Tonight's highlight is the Kraft Television Theatre presentation "The Emperor Jones" (9:00 p.m., NBC), Eugene O'Neill's 1920 tragedy about a Pullman porter who winds up being dictator of an island in the Carribbean. Ossie Davis stars in the title role, with Evelyn Ellis and Curtis James making up part of the predominently black cast; Everett Sloane costars as a white trader who appears at the beginning and end of the play. It would have been unusual for a television drama in 1955 to feature an almost entirelly black cast, let alone one with a black actor in the starring role (and believe me, Jones dominates the play); I wonder if there were stations in the South that refused to show it? That wasn't a problem in this Philadelphia edition.
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MORNING
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6:45
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Thought for Today
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6:50
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Market Reports, Weather
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7:00
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Today—Dave Garroway
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8:55
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Today with Mr. Rivets
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9:00
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Let Scott Do It—Variety
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10:00
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Ding Dong School
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10:30
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Way of the World
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10:45
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Operation Blackboard
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11:00
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Home—Women’s News
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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Tennessee Ernie
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12:30
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Feather Your Nest—Quiz
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1:00
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MOVIE—Mystery
Hollywood Playhouse: “Riverside Murder”
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2:20
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Mac McGuire Show
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2:30
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Television Kitchen—Recipes
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3:00
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The Greatest Gift—Serial
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3:15
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Golden Windows—Serial
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3:30
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One Man’s Family
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3:45
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Miss Marlowe—Serial
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4:00
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Hawkins Falls—Serial
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4:15
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First Love—Serial
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4:30
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World of Mr. Sweeney
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4:45
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Modern Romances
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5:00
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Pinky Lee Show
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5:30
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Howdy Doody
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EVENING
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6:00
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Fun House—Pete Boyle
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6:30
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MOVIE—Crime
Award Theater: “I Became a Criminal”
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7:25
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NEWS—Taylor Grant
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7:30
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EDDIE FISHER
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7:45
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NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
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8:00
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I MARRIED JOAN
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8:30
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MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
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9:00
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KRAFT THEATRE—Drama COLOR
“The Emperor Jones”
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10:00
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE
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10:30
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THE FALCON—Drama
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11:00
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News—Taylor Grant
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11:10
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Sports—Claude Haring
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11:15
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Weather—Jack Pyle
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11:20
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Tonight in Philadelphia
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11:30
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Tonight—Stevel Allen
Guests: Roy Elderidge, Bill Harris, Ben
Webster
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1:00
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Thought for Tomorrow
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MORNING
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8:00
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Your Morning Male
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8:55
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News—Chuck Harrison
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9:00
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Breakfast Club—Variety
Guests: Gary Mann, Jeannie McKeon
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11:00
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Science Is Fun—Education
“Bouncing Waves”
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11:15
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University of the Air
“Spanish”
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11:35
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University of the Air
“Psychology of Adolescence”
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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Chief Halftown Cartoons
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12:30
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MOVIE—Western
Movie Matinee: “I Shot Billy the Kid”
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1:50
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Features for Women
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2:00
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Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
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2:30
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At Home—Features
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3:00
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Bandstand—Bob Horn
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5:00
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Hopalong Cassidy Show
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EVENING
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6:30
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Rainbow Theater
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6:45
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Newsreel—Frank Hall
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6:55
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Weather—Francis Davis
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7:00
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STUDIO 57—Drama
“The Haver Technique”
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7:30
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DISNEYLAND
“Davy Crockett at the Alamo”
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8:30
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STU ERWIN—Comedy
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9:00
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MASQUERADE PARTY
Panelists: Bobby Sherwood, Ilka Chase, Buff
Cobb, Ogden Nash. Emcee: Peter Donald
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9:30
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WHO SAID THAT?
Panelists: Kitty Carlisle, June Lockhart,
Bob Considine, Jimmy Nelson. Host: John Daly
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10:00
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STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
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10:30
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EDDIE CANTOR—Comedy
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11:00
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Newsreel—Frank Hall
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11:10
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Weather—Francis Davis
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11:15
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MOVIE—Mystery
Night Owl Theater: “Meeting at Midnight”
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MORNING
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7:00
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Today—Dave Garroway
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9:00
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College of the Air
“A Tour Through South America”
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9:30
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Hymns of Faith—Music
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9:45
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Spotlight on the Stars
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10:00
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Ding Dong School
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10:30
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Way of the World
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10:45
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Music of the West
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11:00
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The Brighter Day—Serial
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11:15
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Valiant Lady—Serial
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11:30
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Strike It Rich—Quiz
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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TV Farmer—Crop Data
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12:15
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Love of Life—Serial
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12:30
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News of the World
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12:40
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Regional News—Whalen
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12:45
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The Guiding Light
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1:00
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Portia Faces Life—Serial
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1:15
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Road of Life—Serial
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Welcome Travelers
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2:00
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From the Kitchen Door
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2:30
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Search for Tomorrow
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2:45
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Today with Kay—Features
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3:00
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The Big Payoff—Quiz
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3:30
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One Man’s Family
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3:45
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Miss Marlowe—Serial
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4:00
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Hawkins Falls—Serial
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4:30
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On Your Account
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5:00
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Slapstick Theater
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5:15
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House Party—Fun
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5:30
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Howdy Doody
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EVENING
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6:00
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Wild Bill Hockok—Western
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6:30
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Sports, Weather, News
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EDDIE FISHER
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7:45
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NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
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ARTHUR GODFREY AND HIS FRIENDS—Variety
Guests: Frank Parker, Lu Ann Simms, The
McGuire Sisters, Janette Davis, The Mariners
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KRAFT THEATRE—Drama COLOR
“The Emperor Jones”
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10:00
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BOXING—Miami
Kid Gavilan vs. Hector Constance
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10:45
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SLANTS ON SPORTS
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11:00
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Eleventh Hour News
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11:10
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Regional News
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11:15
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Two for the Money—Quiz
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11:45
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Tonight—Steve Allen
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10 WCAU (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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Morning Show—Jack Paar
Guests: Johnny Desmond, Edith Adams
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8:55
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Mister & Missus—Features
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9:45
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Portia Faces Life—Serial
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10:00
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Garry Moore—Variety
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Arthur Godfrey Time
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11:30
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Strike It Rich—Quiz
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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Valiant Lady—Serial
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12:15
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Love of Life—Serial
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12:30
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Search for Tomorrow
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12:45
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The Guiding Light
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1:00
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Woman’s World—Features
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1:30
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Welcome Travelers
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2:00
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Cinderella Week-end—Quiz
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House Party—Fun
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3:00
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The Big Payoff—Quiz
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3:30
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Bob Crosby—Music
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The Brighter Day—Serial
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4:15
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Secret Storm—Serial
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4:30
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On Your Account
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5:00
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Junior Hi-jinx—Willie
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5:30
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Frontier Justice—Drama
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EVENING
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6:00
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MOVIE—Drama
Early Show: “Hollow Triumph”
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6:55
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News—John Facenda
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7:00
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I LED THREE LIVES—Drama
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7:30
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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7:45
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PERRY COMO—Songs
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8:00
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ARTHUR GODFREY AND HIS FRIENDS—Variety
Guests: Frank Parker, Lu Ann Simms, The
McGuire Sisters, Janette Davis, The Mariners
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9:00
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THE MILLIONAIRE
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9:30
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I’VE GOT A SECRET
Guest: Robert Merrill. Panelists: Jayne
Meadows, Bill Cullen, Henry Morgan, Faye Emerson. Emcee: Garry Moore
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10:00
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BOXING—Miami
Kid Gavilan vs. Hector Constance
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10:45
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SPORTS—Bill Campbell
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11:00
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News—John Facenda
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11:10
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Weather—Phil Sheridan
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11:15
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Sports Final—Jack Whitaker
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11:25
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Five Minutes More—Variety
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11:30
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MOVIE—Drama
Late Show: “Hollow Triumph”
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12 WDEL (Wilmington)
(Independent)
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AFTERNOON
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3:00
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Paul Dixon Show
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4:00
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Film Feature—Drama
Matinee Movie: Part 3—“Catherine the Great”
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4:30
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Aunt Kate’s Kitchen
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5:00
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MOVIE—Western
Boots and Saddles: “Dude Bandit”
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EVENING
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6:00
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It’s Time for Jack
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6:30
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News—6:30 Edition
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6:45
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Weatherman—Fariss
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6:50
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Time Out—George Frick
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7:00
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CAPT. VIDEO—Adventure
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7:15
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NEWS—Morgan Beatty
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7:30
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MOVIE—Fantasy
Evening Playhouse: “Angel on My Shoulder”
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9:00
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BIG PICTURE—Army Film
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9:30
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CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
“The Hostage”
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10:00
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MOVIE—Fantasy
Evening Playhouse: “Angel on My Shoulder”
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11:30
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Headline Roundup
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11:40
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Sports Today—Al Barclay
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The WCAU/10 (then owned by CBS) listings are fascinating, as two of the best known voices in sports were there at the time. The news anchor was John Facenda, later the distinctive voice of NFL Films. Jack Whitaker was the sports anchor, who would later be a fixture at CBS Sports, then ABC Sports.
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