Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)

An interpretative analysis of opinions deduced from the language of lay and trade press reviews. The plus and minus signs indicate the degree of favor or disfavor of the review. This department serves also as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. Numeral preceding title is Picture Guide Review page number. In parentheses after title is running Boxoffice Harrison’ Reports Variety o E iZ Hollywoo Reporter Parents’ Magaziii! New Yor Daily Ne time. Date following distributor is BOXOFFICE review date. Listings cover current reviews. It is brought up to date regularly. The meaning of the various signs and their combinations is as follows: Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; — Very Poor. In the summary -H is rated as 2 pluses; = as 2 minuses. E t ■S s K zoc w > if a.S zo (3 S E a </> 839 Magic BoWj The (105) U-l 7-19-47 dr 4 — 4 54 4 770 Sioux City Sue (69) Rep 12 7-46 it + 6F 5 766 Magnificent Doll, The (95)rU-l - 11-23-46 + 4 4 4 FF Ft 9+ 1 Six Gun Serenade (53) Mono + IF 803 Magnificent Rogue, The (74) Rep. . 3-22-47 4 34 2 842 Slave Girl (80) U-l 7-26-47 + di di FF F d: It 8F 4 776 Man 1 Love. The (96) WB 12-28-46 it + dr it 4 74 5 789 Smash-Up (103) U-l 2-15-47 + Ft 4 + F FF FF lOF 839 Marauders, The (100) UA 7-19-47 zb 4 4 34 1 So Well Remembered (..) Rl<0...-r + IF 760 Margie (94) 20-Fox 10-19-46 + ft 4 4 4 FF FF 104 842 Something in the Wind (89) U-l.... 7-26-47 + + FF + 6F 1 839 Merton of the Movies (83) MGM. . . 7-19-47 -f ++ 54 2 841 Song of Love (119) MGM 7-26-47 ± + + FF FF 7F 1 792 Michigan Kid (70) U-l 2-22-47 -h -H H 74 7 786 Song of Scheherazade (106) U-l.... 2 1-47 + di it • -F F F zt 7+ 3 809 Mighty McGurk, The (85) MGM... 4-12-47 -f 4 -F -F 4 It 7-F 2 762 Song of the South (95) RKO 11 1-46 +F Ft FF FF ' FF FF FF 14F 834Millerson Case, The (72) Col 6-28-47 — — ± = 2-F 7 844 Song of the Thin Man (86) MGM... 8 2-47 + + + FF + 6F 798 Millie’s Daughter (70) Col 3 8-47 4 — rt 44 4 786 South of the Chisholm Trail (58) Col 2 1-47 H 3F 3 818 Miracle on 34th Street (96) 817 Spoilers of the North (66) Rep 5-10-47 dz di + — 5F 5 5-10-47 -H +1 fl Ft Ft FF FF 144 832 Sport of Kings (68) Col 6-21-47 + -1 -4 + -4 5F 3 779 Mister District Attorney (82) Col.. 1-11-47 -F ■±_ 74 6 843 Springtime in the Sierras (75) 773 Mister Hex (63) Mono 12-21-46 dr -+ + it 64 5— Rep 8 2-47 w FF + FF 7F 813 Monsieur Verdoux (120) UA 4-26-47 ■H dr It •4 — 9-F 4 780 Stagecoach to Denver (56) Rep. . . . 1-11-47 zb di F dz 6F 5— 821 Moss Rose (82) 20-Fox 5-24-47 -f 4 4 4 4 4 74 1 773 Stairway to Heaven (103) U-l... 12-21-46 + + -FF FF FF FF lOF 766 My Brother Talks to Horses (93) 805 Stallion Road (97) WB 3-29-47 ±: db + + F F 7F 3 MGM .11-23-46 + Ff 4 rt 4 4 8-F 2 775 Stars Over Texas (57) PRC 12-28-46 zb 2F 2 791 My Favorite Brunette (88) Para 2-22-47 + 4 4 4 4 FF FF 9-F 832 Stepchild (70) PRC 6-21-47 — — — it — — IF 6— My Heart Goes Crazy (..) U-l it 14 1 835 Stranger From Ponca City. The (56) Col 7 5-47 di 2F 2 N S-F 3 789 Suddenly It’s Spring (88) Para.... 2-15-47 + it + + F F F 7-F 1 815 New Orleans (89) UA 5 3-47 -f 4 4 Ft — dr 766 Susie Steps Out (65) UA ll-2?-46 it zt 6F fr 831 News Hounds (68) Mono 6-21-47 4 4 6-4“ 4 — 770 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (76) Mono. 12 7-46 ±: it -F it F 6F 4— 787 Nora Prentiss (111) WB 2 8-47 rt 4 4 /+ 5— 771 Swell Guy (86) U-l 12-14-46 + -F + F it FF SF 2 819 Northwest Outpost (91) Rep . 5-17-47 + dr 4 — 6-\' 4— 835 Swing the Western Way (66) Col. . 7 5-47 IF 1 O 793 Odd Man Out (116) U-l 3 1-47 +f 4 Ft FF FF FF ll-F T 806Tarzan and the Huntress (72) RKO. 3-29-47 + di + F 6F 4 821 Oregon Trail Scouts (58) Rep . 5-24-47 dr 4 — 54-4 761 Temptation (98) U-l 11 2-46 + ±: "4 FF F zt ' SF 4 810 Other Love, The (35) UA . 4-12-47 4 4 -F Ft FF FF 4 lO-F 764 Terror Trail (55) Col 11 9-46 ±2 2F 2 773 Out California Way (67) Rep .12-21-46 dr dr dr 4 b-t 4— 772 That Brennan Girl (95) Rep 12-14-46 ib + it + di zt tz 7F 5 796 Over the Santa Fe Trail (63) Col. • . • . 3 1-47 4 34 2 791 That Way With Women (84) WB. 2-22-47 zt zt F FF zt 8F 5 778 Overlanders, The (91) U-l . 1 4-47 — 4 Ft FF 4 94 3 825 That’s My Gal (66) Rep 6 7-47 _ 2F « P 810 That’s My Man (99) Rep 4-12-47 + + it + F zt F 7F 2 834 Pacific Adventure (97) Col . 6-28-47 FF 34 1 820 They Won’t Believe Me (95) RKO.. 5-17-47 ■fF + + FF FF FF FF 12F 823 Patient Vanishes, The (78) FC . 5-31-47 -F 4 2-F 77513 Rue Madeleine (95) 20-Fox . 12-28-46 + + + 4 4" FF FF 9F 765 Perfect Marriage, The (87) Para... .11-23-46 dr rt dr 4 4 rt 7-F 5 792 Thirteenth Hour, The (65) Col. . . . 2-22-47 — it zt 5F fr 822 Perils of Pauline (96) Para . 5-24-47 -f -H ■H dr Ft FF lO-F 1 811 This Happy Breed (110) U-l . 4-19-47 + + + it FF FF 9F 2 815 Philo Vance Returns (64) PRC... . 5 3-47 dr 4 — — 54 6 809 Three on a Ticket (64) PRC . 4-12-47 + it dz zt F dz d: 7+ 5 815 Philo Vance’s Gamble (62) PRC... . 5 3-47 — — dr rt rt rt 44 6 822 Thunder Mountain (60) RKO . 5-24-47 dz + FF F 6F 2 784 Pilgrim Lady, The (67) Rep . 1-25-47 rt rt rt rt 64 & 765 Till the Clouds Roll By (135) MGM .11-23-46 Ft + FF FF FF FF IIF 836 Pioneer Justice (56) PRC . 7 5-47 4 34 3 804 Time Out of Mind (88) U-l. . 3-22-47 H -h -4 *4“ -4 -4 -4 7+ 7 763 Plainsman and the Lady (82) Rep. . . .11 9-46 rt 4 4 ± 7-F 5 772 Time, the Place and the Girl, The 825 Possessed (108) WB . 6 7-47 ■H -H Ft Ft FF 4 4 12-F (105) WB .12-14-46 it 4" + F F di 7F 3 Prairie Raiders (55) Col — 1-F 2 828 Too Many Winners (60) PRC . 6 7-47 + =t tz 6F s 793 Private Affairs of Bel Ami. The (112) 794 Trail Street (84) RKO . 3 1-47 it + zt F 6F 4 rt 4 FF 4 8-F 4 785 Trail to San Antone (67) Rep . 2 1-47 + •+* F 5F 3 791 Pursued (101) WB . 2-22-47 + 4 4 4 + FF 7-F Trailing Danger (58) Mono IF 1 779 Trap, The (68) Mono . 1-11-47 it — — 3F 5 Q 837 Trespasser, The (71) Rep . 7-12-47 = + zt — 5F 7 805 Queen of the Amazons (62) SG . . . . . 3-29-47 — 34 4— 819 Trouble With Women, The (80) Para. 5-17-47 + di + FF + zt SF 3 B 811 Twilight on the Rio Grande (71) Rep. 4-19-47 + dz — zt 44 4— 793 Ramrod (94) UA . 3 1-47 + 4 4 4 4 64 1 806 Two Mrs. Carrolls, The (99) WB. . 3-29-47 + F + F 6F 2 802 Range Beyond the Blue (54) PRC. . . . 3-15-47 4 d: 44 3 V 770 Razor’s Edge, The (146) 20-Fox.. .12 7-46 -H 4 Ft 4 7-F 1 829 Under the Tonto Rim (61) RKO... . 6-14-47 ± + -F F + 6F 2 785 Red House, The (93) UA . 2 1-47 + 4 4 4 FF FF 94 1 826 Undercover Maisie (90) MGM . 6 7-47 + + + + F 64 1 841 Red Stallion, The (81) E-L . 7-26-47 -H 4 4 FF 7-F 1 772 Unexpected Guest (60) UA .12-14-46 zt ± 6F 6 787 Renegade Girl (65) SG . 2 8-47 2-F 2 824 Unfaithful, The (109) WB . 5-31-47 Ft Ft + FF FF F lOF 823 Repeat Performance (93) E-L . 5-31-47 + 4 FF Ft 4 84 1 Unfinished Dance, The (101) MGN FF FI FF • dr 7F 1 767 Return of Monte Cristo. The (91) 80S Untamed Fury (59) PRC . 4 5-47 di -F F “+• 7F 5 N Col 4 4 FF it 8-F 4— 829 Riff-Raff (80) RKO -F 4 4 Ft — 4 7-F 2 V 796 Road to Hollywood (57) Astor . 3 1-47 4 2-F 1 808 Vacation Days (68) Mono . 4 5-47 it — t: 3F 4 836 Romance of Rosy Ridge. The 757 Vacation in Reno (68) RKO .10-12-46 it d: zt zt 74 7 (105) MGM -f 4 4 Ft FF FF 9-F 840 Variety Girl (95) Para . 7-19-47 +F + + FF FF F 9F 837 Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (58) 766 Verdict, The (86) WB .11-23-46 + it + F F 74 3 -f 4 4-F 2 799 Vigilantes of Boomtown (56) Rep.. . 3 8-47 + it + F d: 5F 2 / 827 Vigilantes Return, The (67) U-l... . 6 7-47 + zt + dz zt zt 64 4 S 812 Violence (72) Mono . 4-19-47 -F it -4" 7F < 831 Saddle Pals (72) Rep . 6-21-47 — 4 = 2-F 4— 808 San Demetrio, London (76) 20-Fox . 4 5-47 dr Ft 4 FF 84 3 W 769 San Quentin (66) RKO .12 7-46 rt 4 it 4 7-F 5 766 Wake Up and Dream (92 ) 20-Fox .11-30-46 it it + FF zt 84 5 817 Sarge Goes to College (63) Mono.. . 5-10-47 -h -h -H -4 — 64 S 823 Web, The (87) U-l . 5-31-47 FF + FF FF •FF FF IIF _ 2 831 Web of Danger (58) Rep . 6-21-47 =r di = di 3F 7 790 Sea of Grass, The (131) MGM . 2-15-47 4 4 4 4 FF FF 9-F 1 814 Welcome Stranger (106) Para.... . 4-26-47 FF FF FF FF FF FF 124 842 Second Chance (75) 20-Fox . 7-26-47 ± 4 + 5-F 3 806 West of Dodge City (57) Col . 3-29-47 di it 4 34 2 767 Secret Heart, The (97) MGM .11-30-46 4 Ft 4" 4 4 7-F 1 816 West to Glory (61) PRC . 5 3-47 it dz 44 4 840 Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Whispering City (..) E-L FF 24 (110) RKO 4 ++ Ft Ft 8-F 1 771 Wicked Lady, The (98) U-l .12-14-46 + di di F F 6+ 3 826 Seven Keys to Baldpate (68) RKO . 6 7-47 4 rt _ ± 54 5— 785 Wild Country (57) PRC . 2 1-47 d: dz 4F 4— 795 Seven Were Saved (72) Para . 3 1-47 rt 4 4 4 7-F 4— 769 Wild West (73) PRC .12 7-46 it -f it zt 54 4— 779 Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (85) 825 Winter Wonderland (71) Rep . 6 7-47 d^ + F F 54 2 20Fox 4 -F 4 4 6-F 2 820 Woman on the Beach, The (71) RKO 5-17-47 — + + — zb 4F 4— 809 Shoot to Kill (60) SG . 4-12-47 dr 4 4 54 3 843 Wyoming (84) Rep . 8 2-47 + di + FF FF F zt 9F 2— 792 Sin of Harold Diddlebock. The Y (94) UA . 2-22-47 4 4 4 4 4 4 64 810 Yankee Fakir (71) Rep . 4-12-47 + it F di 64 4 782Sinbad the Sailor (117) RKO . 1-18-47 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4 7-F 770 Yearling, The (128) MGM .12 7-46 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 14-F 777 Singin’ in the Corn (64) Col . 1 4-47 dr d: rt 4-F 5 802 Years Between, The (88) U-l.T.. . 3-15-47 F FF 74 4