Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1941)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jan-Mar 1941
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1941)
Leaf #:
000759
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:
March 21, 2024
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Numeral is production number. Running time follows title. First date is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE; both 1940 unless otherwise specified. The symbol between the dates Is rating: from the BOXOFFICE review: f| Very good, + Good, ± Fair, Mediocre, — Poor, = Very Poor, y Indicates short of the week. © Indicates color photography. situs T Prod. No. Title Bel. Rat Date ing Rev’d Columbia 2485. 2424. 2423. 1438. 2628. 2426. 7-28 1-31 (8) . . .10 4 8-30 9-20 AEE-STAR COMEDIES • Blondes and Blunders (16). 11-29 .Bundle of Bliss, A (18).. 11 1 .Cold Turkey (16) 10-18 ■ Fireman Save My Choo Choo (18) 8-9 • Fresh as a Freshman (. .) . 1-29 .His Ex Marks the Spot (18) 12-13 2421 .. Pleased to Mitt You (18).. 9 6 1421.. 5.inny the Moocher (lOffc) 9 8 2422.. 5.ook Speaks, The (18)... 9-20 9437. .Trouble Finds Andy Clyde (18) 2627. .Watchman Takes a Wife, The (16) CINESCOPES 2975. .Feathers (Cosmocolor) <■•> •••■ 2972. .Floating Elephants 2971.. Hobby T.obby (11) 2972. .Industrial Green Island (10) 2973.. Nice Work If You Can Do It (9) 2975. ©Ocean Trails (..) 1-31 2974. .Unusual Crafts (9) 12-25 COl.OR RHAPSODIES (In Technicolor) 2505. .A Helping Paw (7) 1-7 2502.. ©Mr. Elephant Goes to Town (7V2) 10 4 2503 . Mad Hatter, The (7) 11 3 2501 . .Tangled Television (7V4) • • 8-30 1512.. Timid Pup, The (8) 8 1 2506 . Way of All Pests (7) 2-28 2504.. Wise Owl (7) 12 6 COI.UMBIA TOURS .Beautiful British Columbia (10V&) 12-20 .From Singapore to Hong Kong (De La Varre Prod.) (10) 1-10 2551 .. Historic Virginia (Andre de la Varre Productions) (10) 8-16 .Islands of the West Indies (10) 10-25 .Old and New Arizona (Special) (9) 9-27 .Savoy in the Alps (I,a Varre Productions) (10) . 9-13 .Sojourn In Havana (LaVarre Prod.) (9).... 11-25 COMMUNITY SING • No. 1. . (Jolly Tunes — D. Balter (10) 10 2 -No. 2. . (Popular Songs — D. Baker (10) 11-8 .No. 3. .(Melodies That Finger—D. Baker) (10) 12-13 2654.. No. 4 (Gay Tunes) (10)... 1 1 2655.. No. 5 (10) 2 7 Fun with Songs — U. White. ± 12 7 + 8-31 -f 10-19 1-10 ± 1-25 10-19 9-81 Prod. No. 2441 2803 1809 2802 2804 2801 2805 2404 2403 2401 1408 2402 2405 1906 2901 2902 Title Rel. RatDate ing Rev’d Prod. No. Title Rel. RatDate ing Rev’d m 1-25 -f 10-19 11 8 -f 11-23 ± 1-25 SPECIAL (HAPPY-HOUR) • Puss in Boots (reissue) (40) 11-21 SPORT REELS . Ali the Giant Killer (10y2) 12-27 .Canvas Capers (11) 7-19 .Hunting Wild Deer (9)... 11-22 = 12 7 . Ice Capers ( • . ) 1-24 .... . Master of Cue With Willie Hoppe (9) 10 4 • Splits, Spares and Strikes (...) 2-21 THREE STOOGES COMEDIES .Boobs in Arms (18) 12-27 .Cuckoo Cavaliers (17) ... .11-15 • From Nurse to Worse (16) 8-23 How High Is Up (16) 7-16 • No Census, No Feeling (16) 10 4 ■ So Long Mr. Chumps (..). 2 7 WASHINGTON PARADE Series 8 .No. 6 (Our Nat’l Defense) (10) 8-30 Series 3 ■ No. 1 (The Mint) (10) 10-25 ■ No. 2 (U. S. Military Acad emy) (Special) (10) 12-13 .No. 3 (U. S. Naval Acad’ emy) (Special) (10) .... 1 3 + 1-18 12 7 8-31 8 3 1-18 -f 1-25 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer + 10-19 8-31 2556. 2557. 2554 . 2553 . 2552. 2555 . 2651 . 2652 . 2653. =£ 12 7 + 1-25 ■1+ 11-23 CRIME DOESN’T PAY P 5. .Buyers Beware (20) 8-17 P-201.. QEyes of the Navy (20). 10-26 P 6 . Soalt the Old (20) 8-24 P-815.. Think First (21) 9 9 P-202. .£! You, the People (21) 11-30 FITZPATRICK TRA VELTALKS (In Technicolor) T-214. .Beautiful Bali (9) 11-23 zp 12-14 T-211. .Capitol City. The — Washington, I). O. (9) 9-7 T-212. .Cavalcade of San Francisco (9) 9-28 T-213 . . Old New Mexico (10) 10-26 T-215. .Old New Orleans (9) 12-21 MINIATURES M-231.. Rodeo Dough (10) (Sepia) 10 9 M-G-M CARTOONS (New Series) (Technicolor) W 90 .. Bookworm Turns, The ff ff 4+ ff + 9 7 10-26 9-28 1-18 9 7 9-28 11 9 1-18 ± 12-14 (8) ... . . 7-20 4 8-81 ff 10-23 W 94. . Gallopin’ Gals (8). . .10-26 11 9 W 93. . Homeless Flea, The (8). . .10-12 ff 12 7 12 7 W-241 . .TzOnesoine St ranger (9).. . .11-23 4+ 12 7 W 92. .Papa Gets the Bird (8) . . . 9 7 9-28 W 91. .Romeo in Rhythm (8) . . 8-10 ± 9 7 M-G-M NEWS OF THE DAY • • • • Released Twice Weeklv „ OUR GANG COMEDIES + 1I-23 C-293.. Doin' Fishln’ (10) 10-26 C-291..Good Bad Boys (11) 9 7 C-294. .Kiddie Kure (11) 11-23 C-292 . .Waldo’s Last Stand (11).. 10 5 PASSING parade (New Series) + 11 9 9 7 1228 12 7 FABLES CARTOONS 2751.. Farmer Tom Thumb (6).. 9-27 + 10-19 K-281 . .American Spoken (Sepia) (10) . . Here .11-30 ff 12 7 2755.. It Happened to Crusoe (. 2752. .Mouse Meets Lion (6).. .) 3-14 . .10-25 12 7 K-126. .Baron and the Rose, The (11) 4) 9-28 2753.. Paunch ’n’ Judy (6%).. . .12-13 1-25 K-128. . Dreams (10) . . . . .11-16 4 12-14 1755. .Pnneh Parade (0) ...... . K-127 . • Utopia of Death (10).... .10-12 + 11 9 2754. .Streamlined Donkey (6). . . 1-17 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES 719 823 924 3-28 1-17 NEW YORK PARADE 2951. .New York Parade (10)... 1-24 PHANTASIES CARTOONS 2705. .Little Theatre, The (..).. 2 7 1706.. News Oddities (6).... 1756.. Peep in the Deep, A ( (»’/2 ) 2701.. 5.hool Boy Dreams (5)... 2705. .There’s Music in Your Hair (..) 2704.. Tom Thumb’s Brother (.) 2703. .Wallflower, The (..) 11-29 QUIZ REELS 2601.. Take It or Leave It (9y2) 12 5 2602.. Take It or Leave It No. 2 (11) 12-25 2603. .Take It or Leave It No. 3 (••> 2-7 2604 . Junior I. Q. Parade (..).. 3 7 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS I860 . No. 10 (9) 8-10 Jack Oakle. 2851. .No. 1 (10) 9 6 Ken Murray. 2852.. No. 2 (9) 10-18 Don Wilson. 2853.. No. 3 (9) 11-22 Ken Murray. 2854.. No. 4 (9) 12-27 Ken Murray. 2855.. No. 5 (9) 2-2 Bob Hope. BOXOFFICE :: February 8, 1941 8-31 10-19 S-113. .Football Thrills of 1939 (10) 9-21 S-112. .Please Answer (9) 8-24 S-261 . . QQuicker’n a Wink (Sepia) (9) 10-12 S-2630Sea for Yourself (10) 12-21 S-262. .Wedding Bills (10) 11-30 9-28 9 7 12 7 1-18 12 7 Paramount o 12 7 = 1-25 8-31 o 11-23 ± 12 7 = 1-25 12-21 10 5 12 7 1123 ANIMATED ANTICS HO-4.. Bring Himself Back Alive (7) 12-20 H0-1. Dandy Lion, The (7) 9-20 H0-3.. Mommy Loves Puppy (7). 11-29 H0-2-. Sneak, Snoop & Snitch (7) 10-26 BENCHLEY COMEDIES SO 1.. Trouble With Husbands (11) 11-8 12-7 COLOR CLASSICS (In Technicolor) C9-5. .Snubbed by a Snob (7)... 7-19 -f 8-31 C9-6. .You Can't Shoe a Horsefly (71 8-83 + 8-24 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Technicolor) M0 1 . . QRiver Thames — Yesterday (10) 11-8 +f M0 2.. Sacred Ganges, The (11).. 12-27 -) FLEISCHER CARTOONS FF0-1. .Raggedy Ann (19) 12-20 ff GABBY CARTOONS GO 2 .. Constable, The (7) 11-15 -f 11-23 1-18 12-21 11-23 GO l..Klng for a Day (7) 10-18 HEADLINER A0 3.. Johnny Messner and Orch. (11) 12-13 A0 2.. Listen to Larry (10) 10-25 A0 1. .QMoments of Charm of 1941 (10) 9-13 A9-10. . Pinky Tomlin and Orch. (11) MADCAP MODELS (In Technicolor) J0-1. .Western Daze (9) 1-17 PARAMOUNT NEWS Released Twice Weekly. PARAGRAPH ICS V0 3. ,C|Breezy Little Bears (11) .12-27 V0 1.. Nature’s Nursery (10) .... 10-11 V9-10. .Paramount Pictorial No. 2 (11) 9 9 V0 2.. Seeing Is Believing (11).. 11-22 POPEYE CARTOONS E9-10. . Doing Impossikible Stunts (7) 8-2 E0 4 . Eugene, the Jeep (7) 12-13 E9 9 Fightin’ Pals (8) 7-12 E8-ll..It’s the Natural Thing to Do (7) 7-28 E0 2.. My Pop, My Pop (7) 10-18 E0 1 . . Popeye Meets William Tell (7) 9-20 EO-5. .Problem Pappy (7) 1-10 E9-12. .Puttin’ on the Act (7)... 8-30 E9-11 . . Wimmln’ Hadn’t Oughta Drive (7) 8-16 E0 3.. With Poopdeck Pappy (7) 11-15 POPULAR SCIENCE (In Clnecolor) J0-1 . . (11) 9-6 J0-2. . (10) 11 1 JO-3. . (10) 1 3 GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS R0 6.. Acrobatic Aces (10) 2 7 R0 1.. Diving Demons (10) 9 6 R0 5. .Feminine Fitness (10).... 1-1© R0 4. .Marine Roundup (10) 12 6 R0 3. .Motorcycle Stunting (10). 11 8 R9-13 . . Sink or Swim (10) 7-12 R0 2.. Sporting Everglades, The (10) 10 4 STONE AGE CARTOONS B9 9. .Ftilla Bluff Man. The (7). 8 9 B9-11 . .Pedagogical Institution (7) 9-13 B9-10. .Springtime in the Rock age (7) 8-30 B9 8. .Way Back When a Razz berr.v Was a Fruit (7) . . 7-26 B9-12. .Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh (7) . . 9-27 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (In Color) ■ No. 6 (11) 8-2 . .No. 1 (11) 9 7 L0-2. No. 2 (11) 11-29 L0-3-.No. 3 (11) 1-24 1,9-6. LO-1. Republic RKO Radio DISNEY CARTOONS (In Technicolor) + 10-26 + 12-21 10-26 ff 10 6 7-19 -f 8-31 if + ff + + + 1-18 1-18 10-26 8-24 12 7 8-17 12 7 8-17 8-26 10-26 10 5 1-18 8-24 8-24 12 7 10 5 12 7 12-21 1-18 10 5 12-21 12 7 1123 tt 11 9 ± 8 24 + 8-17 8-17 10 5 12 7 MEET THE STARS 028-1. No. 1 (10) 12-24 -f 12-28 1-24 04.109. .Donald’s Vaeation (8) . . . 8 9 ff 8-10 04,114 . Fire Chief (8) 11-22 4+ 12 7 04,113. .Goofy’s Glider (8) 11 1 + 12-14 04,112. .Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (8) 10-11 4 11-23 04,115. .Pantry Pirate (8) 12-27 04,110. .Pluto’s Dream House (8). 8-30 4 9-21 04.108. Put-Put Trouble (7) 7-19 01,116. .Timber (8) 1-10 04,111. .Window Cleaners (8) 9-20 4+ 10-26 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES 13,403. .Drafted in the Depot (19). 12-20 13, 401.. Sunk by the Census (18). 9 6 •4 9-21 13,402. .Trailer Tragedy (17).... 10-18 + 11 9 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 03.704. .Bested by a Beard (20)... 7-26 13,703. .Fired Man, The (20) 1-10 13,701. He Asked for It (18) 9-27 ip 9-21 13,404.. Mad About Moonshine (19) 2-21 13,702. .Tattle Television (19) 11-29 MARCH OF TIME 03,112.. No. 12 (17) 8 2 4 8-10 Spoils of Conquest. 03,113. .QNo. 13 (20) 8-24 ff 8-31 Gateways to Panama. 13, 101.. No. 1 (19) 9-13 ff 9-21 On Foreign Newfronts. 13, 102.. No. 2 (18) .10 4 + 10-19 Britain’s R. A. F. 13, 103.. No. 3 (19) 10-25 10-26 85