1938 ad: woman STUNT Performer Ione Reed; feminist pioneer, for Camel Cigarettes For Sale

1938 ad -
female movie stunt artist
for Camel CigarettesThis is a full-page color magazine advertisement which was published in 1938. It measures slightly over 10 x 13.5 inches in size and is in excellent and attractive condition, printed on glossy paper.The ad presents a testimonial for Camel Cigarettes by movie stunt woman Ione Reed (1903-1981). IMDB lists her with 31 acting credits and 5 stunt roles during her Hollywood career from 1924-1945.The ad features three photos, including one of Reed leaping from a speeding car onto the front of a locomotive. The ad’s headline and text proclaims, in part:SHE RISKS HER LIFE FOR THE MOVIES -Miss Ione Reed, Daring Movie
Stunt Girl, Answers a
Question About Cigarettes. . .She jumps off rushing trains. She changes from speeding car to train and back again. She is the girl stunt star of Hollywood. Laughs at danger — because she knows what she is doing. Is extra careful in her choice of a cigarette, because . . .
“. . . In my nerve-wracking work, I appreciate real mildness, and Camels are so mild that I can smoke them all through the day, and my nerves don’t feel the least bit frayed. . . . After a meal, I enjoy a Camel ‘for digestion’s sake’ . . .
Often when working ‘On location’ Miss Reed has to go through the same danger — the same strain — five or six times before a ‘take’ is right. “I know what hard work is,” she says, “Many a time I’ve been thankful for that cheery ‘lift’ that I get with a Camel. . . .”
For her hours of recreation Miss Read likes the same things most girls do - cooking - dancing - outdoor sports - and Camels! . . . “On almost every movie lot, I notice that so many of the stars prefer (GS 9.0.3 (1426))

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