Blockbuster Movie

Blockbuster Movie[1] was a movie showcase that aired on New York City television station WOR-TV (Channel 9).

It aired on weekday afternoons at 4:00 PM and played a wide variety of films. It replaced Thriller Theater in 1972 and was later replaced itself by The 4 O'Clock Movie circa 1975.

Some of the movies shown were:

The Bride of Frankenstein
Flying Leathernecks[2]
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Monster on the Campus[3]
The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Pittsburgh (1942)[4]
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon[5]
Tarantula
The Spoilers (1942)[6]
Trouble Along the Way[7]
The Werewolf (1956)

References and footnotes

  1. ^ [1] Original ad for Blockbuster Movie from 5/15/1975.
  2. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 15, 1975.
  3. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 29, 1974.
  4. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 15, 1975.
  5. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 15, 1975.
  6. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 15, 1975.
  7. ^ TV Guide, New York-Metropolitan Edition, May 29, 1974.