Motion Picture Herald (1953)
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FILM BUYERS RATING
Film buyers of independent circuits in the U. S. rate current product on the basis of its performance in their theatres. This report covers 126 attractions 5,161 playdates.
Titles run alphabetically. Numerals refer to the number of engagements on each attraction reported. The tabulation is cumulative. Dagger (t) 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.
EX
AA
AV
BA
PR
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (Univ.)
_
10
33
30
3
A. & C. Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Univ.)
5
20
2
Affair with a Stranger (RKO)
3
2
2
Affairs of Dobie Gillis, The (MGM)
1
3
3
All 1 Desire (Univ.)
20
21
20
1
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (Col.)
5
1 1
10
1
Arena (3-D) (MGM)
2
6
5
14
4
Arrowhead (Para.)
8
14
1
Band Wagon, The (MGM)
4
6
27
18
5
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (WB)
7
25
20
10
7
Big Leaguer, The (MGM)
2
3
1
Blueprint for Murder, A (20th-Fox)
3
2
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (WB)
4
33
55
19
4
Caddy, The (Para.)
4
23
5
_
_
*Call Me Madam ( 20thFox ) . . . .
3
24
37
44
24
Charge at Feather River, The (3-D) (WB)
8
9
5
8
7
City of Bad Men ( 20thFox )
4
28
9
1
City That Never Sleeps ( Rep.)
1
2
2
(Clipped Wings (AA)
3
3
Code Two (MGM)
5
10
1
Column South (Univ.)
6
15
20
1
*Count the Hours (RKO)
4
3
8
Cow Country (AA)
2
6
6
2
Cruisin' Down the River (Col.)
1
2
9
14
1
Cry of the Hunted (MGM)
9
7
(Dangerous Crossing ( 20thFox )
_
—
3
3
_
Dangerous When Wet (MGM)
5
40
62
10
Desert Rats, The ( 20thFox )
5
17
28
4
Desert Song, The (WB)
1
41
29
5
Devil's Canyon (3-D) (RKO)
2
4
4
Down Among the Sheltering Palms ( 20thFox )
1
31
25
12
Dream Wife (MGM)
10
20
35
9
Fair Wind to Java (Rep.)
_
1
9
26
12
Farmer Takes a Wife (20th-Fox)
19
29
17
17
Fast Company (MGM)
8
9
4
Fort Ti (3-D) (Col.)
15
20
8
4
49th Man, The (Col.) ...
6
3
1
Francis Covers the Big Town (Univ.)
7
37
18
9
_
From Here to Eternity (Col.) .
7
4
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 20thFox )
29
20
2
3
_
Girl Next Door, The ( 20thFox )
4
14
21
1 1
3
Girls of Pleasure Island (Para.)
2
14
33
16
1
Glass Wall, The (Col.)
3
7
3
4
Glory Brigade, The ( 20thFox )
5
1 1
1 1
1
Great Sioux Uprising, The (Univ.)
1
4
20
21
3
Half a Hero (MGM)
_
_
4
4
1
Hans Christian Andersen (RKO)
24
41
7
1
2
Houdini ( Para.)
4
20
8
1
_
House of Wax (3-D) (WB)
52
28
5
3
3
1, the Jury (3-D) (UA)
1
5
4
_
_
Inferno (3-D) (20th-Fox)
1
1
14
1
4
Invaders from Mars (20th-Fox)
1 1
10
18
9
Island in the Sky (WB)
1 1
9
4
2
It Came from Outer Space (3-D) (Univ.)
2
4
13
7
3
It Happens Every Thursday (Univ.)
2
14
24
3
Jack McCall, Desperado (Col.)
_
3
20
14
6
Jamaica Run (Para.)
8
15
21
4
Juggler, The (Col.)
1
1
6
2
Kid from Left Field, The (20th-Fox)
Latin Lovers (MGM)
Law and Order (Univ.)
Let's Do It Again (Col.)
Lili (MGM)
Lone Hand ( Univ.) . .
Loose in London (AA)
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (U niv.) Main Street to Broadway (MGM)
Man from the Alamo (Univ.)
Man in the Dark (3-D) (Col.)
Man on a Tightrope (20th-Fox) Marshal's Daughter, The (UA)
Master of Ballantrae, The (WB)
Maze, The (3-D) (AA)
Melba (UA)
Mister Scoutmaster ( 20thFox )
Moon Is Blue, The (UA)
Never Let Me Go (MGM)
Off Limits (Para.)
Perilous Journey, A (Rep.)
Peter Pan (RKO)
Pickup on South Street ( 20th Fox ) Plunder of the Sun (WB)
Pony Express (Para.)
Powder River ( 20thFox )
President's Lady, The ( 20thFox )
Queen Is Crowned, A (Univ.)
Raiders of the Seven Seas (UA) Remains to Be Seen (MGM)
Return to Paradise (UA)
Ride Vaquero (MGM)
Roar of the Crowd (AA)
Roman Holiday (Para.)
Sailor of the King ( 20thFox )
Salome (Col.)
Sangaree (3-D) (Para.)
Scandal at Scourie (MGM)
Scared Stiff (Para.)
Sea Devils (RKO)
Second Chance (3-D) (RKO)
Serpent of the Nile (Col.)
Shane (Para.)
Shoot First ( UA)
Siren of Bagdad (Col.)
Slight Case of Larceny, A (MGM) *Small Town Girl (MGM)
So This Is Love (WB)
*Sombrero (MGM)
Son of Belle Starr (AA)
South Sea Woman (WB)
Split Second (RKO)
Stalag 17 (Para.)
Story of Three Loves (MGM)
Stranger Wore a Gun, The (3-D) (Col.) Sun Shines Bright, The (Rep.)
Sword and the Rose, The (RKO)
Take Me to Town (Univ.)
Tarzan and the She-Devil (RKO) Thunder Bay (Univ.) .
Titanic (20th-Fox)
*Tonight We Sing (20th-Fox)
Vanquished, The (Para.)
Vice Squad (UA)
War of the Worlds (Para.)
White Witch Doctor (20th-Fox)
Wings of the Hawk (3-D) (Univ.)
Young Bess (MGM)
EX
AA
AV
BA
PR
15
1 1
3
1
6
15
7
8
32
28
5
13
12
3
6
12
5
5
2
13
36
16
4
6
3
1
48
33
28
20
_
2
1 1
10
8
5
9
3
4
15
7
6
2
6
20
6
2
12
1
1
1
10
12
3
1
2
8
1 1
7
2
3
7
32
9
1
20
10
5
2
5
40
45
6
2
17
40
26
1
_
_
2
4
45
31
5
2
1 1
46
21
1 1
5
1
10
27
30
12
1
1
9
28
28
1 1
26
46
20
13
4
9
1
4
4
_
2
4
12
4
10
36
10
1
_
6
12
9
1
15
33
13
5
5
5
6
1
2
7
5
2
_
_
1
2
2
9
41
18
10
1
3
9
4
2
3
_
6
17
25
7
24
41
1 1
3
1
2
3
2
4
12
7
6
13
3
21
13
2
1
1
C
_
_
1
4
D
7
2
_
2
12
_
l 1
36
55
3
2
8
1 1
7
1
5
17
46
3
4
6
2
10
26
20
2
_
1
20
17
13
3
24
13
2
_
9
10
12
4
2
10
2
1
—
_
1
5
7
1
3
13
1
_
8
20
14
1
_
4
9
2
1
3
8
29
10
2
3
45
36
12
3
8
2
5
1 1
_
1
19
17
5
1
6
3
2
2
5
2
13
42
16
9
3
5
1
20
34
24
4