The Singing Nun (MGM) (1966)

GROUP SALES-A NATURAL! PERSONAL APPEARANCE TOUR Grab ahold of your file on community groups, clubs and organizations and get on that phone. THE SINGING NUN has everything you need in the way of a healthy, happy motion picture that practically sells itself for civic and religious theatre parties. And, for a change, you have a picture the women will really enjoy. Go to their meetings and tell them about THE SINGING NUN, and how proud you are to exhibit this fine picture. Show them one of the color 16mm T.V. trailers, and you’ll have them knocking on your box-office window. a Qty 8 ISAS A JOYFUL SOUND FROM M-G-M! ce wish oni, STEREO M-G-M Records has released monaural eo ee d stereo editions of the music from MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK ay THE SINGING NUN sound track. Also several of the songs are available as 45 RPM singles. The album and singles will &, eive full industry publicity, as well as LDS METRO-GOLDWYS-MAYER PRESENTS ads in Life, TV-Guide, Cue, and other national publications. Mailing pieces are being sent to retailers, along with color easel displays and streamers. The big push is on from M-G-M Records. AGISH | ARRANGED AND CONGR ET HY HARRY SUKMAN a ALBUM CONTENTS “Sister Adele” ¢ “Avec Toi & Alleluia” « “Brother John” ¢ “Lovely Dominique” ¢ “It’s A Miracle” ¢ “Je Voudrais” ¢ “Raindrops” ¢ “A Pied Piper’s Song” ¢ “Mets Ton Joli Jupon” e “Dibwe Diambula Kabanda & Kyrie From The Mass” ¢ “Beyond The Stars” HAPPINESS IS A GREAT MUSIC PROMOTION! Music created this picture, and music should be one of your strongest selling points. Your M-G-M Records distributor is expecting big things from the sound track album, and he'll help you all he can with your promotions. Call him NOW for a gigantic exploitation campaign. ee CONTACT record retailers for window, in-store displays, press-book and window cards. ARRANGE a three-way book-record-film advertising campaign with retailers contributing to bill-boards, media time, direct mail, and heralds. Be: PLAY record in theatre lobby prior to and during engagement. a2; PLAY albums during intermissions and for recessionals. rp DISTRIBUTE copies of the record to disk jockeys & juke box distributors. Se PROMOTE records for contest prizes. ries DONATE recordings with displays to church and school libraries. SHEET MUSIC TIE-IN! The famous tunes from THE LOVELY SINGING NUN have endeared 4 BROTHER JOHN — themselves to our generation. With the advent of the motion picture, they will sell better than ever. Be sure to tie-in your music retailers for displays and promotions. Make sure local bands and choruses have copies, then banner their performances. For nearest distributor, contact: MILLER MUSIC CORP. 1540 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. 10036 : oargharion | Wards and Music by RANDY SPARKS. Spark your local premiere with that Broadway ticket-selling power! Debbie Reynolds, Chad Everett, and Greer Garson will make personal appearances at a number of key cities in conjunction with the opening engagements of THE SINGING NUN. When the schedules are announced, be sure to start lining up media contacts for that P.A. publicity push! BOXOFFICE BUILDING NEWSPAPER AND RADIO CONTESTS %* THE SINGING NUN expresses her faith through her musical talents. Run a newspaper contest awarding passes to those who write best about their god-given talents. % Missionaries are needed more than ever. Run a write-in contest on “Why I’d like to be a missionary,” and let the most promising hopefuls see THE SINGING NUN. % Run a newspaper story on great personal decisions like THE SINGING NUN’s decision to give up her recording career to be a missionary. % Award passes for originally composed folk hymns, like those sung by Debbie Reynolds as THE SINGING NUN. NAME THE NUN CONTEST Use this movie I.Q. contest for newspapers, radio stations, or heralds. Directions: Each of these actresses on left have portrayed nuns for the screen. Can you match them with the picture in which they played their roles? 1. JULIE ANDREWS ( ) A. “Thunder On The Hill” 2. CATHERINE SPAAK ( ) B. “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” 3. JENNIFER JONES (Me. “The Awakening” 4. CARROLL BAKER C2y 32): fi S White ister” 5. AUDREY HEPBURN () E. “Bells of St. Mary’s” 6. ANNA MAGNANI ( ) F. “Song of Bernadette” 7. DEBORAH KERR C3 Se: Bc Little un’s”’ 8. CLAUDETTE COLBERT ( ) H. oe of usic”’ 9. INGRID BERGMAN () I. “The Miracle” 10. HELEN HAYES () J. “The Nun’s Story” Answers: 1-H, 2-G, 3-F, 4-I, 5-J, 6-C, 7-B, 8-A, 9-E, 10-D. COLORING CONTEST % Print the Kroll Caricature on a herald and distribute to the youngsters as a coloring contest. Be sure to include an ad from the pressbook and a name and address form. * KROLL CARICATURE Use for newspapers, heralds, coloring contest, etc. Caricaturizes all principal players. Order mat 3Y & AY or still 1843-POS-15 from National Screen Service.