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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1979
Page
14
Cheers for Captain Spaulding and Crackers. The piece cites the 1930 Marx Brothers film Animal Crackers as their best work, noting its Broadway success and standing as a knockout summer hit that outshines other classic films mentioned.
NBC scrapped a late night parody by Lorne Michaels and Michael ODonoghue as too raunchy for TV. Paul Klein revived it for a 35mm theatrical release with added material, starring Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner, aimed for early September release.
A 1979 local column notes CBS will air the film featuring Groucho Marx as Captain Spaulding with lines about jungle life and comic quips. The piece mentions the long wait for the rights and the character’s famous song and jokes.
Readable fragment lists CBS ABC NBC and local programs for Tuesday night July 24. Highlights include The Newlywed Game The Odd Couple Sanford and Son The Carol Burnett Show Merv Griffin Taxi Barnaby Jones Perry Mason and late news, with additional daytime and feature notices.
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