Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1938)

"BOYS TOWN" AGAIN HAS TOP SPOT OF WEEK BOSTON Fenway — Spawn of the North (Para) ; Safety in Numbers (20th-Fox) 70 Memorial — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox); Meet the Girls (20th-Fox) 110 Metropolitan — Four’s a Crowd (WB) ; Sons of the Legion (Para) 90 Orpheum — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) ; The Chaser (M-G-M) 115 Paramount — Same as Fenway 75 State — Same as Orpheum 105 CHARLOTTE Broadway — Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (20th Fox), 1st half . ..100 Broadway — Freshman Year (TJniv), 2nd half. . 85 Imperial — Carefree (RKO) 110 State — Trail of Vengeance (Rep). 1st half.... 90 State — Highway Patrol (Col), 2nd half 100 CHICAGO Apollo — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 5th loop wk 90 Chicago — Spawn of the North (Para), Ed Sullivan on stage 85 Garrick — Hold That Co-ed (20th-Fox) 110 Palace — Room Service (RKO), stage show, held 2nd wk 150 Roosevelt — I Am the Law (Col) 110 (Moved to Apollo for 2nd loop wk.) State-Lake — Slander House (Progressive), stage show 100 United Artists — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M). 5th wk 95 CINCINNATI Albee — Four Daughters (FN), held over 120 Capitol — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 2nd wk.. held U° Grand — Carefree (RKO), 4th wk 100 Keith's — Give Me a Sailor (Para) 100 Lyric — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox). 2nd wk 110 Palace — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) held 11® Shubert — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 5th wk., held over 115 CLEVELAND Allen — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 125 Hippodrome — Four Daughters (FN) 120 Palace — The Affairs of Annabel (RKO), stage Zasu Pitts and vaudeville 105 State — Boys Town (M-G-M) 140 Stillman — Spawn of the North (Para), 2nd wk. .100 DALLAS Capitol — Speed to Burn (20th-Fox), 1st half. ... 85 Capitol — Prison Break (Univ), 2nd half 100 Majestic — Sing You Sinners (Para) 125 Melba — Breaking the Ice (RKO) 90 Palace — Four Daughters (FN) 100 Tower — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. ..100 DENVER Aladdin — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), after a wk. at the Denver 100 Broadway — Carefree (RKO); Smashing Rackets (RwO)', both after a wk. at the Orpheum.. 110 Denham — Spawn of the North (Para), 2nd wk. .120 Denver — Boy Meets Girl (WB), plus stage show 115 Orpheum — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) ; Fugitives for a Night (RKO) 125 Paramount — The Lady Objects (Col); Reformatory (Col) 90 Rialto — Letter of Introduction (Univ), after a wk. at each the Denver and Aladdin; Highway Patrol (Col) 90 DETROIT Adams — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 5th wk. ; Speed to Burn (20th-Fox) 85 Cinema — Moonlight Sonata (Malmar) 60 Fox — Hold That Co-Ed (20th-Fox), plus stage show 80 Michigan. — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M); Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 85 Palms-State — Smashing the Rackets (RKO); Painted Desert (RKO) 70 United Artists— Boys Town (M-G-M) 95 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Renegade Ranger (RKO), 1st half.... 80 Alamo — Hollywood Stadium Mystery (Rep), 2nd half 50 Apollo — Racket Busters (WB) 70 Circle — Carefree (RKO) 90 Loew’s — Boys Town (M-G-M) 90 Lyric — Four’s a Crowd (WB), plus stage show 120 (AVERAGE IS 100%) Top Hits of the Week Boys Town — Pittsburgh 260 Rich Man, Poor Girl — Minneapolis (stage show) 250 Boys Town (dual) — Los Angeles 180 Boys Town — Kansas City, New Haven 150 Room Service (2nd wk) — Chicago 150 Sing, You Sinners (dual) — New Haven 145 Spawn of the North — New Orleans 145 EXTENDED RUNS Alexander’s Ragtime Hand, 7th wk., Portland, Ore.; 6th wk., Kansas City; 5th wk., Chicago; 5th wk., Cincinnati; 4th wk., New Orleans. Marie Antoinette, 5th wk., Chicago; 4th wk., New York City. Carefree, 4th wk., Cincinnati. Boys Town, 3rd wk., Omaha, Portland, Ore. You Can’t Take It With You, 3rd wk.. New York City. KANSAS CITY Esquire — Letter of Introduction (Univ), holdover fair Midland — Boys Town (M-G-M); Banger on the Air (Univ) 150 Newman — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 70 Orpheum — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN)...good Tower — Freshman Year (Univ); Benny Goodman on stage 300 Uptown — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 6th wk 85 LOS ANGELES Chinese — Boys Town (M-G-M); Speed to Burn (20th-Fox) 150 Downtown — Four Daughters (FN), 2nd wk 80 Four Star — Algiers (UA), 11th wk 60 Hillstreet — I Am the Law (Col) ; The Lady Objects (Col) 125 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 80 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 125 Paramount — Sons of the Legion (Para), Martha Raye, Stroud Twins and guest stars on stage 120 State — Same as Chinese 180 MILWAUKEE Palace — Spawn of the North (Para); Give Me a Sailor (Para) 135 Riverside — Freshman Year (Univ), vaudeville .. 110 Strand — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) 100 Warner — Carefree (RKO); Smashing the Rackets (RKO) 100 Wisconsin — Boys Town (M-G-M) ; Speed to Burn (20th-Fox) 140 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Keep Smiling (20th-Fox); Old Mexico (Para) 100 Century — Give Me a Sailor (Para) 80 Orpheum — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M), plus stage show 250 State — Sing You Sinners (Para) 100 World — South Riding (UA) 80 NEW HAVEN College— Breaking the lee (RKO); Night Spot (RKO) 75 Loew-Poli — Boys Town (M-G-M); Safety in Numbers (20th-Fox), moved to College for 2nd wk 150 Paramount — Sing You Sinners (Para); Booloo (Para), held 6 extra days 145 Roger Sherman — Algiers (UA1; This Marriage Business (RKO) 115 NEW ORLEANS Center — Little Miss Thoroughbred (WB) 85 Globe — Tropic Holiday (Para) 75 Liberty — King Kong (RKO), reissue 100 Loew’s State — Boys Town (M-G-M), 2nd wk. ..100 Orpheum — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 110 Saenger — Spawn of the North (Para) 145 Tudor — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 4th subsequent wk 85 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 4th wk of roadshow 100 Capitol — Boys Town (M-G-M), 2nd wk 120 Criterion — Come On, Leathernecks (Rep) 75 Paramount — Spawn of the North (Para), 2nd wk. plus stage show 120 Radio City Music Hall — Yon Can’t Take It With Yon (Col), 3rd wk. plus stage show.... 125 Rialto — Painted Desert (RKO) 75 Roxy— My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. plus stage show 90 Strand — Valley of the Giants (WB), 2nd wk. plus stage show 100 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Sing You Sinners (Para) 105 Liberty — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M); Prison Break (Univ), 4 days 110 Liberty — When Were You Born? (FN); Meet the Girls (20th-Fox), 3 days 100 Midwest--Boys Town (M-G-M) 135 State — A Star Is Born (UA) ; Come On Leathernecks (Rep) 75 Tower — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), move over from Criterion 110 OMAHA Brandeis — -Four Daughters (FN) ; I’m From the City (RKO), 2nd wk 120 Omaha — Boys Town (M-G-M), 3rd wk 110 Orpheum — Give Me a Sailor (Para); Stage: Horace Heidt 130 PITTSBURGH Alvin — The Gladiator (Col); Reformatory (Col) 80 Barry — Convicted (Col); King of the Sierras (Col) 90 Fulton — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox) 95 Penn — Boys Town (M-G-M) 260 Stanley — Valley of the Giants (WB) ; Jan Garber stage show 110 Warner — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M); Booloo (Para) 80 PORTLAND, ME. State — Boy Meets Girl (WB) ; The Chaser (M-G-M) 100 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway — Garden of the Moon (WB) ; Gangs of New York (Rep) 100 Mayfair — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 7th wk 90 Orpheum — I Am the Law (Col); Affairs of Annabel (RKO) 90 Paramount — Four’s a Crowd (WB); Highway Patrol (Col) 110 United Artists — Boys Town (M-G-M); Freshman Year (Univ), 3rd wk 100 PROVIDENCE All first-run operation suspended because of storm. SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Always Goodbye (20th-Fox); Smash ing the Rackets (RKO), plus stage show.... 105 Centre — Algiers (UA) 105 Mario — Sing Yon Sinners (Para), 2nd wk 105 Paramount — Too Hot to Handle (M-G-M) 100 Studio — Boys Town (M-G-M), 2nd wk 110 Utah — Hold That Co-ed (20th-Fox) 95 Victory — Boots and Saddles (Rep); Hunted Men (Para) 105 28 BOXOFFICE :: October 1, 1938