Variety (December 1954)

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■svX Wednesday, December 22, 1954 Hansel and Gretel" at your local theatre over Christmas and discover for yourself the greatest new motion picture technique for television. You can see electronic puppets on TV now for these advertisers: GREEN GIANT (Leo Burnett) HAZEL BISHOP LIPSTICK (Raymond Spector) It took Michael Myerberg 15 years to create this new kind of puppet with no strings attached — “super-human” electronic pup- pets with stop-action “brains”! Their skin is a special plastic that looks and feels like real skin — the hair is real. They have “bones” of steel that move in every joint They have a repertoire of 87,000 facial ex- pressions! Yes—the Myerberg electronic puppets can act — walk alone — run — dance — talk — sing ... on cue t on call , on film , in color or black and white! And they are the only actors you've ever seen who never lose their audience! • More interesting, more charming, more flexible than “live” actorsl • More “real”, more believable, more novel than “flat” animated cartoonsl • Here’s the medium that has everything to make your commercials new — different—exciting—entertaining! Here, at last, are all the qualities you’ve been looking for to capture interest —to hold interest—TO SELL! Whatever you can dream of-we can dream up-and produce! Let your imagination run wild. Is it moppets you want? Or anything in the animal kingdom? Witches? Giants? Cinderellas? Prince Charmings? The unattractive “before” — the beau- tiful “after”? The touch of magic to bring a “static” product to life? Then here's your answer: call Michael Myerberg Productions. Each character is custom-made for you — remains your exclusive property. And a contract with us gives you an exclusive franchise in your industry. Unlimited in its application to the problems of TV and commercial films. jE.rvV3 PRODUCTIONS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FILMS MICHAEL ITI I K- JELEVISION COMMERCIALS 234. W. 44th Street. New York City, N. Y. Telephone: CHIckerlng 4-4S46 Studio: 216 E. 2nd Street, New York 9 N. Y