TV Guide (August 20, 1955)

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FRIDAY sleuth is hired to manufacture clues against a murder suspect. (Film) Cast Charlie Masters . Chuck Connors Larry Sears _ Paul Stewart Frank Heath .. Douglas Spencer 9:30 Q SLIM BRYANT-Music O KING'S CROSSROADS "Grand Prix." "Birth of a Florida Key." O ABBIE NEAL AND RANCH GIRLS—Western Songs Q GUY LOMBARDO SHOW Qj) THE VISE-Drama See 8 P.M. for details. {Q LIVING-Hawaii © RAY MILLAND-Comedy Prof. McNulty forms a corporation when he thinks he's found a uranium strike. 10:00 O O O boxing Non-title bout: Carl "Bobo" Olson, Ha¬ waii, vs Pvt. Joey Giambra, Buffalo, N.Y., middleweights, 10 rounds. Jimmy Pow¬ ers reports from San Francisco. TV GUIDE RATINGS Rating W L D KO's Olson Champion 64 7 0 32 Giambra Unrated 42 3 1 24 This will be Olson's second bout since his kayo at the fists of Archie Moore, Joey Giambra was among the top-con¬ tenders before entering the Army in 1954. He is a good hitter, and has won his last four bouts. Compiled by Nat Fleischer (The Ring) Q © UNDERCURRENT "Death Rides a Wildcat." The driver of a bus enroute from New York to Los Angeles, finds the going rough when one of the passengers is murdered. Matters are complicated by a beautiful passenger who might be the murderess. (Film) Cast Jim Thorne . Bill Phipps Carmen Fuller Dorothy Green Arthur Beauman _ Alan Dexter Bud- Whit Bissell George Harper - Frank Gerstle © FILM © STAR TONIGHT-Drama "The Ring of Gen. Macias." A young wife is forced to give shelter to a group of Revolutionary soldiers. To in¬ AUGUST 26 sure their safety, they inform her that her husband is being held as a hostage. Cast Raquel_ Katharine Sergava Andres - Gene Peterson Marcia-Miriam Colon Cleto - Martin Newman Flores _ Nehemiah Persoff 10:20 © TRAVEL-Canada 10:30 O © © © WINDOWS Henry Hull and child actor Van Dyke Parks are the two characters in "The Cal¬ liope Tree" by Doris Frankel. Because'of the hero worship of a young boy, an ex-circus clown is able to relive some of the glories of his past. This is the final show of the series. Next week at this time: "Person to Person" with host Ed Murrow, returns for another season. © TRAVEL—Florida, Oregon 10:45 Q Q Q To Be Announced 11:00 Q o Q CD news O SPORTS 11:15© MOVIE-Musical "Copacabana." A young lady tries ou for two jobs at the Copacabana an: gets them both. Groucho Marx, Carmer, Miranda, Steve Cochran. For an informs tive article on how movies are selectee^ for TV, read next week's TV GUIDE. Q MOVIE—Drama "Eagle Squadron." An American joins squadron of RAF fliers during Worh War 2. Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore © MOVIE—Mystery "Man Bait." The manager of a bookstore is a suspect in a murder. George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Raymond Huntley © WEATHER 1 1:20 © H. S. Football Forecast © MOVIE—To Be Announced 1 1:30 © Tonight—Steve Allen Singer Micki Mario, pianist Errol Garner, and comedian Milton Berle visit. 12:30 O SPORTS-Roberts O O news 12:35 O MOVIE-Drama Swing Shift Theater: "Fort Pirate's Re¬ venge." Jean Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez. Stations reserve the right to make last-minute changes. A-38 TV GUIDE