TV Guide (December 25, 1954)

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b A rUKDAY DECEMBER 2 5 O Cisco Kid—Western 4:45 0 Hobby Time—Crafts 5:00 0 What Do You Want to Be (4) Kit Carson—Western "Stampede Fury." Bill Williams. 0 Spirit of Christmas Q Ma ny Moons—Fantasy I SPECIaTI The Kuklapolitans present James Thurber's fantasy, "Many Moons." For full details, see below. 5:30 0 Theater at Dusk—Drama "Sum of Seven." Seven lives depend on one man's decision. Victor Jory. (4) Cisco Kid—Western Cisco uses a dentist to rid the West of a killer. Leo Carillo, Duncan Renaldo. Q Hopaiong Cassidy Hoppy discovers that the local news¬ paper is printing more than the news. William Boyd and Edgar Buchanan. EVENING 6:00 £} Gene Autry—Western "Boots and Ballots." As sheriff of a frontier town. Gene fights to see that an honest election is held. (Film) (4) Weather—Bill Carlsen 0 Abbott & Costello-Comedy 0 Big Picture—Army Films Q MOVIE—Western Six Shooter Theater: "Land of the Out¬ laws." Johnny Mack Brown and Ray¬ mond Hatton. 6:05 (4) Sports—Lloyd Petit 6:20 Let's Look at the News 6:30 Q Beat the Clock—Games 0 (4) Ethel and Albert Things promise to be as jolly as they were on Thanksgiving Day as Albert's entire clan gathers at his home for the 5:00 O KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE — Fantasy "Many Moons" BY JAMES THURBER ^SPECIAL ] Burr Tillstrom’s hour-long TV adaptation of James Thurber s fairy tale. "Many Moons” is the story of a little princess who becomes ill from eating too many raspberry tarts. She also be¬ comes very sad. Her father, the king, promises to get her anything in the world. The only thing that will cure her, she says, is possession of the moon. Her attempts to get the moon will be described through specially created characters and an original musical score. Kukla, the guiding spirit of the Kuklapolitans, will play one of the major roles, that of the court jester. Fran Allison will introduce the story. The indomitable Oliver J. Dragon will be the production’s stage manager. Other Kuklapolitans may take minor roles in the cast. All the voice characterizations will be done Cast of Characters Lenore, the little Princess The Royal Physician The King The Lord High Chamberlain The Royal Wizard The Royal Mathematician The Court Jester The Royal Goldsmith A-10 TV GUIDE