Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)
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"Wake Up" and "Maptime" Take Spotlight
CHARLOTTE
Broadway — Thunder in the City (Col) 115
Broadway — Sins of the Children (GN) 95
Carolina — Uoineo and Juliet (M-G-M) 100
( ’arolina — Kspionagre (M-G-M). stage sliow 110
Imperial — When’s Your ISirthday (RKO) 100
State — 'Crime Nobody Saw (Para) 115
State — Boss Kider of Gim Creek (Univ) 100
CINCINNATI
ALbee — The M'omaii I Bove (RKO) 120
Capitol — Personal Property (M-G-M;, 2d d. t.
wk 110
Family — Gold Haeket (GN) 110
Grand — Waikiki Medding (Para), 5th wk 100
Keith’s — Gold Old Soak (M-G-M) 110
Lyric — Soldier and the l^ady (RKO) 100
Palace — Marked Woman (FN), held over 140
Shubert — Lost Horizon (Col), 2d wk 100
CLEVELAND
Allen — I Promise to Pay (Col) 125
Hanna — Lost Horizon (Col), roadshow 140
Hippodrome — Wake I'p and lave (20th-Fox) . . .150 Palace — When Love Is Young (Univ); stage
show 80
State— Uomeo and Juliet (M-G-M) 85
Stillman — Her Husband Lies (Para) 50
DALLAS
Capitol — The Battle of Greed (Cres) 80
C'apitol — Men in Exile (FN) 90
Majestic— ^Sea Devils (RKO), with IMajor
llo-wes all-girl stage show 175
Melba — When Love Is Young (Univ) 100
Palace — 'I'he Woman I Love (RKO) 125
Tower — Wake Up and IJve (20th-Fox). 2d wk.150
DENVER
Aladdin— The Hit Parade (Rep) 140
Broadway — Fifty Koads to T<avn (20th-Fox),
following a week at the Aladdin 100
Denham— Love Frcnn a Stranger (UA) 110
Denver — Wake Up aiul Live (20th-Fox); Fifi
D’Orsay on stage 210
Orpheum — Night Mu>t Fall (M-G-M); Way Out
West (M-G-M) 110
Paramount — Silent Barriers (GB) ; Step Lively Jee\es (20th-Fox) 75
DETROIT
Adams — You’re in the Army Now (GB);
Night Key (Univ) 85
Cass — G<»od Earth (M-G-M), roadshow, held
3d wk 125
Cinema — Ecstasy (Jewel), 8th wk., held for
9th 80
Downtown — P<ilygamy (L>e2el); Silks and
Saddles (Vic) 80
Fox — Thunder in the City (Col), stage show"... 100
Madison — Love From a Stranger (UA) 85
Mi< higan — Internes Can’t Take Money (Para),
stage show" ... 105
State — Her Husband’s Secretary (FN); Murder (joes to College (Para) 85
United Artists — Night Must Fall (M-G-M) .... 90
INDIANAPOLIS
Alamo — Na\y Spy (GN); Dodge (ity Trail
(Col) 80
Amba.ssador — Internes Can’t Take Money
(Para) 80
Apollo — Wake I'p and lave (20th-Fox) 185
Loew’s — Borneo and Juliet (M-G-M) 90
Lyric — Mountain Justice (FN) 110
KANSAS CITY
Mainstreet — The Wmnan I Love (RKO) 90
Midland — Borneo and Juliet (M-G-M) 75
Newman— Internes Can’t Take Money (Para);
.MehKly for Two ('WB) 80
Tower--I’ifty Beads to T<»wn (20th-Fox); stage,
including Faith Bacon 210
Uptown--Wake Fp and Live (20th-Fox); 2d wk.. 8 days 125
LOS ANGELES
Chinese — Wake I'p and Live (20th-Fox); Song
of the City (M-G-M) 150
Downtown — Woman Chases Man (UA); Men
in Exile (\VB) 90
Hillstreet — Woman I Ia»ve (RKO); Too Many
W’ives (RKO) ‘...125
Hollywood — Same as Downtown 90
Pantage.s — Same as Hillstreet 125
Paramount — Ba<-keteers in Exile (Col); Buddy Rogers, Connie Bosw-ell. Stu Hamblin in
person 110
State — Same as Chinese IFO
MILWAUKEE
Gerden— Ecstasy (Jewel) 125
Palace — J<»hn Meade’s Woman (Para);
Nobody’s Baby (M-G-M) 100
Ri' erside--Trouble in Morocco (Col), stage
show 120
(AVERAGE IS 100%)
Wake Up and Live (stage
show) — Denver 210
Maytime (2d wk.) — Pittsburgh. ...205
Good Earth — New Haven 185
Wake Up and Live — Indianapolis.. 185 A Star Is Born (dual) —
Providence 175
Wake Up and Live (dual) —
Providence 165
Lost Horizon — Omaha 165
Waikiki Wedding — Pittsburgh 165
EXTENDED RUNS
(h»od Earth, 13th wk. of two-a-day at Astor, New York.
Lost Horizon, 9th w"k. of two-a-day at Globe, New* Y'ork; 9th wk. at Geary, San Francisco.
Ec.Nta*.y, 9th wk. at Cinema. Detroit. -Marketl Woman, 4th wk. at Strand, New Y'ork.
Ma^tiine, 4th wk. at Studio, Salt Lake City.
Strand — Playtime (M-G-M); Parole Backet
(Col) 100
Waruei — <lui^litv Street (RKO); When’s Your
Birthday (RKO) .^..110
Wi.sconsin— Borneo and Juliet (M-G-M); W^ay
Gut West (M-G-M) 130
MINNEAPOLIS
Aster — China Passage (RKO); Park Ave.
Logger (RKO) 90
Century — Internes Can’t Take Money (Para) ... 90
Minnesota — Personal Property (M-G-M) 80
Orpheum Woman I Love (RKO) 80
State — No .Man of Her Own (Para); John
Meade’s W'oman (Para) 100
Time — Marines Are Coming (Rep) 80
W orld— Man Who C<»uld W ork Miracles (UA) . . 80
NEW HAVEN
College — The (iood Earth (M-G-M), roadshow
55c-83c-$1.10 185
Loew’s-Poli — A Star Is Born (UA); Let’s Get
Married (RKO) 135
Paramount — Internes C’an’t Take Money
(Para); The Crime Nobody Saw (Para) 95
Roger Sherman — The Woman I L<»ve (RKO);
Too Many Wives (RKO), 6 days 85
NEW ORLEANS
Center— Outcast (Para) 80
Globe— (ireen Uglit (FN), revival 85
Liberty — 'rhiinder in the City (Col) 125
Loew's State — A Star Is Bom (UA) 140
Orpheum — .Mountain Justice (FN) 65
Saenger — Top of the Town (Univ) 140
St. (’harles — Hit Parade (Rep) 85
Strand — sinner Take All (M-G-M) 65
Tudor — Charlie Chan at the Opera (20th-Fox)..110
NEW YORK CITY
Astor — Tlie Ciood ICarth (M-G-M), 13th wk.
of two-a-day 70
Capitol — Night Must Fall (M-G-M) 100
Central — I Promise to Pay (Col), 2d wk. and
10th episode Dick Tra<*y serial . . . ., 100
Criterion — 'riiunder in the C’ity (Col), 2d wk... 90 Globe — Lost Horizon (Col), 9th w'k. of two
a-day 70
Paramount — Swing High, Swing Iy<»w (Para)
stage show, 3d wk 100
Radio City Music Hall — A Star Is Bom (UA),
stage show; 2d wk 120
Rialto — Way Out West (M-G-M) 110
Rivoli — C afe Metropole (20th-Fox), 2d wk 120
Roxy — Wake Up and Live (20th-Fox), stage
show, 2d wk 140
Strand — Marked Woman (FN), 5 days of 4th
wk 90
Strand — The Prince and the Pauper (FN), 2 days 130
OKLAHOMA CITY
Criterion— Woman I Love (RKO) 125
Liberty — Transatlantic Merry-(io-Round (UA);
Two Wise Maids (Rep) 100
Midwest — Night Must Fall (M-G-M) 125
State — Thunder in the City (Col) 100
Warner — Way Out West (M-G-M) stage show. 100 W’arner — Ciood Earth (M-(j-M), road show,
3 days 100
OMAHA
Brandeis — I.ost Horizon (Col); road show 165
Omaha — Call It a Day (WB); Way Out
nest (M-G-M) 150
Orpheum — Wake Cp and Uve (20th-Fox);
Song of tile City (M-G-M) 160
PITTSBURGH
Alvin— Top of the Town (Univ) 110
Fulton — Love Is News (20th-Fox), 4 days,
3d wk 100
Penn — Waikiki Wedding (Para) 165
Stanley — The Soldier and tlie l.ady (RKO);
Ted I.ewis stage show 150
Warner — Maytiine (M-G-M), 2d d. t. wk 205
PORTLAND, ORE.
Blue Mouse — Waikiki AVedding (Para) ; Time
Out for Komanoe (20th-Fox); 3d d. t. wk 105
Broadway — Good Old Soak (M-G-M); Song
of the City (M-G-M) ..,..115
Mayfair — Outcasts of Poker Flat (RKO); Two
Wise Maids (Rep) 110
Orpheum — Seventh Heaven (20th-Fox); Off to
the llaees (20th-Fox) 120
Paramount — King and tlie Chorus Ciirl (WB);
Man Who Found Himself (RKO) 120
United Artists — Night Must Fall (M-G-M) 115
PROVIDENCE
Albee — Hit Parade (Rep); Outcasts of Poker
Fiat (RKO) 85
Fays — That 1 May Uve (20th-Fox), stage
show 130
Majestic — Wake Fp and Five (20th-Fox);
Charlie Clian at the Olympics ( 20th-Fox) . . . . 165 State — A Star Is Born (UA); Kaeketeers in
Kxile (Col) 175
Strand — King of Gamblers (Para); Back Stage (GB) 95
ST. LOUIS
Ambassador — The Woman I Fove (RKO)
aSVs Hours Feave (GN) 90
Fox — Make Ip and Five (20th-Fox);
Clarence (Para) ..130
Loew’s — Personal Property (M-G-M) 135
Missouri — Tluinder in the Cit.v (Col); Secret
Valley (20th-Fox) 75
St. Louis — Sea Devils (RKO); Swing High,
Swing Low (Para) 95
SALT LAKE CITY
Caiiitol — Night Must Fail (M-G-M); Nobody’s
Baby (M-G-M) ■ 110
orpheum — Woman I lk)ve. The (RKO) 115
Paramount — AValce Fp and Live ( 20th-Fox) . . . . 105 Roxy — Lasli of tlie Penitentes (Telepictures);
2nd run feature and vaudeville.. 105
Studio — ^Maytiine (M-G-M), holdover 4 th
wk 105
Victory — Park Avenue Logger (RKO); Trouble in .Morocco (Col) 105
SAN FRANCISCO
Fox — Wake Up aiul Uve (20th-Fox); Song
of the City (M-G-M) 105
Geary — Lost Horizon (Col); roadshow, 9th wk. .. 90 Golden Gate — Woman 1 Love (RKO); stage
show 100
Orpheum — Thunder in the C’ity (Col); California Straight Ahead (Univ) 90
Paramount — Ciood Old Soak (M-G-M); Doctor’s
Diary (Para) 105
St. I'rancis — Marked W<nnan (FN); Family
Affair (M-G-M), 3d d. t. wk 95
United Artists — Fire Over England (UA) ........ 75
Warfield — Internes C’an’t Take Money (Para);
Way Out West (M-G-M) 95
SEATTLE
Blue Mouse — Wake Up and Live (20th-Fox);
Murder Cioes to College (Para), 2d d. t. wk.115 Fifth Avenue — Prince and the Pauper (FN);
Song of the City (M-G-M) 120
Liberty — A Star Is Bom (UA) 120
Music Box — ^ sight Must Fall (M-G-M); Way
Out Best (M-G-M) 115
Orpheum — Shall We Dance (RKO) 120
Palomar — Soldier and the La<Iy (RKO),
stage show 115
Paramount — Charlie Chan at the Ol.vnipies
(20th-Fox); ZSVs Hours Leave (GN) 115
WASHINGTON
Capitol — Personal Property (M-G-M), stage
show 110
Columbia — Charlie Chan at Olympics (20th
Fox) 95
Earle — IMoiintain Justice (FN). stage show 70
Keiths — .Shall We Dance (RKO). 3 days 1st wk..200
Metropolitan — Thunder in the City (Col) 105
Palace — Wake Up and Uve (20th-Fox) 90
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BOXOmCE :: May 15, 1937