.

Ed “Solomon”

. . . What happened to the man who used to call Ed Sullivan “Solomon” on Toast of the Town?” Will he be on with Ed again?

Mrs. W. E. A., Merchantville, N. J.

• The comedian you’re thinking of is Pat C. Flick. While not on the immediate schedule of bookings for Toast of the Town, he undoubtedly will be back for another TV visit with his friend “Solomon.”—Ed.

Information About Faulk ... We are curious about the charm¬ ing John Henry Faulk of “It’s News To Me.” Can you give us some in¬ formation about him?

A. D. F., Newark, Del. • John Henry Faulk is a native Texan, aged 36, married and father of two baby girls. Known as a satirist, philosopher and all-round wit he has had his own radio pro¬ gram as well as making numerous guest appearances on TV shows.—Ed.

About National Anthems . .. Please tell me why they played the Cuban National Anthem before the Star Spangled Banner when Kid Gavi- lan fought Billy Graham?

Hannah Bahe, Phila. * This is a traditional piece of courtesy in boxing. Similarly, when American cham¬ pions of the boxing world visit to fight abroad, our Star Spangled Banner is played before the national anthem of the foreign country.—Ed.

Who’s the Plainclothesman? ... I know from the tricky camera¬

work that us people in the audience are supposed to be the Plainclothes¬ man. But, who is the guy who actu¬ ally does the role? Let’s have a pic¬ ture and story about him!

Harold Grainger, Phila. • We’ve had a number of requests like yours and in response are pleased to pre¬ sent on the very next page some data on Ken Lynch, who borrows the voice of the audience in portraying the Plainclothes¬ man.—Ed.

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NEVER SEEN ON TV • You may be the Plain-

clothesman but ifs Ken Lynch who does all the real work

Although Ken Lynch is one of the best known actors in television, he is never seen by his admirers. That’s be¬ cause he’s only playing the role of the Plainclothesman, hero of the weekly mystery series seen Sundays at 9:30 on Channel 6, for you in the TV audience.

You, the viewer, actually are the boss detective. Your voice is borrowed from Ken Lynch, who portrays this unseen “self” for you, and you eat, use your hands, occasionally get some¬ thing in your eye (whereupon the camera blinks, flickers and winks clear again), walk around or sit down or stand up.

This subjective use of the television camera gives the illusion that you, the viewer, actually are participating in the drama. And, while this is a swell idea for the audience, it poses special problems for Ken Lynch and some of his fellow actors.

In the course of the role, Ken has had to become an expert contortionist. He has a tough job dodging the cam¬ era lens in performing all those chores you as the smart detective are sup¬ posed to be doing, whether it’s hold¬ ing a picture in your hands, resting your arms on your desk, etc. Easiest to do, is to stand up, in which case the camera merely dollies up the wall or whatever person or object is in front

of the chair. Toughest of all are the actions of his hands, because he has to do some ducking to keep head and shoulders out of the picture.

Lynch is grateful for his long radio career which taught him the art of characterizing by voice alone. He has appeared in more than 3,000 parts in radio, “playing in just about every crime show on the air.”

Television has sold him solidly to Ken’s three children, however. “They didn’t think much of the idea of me being always on the wrong side of the law,” he grins. “Usually I was a gangster. Now that I’m in television, and a detective, they’re happy.”

Kenneth, Jr., 17, oldest of the Lynch children, plans to follow in his father’s footsteps as an actor. The others are Michael, 12, and Suzanne, 8, who haven’t as yet decided on their careers.

In addition to acting the leading role in “Plainclothesman,” Lynch has written a number of the scripts for the show. He wants eventually to be¬ come a director.

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|TV DRAMA' Synopses of the plays _

television this week

Saturday

Theatre of Romance—12:30-1 P.M. (6) “The Sleeping Beauty.” Ilona Massey stars in the story of a playboy who mar¬ ries a wealthy girl who later is disfigured in an accident.

Hollywood Opening Night—6-6:30 P.M.(IO) “Old Mother Hubbard.” Ellen Corby stars as a mother concerned over the welfare of her grown-up daughter.

Sunday

Philco Playhouse—9-10 P.M. (3) “Requiem for a Model A.” An imaginative

writer purchases a used car and finds strange items under a seat cushion which were left by former owners. Then he decides to check on the people associated with the car’s history, and the story flashes back to what transpired during the time these people operated the auto.

Monday

Video Theatre—8-8:30 P. M. (10) “Route 19.” A homicidal maniac is on the loose as a girl finds herself in a lonely bus station with two men. When one man says he will walk to town and the other declares he will remain, the girl is confronted with the dilemma of deciding which man is the maniae. Den¬ nis O’Keefe, Vanessa Brown, Charlton Heston featured.

Lights Out-9-9:30 P.M. (3) “Dark Image.” The lives of a newly-mar¬ ried couple are jeopardized by the ap¬ pearance of his previous fiancee’s im¬ age everytime his wife looks into the mirror.

he was a medical student who never received his degree.

Cosmopolitan Theatre—9-10 P.M. (6) “Be Just and Fear Not.” Joseph Schild- kraut, June Walker play the leads in a courtroom story of a man serving on a jury who causes a deadlock in reaching a verdict.

Circle Theatre—9:30-10 P. M. (3) “The Commandant’s Clock.” Two cadets at a military prep school disobey an order from a superior and then spend a harrowing day and night trying to avoid the consequences of their misdeed.

Suspense-9:30-10 P. M. (10) “High Street.” A romantic house painter with a yen for murder invades the privacy of a lovely invalid.

Danger-10-10:30 P.M. (10) “Nightmare.” Maria Riva stars as the story traces the events after an explo¬ sion in a factory.

Wednesday

Kraft Theatre-9-10 P.M. (3) “Seen But Not Heard.” The story of an automobile accident which appeared, on the surface, to be an accident but which in reality was a well-conceived plan. Starring Jean Gillespie, Lawrence Fletcher, Eleanor Wilson.

Thursday

Bigelow Theatre-10-10:30 P. M. (6) “Charming Billy.” Spring Byington is a kindly aunt trying to find a romance for her niece. In so doing she finds herself with a suitor and one for her niece as well.

Lucky Strike Theatre—9:30-10:30 P. M. (3) “To Walk the Night.” Geraldine Fitz¬ gerald and John Bara grey star in the gripping story of a fascinating woman whose love affair is out of this world.

Tuesday

Fireside Theatre—9-9:30 P. M. (3) “Doctor Mac.” A country physician fights for funds to build a modern hos¬ pital. He draws nation-wide attention which results in the disclosure that

Friday

Playhouse of Stars—9-10 P. M. (10) “The Name Is Bellingham.” John Payne portrays a U. S. customs agent in a documentary drama of the war carried on by the Customs Department against narcotics smugglers.

Tales of Tomorrow—9-9:30 P.M. (6) “The Crystal Egg.” Thomas Mitchell plays the lead in the pursuit of an egg in a curio shop in I^ondon.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

Premiere of local show: "Lit's Have Fun At The Zoo" series begins at 10:30 A.M. on Chan¬ nel 6, continuing in the same time period.

Jimmy Durante checks in for his first fall appearance on All Star Revue (8 P.M. on Channel 3).

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

"What In The Worl'd?"—a novel museum- quiz show, opens its new, weekly series of half hours beginning at 4:30 P.M. It's a CBS net¬ work show originating from WCAU-TV

Viewers will see modern electrical miracles performed on "Electrical Industry on Parade," a series beginning 5:30 P.M. on Channel 10.

Sarah Churchill, actress-daughter of the British wartime prime minister, opens her own American TV series at 5:45 P.M. on Channel 10.

JWONDAY, OCTOBER 8

New cooking show, titled the "Mixing Bowl" debuts at 10 A. M. on Channel 6, continuing Mondays through Fridays, except Thursday.

WFIL-TV University of the Air opens for another semester of telecasts beginning at 11 A.M. today on a Monday-through-Friday basis.

Ruth Lyons' 50 Club, a new daytime TV personality with a sparkling variety show, will be seen by Philadelphia viewers for the first time beginning at 12 noon, Mondays through Fridays, on Channel 3.

New show, "Here's Looking At You" will point up the proper manner of applying cos¬ metics. (3:15, Mondays through Fridays on Channel 3).

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9

Gala Fall premiere of the Frank Sinatra Show in its new time spot (8 P.M. on Channel 10) features the Andrews Sisters on opening night.

Premiere of another stimulating and pro¬ vocative discussion show headed up by Martha Rountree and Lawrence Spivak, co-moderators (8:30 P.M. on Channel 6).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10

"Intrigue," a new series of adventure films, enjoys its first Philadelphia showing beginning 10:30 P.M. on Channel 3.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

Herb Shriner, Hoosier humorist, stars in his own half-hour TV show which premieres at 9 P.M. on Channel 6.

"Gretz Cavalcade of Girls," Philadelphia's newest "live" varsity show, premieres tonight at 11:30 P.M. on Channel 6. Henny Youngman is special guest and Bob Morris emcees.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

Gala opening of new series titled "Friday Night Party," variety show in which three female vocalists compete for top prizes. Ed McMahon emcees. (11:15 to midnight on Chan¬ nel 10).

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

12:45 P.M. BASEBALL Chan. 3 World Series 11:00 P.M. WRESTLING Chon. 10 From Dayton

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 1:45 P.M. BASEBALL

Chan. 3 World Series

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 k 12:45 P.M. BASEBALL

Chan. 3 World Series 10:00 P.M. WRESTLING Chan. 6 Berry—McKay

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 12:45 P.M. BASEBALL Chan. 3 World Series

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 10:00 P.M. BOXING Chan. 10 From Detroit

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 10:00 P.M. BOXING Chan. 3 From New York 11:00 P.M. WRESTLING Chan. 3 From Chicago

READERS' OPINIONS Wrestling Complaint

. . . My wife and I have been avid followers of wrestling, but a lot of comments and occurrences have led us to think the whole thing is fixed. Many of my friends don’t even tune wrestling in, saying it is either too dirty or too much a set pattern. Why, when the matches are scheduled from 10 to 11 P. M. or 11 to 12 P. M. do they always seem to finish right on time? Is that all arranged?

J. Floyd Blasy, Flourtown, Pa.

Wants His Cake Too

. . . This family of viewers looks for¬ ward with keen anticipation to the Bob Hope program but takes a very dim view of losing Leave It To The Girls. Why can’t we have our cake and eat it too? We agree TV has too many panel shows but why delete the best of them all,

Howard S. Worrell, Ridgeview, Pa.

More Children’s Programs

... I have just finished writing to all three TV stations, pleading for more daytime programs for our pre¬ school children. I know I as an in¬ dividual can’t do much, but how about taking up our plea? I understand there is a wealth of material in the film libraries of really good fairy tales and other classical children’s stories. Maybe the TV stations should look at the birth records for the past six years if they are afraid the au¬ dience won’t be large enough. Please use your influence.

Mrs. Abner I. Kayser, Phila.

Raucous Commercials

. . . Living in an apartment building, I am confronted with the problem of enjoying my television late at night and not disturbing others in the build¬ ing. I am able to turn the set low and still enjoy the program, then WHAM! on comes a commercial so loud it makes ME jump. Why can’t they have a standard volume which wouldn’t permit this to happen? Radio manages to do it, why not TV?

G. Helen Wilhelm, Berwyn, Pa.

Marguerite Piazza

Gloria Mudell

IS NECKLINE

• What every

What’s happening to the TV neck¬ line?

Well, just like the “scenery” strewn around this article, it’s pretty much in evidence. But . . . how long the decolletage can move in the down¬ ward direction is something else again.

It’s pretty generally believed that soon women’s evening clothes are go¬ ing to assume a practical role in cov¬ ering the body instead of uncovering it. And, that’s going to happen for a number of very obvious reasons.

Firstly, women’s fashions move on a changing tide. They change this way —that way—but they always change. One thing is obvious. We’d either have to revise our morals or the female form in order to permit necklines to travel down any further. So—since fashions dictate that lines move some¬ how—^they must move up.

Secondly, if fashions won’t take care of the neckline plunge on television, then the networks will. For the past few months, top officials of networks have been moving quietly to establish a new code of standards and practices

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Roxanne

Lola

Martha Wright

THE TV PLUNGING A THING OF THE PAST? TV fan should know abouf self-imposed censorship

in an all-over principle of self-cen¬ sorship.

Costuming for television, under the self-imposed regulations, must con¬ form to definitely set ideas concern¬ ing “indecent exposure.” In a state¬ ment made several months ago by NBC president Joseph H. McConnell there’s a general insistence that tele¬ vision roach the high levels of good taste and acceptability which have characterized most radio programs.

On the basis of excellence of tele¬ vision programming, the whole indus¬ try can stand on its own merit. Pro¬ grams need not ring in sensationalism in order to gain attention.

While the “policing” of TV neck¬ lines hasn’t yet set in, most of the gentle hinting concerning an upward life on the low-cut evening gowns has had some effect. When “gentle hints” fail, network officials have been known to be direct in their requests. As Mr. McConnell of NBC recently declared:

“We must make sure that nothing which offends the self-respect and dignity of the American home should

reach it over our facilities. Our ex¬ perience makes it abundantly clear that the American public will not be satisfied with less than the best good taste.”

The self-censorship doesn’t end there by a long shot. As an instance, the codes of standards set up by NBC-TV insist that scenes involving disrobing be avoided and only used when essential to the plot, in which event they must be presented in a manner that avoids indecency. Dances and gestures too, must conform to standards of good taste.

And so all of us can see that some of the sensations caused by the plung¬ ing necklines are part of an era of television which, we predict, is soon to disappear. Whether that disappear¬ ance will be caused by a swift change in fashions which will make the de¬ collete gown look pretty corny on TV ... or whether networks will resort to restraints, can’t be determined at this time.

But what IS pretty sure, is that the TV plimging neckline is going the way of all—er, flesh.

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8:00 10 TIME, MUSIC & PROGRAM RESUME. Classical music in the morning.

8:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Flashes.

9:00 10 WHY, WHEN AND WHERE. Film of ways to plant Dutch Bulbs.

9:15 10 TV TOUR. National Art Gallery film. 9i30 6 HOLLYWOOD JUNIOR CIRCUS. Chil¬

dren's variety program 10 COAST TO COAST. Tenn. Valley film.

9:45 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. Flashes.

10:00 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Texas Kid." 6 FOODINI THE GREAT. Puppet show

for the children. 10 JUST US KIDS. "Patches" and his

stories, songs and western films. 10:30 6 LIT'S HAVE FUN AT THE ZOO. Chil¬

dren's show from the Philadelphia

Zoological Gardens.

11:00 3 JON GNAGY SHOW. Art for kids as presented by the leading artist.

6 KIDS AND COMPANY. Johnny Ol¬

sen conducts kids' show. 10 FASHION MAGIC. Fashion tips with

Arlene Francis as hostess. 11:15 3 YOUR OWN HOME. Tips on what to

do to improve your home. 11:30 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "High

School Hero." 6 A DATE WITH JUDY. Comedy drama.

10 SMILIN' ED'S GANG. Ed McConnell

and his Buster Brown Gang.

GETTIN’ mXA DE ACT!

TV Digest covers are printed two Weeks in advance and at the time we weet to press with the Jimmy Durante cover this issue, the Dodgers looked like a sure thing as pennant winners. Now, however, our caption seems to carry more sock humor than ever before. When Durante said "Everybody's gettin' inta de act" he must have had the Giants in mind!

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OCTOBER 6 A

TWO GIRLS NAMED SMITH. Peggy

Ann Garner and Peggy French star. THE BIG TOP. Jack Sterling throws spotlight on performing circus acts.

WORLD SERIES PRESS BOX. Gene Kelly with interviews and chatter

on the baseball series. THEATRE OF ROMANCE. Faith Bald¬

win presents "The Sleeping Beauty."

(See TV drama, page 6.) WORLD SERIES BASEBALL GAME.

N. Y. Yanks vs N. L. champs.

FOOTBALL FILM. Movies of Eagles

vs. Chicago Cardinals in their Na¬ tional League game of Sept. 30. JUST US KIDS. Songs, stories and

cowboy movies with Patches.

COLOR TELECAST. Pre-football game

interviews and descriptions.

HAIR RAISING TALES. Films of skin

& scalp culture. COLOR TELECAST. Football game

between Princeton and Navy from Annapolis, Md. Connie Desmond,

commentator.

WHIRLIGIG. Musical revue with

George Skinner, Betty Clooney.

MR. WIZARD. Children's show

HOPALONG CASSIDY. "Bar 20."

Hoppie catches another outlaw. SERIAL THEATRE. Chapter Three of

"Don Winslow of the Navy," "Ace Drummond," "Flash Gordon Con¬

quers the Universe." SPEAKING OF SPORTS. Ox DaGrosa.

gives his slants on sports.

WHO'S WHO IN SPORTS. Sam Faier,

Del Parks head quiz show

THE NATURE OF THINGS. Dr. Roy K. Marshall discusses "What Are

the Stars?" How to measure dis¬ tance and dimensions of the stars and their chemical content, temper¬

ature and motions. PONY EXPRESS. Chief Halftown pre¬ sents "The Whirlwind Horseman."

Ken Maynard in starring role. GHOST RIDER. Western theatre. ON THE LINE. Bob Considine reports

news and has Larry Goetz, National

League Umpire, as his guest.

FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Down the

Wyoming Trail." HOLLYWOOD OPENING NIGHT.

"Old Mother Hubbard." (See TV

Drama, page 6.) BETTER HOME SHOWS. Bill Mackey subs for host Norman Brokenshire THE PATRICIA BOWMAN SHOW.

The ballerina hostess with guests.

Norman Paris' orch.

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o 7:00 3 STARS IN YOUR EYES. College tal¬

ent with Donn Bennett directing as

the youngsters perform. Mary Pal¬ mer sings "Let's Put Our Dreams Together."

6 SPORTS-GEORGE WALSH. The lat¬ est angle on the sporting picture.

10 SO YOU WANT TO LEAD A BAND.

Sammy Kaye gives audience partic¬ ipants instructions on how to swing a baton. Vocals by Barbara Benson.

7:15 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. Frank Hall

7:25 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? 7:30 3 ONE MAN'S FAMILY. The domestic

dramatic series featuring Bert Lytell, Marjorie Gatesorf, Russell Thorson in the leading roles.

6 STU ERWIN SHOW. Comedy drama

with June Collyer and Stu getting entangled in many situations that bring laughs to the viewers.

10 BEAT THE CLOCK. Bud Collyer con¬ ducts speedy quiz on which con¬ testants must beat time posted

8:00 3 ALL-STAR REVUE. Jimmy Durante makes his first fall appearance with Helen Traubel as his special guest. Eddie Jackson also featured.

6 PAUL WHITEMAN TV-TEEN CLUB.

The famed maestro and his cast of local juvenile entertainers perform direct from Town Hall, Philadelphia.

Nancy Lewis, Andrea McLaughlin, Junie Keegan are featured.

10 KEN MURRAY SHOW. Comedian Ken

heads revue featuring Anita Gor¬ don, Laurie Anders, Art Lund, the Glamourlovelies, the Ken Murray male chorus and dancers, David Broekman's orch. Guests, Thomas Mitchell, Al Mardo's and Paul Sydell's dog acts.

9:00 3 YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca top comedy revue featuring Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, Billy Williams quartet.

Jack Russell, Hamilton trio, Carl Reiner and Maguerite Piazza. Special hostess, Kim Hunter.

6 CALVACADE OF STARS. Jackie Glea¬ son conducts fun show with guests Mimi Benzell, Carl Ravazza, Kath¬

ryn Lee, June Taylor dancers. 10 FAYE EMERSON'S WONDERFUL

TOWN. Faye spotlights Wesport Conn., with guests Lillian Gish, Gladys Swarthout, Eddie Mayhoff, Steve Dohanos, Honey Dreamers.

9:30 10 THE SHOW GOES ON. Robert Q.

Lewis auditions professional talent for entertainment buyers. Guests Sally Benson, Emmet Coniff, Ralph

Flanagan.

10:00 6 YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL. Review of the week's leading events.

10 SONGS FOR SALE. With Steve Allen, emcee; Jack Stanton and Betty Lust¬

er, dancers; Ray Bloch's orchestra, guest singers Mel Torme, Joan Edwards, panelists.

10:15 6 THIS WEEK IN SPORTS. Review of

the latest sport happenings. 10:30 3 YOUR HIT PARADE. Dorothy Col¬

lins, Eileen Wilson and Snooky Lan-

son dramatize top seven tunes. Hit Paraders, Raymond Scott's orch.

6 FORD FILM PLAYHOUSE. "Lady Let's

Dance." James Ellison. An ice skat¬ ing story with a love twist.

11:00 3 FILM PLAYHOUSE. "Murder Is My Business." Hugh Beaumont as Mich¬ ael Shayne trails a killer while his secretary goes on a wild goose

10 WRESTLING. Ernie Leiss at ringside with the matmen at Dayton.

12:00 3 CANDID CAMERA. Allen Funt 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. News of all

sides with Frank Hall. 12:10 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? 12:15 6 HAIR RAISING TALES. Films of skin

& scalp culture. 12:30 3 NEWS. Events of the day fresh from

the wire services.

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TV Digest 11

JIMMY DURANTE • Legendary figure

of show business

challenge to Durante and he plunged in with awe-inspired enthusiasm.

Jimmy now gets as much as $7,500 a week at the nation’s top night clubs —and that’s plus what rolls in on the TV shows, radio and an occasional movie. He seldom goes to bed before 5 A.M.; his passion is hats, reading detective stories and American poetry. Eighteen people depend directly upon him for jobs.

It’s a far cry from Schnozzola’s modest beginnings as an entertainer. Jimmy got his start playing piano in New York’s Chinatown honkytonks, moving on to “Diamond Tony’s” a club in Coney Island, where he earned $25 a week. Later he played at Terry Walsh’s Club where he sometimes ac¬ companied a singing waiter—a young fellow by the name of Eddie Cantor.

Jimmy continued to play piano at various other clubs and in 1916 or¬ ganized a five-piece Dixieland band for the Club Alamo in Harlem. There he met a pretty, young singer, Jeanne Olsen, and married her. Mrs. Durante died in Hollywood in 1943, after a long illness.

There are all kinds of lovable characters in show business but none tops that little wiry man with the big nose, big cigar and big smile. Jimmy Durante had what it takes and he used all of it when he took TV by storm right from the opening of his first video show in November 1950. He tore pianos apart, sang toe-tapping songs in that famil¬ iar raucous voice and bounced about the stage clowning with guests, cameramen and musi¬ cians alike. On each of his ap¬ pearances studio audiences thundered its applause and in the viewers homes across half the country, the reaction was the same.

In a single season the Schnozzola won more plaudits, more laudatory revdews and more recognition than any other TV personality. And, that was topped off by winning the coveted Peabody Award, the highest recogni¬ tion of achievement bestowed in the radio-television industry, for “best en¬ tertainment in television.”

Jimmy is beginning his second year in an expanded version of last year’s comedy series, this year titled “All- Star Revue” and telecast Saturdays at 8 P.M. on Channel 3. He’ll be star of the show at regular intervals dur¬ ing the coming 1951-52 season, with one of those much-anticipated appear¬ ances due this Saturday, October 6.

Now 57 years old, with 39 years of show business behind him, Jimmy needed the extra TV money about as much as he needs- a bigger nose. But the new video medium did pose a

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While at the Alamo, Jimmy also met a singing waiter named Eddie Jackson, and they became friends. Later, when Jimmy opened his own place—the Club Durant—Jimmy took Jackson along as a partner. A few weeks after the opening of the club an ex-dancer named Lou Clayton dropped in and it wasn’t long before the famous trio of “Clayton, Jackson and Durante” was formed.

That team was one of the most suc¬ cessful night club attractions of all time. The late Damon Runyon once wrote; “I doubt if a greater cabaret combination ever lived.”

The team’s wonderful success was due largely to Jimmy’s great natural talent and when the depression came along the boys decided it would be in the best interests to disband. Durante then went on to even greater heights of success on Broadway and Holly¬ wood appearing in a long string of hit movies . . . but he never forgot his old partners. Both Clayton and Jackson acted in managerial capaci¬ ties for Durante until their long and close association was broken by the death of Clayton last year. Eddie Jackson is still seen in each of Du- rante’s TV shows.

He’s superstitious as could be and that’s why he never fails to mention “Mrs. Calabash” on all his shows. But don’t ask us who Mrs. Calabash is . . . that’s something even his best friends don’t know—and if they did, they aren’t telling.

If you ask the Schnoz about Mrs. Calabash he just cocks his head and smiles. “A fella’s gotta havg some secrets, ain’t he?”

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12:00 3 NEWS DIGEST. Latest events.

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stories along with western songs. 12:15 3 BOOTS AND SADDLES. "Pioneer Jus¬

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1:00 3 THE DEVIL HORSE. Exciting adven¬ ture serial for the kids.

6 THEATRE TIME MATINEE. "The Kan¬

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10 TO BE ANNOUNCED. 1:25 3 NEWS. Latest flashes.

1:30 3 WORLD SERIES PRESS BOX. Gene

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N. Y. Yanks vs N. L. champs.

2:30 6 WESTERN THEATRE TIME. "Thun¬

dering Gun Slingers." Buster Crabbe. 10 PRODUCING FOR DEFENSE. Film.

3:00 10 TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. Red Barber,

host, as films of Navy-Princeton game are shown. Dr. Mai Stevens & Red discuss football tactics.

3:10 6 OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY. Re¬ ligious program.

3:30 6 VOICE OF PHILADELPHIA. John Mc¬

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3:40 6 PARADE OF STARS. Musical films by outstanding artists.

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m 10 LAMP UNTO MY FEET. "To Live in

Peace." Guest panelists. Rabbi Na¬ than Perelman, Herman Stichman. Lyman Bryson, moderator.

4:30 3 ZOO PARADE. A visit to Lincoln Park Zoo. Marlin Perkins, host, as lizards are discussed.

6 SPACE PATROL. Adventure story. 10 CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER. Darrin Mc-

Gavin stars as Casey the lensman who helps police solve crimes.

5:00 3 GABBY HAYES SHOW. Gabby re¬ lates an interesting story about Columbus' second voyage to America.

6 SUPER CIRCUS. Circus antics, with

Claude Kirchner, Mary Hartline. 10 JIMMY POWERS SHOW. Interviews

5.15 10 FILM FEATURETTE. Short subject.

5:30 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "King of the Stallions." Western story.

10 INDUSTRY ON PARADE. Modern electrical miracles performed.

5::45 10 SARAH CHURCHILL SHOW. The stage and screen star chats with

guests, recites poems, comments 6:00 6 TV NEWS OF THE WEEK. News

10 THE BIG QUESTION. Charles Col- lingswood moderates interesting

public affairs program.

6:30 3 LET'S GO. Travelogue. 6 NAME THE STAR. Timely quiz with

Tom Moorehead as emcee. 10 STAR OF THE FAMILY. Peter Lind

Hayes & Mary Healy greet guests Tony Bennett, Peter Donald, Jean

Leon Destine. 6:40 3 NEWS. Summary of day's action. 6:45 3 KIERAN'S KALEIDOSCOPE. Science

, notes by John Kieran. 7:00 3 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK PROGRAM.

6 PAUL WHITEMAN REVUE. Musical variety show with Earl Wrightson Maureen Cannon, Mimi Benzell.

10 GENE AUTRY. Western drama. "Ghost

Town Raiders." Gene tracks down a gang of smugglers who have been mysteriously getting stolen gold

across the Mexican border.

7:30 3 YOUNG MR. BOBBIN. Aunt Bertie and Aunt Clare take in sewing to raise money for the Women's

League. 6 TED MACK FAMILY HOUR. Musical

variety with songs, music, dancing. Andy Roberts handles vocals.

10 THIS IS SHOW BUSINESS. A variety program with backstage flavor. Reg¬

ular panelists Sam Levenson and George S. Kaufman and moderator Clifton Fadiman greet guests Faye

Emerson, Guy Raymond, June Hut¬ ton, Jean Babilee and Nathalie

Philippart.

8:00 3 COMEDY HOUR. Donald O'Connor

makes comedy hour debut with guest stars Ed Wynn, Arlene Dahl.

6 MYSTERY THEATRE. "One Frightened Night." Mary Carlisle.

10 TOAST OF THE TOWN. Ed Sullivan greets guests, Roberta Peters, Dick Haymes, acrobatic Los Gatos. Also Ray Bloch's orch., Toastettes.

9:00 3 PHILCO PLAYHOUSE. "Requiem for a Model A." (See TV Drama, page 6).

6 ROCKY KING, DETECTIVE. "Bottle

Secret." 10 FRED WARING SHOW. Fred and the

Pennsylvanians play tuneful melo¬ dies. Guest, Rudy Vallee.

9:30 6 THE PLAINCLOTHESMAN. "Model

Wife." A photographer's wife is accidentally poisoned by her lover when she takes the poison meant

for her husband.

10:00 3 RED SKELTON SHOW. The red¬ head turns to video with all his famous comedy characterizations. David Rose's orch. (See ADV.‘,

p. 13.)

6 THEY STAND ACCUSED. Drama.

10 CELEBRITY TIME. Regulars Jane Wil¬ son and Herman Hickman and Mod¬ erator Conrad Nagel are joined by guests Helen Traubel, Raymond

Massey. 10:30 3 GREAT MUSIC. Classical music with

Guy Marriner as conductor and com¬ mentator. Guest artists, Nancy Har- bert, Anne Bickford, violin-viola duo.

10 WHAT'S MY LINE? Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen and Hal Block team their efforts. John

Daly moderates the show. 11:00 3 ARTHUR MURRAY SHOW. Donn Ben¬

nett emcees a show stressing danc¬ ing. His records are animated by dancers and cartoons.

6 YOUTH ON THE MARCH. Mixed

chorus. Glee Club, and sermon. 10 NEWS AND SPORTS. John Whitaker

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Monterey." Armida, Jack LaRue.

12:00 3 NEWS. Events of the day presented.

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BEHIND BARS: Dane Clark finds Bonita Granville happily spending a night in jail. They co-starred in "Not Guilty ... Of Much."

INTROSPECTION: Edmond O'Brien in a scene from "Hit and Run" in which he played the role of a careless driver who killed a child.

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LOVE IN GOLF: As the main characters in "In¬ side Story" Lola Al¬ bright and Robert Sterl¬ ing take time out from golf to exchange sig¬ nificant glances.

Drama fans are very fond of the Lux Video Theatre idea of bringing a popular Hollywood personality to the TV screen each week. Probably because of this policy, the drama show (seen Mondays at 8 P.M. on Channel 10) has zoomed up to topnotch popularity in a comparatively short time.

Now in its second TV season, the drama show looks back to a string of startling successes with their presenta¬ tions, especially since these were hypo-ed by the appear¬ ance of 28 top stars of the movie world.

Grouped around these pages are but a few of the movie stars presented by Video Theatre in the past, seen in highlights from memorable plays.

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BACKSTAGE SCENE: Martha Scott and Robert Sterling listen in on a "walkie-talkie" during a rehearsal break in "Choir Rehearsal."

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HELPFUL HOMEIER: Skip Homeier shows Mar¬ garet her cue lines at rehearsals of "To The Lovely Margaret," one of Video Theatre hits.

JUST ARRIVED: The camera catches Joan Caul¬ field as she steps off the plane from Holly¬ wood for her video debut.

NEWCOMER: Below, Celeste Holm recently paid her first visit to Lux Video Theatre in the premiere presentation of "The Pacing Goose."

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OCTOBER 8 7:00 3 THREE TO GET READY. Ernie Kovacs. 8:00 10 TIME, MUSIC & PROGRAM RESUME.

8:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Latest events. 9:00 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. Flashes.

10 STRICTLY FOR THE GIRLS. Ed Mc¬

Mahon conducts proceedings. 9:15 6 LET'S SEE. Board of Education pro¬

gram. 9:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping

tips by Nancy Dolphin, Betty Blair. 10:00 6 THE MIXING BOWL. Cooking show.

10 MID-MORNING MATINEE. "Sins of Children." Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker.

10:30 6 SPOTLIGHT REVUE. Musical films. 10:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping

tips by Nancy Dolphin, Betty Blair. 11:00 3 COMMUNITY CALL BOARD. Doings

of various organizations. 6 CUMMINGS AND GOINGS ON.

Comments on the day's news. 10 HOME HIGHLIGHTS. Chatter.

11:10 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "Play Pro¬ duction for Community Theatre."

11:15 3 NEWS. Latest happenings. 11:20 3 PUBLIC INVITED, Roy Neal. 11:30 3 HANDS OF SERVICE. Religious pro¬

gram with guest hosts. 6 UNIVERRSITY OF THE AIR. "Music

Appreciation."

10 STRIKE IT RICH. Warren Hull emcee. 11:45 3 RHONA LLOYD. Commentary.

12:00 3 RUTH LYON'S 50 CLUB. Folksy type

chatter show. Comes from Cincinnati. 6 LANGFORD-AMECHE SHOW. New

variety program with Frances Lang¬

ford and Don Ameche as hosts. 10 THE EGG AND I. Life of a city

couple living in the country. 12:15 10 LOVE OF LIFE. New drama of a

girl who works for an ad agency.

(Channel 3's schedule from 12:30 to 4 P. M. is tentative and will be replaced by the World Series if game is played.) 12:30 3 VACATION WONDERLAND. Glimpses

of various vacation spots. 10 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW. Dramatic

show about a typical family. 12:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Headlines.

1:00 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "Phant¬

om Express." J. Farrell MacDonald, William Collier, Jr

6 RUMPUS ROOM. Johnny Olsen. 10 CINDERELLA WEEKEND. Alan Scott.

1:30 6 CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. "The Girl from Monterey." Jack LaRue.

10 HAL MOORE. Shop 'n Sing, featur¬

ing singing housewives. 2:00 3 DEADLINE FOR DINNER. Pete Boyle

10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Afternoon variety with guest Chaz Chase.

2:30 3 CHARM CLINIC. Doris Hackett. 10 FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. Drama.

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2:45 6 THE MODEL SPEAKS. Violet Hale.

10 MOVIE OF THE WEEK. "Hell In A

Circus." (Part 1.) 3:00 3 MISS SUSAN. Susan Peters.

10 VANITY FAIR. Dorothy Doan. 3:15 3 HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU. The prop¬

er manner to apply cosmetics. 6 PART ONE. "Bashful Bachelor."

3:30 3 BERT PARKS SHOW. Bert with his musical show. Betty Ann Grove.

6 PARADE OF STARS. Bob Horn. 10 ALL AROUND THE TOWN. Mike Wal¬

lace emcees show 4:00 3 KATE SMITH HOUR. Kate sings

6 MOVIE MATINEE. "One Frightened Night." Mary Carlisle.

10 HOMEMAKER'S EXCHANGE. Recipes.

4:30 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Ilene Woods, 5:00 3 HAWKINS FALLS. Life in a typical

small town in America. 6 CAPTAIN VIDEO. Another episode

of the electronic age. 10 JUNIOR HI-JINX. Cartoons. ,

5:15 3 GABBY HAYES SHOW. Tall tales. 5:30 3 HOWDY DOODY-BOB SMITH.

6 PONY EXPRESS. Chief Halftown pre¬ sents "Moonlight on the Range."

10 GHOST RIDER. "Trigger Fingers."

6:00 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Lawless Valley." Western thriller.

6:30 6 SPACE CADET. Frankie Thomas. 10 WESTERN'S WEATHERMAN.

6:35 10 SPORT SHOTS. John Whitaker. 6:45 6 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Rev.

Daniel A. Poling, Republican candi¬

date for Mayor. 10 TELEVISION NEWS. Randy Kraft.

7:00 3 KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE. The delight¬

ful Kukapolitans. 6 GEORGE WALSH LOOKS 'EM OVER.

A look at the sports picture. 10 SAY IT WITH MUSIC. Musical

7:15 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. News 10 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Jo¬

seph S. Clark, Jr., Democratic Candi¬

date for Mayor. 7:25 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? 7:30 3 ROBERTA QUINLAN. Delightful song

stylings with guest Mel Torme. 6 HOLLYWOOD SCREEN TEST. Neil

Hamilton greets Edward Everett Horton and 2 youthful aspirants.

10 DOUGLAS EDWARDS-CBS NEWS.

7:45 3 JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE. News 10 THE PERRY COMO SHOW. Hit tunes

8:00 3 WINCHELL—MAHONEY SHOW. Ven¬

triloquist Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney in their comedy quiz show. Regulars Dorothy Claire, Hilda

Vaughn assist on the show. 6 AMAZING MR. MALONE. Drama.

10 VIDEO THEATRE. "Route 19." (See

TV Drama, page 6.)

9:00 3

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9:45 6

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12:00

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VOICE OF FIRESTONE. Howard Bar-

low conducts the Firestone orchestra. Guest, tenor Christopher Lynch. THE GALLERY OF MME LIU-TSONG.

Anna May Wong in drama. GODFREY'S TALENT SCOUTS. Vari¬ ety talent on professional plane with the audience selecting the winner.

Arthur Godfrey directs show.

LIGHTS OUT. "Dark Image." (See TV Drama, page 2). LIFE BEGINS AT 80. Jack Barry

emcees as panel of oldsters, all over 80, discusses problems of viewers RACKET SQUAD. "Just a Little Lar¬

ceny." A mongrel puppy is passed

off as a valuable dog

LUCKY STRIKE THEATRE. "To Walk

the Night." (See TV Drama, page 6). HOLLYWOOD REEL. Glimpses of movieland stars at work and play. IT'S NEWS TO ME. John Daly ref¬ erees contest between panel and

studio audience. AT HOME SHOW. Earl Wrightson

AT RING SIDE WITH THE RASSLERS.

Wild Red Berry vs. Roger McKay in

feature bout from Los Angeles. Pre¬ lims pair Allie Bey vs. Bud Curtis, Vic Christy vs. Tony Martinez. STUDIO ONE. "Mighty Like A

Rogue." "WHO SAID THAT?" Robert Trout

asks informed panel headed by John Cameron Swayze. Guests, John Mas¬ on Brown, Joan Diener, John Crider.

MOVIE HOUR. "Spy in Black." Con¬ rad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw in story of intrigue. TELEVISION NEWSREEL. Flashes. NEWS - WITH CHARLES SHAW. WHAT'S THE WEATHER? SPORTS ALBUM. Top events of sports TV AUCTION. Viewers bid on prod¬ ucts put up for auction. Frank Ford.

. CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. "The Miracle Kid." Tom Neal, Carol Hughes. A romantic boxing tale. DOUBLE FEATURE THEATRE. "Sins of

Children" and "Trigger Fingers."

NEWS. Day's events in brief WANTED PERSONS. F.B.I. Flyers

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iiMt OUT: Margaret Field and William Phipps pose for the still camera during the shooting of the TV play of "Doctor Mac" in Hollywood. The play will be seen on Fireside Theater this Tuesday at 9 P. M. on Channel 3.

PLOTS A'HATCHIN': Pat Kirkland, coun¬ terpart of author Betty MacDonald, and John Craven as husband Jim, are the principals in the TV adaptation of the best seller, "The Egg and I."

SUPER-VENTRILOQUIST: Nine year old "Angel" expert ventriloquist on the Frances Langford—Don Ameche Show with "Kleeko" the Eskimo Boy, the first of its kind in puppetry. Kleeko has no seam line showing on the mouth and his eyes and lips move as naturally as a human being's.

★

★ TV BACKS! • Photographic glimpses

EXACT "TYPE" FOUND BACKSTAGE Julie Stevens, "Lorelei" of Big Town, tests the muscles of Mickey McAvoy, the burly, big-muscled stagehand who vvas chosen for the prizefighting story "The Comeback" seen on Big Town. Mickey was chosen because he looked "so right" for the part, but actually was a former fighter known as "The Brooklyn Mick." Before hanging up the gloves to

become a stagehand, "The Mick" had sparred with 15 champs.

(if you've ever w/atched him pantomime it) but above he's a mighty puzzled shutterbug doing best to pose Imogene Coca as a sultry siren for one of their forthcoming skits on TV.

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REAL INVESTIGATOR: Rudolph Hal¬ ley, former chief counsel of the Sen¬ ate Crime Investigating Committee, is narrator of "Crime Syndicated," new true crime series recently begun on TV.

HOT OFF THE TELETYPE: Al Ringler, news editor WCAU looks over Randy Kraft's shoulder as Randy checks a news item from the teletype. In the background. Bob

JUNIOR STAR: (Below) Mary Stuart and 6-year-old starlet Lynn Loring are two principals in the daily dramatic series, "Search For Tomorrow," which made its TV bow early in September.

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OCTOBER 9 7:00 3 THREE TO GET READY. Ernie Kovacs

8:00 10 TIME, MUSIC & PROGRAM RESUME.

8:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Flashes. 9:00 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. News.

10 STRICTLY FOR THE GIRLS. Morning

variety with Ed McMahon. 9:30 6 WANTED PERSONS. F.B.I. Flyers. 9:35 6 BACKSTAGE. Musical films. 9:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping

tips by Nancy Dolphin, Betty Blair. 10:00 6 THE MIXING BOWL. Cooking show.

10 MID-MORNING MATINEE. "One Year Later." Mary Brian, Russell Hopton.


tips by Betty Blair, Nancy Dolphin. 11:00 3 COMMUNITY CALL BOARD. Doings



11:10 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "Your Government—Federal, State, Local."

Rider College. 11:15 3 NEWS. Latest happenings. 11:20 3 PUBLIC INVITED, Roy Neal. 11:30 3 PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM. "You

and Your Health." Ken Miller. 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "Fine

Arts." Temple University. 10 STRIKE IT RICH. Warren Hull, M.C.

11:45 3 RHONA LLOYD. Commentary.

12:00 3 RUTH LYONS' 50 CLUB. Chatter. 6 LANGFORD-AMECHE SHOW. Inter¬

views, cooking, recipes, music.

10 THE EGG AND I. Life of a city

couple in the country. 12:15 10 LOVE OF LIFE. Peggy McCay

(Channel 3's schedule from 12:30 to 4 P. M. is tentative and will be replaced by the World

Series if game is played.)

12:30 3 VACATION WONDERLAND. Glimpses


show based on problems of an

American family. 12:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Headlines.

1:00 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "Crash¬

ing Through Danger." 6 RUMPUS ROOM. Audience fun show

10 CINDERELLA WEEKEND. Alan Scott

with a quiz for the ladies. 1:30 6 CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. "The Mir¬

acle Kid." Tom Neal, Carol Hughes. 10 MARIAN KEMP. Economical and

practical meal planning presented by

the cooking expert. 2:00 3 NOW YOU'RE COOKING. Ernie Ko¬

vacs with a program for the ladies. 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Afternoon

variety with llene Woods.

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2:30 3 SOMETHING SPECIAL. Eleanor Glenn 10 FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. The trials

and tribulations of a young couple. 2:45 6 WHAT'S COOKING? Peggy Towne

gives cooking suggestions. 10 MOVIE OF THE WEEK. "Hell In A


10 THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW. Variety with music and comedy.

3:15 3 HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU. The prop¬ er manner to apply cosmetics.

6 PART TWO. "Bashful Bachelor." Lum & Abner. Part of film.

10 BRIDE AND GROOM. Gifts for new¬ lyweds. John Nelson, Phil Hanna.

3:30 3 BILL GOODWIN SHOW. Eileen Bar¬

ton, Roger Dann, Joe Bushkin's trio. 6 PARADE OF STARS. Musical films.

10 FASHION MAGIC. Arlene Francis 4:00 3 KATE SMITH HOUR. Variety show

6 MOVIE MATINEE. "The Marines Come Through." Wallace Ford.

10 HOMEMAKER'S EXCHANGE. Recipes 4:30 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Variety.

5:00 3 HAWKINS FALLS. Life in a typical small town in America.

6 CAPTAIN VIDEO. Adventures with

the Video Rangers. 10 JUNIOR HI-JINX. With Willie.

5:15 3 GABBY HAYES SHOW. Tail tales. 5:30 3 HOWDY DOODY-BOB SMITH.

6 PONY EXPRESS. Chief Halftown pre¬ sents "Reckless Buckaroo."

10 GHOSE RIDER. "Texas Wildcats." 6:00 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Cowboy

From Sundown." 6:30 6 THE EAGLES' NEST. Coach Bo Mc-

Miliin as commentator uses films and blackboard diagrams.

10 WESTERN'S WEATHERMAN. 6:35 10 SPORT SHOTS. John Whitaker. 7:00 3 KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE. Delightful

puppet situations for all. 6 GEORGE WALSH LOOKS 'EM OVER.

10 THE BIG IDEA. Donn Bennett, host. Inventions include decoy spreader, a kite, fishing float, auto license holder.

7:15 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. 7:25 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? 7:30 3 JOHN CONTE'S LITTLE SHOW. The

Three Beaus and a Peep assist John. Guest, vocalist Jo Sullivan.

WPTZ CH. 3 Tues., 2:00-2:30 P.M.

Presented By NAT-GAS

6 SHOWTIME. "He's Gone Away" and "Bed By the Window." Short films.

10 DOUGLAS EDWARDS - CBS NEWS. Analysis of newest events.

7:45 3 NEWS. John Cameron Swayze. 10 THE STORK CLUB. Sherman Billings¬

ley plays host to Ed Flynn.

8:00 3 STAR THEATRE. Milton Berle with another laugh-packed variety show with guest Boris Karloff.

6 CHARLIE WILD, PRIVATE DETECTIVE.

The sleuth solves a crime. 10 FRANK SINATRA SHOW. Frankie re¬

turns to TV with the Andrews Sis¬ ters as his special guests.

8:30 6 KEEP POSTED. A stimulating discus¬

sion of the headline controversy of the moment with the personalities involved. Martha Rountree, Lawrence Spivak, co-moderators.

10 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Rev. Daniel A. Poling, Republican candi¬

date for Mayor.

9:00 3 FIRESIDE. "Doctor Mac." (See TV

Drama, page 6.) 6 COSMOPOLITAN THEATRE. "Be Just

and Fear Not." (See TV Drama p. 6) 10 CRIME SYNDICATED. Rudolph Hal¬

ley, narrator, in a new dramatization. 9:30 3 CIRCLE THEATRE. "The Comman¬

dant's Clock." (See TV Drama, p. 6.) 10 SUSPENSE. "High Street." (See TV

Drama, page 6).

10:00 3 AMATEUR HOUR. Aspiring talent

tries for big break in show business. 6 STAGE "S." "And Then There Were

None." Mystery film

10 DANGER. "Nightmare." (See TV Drama, page 6.)

10:30 10 BOSTON BLACKIE. A "Cop Killer."

Three men rob an armored truck and kill three people

11:00 3 FEATURE FILM. "Quiet Women." 10 JOHN FACENDA AND THE NEWS.

11:15 6 COMEDY FILMS. "The Immigrant" with Charlie Chaplin.

10 DOUBLE FEATURE THEATRE. "One

Year Later" and "Texas Wildcats." 11:30 6 TV NEWSREEL & WEATHER. News. 11:45 6 CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. "Scatter-

good Baines." Guy Kibbee,

12:00 3 NEWS. Synopsis of day's events.

Tonight at 7

WCAU-TV Channel 10

’’THE BIG IDEA” where inventors, for the first

time, have the opportunity of demonstrating their inventions

to the public.

DONN BENNETT—M.C.

TV Digest 23

BARRY AND THE JURY: Jack Barry presides over this panel of youngsters

>vho offer novel solutions to problems sent in by viewers. Members of a rotating "Juvenile Jury" are (I. to r.) Ronnie Molluzzo (7), Mai-Lan Rogoff (5),

Laura Mangels (6), Charles Hankinson (11) and Dickie Orlan (11).

VIDEO’S MERRY MOPPETS • The precocious kids in Juvenile Jury

have captured the hearts of TV fans

There’s something about unusual talent in children that seems to tug at an adult’s heartstrings. But, the strange and wonderful combination of artless simplicity and precocious shrewdness found in Juvenile Jury produces more tugs per minute than in any other children’s show.

A standout of these unpredict¬ able panelists is Mai-Lan Rogoff, five, who is noted for her hi¬ larious circumlo¬ cution whenever she has the floor. Born in Paris, M a i - L a n ’ s

mother is of Indo-Chinese nobility; her father is an American medical doctor. Mai - Ban’s dead - panned double-talk accounts for much of the show’s comedy. A talented dancer of modern ballet, she’s pretty smart at creating her own choreography.

Juvenile Jury (Sundays at 3:30 on Channel 3) isn’t just another show

in which children exhibit talents drilled into them by loving mothers or solicitous teachers. This show is strictly “off the cuff,” with each of the marvelous moppets completely on his own. They listen to a particular problem, presented in person or by letter, and each “juror” reacts in his own fashion. They say what occurs to them at the moment or give what they think is a solution.

Voicing their thoughts spontaneous¬ ly has produced some of the quaintest child philosophy (often pretty sage too) and also some of the most de¬ lightful humor enjoyed on television.

Elder statesman of the jurors is Dick Orlan, 11-year-old Brooklynite, noted for his poise, wit and mature commentary. Billy Knight, five-year- old son of Met Opera star Felix Knight, offers tart opinions on the subject of having girl friends; Laura Mangels, five, charms audiences with her ladylike demeanor and good sense, and clever Ronnie Molluzzo lures un¬ suspecting guests into working straight-man routines for him.

24 TV Digest

EMCEE; Jack Barry, who handles the problems

and answers in his "court"

Currently, there are about a dozen children who form a “pool” from which the jurors are chosen for each week’s show. Panel members are ro¬ tated weekly to give the children an opportunity to pursue their normal lives, to give the show a different flavor each week, and to give the pro¬ ducer of the show a chance to test new children whose potentialities seem high. Incidentally, one way of testing these candidates is to have them present a problem to the jury.

Fonda Plotkin came to Juvenile Jury in this manner, scoring a solid click, es¬ pecially because of her candid re¬ bukes to parents whenever she believes they need it. Only five

years old, Fonda is from Brooklyn and as alert and sharp on the ad lib as flve-year-olders come.

Just because the show runs smooth¬ ly, don’t think that Jack Barry, its moderator, doesn’t have his problems. Chatting with one of his six-year-old guests, Barry learned the child wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. Anticipating a noble reason be¬ hind this choice, Barry asked why she wanted to be a doctor. “Because,” answered the child, “I like to stick needles into people.”

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9:00 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. News. 10 STRICTLY FOR THE GIRLS. Songs

9:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping

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11:10 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "It's Your

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and Uncle Sam." Edward Dougherty. 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "A Million

Years of Human Affairs." Lehigh 10 STRIKE IT RICH. Warren Hull.

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10 THE EGG AND I. A city couple tries life in the country.

12:15 10 LOVE OF LIFE. Story of a girl who

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12:30 3 VACATION WONDERLAND. Glimpses


show about family problems.

12:45 10 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Daniel A. Poling, Republican

Candidate for Mayor. (See Adv. page 25).

1:00 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "De¬ sirable Lady."

6 RUMPUS ROOM. Johnny and Penny

Olsen and gaiety with the audience. 10 CINDERELLA WEEK-END. Alan Scott.

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10 MARIAN KEMP. Prize recipes 2:00 3 TELEVISION KITCHEN. Cooking de¬

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llene Woods. Guest, George Gobel.

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2:30 3 PICK YOUR IDEAL. Ernie Kovacs, host, and Nancy Ault, fashion com¬ mentator, conduct quiz.

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lar show on gracious living 6 WHAT'S COOKING? Peggy Towne.


Circus." (Part 3.) 3:00 3v MISS SUSAN. Susan Peters

10 VANITY FAIR. Dorothy Doan.


6 PART THREE. "Bashful Bachelor," 3:30 3 BERT PARKS SHOW. Musical

6 PARADE OF STARS. Musical films. 10 ALL AROUND THE TOWN. Mike Wal¬

lace, emcee, on show. 4:00 3 KATE SMITH HOUR. Kate's song

styling plus Ted Collins' interviews. 6 MOVIE MATINEE. "Wings Over Wy-

ming." George O'Brien. 10 HOMEMAKERS' EXCHANGE. Awards

for prize recipes with Louise Leslie. 4:30 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Comedian

George Gobel joins Garry. 5:00 3 HAWKINS FALLS. Witty serial

6 CAPTAIN VIDEO. Another episode

with the Video Rangers. 10 JUNIOR HI-JINX. With Willie

5:15 3 GABBY HAYES SHOW. The sage old- timer cowboy with western stories.

5:30 3 HOWDY DOODY. The puppets enter¬

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sents "Tonto Kid." Rex Bell. 10 GHOST RIDER. Western.

6:00 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Ghost Guns." Western thriller.

6:30 6 SPACE CADET. A daring foray into a new planet by Tom Corbett.

10 WESTERN'S WEATHERMAN.

6:35 10 SPORT SHOTS. John Whitaker.

6:45 6 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Richardson Dilworth, Democratic

candidate for District Attorney in a street corner rally from 40th St. & Lancaster Ave. (ADV. p. 25.)

10 TELEVISION NEWS. Randy Kraft. 7:00 3 OPEN HOUSE. Well-known person¬

alities interviewed by Roy Neal. 6 GEORGE WALSH LOOKS 'EM OVER.

10 WILD BILL HICKOCK. Western saga

7:15 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. News. 7:25 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? Francis

Davis with the latest forecast. 7:30 3 ROBERTA QUINLAN - SHOWROOM.

Singing star greets Art Lund. 6 CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. John Reed

King, Dick Collier and Russell Arms and Liza Palmer dance team.

10 DOUGLAS EDWARDS - CBS NEWS.

7:45 3 NEWS-JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE. 10 THE PERRY COMO SHOW. Hit tunes

by Perry, the Fontaine Sisters, Mit¬ chell Ayres' orch. Guest, Mary Mayo.

8:00 3 KATE SMITH EVENING HOUR. Kate and her evening show with Harry

Sosnik's orch. Guest Jack Pearl. 6 FROSTY FROLICS. New musical va¬

riety show on ice. 10 ARTHUR GODFREY'S FRIENDS. Arthur

Godfrey returns, with regulars Mariners, Chordettes, Marion Mar¬ lowe, Frank Parker and others.

9:00 3 KRAFT THEATRE. "Seen But Not Heard." (See TV Drama, page 6.)

6 DON McNEILL TV CLUB. Variety

show featuring Patsy Lee, Johnny

Desmond, Sam Cowling 10 STRIKE IT RICH. An unusual quiz

show where worthy contestants get an opportunity to win some money.

9:30 6 BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD. Bill Slater emcees variety program fea¬

turing guests and news. 10 THE WEB. "Volcano."

10:00 3 BREAK THE BANK. Contestants vie for the jackpot with Bert Parks giv¬ ing the queries for answers. Guests, magician Kajar, dancer Alverda.

6 FEATURE FILM. "King's Crossroads." 10 BOXING. From Detroit Olympia.

10:30 3 FOREIGN INTRIGUE. Mystery drama about two American foreign corre¬

spondents who vie for exclusive stories in the top news capitals on the continent. Jerome Thor, Sydna Scott play leading roles.

10:45 10 CLUBHOUSE. Ox DaGrosa discusses

boxing with guests. 11:00 3 MOVIE HOUR. "The Shape of Things

to Come." Raymond Massey. 6 WRESTLING. Wayne Griffin announc¬

ing as the matmen grapple from the Rainbo Arena in Chicago.

10 NEWS-WITH BARRY CASSELL. 11:10 10 WEDNESDAY TV THRILLER, "Inter¬

national Crime." 12:00 3 NEWS. The day's happenings.

6 TV NEWSREEL-WEATHER. The latest

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by Hank O’Hare

Memo from the boss to Hank O’Hare: How about reviewing one show thoroughly for a change, in¬ stead of spreading your column over several shows? Suggest you cover Milton Berle’s fall opening show.

Memo from Hank O’Hare to the boss: I covered the Berle opening, as you suggested, but believe you me I wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t part of my job. The man keeps re¬ minding me of those big business ty¬ coons who hire top-flight executives and then give them daily instructions on every detail of the job. Berle al¬ ways has wonderful guest stars but won’t get out of the way long enough to let them entertain.

An exception to that last remark, however, was Eddie Cantor’s appear¬ ance on the show. Of course, I probr ably don’t need to inform you that Cantor sang “Don’t Put a Tax on the Beautiful Girls” and “If You Knew Susie” and other such oldies for the 76,498th time. It must take utter blindness or colossal ego for even Cantor to think that the repe¬ tition is accepted with anything other than tolerance.

Berle was in his old form—which means that I won’t tune him in Tues¬ days at 8 any more. Even the studio audience didn’t laugh at his “Mr. Hamerica” opening, it was so corny.

Outside of Berle and Cantor the show was great. Jane Froman regis¬ tered nicely; the Nicholas Brothers are still tops in terps in my estima¬ tion but had only time for a too, too brief number. And, Philadelphia’s own Eddie Fisher was better than ever. Philadelphians who know Eddie must have gotten an extra kick out of the setting of the house supposedly Eddie’s home in the show. It certainly didn’t look anything like the South Philly environs in which Eddie really was brought up.

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At 14, Rita holds the distinction of having been on the Sunday morning at 11:30 program longer than any of the other kids.

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Henry Fonda is usually linked with the famous Broadway role of “Mister Roberts” but John Forsythe, a native of Pennsgrove, N. J., also used the role as a springboard to greater fame in television.

John always had a hankering for the role from the very first time he read Thomas Heggen’s book which served as the basis for the play. It wasn’t until June of 1949 that his dream came true although he was broached on the subject in the fall of 1948.

The handsome actor had other Broadway credits prior to “Mister Roberts” for his appearance in “All My Sons” made him one of the sought after TV actors.

He has been interested in dramatics for some time. When he attended the University of North Carolina, he joined “The Play makers”, one of the best dramatics departments among American universities.

Actually it was radio that got him into the theatre. For he was hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers to broadcast the team’s games in the summer. In the winter he branched off into soap operas, and in rapid time he got into the legitimate theatre.

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7:00 3 THREE TO GET READY. Ernie Kovacs. 8:00 10 TIME, MUSIC & PROGRAM RESUME.

8:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Hot news. 9:00 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. Flashes.

10 STRICTLY FOR THE GIRLS. Ed Mc¬

Mahon conducts festivities. 9:30 6 WANTED PERSONS. F.B.I. Flyers. 9:35 6 BACKSTAGE. Musical films. 9:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping

10:00 6 THE MIXING BOWL. Cooking show. 10 MID-MORNING MATINEE. "Mr. Boggs

Steps Out." Stuart Erwin. 10:30 6 SPOTLIGHT REVUE. Musical films.

10:45 10 MEET ME AT THE EAGLE. Shopping 11:00 3 COMMUNITY CALL BOARD. Doings



11:10 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "Chemistry

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grates to the country. 12:15 10 LOVE OF LIFE. New drama. 12:30 3 VACATION WONDERLAND. Glimpses


show about family problems.

12:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Headlines.

1:00 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "Town

Went Wild." 6 RUMPUS ROOM. Johnny Olsen.

10 CINDERELLA WEEKEND. Alan Scott.

1:30 6 CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. "The Ama¬ teur Crook." Bruce Bennett.

10 MARIAN KEMP. Cooking and party

hints with the kitchen expert 2:00 3 TELEVISION MATINEE. Roy Neal.

10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Ilene Woods.

2:30 3 SOMETHING SPECIAL. Eleanor Glenn 10 FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. Drama.

2:45 6 WHAT'S COOKING. Peggy Towne. 10 MOVIE OF THE WEEK. "Hell In A

Circus." (Part 4.)

3:00 3 MISS SUSAN. Susan Peters 10 STEVE ALLEN SHOW. Variety show.


6 PART FOUR. "Bashful Bachelor."

10 BRIDE AND GROOM. Gifts for new¬ lyweds. John Nelson, Phil Hanna.

3:30 3 BILL GOODWIN SHOW. Musical 6 PARADE OF STARS. Bob Horn.

10 MEET YOUR COVER GIRL. Robin Chandler presents beautiful girls.

4:00 3 KATE SMITH HOUR. Kate's song stylings plus Ted Collins' interviews.

6 MOVIE MATINEE. "Phantom in the

House." Ricardo Cortez. 10 HOMEMAKER'S EXCHANGE.

4:30 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Ilene Woods.

5:00 3 HAWKINS FALLS. Day-by-day life in a small mid-western town.

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sents "The Nevada Buckaroo." 10 GHOST RIDER. Western.

6:00 3 FRONTIER PLAYHOUSE. "Spring¬

time in Texas." 6:30 6 FEATURES FOR WOMEN. LeRoy Mil¬

ler and Betty Barton. 10 WESTERN'S WEATHERMAN.

6:30 10 SPORT SHOTS. John Whitaker. 6:45 10 TELEVISION NEWS. Randy Kraft.

7:00 3 KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE. More amus¬ ing puppet tales with Fran Allison.

6 GEORGE WALSH LOOKS 'EM OVER. 10 GRANDSTAND GAZETTE. Musical

7:15 6 TELEVISION NEWSREEL. Frank Hall.

7:25 6 WHAT'S THE WEATHER? 7:30 3 JOHN CONTE'S LITTLE SHOW. Vocal

stylings with Three Beaus and a

Peep assisting on the vocals. 6 THE LONE RANGER. The masked

hero with another thrilling saga. 10 DOUGLAS EDWARDS—CBS NEWS.

7:45 3 POLITICAL PROGRAM. Talk by Dan¬ iel A. Poling, Republican candidate

10 THE STORK CLUB. Sherman Billings¬

ley is host at party.

8:00 3 YOU BET YOUR LIFE. Groucho Marx 6 STOP THE MUSIC. Elusive mystery

melody. Bert Parks, emcee. 10 BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW. Grade

visits a psychiatrist 8:30 3 TREASURY MEN IN ACTION. "The

Case of the Phoney Half." A 50-cent piece and a small-time crook set Federal agents on the trail of a

counterfeit ring. 10 AMOS 'N' ANDY. Sapphire and the

Kingfish agree to disagree after

several arguments, 9:00 3 FORD FESTIVAL. James Melton host,

Arthur Treacher is a special guest.

6 HERB SHRINER SHOW. The Hoosier

humorist starts his own show with a comedy drama of small-town life. Guests, Joseph Sweeney, Lenka, Biff McGuire, Peg Allenby, Eda Heinman.

10 ALAN YOUNG SHOW. Alan gets entangled in more hilarious situ¬ ations and usually gets the worst of things. Guest, Cesar Romero.

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9:30 6 GUILD THEATRE. "Hit and Run." 10 BIG TOWN. A little shopkeeper

bucks a political boss 10:00 3 MARTIN KANE, PRIVATE EYE. Lloyd

Nolan tracks down the criminals. 6 BIGELOW THEATRE. "Charming

Billy." (See TV Drama, page 6.) 10 RACKET SQUAD. "Old Flame." An

arsonist makes things hot for Cap¬

tain Braddock. 10.30 3 MYSTERY HOUR. "The Hangmen

Wait." John Turnbull, Bea Campbell. 6 TELESPORTS DIGEST. Sports on film.

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11:00 6 TV NEWS AND WEATHER. 10 RANDY KRAFT AND THE NEWS.

11:15 6 TALES OF FAMOUS OUTLAWS. 10 SPORTS ALBUM. Films.

11:25 10 DOUBLE FEATURE. "Mr. Boggs Steps

Out" and western. CAVALCADE OF GIRLS. Singing star

Bob Morris emcees new variety show. Doug Arthur, Bernie Lowen- thal's orch. Guest, Henny Youngman. COMEDY FILMS. Laurel and Hardy

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PROTECTED SIDE: Huddled beside small landing craft, U. S. Marines pre¬ pare to move forward during a beach landing on a Pacific island.

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Just 12 days after the United States (and 47 other nations) made final peace with an erstwhile enemy, WCAU-TV began the most comprehensive review of history’s most comprehensive war.

The new series is entitled, “Crusade in the Pacific”, and, since its premiere on September 20, is seen each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. over WCAU-TV.

“Crusade in the Pacific” is a series which will bring back to many televiewers many memories, memories of Oriental perfidy in the Pacific and the rousing of a slumbering nation from peace to a fighting pitch never before dreamed; memories of Pearl Harbor, gasoline and food rationing. Defense Bond drives, draft registration, a brazen declaration by a Japanese premier that he would ride the royal White Horse into the American White House. It is a series which will invoke names like echoes from a long-dead past, names of steam¬ ing islands and tropical lagoons which screamed from anonymity into world-wide consciousness: the Solomons, Tarawa, New Guinea, the Marshalls, the Marianas, Paulau, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.

In 26 weekly chapters, the March of Time-produced “Crusade” will trace America’s political and military history in the Pacific, from the first shot fired in the Japanese conquest of Manchuria—through a bombed-out gunboat, the U. S. S. Panay, in the Yangtze River and a bomb-loaded B-29 over Nagasaki—to the opening shots fired in Korea.

RE-PLAYED PROGRAM.. offers soul-stirring to-be-forgotten era

END OF WAR; Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur (back to camera in right fore¬ ground) watches as Japanese sign sur¬ render aboard USS Missouri on Sept.

ISLAND ACTION: Hugging the ground. Marines creep inland from beach, keeping low to avoid enemy fire dur¬ ing a beach landing.

The film was supplied by the U. S. military forces, the armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Also included in the series is captured Japanese film, giving the former enemy’s view of the struggle. It is noteworthy that the thous¬ ands of feet of film have never before been publicly shown. Until now, only a handful of high military and intelligence experts has had access to the footage.

Personalities who shaped the destiny of the world who will be seen in the filmed series include Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Emperor Hirohito, Premier Hideki To jo, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Generals “Vinegar Joe” Stillwell, Jonathan Wainwright, Douglas MacArthur; Admirals Chester Nimitz, William F. “Bull” Halsey; Chiang Kai-Shek, and many others.

In sheer area and number of campaigns, the Pacific war was far bigger than the European one. It was also history’s best-photographed and most voluminously recorded war, but the very fact that so many authorities were recording it, led to conflicting interpretations of a great many actions.

Sponsored locally by R. N. Hollingshead Corp. of Camden, N. J., Crusade in the Pacific, in its entirety, covers the history of Pacific war from the beginnings of U. S. interest in that vast area. Grouped around these pages are but a few of the photographic highlights in a mighty saga whose sweep and scope are without parallel in the long history of war.

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8:00 10 TIME, MUSIC & PROGRAM RESUME. 8:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Flashes.

9:00 3 TODAY'S HEADLINES. Fresh news. 6 MORNING MYSTERY. "Phantom in

the House." Ricardo Cortez. 10 STRICTLY FOR THE GIRLS. Ed Mc¬

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tips by Betty Blair, Nancy Dolphin.

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10 HOME HIGHLIGHTS. Chatter 11:10 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "Botany."

11:15 3 NEWS. Latest happenings. 11:20 3 PUBLIC INVITED, Roy Neal. 11:30 3 PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM. "You

and Your Health." Ken Miller. 6 UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR. "How We

» Got the English Bible."

10 STRIKE IT RICH. Warren Hull emcees 11:45 3 RHONA LLOYD. Commentary.

12:00 3 RUTH LYONS' 50 CLUB. Chatter. 6 LANGFORD-AMECHE SHOW.

10 THE EGG AND I. A city couple mi¬

grates to the country. 12:15 10 LOVE OF LIFE. Peggy McCay 12:30 3 VACATION WONDERLAND. Glimpses

of various vacation spots. 10 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW. Drama.

12:45 10 NEWS OF THE DAY. Headlines.

1:00 3 HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE. "No

Trace." Hugh Sinclair, 6 RUMPUS ROOM. Johnny Olsen.

10 CINDERELLA WEEKEND. Alan Scott 1:30 6 CHANNEL SIX CINEMA. J. Arthur

Rank's "My Sister and I." Sally

Ann Howe in mystery. 10 GLADYS WEBSTER. Prominent per¬

sonalities and food facts. 2:00 3 POTS, PANS AND PERSONALITIES.

Mary Wilson with tips for the house. 10 GARRY MOORE SHOW. Afternoon

variety show with songs

2:30 3 PIETRO'S PLACE. Drama. 10 FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. The compli¬

cations of a young married couple. 2:45 6 WINDOW SHOPPING. Violet Hale



10 VANITY FAIR. Dorothy Doan.


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PART FIVE. "Bashful Bachelor."

BERT PARKS SHOW. Bert emcees musical show. PARADE OF STARS. Bob Horn ALL AROUND THE TOWN. Mike Wal¬

lace emcees show about N.Y. sights. KATE SMITH HOUR. Variety ;-evue MOVIE MATINEE. "Windjammer."

George O'Brien. HOMEMAKER'S EXCHANGE. Louise

Leslie gives prizes for recipes. GARRY MOORE SHOW. Musical va¬ riety with llene Woods

HAWKINS FALLS. Every day life in a

small town. CAPTAIN VIDEO. Adventures of the electronic age with Al Hodge. JUNIOR HI-JINX. With Willie GABBY HAYES SHOW. The sage old- timer cowboy returns with some

western stories. HOWDY DOODY-BOB SMITH.

PONY EXPRESS. Chief Halftown pre¬ sents "The Whirlwind Rider." Lane Chandler in starring role. GHOST RIDER. Western.

SIX GUN CINEMA. "Rainbow Val¬ ley." Western thriller. POLITICAL PROGRAM. Sponsored by

Democratic City Committee. SPACE CADET. Tom Corbett is in¬

volved in another adventure. WESTERN'S WEATHERMAN. Phil

Sheridan with weather outlook. TALES OF FAMOUS OUTLAWS. TELEVISION NEWS. Randy Kraft pre¬

sents his views on news.

SPORTS PICTORIAL. Jimmy Foxx GEORGE WALSH LOOKS 'EM OVER. A look at the sports world.

CISCO KID. "Newspape'r Crusade." Pancho & Cisco aid a crusading

editor who is beaten up after run¬ ning a series of stories on the crime wave in his community. THE HANDY MAN. Jack Creamer. TELEVISION NEWSREEL. Frank Hall. WHAT'S THE WEATHER? Francis Davis with the latest forecast.

POLITICAL PROGRAM. Sponsored by

Democratic Campaign Committee. LIFE WITH LINKLETTER. Audience participation show with Art Link- letter directing the fun. DOUGLAS EDWARDS-CBS NEWS. NEWS-JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE. THE PERRY COMO SHOW. Hit tunes

with Perry, the Fontaine Sisters, and Michell Ayres' orch. Guests, Ralph Flanagan, Buddy Morrow.

8:00 3 QUIZ KIDS. Stickers are tossed at five smart kids by Joe Kelly.

6 TWENTY QUESTIONS. Bill Slater queries board of experts with Fred Vanderventer, Florence Rinard, Herb Polesie, Johnny McPhee.

10 MAMA. A magic lantern has the same effect on a household as TV has. All of the neighborhood chil¬ dren flock in to see it.

8:30 3 WE THE PEOPLE. Dan Seymour em¬ cees as stories of human interest

value are related by individuals. 6 YOU ASKED FOR IT. Viewers re¬

quests are filled. Art Baker, M.C.

10 MAN AGAINST CRIME. Ralph Bel¬ lamy is private eye, Mike Barnett who attends a masquerade party

and as Satan solves a crime.

9:00 3 BIG STORY. Reporter Jack Heise, of Seattle, tracks down the killer of

a murdered man. 6 TO BE ANNOUNCED.

10 PLAYHOUSE OF STARS. "The Name Is Bellingham." (See TV Drama, p. 6.)

9:30 3 THE ALDRICH FAMILY. Henry Aid-

rich gets into one jam after another but all turns out well.

6 TALES OF TOMORROW. "The Crys¬ tal Egg." (See Tv Drama, page 6.)

10:00 3 BOXING. From New York. 6 CAVALCADE OF STARS. Jackie Glea¬

son with his comedy revue fea¬ turing the June Taylor dancers.

10 LIVE LIKE A MILLIONAIRE. John

Nelson, emcee, as children introduce their talented parents.

10:30 10 FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE. Edmund

Lowe stars as attorney David Chase. 10:45 3 GREATEST FIGHTS OF THE CEN¬

TURY. Max Schmeling vs. Paolino Uzcudun in bout of 1929.

11:00 3 WRESTLING. The matmen in action from a Chicago ring.

6 TV NEWSREEL AND WEATHER. 10 RANDY KRAFT AND THE NEWS.

11:10 10 SPORTS ALBUM. Sports on film.

11:15 6 MOVIE THEATRE. "Clouds Over Europe." Laurence Olivier.

10 FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY. Ed McMahon conducts new variety show stressing

music. Bobby Roberts' band and musical trio assist.

12:00 3 NEWS. Day's happenings reported. 10 DOUBLE FEATURE THEATRE. "The

Stoker" with Noah Beery, Monte Blue and western.

12:15 6 HAIR RAISING TALES. Film of scalp

& skin culture.

TV Digest 35

MY PARTNER, CHAMPION

By Gene Autry

I get more questions about Cham¬ pion than about anything else con¬ nected with my radio, television, movie, rodeo and personal appear¬ ance work.

Champion was foaled on a farm near Lewisburg, Tenn. He belongs to a breed called the Tennessee Walking Horse, known for its good nature and stylish performing ability. He’s a chestnut stallion standing 15 hands high (that’s five feet) at the shoulder, and he weighs 2,200 pounds but doesn’t look it. His four pure white stockings and his blazed face give him what I’d say is a distinguished ap¬ pearance.

As far as we know—that is trainer John Agee, me, and his handlers— Champ has the world’s largest reper¬ tory of tricks. He kneels, waltzes, marches, bows, hulas, rhumbas, unties knots with his teeth, laughs, kisses people. Recently, he’s taken up the revived fad for the Charleston. He can assume almost any pose known to other educated horses, and a few that are strictly his own.

Champion’s 13 years old now and we’ve been a lot of places and done a lot of work together. He’s been in 50 television films, seven World Championship Rodeos, dozens of movies, and hundreds of children’s and veteran’s hospitals all over the nation. He has drawn record crowds as a solo attraction in dozens of de¬ partment stores. His voice and his hoofbeats are heard on our radio pro¬ gram and have been recorded as part of the sound effects in children’s records.

Champion’s the only horse that ever set foot in London’s Savoy Hotel. He’s tied up traffic in Piccadilly Circus and in Dublin, and has paraded on

most of America’s great thorough¬ fares from New York’s Fifth Avenue westward.

It would take a greater writer than I am to get across the feeling of part¬ nership and close creature-to-creature friendship that ties a horse and a rider together, especially when the eyes of spectators or movie cameras are on them. But it’s there all the same. Champion has never let me down in a performance, for which he commands my respect and gratitude.

Champion gets about a thousand fan letters a month. Many of his ad¬ mirers, including grown-ups, send him lumps of sugar and other small presents. Some kids have sent draw¬ ings of Champ to be “autographed.”

As his closest associate and co- worker, I can truthfully say that Champion is a horse in the finest western tradition. He’s got a keen in¬ telligence, a fine physique, and he gets along well with people.

Some playful publicity writer once wrote an imaginary interview in which Champion complained that I was slow to take his advice, saying to the writer: “Autry forgets how long I’ve carried him with me in this busi¬ ness.” Well, I never forget it. We’re partners, and we’re keeping it that way as long as we can.

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SUPERSONIC STEVE mirm by Harvey Pollack

Can the Eagles climb the long road back to the top of the National Foot¬ ball League heap this season or will it take a few years to mould a new powerhouse that will click?

That’s a question to which local grid fans will get a partial answer this Saturday night (Oct. 6) when the Eagles play their first league home game against San Francisco and which video fans will see starting with the Oct. 21 game with New York on Chan¬ nel 6.

The road back is long and rocky, and it’s doubtful if the Eagles can turn the trick this season even though they have a new coach in Alvin (Bo) McMillin and quite a few new play¬ ers. Last year, under Greasy Neale, the Eagles experienced their worst season (6-6) since 1942 and it came as a shock to their loyal fans who were accustomed to seeing them bowl over the opposition.

The rooters watched the Birds win the eastern division title in 1947 and the world title in 1948 and 1949. So when the team started to fold last year, losing its last four games and five out of its last six, the faithful wondered whether they were seeing a great machine disintegrating.

McMillin still has plenty of stalwarts on hand. It would be difficult to find a finer de¬ fensive end than Pete Pihos, the holy terror from Indiana. If Clyde Scott and Bosh

Pritchard can stay healthy, they could provide the running threats that could take the burden off Steve Van Buren.

There are also many standouts back in the line, but the big question is whether they are getting old. That question along with all others will be answered from here on in.

Pete Pihos

Upon the broad shoulders of Steve Van Buren rests the burden of the Eagles' running attack.

SPORTS MAIL BAG

Mrs. Kathryn Sprigle, of Wilming¬ ton, is one of those Roller Derby fans who is mourning the passing of the Roller Derby from our screens and suggests that “stations could put some of the gun shooting and murder stories in their trash cans and put on a clean healthy sport like the Roller Derby that the kids enjoy on the air.”

For Mary Hulette, of Camden, and Mrs. Virginia Witman, of Reading, we have the bad tidings that live tele¬ casts of Roller Derby look completely out this fall. There is a possibility, however, that films of the Derby will be shown.

Those eagle-eyed fans like Mrs. E. M. of Bordentown, who have noticed the resemblance of one “Tony Martinez” wrestling out on the coast with “Tony Martinelli” they know from hereabout are right. They are one and the same. Out West, Tony becomes “Martinez” to . draw the Mexican fans. In the East he becomes “Martinelli” to attract the Italian pay¬ ing customers . . . Mike David, of South Philly, is tired of seeing so many repeat films on Sports Album. He knows what Bill Slater is going to say before he says it by this time.

38 TV Digest

The

BULLETl Howdy Ghost Riders: Well pard-

ners, that was sure some jamboree we had there at the Bryn Mawr-Ches- ter County Horse Show. I was proud to see all of you loyal Ghost Riders turn out that day and I know you had a passel of fun. I reckon it made you feel pretty good too, when you gave your 25 cents at the gate because you knew that every penny of it was going to help the children’s hospitals around Philadelphia.

Well sir, when I was looking over the Corral Records you sent in for the month of September, I sure saw a lot of swell reports. I picked out three of them that I specially want to tell you about. My Corral out at 924 Catherine Street sent in a top-notch Record. Rudolph Bentivoglio is Cor¬ ral Foreman out there and he said the wranglers in his Corral are working hard to get good marks in school. That made me proud. And Joe Inners, the Corral Foreman out at 237 East Coun¬ try Line Road reported that they’re hard at work on their Ghost Rider newspaper. Good work, Joe. I’m right proud of you and the rest of the gang in your outfit. When I saw the report that Dennis Syphrett sent in from his Corral at 2025 Lippincott Road, I was real pleased, because Dennis told me that the wranglers in his Corral are doing their homework early so they can come to our regular meetings every night at 5:30 on Channel 10.

And by the way, all you kids who haven’t become Ghost Riders yet, don’t put off writing to me here at WCAU-TV for your membership cards and Ghost Rider badges. And you kids who already belong to Corrals, tell your friends about your Corral and invite them to join up with us.

Good riding,

THE GHOST RIDER

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