Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)

4 SHORTS CHART 20th Century-Fox Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE 6902 Muscle Maulers (8) .... 5-31 .... 7901 Monkey-Tone News (9) . . 1-17 .... 7951 Fisherman’s Nightmare (8) 5 2 + 2-22 MOVIETONE NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) MARCH OF TIME Vol. 12, No. 9 Wanted— More Homes! (20) 4-19 Vol. 12, No. 10 Tomorrow's Mexico (20) 5-17 44 Vol. 12, No. 11 Problem Drinkers (19) 6-14 +f Vol. 12, No. 12 The New France (19) 7-12 ff Vol. 12, No. 13 Atomic Power (19) 8-9 + Vol. 13, No. 1 Is Everybody Happy? (17/2) 9-6 Vol. 13, No. 2 World Food Problem (17) 10-4 -f Vol. 13, No. 3 The Soviet’s Neighbor am) ii-i + Vol. 13, No. 4 The American Cop (18) 11-29 44 Vol. 13, No. 5 Nobody's Children (17) -.12-27 44 Vol. 13, No. 6 Germany — Handle With Care (19) 1-24 -f Vol. 13, No. 7 Fashion Means Business (18) 2-21 ff Vol. 13, No. 8 The Teachers’ Crisis (16/2) 3-21 ff Vol. 13, No. 9 Storm Over Britain (IS) 4-18 ff 420 518 615 720 810 10-12 11 2 1130 1228 125 222 322 419 Universal-International MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (Color) 6259 Cradle of Liberty (8) . . . 6-21 6260 Across the Great Divide (8) 7 5 7251 Sons of Courage (8) . . . . 8 2 + 10 5 7252 Jamaica (8) 9-13 7253 Historic Capetown (8) . . . 10-18 7254 Girl and Gags (8) 11-22 -4 4-i2 7201 Fantasy of Siam (8) . . . 1 3 + 1-18 7202 Royalty of the Range (9) 3 7 + 4-19 7255 The Cape of Good Hope (8) 4-11 + 4-19 7256 Zululand (8) 6 6 4-26 7257 Gardens of the Sea (..).. 6-13 7258 Romance of the Fjords (••) 6-27 7203 Harvest of the Sea (9) . . 7 4 + 5 3 5 4 6 8 7-20 6 8 6 8 427 10-19 524 9-21 + 2-15 ± 5-24 ± 5-10 ff 4-19 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. ANSWER MAN SERIES 2391 Answer Man No. 1 (10). . 10-21 + 9-21 2392 No. 2 Nature's Atom Bomb (10) 12-30 + 1 4 2393 No. 3 The Jungle Gangster (9) 3 3 4-19 2394 No. 4 Red Fury (8) 3-24 5 3 JUVENILE JURY SERIES 2361 No. 1 (11) 12-16 -f 2362 No. 2 (10) 3-31 -f LANTZ CARTUNES (Technicolor) 2 8 4-19 SPORTS 7301 Football Fanfare (9) 8-23 -f 9-14 7351 Winter Holiday (8) 9-27 7352 Summer Trails (8) 11-8 ± 5-10 7353 Playtime’s Journey (8).. 12-13 ± 5-17 7302 Style of the Stars (10) . . 2 7 7303Tanbark Champions (8).. 5-23 -f 5-24 7304 Wings of the Wind (..).. 7-25 TERRY-TOONS (Technicolor) 6515 Mighty Mouse in Throwing the Bull (7) 5-3 6516 Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse (7) 7-26 6517 Dinky Finds a Home (7) 6 7 6518 Mighty Mouse in the Johnstown Flood (7) 6-28 6519 Gandy Goose in Peacetime Football (7) 7-19 6520 Gandy Goose in the Golden Hen (7) 5-24 7501 Mighty Mouse in Winning the West (7) 8-16 7502 The Tortoise Wins Again (7) 8-30 7503 Mighty Mouse in the Electronic Mouse Trap (7) 9-6 7504 Mighty Mouse in the Jail Break (7) 9-20 7505 The Snow Man (7) 10-11 7506 The Housing Problem (7) 10-25 7507 Mighty Mouse in the Crackpot King (7) 11-15 7508 Talking Magpies in the Uninvited Pests (7) 11-29 7509 Mighty Mouse and the Hep Cat (7) 12-6 7510 Beanstalk Jack (7) 12-20 7511 Mighty Mouse in Crying Wolf (7) 1-10 7512 The Talking Magpies in McDougal’s Rest Farm (7) 1-31 7513 Mighty Mouse in Dead End Cats (7) 2-14 7514 The Talking Magpies in Happy Go Lucky (7) 2-28 ± 7515 Gandy Goose in Mexican Baseball (7) 3-14 ff 7516 Mighty Mouse in Aladdin's Lamp (7) 3-28 7517 The Talking Magpies in Cat Trouble (7) 4-11 ± 5-24 7518 Mighty Mouse in Sky Is Falling (7) 4-25 7519 Talking Magpies in the Intruder (7) 5-9 7520 Mighty Mouse Meets Dead eye Dlek (7) 5-30 5-10 5-24 2321 Fair Weather Fiends (7) . 11-18 44 1-25 2322 Wacky Weed (7) 12-16 2-15 2323 Musical Moments (7)... 2-24 +4 5 3 2324 Smoked Hams (7) 4-28 5-10 2325 Coo-Coo Bird (7) 2326 Overture to William Tell 6 9 5-17 (7) . 6-16 NAME BAND MUSICALS 1308 Takin’ the Breaks (15).. 5-22 Russ Morgan & Orch. + 7 1 1309 Banquet of Melody (15) . 5-29 Matty Malneck & Orch. + 4-27 1310 Swingin' Down the Scale (15) Alvino Rey & Orch. 6-26 + 7 1 1311 Breakin' It Down (15).. 8-28 Del Courtney & Orch. + 6-17 2301 Frontier Frolic (15).... 10 9 Bob Wills & Orch. + 1 4 2302 Champagne Music (15).. 11-20 Lawrence Welk & Orch. +4 1-18 2303 Tumbleweed Tempos (16) 12 4 Spade Cooley & Orch. 2 1 2304 Moonlight Melodies (15) 12-18 Frankie Carle & Orch. + 1-11 2305 Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orch. (15)... 3-26 44 4-19 2306 Melody Maestro (15).... 4 2 2307 Tommy Tucker & Orch. (15) 4-9 2308 Charlie Barnet & Orch. (15) 4-16 2309 Charlie Spivak & Orch. (15) 5-14 2310 Jitterumba (15) 6-25 5-24 5-17 PERSON-ODDITIES (Now Classified as VARIETY VIEWS) SING AND BE HAPPY SERIES 2381 Bit of Blarney (10) 9-30 + 10-26 2382 The Singing Barbers (9) . . 2-17 + 2-22 2383 Let's Sing a College Song (10) 4-14 2384 Let’s Sing a Western Song (10) 5-19 + 5-17 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (2 REELS) 1201 Tiny Terrors of the Timberlands (20) 6-26 ff UNIVERSAL NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) 4 6 VARIETY VIEWS 1349 Dog of the Seven Seas (9) 6-17 1350 Magic Mineral (9) 7-1 1351 Mr. Chimp at Home (9) . 8-12 1352 Operation Holiday (9)... 8-26 1353 Mr. Chimp to the Rescue 7 6 7 10 ± 11 1354 Mr. Chimp on Vacation GO) 8-26 -+■ 9-28 2341 Bear Facts (9) 2-24 + 4-19 2342 Pelican Pranks (9) 2-24 4-26 2343 Wild West Chimp (9) . . . 3-17 -4 5 3 2344 Rhumba Holiday (9) . . . . 4-21 + 5-10 (Formerly PERSON-ODDITIES) 1369 Scientifically Stung (9) . . 6-10 + 7 1 1370 Lone Star Padre (9) 6-17 1371 Artist’s Antics (9) 6-24 + 7 6 1372 Picture Pioneer (9) 7 1 + 7 6 1373 Hobo Hound (9) 8-19 + 9-28 1374 Sampson Junior (9) 8-19 10-19 1375 Rural Rhapsody (9) 8-26 10-26 SERIALS 1781-1793 The Scarlet Horseman 1-22 44 2-16 13 Chapters 1881-1893 Lost City of the Jungle 4-23 4-27 13 Chapters 2581-2593 Mysterious Mr. M.. . 7-23 + 8-10 Warner Bros. Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE (Technicolor) 2312 Robin Hood Makes Good .(7) 2313 Little Red Walking Hood (7) 3303 You’re an Education 3304 Have You Got Any Castles (7) 3306 Cat's Tale (7) 3307 Goofy Groceries 3308 Doggone Modern (7).... BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (Technicolor) 2722 Acrobatty Bunny (7) . . . . 2723 Racketeer Rabbit (7) . . . 7 6 + 8 3 584 The Crimson Ghost .10-26 8-17 -+ 9-14 12 Chapters 9-28 44 10 5 691 Son of Zorro . 1-18 10-12 + 11 9 13 Chapters 10-26 2 1 + 44 11-16 5 3 692 Jungle Girl (rerelease).. 15 Chapters . 4-19 2-22 -f 4-19 Jesse James Rides Again. . 3-21 3-29 -4 5-10 13 Chapters 4-19 6-14 + 5-17 The Black Widow 13 Chapter* . 6-10 6-29 6-22 9-14 44 9-21 10 5 -4 12-28 11 9 44 1 4 2726 Hare Grows in Manhattan (7) 3-22 3719 Easter Yeggs (7) 6-28 .... FEATURETTES 3101 Okay for Sound (20) 9-7 ff 7-20 3102 Minstrel Days (20) 11-30 ff 11-23 3103 Alice in Movieland (20).. 12-21 3104 Dog in the Orchard (20) 1-11 ff 3-29 3105 Keystone Hotel (20) 2 8 ff 4-12 3106 Remember When (20).... 4-5-4 5-3 JOE McDOAKES COMEDIES 3401 So You Want to Keep Your Hair (10) 12-7 ± 11-30 3402 So You Want to Play the Horses (10) 10-5 ff 10-26 3403 So You Think You’re a Nervous Wreck (10)... 12-28 ± 4-5 3404 So You’re Going to Be a Father (10) 5-10 3405 So You Want to Be in Pictures (10) 6-7 MELODY MASTERS 2609 Musical Memories (10) . . 7 6 2610 Enric Madriguera & Orch. (10) 8-10 3601 Desi Arnaz & Band (10) 10-12 3602 Melody of Youth (10).. 12-14 3603 Big Time Revue (10) .... 1-25 3604 Stan Kenton & Orch. (10) 2-22 3605 Vaudeville Revue (10) . . . 4-12 MERRIE MELODIES (Technicolor) 2703 Eager Beaver (7) 7-13 2704 Great Piggy Bank Robbery (7) 7-20 2705 Bacall to Arms (7) 8 3 2706 Of Thee I Sting (7) 8-17 2707 Walky Talky Hawky (7).. 8-31 2708 Fair and Wormer (7) 9-28 2709 Mousmerized Cat (7).... 10-19 2710 Mouse Menace (7) 11 2 2711 Roughly Squeaking (7).. 11-23 2712 One Meat Brawl (7) 1-18 2713 Goofy Gophers (7) 1-25 2714 Gay Anties (7) 2-15 2715 Scent1 mental Over You (7) 3-8 2716 Birth of a Notion (7) . . . 4-12 2717 Tweetie Pie (7) 5-3 2718 Rabbit Transit (7) 5-10 2719 Hobo Bobo (7) 5-17 2720 Along Came Daffy (7)... 6-14 SPECIALS (Technicolor) 2007 Down Singapore Way (20) 7-20 ± 2806 Adventures in South America (10) 8-10 ± 2008 Men of Tomorrow (20) . . 8-24 ff TWO-REEL SPECIALS (Technicolor) 3001 Cinderella’s Feller (20).. 9-21 ± 3002 The Last Bomb (20) 11 2 ± 3003 A Boy and His Dog (20). 4-26 ff 3004 Saddle Up (20) 3 1 -f 3005 Song of a Nation (20) . . 5-31 SPORTS PARADE 2511 Beach Days (10) 7-13 2512 Ranch in White (10) 8-3 ± 2513 Dominion of Sports (10). 8-31 ± 3501 King of the Everglades (10) 9-14 ± 3502 Lazy Hunter (10) 10-26 ± 3503 Battle of Champs (10) . . 1-18 ± 3504 American Sports Album Miscellaneous Republic SERIALS 8 3 8-31 7 6 9-21 9-21 426 5 3 8-31 831 928 12 7 5 3 13 Chapters TECHNICOLOR ADVENTURES 3801 Star Spangled City (10). 1019 ff 11 2 3802 Rubber River (10) 11-16 ± 12-14 3803 Kingdom of the Wild (10) 3-15 -f 4-19 3804 Circus Horse (10) 6-28 G-Men Never Forget 13 Chapters United Artists DAFFY DITTIES .©The Lady Said No (8).. 4-26 ff .©Choo Clioo Amigo (8).. 7 5 ff .©Pepito's Serenade (10).. 8-16 44 LOEW MUSICOLOR .©Toccata and Fugue (10). 10-15 ff THE WORLD TODAY .Wonder Eye (10) 516 ff 4-27 7-20 9-14 10-19 5-17 -+ 8-24 44 5-24 44 4-19 + 3 8 4-19 5 3 ±: 8 3 + 8-10 -4 8-24 + 8-31 -H 9-14 +f 12-2i 12-14 4-19 -4 5-10 -H 5-10 4-19 + 5-17 + 5-24 (io) ...: . ... 3 8 4 3-22 3505 Let's Go Swimming (10). 1 4 4-19 3506 Arrow Magic (10) . . 3-22 -4 5-10 3507 Harness Racing (10) . . . . 5-3 + 5-17 3508 Flying Sportsmen in Jamaica (10) .... 5-24 3509 A Day at Hollywood Park GO) .... 6 7 3510 Tennis Town (10) . .... 6-21 Movietone News, No. 76: Variety clubs honor James Byrnes for peace efforts; news flashes — new commercial air records; Winchell spurs cancer drive; woman rescues boy from drowning and finds that he is her son; chimps of St. Louis ride like wind in wild west show; golf fans thrilled by tournament of celebrities. News of the Day, No. 274: Fleets of super forts invade N. Y.; contest for home aids Runyon cancer fund; Variety clubs honor J. Byrnes; new citizens welcomed at "I Am an American Day"; Paris schools make models toe the mark; sports; St. Louis zoo. Paramount News. No. 77: Stunt pilot risks neck for new girl; slogan contest aids Runyon cancer fund; golf celebrities swing it; humanitarian award — Variety clubs honor J. Byrnes; ’’Operation Pacific" B29s raid N. Y. Pathe News, No. 79: B29 fleet over N. Y.; Memphis cotton carnival; Byrnes gets Variety award; labor protests parade; Australia’s banana crop; celebrities golf tournament. Universal News, No. 40: Presentation of Variety Club award; thousands celebrate ’’1 Am an American Day" in N. Y. C.; cotton festival in Memphis; spectacular Spanish fiesta in Valencia; chimps stage circus jamboree at St. Louis zoo; celebrities play golf in Washington to aid youths; traditional festival in Holland, Mich., during tulip time. • Movietone News, No. 77: Film highlights of world news — England, royal family attends luncheon; duke and duchess of Windsor visit England; Chicago — two largest steel plants in world invite people to open house; children of circus performers learn the ropes early; Florida mermaids compete for title, but underwater; sports. News of the Day, No. 275: Labor peace brings boom in nation's steel industry; U.S. fleet holds open house for visitors in Alexandria; lighter side of Soviet life revealed in latest films; circus school for kids; queen of mermaids crowned in underwater beauty pageant; something new in baseball; Italy's oldest horse race. Paramount News, No. 78: Baseball blasts backstop; furs for all — m’lady looks ahead; attention, philatelists! 100 million dollar stamp show; news from the deep; France's great power project. Pathe News, No. 80: Duke and duchess in England; Fifth avenue torch light parade; fair marks Europe comeback; collective farms in Russia; glass backstop protects fans; U.S. wins Walker cup in golf; school for circus children. Universal News, No. 41: Twenty-six dead in Rome studio fire; Marta Thoren, Swedish dramatic star arrives in U.S.; duke and duchess visit England; Gandhi conducts prayer meeting in India; circus tots learn acrobatics in Newark, N. J.; Florida stages underwater bathing beauty contest; glass baseball backstop demonstrated in San Francisco; 2%-year-old braves knife tossing in mother's knife-throwing act; U.S. wins Walker cup in St. Andrews, Scotland. • All American News, Vol. 5, No. 240: Memphis turns out to honor the daddy of the blues; Townsend report; research marches on; ex-politico honored; recreation in Africa; FBI Agent James Amos. BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: May 31, 1947 13