TV Guide (December 25, 1954)

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DECEMBER 26 <r Q LIFE BEGINS AT 80 9:00 0 FATHER KNOWS BEST Jim Anderson finds himself involved in his daughter's good deed for the day. Kathy finds a sick sparrow and decides to care for her new-found feathered friend. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Lauren Cha¬ pin, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray. (Film) Playing a TV father comes easy for Mr. Young. He has four daughters at home. Story on page 17. 0 @ LORETTA YOUNG "Three Minutes Too Late." New Year's Eve hardly seems worth celebrating for the Hendricks. Sam is out of work, the rent is overdue and Alice expects her first baby any minute. Alice and Sam are played by Loretta Young and Hugh O'Brian. (Film) Lovely Loretta graces our cover next week and tells about the men in her TV life. 0 BREAK THE BANK-Quiz Q FLORIAN ZABACH-Music "Espana Waltz," "Runnin' Wild," "Ghost of a Chance," "Three Blind Mice." 9:30 0 WHAT'S MY LINE?-Quiz Acid Fred Allen joins panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf, to dispense a bit of holiday wit. John Daly moderates. (4) NEWS—Kelly and Clark 0 THE HUNTER-Adventure "Bamboo and Iron Curtains." Bart Adams assumes the disguise of a photographer for the Polish Free Press to interview a Chinese metallurgist who is visiting Czech¬ oslovakia. Keith Larsen stars as The Hunt¬ er. (Film) This is the final show of the series. Next week at this time: Robert Cummings stars as Hollywood glamor pho¬ tographer Bob Collins in a half hour sit¬ uation comedy, The Bob Cummings Show. 0 ROYAL PLAYHOUSE-Drama 0 TALES OF TOMORROW "Invigorating Air." A wife feels that her husband is a burglar, even after he creates a miraculous "air." Joseph Buloff. 10:00 0 NEWS SPECIAL @ RAY MILLAND-Comedy Ray and Peggy McNulty try to restore a little girl's belief in Christmas. Young Susie is an embittered orphan whose faith in the Christmas spirit is non-ex¬ istent. Phyllis Avery. (Film) 0 WEATHER—Clint Youle 0 LIFE WITH ELIZABETH "Parrot Problems." Liz acquires a parrot. "Sleeping Cycle." Alvin falls asleep dur¬ ing a dissertation. "Dinner Company, Un¬ welcome." A friend drops in. 0 MOVIE—Drama "Magnificent Doll." (Chgo. TV Debut) The story of Dolly Madison. Ginger Rogers, David Niven and Burgess Meredith. 10:10 0 DORSEY CONNORS-ldeas Tidbits for the day after Christmas. 10:15 0 BIFF BAKER, U.S.A.Action "The Jewel." An attempted murder at the American Embassy in London. Alan Hale, Jr. is the star. 0 NEWS—Alex Dreier 10:30 (4) STUDIO 57-Drama "Christmas Every Day." A nine-year-old girl asks Santa to grant her wish, that Christmas come every day. Craig Stevens, Jean Byron, Madge Kennedy. (Film) 0 SPORTS STAR TIME-Barry Q MOVIE—Intrigue "The Steel Key." Two scientists die simul¬ taneously. Terence Morgan. 10:45 0 HERE'S HOW-Crafts 11:00 0 News-Frank Reynolds (4) Big Town—Drama o To Be Announced 11:15 0 MOVIE—Comedy "General Spanky." A children's army fights in a comedy version of the Civil War. Spanky McFarland, "Alfalfa" Switzer. 11:30 (4) Late News 0 News—Les Nichols 11:45 0 Weather-Carl Greyson 11:50 0 Record Comparisons 12:00 0 MOVIE—Intrigue "The Counterfeiters." The Treasury De¬ partment and Scotland Yard combine forces to break a ring. John Sutton. TV GUIDE A-21