Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1945)

Page scan 000388 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jan-Mar 1945
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1945)
Leaf #:
000388
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:
June 06, 2024
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SHORTS CHART Short subjects, listed by Company, in order of release. Numeral is Deduction number. Running time follows title. First date is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. The symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review. +f Very Good, + Good, [ Fair, + Mediocre, — Poor, = Very Poor. © Indicates color photography. Columbia Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd. ALL-STAR COMEDIES 5408 Idle Roomers (16/z) • ■ • 7-16 5424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers (17) 7-23 ± 9 6425 Wedded Bliss (17) 8-18 + 11 6426 Gold Is Where You Lose It (16!/2) 9-1 ± 11 6401 Gents Without Cents (19) 9-22 6421 Strife of the Party (16) 10-13 + 12 6427 Open Season for Saps (18) 10-27 ± 12 6428 Design for Loving (21). . 11 3 + 12 6409 A Knight and a Blonde (14) 11-17 6402 No Dough, Boys (17)... 11-24 6429 Heather and Yon (17) . 12 8 6422 She Snoops to Conquer (18) 12-29 6410 Woo, Woo! (16) 1 5 6403 Three Pests in a Mess (15) 1-19 6430 Snooper Service (141/2) • • 2 2 6431 Off Again, On Again (..) 2-16 6432 Two Local Yokels (..).. 3 2 COLOR RHAPSODIES (Technicolor) 6501 Dog, Cat & Canary (6) 1 5 6502 Rippling Romance (..). 2 9 6503 Fiesta Time ( . . ) 3 2 COMMUNITY SING 6651 No. 1 (Leibert) Love, Love, Love (9/z) 8-25 + 11-18 6652 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky, Tikky Tambo (9) 10-12 + 11-18 6653 No. 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star (10) 11-10 6654 No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time in Berlin (9) 12-1 5657 Christmas Carols (reissue) <10'/2> 12-8 6655 (Baker) Tico Tico (9) . 1 1 6656 No. 6 (Baker) Very Thought of You (..).. 2 9 .... FILM-VODVEL 5955 No. 5 Featuring Novak’s Comedy Band (10) 4-21 + 5-13 6951 Featuring Kehoe's Marimba Band (11) 9-1 •• • 6952 Featuring Al Trace’s Comedy Band (11) 10-27 + 12-2 6953 Featuring Rootin' Tootin’ Band (11) 12 8 6954 Featuring Korn Kobblers (11) 2 2 FOX & CROW (Technicolor) 5754 Mr. Moocher <7'/2) 9 8 6751 Be Patient, Patient (7).. 11-30 6752 The Egg Yegg (..) 1-19 6753 Kukunuts ( . . ) 3-23 LIT. ABNER (Technicolor) 5603 A Peekoolyar Sitcheeay shun (7) 8-11 6601 Porkuliar Piggy (7) 10-13 + 6602 Kickapoo Juice (..) 1-12 PANORAMICS 5904 Traditions of Mexico (8) 4-18 PHANTASIES CARTOONS 5709 Mr. Fore by Fore (6'/2) . 7 7 + 5710 Case of the Screaming Bishop (7) 8-4 ± 6701 Mutt'n Bones (7) 8-25 ± 6702 As the Fly Flies (6)... 11-17 6703 Goofy News Views (..). 3-2 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 No. 1 (G.l. Joe in Holly wood) (10) 8-25 44 6852 No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) (10) 9-22 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M. C.) (10) 10-19 6854 No. 4 (Variety-Mowbray) <9'/2) 11-22 6855 No. 5 (Gl Janes in Holly wood) (10) 12-28 6856 No. 6 (Vallee-Allen) (9) 1-26 6857 No. 7 (Mem'l to T. Mix-W. Rogers) ( . . ) 2-25 .... SPORT REELS 5810 G.l. Sports (10) 7-28 4+ 9-9 6801 K9-Kadets (10 /2) 9-8 6802 Hedge Hoppers (9) 10-20 44 12 2 6803 Aqua Maids (9'/2) 11-24 6804 Striking Champions (10). 12-22 .... 6805 Kings of the Fairway (••) 2-2 6806 Rough and Tumble (..). 3 2 .... 12 2 9 9 9 9 11 4 11-18 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Technicolor) T-511 Through the Colorado Rockies (9/z) ...... .10-23 T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride of Creation (9) 11-27 T-513 Salt Lake Diversions (9)12-25 T-514 A Day in Death Valley (9) 1-22 T-515 Visiting St. Louis (9).. 2-19 T-516 Mackinac Island (9).. 3-18 T-517 Along the Cactus Trail (9) 4-15 T-518 Colorful Colorado (8).. 5-20 T-519 Roaming Through Arizona (9) 6-3 T-520 City of Brigham Young (9Zz ) 6-17 T-521 Monumental Utah (9/z) 7-29 T-522 Wandering Here and There (..) 12-9 .... Shrines of Yucatan (9) MINIATURES M -581 My Tomato (7) 12-4 M-583 No News Is Good News + 12-25 12-25 2-12 2-12 4-22 4-22 6-10 + 6-10 44 8-26 + 1-13 M -584 Tale of a Dog (11). M-585 A Great Day’s Coming (11) M-586 Important Business (ID U.S.A. M-58S ©Somewhere, (10) M-589 Nostradamus IV (10). (Technicolor) W-454 What’s Buzzin' Buzzard? (8) 12-25 + 1-29 12-18 + 12-25 4-15 + 4-22 4-22 44 4-22 4-29 4+ 4-15 5-20 44 6-10 6 3 44 7-29 9-30 44 10-21 )ONS 10 9 44 10-16 10-23 4+ 10-16 11-27 + 11-20 12-25 12-25 1-22 2-19 2-26 -4 4-29 4 1 + 4-22 4-22 -4 6-10 5 6 44 4-22 6 3 + 6 3 6-24 7-22 + 8-26 9 9 8-26 -4 8-26 ).... + 10-21 W-539 Big Heel-Watha (8) . W-540 Puttin’ On the Dog W-541 Mouse Trouble (7) . .12-23 W-542 Barney Bear’s Polar Pests (..) 12-30 W-543 Screwy Truant (..)■■■ 1-13 M-G-M NEWS OF THE (Released Twice Weekly) M-G-M SPECIALS A-501 Dark Shadows (22)... 12-16 44 DAY 12-30 OUR GANG COMEDIES C-497 Little Miss Pinkerton (11) 9-18 ± 10-16 C-498 Three Smart Guys (11). 10-23 C-499 Radio Bugs (9) 4-1 -t C-500 Dancing Romeo (10).. 4-29 + 2-12 4-15 PASSING PARADE K-488 Storm (10) • ••10-23 4+ 10-16 K-489 To My Unborn Son (9)10-30 44 12-18 K-490This Is Tomorrow (9). .11-27 44 11 7 K-571 The Immortal Black smith (10) 5-20 +4 6-10 K-572 Grandpa Called It Art (10) 7-15 K-573 Return From Nowhere (10).. 44 10-21 K-574 A Lady Fights Back (10) H-11 44 12-30 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES 1-470 Scrap Happy (9) 9-4 + 1-471 Fixin’ Tricks (10) 9-18 + 472 Football Thrills of 1942 (10) 9-25 44 1-473 Tips on Trips (10) ••• .11-13 i-474 Water Wisdom (9) 11-27 ± 1-551 Practical Joker (10) ... 1 8 + 1-552 Home Maid (10) 2-19 + 1-553 Groovie Movie (10) • • ■ 4 8 44 •554 Sportsman's Memories (10) 4-22 44 ■555 Movie Pests (10) 7-8 44 -556 Sports Quiz (10) 9 2 44 •557 Football Thrills of 1943 (8) 8-18 558 Safety Sleuth (10) ... 11-25 44 9-18 10-16 10-16 12-25 2-12 2-19 4-15 4-22 8-12 8-26 10-21 12-30 Paramount Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd. GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (Technicolor) U3-5 And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street (7!/2) ... 5 5 44 6-24 U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting <7'/2) 7-28 44 8-26 U4-1 Jasper’s Paradise (7'/2) 10-13 44 10 7 U4-2 Two-Gun Rusty (7i/2) . .12-l 44 11-4 U4-3 Hot Lip Jasper (8) 1 5 44 12-30 U4-4 Jasper Tell (..) 3-23 GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS R3 7 Trail Breakers (9'/2) . . 4-28 R3 8 Speed Couriers (9/z) ■ 6 9 R3 9 Catch 'Em and Eat ’Em (10) 7 7 R3-10 Furlough Fishing (9/z) 8-25 R4 1 Rhythm on Wheels (9/z) 10 6 R4 2 Broncs & Brands (9/z). 11 3 R4 3 Long Shots or Favorites (9/z) 12 8 R4-4 Out Fishin’ (..) 1-26 R4-5 Blue Winners (..) 2-23 R4-6 (Untitled) (. .) 3-30 HEADLINER A2-11 Three Bears in a Boat (10) A2-12 Yours Truly (10) .... A2-13 Stuffy in ’’Down With Everything" (9) LITTLE LULU (Technicolor) D3-3 Lulu Gets the Birdie (8) 3-31 5-19 = 8-18 9 8 9-29 D3-4 In Hollywood (8) D3-5 Lucky Lulu (7/z) 6-30 D3-6 It’s Nifty to Be Thrifty (8) D3-7 I’m Just Curious (7)... D3-8 Indoor Outing (8) D4-1 At the Zoo (..) 11-17 D4-2 Birthday Party (..) 12-29 D4-3 Beau Ties (..) 3 2 MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF3-4 Showboat Serenade (20) 4-14 FF3-5 Fun Time (20) 6-16 FF3-6 Halfway to Heaven (19) 8-25 FF4-1 Bonnie Lassie (19) 10 6 FF4-2 Star Bright (20) 12-15 FF4-3 Bombalera (20) 2-9 NOVELTOON (Technicolor) P3-4 Suddenly It’s Spring (10) 4-28 P4-1 Yankee Doodle Donkey (8) 10-27 P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten (. ) 12-15 P4-3When Gl Johnny Comes Home (. .) 2-2 P4-4 A Lamb in a Jam (..).. 3-30 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Technicolor) E3 2 Marry-Go-Round (7i/2) 12-31 E3 3 We’re on Our Way to Rio (8) 4-21 7-21 + E3 4 Anvil Chorus Girl (7).. 5-26 E3 5 Spinach-Packin’ Popeye O/z) E3 6 Puppet Love (7/z) • ■ • • 8-11 E3 7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo (7) 9-1 E3 8 Moving Aweigh (7) . . . . 9-22 E4 1 She-Sick Sailors (..).. 12 8 E4 2 Pop-Pie-Ala Mode (..)l-26 E4 3 Tops in the Big Top (..) 3-16 POPULAR SCIENCE (Color) 5-13 8-26 8-12 8-26 10 7 1118 + 12-30 8-20 9-3 9-24 44 10-30 + 5-13 729 812 10-21 10-21 12-30 422 520 624 10 7 1125 1230 44 6-24 + 1-29 6-24 8-12 8-12 1125 10-21 1230 J3-4 No. 4 (10) 4 7 44 5-20 J3-5 No. 5 (10) 6 2 6-24 J3-6 No. 6(10) 8-4 44 8-26 J4-1 No. 1 (10) 10-20 + 10-21 J4-2 No. 2 (10) 12-22 + 11-18 J4-3 No. 3 ( . . ) 2-16 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y3-4 Your Pet Problem (9).. 5-19 .... Y3-5 In a Harem (9) 7-14 + 7-29 Y3-6 Monkey Business (8) 9-15 + 10 7 Y4-1 As Babies (9) 11-24 + 11-18 Y4-2 Who's Who in Animal Land (9) 1-19 44 12-30 Y4-3 In the Public Eye (..). 3-16 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (Color) L3-5 No. 5 (10) 6-23 4) 7-29 L3-6 No. 6 (10) 8-1 L4-1 No. 1 (10) 11-10 + 11-18 L4-2 No. 2 ( . . ) 1-12 L4-3 No. 3 ( . . ) 3-9 RKO Radio Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd. DISNEY CARTOONS (Technicolor) 34.109 The Old Army Game (7) 11-5 34.110 Home Defense (8)... 11-26 34.111 Chicken Little (9) 12-17 34.112 The Pelican and the Snipe (9) 1-7 34.113 How to Be a Sailor (7) 1-28 34.114 Trombone Trouble (7) 2-18 34.115 How to Play Golf (8). 3-10 34.116 Donald Duck and the Gorilla (7) 3-31 34.117 Contrary Condor (8) . . 4-21 34.118 Commando Duck (7). 54.101 Springtime for Pluto (7) 54.102 Plastics Inventor (7). 54.103 First Aiders (7) 54.104 How to Play Football (8) 54.105 Donald’s Off Day (7). 12 8 54.106 Tiger Trouble (7).... 1 5 The Clock Watcher (8) 512 623 9 1 9-22 9-15 44 44 44 + 44 + 44 44 + 44 + + + + + + 12 4 12-25 1-29 1-22 3-18 318 422 415 527 5-27 729 826 10-21 u-u 12-30 1-13 1-13 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES + + 44 44 4-14 6 9 9 1 + 43.402 Unlucky Dog (15)... 11-12 43.403 Prunes and Politics (16) 1 7 43.404 Love Your Landlord (18) 3 3 43.405 Radio Rampage (16) . . 4-28 43.406 The Kitchen Cynic (IS) 7-23 53.401 Feather Your Nest (IS) 10-23 53.402 Alibi Baby (18) 1 5 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 44.203 No. 3 (9) 10-29 + 44.204 No. 4 (9) 11-26 + 44.205 No. 5 (9) 12-24 + 44.206 No. 6 (9) 1-21 44.207 No. 7 (10) 2-18 ± 54.201 No. 1 (10) 9-15 ± 54.202 No. 2 (10) 10-27 54.203 No. 3 (8%) HEADLINER REVIVALS 43.202 Rhythm on the Rampage (18) 10-8 ^ 43.203 Romancing Along (21). 11 5 43.204 Music Will Tell (18). 12 3 53.201 Songs of the Colleges (15) 9-8 53.202 Swing It (16) 10-20 53.203 Swing Vacation (19).. 12 1 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 43.702 Cutie on Duty (IS) 10-29 + 43.703 Wedtime Stories (17). 12-24 ± 43.704 Say Uncle (18) 2-18 + 43.705 Poppa Knows Worst (17) 43.706 Girls! Girls! Girls! (17) 53.701 Triple Trouble (17)... 53.702 He Forget to Remember (17) 10-27 PATHE NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) PATHE SPORTSCOPE 44.302 Joe Kirkwood (9) . . 44.303 Stars & Strikes (9) 44.304 Mountain Anglers (9). 12 3 44.305 Co-Ed Sports (8) . . . 44.306 Basket Wizards (8) . 44.307 Mallard Flight (9) . . 44.308 On Point (8) 44.309 Past Performances (8 44.310 Boys Camps (8) . . . . 44.311 Boot and Spur (8) . . . 44.312 Ski Chase (8) 44.313 Swim Ballet (8) 54.301 Harness Racers (8).. 54.302 School for Dogs (8) . 54.303 Saddle Starlets (8) . . 54.304 Parallel Skiing (8) . . THIS IS AMERICA 54,302 School for Dogs (8)... 10 6 33,113 Children of Mars (20) 10-22 43.101 Sailors All (20) 11-19 43.102 Letter to a Hero (18) 43.103 New Prisons — New Men (17) 43.104 Mail Call (17) 2-11 43.105 News Front (16) 3-10 43.106 Aircraft Carrier (16) 43.107 Viva Mexico (17).. 43.108 Hot Money (17)... 43.109 They Fight Again (1 43.110 Rockefeller Center (1 43.111 Brazil Today (18) . . . 8-25 43.112 That Man May Live (19) 43.113 Navy Yard (16) 10-20 53.101 West Point (17) 11-17 53.102 + 1-22 4-15 9-16 11-18 1-13 1030 1127 1218 3-25 10 7 11 4 1230 rp 12 4 ± 12-25 11 4 1216 12-30 12 4 1-22 325 415 7-29 11 4 BOXOFFICE Showmandiser 10 8 + 10-23 11 5 44 12-25 12 3 44 12-25 12-31 + 1-22 1-28 -f 2-19 2-25 44 3-18 3-24 44 4-15 i 4-21 + 5-13 5-19 4 5-27 6-16 44 7 8 7-14 44 8-26 8-11 44 10-21 9 8 44 9 9 10 6 11-25 11 3 -4 12 2 .12 1 RICA .10 6 10-22 44 10-30 11-19 44 12 4 12-17 + 12-18 1-14 *4" 1-15 2-11 44 2-12 3-10 44 3-18 4 7 44 4-15 5 5 + 5-13 6 2 6-10 6-30 44 8-12 7-28 44 9-16 8-25 44 9 9 9-29 + 11-29 10-20 44 11-18 11-17 44 12 2 12-15 44 12-30 Jan. 20, 1945