Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

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"ALEXANDER" IS CHALKING UP MORE RECORDS BOSTON Fenway — The Texans (Para); Penrod’s Dou ble Trouble (FN), 2d run _ 60 Memorial — Gateway (20th-Fox); Army Girl (Rep) 75 Metropolitan — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox); Keep Smiling (20th-Fox), 2d wk. .210 Orpheum — The Crowd Boars (M-G-M); City Streets (Col), 2d wk 70 Paramount — Same as Fenway 65 State — Same as Orpheum 55 CHARLOTTE Broadway — The Gladiator (Col) 100 Carolina — Tittle Miss Broadway (20th-Fox); Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN) 95 Imperial — Blockade (UA) 95 Give Me a Sailor (Para) 100 State — Colorado Kid (Rep) 100 State Police (Univ) 95 The Black Doll (Univ) 100 CHICAGO Apollo — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), 4th loop wk 80 Chicago — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), plus stage show, held 3d wk 160 Garrick — Tetter of Introduction (Univ), 3d loop wk 115 Palace — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO), plus stage show 115 Roosevelt — The Texans (Para), 2d wk 80 State-Lake — Prison Farm (Para), plus stage show 110 United Artists — The Crowd Boars (M-G-M), moved to Garrick for 3d loop wk 90 CINCINNATI Albee — Tetter of Introduction (Univ), held over 110 Capitol — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), held over 115 Grand — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M), 3d wk. ...110 Keith’s — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) . . . .110 Lyric — Algiers (UA), 2d wk 110 Palace — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 100 Shubert — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), held over 120 CLEVELAND Allen — My Bill (FN), 3 days; Keep Smiling (20th-Fox), 4 days 75 Hippodrome — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk 175 Palace — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO) 95 Loew’s State — The Texans (Para) 75 Loew’s Stillman — Fast Company (M-G-M) ....165 DALLAS Capitol — City Streets (Col) 80 Tombstone Canyon (Atlantic) 130 Majestic — Little Miss Broadway (20tli-Fox) . . . 110 Melba — 'White Banners (WB) 80 Palace — The Crowd Boars (M-G-M) 125 Tower — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk 125 DENVER Aladdin — Algiers (LTA), after a wk. at the Denver 75 Broadway — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Port of Seven Seas (M-G-M), 2d wk. here after a wk. at the Orpheum 100 Denham — Give Me a Sailor (Para) 90 Denver — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) 250 Orpheum — Crowd Roars (M-G-M) ; The Chaser (M-G-M) 150 Paramount — The Gladiator (Col); City Streets (Col) 115 Rialto — Tittle Tough Guy (Univ); after a wk. at the Paramount; Prison Break (Univ) 125 DETROIT Adams — Tittle Tough Guy (Univ) ; Romance of the Limberlost (Mono) 70 Fox — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), plus stage show 200 Michigan — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN) ; Shopworn Angel (M-G-M) 85 Palms-State — Racket Busters (WB); Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), after a wk. at Michigan 75 INDIANAPOLIS Apollo — Tetter of Introduction (Univ) 8 0 Circle — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 300 Loew’s — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 70 Lyric — Keep Smiling (20th-Fox), plus stage show 90 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Pox) (new house) very good Midland — Rich Man, Boor Girl (M-G-M) ; Blockhead; (M-G-M) 85 (AVERAGE IS 100%) Top Hits of the Week Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Indianapolis 300 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (dual) — Omaha 280 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Denver 250 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (2d wk.) — Pittsburgh 245 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (dual) — Boston (2d wk.) 210 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (stage show) — Detroit, Philadelphia, Providence • (2d wk.) 200 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (dual) — New Haven 190 Love Finds Andy Hardy (dual) — Omaha 190 EXTENDED RUNS Algiers, 6th wk., Los Angeles; 4th wk., San Francisco. Tove Finds Andy Hardy, 4th wk., Portland, Ore. Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 3d wk., Chicago; 3d wk.. Portland, Ore. Letter of Introduction, 3d wk., Chicago; 3d wk., Washington. The Crowd Roars, 3d wk., Cincinnati; 3d wk., Milwaukee. Rage of Paris, 3d wk., Minneapolis. Newnvin — Racket Busters (WB) 90 Tower — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO), plus stage show 160 Uptown — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO).... 55 LOS ANGELES Chinese — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 2d wk 125 Downtown — Racket Busters (WB); The Higgins Family (Rep) 100 Four Star — Algiers (UA), 6th wk 85 Hillstreet — Tetter of Introduction (Univ) ; Danger on the Air (Univ) 140 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 90 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 125 Paramount — Give Me a Sailor (Para), plus stage show ‘ 110 State — Same as Chinese 125 MILWAUKEE Palace — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 125 Riverside — The Main Event (Col), plus stage show 100 Strand — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M) ; Lord Jeff (M-G-M), 3d wk 100 Warner — Boy Meets Girl (WB) ; Penrod’s Double Trouble (FN) 110 Wisconsin — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) ; Army Girl (Rep) 150 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — We’re Going to Be Rich (20th-Fox) ; Men Are Such Fools (WB) 90 Century — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M). 2d wk. .100 Orpheum — Tetter of Introduction (Univ) 90 State — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M) 175 World — Rage of Paris (Univ), 3d wk 95 NEW HAVEN College — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO); Danger Patrol (RKO) 70 Loew’s Poli — Alexander’s Rag-time Band (20thFox) ; Making the Headlines (Col) ; “Alexander” moved to College 190 Paramount — The Texans (Para) ; Bulldog Dm mmond in Africa (Para), 9 days 90 Roger Sherman— Sky Giant (RKO) ; Mr. Chump (WB) 55 NEW ORLEANS Center — Wives Under Suspicion (Univ) 60 Globe — Having Wonderful Time (RKO), 2d run. 60 Liberty — Smashing the Rackets (RKO) 95 Orpheum — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO)... 100 Saenger — White Banners (WB) 105 State — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 100 Tudor — The Sign of the Cross (Para), reissue.. 105 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M).. 135 Liberty — Booloo (Para); Fast Company (M-G-M), 4 days 80 Liberty — Young Fugitives (Univ); The Chaser (M-G-M), 3 days 90 M.dwest — The Texans (Para) 95 State — The Gladiator (Col); Romance on the Run (Rep) 110 Tower — My Bill (FN) 95 OMAHA Brandeis — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO); King Kong (RKO), reissue 100 Omaha — Love Linds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Men Are Such Fools (WB) 190 Orpheum — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20thFox) ; Passport Husband (20th-Fox) 280 PHILADELPHIA Boyd — Gateway (20th-Fox) 80 Earle — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M), plus stage show featuring Tony Martin 125 Fox — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 90 Karlton — Letter of Introduction (Univ), 2d run 90 Keith’s — The Crowd Roars (M-G-M), 2d run.. 90 Stanley — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 200 Stanton — Racket Busters (WB) 100 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk 245 Barry— Return of tile Scarlet Pimpernel (UA); Bar 20 Justice (Para) 80 Fulton — Gateway (20th-Fox) 80 Penn — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 90 Stanley— Racket Busters (WB); Phil Harris radio orchestra 95 Warner — Penrod’s Rouble Trouble (FN); Fast Company (M-G-M) 85 PORTLAND, ME. State — Give Me a Sailor (Para) ; Racket Busters (WB) 100 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway — Algiers (UA) ; Blockheads (M-G-M) 150 Mayfair — Love Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M 1; Prison Break (Univ), 4th wk 100 Orpheum — Racket Busters (WB); We’re Going to Be Rich (20th-Fox) 90 Paramount — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 3d wk 110 United Artists — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) ...150 PROVIDENCE Albee — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO); Sky Giant (RKO) 80 Majestic — Alexander's Ragtime Band (20 th Fox), 2d wk 200 State — 1 Am the Law (Col); Blockheads (M-G-M) 105 Strand — The Texans (Para); Main Event (Col) 120 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Man From Music Mountain (Rep); Tenth Avenue Kit] (Rep) 90 Centre — Tetter of Introduction (Univ) 100 Mario — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), 2d wk 90 Studio — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M), 2d wk 8 5 Utah— Tittle Tough Guy (Univ); Romance of the Limberlost (Mono) 100 Victory — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 2d wk 125 SAN FRANCISCO Fox — Racket Busters (WB) ; Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 75 Golden Gate — Crime Ring (RKO); Dead End Kids on stage 80 Orpheum — Gladiator (Col); Prison Break (Univ) 80 Paramount — Crowd Roars (M-G-M); Adventures of Chico (Mono), 2d wk 90 St. Francis — Tove Finds Andy Hardy (M-G-M); Army Girl (Ren), 2d d. t. wk 90 United Artists — Algiers (UA). 4th d. t. wk 80 Warfield — Gateway (20th-Fox); Blockheads (M-G-M) 80 WASHINGTON Canitol — Rich Mr.u, Poor Girl (M-G-M), plus stage show 90 Columbia — We’re Going to Be Rich (20th Fox) 80 Earle — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN), plus stag** s^o”' 115 TCe’ths — Tetter r> f Introduction (Univ), 3d wk. . . 90 Metropolitan— BoMoo (Para) 90 Palace — Crowd Roars (M-G-M) 125 (AVERAGE IS 100%) BOXOFFICE :: September 3, 1938 15