Missing Witnesses (Warner Bros.) (1937)

Mervyn LeRoy made a screen test of her and the Warner Bros. casting director did the rest... New Starlet Jean Dale Is Very Gifted Lassie She doesn’t diet... Relies upon her favorite sports, swimming, table tennis and badminton, to But not until after she was signed did the studio know it had got a great little torch singer and tap dancer as well as an actress... Jean deliberately kept secret the fact that she’d held forth sensationally in select nite spots in New York City and Florida . Born in North Carolina (Charlotte) July 1, 1917, she danced, and sang blues songs from childhood to the present . .. Five feet three in height, 112 pounds in weight, Miss Dale has blue eyes, blonde hair . .. Got her start as a member of the famous Elizabeth Henderson’s School of daneing, when one of the units toured Southern cities ... Jean was then 14 but vaudeville, nite spots and radio adopted her even then . Her best-known cafe employers were the St. Moritz, Palais-Royal, Hollywood, and Park Central in New York City, and at Fleetwood in Miami . A visit to a sister in Hollywood put the acting bug in her head, but before she’d consent to talk to a movie agent she plotted with her sister Lucille’ not to mention her singing and dancing... She’d crash movies as an actress or not at all... Agent Nat Gold keep fit . are her favorite sports to watch ... After slight seasoning in minor roles she plunged into leading parts and currently is portraying — with notable success — the lead opposite Dick Purcell and John Litel in ‘‘ Missing Witnesses,’’ a very strong dramatic part... The picture opens next Friday at the Strand Theatre. Dictograph . . football and boxing oS Arrange display of dictooO graph machines with local BS dealer office, using still Ss MW-22 to illustrate. Copy: ‘““Why waste time? Increase efficiency with a Blank Dictograph.”’ On The Air With Spot Announcements ANNOUNCER: Flash! A new high in dramatic action is reached in ‘‘Missing Witnesses.’ Who are these ‘Missing Witnesses’ afraid to testify against society's most cowardly enemies? Why, after being beaten and stone, therefore, sold Director-Producer Mervyn LeRoy the idea of giving the ‘‘unknown’’ but gifted girl a regular acting screen test . And in filling out her test questionnaire Jean answered the query, ‘‘Do you sing or dance?’’ with ‘‘A little of both!’’... robbed by these racketeers, are they afraid to bring them to justice? These questions and many others important to every citizen in this community are answered in Warner Bros. new thrilled-packed, mile-a-minute action picture, ‘‘Missing Witnesses’ coming to the Strand on Saturday. Don’t wait. See it as soon as possible. You'll get a real thrill! Mat 105—15c JEAN DALE, screen newcomer, who plays one of the ‘‘ Missing Witnesses,’’ now at the Strand. oxpl citation Police Photos For LobbyRoguesGallery Local police officials can furnish photos of real gangsters. Mount on large lobby board a la Rogues Gallery with stills of ‘‘racketeers’ and scenes from picture (Stills No. — M.W. Pub. H, M.W. 26, 27, 28, 41 and 44). Copy: ‘Why are ‘Missing Witnesses’ afraid to testify against these Public Enemies? You'll find out at the Strand Theatre on Saturday.”’ True Stories By °**‘Witnesses”™ Every town has had unsolved ‘missing witnesses’ problems. In cooperation with local paper offer free tickets for the best and soundest theories regarding some specific unsolved local disappearance. Local police captain or chief of the Missing Persons Bureau can also cooperate in supplying the most famous such cases that have occurred in your territory. Cover Town With Picture News Flash The front cover has been utilized as a “‘Picture News Flash,’ popular advertising medium on many pictures. It is particularly applicable for use as broadsides, tack cards and window bulletin displays, distribution in apartments, hotels and barber shops. Entire backside is free for your theatre and cooperative imprint. Mat of entire page including headlines, art and type available, order Mat MW 501 B (75c) from Campaign Plan Editor, 321 West 44th Street, New York City. Lobby Has Witness Chair Copy on chair: “Wanted by this chair: ‘Missing Witnesses’ to testify against racketeers who are making decent communities unsafe for clean-living citizens. Report to the Strand Theatre on Saturday for instructions.’ Page Seven