Espionage Agent (Warner Bros.) (1939)

FLASH... ESPIONAGE AGENT’... ITS EXCITING TIMELY SCOOP... START YOUR EXPLOITATION WITH A CONTEST VVVTVVVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvYVv DECODING CONTEST TO BUILD INTEREST IN YOUR ‘ESPIONAGE AGENT SHOWING Put five of your scene cuts to double use with this five-day Decoding Contest in addition to regular use as publicity plants. This contest ties in with the espionage-codes-secret message angles in the picture and should find ready entrants in all contest and cryptogram lovers. Idea is to decode the message in each caption, the solution depending on discovering the key (see below). (First Day) (Second Day) Scene Mat 202—30c In his report to his superiors, Joel McCrea wrote: “I visited Rader that night and in the presence of Brenda Marshall told him that he must TVIR GUR CYNAF GB ZR. He re fused my demand.” (Correct answer: Give the plans to me. ) Scene Mat 201—230c George Bancroft, afraid that there were dictaphones concealed in his office, asked Joel McCrea to write his message in code. This is what he wrote: “YV YRNIR SBE CNEVF GBZBEEBJ.”’ (Correct answer: I leave for Paris tomorrow. ) THIRD DAY: (Pick up scene mat 108 on page 8) FOURTH DAY: (Pick up scene mat 204 on page 8) Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall and Jeffrey Lynn have been identified by the espionage ring. Realizing they are in danger, the trio has received orders in code to FUBBG GB XVYY. (Correct answer: Shoot to kill.) Requesting further instructions, Joel McCrea cabled: “They pursued Brenda Marshall and me through the street but we finally eluded them by taking refuge VA BHE NTRAG’F UBHFR. Shall we remain here?” (Correct answer: In our agent’s house. ) FIFTH DAY: (Pick up scene mat 205 on page 10) ABCDEFGHI | KLM Joel McCrea and Brenda Marshall have been followed aboard Zz NOPORSTUVWX Y (A equals N; N equals A; B equals O; O equals B; etc.) KEY TO CODE ship by spies. Under the guise of bantering she has slipped him this warning note: JR NER ORVAT JNGPURQ! (Correct ans wer: We are being watched. ) Current Events “Current Events Test’? to tie in with the timeliness of “Espionage Agent.” Also conduct school essay contest on “week’s most significant European news.” ‘Service’ Film Quiz A one-shot contest you can print on the back of your heralds or for your mailing programs. 1. Who is the president of Poland? (Moscicki) 2. Who is commander of the French army forces? (Gamelin) lege, West Point? (FLIRTATION WALK) 2. What film, starring Dick Powell 4 b 1. What film, starring Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Pat O’Brien, was concerned with America’s army col and Ruby Keeler, was concerned with America’s navy college, An napolis? (SHIPMATES FOREVER) 3. What film, starring James Cagney and Pat O’Brien, was concerned wth America’s Navy? (HERE COMES THE NAVY) 4. What film, starring George Brent, John Payne and Olivia de Havilland, was concerned with America’s Navy Air Corps? (WINGS OF THE NAVY) 5. What film, starring George Brent and Wayne Morris, was concerned with America’s submarine force? (SUBMARINE D-1) 6. What film, starring Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall and Jeffrey Lynn, was concerned with America’s diplomatic corps? (ESPIONAGE AGENT) Order Mat 2V0i#s—sve One-day contest may be handled by either newspaper or by reproduction on heralds. Idea is to follow the ‘‘Espionage Agent” from London to Moscow on a “trail of international intrigue.’”’ Passes or prizes are awarded to certain number of correct solutions, depending on your situation. 3. What British cabinet member is repeating the job he held in 1914? (Churchill) 4. What is the Limes line? (German defense, Western front) 5. Where is the Maginot line? (eastern France) 6. Name three European countries which are neutral. (Portugal, Sweden, Norway) 7. What day did England declare war on Germany? (Sept. 3, 1939) 8. What North Sea canal is playing an important part in the present war? (Kiel) 9. What was the first major ship to be torpedoed in the war? (Athenia) 10. Great Britain has said, ‘“We have declared war, not on Germany, but on...’’ (Hitlerism) hy My, Ln hy i, Lo, Me, hi, Mr, Mr, Mi, hr, Mn, Ml, Mr, Mi, Mr, Md, Mr, Mtn, Mr, Ml, Mn, Mn, Mr, Mr, Mr, Mn, Mr, Mn, Mn, Mn, Mi, Mn, Mn, Mn, Mn, Mr, 3 More Publicity and Exploitation Follow on Alternating Pages —» [9]