TV Guide (July 24, 1954)

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WEDNESDAY 7:30 Q @ THE WORLD OF MR. SWEENEY "Incentive." Sweeney tries to give his baseball-minded grandson an incentive for studying hard at school. © © © NEWS - Doug Edwards © CONNECTICUT SPOTLIGHT © INTERMEZZO - Musk © © SOLDIER PARADE - Var. Arlene Francis introduces Army talent, including singer Bob Dini of Boston; Pvt. Bill Godfrey of Revere, Mass., con¬ tinues his tales of Army basic training. 7:45 009© NEWS - Swayze © © TV's TOP TUNES The band opens with "String Of Pearls." Tommy Mercer renders "Green Years." The collector's corner salutes Tommy Dorsey with "Getting Sentimental Over You" and "Well, Get It." © DANCE INTERLUDE - Songs 8:00 © 0 I MARRIED JOAN Joan buys herself a new dress but tells her husband it is just another old one. Her plan is upset when a friend arrives with a lie detector. Joan Davis. © © © © RED SKELTON - Com. Red's guests are rugged screen actor Burt Lancaster and the lovely Italian soprano Anna Maria Alberghetti. . , . Red and five other stars give their an¬ swers to: "Is TV a haven for Hollywood has-beens?" on page 23. © CENTER STAGE - Drama "Golden Anniversary." Otto Kruger stars. 8:30 ©©MY LITTLE MARGIE "The Health Farm" isn't a very health¬ ful experience for Vern when Margie changes identities with o rich friend to save a romance. Cast Margie . Gale Storm The Friend .. Anne Kimbell Vern Albright .. Charles Farrell Mr. Honeywell . Clarence Kolb © TO BE ANNOUNCED ©THE BIG PICTURE "TV in the Army." How the army uses TV in the classroom and in the field. © WRESTLING - Hollywood Dick Lane describes the action as the matmen collide. JULY 28 9:00 © © © KRAFT TV THEATRE "Edie and the Princess." A comedy about a little girl who has designs on her big sister's big bedroom. She figures that the way to acquire it is to get her sister married off. Cast Edie . Susan Hallaran Lucy . Pat Smith Tom .. William Smithers Gladys . Pat Wheel Mother . Dortha Duckworth © © STRIKE IT RICH - Hull Helping Hand: Singer Charlie Applewhite of the Milton Berle Show. © BIG PICTURE - Documentary © BREAK THE BANK - Quiz © SUMMER IN THE PARK @ BADGE 714 - Crime "The Big Pill." Jack Webb. 9:30 © © I'VE GOT A SECRET - Quiz Panelists are: Laraine Day, Jayne Mea¬ dows, Bill Cullen and Henry Morgan. Dennis O'Keefe emcees while Garry Moore vacations abroad. ©MY LITTLE MARGIE "The Health Farm" isn't a very health¬ ful experience for Vern when Margie changes identities with a rich friend to save a romance. Gale Storm. © WRESTLING > Chicago © WATERFRONT - Drama Preston Foster is Captain John. © CHRISTOPHERS - Religion Father Keller discusses life. 10:00 ©©THIS IS YOUR LIFE Ralph Edwards reviews the life of Gil- da Gray. Miss Gray, a stage star of the roaring 20's, created the famous "Shimmy." She has recently recovered from a long bout with TB. Among those who appear are: Pianist Liberace and his mother; W. C. Handy, composer of the "St. Louis Blues"; Allen Cross, of the former vaudeville team of Cross & Dunn; silent film star Betty Compson; and Mrs. Earl Tucker, Miss Gray's nurse during her recent illness. The climax of the show was Miss Gray's reunion with her son Martin whom she hadn't seen for several years. (Film)