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Kill Or Be Killed (Trailer For TV, 1980)

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Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the film "Kill Or Be Killed".

"The Greatest Hollywood Martial Arts Movie Ever Made." Hmm...

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Late Late Double Feature (Opening, 1983)

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Here is the opening for the WFLD Channel 32 Late Late Double Feature. On this night the movies were Charlie Chaplin in "The Funniest Man in the World" followed by Errol Flynn in "Mara Maru".

The animation seems very reminiscent of PM Magazine's opening.

Voice over by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, May 14th 1983 at 12am.

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Tina McDowall" (Transition, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This transitional segment is from Show #60 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

This segment starts out with Svengoolie at the ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Get A Shave" (1980)

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Here is a classic Son of Sven song, "Get a Shave" (parody of "Get a Job") originally featured during episode number 34, when he showed the film "I Was A Teenage Werewolf". The sketch was repeated during episode number 156, the second time he showed the film.

This first aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 23rd 1980. (and also on Saturday, July 24th 1982).

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

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Here's the first commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Bumper slide with movie title next to lights

Commercial: Bobby Hull for Sears Bank & Trust - offering such services as savings and checking accounts, and Deposit Credit (maximum credit limit $5,000) to write yourself an "instant loan" - "Out to Be the Fastest Bank in Town"

Commercial: Chicago ...

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "A Night At The Opera" (Bumper, 1979?)

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Here is a bumper for the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the Marx Brothers classic "A Night at the Opera" on WGN Channel 9.

Notice the artwork of the studio lights is the same as in the other example.

The bumper music is from another portion of the instrumental

Son Of Svengoolie - "Dracula's Daughter" - "Mail Call #2" (1979)

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Here is the second mail call segment for Son of Sven episode number 2 featuring the film "Dracula's Daughter".

How many times did he do a show with more than one mail segment? Perhaps it was because he got so much mail from his first episode?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "The Petrified Forest" (Bumper Excerpts, 1972)

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Here are a couple bumper excerpts from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of "The Petrified Forest" (1936) on WGN Channel 9.

This is an early example of the particular "style" of this long-running movie showcase as would be seen in color on this 1979 opening and

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