I mentioned on Saturday that one of the most notable features in today's programming is the color broadcast of President Eisenhower at the grand opening of the WRC studios, but that's not the only thing worth watching today. "Bomber's Moon," tonight's presentation on Playhouse 90, is a war drama from Rod Serling; and Climax presents a tough story of tensions between farmers and ranchers in Texas (appropriate, since we're looking at the Dallas-Fort Worth edition) starring Lee Marvin, William Shatner, and Harry Townes. There's a fine lineup of variety shows with some swell guest stars. (Andy WIlliams with Pat Boone!) There are even some very good late night movies. (Berlin Correspondent, Mildred Pierce.) All in all, a night worthy of your consideration.
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-4- KRLD (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:30
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CARTOONS—Kids
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7:45
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NEWS—Jim Underwood
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8:00
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CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids
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8:45
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NEWS
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9:00
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GARRY MOORE—Variety
Guest: Carl Ballentine
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9:30
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HOW DO YOU RATE?—Quiz
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10:00
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ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
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10:30
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DOTTO—Quiz
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Bill Burkett
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12:15
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BEAUTY THINGS—Michaels
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter
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2:00
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BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS—Trial
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
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3:15
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
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4:00
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DR. CHRISTIAN—Drama
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4:30
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CITY DETECTIVE—Police
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5:00
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WILLY—Comedy
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5:30
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NEWS
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5:40
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NEWS—Bob Brock
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5:45
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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EVENING
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6:00
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WEATHER
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6:10
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SPORTS
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6:15
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NEWS
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6:30
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SGT. PRESTON—Adventure
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7:00
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RICHARD DIAMOND—Mystery
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7:30
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CLIMAX—Drama
“Time of the Hanging”
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8:30
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PLAYHOUSE 90—Drama
“Bomber’s Moon”
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10:00
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NEWS—Bill Burkett
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10:10
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WEATHER—Jack Harrison
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10:15
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MOVIE—Drama
“Next Time We Love”
(1936)
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11:45
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NEWS—Jay Hogan
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-5- WBAP (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:55
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WEATHER—Gene Reynolds
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7:00
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TODAY—Garroway
Guests: the Swing
Kings, Samm Sinclair Baker
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9:00
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DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
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9:30
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TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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10:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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11:00
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TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
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11:30
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IT COULD BE YOU—Leyden
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Tom Whalen
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12:30
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KITTY’S WONDERLAND—Kids
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1:15
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MARGARET McDONALD—Women
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1:30
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STATION DEDICATION SPECIAL
“Kitty Foyle” will
not be seen today.
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2:00
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MATINEE THEATER—Drama COLOR
“Day of Discoveries”
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3:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
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3:45
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MODERN ROMANCES
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4:00
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I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
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4:30
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DRAMA TIME
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5:00
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TEEN-AGE DOWNBEAT
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5:40
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NEWS, WEATHER—Vandeventer
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5:45
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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EVENING
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6:00
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TEEN-AGE DOWNBEAT
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6:30
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TIC TAC DOUGH
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7:00
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GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
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7:30
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DRAGNET—Jack Webb
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8:00
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
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8:30
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ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest: Phyllis Kirk
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9:00
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ROSEMARY CLOONEY COLOR
Guest: Stan Freberg
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9:30
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JANE WYMAN—Drama
“Hide and Seek”
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:25
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NEWS—Charles Murphy
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10:30
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SPORTS—Bud Sherman
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10:35
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JACK PAAR—Variety
Jack is on vacation
this week.
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6 KCEN (Temple) (NBC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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TODAY—Garroway
Guests: the Swing
Kings, Samm Sinclair Baker
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9:00
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DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
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9:30
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TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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10:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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11:00
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TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
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11:30
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IT COULD BE YOU—Leyden
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WEATHER
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12:05
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FARM REPORT—Clark Bolt
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12:25
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NEWS—Jim Hamm
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12:30
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CURTAIN TIME—Drama
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1:00
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YOUR ALL STAR THEATER
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1:30
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STATION DEDICATION SPECIAL
“Kitty Foyle” will
not be seen today.
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2:00
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MATINEE THEATER—Drama COLOR
“Day of Discoveries”
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3:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
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3:45
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MODERN ROMANCES
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4:00
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I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
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4:30
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HAPPY HOUR—Kids
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5:00
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MOVIE—Western
“Back in the Saddle”
(1941)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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6:10
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SPORTS
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6:15
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NEWS
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6:30
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TIC TAC DOUGH
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7:00
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GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
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7:30
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DRAGNET—Jack Webb
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8:00
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
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8:30
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ERNIE FORD—Variety
Guest: Phyllis Kirk
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9:00
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ROSEMARY CLOONEY COLOR
Guest: Stan Freberg
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9:30
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JANE WYMAN—Drama
“Hide and Seek”
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10:00
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O. HENRY PLAYHOUSE—Drama
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11:00
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JACK PAAR—Variety
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-8- WFAA (ABC)
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MORNING
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8:40
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MORNING DEVOTIONALS
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8:45
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LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy
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9:00
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ROMPER ROOM—Kids
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10:00
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JULIE BENELL
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10:30
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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS—Drama
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11:00
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SUSIE—Comedy
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11:30
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MEET CORLISS ARCHER
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WEATHER
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12:05
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NEWS—Joe McKinney
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12:15
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MOVIE—Drama
“Forever Amber”
(1947)
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2:00
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OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
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2:30
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TOPPER—Comedy
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3:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
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3:30
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DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guests: The Four
Aces
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5:00
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WOODY WOODPECKER
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5:30
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MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
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EVENING
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6:00
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WEATHER
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6:05
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NEWS—Dick Wheeler
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6:15
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NEWS—John Daly
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6:30
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CIRCUS BOY—Adventure
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7:00
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ZORRO—Adventure
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7:30
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REAL McCOYS—Comedy
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8:00
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PAT BOONE—Variety
Guests: Andy
Williams, the Vagabonds
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8:30
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NAVY LOG—Drama
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9:00
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MIKE HAMMER—Mystery
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9:30
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26 MEN—Western
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10:00
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WEATHER—Warren Culbertson
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10:05
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NEWS—Dick Wheeler
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10:15
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Mr. Peabody and the
Mermaid” (1948)
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10 KWTX (Waco) (CBS, ABC)
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MORNING
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8:00
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CAPT. KANGAROO—Kids
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8:45
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NEWS
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9:00
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GARRY MOORE—Variety
Guest: Carl Ballentine
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9:30
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HOW DO YOU RATE?—Quiz
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10:00
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ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
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10:30
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DOTTO—Quiz
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11:00
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WOMEN’S NEWS—Marvel Russell
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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12:05
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NEWS—Russ Grovener
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12:15
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FARMS AND GARDENS
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter
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2:00
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BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS—Trial
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3:00
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UNCLE ELIHU—Kids
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guests: The Four
Aces
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5:00
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WOODY WOODPECKER
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5:30
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MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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6:15
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NEWS
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6:30
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26 MEN—Western
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7:00
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ZORRO—Adventure
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7:30
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CLIMAX—Drama
“Time of the Hanging”
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8:30
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PLAYHOUSE 90—Drama
“Bomber’s Moon”
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:25
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SPORTS—Ben Vaughn
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11:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Berlin
Correspondent” (1942)
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11 KFJZ (Ind.)
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MORNING
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9:00
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LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy
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9:30
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ABOTT AND COSTELLO
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10:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“The Ghost Comes Home”
(1940)
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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CARTOON CLUBHOUSE—Kids
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Music in My Heart”
(1940)
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2:45
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ANN ALDEN—Interview
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3:00
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AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
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3:30
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MOVIE—Western
“Song of Arizona”
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4:30
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CARTOON CLUBHOUSE—Kids
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EVENING
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6:00
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SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
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6:30
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POPEYE-Cartoons
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7:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Bugle Sounds”
(1941)
Ft. Worth TV Debut
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9:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Mildred Pierce”
(1945)
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11:05
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MOVIE—Drama
“Confession” (1937)
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This is about the Saturday entry: I'm putting it here because it's easier this way.
ReplyDeleteAnyway ...
I mentioned last time that on Monday, May 19, NBC's Matinee Theatre aired "Nine-Finger Jack", with Eva Gabor and Patrick Macnee: this show running at 2:00 in the afternoon, live and in color.
Yesterday, quite by accident, I happened to discover that the original short story that this episode was based on was written by one of my favorites, Anthony Boucher.
... And furthermore, that I happened to have that story in one of Tony Boucher's short story collections.
Here's the listing, from that week's TV Guide:
... John Smith has made money as a professional lady-killer. He has collected nine insurance policies on as many wives, and is currently working on number 10 - Hester. But Hester proves to be a little more difficult to do away with ...
Today, I pulled out The Compleat Boucher and read "Nine-Finger Jack", as it was published in Esquire in 1951; it's a short-short (only four pages long in the book), but reading it brought up the question as to how this particular plot could be adapted to TV - especially early-afternoon network TV.
(Would the early afternoon timeslot have made this a luncheon Boucher?)
(Sorry - couldn't resist ...)
The reason I'm bringing it up here:
As you might recall, one of my Care packages to you included Tony Boucher's 1942 novel, Rocket To The Morgue.
I was just wondering if you'd gotten around to reading it yet ... and if so, how you might have enjoyed it.
Just curious, is all ...
Haven't had a chance yet, but I'm looking at it as I type. I'm so far behind on so many things it isn't funny. But it's next on the list, after the last 20 pages of Mike Hammer's "The Body Lovers."
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