TV Tonight July 31 1979 Schedule Highlights
TV listings for July 31 1979 present a dense guide across channels with dramas comedies movies and talk shows. Notable items include The Runaways Flamingo Road and Rollerball plus The Tonight Show with Carson and CBS Late Movie Barnaby Jones and Cabaret. Multiple serials games and local news wrap the day with a wide array of children's programs and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moll Flanders
Betty Flanders
Newgate Prison
Carson
Mel Tillis
Britt Ekland
Garson Kanin
Ed Lieberthale
Liza Minnelli
Joe Grey
Berlin
Rollerball star Jonathan E in CBS film rebroadcast
In a near future world ruled by six cartels, rollerball pits Jonathan E. against brutal rules. Executives push retirement, while the championship game lasts indefinitely until one player remains. Cast includes James Caan John Houseman Maud Adams Ralph Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacNeil Lehrer
Jeannie
Mark Johnson
Joanie
Fonz
WEWS
Dooley Brothers
George
Bill Dooley
Smith and Jones Ton
Nick Hannigan
Detective Academy
Randolph Mantooth
LaWanda Page
James Caan
John Houseman
Maud Adams
Ralph Richardson
John Beck
Moses Gunn
Jonathan E
Jonathan
Langella's Dracula faithful to original play, true contrast
AP reports Frank Langella recalls a magical Broadway opening for Dracula and explains later focus on film roles in Those Lips Those Eyes. The Walter Mirisch production aims to stay faithful to source with John Wells guiding a Byronic Dracula. Olivier Pleasance Nelligan and Francis co star in the new movie adaptation.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Frank Langella
Langella
England
Walter Mirisch
Beverly Wilshire
Dracula
United Artist
Cleveland
Harry Crystal
Count Dracula
W.D. Richter
Byionn Badham
Laurence Olivier
van Helsing
Donald Pleasance
Kate Nelligan
Jan Francis
Successful musician adopts change of pace
Walter Hgan known for Magnet and Steel shifts to a gutsier rock beat for an encore. He drops Miss Nicks and Buckingham from his personnel, chooses a bolder sound, and stays true to his idealism after a decade in garage bands. The North Hollywood rehearsal scene frames his forthcoming tour.
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Yardena Arar
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Walter Hgan
Magnet and Steel
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Lindsey Buckingham
Miss Nicks
Egan
North Hollywood
Queens
N.Y
Farmland Loss Prompting Act as Nelson Warns of Decline
Sen. Gaylord Nelson warns farmland loss averages one million acres per year and could feed several Northern European populations by 2000. He sponsors the Farmland Preservation Act while detailing his evolving music career from psychedelic rock to country, and his shift toward a more Mac-free rock album HiFi.
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Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Belgium
Gaylord Nelson
Dwisc
Washington, D.C
Georgetown University
California
Gram Parsons
Egan
Tom Guidera
Parsons
Hearts On Fire
Bosley the heart of Charlie's Angels finds TV pull
AP Television Writer Peter J. Boyer examines why Bosley, Charlie's Angels' male confidant, captivates viewers. He notes Bosley's evolving appeal amid cast changes and suggests the character could become central with tweaks. The piece links audience taste to a symbolic, memorable mannerism.
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Peter J. Boyer
Los Angeles
Discovery
Lou Grant
Eureka
Charlie’s Angels
Bosley
Charlie’s
Pretty Squad
ABC
Lovelies
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Charlie
Kate Jackson
The
Angels
Virgin Islands
David Doyle
McLean Stevenson
Spelling Goldberg
Fred Silverman
Silverman
Fonzie
Pecos County oil report details new wells and wildcats
Oil activity in Pecos County includes Iraan and Bakersfield area developments with new test locations for Willard McDaniel Jr. No. 2 Atlantic-Tippett, Gifford Mitchell & Weis enbaker No. 1 Little Mountain, American Trading & Production No. 116 University, HNG Oil Co. No. 11 J. E. Allison, Andover Oil Co. No. 218 Abilene Christian College, WPC Operating No. 110 University reentry, and Exxon No. 2 Longfella. Locations, depths, and nearby pools are described for each well.
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Willard McDaniel Jr
Iraan
Atlantic-Tippett
Tippett
Pecos County
H&gn
Gifford, Mitchell & Weisenbaker
Cayanosa
Little Mountain
Coynosa
Cherry Canyon
American Trading & Production Co. of
Midland No. 116 University
Bakersfield
University Lands Survey
HNG Oil Co
Midland
J. E. Allison
W. G. Doak
Fort Stockton
Elsinore
Allison Ranch
Wolfcamp
Andover Oil Co
Tulsa
Abilene Christian College
Grey Ranch
Ellenburger
WPC Operating Co
Wildcat
University
Exxon Corp. Wildcat
Longfella Corp
C. C. Cryant Survey
Sanderson
Extraterrestrials Rush to Escape Revealed in UFO Theory
A quirky theory suggests flying saucers zip across the sky because extraterrestrials aim to distance themselves from humans quickly. Proponents argue the rapid movement signals a desire to depart Earth’s vicinity.
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Zachary Scott
Mary Tyler Moore
Latka Gravas
U.S
Bob Newhart
Barbara Walters
Burt Reynolds
Iran
John Wayne
Charles Bronson
Jack Palance
Cbslate
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby
Pollifax-Spy
Rosalind Russell
Darren McGavin
Spartacade
Russia
Tom Snyder
Curtis Sliwa
Magnificent 13
Subway
New York City
FAI Thruthurs
Wall Street
Lilias
Gigglesnort Hotel
Phil Donahue
Tony the Pony
Laverne and Shirley
Electric Company
Price IS Right
Maverick
Young and the Restless
New Mexico
Ironside
Hollywood Squares
Orvan
New
FBI
A.S.H
Popeye and Friends
Ilove Lucy
Merv Griffin
Andy Griffith
NEW Zoo Revue
Mister Rogers
Sesame Street
NBC News
Ascnews
Ces News
Dick van Dyke Show
Ity
Christopher Lee
John Walp
Buckingham
Annie McCloone
Miss Nick
Jane Fonda
Art Eccentric
Donald Sutherland
Nbc-Tv
Pecos County Oil Report
Walt Disney Productions
BUENA
Pecos
Pecos-Toyah-Barstow
Pecos City
S. Cedar
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