Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

(Continued from preceding page) MY DARLING CLEMENTINE: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell — Did a fair business. Good story, well acted, but did not take too good here. Played Sunday, Monday, Feb. 2, 3,-Wm. F. Deuty, Capitol Theatre, Parish, N. Y. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell — This is without a doubt the biggest overrated Western that has been released this or any other year. Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp is about as idiotic as Mickey Mouse in that part. Any cheap Western has this picture cheated from every standpoint. The few that saw this couldn't make up their minds whether they liked it or not. Played Sunday, Monday, March 30, 31.— Harold J. Johnson, Elberta Theatre, Palisade, Colo. SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild — Better than we hoped for. Expected this to be at the bottom but did average business. Played Wednesday, Thursday, March 12, 13.— Carl M. Hulbert. Gem Theatre, Cornell, Wis. THREE LITTLE, GIRLS IN BLUE: June Haver, Vivian Blaine — Very entertaining and did very well at the box office; beautiful color. Played Sunday, Monday, March 30, April 1.— Logan Hedrick, Homer Theatre, Homer, 111. WAKE UP AND DREAM: June Haver, John Payne — The expectations of a great show were numerous before our fans saw it. Everyone was disappointed. There definitely was not enough John Payne in it. Don't get me wrong, June Haver is swell, but my fans did want to see John Payne. It was no success, in my opinion. Played Sunday, Monday, March 30, 31.— Mrs. Dan H. Hubbard, Dio Theatre, Pearsall, Texas. United Artists CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA: Claude Rains. Vivien Leigh — The world is moving too fast for this type of picture. Needless to say that it was not supported, although it is another picture that much money was spent on. United Artists will never get their investment back if it does not do any more business than it grossed here. — A. E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Ind. SUNDOWN: Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot— Outstanding cast makes this natural for repeat. — Elstun Dodge, Elslun Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. Universal THE DARK HORSE: Phillip Terry, Ann Savage— What they waste perfectly good film on pictures like this for is still beyond me. We had people walk out on this one even when they went in on two-for-one admissions. Played Wednesday, March 26. — Harold J. Johnson, Elberta Theatre, Palisade, Colo. HER ADVENTUROUS NIGHT: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker — It is getting very bad when you can't even give these pictures away at two-for-one admissions, and on a double bill, too. I am absolutely ashamed to take the people's half rate tickets when I have to offer or try to get them into seeing this kind of film. Played Thursday, Friday, March 20, 21.— Harold J. Johnson, Elberta Theatre, Palisade, Colo. INSIDE JOB: Preston Foster, Ann RutherfordUsed on weekend double bill. The little boy was the only bright spot. Played Friday, Saturday, March 28, 29.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Calif. MURDER IN THE MUSIC HALL: Vera Hruba Ralston, William Marshal — Not so good. You will feel like murdering someone too when you see your nightly receipts. Played Wednesday, Thursday, April 2, 3. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ontario. SO GOES MY LOVE: Myrna Loy, Don Ameche— They tried hard to be funny, but it just proved to be an average feature with very little drawing power. Played Sunday, Monday, March 9, 10. — Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. TEMPTATION: Merle Oberon, George Brent— Business very poor on this one. — Elstun Dodge, Elstun Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. WHITE TIE AND TAILS: Dan Duryea, Ella Raines — One of Universal's best. Wish I had advertised it more. It was made to order for my customers. Business, however, below average. Played Sunday, Monday, March 22, 23. — Jean Robert, Huron Theatre, Pontiac, Mich. WILD BEAUTY: Don Porter, Lois Collier— O.K. ; well satisfied — business good. Played Friday, Saturday, April 4. 5.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Thaetre, Tilbury, Ontario. WILD BEAUTY: Don Porter, Lois Collier— Used on weekend double bill to fair business. Picture inclined to be slightly below par even for Universal. Played Friday, Saturday, March 28. 29. — A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Calif. Warner Bros. HUMORESQUE: Joan Crawford, John Garfield— Strictly for the carriage trade. Played Monday, Tuesday.—E. Dodge, Dodge Theatre, New Richmond, Ohio. JANIE: Bob Hutton, Joyce Reynolds — Swell show that didn't bring them in the second time. Played Tuesday, Wednesday, March 18, 19.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. MY REPUTATION: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent — Feature well made, but very poor business. Played Tuesday, Wednesday. — Elstun Dodge, Elstun Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. NOBODY LIVES FOREVER: John Garfield. Geraldme Fitzgerald — Swell show that failed to draw in enough to meet expenses. The flu epidemic has affected business terribly. Played Sunday, Monday, March 16, 17.— Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. ONE MORE TOMORROW: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan — I like this one very much but it flopped because I couldn't sell the idea to too many customers. Undoubtedly a class picture to some extent. It can go good in some situations, but in a theatre which caters to rural patronage almost entirely, it isn't worth much. Played Sunday, Monday, March 9, 10. — Harold J. Johnson, Elberta Theatre, Palisade, Colo. SAN ANTONIO1: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith— Did fairly well on repeat date. — E. Dodge, Dodge Theatre, New Richmond, Ohio. SAN ANTONIO: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith— A nice picture in Technicolor but flopped due to the weather. Had a blizzard the first night with 10 below and the second night fair, but 30 below zero. Played Saturday, Sunday, Dec. 28, 29. — C. R. Jordan, Operahouse Theatre, Cogswell, N. D. SARATOGA TRUNK: Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper— Not enough action for a small town. Played Sunday, Monday, March 30, 31.— C. C. Green, Gem Theatre, Lodge Grass, Mont. VERDICT, THE: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Loire —No draw at all. Must it always be Scotland Yard? Played Tuesday, Wednesday, March 11, 12. — Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Short Subjects Columbia BOOBY DUPER: Three Stooges— Stooges always go over big here. — Wm. F. Deuty, Capitol Theatre, Parish, N. Y. SPOOK TO ME: Andy Clyde— A good two-reel subject and will be enjoyed by both young and old alike. I believe will go with any program. — Thurman A. Shillings, Pastime Theatre, Danville, Ark. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer BODYGUARD, THE: Cartoon — This one had whiskers on it. Poor print, old as the hills, every theatre in the country has played it, so no comment. — A. L. Dove, Bengough Theatre, Bengough, Sask. THE HICK CHICK: Technicolor Cartoons— One of the best color cartoons that I have ever played.— Thurman A. Shillings, Pastime Theatre, Danville, Ark. Paramount CHICK AND DOUBLE CHICK: Little Lulu Cartoon— Very good colored cartoon. Play it. — A. I. Dove, Bengough Theatre, Bengough, Sask. COLLEGE QUEEN: Musical Parade Featurette— Colored musical, enjoyed by the youngsters. — A. L. Dove, Bengough Theatre, Bengough, Sask. RKO Radio BEWARE OF RED HEADS: Leon Errol— Typical Errol, wife trouble, will do for filling out program; not even up to standard in my estimation. — Thurman A. Shillings, Pastime Theatre, Danville, Ark. FLICKER FLASHBACK— In my estimation the poorest short material that you can get. Stay away from this if you have other material. — Thurman A. Shillings, Pastime Theatre, Danville, Ark. Theatre Adds Art Gallery Century Theatres' Vogue in Brooklyn, N. Y., opened an art gallery in the house April 11. Columbia Sets Dividend Columbia Pictures Corporation announced this week a quarterly dividend of $1.061/4 per share on the $4.25 cumulative preferred stock of the company, payable May 15, 1947, to stockholders of record, May 1, 1947. Industry to Aid Edison Drive Industry-wide participation in the $2,590,000 Thomas Alva Edison Foundation campaign to further his ideals in research and education as tribute to the inventor was announced last Wednesday at a luncheon at the Plaza Hotel in New York by Major General Edward P. Curtis, vice-president of Eastman Kodak and chairman of the campaign's motion picture section. The motion picture industry's quota in the drive has been set at $400,000, of which one quarter of this sum will be provided by talent. In outlining the Foundation's program, General Curtis said: "If ever an individual can be called the founder of the motion picture industry, Edison is that man. All of the great amount of commercial work that has been accomplished in the motion picture field has been realized through the use of Edison's basic apparatus and methods licensed under his patents." Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., president of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, is national chairman of the campaign. FCC Grants Television and FM Licenses to Four The Federal Communication Commission this week issued television construction permits to four New York applicants and assigned the necessary channels. Two applications, WEVD and the Debs Memorial Fund, were denied. Those who received the green light are : American Broadcasting Company, channel 7; The New York Daily News, channel 11; the Bamberger Broadcasting System, WOR, channel 9; and a Newark company, channel 13. In addition, several companies which had applied for FM licenses, were granted these permits also. First reaction came from Mark Woods, president of ABC, who expressed gratification at the commission's action. ABC already holds television licenses in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. James Nasser Buys General Service James Nasser, exhibitor of San Francisco, has bought the General Service Studios from Benedict Bogeaus and William Cagney Productions. He is reported to have paid $2,000,000 for it. The two sellers are expected to continue using the studio. "Iron Curtain" Filed in 1946 For the record, Jack Warner announced that Warner Brothers had registered the title of "The Iron Curtain" with the Motion Picture Association's Title Bureau on January 7, 1946. Following Mr. Warner's announcement last week that he would use that title for a picture on Russian espionage, there have been other announcements of similar titles. 4e. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, APRIL 19, 1947