Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

(Continued from preceding page) 2, 3.— Kyle E. Keltner, Ozark Theatre, Ozark, Mo. Small town and country patronage. GUADALCANAL DIARY: Preston Foster, William Bendix — Some of the subscribers claim we have too many war stories, but give me more. My greatest gross was on this picture. Played Sunday, Monday, March 18, 19. —A. G. Fainter, New West End Theatre, High Point, N. C. Rural patronage. HANGOVER SQUARE: Laird Cregar, George Sanders — If your patrons like these murder dramas you will be O.K. Well made and produced; however, I have never made any money on this type so business was under average. Played midweek. — E. Reynolds, Strand Theatre, Princeton, Minn. Small town and country patronage. HANGOVER SQUARE: Laird Cregar, George Sanders —Terrible at the box office. Played Monday, Tuesday, March 12, 13.— C. H. Caudell, Winoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural patronage. IRISH EYES ARE SMILING: Monty Woolley, Dick Haymes, June Haver — Give us more like this. -Dick Haymes won the hearts of the people as a singer. June Haver caused many to stop and ask who is the new girl star. Although the downpour of rain both days hurt the box office the patrons who did come out were well pleased. Played Wednesday, Thursday, Feb. 21, 22.— Miss Cleo Manry, Buena Vista Theatre, Buena Vista, Ga. Small town and rural patronage. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM: Gregory Peck, Roddy McDowall — A different type picture. This story of a Catholic priest and his efforts to build a mission in China is very interesting and impressive. It is terribly long but we did not have one walkout. However, we found it difficult to sell. I believe that after it has attained national publicity it would have done better. It is a better picture. Played Sunday -Wednesday, March 18-21. — E. Reynolds, Strand Theatre, Princeton, Minn. Small and country patronage. SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea — Good enough musical show in Technicolor. Business was average. Played Sunday, Monday, March 18, 19. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage. SWEET AND LOWDOWN: Lynn Bari, Benny Goodman— Doubled with a Gene Autry reissue to good business. Not enough comedy or action for a weekend crowd. Personally, I thought the picture good. Played Friday, Saturday, March 16, 17. — Kyle E. Keltner, Ozark Theatre, Ozark, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. THUNDERHEAD: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster — This picture will get you 25 per cent more than "Flicka." The Technicolor is magnificent and the story is possible. For this area the Scandinavian hired hand could have been improved upon. However, it has what it takes and as I ran into a three day blizzard I will repeat it. Played Sunday -Tuesday, March 4-6. — E. Reynolds, Strand Theatre, Princeton, Minn. Small town and sountry patronage. WING AND A PRAYER: Don Ameche, Dana Andrews— Very good war picture. Produced well. Business above average. Played Sunday Monday, March 11, 12— Kyle E. Keltner, Ozark Theatre, Ozark, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. WINGED VICTORY: Edmond O'Brien, Jeanne Crain — Magnificent. The story of the boys who hung around the drug store and their training in the greatest air force in the world is very good. There is not a combat scene in it. It has everything and deserves the best playing time you can give it. Stress the fact that it is not a war picture, but a romantic one. Played SundayWednesday, March 11-14. — E. Reynolds, Strand Theatre, Princeton, Minn. Small town and country patronage. WINGED VICTORY: Edmond O'Brien, Jeanne CrainGreat picture. Business good. No profit due to 20thFox selling terms. Played Thursday, Friday, Feb. 8, 9. — C. H. Cadell. Wanoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural patronage. United Artists ABROAD WITH TWO YANKS: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe — Good business and good entertainment. I think it is the best Bendix picture I have seen. My audience was roaring with laughter through the program. We need more pictures like this. You can't go wrong by giving this vour best playing time. Played, Sunday-Tuesday, Jan. 21-23.— W. J. Fleischer, New Franklin Theatre, Franklin, Minn. Small town patronage. ABROAD WITH TWO YANKS: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe — Good comedy. Our patrons enjoyed it very much. Business above par. Played Sunday, Monday, March 18, 19.— Kyle E. Keltner, Ozark Theatre, Ozark, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. FORTY THIEVES: William Boyd, Andy Clyde— Hopalong Cassidy was a good bet at our theatre, but we have noticed that the last four or five pictures we have played have done very little business. This was his farewell appearance as far as we are concerned. It is a very good Western, excellent story and red hot action, but no business. Played Thursday, Friday, March 22, 23— A. H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. Family patronage. SINCE YOU WENT AWAY: Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley, Joseph Cotten — This picture broke my house record. I could not seat them on the third day. The population is 1,024. Played SundayTuesday, Jan. 7-9.— C. H. Caudell, Wanoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C Rural patronage. Short Product in First Run Houses NEW YORK— Week of April 2 ASTOR: Fury in the Pacific. . . WAC-Warner Bros. Feature: The Princess and the Pirare RKO CAPITOL: Screen Snapshots Columbia Dog, Cat and Canary Columbia Feature: The Picture of Dorian Gray MGM CRITERION: Watchtower Over Tomorrow. WAC Rippling Romance Columbia Feature: Between Two Women MGM GLOBE: Sunny Dunham and Orchestra. V/faphone Saddle Starlets RKO Feature: The Three Caballeros RKO HOLLYWOOD: Rhythm of the Rhumba .Vitaphone Unruly Hare Vitaphone Watchtower Over Tomorrow WAC Feature: The Corn Is Green Warner Bros. MUSIC HALL: The Eyes Have It RKO Feature: Without Love MGM RIALTO: Trombone Trouble RKO Moving A weigh Paramount Watchtower Over Tomorrow WAC Feature: The Mummy's Curse Universal RIVOLI: Bambalero Paramount Feature: The Affairs of Susan Paramount ROXT; Watchtower Over Tomorrow WAC Feature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. . . .20th Cent.-Fox STRAND: Congo Vitaphone Glamour in Sports Vitaphone Trap Happy Porkie Vitapf Watchtower Over Tomorrow V Feature: God Is My Co-Pilot Warner CHICAGO— Week of April 2 APOLLO: The Egg Yegg Cofur Fury in the Pacific WAC-Wa Feature: Meet Me in St. Louis h CHICAGO: Watchtower Over Tomorrow.. V Feature: Here Come the Waves Param GRAND: Watchtower Over Tomorrow V Features: The Three Caballeros Night Club Girl Univ ORIENTAL: Watchtower Over Tomorrow. .V Look and Listen General EJecfrie-4/ Bi Barney Bear's Polar Pest h Feature: Tomorrow the World United A PALACE: Watchtower Over Tomorrow... V Features: Here Come the Co-Eds Univ House of Fear Uni ST.4TE LAKE: Watchtower Over Tomorrow. V Jammin' the Blues Vitap Feature: To Have and Have Not Warner UNITED ARTISTS: Watchtower Over Tomoi V Feature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. . . 20th Cenl WOODS: Rough and Tumble Coin Ain't We Got Fun Vitap Watchtower Over Tomorrow \ Feature:' It's a Pleasure UP IN MABEL'S ROOM: Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe — Good business. It is entertainment all the way through with lots of laughs. My patrons always welcome a program like this. I*gave it good playing time and was not sorry. Played Sunday -Tuesday, Feb. 11-13. — W. J. Fleischer, New Franklin Theatre, Franklin, Minn. Small town patronage. Universal CAN'T HELP SINGING: Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige — Started off with a bang but the end of the picture died. So did the business. — C. H. Caudell, Wanoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural parronage. HER LUCKY NIGHT: The Andrews Sisters, Martha O'Driscoll — Small musical show which pleased all who came. Business a little above average. Played Tuesday, March 20. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage. HERE COME THE CO-EDS: Abbott and Costello— Abbott and Costello are no good in my town. Box office below average. Played Sunday, Monday, Feb. 25, 26. — C. H. Caudell, Wanoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural patronage. HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN: Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff — Not an "A" picture, but it did good business here. O.K. for small towns. Played Sunday, Monday, March 11, 12. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Ohio. Small town patronage. SAN DIEGO, I LOVE YOU: Louise Allbritton, Jon Hall — We considered this a very weak production. The reaction was mostly from children. Adults said very little. Their reactions consisted, on the whole, of sinister expressions in the general direction of the management. Played Friday, Saturday, March 16, 17.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. Warner Bros. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey — Business was fair and I had numerous walkouts and lots of complaints. People come to a theatre to 'be entertained and not bored and if you want to entertain your audience do not show this. Played Sunday-Tuesday, Feb. 4-6— W. J. Fleischer, New Franklin Theatre, Franklin, Minn. Small town patronage. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey — The manager enjoyed the expressions of the patrons as much as anything. Am I crazy or was it the show? Nutty! Well, it was different, and I agree with them, as good shows as I have seen Cary Grant play in, why do they want to give him crazy parts like this one. Played Wednesday, Thursday, Feb. 28, March 1.— Miss Cleo Manry, Buena Vista Theatre, Buena Vista, Ga. Small town and rural patronage. CRIME BY NIGHT: Jane Wyman, Jerome CowanOne of the best crime pictures I have played on a double bill. We had many good comments. Played Friday, Saturday, March 2, 3.— Miss Cleo Manry, Buena Vista Theatre, Buena Vista, Ga. Small town and rural patronage. DOUGHGIRLS, THE: Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith It is one of the pictures that has a world of and made by one of the large producers that doesn' It got a few laughs but otherwise it was just ai picture. Played Thursday -Saturday, March 15-1 Reynolds, Strand Theatre, Princeton, Minn. Small patronage. HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN: Warner Star Ri Great. We need more like this. Played Wedni Friday, Feb. 28-March 2.— C. H. Caudell, Wanoca tre, Wallace, N. C. Rural patronage. OBJECTIVE, BURMA: Errol Flynn, Henry Wonderful show for the men but there was too war for the women. It was above average at th office. Played Monday, Tuesday, March 19, 20 — Caudell, Wanoca Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural p age. MANPOWER: Edward G. Robinson, George We should have looked back in our old records playing "Manpower." The first time it was no gc Sunday and Monday, and this time as a reissue i worse. Edward G. Robinson has been nil at our b fice since he stopped making red hot gangster pi( and George Raft the same. Why don't Warners i some of the old gangster pictures with Robinson. ] Sunday, Monday, March 18, 19. — A. H. Kaufman, tain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. 'Family patronage; MANPOWER: Edward G. Robinson, George Raf had very poor attendance on this one. We expe^ to be much better. Picture was O.K., though. — E. H. Belz, Community Theatre, Athens, Wis. Rur; small town patronage. MR. SKEFFINGTON: Bette Davis, Claude Ra big disappointment. Bette Davis is at her worst, j is fast losing her prestige, and another like this t| it up fine. I had poor business and hardly madj rentals. Played Sunday-Tuesday, Jan. 28-30. — | Fleischer, New Franklin Theatre, Franklin, Minn, town patronage. MR. SKEFFINGTON : Bette Davis, Claude I Although Bette Davis has never been a box office at this theatre we had many good comments. Bi was nothing extra, but it was a grand -picture ai acting was superb. Played Monday, Tuesday, Feb. | Miss Cleo Manry, Buena Vista Theatre, Buena Ga. Small town and rural patronage. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT: Humphrey Bogart reen Bacall — Another good one from Warners. Monday, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 13.— C. H. Caudell, V Theatre, Wallace, N. C. Rural patronage. "In the Bag" Booked for Eighteen Pre-release Dates United Artists' forthcoming Jack H. St production, "It's in the Bag," which stars Allen with Jack Benny, Don Ameche, W Bendix, Victor Moore and others, has been in 18 pre-release key city engagements thr out the country, Carl Leserman, U. A. g sales manager, announced Monday. "It's in the Bag," has been set for nation lease April 21. 44 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, APRIL 7