Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)

Page scan 0001258 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1947
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)
Leaf #:
0001258
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 V and Alphabetical Picture Guide Index A 767 Abie’s Irish Rose (96) UA .11-30-46 + _ HH 4 H; 4+ 6 780 Duel in the Sun (140) SRO . 1-11-47 -H + 44 44 + + 9+ 815 Adventures of Don Coyote (66) UA. . 5 3-47 + 44 5+ 2 E 801 Adventuress, The (98) E-L . 3-15-47 + H; 44 44 44 9+ 2 746 Earl Carroll Sketchbook (90) Rep.. . 8-24-46 H ^H + + -H 2*2 + 7+ 4 766 Affairs of Geraldine (68) Rep .11-30-46 H^ Sj" 6 785 Easy Come, Easy Go. (77) Para.... . 2 1-47 H^ H ±2 ^H + 2*2 7+ 6 777 Alias Mr. Twilight (69) Col . 1 4-47 2*2 2*2 -4 44 6+ 3 808 Egg and 1, The (108) U-l . 4 5-47 + + + + 44 + + 9+ 796 Angel and the Badman (100) Rep.. . 3 1-47 + 2*2 + -4 -4 44 H; 8+ 2 F 754 Angel on My Shoulder (101) UA... . 9-28-46 + + 44 -4 + 44 -4 9+ 794 Fabulous Dorseys, The (90) UA.. . 3 1-47 + ^H + 6+ 4 803 Apache Rose (75) Rep . 3-22-47 + -4 Hh + 5+ 2 775 Fabulous Suzanne, The (71) RKO. .12-28-46 H -H -H -H -H -H 6+ 7 790 Arnelo Affair, The (86) MGM . 2-15-47 + + + -4 Hu &4 2 775 Falcon’s Adventure, The (61) RKO. .12-28-46 HH ^H + 2*2 2*2 7+ 6 B 800 Fall Guy (64) Mono . 3 8-47 HH -H + 2*2 6+ 5 752 Bachelor's Daughters, The (90) UA. . 9-14-46 H; + + 44 + H; •4 84 2 792 Farmer's Daughter, The (94) RKO . 2-22-47 + + + + + 44 + 8+ 805 Backlash (66) 20-Fox . 3-29-47 H; dr H; H^ 84 6 795 Fear in the Night (71) Para . 3 1-47 + + + + 2*2 2+2 7+ 3 814 Banjo (67) RKO . 4-26-47 2*2 2*2 H^ 5+ 5 Fighting Frontiersman, The (61) Col HH 1+ 1 766 Beast With Five Fingers, The (88) 758 Fool's Gold (63) UA ;H + + 5+ 3 WB .11-30-46 2*2 + jh 5+ 6 For the Love of Rusty (69) Col.. . . -+ 2*2 -H 3+ 3 794 Beat the Band (67) RKO . 3 1-47 HH 2*2 H; 6+ 6 798 Framed (80) Col . 3 8-47 + + 2*2 + 6+ 3 Beauty and the Bandit (71) Mono Hh 2+ 2 Fun on a Weekend (96) UA + + + 44 5+ 786 Bedelia (95) E-L . 2 1-47 + + H; -4 54 2 G 794 Beginning or the End, The (112) MGM 3 1-47 44 + 44 -4 44 -4 44 11-4 784 Gallant Bess (101) MGM .. 1-25-47 H^ + + + + 2*2 7+ 3 807 Bells of San Fernando (74) SG . . . 4 5-47 2*2 2*2 H^ 3+ 4 752 Gallant Journey (86) Col . . 9-14-46 HH H + 2*2 + 2*2 7+%— 755 Below the Deadline (65) Mono.... .10 5-46 ± + 2*2 ± 7+ 6 759 Gas House Kids (68) PRC ■ .10-19-46 H1 HH Hr 2*2 H 6+ 6 769 Best Years of Our Lives, The (172) 741 Genius at Work (62) RKO . . 8-10-46 H — -H -H qz H — 5+ 8 RKO 44 44 4+ 44 44 44 44 14+ 753 Gentleman Joe Palooka (72) Mono. . . 9-28-46 ± ^H ±2 2+2 + 5+ 4 767 Betty Co-Ed (71) Col .11-30-46 2*2 H; -4 H; H; 6+ 5 810 Ghost Goes Wild, The (66) Rep... . . 4-12-47 HH ip 5+ 5 817 Big Fix, The (63) PRC . 5-10-47 + -4 5+ 3 812 Ginger (67) Mono . . 4-19-47 H H H -H 4+ 4 744 Big Sleep, The (114) WB . 8-17-46 + 44 4+ -4 -4 44 + 10+ 746 G.l. War Brides (69) Rep . . 8-24-46 + HH 2*2 + HH 7+ 5— 791 Big Town (60) Para 2*2 H; 2*2 H; H; 6+ 6 807 Great Expectations (115) U-l ... . . . 4 5-47 + -H 44 44 44 9+ 741 Black Angel (80) U-l . 8-10-46 2*2 H; -4 -4 44 8+ 4 798 Guilt of Janet Ames, The (81) Col. .. 3 8-47 + ± + + 5+ 2 737 Black Beauty (74) 20-Fox . 7-20-46 2*2 H -4 -4 + Hu 7+ 4 804 Guilty, The (71) Mono . . 3-22-47 + + + 2*2 4+ 1 797 Blaze of Noon (90) Para . 3 8-47 2*2 dr + HH -4 + + 7+ 3 H 787 Blind Spot (73) Col . 2 8-47 -E 2*2 -4 -4 H 5+ 3 816 Hard-Boiled Mahoney (63) Mono. . . 5 3-47 ■±2 — 2+ 3 742 Blonde for a Day (68) PRC . 8-10-46 HH 2*2 Hr H H 6+ 6 745 Heading West (54) Col . . 8-24-46 ■±2 — + 2+ 2 755 Blondie Knows Best (69) Col .10 5-46 + HH + -4 H; 64 3 777 Heldorado (70) Rep . . 1 4-47 •±2 + -H 2*2 + 5+ 3 773 Blondie's Big Moment (69) Col.... .12-21-46 2*2 2*2 dr -h 4+ 4 753 Her Sister’s Secret (86) PRC.... . . 9-28-46 ^H + + + 2*2 7+ 4 798 Blondie's Holiday (67) Col . 3 8-47 2*2 2*2 Hh ~h 5+ 5 801 High Barbaree (92) MGM . . 3-15-47 + + 44 44 8+ 2 754 Blue Skies (102) Para. . 9-28-46 44 44 44 44 -4 44 44 13+ 804 High Conquest (83) Mono . . 3-22-47 + + + + 2±2 5+ 1 786 Boomerang (88) 20-Fox . 2 1-47 + -H 44 + -4 44 44 11+ 745 High School Hero (74) Mono . . 8-24-46 + -+ H 2*2 HH HH 7+ 6 Border Feud (. .) PRC H 1+ 1 816 Hit Parade of 1947 (90) Rep . . 5 3-47 + + + + 6+ 2 814 Born to Kill (92) RKO . 4-26-47 H^ 2*2 2*2 H; Hh H; H; 7+ 7 740 Holiday in Mexico (128) MGM.. . . 7-27-46 -H 4+ 44 44 44 44 44 14+ 783 Born to Speed (59) PRC . 1-25-47 -4 H H H H H 7+ 7 763 Home in Oklahoma (72) Rep . .11 9-46 + ±2 2±2 2*2 5+ 4— 772 Boston Blackie and the Law (69) Col .12-14-46 dr H^ + H; H^ H 6+ 5 740 Home Sweet Homicide (90) 20-Fox . . 7-27-46 + + + + + 44 + 8+ 742 Bowery Bombshell (65) Mono . 8-10-46 dr 2*2 H“ HH -h 7+ 7 813 Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (58) 790 Brasher Doubloon, The (72) 20-Fox. . 2-15-47 + 2*2 -H -4 H; H; 6+ 4 Rep + 2*2 3+ 2 748 Brief Encounter (85) U-l . 8-31-46 2*2 + -4 44 44 7+ 1 814 Homestretch, The (106) 20-Fox.. . 4-26-47 + 44 + 8+ 3 759 Bringing Up Father (68) Mono.... .10-19-46 2+2 2*2 HH H; + 6+ 5 812 Honeymoon (74) RKO . 4-19-47 + ^H — ±2 HH + 5+ 4 761 Brute Man, The (58) PRC .11 2-46 2*2 dr — =: 4+ 7 Hoppy’s Holiday (60) UA 2*2 2+ 2 802 Buck Privates Come Home (78) U-l. . 3-15-47 4+ ■± -4 -4 44 H; H 9+ 3— 776 Humoresque (125) WB .12-28-46 + + 44 44 + 44 44 11+ 807 Buffalo Bill Rides Again (70) SG.. . 4 5-47 — — 2 I 818 Bulldog Drummond at Bay (70) Col. 5-10-47 H; 2+ 2 795 1 Cover Big Town (63) Para . 3 1-47 + 2± H— 2*2 6+ 5 c 756 1 Know Where I’m Going (91) U-l .10 5-46 ^H 2*2 2+ 2 744 Caesar and Cleopatra (126) UA... . 8-17-46 44 + + 44 H; 44 -4 10+ 1 750 If I’m Lucky (78) 20-Fox . 9 7-46 + + 2*2 2*2 ;H 7+ 5 811 Calcutta (83) Para . 4-19-47 2*2 HH + H; 44 Hh -4 8+ 4 783 I’ll Be Yours (83) U-l . 1-25-47 HH + 2±2 2*2 + ^H 7+ 5 789 Calendar Girl (88) Rep . 2-15-47 2*2 H; H 2*2 Hh H; -4 7+ 6— 802 Imperfect Lady, The (97) Para... . 3-15-47 ,+f ^H ^H + -H + 7+ 3 744 California (97) Para .12-21-46 + HH 2*2 -4 44 -4 44 9+ 2 746 Invisible Informer, The (57) Rep.. . . 8-24-46 — 2± — — HH 4+ 7 740 Canyon Passage (92) U-l . 7-27-46 + 2*2 2*2 + + 44 44 9+ 2 797 It Happened in Brooklyn (103) MGM 3 8-47 4t + + 44 44 + + 10+ 816 Captive Heart, The (87) U-l . 5 3-47 HH HH -4 H; 44 6+ 3 788 It Happened on Fifth Avenue (116) 797 Carnegie Hall (136) UA . 3 8-47 2*2 + 44 44 44 44 11+ 2 Allied Artists . 2 8-47 ++ -H + 44 + + 9+ 805 Carnival in Costa Rica (96) 20-Fox. 3-29-47 H; 2*2 -4 -4 + -4 Uh 7+ 3 783 It’s a Joke, Son (63) E-L . 1-25-47 + — + 2*2 4+ 3 759 Chase, The (86) UA .10-19-46 + HH Hh Hu + 5+ 3 774 It’s a Wonderful Life (132) RKO .12-21-46 + 4+ 44 44 44 44 44 13+ 813 Cheyenne (100) WB 4-26-47 -H 2*2 + -4 44 -4 8+ 1 749 It’s Great to Be Young (63) Col. . . . 9 7-46 H — 2*2 2*2 H 5+ 6 760 Child of Divorce (62) RKO .10-19-46 + H~ 2*2 2*2 + -4 H; 7+ 4 749 I've Always Loved You (117) Rep. . 9 7-46 + HH + + 44 + 8+ 2 789 Cigarette Girl (67) Col 2-15-47 HH HH 2t H^ Hu -h 6+ 6 J 740 Claudia and David (78) 20-Fox... 7-27-46 + + + + + 44 44 9+ 811 Jewels of Brandenburg (65) 20-Fox . 4-19-47 + HH 2t 4+ 3 — 752 Cloak and Dagger (106) WB 9-14-46 -H 44 + -4 44 44 -4 11+ 781 Johnny O'clock (95) Col . 1-18-47 -H + + ±2 + + 44 8+ 2 799 Code of the West (57) RKO 3 8-47 + 2*2 H; 6-f 5 — 753 Jolson Story, The (128) Col . 9-28-46 4t 44 44 44 44 44 44 14+ 776 Crime Doctor's Manhunt (61) Col.. 12-28-46 2*2 + — -4 Hu H; 6+ 5 795 Jungle Flight (67) Para . 3 1-47 + HH rH ~ 6+ 6 742 Criminal Court (62) RKO 8-10-46 HH Hh H + + 84 4 K 765 Cross My Heart (83) Para 11-23-46 + 2*2 Hu H ^h — -4 6+ 5 819 Killer Dill (72) SG . 5-17-47 + + 3+ 1 739 Cuban Pete (61) U-l 7-27-46 -+■ H; -4 6+ 5 743 Killers, The (102) U-l . 8-17-46 + 44 + + + + H^ 8+ 1 819 Cynthia (102) MGM 5-17-47 44 + + 44 6+ 803 King of the Wild Horses (79) Col.. 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H 1+ 1 758 Dark Mirror, The (85) U-l 10-12-46 + + 2*2 -4 44 44 -4 9+ 1 746 Last Crooked Mile, The (67) Rep.. . 8-24-46 ±: 2*2 7+ 7 781 Dead Reckoning (100) Col 1-18-47 + + -4 -4 + + -4 7+ Last Frontier Uprising (67) Rep.. . . 2*2 1+ 1 760 Deception (112) WB 10-19-46 + 2*b + -4 + -4 -4 7+ 1 788 Late George Apley, The (98) 20-Fox 2 8-47 + + + + + + 44 8+ 751 Decoy (76) Mono 9-14-46 2*2 2*2 -4 + + — -4 6+ 3 799 Law of the Lash (54) PRC . 3 8-47 •± H -H H 5+ 5 820 Desperate (73) RKO 5-17-47 + 2*2 2*2 3+ 2 Lighthouse (74) PRC 1+ 1 788 Devil on Wheels (67) PRC 2 8-47 2*2 H; 44 ^h 7+ 5 812 Likely Story. A (88) RKO . 4-19-47 — + ±2 44 5+ 3 797 Devil Thumbs a Ride, The (63) . . . . 3 8-47 + 2*2 + -4 H; H; H; 7+ 4 759 Little Iodine (57) UA .10-19-46 ^H H — 2±2 + 6+ 5 753 Devil's Playground, The (60) UA 9-28-46 2*2 + Hu Hh H^ 5+ 4 750 Little Miss Big (61) U-l . 9 7-46 -H HH T — + 5+ 5— 765 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (62) RKO 11 9-46 2*2 + 2*2 Hh — 6+ 6 Little Miss Broadway (..) Col HH 1+ 1 Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (60) RKO.. 2*2 2*2 + 3+ 2 774 Locket. The (85 RKO .12-21-46 + 4 44 + + 44 9+ 1 813 Dishonored Lady (86) UA 4-26-47 + 2*2 Hu + 44 6+ 2 799 Lone Hand Texan. The (57) Col.... 3 8-47 2*2 2*2 4+ 4 Don Ricardo Returns (78) PRC T 1+ 1 777 Lone Star Moonlight (67) Col 1 4-47 — 14 1 757 Driftin’ River (55) PRC 10-12-46 H; -h H^ 4+ 4 780 Lone Wolf in Mexico (70) Col 1-11-47 ^H HH 2*2 2*2 4+ 4