TV Guide (September 3, 1955)

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All times are Central Daylight. For Standard Time subtract one hour. SEPTEMBER 4 animals use to get from one place to an¬ other. Specimens from the Lincoln Park Zoo aid him in his explanations to Jim Hurlbut. (Chicago) Q TV Tours—Travel "Family Cruising Outboard Style." 3:45 0 Tenth Inning—Interviews 4:00 0 People—interviews Morgan Beatty presents filmed interviews with: George Meany, president of the AFL; Joan Greenwood, British actress re¬ cently seen as Princess Irina in the TV production of "The King and Mrs. Can¬ dle"; Countess Alexandria Tolstoy, who operates a farm for refugees. O Super Circus—Variety Ringmaster Claude Kirchner is assisted by Mary Hartline, Cliffy, Scampy, Nicky and Jinx. Part 1 Perch act . The Adamsons Super menagerie .....^......Bernie Hoffman Aerialists .^. Morales Sisters Part 2 Dog act . Gonzales Sisters Sketch; "Swiss Cheese" ..Clowns and Jinx Tumbling act . Four Comets 0 MOVIE—To Be Announced 4:30 0 Face the Nation—Panel @ Capt. Gallant—Adven. "The Prayer Rug." The priceless prayer rug that the Foreign Legion planned to give to the Caid as a token of friend¬ ship is stolen. Capt. Gallant and his men are dispatched to find it. Capt. Gallant: Buster Crabbe. Cuffy: Cuffy Crabbe (Bus¬ ter's son). Fuzzy: Fuzzy Knight. The dis¬ honest merchant; Jean Michaud. The French blonde: Jacqueline Porel. 5:00 Q The Lucy Show—Comedy "Lucy Writes a Play." Playwright Lucy pens a drama with a Cuban locale. She's decided on Desi as her star. Com¬ plications result when he refuses the part and she changes the play's setting to Britain. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. g| Meet the Press O Cisco Kid—Western The Cisco Kid learns that clothes make the man when that man is a mail rob¬ ber. Duncan Renaldo stars. 5:30 O You Are There—History "The Surrender of Cornwallis at York- town," Oct, 17, 1781, is reported by Walter Cronkite and his news staff. Washington's victory for the Revolution¬ ary Army is reported from: Washington's headquarters; Sir Henry Clinton's base in New York; Cornwallis camp; and La¬ fayette's command post. Cast Cornwallis . Herbert Rudley Washington . Russ Conway Clinton . Gavin Muir Lafayette . Roger Etienne @ Wisconsin House Party 0 Roy Rogers Show-Western "The Young Defenders." Roy and Dale try to get help for the two children of a trapper. The youths are locked in the cabin while their father is away and renegade trappers are trying to get in. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady. m Travelog—Film Shorts "Wings Around South Africa." 0 MOVIE—To Be Announced * ARB's Top 10 in Chicago Program Rating 1. $64,000 Question . 48.5 2. Toasf of the Town . 35.1 3. I've Got a Secret . 28.3 4. What's My Line? . 26.7 5. U.S. Steel Hour (first half hour) . 24.2 (second half hour) . 26.1 6. Climax . 23.3 7. G.E. Theater 23.0 8. Arthur Godfrey . 22.7 9. Summer Theater t 22 4 Two for the Money) 10. Bob Cummings Show . 21.1 *Based on July Ratings American Research Bureau bases its ratings on notations from diaries placed in a select number of viewers' homes. TV GUIDE A-17