Wings for the Eagle (Warner Bros.) (1942)

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(-THROWAWAY GIVES YOU 3-WAY BALLY UNCLE SAM’S FAVORITE RED HEADED BOMBER Selects \ LOOK, HE'S A DIVE BOMBER! Say, that’s no way to win a lady! Jack leads with his chin... and winds up ina tailspin. But he gains altitude quick ...and ZOOM.... WHO WILL IT BE? Dennis Morgan OR Jack Carson, defense workers ... with no defense against ANN SHERIDAN in “WINGS FOR THE EAGLE’ This strip, shown above in reduced size (actual size is 8 col.), is a 3-way handy-andy to sell the Sheridan-appeal: Il. THROWAWAY: Print newspaper photo feature. a quantity locally and fold, accordion style, for distribution in offices, restaurants, lobby, on the street and through the mail, or as program insert. Folds to 4” wide x 5144” deep. Ample space provided for theatre imprint. THERE'S A DENT IN DENNIS! Here’s one target that’s through for the night. But after all... Ann just wants to make Bombers... though the boys have other ideas! CRASH LANDING! Honest, Ann doesn’t want to start a war of her own — BUT LAWDY HOW CAN SHE HELP IT?! SEE Warner Bros. Big New Hit—the Biggest of All for Ann! WINGS FOR THE EAGLE ANN SHERIDAN e DENNIS MORGAN A WARNER BROS. HIT IMPRINT 2. NEWSPAPERS: Use second and third frames, plus upper half of last frame, as a Cut mat apart and use second frame on top with other frames below, making a 2-col. layout. 3. LOBBY DISPLAY: Blow up this display as accordion-folded lobby set-piece, or mount each unit in a separate frame placed side-by-side in lobby. Order “Throwaway Mat SWé01IB” -$1.20-from Compaign Plan Editor. 321 W. 44 St.. N. Y. © In Lobby and Out Front: INSIGNIA DISPLAY Your sign shop can make up a large red, white and blue Army Air Corps insignia (shown in 6sheet). In red center area and in blue regions between points of the stars, mount stills. Use ad copy with insignia. SHERIDAN ROLES Blow up of ad 401 on pages 10-11 will sell Sheridan as the “queen of Kings Row and the nickel-adance darling of Juke Girl’ .. . now in her best role. Key still of Ann Sheridan available. Order still AS 1110—10c. Nowelties! CUT-OUT PLANE ACTUALLY FLIES A cut-out plane, printed in red and blue on sturdy white bond, plus metal clip, ready to be assembled. Wing spread—6”. Your imprint on both sides of fuselage. Selling copy on both sides of wing. Prices: (Includes Imprint) 500—$5.50; IM—$9.50; POSTER CUT-OUTS All the posters (see back page) lend themselves ideally to cut-outs for inside and outside theatre. Cut-out figures of boy and girl on 24sheet swell for top of marquee; use 3sheet cut-out of same figures for top of main stairway, with large cut-out plane behind them. Add title and sell copy on plane’s wings. Mount six-sheet on cylinder which revolves slowly in a counterclockwise direction. Effect will be to give motion to the planes. For extra effect, place red and white and blue panels of light behind 6-sheet inside cylinder, to get a barber-pole light effect. Swell for the Kids! SPECIAL SHOWING FOR WAR HEADS “Wings For The Eagle” was launched with two special Washington screenings for heads of all important government departments and war agencies. This suggests similar local preview showing for war plant executives, newspaper publishers and editors, selected war plant workers, army and navy air force representatives and recruiting office personnel, SHERIDAN CUT-OUTS A special set of six glamorous Sheridan photos are available for lobby display. It is suggested that each photo be enlarged, cut out and a panel of copy be added to each still, for display in lobby. Copy: “There’s nothing a machine can do that Ann can’t do better.” “Ann’s working in a plane plant—and working fast!’ “All the boys want to carry her lunch pail —but she’s carrying the torch for Uncle Sam.” “She doesn’t want to set the world on fire— BUT LAWDY HOW CAN SHE HELP IT!!” “She’s working on the bomber line . . , and has the boys doing tailspins.” BUTTONS For giveaway, newsboys, taxi drivers, etc. Shown actual size, printed blue on white. Prices: IM—$15.00; 500—$8.50. “With her on the assembly line the fellows never stop working !’’ 5M—$9.00 per M. Order both items direct from: Order “Ann Sheridan Photos’? — set of 6 — 50c — from Campaign Plan Editor, 321 West 44: St., New York City. Economy Novelty & Ptg. Co. 225 West 39 St... New York 7