Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
July–Sept 1938
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)
Leaf #:
000102
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
July 18, 2024
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MOTION PICTURE DAILY Friday, July 15, 1938 "Crime" Pulls Minneapolis' Top, $6,000 Minneapolis, July 14. — "Crime School" at the Orpheum led the boxoffice procession in Minneapolis at $6,000 against an average of $5,600. It was the only loop theatre to reach its average. In St. Paul "Yellow Jack" and "When Were You Born?" at the Riviera, and "The Devil's Party" and "Mr. Moto Takes a Chance" at the Tower were both well over average. The Riviera grossed $2 200 against $1,300 and the Tower grossed $1,800 against $1,100. Total first run business in Minneapolis was $15,750. Average is $18,100 Total first run business in St. Paul was $12,300. Average is $11,250. Estimated takings for the week ending July 7 : Minneapolis : "CRIME SCHOOL" (F. N.) ORPHEUM— (2,900), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average, $5,600) "LORD JEFF" (M-G-M) STATE— (2,300), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,750. (Average, $7,500) "WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN" (M-G-M) CENTURY— (1,600), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,000. (Average, $3^700) "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" (U. A.) WORLD— (400). 25c-55c, 7 days. Gross: $1,000. (Average, $1,300) St. Paul: "HOLIDAY" (Col.) PARAMOUNT — (2,500), 25c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $4,000. (Average, $4,700) "THE TOY WIFE" (M-G-M) ORPHEUM— (2,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,300. (Average, $3,300) "YELLOW JACK" (M-G-M) "WHEN WERE YOU BORN" (F. N.) RIVIERA— (1,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $2,200. (Average, $1,300) "THE DEVIL'S PARTY" (Univ.) "MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE" (20th-Fox) TOWER— (1,000), 25c-35c, 7 days. Gross: $1,800. (Average, $1,100) "THE SHEIK" (Para.) WORLD — (400) , 25c-35c, 7 days. Gross $1,000. (Average, $850) "You and Me," Show $11,500 Omaha Hit Omaha, July 14. — "You and Me" with Harry Blackstone, the magician, on the stage grossed $11,500 in seven days at the Orpheum to top weekly par by $4,300. Prices were tilted for the stage show. "Having Wonderful Time" and "Blind Alibi" pulled $5,700 in seven days at the Brandeis for a neat profit of $1,700 over seven-day average. "Tropic Holiday" and "Tip-Off Girls" grossed $7,200 to beat the seven-day par by $1,700 at the Omaha. The Omaha held for a second week. It was the best week in some months. Total first run business was $24,400. Average is $16,700. Estimated takings : Week Ending July 6: 'HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" (RKO) "BLIND ALIBI" (RKO) BRANDEIS -(1,200). 25c-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,700. (Average, $4,000) "TROPIC HOLIDAY" (Para.) "TIP-OFF GIRLS" (Para.) OMAHA— (2,200). 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $7,200. (Average, $5,500) Week Ending July 7: "YOU AND ME" (Para.) ORPHEUM— (3,000). 35c-55c. 7 days. Stage: Blackstone the Magician. Gross: $11,500. (Average, $7,200) 'Goodbye" on| Dual $15,000 Boston Draw Boston, July 14. — "Always Goodbye" at the RKO Memorial, cofeatured with "Romance of the Limberlost," grossed $15,000, which was $2,000 in excess of average. "Gold Diggers in Paris" and "Gangs of New York" took $13,000 at the Metropolitan, $2,000 over par. Loew's State and Loew's Orpheum, billing "Port of Seven Seas" and "Fast Company," fell under par, with $9,000 and $10,500, respectively. Total first run business was $59,000. Average is $59,500. Estimated takings for the week ending July 9 : "JOSETTE" (ZOth-Fox) "YOU AND ME" (Para.) FENWAY — (1,382), 30c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $4,500) "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "FAST COMPANY" (M-G-M) LOEW'S ORPHEUM — (2,970), 2Sc-35c-40c55c, 7 days. Gross: $10,500. (Average, $12,000) "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "FAST COMPANY" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STATE— (3,337), 25c-30c-40c-55c, 7 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average. $11,000) "GOLDDIGGERS IN PARIS" (W.B.) "GANGS OF NEW YORK" (Republic) METROPOLITAN— (4.332), 25c-35c-55c, 7 days. Gross: $13,000. (Average. $11,000) "JOSETTE" (20th-Fox) "YOU AND ME" (Para.) PARAMOUNT — (1,793), 30c-40c-55c, 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average. $8,000) "ALWAYS GOODBYE" (ZOth-Fox) "ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST" (Monogram) RICO' MEMORIAL— (2,907), 30c-40c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average, $13,000) "Holiday" Grosses ,000, Montreal Montreal, July 14. — "Holiday" at the Palace was the best box-office bet during a week in which nobody cared much about anything, but getting to the country spots. The take for this single attraction was $8,000 against par of $11,000. "Kidnapped," on a double bill at the Capitol, brought $6,000, as compared with $9,500 average, while "You and Me," with a second feature, accounted for $4,500 at the Princess where average is $7,000. Total first run business was $20,000. Average is $32,500. Estimated takings for the week ending July 9 : "KIDNAPPED" (20th-Fox) "WALKING DOWN BROADWAY" (20th-Fox) CAPITOL— (2,547), 25c-35c-40c-50c-60c, 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average, $9,500) "MADEMOISELLE DOCTEUR" (British) "LET'S MAKE A NIGHT OF IT" (British) ORPHEUM— (919), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $1,500. (Average, $5,000) "HOLIDAY" (Col.) PALACE— (2,600), 25c-35c-40c-50c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $11,000) "YOU AND ME" (Para.) "MAMA RUNS WILD" (Republic) PRINCESS— (2.272), 25c-30c-35c-50c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $7,000) To Dub French Film London, July 14. — The French film, "Le Patriote," starring Harry Baur, and owned in Great Britain by European Film Distributors, Ltd., will be dubbed into English here. "Time," "Born" Are Milwaukee Leaders Milawaukee, July 14. — Pace-setters in a week which saw thousands leaving the city for the Fourth of July holidays and as many more visiting parks and beaches, were "Having a Wonderful Time" and "When Were You Born?" which collected $7,000 at the Warner, just $2,000 above average. All other business fizzled out like a wet firecracker. Total first run business was $24,100. Average is $26,500. Estimated takings : Week Ending July 5: "DAVID COPPERF1ELD" (M-G-M) "LOVE ON THE RUN" (M-G-M) PALACE— (2,400), 35c-50c, 5 days. Gross: $3,000. (Average, $5,000) Week Ending July 7: "AIR DEVILS" (Univ.) RIVERSIDE— (2,300), 25c-30c, 7 days. Stage: Royale Frolics Revue. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $5,000) "THREE BLIND MICE" (ZOth-Fox) "ONE WILD NIGHT" (20th-Fox) STRAND— (1,400), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $2,800. (Average, $4,500) "HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" (RKO) "WHEN WERE YOU BORN?" (F. N.) WARNER— (2,400), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $5,000) "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "THE SAINT IN NEW YORK" (RKO) WISCONSIN— (3,200), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $6,800. (Average, $8,000) "Robin Hood" Beats Oklahoma's Slump Oklahoma City, July 14. — "Adventures of Robin Hood" beat out the heat wave and the general slump here by grossing $6,200 at the Criterion. This was $1,000 over normal. "Swiss Miss," on a return engagement and played with "Law of the Underworld" at the Liberty for four days, turned in $1,200, up by $300. Total first run business was $16,250. Average is $17,200. Estimated takings : Week Ending July 6: "ROBIN HOOD" (F. N.) CRITERION— (1,500), 2Sc-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,200. (Average, $5,200) Week Ending July 7: "LADY IN THE MORGUE" (Univ.) LOUIS-SCHMELING FIGHT LIBERTY— (1,200), 20c-25c, 3 days. Gross: $1,000. (Average, $1,600) "SWISS MISS" (M-G-M) (Return Engagement) "LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD" (RKO) LIBERTY— (1,200), 20c-25c, 4 days. Gross: $1,200. (Average, $900) "LORD JEFF" (M-G-M) MIDWEST— (1,500), 25c-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,500. (Average, $4,500) "THE AWFUL TRUTH" (Col.) (Return Engagement) "COUNSEL FOR CRIME" (Col.) STATE— (1.100), 20c-25c, 7 days. Gross: $1,650. (Average, $2,500) "ALWAYS GOODBYE" (20th-Fox) TOWER— (1,000), 2Sc-35c, 7 days. Gross: $2,700. (Average, $2,500) Zaidins Made Union Head Cincinnati, July 14. — Maurice Zaidins, manager of the Gayety, has been elected chairman of the Theatrical Managers, Agents and Treasurers Union here. Charles Dale is vicechairman, and Eddie Nordman is secretary and treasurer. M-G-M Starts 3 More Hollywood, July 14. — M-G-M has just started three new pictures — "Three Loves Has Nancy," "Listen, Darling" and "Stablemates." "Rage" Pulls Kansas City's Only Big Take Kansas City, July 14. — First runs wilted under the heat and the double holiday and made one of the worst collective showings in weeks at box offices. However, "The Rage^j Paris" and stage show at the Fox Tower managed to squeeze $400 over average for a gross of $7,400, the only house to make the grade. The same picture did $3,700 at the Uptown, where $4,000 is par. "Tropic Holiday" was worth $6,800, $200 shy of the mark, at the Newman, where it paired with "Farewell to Arms" for the house's first double in many weeks. Total first run business was $33,400. Average is $38,100. Estimated takings : Week Ending July 7: "HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" (RKO) "TORCHY BLANE IN PANAMA" (W. B.) MAINSTREET— (3,100), 25c-40c, 8 days. Gross: $7,300. (Average, 8 days, $8,600) "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "FAST COMPANY" (M-G-M) MIDLAND— (4,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $8,300. (Average, $11,500) "TROPIC HOLIDAY" (Para.) "FAREWELL TO ARMS" (Para ) NEWMAN— (1,900), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,800. (Average, $7,000) "THE RAGE OF PARIS" (Univ.) FOX TOWER— (2,200), 25c-40c, 7 days. Stage: Milton Douglas with Friscilla & Perry Mayo; Frank Payne; Lee & O'Neal; Ugo Martinelli; Betty & Harry McCabe. Gross: $7,400. (Average, $7,000) "THE RAGE OF PARIS" (Univ.) UPTOWN— (2,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,700. (Average, $4,000) Denver Party Set Aug. 18 Denver, July 14. — The Rocky Mountain Screen Club will hold its annual picnic at the Cherry Hills Country Club, scene of the 1938 National Open Golf tournament, Aug. 18. Besides golf the usual distributoi ■ exhibitor baseball game will be held. A bridge tournament will run in the afternoon, with dancing and a banquet in the evening. Tentative plans are being made to hold the annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Theatre Owners and Managers on Aug. 17. President A. P. Archer expects to call a board meeting within a few weeks to map plans for the convention. Takes Tulare Postoffice San Francisco, July 14. — Clarence Wasserman, veteran bay area theatre man, has taken over the old Tulare Postoffice, which he will convert into a theatre. Approximately $5,000 is being spent to remodel the El Camino Theatre at San Bruno, in the suburbs, by Golden State Theatres. The Temple Theatre here, a small house, is also undergoing remodelling. Steve Choriak is the new owner of the Lincoln Theatre in Oakland. Moderate alterations and remodelling are planned. Kansas City Gets Vallee Kansas City, July 14. — Rudy Vallee and his company have been signed to appear in the Jubilesta, eight-day municipal show to be held here Sept 17 to 25, in the Municipal Auditorium. Lincoln G. Dickey is managing.