Father's Son (Warner Bros., 1931) (1931)

Ver enwsy ~~ mission FATHER’S SON Youw’ve Never Shown A “Family” Hit Like This One! Plug It, Man, Plug It! “COME ON, FELLERS! JOIN THE GANG!" corps of . with LEWIS STONE Cut No. 7 Cut 60c, Mat 15c Newspaper Contest Offer admissions for each boy who sends in a correctly spelled and punctuated and_ well-worded composition on the subject “WHY MY DAD IS THE GREATEST GUY I KNOW.” The essays should not contain more than two hundred words nor less than one hundred. The best five will be printed in the local paper. The tickets are presumably for the use of the father and son. FATHERS SON LEWIS STONE—IRENE RICH—LEON JANNEY A Picture For All Whose Hearts are Young! Cut No. 19 Cut 20c, Mat Sc IRENE RICH LEON JANNEY JOHN HALLIDAY MICKEY BENNETT and a dozen of Hollywood’s brightest kids BOOTH TARKINGTON’S Story of Young Humanity ORPHEUM «© Starts Today See ’em run, rough-and-tumble—Red and Freckles and Skinny and Bill and Rags the dog! They’re goin’ swimmin’, they’re goin’ fishin’—they’re goin’ to do everything kids love to do! Every boy and girl in town wants to come! And the grown-ups too are all playin’ hooky from care to be a kid again! A First National & Vitaphone Hit! CATCHLINES The Kid Who Didn’t Know His Dad! In “Father’s Son.” ar ge eee Grand and Glorious Adventures of a Good Bad Boy— “Father’s Son.” * * * Es Yow’ll Love Freckle-Faced Bill—His Mutt—His Pals—His Dad and Mom! . ee a es Adventures in Boyland! Uproarious! Roughneck! Human! * * % * Want to Be a Boy Again? See “Father’s Son.” * * % % What a Boy! What a Gang of Ramping, Roaring Kids! “Father’s Son.” * * * * Carry Water to the Elephant! Fight the Home Town Bully! Visit the Old Swimmin’ Hole! Meet the Old Gang in “Father’s Son.” eS es 4 Just the Kind of Boy You Are—Were—Or Should Have Been! ; Questionnaire What Do You Know About These Fathers’ And Sons? Offer free tickets to the first fifty schoolboys to bring in a correct list of answers to the above questionnaire. They may be made up in the form of a throwaway, with play data on the opposite side or the questionnaire may be printed in newspaper. 1. What father and son were presidents of the United States? 2. What aged son was present at the dedication of his father’s memorial in Washington, D. C., several years ago? 3. What famous novelist caricatured his father as Wilkins Micawber? 4. What title of a Dickens’ novel mentions father and son? 5. What celebrated French writers were father and son? 6. What was the occupation of Benjamin Franklin’s father? (See Franklin’s Autobiography.) 7. Who were the two sons of Adam? 8. Who was called the Father of His Country? 9. What father was actor-playwright of “Lightnin’” while his son is a Warner Bros. talking picture director? 10. Who was the actor-son of the famous actor Junius Brutus Booth? 11. What President of the U. S. is the son of a New England dirt farmer? 12. What father and son are automobile manufacturers? 13. What are the famous father and son of the oil industry? 14. Who were the two sons of Isaac? (Genesis xxv-26.) 15. Who wrote the story in which “ath exc Con.-41s-paseq ats 16. What producers made the picture “Father’s Son’? 17. Where is “Father’s Son” playing? 18. Do you like pictures like “Father’s Son” and why? ANSWERS: 1. John Adams and John Quincy Adams. 2. Rob ert T. Lincoln at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. 3. Charles Dickens. 4. Dombey and Son. 5. Alexander Dumas the father, and Alexander Dumas the son. 6. Tallow Chandler. 7. Cain and Abel. 8. George Washington. 9. Frank Bacon of “Lightnin’” fame and his son the director, Lloyd Bacon. 10. Edwin Booth. 11. Calvin Coolidge. 12. Henry and Edsel Ford. 13. John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and John D., Jr. 14. Jacob and Esau. | 15. Booth Tarkington. 16. First National Pictures, Inc. 17. At the ee Theatre. 18. Tie-up with stores that deal in articles of value to men and boys —fathers and sons—such as haberdasheries, shoe shops, sport shops, book stores, and others. Mount stills from ‘Father’s Son’”’—secure from dealers special offers they wish to make for the week—and incorporate them in the copy on the card. FATHER’S SON and son’s father will be suited here in price and style. (Space for shop’s special offer) See “FATHER’S SON” Theatre Father And Son Sermons Interest local ministers in having a father and son Sunday when the subject of the sermon will be “Relations of Fathers and Sons,” or “Are You and Your Son Pals?” “HEY SKINNY!” TRATLER When Red or Fat or Peanuts hears one of the gang call: “Hey, Skinny!” it’s a signal for a rough-and-tumble race to the swimmin’ hole, or the back pasture, or the circus, for whatever exciting thing happens to be on! That’s just what the “Father’s Son” talking trailer does to everybody who sees and hears it on the screen. It makes ’em all kids, even the oldest—and sets °em hankerin’ to enjoy the grand and glorious First National Film! Get it on early and show it often—it’s a ticket-seller, this HEY SKINNY TRAILER! Restaurant Cards Make up cards windows—using a head of Janney, the boy actor—and data about the play. ‘ for restaurant WANT TO BE A KID AGAIN? —— ; Tr + ———— ie ~~ And enjoy a real meal like mother used to make— Then go to the Theatre to see Leon Janney and all the old gang in “FATHER’S SON” A First National Film Book Store Window Arrange with a book store for a display of stills from “Father’s Son” —and of boy stories by Booth Tarkington, which include “Penrod” and others. Use other famous boy, books, such as Sorrell and Son, Dombey and Son, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Little Men, Jo’s Boys, The Little Lame Prince, The Diary of a Bad Boy, Peck’s Bad Boy. Scores of others are available. Airplane Models Several of the most interesting scenes of “Father’s Son” show the youngsters working on model airplanes. These may be used for window display—with data about the contest, requesting that all boys interested in airplanes bring their models to the Theatre a week before the showing of “Father’s Son,” so that they may be exhibited in the lobby. Offer free ad missions to the boys bringing their model planes. = fa, ATHERS 4"\\ SON Booth Tarkington’s [Ys supreme achievement LEWIS STONE—IRENE RICH—LEON JANNEY | Cut No. 18 Cut 20c, Mat Sc Page Three