What's on TV? Sunday, March 20, 1955

Some small but interesting tidbits in today's listings: singer Caterina Valente makes her American TV debut on the Colgate Comedy Hour; she's unknown enough that her first name is misspelled "Katerina." (She, along with Gordon MacRae and Kaye Ballard, make a formidable lineup, but I'd still give the edge to Ed Sullivan.) At 8:00 p.m., ABC carries a simulcast of Walter Winchell's 15-minute radio program; you might get a glimpse of him later at one of his favorite haunts, Sherman Billingsley's Stork Club, where tonight Billingsley welcomes Les Paul and Mary Ford. And if you're looking for a movie or two to watch, it's your day; there are no less than 18 of them on between the five stations in the Chicagoland Edition, and even though many of them are only an hour long, that should still fill the bill for fans of the flix.

	-2- WBBM (CBS)
	MORNING
	8:30	What in the World?—Quiz
	9:00	Lamp unto My Feet “No Pets Allowed”
	9:30	Look up and Live—Religion
	10:00	This Way Up—Religion
	10:30	MOVIE—Mystery “Secrets of Scotland Yard” (1944)
	11:30	Contest Carnival—Kids
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Range Rider—Western
	12:30	Cinema Playhouse “The Fugitives”
	1:00	The Search—Documentary
	1:30	Face the Nation—Panel
	2:00	Farmtown, U.S.A.
	2:30	Adventure—Education
	3:00	The American Week
	3:30	This Is the Midwest
	4:00	Omnibus—Alistair Cooke
	5:30	You Are There—Drama “The Hatfield-McCoy Feud”
	EVENING
	6:00	Lassie—Drama
	6:30	Jack Benny—Comedy
	7:00	TOAST OF THE TOWN Guests: Sarah Vaughan, Sam Levenson, Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane, Tony and Sally DeMarco, the Dartmouth College Glee Club, The Wlades Doves
	8:00	G.E. THEATER—Drama “The Bitter Choice”
	8:30	STAGE 7—Drama “Press Conference”
	9:00	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:30	WHAT’S MY LINE?—Panel
	10:00	NEWS SPECIAL
	10:15	MAHALIA JACKSON SHOW
	10:45	NEWS—Frank Reynolds
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)

 

 

	-4- WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
	MORNING
	9:00	This Is the Life—Religion “The Bribe”
	9:30	Church Services—Religion
	10:30	Sunday Comics—Kids
	11:00	House for You—Audience
	11:30	Handy Workshop—Crafts
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Vacsation Tours—Travel
	12:15	Fame—History
	12:30	Princeton ’55—Education
	1:00	Norby—Comedy   COLOR
	1:30	Wisconsin House Party
	2:30	Roy Rogers—Western
	3:00	Juvenile Jury—Panel
	3:30	Zoo Parade—Perkins
	4:00	Hall of Fame—Drama “Soldier’s Bride”
	4:30	Capt. Gallant—Crabbe
	5:00	Meet the Press
	5:30	Triangle Theater—Drama
	EVENING
	6:00	Neighbor Theater—Drama “The Thin Line”
	6:30	Mr. Peepers—Comedy
	7:00	COMEDY HOUR Host: Gordon MacRae. Guests: Katerina Valente, Kaye Ballard
	8:00	TV PLAYHOUSE “Shadow of the Champ”
	9:00	LORETTA YOUNG “Inga”
	9:30	NEWS—Kelly and Clark
	10:00	RAY MILLAND—Comedy
	10:30	BIG TOWN—Drama
	11:00	Bob Cummings Show
	11:30	News Bulletins
	11:35	MOVIE—Drama “Sky High” (1951)

 

 

	-5- WNBQ (NBC)
	MORNING
	9:00	Sunday Funnies—Kids
	9:30	Bible Time—Stories
	9:45	The Pulpit—Religion
	10:00	Live and Learn—Discussion “Government and Human Nature”
	10:30	The Christophers—Religion
	11:00	Pet Show—Ned Locke
	11:15	Industry on Parade
	11:30	MOVIE—Western “Son of Billy the Kid” (1949)
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	Frontiers of Faith—Religion
	1:00	John Ott—Gardening
	1:30	Mr. Wizard—Science
	2:00	City Desk—Discussion
	2:30	American Forum
	3:00	Juvenile Jury—Panel
	3:30	Zoo Parade—Perkins
	4:00	Hall of Fame—Drama “Soldier’s Bride”
	4:30	Capt. Gallant—Crabbe
	5:00	Meet the Press
	5:30	Roy Rogers—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	People Are Funny
	6:30	Mr. Peepers—Comedy
	7:00	COMEDY HOUR Host: Gordon MacRae. Guests: Katerina Valente, Kaye Ballard
	8:00	TV PLAYHOUSE “Shadow of the Champ”
	9:00	LORETTA YOUNG “Inga”
	9:30	BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
	10:00	WEATHER—Clint Youle
	10:10	DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
	10:15	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	10:30	CALL THE PLAY—Mel Allen
	10:45	SPORTS—Norm Barry
	11:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Some Call It Murder”

 

 

	-7- WBKB (ABC)
	MORNING
	9:00	The Christophers—Religion
	9:30	King Size Ranch—Western “Phantom of the Desert”
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Great John L” (1945)
	11:30	Faith for Today—Religion
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Ramar of the Jungle
	12:30	Amateur Hour—Talent
	1:30	Wild Bill Hickok—Western
	2:00	Annie Oakley—Western
	2:30	Hans Christian Andersen “Traveling Companion”
	3:00	Rin Tin Tin—Adventure
	3:30	Hank McCune Show
	4:00	Super Circus
	5:00	Cisco Kid—Western
	5:30	Life with Elizabeth
	EVENING
	6:00	You Asked for It—Requests
	6:30	Playhouse—Polly Bergen “A Husband Disappears”
	7:00	MAIN EVENT WRESTLING Sockeye MacDonald vs. Baron Leone
	8:00	WALTER WINCHELL—Talk
	8:15	SPORTS FOR THE FAMILY
	8:30	THE STORK CLUB Guests: Mary Ford and Les Paul. Host: Sherman Billingsley
	9:00	BREAK THE BANK—Quiz
	9:30	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	10:30	COUNTERPOINT—Drama
	11:00	Studs Terkel’s Briefcase
	11:30	Film Shorts
	11:45	MOVIE—Drama “Duke of West Point” (1938)

 

 

	-9- WGN (Du Mont)
	MORNING
	8:45	The Christophers—Religion
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Lost Continent” (1951)
	10:00	MOVIE—Western “Rangeland” (1949)
	11:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Black Dragons” (1942)
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MOVIE—Western “Texas Desperados”
	1:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Fingerprints Don’t Lie” (1951)
	2:00	MOVIE—Drama “Two Lost Worlds” (1950)
	3:00	Fulton Lewis, Jr.
	3:15	Commercial
	3:30	Times Square Playhouse “House of Shadows”
	4:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Crooked Way” (1949)
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama “Broadway Limited” (1941)
	EVENING
	6:00	MOVIE—Drama “Pick a Star” (1937)
	7:00	CAMERACADE—Film Shorts
	7:15	YOUR SENATORS’ REPORT
	7:30	FAITH OF OUR FATHERS
	8:00	IT’S TIME FOR MERRIAM
	8:30	LIFE BEGINS AT 80—Panel
	9:00	FLORIAN ZABACH—Music
	9:30	TALES OF TOMORROW “Ice from Space”
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “Caught” (1949)
	11:30	News—Les Nichols
	11:45	Weather—Carl Greyson

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