Colonel Blimp (United Artists) (1945)

H fl 9h ’ ! COLONEL BLIMP coming The Story of a Fighting Romantic Theatre on I. Lieutenant Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) meets Edith Hunter (Deborah Kerr), an English governess in Berlin, who implores him to uphold the honor of England by exposing an anti-British propagandist. Clive becomes involved in German politics and has to fight a duel. (Still No. 3-5A) 2. Clive's duel with Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff (Anton Walbrook) results in sword wounds for the two contestants. Later, in a Berlin nursing home, they become friendly rivals for the fair Edith. Theo marries her and Clive returns to England. (Still No. 3—22) 3. Years later in the 1st World War, Clive meets and marries a girl (Deborah Kerr) who is start¬ lingly like Edith. As the years pass, Clive has become extremely conservative and is hopelessly unprepared for World War II with its modern savagery. (Still No. 3-112) 4. The 2nd World War finds Theo, now a refugee from the Nazis, visiting Clive, who has become director of the British Home Guard, with Clive's driver "Johnny"—(again Deborah Kerr). Theo convinces Clive that only modern military methods will finally defeat the Nazis. (Still No. 3-194) * MILITARY RANK CONTEST The ever-popular radio quiz programs are a good medium for getting your title before a large audience. Tie up your picture with other hit titles by asking this question: NAME FIVE MOTION PICTURES WHOSE TITLES IN¬ CLUDE A MILITARY RANK. ' Answer: "Sergeant York", "The General Died At Dawn", "Major Barbara", "See Here, Private Hargrove" and "Colonel Blimp". Be sure that the radio announcer gets in a plug for "Colonel Blimp" in case the title is not mentioned by con- ^ testants and gives theatre and playdate credit. PLUG THE TECHNICOLOR! One sure way to tell a really big picture is by seeing the word "Techincolor" after its title. "Colonel Blimp" is such a picture. And in the tradition of other films that have been in color — "Blimp" is of epic proportions. This suggests an always popular newspaper or radio quiz. Plant the following question with your local newspaper or with a popular quiz show: (fs "How many great Technicolor epics of the last five years to can you remember? Win tickets to see the latest — and best — "Colonel Blimp" now at the Theatre." Tickets go to the first ten longest lists. Here are some examples: "Gone With The Wind" "Ziegfeld Follies" q "A Song To Remember" "Kismet" "Meet Me In St. Louis" "A Thousand and One Nights" "Lady In The Dark" "Blossoms In The Dust" Plant This Art Feature! to » to t * PO YOU REMEMBER ? by ca/txy soaec LOUIS HAYWARD NAMED PHILIPPE AND TITLED THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (J\uD He ROGER LIVESEY NAMED CLIVE CANDY EMERGES AS THE LATEST ROMANTIC ADVENTURER "COLONEL BLIMP" Order Mat No. 38B (.30) OLDEST FRIENDS SEARCH IS TOWN-CATCHING STUNT The long friendship of the heroes of "Colonel Blimp" is one of the highlights of the film. This friendship offers op¬ portunity for a variety of gags which are sure to attract wide attention in town. Here are a few ways to handle them: FIND YOUR TOWN'S OLD ACQUAINTANCE! Every town has a few men who have been friends for a number of years. Maybe they are veterans of a war; per¬ haps they have been members of the same organization for many years; maybe they are just old cronies who have lived in your town for a long time. In all probability many people in your town will know of their long friendship so this gag will have a lot of human appeal. Contact your local newspaper editor and have him an¬ nounce that you will give tickets to "Colonel Blimp" to the 10 men who have been friends the longest time. If your local newspaper will not do this you can conduct the search by means of throwaways, window cards, etc. in popular sections of town. When the ten men come for¬ ward you will probably find there are colorful human inter¬ est stories connected with their long friendship. Your local paper will certainly go for this stunt with stories and art. It's a natural for any hometown paper! Use still No. MPM3 — 196 as window card or for news¬ paper to illustrate contest. Sponsor One-Shot Paper Or Radio Quiz! "How many famous friendships in His¬ tory can you remember? Win tickets to see the story of a friendship between two men which lasted through three wars and two generations!" Plant this contest with your local paper or with a popular radio quiz show. Answers (Tickets go to first 10 longest lists) Damon and Pythias Jonathan and David Stanley and Livingston Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, etc.