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

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 was from a silent 16mm film print that was saved, and I added in theme music that may have applied to The 3:30 Movie at the time. In addition, when this promo aired, there would have been a voiceover from any one of the WLS announcing staff of the time, including such golden voices as Fred Kasper, Al Parker, Mike Rapchak, Art Hellyer, and Wayne Atkinson (or was Gary Gears already in place to handle promos like this by this point?).

Artwork by Cathy Mustari, who worked in WLS's art department from 1970 to 1974; she went from there to head up WFLD Channel 32's art department until the late '80's.

This aired on local Chicago TV (possibly) during the first week of February 1974.

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