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WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Casablanca" (Opening, 1979)
Views: 7387
Here is the opening of the WGN classic movie show, When Movies Were Movies - which this night was showing the film "Casablanca." You really have to appreciate the creativity in this, as well as the time it must have taken to make those cut-outs.
As for the theme music used for this long-running showcase - it was from the instrumental Overtur...
WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #5, 1979)
Views: 1802
Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!
Here is Commercial Break #5 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:
The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide
Time Life Books - World War II (Main voiceover by Jackson Beck; ending voiceover by WSNS' former General Manager and sometime announcer Mal Wyman)
TV-44 NCAA Illinois Basketball promo - Weeknights at 6 (voiceover by Don Ferris)
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "When Worlds Collide" (Opening, 1982)
Views: 5315
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of When Worlds Collide on WGN Channel 9. Featuring Frazier Thomas as host. (I would have left in more of the movie opening but this is where the recording stopped)
The Family Classics theme song was called "Moviescope" and was a piece of library music composed by Dennis Berry. It was originally released ...
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Captain Blood" (Opening, 1983)
Views: 3590
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Captain Blood (1935) on WGN Channel 9. Hosted by Frazier Thomas. WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "A Woman Rebels" (Opening, 1980)
Views: 3467 Here's the opening for the WLS Late Night Movie presentation of "A Woman Rebels".
(opening starts a tiny bit late)
The theme music sounds warbly - I wonder if that was a technical problem at WGN or something with this tape recording. I do not hear the warble after the music ends - can anyone tell?
The
Notice, the graphics are the "Swirling Stars" animation which is the same style as the WLS 3:30 Movie opening from the same era.
However, the music is not the same - it is instead the music that is used for the updated WLS 3:00 Movie. ...
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The Canterville Ghost" (Opening, 1983)
Views: 1758
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of The Canterville Ghost (1944) on WGN Channel 9. (this airing was the last time it appeared on Family Classics)
Hosted by Frazier Thomas.
Preceded by a WGN bumper promo for Fantasy Island featuring Ricardo Montalban. (looking kind of shifty-eyed taking a peek at the cue cards apparently)
The
Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Show #5 - Man Man Sven (ab)Used Cars" (1972)
Views: 1598
Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.
With no clapboard segments, we can only guess that this was Break #6 (from "Show #5") - although on these master tapes sometimes they didn't save all of the breaks, so this could be Break #7 or Break #8 for all we know. This one features a classic - Mad Man Sven (ab)Used Cars. This sketch was seen at one point duri...
WLS Channel 7 - Sunday Night Movie - "Lolita" (Promo, 1973)
Views: 2005
Here's a promo for the upcoming Sunday Night Movie presentation of the 1962 film "Lolita" starring James Mason and Sue Lyon, to air on Sunday, June 10th 1973 at 10:45pm.
This was preserved on a silent 16mm film (I added the Lolita theme since I wasn't sure what else might have been appropriate). The actual airing of this promo would have been accompanied by a voiceover from any of Channel 7's staff announcer...
WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #4, 1979)
Views: 1288
Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!
Here is Commercial Break #4 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:
The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide
Shades of Green - Great Irish Ballads as sung by Martin Flynn - Hall of Music Record Offer
TV-44 Chicago Black Hawk Hockey promo - Weeknights at 6 (Voiceover by Linda Frost)
The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide
Un...