Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1947
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)
Leaf #:
000899
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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An interpretative analysis of opinions deduced from the language of lay and trade press reviews. The plus and minus signs indicate the degree of favor or disfavor of the review. This department serves also as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. Numeral preceding title is Picture Guide Review page number. In parentheses after title is running time. Date following distributor is BOXOFFICE review date. Listings cover current reviews. It is brought up to date regularly. The meaning of the various signs and their combinations is as follows: +f Very Good; + Good; — F air; Mediocre; — Poor; = Very Poor. In the summary ++ is rated as 2 pluses; = as 2 minuses. 780 Lone Wolf in Mexico (70) Col 1-11-47 ±2 -4 2*2 2+2 4+ 4— 782 Sinbad the Sailor (117) RKO 1-18-47 + + + + + + 4 74 SOX Lost Honeymoon (71) E-L 3-15-47 2+ 2+ + + 44 4 74 2 741 Sing While You Dance (73) Col.... 8-18-46 2+2 H 2t 2+ HH 5-4 5 806 Love and Learn (85) WB 3-29-47 2+ HH 2+ 2+2 — . 44 5 777 Singin' in the Corn (64) Col 1 4-47 T 2+2 2+ — H 44 5 769 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (93) 752 Singing on the Trail (69) Col 9-14-46 2*2 2+2 2+ 2 MGM 12 7-46 2+ + 2±2 H~ 44 2+2 8+ 5 770 Sioux City Sue (69) Rep 12 7-46 -* 2+2 2+ 2*2 4 5-4 4— M 738 Sister Kenny (116) RKO 7-20-46 ** ft *+ 44 44 44 44 144 794 Macomber Affair, The (90) UA 1-25-47 + -4 _ + + -h 44 84 3— 789 Smash-Up (103) U-l 2-15-47 + -H + + + 44 44 10-4 Magic Bow, The ( . . ) U-l + 14 1 732 Smoky (87) 20-Fox 6-22-46 + 2+ + + + 44 44 9-4 1 766 Magnificent Doll, The (94) U-l. . . . 11-23-46 + -4 -4 + -4 44 44 9-4 1 765 So Dark the Night (70) Col .11-23-46 + 2*2 it + + 4 -H 7-4 3 803 Magnificent Rogue, The (75) Rep... 3-22-47 + 3-4 2 786 Song of Scheherazade (106) U-l... 2 1-47 + 2+ 2+2 + + 4 74 3 776 Man 1 Love, The (96) WB 12-28-46 -4 2+ 4 2+ 74 5 Song of the Sierras (55) Mono + 2+2 2-4 1 760 Margie (94) 20-Fox 10-19-46 + -H -4 + + 44 44 104 762 Song of the South (95) RKO .11 1-46 -H ** ** 44 44 44 44 14-4 792 Michigan Kid (70) U-l 2-22-47 2+ 2+ 7-4 7 786 South of the Chisholm Trail (58) Col. 2 1-47 2*2 2+ H 3-4 3 809 Mighty McGurk, The (85) MGM... 4-12-47 + 2+ -4 + -4 4 2±2 7-4 2 Spoilers of the North (66) Rep 2+2 2+ 2— 798 Millie’s Daughter (70) Col 3 8-47 + ±2 44 4— 745 Spook Busters (68) Mono . 8-24-46 2+2 2+ ; 2+2 2*2 H 2+2 74 7 748 Mister Ace (84) UA 8-31-46 + ±2 -4 -4 2+2 + 7-f 3 780 Stagecoach to Denver (56) Rep. . . . . 1-11-47 -* 2+ 2+ + 2+ 5-4 4 779 Mister District Attorney (81) Col.. 1-11-47 -4 2+ -4 2+2 -h 2+2 74 6 773 Stairway to Heaven (104) U-l .12-21-46 + + 44 44 44 44 10-4 773 Mister Hex (63) Mono 12-21-46 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+2 4 2+2 6-4 5 805 Stallion Road (97) WB . 3-29-47 2+2 2*2 2+ + + 4 4 7-4 3 813 Monsieur Verdoux (120) UA 4-26-47 -H 2+ 44 2+2 8+ 4 775 Stars Over Texas (57) PRC .12-28-46 ±2 2+2 24 2 766 My Brother Talks to Horses (93) 764 Strange Holiday (56) PRC .11 9-46 ± 2+2 2+2 4 5-4 4 — MGM -4 2+ 44 + -h + 7-4 2 751 Strange Journey (67) 20-Fox . 9-14-46 -+~ -+■ ± ± HH 5+ 5 758 My Darling Clementine (97) 20-Fox 10-12-46 -4 + + -4 4 44 2+2 8+ 1 762 Strange Woman, The (101) UA... .11 2-46 + 2*2 + + + 4 4 7-4 X 791 My Favorite Brunette (87) Para... 2-22-47 + + + + 4 44 44 9-4 789 Suddenly It’s Spring (87) Para.... . 2-15-47 + 2*2 + + + 4 4 7-4 1 My Heart Goes Crazy (..) U-l. .. 1-4 1 738 Sunset Pass (59) RKO . 7-20-46 2*2 2+2 2+2 2+2 2+ 6-f 6 — 734 My Pal Trigger (79) Rep 7 6-46 -4 -4 ■+ 44 -h 74 3 766 Susie Steps Out (65) UA .11-23-46 2*2 2+2 2+2 2+2 2+ 6-f 6— N 770 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (76) Mono. 12 7-46 2+ 2+2 + 2+ 2+2 4 64 4 771 Swell Guy (87) U-l .12-14-46 2+2 + + + + 2+ 44 8+ 2 762 Never Say Goodbye (97) WB 11 2-46 + 2+ + 2+2 2*2 /-f b — 815 New Orleans (89) UA 5 3-47 -4 + + 44 2+2 2+2 7-4 2 T 736 Night and Day (128) WB 7-13-46 -H 4+ 44 44 44 44 44 144 806 Tarzan and the Huntress (72) RKO. . 3-29-47 + 2+2 2+ 4 "1“ 2+ — 6-4 4— 755 Nobody Lives Forever (100) WB... 10 5-46 -4 2+ -4 4 4 2+2 4 7-4 2 761 Temptation (100) U-l .11 2-46 + 2+2 2+ 2+ 44 + 8-4 4 757 Nocturne (87) RK0 10-12-46 -1 2+ + -h 4 2+2. 4 74 4 764 Terror Trail (55) Col .11 9-46 2+ 2— 747 No Leave, No Love (120) MGM... 8-31-46 -4 + 44 -4 2+2 + 4 8-4 1 772 That Brennan Girl (95) Rep .12-14-46 2+2 + 2+ + 2+ 2+ 7-4 5— 787 Nora Prentiss (111) WB 2 8-47 -4 -h -4 — + 2+2 7-4 5 791 That Way With Women (85) WB. . . 2-22-47 ±2 2+2 + 44 8-h 5 — 739 Notorious (103) RKO 7-27-46 -H 44 44 44 4 + 44 12-4 810 That’s My Man (104) Rep . 4-12-47 + + 2+ + 4 2+ 4 7-4 2 761 Notorious Gentleman (108) U-l ■ 11 2-46 -4 + + -4 44 44 8-4 747 They Were Sisters (108) U-l . 8-31-46 + 2+ + *4“ + 6-4 2 o 77513 Rue Madeleine (95) 20-Fox .12-28-46 + + + + 4 44 44 9-4 792 Thirteenth Hour, The (62) Col . 2-22-47 2*2 2+ 2+ — 4-4 5 793 Odd Man Out (118) U-l 3 1-47 44 + 44 44 44 44 11-4 R11 This Hannv Breed (110) U-l . 4-19-47 + 2+2 + + 44 44 9-4 2 734 Of Human Bondage (105) WB 7 6-46 -4 2*22 2± Hr 2+2 4 /-f b — 751 Three Little Girls in Blue (90) 20-Fox 9-14-46 + + + 44 4 44 44 10-4 810 Other Love, The (95) UA 4-12-47 -4 + -4 44 44 44 9-4 809 Three on a Ticket (62) PRC . 4-12-47 + 2+2 2+ 2+2 4 5+ 3 773 Out California Way (67) Rep 12-21-46 2+ 2+2 2*2 4 b-J 4 — 730 Three Wise Fools (92) MGM . 6-15-46 2*2 + 2+ + 4 4 2+2 7-4 3 796 Over the Santa Fe Trail (63) Col.. . . 3 1-47 ±2 + 3-| 2— 747 Thrill of Brazil, The (91) Col . 8-31-46 + -+ 2+ -4 + 4 6-4 3 778 Overlanders, The (91) E-L 1 4-47 HH + 2+2 44 4 74 3 765 Till the Clouds Roll By (120) MGM. .11-23-46 -H + 44 44 44 44 11-4 P 730 Till the End of Time (105) RKO... . 6-15-46 4+ 2*2 2+ + 44 44 4 10+ 2— 765 Perfect Marriage, The (87) Para... 11-23-46 2+ ■±2 ^H + 4 2t 2± 7-4 5 743 Time of Their Lives, The (82) U-l. . 8-17-46 + 2+2 2*2 + 4 44 2+ 8-4 3 742 Personality Kid (68) Col 8-10-46 2+ H^ Hr H1 + 2*2 6-) 5— 804 Time Out of Mind (89) U-l . 3-22-47 -+ — 2*2 HH 2+ 2+ 7-4 7 815 Philo Vance Returns (64) PRC... 5 3-47 2+ -H H^ + 2+2 5-4 4 772 Time, the Place and the Girl, The 815 Philo Vance’s Gamble (62) PRC... 5 3-47 ~ — 2*22 2*2 24 4 (105) WB .12-14-46 2+ 2+2 + + 4 4 2+ 7-4 3 784 Pilgrim Lady, The (67) Rep . 1-25-47 2+2 ±2 2+2 2+2 H1 2*z 64 6— 794 Trail Street (83) RKO . 3 1-47 2*2 2+ + 2+ 2+ 4 6-4 4 763 Plainsman and the Lady (82) Rep... .11 9-46 2+ H1 ± + + 2±2 2+2 7-f 5 785 Trail to San Antone (67) Rep . 2 1-47 2*2 2+2 -4 2+ 4 5-4 3 741 Prairie Badmen (55) PRC . 8-10-46 -H 2+2 2*2 ~h H^ 5-4 5 Trailing Danger (..) Mono 2+ 1+ 1 793 Private Affairs of Bel Ami, The (115) 779 Trap, The (68) Mono . 1-11-47 — 2+2 — 3+ 5 UA 2+ 2+ 2+2 + 2+2 44 74 4 764 Tumbleweed Trails (57) PRC.... .11 9-46 2+2 2+ 4+ 4— 791 Pursued (101) WB . 2-22-47 + + + 4 4 44 7-4 811 Twilight on the Rio Grande (71) Rep. 4-19-47 + 2+ 2+ — 3+ 3— Q 739 Two Guys From Milwaukee (90) WB . 7-27-46 + + + 4 4 2+ 4 7-4 1 733 Queen of Burlesque (67) PRC . 7 6-46 2+ ±2 2+2 2+ 2+2 2*2 64 6 806 Two Mrs. Carrolls, The (100) WB . 3-29-47 + 2+2 2+ 4 4 4+ 2 805 Queen of the Amazons (61) SG. . . . . 3-29-47 -4 ± 2+2 — 3-4 4 730 Two Smart People (93) MGM.... . 6-15-46 2+2 2+2 2+2 2+2 2+ 4 6-4 5 R 748 Two Years Before the Mast (98) Raiders of the South (58) Mono... 2+2 2+2 ^H 3-f 3 Para 2*2 2+2 4+ + 4 44 44 10+ 2 Rainbow Over the Rockies (54) Mono Hh H 3-4 3 u 793 Ramrod (94) UA . 3 1-47 + 2+ + + 4 4 64 1 748 Under Nevada Skies (69) Rep . 8-31-46 2+ 3+ 3 802 Range Beyond the Blue (54) PRC. .. . 3-15-47 2+ + 2± 2+2 4-4 3 Undercover Maisie (93) MGM + + + H 4+ 1 770 Razor’s Edge, The (146) 20-Fox. . .12 7-46 +4 2±2 + 44 + 7-4 1 756 Undercurrent (113) MGM .10 5-46 + 2+2 + 44 4 44 4 9-4 1 785 Red House, The (93) UA . 2 1-47 + ±2 + + 4 44 44 94 1 772 Unexpected Guest (60) UA .12-14-46 ±2 2+ 2+2 2+ 2+2 2+ 6+ 6 744 Rendezvous With Annie (90) Rep.. . 8-17-46 + + + 4 4 4 6-4 734 Unknown, The (65) Col . 7 6-46 -+ ■+ -+ -+■ -+ -+ ~+ 7-4 7 787 Renegade Girl (65) SG . 2 8-47 2+ 24 2 80S Untamed Fury (61) PRC . 4 5-47 2+ + + 2+ 6+ 4 767 Return of Monte Cristo, The (91) . .11-30-46 ±2 + + 2+2 44 8-4 4 V 733 Return of Rusty (64) Col) . 7 6-46 2*Z 2+2 4 ^h 54 4— 808 Vacation Days (68) Mono . 4 5-47 2+2 2+2 2+ 3 Riding the California Trail (61) Mono ~H 1-4 1 757 Vacation in Reno (60) RKO .10-12-46 2+ 2+ 2+2 2+ — 7+ 7 796 Road to Hollywood (61) SG . 3 1-47 2+ 14 1 Valley of Fear (54) Mono — 2+ 1+ 2 754 Roll On Texas Moon (68) Rep . 9-28-46 2+ 2± 2+2 4 + 54 3— 766 Verdict, The (86) WB .11-23-46 + 2+ 2+2 + 2+2 4 + 7+ 3 760 Rolling Home (71) SG .10-19-46 2+Z 2± 24 2 799 Vigilantes of Boomtown (96) Rep. . . + 2+2 + + 2+ 5+ 2 s 812 Violence (72) Mono . . 4-19-47 2+2 2+ + 2+2 2+ 5+ 4 808 San Demetrio, London (78) 20-Fox. . 4 5-47 2+ ±2 44 + H1 6-4 3 w 769 San Quentin (66) RKO .12 7-46 ~ 2+2 + ^h 4 2+ 2+ 7-f 5 766 Wake Up and Dream (92) 20-Fox .11-30-46 2*2 — -4 44 2+ 8-4 5 Santa Fe Uprising (56) Rep 2+2 2+ 24 2— 763 Wanted for Murder (97) 20Fox. . .11 9-46 2*2 2+ + 4 4 + &+ 2 738 Scandal in Paris, A (100) UA . 7-20-46 + 2+2 2+2 22+2 H 2+ 4 7-4 5 814 Welcome Stranger (106) Para. . . . 4-26-47 ** ** 44 44 44 44 12+ 790 Sea of Grass, The (123) MGM . 2-15-47 + 2+2 + + 4 44 44 9-4 1 806 West of Dodge City (57) Col . 3-29-47 2+2 2+2 2+ 2 767 Secret Heart, The (97) MGM .11-30-46 + ±2 44 + 4 4 7-4 1 816 West to Glory (61) PRC . . 5 3-47 2*2 2*2 2+2 3+ 3 761 Secret of the Whistler (65) Col. . . .11 2-46 2+ — 4-| 4 — 751 White Tie and Tails (74) U-l . . 9-14-46 2+2 2+ 4 4 2+ 5+ 3 745 Secrets of a Sorority Girl (58) PRC. . 8-24-46 -H “h 2+ = 44 6 771 Wicked Lady, The (98) U-l . .12-14-46 + 2+ 2+2 4 + 6-4 3 795 Seven Were Saved (72) Para . 3 1-47 -h 2+2 4 4 4 74 4— 762 Wife Wanted (73) Mono . .11 2-46 2+ 2+2 2+ ■4+ 4— 744 Shadow of a Woman (79) WB . 8-17-46 2+ 2+2 H 2+2 2+ -H 7-4 7 743 Wild Beauty (61) U-l . . 8-17-46 — 4 2+ 5+ 4 756 Shadowed (70) Col .10 5-46 2+ 2+2 4 2+2 2+2 5-4 4 785 Wild Country (57) PRC . . 2 1-47 2+2 — — — ♦ 4+ 4— 779 Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (55) 769 Wild West (73) PRC . .12 7-46 2*2 + 2+2 5+ 4 20Fox . 1-11-47 + 2+: 2+2 + 4 4 6+ 2 Woman on the Beach, The (..) RKO + 1+ 809 Shoot to Kill (65) SG . 4-12-47 -4 + 2+ 44 2 T 743 Show-Off, The (84) MGM . 8-17-46 + + + 2+2 2*2 4 -h 7-4 3 810 Yankee Fakir (71) Rep . . 4-12-47 + 2+ 2+2 4 5-4 3 Silver Range (55) Mono 2+2 2+2 2-4 2 770 Yearling, The (135) MGM . .12 7-46 ++ +f 44 44 44 44 44 14-4 792 Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The (94) . 2-22-47 + + + + + 4 6-4 802 Years Between, The (88) U-l .. 3-15-47 2*2 2+2 2+ 4 44 7+ 4