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A MESSAGE TO M-G-M SALESMEN!
You will shortly be selling pictures under the Consent Decree.
There are years of friendly dealing with your customers behind you as you set forth.
It is significant that, just as a new era begins, there is continued evidence of your company's good faith with exhibitors—M-G-M's insistence that theatres must be served right now with important pictures, no holding back, a summer line-up of multi-million dollar proportions on the screen.
It was natural that M-G-M should do this. We pride ourselves on the fact that exhibitors looked to us above all others to answer their summer needs.
Under the happiest of circumstances you begin now to tell your customers what you have for them to commence the 1941-42 season.
The first three pictures that were trade-shown were: "LADY BE GOOD" {Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young) "DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE" (Spencer Trao, lngridBergman,LanaTurner)
"DOWN IN SAN DIEGO" (Action Drama of Unde Sam's great defense base and fighting ships at sea. With Bonita Granville; Ray McDonald; Dan Dailey, Jr.; Leo Gorcey.)
Your customers have now had the opportunity to see these pictures at trade-showings which we arranged for their convenience in 65 cities. No fuss. No frills. Just showings.
The trade echoes the praises that have followed the screenings of these great entertainments.
But this is just a beginning. Your studio is working day and night on other equally great attractions, some of which are listed to the right.
It is said that pictures talk, that nothing else matters, but something else does matter.
Confidence, faith, mutual understanding, security. Your customers have learned to expect these from M-G-M.
They will get them in full measure in 1941-42.
OTHER PICTURES IN THE MAKING AT M-G-M STUDIOS
"THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER"—
hlelson Eddy and Rise Stevens; "FEMALE OF THE SPECIES"— Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis; "HONKY TONK"— Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor; "MARRIED BACHELOR"— Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Felix Bressart; "THE NEW YORK STORY"— fiiu^ard G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold; "SMILIN' THROUGH"— Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymor\d; "BABES ON BROADWAY"— Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland; "TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE"— Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Philip Dom; "THE TWINS"— Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett; "WOMAN OF THE YEAR"— Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy; "KATHLEEN"— Shirle:y Temple; "I'LL TAKE MANILA"— EleanorPotye/i; "JOHNNY EAGER"— Robert Taylor, Lana Turner; "PANAMA HATTIE"— AnnSothern; "SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN"— Wi//iam Powell, Myrna hoy.
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