Radio-TV mirror (Jan-June 1953)

OIK GAL SUX DAY Lord Henry Brinthrope is plunged into a psychological turmoil when he realizes that false evidence misled him almost to the point of breaking up his marriage to Sunday in the belief that she was still in love with Craig Norwood, her one-time sweetheart. Desperately trying to relieve Henry's sense of guilt and restore his self-confidence, Sunday is too engrossed to see the approach of a new danger, M-F, 12:45 P.M. EST, CBS. PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY The recent crisis in their marriage completely healed by their decision to adopt a baby. Pepper and Linda Young find their most cherished dream realized when the baby actually becomes theirs. But the probationary period is a time of trial in a way they didn't expect — when Gloria Dennis, the baby's real mother, begins to intrude into their lives. What are Gloria's plans, and how will she affect the Youngs? M-F, 3:30 P.M. EST, NBC. PERRY MASON Time after time Perry Mason believes he has turned up the crucial clue that will lead him to Mark Cesar, but the arch-criminal is almost as ingenious at covering his tracks as Perry is in exposing them. With the life of Ruth Davis at stake. Perry and his aides work frantically against time to trap Cesar. Can Perry convince the police that Ruth's story, weird as it sounds, is true? M-F, 2:15 P.M. EST, CBS. RIGHT TO HAPPINESS Caroline Nelson enters one of the most trying periods of her life as her marriage to Miles is undermined by the subtle, persistent attack of a woman who has always hated and envied her. Even if Annette Thorpe's plans should fail, however, there will remain the crucial question of Miles' lack of faith in Caroline — the doubt that hurt her so grieviously during a time when she needed him most. M-F, 3:45 P.M. EST, NBC. ROAD OF LIFE Gordon Fuller's death brings Dr. Jim Brent to the very edge of complete discovery of what happened to the estate of Malcolm. But at the same time Fuller's death is a two-edged sword, for he died of a bullet that may have come from Jim's gun. And if Jim is accused of manslaughter, who will be left to pursue Conrad Overton until the last twisted, complex truths are finally revealed? M-F, 3:15 P.M. EST, NBC. M-F. 1 P.M. EST, CBS. ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT Her important new assignment for producer Kelsey Spencer has plunged Helen into a strangely tangled situation. Carol Scott, Spencer's ambitious secretary, has long been in love with her boss, and is determined to block Helen's advancement in r Spencer's good graces. How will Helen defend her career from this jealous woman who regards her as a threat? M-F. 12:30 P.M. EST, CBS. ROSEMARY At last Springdale promises to be the secure, happy home Rosemary hoped when she and Bill came back to settle there. With Bill's newspaper enterprise backed by a man who believes in his principles. Bill refuses to fear even the threats of Edgar Duffy, who has always hated him. As Duffy sees his graft and corruption in danger of exposure, he plans drastic measures to stop Bill. M-F. 11:45 A.M. EST, CBS. SECOND MRS. BURTON When Stan takes over as a newspaper publisher he and Terry feel that they have embarked on high adventure, but they have no suspicion of the personal danger in which they will be involved as the result of allowing Stan's sister Marcia to run the "Advice to the Lovelorn" column. Marcia's talent for falling for the wrong man brings Stan close to death and creates horror and heartbreak for Terry. M-F, 2 P.M. EST. CBS. STELLA DALLAS Stella Dallas, at last convinced that she and Arnold King could have a happy marriage, suddenly learns that a woman identifying herself as Alida King claims to be the wife Arnold believed dead. Hurt and confused, Stella has no choice but to step aside, leaving Arnold to be made miserable by a woman they both distrust. Will Stella be strong enough to help Arnold now. when he needs her faith? M-F, 4:15 P:M. EST. NBC. THIS IS NORA DRAKE A teen-age girl's tragic misunderstanding leads to trouble for Nora, as Dr. Robert Sergeant's young daughter Grace, blaming Nora for the continued estrangement between her divorced parents, recklessly takes up with an unsavory crowd. Meanwhile Gracie's mother. Vivian Jarrett. takes a sinister part in Nora's life. Is it jealousy that prompts Vivian's strange actions — or something more serious? M-F. 2:30 P.M. EST, CBS. WENDY WARREN The marriage that means more than anything to Wendy gets off to a bad start as Mark finds it increasingly difficult to write. His strained nerves plunge him into fits of depression that are progressively harder for him to shake off. Wendy, trying valiantly to keep Mark on an even keel, at last begins to wonder if other help will be needed. Or will a professional success be all Mark really needs? M-F, 12 noon, EST, CBS. WHEN A GIRL MARRIES The nightmare episode in which Joan Davis was removed from the world she had known and imprisoned in an artificial personality at last shows signs of coming to an end as Joan continues to protest her true identity. But how can the family and friends who believed her dead — her husband, her sister, her children — convince themselves that the girl who no longer looks like their beloved Joan is really she? M-F, 10:45 A.M. EST, ABC. WOMAN IN MY HOUSE James Carter is well known as a man of principle, and even the members of his family are well aware that though at times he seems unduly strict in his judgments time generally proves him on the right side. However, in the latest family problem James finds it unusually difficult to make his feelings understandable to his children. Are his standards so outmoded that Clay is right to call him unjust? M-F, 4:45 P.M. EST, NBC. YOUNG DR. M ALONE Dr. Jerry Malone is stubbornly determined to rebuild his career and life in Three Oaks though he knows that since Anne's death it would be easier for him to pull up his roots and move on. To add to his difficulties, Mary Horton arrives in Three Oaks after the breakup of her marriage. Her presence sets in motion many events that will gravely affect Jerry's future. M-F, 1:30 P.M. EST, CBS. YOUNG WIDDER BROWN Dr. Anthony Loring, tied irrevocably to his psychotic wife Ruth because of her helplessness, urges Ellen Brown to forget that they ever planned a future together and to try to find happiness with the young architect, Christopher Eliot. Bitter at his inability to find a way out, Anthony knows that his growing hatred of Ruth is a dangerous emotion. Where will it lead him? M-F, 4:30 P.M. EST, NBC. 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