Prime Time Picks from TY KEY’s NY Hollywood Desk
TY KEYS staff previews TV shows across New York and Hollywood. The Great Adventure features Sister Blandina played by Joan Hackett in a western tale about a compassionate nun aiding a Colorado town in 1872. Route 66 offers glamour and a stranded musical quintet. Bob Hope Theatre spotlights Milton Berle as a campaign manager. Burke’s Law presents a wild murder puzzle with a colorful cast. Twilight Zone delivers a western ghost story with Rod Serling’s twist. Alfred Hitchcock showcases a robbery gone wrong with a radioactive twist. Jack Paar Show highlights Buddy Hackett and Hungarian humor with color segments.
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Channel 5
Wild West
Colorado
Joan Hackett
Blandina
St. Louie
Lover Boy
Tod Styles
BOB Hope Theatre
Channel 3
Milton Berle
Berle
Channel 9
Pur Mather
Jack Paak
Buddy Hackett
Hungary
Jack
Genevieve
Senor Wences
Route 66 and Network Lineup For New Year’s TV
CBS will cover the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day with color broadcasting, NBC maintains its yearly coverage, and NBC also airs The Candidate with Milton Berle. Other highlights include Victory at Sea, Sage of Western Man, and Best on Record, a musical variety.
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CBS
NBC
Bob Hope Theatre
Milton Berle
ABC
Rin Tin Tin
Sky
CBS News
Army
Navy
Green Bay
L. A
Jackie Gleason
Phil Silvers
Star Theatre
Wsyr-Tv
Rio Grande
Hector Heathcote
Dennis the Menace
Fury
Sgt. Preston
Bullwinkle
China Gate
Gunsight Ridge
Berlin
Wnys-Tv
CHAN
New Phase To Take Over In TV Programs
Televisions circle shifts toward light escape entertainment. Mel Melnick of Talent Associates cites past phases from beach programs to social dramas and notes a forthcoming mix of romance and comedy as writers push for fresh appeal leverage from quality writing and engaging leads.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Light Escape Entertainment
Mel Melnick
David Susskind
Talent Associates
East Side
West Side
Mr. Novak
Melnick
Virginia Gibson Broadway to TV and film appearances
Miss Gibson has acted on Broadway in Happy Hunting as Ethel Merman’s daughter, appeared in movies including Stop, You’re Killing Me Tea For Two and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and shared TV time on Your Hit Parade and various commercials before Discovery.
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Virginia Gibson
Discovery
ABC
E. T
Troy
New York
Miss Gibson
Ethel Merman
TV and Movie Questions Stir Friendly Feud Headers
In letters and TV listings, readers seek answers about film castings. The exchange notes Mason as Gen Rommel in Desert Rats and identifies Lee J. Cobb as Frank’s father in Come Blow Your Horn. Channel schedules list late shows and weekend film features across several stations.
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Lperick von
Mason
Frank Sinatra
T. J
Wayne
New Jersey
Lee J. Cobb
Garth
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