Daughters Courageous (Warner Bros.) (1939)

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CONTEST The idea of this six-day contest is to pick the correct solution to each one of the problems in “Daughters Courageous, by circling answer A, Bb, C, or D. Close observation of each scene from the picture, and careful consideration of the problem presented with each scene, makes this contest one which will be enjoyed by the entire family. That’s what makes it a good newspaper feature and at the same time gives your showing extra publicity. Correct answers are given in the box below. Use the lead story on the right to start this contest with Ist Day box printed below. Order ‘Daughters’ Contest Mats 501-B—75c. From Warner Bros. Campaign Plan Editor, New York City First Day CAN YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE “DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS”? Problem No. 1.... Mother tells her four daughters that she received a marriage proposal. Being a well brought-up Mother, she asks their . What do they say? permission . . Circle only one answer. Then wait for problem No. 2 — tomorrow. A — “Swell!” B —*‘How much money does the. old boy have?” C —“‘Has he got a friend?” D —“I hope you two kids will be very happy.” (Correct Answer — A) [16] (Lead story for contest) NEWS OFFERS FREE TICKETS IN NOVEL MOVIE CONTEST Want to have some fun? Want to see a good movie free? Here’s how. Starting today and for the next six days the Daily News will run a contest which you and your entire family will enjoy. All you have to do is pick the correct answer to the problem presented in a scene and situation from “Daughters Courageous” the new comedy which opens at the Strand Theatre next Friday. Just study the picture and the problem. Then look at answers A, B, C, D. One of these is the correct solution. Circle either A, B, C, or D and wait for the next day’s scene and problem from “Daughters Courageous.” Your answer to the entire set of six daily problems should be sent together with a short letter on the subject: “What are the four principal qualities that make a good daughter?” Twenty-five pairs of guest tickets to see “Daughters Courageous” will be awarded to the twenty-five contestants submitting the correct solutions to the entire set of six problems and the best letters defining the four principal qualities that make a Second Day CAN YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEMS good daughter. It may help you to know that “Daughters Courageous” has the same cast of stars which appeared in “Four Daughters.” They have the same boy friends, and carry on in the same care-free, happy-go-lucky way as most girls do in a large family — or don’t they? But this time the “Four Daughters” have a mother to bring up. Seems that ma wants to marry again, but with an ex-husband and a husband-to-be on her hands, it’s quite a problem for the whole household. Not to mention anything about the girls’ own love affairs. If you’ve liked “Four Daughters,” you'll enjoy seeing this grand new hit, “Daughters Courageous,” starring John Garfield, and the Four Daughters themselves, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane and Gale Page. Also Fay Bainter, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, May Robson, Frank McHugh and Dick Foran. The picture opens at the Strand next Friday, so get busy with this contest to try for a pair of those FREE movie tickets. OF THE “DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS” ? Problem No. 2.... Priscilla Lane is fooled into believing that the marriage proposal which Jeffrey Lynn has just finished is a real one. It’s only his lines for a play. What should Priscilla say? Circle only one answer. Then wait for problem No. 3 — tomorrow. A —‘‘Oh, well — all the world’s a stage.” B —“It’s a terrible scene — it won’t play at all!” C —“I never want to see you again as long as you live.” D —Tl bet you tell that to all the girls.” (Correct Answer — C)