Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

"ALEXANDER" SCORES RECORDS IN 9 CITIES BOSTON Fenway — Racket Busters (WB) ; Mr. Chump (WB) 100 Memorial — Letter of Introduction (Univ) ; 2d Wlv. ; Crime King; (EKO) 75 Metropolitan — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox); Keep Smiling (20th-Fox) 310 Orpheum— The Crowd Roars (M-G-M) ; City Streets (Col) 150 Paramount — Same as Fenway 105 State — Same as Orpheum 115 CHICAGO Apollo — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M). 3d loop wk 90 Chicago — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), stage show, held 2d wk 225 Garrick — Racket Busters (WB), 2d loop wk. . . 80 Palace — Letter of Introduction (Univ), stage show, 2d wk 115 State-Lake — Delinquent Parents (Prog), plus stage show 95 Roosevelt — The Texans (Para), held 2d wk. . . 90 United Artists— The Crowd Roars (M-G-M), held 2d wk 125 World Playhouse — Return of Scarlet Pimpernel (UA), 2d wk 85 CINCINNATI Albee — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), held over 110 Capitol — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M), 2d wk., held over 110 Family — Hunted Men (Para) 100 Grand — Cowboy From Brooklyn (WB), repeat.. 110 Keith’s — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 110 Lyric — Professor Beware (Para), 2d wk 110 CLEVELAND Allen — Letter of Introduction (Univ), 2d wk., 4 days; My Bill (FN). 3 days 110 Hippodrome — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 240 Palace — Little Tough Guy (Univ) 75 State — Algiers (UA) 100 Stillman — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M). 2d wk. ..115 DALLAS Capitol — Start Cheering (Col) 90 Capitol — Penrod’s Double Trouble (FN) 110 Majestic — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 200 Melba — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) 90 Palace — Letter of Introduction (Univ) 130 Tower — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M) 2d wk 150 DENVER Aladdin — Gateway (20th-Fox) 55 Broadway — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M): Port of Seven Seas (M-G-M); after a wk. at the Orpheum 175 Denham — Professor Beware (Para) 135 Denver — Algiers (UA) 90 Orpheum — I’m From the City (RKO); Ted Lewis and band on stage 175 Paramount — Little Tough Guy (Univ) ; Lady in the Morgue (Univ) 135 Rialto — little Miss Broadway (20th-Fox). after a wk. at each the Denver and Aladdin; Main Event (Col) 110 DETROIT Adam^ — Better of Introduction (Univ), after one week at Fox; Passport Husband (20th Fox) 60 Fox — Gateway (20th-Fox), plus stage show.... 70 Michigan — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Cowboy From Brooklyn (WB) 70 Palms-State — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M). after week at Michigan; Pride of the West (Para) 60 INDIANAPOLIS Apollo — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) .... 70 Circle — Better of Introduction (Univ) 75 Loew’s — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M) 70 Lyric — Gateway (20th-Fox), plus stage show.. 120 KANSAS CITY Midland — Little Tough Guy (Univ) ; The Chaser (M-G-M) 75 Newman — Booloo (Para) ; Men Are Such Fools (WB) 85 Tower — Army Girl (Rep), plus stage show ... 135 Uptown — Keep Smiling (20th-Fox) 90 LOS ANGELES Chinese — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) 225 Downtown — Boy Meets Girl (WB) ; When Were You Born (FN) 100 Four Star — Algiers (UA), 5th wk 100 Hillstreet — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) ; Sky Giant (RKO) 100 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 100 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 100 Paramount — The Texans (Para), plus stage show 100 State — Same as Chinese 200 (AVERAGE IS 100%) Top Hits of the Week Alexander's Ragtime Band (dual) — Boston 310 Alexander’s Ragtime Band— Pittsburgh 300 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Cleveland 240 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Chicago, Los Angeles 225 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — (stage show) — New York (2d wk.) 220 Alexander’s Ragtime Band— Philadelphia 215 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Dallas, Seattle 200 Love Finds Andy Hardy (dual) — Denver 175 Crowd Roars (dual) — Boston 150 Love Finds Andy Hardy (2d wk.) — Dallas 150 Spawn of the North — Seattle (world premiere) 150 EXTENDED RUNS Algiers, 5th wk., Los Angeles; 3d wk.. San Francisco. Crowd Roars, 3d wk., Seattle. Bove Finds Andy Hardy, 3d wk., Portland, Ore. MILWAUKEE Palace — The Texans (Para); Keep Smiling ( 20th-Fox) 110 Riverside — Prison Break (Univ), plus stage show 100 Strand — Amazing l)r. Clitterhouse (FN); Cowboy From Brooklyn (WB) 85 Warner— Better of Introduction (Univ); Bittle Miss Thoroughbred (WB) 125 Wisconsin — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M); Bord Jeff (M-G-M), 2d wk 115 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — I’m From the City (RKO); Prison Break (Univ) 90 Century — Cowboy From Brooklyn (WB) 85 Orpheum — Fast Company (M-G-M), plus stage show 200 State — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M) 100 World Rage of Paris (Univ), 2d wk 100 NEW HAVEN College — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M); City Streets (Col), 2d wk 90 Loew-Poli— Always Goodbye (20th-Fox); I’ll Give a Million (20th-Fox), 6 days 70 Paramount — Better of Introduction (Univ); Prison Break (Univ), 5 days, holdover 60 Roger Sherman— Racket Busters (WB); Divorce of Rady X (UA) 90 NEW ORLEANS Center — Hold That Kiss (M-G-M) 70 Globe — Three Comrades (M-G-M) 85 Liberty — Always Goodbye (20th-Fox), 2d d.t. wk . . 70 Orpheum — Professor Beware (Para) 100 Saenger — The Texans (Para) 100 State — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M) 105 Tudor — You’re Only Young Once (M-G-M), 2d wk 75 NEW YORK Capitol — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M), 2d wk. . . 85 Criterion — Army Girl (Rep) 90 Paramount — Give Me a Sailor (Para), plus stage show 100 Radio City Music Hall — Four’s a Crowd (WB), plus stage show 90 Rialto — Dark Sands (Record) 100 Rivoli — Gateway (20th-Fox), 2d wL. 45 Roxy — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk., plus stage show 220 Strand — Racket Busters (WB) 100 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Letter of Introduction (Univ) 120 Liberty — Sinners in Paradise (Univ) ; Border G-Man (RKO), 4 days 100 Liberty — Mr. Chump (WB); Blonde Cheat (RKO), 3 days 75 Midwest — Little Miss Broadway (20th-Fox) ....110 State — Springtime in the Rockies (Rep); Highway Patrol (Col) 100 Tower — Gateway (20th-Fox) 100 OMAHA Brandeis — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN); Under Western Stars (Rep) 140 Omaha — The Texans (Para); Young Fugitives (Univ) 135 Orpheum — Letter of Introduction (Univ) ; Penrod and His Twin Brother (WB) 130 PHILADELPHIA Boyd — Letter of Introduction (Univ), 2d wk. . . . 85 Earle — Speed to Burn (20th-Fox), with stage show featuring Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard 120 Karlton — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO), 2d run 80 Keith’s — The Texans (Para), 2d run 75 Stanley — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) 215 Stanton — Little Tough Guy (Univ) 115 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), first week 300 Barry — Hold Mine in the Sky (Rep); Ladies in Distress (Rep) 125 Fulton — Wives Under Suspicion (Univ); The Devil’s Party (Univ) 70 Penn — The Texans (Para), 6 days 80 Stanley — Blockade (UA) ; 3 Stooges, Tom Savitt Tophatters orchestra 90 Warner — Sky Giant (RKO); Little Miss Thoroughbred (WB) 90 PORTLAND. ORE. Broadway — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M); My Bill (FN), 2d wk 105 Mayfair — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Prison Break (Univ), 3d wk 100 Orpheum — The Gladiator (Col); Bulldog Drummond in Africa (Para) 90 Paramount — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk 120 United Artists — Letter of Introduction (Univ) ; The Chaser (M-G-M) 115 PROVIDENCE Albee — Having Wonderful Time (RKO); Crime Ring (RKO) 80 Majestic — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 200 State — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M); Fast Company (M-G-M) 100 Strand — Give Me a Sailor (Para) ; Show Goes On (GB) 75 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Passport Husband (20th-Fox); Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 90 Centre — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 90 Mario — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), 2d wk 95 Studio — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); 2d wk 95 Utah — Army Girl (Rep); Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) 95 Victory — Devil’s Party (Univ); Meet the Boy Friend (Rep) 90 SAN FRANCISCO Fox — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Army Girl (Rep) ; 105 Golden Gate — I’m From the City (RKO), plus stage show 80 Orpheum — Tattle Tough Guy (Univ); Danger on the Air (Univ). 2d wk 70 Paramount — Crowd Roars (M-G-M); Adventures of Chieo (Mono) 110 St. Francis — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN) ; Chaser (M-G-M), 2d d. t. wk 95 United Artists — Algiers (UA), 3d wk 80 Warfield — Little Miss Broadway (20th-Fox); Men Are Such, Fools (WB) 115 SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Crowd Roars (M-G-M); My Bill (FN), 3d wk 90 Fifth Ave. — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 200 Music Box-Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M), 2d wk 100 Orpheum — Raeket Busters (WB) ; We’re Going to Be Rich (20th-Fox) 100 Paramount — Spawn of the North (Para) 150 WASHINGTON Capitol — Gateway (20th-Fox), plus stage show 95 Columbia — Little Miss Broadway (20th-Fox), 2d d. t. wk 100 Earle — Professor Beware (Para), plus stage show 105 Keiths — Tetter of Introduction (Univ). 2d wk. ..110 Metropolitan — It Happened One Night (Col)... 105 Palace — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M). 2d wk 125 24 BOXOFFICE :: August 27, 1938