Universal Weekly (1933-1935)

Record Details:

Title:
Universal Weekly
Date:
1933-1935
Author:
Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.
Publisher:
New York, Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.
Volume:
Universal Weekly (1933-1935)
Leaf #:
000469
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The organ of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Previously titled MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY.
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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Nov. 30, 1935 UNIVERSAL WEEKLY 5 O WAS ONCE A BOY! fathers. Kids who believe just as fully in Frank Merriwell as you did when you wore knee pants — I almost said diapers. Most movies are made to please the women and the girls — but I am making a serial to hit the hearts of men and boys. I have wanted to do this for nearly thirty years. When I was a kid I read two classes of stories. One was called "Only a Boy” and it was filthy. I felt ashamed of myself when I read it. The other was "The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.” I felt uplifted when I read of the adventures of Frank Merriwell. I think you did, too. I think millions of other boys had the same experience. So, I am putting Frank Merriwell on the screen. I am making Frank Merriwell just as much of a hero to the movie fans today as he was when you wore knee pants. This is not an experiment. It is a cinch. It cannot go wrong. Just as the stories of Frank Merriwell appealed to the very best in your soul, so will this serial appeal to the best in everybody. No matter what class of theatre you run — whether first, second or fiftieth run — give the Frank Merriwell of your youth a chance with your sons and your grandsons.