Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)

Page scan 000330 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1948
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)
Leaf #:
000330
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 CHARTS Short subjects, listed by Company, in order of release. Running time follows title. First dale is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review: H Very Ocod, Good, — Fair, ~ Poor, = Very Poor. © Indicates color photography. Columbia ± 3-20 ± 4-24 ± 5-8 ± 5-22 ± 6-26 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd ASSORTED COMEDIES 9423 Silly Billy (Billie Burke) (18) 1-29 9424 Two Nuts in a Rut (Shilling & Lane) (18) 2-19 9437 Eight-Ball Andy (Clyde) (I71/2) 3-11 9425 Tall, Dark and Grnesome (H. Herbert) (16).... 4-15 9438 Jitter Bughouse (J. DeRita) (18) 4-29 9426 Crabbin’ in the Cabin (Vernon & Quillan) (18) 5-13 9439 The Sheepish Wolf (I71/2) 5-27 9427 Pardon My Lamb Chop (17) 6-10 9440 Flat Feat (ll'A) 6-24 1948-49 SEASON 1421 Billie Gets Her Man (17) 9 9 1422 Go Chase Yourself (17).. 10-14 COLOR FAVORITES 9605 Animal Cracker Circus (7) 2-19 9606 Bon Bon Parade (8^) . . 4 8 9607 House That Jack Built (7) 5-6 ± 9608 The Untrained Seal (TVi) 7-15 ± 1948-49 SEASON 1601 The Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9-9 1602 Swing Monkey Swing (8). 10-14 COLOR PHANTASIES <>702 Topsy Turkey (61/2) 2 5 9703 Short Snorts on Sports (61/2) 6-3 COLOR RHAPSODIES 9503 Flora (7) 3-18 1501 Pickled Puss (61/2) 9 2 ± COMEDY FAVORITES 1948-49 SEASON 1441 Pest From the West (I8I/2) 9-30 + 1442 Ay Tank Ay Go (16)... 10-21 COMMUNITY SINGS 9655 No. 5 Feudin’ and Fightin' (IOI/2) 1-8 9656 No. 6 Civiliration (10) . . . 2-12 9657 No. 7 I’m Looking Over a 4 7. 3 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS +41 6-26 7-31 (Technicolor) T-911 Visiting Virginia (9)... 11-29 + 1 3 + 9-18 T-912 Cradle of a Nation (9) 12-13 T-913 Cape Breton Island (9) 5 8 + + 1 3 7-10 T-914 Chicago, the Beautiful (10) 7-17 + 8-14 5-22 7-31 7. 3 9-18 10 2 ± 4-24 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d CARTOONS W-933 King Size Canary (7).. 12 6 ±. W-934 The Bear and the Bean (7) W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-10 W-935 What Price Fleadom (7) W-938 Little 'Tinker (8) 5-15 ++ W-939 The Bear and the Hare (7) W-941 HalfPint Pygmy (7)... 8-7 12 6 1 3 1-31 + 2-21 1 3-10 + 5-15 3-20 -f* 3-20 5-15 44 7-10 6-26 + 7-10 GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor) W-921 Goldilocks and the Three Bears (11) ...11-22 *+' 1 3 W-922The Fishing Bear (8) . 12-20 1 3 W-923The Milky Way (8) ... 2-14 44 3-20 W-924 The Midnight Snack (9) 3-27 + 5-15 W-925 Puss ’n Toots (7) . ... 4-24 + 5-15 W-926 The Bowling Alley Cat (8) ... 6-12 + 7-10 Four-Leaf Clover (9^2) . 4-29 -I 6-26 9658 No. 8 Manana (lO’/z) ... 6 3 -f 6-26 9659 No. 9 California Here I Come (9) 8-12 -f 9-4 1948-49 SEASON 1651 No. 1 Baby Face (9) 9-16 -f 10 2 1652 No. 2 My Happiness (9). .10-21 FILM NOVELTIES 1948-49 SEASON 1551 Candid Microphone (11). 10-21 .... SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 9856 Photoplay’s Gold Medal Awards (91/2) 3-18 9857 Smiles and Styles (9/2) 4 1 9858 Hollywood Honors Hersholt (8) 5-6 9859 Hollywood Party (9) . . . . 6-10 9860 Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (9/2) 7 8 1948-49 SEASON 1851 Hollywood Holiday (..).. 9 2 1852 A Day at C.B.S. (91/2). 10 7 STOOGE COMEDIES 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 (16'/2).. 9 2 1402 I'm a Monkey’s Uncle (16) 10-7 THRILLS OF MUSIC 9956 Ted Weems & Orch. (W/z) 3-25 9957 Gene Krupa & Orch. (10) 6-10 9958 Tony Pastor & Orch. (10) 7-22 1948-49 SEASON 1951 Elliott Lawrence & Orch. (10) 9-23 VERA VAGUE LAFF TOURS 1948-49 SEASON 1751 A Lass in Alaska (lO'/z) .10-28 -f WORLD OF SPORTS 9805 Rodeo Thrills and Spills (95/2) 1-29 -1 9806 Net Marvels (9) 3-U 9807 Champions in the Making (S'/z) 5-13 + 9808 No Holds Barred (9) . . . 6-17 4+ 9809 Aqua Zanies (9) 7-15 -I 1948-49 SEASON 1801 Diving Champions (10).. 9-23 + 10 2 1802 Acrobatic Babies (..).. 1014 SERIALS 9160 Tex Granger 4-1 -) 15 Chapters 9180 Superman (Special) .... 7-15 -f 15 Chanters 1120 Congo Bill 10-28 15 Chapters 10 2 4-24 7-17 7 3 7-31 5 8 7-17 MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND M-9S1 Freddy Martin-Keenan Wynn (10) 2-14 +f M -982 Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 4-24 -|M-983 Ray Noble-Buddy Clark (11) 6-26 M-^4 Les Brown-Virginia O’Brien (10) 7-17 ± M-985 Frankie Carle & Orch. (10) 8-28 M-986 Art Lund, Les Brown, Tex Beneke (10) 8 3 NEWS OF THE DAY (Released Twice Weekly) PASSING PARADE K-971 Miracle in a Cornfield 3 6 3 6 710 814 Kyj K-972 It Can’t Be Done (10). . 1-10 tt + 2-28 K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock -4 5-22 (10) . 1-24 44 2-21 44 6-26 K-974 My Old Town (9) . . . . 2 7 44 2-21 K-975 Souvenirs of Death 44 7-31 (10) . 6-19 + 7-10 K-976 The Fabulous Fraud + 3-20 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES S-952 Surfboard Rhythm (8) . .10-18 44 11 8 ’5-22 S-953What D’Ya Know (9). .U 8 + 11 8 -j 7-31 S-954 Have You Ever Wondered? -4 9-18 (10) .12-13 + 1 3 S-955 Bowling Tricks (10). . . . 1-10 + 2-21 S-956 1 Love My Mother-in-Law BUT (8) . 2 7 44 2-14 5 8 S-957 Now You See It (9) . . . . 3-20 rfc 3-20 6-26 S-95S ©You Can’t Win (9) . . . 5-29 + 5-15 + 9 4 S-959 Just Suppose (9) . 7-17 8-14 S-960 Football Thrills No. 11 + 9-18 (9) . 8-21 + 8-14 1948-49 SEASON S-51Why Is Itf (..) 9-11 S-52 Pigskin Skill (..) 9-18 SPECIALS A-802 Give Us the Earth (21) 61-21 1947-48 SEASON A-901 Drunk Driving (21) 3-27 A-902 Going to Biazes (21) . . 4-24 -I 7-5 TOM & JERRY CARTOONS (Technicolor) W-932The Invisible Mouse (7) 9-27 4+ W-937 Kitty Foiled (7) 5-1 -t W-940 The Truce Hurts (8) . . . 7-17 -f 1948-49 SEASON W-31 Old Rockin’ Chair Tom (■ ) 9-18 3-20 5-15 11 8 5-15 8-14 Paramount Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS (Technicolor) R7 3 Five Fathoms of Fun(10)ll-28 RKO Radio 1-16 + 2-14 2-20 + 2-21 3-26 -f 4 3 4-30 + 4-17 6-11 + 6-26 7-30 + 8 7 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) MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF7-1 Samba Mania (18) 2-27 ± 2-14 FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (19) . . 4 9 4+ 4-10 FF7-3 Gypsy Holiday (18)... 6-25 -f 7-3 FF7-4 Tropical Masquerade (16) 8-6 + 8-21 FF7-5 Big Sister Blues (..).. 10 1 NOVELTOONS (Color) P7-1 Santa’s Surprise (9)....12P7-2 Cat-O’-Nine Ails (8) P7-3Flip Flap (8) P7-4 We’re in the Honey P7-5 The Bored Cuckoo ( P7-6 There’s Good Boo’s Tonight (9) P7-7 Land of the Lost (7) . . . P7-8 Butter Scotch and Soda (S) 1948-49 SEA P8-1 The Mite Makes Right ( . .) 10-15 PACEMAKERS 1 9 -f" 1-24 2-13 44 4. 3 3-19 + 4-10 4 9 L 44 4-17 [ 423 5 7 + 4-10 6 4 N + 6-26 K7-2 Babies, They’re Wonderful (11) 11-14 + 12-13 FLICKER FLASHBACKS K7-3 Bundle From Brazil (11) 1 2 + 1-24 84,203 No. 3 (9) . . . 1-16 K7-4 Musical Miracle (11)... 3-12 + 4 3 84,204 No. 4 (9) . . . 2-27 44 3-27 K7-5A Model Is Born (7)... 5-28 84,205 No. 5 (8) . . . 4-19 -4 5 8 K7-6 Neighbor to the North 84,206 No. 6 (9) . . . 5-21 + 8 7 (13) 7-23 84,207 No. 7 (8) . . . 7-2 + 8-28 1948-49 SEASON K8-1 Appointment With Baby ( • .) 10 8 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Color) E7-1 All’s Fair at the Fair E7-2 Olive Oyl for President (6) E7-5 Popeye Meets Hercules (7) (8) 12-19 1-30 44 1-24 2-27 44 4 3 3-26 44 4-17 6-18 0 + 6-26 7-30 + 8 7 827 9 3 + 8-21 E7 7 Spinach vs. Hamburgers (8) E7-S Snow Place Like Home ( ..) POPULAR SCIENCE (Magnacolor) J7-2 Desert Destroyers (11) 1.12-26 J7-3 Streamlined Luxury (10) 2-20 ± J7-4 Fog Fighters (10) 4 2 ± J7-5The Big Eye (10) 5-21 -f J7-6 Flying Wing (10) 8-6 SCREEN SONGS (Color) X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown (8) 12-26 44 X7-2 Base Brawl (8) 1-23 + X7-3 Little Brown Jug (8) . . . 2-20 -|X7-4 The Golden State (8) . . . 3-12 -f X7-5 Winter Draws On (7) . . . 3-19 44 X7-6Sing or Swim (8) 6-14 44 X7-7 Camptown Races (8) . . . 7-16 X7-8The Lone Star State (9) 8-20 ± 1948-49 SEASON X8-1 Readin’, Ritin’ and Rhythmetic (..; 10-22 2-14 4-17 7 3 1-10 2-14 2-21 4 3 4-10 6-26 8 7 8-21 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y7-2 Ain’t Nature Grand (10) 11-14 ± 12-13 Y7-3 Monkey Shines (9) 12-12 Y7-4 Home Sweet Home (10) . . 2 6 ± Y7-5 ’Taint So (10) 4-16 ± Y7-6 Headliners (10) 6-18 -f 1948-49 SEASON Y8-lThe Gnu Look (..) 10-29 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (Magnacolor) 2-14 4-17 6-26 L7-1 Hula Magic (10) .11 7 11-29 83,107 Democracy’s Diary (16) 4-30 44 5 8 L7-2 Bagpipe Lassies (ID... . 1 2 1-10 83 109 Letter to a Rebel (17) 6-25 44 7 3 L7-3 Modem Pioneers (11).. . 2-13 + 4 3 83.110 Sports Golden Age (17) 7-23 8 7 L7-4 Nimrod Artists (10)... . 4-16 4-10 83.111 Glamour Street (16).. 8-20 44 8-28 L7-5 Feather Finery (10) . . . . 5-14 + 6-26 83,112 Friend of the Family L7-6 Aerial Hot Rods (10). . 8-13 4 8-21 (16) 9-17 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d DISNEY CARTOONS , (Technicolor) 74.110 Chip an’ Dale (i 84.702 Clock Cleaners 0 (8) 74.111 Pluto’s Blue Noti 74.112 They’re Off (7). 84.703 Little Hiawatha (1 (9) 74.113 The Big Wash (7)..^. 74.114 Drip Dippy Donald ( 74.115 Mickey Down Under (7) 84.704 Alpine Climbers (reissue) 11-28 V 44 11 1 12-12 44 1-24 12-26 44 12-27 1-23 ) 2-20 H 3-13 2-28 3 5 44 3-27 3-19 + 5 8 (10) 4 2 44 7 3 74,116 Daddy Duck (7) 4-16 + 6 5 74,117 Bone Bandit (7) 4-30 ± 84,705 Woodland Cafe (reissue) (8) ...... 5-14 + 7 3 74.U8 Donald’s Dream Voice (6) 5-21 44 7 3 84,706 Three Little Pigs (9) . . 9 2 1948-49 SEASON 94,101 Pluto’s Purchase (7) . . 7 9 8-28 94.102 Trail of Donald Duck (7) 7-30 94.103 Cat Nap Pluto (6) 8-13 94.104 Inferior Decorator (7). 8-27 94.105 Pluto’s Fledgling (7) . . 9-10 94.106 Soup’s On (7) 10-15 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES 83.401 Mind Over Mouse (17) 11-21 83.402 Brother Knows Best (17) 1-2 83.403 No More Relatives (18) 1-30 83.404 How to Clean House (18) 5-14 83.405 Dig That Gold (17) . . . 6-25 83.406 Home Canning (16) . . 8 6 ± 12-27 -f 3-13 ± 6-5 ± 8-7 4 8-28 JAMBOREES (Reissues) 84.405 Jerry Wald & Orch. (9) 12-26 ± 84.406 Ray McKinley & Orch. (8) 1-23 84.407 Dick Stabile tc Orch. (8) 2-20 -f LEON ERROL COMEDIES 83.701 Bet Your Life (14) . . 1-16 83.702 Don’t Fool Your Wife (18) 3-5 ± 83.703 Secretary Trouble (17) 4 9 ± 1-31 3-13 3-27 6 5 RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS (Reissues) 83.503 Corraling a School Harm (20) 11-14 83.504 Prairie Spooners (13) 12-19 ± 3-13 SPECIALS 83,901 Football Highlights of 1947 (18) 2-12 83,601 Twenty Years of Academy Awards (19) 4-2 -ft 83,801 Basketbali Headlines of 1948 (18) 4-23 4+ 83,202 Pal’s Adventure (..).. 6-U S0,S42.Louis-Walcott Fight No. 2 (18) 6-25 4 3 5 8 PATHE SPORTSCOPES 84,304 Pin Games (8) 12-12 ± 12-27 84,305 Racing Day (8) 1 9 + 1-31 84,306 Sports Coverage (8) . . . 2 6 84,307 Teen-Age Tars (8) 3 5 + ’3-27 84.308 Doggone Clever (8)... 4 2 + 5 8 84.309 Big Mouth Bass (8) . . . 84.310 Muscies and the Lady 4-30 + 8 7 (9) 5-28 + 7 3 84,311 Ladies in Wading (8). . 6-25 + 8 7 84.312 Athletic Varieties (8) 84.313 Strikes to Spare 7-23 + 8-28 (8) 8-20 THIS IS AMERICA 83.102 Switzerland Today (18) 12 83.103 Children’s Village (19) !• 83.104 Operation White Towet (18) 2. 83.108 Crime Lab (17) 2 83.105 Photo Frenzy (16) 3 83.106 Funny Business (18) 12 ++ 19 4+ 6 44 8 44 44 12-27 124 228 6 5 313 4 3 12 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Oot. 9, 194*