The Conspirators (Warner Bros.) (1944)

The names of well-known conspirators in history are legion. 4-Day Newspaper Contest Sells Your Title This 4-day newspaper contest, based on actual historical characters and events, is designed to sell your title with a maximum of appeal to all age groups. Arrange for newspaper publication for four consecutive days in advance of your playdate. Your lead story reads as below. All on one mat. ORDER “TC Mat 502-B, 75¢, from Warner Bros.’ Campaign Plan Editor, 321 W. 44 St., New York 18, N.Y. (Lead Story) GUEST TICKETS IF YOU NAME ‘CONSPIRATORS: Do you subscribe to the popular theory that information absorbed by a child up to the age of adolescence is retained for life? Can you, for example, remember the date the sewing machine was invented? Or the year Drake’s fleet defeated the Spanish Armada? Educators say 98 out of 100 persons can remember those isolated dates sooner than they can recall last night’s dinner menu. i | | fies / Wt. -—<e pO bes iui fii (ii _ iw , iysy ; ng ‘ Co i)!! Would you like to test your own store of reserve knowledge, gathered unaware, in all likelihood, during an impressionable youth? This newspaper, in cooperation with the Strand Theatre, will give you that Ves. 4th, revyr yyy AAAAAULA i" RL aa eoyayropnpeanee sta pe) Eleven conspirators and their victim, a young boy sold by them to a wandering tribe of strangers. In later years the boy became famous as an interpreter of dreams for a great Egyptian king, grew powerful and lived to hear his conspirators plead for mercy. They are ( Ist Day r Ail During the Italian Renaissance his family was powerful and treacherous. His father was a Pope, his sister an unscrupulous beauty. He was a conspirator versed in the art of poisoning people and plotted against dozens of rulers of neighboring Italian states. ——— a eee! eT eeeeeemeca | eel ens —a chance—plus the opportunity to win free seats, at the same time, for the local showing of Warner Bros.’ exciting new love story, “The Conspirators,” which stars Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid and is coming to the Strand Theatre (date). Here’s the idea: Beginning today, and every day for four days, this paper will run the picture of an infamous conspirator in history. _ You'll receive hints with each picture, to help you guess the man’s identity. All you have to do is name all four correctly and write a 25-word-or-less letter stating why you want to see Warner Bros.’ “The Conspirators.” Then send your letter and answers to this newspaper’s Contest Editor. (25?) Lucky Winners will receive guest seats for the Strand Theatre showing of “The Conspirators.” In case of tie, winners will be decided on the basis of the best letter. All set? Look at today’s picture. Then turn back the years, turn on the tap, and let that unused store of knowledge go to work for you! ANSWERS Ist Day—Joseph’s Brethren 2nd Day—Cesare Borgia 3rd Day—Benedict Arnold 4th Day—Brutus He was a Revolutionary War General, one of the most hateful conspirators in American history. He used his friendship with George Washington to obtain command of West Point in order to betray an American post to the British. He eventually went over to the British. jrd Day Lig ye iV am AAC Joraitiitite he ji LAT Te: vydobre ase y ys. He was the real hero of a Shakespearean play which relates his conspiracy to assassinate a great Roman soldier and statesman. When the dying victim, formerly his closest friend, saw him, he uttered three words in Latin, now a famous synonym for “Traitor.”