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FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK
FIRST DATE — Petite Pam Smith as Betsy is “Beaver’s First Date,” whom he escorts to a dancing
school party! Worried, but determined to put his best foot forward, his anxiety is shared by the whole
family in the LEAVE IT TO BEAVER comedy Monday at 8 on KFAR-TV, Channel 2.
KFAR TO BROADCAST FIRST SPACE SHOT
The first attempt by the
United States to place an astro
naut in orbit around the earth,
expected sometime next month,
will be covered live on Radio
Station KFAR.
The NBC News coverage will in
clude the preparations for the
shoot, the launching of the Atlas
missile from Cape Canaveral, the
recovery of the astronaut after his
scheduled three-orbit attempt and
a press conference by officials of
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration evaluating the re
sults of the flight.
Marine Lieutenant Colonel John
H. Glenn Jr., has been named as
prime astronaut for the attempt and
Navy Commander Scott Carpenter
as the alternate. The launching is
now scheduled to take place pos
sibly as early as mid-January.
All Events
The NBC Radio coverage, which
will include all major events at
Canaveral on the day of the flight,
will feature NBC News correspon
dents Merrill Mueller and Jay Bar
bree at the scene. Russ Tornabene
will be producer.
NBC News has pioneered in cov
erage of major space events since
1957, when the network presented a
special program on an Atlas launch
ing. This program, featuring cor
respondent Roy Neal at the scene,
was filmed from a point down the
beach from Canaveral, because at
the time news cameras were not
permitted on the missile base itself.
NBC’s first live broadcast from
Canaveral was presented on August
17, 1958, when a Thor-Able missile.
Phony Physician
Met Squad Victim
The suicide attempt of an unem
ployed dancer puts the elite Metro
politan Squad on the trail of a
money-hungry, phony doctor in
“Blood Money” on “The New
Breed,” Saturday at 8 on KFAR-TV,
Channel 2.
Connie Weems accidentally shoots
her roommate, Sandy Demarest,
while attempting suicide after
learning from Dr. Cameron Hill that
she has an incurable disease. Her
boy friend, cowboy actor Tad Cal
loway, doesn't believe Connie’s
story. While being interrogated by
Lt. Price Adams of the Met Squad,
he supplies the lead that makes
Dr. Hill the police prey.
aimed for orbit around the moon,
went off course and was detonated
in a spectacular mid-air explosion.
This program opened the way for
an increasing number of live pro
grams from Canaveral as the na
tion’s space effort has gained mo
mentum.
Much Coverage
Since then NBC News has pre
sented live coverage of two other
moon probes, the entire Project
Mercury Man-in-Space series of
launchings (including the two
manned sub-orbital flights), the un
successful Mercury Atlas 3 attempt
to place a space capsule in orbit, the
first launching of the new Saturn
missile last month and exclusive
programming covering the orbital
Bight of a champanzee.
Thus, in its space coverage, NBC
News is the only network news or
ganization to have offered exclusive
live coverage, and has covered the
greatest number of events at the
missile base.
The coverage of the manned or
bital flight will be under the gen
eral supervision of Elmer W. Low
er, Director of News and Public
Affairs, m New York, and Donald
Meaney, Manager of Special News
Programs, at Canaveral.
New Jerry Lewis Comedy
Pokes Fun At Film Making
Utilizing his own seemingly endless supply of energy and
talent, Jerry Lewis once again not only stars in but also directs
his new Paramount comedy, “The Errand Boy,” a hilarious
spoof of the mad, unpredictable world of Hollywood, which
arrives today at the New Empress Theater.
in unioiaing ms iun-mieci spool
of movietown’s traditions and its
people, the King of Hollywood Jest
ers explores every nook of a major
studio, creating organized confu
sion on a scale which has to be
seen to be believed.
“The Errand Boy" follows a
moviemaking pattern which already
has borne spectacular dividends for
Lewis. He has long been a firm be
liever in making pictures for “fun
and entertainment only” (to quote
him) and maintains he’ll never
make one that doesn't contain lib
eral portions of laughs and happi
ness. And his previous successes ob
viously prove that the public agrees
with his policy.
Story Locale
The story locale of “The Errand
Boy” is a major Hollywood studio
with an impressive record of film
successes. The studio chief is con
vinced much of the profits are be
ing squandered by the employees.
Instead of hiring an efficiency ex
pert he is persuaded by his sister
to hire someone “who is so stupid
he won’t understand he is hired to
spy"—and Jerry Lewis, portraying
a well-meaning, idiot paper-hanger,
gets the job. Naturally, before he
finishes his assignment the studio
is in total chaos.
Talented Oroup
For the cast of "The Errand Boy"
Lewis has assembled a talented
group of performers to support him
in the title role. Long-time Holly
wood tough guy Brian Donlevy re
turns to comedy after more than a
decade to co-star as the belligerent
movie chief.
Versatile Dick Wesson essays the
role of the frustrated. assistant di
rector who constantly runs afoul of
Lewis' zany antics. Veteran charac
ter actor Howard McNear portrays
an executive assistant whose work
ing life is made miserable by Lewis,
and Felicia Atkins plays a glamor
ous movie star with whom Lewis
becomes accidentally involved at a
premiere.
Others in the cast include Pat
Dahl, Fritz Feld, Isobel Elsom, Kath
leen Freeman, Paul and Mary Ritts,
Iris Adrian, Doodles Weaver, Renee
Unwelcome Bride
Is Case Subject
On Mason Show
Lovely Sue Anne Frazer is
shocked when Walter Frazer, her
father-in-law, offers her $50,000 to
divorce his son in “The Case of the
Unwelcome Bride” on “Perry
Mason” Saturday at 7 on KTVF
Channel Eleven.
The girl becomes distraught when
her wastrel husband, Gregson
Frazer, urges her to accept the of
fer. Later Gregson is slain and po
lice arrest Sue Anne.
Perry Mason defends her and his
investigation uncovers a complex
timetable of events that carries the
solution to the mystery.
Taylor and guest stars from the
popular TV show “Bonanza,” Dart
Blocker, Lome Greene, Michael
Landon and Pernell Roberts.
FUNNY MAN — Jerry Lewis aa
the energetic messenger boy in
one of the hilarious scenes from
“The Errand Boy,” which opens
today at the New Empress The
ater. Brian Donlevy, Pat Dahl and
Felicia Atkins support the comic
In this Jerry Lewis Production.
Keaton Stars As
Traveler In Time
On Twilight Zone
Famed comedian Buster Keaton
re-enacts some of the sidesplitting
routines he made famous on the
silent screen when he stars in
“Once Upon a Time,” the story —
written especially for him — of a
janitor who is suddenly transported
on the wings of a time machine
from 1890 to 1962 and finds it is not
at all as he expected, on Rod Set
ling's “The Twilight Zone,” Friday
at 9:30 on KTVF, Channel Eleven.
Rotund comedian-comedy writer
Stanley Adams also stars as Profes
sor Rollo, who introduces Woodrow
Mulligan, played by Keaton, to the
intricacies of Twentieth Century
living and in so doing joins in the
re-creation of two memorable Kea
ton routines—the lock step and the
putting on of a pair of pants while
walking.
Mulligan’s problems begin in the
laboratory of Professor Gilbert,
played by Milton Parsons, where he
bemoans the problems facing a
janitor trying to eke out a living
in 1890. With the accidental help
of an experimental time machine
being developed by Gilbert, Mulli
gan is catapulted 72 years into the
future.