Lady Killer (Warner Bros.) (1933)

Stunt of the (Third Day Publicity Story) Name Cagney Picture Titles and Win Auto in Contest This scene shows James Cagney with his vivacious girl friend who instills a daring recklessness in the devil-may-care young man who does the almost impossible for her on the race track. the picture? What is the name of Star’s Newest Screen Hit, “‘Lady Killer,’’ Gives Lead to Interesting News Memory Test (Fourth Day Publicity Story) Cagney Picture Contest in Full Swing For Auto Prize Let your memory ride along with the curbstone cavalier to name the title ef the picture in which Jimmy Cagney took you places. In this one he was rough, ready and romantic, which is only a part of the things and stuff he does in his latest hit, ““Lady Killer.” James Cagney in “Lady Killer’? Recalls Former Screen Hits, Which Inspired Novel Contest the Daily News Contest are to identify the titles of the : I ERE’S number three in the six scenes to which those entering pictures in which the inimitable James Cagney has appeared. A swell, brand-new Chevrolet roadster goes as first prize, with additional prizes for others who come nearest to naming the correct titles of the pictures from which the rcenes have been taken. There are only three more scenes to be printed, one each day. After you have them all properly tagged with the correct title of the picture, send the complete set to the Contest Editor, accompanied with a short letter of not over one hundred words on: “Which Cagney Role I Liked Best.” The contest is running in conjunction with the Strand Theatre showing of James Cagney in his latest hit, “Lady Killer,” which will be presented for the first time in this city. In this newest Warner Bros. picture, Cagney will be seen in a combination of nearly all the roles he has appeared in for the past several years, showing him as a theatre usher, who by force of circumstances becomes one of an underworld “mob,” only to find himself down and out in Hollywood, where he starts as a movie extra and rapidly climbs the ladder to stardom. It is in these roles and others as a big movie star that he is called upon to portray the various roles that have become associated with his type of characterizations. Playing opposite Cagney is the lovely Mae Clarke, who falls for the he-mannish methods of the dynamic lover, but she fades from the picture when he meets the beauteous movie queen, as portrayed by Margaret Lindsay, who in turn takes the rough edges from the smart, wise-cracking Lothario, and leads him into higher social planes. Others in the cast include Henry O’Neill, Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton and George Blackwood. Remember, only three more days for the complete set of answers and the chance for the beautiful Chevrolet roadster as the first prize. Now explore your minds and try and recall from which of the Cagney pictures the above scene was taken. sored by the Daily News. It leads to that swell little Chevrolet H:-: aboard, folks, and get in on this interesting contest spon -oadster now on display in (name of dealer) show-rooms. And who knows? You may be the eventual owner. Here’s how: The photograph printed above is a scene from one of James Cagney’s former screen hits. It is the fourth in a series of six which you are asked to identify by naming the title. After you have named the titles of all the six pictures in the contest, you must write a letter of not more than 100 words on: “Which Cagney Role I Like Best.” That’s all there is to it. If you have not as yet joined this contest, start from the beginning by getting the first picture scene which was pub~lished in the News on (day of first publicity story). Then follow through until the end of the contest. After today’s picture two more scenes from Jimmy Cagney’s former screen hits will appear. atch for them in the News. This contest is inspired by James Cagney’s newest screen hit, “Lady Killer,” which opens next Friday at the Strand Theatre. In “Lady Killer,” Jimmy is called on to play almost every important role he played in his former screen hits. He skyrockets from the depths of obscurity as a four-flushing theatre usher; then becomes a fingerman; gets a spot as a movie extra in Hollywood, and finally kids his way to stardom. It gives Cagney plenty of scope to exercise his talents and provides a big treat for everybody who will see “Lady Killer.” Mae Clarke takes the early part of the picture, being one of Jimmy’s gangster pals to whom he eventually hands the pineapple of dismissal when he rises to screen fame. Then Margaret Lindsay becomes the object of Jimmy’s romantic attention. Others in the cast inciuae Leslie Fenton, Henry O’Neill, Robert Elliott, Raymond Hatton, Russell Hopton and others. Others in the cast in this Warner | Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton and (Fifth Day Publicity Story) é Bros. picture include Henry O’Neill, | George Blackwood. Name Cagney Early Screen Hits F or Valuable Prize Auto and Other Awards to Be Made in Contest on Roles that Won Cagney Title of Lady Killer Page Nineteen \ ), Me ARE now on the fifth day of the “James Cagney Picture Contest,” and it won’t be many more days before some lucky person in Toledo will be the proud owner of the brand new six cylinder Chevrolet right out of the show-rooms of (name of dealer). ‘This interesting memory contest is sponsored by the Daily News in cooperation with the Strand Theatre where James Cagney is in “Lady Killer,” his newest screen hit, produced by Warner Bros., will be featured for one week starting next Friday. ‘ All you are required to do to try for the capital automobile prize or one of the other twenty articles which will be distributed among runners-up in this contest is to name the correct titles of James Cagney’s former screen hits which are represented by photographs of memorable scenes from his early starring pictures. ‘here are six scenes in all. Tomorrow the sixth and last scene will be printed. After you have tagged each with the title of the picture from which you believe the scene is taken, write a short letter of not more than 100 words on: “Which Cagney Role I Like Best.” Please withhold your answers and letters until the sixth scene is printed. Contestants will receive full instructions in tomorrow’s Daily News how and where to send their solutions. The “Cagney Picture Contest” is inspired by Jimmy’s latest screen hit, “Lady Killer,” in which he plays almost every important role he has appeared in in his former hits. There exists the unique situation of a former theatre usher who turns gangster and then through a queer quirk of fate becomes a movie star. In his role as a movie star he is called upon to depict most of his former screen characterizations, plus many others. Mae Clarke plays the part of the young lady who becomes the ubject of Jimmy’s strong-arm “romantic” attentions during the course of “Lady | The title of this picture should be easy to recall. What a lady killer Killer,’ while Margaret Lindsay acts| games Cagney was in this hit. Ever ready with his trusty camera he as a movie queen who reforms the| snapped anything newsy and hot. It’s your turn, what is the title of the former gangster. picture from which this scene was taken?