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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Curse of Frankenstein" (Promo, 1979)

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Here's a promo for The 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957, Hammer Film Productions) starring Peter Cushing, on WLS Channel 7. The movie aired on Monday, May 28th 1979.

Voiceover by Gary Gears.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - Action Movie - "Apache Rifles" (Commercial Break #1, 1983)

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Here is Commercial Break #1 (only one I have) to WFLD Channel 32's Action Movie - "Apache Rifles". Includes:

WFLD Channel 32 Action Movie bumper (music only)

Reynolds Wrap

Empire Carpets (featuring a version of the famous jingle I've never heard before - they probably used it for a total of 3 days before someone came to their senses and canned it)

WFLD Channel 32 Starsky & Hutch promo (again)

WFLD Channel 32 Action Mo...

WLS Channel 7 - "The Saturday Night Movie" (Opening, 1982)

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Here is the opening for The Saturday Night Movie on WLS Channel 7. They used this same opening on other ABC stations such as WABC in New York. This opening (but with a different end title) was also used for The Late Night Movie (which I will also post here).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 6th 1982.

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie Two - "Man And The Monster" (Commercial Break, 1979)

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Here's a commercial break from the Monster Movie Two presentation of "Man and the Monster" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

WSNS Monster Movie Two bumper (silent, but with "Sox play the Yankees-" partial voiceover by Linda Frost before getting cut off)

Commercial: "Jackie Wilson Solid Gold" record offer by Group III (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS "Man and the Monster" bumper (with Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" playing)

Return Of The Jedi (Trailer For TV, 1983)

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Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for a little movie that came out in 1983 called "Return of the Jedi" (?).

"Now playing in a theatre in your galaxy..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 28th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Slender Thread" (Opening, 1982)

Views: 1618

Here's the opening to the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Slender Thread" on WFLD Channel 32. I don't know if it was a mistake or not but the voiceover doesn't start until the music is over so we get to hear the whole theme.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 1st 1982. (at 8pm!)

WFLD Channel 32 - The Eight O'Clock Movie (Ending, 1982)

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Here is the ending for The Eight O'Clock Movie on WFLD Channel 32. Features a voiceover teaser for tomorrow night's movie, "The Philadelphia Story", Newscene, and M*A*S*H.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

Also features a Field Communications ID at the end (Did we ever find out the name of the announcer that did these?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 29th 1982 @ about 9:55pm! (Boy, if only they kept recording for another few hours we coul...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Movie - "Robbery" (Opening & Pre-Movie Break, 1977)

Views: 2073

Here's the opening and pre-movie break of the Saturday Night Movie presentation of "Robbery" on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

WMAQ-TV Chicago animated Station ID (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Saturday Night Movie opening (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Commercial: Tropicana Living Things at 3879 South Archer Avenue

Commercial: Schaumburg Datsun at 910 West Golf Road (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Commercial: Folgers Coffee...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Flareup" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

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Here's a partial commercial break from a Late Night Movie airing of the movie "Flareup" on WLS Channel 7. Chris Tufts (Phantom), our resident schedule sleuth, found it. I'll fill in the video description once we've got everything.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, February 4th 1977 during the Midnight to 1:30 AM time frame.