TV Guide (January 1, 1955)

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JANUARY 1 11:00 O Big Top—Circus Fun Jack Sterling presents: the Four Arregonis, aerial gymnasts; the Rudenko Bros., jug¬ glers; the Royal Rockets, roller skaters; the Four Kovacs, trampoline artists. News Bulletins 0 Sports for the Family Bud Wilkinson, Okla. U. coach, talks. O Johnny Desmond's Show Johnny and the gang with music and in¬ terviews with top performers. Q F Bar F Ranch The Arkansas Woodchopper presents Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Ugly Duckling" on film. Special guests are the Edgewater Presbyterian Junior choir and children from Angel Guardian orphanage. 11:10 @ Weather—Bill Carlsen 11:1 5 (4) Tournament of Roses I SPECIAlI "Familiar Sayings in Flowers" is the theme of the 66th Annual Tourna¬ ment of Roses parade in Pasadena, Cal. Host and hostess will be Bill Goodwin and Betty White; commentators, Jimmy Wal- lington and Jeanne Baird. Queen of the Roses: Marilyn Smuin, age 19, of Pasa¬ dena City College. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans will be on an enormous float, and other cowboy stars in the line of march will be Hopatong Cassidy, Andy Devine, Leo Carrillo, Guy Madison and Rex Allen. A unique feature of the coverage will be the placement of a television camera in a dirigible hovering between 700 and 1000 feet above the parade. 11:30 Q Adventures of Danny Dee Roy Doty draws Danny and sister Debby. AFTERNOON 12:00 Q Lone Ranger—Western "Outlaw Town." The leader of the crimi¬ nals who gather in "Outlaw Town" to es¬ cape the law, plots to use an innocent young man. The Lone Ranger and Tonto go to the aid of the innocent youth. (Film) Q MOVIE-Western "Song of the Range." A man falsely accused of murder becomes involved with a gang in order to find out who the guilty ones are. Jimmy Wakely and Den¬ nis Moore. 12:30 Q Orange Bowl Preview 12:45 O Orange Bowl—Pre-game (§) Holiday House Party Special show featuring all the WTMJ-TV personalities. e Cotton Bowl—Pre-game Q Pre-game Huddle-Stern 1: 00 Q Ora nge Bowl—Miami I SPECIAlI Duke vs. Nebraska. Details on page A-8. Q Cot ton Bowl Game-Dailas I SPECIAin Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech. Details on page A-8. O Sug ar Bowl—New Orleans I ^ECIAlI Mississippi vs. Navy. Details on page A-9. Q Newsreel in Review 1:30 Wild Bill Hickok-Western "The Maverick." A young man courts a girl on the promise that he will soon be rich, and Wild Bill and Jingles are sus¬ picious. Guy Madison, Andy Devine. 2:00 Kit Carson—Adventure "Outlaw's Justice." The famous outlaw¬ fighting frontiersman is accompanied by his Mexican buddy, Toro. Don Diamond. Q TV Showcase—Western "Harmony Trail." A U.S. marshal tangles with bank robbers. Ken Maynard. 2:30 (4) Cisco Kid—Western Q MOVIE-Comedy "Three Is a Family." A wife takes over the breadwinning chores from her hen¬ pecked husband. Marjorie Reynolds, Charlie Ruggles and Fay Bainter. 3:00 @ Lone Ranger—Western 3:30 @ Sports Highlights, '54 Q Film Shorts 3:45 Q Sports Scholar—Quiz @ @ Rose Bowl—Pre-game 4:00 Q MO VIE-Western "Range Defenders." Bob Livingston. Q (4) *^ose Bowl—Pasadena I S^IAL I Ohio State vs. U.S.C. Details on page A-9. Q Smilin' Ed's Gang—Kids Q MOVIE-Comedy "Pygmalion." Bernard Shaw's story about TV GUIDE All > (A