Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1934)

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CONGRATULATIONS on the first issue. The President saw it and was greatly interested! —STEPHEN EARLY ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT "I feel sure that great public approval will attend this effort*" —MAYOR ANGELO J. ROSSl> SAN FRANCISCO y Heartiest congratulations. A distinct achievement in unusual and entertaining presentation of the news and a great step forward in the newsreel field." —Darryl Zanuck, Los Angeles << It is one hundred percent better as to news value and entertainment. After watching audience reaction I feel justified in saying you have delivered to exhibitors all and more than you promised. It is a step forward in newsreel presentation." —Robert T. Smith, West Coast Theatres "I congratulate Hearst Metrotone on its first issue. Excellent choice of subjects and vivid manner in which they are pictured and the splendid comments of Edwin C. Hill combine to make this newsreel of exceptional value. This is real drama." —Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles "I have seen your first news release with Edwin C. Hill and desire to congratulate the people of this country in having so able and fearless a presentation of world events. Your service has every evidence of being a careful and complete summary of matters of real public interest." —James M. Curly, three times Mayor of Boston HEARST METROTONE NEWS starring EDWIN C. HILL The Globe Trotter