Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

{Continued from preceding page) accept Dorothy McGuire in. They still hadn't forgotten "Claudia." Played Thursday -Saturday, Jan. 911.— Coombes & Hudson. Empress Theatre, Lloydmmster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. STRANGER, THE: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, 0!rson Welles — These shows are swell, but not for small towns. There is too much talk. Flayed Sunday. Monday, Feb. 9, 10.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre. Rivesville, W. Va. TILL THE END OF TIME: Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison — Comments were bad and only average attendance. Madison needs a little mere practice before getting star rating. Played Sunday, Monday. Feb 23. 24.— Ralph Raspa. State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Republic OUT CALIFORNIA WAY: Monte Hale, Adrian Booth— Beautiful color and a good Western that pleased mv weekend fans. Played Friday. Saturday, Feb. 28, March 1.— James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray. Ga. RAINBOW OVER TEXAS: Roy Rogers. Dale Evans—Good Roy Rogers Western with "Gabby" Hayes and Dale Evans. They are as big favorites here as Rogers and draw as much. It doesn't matter as long as somebody draws them in. Business good. Weather cold. Played Saturday. March 8.— Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. UTAH: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans— Double billed with Gene Autry in "Man from Music Mountain." This combination, advertised as a battle of Western stars, did a week's business in three days. This is a neighborhood theatre. We played to 2,100 persons Saturday. Not bad for only 478 seats. Played Thursday -Saturday, Feb. 27-March 1.— Ralph D. Bartlett. Kent Theatre. Windsor, Ont., Can. Screen Guild ROLLING HOME: Jean Parker, Russell Hayden— A natural for any small town. My patrons ate this up. Business was better the first day than the second. Again the kids were tops in this one. Audience reaction and comments were good. Played Thursday, Friday. March 6. 7 — Toe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Fink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. Twentieth CenturyFox BLACK BEAUTY: Mona Freeman, _ Richard Denning— Did very good business with this one. Horse pictures of all descriptions go over well here. Played Wednesday. Thursday, March 5, 6.— Melvin Lipnick, Inverness Theatre. Inverness, Miss. HOME SWEET HOMICIDE: Lynn Bari. Randolph Scott — A very entertaining comedy murder mystery. Enjoyed by all who saw it. The kid stars and James Gleason stole the show. Business fair. Weather cold. Plaved Monday, Tuesday. March 3. 4.— Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. IF I'M LUCKY: Vivian Blaine, Harry James— A good musical with a political story. It would have been better in Technicolor. I played it during a snowstorm, so feel I was lucky to get film rental. Played Sunday, March 21— Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. LODGER, THE: Laird Cregar. Merle Oberon— Good show and very low attendance due to severe cold weather.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre. Rivesville, W. Va. LODGER, THE: Laird Cregar, Merle O'beron— I thought this would go over, but even with a good vaudeville show it failed to click. Excellent cast. Cregar at his best. Can't really figure this one out. Played Sunday, Monday, March 9, 10.— Walter E. Foley. Lancaster Theatre, Boston, Mass. MARGIE: Jeanne Craine, Alan Young— I would vote for this as the most pleasing attraction ever to play this theatre. Rain cut our business in half, although the attendance was above average. _ If you want to please and have a big crowd, play this by all means. Flayed Wednesday, Thursday, March 5. 6.— James C Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE: Henry Fonda. Lin da Darnell— This is a big Western which pleased and did above average business. Play it. Played Sunday, Monday. Feb. 23, 24.— E M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre. Dewey, Okla. THUNDER BIRDS: Gene Tierney, John Sutton— Picked up this old one to take up time during these winter months. Good show and good attendance. Played Tuesday. Wednesday, Feb. 11. 12— Ralph Raspa, ' State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, A: Dorothy McGuire, Tames Dunn — Fair picture, but too dreary for the public. Not suitable for our situation. Played Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 2-4.— Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?: Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie — I know where we will go from here if we play any more like this. Terrible, and we were told so. Played Monday-Wednesday, Jan. 6-8. — Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. United Artists ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER: Paul Muni. Anne Baxter— Adult entertainment. This failed to bring them in. The second night was worse than ever. Pass it up. Played Monday, Tuesday, March 3, 4.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. BREAKFAST IN HOLLYWOOD: Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville— One of the poorest pictures we have ever played. Too amateurish for words. Very poor business. Played Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 12-14. — Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. CAPTAIN CAUTION: Victor Mature, Alan Ladd— This was played with "Captain Fury," giving me a money making combination. You just can't go wrong with a combination like this. Played Sunday, Monday. — Walter E. Foley, Lancaster Theatre, Boston, Mass. LITTLE IODINE.: Jo Ann Marlowe, Marc Cramer —This picture was played as a double feature and did a good business. Both young and old enjoyed the many laughs. Play it. Played Wednesday, Thursday, Feb. 26, 27.— O'rr, Rodman & Bailey, Rex Theatre, Henning, Minn. MR. ACE: George Raft, Sylvia Sidney— Raft is a natural for my neighborhood and we had no trouble at all. It was really swell having Sylvia Sidney back. She did a swell job. Comments were excellent and it was enjoyed by all. Played Tuesday -Thursday, —Walter E. Foley, Lancaster Theatre, Boston, Mass. SCANDAL IN PARIS, A: George Sanders, Signe Hasso — A pretty good picture that did fair business. A one-day picture only. Not very good for small town patronage. Flayed Sunday, March 2. — Melvin Lipnick, Inverness Theatre, Inverness, Miss. SPELLBOUND: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory PeckExcellent show. The topic, however, was not interesting to the theatre-going public. It was handled well. Ingrid Bergman needed to redeem herself after "Saratoga Trunk." Played Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 6-8.— Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. YOUNG WIDOW: Jane Russell, Louis Hay ward— A good, entertaining picture. Nothing special, but it pleased our patrons. Played MondayWednesday, Feb. 24-26. — Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminstre, Sask., Can. Universal BLACK ANGEL, THE: Dan Duryea, June Vincent — Had no appeal in this town, although it satisfied all who saw it. Played Tuesday, Wednesday, March 4, 5.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. CANYON PASSAGE.: Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward — Broke house records here. Good for any small town. Played Sunday, Monday, Feb. 2, 3.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. DARK MIRROR, THE: Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres — Very good. Suspenseful and dramatic. It held the audience all the way. — A. E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Ind. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN: Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer — Top-notch Western that failed to draw. The weather was cold. This Western is raw, rough and comical. Played Sunday, Monday, March 2, 3.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. RUSTLER'S ROUND-UP: Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight— OV'r a year ago I predicted that Kirby Grant would be a top Western star. If he would only make a few more pictures my action fans would really go for him. I am always pleased to have one of his pictures. Good lack, Kirby. Played Friday, Saturday, March 7, 8.— James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. SWING OUT, SISTER: Rod Cameron, Arthur Treacher— Good little musical. They all enjoyed it on a weekend. Played Friday, Saturday, March 7, 8.— Harland Rankin. Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. Warner Bros. BIG SLEEP, THE: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall— Playing late hurt this one. If it is action you want, this is it. Bogart is at his peak. Played Monday. Tuesday. March 3, 4.— James C. Balkcom, Jr.. Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. BIG SLEEP, THE: Humphrey Bogart. Lauren Bacall — Everyone liked this. Everytime anyone sneezed, it sounded like an explosion. Had the edge of my seats prettv well worn. Bogart and Miss Bacall . . . need to say more. — Walter E. Foley, Lancaster Theatre, Boston, Mass. BIG SLEEP, THE: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall— A wonderful picture with a lot of action. Held the audience in suspense. Good for all situations. Flayed Monday, Tuesday, March 3, 4. — Melvin Lipnick, Inverness Theatre, Inverness, Miss. CLOAK AND DAGGER: Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer— This was' very good. Gary Cooper at his best. Audience reaction was excellent. With Gary Cooper at the helm it had to be good. Played Tuesday-Thursday.— Walter E. Foley, Lancaster Theatre, Boston, Mass. CLOAK AND DAGGER: Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer — This type of picture is not accepted by the general public anymore. War pictures were O.K., but there were too many of them. Did poor business. Wouldn't advise anyone to play it. Played Friday, Saturday, Feb. 28, March 1.— Orr, Rodman & Bailey, Rex Theatre, Henning, Minn. DEVOTION : Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino— No good for a small town. Played Tuesday, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 5. — Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. JANIE GETS MARRIED: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton — A nice little picture. Toothing big, but it satisfied.— C. L. Niles, Niles Theatre, Anamosa, Iowa. NIGHT AND DAY: Cary Grant, Alexis Smith— One of the best to come from Warner Bros. Playing so late hurt it. Alexis Smith should be in more Technicolor. She was great. Played Monday, Feb. 24. — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. RHAPSODY IN BLUE: Joan Leslie, Robert Alda — An excellent picture and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Very good business. Played ThursdaySaturday, Dec. 19-21.— Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre. Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. SARATOGA TRUNK: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman— One of the most boresome pictures ever made. Poor business after the first night. We had more walkouts on this than on any film in years. Played Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 6-8. — Coombes & Hudson, Empress Theatre, Lloydminster, Sask., Can. Small town and rural patronage. Kansas Missouri Group Seeking New Fire Code Resolutions in favor of a proposed new code of fire laws for Missouri were adopted recently by the board of directors of the Kansas-Missouri Theatre Association, meeting in Kansas City. The code would cover all places of assembly, including theatres, but excluding churches and schools. The code now in effect has been in effect for about 50 years and contains many anachronisms. The board also put finishing touches on the programs for the regional meetings to be held in Kansas and Missouri. Gamble Buys Interest In Monarch Theatres Ted Gamble, circuit executive and American Theatres Association board chairman, has completed a deal with Harry Katz, president of Monarch Theatres, Inc., for purchase of that circuit's operations, including an interest in the Circle, Indiana and Lyric theatre at Indianapolis. The Fourth Avenue Amusement Company, Louisville Ky., holds a 50 per cent interest in those Indianapolis theatres. Mr. Katz is expectec to remain as manager for Mr. Gamble. Cohen Subtitling Italian Film for Showing Here Leo Cohen, distributor, who has filn rights for the Western Hemisphere as wel as many European countries for "Dente Pei Dente" ("Measure for Measure"), is nov subtitling the film in English and Spanish Based on the Shakesperean play, the Italian made film took more than four years tr complete production. 48 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 29, 194