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NY TV debut 1/31/44 from 8:45 to 9:45 pm on WNBT. 1937 western with divorcees, gangsters and G-Men followed 45 minutes of shorts. Independently produced by Sol Lesser, released theatrically by Fox. Copyright expired in 1965. 
1/31/49 from 8:30 to 10:10 pm on WPIX. Channel 11's second run of 1934 Korda classic which made NY TV debut 7/18/48. Stations were still trying to figure out repeat potential of major films. US copyright expired in 1962, but may have been restored under 1994 Uruguay Round Act.
1/31/54 at 11:15 pm on WCBS' "The Late Show.'' Frank McDonald's obscure 1943 Republic musical showcases Myrtle and Scott Weisman, a popular North Carolina couple known professionally as Lulu Belle and Scotty, The Sweethearts of Country Music.
NY TV debut 1/31/59 from 5:30 to 6:45 pm on WCBS. Shorter time slot for Saturday "Early Show'' allowed for at most 65 minutes of Sandrich's 82-minute 1940 comedy, which could be enjoyed at original length when repeated 3/6/60 on "The Late Show.''
NY TV debut 1/31/59 at 11:15 pm on WCBS' "The Late Show.'' Per IMDB, Farrow's 1942 war classic had already premiered on stations in Omaha (11/7/58), Chicago (1/8/59), Philadelphia (1/9), San Francisco (1/10) and St. Louis (1/11), followed by Asheville (4/7) and Milwaukee (4/12).
NY TV debut 1/31/64 on WABC's "Best of Broadway.'' Channel 7's viewers were not only denied color and CinemaScope, TV prints also lacked "Hypno-Vista,'' a 12-minute lecture by a psychologist Dr. Emil Franchel that US distributor AIP added after the opening credits.
NY TV debut 1/31/69 at 9 pm on "The CBS Friday Night Movies.'' MGM's fashion-focused 1966 romantic comedy was followed at 10:55 pm by a five-minute infomercial for Warners' BULLITT.
1/31/74 at 11:30 pm on "The CBS Late Movie.'' Second network, post-syndication run for Irving Wallace's 1956 adaptation of a Louis L'Amour western novel for director Stuart Heisler. "Not so hot,'' warns Howard Thompson.
1/31/79 from 2:26 to 5:02 am on WNEW's "Hollywood's Finest.'' Precise time listings were a godsend for those us recording the classics on our VCRs. As far as I can tell, Sherman's hard-hitting 1943 drama never had an official video release until the 2009 @WarnerArchive DVD.
