Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1948)

SHORTS CHART Short subjects, listed by Company, in order of release. Running time follows title. First date is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review; ++ Very Good. + Good, — Fair, — Poor, = Very Poor. © Indicates color photography. f Columbia Prod. No. Title Pel. Date Rating Rev’d ASSORTED COMEDIES 9432 Hectic Honeymoon (Holloway) (17) 9-18 -t 11 8 9421 Wedding Belle (Sctiilling & Lane) (17) 10 9 -f U-29 9422 Should Husbands Marry? (H. Herbert) (17) 11-13 + 12-27 9433 Wife to Spare (A. Clyde) (16) 11-20 ± 12-20 9434 Wedlock Deadlock (De Rita) (16) 12-18 + 2-14 9435 Radio Romeo (Von Zell) (17'/2) 12-25 — 3-20 9436 Man or Mouse (Holloway) (18) 1-15 9423 Silly Billy (Billie Burke) (IS) 1-29 ± 3-20 9424 Two Nuts in a Rut (Shilling & Lane) (18). 2-19 .... 9437 EightBall Andy (Clyde) (I71/2) 3-11 9425 Tall, Dark and Gruesome (H. Herbert) (..) 4-15 9438 Jitter Bughouse (J. DeRita) (..) 4-29 COLOR FAVORITES (Re-releases) 9601 Dreams on Ice (6I/2) . . • .10-30 9602 Novelty Shop (6I/2) 11-20 9603 Dr. Bluebird (8) 12-18 9604 In My Gondola (71/2) 1-22 9605 Animal Cracker Circus (7) 2-19 9606 Bon Bon Parade (8I/2) . . 4 8 COLOR PHANTASIES 9701 Kitty Caddy (6) 11-6 + 9702 Topsy Turkey (6I/2) 2 5 COLOR RHAPSODIES 9501 Swiss Tease (6) 9-11 + 9502 Boston Beany (6) 12 4 ± 9503 Flora (7) 3-18 COMMUNITY SINGS 9652 No. 2 April Showers (Baker) (9) 10-2 + 9653 No. 3 Peg O' My Heart (Leibert) (9) 11 6 ± 9654 No. 4 When You Were Sweet Sixteen (Leibert & Baker) (91/2) 12-4 ± 9655 No. 5 Feudin' and Fightin' (10'/2) 1-8 9656 No. 6 Civilization (10)... 2-12 FILM NOVELTIES 9901 Aren't We All? (Stoopnagle) (IOI/2) 11-27 9657 No. 7 I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (..). 4-8 11 8 12-27 12-20 11-29 10-18 12-20 U 1 2-14 2-14 -F 2-14 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 9852 Laguna, U.S.A. (91/2) - 10 9 -f 12-27 9853 Out of This World Series (9) 11-27 + 1-3 9854 Off the Air (10) 12-18 + 2-14 9855 Hawaii in Hollywood (10) 1-22 .... 9856 Photoplay’s Gold Medal Awards (..) 3-18 .... 9857 Smiles and Styles (..).. 4 1 .... SPECIAL MUSICAL FEATURETTE 9451 A Voice Is Born (Miklos Grafni) (20'/2) 1-15 ff 10-25 STOOGE COMEDIES 9401 Brideless Groom (I6I/2). 9-11 10-18 9402 Sing a Song of Six Pants (17) 10-30 it 11-29 9403 All Gummed Up (18). . .12-11 12-20 9404 Shivering Sherlocks (17) 1 8 9405 Pardon My Clutch (15).. 2-26 + ‘3-26 9406 Squareheads of the Round 9-18 + 10-25 10-30 + 11 8 11-13 ff U-29 Table (18) 3-4 THRILLS OF MUSIC 9951 Boyd Raeburn & Orch. (11) 9952 Claude Thornhill & Orch. (11) 9953 Lecuona Cuban Boys (lO'/a) 9954 Skitch Henderson & Orch. (10) 12-11 9955 Charlie Barnet & Orch. (lO'/a) 1-15 9956 Ted Weems & Orch. (lO'/a) 3-25 WORLD OF SPORTS 9801 Cinderella Cagers (9'/2) . . 9-25 + 9802 Ski Demons (9) 10-23 + 9803 Bowling Kings (10) 11-13 ± 9804 Navy Crew Champions (10) 12-25 -f 9805 Rodeo Thrills and Spills (91/2) 1-29 9806 Net Marvels (9) 3-11 SERIALS 9140 Brick Bradford 12-18 -f 15 Chapters 9160 Tex Granger 4 1 15 Chapters 12 10-25 12-13 1 3 214 1 3 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Technicolor) Paramount 8-813 Around the World in California (9) 5-17 7 5 T-814 On the Shores of Nova Scotia (8) 6-28 ff 7 5 T-S15 Glimpses of New Scotland (9) . 8-30 1947-48 SEASON T-911 Visiting Virginia (9)... 11-29 T-912 Cradle of a Nation (9) 12-13 -f GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor) W-921 Goldilocks and the Three Bears (11) 11-22 ± 1-3 W-922The Fishing Bear (8).. 12-20 ± 1-3 W-923The Milky Way (8) -H 3-20 W-924The Midnight Snack (9) 3-27 W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-20 MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND M-981 Freddy Martin-Keenan Wynn (10) 2-14 -H 3-6 M-982Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 2-l4 + 3-6 MINIATURES M-7S3 Musical Masterpieces (10) 4-20 ff 4-6 M-7S4 Bikini — The Atom Island (10) 6-15 + 6-15 NEWS OF THE DAY (Released Twice Weekly) PASSING PARADE K-776 Our Old Car (10) 5-11 -ff K-871 A Really Important Person (10) 1-11 ± 3-15 K-S72 Tennis in Rhythm (10) . . 8-23 K-873 Amazing Mr. Nordill (10) 8-30 K-971 Miracle in a Cornfield (9) 12-20 tt K-972 It Can’t Be Done (10) . .12-20 + K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock (10) 1-24 H K-974 My Old Town (9T 2 7 ++ 4 6 1 3 228 2-21 2-21 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES S-85S I Love My Wife BUT (9) 4-15 -H 4-12 S-859 Neighbor Pests (9) .... 5 3 ± 4-26 S-860 Pet Peeves (10) 7 5 ± 7-5 S-957 My Old Town (9) 3-27 S-957 Now You See It (9) 3-20 ± 3-20 1947-48 SEASON S-951 Football Thrills No. 10 (10) 9-10 S-952 Surfboard Rhythm (9).. 10-18 -H 11-8 S-953What D’Ya Know (9).. 11 8 + 11-8 S-954 Have You Ever Wondered? (9) 12-13 -f 1-3 S-955 Bowling Tricks (10) 1-10 -f 2-21 S-956 I Love My Mother-In-Law BUT (8) t • 2 7 H 2-14 SPECIALS A-802Give Us the Earth (21) 6-21 + 7-5 1947-48 SEASON A-901 Drunk Driving (21) 3-27 f 3-20 A-902 Going to Blazes (..) .... TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS W-834 Hound Hunters (7) 4-12 ff 5-10 W-S36 Red Hot Rangers (8) . . 5-31 ± 7-5 W-839 Uncle Tom’s Cabana (8) 8-19 1947-48 SEASON W-931 Slap Happy Lion (7) . . . 9-20 ± 11 8 W-933 King Size Canary (7).. 12 6 ± 1-3 W-934 The Bear and the Bean (7) 1-31 4 2-21 W-935What Price Fleadom (7) ± 3-20 TOM & JERRY CARTOONS (Technicolor) W-833 Part Time Pal (8) 3-15 ff 5 3 W-835Cat Concerto (7) 4-26 ff 5-10 W-837Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Mouse (8) 6-14 dr 5-10 W-838 Salt Water Tabby (7) . . 7-12 W-840 Mouse in the House (8) 8-30 1947-48 SEASON W-932The Invisible Mouse (7) 9-27 ff 11 Prod. No. Title GEORGE Rel. Date Rating Rev’d PAL PUPPETOONS (Technicolor) U6-2 Tubby the Tuba (10) 7-11 U6-3 Date With Duke (8) 10-31 -ff 11 1 U6-4 Rhapsody in Wood (9).. 12-19 + 12-13 GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS R6 9 Making the Varsity (10) 6-13 .... R6-10 Diamond Gals (10) 7-18 ±; 8-2 1947-48 SEASON R7 1 Riding the Waves (10) 10 3 -f 11-15 R7 2 Running the Hounds (11) 10-31 + 12-13 R7 3 Five Fathoms of Fun(10)ll-23 . .... R7 4 Stop, Look and Guess ’Em (10) 12 5 R7 5 All-American Swing Stars R7 R7-7 Big Game Angling (..).. 3-26 LITTLE LULU (Technicolor) (10) 1-16 + 2-14 6 Double Barrelled Sport (10) 2-20 + 2-21 D6-2 Cad and Caddie (8) . . . . 7-18 8 2 D6-3 A Bout With a Trout (8). 10-10 ff 11 1 D6-4 Super Lulu (7) 11-21 -f 11-15 D6-5The Baby Sitter (7) 11-28 + 12-13 D 6-6 Deg Show Off (7) 1-30 -f 1-10 MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF6-3 Smooth Sailing (20) • . . 8 8 -f 6-21 FF6-4 Paris in the Spring (19) 9-26 -f 9-20 FF6-5 Midnight Serenade (IS) FF6-6 Jingle Jangle Jingle 11-21 11 1 (19) 1 2 + 1-10 1947-48 SEASON FF7-1 Samba Mania (18) . . . . 2-27 2-14 FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (..). 4 9 NOVELTOONS (Technicolor) P6-5 Much Ado About Mutton (8) 7-25 ± P6-6The Wee Men (10) 8 8 ff P6-7The Mild West (7) 8-22 -f P6-8 Naughty But Mice (7) . . .10-10 -f 1947-48 season’ P7-1 Santa’s Surprise (9) . . . .12 5 P7-2Cat-0’-NineAils (7)... . 1 9 P7-3Flip Flap (..) P7-4 We’re in the Honey (.. . 2-13 ) 3-19 P7-5The Bored Cuckoo (..). . 4 9 P7-6 There’s Good Boo’s Tonight (■•) . 4-23 PACEMAKERS K6-6 Everybody Talks About It (10) 8-1 1947-48 SEASON K7-1 It Could Happen to You (11) 10-3 K7-2 Babies, They’re Wonderful (11) 11-14 -f l<7-3 Bundle From Brazil (11) 1 2 -f K7-4 Musical Miracle (..)... 3-12 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Technicolor) E6-3 Popeye and the Pirates 12-13 1-24 (8) . 9-12 -f 9-20 E6-4 Royal Four Flusher (6) . . 9-12 -f 11-15 E6-5 Wotta Knight (7) .10-24 + 11-15 E6-6 Safari So Good (7). .. .11 7 + 11-29 1947-48 SEASON E7-1 All’s Fair at the Fair (8) 12-19 E7-2 Olive Oyl for President (7) 12-12 ff 1-24 E7-3 Wigwam Whoopee (..).. 2-27 .... E7-4 PreHysterical Man (..) 3-26 .... POPULAR SCIENCE (Color) J6-6 Twentieth Century Vikings (11) 7-25 ± 8-2 1947-48 SEASON J7-1 Radar Fisherman (10)... 10-17 -f 11-29 J7-2 Desert Destroyers (11).. 12-26 J7-3 Streamlined Luxury (10) 2-20 ± 2-14 J7-4Fog Fighters (..) 4-2 SCREEN SONGS (Color) X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown (7) 12-26 ff 1-10 X7-2 Base Brawl (8) 1-23 -f 2-14 X7-3 Little Brown Jug (..).. 2-20 + 2-21 X7-4The Golden State (..).. 3-12 X7-5 Winter Draws On (..).. 3-19 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y6-6 As Our Friends (10) . . . . 6-27 + 8 2 1947-48 SEASON Y7-1 Dog Crazy (11) .10 3 11 1 Y7-2 Ain’t Nature Grand (10) 11-14 12-13 Y7-3 Monkey Shines (9) .12-12 Y7-4 Home Sweet Home (10) . . 2 6 d: 2-i4 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (Color) L6-5 Arctic Artisan (11) . . . . 7 4 it 8 2 L6-6 Film. Tot Fairyland (11) 9-5 9-13 1947-48 SEASON L7-1 Hula Magic (10) .11 7 it 11-29 L7-2 Bagnipe Lassies (11) . . . . ) 2 ± 1-10 L7-3 Modern Pioneers (..).. . 2-27 RKO Radio Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd DISNEY CARTOONS (Technicolor) 74.106 Wide Open Spaces (7).. 9-12 74.107 Mickey's Delayed Date (7) 1-30 -f 1-24 7440s Foul Hunting (7) 10-31 -f 9-20 74.109 Mail Dog (7) 11 4 -f 11 1 1947-48 SEASON 74.110 Chip an' Dale (7) 11-28 ff 11-1 74.111 Pluto's Blue Note (7) 12-26 ff 12-27 74.112 They're Off (7) 1-30 74.113 The Big Wash (7) 2-28 84.701 Hawaiian Holiday (reissue) (7) 10-17 84.702 Clock Cleaners (reissue) (7) 12-12 ff 1-24 84.703 Little Hiawatha (reissue) (9) 2-20 ff 3-13 74.114 Drip Dippy Donald (7) 3 5 ff 3-27 74.115 Mickey Down Under (7) 3-19 84.704 Alpine Climbers (reissue) (8) 4-2 74.116 Daddy Duck (7) 4-16 74.117 Bone Bandit (7) 4-30 84.705 Woodland Cafe (reissue) (7) 5-14 74.118 Donald's Dream Voice (7) 5-21 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES 83.401 Mind Over Mouse (19) 11-21 ± 12-27 83.402 Brother Knows Best (18) 1-2 83.403 No More Relatives (IS) 2 6 83.404 How to Clean House (18) 3-5 83.405 Dig That Gold (..)... 6-25 83.406 Home Canning (..)... 8 6 FLICKER FLASHBACKS -f 3-13 84,201 No. 1 (8) 9-12 -f 11 8 8 2 84,202 No. 2 (8) 10-24 -f 1-31 ff 8 2 84,203 No. 3 (9) 12 5 + 9-13 84,204 No. 4 (9) 3 5 ff ’3-27 -f 11 1 HEADLINER REVIVALS 63,204 Sea Melody (19) 3-15 it 4-13 + 1-24 JAMBOREES (Reissues) 84,401 Enric Madriguera & Orch. (8) 9 5 -f 10-11 84,402 It's Tommy Tucker Time (8) 10 3 84,403 Johnny Long & Orch. (8) 11 7 11-29 9-13 84,405 Jerry Wald & Orch. (9) 12-26 it 1-31 — 84,406 Ray McKinley & Orch. (8) 1-23 ff 11 1 84,407 Dick Stabile & Orch. (8) 2-20 + 3-13 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 73,706 The Spook Speaks (17) 12 5 1947-48 SEASON 83.701 Bet Your Life (18) . . 1-16 83.702 Don't Fool Your Wife (18) 3-5 ± 83.703 Secretary Trouble (IS) 4 9 MUSICAL FEATURETTES 73,204 Carle Comes Calling (16) 9-12 ff PATHE SPORTSCOPES 74,313 Reading and Riding (8) 8-22 -f 1947-48 SEASON 84.301 Ski Holiday (8) 9-19 -f 84.302 Golf Doctor (8) 10-17 + 84.303 Quail Pointers (8) 11-14 ± 84.304 Pin Games (8) 12-12 ± 84.305 Racing Day (8) 1-9 -f 84.306 Sports Coverage (8) . . . 2-6 3-27 9-20 9-20 11 1 10-18 1129 1227 1-31 84,307 Teen-Age Tars (8). 3 5 -f 3-27 RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS (Reissues) 83.501 Molly Cures a Cowboy (19) 9-5 83.502 Musical Bandit (16).. 10-10 83.503 Corraling a School Marm (16) 11-12 83.504 Prairie Spooners (13) 12-19 10-11 11 8 ± 3-13 ‘IPFF’TAT 83.201 My Pal (22) 10-31 + 10-11 83,901 Football Highlights of 1947 (18) 2-6 83,601 Twenty Years of Academy Awards (19) 4-2 83.202 Lost Pal (..) 6-11 THIS IS AMERICA 73.111 Treasure House (16).. 8-22 73.112 The 49th State (16) . . . 9-19 73.113 Smoke Eaters (18) 10-24 1947-48 SEASON 83.101 Border Without Bayonets (16) 11-14 83.102 Switzerland Today (18) 12-19 83.103 Children’s Village (18) 1-16 83.104 Operation White Tower (18) 2-6 83.105 Foto Frenzy (16) 3 5 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide April + 8-30 -1 10-11 ff 10-18 + 11-29 ff 12-27 ff 1-24 ff 2-28 ff 3-13 3, 1948