Escape from Crime (Warner Bros.) (1942)

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PRINT TABLOID HERALD Joanie No mats are available CAPTURES RUTHLESS GANGSTERS but all stills used can be obtained at your Vitagraph exchange. Defray printing costs by securing co-op merchant ad for reverse side of herald. Use these captions with illustrations: Still C 17: Red O’Hara (Richard Travis), the IHustrated Dispatch’s ace photographer, whose evidence was responsible for the capture of Dude Merrill’s mob, is shown here in action. Still C 19. The police close in on Dude Merrill and his henchmen in their city hideout. 1S TT (THeatRE IMPRINT) Still C 20: Red O’Hara___ Still C 16: 'It’s all over. FROM CRIME! made newspaper hisThis is the scene that tory with this death confronted Red after Still C 13: Dude Merchamber picture of the the raging gun battle _ rill (left) and a henchexecution of Slim betweenthe police and man blaze away at the Dugan, Dude Merrill’s the gangsters. Moral: law. See left for final trigger man. There’s No ESCAPE outcome. THRILL LOBBY DISPLAY Still C 20 (available at your Vitagraph exchange) cues this thrill display for your lobby. Blow up still and then alongside place an “electric chair” (any straight back wooden chair fixed up with dummy wiring will do). Rig display so that as executioner’s hand pulls the switch your “electric chair” lights up and a buzzing noise is heard. Over entire display, use this headline: “There’s No ESCAPE FROM CRIME!” Add picture credits and playdate. TRICK LIGHTING FOR DISPLAYS Simple, tricky lighting effect outlined here will add interest to any of your lobby displays or standees made from the posters. Paint cone-color stripes across your display. Illuminate it with alternate flasher lights of white and color used for stripes. When white lights are on, the stripes can be seen | but when the colored lights flash on the stripes are lost. Use this copy in connection with Richard Travis: ‘His Invisible Stripes Taught Him That There Is No ESCAPE FROM CRIME.” TIE-UP STILLS SELL SHOW Tie up stills will sell the stars and the picture from store windows and counters all around town. Plant these with local dealers. Set of 10 available for 75c—10c individually. Order “Escape From Crime Tie-up Stills” from Campaign Plan Editor, 321 West 44 Street, New York City. RICHARD TRAVIS: sport shirt—RT 6; sport jacket—RT 13; hat—RT 16; sweater—RT 59; tennis—RT 81. JULIE BISHOP: jewelry—JB 24; blouse—JB 72; bathing suit—JB 77; bicycle—JB 83; hat—JB 91. HERALD! . your showing with ad mat 202. Reverse side is for theatre imprint or merchant co-op ad. Use for package stuffers, throwaways and direct mail. —— ADS A WARNER BROS. PICTURE wit: RICHARD TRAVIS JULIE BISHOP BUY, JACKIE C. GLEASON FRANK WILCOX D. ROSS LEDERMAN Bo BONDS. Screen Play by Raymond L. Schrock * From a Story by Danny Ahearn Mat 203—4'2 inches x 2 columns (126 lines )—30c wie RICHARD TRAVIS JULIE BISHOP Buy JACKIE C. GLEASONFRANK WILCOX: oirected by D. ROSS LEDERMAN yen BON DS Screen Play by Raymond L. Schrock * From a Story by Danny Ahearn Mat 204—1'2 inches x 2 columns (44 lines)—30c _ A WARNER BROS. PICTURE Mat 103 RICHARD TRAVIS * JULIE BISHOP 5% inches Saad ‘5 ie ae FRANK WILCOX : Screen Play by Raymond L. Schrock (74 lines ) D. ROSS TEDERMAN fa rom a Story by Danny Ahearn 1 5c kk BONDS