Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

J ?hott5 Numerals Following: Titles are Running Time. I)ate Is National Release, 1938, Unless Otherwise Specified. ^Indicates short of the week rating:. ©Indicates color. Artcinema MUSICAL CLASSICS Produced by Hugo Reisenfeld (Reissues) Americans Come, The (9) . Apr. 30, ’38 Glorious Vamp, The (9) . .Feb. 26, ’38 Irish Fantasy (9) Mar. 26, ’38 Columbia ALL-STAR COMEDIES Ankles Away (19) May 13 Andy Clyde. Cuclcoorancho (16%) Mar. 25 Complications when two wanderers are mistaken for rich Americans by a Mexican rancher. Halfway to Hollywood (17%).. July 1 Jump Chump Jump (19%) .. .Apr. 5 Pirechief Andy Clyde falls for a school teacher. ©Old Raid Mule, The (19) . . . . Mar. 4 Andy Clyde is a sucker for bargains and gets talked into many a bad one. The Mind Needer (18) Apr. 29 Charlie Chase. The Soul of a Heel (16%) . . . . June 4 Andy Clyde has a time trying to marry the sheriff’s daughter. Time Out for Trouble (19) . . . .Mar. 18 Charlie Chase arouses the underworld by fooling around with a gangster’s sweetie. COLOR RHAPSODIES ©Horse on the Merry-Go-Round (9) Feb. 17, ’38 Poor Elmer (7) July 22 Poor Little Butterfly (8) July 4 ©The Big Birdcast (8) May 13 ©The Foolish Bunny (6) Mar. 11 The Frog Pond (7) Aug. 12 Window Shopping (7) June 3 COMMUNITY SING No. 6 (Cowboy Songs) (10) Feb. 25, ’38 No. 7 (Gus Van — Song Shop) (10) May 6, ’38 Songs the folks used to sing. No. 9 (10) — Spanish Melodies June 25 No. 10 (9) — Patriotic Songs. .. July 4 No. 11 < . . ) Aug. 26 Songs of Yesteryear. No. 12 ( . . ) Sept. 15 Scotch Songs KRAZY KAT Krazy Magic (7) May 20 Krazy’s Travel Squawks (7) . July 4 The Auto Clinic (7) Mar. 4 The Little Buekaroo (6) Apr. 11 Sad Little Guinea Pigs (7) . . . .Feb. 22 NEW SPORT THRILLS Athletic Y’outh ( . . ) July 29 Demons of the Deep (..).... Aug. 19 Feminine FUn (10) Feb. 18, ’38 Fistic Fun (9%) July 1 Sport Stamina (10) May 10, ’38 Thrilling Moments (10) June 10 Unusual Hunting (10) .. .Mar. 15, '38 SCRAPPY CARTOONS City Slicker (6%) July 22 Scrappy’s Playmates (7) Apr. 27 Scrappy’s Trip to Mars (7) Feb. 4, ’38 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (Series 16) No. 6(9) Feb. 4, ’38 No. 7(10) Mar. 4 No. 8(10) Apr. 1, ’38 No. 9 (10) Apr. 29, ’38 No. 10(10) May 27, ’38 No. 11(10) June 24, ’38 No. 12 (10) July 29 SPECIAL The New Nation (..) June 1 Story of Czechoslovakia. Jungle Babies (..) June 1 THREE STOOGES COMEDIES Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (16) May 20 All sorts of things happen to the trio when Curly wins a puzzle contest. Tassels in the Air (18) Apr. 1 Signpainters, prattling in pig Latin, are mistaken for high-class French decorators and get a free hand in a swanky household. Three Goofy Gobs ( . . ) July 29 Three Missing Links (18) . . . . July 29 Wee Wee Monsieur (17) .. Feb. 18, ’38 Stranded in France after the war, the three complicate their problems by joining the Foreign Legion. WORLD IN COLOR ©Friendly Neighbors (..)... .Apr. 29 Views of Ontario. ©Quebec (10) Mar. 25, ’38 Educational (Distributed through 20th-Fox) SONG AND COMEDY HITS All’s Fair (10) Feb. 25, ’38 The Cabin Kids. TERRY-TOONS A Mountain Romance (7) . .Apr. 1, ’38 Chris Columbo (..) Aug. 12 Devil of the Deep (..).. .May 27, ’38 Eliza Runs Again (..) July 29 Gandy the Goose (6) Mar. 4, ’38 Happy and Lucky (..).. .Mar. 18, ’38 Here’s to Good Old Jail (. .) . .June 10 Just Ask Jupiter (7) Feb. 18, ’38 Maid in China (7) Apr. 29 Mills for Baby (..) July 8 Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow (..) July 22 Robinson Crusoe’s Broadcast (7) Apr. 15 ©String Bean Jack (..)... .Aug. 26 The Big Top ( . . ) May 13, ’38 The Goose Flies High (..).... Sept. 9 The Last Indian (..) June 24 Wolf’s Side of the Story ( . . ) . Sept. 23 TREASURE CHEST Kingdom for a Horse (10) .. .Apr. 22 Music From the Stars (11) Mar. 25, ’38 Horace Lapp and Orchestra. Return of the Buffalo (10) .Apr. 8, ’38 Sky Fishing (10) Feb. 25, ’38 We Live in Two Worlds (..).. July 22 TWO REELERS Beautiful But Dummies (19) Mar. 25, ’38 Buster West and Tom Patricola have some fun with a near-sighted, Conceited manager of a fashion shop. Cactus Caballeros (19) May 27 Harry Gribbon and Joey Haye, although scared stiff, set out after a Mexican bandit and succeed in capturing him. Cute Crime ( . . ) Apr. 29, ’38 Jefferson Machamer. Jitter Bugs (..) May 20, '38 Buster West and Tom Patricola recover a stolen bracelet after they steal a turkey. Love and Onions (19) Mar. 11 Retail hijinks with Herman Timberg jr. and Pat Rooney jr. Money on Your Life ( . . ) .May 13, *38 Revolutionary antics with Kemper and Kaye. Pardon My Accident ( 17) . . . . June 10 Willie Howard fakes an accident and is mistaken for a famous surgeon. Sing for Sweetie (19) Apr. 15 Gangsters interfere with Lee Sullivan’s plans for the elopement but he manages. Wanna Be a Model? (16) .Feb. 25, ’38 Jefferson Machamer. Winner Lose All (..) June 17 Charles Kemper devotes his time to puzzle contest and almost loses his girl because he signed away the prize rights in a $50,000 contest. M-G-M CRIME DOESN’T PAY A Criminal Is Born (21) June 25 Come Across (20) May 14 ^Miracle Money (21) Mar. 26 CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS CARTOONS A Day at the Beach (10) . . . . June 25 Blue Monday (9) Apr. 2, ’38 Captain’s Pup (9) Apr. 30 Cleaning House (8) Feb. 19 Poultry Pirates (9) Apr. 16 The Pygmy Hunt (8) Aug. 6 What a Lion ( . . ) July 16 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS In Technicolor Beautiful Budapest (9) Apr. 16 Czeclio-Slovalcia on Parade (9) June 11 Glimpses of Austria (9) Feb. 19 Glimpses of New Brunswick (8) Mar. 19 Paris on Parade (9) July 9 Rural Sweden (8) May 14 HARMAN-ISING Little Bantamweight . . . . Mar. 12, '38 HISTORICAL MYSTERIES Bravest of the Brave (11) . . . . Aug. 6 The Face Behind the Mask (11) Mar. 19, ’38 The Ship That Died (10) Feb. 19, ’38 Strange Glory (11) July 2 MINIATURES ©An Optical Poem (7) . . . Mar. 5, ’38 In Technicolor. Hollywood Handicap (10) . . . .May 28 Life in Some Town ,USA (11) Feb. 26, ’38 Stroke of Genius (11) Feb. 5, ’38 QTiiat Mothers Might Live (10) Apr. 30 The Forgotten Step (10) . .May 7, ’38 Tracking the Sleeping Death (10) July 9 Tupapao (11) June 11 MUSICAL COMEDIES Billy Rose’s Casa Manana (21) Mar. 26 It’s in the Stars (19) July 30 Gay college yarn with Eleanor Lynn, Johnny Downs and Doris Weston. The Magician’s Daughter (18) July 16 Eleanor Lynn and Frankie Albertson. Snow Gets In Your Eyes (20). May 14 M-G-M NEWS OF THE DAY Released twice weekly. OUR GANG COMEDIES Awful Tooth, The (..) May 28 Bear Facts (11) Mar. 3, ’38 Came the Brawn (11) Apr. 16 Canned Fishing (11) Feb. 12, ’38 Feed ’Em and Weep (11) . May 17, ’38 Hide and Shriek (11) June 18 Little Ranger (10) Aug. 6 Three Men in a Tub (10) .Mar. 26, ’38 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES Follow the Arrow (10) July 30 La Savate (8) Mar. 12, ’38 Humorous account of French sport in which opponents rely mainly on their feet. Modeling for Money (10) Apr. 30 ©Penny’s Party (9) Apr. 9, ’38 Story of Dr. Carver (10) June 18 Surf Heroes (10) May 28 Three on a Rope (10) ... .Feb. 19, ’38 ROBERT BENCHLEY An Evening Alone (9) May 14 How to Read (..) .Aug. 27 The Courtship of the Newt (8) July 23 How to Figure Income Tax (8) Mar. 19, ’38 CjsHow to Raise a Baby (9) . . .July 2 Music Made Simple (8) Apr. 16 Paramount BETTY HOOP CARTOONS Be Up to Date (7) Feb. 25 Junior and Pudgy go hunting, with amusing results. Buzzy Boop (7) July 22 Honest Love and True (7)... Mar. 25 Out of the Inkwell ( 7 ) Apr. 22 Pudgy the Watchman (7) . . . . Aug. 12 Swing School (7) May 27 The Lost Kitten (7) June 24 COLOR CLASSICS All’s Fair at the Fair (7) . . . . Aug. 26 Guatemala (10) Aug. 12 Hold It (8) Apr. 29 Hunky and Spunky (7) June 24 The Tears of an Onion (7).. Feb. 25 HEADLINER Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (10) May 6 Easy on the Ice (10) June 3 Henry King and his orchestra with Shirley Foster. Hall’s Holiday (10) Apr. 8 George Hall and his Orchestra with Dolly Dawn. ©Moments of Charm (10) . . . . Aug. 5 Phil Spitalny and Girl Orchestra. Queens of the Air (10) July 8 Vincent Lopez and his orchestra, Benay Venuta, Hollace Shaw, Jean Ellington, Betty Hutton and Nan Wynn. STAR REPORTER No. 3 (10) Mar. 10 Ted Husing introduces us to Mark Warnow and band, Rio Brothers, Vic Helde and Freddy Rich and Listen to Lucas (10) Feb. 18, ’38 Clyde Lucas and Orchestra. PARAMOUNT NEWS Released twice weekly. PARAGRAPH ICS Crime Fighters (10) May 20 Depicting the thorough training a police officer undergoes. OFind What’s Wrong (10) . . .June 17 Gold (10) Feb. 25 The gold mines of South Africa. Jungle Glimpses (10) Mar. 25 A colorful camera trip through South America tropics. ^Silver Millions (10) July 15 Story of the Alaskan salmon and their spawning habits. Tanhaueser (12) Aug. 12 A special arrangement of Wagner’s immortal "Tanhaueser” as played by the National Symphony Orchestra under baton of Frederick Feher. The Bike Parade (10) Apr. 22 The saga of the bicycle from 1900 to the present. Narrated by Ted Husing. PARAMOUNT PICTORIAL No. 7 (10) Feb. 4, ’38 The Yerkes Observatory, Autumn in the Alps and the Shadow Man. No. .8(10) Mar. 4 Styles in the sun, New York’s army of night workers, canine beauty shop. No. 9(10) Apr. 1 The Bureau of Standards in Washington, trained fish and Alpine aqueduct. No. 10 (10) May 6 Chesapeake fishermen — camera studies of clouds — feeding the animals. No. 11 (10) June 3 Alpine streams, a visit to the Guadalupe Islands, and vineyards of California. No. 12 (10) July 1 Gigantic farming — Streaming scenery— a day in a dog’s life. No. 1 (10) Aug. 5 Tropical trophies; Canyon country; Aquatic Antics. I’OPEYE CARTOONS Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (7) Apr. 15 Bulldozing the Bull (7) . . . .Aug. 19 I Yam Love Sick (8) May 20 The Jeep (7) July 15 Learn Polikness (7) Feb. 18, ’38 Plumbing Is a “Pipe” (7)... June 17 The House Builder-Upper (7). Mar. 18 POPULAR SCIENCE (In Cinecolor) ©No. 4(10) Mar. 18 No. 5(10) May 13 No. 6(10) July 8 SCREEN SONG Beside a Moonlit Stream (8).. July 29 Frank Dailey and His Orchestra. Thanks for the Memory (7).. Mar. 25 Bert Block and orchestra supply the music. You I, cave Me Breathless (7). May 27 Jimmy Dorsey and orchestra. GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS Cops and Robbers (10) Mar. 25 A chase in which a black bear and mountain lion are captured. Fascinating Adventure, A (10) Feb. 25 A modern Tarzan and his adventures in the streams of Central Florida. Horseshoes (10) July 15 Ted Allen, world’s champion horseshoe artist, demonstrates his skill. Red, White and Blue Champions (10) May 20 A unique group of aquatic youngsters of the Panama Canal zone. Sjrorting Test (10) Aug. 5 Question answers in the field of sport supplied by Ted Husing. Strike (10) June 17 Not baseball but a reel about fishing. Win, Place or Show (10) . . . . Apr. 22 Human interest yarn of the Hialeah racing track. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS ©No. 4(10) Feb. 11, ’38 ©No. 5(10) Apr. 15 Gold beating; circulating library; woman chimney sweep; tool leather portraits. No. 6(10) June 10 No. 1 (10) Aug. 5 RKO Radio DISNEY CARTOONS <v)Boat Builders (7) Feb. 25 Mickey, Donald and the Goof attempt to build a boat with disastrous consequences. BOXOFFICE August 20, 1938