TV Guide (August 20, 1955)

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eg) AMERICA IN THE MAKING fp) MOVIE—To Be Announced © BOXING-St. Nick's Paolo Melis, Milano, Italy, vs Rinzi No- cero, Brooklyn, N.Y., middleweights, 10 rounds. Chris Schenkel reports from St. Nicholas Arena, New York City. TV GUIDE RATINGS Rating W L D KO's Melis Unrated 33 7 2 7 Nocero Unrated 25 2 0 8 Melis, one of the classiest European in¬ vaders to come along in quite a while, has good punching speed. Nocero, a slam-bang action fighter, fought a blister¬ ing duel with Ra'fael Merentino. This one should keep the crowd in suspense. Compiled by Nat Fleischer (The Ring) 10:30 0 GUY LOMBARDO-Music The Royal Canadians and special guest. O MASQUERADE PARTY Celebrities pose a problem for panel. (£) TRAVEL-Alabama 10:45 ^ RINGSIDE INTERVIEWS 11:00 Q O Q QD news Q Mr. District Attorney David Brian stars as crimebuster. 1 1:15 O MOVIE-Drama "Guest in the House." A girl with a cardiac condition is taken into the home of a happy family, Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick Q MOVIE-Drama "Prisoner of Corbal." A leader of the French Revolution falls in love with a lady of noble birth. Nils Asther, Noah Beery and Hazel Terry. O Weather 1 1:20 O H. S. Football Forecast CD MOVIE—To Be Announced 11:30 Q The Christophers—Relig. Q Tonight—Steve Allen Singer Nellie Lutcher and comic Arthur Walsh pay Steve a visit. 12:00 O NEWS-Harold Scott 12:30 O SPORTS-Roberts Q NEWS 12:40 O MOVIE-Musical Swing Shift Theater: "Fisherman's Wharf." An orphan boy lives with fish¬ ermen. Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry Armetta and Lee Patrick. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 HORSE RACE: The American Derby, from Chicago, 6 P.M. (56). WRESTLING: (Film) 2 P.M. (9); (Film) 10:35 P.M. (27); (Film) 11:05 P.M. (10). MONDAY, AUGUST 22 HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs, 7:15 P.M. (9). BOXING: Preliminaries, 9 P.M. (56). Main bout: Paolo Melis, Milano, Italy, vs Rinzi Nocero, Brooklyn, middleweights, 10 rounds from St. Nicholas Arena, 10 P.M. (56). TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs, 7:15 P.M. (9). WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 BOXING: Danny Giovanelli, Brooklyn, vs Ray Drake, Brooklyn, middleweights, 10 rounds from Madison Square Garden, 10 P.M. (9) (10) (27) (56). THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs, 7:15 P.M. (9). SPORTS THRILLS: (Film) 9:30 P.M. (10) (16). TEXAS RASSLING: (Film) 11:15 P.M. (9). FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 TENNIS: Opening singles matches for Davis Cup, from Forest Hills, L.I., 2 P.M. (7) and 3 P.M. (21). FISHING AND BOATING: 7 P.M. (27). HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs, 7:15 P.M. (9). SPORTS THRILLS: (Film) 8 P.M. and 9 P.M. (10). BOXING: Carl "Bobo" Olson, Hawaii, vs Pvt. Joly Giambra, Buffalo, N.Y., middleweights, 10 rounds from San Francisco, 10 P.M. (2) (6) (7) (21). To really enjoy TV, read ^ every week TV GUIDE A-21