Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)

Page scan 0001072 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1948
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)
Leaf #:
0001072
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 ol release. Running time follows title. First dote is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review; ++ Very Good, + Good, — Fair, Poor, — Very Poor, ® Indicates color photography. Columbia ± 7-31 + + Four-Leaf Clover OJ/a) . 4-29 9658 No. 8 Manana (lO'/a) ... 6 3 9-18 10-16 Prs4/Ns. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d ASSORTED COMEDIES 9425 Tall, Dark and Groesome (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 (17!/2) 5-27 9427 Pardon My Lamb Chop (17) 6-10 9440 Flat Feat {IT'A) 6-24 1948-49 SEASON 1421 Billie Gets Her Man (17) 9 9 1422 Go Chase Yourself (17) 10-14 1431 A Pinch in Time (16).. 11-11 1423 Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (16) 12-16 CAN YOU TOP THIS? 1948-49 SEASON 14UCan You Top This? (13). 11-18 COLOR FAVORITES 9606 Bon Bon Parade (Si/a) . 4-8 9607 House That Jack Built (7) 5-6 d 9608 The Untrained Seal O'A) 7-15 d 1948-49 SEASON 1601 The Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9-9 1602 Swing Monkey Swing (8). 10-14 1603 The Little Match Girl (S'/a) 11-25 1604 Glee Worms (T/z) 12-16 COLOR PHANTASIES 9703 Short Snorth on Sports (S'/a) 6-3 ± COLOR RHAPSODIES 9503 Flora (7) 3-18 1948-49 SEASON 1501 Pickled Puss (S'/a) 9-2 1502 Lo, the Poor Buf& (S'/a) 11-4 COMEDY FAVORITES 1948-49 SEASON 1441 Pest From the West (Wa) 9-30 -) 1442 Ay Tank Ay Go (16)... 10-21 COMMUNITY SINGS 9657 No. 7 I’m Looking Over a > 6 (7) 1-31 -t 2-21 5-22 W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-10 + 5-15 W-935 What Price Fleadom 6-26 (7) 3-20 3-20 W-938 Little ’Tinker (8) 5-15 H 7-10 4 7 3 W-939 The Bear and the Hare (71 6-26 4 7-10 + 6-26 W-941 Half-Pint Pygmy (7) . . . 8 7 + 10 9 5-22 7-31 -I 10-16 7 3 ± 9-18 ± 11 6 10 2 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d CARTOONS W-934 The Bear and the Bean (lO'/a 9659 No. 9 California Here I Come (9) 8-12 1948-49 SEASON 1651 No. 1 Baby Face (9) 9-16 1652 No. 2 My Happiness (9) . .10-21 1653 No. 3 It’s Magic (..)... 12 9 ONE-REEL SPECIAL 1948-49 SEASON 1551 Candid Microphone Ul). 10-21 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 9857 Smiles and Styles (9'/a) 4 1 9858 Hollywood Honors Hersholt (8) 5-6 9859 Hollywood Party (9) . . . . 6-10 9860 Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (9i/a) 7 8 1948-49 SEASON 1851 Hollywood Holiday (9) . . 9 2 1852 A Day at C.B.S. (9'/a).10 7 1853 Stars to Remember Oyz) 11-18 STOOGE COMEDIES 9407 Fiddlers Three (17) 5-6 9408 The Hot Scots (17) 7 8 1948-49 SEASON 1401 Heavenly Daze (16i/a) . . 9 1402 I’m a Monkey’s Uncle (16) 10 7 1403 Mummies Dummies (16). 11 4 1404 Crime on Their Hands (ITVa) 12-9 THRILLS OF MUSIC 9957 Gene Krupa & Orch. (10) 6-10 9958 Tony Pastor & Orch. (10) 7-22 1948-49 SEASON 1951 Elliott Lawrence & Orch. (10) 9-23 1952 Ray Eberle & Orch. (10). 11 4 1953 Buddy Rich & Orch. (..) 12-16 VERA VAGUE LAFF TOURS 1948-49 SEASON 1751 A Lass In Alaska (lO'/a) .10-28 WORLD OF SPORTS 9807 Champions In the Making (»/a) 5-13 9808 No Holds Barred (9)... 6-17 9809 Aqua Zanies (9) 7-15 1948-49 SEASON 1801 Diving Champions (10) . . 9-23 1802 Acrobatic Babies (9'/2) . .10-14 1803 Wonder Woman (..) 11-18 SERIALS 9160 Tex Granger 4-1 15 Chapters 9180 Superman (Special) .... 7-15 15 Chapters 1948-49 SEASON 1120 Congo Bill 10-28 15 Chapters 6-26 6-26 + 9-4 10 2 11 6 Wynn' (10) 2-14 ■H 3 6 M -982 Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 4-24 + 3 6 M-983 Ray Noble-Buddy Clark (11) 6-26 + 7-10 M-984 Les Brown-Virginia O’Brien (10) 7-17 8-14 M-985 Frankie Carle & Orch. (10) 8-28 + 10-9 M-986 Art Lund, Les Brown, Tex Beneke (10) 8 3 + 10 9 5-22 + ++ ++ + -f 7-31 2 + 9-18 -f 10-16 + 11 6 6-26 9 4 + + 9-11 11 6 -f 10-16 7-17 4+ 7 3 + 7-31 + 10 2 + 10-16 -f S 8 -f 7-17 1948-49 SEASON W-32 Lucky Ducky (8) 10-9 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Technicolor) T-913 Cape Breton Island (9) 5 8 + 7-10 T-914 Chicago, the Beautiful (10) 7-17 -I 8-14 1948-49 SEASON T-11 Wandering Through Wales (9) 10-16 GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor) W-923 The Milky Way (8) 2-14 ++ 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 -f 5-15 (8) 6-12 -1 7-10 1948-49 SEASON W21 The Little Goldfish (8)-. 11-20 W-22 Fine Feathered Friends (..) W-23 The Blue Danube (..) W-23 Sufferin’ Cats ( . . ) MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND M-981 Freddy Martin-Keenan NEWS OF THE DAY (Released Twice Weekly) PASSING PARADE 6-26 K-972 It Can’t Bt Done (10) . 1-10 -1 2-28 7-31 K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock (10) 1-24 tt 2-21 10-16 K-974 My Old Town (9) . . . 2 7 2-21 K-975 Souvenirs of Death (10) 6-19 + 7-10 5-22 K-976 The Fabulous Fraud (11) 8-28 -f 10 9 1948-49 SEASON K-71The City of Little Men (10) 11-20 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES S-953What D’Ya Know (9). U 8 + 11 8 S-954 Have You Ever Wondered? (10) 12-13 -f 1 3 S-955 Bowling Tricks (10) . . . 1-10 + 2-21 S-956 1 Love My Mother-in-Law BUT (8) 2 7 •ft 2-14 S-957 Row You See It (9) . . . 3-20 3-20 S-958 ©You Can’t Win (9) . . 5-29 + 5-15 S-959Just Suppose (9) 7-17 8-14 S-960 Football Thrills No. 11 (9) 8-21 4 8-14 1948-49 SEASON S-51 Why Is It? (18) 9-11 -t 10-16 S-52 Pigskin Skill (18) 9-18 4 10 9 S-53 Ice Ace (..) 11-16 SPECIALS A-901 Drunk Driving (21) . . . 3-27 3-20 A-902 Going to Bl^es (21). 4-24 4+ 5-15 TOM & JERRY CARTOONS (Technicolor) W-937 Kitty Foiled (7) 5-1 -f 5-15 W-940 The Truce Hurts (8) . . . 7-17 -f 8-14 1948-49 SEASON W-31 Old Rockin’ Chair Tom (7) 9-18 + 10-16 Paramount Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS (Technicolor) R7 4 Stop, Look and Guess ’Em (10) 12 5 R7 5 All-American Swing Stars (10) 1-16 R7 6 Double Barrelled Sport (10) 2-20 R7 7 Big Game Angling (10) ■ . 3-26 R7 8 Riding Habits (10) 4-30 R7 9 Big League Glory (10) . . &11 R7-10 Her Favorite Pools (10) 7-30 1948-49 SEASON R8-1 Hot Rod Speedsters (10). 11 5 + + + -f RKO Radio Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d DISNEY CARTOONS (Technicolor) + MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF7-1 Samba Mania (18) .... 2-27 ± FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (19) . . 4 9 ++ FF7-3 Gypsy Holiday (18) . . . 6-25 + FF7-4 Tropical Masquerade (16) 8-6 -I FF7-5 Big Sister Blues (14).. 10 1 -jFF7-6 Catalina Interlude (18). 11-19 + NOVELTOONS (Color) P7-2 Cat-O’-Nine Ails (8) 1-9 -f P7-3 Flip Flap (8) 2-13 -H P7-4 We’re in the Honey (8) 3-19 -|P7-5 The Bored Cuckoo (8) . 4 9 •(+ P7-6 There’s Good Boo’s Tonight (9) 4-23 -I P7-7 Land of the Lost (7) 5-7 P7-8 Butter Scotch and ^da (8) 6-4 + 1948-49 SEASON P8-1 The Mite Makes Right (8) 10-15 + P8-2 Hector’s Hectic Life (7). 1119 -f PACEMAKERS K7-3 Bundle From Brazil (11) 1 2 + 1-24 K7-4 Musical Miracle (11)... 3-12 -f 4-3 K7-5A Model Is Born (7)...5-28 K7-6 Neighbor to the North (13) 7-23 1948-49 SEASON K8-1 Appointment With Baby (11) 10-8 fl 11-6 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Color) E7-2 Olive Oyl for President (6) E7-3 Wigwam Whoopee (8) E7-4 Pre-Tysterical Man (7) . . 3-26 -j-i E7-5 Popeye Meets Hercules (7) E7-6 A Wolf in Sheik’s Clothing (8) E7-7 Spinach vs. Hamburgers (8) E7-8 Snow Place Like Home (..) 9-3 1948-49 SEASON E8-1 Robin Hood-Winked (7). 11-12 + 11-6 POPULAR SCIENCE (Magnacolor) J7-3 Streamlined Luxury J7-4 Fog Fighters (10) . J7-5The Big Eye (10). J7-6 Flying Wing (10) . SCREEN SONGS (Color) X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown (8) 12-26 X7-2 Base Brawl (8) 1-23 X7-3 Little Brown Jug (8) . . . 2-20 X7-4The Golden State (8)... 3-12 X7-5 Winter Draws On (7)... 3-19 X7-6Sing or Swim (8) 6-14 X7-7 Camptown Races (8) . . 7-16 X7-8The Lone Star State (9) 8-20 1948-49 SEASON X8-1 Readin’, Ritin’ and Rhythmetic (7) 10-22 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y7-3 Monkey Shines (9) .-... .12-12 Y7-4 Home Sweet Home (10) . . 2 6 ± 2-14 Y7-5 ’Taint So (10) . . ; 4-16 ± 4-17 Y7-6 Headliners (10) 6-18 -f 6-26 1948-49 SEASON Y8-lThe Gnu Look (10) 10-29 + 10 9 (9) . 2-20 ■H 3-13 74,113 The Big Wash (7)... . 2-28 2-14 74,114 Drip Dippy Donald (7) 3 5 3-27 74,115 Mickey Down Under 2-21 (7) . 3-19 + 5 8 4 3 84,704 Alpine Climbers (reissue) _ 4-17 (10) . 4 2 7 3 6-26 74,116 Daddy Duck (7) 4-16 + 6 5 8 7 74,117 Bone Bandit (7) . 4-30 84,705 Woodland Cafe (reissue) 11 6 (8) . 5-14 4 7 3 74,118 Donald’s Dream Voice (6) . 5-21 4+ 7 3 84,706 Three Little Pigs (9). . 9 2 2-14 1948-49 SEASON 4-10 94,101 Pluto’s Purchase (7) . . 7 9 8-» 7 3 94,102 Trial of Donald Duck 8-21 (7) . 7-30 -f 10 9 94,103 Cat Nap Pluto (6)... . 8-13 10 9 10 9 94,104 Inferior Decorator (7) . 8-27 ■H 10-16 11* 6 94,105 Pluto’s Fledgling (7) . . 9-10 4 10-30 94,106 Soup's On (7) .10-15 94,701 Goofy and Wilbur (7) (Reissue) .10 1 + 11-13 1-24 94,107 Three for Breakfast 4 3 (7) .11 5 4-10 94,108 Mickey and the Seal 4-17 (7) .12 3 94,702 Wynken, Blynken and 4-10 Nod (7), reissue .11-19 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES 6-26 83,403 No More Relatives (18) 1-30 -1 3-13 83,404 How to Clean House (18) . 5-14 6 5 10 9 83,405 Dig That Gold (17).. 6-25 H 8 7 11 6 83,406 Home Canning (16) . 8 6 + 8-28 1948-49 SEASON 94,301 Contest Crazy (17) . . .10 1 1-30 ++ 1-24 2-27 4+ 4 3 3-26 44 4-17 6-18 -f 6-26 7-30 + 8 7 8-27 4 8-21 2-20 2-14 4 2 4-17 5-21 4 7 3 . 8 6 44 1-10 + 2-44 + 2-21 -4" 4 3 44 4-10 44 6-26 •f 8 7 8-21 44 10 9 UNUSUAL OCCUPA-nONS (Magnacolor) L7-2 Bagpipe Lassies (11).... 1 2 ± L7-3 Modern Pioneers (11)... 2-13 -f L7-4 Nimrod Artists (10) 4-16 ± L7-5 Feather Finery (10) .... 5-14 -|L7-6 Aerial Hot Rods (10).. 8-13 4 1948-49 SEASON L8-lThe Glass Orchestra (10). 11 -26 -f 11 6 1-10 4 3 4-10 6-26 8-21 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 84,204 No. 4 (9) 2-27 3-27 84,205 No. 5 (8) 4-19 5 8 84,206 No. 6 (9) 5-21 + 8 7 84,207 No. 7 (8) 7 2 + 8-28 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 83,702 Don’t Fool Your Wife (18) 3 5 3-27 83,703 Secretary Trouble (17) 4 9 6 5 83,704 Bachelor Blues (17) . . . 9-17 + 10 9 1948-49 SEASON 93,701 Uninvited Blonde (17) . 11-12 PATHE SPORTSCOPES 84,305 Racing Day (8) 1 9 + 1-31 84,306 Sports Coverage (8) . . . 2 6 84,307 Teen-Age Tars (8) . . . . 3 5 4 3-^ 84,308 Doggone Clever (8) . . . 4 2 -f 5 8 84.309 Big Mouth Bass (8) . . . 84.310 Muscles and the Lady 4-30 + 8 7 (9) 5-28 -f 7 3 84,311 Ladies in Wading (8) . . 6-25 -f 8 7 84.312 Athletic Varieties (8) . 84.313 Strikes to Spare 7-23 + 8-28 (8) 8-20 + 10-30 1948-49 SEASON 94,301 Texas Redhead (8) 9-24 11 6 RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS (Reissues) 1948-49 SEASON 93.501 Keep Shooting (16)... 9-10 93.502 Range Rhythm (17)... 10-15 SCREEN LINER 1948-49 SEASON 94.201 Jan August and Piano (17) 10-29 SPECIALS 83,901 Football Highlights of 1947 (18) 2-12 83,601 Twenty Years of Academy Awards (19) 4 2 ++ 4-3 83,801 Basketball Headlines of 1948 (18) 4-23 ++ 5-8 83.202 Pal’s Adventure (20).. 6-11 -f 10-30 80.84? Louis-Walcott Fight No. 2 (18) 6-25 THIS IS AMERICA 83.103 Children’s Village (19) 83.104 Operation Vlfhite Tower (18) 83.108 Crime Lab (17) 83.105 Photo Frenzy (16) 83.106 Funny Business (18) 83.107 Democracy’s Diary (16) 83.109 Letter to a Rebel (17) 83.110 Sports Golden Age (17) 83.111 Glamour Street (16) . . 83.112 Friend of the Family (16) 83.113 Who’s Delinquent? (17) 1-19 1-24 2 6 2-28 2 8 6 5 3 5 +t 3-13 4 2 -t" 4 3 4-30 ++ 5 8 6-25 -H 7 3 7-23 -l 8 7 8-20 ++ 8-28 9-17 +f 10 9 10-15 4 11 6 12 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Nov. 20. 1948