Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1947
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)
Leaf #:
000898
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
BOXOFFICE was the leading American exhibitor trade paper of the post-World War II era. But the publication had modest beginnings. In 1920, Ben Shlyen founded the paper, orginally titled THE REEL JOURNAL, in an office located in Kansas City's Film Row district. Like other regional exhibitor publications, THE REEL JOURNAL focused its attention on the local -- in this case, KC and the nearby territories that the city's distribution exchanges served. By the end of the 1920s, however, Shlyen had acquired or founded several more small exhibitor papers serving other US markets. In 1932, their titles all changed to BOXOFFICE, though they continued to be published in regional editions for decades to follow. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
June 06, 2024
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REVIEW DIGEST p and Alphabetical Picture Guide Index CD CL o_}2 T o k CL > » 1=5 z o o £ C Q. >» | = Z O A 767 Abie’s Irish Rose (96) UA . .11-30-46 + = — 2* -4 Hk 4+ 6 815 Adventures of Don Coyote (66) UA. ... 5-3-47 + 2*2 -k 3+ 2 801 Adventuress, The (98) E-L .. 3-15-47 + Hk 2*2 44 44 44 9+ 2 766 Affairs of Geraldine (68) Rep . .11-30-46 Hk Z+i -k Hk H 2*2 6+ 6 777 Alias Mr. Twilight (69) Col . . 1 4-47 Hk 2+2 2*2 -4 44 6+ 3 796 Angel and the Badman (100) Rep. . . 3 1-47 + 2+z + -4 -4 44 2*2 8+ 2 754 Angel on My Shoulder (101) UA.. . . 9-28-46 + + 44 -4 + 44 -4 9-4 803 Apache Rose (75) Rep .. 3-22-47 ;k + -4 Hk + 5+ 2 790 Arnelo Affair, The (86) MGM . . 2-15-47 + + + -4 2t 2*2 6+ 2 B 752 Bachelor’s Daughters, The (90) UA .. 9-14-46 2*2 + + 44 -4 2+2 -4 8+ 2 805 Backlash (66) 20-Fox . . 3-29-47 H1 Hk 2*2 2* — H 5+ 6 732 Bamboo Blonde, The (68) RKO . . 6-22-46 -k Hk Hk 2*2 Hk 2*2 2*2 7-4 7 814 Banjo (67) RKO .. 4-26-47 2+2 H“ 2*2 2*2 Hk 5+ 5 766 Beast With Five Fingers, The (88) WB H ^k + -k — — 2*2 5+ 6 794 Beat the Band (67) RKO . . 3 1-47 Hr -k Hr 2* 2*2 2*2 6+ 6 Beauty and the Bandit (71) Mono Hk -k 2+ 2 786 Bedelia (95) E-L + -k + 2t -4 5-4 2 794 Beginning or the End, The (112) MGM 3 1-47 44 + 44 -4 44 + 44 11+ 807 Bells of San Fernando (74) SG.. . . 4 5-47 2+2 — 2*2 2*2 3-4 4 755 Below the Deadline (65) Mono... ..10 5-46 2*2 2+2 + 2*z *k Hk T 7-4 6 769 Best Years of Our Lives, The (172) RKO .12 7-46 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 14-4 767 Betty Co-Ed (71) Col ..11-30-46 Hk T 2*2 + 2*2 Hk 6+ 5 744 Big Sleep, The (114) WB . 8-17-46 + 44 44 + + 44 + 10+ 791 Big Town (60) Para . 2-22-47 2+2 “k 2+2 2*2 2*2 6-f 6 — 741 Black Angel (SO) U-l . 8-10-46 2+2 2+2 2*2 + + 44 2*2 8+ 4 737 Black Beauty (74) 20-Fox . 7-20-46 H 2* zq + -4 + 2*2 7+ 4 797 Blaze of Noon (90) Para . 3 8-47 2*2 2+2 + 2*2 + -4 -4 7+ 3 787 Blind Spot (73) Col . 2 8-47 — 2+2 -4 -4 -k 5+ 3 742 Blonde for a Day (68) PRC . 8-10-46 H 2*2 Z+ T H 6+ 6— 755 Blondie Knows Best (69) Col .10 5-46 + 2*2 2*2 + + 2*2 6+ 3 773 Blondie's Big Moment (69) Col... .12-21-46 2*2 2*2 2*2 4+ 4— 798 Blondie’s Holiday (67) Col . 3 8-47 ± ^k 2*2 2*2 -k 5+ 5 754 Blue Skies (102) Para . 9-28-46 44 44 44 44 + 44 44 13+ 786 Boomerang (88) 20-Fox . 2 1-47 + 44 44 -4 + 44 44 11+ 814 Born to Kill (92) RKO . 4-26-47 2+z 2*2 2*2 2*2 2*2 6+ 6 783 Born to Speed (59) PRC . 1-25-47 -k -k -k -k H H 6+ 6 772 Boston Blackie and the Law (69) Col .12-14-46 H 2*2 + 2+2 2+ Hk 6+ 5 742 Bowery Bombshell (65) Mono . 8-10-46 2+2 2*2 H 2*2 -k Hk H 7+ 7 790 Brasher Doubloon, The (72) 20-Fox. . 2-15-47 + 2+2 qz + 2*2 2*2 6+ 4 748 Brief Encounter (85) U-l . 8-31-46 2*2 + + 44 44 7+ 1 759 Bringing Up Father (68) Mono.... .10-19-46 2+2 Hk 2*2 2*2 2*2 + 6+ 5 761 Brute Man, The (58) PRC .11 2-46 2*2 H ± — = 4+ 7 802 Buck Privates Come Home (78) U-l. . 3-15-47 44 2+2 + -4 44 2*2 9+ 3 807 Buffalo Bill Rides Again (70) SG.. . 4 5-47 — — 2 Bulldog Drummond at Bay (70) Col 2*2 1+ 1 744 Caesar and Cleopatra (126) UA... . 8-17-46 4+ + -4 44 2*2 44 -4 10+ 1— 811 Calcutta (83) Para . 4-19-47 2*2 2*2 4 Hk 44 2*2 + 8+ 4 789 Calendar Girl (88) Rep . 2-15-47 ^k ^k H 2*2 -k 2*2 + 7+ 6— 744 California (97) Para .12-21-46 + •*2 2*2 -4 44 "1* 44 9+ 2 740 Canyon Passage (92) U-l . 7-27-46 + HH 2*2 + -4 44 44 9+ 2 816 Captive Heart, The (87) U-l . 5 3-47 -k Hk + 2+2 44 6+ 3— 797 Carnegie Hall (136) UA 3 8-47 2*2 2*2 -4 44 44 44 9+ 2 805 Carnival in Costa Rica (96) 20-Fox. 3-29-47 2*2 -4 + -4 + 2*2 7+ 3 759 Chase, The (86) UA .10-19-46 + 2*2 2*2 2+2 + 5+ 3 813 Cheyenne (100) WB . 4-26-47 44 2*2 + -4 44 7+ 1 760 Child of Divorce (62) RKO .10-19-46 + 2*2 2*2 2*2 + + 2*2 7+ 4 789 Cigarette Girl (67) Col 2-15-47 H 2*2 ± 2*2 £4 6 740 Claudia and David (78) 20-Fox... 7-27-46 -4 + -4 -4 + 44 44 9+ 752 Cloak and Dagger (106) WB 9-14-46 44 44 -4 + 44 44 + 11+ 737 Cockeyed Miracle, The (81) MGM . . 7-20-46 Hr + + 2*2 2*2 -4 6+ 3 799 Code of the West (57) RKO 3 8-47 + 2*2 2*2 2*2 qz 2*2 6+ 5 776 Crime Doctor's Manhunt (61) Col.. 12-28-46 2+2 2*2 qz -4 2*2 2*2 6+ 5— 742 Criminal Court (62) RKO 8-10-46 2+n 2*2 2*2 -4 + -k 6+ 4 765 Cross My Heart (S3) Para 11-23-46 + 2*2 2*2 2*2 2*2 — 4 6+ 5 739 Cuban Pete (61) U-l 7-27-46 2+2 Zq 2*2 2*2 -4 6+ 5 796 Danger Street (66) Para 3 1-47 2*2 2*2 2+ — 6+ 6 736 Danger Woman (60) U-l 7-13-46 Hk — ~ — 2t 2t 5+ 7 771 Dangerous Millions (68) 20-Fox. . . 12-14-46 2*2 2*2 H -4 2*2 2*2 7+ 6 758 Dangerous Money (66) Mono 10-12-46 + ~ 2*2 Hk 2*2 5+ 5 793 Dangerous Venture (59) UA 3 1-47 ■+2 — 2*2 -4 2*2 5+ 4— 809 Dark Delusion (90) MGM 4-12-47 + 2*2 2* ±2 -4 2*2 6+ 4 738 Dark Horse, The (59) U-l 7-20-46 — 2*2 2*2 — 2*2 3+ 5 758 Dark Mirror, The (85) U-l 10-12-46 + 2*2 -4 44 44 + 8+ 1 734 Dead of Night (76) U-l 7 6-46 2*2 4 2*2 -4 2*2 2*2 + 7+ 4 781 Dead Reckoning (100) Col 1-18-47 + + + -4 + -4 + 7+ 732 Deadline for Murder (66) 20-Fox. . . . 6-22-46 — 2*2 2*: zq 2*2 — qz 6+ 7 760 Deception (112) WB 10-19-46 + 2+2 -4 + + -4 + 7+ 1 751 Decoy (76) Mono 9-14-46 2+2 2*2 -4 -4 + — -4 6+ 3 Desirable Lady (. .) SG — 1+ 1 788 Devil on Wheels (67) PRC 2 8-47 — Hk 2*2 2*2 44 2*2 7+ 5 797 Devil Thumbs a Ride. The (63) 3 8-47 -4 2*Z -4 -4 2*2 2*2 2*2 7+ 4 753 Devil’s Playground, The (60) UA-... 9-28-46 H; -4 2*2 2+ 2+ 54 4 765 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (62) RKO 11 9-46 2*2 2*2 -4 2*2 2*2 — 2± 64 6— 813 Dishonored Lady (86) UA 4-26-47 4 2*2 2+: -4 44 6+ 2 Don Ricardo Returns (78) PRC H 1+ 1 735 Down Missouri Way (S3) PRC 7-13-46 ± 757 Driftin’ River (55) PRC 10-12-46 ± 780 Duel in the Sun (140) SRO 1-11-47 -|-|. E 746 Earl Carroll Sketchbook (90) Rep 8-24-46 785 Easy Come, Easy Go. (77) Para 2 1-47 ± 808 Egg and I, The (108) U-l 4 5-47 +■ F 794 Fabulous Dorseys, The (90) UA.... 3 1-47 ± 775 Fabulous Suzanne, The (71) RK0 .. .12-28-46 ± 775 Falcon’s Adventure, The (61) R l< 0 ■ . .12-28-46 S00 Fall Guy (64) Mono 3 8-47 qz 792 Farmer’s Daughter, The (94) RK0 . . 2-22-47 -f 795 Fear in the Night (71) Para 3 1-47 + Fighting Frontiersman, The (..) Col 758 Fool’s Gold (63) UA 10-12-46 ± For the Love of Rusty (. .) Col 798 Framed (80) Col 3. 8-47 ± Fun on a Weekend (96) UA G 784 Gallant Bess (101) MGM 1-25-47 ± 752 Gallant Journey (86) Col 9-14-46 ± 759 Gas House Kids (68) PRC 10-19-46 qz 741 Genius at Work (62) Rl<0 8-10-46 — 753 Gentleman Joe Palooka (72) Mono... 9-28-46 zfc 810 Ghost Goes Wild, The (66) Rep 4-12-47 ± Ghost of Hidden Valley (57) PRC 812 Ginger (67) Mono 4-19-47 q; 746 G.l. War Brides (69) Rep 8-24-46 + 807 Great Expectations (115) U-l 4 5-47 4 798 Guilt of Janet Ames, The (81) Col... 3 8-47 + 804 Guilty, The (71) Mono 3-22-47 + 2* 2*2 + + — 5+ 4 — 2*2 Hk ^k 4+ 4— + 44 +f Hk 8+ 1 2+ + + -k ;+; + 7+ 4 H 2+ 2+2 HH + H; 7+ 6 + + + +f + + 9+ 2*2 2*2 + H;; + 6+ 4 2*2 2*2 2*2 H^ 2*2 — 6+ 7 2*2 2*2 + v 2+ ^k 7+ 6 2*2 -4 + rk H 6+ 5— + + + + 44 + 8+ 2+2 + + + H; Hr 7+ 3 2+_ 1+ 1 2+2 2+2 + + 5+ 3 Hk H 2+ 2— 2+2 + + 2*2 + 6+ 3 + + + ++ 5+ 2+2 + + + + H; 7+3 Hr + 2*2 + Hk 7+% 2*2 2*2 H H; H 6+ 6 — H -k -k = 5+ 6 2*2 H H + 5+ 4— 2+2 H H^ -k 5+ 5 H 1+ 1 -k -k -k 4+ 4— 2*2 r 2+2 H~ + H^ 7+ 5 4+ 44 44 44 9+ 2*2 ± + + 5+ 2 + 3+ 1 H 816 Hard-Boiled Mahoney (63) Mono... 5-3-47 745 Heading West (54) Col 8-24-46 777 Heldorado (70) Rep 1 4-47 733 Her Adventurous Night (76) U-l 7-6-46 753 Her Sister's Secret (86) PRC 9-28-46 801 High Barbaree (92) MGM 3-15-47 804 High Conquest (83) Mono 3-22-47 745 High School Hero (74) Mono 8-24-46 816 Hit Parade of 1947 (90) Rep 5 3-47 740 Holiday in Mexico (128) MGM 7-27-46 763 Home in Oklahoma (72) Rep.. . . .11 9-46 740 Home Sweet Homicide (90 ) 20Fox. . 7-27-46 813 Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (58) Rep 4-26-47 814 Homestretch, The (106) Para 4-26-47 812 Honeymoon (74) RKO 4-19-47 776 Humoresque (125) WB 12-28-46 2*2 — H 2+ 3 2+2 — + 2+ 2 2+2 + 2*2 2*2 + 5+ 3 H H -k H H H 6+ 6 H^ H3 H^ + + + 7+ 4 H; + + 44 44 8+ 2 44 + + + 2+ 6+ 1 + H^ H 2+2 2+ -k -k 7+ 6 + 2*2 + 4+ 2 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 14+ 2*2 + 2*2 ^k H^ 5+ 4— + + + + + 44 + 8+ ^k + + 3+ 1 44 2*2 2*2 2*2 44 + 8+ 3 + 2+2 — 2*2 -k 4+ 4 + + 44 44 + 44 44 11+ I 795 I Cover Big Town (63) Para 3 1-47 ± 756 1 Know Where I’m Going (91) U-l . 10 5-46 ztz 750 If I’m Lucky (78) 20-Fox 9 7-46 + 783 I'll Be Yours (83) U-l ... 1-25-47 ± 802 Imperfect Lady, The (97) Para 3-15-47 +f 731 Inside Job (66) U-l 6-22-46 zfc 746 Invisible Informer, The (57) Rep 8-24-46 — 797 It Happened in Brooklyn (103) MGM 3 8-47 ++ 788 It Happened on Fifth Avenue (116) Mono 2 8-47 -f 783 It’s a Joke, Son (63) E-L 1-25-47 + 774 It’s a Wonderful Life (132) RKO . .12-21-46 + 749 It's Great to Be Young (63) Col 9 7-46 zfc 749 I’ve Always Loved You (117) Rep. . . 9 7-46 + J 811 Jewels of Brandenburg (65) 20-Fox.. 4-19-47 + 781 Johnny O’Clock (95) Col 1-18-47 zfc 753 Jolson Story, The (128) Col 9-28-46 4+ 795 Jungle Flight (67) Para 3 1-47 zfc K 743 Killers, The (102) U-l 8-17-46 + 803 King of the Wild Horses (79) Col. . . 3-22-47 zfc L 780 Ladies’ Man (91) Para 1-11-47 + Lady Chaser (74) PRC 766 Lady in the Lake (103) MGM 11-30-46 + 739 Lady Luck (97) RKO 7-27-46 + 757 Lady Surrenders. A (113) U-l 10-12-46 zfc 746 Last Crooked Mile, The (67) Rep... 8-24-46 — Last Frontier Uprising (67) Rep 788 Late George Apley. The (98) 20-Fox 2 8-47 + 799 Law of the Lash (54) PRC 3 8-47 zfc Lighthouse (74) PRC 812 Likely Story. A (88) RKO 4-19-47 759 Little Iodine (57) UA 10-19-46 ± 750 Little Miss Bin (61) U-l 9 7-46 — 774 Locket The ( 85 RKO 12-21-46 -L 799 Lone Hand Texan The (57) Col 3 8-47 rfc 7T7 Lone Star Moonlight (67) Col 1 4-47 — ^k 4 2*2 2*2 6+ 5— Hk 2+ 2— H^ 2+2 + 2+2 -*2 7+ 5 ^k 4 2*2 + 2*2 7+ 5 2t 2*2 + qz + 7+ 3 2*2 ~ — 2*2 5+ 6 2*2 qz — — Hk 4+ 7 + 4 44 +f + + 10+ 4 2*2 + 5+ 2 2*2 — + 4+ 3 -H 4+ 44 4f 44 44 13+ — 2± Hk 5+ 6 2*2 2+ + 4 44 + 8+ 2 2*2 2*2 4+ 3 + 4 -4 4 + 44 8+ 2— ■H 4f 44 +f 44 44 14+ H 2+2 qr 6+ 6 ff 4 + 4 + H^ 8+ 1 4 5+ 4 2+2 + 2+2 7+ 5 zt 2+ 2 4* 4 + ff + 4 8+ 4 2*2 + 4 + 4 7+ 1 2+2 2+ 2— H^ 2+2 2*2 H 7+ 7 2+2 1+ 1 4 4 + 4 + H 8+ 2+2 H= — 5+ 5 Hk 1+ 1 2*2 4 -± ■Hr 5+ 3 qz — 4 q: 6+ 5 2*2 2*2 — — + 5+ 5 + u 4 -U 44 ^k 9-4 1 q: r 4+ 4— 1+ 1