Alibi Ike (Warner Bros.) (1935)

Ao 2 Be I KE EA PCO! FAs ON 3-DAY ‘ALIBI FOR JOE’ CONTEST Problems in contest are taken directly from picture. First day story will show what it’s all about. Use scene euts for daily illustrations. (First Day) Right this way, Alibi Experts! Joe E. Brown, your favorite comedian, needs your help. In his character of “Alibi Ike,” in which he comes to the .............. (Healer ON= ase , he meets a bevy of beautiful girls, who admire his pitching and want to know him better. They invite him to a party one of them is giving. Joe E., on the sereen, is a very bashful fellow. He wants to go out with gals, but he hasn’t the nerve. So what to do? It’s up to you, Fans, to furnish Joe E. an alibi. If it’s one of the ten best submitted, you'll win two tICKets= 10ThE. ..c tec Theatre to see him knock the audience off its seats in a home run comedy of blondes and baseball. (Add details for submitting alibis, (2nd Day) Joe E. Brown speaking: Thanks, gang! That was a swell buneh of alibis you sent me yesterday to get me out of that gal mess. Now I need you again, for I did a little talking out of turn in my role of “Alibi Ike.” Seems I bragged a bit about going to college and then forgot and told the bunch I had never been to school. Now how’n heck could a fellow who never went to school go to college? You folks who have to make excuses everytime youre put on the spot can help me out of this pickle. Send in an alibi for me and the best ten submitted win two free ducats-t0=the 3.2 eas Theatre where I’m opening in Ring Lardner’s most popular story of baseball, (3rd Day) Tough break for Joe E. Brown. Joe E. has fallen for a dame, and gosh, how he hates it. Joe E., in his character as “Alibi Ike” ean’t come right out and say “Sure, I’m engaged to the sweetest girl on earth.” That isn’t the way he works. When the gang saw the ring on the lady’s finger, Joe had to alibi. But how he messed it up! So it’s up to you “blowed-in-theglass” alibiers to pinch hit for him. Send in an excuse—and if it’s one of the best ten submitted, it wins you two tickets to the—-.........00..5. Theatre to see Joe E. knock ’em off the rafters with laugh hits in “Alibi prizes, judges ete.) Baseball Slanguage Contest In lobby, program or cooperating newspaper, you offer passes to first ten who guess meaning of baseball slanguage. |, “Rectate. wc ee ee (Strike out) 2: Kourhbaggers.c 5s ES (Home run) 3; -Bilfer-abases.c ee (Steal a base) 4. Texas Leaguer ............... (High fly over the infield) 5. Die on base ................ (To be on base at third out) 6. Bush Leaguer .......................5.... (Poor ball player) 7. Mound. .34)-4 2.4L. (Place where pitcher stands) 8, Satoaw 4s ee. (Left handed pitcher) Op Saeko a ee ee ee (Base) Te eilee i8-BR6 Sooo chee ees (Strike at a ball) 172 Fungo’ Bat) 3.5..58:.55 (Practice bat to hit high flys) 12. To go on a fishing trip...... (To swing at a bad ball) Ree a icici Sac mee Se (Baseball ) 14. Fancy Dan .................. (Ball player who shows off) bras ber si ee eee (Ball pitched close to make batter jump back) +4] Gosh .. . Ushers Quit! Photos for 4th of July Dates If you’re playing the show on the 4th—we’ve got 5 stills, specially posed by Joe, in which he’s dressed as Uncle Sam for publicity breaks. Write us and ask for J..E. B. Pub. A 319, 322, 324, 325, 327. — If you want one or all, a dime each 711 do it, sport. 2-Col Poem-Puzzle Mat Available We’re not_ illustrating the poempuzzle this time, but it’s available as usual. Size is 3%” wide. Joe Brown, is the subjeet, and you get Read the sign and see how one of the boys ballyed ‘Circus Clowns’. If ‘Strike’ note is too grim, sub stitute ‘We Quit!’ No. 205—20e. “Alibi Ike,” on it by ordering mat A Bt ees | ee Re Remember The Sport Pages! F, Stories to sporting columnists — you’ll find them in the publicity section. 2. Ads on sport pages. 3. Sport eds to opening for written comments on baseball scenes. 4, Plant mat No. 201, showing Joe posed with former big leaguers. It’s illustrated in the publicity section. Signs To Get The Ball Fans Tack ecards ean be made up to be spotted on fences, poles, store windows and street cars, reading. Baseball Today and in smaller type at the Strand Theatre. Another angle, if your town hasn’t got it, would be to cash in on night baseball popularity in the sections of town that would be interested with sien like this: NIGHT BASEBALL YANKEES VS. CUBS JOE E. BROWN, Pitching in “ALIBI IKE” now at Strand Theatre Popping Ball Lobby Game Everybody’s popping those little balls in the new game craze to sweep the country —— bagatelle. There’s a baseball bagatelle game, which you might be able to secure for the lobby. Patrons take a free crack at the thing, with passes for gettine required seore. 6 BALLYS FOR THE BALL PARK To let the crowds at the ball park know: 1. Heralds as the crowds enter the stadium. Heralds are numbered—ten lucky numbers getting Oakleys. 2. Announcements through P. A. system. 3. A comedian, dressed in ludicrous baseball uniform, top hat, etc., crosses field during practice or at end of game. There’s a sign on his back, v’know. 4. Cute kids, or gals, to walk around as above. ~ 5. Seore cards, with reverse side used for plug. 6. Newspaper photog snaps crowds, and paper reprints photo next day, circling ten people—who get passes if they present picture at box office. 24-SHEET CATCHES FLIES Empty lot is the place to set up this 24sheet cut-out. Hole cut in center of glove —with ducats to anyone heaving a ball into it. Guessing Tests For Sports 1. Contestants pick a big league team and guess the number of runs they’ll score the week of the contest. After submitting them, closest guessers nab passes. 2. Contestants fill in blanks on which schedule of day’s games are printed. They predict scores of the day’s play — closest winning ducats. 6-SHEET MARQUEE BATTER See how our artist painted this cut-out from the six-sheet atop the marquee? That’s how your artist is supposed to do it — with you adding the bat animation. Keeping Scores on Marquee If there isn’t too much merchant competish it should be simple to erect a blackboard on the front or marquee to keep score of a game getting big local play. UPSIDE-DOWNY. Won't they be amazed when they see your bally boy walk ‘on his hands” for hours without getting tired. It’s done by turning a baseball suit upside down, stuffing up the stockings and attaching a dummy head. He’s upright and looks through small holes in the uniform, see? Page Seven