Ny wortv channel 9 million dollar movie intro 1980s youtube. The song is taras theme composed by max steiner fo. Mar 05, 2018 a kiddietv host, a clown puppet and a lifetime of sleep problems. This weeks episode kicks off with ryan serhant and his faithful driver, yuri. The channel also appears on channel 1 on cablevisions new york city service. Apr 27, 2017 being over 60, i have fond memories of being addicted to wor channel 9 ny back in the 60s. Curbed ny archives million dollar listing new york page 1. For the 10th anniversary of million dollar movie, ch 9 aired a different film each night, then in october began broadcasting separate 7. I watched all the fred astaireginger rogers movies. Channel 9 signed on the air on october 11, 1949 as wortv. A kiddietv host, a clown puppet and a lifetime of sleep problems. Some sci fi movies aired were invaders from mars, king kong, and the crawling eye.
Movie showcases this year included the channel 11 first show, channel 9 million dollar movie weekend afternoons, and the early show at 6. Jun 10, 2011 perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wor tv channel 9 s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. Watch wortv station id and million dollar movie open 1983 phillip dampier on dailymotion. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Wor channel 9 secaucus, nj december 28, 1983 onscreen station id. Iso wor wpix wnew 1970s80s nyc tv broadcasts saved. Wwor tv, virtual channel 9 uhf digital channel 25, is the flagship station of the mynetworktv programming service, licensed to secaucus, new jersey, united states and serving the new york city television market. Im still hoping someone will turn up wortvs original blackandwhite intro to million dollar movie new york, channel 9 featuring the giant clapperboard emerging from the nyc skyline. This is how i remember channel 9s million dollar movie beginning back around 1960. Million dollar listing ny watch full episodes and clips. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 nynj area circa the the song is taras theme composed by max steiner fo.
The million dollar movie when i was a child, a local television station ran a million dollar movie every day. On the twcnew york city service, ny1 appears on channel 1 in standard definition with a 4. Million dollar movie was aired on wor tv channel 9 beginning in 1954. This ran on million dollar movie wortv in ny back in the day, which meant it was shown 16 times during a oneweek period. Million dollar movies wor tv channel 9 by milliondollarmoves.
Million dollar movies wortv channel 9 youtube tv channel. I had seen the biopic of jolsons life, the jolson story so many times on channel 9 s million dollar movie that i knew the words by heart. Wor tv new york channel 9 movie intro 1970s youtube. 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. Million dollar movie tv series 19551966 plot summary imdb. I lived in ny until i was so million dollar movie was something i remember. The million dollar movie wortv channel 9 old time ny area. My first old movie remembrance was watching the brasher doubloon on an afternoon after school. Wwortv, virtual channel 9 uhf digital channel 25, is the flagship station of the mynetworktv programming. 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. Effective immediately the seacaucusbased channel will air a magazinestyle show produced by an outside company, called. Early 60s tv host claude kirchner told his young viewers what time to go to bed and we hated it.
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. Million dollar listing new york finale earns seasonhigh. Sep 08, 2010 wor tvs million dollar movie wor tvs million dollar movie was predated by wpixs purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in 1952. Being over 60, i have fond memories of being addicted to wor channel 9 ny back in the 60s. Apr 11, 2010 theres some channel 5 movie club and movie greats stuff, a wnew signoff with announcer lou steele sounding a little tipsy as he reads the news the weather graphic even comes up too early. By 1965 it would revert back to its cinemahouse schedule of one film all week, both weeknight slots. For the cable superstation feed available nationwide from 1965 to 1996, see wwor emi service. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 nynj area circa the 70s.
Old wwor channel 9 commercials ny area dvd talk forum. I probably watched ten of those showings, commercials and all. Tootsie roll commercials with the boy and the turtle woodsy the owl environmental. The title was straight from the 1930s and 1940s, when a movie with a budget of a million dollars was a big thing. A short bumper animation with the wortv 9 secaucus idline included. Relentless realtors try to close multimillion dollar deals in new york. And nys wor channel 9 which ran million dollar movie. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 ny nj area circa the 70s. Jul 07, 2016 movie showcases this year included the channel 11 first show, channel 9 million dollar movie weekend afternoons, and the early show at 6. When that hulky zenith console first made its appearance in our home, wed watch anything and everything in color. I later acquired a fulllength super 8mm print that got a lot of use back in the 80s. Ktrk channel 3 oclock million dollar movie 1990 close. Weeknights or weekends, the million dollar movie entertained countless viewers with its varied mix of feature films. For the defunct television station that formerly used this callsign, see wjzbtv.
I had seen the biopic of jolsons life, the jolson story so many times on channel 9s million dollar movie that i knew the words by heart. Wor tv channel 9 new york hottest station adam curry. The million dollar movie was from 3 to 5 before live at 5 and they played a movie at 11 p. Million dollar movie was a fun distribution to the tube for playing the very same film on a loop for weekend entertainmentespecially sunday. Before cable tv, this was the intro to a movie channel 9 in new york would run 1970s. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. A creation of my own of the million dollar movie theme. Apr 05, 2005 my first old movie remembrance was watching the brasher doubloon on an afternoon after school. Being over 60, i have fond memories of being addicted to worchannel 9 ny back in the 60s.
Channel 9 offers a brief history of their million dollar movie from 1984. The million dollar movie wortv channel 9 old time ny. Before turner classic movies and blockbuster, there was million dollar movie. The thing from another world 1951 bluray available for. Million dollar movie was aired on wortv channel 9 beginning in 1954.
To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Relentless realtors try to close multi million dollar deals in new york. Wor remembers, million dollar movie history, 1984 youtube. It aired until early 60s but it was replaced by a color, far less majestic intro which still. Jul 04, 2007 watch wor tv station id and million dollar movie open 1983 phillip dampier on dailymotion. Obviously, channel 9 was not held to advertised by tv distributor aap 2showing limit for usual weeklong run of 16 broadcasts.
Wor tv 9 secaucus nj new york city news and promos. Beginning september 17 of that year wpix was to show the same film on weekday evenings from 7. This series began in nyc, on local station wor tv 9, in 1955, and ran for over a decade. Wwortv, channel 9, is a television station licensed to secaucus, new jersey, united states, serving the new york city television market as theflagship station of the mynetworktv programming service. I loved any movie with robert ryan or joseph cotton. Theres some channel 5 movie club and movie greats stuff, a wnew signoff with announcer lou steele sounding a little tipsy as he reads the news the weather graphic even comes up too early. Jan 18, 2010 i lived in ny until i was so million dollar movie was something i remember. I cant find the original opening for million dollar movie with the man going down the escalator, the man making change at the paper stand, and the dangling phone it cant be found. The merry mailman songcant believe i remember this song.
Million dollar movie wor ch9 new york page 2 general. This article is about the new york city television station. Including the immortal meta moment when larry parks playing jolson meets parks as himself. Dec 17, 2006 it sounds like your ny wor was a sister station to chicagos wgn, all or most of the shows you mentioned were on wgn, channel 9, and in the afternoon we saw kukla, fran and ollie, captain video, and at christmas time, suzy snowflake and the best of all the cinnamon bear. 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.
Richie andrusco, star of the early show october 12, 1955 film little fugitive, wcbstv. 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. I remember million dollar movie on channel 9 in nyc. Tv talk old wwor channel 9 commercials ny area for those of you in the ny area do you remember these commercials from the late 70s early 80s when you stayed home sick from school or in the morning, and watched romper room etc. It was owned by the bamberger broadcasting service a division of r. It sounds like your ny wor was a sister station to chicagos wgn, all or most of the shows you mentioned were on wgn, channel 9, and in the afternoon we saw kukla, fran and ollie, captain video, and at christmas time, suzy snowflake and the best of all the cinnamon bear. 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. The new york radio archive is a site dedicated to remembering new york radio, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s and emphasizing freeform and progressive rock radio. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I was invited back a month later and lip synched to an al jolson song, swanee. Million dollar movie tv guide ad wortv channel 9 old.
Channel 9 finally got sequel to one of its biggest million dollar movie hits when channel 2 was through with it. Channel 9 never had to ask if its young audience liked gladiator movies like the italianmade slave of rome 1961, which was in the second day of its weeklong premiere run on this primetime showcase. 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. Before cable with real movie channels there was million dollar movie on wor channel 9 where each movie would run for a week airing twice on weekday evenings, and all days saturday and sunday. Perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9s million dollar. Macy and company and named after the bambergers department store chain, which also operated wor radio 710 am and worfm 98. Ny wortv channel 9 million dollar movie intro 1980s duration. Dec 24, 2016 before cable tv, this was the intro to a movie channel 9 in new york would run 1970s. Perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wor tv channel 9 s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. I would love to have been a young adult in the 40s to be able to wear all those wonderful clothes and always look so put together. Effective immediately the seacaucusbased channel will air a magazinestyle show produced by an outside company, called chasing new jersey. The station is owned by the fox television stations subsidiary of fox corporation, as part of a duopoly with new yorklicensed fox flagship wnyw channel 5. Wortv station id and million dollar movie open 1983. Bravos million dollar listing new york season finale banked the title of seasons highest rated episode.
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