TV Guide (July 23, 1955)

JULY 24 7; 00 O REP ORT FROM GENEVA t SPECIAlI Howard K. Smith narrates a report on the Big Four Conference that began last Monday in Geneva. There will be filmed scenes of formal and informal conference events. Eric Sevareid and other reporters will be among the commentators. In the spirit of a kind of conference "below the summit," Amer¬ ican farmers will be seen in a discussion with Russian farmers recently arrived in the U.S. from the USSR. O d) people are funny Art Linkletter gets a man to pretend he's o stranded musician on his way to a sym¬ phony concert. The man, loaded down with bass fiddle and suitcase, sets out to borrow bus fare to Pismo Beach. He offers a necktie from the suitcase to any¬ one giving him the fare. (Film) o MOVIE-Adventure "Strange Voyage." A crew of men sails for a deserted spot on the coast of Mex¬ ico in search of hidden gold. Eddie Al¬ bert, Forrest Taylor, Ray Teal. Q © YOU ASKED FOR IT 1. George Speoke, the human spark plug, will permit one million volts to pass through his body to ignite a heavy wood¬ en plonk. 2. Stunt man Cliff Rose allows a flaming building to collapse on him. 3. Navy ofRcer John Wareing attempts to hold back a car whose engine is in gear and running at top speed. 4. An observation of monkeys and mice that lived through a rocket experiment which sent them many miles into the stratosphere. Art Baker is the host. (Film) PICTURE PARADE GOV. MEYNER'S REPORT 5. H. Christie, senior inspector for the Di¬ vision of Weights and AAeasures, joins the Governor in a discussion of the work of the state Division of Weights and Meas¬ ures, whose job it is to protect the inter¬ ests of the consumer. 7:10 ID WEATHER 7:15 Q TALK TO THE STARS (0 NEWS-John Tillman 7:30 O (D PRIVATE SECRETARY Things don't turn out quite as expected when Susie acts like "a little old-fash¬ ioned girl" in her campaign to get her boss to buy her an electric typewriter. Susie; Ann Sothern. Peter Sands: Don Porter. Vi Praskins: Ann Tyrrell. (Film) o DO-IT.YOURSELF-Hobbies The do-it-yourself man, Dave Willock, offers hints on uses for yord and play¬ ground equipment and how to build it. He'll demonstrate the building of a sand box, jungle gym and an outdoor table. Comic Cliff Arquette cheers Dave on. Q MOVIE-Mystery "The Adventures of Kitty O'Day." A boarding house is turned into a horror house when several people are murdered there. Jean Porker, Peter Cookson. Q MOVIE-Melodrama Million Dollar Movie: "Forbidden." (Eng¬ lish; 1955) A chemist abandons his career for a better-paying job, to meet the de¬ mands of his luxury-loving wife. But he falls in love with another woman. Doug¬ lass Montgomery, Hazel Court, Patricia Burke, Ronald Shiner, Garry Marsh, An¬ drew Cruikshank, Eliot Makeham, Mi¬ chael Medwin. ID THE CHRISTOPHERS-Relig. "The Social Worker As a Power for Good." Actress Joan Leslie; baritone Lee Simpkins and social worker Gertrude Blackstock point to the accomplishments of the social worker. (Film) ID N.J. LEGISLATIVE REPORT Rep. Marie Maebert (R., Essex County, N.J.); Sen. James F. Murray, Jr. (D., Hud¬ son County, N.J.); Sen. Joseph Yosko (D., Northampton County, Pa.); and Rep. An¬ thony P. Savarese, Jr. (R., Queens County, N.Y.) join in a discussion of interstate problems. @ FILM SHORTS 8:00 O d) toast OF THE TOWN Singer Guy Mitchell of "My Heart Cries for You" fame, takes over the emcee spot for the vacationing Mr. Sullivan. Featured in tonight's review ore singer- actress Polly Bergen, and English ventril- TV GUIDE A-29