Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)
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Pre-Holidai] Grosses Are Depressed
CHICAGO
Apollo — Night Must Fall (M-G-M) 80
Chicago— Prince and the Pauper (FN) 115
Palace — Shall We Dance (RKO), 4th wk 85
Roosevelt — xMake May for Tomorrow (Para).. 95 United Artists — A Star Is B<irn (UA). 3rd wk... 95
CINCINNATI
Albee— A Star Is Born (UA); held over 120
Capitol — (’afe Metropole (20th-Fox) 110
Family — Midnight Taxi (20th-Fox) 110
Grand — Shall Me Dance (RKO) 3d wk 110
Keith’s— Fifty Roa<ls to Town (20th-Fox) 110
Lyric — Silent Barriers (GB) 100
Palace — Turn Off the Moon (Para) 110
CLEVELAND
Allen — Prince and the Pauper (FN) 2d wk 90
Hippodrome — Shall M’e Dance (RKO) 115
Palace — Melody for Two (\VB): Cab Calloway on the stage 90
State — Night Must Fall fM-G-M) 115
Stillman — A Star Is Bom (UA). 3d w'k 90
DALLAS
Capitol — Silent Barriers (GB) 90
Capitol — Pande Racket (Col) 100
Majestic — Good Old Soak (M-G-M) 90
Melba — Her Husband Ides (Para) 80
Palace — The.> (iave Him a (iun (M-G-M) .... 90
Tower — Shall Me Dance (RKO), 3rd wk 110
DENVER
Aladdin — Klephant Bo> (UA) 130
Broadway — A Star Is Born (l^A). following
week at each Denver and Aladdin 110
Denham — Make May for Tomorrow (Para).... 90
Denver — (’afe Metropole (20th-Fox) 100
Orpheum--Thev Gave Him a (iun (M-G-M);
(io<Kl Old Soak (M-G-M) 110
Paramount — Thunder in the City (Col) and
Motor Madness (Col) 90
DETROIT
Adams — No Man of Her Own (Para), reissued:
Silent Barriers (GB) 100
Cass — Lost Hori/on (Col), held 2nd wk 100
Cinema — Pris<uiers fAmkino). closed for
summer 85
Downtown — Slaves in Bondage (SR), held
2nd wk 115
Fox— Hit I ’arade (Rep), stage show' 95
Madison — Shall Me Dance (RKO). 3rd w'k 85
Michigan — .A Star Is Born (UA), stage show'.
Picture moved to Madison for 2nd wk 120
State — Billy the Kid (M-G-M). reissue; The
Girl From Scotland A’ard (Para) 85
United Artist.s — The Thirteenth (hair (M-G-M) 75
INDIANAPOLIS
Alania— <^’herokee Strip (FN) 90
Ambassador — M'e Have Our Moments (Unlv)... 80
Apollo — Prince and the Pau|>er (FN) 80
Circle — Turn Off the Moon (Para) 80
Indiana — Man AVho Found Himself (RKT)),., 90
Loew’s — A Star Is Born (UA) 75
Lyric — Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox) plus stage
show 100
KANSAS CITY
Mainstreet — Turn Off the Moon (Para). Kins:
of Oainblers (Para) fiO
Midland — Woman Chase-. Man (UA): The 13th
Chair (M-G-M), H days SO
Newman — Call It a Day (\VB); The .Man Mho
Tonncl Himself (RKO) 55
Tower — Cafe Metroinde (20th-Fox), stage 12.'i
I'ptown — Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox) 100
LOS ANGELES
Chinese — Komeo and .Juliet (M-G-M); Nohodj's
Baby (M-G-M) '...110
Downtown — Prince and the Pauper (FN) 100
Hillstreet -Shall We Danee (RKO), 3rd wk... 90
Hollywood — Prince and the Pauper (P'N) 100
Pantages — Shall We Danee (RKO), 3rd wk 90
Paramount — Turn Off the .Mimn (Para)
Pink.v Tomlin in person 130
State — Borneo and .Juliet (M-G-M); N(d>r>d.»’s
Baby (M-G-M) !..,.110
(Average Is lOOyo)
Top Hits of the Week
Shall "We Dance — Pittsburgh..
135
Cafe Metropole — New Orleans
and Omaha
130
Elephant Boy — Denver
130
OooD Old Soak — Omaha
130
Shall 'We Dance — Milwaukee..
■Wake Up and Live — Pittsburgh
125
and Portland, Ore
125
■Woman Chases Man — New Or
leans
125
EXTENDED RUNS
Lo>t Horizon, 12th wk. of two-a
day at
Globe. New' York.
Maikiki M’edding, 6th d.t. wk. in Port
land. Ore.
Captains (’oiirageous, 3rd wk. of day at Astor, New York.
two-a
I'rince and the I’auper, 3id wk. at
strand.
New York.
Shull We Dance, 3rd wk. in Cincinnati;
3rd wk. in Cleveland; 3rd wk. in 3rd wk. in Los Angeles.
Dallas;
.\ Star Is Bom, 3rd wk. in .San Francisco;
3rd wk. in Seattle; 3rd wk. in Chicago.
MILWAUKEE
Garilen — .Night Must Fall (M-G-M); You’re in
the .\rmy Now (GB) 100
Palace — Turn Off the Moon (Para). Girl From
Scotland Yard (Para) 115
Riverside — .She's Dangerous (Univ); .stage sliow 105 Strand— Personal I’ropcrty (M-G-M); Midnight
Taxi (20th-Fox) 90
Wainei— Shall Me Danee (RKO); Midnight
Court (\VB) 125
Wisconsin — The.y tiave Him a Gun (M-G-M);
Step l.ivel.y, .Jeeves (20th-Fox) 100
MINNEAPOLIS
A.stei— Night Key (Univ); It Happened Out
West (20th-Fox) 90
Century — Shall We Dance (RKO), 2d wk 95
Minnesota — Prince and the Pau|>er (FN) 90
Orpheum— Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox) 85
State — Way Out West (M-G-M); Her Husband
Lie.s (Para) 90
Time— Dealers In Death (SR); Lasst »Jonrney
(SR) 70
M’oiid — Sinalanningar (Swedish) 90
NEW HAVEN
College — Devil’s Ploygnuind (Col); Pande
RiU'ket (Col) 90
Loew 's Poli — Hit Parade (Rep); Night Must
Fall (M-G-M) 100
Paramount— Turn Off the M<»on (Para); Night
of Mystery (Para) 90
Roger Sherman — Mountain Justice (FN); When Love Is Vi>ung (Ltniv), 6 days 55
NEW ORLEANS
Center — <iay Di vorcee (RKO), reissue 55
GIobp--Swing High, Suing I^u (Para), revival 60
Liberty — Behind the Headlines (RKO) 55
('»rpheuni — Prince and the Pauper (FN) 90
Saenger — Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox) 130
St. t’harles — Two Wise Maids (Rep); Rootin’
Tootin’ Rhythm (Rep) 95
State — U Oman ( bases Man (UA) 125
Tudor Wake Up and I>lve (20th-Fox), revival. 100
NEW YORK CITY
Astor — (’aptaiiis Courageous (M-G-M) 3rd wk,
of two-a-day 90
Capitol-They Gave Him a (inn (M-G-M),
2nd wk 80
Central — ( harlie Chan at the Olympics
20th-Fox). 13th epi. Dick Tracy serial 95
Globe — Lost Horizon (Col). 12th wk. of two
a-day 50
Palace — .Melody for Two (WB), 1st run and
Cafe .Metropole (20th-Fox). 2nd run 105
Paramount — T^irn Off the Moon (Para),
stage show 110
Radio City Music Hall — Shall We Dance (RKO),
stage show ; 2nd wk 105
Rialto — What Price Vengeance (Rialto) 105
Rivoli — Dreaming Lips (UA) and Disney
Award feature (UA) 95
Roxy — As Good as Married (Univ), stage show 90 ir'trand—Prince and the Pauper (FN), 3rd wk. 90
OMAHA
Brandeis — The Prince ami the Paui>er (FN);
Parole Racket (Col) 110
Omaha — Good Old Siwik (M-G-M); She's Dangerous (Univ) 130
Orpheum — Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox); A Family Affair (M-G-M) 130
PITTSBURGH
Alvin — M ake V^p and Live (20th-Fox), 2d wk. .125
Fulton — Fire Over Kngland (UA) 85
Penn — Shall We Dance (RKO) 135
Stanley — The M'oman I Love (RKO); Phil
Regan in person 110
Warner — Outcasts of Poker Flat (RKO);
Don’t Tell the M’ife (RKO) 85
PORTLAND, ME.
Empire — As Goo<l a-s Marrierl (Univ) ; Myster
ious Crossing (Univ) 85
StatePrinee and the Pauper (FN); Night
of Mystery (Para) 100
PORTLAND. ORE.
Blue Mouse — M’aikiki M’edding (Para); Parole
Ra<'ket (Colo). 6th d. t. wk 105
Broadway — They Gave Him a Gun (M-G-M);
That xMan’s Here Again (FN) 110
Mayfair — Behind the Headlines (RKO); Head
Over Heels in Love (GB) 110
Orpheum — Shall AVe Dance (RKO); Midnight
Taxi (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 115
Paramount — M’ake Up and Live (20th-Fox);
I Promise to Pay (Col) 125
United Artists — History Is Made at Night (UA). Nobody’s Baby (M-G-M) 120
PROVIDENCE
Albee — Mings Over Honolulu (Univ); Oh.
Doctor (Univ) 65
Fays — Draegerman ('ourage (FN). stage show 50 Majestic — Fifty Roads to Town (20th-Fox);
I’nder the Retl Robe (20th-Fox) 100
State — Night Must Fall (M-G-M); May Out
M’est (M-G-M) 100
Strand — League of Frightened Men (Col);
No Man of Her Own (Para) reissued 100
SALT LAKE CITY
Capitol — I Met Him in Paris (Para); Time
Out tor Romance (20th-Fox) 105
Orjiheum — This Is M.v Affair (20th-Fox).
Oh. Doctor (Univ) 100
Paramount — Romeo and Juliet (M-G-M) 95
Studio — Shall Me Dance (RKO), holdover,
2nd wk 90
SAN FRANCISCO
Clay — Fire Over Kngland (UA) 120
Fox —Cafe Metropole (20th-Fox). Mountain Justice (FN) 85
Geary — Ixost Horizon (Col), roadshow, 11th wk.lOO
Golden Gate — Shall Me Dance (RKO); stage
show 120
Orpheum — As Good as Marrle<l (Univ);
Hours Leave (GN) 70
I’aramount — Night Must Fall (M-G-M); No
bo<ly*H Baby (M-G-M) 95
St. Franci.s — Manhattan Mehnlrama (M-G-M),
reis.sue; Girl Loves Boy (GN) 95
United Artists — Star Is Born (UA), 3rd wk...l05
Warfield — Prince and Pauper (FN); Fair M’arning (20th-Fox) 100
SEATTLE
Blue Mouse — (’afe Metropole (20th-Fox): Mid
night Taxi (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 120
Fifth Avenue — They Gave Him a Gun (M-G-M);
Nobmly’s Baby (M-G-M) 120
Liberty — A Star Is Bom (L^A). 3rd wk 115
Music Box — Prince and the Pauper (FN),
3rd wk 110
Orpheum — (’all It a Day (WB); Silent
Barriers (GB) 120
Palomar — Everybmly Dance (GB). plus stage
show 115
Paramount — As Gowl as Married (Univ);
Klephant Boy (UA) 115
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BOXOFFICE June 5, 1937