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What They Did in the First Runs • Outstanding Hits
Key Cities From Which Averages Were Computed:
Boston
Denver
Los Angeles
Omaha
Buffalo
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Indianapolis
New Haven
San Francisco
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Seattle
And intermediate cities and typical small town situations.
(These Scored Ratings of 130% or More)
BADMAN'S TERRITOHY (RKO) 138
GREEN YEARS. TIffi (M-G-M) 138
MAKE MINE MUSIC (RKO) 138
DRAGONWYCK (20th-Fox) 137
MILDRED PIERCE (WB) 137
ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (20th-Fox) 136
SCARLET STREET (Univ) 138
STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS. THE (Para) 135
TILL THE END OF TIME (RKO) 135
TWO GUYS FROM MILWAUKEE (WB) 135
VIRGINIAN. THE (Para) 135
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (RKO) 135
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M) 134
COURAGE OF LASSIE (M-G-M) 133
CRACK-UP (RKO) 132
SAN ANTONIO (WB) 131
DO YOU LOVE ME (20th-Fox) 130
NIGHT IN CASABLANCA. A (UA) 130
(These Scored Ratings of 120% or More)
PRIDE OF THE MARINES (WB) 129
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (20th-Fox) 129
DOLL FACE (20th-Fox) 128
HOUSE ON 92ND STREET. THE (20th-Fox) 128
TO EACH HIS OWN (Para) 128
DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, THE (UA) 127
STRANGER. THE (RKO) 127
WHISTLE STOP (UA) 127
OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (M-G-M) 12S
SAILOR TAKES A WIFE. THE (M-G-M) 126
BELL FOR ADANO. A (20th-Fox) 125
CAPTAIN KIDD (UA) 125
BAD BASCOMB (M-G-M) 124
GALLANT JOURNEY (Col) 124
JOHNNY ANGEL (RKO) 124
PARDON MY PAST (Col) 124
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD (RKO) 123
SPECTER OF THE ROSE (Rep) 123
CORNERED (RKO) 122
DAKOTA (Rep) 122
DALTONS RIDE AGAIN. THE (Univ) 122
HEARTBEAT (RKO) 122
SUSPENSE (Mono) 122
WALK IN THE SUN. A (20th-Fox) 122
BLITHE SPIRIT (UA) 121
ABILENE TOWN (UA) 120
OUR HEARTS WERE GROWING UP (Para) 120
SEARCHING WIND. THE (Para) 120
SEVENTH VEIL, THE (Univ) 120
TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD WOMAN (RKO) 120
214 ^ Features Out of 339 Score More Than Average
A
Abbott & Costello in Hollywood (M-G-M).... 103
Abilene Town (UA) 120
Adventure (M-G-M) 161
A Guy Could Change (Rep)..... 103
Allotment Wives, Inc. (Mono) 108
Along Came Jones (RKO).... 141
An Angel Comes to Brooklyn (Rep) 87
And Then There Were None (20th-Fox) 109
Anna and the. King of Siam (20th-Fox).. 136
Appointment in To'kyo (WB) 82
Avalanche (PRC) 96
B
Bad Bascomb (M-G-M) 124
Badman's Territory (RKO) 138
Bamboo Blonde (RKO)..... .....112
Bandit of Sherwood Forest, The (Col) 162
Because of Him (Univ) 109
Bedlam (RKO) Ill
Behind Green Lights (20th-Fox) 97
Behind the Mask (Mono) * *
Bell for Adano, A (20th-Fox) ..125
Bells of St. Mary's, The (RKO) ...209
Below the Deadline (Mono) *
Black Angel, The (Univ) 96
Black Market Babies (Mono)..... 115
Blithe Spirit (UA) 121
Blonde Alibi (Univ) 99
Blonde for a Day (PRC) *
Blondie's Lucky Day (Col) 98
Blue Dahlia, The (Para) •146
Bowery Bombshell (Mono) 106
Boys' Ranch (M-G-M) 102
Breakfast in Hollywood (UA) ....115
Bride Were Boots, The (Para) 119
Burma Victory (WB) *
C
Canyon Passage (Univ) 145
Captain Eddie (20th-Fox) 118
Captain Kidd (UA) 125
Captain Tugboat Annie (Rep) 104
Editor’s Note: 100% is average or normal business.
* Insufficient reports for computation.
'^'Westerns not included.
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