My Reputation(Warner Bros.) (1946)

PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ NEWSPAPER FEATURE Everybody loves a quiz— and here's a “'natural,'' suggested by the film's theme, that can be worked through newspaper columns or as a lobby giveaway. For Newspapers: Contact your local women's page editor to spot this quiz feature either in advance of or concurrently with your playdate. It can be laid out as shown below or cut if less space is available. Make sure your playdate credit reads properly where indicated in Paragraph 6 (below). For Lobby Giveaway: Print up a quantity for lobby distribution. What woman is there who has not been faced, at least once in her life, with a situation so delicate, that to proceed incorrectly (that is, incorrectly according to the conventions of society) might have cost her her reputation? It’s something to consider as you look at all the people around you— intimates and casual acquaintances alike—and then reflect on the vast amount of energy that is expended daily to maintain a good name. Because that good name — a woman’s reputation—is unquestionably regarded by our present-day society as her most valuable possession. The answer to why this is so is, perhaps, best-stated by the sociologists who can show you that, down through the years, society has always risen to impose new rules of conduct and more standardized methods of behavior whenever the basic structure of human existence was threatened. Thus, in the best interest of the community at large, the first tribes were formed, to stand as bulwarks against individual hunger and danger, the two earliest scourges of mankind. Later, in order to preserve the race in still great ARE YOU CONVENTIONAL? A Psychological Test For Every Woman Who Has Ever Said: “What about 'MY REPUTATION '?" er numbers, the family unit came into being. From there, it was only a step to monogamy if that unit was to prosper unhampered. Many other equally familiar and accepted restraints imposed by society today had their origin in just such measures of expediency. As a result, psychologists will tell you that the woman of today, more so than at any other time in history, is daily confronted with a paradox. Many such conventional restrictions, long outmoded from the viewpoint of necessity, arise constantly to threaten her reputation. Perhaps the best evidence of modern woman’s growing concern with the problem of maintaining her good name and following her earnest desires at the same time, can be found in the fact that a motion picture has just been fashioned around this central theme —a woman’s reputation. The picture, which opens on Friday at the Strand Theatre, is Warner Bros.’ new romantic drama, “‘My Reputation,” which stars Barbara Stanwyck and features an impressive company of supporting players that includes George Brent, Lucile Watson and Eve Arden. In the film, Barbara Stanwyck portrays a young, attractive widow, mother of two boys, whose chance for happiness is threatened by the breath of an ugly scandal when she falls in love and plans to marry again. Many women, on seeing the film, will be struck by the familiarity of the difficulties which confront Barbara Stanwyck. Some will agree with the manner in which she arrives at a tremendously important solution to her troubles. Others will make serious objection. Still others will waver, remain undecided. These three groups of women fall roughly into three classifications: 1. unconventional ; 2. conventional; and. 2. those who compromise. Into which classification do you fit? Take the test below, if you need help in deciding. Study the problems be low. Then check the one answer in each case which best describes your own reaction. 1. Your husband is away on business. Your best friend’s husband is lonely when his wife leaves him so he asks you to dinner. You: a. accept and enjoy a pleasant evening b. refuse the invitation c. invite him to dine with you at home instead 2. You are young and romantic. You meet a most attractive man who is clearly the perennial bachelor type. When he calls you for another date, you: a. tell him you can’t see him b. accept the invitation c. have another person say you're not at home 3. You’re walking along the street when a good-looking man smiles at you and you think you recognize him. You will: a. return his smile and find out tf you do know him b. pass him by and forget tt c. pass him by and wonder who he is 4. Mannish slacks are the current fashion rage in your town but a_ quick glance into your mirror tells you they’re extremely unbecoming to you. You’re spending an evening with a group of friends who will all be wearing slacks so you: a. wear them and hate the way you look b. don your “dressiest”’ but most flattering outfit instead c. call off your appointment : SCORING: Mark your anSwers according to the table below. Then add your answers for your total score. | Wen ea | o. aaok bs p= 3 Ca 2 eames a4 Ze ee 4254) 258 bi, een CSS Clans A score of 12 shows that your life is completely dominated by the restrictions of society. In a pinch, you will forego happiness for the sake of your good name. A score of 10 or 11 is typical of a moderately conventional person. If pressed, you will probably fall in line and conform 100% to the demands of convention. 7, 8 or 9 indicates a mixed attitude arising from the deSire to be yourself but to avoid scandal at any cost. In an emergency, you can probably be persuaded to throw caution to the winds in favor of an intelligent solution. A score of 4, 5 or 6 shows you to be the sort of woman who can look at a problem with a level head. If occasion demands, you can be counted on to value common sense above the limitations imposed upon you by society. | BARBARA STANWYCK _ 74 | 2 f oO PESTS BU" Te er's window and counter. directly from this pressbook. Royal Crown Cola Plugs 'My Reputation’ With 1000 Dealer Window Tie-Ups Here's the full page Royal Crown Cola color ad featuring Barbara Stanwyck and crediting ''My Reputation" which broke in national magazines. In an unprecedented promotion, 1,000 Royal Crown Cola dealers in the Boston area were contacted in a campaign that brought a ''My Reputation" credit to every deal Tie-in your local dealers for similar counter and window displays featuring stills from your branch set and the Royal Crown Cola ad which can be reproduced +3