Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1948)

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Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jul-Sep 1948
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1948)
Leaf #:
0001184
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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SHORTS CHART Short subjects, listed by Company, in order oi release. Running time follows title. First date is National release, second the dote of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review: •(+ Very Good, + Good. — Fair, — Poor, = Very Poor. O Indicates color photography. Columbia 1-15 320 424 ± 6-26 7 3 6-26 7-31 5-22 7-31 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd ASSORTED COMEDIES 9436 Man or Mouse (Holloway) (18) 9423 Silly Billy (Billie Burke) (18) 1-29 9424 Two Nuts in a Rut (Shilling & Lane) (18) 2-19 9437 EightBall Andy (Clyde) aV/z) 3-11 9425 Tall, Dark and Gruesome (H. Herbert) (16) 4-15 9438 Jitter Bughouse (J. DeRita) (18) 4-29 9426 Crabbin' in the Cabin (Vernon & Quillan) (IS) 5-13 9439 The Sheepish Wolf (17'/2) 5-27 + 9427 Pardon My Lamb Chop (17) 6-10 4 9440 Flat Feat (IT'/a) 6-24 ± 1948-49 SEASON 1421 Billie Gets Her Man (17) 9 9 1441 Pest from the West (IS'/a) 9-30 COLOR FAVORITES (Re-releases) 9604 In My Gondola (I'/a) 1-22 9605 Animal Cracker Circus (7) 2-19 9606 Bon Bon Parade (8'/2) . . 4 8 9607 House That Jack Built (7) 5-6 ± 9608 The Untrained Seal (Ti/j) 7-15 ± 1948-49 SEASON 1601 The Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9-9 COLOR PHANTASIES 9702Topsy Turkey (614) 2 5 9703 Short Snorts on Sports (6/2) 6-3 ± COLOR RHAPSODIES 9502 Boston Beany (6) 12-4 ± 9503 Flora (7) 3-18 1948-49 SEASON 1501 Pickled Puss (6^2) 9-2 COMMUNITY SINGS 9654 No. 4 When You Were Sweet Sixteen (Leibert & Baker) (9'/2) 12-4 9655 No. 5 Feudin’ and Fightin’ (101/2) 1-8 9656 No. 6 Civilization (10) . . . 2-12 9657 No. 7 I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (91/2). 4-29 9658 No. 8 Manana (I01/2) ... 6-3 9659 No. 9 California Here I Come (9) 8-12 FILM NOVELTIES 9901 Aren’t We All? (Stoopnagle) (10'/2) 11-27 9902 The Candid Microphone (10) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 9855 Hawaii in Hollywood (10) 1-22 9856 Photoplay’s Gold Medal Awards (91/2) 3-18 9857 Smiles and Styles (9'/2) 4 1 9858 Hollywood Honors Hersholt Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Technicolor) T-815 Glimpses of New Scotland (9) . .... 8-30 1947-48 SEASON T-911 Visiting Virginia (9)... 11-29 + 1 3 T-912 Cradle of a Nation (9) 12-13 + 1 3 ± 5-8 T-913 Cape Breton Island (9] T-914 Chicago, the Beautiful 5 8 + 7-10 ± 5-22 (10) 7-10 + 8-14 Bears (11) 11-22 1 3 W-922 The Fishing Bear (8).. 12-20 1 3 W-923The Milky Way (8)... -H 3-20 W-924The Midnight Snack (9) 3-27 + 5-15 W-925 Puss ’n Toots (7) W-926 The Bowling Alley Cat 4-24 + 5-15 (8) 6-12 + 7-10 7 3 12-20 GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor) W-921 Goldilocks and the Three MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND M-9S1 Freddy Martin-Keenan Wynn (10) 2-14 M-982 Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 4-24 M-983 Ray Noble-Buddy Clark (11) 6-26 M-984 Les Brown-Virginia O’Brien (10) 7-17 7-10 Paramount + 12-13 1-16 + 2-14 2-20 + 2-21 3-26 4 3 4-30 + 4-17 6-11 -f 6-26 7-30 + 8 7 ± 8-14 NEWS OF THE DAY (Released Twice Weekly) ± 2-14 ± 4-24 -I -f 6-26 6-26 -I -f 2-14 7-31 (8) . . . 5-6 4 5-22 9859 Hollywood Party (9) 6-10 +f 6-26 9860 Hollywood Friars Honor George . .Jessel (9/2) 7-8 ■H 7-31 10-25 -t 4-24 3-20 -f 5-22 7-31 1948-49 SEASON 1851 Hollywood Holiday (..).. 9 2 SPECIAL MUSICAL FEATURETTE 9451 A Voice Is Born (Miklos Gafni) (20'/2) 1-15 H STOOGE COMEDIES 9404 Shivering Sherlocks (17) 1 8 -t 9405 Pardon My Clutch (15) . . 2-26 9406 Squareheads of the Round Table (18) 3-4 9407 Fiddlers Three (17) 5 6 9408 The Hot Scots (17) .... 7 8 1948-49 SEASON 1401 Heavenly Daze (I6I/2) . . . 9 2 THRILLS OF MUSIC 9955 Charlie Barnet & Orch. (IOI/2) 1-15 9956 Ted Weems & Orch. (lO'/p) 3-25 9957 Gene Kruna & Orch. (10) 6-10 9958 Tony Pastor X, Orch. (10) 7-22 1948-49 SEASON 1951 Elliott Lawrence & Orch. (..) 9-23 WORLD OF SPORTS 9804 Navy Crew Champions PASSING PARADE K-873 Amazing Mr. Nordill (10) 8-30 K-971 Miracle in a Cornfield (9) 12-20 K-972 It Can’t Be Done (10) . .12-20 K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock (10) 1-24 K-974 My Old Town (9) 2-7 K-975 Souvenirs of Death (10) 6-19 7-10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES 5-22 5 8 626 (10) .12-25 + 2-14 9805 Rodeo Thrills and Spills (91/2) . 1-29 + 4-24 9806 Net Marvels (9) 3-11 9807 Chamnions in the Making (8>/2) 5-13 "f" 7-17 9808 No Holds Barred (9)... , 6-17 -H 7 3 9806 Aqua Zanies (9) 7-15 + 7-31 1948-49 SEASON 1801 Diving Champions (..).. 9-23 SERIALS 9140 Brick Bradford 12-18 -1 1 3 15 Chapters 9160 Tex Granger 4 1 -t 5 8 IS Chaot»rf 9180 Superman (Special) 7-15 + 7-17 15 Chapters S-952 Surfboard Rhythm (9) .10-18 4+ S-953What D’Ya Know (9). .11 8 -f S-954 Have You Ever Wondered? (9) .12-13 + S-955 Bowling Tricks (10).. . 1-10 + S-956 1 Love My Mother-in-Law BUT (8) . 2 7 -H S-957 Now You See It (9) . . . 3-20 S-958 Y0U Can’t Win (9)... -f S-959 Just Suppose (9) .... . 7-17 S-960 Football Thrills No. 11 (••) . 9 1 + 11 8 U 8 1 3 221 214 320 5-15 8-14 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (Technicolor) U6-3 Date With Duke (8) 10-31 4+ 11 1 U6-4 Rhapsody in Wood (9).. 12-19 + 12-13 GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS R7 2 Running the Hounds (11) 10-31 R7 3 Five Fathoms of Fun(10)ll-23 R7 4 Stop, Look and Guess ’Em (10) 12 5 R7 5 All-American Swing Stars (10) R7 6 Double Barrelled Sport (10) R7 7 Big Game Angling (10). R7 8 Riding Habits (10)... R7. 9 Big League Glory (10). R7-10 Her Favorite Pools (10) 7-30 LITTLE LULU (Technicolor) D6-3 A Bout With a Trout (8). 10-10 D6-4 Super Lulu D6-5The Baby Sitter (7) 11-28 D6-6 Dog Show Off (7) MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF6-5 Midnight Serenade (18) 11-21 FF6-6 Jingle Jangle Jingle (19) 1947-48 SEASON FF7-1 Samba Mania (18) . . . FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (19). FF7-3 Gypsy Holiday (19).. FF7-4 Tropical Masquerade (16) FF7-5 Big Sister Blues (..).. 10 1 NOVELTOONS (Technicolor) P7-1 Santa’s Surprise (9) . . . .12 RKO Radio Prod. No. 10-10 11 1 11-21 -f -f 11-15 11-28 12-13 1-30 + 1-10 Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d DISNEY CARTOONS (Technicolor) 74.110 Chip an’ Dale (7).., 84.702 Clock Cleaners (reissue) (7) 12-12 74.111 Pluto’s Blue Note (7) 12-26 74.112 They’re Off (7) 1-30 84.703 Little Hiawatha (reissue) (9) 74.113 The Big Wash (7). 74.114 Drip Dippy Donald (7) 74.115 Mickey Down Under (7) 74.704 Alpine Climbers (reissue) (8) 74.116 Daddy Duck (7) . 74.117 Bone Bandit (7) 4-30 84.705 Woodland Cafe (reissue) (7) 74.118 Donald's Dream Voice (7) 84.706 Three Little Pigs (7).. 94.101 Pluto’s Purchase (7) . . 94.102 Trialoe (..) 11-28 11 1 12-12 4+ 1-24 12-26 1-30 44 12-27 ) 2-20 2-28 44 3-13 3 5 44 ’3-2-7 3-19 + 5 8 ) 4 2 44 7 3 4-16 6 5 4-30 5-14 + 7 3 521 618 7 9 7 9 44 7 3 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES 11-21 U 1 1 2 + 1-10 2-27 -1 2-14 4 9 44 4-10 6-25 + 7. 3 8 4 -4 8-21 P7-2Cat-0’-NineAils (7) 1 9 1-24 P7-3Flip Flap (8) 2-13 44 4 3 P7-4 We’re in the Honey (8) 3-19 -| 4-10 P7-5 The Bored Cuckoo (8) . . 4 9 44 4-17 P7-6 There’s Good Boo’s Tonight (9) 4-23 -4 4-10 P7-7 Land of the Lost (7).... 5 7 P7.8 Butter Scotch and Soda (7) 6 4 -4 6-26 1“ ^ PACEMAKERS K7-1 It Could Happen to You 2-28 (11) 10-3 44 11 1 K7-2 Babies, They’re Wonderful 2-21 (11) 11-14 -4 12-13 2.21 K7-3 Bundle From Brazil (11) 1 2 -4 1-24 K7-4 Musical Miracle (11)... 3-12 -4 4 3 5-28 8-14 SPECIALS A-S02Give Us the Earth (21). 6-21 1947-48 SEASON + 7. 5 A-901 Drunk Driving (21).... 3-27 A-902 Going to Blazes (21) . . 4-24 3-20 5-15 TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS W-933 King Size Canary (7).. 12 6 1 3 W-934 The Bear and the Bean (7) 1-31 4 2-21 W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-10 + 5-15 W-935 What Price Fleadom (7) 3-20 3-20 W-938 Little ’Tinker (8) 5-15 44 7-10 W-939 The Bear and the Hare (7) 6-26 + 7-10 TOM & JERRY CARTOONS (Technicolor) W-840 Mouse in the House (8) 8-30 1947-48 SEASON W-932The Invisible Mouse (7) 9-27 W-937 Kitty Foiled (7) 5-1 W-940The Truce Hurts (8).. 7-17 .4+ -f 11 8 5-15 8-14 K7-5A Model Is Born (7). K7-6 Neighbor to the North (13) 7-23 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Technicolor) E6-5Wotta Knight (7) E6-6 Safari So Good (7).... 11 1947-48 SEASON E7-2 Olive Oyl for President (7) E7-1 All’s Fair at the Fair (8) E7-3 Wigwam Whoopee (8) . . E7-4 PreHysterical Man (7). E7-5 Popeye Meets Hercules (7) E7-6 A Wolf in Sheik’s Clothing (8) E7 7 Spinach vs. Hamburgers (8) POPULAR SCIENCE (Color) J7-1 Radar Fisherman (10)... 10-17 J7-2 Desert Destroyers (11).. 12-26 J7-3 Streamlined Luxury (10) 2-20 J7-4 Fog Fighters (10) 4 2 J7-5The Big Eye (10) 5-21 SCREEN SONGS (Color) X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown 83.401 Mind Over Mouse (19) 11-21 83.402 Brother Knows Best (18) 1-2 83.403 No More Relatives (18) 2 6 83.404 How to Clean House (18) 12-27 -I 3-13 3 5 ± 83,405 Dig That Gold (17)... 6.25 ± 83,406 Home Canning (..)... 8 6 6 5 8 7 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 84.202 No. 2 (8) 10-24 84.203 No. 3 (9) 12-5 84.204 No. 4 (9) 3-5 # 84.205 No. 5 (9) 4-9 dt 84.206 No. 6 (8) 5-21 + 84.207 No. 7 (8) 7-2 HEADLINER REVIVALS 63,204 Sea Melody (19) 3-15 JAMBOREES (Reissues) 84,403 Johnny Long & Orch. (8) 11 7 ± 84.405 Jerry Wald & Orch. (9) 12-26 ± 84.406 Ray McKinley & Orch. (8) 1-23 84.407 Dick Stabile & Orch. (8) 2-20 + 1-31 3-27 5 8 8 7 ± 4-13 11-29 1-31 3-13 10-24 -4 11-15 11 7 [IN + 11-29 12-12 44 1-24 12-19 2-27 44 '4 3 3-26 44 4-17 6-18 -4 6-26 D 7-30 -4 8 7 8-27 + 8-21 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 73,706 The Spook Speaks (17) 12 5 1947-48 SEASON 83.701 Bet Your Lite (18) . . 1-16 83.702 Don’t Fool Your Wife (18) 3-5 ± 83.703 Secretary Trouble (18) 4 9 ± 3-27 6 5 MUSICAL FEATURETTES 73,204 Carle Comes Calling (16) 9-12 tt 9-20 -f 11-29 + 2-14 4-17 7 3 (7) X7-2 Base Brawl (8) X7-3 Little Brown Jug (7) X7-4 The Golden State (8) X7-5 Winter Draws On (7) X7-6 Sing or Swim (7) . . . X7-7 Camptown Races (8) X7-S The Lone Star State 12-26 123 220 3-12 3-19 6-18 7-16 (9) 8-20 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS 1-10 2-14 2-21 4 3 4-10 6-26 8 7 8-21 PATHE SPORTSCOPES 84.303 Quail Pointers (8) . . . -U-14 84.304 Pin Games (8) 84.305 Racing Day (8) 84.306 Sports Coverage (8) . . 84.307 Teen-Age Tars (8)... 84.308 Doggone Clever (8).. 84.309 Big Mouth Bass (8).. 84.310 Muscles and the Lady (9) 84.311 Ladies in Wading (8) . .12-12 1 9 2 6 3 5 4 2 4-30 1129 1227 1-31 3-27 5 8 8 7 528 626 7 3 8 7 RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS (Reissues) 83.502 Musical Bandit (16).. 10-10 ± U 8 83.503 Corraling a School Marm (16) 11-12 83.504 Prairie Spooners (13) 12-19 ± 3-13 ^PFf’TAT ^ 83.201 My Pal (22) 10-31 -f lO-U 83,901 Football Highlights of 1947 (18) 2-6 83,601 Twenty Years of Academy Awards (19) 4-2 83,801 Basketball Headliners of 1948 (18) 4-21 83.202 Lost Pal (. .) 6-11 83.203 Louis-Walcott Fight (18) 6-26 H 4-3 tt 5-8 THIS IS AMERICA Y7-1 Dog Crazy (11) 10 3 11 1 83.101 Border Without Bayonets Y7-2 Ain’t Nature Grand (10) 11-14 12-13 (16) + U-29 Y7-3 Monkey Shines (9) .12-12 83,102 Switzerland Today Y7-4 Home Sweet Home (10). 2 6 2-i4 (18) ....12-19 44 12-27 Y7-5 ’Taint So (10) 4-16 H 4-17 83,103 Children’s Village (18) 1-16 44 1-24 Y7-6 Headliners (10) 7 2 -4 6-26 83,104 Operation White Tower UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (18) .... 2 6 44 2-28 (Color) 83.105 Foto Frenzy (16) .... 3 5 44 3-13 L7-1 Hula Magic (10) 11 7 -f 11-29 83,106 Funny Business L7-2 Bagpipe Lassies (11)... 1 2 H 1-10 (18) 4 4 3 L7-3 Modern Pioneers (11).. 2-27 -4 4 3 83.107 Democracy’s Diary (16) 4 9 44 5 8 L7-4 Nimrod Artists (10) . . . 4-16 4-10 83.108 Crime Lab (17). .... 5 7 44 6 5 L7-5 Feather Finery (10) ... 5-14 -f 6-26 ino ipttpr to a Rebel (17) 6-25 41 7 3 L7-6 Aerial Hot Rods (10). 8-13 -4 8-21 83,110 Sports Golden Age (IS) 7-15 + 8 7 12 BOXOFFICE BooldnGuide :: August 28, 1948 .1