NOVEL TALKING PICTURE
DEAD MAN TO READ OWN WILL
(United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright)
(Received Bth January, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, 6th January.
An elderly retired Birmingham manufacturer has made a talking picture of himself reading his own will. It will be presented to an audience of selected friends and relatives who will benefit, together with others who think they should be there immediately after the cremation. The guests have not only been selected but the order of the seats in front of the screen has been arranged to enable the dead man to turn and speak to each one individually. He begins: “Now that I’m dead I claim the right to speak to you impartially,” and proceeds to explain, to each why he or she benefited more or less than expected. He points out the faults and virtues of each in turn, and concludes: “Now dear nieces, nephews, and friends, I shall bore you no longer. To save unpleasant lawsuits a solicitor will now read the will in similar terms, drawn up, testified and witnessed in the correct legal manner.” He bids goodbye, bows', and is flashed off the screen.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 8 January 1931, Page 5
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190NOVEL TALKING PICTURE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 8 January 1931, Page 5
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