Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (Monogram) (1944)

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Record Details:

Title:
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (Monogram)
Date:
1944
Publisher:
Monogram Pictures
Volume:
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (Monogram Pressbook, 1944)
Leaf #:
0005
Language:
English
Collection:
Pressbooks
Contributor:
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
November 23, 2023
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* CATCHLINES CHARLIE CHAN IS BACK AGAIN! THiS TIME HE SOLVES MURDER BY ELECTRONICS! * * * SEE CHARLIE CHAN SOLVE A NATION'S SECRET WEAPON MYSTERY! ; * * * MOST DEADLY SECRET WEAPON ... TURNED AGAINST THE YANKS! IT’S CHARLIE CHAN'S NEWEST, THRILLINGEST MYSTERY! * * * CHARLIE CHAN'S BACK WITH “MOST HONORABLE SON” ... TOGETHER, THEY SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF MURDER BY ELECTRONICS! * "ELECTRONICS" DISPLAY Have your theatre staff go thru all the old radio junk which has accumulated in their attics and basements. Rig up an impressive display, replete with tubes, speakers and mysterious “electronic” looking devices. Give the display prominence in your lobby for advance plugs. Surround it with stills from “CHARLIE CHAN IN THE SECRET SERVICE” and copy reading: MURDER BY ELECTRONICS! America’s most deadly weapon turned upon her... and Chan returns to run a race of death to save a nation! SEE... SIDNEY TOLER as. “Charlie Chan in the Secret Service” IT’S COMING TO THE BLANK THEATRE! Order Still No. 474-9 Incorporate stills 474-9 and 474-10 which show Charlie Chan and his cohorts in the picture, Benson Fong and Mantan Moreland, discussing electronics and the part it plays in the solving of the film’s mystery. * Lots of Action in These Stills! Stills which lend themselves to special exploitation on your front and in lobby are those showing Chan with the ROCKET BOMB. Pictures 474-57 or 474-60 will give you plenty of material for blow-ups. Order Still No. 474-57 Another still, No. 474-66, of Chan, shows him in an action shot, which you can tie-in similarly. Check with your Monogram exchange for further information. * SHOWMANIZE YOUR TRAILER The National Screen Service trailer is an action-packed, thrill smacked, showmanly trailer that will send many tickets thru your wickets! When it hits your screen, showmanize it . . . project it thru a green gelatin ... flash your house lights off and on while-the opening scenes are starting ... in other words, make ‘em sit up and take notice! * RADIO WRITING CONTEST Offer guest tix to the best spot announcement writers! Limit contestants’ wordage to fifty words and start the contest a couple of weeks in advance. Give them samples and details via lobby display and newspaper stories. All entries become the property of the Blank theatre. Use the best plugs in your radio campaign. * SPECIAL HANDBILL! Ripped From Today's Headlines! SECRET WEAPONS! SECRET ROCKET BOMBS! boy Al ee Charlie Chan Solves Murders Committed by Electronics! SEE . SIDNEY TOLER Se) gee "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service" BLANK THEATRE, NOW!