Hilarious double bill in 1960 caltiki, the immortal. The station is owned by the fox television stations division of 21st century fox, as part of aduopoly with fox ownedandoperated station wnyw channel 5. I had read the short story it was based on and wondered how theyd manage to stretch it out into. I cant find the original opening for million dollar movie with the man going down the. The million dollar movie wortv channel 9 old time ny area. It was shown during an airing of the film flipper on channel 9s million dollar movie. The loser station was kcop, channel, who were stuck with the universal. In 1938, he was hired to work at kfi radio, which eventually became khjtv channel 9. The channel 9 evening movie 1987 the 10 oclock movie 1988. What made the million dollar movie distinctive was that they played the same movie for a whole week.
I remember the million dollar movie, but its hard to believe that i am. I have only read about 26 pages of million dollar movie, and it is as good and rivetting as a life in the movies, which was an ongoing, hugely enjoyable read, with lol moments. We would watch the same picture night after night at 7pm. I remeber it aired on wor channel 9 and it had two showings one at. I seem to remember them also running the occasional godzilla marathon, so i guess channel 9 must have had some kind of toho package. It featured toptier movies, where each feature would run for an entire week, airing twice nightly. How howard hughes unwittingly brought hollywoods movies to tv on march 5, 1956, king kong debuted on wor tv, new york. During his long tenure, the channel 9 news won an emmy. Details vary as to how the million dollar movie title originated. I most remember seeing king kong a movie id been wanting to see for a long time and its a wonderful life in august, one reason i dont think of it as a christmas movie. Atlantic kushnerlockethe maltese companiesorbis communications 1987 1980. Kennedy, myers was host of the million dollar movie for. The million dollar movie was shown several times during a week.
Perhaps 25 years ago, it might have been an enticing title. Ted myers, 82, the voice and face on channel 9 local television. Without going into too much detail, it went something like this. Can you still remember what monster movie was on what. The week i had the chicken pox im pretty sure i saw the spirit of st. The movie version of damn yankees holds a big place among my childhood memories. That night i discovered my mother loved rosalind russell. Million dollar movie tv series 19551966 plot summary. Once we got cable, we could watch the new york city stations. Screen actors guild awards, outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for million dollar baby golden globe, best director motion picture for million dollar baby 2004 golden globe, best director motion picture for mystic river. Khj million dollar movie 1980s 1980 bumper commercial. The original million dollar movie format, created by wor in 1954, was a direct. Weeknights or weekends, the million dollar movie entertained countless viewers with its varied mix of feature films.
Later that fall, in primetime, the million dollar movie was relegated to weekends. On march 30, 1992, disney studios agreed to sell kcaltv the erstwhile. There was the channel 9 movie theater, subsequently dubbed million dollar movie, which featured old flicks, mostly produced by the stations owner, rkosuch as the original 1933 version of king kongaired five nights in succession. Khjtv had better films, but during the 50s and 60s would run the same film 5 nights in a row million dollar movie. The million dollar movie was from 3 to 5 before live at 5 and they played a movie at 11 p. It featured toptier movies, where each feature would. I cant give you the year probably late 60s when thenkhjtv channel 9 ran what was called the million.
It culminated in rko general, owner of khjtv, losing its licenses to. Khj 1979 million dollar movie commercial break youtube. This clip is from the period when khjtv 9 was owned by rko general 19511989. The plan was to debut the gems on wor and khj and lease the rest out. Khj million dollar movie 1980s retro junk commercial. I know in your case channel 9 million dollar movie was khjtv now kcal l. Khjtv9 1973 million dollar movie robin and the 7 hoods. As a youngster, the tanks are coming was one of the films i became acquainted with while watching the million dollar movie selections on tv channel 9 rko in southern california. First men in the moon was on channel 4, twenty million miles to earth was on channel 5, and gwangi was on channel 9. The station was new yorks channel 9 the former wortv. Jerseymaid dairys singing cows commercial 1978 featured during broadcast of khj channel 9s million dollar movie. Perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. How howard hughes unwittingly brought hollywoods movies to tv. These were taken from a march 15, 1978 local showing of whats new, pussycat.
Programs like chucko the clown, sheriff john, ben hunters movie matinee with cigarette and coffee cup in hand, george putnam and the news, seymours horror theatre, the channel nine movie where you saw the same movie everyday for a week so you wont miss it. Indeed, i cant remember what studios films turned up on million dollar movie. Knxt channel 2 had the early show weekday afternoons and they would toss in scifi movies every once in a while and usually very good ones at that, such as kronos and the incredible shrinking man. Khjtv 9 19723 million dollar movie rams coaches show. The crew of moonbase alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the moon from orbit into deep space. Cbs corporation is the current licensee of channel 9. The title was straight from the 1930s and 1940s, when a movie with a budget of a million dollars was a big thing. Back then, it was common for the local stations to run movies during prime time, and the million dollar movie was channel 9s title for their primetime movie.
Channels 5, 9, and 11 were nonnetwork and ran a lot of movies. Wortvs million dollar movie wortvs million dollar movie was predated by wpixs purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in 1952. Later that fall, in primetime, the million dollar movie was relegated to weekends in favor of morton downey jr. Wor channel 9 holiday movie special intro king kong, 1981 by mazinz2. Thesspots was originally aired in august 9th, 1989. Which frankly was not usually as good as its competition on ktla. Channel 9 went on the air as kfitv on august 25, 1948, owned by earle c. With martin landau, barbara bain, nick tate, zienia merton. For awhile, khj9 would run the same movie 5 nights in a row as the million dollar movie, and one week it was war of the gargantuas my brothers and i watched it faithfully monday through friday.
This format, that simulated the local neighborhood movie house. The khjtv program million dollar movie is most inappropriately named. When i was in grade school, that film played on local l. This was the first time the 1933 rko classic was shown on television. Back around 1963, before the drive for constant variety became so great, i remember the station running the same movie every night of the week, and i remember watching it several times, just to get the flavor of it. This series began in nyc, on local station wor tv 9, in 1955, and ran for over a decade. June 10, 2011 perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9 s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. The business was based around the consolidation of its parent companys broadcasting interests, dating to 1943, and the rko. Beginning september 17 of that year wpix was to show the same film on weekday evenings from 7. Channel 9 has been an independent since day one, except for a couple of years with the dumont network 19541956.
This format, that simulated the local neighborhood movie house, was also adopted by other local stations, realizing that this was one way to reach the most viewers, considering the. The million dollar movie, which aired the same film every day for a week. Similar logo to wcpotv from 19811987 1986 love connection promo. Khjs the million dollar movie was on monday through. Though they did play the tara theme my own true love at the beginning. Wwortv, virtual channel 9 uhf digital channel 25, is the flagship station of the. Editorial with elaine walker street smarts elviras movie macabre with elvira, mistress of the dark cassandra peterson. This is when and why the million dollar movie format was created. Whenever the tanks are coming was on, i tried to watch every showing. Before turner classic movies and blockbuster, there was million dollar movie.
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