Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1951)
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INDEPENDENT FILM BUYERS REPORT ON PERFORMANCE
Film buyers of independent circuits in the U.S. rate current product on the basis of its performance in their theatres. This report covers 109 attractions, 4,768 playdates.
Titles run alphabetically. Numerals refer to the number of engagements on each attraction reported. The tabulation is ctimtdative. Dagger (f) denotes attractions published for the first time. Asterisk ('*’) indicates attractions which are listed for the last time.
EX means Excellent; AA — Above Average; AV — Average; BA — Below Average; PR — Poor.
THE FILM BUYER'S RATING
EX
AA
AV
BA
PR
Across the Wide Missouri (MGM)
6
19
Alice in Wonderland (RKO Radio)
12
35
24
17
Along the Great Divide (W.B.)
1
8
31
20
5
Angels in the Outfield (MGM)
8
26
18
2
fAnne of the Indies (20th-Fox)
1
4
Apache Drums (U.l.)
13
37
12
2
As Young as You Feel (20th-Fox)
8
25
17
fBannerline (MGM)
4
Behave Yourself (RKO Radio)
2
4
Best of the Badmen ( RKO Radio)
Big Carnival, The (formely Ace in the Hole
9
32
29
10
(Para.)
3
14
24
35
Captain Horatio Hornblower (W.B.)
17
21
25
10
4
Cattle Drive ( U.l.)
10
5
9
12
7
*Cavalry Scout (Mono.)
6
10
4
fCome Fill the Cup (W.B.)
1
3
5
Cornin' Round the Mountain (U.l.)
13
7
26
15
fCrosswinds (Para.)
2
3
3
Cyrano de Bergerac (U.A.)
16
1 1
7
6
2
Darling, How Could You! (Para.)
5
David and Bathsheba (20th-Fox)
37
13
3
1
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (20th-Fox)
1 1
14
19
3
Dear Brat ( Para. ) .
2
39
20
22
Desert Fox, The (20th-Fox)
3
14
2
1
1
Disc Jockey (A.A.)
1
6
Excuse My Dust (MGM)
1
16
58
22
1
Fabiola (U.A.)
6
6
10
4
*Fighting Coast Guard (Rep.)
1
30
32
10
Five (Col.)
1
3
Flying Leathernecks (RKO Radio)
5
22
13
1 1
Force of Arms (W.B.)
2
17
19
5
Fort Worth (W.B.)
10
33
35
12
3
Four in a Jeep (U.A.) . .
4
Francis Goes to the Races (U.l.)
25
33
8
6
1
Frogmen, The (20th-Fox)
21
13
59
21
5
*Go for Broke (MGM)
12
54
38
13
3
Golden Horde, The (U.l.)
3
9
5
4
Guy Who Came Back, The (20th-Fox)
7
31
6
*Half Angel (20th-Fox)
2
40
45
12
1
Happy Go Lovely (RKO Radio)
1
18
16
3
Hard, Fast and Beautiful (RKO Radio)
2
2
17
10
He Ran All the Way (U.A.) . .
3
29
5
Here Comes the Groom (Para.)
12
26
21
5
18
His Kind of Woman (RKO Radio)
3
6
7
13
Hollywood Story (U.l.)
4
2
2
House on Telegraph Hill (20th-Fox)
4
15
6
Hurricane Island (Columbia)
1
3
5
2
*1 Was a Communist for the FBI (W.B.)
EX
2
AA
25
AV
39
BA
25
PR
3
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (W.B.) . . .
7
7
19
5
Iron Man, The (U.l.)
1
5
3
13
1
Jim Thorpe — All American (W.B.)
2
22
24
7
*Katie Did It (U.l.)
2
8
22
12
Kind Lady (MGM)
8
5
12
Lady from Texas, The (U.l.)
_
_
4
1
1
Law and the Lady, The (MGM)
1
2
6
22
Let's Go Navy (Mono.)
4
8
1
Little Big Horn (Lippert)
4
9
4
5
Little Egypt (U.l.)
1
4
15
6
1
Lorna Doone (Col.)
6
20
9
3
Lost Continent (Lippert)
1
2
1
1
Love Nest (20th-Fox)
5
3
5
Mark of the Renegade (U.l.)
_
4
10
2
Mask of the Avenger (Col.)
1
7
1
9
Meet Me After the Shsow (20th-Fox)
3
21
42
10
1
Millionaire for Christy, A (20th-Fox)
4
7
23
8
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (20th-Fox)
9
16
28
28
9
Mr. Imperium (MGM)
1
5
8
Mob, The (Col.)
4
4
1 1
1
Never Trust a Gambler (Col.)
_
1
3
Night Into Morning (MGM)
1 1
7
17
6
No Highway in the Sky (20th-Fox)
4
8
12
No Questions Asked (MGM)
6
13
16
On Moonlight Bay (W.B.)
47
64
13
10
1
fOn the Loose (RKO Radio)
3
2
*On the Rivera (20th-Fox)
12
15
33
49
5
*Palnted Hills (MGM)
15
29
1 1
17
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (W.B.) .
10
17
14
1
Passage West (Para.)
9
2
36
18
15
Peking Express (Para.)
1
4
6
12
16
People Against O'Hara, The (MGM)
3
7
28
13
People Will Talk (20th-Fox)
1
13
25
18
Pickup (Col.)
9
6
2
7
Place in the Sun, A (Para.)
7
10
2
Prince Who Was a Thief, The (U.l.) . .
!
10
30
26
*Prowler, The (U.A.)
2
2
4
4
4
Red Badge of Courage, The (MGM)
_
1
1
1
4
Rhubarb (Para.)
7
6
12
3
Rich, Young and Pretty (MGM)
2
30
50
25
2
Saturday's Hero (Col.)
8
6
9
4
Secret of Convict Lake, The (20th-Fox)
3
16
12
6
1
Showboat (MGM)
1 14
24
15
Sirocco (Col.)
1 1
9
10
20
St. Benny the Dip (U.A.)
1
4
Strangers on a Train (W.B.)
3
38
30
26
6
fStreetcar Named Desire, A (W.B.)
3
2
Strictly Dishonorable (MGM)
3
2
14
45
Strip, The (MGM)
10
16
3
Sunny Side of the Street (Col.)
4
“
Take Care of My Little Girl (20th-Fox)
10
61
46
7
Tall Target, The (MGM)
2
2
12
Teresa (MGM)
7
10
21
1 1
Texas Carnival (MGM)
8
21
8
Texas Rangers (Col.)
1
6
14
3
7
That's My Boy (Para.)
44
31
16
6
Thunder on the Hill (U.l.)
1
5
3
6
Tomorrow Is Another Day (W.B.)
5
1
4
Two of a Kind (Col.)
6
14
5
Warpath (Para.)
2
42
15
6
Whistle at Eaton Falls, The (Col.)
3
3
You Never Can Tell (U.l.)
.
2
2
6
38
MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 24, 1951