We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
"The Tip-Off %
Another Exclusive Service of Jay Emanuel Publications 1
A Consensus of box office results, kept as factually correct as possible, as culled by the field news staff of THE EXHIBITOR in this and neighboring territories.
PICTURE
START (First Runs)
TURN (Sub. Runs)
STRETCH ( Neighbor hoods )
PAYOFF
(Consensus)
REMARKS
ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS (RKO)
Slow
Slow
Slow
Swell picture, but not doing it.
THE BLUE BIRD (20th Century-Fox)
Slow
Slow
An expensive experiment.
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (Metro)
Fair
Good
Good
Satisfactory
No smash but nice grosses.
BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN (Paramount)
Good
In the better money.
THE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE (Columbia)
Fair
Early engagements varied.
DR. CYCLOPS (Paramount)
Good
With bally it seems to mean something.
DR. EHRLICH’S MAGIC BULLET (Warners)
Fair
Fair
Disappointing
Disappointing
Another one that wasn’t appreciated.
DR. KILDARE’S STRANGE CASE
Fair
fea*
Run-of-the-mill Kildare business.
FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS
Disappointing
Cantor plays it straight.
(Metro)
Not the smash it first appeared to be, but, all in all, not bad.
GRAPES OF WRATH
Spotty
Fair
Fair
Fair
(20th Century-Fox)
Considering the name values, this didn’t do what it should.
HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
I TAKE THIS WOMAN (Metro)
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Wound up as just above program, for its classification.
IT ALL CAME TRUE (Warners)
Fair
The Sheridan bally helps.
IT’S A DATE (Universal)
Fast
Fast
Good money show.
JOHNNY APOLLO (20th Century-Fox)
Good
Change of pace for Power is resulting in good grosses.
MY SON, MY SON! (UA)
Good
Grosses generally on the better side, with a few lapses.
NORTHWEST PASSAGE (Metro)
Fast
Good
Good
Good
Okay.
ONE MILLION B. C. (UA)
Fair
Heavy exploitation boosted this in some spots.
PINOCCHIO (RKO)
Fair
Fair
Good, but not a “Snow White.”
PRIMROSE PATH (RKO)
Spotty
Some initial spurts, but it seems to be lacking in gusto.
REBECCA (UA)
Fast
This is cracking records wide open.
ROAD TO SINGAPORE (Paramount)
Good
Good
A neat Paramount grosser, one of their best.
SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (Paramount)
Slow
Slow
Slow
Even with Miss Leigh, a miss.
Nothing sensational, just program.
STAR DUST (20th Century-Fox)
Fair
Most grosses generally on the better side, with some exceptions.
STRANGE CARGO (Metro)
Good
Fair
First engagements mostly fairish.
’TIL WE MEET AGAIN
Fair
(Warners)
Nothing exciting.
TOO MANY HUSBANDS
Fair
VIRGINIA CITY (Warners)
Good
No "Dodge City.”
YOUNG TOM EDISON (Metro)
Fair
Selling has helped this, but, all in all nothing hot about it.
QUA*.