Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here's the complete broadcast of The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the 1939 Max Fleischer animated feature "Gulliver's Travels" as aired on WSNS Channel 44.

It should be noted that throughout the presentation (of both the movie and the adverts), this recording veers between color and black & white (the film itself was originally released in color), owing to iffy reception in the area where this was recorded for posterity.

All commercial breaks begin and end with a 1 O'Clock Movie bumper.

Includes:

TV44 Movies open (recording starts about 7 seconds late) (voiceover by Don Ferris) (posted separately here: youtu.be/Vjv4rxKXwvI)

Film Segment 1 (with opening titles) (some of the music here had to be modified to avoid YouTube blocking)

Commercial Break #1: (posted separately here: youtu.be/xPScDWWnVF8)

HydroJet Whirlpool (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

Promo for Bonanza (voiceover by Don Ferris)

Film Segment 2

Commercial Break #2: (posted separately here: youtu.be/GT8KTlVQYQ4)

Record offer for "Golden Girls" from Hall of Music (with snippet of "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" - R.I.P. Bobby Sherman) (main voiceover by Les Marshak)

TV Guide - December 22nd-28th issue (voiceover by Taylor Grant)

Promo for The Dating Game (with Jim Lange) - starting December 31st (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

Film Segment 3

Commercials Break #3: (posted separately here: youtu.be/NfL2TmJ8oqc)

The Knitting Machine (main voiceover by Bill Silver) (ending voiceover by Mal Wyman)

Promo for It Takes a Thief (voiceover by Don Ferris)

Film Segment 4

Commercials Break #4:

Record offer for "Shades of Green: Great Irish Ballads - As Sung by Martin Flynn" from Hall of Music

Promo for Chicago Black Hawks vs. Washington Capitals for Friday night (December 28th) at 6:30pm (voiceover by Linda Frost) (The music "Rock Island Rocket" by Tom Scott, had to be modified to prevent YouTube blocking)

Film Segment 5

Commercial Break #5: (posted separately here: youtu.be/snv7wu4FjuQ)

Book offer for "World War II" from Time-Life Books (main voiceover by Jackson Beck) (ending voiceover by Mal Wyman)

Promo for "Fighting Illini" vs. Purdue in Illinois NCAA Basketball for January 10th 1980 at 6:30pm (voiceover by Don Ferris)

Film Segment 6

Commercials Break #6: (posted separately here: youtu.be/bKxYO3Cfu3M)

C.E.T. Washer & Dryer Rental (MOhawk 4-4100) (with former WFLD Channel 32 announcer Bud Kelly)

Offer for Amazing International Gourmet Pan ("Amazing Pan") - with book "50 Things You Can Do with Crepes" (main voiceover by Les Marshak) (posted separately here: youtu.be/Y4rHyowet1U)

Film Segment 7 (ending) (last 20 seconds - including bumper indicating "An NTA Release" at end - posted separately here: youtu.be/vY6tXjV0MrQ)

[NOTE: The original releasing studio was Paramount, but National Telefilm Associates (NTA) acquired the film for syndication in the 1950's.]

First second of ending TV44 Movies graphic before recording cuts out

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 27th 1979 during the 1:00pm to 2:30pm timeframe.

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