TVmen last week learned a surefire for mula for a first-rate show: a great deal of talent and half a million dollars. The money was supplied by Ford Motor Co. to celebrate its soth anniversary with a two-hour show carried by both CBS and NBC. The talent came largely from Broadway in the persons of Producer Leland Hayward. Choreographer Jerome Robbins and Songstresses Mary Martin and Ethel Merman.
Though overshadowed by Broadway's best, TV's own stars shone brightly enough. Wally Cox was authentic as an American bent on self-improvement; Burr Till-strom's Kukla and Ollie...
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