I've come across a lot of ads for movies starring Miss Ginger Rogers in my time on the internet. I've collected a lot of them here. They are different from the movie posters, which is interesting... at least from my point of view. I hope you enjoy looking at them. All the images below are from the Media History Digital Library -
http://mediahistoryproject.org/collections/
The posters below are in alphabetical order except for the first one, which is just to get you interested!
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| "Follow the Fleet" The Film Daily February 25, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/436/mode/2up
20 Million Sweethearts
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| Photoplay magazine June 1934 |
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http://archive.org/stream/photo46chic#page/n651/mode/2up
42nd Street
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| Motion Picture magazine April 1933 |
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http://archive.org/stream/motionpicture45moti#page/n201/mode/2up
and Photoplay magazine April 1933
http://archive.org/stream/photo44chic#page/n387/mode/2up
Broadway Bad
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| The Film Daily January 26, 1933 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66162newy#page/132/mode/2up
Carefree
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| Motion Picture magazine October 1938 |
http://archive.org/stream/motionpicture56fawc#page/n157/mode/2up
and
Photoplay magazine October 1938
http://archive.org/stream/photoplayvolume52chic#page/n299/mode/2up
Change of Heart
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| Motion Picture magazine June 1934 |
http://archive.org/stream/motionpicture47moti#page/n407/mode/2up
and in
Photoplay magazine June 1934
http://archive.org/stream/photo46chic#page/n721/mode/2up
and
Hollywood magazine June 1934
http://archive.org/stream/hollywood23holl#page/n313/mode/2up
Flying Down to Rio
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| Photoplay magazine January 1934 |
http://archive.org/stream/photo46chic#page/n19/mode/2up
Follow the Fleet
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| The Film Daily February 5, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/262/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily February 5, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/264/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily February 13, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/320/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily February 21, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/406/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily February 25, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/436/mode/2up
I like this one so much I just wanted to see it again :)
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The Film Daily February 25, 1936
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http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/438/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/262/mode/2up
Follow the Leader
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| Motion Picture News December 13, 1930 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew42moti#page/n1079/mode/2up
This was called "Manhattan Mary" as a Broadway play but the title was changed for the film.
The Gay Divorcee
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| The Film Daily October 9, 1934 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume666newy#page/706/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily October 12, 1934 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume666newy#page/736/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily October 19, 1934 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume666newy#page/800/mode/2up
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The Film Daily November 15, 1934
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http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume666newy#page/968/mode/2up
Gold Diggers of 1933
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| The Film Daily May 4, 1933 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66162newy#page/680/mode/2up
The above item isn't exactly an ad for the movie but...
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| Photoplay magazine July 1933 |
http://archive.org/stream/photoplay4445chic#page/n11/mode/2up
and
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| Picture Play magazine July 1933 |
http://archive.org/stream/picturepl39stre#page/n455/mode/2up
In Person
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| The Film Daily November 13, 1935 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume668newy#page/1174/mode/2up
Lady in the Dark
Mother Carey's Chickens
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| The Film Daily June 26, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/526/mode/2up
This one is interesting because Ginger WASN'T in the movie!
Once Upon a Honeymoon
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| Photoplay magazine January 1943 |
http://archive.org/stream/photoplay122phot#page/n19/mode/2up
and (Hollywood magazine from December 1942)
http://archive.org/stream/hollywood31fawc#page/18/mode/2up
Professional Sweetheart
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| The Film Daily June 2, 1933 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66162newy#page/844/mode/2up
Stage Door
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| Photoplay magazine November 1937 |
http://archive.org/stream/photoplayvolume551chic#page/n117/mode/2up
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| Hollywood magazine October 1937 |
http://archive.org/stream/hollywood26fawc#page/n807/mode/2up
Suicide Fleet
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| The Film Daily November 5, 1931 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume55657newy#page/958/mode/2up
When the "Old Fightin' Cock" announces something, you'd better listen!
Swing Time
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| The Film Daily August 21, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/1020/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily August 21, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/1022/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily August 27, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/1074/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily August 27, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/1076/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily August 27, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume66970newy#page/1072/mode/2up
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| La Cinematographic Francaise April 30, 1937 |
http://archive.org/stream/lacinmato65pari#page/n769/mode/2up
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| Motion Picture magazine October 1936 |
http://archive.org/stream/motionpicture52moti#page/n189/mode/2up
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| Motion Picture magazine October 1936 |
http://archive.org/stream/motionpicture52moti#page/n225/mode/2up
I don't know who blocked out Fred Astaire's face but it wasn't me.
Tales of Manhattan
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| Hollywood magazine November 1942 |
http://archive.org/stream/hollywood31fawc#page/n749/mode/2up
not very exciting, I must admit
The Thirteenth Guest
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| The Film Daily September 30, 1932 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume660newy#page/540/mode/2up
The Tip Off
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| The Film Daily October 23, 1931 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume55657newy#page/864/mode/2up
Here's that "Old Fightin' Cock" again. At least this time, he put on a tie.
Tom, Dick and Harry
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| Hollywood magazine August 1941 |
http://archive.org/stream/hollywood30fawc#page/n517/mode/2up
Top Hat
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| The Film Daily July 31, 1935 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume668newy#page/284/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily August 29, 1935 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume668newy#page/554/mode/2up
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| The Film Daily January 9, 1936 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/82/mode/2up
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| Movie Classic magazine September 1935 |
http://archive.org/stream/movieclassic09moti#page/n23/mode/2up
not really an ad but this page needed more Top Hat
Vivacious Lady
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| Photoplay magazine June 1938 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/photoplayvolume552chic#page/4/mode/2up
If you look closely at the ad, they call the song Ginger sings in the movie "I'll be Reminded of You".
You Said a Mouthful
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| The Film Daily November 16, 1932 |
http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume660newy#page/848/mode/2up
Great movie ads! I always love to see the variation of an ad for the films. Whether it's that or posters.
ReplyDeleteReally neat! :D
I like the ads too. You can see which movies got a big build up and which ones didn't. I didn't realize how many there were before I started. If I had, I might not have tried to put them all together lol.
DeleteKatharine Hepburn refuse the role in Mother Carey's Chickens and bought out her contract with RKO. Ginger was then going to play the role but was later replaced by Anne Shirley.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inside info. Sounds like a rough time for that movie to keep changing leads. Ginger was pretty busy at the time and had plenty to do without this movie anyway.
Deletegreat stuff! amazing how much of that is still around... I have a few of the 'common' ones from eBay 'grab bag' clippings... The 'Chickens' movie reminds me I need to do another installment of 'Ginger movies that weren't'... well, after Roberta is finalized...it's getting there...yeah yeah...
ReplyDeleteKIG, y'all!
Hu
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'Ginger movies that weren't' sounds fab! I can't wait for that one. "The Film Daily" has lots of little blurbs about movies Ginger was slated to be in but history shows that they didn't happen... just in case you are looking for more material ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad all this stuff is still around. I'm banking on the theory that stuff put on the internet never goes away. It haunts former teenagers with Facebook mistakes, but maybe it will keep Ginger's memory alive forever :)
...yeah, I want to do more research on all things Ginger...honestly, I just haven't found time lately... my daughter hit fifth grade this year, and evidently that's when they hit another 'level' regarding homework...so I spend most nights reviewing stuff with her... then putting my son to bed around 9, and by the time that's done...bam! 10 o'clock or later - as this reply indicates...so...
ReplyDeleteMaybe the summertime will allow for more 'free Ginger' time for research stuff... want to 'load up' each of the 'filmblogs' as well...
I just hope the Internet doesn't implode upon itself, as I've heard may happen one day... eh... probably just another Mayan prophecy...
KIG, 'e'!
Hu
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5th grade? Sounds like just the beginning of the huge homework days! Summertime might just be a better time for large, Ginger related projects and uploads. If you want any help doing research just say the word. I'm a mega-geek and one of my favorite things to do is to make lists. It's funny because IT'S TRUE, LOL! [and it's a little bit sad but true too ;)] So if you want me to look around in the old fan mags that are online for something, I'd be glad to do it. You never know what you're a-gonna find.
DeleteKIG, Hu!