August 4, 2025

What's on TV? Monday, August 1, 1960




Xhe 10:00 p.m. special on NBC, Holltwood Swings, would seem at first an unlikely vehicle for a trio of Boris Karloff, Tammy Grimes, and Eddie Albert. Karloff acts as host, while Grimes and Albert take a fond (and tongue-in-cheek) look back at musicals, from the early days of sound to more recent offerings. Karloff, of course, has such a cultivated, dignified voice, he could probably read the phone book and make it worthwhile. It originally aired in April, so in case you missed it, here's your chance. We're in the Eastern New England edition again this week.

 
-2- WGBH (CAMBRIDGE) (Educational)
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:15
FRIENDLY GIANT—Homme
 
    6:30
NEWS—Robert Baran
 
    6:45
BACKGROUNDS—Louis Lyons
 
    7:00
RESOURCES AND SECURITY
 
    7:30
ALGEBRA—High School
 
    8:15
AMERICANS AT WORK
 
    8:30
NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM
 
    9:00
LET’S MAKE SONG
 
    9:30
GREAT PLAINS TRILOGY
 
  10:00
YESTERDAY’S WORLDS
 
  10:30
BACKGROUNDS—Louis Lyons
 
  10:45
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
 
 
-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
 
   MORNING   
 
    6:30
SIGN ON SEMINAR—Hanley
 
    6:45
DAILY ALMANAC
 
    7:00
TODAY—Dave Garroway
 
    7:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    8:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    8:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    9:00
NEWS AT NINE—Adams, Chase
 
    9:30
AFFLICTED—Arthritis
 
  10:00
DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
 
  10:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCH
 
  11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR 
 
  11:30
CONCENTRATION
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
NEWS—Jack Chase
 
  12:10
WEATHER—Don Kent
 
  12:15
BIG BROTHER—Bob Emery
 
  12:45
MOVIE—Drama
“Woman They Almost Lynched” (1952)
 
    2:20
NEWS—Leo Egan
 
    2:30
LORETTA YOUNG
 
    3:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
 
    3:30
FROM THESE ROOTS
 
    4:00
THIN MAN—Mystery
 
    4:30
SS POPEYE—Cartoons
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Mystery
“Cry Wolf” (1947)
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:30
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:00
BRAVE STALLION—Adventure
 
    7:30
RIVERBOAT—Adventure
 
    8:30
WELLS FARGO
 
    9:00
PETER GUNN—Mystery
 
    9:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Squeeze Play”
 
  10:00
HOLLYWOOD SINGS   SPECIAL    COLOR 
Host: Boris Karloff. Guests: Tammy Grimes, Eddie Albert
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “Humoresque” (1946) 2. “Murder of Dr. Harrigan” (1936)
 
 
 
-5- WHDH (BOSTON) (ABC, CBS, NBC)
 
   MORNING   
 
    6:30
CARTOONS—Children
 
    7:00
BIG MAC—Cartoons
 
    7:30
CAPTAIN BOB—Variety   COLOR 
 
    8:30
DING DONG SCHOOL—Horwich
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM   COLOR 
 
    9:45
MARJORIE MILLS
 
  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 
 
  10:10
ALMANAC
 
  10:15
WE BELIEVE—Religion   COLOR 
 
  10:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Guilty of Treason” (1950)
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
RESTLESS GUN
 
  12:30
FARM AND HOME   COLOR 
 
  12:55
ALMANAC
 
    1:00
ABOUT FACES
 
    1:30
WAY OF LIFE—Drama
 
    2:00
DAY IN COURT
 
    2:30
GALE STORM—Comedy
 
    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK
 
    3:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST?
 
    4:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
 
    5:00
BOZO THE CLOWN   COLOR 
 
    5:30
CAPTAIN GALLANT
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
DATELINE BOSTON—Jim Britt   COLOR 
 
    6:30
BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
 
    7:00
NEWS—Douglas Edwards
 
    7:15
NEWS, SPORTS   COLOR 
 
    7:25
WEATHER—Loring
 
    7:30
CHEYENNE—Western
 
    8:30
BOURBON STREET BEAT
 
    9:30
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE—Drama
 
  10:30
AMATEUR HOUR—Ted Mack
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guests: Louise O’Brien, Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald, Renee Taylor, H.V. Kaltenborn
 
 
 
-6- WCSH (PORTLAND) (NBC)
 
   MORNING   
 
    6:20
FARM REPORT—Jake Beofee
 
    6:30
SUNRISE SEMESTER
 
    7:00
TODAY—Dave Garroway
 
    7:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    8:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    8:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM—Connie Roussin
 
    9:30
LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
 
  10:00
DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
 
  10:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCH
 
  11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR 
 
  11:30
CONCENTRATION
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Contest
 
  12:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 
    1:00
WEEKDAY ON SIX—Variety  
 
    2:00
QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey
 
    2:30
LORETTA YOUNG
 
    3:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
 
    3:30
FROM THESE ROOTS
 
    4:00
THIN MAN—Mystery
 
    4:30
BUCKSKIN—Western
 
    5:00
POPEYE—Cartoons
 
    5:30
ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
QUICK DRAW McGRAW
 
    6:30
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:00
UNCOMMON VALOR—Marines
 
    7:30
RIVERBOAT—Adventure
 
    8:30
WELLS FARGO
 
    9:00
PETER GUNN—Mystery
 
    9:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Squeeze Play”
 
  10:00
HOLLYWOOD SINGS  SPECIAL    COLOR 
Host: Boris Karloff. Guests: Tammy Grimes, Eddie Albert
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guests: Louise O’Brien, Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald, Renee Taylor, H.V. Kaltenborn
 
 
 
-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (CBS)
 
   MORNING   
 
    7:00
LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy
 
    8:15
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MORNING STAR TIME
 
  10:00
MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
 
  10:30
I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
 
  11:00
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
 
  11:30
CLEAR HORIZON
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
LOUISE MORGAN—Woman
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
TOPPER—Comedy
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
MILLIONAIRE—Drama
 
    3:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
 
    4:00
BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
 
    4:15
SECRET STORM
 
    4:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Washington Melodrama” (1941)
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:15
NEWS—Roy Leonard
 
    6:30
QUCK DRAW McGRAW
 
    7:00
CHARLIE CHAN—Mystery
 
    7:30
CHARLIE FARRELL   RETURN  
 
    8:00
TEXAN—Western
 
    8:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
    9:00
CELEBRITY TALENT SCOUTS—Sam Levenson   DEBUT 
Scouts: Ann Sheridan, Audrey Meadows, Phil Silvers
 
    9:30
SPIKE JONES—Variety   RETURN  
 
  10:00
NEW COMEDY SHOWCASE   DEBUT 
 
  10:30
JUNE ALLYSON
“The Doctor and the Redhead”
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “Radio Stars on Parade” (1945) 2. “Jungle Patrol” (1948)
 
 
 
-8- WMTW (POLAND SPRING) (ABC)
 
   MORNING   
 
    8:45
TEDDY BEAR CARTOONS
 
  10:00
FARMER AL FALFA—Cartoons
 
  10:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Lost in a Harem” (1944)
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
RESTLESS GUN
 
  12:30
LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
 
    1:00
ABOUT FACES
 
    1:30
FILM FEATURE
 
    2:00
DAY IN COURT
 
    2:30
GALE STORM—Comedy
 
    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK
 
    3:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST?
 
    4:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
 
    5:30
MOVIE—War Drama
“The Fighting Seabees” (1944)
 
    EVENING    
 
    7:20
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
CHEYENNE—Western
 
    8:30
BOURBON STREET BEAT
 
    9:30
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE—Drama
 
  10:30
AMATEUR HOUR—Ted Mack
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
“The Citadel” (1938)
 
 
 
-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
 
   MORNING   
 
  10:00
CARTOONS—Chldren
 
  10:50
MOVIE—Police
“Arson Racket Squad” (1938)
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
RESTLESS GUN
 
  12:30
COUNTRY STORE—Clyde Joy
 
    1:00
ABOUT FACES
 
    1:30
CATHOLIC THOUGHT—Religion
 
    1:45
AIR FORCE STORY
 
    2:00
DAY IN COURT
 
    2:30
GALE STORM—Comedy
 
    3:00
BEAT THE CLOCK
 
    3:30
WHO DO YOU TRUST?
 
    4:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
 
    5:00
POPEYE—Cartoons
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
JOE PALOOKA—Drama
 
    6:30
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
PLAY BALL—Sports
 
    7:00
WRESTLING—Chicago
 
    8:00
DAMON RUNYON THEATER
 
    8:30
ALL STAR THEATER—Drama
 
    9:00
GOV. WESLEY POWELL—Talk
 
    9:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“Murder in Bergen” (English; 1956)
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:05
MOVIE—Drama
“Cheer, Boys, Cheer” (English; 1939)
 
 
 
10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (ABC, NBC)
 
   MORNING   
 
    7:00
TODAY—Dave Garroway
 
    7:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    7:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    8:25
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    8:30
TODAY—Garroway
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Cruel Tower” (1956)
 
  10:30
PLAY YOUR HUNCH
 
  11:00
PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR 
 
  11:30
CONCENTRATION
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Contest
 
  12:30
IT COULD BE YOU
 
    1:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Come On” (1956)
 
    2:30
LORETTA YOUNG
 
    3:00
YOUNG DR. MALONE
 
    3:30
FROM THESE ROOTS
 
    4:00
THIN MAN—Mystery
 
    4:30
BUCKSKIN—Western
 
    5:00
MOVIE—Suspense
“Three for Jannie Dawn” (1956)
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:30
NEWS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
 
    7:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama
 
    7:30
RIVERBOAT—Adventure
 
    8:30
WELLS FARGO
 
    9:00
PETER GUNN—Mystery
 
    9:30
GOODYEAR THEATER
“Squeeze Play”
 
  10:00
HOLLYWOOD SINGS  SPECIAL    COLOR 
Host: Boris Karloff. Guests: Tammy Grimes, Eddie Albert
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
JACK PAAR—Variety
Guests: Louise O’Brien, Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald, Renee Taylor, H.V. Kaltenborn
 
 
 
11 WENH (DURHAM) (Educational)
 
   EVENING   
 
    6:00
CLASSICAL MUSIC
 
    6:25
EVENTS—New Hampshire
 
    6:30
NEWS—Robert Baran
 
    6:45
BACKGROUNDS—Louis Lyons
 
    7:00
FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
 
    7:15
CANADA—Documentary
 
    7:30
HOW TO WATER SKI
 
    8:00
SUMMER SESSION—Education
 
    8:30
BRIEFING SESSION
 
    9:30
HERITAGE—Jacob Malik
 
 
 
12 WPRO (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
 
   MORNING   
 
    7:00
POPEYE—Cartoons
 
    7:30
STORYTIME—Beth Chollar
 
    8:00
NEWS—Dave Mohr
 
    8:30
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
ROMPER ROOM—Bonnie Riker
 
    9:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“Hell's Crossroads” (1957)
 
  10:45
NEWS—Stuart Mohr
 
  11:00
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
 
  11:30
CLEAR HORIZON
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
MEDIC—Drama
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
MILLIONAIRE—Drama
 
    3:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
 
    4:00
BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
 
    4:15
SECRET STORM
 
    4:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
 
    5:00
WOODY WOODPECKER
 
    5:30
SALTY BRINE’S SHACK
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:25
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Walter Cronkite
 
    7:30
BOURBON STREET BEAT
 
    8:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
    9:00
CELEBRITY TALENT SCOUTS—Sam Levenson   DEBUT 
Scouts: Ann Sheridan, Audrey Meadows, Phil Silvers
 
    9:30
SPIKE JONES—Variety   RETURN  
 
  10:00
NEW COMEDY SHOWCASE   DEBUT 
 
  10:30
JUNE ALLYSON
“The Doctor and the Redhead”
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
“The Champ” (1931)
 
 
 
13 WGAN (PORTLAND) (CBS)
 
   MORNING   
 
    8:00
NEWS
 
    8:15
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
 
    9:00
MOVIE—Drama
”Navy Wife” (1935)
 
  10:00
DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
 
  10:30
VIDEO VILLAGE—Jack Narz
 
  11:00
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
 
  11:30
CLEAR HORIZON
 
 AFTERNOON 
 
  12:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
 
  12:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
 
  12:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
    1:00
WAY OF LIFE—Drama
 
    1:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
    2:00
FULL CIRCLE—Serial
 
    2:30
HOUSE PARTY
 
    3:00
MILLIONAIRE—Drama
 
    3:30
VERDICT IS YOURS
 
    4:00
BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
 
    4:15
SECRET STORM
 
    4:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
 
    5:00
THREE STOOGES—Comedy
 
    5:30
GRAY GHOST—Adventure
 
    EVENING    
 
    6:00
SILENT SERVICE—Drama
 
    6:30
NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
 
    6:45
NEWS—Walter Cronkite
 
    7:30
CHARLIE FARRELL   RETURN  
 
    8:00
TEXAN—Western
 
    8:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST
 
    9:00
CELEBRITY TALENT SCOUTS—Sam Levenson   DEBUT 
Scouts: Ann Sheridan, Audrey Meadows, Phil Silvers
 
    9:30
SPIKE JONES—Variety  RETURN  
 
  10:00
NEW COMEDY SHOWCASE   DEBUT 
 
  10:30
JUNE ALLYSON
“The Doctor and the Redhead”
 
  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER
 
  11:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Security Risk” (1954)
 
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