Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 37

HERE COMES KELLY! ri ilT for the 1 WEEK I ack to Our City, Natch Pittsburgh's Gene Kelly will make his TV debut in "The Life You Save," an unusual and tender love story about an engaging one-armed vagabond and an innocent deaf-mute, on KDK A- TV at 10 p. Thursday. 1'iTTsm ittai si apii SUNDAY, FEBKUAKY 24, Well, here we ate all duded up in new spring dress and we hope you like us. Our appearance may be different, but we still have the same purpose: to give you the latest program listings, complete with last minute changes as provided by the stations. In addition, your Sun-Telegraph Sunday TV Section will feature two new columns, one from New York by nationally-known Jack O'Brian, and another from the Coast with latest Hollywood news.

irl LOOKING and listening i lly ii i ijuiiiirni i i iw. ji, urn iu.ji.Muum.- jmiminmm mm wiswwwwPiwwMiWiWM rr It, 1 i i it. A hi, -1 'Ayl A XI ix i a fit it Jj- i I vV-7 Ai, umiMrmrii iiirfr-r-" i mer Stock" (with Judy Garland) and "Briga-doon." He has directed as well as appeared in "An American in Paris," "On the Town," "Singin" in the Rain," and "It's Always Fair Weather." Gene also made an "Invitation to the Dance," an experimental film without dialogue in which three stories are told by means of dance only. His latest movie project is "The Happy Road," in which he is producer, director and star. The story of "The Life You Save" takes place in an impoverished section of the South.

Tom T. Triplet, played by Kelly, a man of many parts but lacking an arm, has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things. But he's never before seen anyone like Lucynell Carter (Janice Rule), a deaf-mute of angelic innocence. Marriage is not on Tom's mind when, on his rounds as itinerant handyman, he happens upon Lucynell and her mother (Agnes Moorehead). Mrs.

Carter, the mother, is determined to get a son-in-law, and she sells Tom on the virtues of a wife who can't talk and can't sass back. In talking of his TV debut, Gene 6ays: "It's great to be a movie star, but after a while, if it's all the same type of thing, no matter how good it is you get bored. "That's what's so great about television. Actors get a chance to do different things. "Someday the old legs will give out, and now's the time for me to be making my mark as a straight dramatic actor!" Arthur (Dagwood) Lake, Believe It or Not, Keallv Talks Tliat Way 7 In case you've ever wondered if Arthur (Dagwood Bumstead) Lake really sounds that way all the time, he does.

Of course the guy isn't silly, as Dagwood sometimes is on the new "Blondie" TV show, but the voice is the same. Actually the show Thursday ii a preview of a debut because the network show will not be telecast until Friday, March 1, over CBS-TV. The show was released to the Westinghou.se station in advance because Kelly is a native Pitts-burgher. He was born here, the third of five children, went to grammar school and high school here, then majored in economics at the University of Pittsburgh with his brother, Fred. In 1939 he left his sister, Louise, in charge of the Kelly Dancing Academy, went to New York and knocked at stage doors.

He first attracted attention in a small acting part in "Time of Your Life." He had received his ex-perience at The Pittsburgh Playhouse. He also had small parts in such musicals as "Very Warm for May," and then took up directing "Best Foot Forward" and shows at Billv Rose's Diamond Horseshoe. Gene's great opportunity came with the musical play, "Pal Joey," in 1940. David 0. Seknick immediately signed him for Hollywood, but it was on a loan-out to MGM in 1941 that he did his first part, with Judy Garland, in "For Me and My Gal." Since then Gene has played in more than 25 films, including "DuBarry Was a Lady" (with Lucille Ball), "Cover Girl" (with Rita Hayworth), "Christmas Holiday" (with Deanna Durbin), "Anchors Aweigh," Pirate" (with Judy Garland again), "The Three Musketeers" (with Lana Turner), "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Sum I.

Colbert Flopped In Role llv O'ltrian NKW (INK) --Playhouse JJO's opus starring Claudette Colbert took half an hour to get going and then didn't go very far its confusion of Parisian and domestic cliches, semi-soap opera and babbiltry Claudette always a pio --played it as if certain It would win all the prizes Pcrrv (jimo takes a week off March 2 with Jo Stafford and Mickey Kooncy subbing The Mick asked settled for "Climax" had some more assembly line Parisian cliches hut the worst of its hour was Viveca Llndfors' singing CBS -TV's "Telephone Time" moves to ABC-TV in April The Nicola Michaels who will star in the TV film series, "The Sword," is the daughter of movie magnate Nick Sehenck F.d Sullivan signed the Copa's comic team Pepper Davis for three shows SCI I.IVAN larch 3 gets a far less expensive "My Fair Lady" cast than if Rex liar-rison or Julie Andrews were available; Rex is in H'wnod and Julie can't appear on CRS until after she stars in TVwieors Hammerstein's "Cinderella" for NP.C NBC's "Club fin'' dropped comedian Mort Sahl. who will turn up on Sullivan's March 3 show NBC's new TV scries "Wells Fargo" is taking no chances: It's an "A I Western" combined with detective story Video pioneer Kyle Mjic-lionncll returns to TV- guest hf.teis on "America After Park" starting Monday AIJI.ENK I It AM IS and "llnii'f" uncinate their 4tii Mai dt 1 Ai ills miur.l -T sh iw in mr yci Robert v.t cry's Mai i Mi a'na. "The by Pe.n I Buck, ill hac only one in lie casi he wn't have een ore grui.t of S.lll'iey Va magucl i st.i i s. Lai ry Mlydcn played "Play-)uai-c Willi a brnketi a wimi.i a steel I li ile.mpant." i an- ei a-, In 11 1 I 17 TV Man 1 on "Club t'i llf-M-i I'l it ncil 1 by .1,11 ('nicy in Maidi "I'a Spe. l.n tliii: railed "Voiir 1-' i is Your Fortune on Rule), taught hy Tom (Gene Kelly), utters a word for the first lime in her life to her mother's Agnes Moorehead) astonished gratification.

A MOMENT of high drama in a sopne from "The Life You Save," Gene Kelly' TV flrlnit, on KI)K-TV Thursday at 10 p. m. Ltiryncll (Janice TV in llollvwood 1957 Wilbur II. Clark "Great Gildersleeve" Is featured as the scheming Bum-stead neighbor, Herby Wood-ley. Floronz Ames Is C.

Dithers, and the young Bum-steads are Stuffy Singer as Alexander, and Ann Barnes as Cookie. "I'KHKV MASON'," an hour long mystery spectacular, may get Jackie Glcason's time next year. There's a very good reason why the networks like the long shows in spite of the fact that they east a lot of money. The whole purpose in TV is to keep the customers from changing channels. Tex and Jinx have a new afternoon NBC-TV interview show which is sort of like Mike Wallace's "Nightbeat" hut the questions all drip sweetness and light, according to New Y'orkers.

ABC-TV had a big year and evidently will have a bigger one. They say they've moved Into second place In fully sponsored evening shows. And 20 new program properties will be offered to advertisers this season. I UK Bit. rAYOlT" which recently maiked its fifth anniversary, has been renewed by its sponsor for another cycle.

"Peath Valley Pays" recently celebrated 2fi years on the air first on radio and then on TV. Same sponsor for all those ears, too. "The Princess Back Home" on "(loodyear ria house" tonight marks the TV debut of playwright John Van Pruten. I le iv rote Yhe Turtle," "Bell. Book Candle" and 'I Remember Ma ma." I.AI DFTTK COLBERT wants a shew ar.i will only do four a vcar.

Ni'-e work if ynl can gt it. Sifl Caesar's show won six "A di.emy" nominal inns hnt as canceled by the spon- FOR MEN FOR WOMEN FOR CHILDREN ihirif iml f-hiri All Hi onr OculU' Priscrlplion fill' 1 Plr Vi'if ftp) pfortlfHt filled REPAIRS I I it I i -CiplH -imi reotr1 frm Mi r(, t't Isrn- 4 Been Kissed? TVa i A -asf J-S You'd know It anywhere. Talked with Mr. Lake on the phone the other day. lie's another of those folks "born to the theater." His father was Arthur Sil-vcrlake, famous circus clown, and his mother was Kdith Goodwill, a dramatic actress.

Arthur was born cm the road in Corbin, Ky during a tour of the southern states. Arthur's sister, Florence Lake, first became an estab-li-hcd comedienne and younc Arthur kept the family tradition by an early appearance as a small boy in Western movies. He became a child fixture In the "Sweet Sixteen" short subjects and later graduated to a succession of campus-life comedies including the oripiral role of "Harold Teen." The role of Pagwuod is an old one for I-ake. Columbia Pictures started filming "Blondie" in WW. Originally the pictures wee intended for a short series but in the years that followed there were 3S of them turned out.

Arthur did the "Blondie" radio scries for ten years, too. In private life Lake is married to the former Patricia Van Clove. They have two clnlihcn, Arthur Patrick, 13. ami Mai ion Rose, 11. lo they have a dog, "Pais" at home.

1 wanted to know" "We h.ae three dogs, seven eats and two At least that Has the count when I lelt fur the studio this morning. One of the dogs Is a ire.it lane, another Is a rul-lie, Laddie, son of the movies' and then we have a poodle too At the piesenl time Lake spends most of his time at ti lla! R.i;i.-!i where is bei'ig filnie 1 of the SO' a-s has tw-n I'iplcted to da'e and en 1 1 ca lis for TiieCre tunng out "almost tu eai wei'k. la the TV show "Blondie" Is played by Pamela Button. Hal Pcarv. rarls--' original ftllnl rti'intit irtl in tirinni lnfof aii 11 SUJM 1 Jeannie.

"Next year I think we'll probably take Jeannie out of Brooklyn and let. her discover more of America. I'm only hoping arrangements can be woiked out so we can film all the cities on actual locations and that way I can see more of America myself. Bill and I go across country hy train everytime we can and by different routes, just for the that very purpose." THE SEKIKS Is being seen in Kngland and Jeannie is deluged with fan mail from her fellow Britons. And how do they like the show? "They love It," she says happily.

"They say this is just the way they'd always pictured America and like to see an English girl's rxpeii-ences in a new country So if I don't get kissed, what matter? Ai least my lipstick isn't smeared by the end of the dav," she says jkanmi; CARSON Hitclicock Sibils (ihuidc Uains I'landr lias Mgisrl one of ihe suspense m.i-!ci telecasts en "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." 'i cam of the Jest," Die story of a black mailing ham actor wl.o outwits himself, it. fnies into production soon and be telecast sometime in March. I 3 fnr XVHK.N Tom ((imp Kelly) ami Lucviirll (J finite Rule) Mop at a roflVe hn, Liu'wirl! drops ofT for ft nap, and Tom deride he will abandon her. Never HOLLYWOOD. Jeannie Carson is a girl who has never been kissed, and she doesn't mind it one bit.

"This is ust on my television, you understand." Jean-nie winkoiL never do or Jeannie MacLonnan to pet involved in a romance, for then she couldn't continue discovering America. Rather, she'd discover dishes and budgets and maybe babies in time. I'm all for these things, to be sure-- but there are too many other TV shows with all these qualities. "Nay, there'll be no smooching on 'Hey, 1'KKT, red headed Jeannie doesn't complain too loudly about this virturous before-thecameras existence she must lead. After a hard day's work, she goes home with her producer-husband Bill Redmond who Isn't by the script writers' kissless edict.

Any plans for changing the format of "Hey, Jeannie!" next season? "None that I know of," says sponsor take over. Wp'd prefer to have the old commercials left In as they, too, impart the flavor of their time. Some of the firms, of course, may no longer exist at this date. Anyway, we believe such a weekly show recalling a diffeient program from the past each Week would rale high listener Interest. And we wonder how our readeis feel about It.

Aiioni riooiN Today's Allegheny Round-table show on KDKA will deal with the controversial upper Allegheny River flood control program. Among the participants will tie Cornelius V. Seneca, piesident of the Seneca Indian Nation and J. Alex Zchner. SunTelegraph assistant managing editor.

The CBS Network has announced a Ave per cent In-ereste In dsy time rates ef-frtiv March 10. Business must be improving. 7l Dr.BAUM RADIO: Here's a New Free Idea On Some of the Old Shows A "A DENTIST TOU CAN TRUST. AND HE TRUSTS TOU" sni i ti. rw vr mr several other titles would do.

The Intent outshadows the name. From all we have been able to And out, the networks still have most of their top shows of the past preserved on tapes. So, there should be no problem over material. THE MATTKK of dear anccs might prove complicated. Since only one network could air the new show, it would need rleaianees from Die otheis In order to include their shows alsn.

There also would be Die matter of sponsors. Should the origins! sponsors be given first rrack at pickir-g up the new fan or should a pew mztm pi r-xx 11 I'Hlirnn F.veryone, it seems, has an idea for i "new" radio show these days, but most boil down fo just another way to play records. Naturally, to keep in step, we have one too, but it involves the playing of some "records" that haven't been played before. A HIM, I A Come (0 yj You'll Be Glad You rfM -M rx "i52 Weeks to Pay THE GOLDENTONE AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR LADIES' GLASSES The trc mrnd.iin popularity the (M.Mentone is due to its tyt ippral to all w-urn rejrrlft of ce or the occasion. S'yl'd in the upsweep manner with its exquisitely hj-nm-id 12 gnM-itlle-1 trim is ttuly Amei Icil.ng You may choose the Gol ientoi from wide msnj'ment of eolots.

ALL SINGLE VISION GLASSES AT ONE LOW PRICE INCLUDES FRAMES AND LENSES The success of our proposed show would depend on just hmv much nostalgia present day dial twisters can penerate. We suspect that the volume would be sufficient. So many times, we've heard radio fans express a desire to hear again some of the nld shows that flourished when the medium was in its heyday, from "Lights Out" to Fred Allen to Die "Pixie Circus," thev would be gieat for a relisten. THFRFrOKE. why not drs vote program to just that? "fiadio In Retrospect" or "Klloryrles Revisited" rr Largest hy 0d ftvotor Service Voil In ly ilui.ikf (li ntnn MiriMlnim oiiri in i n( i( (t prr iill it I imi I eh still for NO SWITCHING! NO EXTRAS mi rt iiir mi mn A I I (.1 M'tS MMit tt nn i mu nr nr i if i mmmM 2ND FEDERAL SUITE 619 totn.i.

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