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Description: Here's the second commercial break for the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Host Ray Rayner starts off by introducing a commercial for Alka-Seltzer, another in their series of ads along the lines of their "Spicy Meatball" and "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing" campaigns. In this example, a man at a dinner table assures his mother he's sure he's had enough. A color version of this ad (from a 16mm negative) can be seen here.

Next, Ray introduces another One-a-Day Plus Iron commercial, this one featuring another "One-a-Day Girl" on the beach with family.

Afterwards, Ray once again returns to "The Maltese Falcon."

NOTE: This broadcast was in color, but captured on an early home videotape recording in black and white. (of course, the movie itself was in black and white - just the Miles Showcase segments and commercials would have been in color) There are also some tape-tracking problems that are noticeable at certain points on this clip.

(this was the last surviving commercial break on the tape; the ending was also cut out)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 21st 1973 during the 7pm to 9pm timeframe.