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TV Guide (September 17, 1955)

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All times are Central Daylight. For Standard Time subtract one hour. SEPTEMBER 20 O ® MARTHA RAYE-Variety I return"! The Mouth is back with her special guest, sultry-voiced actress Tallu¬ lah Bankhead. Also taking part in to¬ night's hour-long "book show" is master speller Gloria Lockerman of Baltimore, who won a small fortune on The $64,000 Question. And of course, Martha's be¬ loved "gumbah," Rocky Graziano, is here to provide Martha's romantic interest. Q MOViE-Comedy "Pardon Us." A couple of not-terribly bright bootleggers find themselves be¬ hind bars. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. 7;3 0 0 YO Uai NEVER GET RICH I DEBUtI Phil Silvers stars in a new comedy series about Army life. Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko is known as a smooth operator around Fort Baxter, Roseville, Kan. In this first episode, "The New Platoon," Bilko has been trimmed in a poker game and is hard put to find a bankroll for Saturday night's game. Al¬ ways eager to promote something, he finally finds an angle. (Film) o ® ARTHUR MURRAY Q WYATT EARP-Western "Bill Thompson Gives In." The angry townspeople insist that Marshal Earp form a posse to find killer Bill Thompson. Earp fears that this will cause needless slaughter. He wants to use Indian scouts to track Thompson down. (Film) 8:00 Q JOE AND MABEL-Comedy I DEBUT i The saga of a New York "hackie" and his all-too-marriageable girl friend. The debut story is "The Baby." Mabel cuddles and coos with her girl friend's baby in an attempt to make Joe realize she'd be the perfect little mother. Her efforts bring results—but as usual they're not the expected ones! (Film) @ ® FIRESIDE THEATER Hostess Jane Wyman introduces and stars in "Holiday in Autumn." A suc¬ cessful Hollywood social directress re¬ fuses to give up her career for marriage. Then she's asked to set up a household for an incoming lady ambassador. (Film) Q DANNY THOMAS-Comedy "Little League." Danny makes a deal to provide a sandlot for a little league team on two conditions: that Rusty be¬ come a member of the team, and Danny the coach. Jean Hagen, Rusty Hamer. o BADGE 714-Jack Webb Friday and Smith overhear two men discussing a murder. (Film) 8:30 O SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE Arthur Franz and Marilyn Erskine co-star in "By-line." A reporter's girl friend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor. (Film) This is the final show of the series. Next week. The Red Skelton Show re¬ turns from vacation. @ (4) MARCH OF MEDICINE I SPECIAL I "The March of Medicine," which appears irregularly, starts off its fall season with "The Atom War on Can¬ cer." A feature will be a discussion con¬ ducted via a four-way screen. WILL JORDAN, comic impressionist, whose version of Ed Sullivan stopped a ‘‘Toast of the Town,” show, will star in ‘‘Boast of the Town,” a new Merriel Abbott musical comedy revue at the Empire Room of the Palmer House. Also featured are ventriloquist Arthur Worsley, dancers Augie and Margo, singer Gillian Grey, and the Empire Eight dancers. Charlie Fisk and his orchestra supply the music. Adv. TV GUIDE A-31