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WSNS Channel 44 - T.H.E. Movie - "You and Me" (Partial Promo, 1976)

Views: 777

Here's a partial promo for an upcoming airing of the 1938 George Raft / Sylvia Sidney film "You and Me," to air on another obscure TV-44 movie show, this one called T.H.E. Movie (who knows what T.H.E. stood for, if anything?), airing at 8pm. The tape cuts out just before the promo ends. Features their usual multicolored layout for movie bumper slides as prevalent at the time, with a still of Raft and the movie title and stars' names set in Helvetica Medium.

Voiceover b...

WFLD Channel 32 - Monstrous Movie - "The House of Fear" (Opening Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 4581

Here is the opening (sadly, cut slightly in the middle) for the WFLD Channel 32 Monstrous Movie. The movie was "The House of Fear".

Music used in the opening is by Dick Jacobs - from the album "Themes From Horror Movies", and the track is "This Island Earth" (thanks to Dan Siciliano for the info)

The announcer is Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 5th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Quark (Opening, 1978)

Views: 1836

Here is a partial WMAQ Station ID and time, followed by the opening of "Quark".

Includes brief sponsor billboard (voiceover by Arthur Gary - cut off in the middle)

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, March 3rd 1978 at 7pm!

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Vampires" (Promo, 1977)

Views: 2368

Here's a cool promo for the WLS 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Vampires", which was shown on Tuesday, June 21st 1977.

What a freaky looking movie. This would have given me nightmares even if I watched it at 9am instead of 3:30pm.

Voiceover by Fred Kasper(?)

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, June 18th 1977 at a little before 10pm!

USA Network - "A Kids Best Friend" (Promo, 1984?)

Views: 2560

Here's a promo for the USA Network's Kids lineup, featuring scenes from Calliope, Pumpkin Creek, USA Super Cartoon Saturday (gee, where have we heard that before?), In a Minute, Scholastic Sports Academy, and the USA Cartoon Express.

The music sounds vaguely Genesis-like. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in (I believe) 1984.

CBS Network - The Incredible Hulk & Flying High (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2222

Here is a CBS Network promo for episodes of the Incredible Hulk and Flying High, the latter with a Halloween theme.

This aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - Premiere Movie - "Rhapsody" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1962

Here's a promo for the "Premiere Movie" on WFLD Channel 32 featuring the opening graphics. Today's movie was "Rhapsody".

Voiceover by ?? (Not Jim Barton - anyone know?)

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 2nd 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - "The Late Night Movie" (Opening, 1985)

Views: 2558

By 1985 (perhaps earlier?), WLS and likely other ABC stations were using the same opening as "The Saturday Night Movie" for "The Late Night Movie", with just the title changed - here is an example.

(sound cut off slightly at beginning)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.

NBC Network - Diff'rent Strokes - "Premiere" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 3579

Here's a short NBC Network promo for the premiere of Diff'rent Strokes, which occurred on Friday, November 3rd 1978.

Voiceover by Casey Kasem.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 28th 1978.