Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1944)

Page scan 000480 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1944
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000480
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:
May 30, 2024
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Motion Picture daily Thursday, February 24, 1944 'Children' Bids For Record in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Feb. 23. — Business continues satisfactory here, aided considerably this week by new openings and favorable weather. Three openings dominate with "Jane Eyre" at the Boyd pointing to $27,400 and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" at the Stanley hitting $26,500, plus $4,200 extra for the dual Sunday showing at the Earle. Estimated receipts for the week ending Feb. 23-25: "Lost Angel" (M-G-M) ALDINE^(90O) (35c-41c-46c-57c-68c-75c) 7 davs, 2nd week. Gross: $10,200. (Average: $14,600). "Thousands Cheer" (M-G-M) ARCADIA— (600) (3Sc-46c-57c-68c) 7 days, 2nd run. Gross: $8,200. (Average: $4,000). "Jane Eyre" (20th-Fox) BOYD— (3,000) (3Sc-41c-46c-57c-68c-7Sc) 7 days. Gross: $27,400. (Average: $18,000). "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (RKO) (6 days) "AH Baba and the Forty Thieves" (Univ.) (1 day) EARLE— (3,000) (46c-57c-75c) 6 days of vaudeville including Shep Fields' orchestra, Mary Healy, Meredith Blake, Low, Hite & Stanley and The Yacopi Troupe. Gross: $24,000. (Average: $27,800). "Lifeboat" (ZCrth-Fox) FOX — (3,000) (35c-41c-46c-57c-68c-75c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $19,700. (Average: $20,500). "Cry Havoc" (M-G-M) KARLTON— (1,000) (35c-41c-46c-57c-68c75c) 7 days, 2nd run. Gross: $7,200. (Average: $6,600). "The North Star" (RKO) KEITH'S— (2,200) (3Sc-41c-46c-57c-68c-75c) 7 days, 2nd run. Gross: $7,800. (Average: $5,800). "The Desert Song" (WB) MASTBAUM — (4,700) (35c-41c-46c-57c68c-75c) 7 days. 3rd week. Gross: $16,500. (Average: $22,500). "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (Univ.) STANLEY — (3,000) (35c-41c-46c-57c-68c75c) 7 days. Gross: $26,500. (Average: $20,000). "Where Are Your Children?" (Mon.) STANTON — (1,700) (35c-41c-46c-57c-68c75c) 7 days. Gross: $16,800. (Average: $9,400). Average Is $12,700, 'Joe' Gets $25,000 Providence, Feb. 23. — Capacity busness, plus rapid turnovers due to playing only one feature, resulted in a $25,000 gross for "A Guy Named joe" at Loew's State this week. "What a Woman !" at the Strand and "Ali Baba" at RKO-Albee held up nicely in second weeks. "Happy Land" was headed for a nice $15,000 at the Majestic. Estimated receipts for the week ending Feb. 24: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (Univ.) "Moonlight in Vermont" (Univ.) RKO-ALBEE— (2,239) (30c-40c-50c-55c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $9,800. (Average: $12,800). "What a Woman!" (Col.) "The Racket Man" (Col.) STRAND— (2,200) (40c-50c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $9,000. (Average: $10,500). "A Guy Named Joe" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STATE— (3,232) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $25,000. (Average: $17,700). "Happy Land" (2flth-Fox) "Weekend Pass" (Univ.) MAJESTIC— (2,250) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $12,100). "Frisco Kid" (WB) "Million Dollar Baby" (WB) CARLTON— (1.526) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $3,900. (Average, $4,000). "Men On Her Mind" (PRC) FAY'S— (1.800) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. On stage: Dr. Hugo Kosloff, Katherine Byrnes Trio, Cina and Cortez, Moore and Bergh, Patricia Adair. Harris and Sawyers. Gross: $6,500. (Average: $6,500). "Whispering Footsteps" (Rep.) METROPOLITAN — (3.050) (40c-65c) 3 days. On stage: Marcy McGuire. Gross: $5,500. (Average: $7,900). Off the Antenna C TATION WMCA in New York will sell time for controversial dis^ cussion if responsible groups on both sides buy time for presentation of their case, Nathan Straus, WMCA president, says, adding: The policy is designed to safeguard "freedom to listen" and is said to be a departure from the National Association of Broadcasters' code which prohibits the sale of all time for controversial discussion. . . . Bob Hope, Fibber McGee and Molly, Charlie McCarthy, Jack Benny and the Aldrich Family are placed in that order in the latest Hooper Survey of the first 15 on the air. Red Skelton continues to lead programs broadcast after 10:30 p.m., which are not measured in the Eastern time zone. . . . Purely Personal: Eleanor Kilgallen will join CBS on March 16 as casting director, replacing Winifred Law who is resigning to join her husband in Chicago. . . . Announcers Ed Thorgersen, Alois Havrilla and Ben Grauer have given vocal variety to the narration of "Norway Replies," first official report of Norway's contribution to~ the United Nation's fight against Fascism which will have its world premiere at the Stanley Theatre in New York tomorrozv. . . . Deems Taylor is one of the judges in the RKO "Snow White" contest being conducted by WLW in Cincinnati and which ends tomorrow. . . . Richard McDonah is the new assistant manager of the NBC script division; Charles Newton is an addition to the staff. . . . Rudolph Vavpetich, Richard DuBois and George Seaman have joined the staff of National Concert and Artists Corp. . . . Program Notes: Jeanette MacDonald and Perry Como will be guest stars on the premiere program of the new RCA show "Music America Loves Best" on the Blue on March 4. ... A new Westinghouse Blue network program which starts on March 13 will feature Sally Sweetland. . . . CBS audiences will hear the four guest conductors engaged by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for the 1944-45 season; the conductors: Pierre Monteaux, Igor Stravinsky, George Szell and Leonard Bernstein. . . . CBS' Lux Radio Theatre will present a radio version of 20th Century-Fox's "Guadalcanal Diary" on Monday with William Bendix, Preston Foster and Lloyd Nolan recreating their film roles. . . . Warners' "Three Men On a Horse" is the selection of the CBS "Screen Guild Players" for Monday. ... A portion of the new Mutual series, "Wide Horizons," featuring Eddie Dowling, will be televised weekly over DuMont's W2XWV starting with the premiere on Sunday. Big $24,500 for 'Happy9 and Dorsey Buffalo, Feb. 23. — "Happy Land" and Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra on the stage were bidding for one of the biggest grosses in months here at the Buffalo. The figure is expected to go to $24,500. It was a hangup weekend all around with Washington's Birthday helping. Estimated receipts for the week ending Feb. 26: Happy Land" (20th-Fox) BUFFALO — (3,489) (40c-65c) 7 days. Jimmy Dorsey and orchestra on stage, with Paul Carley, Gladys Tell, Buddy Schutz, Peg-Leg Bates, Coley Worth and Marcia. Gross: $24,500. (Average at 35c-40c-55c-65c: $17,400). "Madame Curie" (M-G-M) GREAT LAKES— (3,000) (35c-40c-55c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $20,800. (Average: $16,600). "The Lodger" (2Cth-Fox) "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout" (Para.) HIPPODROME — (2,100) (35c-40c-55c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week moveover. Gross: $5,800. (Average: $9,700). "Desert Song" (WB) "Gangway For Tomorrow" (RKO) TWENTIETH CENTURY — (3,000) (35c40c-55c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $20,000. (Average: $12,200). "None Shall Escape" (Col.) "She Has What It Takes" (Col.) LAFAYETTE— (3,000) (35c-40c-55c-65c) 6 days. 2nd week. Gross: $10,500. (Average: $12,400). ! I HI Barrett Back from Army Hartford, Conn., Feb. 23. — Dean R. Barrett, who was at Warner's Central Theatre in West Hartford prior to his induction, has been honorably discharged from the Army and is now assistant to Frank Morin at the Warner Regal here. 'Bernadette* Doubles Baltimore Gross Baltimore, Feb. 23. — Major attractions are "The Song of Bernadette," at the New Theatre, seating only 1,581 and heading for $20,000 at advanced prices, and "A Guy Named Joe," taking $21,000 at the Century. Estimated receipts for the week ending Feb. 24: "The Desert Song" (WB) STANLEY— (3,280) 28c-40c-50c-55c-60c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $16,900). "A Guy Named Joe" (M-G-M) CENTURY-(3,0O0) (28c-44c-50c and 55c weekends) 7 days. Gross: $21,000. (Average$16,000). "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (Univ.) KEITH'S— (2,406) (30c-35c-40c-44c-55c) 6 days. Gross: $15,500. (Average: $13,900). "The Song of Bernadette" (ZWh-Fox) NEW-(1,581) (83c-$1.10) 7 days. Gross: $20,000. (Average at regular prices: $10,300). "Nine Girls" (Col.) HIPPODROME — (2,205) (28c-30c-45c-55c66c) 7 days. Stage Show: Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra, Virginia Weidler; Nancy Healy. Keatom and Armfield. Gross: $18,100. (Average: $17,500). "There's Something About a Soldier" (Col.) MAYFAIR — (1,000) (20c-40c) 7 days. Gross: $5,500. (Average: $6,400). "Saludos Amigos" (U. S.-Disney) "Gildersleeve's Bad Boy" (RKO) MARYLAND— (1,400) (25c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average: $7,500). 23 'Bridge* Openings United Artists' "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," has been booked for early March runs in 23 key city Loew Theatres, Carl Leserman, U. A.'s general sales manager, reported this week. The film will open at the Capitol here on March 2. 4 Joe' Heading for A Record $27,000 In St. Louis Run . St. Louis, Feb. 23.— "A Guy Named Joe" is packing them in at Loew's State this week for what looks like a big $27,000, which will set some sort of a record for the theatre at the present price scale. With mild/] j weather on tap, business is good at alft^ i I first runs. Estimated receipts for the week ending Feb. 23: "Fighting Seabees" (Rep.) "Spider Woman" (Univ.) *J?£~(hm (3fc-«=-«>c) 7 days. Gross: $17,500. (Average: $18,700). "Jane Eyre" (20th-Fox) "Sing a Jingle" (Univ.) AMBASSADOR -(3,154) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $14,500. (Average: $15,700) "A Guy Named Joe" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STATE-(3,162) (30c-40c-50c-55c) 7 days. Gross: $27,000. (Average: $18,900). ^ Where Are Your Children?" (Mono.) "Whispering Footsteps" (Rep.) MISSOURI— (3,154) (30c-40c-50c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $9,500. (Average: $9,900) "Lost Angel" (M-G-M) "Jeannie" (English Films) LOEW'S ORPHEUM — (1,900) (30c-40c50c-S5c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $7,500. (Average. $7,100). "Higher and Higher" (RKO) "North Star" (RKO-Goldwyn) SHUBERT— (1,900) • (30c-40c-50c) 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average: $6,100). "Iron Major" (RKO) "The Fallen Sparrow" (RKO) ST. LOUIS— (4,000) (35c-40c) 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average: $5,200). $19,000 for Durbin Picture in Boston Boston, Feb. 23.— There can be no question of the popularity of Deanna Durbin in the Hub. Keith's Memorial, with "His Butler's Sister," • is going into its third week jammed to new records, to get $19,000. Another big hit has been "Jeannie," English picture. Estimated box office receipts for the week ending Feb. 24: "His Butler's Sister" (Univ.) "Weekend Pass" (Univ.) KEITH MEMORIAL— (2,900) (44c-55c65c). Gross: $19,000. (Average: $15,500). "Destination Tokyo" (WB) "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout" (Para.) METROPOLITAN— (4,367) (44c-55c-65c). Gross: $26,000. (Average: $20,300). "What a Woman" (Col.) "Swing Out the Blues" (Col.) LOEW'S ORPHEUM— (2,900) (44c-55c65c). Gross: $24,000. (Average: $23,800). "What a Woman" (Col.) "Swing Out the Blues" (Col.) LOEW'S STATE-(3,200) (44c-55c-65c). Gross: $9,800. (Average: $10,800). "Old Acquaintance" (WB) "Minesweeper" (Para.) PARAMOUNT — (1,700) (44c-55c-65c). Gross: $12,000. (Average: $9,800). "Jeannie" (Gaumont) MAJESTIC-(1,400) (34c-44c-55c). Gross: $10,800. (Average: $7,500). "Jeannie" (Gaumont) NORMANDIE— (900) (44c-55c). Gross: $7,600. (Average: $5,700). "Government Girl" (RKO) RKO' BOSTON-(3,200) (44c-5Sc-65c-8Sc99c). Gross: $27,600. (Average: $23,800). 'Navy' Opening March 24 Chicago, Feb. 23.— Paramount's The Navy Way" is scheduled for its world premiere March 24 at Waukegan, according to Allen Usher, district manager, William Pine, producer of the picture, is expected here March 2 to approve arrangements. Waukegan was chosen because of its proximity to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station where the picture was filmed.