“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey, Jennifer Salt and Cornel Wilde, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth award-winning made-for-TV creature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey, Jennifer Salt and Cornel Wilde

Fan-made compilation trailer for Bill Norton’s “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey. Jennifer Salt and Cornel Wilde.

“They’re Coming For You!” Cover art for the out-of-print DVD edition of “Gargoyles” (1972), featuring Bernie Casey.

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/creature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat., March 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV sci-fi/supernatural/creature feature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” was directed by veteran director Bill Norton, who received screen credit under the name of “B.W.L. Norton.”  After directing his own short feature film at the UCLA School of Film, Theatre and Television, titled “Coming Soon” (1966) and one year before production began on “Gargoyles,” Norton directed his own classic mammoth Columbia Pictures drama masterpiece production, “Cisco Pike” (1971) with Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Roscoe Lee Browne, a pre-“WKRP In Cincinatti” Howard Hesseman, Allan Arbus and Wavy Gravy.   Norton worked primarily for television throughout the majority of his directorial career after working on his classic mammoth made-for-TV masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972).  Other productions that Norton worked on throughout his directorial career alongside “Gargoyles” (1972) include several episodes of “Tour of Duty” (from 1987-89), “SeaQuest: DSV” (two episodes in 1993) with Roy Scheider and the brief Sci-Fi Channel (pre- “SyFy”) cable miniseries adaptation production  of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (Norton directed three episodes in 2001).

The script for Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972) was written by the husband-and-wife screenwriting duo of Stephen Karpf and Elinor Karpf.  The Karpfs also worked on the script of Gordon Hessler’s Universal Studios–ABC television made-for-TV thriller production with George Kennedy, Joanna Pettet, Lee Montgomery and Bing Russell, “A Cry in the Wilderness” (1974), one episode of the brief Paramount Pictures TV adaptation of “Love Story” (1973’s “The Youngest Lovers,” adapted from the classic mammoth 1970 Paramount feature film masterpiece production of the same name).  Later in their career, the Karpfs created a television soap opera production for the CBS television network with Constance Towers, Debrah Farentino and Rory Calhoun; “Capitol” (1982-87).

Norton’s classic 1972 creature telefilm masterpiece was produced by veteran television producers Robert W. “Bob” Christiansen, Roger Gimbel and Rick Rosenberg.

Bill Norton’s classic mammoth sci-fi/supernatural creature feature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972) premiered on the CBS television network as part of the “New CBS Tuesday Night Movies” on Nov. 21, 1972; according to IMDB and a segment from  Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable) Magazine.  For the original CBS premiere of “Gargoyles,” Norton’s classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV supernatural creature masterpiece production aired after an episode of “Hawaii Five-O,” according to the Nov. 21, 1971 edition of the Hanover Evening Sun Newspaper of Hanover, Pennsylvania.

For the original CBS television network premiere of “Gargoyles” (1972): Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV supernatural creature masterpiece production aired on CBS-owned WBBM-TV Channel 2 in Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois.  and on a regional scale around the home region/home office of “Silver Screen Reflections;” according to the Nov. 21, 1972 edition of the Hanover Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania; the classic mammoth 1972 Bill Norton made-for-TV supernatural creature masterpiece production was showcased on WTOP-TV Channel 9 (which later became WDVM in 1978 and became W*USA 9 in 1986) in the Washington, D.C./Frederick, Maryland/Northern Virginia region and on the “Keystone Network” trio of CBS-affiliated TV stations for the Hanover/Gettysburg/York/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania viewing area at the time- the now-former WLYH-TV 15 (which was affiliated with CBS until 1995), WHP-TV 21 (which became the primary CBS affiliate for the Hanover/Gettysburg/York/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area after 1995) and WSBA-TV 43 (once linked to Pennsylvania’s Pfaltzgraff pottery business– which lost its CBS network affiliation after the station was sold in 1983 and became WPMT-43).  

The original CBS network airing of “Gargoyles” (1972) was pre-empted in Baltimore, Maryland by then-CBS affiliate WMAR-TV 2.  Since it was near the then-ninth anniversary of the tragic Nov. 22, 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a syndicated movie airing of the filmed memorial tribute to President Kennedy, “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums” (1964/65, released theatrically by Joseph E. Levine’s Embassy Pictures, syndicated to television in the early 1970s by Embassy’s then-successor, Avco-Embassy) aired in its place.    CBS later switched affiliations with Hearst-owned (and future Me-TV affiliate) WBAL-TV 11 in 1981 (WBAL returned to NBC in 1995)– CBS later moved to Westinghouse/Group W-owned WJZ-TV 13 in Jan. 1995– shortly before Westinghouse/Group W (which also bought Chicago’s WXRT-FM 93.1/93XRT that same year) merged with CBS. 

Sidebar: Since the original Nov. 1972 CBS airing of “Gargoyles” (1972) competed with a re-airing of another major network made-for-TV feature film that same evening, that will be mentioned in a section of this blog in this week’s “Silver Screen Reflections.” -C.H.

1973 production logo for General Electric’s TV production subsidiary at the time, Tomorrow Entertainment with the familiar GE “monogram” script logo byline. This was introduced about a year after their production of “Gargoyles” (1972).

“Gargoyles” (1972) was produced by Tomorrow Entertainment, the film & TV production arm of industrial giant General Electric at the time; according to IMDB and Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable) Magazine; the production firm was set up by GE in 1970 for the three major television networks’ original “movie of the week” series of big broadcasts, along with broadcasts that were entirely sponsored by GE and for television syndication purposes that were either self-syndicated programs and/or syndicated by other studios/distribution firms for local stations.  GE’s “Tomorrow Entertainment” subsidiary was spearheaded by former ABC television network executive Thomas W. Moore.

GE’s Tomorrow Entertainment unit was also involved in Rankin/Bass Productions (a.k.a. Videocraft International); the legendary animation studio that was founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass; both the junior Rankin and Bass were known for their classic mammoth “Animagic” stop-motion animation holiday masterpiece specials on television for many years.

13 years after the original network television premiere of “Gargoyles” (1972), GE later acquired rival network National Broadcasting Company (NBC) as part of their acquisition of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1985 and would later acquire Universal Studios from France’s Vivendi Group in 2004 to form NBCUniversal in 2004; GE later sold off their NBCUniversal broadcast and entertainment properties to cable conglomerate Comcast in 2013, according to the Washington Post  and Encyclopaedia Britannica.

GE’s Tomorrow Entertainment and GE’s Rankin/Bass library was later acquired by veteran producer Lorne Michaels (of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” fame) and his Broadway Video Enterprises firm.  Michaels’ Broadway Video firm later sold the Tomorrow Entertainment-Rankin/Bass holdings to Golden Books (the former Western Publishing Company) in 1996, the Tomorrow-Rankin/Bass holdings were then sold to Classic Media after Golden Books’ financial problems in 2001.  Dreamworks Animation acquired Classic Media in 2012 to form Dreamworks Classics, Dreamworks Animation/Dreamworks Classics was later acquired by Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit in 2016; according to the Associated Press, CNN, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety.  Universal Studios/Universal Television/NBCUniversal Syndication Studios handles the Dreamworks Animation/Dreamworks Classics/Tomorrow Entertainment holdings under the “Dreamworks Classics” and/or “Classic Media” monikers.

Sidebar: In an ironic twist, “Gargoyles” (1972) eventually wound up with a major studio (Universal) that was once owned by the former industrial conglomerate (GE) that produced the aforementioned made-for-TV feature film production. -C.H.

This will mark Sven’s sixth big broadcast of Bill Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV supernatural creature movie masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972) on the airlanes of Me-TV. Sven previously showcased the classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV creature/supernatural movie masterpiece production as a Sven big broadcast premiere on the airlanes of Me-TV back in May 2017 and as regular Sven/Me-TV big broadcasts back in Nov. 2018, May 2020, April 2022 and Sept. 2022.

Who was in Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV sci-fi/supernatural/creature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972)?

The players who appeared in Bill Norton’s made-for-TV movie production of “Gargoyles” (1972) were Bernie Casey (as the lead Gargoyle), Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley), Cornel Wilde (as Dr. Mercer Boley), Scott Glenn (as James Reeger), Grayson Hall (as Mrs. Parks), Woody Chambliss (as Uncle Willie), John Gruber (as Jesse), Mickey Alzola, Rock Walker and Greg Walker (the three aforementioned actors played other Gargoyle creatures in the 1972 made-for-TV feature), Timothy “Tim” Burns (as Morris Ray), Vic Perrin (in an uncredited role as the voice of the lead Gargoyle, dubbing in Bernie Casey’s dialogue) and Jim Connell (as Buddy).

“Svengoolie”presents his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth award-winning made-for-TV supernatural/creature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey

A latter highlight preview/collage for Bill “B.W.L.” Norton’s “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey.

“They’re coming for you!” Latter 2004 Classic Media/VCI Entertainment DVD cover art for “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey. The VCI DVD is currently out of print.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/creature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat., Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV sci-fi/supernatural/creature feature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” was directed by veteran director Bill Norton, who received screen credit under the name of “B.W.L. Norton.”  After directing his own short feature film at the UCLA School of Film, Theatre and Television, titled “Coming Soon” (1966) and one year before production began on “Gargoyles,” Norton directed his own classic mammoth Columbia Pictures drama masterpiece production, “Cisco Pike” (1971) with Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Roscoe Lee Browne, a pre-“WKRP In Cincinatti” Howard Hesseman, Allan Arbus and Wavy Gravy.   Norton worked primarily for television throughout the majority of his directorial career after working on his classic mammoth made-for-TV masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972).  Other productions that Norton worked on throughout his directorial career alongside “Gargoyles” (1972) include several episodes of “Tour of Duty” (from 1987-89), “SeaQuest: DSV” (two episodes in 1993) with Roy Scheider and the brief Sci-Fi Channel (pre- “SyFy”) cable miniseries adaptation production  of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (Norton directed three episodes in 2001).

The script for Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972) was written by the husband-and-wife screenwriting duo of Stephen Karpf and Elinor Karpf.  The Karpfs also worked on the script of Gordon Hessler’s Universal Studios–ABC television made-for-TV thriller production with George Kennedy, Joanna Pettet, Lee Montgomery and Bing Russell, “A Cry in the Wilderness” (1974), one episode of the brief Paramount Pictures TV adaptation of “Love Story” (1973’s “The Youngest Lovers,” adapted from the classic mammoth 1970 Paramount feature film masterpiece production of the same name).  Later in their career, the Karpfs created a television soap opera production for the CBS television network with Constance Towers, Debrah Farentino and Rory Calhoun; “Capitol” (1982-87).

According to the Feb. 1973 article on Bill Norton’s 1972 made-for-TV production of “Gargoyles” (1972) for The Monster Times, Karpf recalled that his wife; Elinor was inspired by a nightmare that she experienced of Gargoyle-style creatures taking over the world.  Elinor was interested in the topic of Gargoyles and Stephen elaborated on her accounts for Norton’s classic 1972 made-for-TV creature masterpiece.

Norton’s classic 1972 creature telefilm masterpiece was produced by veteran television producers Robert W. “Bob” Christiansen, Roger Gimbel and Rick Rosenberg.  Bill Norton’s classic mammoth sci-fi/supernatural creature feature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972) premiered on the CBS television network as part of the “New CBS Tuesday Night Movies” on Nov. 21, 1972; according to IMDB and a segment from  Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable) Magazine.

This will mark Sven’s fifth big broadcast of Bill Norton’s classic 1972 made-for-TV creature “movie of the week” masterpiece on the airlanes of Me-TV. Sven previously showcased “Gargoyles” (1972) as a big broadcast premier back in May 2017 and as regular big broadcasts back in Nov. 2018, May 2020 and April 2022.

Who was in Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV sci-fi/supernatural/creature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972)?

Bernie Casey and Cornel Wilde in “Gargoyles” (1972).

The players who appeared in Bill Norton’s made-for-TV movie production of “Gargoyles” (1972) were Bernie Casey (as the lead Gargoyle), Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley), Cornel Wilde (as Dr. Mercer Boley), Scott Glenn (as James Reeger), Grayson Hall (as Mrs. Parks), Woody Chambliss (as Uncle Willie), John Gruber (as Jesse), Mickey Alzola, Rock Walker and Greg Walker (the three aforementioned actors played other Gargoyle creatures in the 1972 made-for-TV feature), Timothy “Tim” Burns (as Morris Ray), Vic Perrin (in an uncredited role as the voice of the lead Gargoyle, dubbing in Bernie Casey’s dialogue) and Jim Connell (as Buddy).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for the return of a classic mammoth award-winning made-for-TV creature/fantasy film masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972)

A latter highlight preview snippet reel for Bill “B.W.L.” Norton’s “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey.

“They’re coming for you!” Cover artwork element from the out-of-print VCI Entertainment DVD edition of “Gargoyles” (1972) with Bernie Casey.  

The legendary Berywn/Chicago-based creature/fantasy film host will present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat.; April 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic 1972 mammoth made-for-TV creature film production of “Gargoyles” was directed by veteran TV director Bill Norton.   Norton received screen credit under the name of “B.W.L. Norton.” Other productions that Norton worked on throughout his directorial career  include several episodes of “Tour of Duty” (from 1987-89), “SeaQuest: DSV” (two episodes in 1993) with Roy Scheider and the Sci-Fi Channel (pre- “SyFy”) cable miniseries adaptation production  of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (three episodes in 2001).   The teleplay for Norton’s production of “Gargoyles” (1972) was written by the real-life husband-and-wife screenwriting duo of Stephen Karpf and Elinor Karpf.  The Karpfs also worked on the teleplay of Gordon Hessler’s Universal Studios–ABC television made-for-TV thriller production with George Kennedy, Joanna Pettet, Lee Montgomery and Bing Russell, “A Cry in the Wilderness” (1974), one episode of the brief Paramount Pictures TV adaptation of “Love Story” (1973’s “The Youngest Lovers,” adapted from the 1970 Paramount feature film of the same name).  Later in their career, the Karpfs created a television soap opera production for CBS with Constance Towers, Debrah Farentino and Rory Calhoun; “Capitol” (1982-87).   According to the Feb. 1973 article on Bill Norton’s 1972 made-for-TV production of “Gargoyles” (1972) for The Monster Times, Karpf recalled that his wife; Elinor was inspired by a nightmare that she experienced of Gargoyle-style creatures taking over the world.  Elinor was interested in the topic of Gargoyles and Stephen elaborated on her accounts for Norton’s classic 1972 made-for-TV creature masterpiece.

Norton’s classic 1972 creature telefilm masterpiece was produced by veteran television producers Robert W. “Bob” Christiansen, Roger Gimbel and Rick Rosenberg.  “Gargoyles” (1972) was produced by Tomorrow Entertainment, the film production arm of industrial giant General Electric; according to IMDB and Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable) Magazine; the production firm was set up by GE in 1970 for the three major television networks’ original “movie of the week” broadcasts and for television syndication purposes for local television stations.   GE’s Tomorrow Entertainment subsidiary was also involved in Rankin/Bass Productions (a.k.a. Videocraft International); the legendary animation studio that was founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass; the junior Rankin and Bass were known for their classic “Animagic” stop-motion animation holiday masterpiece specials on television.  Norton’s Tomorrow/GE production of “Gargoyles” (1972) premiered on the CBS television network as part of the “New CBS Tuesday Night Movies” on Nov. 21, 1972; according to IMDB and a according to a 1972-73 production leaflet for Tomorrow Entertainment in Broadcasting Magazine.

This will mark Sven’s fourth big broadcast of Bill Norton’s classic 1972 made-for-TV creature “movie of the week” masterpiece on Me-TV. Sven previously showcased “Gargoyles” (1972) back in May 2017 (as a big Me-TV broadcast premiere), Nov. 2018 and May 2020.

Who was in Bill Norton’s classic mammoth made-for-TV creature masterpiece production of “Gargoyles” (1972)?

The players who appeared in Bill Norton’s made-for-TV movie production of “Gargoyles” (1972) were Bernie Casey (as the lead Gargoyle), Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley), Cornel Wilde (as Dr. Mercer Boley), Woody Chambliss (as Uncle Willie), Scott Glenn (as James Reeger), Grayson Hall (as Mrs. Parks), John Gruber (as Jesse), Mickey Alzola, Rock Walker and Greg Walker (the three aforementioned actors played other Gargoyle creatures in the 1972 made-for-TV feature), Timothy “Tim” Burns (as Morris Ray), Vic Perrin (in an uncredited role as the voice of the lead Gargoyle, dubbing in Bernie Casey’s dialogue) and Jim Connell (as Buddy).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic made-for-TV creature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972)

Bernie Casey (as the main Gargoyle) and Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley) in Bill Norton‘s “Gargoyles” (1972).

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based creature film host will present his big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat.; May 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“Award-winning horror classic!” Cover art for the out-of-print Hen’s Tooth Video DVD edition of “Gargoyles” (1972), featuring Bernie Casey.

The 1972 classic creature telefilm masterpiece was directed by Bill Norton, who was credited under the name of B.W.L. Norton.  Norton also directed also directed several episodes of “Tour of Duty” (from 1987-89), “SeaQuest: DSV” (two episodes in 1993) with Roy Scheider and the Sci-Fi Channel (pre- “SyFy”) miniseries adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (three episodes in 2001).   The teleplay for “Gargoyles” (1972) was written by the husband-and-wife screenwriting team of Stephen Karpf and Elinor Karpf.  Norton’s made-for-TV production of “Gargoyles” was produced by veteran producers Robert W. “Bob” Christiansen, Roger Gimbel and Rick Rosenberg.

“Gargoyles” was produced by Tomorrow Entertainment, the film production arm of General Electric; according to IMDB and Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable) Magazine; the production firm was set up by GE in 1970 for broadcast network features).  GE’s Tomorrow unit was also involved in Rankin/Bass Productions (a.k.a. Videocraft International); the famed animation studio that was founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass; the two were known for their classic “Animagic” stop-motion animation holiday masterpiece specials.  Norton’s made-for-TV creature featured premiered on the CBS television network as part of the “New CBS Tuesday Night Movies” on Nov. 21, 1972; according to IMDB and a 1972-73 production leaflet for Tomorrow Entertainment in Broadcasting Magazine.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of “Gargoyles” (1972) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Bill Norton’s 1972 made-for-TV creature classic masterpiece back in May 2017 (as a big broadcast premiere) and Nov. 2018.

Who was in Bill Norton’s made-for-TV movie production of “Gargoyles” (1972)?

The players who appeared in Bill Norton’s made-for-TV movie production of “Gargoyles” (1972) were Bernie Casey (as the lead gargoyle, Casey previously played professional football for the San Francisco 49ers from 1961-66 and the Los Angeles Rams from 1967-68. Along with his poetry, artwork and numerous acting roles; Casey’s best-known acting roles include his role Vince in 1977’s “Ants!”/”It Happened at Lakewood Manor,” the role of CIA agent Leiter in 1983’s “Never Say Never Again,”  the role of U.N. Jeffferson in 1984’s “Revenge of the Nerds” and the role of Mr. Ryan in 1989’s “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”), Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley; Salt previously appeared in the role of Annie in John Schlesinger’s 1969 drama, “Midnight Cowboy” and also appeared in the role of Eunice Tate in the 1977-81 Paul Junger Witt–Tony Thomas–Susan Harris ABC sitcom, “Soap”), Cornel Wilde (as Dr. Mercer Boley, Wilde previously appeared in the title role of Charles Vidor’s 1945 Columbia Pictures Technicolor biopic of composer Frédéric Chopin, “A Song to Remember;” Wilde also directed, produced and appeared in his own 1965 Paramount adventure drama, “The Naked Prey”), Woody Chambliss (as Uncle Willie, Chambliss was also known for his role of Woody Lathrop in the CBS television adaptation of “Gunsmoke;” he appeared in the role from 1966-75), Scott Glenn (as James Reeger), Grayson Hall (as Mrs. Parks), John Gruber (as Jesse), Mickey Alzola, Rock Walker and Greg Walker (the three aforementioned actors played other gargoyles in the 1972 made-for-TV feature), Timothy “Tim” Burns (as Morris Ray), Vic Perrin (in an uncredited role as the voice of the gargoyle, dubbing in Bernie Casey’s dialogue) and Jim Connell (as Buddy).

“Svengoolie” to present “Gargoyles” (1972), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be interested in the return of an award-winning cult made-for-TV creature feature from 1972.

“Svengoolie” presents: “Gargoyles” (1972)

Bernie Casey as the lead gargoyle in B.W.L. Norton’s “Gargoyles” (1972).

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror film host will present the big broadcast return of the made-for-TV film, “Gargoyles” (1972); this Sat., Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“Gargoyles” (1972) was directed by Bill Norton (who was credited under the name of “B.W.L. Norton”), who also directed several episodes of “Tour of Duty” (from 1987-89), two episodes of “SeaQuest: DSV” (1993, with Roy Scheider) and three episodes of the Sci-Fi Channel (now known as “SyFy”) miniseries adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (2001).

Norton’s telefilm was produced by General Electric’s “Tomorrow Entertainment” subsidiary, which produced many made-for-TV “movie of the week” specials for the three major networks and for television syndication through other firms.  GE’s “Tomorrow” unit also owned the animation studio of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass at one time, Rankin/Bass Productions (a.k.a. “Videocraft International”).  The Norton-Tomorrow production of “Gargoyles” premiered on the CBS television network on Nov. 21, 1972 as part of the “CBS Tuesday Night Movie.”

This will mark Sven’s second coast-to-coast big broadcast showcase of “Gargoyles” (1972) on Me-TV.  Sven premiered Norton’s made-for-TV creature feature back in May 2017.

 

Who was in Norton’s “Gargoyles” (1972)?

The players who appeared in Norton’s 1972 made-for-TV creature feature were Bernie Casey (as the main gargoyle), Cornel Wilde (as Dr. Mercer Boley), Jennifer Salt (as Diana Boley),  Scott Glenn (as James Reeger), Woody Chambliss (as “Uncle Willie”), Grayson Hall (as Mrs. Parks), Vic Perrin (in an uncredited role as the voice of the gargoyle, dubbing in Bernie Casey’s dialogue), Mickey Alzola, Rock Walker and Greg Walker (the three aforementioned actors played other gargoyles in Norton’s made-for-TV feature).

“Svengoolie” to showcase “Gargoyles” (1972, made-for-TV) this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow fans of “Svengoolie” on Me-TV will be looking forward to the legendary Chicago-based horror host’s premiere of a cult TV horror film.

“Svengoolie” presents: “Gargoyles” (1972)

Bernie Casey as the lead gargoyle in Bill Norton’s  “Gargoyles“
(1972).

Sven will be premiering the 1972 television horror film “Gargoyles” this Sat., May 13 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

Directed by Bill Norton (credited as “B.W.L. Norton” in the telefilm), his made-for-TV movie was originally telecast on Nov. 21, 1972 (according to IMDB).

Norton’s film aired on the CBS television network as part of the “CBS Tuesday Night Movie” (according to a promotional booklet for Tomorrow Entertainment’s 1972-73 lineup of filmed productions in Broadcasting Magazine).