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WHERE’S CHARLIE? — Edgar Bergen’s friend Charlie McCarthy is in on the comedy of errors when
Viacii' nuuaCKceper and Bentley Gregg’s (John Forsythe, left^ houseboy change places in “A Visit to
The Bergens” on Bachelor Father, Tuesday at 8 oa KFAR-iV, Channel 2.
MOVIE ACTRESS IS HANDY AROUND HOME
While other women are run
ning up a little dress on the
sewing machine, Janet Munro,
lissome actress who stars in the
dramatic thriller, “The Day The
Earth Caught Fire,” opening to
day at the New Empress The
ater, might be found doing some
electrical wiring or repairing the
vacuum cleaner.
In the startling Val Guest pro
duction, released by Universal Pic
tures, the former Disney child star
plays the part of a Meteorological
Office switchboard operator who
finds herself involved in the biggest
news story the world has ever
known, as well as a romance with
Judd.
“One of my worst moments,” con
fessed attractive, auburn-haired
Janet, “was when acting in one of
my first TV plays the producer
asked me to knit. I gazed at the two
needles and the wmol in absolute
horror—the needles seeming to grow
bigger every minute.
Couldn’t Knit
How could I confess to him that
I couldn’t knit^everybody can knit
—but it’s something I just can't do.
Sewing is exactly the same. If I at
tempt it, whatever I stitch falls to
pieces.”
Yet, Janet isn’t the helpless type
by any means. Her apartment—she
makes her home in London. England
—bears many traces of her handi
work.
For example, she designed its
new layout, chose the decorations,
draperies and color schemes. She
discusses various types of wood with
a great knowledge of the subject.
Real Life Cattle
Boss Plays Role
Don Hight, the real cattleman who
last January drove a herd of 1800
head of cattle across 70 miles of
South Dakota prairie, makes a brief
appearance as a drover in “The Im
migrants” on “Rawhide” Friday at
7 on KTVF, Channel Eleven.
The story is about an exiled
Prussian officer who kidnaps Wish
bone, Quince and Clay and holds
them as slaves.
“When I was at school." she says,
“we were given the choice of tak
ing needlework and art or wood
work and electrical work. I took
the latter.”
Immense Energy
She has immense energy for man
ual tasks. When not filming she is
just as likely to work fPom early
morning to late night cleaning the
house, changing the furniture
around or planning a new decor.
And it isn’t unusual for her to get
back from a late evening affair and
start some early morning home pro
ject.
“I don’t like working to a plan."
explains Janet. "I just like doma
things when the mood takes me. My
only concession to luxury is m>
six and a half foot square bed
When I’m alone, I spend mod ol
my time in the bedroom, get my
own meals and take them to bee
with me.”
With her ever-faithful Nimo, ;
w'hite toy poodle, beside her, th<
petite Janet curls into a corner o
the enormous bed to read her script
do the household accounts—or evei
study another electrical problem.
Greatest News Story Ever
Told Shows Earth On Fire
“The Day The Earth Caught Fire,” with its theme so start
ling — and timely — as it becomes the greatest news story
ever told, has a shattering impact of never-ending suspense. The
powerful and dramatic motion picture — and it could be one
of the most-talked-about films of the year — starting today on
tne screen oi tne ixew impress
Theater.
This alarmingly fine entertain
ment, with a factual big-city news
paper background, is a remarkable
and unusual production, and as
topical as today’s news headlines.
Our world, plagued and shaken
by nuclear test explosions at both
of its poles simultaneously, not
only goes off its own axis but
passes out of orbit and starts ca
reening back to the sun.
Meanwhile, news flashes are com
ing in from all over the world with
reports of abnormal conditions of
unprecedental severity. Climatic
upheavals follow.
Freak storms, tornadies, fantastic
changes in temperature—New York
is gripped in polar ice, the Sahara
Desert is flooded. London is turning
into a desert. Moscow is torn by
tropical hurricanes.
Four Months Left!
Science experts estimate that the
earth has four months left before
it is burned by the sun!
Tension reaches the explosion
point as desolation and panic set in.
and hysterical people run amok
throughout the entire world.
Is this mankind’s final chapter?
Thp world powers unite to figure
a possible solution for the grave
situation, and civilization frantically
waits for the verdict that will quick
ly spell out either The End or
another Beginning.
The drama of “The Day the Earth
Caught. Fire,” is told through an
alert newspaper staff as they ferret
out the most important news story
the world lias ever known. The au
thentic newspaper background as
they attain their scoop gives the
film added urgency and zest.
The performances given by the
three stars—Janet Munro, Leo Mc
Kern and Edward Judd—as well as
the entire supporting cast, are par
ticularly effective. Judd, making his
first starring appearancet, clicks as
the hero, the reporter who digs out
the vital facts that make the banner
news story take shape.
He shows rugged charm in his
lightly romantic scenes with pert
and pretty Janet Munro. who ad
vantageously displays her lissome
Dream Of Little
Girl Comes True
On Twilight Zone
An old man takes special pleasure
in doing conjuring tricks for a
crippled little girl, whose dream
comes true when she learns who the
old gentleman is in “The Fugitive"
on Rod Serli tag's “The Twilight
Zone" Friday at 9:JO on KTVF,
Channel Eleven.
Susan Gordon stars as the girl,
11-year-oid Jenny Lewis J. Pat
O'Malley also «‘ars as the old naan
Ben, a spry, friendly man full oi
[ fun and games.
> When two mysterious men corm
f to ask questions about B-m. Jenm
tries to protect him, unaware of th
i very special nature of the investi
gation.
form as well as emotional acting
ability in the important distaff role.
Another outstanding portrayal
comes from Leo McKern who is
tops as a dependable, gruff and
understanding science correspond
ent.
Arthur Christiansen, famous ex
editor of one of the world's most
renowned newspapers, acted a
technical adviser as well as playin
the editor, and he does a convincin
job of playing himself—a talented
form of self-exposition.
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G1KL IN PLOT — Lissome, pert
anti lovely Janet Munro is starred
in “The Day The Earth Caught
Eire.’’ the starkly realistic screen
drama with a factual newspaper
background, with Leo McKern
and Edward Judd. v
Wealthy Circus |
Clown Befriends j
Lonesome Youth \
James Dunn is special guest star Irt
the poignant tale of a wealthy man
who, while seeking happiness as a
circus clown, befriends a lonely boy
on “Follow the Sun," Tuesday at 7
on KFAR-TV, Channel 2.
In “Run Clown, Run,” magazina
writer Ben Gregory decides to da
a story on Tippy, the clown, in
Honolulu with a small circus. He is
intrigued when the clown singles
out eight-year-old Jonothan Ramsey
for special attention.
The attachment grows after the
boy’s birthday party where Tippy
entertains and notices that Jono
than's father, Howard Ramsey,
seems to be too busy with high fi
nance to spend any time with his
son.
Gregory grows suspicious of Tip
py. suspecting him to be more than
the funny man behind heavy make
up and an outlandish costume.
Miles And Corey }
Star on ‘Kildare’ |
Dr. Kildare holds the life of an
accused murderess (Vera Miles) in
his hands as he works under staff
psychiatrist (Wendell Corep) to test
her sanity in the “Dr. Kildare” epi
sode “The Eleventh Hour,” Friday
at 10 on KFAR-TV, Channel 2.