An Angel from Texas (Warner Bros.) (1940)
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TWO NATURALS FOR PROMOTION
Here’s two oldies that should click for this show: “Talent Night’ and “Local Angel Contest.”” For the “Talent Night,” play it up big and tie in with the dramatic angle of the picture. The “Local Angel Contest” is a beauty contest run in cooperation with local newspaper. testants’ pics are judged by prominent localites and winner is presented to
audience from your stage.
TEST TOWN'S TEXAS I. Q.
Quiz contest on Texas for inquiring reporter or history and geography classes. First ten correct answers receive passes to see “An Angel From Texas.”
1. Who cried, “‘Remember The Alamo?” (Texas soldiers when they defeated Santa Anna)
2.How large is the State of Texas? (562,500 square miles)
3. What is the next largest state in the Union? (California) 4. Who was Santa Anna? (Mexi
can General in 1836)
5. When was the Texas Centennial held? (1936)
6. What bodies of water bound Texas on the South? (The Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande)
7. Why is Texas called ‘The Panhandle State?” (Because it is shaped like a pan and handle)
8. What is the capital of Texas? (Austin)
9, What is a Texas Longhorn? (Breed of cow with very long horns)
10. What are the leading industries of Texas? (Oil, cotton, citrus fruits, lumber, leather and cattle)
LOCAL DEALER TIE-UP STILLS
Special stills, suitable for local dealer tie-ups are available on this production, featuring Rosemary Lane, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan and Wayne Morris. Get these into every shop in town. Order “Special Angel Tie-Up_ Stills’ — $1.00—from Warner Bros. Campaign Plan Editor, New York City.
RUN A GALA “TEXAS NIGHT"
Run a “Texas Night” in your theatre, inviting all former Texans and _ trav
elling men from the Lone Star State to attend your showing. Play it up big with gala parade and celebration on opening night. Be sure that the press is notified and have photogs on hand to snap pictures of all the prominent Texans there.
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Freshy Playclothes promotion on this production includes the following: advertisement in June issue of Photoplay Magazine featuring Rosemary Lane (above) ; window cards and counter displays for their 1,000 dealers, illustrated with pictures of Jane Wyman and Rosemary Lane with prominent picture credits;
and newspaper mats for local dealer ads. For further information and complete dealer list, contact: Mr. H. W. Goldman, The Goldman Company, 38-42 South Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
WARNER BROS. TRAILER
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RADIO CONTEST FOR FAST TALKERS
Contest was recently conducted over a national radio hookup to find fastest talking radio announcer. Contestants read from a prepared manuscript for a specified amount of time. Winners are judged by clarity, diction and rapidity. Announcer ties in your showing by mentioning that Ronald Reagan and Wayne Morris give an amazing demonstration of fast-talking in “‘An Angel From Texas.”
SELL THE WORD “ANGEL”
Questions are good for lobby, radio or inquiring reporter.
1. How many songs can you name that have the word “Angel” in the title? (“Angel In Disguise,”’ ““I Married An Angel,” “Goodnight Angel,” ‘Angels With Dirty Faces,” “Got A
Date With An Angel,”’ “Angel’’)
2. How many moving pictures can you list that have the word “Angel” in their title? (“An Angel From Texas,” “Angels With Dirty’ Faces,” “The Angels Wash Their Faces,” ** White Angel,” ** Hell’s Angels’’)
CONTEST FOR NOVEL TOASTS
Promote a contest among men’s clubs and fraternal societies for original drinking toasts. Illustrate this with Still No. AT 29, showing Ronald Reagan, Eddie Albert and Wayne Morris toasting one another. Order —I15ce—from Warner Bros. Campaign Plan Editer, New York City.
“HALO HAT" PIX DISPLAY
According to Orry Kelly, of Hollywood, the halo hat is a prominent fashion-first. This can’t miss for window displays, so tie in copy reading: ‘Angel Halo styled from the motion picture, ‘An Angel From Texas’.”’ Order ‘Halo Hat Stills” —25c—from Warner Bros. Campaign Plan Editor, New York City.
USE PREMIUM SPACE ADS
Promote front page underliners in cooperation with local retailers. Copy reads: *‘An Angel From Texas’ has nothing on the angels from Blanktown after they buy new hats at the Hub Millinery Shop,” or “An Angel From Texas” won’t be as well dressed as the angels from Blanktown for Ash’s Baby Store is unexcelled.”