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 #:
000269
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 Thursday, August 4. 1938 "Amazing" Big In Two Houses On the Coast Los Angeles, Aug. 3. — "The Amazg Dr. Clitterhouse," on a dual with lr. Chump," set the pace in a pickup I here by getting $19,500 at Warners' 'Hollywood and $19,000 at Warners' [ Downtown. The former was $5,500 lover par and the latter was up by $7,000. "Having Wonderful Time," with "Wives Under Suspicion," also was in the money. The Hillstreet $10,000 take was up bv $3,500 and the Pantages take of $11,000 was $4,000 to the good. "Algiers" held up to $6,585 in its third week at the Star. This was $3,335 above normal. Total first run business was $111,823. Average is $100,950. Estimated takings for the week ending Aug. 3 : "MARIE ANTOINETTE" (M-G-M) CARTHAY CIRCLE — (1,518), 50c-$1.50, 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $6,200. (Average, $10,000) "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" (20th-Fox) "THE CHASER" (M-G-M) CHINESE — (2,500), 30c-75c, 7 days. Gross: $9,607. (Average, $12,500) "MOONLIGHT SONATA" (Pall Mall-U. A.) ESQUIRE— (900), 40c-55c, 7 days, 6th week. Gross: $950. (Average, $2,500) "ALGIERS" (U. A.) 4 STAR— (900), 40c-55c, 7 days, 3rd week. CROSS: $6,585. (Average, $3,250) "COUNTRY BRIDE" GRAND — (750), 35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $800. (Average, $1,200) "HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" (RKO) "WIVES UNDER SUSPICION" (Univ.) HILLSTREET— (2,700), 30c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average. $6,500) "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" (20th-Fox) "THE CHASER" (M-G-M) LOEWS STATE— (2,500), 30c -75c, 7 days.. Gross: $10,681. (Average, $14,000) "HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" (RKO) "WIVES UNDER SUSPICION" (Univ.) PANTAGES— (3.000). 30c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $11,000. (Average, $7,000) "PROFESSOR BEWARE" (Para.) PARAMOUNT— (3,595), 30c-65c, 7 days, •itagt: F. & M. revue, Kenny Gardner. Rube Wolf and his orchestra. Gross: $17,500. (Average, $18,000) "THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE" (F. N.) "MR. CHUMP" (W. B.) WARNER BROS. (HOLLYWOOD) — (3,000), 30c-65c. 7 days. Gross: $19,500. (Average, $14,000) "THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE" (F. N.) "MR. CHUMP" (W. B.) WARNER BROS. (Downtown)— (3,400), 30c-65c. 7 days. Gross: $19,000. (Average, $12,000) Jack Steinberg to Wed Youngstown, Aug. 3. — Jack H. Steinberg, associated with his father, Harry Steinberg, in the operation of the Home Theatre here and the Harbor at Ashtabula Harbor, will be married on Sunday to Flora Stein of Youngstown. An open church ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Anshe Emoth Temple. Leary Returning to Job Albany, Aug. 3. — -A. Gerald Leary, Universal branch manager, will return to his desk soon after an emergency appendicitis operation, performed early in July. Mr. Leary has been recuperating at Otsego Lake, outside of Cooperstown. In his absence, Max Cohen, of the New York office, has been in charge. "Cowboy" Is $6,800 Draw at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Aug. 3. — "Cowboy from Brooklyn" and "My Bill" connected for $6,800 at the Warner, just $1,800 above average, the only other combination to make the grade was "Little Miss Broadway" and "Romance of the Limberlost" at Fox's Wisconsin, which grossed $8,500, just $500 to the good. Total first run business was $28,100. Average is $26,500. Estimated takings for the week ending July 28: "TROPIC HOLIDAY" (Para.) "PRISON FARM" (Para.) PALACE— (2,400), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $5,000) "CALL OF THE YUKON" (Republic) RIVERSIDE— (2,300), 25c-30c, 7 days. Stage: Vaudeville. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $5,000) "SHOPWORN ANGEL" (M-G-M) "FAST COMPANY" (M-G-M) STRAND— (1,400), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $3,300. (Average, $4,500) "COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN" (W. B.) "MY BILL" (F. N.) WARNER— (2,400), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $6,800. (Average, $5,000) "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" (ZOth-Fox) "ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST" (Monogram) WISCONSIN— (3,200), 35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $8,500. (Average, $8,000) Martha Raye Packs 'em in At Cleveland Cleveland, Aug. 3. — Martha Raye in person, heading the first stage show presented here since the first week in June, brought 'em in to the Palace from all four points of the compass. She did more business than Guy Lombardo, Olsen & Johnson, Fred Waring, Tommy Dorsey or any recent stage show except Mae West. The take for the week was $28,000 where average, with a stage attraction, is $15,000. The film was "You and Me." "Love Finds Andy Hardy," playing a second week downtown at Loew's Stillman after a week at Loew's State, boosted the take $1,500 over par to $5,000. Total first run business was $55,900. Average is $42,500. Estimated taking for the week ending July 29: "SKY GIANT" (RKO) ALLEN— (3,000), 30c-35c-42c, 7 days. Gross: $3,900. (Average, $4,000) "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" (20th-Fox) WARNERS' HIPPODROME — (3,800), 30c-35c-42c, 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average, $10,000) "YOU AND ME" (Para.) RKO PALACE— (3,100), 30c-42c-60c, 7 days. Stage: Martha Raye and 5 acts of vaudeville. Gross: $28,000. (Average, $15,000) "BLOCKADE" (U. A.) LOEW'S STATE— (3.500). 30c-35c-42c, 7 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average, $10,000) "LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STILLMAN — (1,900), 30c-35c42c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $3,500) Kendor Options "Milan" Kendor Productions has taken an option on "Milan in May," a stage play. Gladys Swarthout may play the lead. The film version will be produced at the Film' Art studios in the Bronx. "Hardy" Is $8,000 Top, Indianapolis Indianapolis, Aug. 3. — "Love Finds Andy Hardy," on a dual with "Dark Journey" at Loew's, did the business here in an uneventful, average summer week. The take was $8,000, over normal by $1,000. They were held. Also $1,000 over the line was business at the Lyric, where "Cowboy from Brooklyn" on the screen and "Jamboree of Joy" on the stage pulled $9,000. Total first run business was $22,700. Average is $22,500. Estimated takings for the week ending July 29 : "THE BIRTH OF A BABY" (Special) APOLLO— (1,100), 25c-40c, 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $1,200. (Average, $3,000) "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" (20th-Fox) "WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH" (20th-Fox) CIRCLE— (2,800), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $4,500) "LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY" (M-G-M) "DARK JOURNEY" (U. A.) LOEW'S— (2,800), 25c -40c, 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $7,000) "COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN" (W. B.) LYRIC— (2,000), 25c -40c, 7 days. Stage: "Jamboree of Joy," with Johnny Woods, Ada Brown, Gil Lamb, 12 Adorables. Gross: $9,000. (Average, $8,000) "Algiers" Hit In Frisco on $13,500 Gross San Francisco, Aug. 3. — "Algiers" was a hit at the United Artists, nearly doubling the normal business for the house with $13,500. This was $6,500 over par. Summer weather affected other houses, but "Reformatory" at the Golden Gate took $14,500 and "The Texans" and "My Bill" drew $15,500 at the Fox. Total first run business was $75,750. Average is $82,800. Estimated takings : Week Ending July 26: "REFORMATORY" (Col.) GOLDEN GATE — (2,850), 35c-40c-55c, 7 days. Stage: Vaudeville. Gross: $14,500. (Average, $15,000). "ALGIERS" (U. A. UNITED ARTISTS— (1,200), 15c-35c-40c55c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $13,500. (Average, $7,000) Week Ending July 27: "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH" (20th-Fox) PARAMOUNT — (2,740), 15c-35c-40c-55c75c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $9,500. (Average, $13,000) "THE TEXANS" (Para.) "MY BILL" (W. B.) FOX— (5,000), 15c-35c-40c-55c-75c, 7 days. Gross: $15,500. (Average, $17,000) "BIRTH OF A BABY" (G. N.) "SONS OF THE PLAINS" (W. B.) ORPHEUM — (2,440), 15c-35c-40c-55c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $8,5CO) "COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN" (W. B.) "WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN" (M-G-M) ST. FRANCIS — (1,400), 15c-35c-40c-55c75c, 7 days, 2nd week (moved over from Fox). Gross: $4,500. (Average, $7,000) Week Ending July 28: "PROFESSOR BEWARE" (Para.) "PENROD'S DOUBLE TROUBLE" (W. B.) WAR FIELD — (2,680), 15c-35c-40c-55c-75c, 7 days. Gross: $10,500. (Average, $13,000) Week Ending July 29: "STORM IN A TEACUP" (Korda) CLAY— (400), 15c-35c-40c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $750. (Average, $1,300) 9 "Seven Seas," Show $22,000 At Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Aug. 3. — "Port of Seven Seas" at the Stanley with Frances Langford in person and Maurice Spitalny's KDKA orchestra gave the house $22,000, its best gross in several months. "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" turned in a first-rate $13,500 at the Penn. Total first run business was $47,750. Average is $45,000. Estimated takings for the week ending July 28: "I'LL GIVE A MILLION" (ZOth-Fox) ALV1N— (2,000), 25c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $4,750. (Average, $6,500) "ALWAYS GOODBYE" (20th-Fox) FULTON— (1,750), 25c-40c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $3,800. (Average, $4,500) "AMAZING MR. CLITTERHOUSE" (F. N.) PENN— (3,300), 25c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $13,500. (Average, $11,000) "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) STANLEY— (3,600), 25c-60c, 7 days. Stage: Frances Langford, Maurice Spitalny's KDKA orchestra, Pansy, the Horse, Eddie White. Gross: $22,000. (Average, $18,000) "WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN" (M-G-M) "BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S PERIL" (Para.) WARNER— (2,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,700. (Average, $5,000) "Paris" Is Best in Dull Montreal Week Montreal, Aug. 3. — "The Rage of Paris" caught on very nicely despite heat and rain at the Palace where it was the sole attraction, registering a gross of $8,500 as against average of $11,000 to lead the film parade. "White Banners," figuring on a double bill, brought $5,000 to the Princess where all-year par is $7,000, while "Port of Seven Seas," on a dual, secured $6,500 at the Capitol compared with $9,500 average. Total first run business was $22,000. Average is $32,500. Estimated takings for the week ending July 30 : "PORT OF SEVEN SEAS" (M-G-M) "LADIES IN DISTRESS" (Col.) CAPITOL— (2,547), 25c-35c-40c-50c-60c, 7 days. Gross: $6,500. (Average, $9,500) "THE GIRL WAS YOUNG" (British) "GLAMOROUS NIGHT" (British) ORPHEUM— (919), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $2,000. (Average, $5,000) "THE RAGE OF PARIS" (Univ.) PALACE— (2,600), 25c-35c-4Oc-50c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $8,500. (Average, $11,000) "WHITE BANNERS" (W. B.) "LITTLE MISS THOROUGHBRED" (W. B.) PRINCESS — (2,272), 25c-30c-35c-50c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $7,000) Oppose New Haven Cut New Haven, Aug. 3. — Operators' and stagehands' unions have refused to accept 10 per cent summer cuts in wages asked by circuits in this territory. The three-year contracts negotiated last September will remain in effect. To Test Italian Films New London, Aug. 3. — The Empire and Strand Theatres, Norwich, are to try midnight shows of Italian pictures.