Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1939)

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Last Week! This Week! GAIN IT'S ALL M-G-M! More box-office reports from Variety! When a feller needs a friend— page M-G-M! CHICAGO— '"GOODBYE MR. CHIPS' continuing at great pace in the Apollo. 4th week. Excellent after getting solid gross last week." SEATTLE — "'MR. CHIPS' big. 3rd week. Last week great. 'HARDYS' big." DETROIT — " 'ANDY HARD Y GETS SPRING FEVER' UPS Michigan. Hardy series strong here." BALTIMORE— "Holdover 'GOODBYE MR. CHIPS,' maintaining momentum heading for okay gross after biggest opening round in weeks." INDIANAPOLIS— "'TARZAN' okay." CLEVELAND— "Baseball, concerts cripple B. O.'s, but 'MAISIE' forte. Dandy ballyhoo. Collects smart prize money for week. Last week 'TARZAN' went well." NEW YORK— '"CHIPS' a tablestakes special. 10th week same as previous week. 'ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER' started out good at Capitol Theatre." WASHINGTON, D. C. — '"MR. CHIPS' 2nd week sticking with strong gross. Last week same pic led town with great gross." LINCOLN, NEB.— '"DR. KILDARE'did very well." PHILADELPHIA— '"CHIPS' bows out at the completion of three stanzas with a neat record for sustained strength. 'ON BORROWED TIME' at Karlton well above recent average of house." LOUISVILLE— '"ON BORROWED TIME' rated tops by reviewers. Healthy gross. 'MR. CHIPS' rosy." BOSTON— "'TARZAN' okay. 'MR. CHIPS' 2nd week dandy." CINCINNATI —"Keith's is doing swell with 'ON BORROWED TIME'." LOS ANGELES— '"ANDY HARDY' tonics L. A. 'ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER' is driving to big week, biggest take known here in past six months. 'CHIPS' 10th week. Looks like another okay gross." SAN FRANCISCO— '"CHIPS' still going strongly. 4th week. Last week, very good." PITTSBURGH— '"ON BORROWED TIME.' Raves without exception for this one. Sleek campaign. Plenty good gross and may result in h.o. Last week 'CHIPS' got good gross at Warner after two previous sessions at Penn. Last week 'MAISIE' all right." PROVIDENCE— '"ON BORROWED TIME,' at State, heads the list. Last week, 'CHIPS' strong." KANSAS CITY— '"ON BORROWED TIME' holding up well. Above average. Last week, 'CHIPS' big." PORTLAND— '"ON BORROWED TIME' holdover. 'HARDY FEVER' a natural winner and over the top for big gross." DENVER '"ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER' running strong. Last week 'CHIPS' (2nd week) did well above average." MINNEAPOLIS — " 'CHIPS' toast of the town in 2nd week. A fourweek engagement is not at all unlikely. Raves by critics and customers." Bookers! It's an M-G-M Summer! Turn the Page!