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WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Gargoyles" (Ending Break, 1980)

Views: 3724

Here's the ending commercial break from the movie "Gargoyles" on the WLS Late Night Movie. Includes:

Last couple minutes of the movie, so you can experience it's intense cheesy weirdness.

WLS Movie Promo - The French Connection - airing at 10:45pm on Saturday, October 18th 1980. (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Nelson Brothers - First In Furniture. (voiceover by Al Parker)

Roll-O-Matic Sponge Mop & Waxer - Available at all Sears, Walgr...

WGN Channel 9 - Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 5508

Here's a mostly intact Newsbreak from WGN Channel 9 (the "early morning" sign-off edition), read by Ron Rolland. Includes:

Animated WGN "Last Farewell" Station ID (voiceover by Ron Rolland)

Opening of Newsbreak with simple slide and "Effervescence" by Dorf van der Linden, playing.

The following items are mentioned:

- Egypt's President Anwar el-Sadat to travel to...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Pocketful of Miracles" (Promo, 1974?)

Views: 1299

Here's a promo for the upcoming 3:30 Movie presentation of the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, preserved on 16mm film. This was most likely for the two-part airing to be shown on February 7th and 8th 1974, as the typesetting for the title (set in a font called Frankfurter) was different than that on this 1972 promo.

Technical / Modification Note: This ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Ending, 1983)

Views: 1183

Here's the ending and final commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

"Movies in June" promo for upcoming 7 O'Clock Movie airings of the 1950 Bing Crosby film Mr. Music (for Tuesday, June 14th) and the 1957 Elvis Presley film Jailhouse Rock (for Wednesday, June 15th) (voiceover by Jim Barton)

Son of Svengoolie bumper

Commercial: ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Big Movie - "Waterloo Bridge" (On-Screen Station ID & Commercial Break, 1978)

Views: 3566

Here's another miraculous end-of-tape find - an on-screen station ID and a single commercial break for the Big Movie presentation of "Waterloo Bridge" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

On-Screen Station Identification (with Field-era 32 logo)

WFLD Big Movie bumper (with Kaiser-era 32 logo) (music is "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire - from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack)

White Cloud bathroom tissue with "Barbara Hartman"

A...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Trog" (Break #3, 1985)

Views: 2066

Here's Break #3 for another episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in over 24 years! This was number 287 where he was presenting the movie "Trog". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Tri-City Heating featuring Mal Bellairs - Long-time host at WBBM radio in the 50's and 60's

Promo for the Grand National Motor Spectacular at the University of Illinois Pavilion

Commercial: Minute Rice - "Fits the way you cook today"
P...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 8885

Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.

Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Gargoyles" (Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 3270

Here's a commercial break from near the end of the movie "Gargoyles" on the WLS Late Night Movie. Includes:

WLS Late Night Movie - "Swirling Stars" animated bumper (same style and music as the WLS 3:30 Movie bumpers/openings/closings from the same era)

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse - 920 Milwaukee Avenue (2 miles north of Hawthorn Shopping Center) in Libertyville, Ill.

A...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene With Kathy McFarland (1982)

Views: 1661

For all you Kathy McFarland aficionados out there, here is another full edition of Newscene with Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Newscene opening (voiceover by Jim Barton)

Headlines:

- Another attack on Pope John Paul II, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt; this attack was by a young man dressed as a Spanish priest, carrying a bayonet on the steps of the basilica of Our Lady of Fatima sh...