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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "The Maltese Falcon" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 8395

Here is the opening for the WGN Television Presents presentation of "The Maltese Falcon" [1941], starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet

Includes a WGN ID at the beginning. (voiceover for all by Carl Greyson)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, May 19th 1980 at 11:00pm.

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "The Night Watchman" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 3322

Here is a very cool promo for WSNS Channel 44's All Night Movies program.

Featuring the voice of Channel 44 announcer Don Ferris. The female voice is Linda Frost.

Gotta love that spooky owl. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Missing Scene, 1971)

Views: 2187

Here's something weird - maybe the technical folks can tell us what happened here. During the opening of the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32 we see the credits stop and suddenly replaced by a number slide with "1596" written in grease pencil, then it goes to black, and then the credits resume.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 28th 1971.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Showcase (Break #5, 1986)

Views: 952

Here is break #5 of WFLD Channel 32's Sunday Showcase airing of The Invisible Man. This aired on Sunday May 25th 1986. Includes:

Dominick's Finer Foods

Michael Reese Health Plan

Payless Shoesource

Open Pit Barbecue Sauce

Chicagoland Pontiac Dealers

Peace Corps - The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love

The CBS Late Movie - "Barnaby Jones" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 1371

Here's a promo for The CBS Late Movie presentation of Barnaby Jones airing Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

Voiceover by Norm Stevens.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

National Fire Protection Association - "Have 2 Ways Out" (PSA, 1988)

Views: 1541

Here's another Public Service Announcement from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) featuring Dick Van Dyke - one of the "Learn Not To Burn" series. In this one, Dick shows us how a gopher has two ways out and that we should too.

This aired on local Chicago TV around February 1988.

WGN Channel 9 - The 9 O'Clock News - "Roy Leonard Reviews Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985)

Views: 2842

Here's an excerpt from the 9 O'Clock News on WGN Channel 9 - Rick Rosenthal introducing Roy Leonard for his review of "Santa Claus: The Movie". (The anchor at the end is Pat Harvey)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 29th 1985.

Activision - Pitfall! With Jack Black (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 7750

Here's a commercial for the videogame Pitfall! by Activision and featuring at the beginning a very young-looking appearance of the actor Jack Black - rockin' the pith helmet.

That girl at the end - I remember her from Twilight Zone: The Movie too - but I know she's been in lots of other stuff from the time period.

Available at: Walgreen's and Video Etc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 30th 1983.

NBC Friday Night At The Movies - "Midway" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2082

Here is the opening for the NBC Friday Night at the Movies presentation of "Midway". Also includes the EDITED FOR TELEVISION on-screen message at end. (I think the music at the beginning is cut off slightly - every example I find is like this - they cut right from a commercial or ID into the opening and it is always clipped a bit)

Voiceover by Casey Kasem.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 29th 1980.