The Singing Nun (MGM) (1966)

ADVANCE SCREENINGS-A MUST! Advance screenings for your local clergy and laymen should be your immediate exploitation objective. You should make a special effort to arrange a private screening for all teaching nuns in your area. These are the people who will really spread the word. Very seldom do you get such a tailor-made film for all your religious interests. Consider it your duty to give the religious groups an opportunity to know about THE SINGING NUN. Talk to them about it at meetings in a formal presentation. Suggest that they mention it in church bulletins. Debbie Reynolds, Greer Garson, Chad Everett have recorded interviews in connection with THE SINGING NUN. Highlighting these recordings is a special half-hour (29’30”) radio program in the openend style featuring Debbie Reynolds. During the half-hour presentation, Miss Reynolds introduces and sings five songs from the picture. Included are four one-minute breaks for commercials. “Dominique,” from the picture, is part of an eightminute, 17 second open-end interview with Debbie Reynolds, for use in 10-minute spots. ee And still another five-minute, 3-second open-end RICARDO MONTALBAN e * ; 5 i; AONEO MAnorE Pu ig t interview is available with Miss Reynolds. mee eo. In addition, a Greer Garson and a Chad Everett five-minute spot in the open-end style have been recorded. These valuable exploitation tools are yours, gratis from your M-G-M Field Press Representative. Bs TEASER TRAILER Keep your patrons in the movie habit by showing this tuneful trailer several weeks ahead of playdate. Available from National Screen. THEATRE TRAILER All the warmth and happiness leaps from the screen BOX-OFFICE BALLYHOO! GUITAR STUNT—There’s always a folk-singer to be found in any community these days. Find a pretty gal with a guitar to sing the songs from THE SINGING NUN in your lobby and as a strolling publicity stunt. THE FOLK MASS—A current vogue in the church is presenting religious services accompanied with folk tunes, such as the folka of THE SINGING NUN. Can one be arranged in YOUR city? OVER 100,000,000 PEOPLE KNOW THAT DEBBIE REYNOLDS IS THE SINGING NUN! —AND they can be on the way to YOUR box office! M-G-M has saturated America with advertising for THE SINGING NUN with FULL PAGE COLOR in the following national magazines (and many more on their way): McCALL’S March 25 *** LIFE March 28 *** LOOK April 4 *** and the April issues of THE CATHOLIC DIGEST, EXTENSION, THE SIGN, SACRED HEART MESSENGER, and a section in the March 27 SUNDAY VISITOR. ALSO—In March, Debbie Reynolds will appear on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW to present a film clip and to sing a number from THE SINGING NUN for an added 13,000,000 viewers!! All this, including the publicity from the original Singing Nun’s records, books, and appearances, adds up to give you one of the greatest pre-sell campaigns in history!!!! em PAPERBACK A MOST READABLE NUN Covered with full motion picture credits, the Popular Library Paperback edition is being publicized throughout the book-selling trade with mailings, newsletters, and display streamers. Your popular Library distributor will be happy to share his efforts with you. He has been informed of your playdate, so see him immediately to launch your cooperative advertis ——-tecoll vour natrons in the trailer available from your — -— ————_ ~—_=s mew 60and 30-second spots featuring the world-famous music of THE SINGING NUN are available from your M-G-M Field Press Representative. COLOR HER HAPPY! THE SINGING NUN is a rainbow of delights in METROcolor. Let your patrons in on the treats in store for them with the eight vivid 11 x 14 color stills M-G-M has prepared for you. Order from National Screen. ing and publicity campaign. AUT AO TATA ATO A TT APPY TIE-IN TUNE! ry distributor and retailers. on “‘See the movie—Read the tore and lobby publicity. sluding dime, drug, and departyw cards, bulletins, and heralds. A ULyay vw iesiziuus sinsaries, schools—set up displays. * PRINT bookmarks and loose pages with playdate. * te sapere copies to media and newspaper personaliles. ON SALE NOW! streamer : BASEO ON THE GREAT MSM FILM STARRING: BERBRIE REYNOLDS ER SULLIVAN (as himself} Ricardo Mantainan Guest Star GREER GARSON BUY YOUR COPY HERE! SEE THE MOVIE! READ THE BOOK ONLY 50 Bee Nowa brillant MGM picture starring Debbie Reynolds sg John Furia, Jr. The unforgettable navel of love’s power, a gir?’ great faith—and a gift thal worked a miracle Above: Paperback book