The ABC 4:30 Movie
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The 4:30 Movie. For several years - mostly in the 1970's - WABC-TV in New York (Channel 7) ran their "4:30 Movie" every weekday. The first several months of The 4:30 Movie were actually broadcast under the title "The Big Show". The more popular episodes were "Monster Week”, "Planet of the Apes week" and "Vincent Price week". The "4:30 Movie" got its start in 1968 and didn't come to an end until 1981, being replaced by "The People's Court" and the 5:00 News.
In the Chicago area, this show was called "The 3:30 Movie", which was a nearly identical show, except for the title.
[edit] 4:30 Movie's theme weeks
- Vincent Price Week -
- Planet of the Apes Week -
- Elvis Presley Week -
- Gidget Week -
- Monster Week -
- John Wayne Week -
- Raquel Welch Week -
- Beach Party Week -
- Martin & Lewis Week -
- Jerry Lewis Week -
- Marilyn Monroe Week -
- Frank Sinatra Week -
- Burt Lancaster Week -
- Tony Curtis Week -
- Doris Day Week -
- Our Man Flint Week -
- Henry Fonda Week -
- Burt Reynolds Week -
- Jack Lemmon Week -
- Western Week -
- Superhero Week -
The announcer on the 4:30 Movie was Scott Vincent. The man who wrote the copy for The 4:30 Movie's openings, bumpers, and promos was John Kal.
The song used as the theme song to The 4:30 Movie was most likely written strictly as a production piece in the 1960's by a company who specialized in such compositions for the industry and the piece was picked up by ABC.
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