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Terrytoon Circus! Wow! Million Dollar Movie was my go-to show. A great walk down memory lane.

Yankee Doodle Dandy was a favorite-who knew James Cagney, who just last week was a gangster, could sing and dance?

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While we were more of a Bosco family, we did keep Cocoa Marsh as well. Mighty Joe Young was my MDM favorite, and I was amazed to find out when watching Gone With the Wind for the first time where that movie theme song was from!

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Dear Mr. Steiner:

Wow, does this bring back memories.

But first, a big thank you for providing the correct name for that chocolate drink mix. I remembered it as "Cocoa Marshall" and no one I knew remembered it. (No wonder!) You can get a used jar on eBay for only $1,800!

As far as movies, we leaned toward monster movies ("Godzilla", "King Kong", "Gorgo") and any number of old WWII movies.

In terms of making it much easier to see a movie no longer in theaters, it was as close to streaming as we'd get for a decades. It would be really hard for a younger person to understand.

Thanks for this blast from the past!

John from IMC

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Thank you, Mr. B.

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...and all the kids who used to watch "Million Dollar Movie" are probably now the ones introducing and programming many of the same classic flicks on TCM.

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Wouldn’t surprise me a bit.

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Million Dollar Movie continued in the 70’s, right? I seem to remember this. Of course my favorite memories were watching Bogie movies with my dad.

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I recall watching lots of Buck Privates, Come Home w. Abbott and Costello.

I'm sure it didn't cost a million to make that one.

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I saw Buck Privates more than once, but I don’t really remember the sequel. For my favorite A&C stuff, I had to go to Channel 11 for their TV series with the brilliant Sidney Fields.

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Remember when a million dollars bought you more the just the credits?

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The glory days of Hollywood.

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I have a bluray collection upstairs.

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The summer before my senior year of high school, I was fortunate to attend NC’s Governor’s School West in Winston-Salem. It was a six week residential enrichment program based around the theme of 20th Century avant garde …. David and Lisa was screened one night at a mandatory assembly. I think we all left wondering WTF had we just watched, but we knew it was important. And it’s haunted and informed me ever since. A great issue!

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I vividly remember the "Million Dollar Movie."

Some of them were terrific.

Some of them were "fifty cent movies."

But they were all great fun.

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I loved million dollar movie. Watched it every time it was on. Thanks for the memories.

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I wish we had something like Million Dollar Movie when I was growing up (Midwest, 1980s, no cable). Coincidentally, since you mentioned The Jolson Story, in about a month I will be posting an article about Scotty Beckett, who played Jolson as a boy in that movie.

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I look forward to reading the article!

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