Evening star., 1931-05-17
PRIZES TO Be GIVEN
FOR MOV|ESOF D. c.
Five Hundred Dollars to Be
Divided Among '13 for
Best Suggestions.

Plans for a $500 contest to obtain
suggestions of scenes in the Capital
worthy of Use in the filming of motion
picture depicting the glories OF Wash
ington as a city were announced last
night.
The movie will be shown throughout
the country under the auspices of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce and
the George Washington Bicentennial
Commission. Thirteen prizes will be
distributed in the suggestion contest.
The main award will be $3.50 in gold.
There will be a second prize of 500, a
third of $50 and 10 of SO each.
Warner Brothers will produce the
picture. The company will spend about
100000 on the film which will be dis
tributed through its exchanges.
Two-reeI Film.
Under present plans the production
will be a two-reel film requiring about
20 minutes for screen display. The
shots" or scenes will be confined to
10 interesting and vital subjects con-
nected with Washington and its history,
political background, famous sites,
buildings, distinguished personalities
and national influences which have af-
fected the world and its progress.
Washington has at least 10000 in
tereSting subjects. in the opinion of
Jacob Wilk. chief scenario editor for
Warner Brothers. who will prepare the
story for production.
Rules for Contest.
Rules and regulations for the contest
follow: ssrs
l. Write only on one side of paper.
Typewriting is preferred.
q. Entries or essays to cover only 10
outstanding, interesting or important
shots"
3. With each suggestion, idea or
selection must be so words or less ex-
planning why the choice was included
4. Explanations for suggestions or
ideas are positively limited to a total
of 500 words.
5. All entries must be submitted be-
fore midnight Saturday, June Z.
6. Contestants may submit as many
entries as desired. There will be no
geographical limitation. Citizens of
the entire United States can compete,
only members of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce and those re-
lated to the committee being barred
z. Decision of the judges to be abso-
lutte and final.
8. All suggestions or ideas submitted
must become the property Of the Con-
test Committee.
8. Manuscripts will not be returned
10. Winning of an award implies no
obligation upon the producing COM
pany or Washington Chamber Of Com
nferce to incorporate ideas, suggestions
or shots" into the Washington picture
unless found practical.
Release In Fall.
When the 10 best suggestions have
bean selected the plans for the produc-
ton Of the picture wiz be announced.
It Is expected that the picture will be
made n Washington within 80 days
and released for national distribution
IN the early EalL. Distribution will be
through Warner Brothers exchanges
and commercial organizations affiliated
with the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce. Exhibitors viii get the picture
without charge.
Among the members of the Cham
bars Bicentennial Committee are:
King, honorary chairman; George A.
q. Wood, Martin A. Lee6e, Charles w.
Darr. Rudolph jose, william c. Miller,
Miss N. Pearl Mccall. Frank r. Jelleff,
George B. 1saser, Edward Goring
Bliss, George z. Keneipp, Walter B.
Clarkson, Walter Hinton, r. L. Polio,
Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen. Gen. Anton
son, n. A. Brooks, J. Edward Heberle,
Darrell P. Aub, Sidney B. Lust, A.
Julian Brylawski, Mrs Marie Moore
Forrest and z. F. Jewell.
The Suggestion Contest Committee:
Andrew r. Kelley, chairman; Herbert
F. Corn, Oliver Owen Kuhn, William
H. Iandvoight, C. E. Nelson, Edward
DeS. Melcher, John j. RiSeling, Nor
man w. Baxter, Aubrey Taylor, Nelson
B. Bell, Michael w. Flynn, Lee Somers,
Sanford FARRELL. Edward Bratburd,
Lowell Mellett, Ralph D. Palmer, Ma
belle Jennings. Daniel z. O'Connell,
Ralph Ellis and Ralph W. Benton.