TV Guide (December 25, 1954)

s u There is also a film, taken in Africa, of a sorcerers' village. Charles Collingwood. 0 American Forum Q Hans Christian Andersen "The Crippled Boy." A lame boy receives a book for Christmas and from it reads stories that change his parents' lives. 3:00 0 American Week (4) Roy Rogers—Western 0 Juvenile Jury Jack Barry emcees; children give advice. Q Rin Tin Tin—Adventure 'Rin Tin and the Sacred Lance." Rusty is attacked by a renegade Indian. 3:30 Q This Is the Midwest (4) Ramar of the Jungle 0 Zoo Parade 0 Hank McCune Show "The Boat Story," part 1. Hank is back at sea, and Lester is still trying to con¬ trol his whimseys. 4:00 0 Omnibus—Alistair Cooke i SPECIAL I I COLOR I A 90-minute pres¬ entation of Franz Lehar's operetta, "The DECEMBER 26 Merry Widow." Natalie is played by Dorothy Coulter, Baron Popoff by Jerome Kilty. Stars and other details, p. A-18. 0 g) Hall of Fame—Drama "The Joyful Tydings." Pastor William Tyn- dale, who lived in England during the reign of Henry VIII, was intent on trans¬ lating a version of the Bible from Latin into English. His dedication to this cause forced him to flee the king and Cardinal Wolsey to continue his task on the Conti¬ nent. But Cardinal Wolsey sent agents to find him and prevent further printing of the "heretic" Bible. 0 Super Circus Claude Kirchner and Mary Hartline. Q MOVIE—Action "Hi-jacked." A parolee is suspected of hijacking a freight truck. Jim Davis. 4:30 (4) Its a Draw—Cartoon Quiz Sid Stone draws clues for panelists Ken Haagensen, Carolyn Lawrence, and Walter Kessler. Art Whitfield emcees. 1:00 Q Pro Football Championship—Lions vs. Browns LAYNE (Lions) - GRAHAM (Browns) I SPECIAL! For the third consecutive year, the Detroit Lions meet the Cleveland Browns to determine the professional championship. The Lions won 17-7 in '52 and 17-16 in '53. The "Dream Game" pits two of the top quarterbacks in the NFL against each other in Bobby Layne of the Lions and Otto Graham of the Browns. Maurice Bassett of the Browns will match ground-gaining feats with Doak Walker of the Lions in churning up the turf in Cleveland's Muni¬ cipal Stadium. Two of the giants of the Lions' front wall are Les Bingaman and Lew Creekmur, while the Browns' line is headed by Don Colo and Len Ford. On the kicking front Cleveland will feature the place-kicking of Lou Groza and the booming punts of Horace Gillom. Buddy Parker is coach of the Lions while Paul Brown will mastermind the Browns tactics. BROWNS: 14. Graham, b; 15, Gorgal, b; 16, Ratterman, b; 20, Paul, b; 22, Konz, b; 24, Lahr, b; 26, Renfro, b; 30, Bassett, b; 32, Morrison, b; 34, Michaels, b; 40, Jones, b; 42, James, b; 44, Hanu- lak, b; 46, Reynolds, b; 50, Catlin, c : 52, Gatski, c : 54, Adamle, c ; 60, Bradley, g ; 62, Forester; g : 64, Gibron, g; 65, Noll, g, 70, Colo, t; 72, Kissell, t; 74, McCormack, t; 76, Groza, t : 78, Sandusky, t; 79, Gain, t; 80, Ford, e : 82, Massey, e : 83, Atkins, e; 84, Gillom, e ; 86, Lavelli, e ; 88 Brewster, e. LIONS: 14, Hoernschemeyer, b; 19, Dublinski, b ; 20, Stits, b; 21, Karilivacz, b; 22 Layne b; 23, Girard, b; 24, Christiansen, b; 25, David, b; 33, Bowman, b; 34, Carpenter, b; 36, R. L. Smith, b : 37, Walker, b; 50, Ane, t; 52, Miketa, c ; 53, Torgeson, c : 56, Schmidt, g; 62, Martin, g : 63, Stanfle g; 65, Bingaman, g ; 66, Sewell, g; 70, Perry, t-, 72, Mains, t : 73, McGraw, t; 74, Miller, t; 76, Creekmur, t ; 78, Dove, e ; 80, Box, e : 82, Hart, e ; 83, Doran, e; 85, Gandee, e ; 87. Dibble, e ; 88, Cain, e. TV GUIDE A-17