Bullets or Ballots (Warner Bros.) (1936)

EXPLOITATION WANTED’ POSTERS AS UNUSUAL QU Novel contest on these pages challenges fans’ knowledge of famous screen bad men. Five questions a day, prepared so that everyone thinks he's going to win . . . until the last day, Five illustrations (type and photos) for newspaper reproOrder Mat No. 505—50c when the questions toughen up. duction are available in one mat. (Lead Off Publicity) (1st Day Contest) (2nd Day Contest) WANTED Information About This Screen PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 “RICO BANDELLO” Who is this star............. ee ee ee ey New starring vehicle..... Known as DESCRIPTION : ery Ce ee ey ee iy Cr ey . , In what film “Rico Bandello””’........0..0..:ccascess000eg0kee ? Is his wife Gladys Lloyd Robinson....................0..... . Have they a son............. em NW) 9D Free Theatre Tickets For Winners In Movie Contest Reward for information! Do you know the Public Enemy No. 1 pictured above, and whose description is also printed? If you recognize him, and remember something about him, here’s your chance to cash in on your knowledge, in the new adult version of the old “Cops and Robber” game. If you don’t know him, you can still play anyway, and have just as good a chance to win as anyone else,simply by putting your movie memory to work and exercising your powers of deduction. You'll enjoy this game, which shows you the kind of work by which the G-Men have recently captured all the missing ‘public enemies” on their lists. And, of course, if you do win, you'll have one of the most exciting evenings you have ever spent as a prize. Two tickets to the new Edward G. Robinson film, “Bullets or Ballots,’ are the awards to contest winners, and you'll want to see it. This is the first of a series of five contests that will appear daily in the... . (newspaper). Each day a picture of a famous motion picture Public Enemy will be shown, together with a description and five questions, which Movie Fans are to answer. The questions themselves are so worded as to practically supply their own answers, so that no real difficulties should be presented to any contestant who is a _ real Movie Fan or who can really use his powers of observation. Page Six All that is necessary is to clip each of the five contests as it ap pears, write in the answers and send them to the “Bullets or Ballots” Contest Editor of the... . (newspaper) before... . (date) when the lists close. Each of the 25 contestants submitting the most nearly accurate replies will receive two tickets to this most exciting of films based on actual achievements of law enforcement officers. “Bullets or Ballots,” written by Martin Mooney, the New York reporter who exposed the rackets in his newspaper and went to jail for 30 days rather than expose the sources of his information, is said to be more thrilling than “Little Caesar,” in which Edward G. Robinson made his greatest hit. It has a notable cast, including Joan Blondell, and the two film “bad men,” Barton MacLane and Humphrey Bogart. Now see how accurately you can answer these five questions, and then get ready for tomorrow’s contest. Win Rich Awards In New ‘Cops and Robbers’Contest Remember when you used to play “Cops and) Robbers”? It’s still being played, not only by children, who enact their game roles very seriously, but by the millions of adults who delight in detective stories and thrill to the exploits of city and Federal detectives in their battles against crime as depicted on the screen. Now you’ve got a chance to play it again and get real prizes as well as satisfaction if you win. Tomorrow the... . (newspaper) introduces a new and novel fiveday contest inspired by Edward G. Robinson’s latest stellar vehicle, “Bullets or Ballots,” the First National picture coming to the . MNeALRe MON ese... The war against organized rackets and entrenched gangs is being carried on in most of the country’s big cities, with local police and G-Men co-operating in a nationwide attack. Millions of people have seen the Warner Bros. and First National films built around actual accomplishments of the law enforcement officers. “Bullets or Ballots” is the greatest and most thrilling of them all. It was written by Martin Mooney, the New York reporter who exposed the rackets in his newspaper and went to jail for 30 days rather than reveal his sources of information. The... . (newspaper) has taken a number of the most popular motion pictures dealing with the subject, and has arranged a series of questions to determine which of its readers have the best motion picture memories. Simply clip the five contests, answer the questions that appear with each, and, when the final contest has appeared, rush your answers to the “Bullets or Ballots” Contest Editor of the . . .. (newspaper) before . (date) when the contest closes. Two tickets to the. ... Theatre to see Edward G. Robinson in “Bullets or Ballots” will be awarded to each of the 25 contestants submitting the most nearly accurate replies. The first contest will appear in the .... (newspaper) tomorrow. CONTEST RULES (1) All replies must be sent to the “Bullets or Ballots” Contest Editor of the... . (newspaper) before... . (date). No entries will be considered which are received after that time. (2) Answers may be written on the contest blanks themselves or on_ separate sheets of paper, indicating the day of the contest and the number of the question. (3) Name and address of the contestant should be printed on each list of answers submitted. (4) Prizes will consist of two tickets to the .... Theatre for every contestant who submits an absolutely accurate list of replies. (5) Should fewer than 25 contestants have correct answers, prizes will be awarded to the 25 whose replies are most nearly accurate. (6) Do not send in any replies until the entire set of five contests has been published. WANTED Information About This Screen PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 Known as “DUKE MANTEE” DESCRIPTION : Eee Ss eee brown do Whip i Ui at. oo eo eg ese eas 4 2. On stage in “Petrified Forest ic.ije ee ? 3. In what film was he “Duke Mantee”...................... ? 4. Is he .a New-¥ ofhem ... sui oe ote nce nag ? 6 Now in what Robusison Miia... c..4.-....d.0<atecseerns ? New “Cops and Robbers”’ Contest Is Gripping City Are you among the hundreds of . . . . (newspaper) readers who have joined in the exciting new movie contest based on the old game of “Cops and Robbers’? If not, start in now and win yourself two free tickets to the .... Theatre to see Edward G. Robinson in his latest and greatest picture, “Bullets or Ballots,’ which opens on... . Today, contestants are asked about ‘““Duke Mantee,” the nation’s “Public Enemy No. 1,” a few movies ago. You should have no difficulty whatsoever in this contest, for the questions almost answer themselves and the simplest kind of detective work will uncover any problems that may present themselves. Yesterday, when the contest began, you were asked to tell about “Rico Bandello,” who, under his gangland name, was better known than any film viisain in recent years. Here’s all you have to do to be among those who will see “Bullets or Ballots” as a reward for their efforts. Clip the five contests — three more are to follow—and answer the questions. When all the replies have been written, send them with your name and address to the “Bullets or Ballots” Contest Editor of the .... (newspaper) before .... (date), at which time the lists close. The 25 contestants submitting the most nearly accurate replies will each win two tickets to the “4c, seeuheatre: The movies have played a great part in arousing the public consciousness to the seriousness of tolerating organized crime and entrenched rackets and have aided in diverting public sympathy from the underworld to those brave officers of the law whose lives are devoted to combatting the inroads of robber bands. “Bullets or Ballots” is the story of rackets and racketeering as practiced in every great city and shows the way in which they can be stamped out. Edward G. Robinson, who, as “Tittle Caesar,” created the most remarkable gangster of the screen, now plays the hard boiled, quick hitting city detective who sacrifices his life to complete his job. He is assisted by Joan Blondell, in the leading feminine role, and by those two outstanding “bad men” of the films, Barton MacLane and Humphrey Bogart, with Frank McHugh furnishing the humor that tempers the excitement of the picture. This is your chance to see the picture as the guest of the.... (newspaper) and at the same time have a lot of fun in the contest. Join your neighbors now in this “Cops and Robbers” game and get ready tomorrow to answer questions about another Public Enemy, “Red Sebastian.” Gon