Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1939)

Page scan 00013 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1939
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1939)
Leaf #:
00013
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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The deft Capra touch has made the most out of every situation and the picture will be understood and enjoyed by people of all ages and in all walks of life. Audience reaction: — a packed house received the picture warmly, laughed heartily at the humorous sequences, were highly interested in the development of the story, applauded passages of dialogue and at the finish gave the picture an ovation. 0 Our supply of comment cards was exhausted and we were forced to make up some, as people insisted on writing their praise of the picture. The cards were 1 00% raves. With the Capra name, the all-round excellence of the cast, the timeliness of the story and the magnificent production, it cannot fail to be a a top-grosser Rating — from any and all angles — double AA plus. ” PRINTED IN U.S.A.