G-Men (Warner Bros.) (1935)

—— cif EXPLOITATION a as 19 Ways To Build Up Sleuth Angle re several tried and true stunts on the sleuth idea. Use as many as you want ane don’t conflict and we think they ought to work again. —_ « 1, Dicks and cops at opening. They’ll want to see how G men work and comments theyll make ought to be helpful for later screening. 9. Lobby display of firearms, tear gas bombs, sub-machine guns, etc. Police expert or caption explain how they work. ‘NEWS FLASH TEASER FOR WINDOWS AND TACK CARD USE PICTORIAL NEWS FLASH 3, Detective or police chief gives lecture on crime detection at Sat. matinee. We heard an exhib gave a quiz after lecture to get observation power rating of patrons. |. Hand out in advance, back number issues of detective mags. with stickers plugging playdate. Write Black Mask, 578 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 5. Insert stills and copy on picture in bookstore displays featuring detective stories. 6. Tie up with Police Benevolent Assn. in putting show over. Cops and dicks sell tickets and assn. gets percentage. 7. Contact magazine distributors and insert heralds on picture in detective and adventure story mags. 8. If there’s a G man in town, arrange for interview with feature writer with possibility of story in paper — if he’ll talk. After one of the most exciting man-hunts iv the histery of the "G-Men’, Public Enemy No. 1 was trapped in the Wisconsin woods, as shown in this exelusive photo taken eight seconds after the captare and rushed to this city by airplane. The whole story of this valiant attempt to halt the march of crime can be seen in First National's *G-MEN’, starring James Cagney with Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Robert Armstrong, and thrilling thousands at the Strand Theatre all this week. 9, Police motorcycle escort of film delivery to theatre. 10. Interview sleuth on air over lobby P. A. to give true story on solving of some famous crime. Window poster, illustrated in miniature, is available in large display unit size (10” x 13”). Printed on heavy paper stock. Can be planted in store windows and tacked on fences and poles. Sent complete, including theatre name and playdates. Prices: 100—$2.00; 200—$3 ; 500—$6; 1M—$9.50. Order directly from: ECONOMY NOVELTY CO. 239 W. 39th Street New York City PUBLIC ENEMIES DECORATE LOBBY BOARD AS CONTEST STILL’ — BUT NOT QUIET! We mean the stills on this show — they’re packed with action! So much so, that the Strand in New York has THESE ARE THE PUBLIC ENEMIES | CAPTURED BY “G-MEN”! WHO ARE THEY? more photos spotted in the lobby in advance of their date than they’ve ever used before. It’s our tip to you — as it was to Irv Windisch and Zeb Epstein of that house. 2.Col. Rebus for Puzzlers @ Here’s a feature that has been successful since we first introduced it. Papers have been using it as a one-day puzzle contest, with the theatre getting an additional break when ‘G-Men’ Date Snipes when Yarns Break on Fed Agents the winners are announced. Don’t forget it comes in regular 2-column width. Order mat No. 3—20e. @ This one depends on local luck: If papers have been running stories on ‘G-Men’ or Federal raids, front-page snipes might help. ws : : SOLUTION Here’s one: For the inside on America’s fight Ma Cagney’s redhead freeagainst crime, see ‘“‘G-MEN’’ with James ie ied itiendns: hep | Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Poa, es a n won @ sure Robert Armstrong. Now at the Strand Theathe oun = tre. Don’t miss it! ee (The gangland king put on pom the spot PE Lidia By former pals when things got hot) He's played a let of parts since then And now he hits the screen again As “Brick,” a cop, that's in the fray To prove to crooks crime doesn't pay! The picture teems with gals EL» sure M5 iw ave See aS Fic nme, NER One “— | (due SANS £ pum on BES | | Ry Aeaw-tr mis eer Toe f) oy | wes Negso-ave-56® como Man Ya ao $n@ Wc poe [TID acawn AS “prick” acor FSS in ave Pay | Navn 2 Lore oot ak mr ff you can dig up stills of Public Enemies captured by ‘G’ men from newspaper morgue, you're all set for a lobby contest. The thugs we can think of off-hand are Dillinger, Baby FREE RADIO SKETCH Twelve minutes of the drama and action of the film—plus three minutes for theatre plug. Amateur cast or studio staff can put it on... and it ought to leave ’em Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Dutch Schultz . if : i | ahve 7 abunl me cens wirn FD Gos | and gats, ; : | w/a AWAY = Kidnapers, hideawa nd and Al Capone. Displayed as lobby Loard. wanting more you can use ‘em, we KiOZTL-ERS, HD DE-AWAYS @ Sm cost pe ys «@ “rats” — Foiled by the bluecoat heroes who To Cood Old U. S. A. are true! “G Men” presents a brandnew Jim; You'll give a great big hand to him! F-b-c0 Py ae re tu HFS wHe 2 fo @s0-s00 USA A MB RUE! |G ine” NeggeSena A AR-n-b-nu ims | Vir cases cent ve Dun! send enough mimeographed copies for each member of the cast. Just write Campaign Plan Editor, Warner Bros., 321 L West 44th St., N. Y. C. a pictured, you offer passes to the first 10 identifying the six of °em. Or you don’t even have to make it a contest . aa display piece. 25 Famous °“G"” Men in Identification Contest One-day contest, below, could be used in newspapers or our . ne > e ° . your program. Ducats go to first ten sending in correct list i) Ww are . . answers. Idea is for fans to identify famous personages W v8) q . . . . = last names begin with ‘G.’ Numbers after descriptions tnotes letters in their name. . . it'll look nice “GCG? Words Describe Notables in Reader Test Each of the twenty-five adjectives listed aptly describe one of the groups below. Patrons are asked to fill in the proper one between the letter ‘“‘G’’ and the word ‘“‘MEN.”’ First to send in the adjectives properly placed receive your ducats. Z Famous A . NAME THE WORD! American screen ‘lover’ (5) 14. Biblical giant (7) .....--:.::.00 3 es a ss i se ea sea (GABLE) Oe ean (GOLIATH) io T, Gleejul 12. fruetome 17 fiant BB. ous as n razor manufacturer (8) 15. Inventor of French killing ma3. greedy ~ ——. 2 oe 4 aera oi te =e a ae eee chine (10) (GUILLOTINE) ee So Lae ee =o : erman poet (6) = : * gs x 16. Syndicated American versifier (5) 1. Washington and Lincoln were G (great ) MEN 4. Livi (GOETHE) ¥ GUEST _ Bluebeard and Jack the Ripper G (gruesome) MEN Living Russian mein tes... ea ae oes : : . rs Philip Sidney at Chesterfield G (gallant MEN § ... (GORKI) 17. U. S. War Ambassador to Ger4. Simple Simon and Don Quixote G (gullible) MEN » Composer of ‘Peer Gynt? (5) many (6) . ERARD) S. Walter Winchell and Alex. Woollcott G (gecelpy) ... MEN ‘ ‘orty-Niners sabes > old-seekin M “aegis eee TS 18. Famous Victorian Premier of Eng= a mate “Pat Bey” .... pee s) MEN tan liberator (9) land (9) ‘ (GLADSTONE) 8. Lorenzo the Magnificent and Pericles G (glorious) MEN ele GARIBALDI) 19 W IdHi d hatma (6) 9. Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi G (good) MEN ‘. U.S. Presi ( World-famous Hindu mane " Benedict Arnold and Wilkes Booth G (guilty) MEN 8. Anoth — (5) ane (GRANT) = (GHANDI) oa Sees, Booth and John Wesley G penis § MEN | er U. S. President (8) 20. Former head of U.S. Steel Cor12. Euripides and Socrates G (Grecian) MEN 9, picket ae (GARFIELD) poration (4) ’ (GARY) a ee Marx C (a0ety) MEN (6) = Revolutionary general 21. Early U. S. millionaire railroad is. Oscar Straus and Jacob Schiff “GC (generous) MEN 10, American ae .. (GREENE) magnate (5) (GOULD) 16. Diamond Jim res and Arnold Rothstein G (gambling) — builder (a) engineer and canal22. English poet author of “The 17. Tite Guiser _— pombe cel . (omer _ _ eg (GOETHALS) Elegy” (4) (GRAY) ie, Coneral Johnson ond Nuey Long > ae MER iawn of American Federa23. Irish dramatist and poet (9) a. Ed. tn. and Jack Pearl G loi MEN _y or (7) (GOMPERS) me: (GOLDSMITH) 21. Goethe and Schiller G (German) MEN Can football star (6) 24. Brothers who wrote German fairy$2, Seste Clene_and peg Nel a — SS Se (GRANGE GRIMM) 23. John Dillinger and Babyface Nelson G (gangster) ... MEN . Inventor of ae ) tales (5) <a es ( 24. Al Capone and Dutch Schultz .& (grafting ) __.MEN rubber (8) vulcanizing process for 25. U. S. Bureau of Investigation 25. Gog and Magog and Goliath .. 6 tele) = cree MEN nas ee (GOODYEAR) sleuths (4).......... vscseseeeee. (G-MEN) 26. U. S. Bureau of Investigation Sleuths A a I ae ee ——————— eC ———— wee qe * * = —