Hearts Divided (Warner Bros.) (1936)

EXPLOITATION “HEART “ccc DIVIDED NOVEL FIVE_DAY NEWSPAPER IDENTIFICATION CONTEST > DAYS OF IDENTIFYING PAST Five-day contest asks film fans to guess titles of former Marion Davies pictures from scene stills in which she is shown wearing costumes typical of the films. Each day two shots are reproduced. Short poem underneath each photo gives guessers additional hints. Publicity stories accompanying each photo keep readers hopped up on contest, aid with solu tions as well as sell readers on your film. Not too much to think about... not too much trouble to answer — which should make it a popular con test. Answers are given in box on bottom of last column on next page. > illustrations available in one mat. Order mat No. 501 — 50c. (Lead-off Story) Now Movie Fans Can Cash In On Their Memories Marion Davies ‘‘Fan Clubs’’ have invented a new game, which is being played at meetings of the star’s admirers all over the country. It’s easy to play and has provided so much fun that the Pees ae (newspaper) introduces it to you in the form of a contest for all movie fans. The players simply take selected photographs showing her as different characters she has portrayed in her biggest screen hits, and try to identify the pictures by the costumes the star wears. This is easy for dyed-in-the-wool Marion Davies fans, and should be easy for every genuine movie fan with a memory for the big screen hits, for in almost every instance the costume Miss Davies wore in the picture has become permanently identified with the film itself. But. the: ........; (newspaper) is going to make it even easier for its readers, all of whom it invites to participate in this new contest. There is no limit to the number of winners, for everyone who can correctly name the pictures in which Miss Davies appeared as the characters illustrated will win a valuable prize. The prize will be two tickets to thee ee Theatre where Miss Davies will open in her new Cosmopolitan picture ‘‘ Hearts DividAde ON ree The contest begins in the ......... (newspaper) tomorrow, when two pictures of Miss Davies will be shown. Each day for five consecutive days this newspaper will publish two pictures until the star has been shown in ten of her characterizations. In order to make the contest even easier than the game itself, the Contest Editor has had the staff poet give you real clues to the answers in the form of quartrains that will be printed directly beneath the illustrations. All a contestant need do to win a prize is to get all five issues of the 255s (newspaper) containing the contest photographs, and by studying both the pictures and the quartrains tell the names of the motion pictures in which Miss Davies appeared as illustrated in the contest. The first of the series starts tomorrow. Hold all your answers until the entire series of five has been published, then send your answers to of Marion Davies | (First Day Contest) Name These Films And Win Tickets To Strand Theatre The village folks Thought it a sin The preacher took The showgirl in. A spy of war Days long ago She madly loves Her noble foe. Here’s the new Marion Davies game set in the form of a contest for Movie Fans, so that .............00........ (newspaper ) readers may win for themselves two tickets to an evening of romance, thrills, laughter and entertainment at the ............... Theatre. The two photographs of Marion Davies published here show her in two of the roles in which she made great hits. © * In each case the costume she wears has become identified with the film itself, so most contestants should be able to name the motion pictures from which they are taken simply by the gowns alone. However, the Contest Editor said to make it easy, so the poet practically tells you all about the answers in the quartrains printed beneath the illustrations. Here’s something else to guide you. Both these big film hits were based on popular novels. In one of the pictures her name was one you hear almost every time you enter a bird store, and in the course of the action she was injured, which started a lot of trouble for a village pastor. In the other picture she had an entirely different kind of role: Here she was a daring, fearless player in a game which had as its stake the future of a nation and the liberty of millions of people. Now you’ve practically had the answer handed to you, which means that you should be one fifth of the way to ownership of those two: tickets. to: the’ 2:s.0..s.ssscces-sec’. Theatre which will be awarded to everyone who submits a correct list of the pictures in the order in which they will be shown in this contest, to the ‘‘ Hearts Divided?’ Contest Editor of the .............0... (newspaper) before ........ o’clock On See (date) when the entry lists will be closed. If less than ten contestants submit correct answers, additional awards will be made to those who send in the most nearly accurate lists. Marion Davies fans, and they number millions, will be particularly delighted with ‘‘Hearts Divided.’’ She portrays Betsy Patterson, who was a belle of Baltimore in 1803 and who won the heart of Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon, when that young man came to America to negotiate the Louisiana purchase. How Jerome tossed aside a crown for the sake of love and how the young lovers battled against the affairs of State and the ambition of Napoleon makes a thrilling drama that is as colorful as it is romantic. tic. The entire production is most the ‘‘Hearts Divided’’ Contest elaborately set and is historically HGitOrot theesia:c..coene (newscles about the contest. correct. Great figures in history paper) before ........ o’elock on ~.... appear during the action of the Pena a (date) after which time no more lists will be considered. Nothing will count in this contest except accuracy. There is nothing to write except the names of the pictures and your own name and address. There is nothing to paste up, no puzzle to solve. Simply use your memories and the clues given in the verses and sometimes augmented in the daily arti Page Hight ‘“Hearts Divided,’’ which is released by First National, tells the story of the courting of Betsy Patterson, a belle of Baltimore in 1803 by Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor of France. Miss Davies is supported by a big east of film favorites which includes Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher and the Hall Johnson Choir. play. Dick Powell has the role of Prince Jerome, and others in the big all star cast include Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher and the Hall Johnson Choir. Now study the illustration again, and when you have the answer get ready for the next contest which will appear im the ...........000.00.0.. ie (newspaper) tomorrow. (2nd Day Publicity) Free Strand Tickets As Marion Davies Game Prizes Are you one of the hundreds of ................... (newspaper) readers who have already started playing the new Marion Davies game and expect to win one of the valuable awards offered by this newspaper? If you are not, you are missing a lot of fun right now and will miss a lot more if you fail to win those two tickets to the Dene a cee Theatre to see Marion Davies in her new Cosmo politan picture ‘‘ Hearts Divided’’ Ole Film fans who have entered this contest know that it comes from a game played all over the country at meetings of Marion Davies fan clubs. Now, as sponsored by the (newspaper), everyone who makes a perfect score wins a prize. If you didn’t start with the first of the series yesterday, begin right now and get yourself set for the big gathering of prize winners. Published here are two pictures of Marion Davies in costume. These are photographs of the star as she appeared:in two of her biggest hits. You’ll-see that the Contest. Editor has almost told you the names of these pictures in the verses published underneath the illustrations. You shouldn’t even need the clues given by the poet, for you ought to remember the films very easily. In one of the pictures her leading man was Ralph Forbes and C. Aubrey Smith portrayed her father.. In the other film, which was adapted from a Broadway stage hit, her leading man was Dick Powell. Now that you know all, just write down the names of the pic tures in which Miss Davies ap peared in the characters illustrated and you’re on your way to a prize. Hold the answers until you have the titles for the entire series, and then send them to the ‘‘ Hearts Divided’’ Contest Editor of the ai eeie (newspaper) before ............ o’clock on we. (date) when the entry lists will be closed. Every one who submits the correct titles, in proper order as published during the contest will win two tickets to ‘‘ Hearts Divided.’’ While there should be many winners, at least ten pairs of tickets must be awarded, so even if there are not that many fans who submit correct answers, prizes will go to those whose lists are the most nearly accurate. “‘Hearts Divided’? is said to be the most exciting screen romance in which Miss Davies has starred. It tells the story of the love between Betsy Patterson, an 1803 Baltimore belle and Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon, and the thrilling way in which Jerome tossed aside his chances for a crown in order to marry the American girl of his heart. In the cast are such film favorites as Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher and the Hall Johnson Choir. Now make sure you have the correct answers for the first two contests and then get ready for the third which will appear in this newspaper tomorrow. (2nd Day Contest) There’s A Prize For You If You Can Name Pictures The chambermaid Who had the face To try to win A husky ace. A jolly old codger For want of a wife Adopted a daughter To manage his life.