Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)
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FEBRUARY, 1946
FILM AND RADIO GUIDE
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A BASIS FOR DISCUSSING BOXOFFICE CRITERIA
"The stage but echoes back the public voice;
The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give.
For we that live to please, must please to live."
— Samuel Johnson, in Prologue to "Irene," spoken by David Garrick.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews January 16, 1946
“Tomorrow Is Forever” (RKO). Emotional family-war drama, starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, and Geoige Brent. Will do well.
“Breakfast In Hollywood” (UA) (Songs). Groovey for air audience of the Tom Breneman ABC program.
“Tars and Spars” (Col). (Musical). Slow but moderately pleasant tuner starring Alfred Drake and Janet Blair.
“Shock” (20th). Vincent Price, Lynn Bari in horror meller; only moderate boxoffice.
“Behind Green Lights” (20th). Weak whodunit with tepid b.o. prospects.
“Riders of the Dawn” (Mono), (Songs). Minor westerner with heavy musical accent.
“Le .lugement Dernier” (Minerva). French-made semi-propaganda, patriotic story; slim chance in U. S. market.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews January 23, 1946
“Life With Blondie” (Col). Another okay comedy in series based on the Chic Young cartoon strip.
“A Guy Could Change” (Rep). Wellpaced meller with poor script; geared for minor grosses.
“Detour” (PRC). Fair meller that looks okay as supporting dualer.
“Night Boat To Dublin” (Pathe). Capable cast wasted in this Britishmade spy meller; mighty lukewarm for U. S.
“Prairie Rustlers” (PRC). Buster Crabbe in dual role as both hero and villain in a fair western.
“Six Gun Man” (PRC). Bob Steele in a watery formula westerner; even the addicts won’t like it.
“Club Havana” (PRC). Feeble meller with w.k. Latin-American songs.
“The Flying Serpent” (PRC). Horror stuff that may get the kids but n.g. for adults.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews January 30, 1946
“Diary of a Chambermaid” (UABogeaus-Meredith). Star-studded meller geared for strong grosses on name value.
“The Virginian” (Par). Flavorsome revival of Owen Wister novel in Technicolor. Will do okay.
“Three Strangers” (WB). Fine performances mainly recommend this one.
“The Blue Dahlia” (Par). Suspenseful murder thriller, with strong marquee pull in Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix.
“The Well-Groomed Bride” (Par). Mild comedy will be mildly dependent upon Ray Milland-Olivia De Havilland tags on the marquee.
“Terror By Night” (U). Standard for the Sherlock Holmes mystery series.
“The Mask of Dijon” (PRC). So-so horror meller for dualers.
“They Made Me a Killer” (Par). Action film featuring Bob Lowery and Barbara Britton, aimed for the nabes with fair b.o. prospects.
“The Navajo Kid” (PRC). Routine western okay for Bob Steele fans.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews February 6, 1946
“Sentimental Journey” (20th) (One Song). Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, William Bendix, plus moppet Connie Marshall, in big b.o. weeper.
“The Hoodlum Saint” (M-G). Revival of the miracle reformation theme, with name cast to aid selling. Average b.o.
“Bad Bascomb” (M-G). Wallace Beery and Margaret O’Brien in tale of pioneer western days; strong boxoffice.
“Ambush Trail” (PRC). Formula western with Bob Steele, but lacking in slugging and gunplay.
“Idea Girl” (U). Clever, smallbudgeted tunefilm offering irlenty of entertainment. Above average li.o.
“Six P. M.” (Artkino). Russian
made musical okay for houses using this type of film.
“Fedora” (Variety). Italian-made version of Sardou’s stage success; strong for arty and Italian-language houses.
★ ★ ★
Disney Plans Three Television Stafions
Walt Disney Productions has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a television and FM band in Southern California. It is reported this move is preliminary to the establishment of three to five television stations in various sections of the country. If the application is granted, a broadcasting station will be built on the site of the 55-acre Disney Studio in Burbank, Calif. The U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service already has approved a transmission station atop Mt. Lowe, Southern California. Company plans call for the use of the cartoon medium and the "live” action and cartoon combination in Disney television entertainment.
★ ★ ★
Institute for Education by Radio
The Institute for Education by Radio will be held May 3-6, 1946, at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. With lifting of gasoline rationing and easing of train and plane travel, there should be a record attendance.