Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jul-Sep 1947
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)
Leaf #:
0001713
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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(9) 2348 Play and Plenty (9) . . . . 1372 Picture Pioneer (9) . 7 5 7 5 7 5 i SERIALS 2581-2593 Mysterious Mr. M . . 13 Chapters 6-17 + 7 6 7 1 -f 6 1 8-12 -4 7 6 8-26 10 5 8-26 11 9 8-26 -1 9-28 2-24 + 4-19 2-24 it 4-26 3-17 -H 5 3 4-21 + 5-10 6 2 6-23 dz 7-19 8 4 “f" 8-23 8-11 ■H 8-16 IDITIES) 6-10 -4 7. 1 6-17 6-24 V-'e 7 1 __ 7 6 8-19 __ 9-28 8-19 dz 10-19 8-26 ± 10-26 7-23 + 8-10 3 419 510 5-17 7 5 8 9 9 6 12-28 1 4 Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. 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MELODY MASTERS 329 412 5 3 3601 DesI Amaz & Band (10) 10-12 +4 5-24 3602 Melody of Youth (10).. 12-14 44 4-19 3603 Big Time Revue (10) 1-25 + 3 8 3604 Stan Kenton & Orch. (10] 2-22 4-19 3605 Vaudeville Revue (10) . . 4-12 5 3 3606 Zero Girl (10) 7-19 + 8-23 4601 Freddy Martin & Orch. (10) 9-13 MEMORIES OF MELODY LANE 4201 Let’s Sing a Song of the West (10) 9-27 MERRIE MELODIES (Color) 2708 Fair and Wormer (7). . 9-28 2709 Mousmerized Cat (7).. .10-19 44 12-21 2710 Mouse Menace (7) . . . . .11 2 12-14 2711 Roughly Squeaking (7) .11-23 4-19 2712 One Meat Brawl (7).. . 1-18 -4 5-10 2713 Goofy Gophers (7) . . . . . 1-25 44 5-10 2714 Gay Anties (7) . 2-15 4-19 2715 Scent1 mental Over Yon (7) . 3 8 + 5-17 2716 Birth of a Notion (7). . 4-12 + 5-24 2717Tweetie Pie (7) . 5 3 -4 6 7 2719 Hobo Bobo (7) . 5-17 44 5-31 2720 Along Came Duffy (7) . . 6-14 7 5 3701 Inki at the Circus (7) . 6-21 7 5 3702 Crowing Pains (7) . 7-12 -h 8 9 3703 Pest in the House (7) . 8 2 + 9 6 3704 Foxy Duckling (7) . . . . 8-23 .... 3705 House Hunting Mice (7) -.9-6 .... TWO-REEL SPECIALS (Technicolor) 3002 The Last Bomb (20).... U 2 dt 3003 A Boy and His Dog (20). 4-26 44 3004 Saddle Up (20) 3 1 + 3005 Song of a Nation (20).. 5-31 ± 3006 Hollywood Wonderland (20) 8 9 4f 8-9 3007 Romance and Dance (20) 8-30 ■ ■ ■ . SPORTS PARADE 3502 Lazy Hunter (10) 10-26 ± 12 7 3503 Battle of Champs (10).. 1-18 ± 5-3 3504 American Sports Album (10) 3-8 + 3505 Let’s Go Swimming (18). 1 4 ± 3506 Arrow Magic (10) 3-22 ± 3507 Harness Racing (10) 5-3 -4 3508 Flying Sportsmen in Jamaica ,(10) 5-24 ± 5-31 3509 A Day at Hollywood Park (10) ., . . . 6 7 ± 7-5 3510 Tennis Town (10) 6-21 ± 7-5 3511 Sportsman’s Playground (10) 7-5 3512 Carnival of Sports (10) . . 8-23 3513 Fishing the Florida Keys (10) Miscellaneous 9-21 426 5 3 5-31 322 419 510 5-17 9-27 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d. ASTOR ...One World or None (10) ...Ovoutie 0’ Rooney (28) Republic SERIALS 691 Son of Zorro 1-18 .... 13 Chapters 692 Jungle Girl (rerelease).... 4-19 .... 15 Chapters 693 Jesse James Rides Again... 3-21 .... 13 Chapters 694 The Black Widow 6-10 .... 13 Chapters United Artists THE WORLD TODAY ...Wonder Eye (10) 5-16 44 5-17 LOEW MUSICOLOR . . .Toccata and Fugue (10) . . . .10-46 .... ...Moonlight (10) 9-47 ...Engulfed Cathedral (10)... 7-48 .... Independents Operation Underground (18) Telenews 44 1-11 Brotherhood of Man (10) Film Alliance 44 1-18 A Year of Freedom (10) Brandon... 1-18 Be Your Age (10) Am. Heart Ass’n ± 2-22 Open the Door, Richard (10) Astor. 44 3 8 A Message From Maynor (11) Nat’l TB Ass’n it 3-15 Mr. Bell (31) Bell System 44 3-15 The New North (10) Nat’l Film Board + 3-22 One World or None (9) Film Publishers "h 3-29 Are Parents or Society Responsible for Juvenile Delinquency? (IS) Gen Films 4-19 White Safari (10) Can. Film Board 44 4-19 Science Goes Fishing (10) Can. Film Board 4-19 Bill Bailey and the Four Pillars (18) Am. Bankers Ass’n 44 4-19 The Dead Strike Back (10) Telenews + 4-19 National Air Races (21) U. S. Rubber Co + 4-19 The Animals and the Brigands (10) Prnka-Brandon + 5 3 Science Spins a Yarn (23) YMCA MP Bureau 44 5 3 What’s on Your Mind (10) Nat’l Film Board 44 5-24 The Biography of the Motion Picture Camera (20) A. F. Films....' 44 5-31 The Toy That Grew Up (20) A. F. Films 44 5-31 The Bridge (10) Czech Film Co.Brandon 6 7 Piano Reflections (9) Sack Amusement Ent + 7-12 Divorce — USA (14) Telenews 7-19 Last Night We Attacked (18) Am. League for a Free Palestine. . + 8 2 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds REGULARLY 9 6 TECHNICOLOR ADVENTURES 3801 Star Spangled City (10). 10-19 44 11 2 3802 Rubber R’iver (10) 11-16 ± 12-14 38p3 Kingdom of the Wild (10) 3-15 + 4-19 3804 Circus Horse (10) 6-28 3805 Glamour Town (10) .... 8 2 ± 9-6 3806 Branding Irons QO) .... 8-16 ± 9-6 4801 Land of Romance (10) ... 9 6 .... Ask where you WORK Ask where you BANK BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Sept. 13, 1947 13