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2 “KINGS OF THE OLYMPICS” EXPLOITATION I col. x 158 lines Mat 105 Honor An Oldtimer 1896 is the first year of the “mod¬ ern” Olympics. In cooperation with a local newspaper try to locate anyone in your area who attended those games in Athens, Greece. Invite this oldtimer to be your guest at the open¬ ing of “Kings Of The Olympics” at your theatre. Aim for newspaper in¬ terviews and pictures of him entering your theatre. Based on this idea, an arrangement for obtaining local people’s pictures taken at the Olympic Games should be made and the photos used for a lobby display. Jesse Owens, currently in “Kings Of The Olympics” at the. Theatre, digs in for a flying start to capture the 100 Meter Dash, and establish a new 1936 Olympic record. Mat (2A) Facts About the Film: “KINGS OF THE OLYMPICS” Filmed by 600 Cameramen This motion picture of the 1936 Xlth Olympiad, filmed by 600 cameramen, has been called the finest cinematographic record of sporting events ever made. The Xlth Olympiad constituted the greatest and most spectacular sports festival the world has ever known. More than 5300 athletes, comprising 4100 men and 1200 women, from 51 nations competed in an unprecedented total of 142 events. EVENTS 100 Meters Run • 400 Meters Run • 800 Meters Run • Running High Jump • Running Hop, Step and Jump • Javelin Throw • Discus Throw • Women'# Diving • Single Sculls • 4-Oarecf Shell • 8 -Oared Shell • 1500 Meters Run • Pole Vault. Narrator: Bill Slater Running Time: 60 Minutes Released Thru United Artists OlympicHistory Rich In Color (Continued from page 1) However, Robert Garrett, a Prince¬ ton student, influenced three other Princeton boys to agree to go along with him on the trip, Garrett supply¬ ing the money for the expenses. The Princeton group was made up of Garrett, who had done some shot putting, but no discus throwing, and had performed in the jumps; Francis A. Lane, a sprinter; Herbert B. Jamison, a middle distance man; Albert C. Tyler, who was a pole vaulter. James E. Connally, a Harvard freshman, having heard of the plans, asked permission to go along, and paid his own expenses. Meanwhile, the Boston Athletic Club officials, learning that some other boys wanted to compete, raised a fund to defray their expenses, and that is how Thomas Curtis, Thomas Burke, Ellery H. Clark, William Hoyt and Arthur Blake completed the American team which set off for Europe. The first final event of a 12 contest program was called the hop-step- jump. All the entrants moved to the starting spot, and Connolly tagged along. He was asked who he was, and he answered: “Connolly of the United States.” Connolly went into competition with the best men that European nations had nominated, and made the hop-step-jump mark of 45 feet. It was better than anybody else could do, and therefore Connolly became the first Olympics Games champion to be crowned in more than fifteen cen¬ turies of competition. After Connolly scored his victory, Garrett won the shot put, and. fol¬ lowed with victory in the discus throw. Hoyt, tall and slim, entered the pole vault. He out-leaped every¬ body else, to give the United States another triumph. Clark won both the high jump and the broad jump. Burke was an easy winner in the 100 meters run, and also the 400, while Curtis distanced competition in the 110 meters hurdle. The Americans, realizing their physical handicap at anything calling for perfect fitness, passed up the 1500 meters and the marathon, but, with 9 victories in 10 tries, piled up the most remarkable record in the entire history of the modern Olympic Games. DECORATIONS In your lobby, over your marquee and in front of your theatre an at¬ tractive pattern can be set-up by ar¬ ranging a display of Olympic banners and national flags of various nations. Added to this, include pennants and colors of local schools, and athletic clubs for more color. Hometowns of Olympic Champs Here is a list of names and home¬ towns of American medal winners who competed in the 1936 Olympic Games, and who are currently seen in the film. There were some 400 others who comprised the Olympic squad and whose names can be found in your local newspaper morgue. Check these files and have local mem¬ bers of the 1936 Olympics as your guests at the opening. Suggest they review the film for your local news¬ paper. Feature them in your lobby displays along with the stars in the film. Wherever possible aim for newspaper picture and story breaks based on these suggestions. Jesse Owens . Cleveland, Ohio Ralph Metcalfe Milwaukee, Wisconsin Frank Wycoff . Glendale, California James LuValle .Los Angeles, Calif. Archie Williams . Los Angeles, Caljf. Majorie Gestring ... Los Angeles, Calif. Katherine Rawls ..Fort Lauderdale, Fla. John Woodruff . Connellsville, Pa. Glenn Cunningham Lawrence, Kansas Kenneth Carpenter .Los Angeles, Calif. Gordon Dunn . San Francisco, Calif. Earle Meadows . Fort Worth, Texas William Sefton . Los Angeles, Calif. William Graber . Los Angeles, Calif. I col. x 50 lines Mat 102 Since the Olympic’s inception the blazing torch has been used as the symbol to designate the opening of the games and has been kept burn¬ ing throughout the period of Olym¬ pic contests. The night before the opening of your film a man dressed as a track contestant should jog through your main streets bearing a blazing torch. Attached to his back add a sign with the following sug¬ gested copy: “See The Opening Of The Olympic Games Tomorrow At The UA Theatre!” Similar torches should be kept burning above your marquee. This could be done by concealing smudge pots under a papier mache torch. d