▁varying ▁times ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁by ▁N BC ' s ▁two ▁other ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁stations ▁on ▁channel ▁ 4 , ▁W RC - TV ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁( to ▁a ▁consider ably ▁less er ▁degree ) ▁K N BC ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁The ▁network ' s ▁Chicago ▁out let , ▁W MA Q - TV , ▁used ▁the ▁title ▁Movie ▁ 5 ▁for ▁its ▁movie ▁shows ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ; ▁and ▁during ▁N BC ' s ▁ownership ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁station ▁W RC V - TV ▁( now ▁K Y W - TV ), ▁their ▁movie ▁um bre lla ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Movie ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁What ▁became ▁Movie ▁ 4 ▁deb uted ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁W R CA - TV ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁eight ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁air , ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Even ing ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁staff ▁announ cer ▁Johnny ▁Andrew s . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁debut , ▁W R CA - TV ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁least ▁committed ▁to ▁air ing ▁old ▁mov ies ▁among ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁television ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁as ▁the ▁station ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁W C BS - TV ' s ▁a for ement