Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra

This contest appeared in newspapers in October of 1934. Winners received tickets to see the movie "Cleopatra". The movie starred Claudette Colbert, Warren Williams, Henry Wilcoxon, Gertrude Michael, Joseph Schildkraut, C. Aubrey Smith, Claudia Dell and Robert Warwick. The Director was Cecil B. DeMille. Oscar winning cinematography by Victor Milner.

The Strong Man Movie Contest, 1926

The Strong Man was the first feature film of the legendary Director, Frank Capra. The movie starred Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner, Gertrude Astor, Brooks Benedict, Arthur Thalasso, Robert McKim and William V. Mong. Harry Langdon played a WWI veteran who comes to America in search of the girl he corresponded with during the war. The movie received very good reviews as did the star, Harry Langdon.

GUESS HOW MUCH? Contest. The figured gentleman above is Harry Langdon. Every correct answer to the total of the figures on his suit will win two tickets to the Sigma theater to see "The Strong Man." This contest ran in an Ohio newspaper on November 16, 1926.