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WFLD Channel 32 - Six O'Clock Movie - "The FBI Story" (Technical Difficulties, 1981)

Views: 2932

Here's a technical difficulties moment during the WFLD Channel 32 Six O'Clock Movie presentation of "The FBI Story" - featuring a strange slide.

Perhaps Telefrank can tell us what's going on here? Why is the slide so dark and mysterious looking? Why/when would this ever be used?

Who knows how long this technical difficulties moment lasted? Unfortunately someone was impatient and paused the recording and restarted it when the film was fixed. :-)

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WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Break #3, 1979)

Views: 761

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 questi...

Graduation Day (Trailer For TV, 1981)

Views: 1820

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Graduation Day".

Ending voiceover by Jack Taylor.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, August 31st 1981.

The Blues Brothers (Trailer For TV, 1980)

Views: 3625

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the greatest film ever made in the history of mankind, "The Blues Brothers".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, July 12th 1980.

The Goodbye Girl (Trailer For TV, 1978)

Views: 1676

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "The Goodbye Girl" (written by Neil Simon).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 8th 1978.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #6, 1978)

Views: 2838

Here's Commercial Break #6 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Paul Anka for the Holiday Star Telethon for United Cerebral Palsy - December 30th and 31st. Sponsored by Montgomery Ward Auto Club. (again)

Wrigley's Spearmint gum (with Dana Plato of Diff'rent Strokes fame)

Beefsteak rye bread by Wonder (again)

Long Chevrolet - Truck Center sale

Billy Jack (Trailer For TV, 1973)

Views: 2001

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Billy Jack".

Ending voiceover by Ed Roberts (WBBM announcer)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 3rd 1973 at about 9:59pm.

Prom Night (Trailer For TV #1, 1980)

Views: 1640

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Prom Night".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

Prom Night (Trailer For TV #2, 1980)

Views: 1706

Here's another theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Prom Night".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.