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Universal Weekly
June 13, 1925
Fair Warning To
No. 438, — Straight from the Shoulder Talk by Carl Laemmle, President of the Universal Pictures Corporation.
n~~ WANT to emphasize the fact that I do not know how long I can keep open for you the most amazing offer ever made in the picture business. I refer to
the Universal Complete Service Contract.
I may withdraw it any day. But all exhibitors who have signed it before that day will be entitled to its full benefits. In other words, withdrawal of my offer will not withdraw or cancel or affect contracts signed to date.
You have my promise that I will keep the offer open as long as I can do so, but the truth is that I have no way of knowing how long Universal can stand the financial drain of such an offer.
Every small exhibitor who signs for a complete Universal service will get approximately two and a half shows for little more than he has been paying for one show. He will have the call on 26 Jewels (including the "Signal Tower" group and the glorious First White List), 26 Western features (including the Hoot Gibsons, the Hoxies and the Desmonds), 6 serials ("The Fast Express," "The Iron Man," "Wolves of the North," "The Riddle Rider," "The Great Circus Mystery," and "The Fighting Ranger"), 6 "Fast Steppers," 12 "Leather Pushers," 52 Century Comedies, 6 Baby Peggy Comedies, 52 Universal 1-reel Comedies, and 52 Mustang Westerns.
If you sign the contract, you will have a shower of the best and cleanest pictures in the world thrown at your very