Boxoffice barometer (1945)

ROSTER OF THE WHICH SELECTS THE lational ten (lonni;il Members of the National Screen Council select the picture each month to receive the BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Av/ard. This is done by mail. A list of the current releases is sent on a post card ballot for marking and returning by a specified date. The picture receiving the most votes receives the Award, and Honorable Mention is given those that so impressed the members as to receive a sizable number of votes. A space on the ballot for comment has resulted in an interesting exchange of opinion on a page devoted to the Council's appraisal of pictures. Blue Ribbon Winners Membership in the National Screen Council comes under three classifications; Editors of newspapers and magazines, radio com,mentators, end members of clubs, film councils, social, civic and educational organizations. The Council and the Award it selects have a three-fold purpose. BOXOFFICE sponsors them to encourage the production of motion pictures with appeal to the mass of regular patrons of all ages, to foster a greater public appreciation of the more wholesome type of motion picture entertainment, and to stabilize motion picture theatre attendance on a higher average level MARJORY I, ADAMS, Boston Globe DAN ALBRECHT, Elkhart (Ind,) Truth H, V. ANDERSON, Hartford (Conn.) Courant ROY V. BAILEY, Sacramento Bee REX J. BALLARD, Davenport (Iowa) Daily Times TACK BALCH, St. Louis Post-Dispatch MRS, PATTY BARNARD, Pomona (Calif,) ProgressBulletin GRACE L. BARNETT, Freeport (111,) Journal Standard HELEN BARRETT, Wilmington (Del.) News Journal MARGARET BEAN, Journalist Spokane, Wash. NET SON BELL, Washington Post BROOKS H. BJCKNFTX, TTnited Press, Oklohoma City SAM W, BLACKBURN, Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, OHa. GEORGE BOURKE Miomi Herald ALAN GREY BRANTGAN, Newark Evening News MARTHA A. BRETT, New Orleans Times-Picavune TEANETTE BRIGGS, Glendale f Calif.) News-Press BYRON L. BROWN, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln R. S. BROWN, Sioux Falls (S. D.) Daily Araus Leader T. E. BRUNDAGE Union Sun Journal, Lockport, N.Y. FRED BUND jr., U, S. Army Motion Picture Service, Washington, D. C. GILES CAIN, Kansas City Independent KATE CAMERON, New York News R. M. CANTRELL, Bonham (Tex.) Daily Favorite FRANK E. CARPENTER, Clarksburg (W. Va.) Telegram VANCE CHANDLER, Authenticated News Service, Hollywood WALTER I. CHRISTIE, Hanford (Calif,) Sentinel CHRISTO CHRISTY, Cinemonde, Santa Monica, Calif. MARION CLIFFORD, Pottsville (Pa.) Republican WILLARD COGHLAN, Seattle Star HAROLD V. COHEN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette G. E, CONRAD, Bismarck (N. D.) Capital ALTON COOK, New York World-Telegram GEORGE G. CRAWFORD, Waukegan (111.) NewsSun T. H. CROSBY, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce AMY H. CROUGHTON, Rochester (N.Y.) Times Union W. F. DAGON, Springfield (111.) State Journal & Register JOYCE DANA, Boston Daily Record A. A. DAUGHERTY Louisyille Times FRANK H. DAVIS, Bangor Daily Commercial CHAPIN A. DAY, Sacramento Union HENRY DECKER. Frederick (Md.) News-Post GEORGE T. DILLON, Waterbury (Conn.) Evening Democrat HUGH P. DONLON, Amsterdam (N. Y.) Evening Recorder PEGGY DOYLE, Boston Evening American LEAH BODINE DRAKE, Evansville (Ind.) Courier ALBAN A. DUBE, Fall River (Mass.) Herald-News A. R. DUNLAP, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Evening Independent LOUIS A. ECKL, Florence (Ala.) Times COSMAN EISENDRATH, Biloxi Daily Herald MARION ELLET, Concordia (Kas.) Blade-Empire R. S. FANSLER, Winchester (Va.) Evening Star ANDREW A. FARLEY, Danville (Va.) Register & Bee HELEN FARLOW, Champaign-Urbana (111.) Evening Courier LOIS J. FEGAN, Harrisburg (Pa.) Telegraph ELSIE FINN. Philadelphia Record FRANK FRAZER, Long Island Daily Advocate ALEXANDER FRIED, San Francisco Examiner JOHN GARDINER, Danville (111.) Commercial News THOMAS S. GEPHARDT, Anderson (Ind.) Herald JANE GIBBONS, Wilmington (Del.) News-Journal LESTER CLARK GIFFORD, Hickory (N. C.) Daily Record MRS. RUPERT GILLET, Charlotte (N. C.) Observer BETTY GOSE, Amarillo Globe News EDITH LESLIE GRAHAM, Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette HERB GREY, Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune FRANK GROSJEAN, Shreveport lournal A. A. GUGEL, Stanford University Daily WILBERT L. HAARE, York (Pa.) Dispatch SHIRLEY HAINES, Lima (Ohio) News ERNEST K. HALL, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal L. T. HAMLETT, Wichita Falls (Tex.) Daily Times P. WALTER HANAN, Binghamton (N. Y.) Press JOHN W. HARDEN, Press Representative, Raleigh, N. C. WILLIS H. HARPER, Florence (S. C.) Morning News D. L. HARTLEY, Kansas City Star ■ EVELYN HARTNAGEL, Evening Huronite, Hurson, S.D. MARIE COCHRAN HARTOUGH, Toledo Times MOTION PICTURE EDITORS PHILIP T. HARTUNG, Commonweal Magazine, New York City JERRY HECKERT, Topeka State Journal ARNOLD HEDERMAN, Jackson (Miss.) Daily Clarion Ledger F A. HERSTNGER, Paterson (N. J.) Evening News BUCK HERZOG. Milwaukee Sentinel IDA BELLE HICKS, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Cl ARENCE E. HILL, Church Editor, Kansas City Star MRS. LOLA HILL, Pigua (Ohio) Daily Call L. H. HJPPLE, Pierre (S. D.) Capital Journal TOHN HTETLE, Bismarck (N. D.) Tribune PAUL HOCHULI. Houston (Tex.) Press MRS. JACK HOLDEN. North Sacramento Journal E. E. HOLLIS, Salt Lake City Tribune HFDDA HOI^PER, Columnist, Hollywood PAUL B. HOWLAND, Proyidence Sunday Journal GERTRUDE J. HUEBJLER, American Mercury Magazine ELINOR HUGHES, Boston Herald THELMA D. HUGHES, Wheeling (W. Va.) NewsRegister HAROLD HUNT, Portland (Ore.) Journal C. E, INGALLS, Coryallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times HARRIET S. TEANES, Rock Island Argus EMILY JERGER, Thomasyille (Ga.) Daily TimesEnterprise EVERETT JOHANNES, Alameda (Calif.) Times-Star J. NEWELL JOHNSTON, Sherman (Tex.) Daily Democrat PAUL JONES, Atlanta Constitution B. JUNE, Florida Times-Union, Tacksonyille GILBERT KANOUR, Baltimore Evening Sun A. S. KANY, Davton Herald E. TEWIS KNOWLES, Staunton (Va.) Evening Leader SOPHIA KONDOS, Moline Dispatch MILDRED REIMER KOSCHMANN, Indianapolis Times HFPBERT B. KRONE, Lancaster fPa.) New Era KARL KRUG, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph CLAUDE A. LABELIE. San Francisco News VIRGIL D. LANGDON, Tacoma News Tribune HFORPRT L LARSON, Portland Oregonian RALPH K, T. LARSON, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot DOROTHY LAWTON, Racine Journal-Times CMARLE.S a LEEDY, Younastown (Ohio) Vindicator WULIAM LEWIN, Film & Radio Discussion Guide, Newark, N. J. EDITH LINDEMAN. Richmond Times-Dispatch GFORGE V. lOFTON, Monroe (La.) Morning World IRAN HUDSON LUNZER. Tacoma Times V/ILSON KING LYTHGOE, Laramie RepublicanBoomerang LOUISE MA.CE, Springfield (Mass.) Republican GEORGE J. MACFARLANE, Manitowoc (Wis.) HeraldTimes MARGARET MACK, Manhattan (Kas.) News-Tribune ARTHUR D. MACKIE, Jersey Journal, Jersey City A. ALFRED MARCELLO, Worcester (Mass.) Telegram ANN MARSTERS, Chicago Evening American MU.DRED MARTIN, Philadelphia Inguirer POLAND L. MARTIN, Flint (Mich.) Journal HELEN MATHESON, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison RALPH S. MATZ, Feature Syndicate, Reading, Pa. E. LAWSON MAY, Hutchinson (Kas.) Herald CAMILLE UTTER MENO, Bedford (Ind.) Times-Mail LOUISE MERRILL, Asheville (N. C.) Citizen-Times JOE MEYER ir., Tulsa Tribune E. B. MILLER, Plainview (Tex.) Evening Herald LEO MILLER, Bridgeport Herald LYNN S. MILLER, Royal Oak (Mich.) Daily Tribune MILTON MILLER, PM, New York City MADGE A. MILLIKIN, Adrian (Mich.) Daily Telegram LEO MISHKIN, New York Morning Telegraph DOROTHY MOE, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times KASPAR MONAHAN, Pittsburgh Press CLARENCE L. MOODY, Worcester (Mass.) Evening Gazette FRED D. MOON, Atlanta Journal HENRY T. MURDOCK, Chicago Sun ROBERT E. MJJRPHY, Minneapolis Star-Journal CALVIN D. MYERS, Newburgh (N. Y.) News MRS. IRIS L. MYERS, Walla Walla (Wash.) UnionBulletin K. H. McDERMITH, Alamosa (Colo.) Daily Courier LIILARD McGEE, Memphis Commercial Appeal LOVISA McKEAN, Durango (Colo.) Herald-Democrat MABEL McOTE, Terre Haute Star JOHN T, McMANUS, Motion Picture Editor, PM, New York City C. H, NELSON, Rockford (111.) Morning Star SARA NEWTON, Shelby (N. C.) Daily Star NORMAN E. NICHOLSON, Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass. JIM O'CONNOR, New York Journal-American MJCHAELA O'HARRA, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson HARRY J. OLDBERG jr., Petaluma (Calif.) ArgusCourier ROY E. O'NEAL, News Service, Huntsville, Ala. ANNE D. O'NEILL, Staten Island Advance F. C. PATTEN, Aberdeen (S. D.) American News ARNOLD J. PELLEMEIER, New Brunswick (N. J.) Daily Home News-Sunday Times DOMINIC PEPP, Watertown (N. Y.) Daily Times MAE RAESER PITRE, Port Arthur (Tex.) News ANNABELLE POLLARD, Portland (Me.) Press-Herald MRS. JACK PORTE, San Diego Union-Tribune W. L. POWELL, Amarillo News-Globe JOHN I. OUIRK. Manchester (N. H.) Union Leader E B. RADCLIFFE, Cincinnati Enguirer CELIA RAINS, Spokane Daily Chronicle MILTON RANDOLPH, Nashville Banner OMAR RANNEY, Cleveland Press C. W. RATLIFF, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal J. RICHARD RAUTH, Hagerstown (Md.) Daily Mail DOROTHY PAYMER. Miami Dailv News MRS. M. T. RILEY, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. JULIA RISHEL, Tarentum (Pa.) Valley Daily News CHAS. E. ROBERTS, Clarksbura (W. Va ) Exponent ZACK ROBERTS, Concord (N. CU Tribune L. O. ROBERTSON, Saturday Evening News, Tampa, Fla. ANN ROBINSON Miami Daily News JIMMY ROBINSON, Albany (Ga.) Herald ALFRED W. ROSE, Camden (Ark.) News ROY ROSENBERG, Inalewood (Calif.) Daily News MIRIAM ROSENBLOOM, Chattanooga News-Free HUBERT ROUSSEL, Houston Post FRED H. RUSSEII , Bridgeport Post & Telegram JOHN W, SAFFFI.L, Lorain (Ohio) Journal T. WIJXTS SAYRE Seattle Post-Jntelliaencer LEW SCHATZMANN, Mayville (Ky.) Daily Independent MRS. THOLA TABOR SCHENCK, Syracuse (N. Y.) Post-Standard FRANK G. SCHMIDT Saginaw (Mich.) News MARGUERITE SCHNORR, Rochester (Minn.) PostBulletin RUSS SCHOCH, Des Moines Register & Tribune HOWARD B. SCHUESSLER, Rome (Ga.) NewsTribune HERBERT G. SCHWARTZ, Dunkirk (N. Y.) Eyening Obseryer R. M, SHEPERDSON, Peoria Journal-Transcript AL SHERMAN, Correspondent, Washington, D. C. DON H. SHORT, San Diego Tribune J'lUNSEY SLACK. Knoxville News Sentinel DENNIS R. SMITH, Canton (Ohio) Repository JAMES H. SMITH, Harrisburg Patriot MILD'^ED SMITH, Montgomery Advertiser WOOD SOANES, Oakland (Calif.) Tribune STERLING SORENSEN, Capital Times, Madison, Wis. SGT. JOHN S. SPRINGER, Rochester (N. Y.) Catholic Courier (now in service) AUDREY STANFIELD, Dayton News LAWRENCE P. STANTON, Beverly (Mass.) Evening Times TJMMY STARR, Los Angeles Herald & Express MILDRED STOCKARD, Houston Chronicle NORMA C. STOUT, Idaho Statesman, Boise NADINE SUBOTNIK, Cedar Rapids Gazette BRADFORD F. SWAN, Providence Journal RON TALLMAN, Iowa City Press-Citizen CARRIE LOU TAYLOR, Goose Creek (Tex.) Daily Sun JOHN W. TEED, Long Beach Sun FRANCIS THETFORD, Perry (Okla.) Daily Journal JOHN H. THOMPSON, Torrington (Conn.) Register R. K. TINDALL, Shenandoah (Iowa) Evening Sentinel VINCEIJT TOWNSEND, Birmingham News-Age-Herald MARCY TOWNSLEY, Austin (Tex.) American Statesman MAURICE C. TULL, Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune Dispatch JULIAN B. TUTHILL, Hartford Times LEONARD A. UNGER, Associated Press, Pittsburgh STAN WALDORF, San Jose (Calif.) News MAY WILLIAMS WARD, Author, Wellington, Kas. DEAN G. WARNER, New Philadelphia (Ohio) Daily Times ARTHUR B. WATERS, Philadelphia Gazette Democrat HELEN WATERS, Long Island Daily Advocate WILLIAM J. WATERS, Ithaca (N. Y.) Journal 76 BOXOFFICE BAROMETER