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Picture Snatcher (Warner Bros.) (1933)

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Photo No. I in Strand-Graphic “Picture Snatcher” Contest. Photo No. 4 in Strand-Graphie “Picture Snatcher” Contest. HIS popular movie star didn’t think anyone was around as she asked her companion, a record holding flyer, for a light. The flyer’s name is Roscoe Turner, who holds the record for the fastest flight from coast to coast. But you’ll have to supply the name of the movie star. Can you supply it? ERE you are movie fans, the first of the six pictures in the Graphie’s ‘‘Picture Snatcher’’ contest. This one should be easy for you to identify. The star is with his wife who recently presented him with a son. Can you identify him? (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) No Scandal Here as Hollywood’s ‘Picture Snatcher’’ ‘Snaps Kiss Hollyweed’s ‘‘Picture Snatcher’? Snaps Famous Star improving His Mind Photo No. 5 in Strand-Graphic “Picture Snatcher’ Contest. Photo No. 2 in Strand-Graphie “Picture Snatcher” Contest. T’S all right folks. This famous hard hitting movie star is seen in one of his gentle moments as he kisses his wife good HIS famous star thought he was all alone with his book, but | bye before boarding a train for Hollywood. Can you tell who didn’t know that Hollywood’s ‘‘Picture Snatcher,’’ was on he 1s? the job with his fast working camera. (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) But the Picture Snatcher forgot to ask the star for his name. Can you supply it? (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) Famous Star Never Dreamed That ‘‘Picture Snatcher’’ Was On Job Hollywood’s ‘‘Picture Snatcher’’ Snaps Beautiful Star on Her Morning Canter Photo No. 6 in Strand-Graphic “Picture Snatcher’? Contest. the Graphic Strand ‘‘ Picture Snatcher’’ contest. The star Photo No. 3 in Strand-Graphic “Picture Snatcher” Contest. is one of the most popular on the screen. He thought he’d get some secret practice blowing this musical instrument, but the noise he made was so startling that Hollywood’s ‘‘Picture HE ‘‘Picture Snatcher’’ had to get up early to land this | Snatcher,’’ thought some one was being killed. So he grabbed picture of one of Hollywood’s youngest stars as she started | his trusty camera, hustled to the star ’s home and this is what on her morning ride through the park. Can you identify her? | he got. Can you name the star? (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) (Pick up contest announcement details from publicity story) W oe of all things! Here is the last of the six pictures in Page Twelve Here is a contest made to order for movie fans, that logically ties in with ‘‘ Picture Snatcher.’’ Six interesting and unusual unposed photographs ‘of stars have been made the basis for this stunt which will make a popular feature in your local newspaper. The accompanying photoeraphs will help you to sell the idea to the newspaper. Mats or cuts are available at your exchange. The contest should run as an advance build-up for ‘“PICTURE SNATCHER”’ and planned so that the last photograph appears on the opening day of ‘‘PICTURE SNATCHER,” Launch the contest with a preliminary publicity story. The following day, break with the first picture with another publicity story, giving the general idea of the contest, prizes and a paragraph mentioning the opening date of “PICTURE SNATCHER” at your theatre. In order to make it easier to judge the entries, have the contestants send in their solutions at one time at the end of the contest. Judge the winners by the correct answers to the entire series. If possible offer cash for the first three prizes; while the following twenty-five prizes should be a pair of guest tickets to see James Cagney in “PICTURE SNATCHER.” NOTE: For the benefit of exhibitors and contest editors, the correct identification of the stars in the photographs are as follows: No. 1—Edward G. Robinson with his wife Gladys Lloyd. No. 2—George Arliss. No. 3—Bette Davis. No. 4—Loretta Young. No. 5—James Cagney. No. 6—Joe E. Brown. (Publicity Story) ““Picture Snatcher” Catches Movie Stars In Rare Poses Cash and Theatre Tickets Prizes for Those Correctly Identifying Photos of 6 Film Favorites Step right up you movie fans! Let’s see how well you know your movie stars! A new and fascinating picture game—an exclusive feature with the Evening Graphic, will appear daily, beginning tomorrow on the movie page of this newspaper. This contest was inspired by James Cagney who plays the title role in “Picture Snatcher” coming PORTO E55 east cree ocssieccs Theatre, startTO MOM sto aye ates , as the star newspaper photographer on a yellow tabloid. Likewise the Hollywood Picture Snatcher, ever on the alert with his trusty camera, has caught many stars in interesting and unusual unposed situations. And you'll be more than fascinated by seeing these stars photographed in unguarded moments. There is a prize too, awaiting if your identifications are among the correct ones! Here are the capital prizes: (List prizes). In addition there will be twentyfive (25) prizes of two tickets each to see James Cagney in “Picture Snatcher” coming to the Strand Theatre: starting: ...000.0... . These tickets will be awarded to the next twenty-five persons having’ the highest percentage of correct answers. You are going to be asked to identify the movie stars in each picture. There will be six pictures in the entire series, one to be printed each day. Save each picture until the last one has appeared in this newspaper and send the entire set together with your identification of each star to the contest editor. This is going to be great fun for everybody, so be sure to get tomorrow’s Graphic and get in line for one of the twenty-eight prizes. Kllustrations in this eontest available in fore unit at exchange. Cut Ne. 31 Cut $1.20 Mat 50e