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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Pocketful of Miracles" (Promo, 1974?)

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Here's a promo for the upcoming 3:30 Movie presentation of the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, preserved on 16mm film. This was most likely for the two-part airing to be shown on February 7th and 8th 1974, as the typesetting for the title (set in a font called Frankfurter) was different than that on this 1972 promo.

Technical / Modification Note: This ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Break #3, 1985)

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Here's Break #3 to an episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in close to 24 years! This was number 318 where he was presenting the movie "The Walking Dead". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Tic-Tac breath mints

Movie Trailer for TV: "City Limits" (ending voiceover by Jim Barton) (again)

Commercial: Empire Carpets

"Tombstone's Strike-Time School Supplement" sketch

Commercial: Eagle Food Sto...

WSNS Channel 44 - Thing Theatre - "Attack Of The Robots" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 5040

Here's a special Halloween & 2nd Anniversary treat -

Another faint and fuzzy memory rescued from the trashbin of obscurity - the opening to Thing Theatre on WSNS TV-44!

Thanks to a helpful YouTube commenter, we now know what the theme song for Thing Theatre is, where it came from and who it's by. You'll never believe it!

It's from the soundtrack to the movie "Car Wash" (released in 1976), performed by Rose Royce, and the exact title is Cut...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Skylab Update" (1979)

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Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - a "Skylab Update" - from episode number 3 featuring the movie "Son of Dracula". (This was Break number 4)

Directed by Joe Oher.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 30th 1979. (Recorded on Thursday, June 28th 1979!)

WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Break #1, 1979)

Views: 1670

Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! The movie presented on this day was "China Gate". TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary ques...

NBC Network - The Sunday Big Event - "Enola Gay" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening to The Sunday Big Event World Premiere movie presentation of "Enola Gay: The Men, The Mission, The Atomic Bomb" on NBC.

Voiceover by ?? (don't tell me, it's the Disney voice guy, right?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 23rd 1980.

Roller Boogie (Trailer For TV, 1979)

Views: 1861

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for the film Roller Boogie, starring Linda Blair (whose career had taken a nose dive in the years up to this point following her roles in the films The Exorcist and Born Innocent) and Jim Bray (in his only film credit, if IMDb.com is of any indication).

Main voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 16th 1979.

NBC Network - "It's NBC Week" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2368

Here's a promo for a number of programs comprising "NBC Week" with the peacock network touting some of their Fall season lineup, specials, and movies. Includes:

Real People
Facts Of Life
We've Got It Made
Mr. Smith
Made for TV Movie: For Love And Honor
The 35th Annual Emmy Awards
Made for TV Movie: Sessions

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 20th 1983 at a couple minutes before 10pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best Of Benny Hill" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 1785

Here's the second commercial break from the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of "Words of Comfort" blooper segment with Benny, Patricia Hayes and (off-camera voiceover) Michael Sharvell-Martin (color kinescope from videotape source; originally aired on his October 28th 1970 special)

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper

WFLD Newscene Headlines with Kathy McFarland