Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

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40 Motion Picture News November 2 2, 1930 "Santa Fe Trail" Gets Top Rating In Kansas City Kansas City — "The Santa Fe Trail" took first honors for the week. Playing first-run in a Fox suburban house, the Uptown, the picture grossed $7,500. The Newman and Royal, Publix houses, each rated above par on their respective attractions, the Newman grossing $13,750 with "Feet First" and the Royal taking in $5,000 with "The Virtuous Sin." Pantages did above average bsiness with "Scarlet Pages," grossing $10,400. "Silver Horde" gave the Mainstreet $16,500. John Gilbert didn't get local fans excited, the Midland ringing up only $13,000 on "Way for a Sailor." The Globe played "The Big Fight" to fair business. House has been open only two weeks and average gross has not yet been determined. Loie Bridge musical stockis the big draw here. Estimated takings : "WAY FOR A SAILOR" (M-G-M) LOEWS MIDLAND— (4,000), 2Sc-40c, 7 days. Other attractions: "The Dogway Melody" (M-G-M), "Americans Come" (U. A. musical novelty), news. Gross: $13,000. "THE SILVER HORDE" (RKO) MAINSTREET— (3,067), 35c-60c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, five acts RKO vaudeville. Gross: $16,500. "SCARLET PAGES" (F. N.) PANTAGES— (2,150), 25c-S0c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, five acts vaudeville. Gross: $10,400. "THE VIRTUOUS SIN" (Paramount) ROYAL— (900), 25c-60c, 7 days. Other attractions: "Sailor's Luck" (Paramount), "La Schnaps" (Paramount). Gross: $5,000. "THE SANTA FE TRAIL" (Para.) UPTOWN— (2,200), 25c50c, 7 days. Other attractions: "Parlez Vous" (Universal), "Armistice Day" (FitzPatrick), Oswald cartoon, news. Gross: $7,500. ' "FEET FIRST" (Paramount) NEWMAN— (2,000), 35c-60c, 7 days. Other attractions: "Office Blues" (Paramount), news. Gross: $13,750. Clara Bow Takes Top With $20,000 In Indianapolis Indianapolis — Theatres here are beginning to feel the effect of the concert season which has just opened. Clara Bow, at the Indiana, with the help of "Skeets" Gallagher, who is a local favorite, and Charles Ruggles drew $20,000, which is par for that theatre. Vina Delmar's "Soldier's Plaything" at the Lyric didn't draw to expectations, getting only $8,000. Burleigh Grimes in person didn't help. Estimated takings : "MAYBE ITS LOVE" (Warners) APOLLO— (1,100), 25c-35c.50c. 7 days. Other attractions: Rockne's Football Series (Pathe), Trixie Friganza (Vitaphone), news. Gross: $5,500. "A SOLDIER'S PLAYTHING" (Warners) LYRIC— (2,000). 2Sc-35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: Burleigh Grimes in person and five other RKO acts, news. Gross: $8,000. "HER WEDDING NIGHT" (Paramount) INDIANA— (3,300), 35c-50c-65c, 7 days. Other attractions: Stage show, Publix unit, "Harum Hokum," news. Gross: $20,000. "A LADY SURRENDERS" (Universal) CIRCLE— (2,600), 24c-40c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: "Parlay Voo" (Universal), news. Gross: $9,000. "LOVE IN THE ROUGH" (M-G-M) PALACE— (2,800). 25c-3Sc.SOc. 7 days. Other attractions: "Dollar Dizzy" (M-G-M), Musical Featurette (M-G-M), news. Gross: $9,500. Habit Tampa — George B. Peck, manager of the Park, always has a good story on tap. This week he has a good one on a manager of a chain theatre. It seems the instructions of the circuit to the manager were to "square everything with passes." If the uniforms needed cleaning, hunt up a cleaner who had a yen for films and make a trade. So, in his daily rounds for this and that the manager was constantly dipping into his pocket for the passes, which he handed out everywhere instead of cash. Then came Sunday and the manager's wife took him to church. A little tired, he was peacefully dozing when the contribution box was passed around. His wife gave him a nudge and pointed to the basket. The manager, half awake, got the idea pronto and reached in his pocket, drew forth and deposited a pair of passes in the basket. Edge at Omaha To "Feet First" On $10,625 Take "Renegades" and " Cat Creeps" Get High in Portland Portland, Ore. — Admirers of Warner Baxter welcomed him back to the Fox Broadway and brought many new ones with them to see "Renegades." In fact, the word-ofmouth advertising was sufficient to pile up a slight lead over each previous day. On the stage Fanchon & Marco's "On the Set" Idea proved an altogether satisfactory bill that built the gross to $15,700. Second position in the grosses was annexed by RKO Orpheum with "The Cat Creeps," plus several outstanding vaudeville acts, getting $13,800. With spectacular advertising, including the altogether too frequent repetition "not advisable for children," "The Doorwav to Hell" at Hamrock's Music Box turned in $12,900. Estimated takings : "RENEGADES" (Fox) FOX BROADWAY— (1,912), 25c-35c-60c, 7 days. Other attractions: Fanchon & Marco's "On the Set Idea," news. Gross: $15,700. "THE CAT CREEPS" (Universal) RKO ORPHEUM— (1.700). 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: Four acts vaudeville, news. Gross: $13,800. "THE DOORWAY TO HELL" (Warner's) HAMRICK'S MUSIC BOX— (1,835), 25c-40c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, serial "Indians Are Coming" (Univ.), Vitaphone shorts. Gross: $12,900. "LOTTERY BRIDE" (U. A.) FOX UNITED ARTISTS— (943), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, Universal comedy. Gross: $11,400. "THE VIRTUOUS SIN" (Paramount) RIALTO— (1,498), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, "Food for Thought" (Para.), "Love Your Neighbors" (Paramount). Gross: $9,800. "DERELICT' (Paramount) PORTLAND PARAMOUNT— (3,068), 25c-35c-S0c, 7 days. Other attractions: Phil Lampkin m. c. and Paramounters, "Red, Green and Yellow" (Paramount), "Up to Mars" (Paramount), news. Gross: $12,000. Gorrell Gets Office Cleveland — -Sam Gorrell has been appointed manager of the local office of the Standard Film Service Co., having been with the organization for the last three years in a sales capacity. Nat Lefton, former branch manager, is now general manager of the company. Omaha — Continued ideal weather boomed business here in a big way. Previous frosty temperatures closed up the pee wee golf courses and none has reopened. All houses reported good grosses. Harold Lloyd's "Feet First" proved the winner of the week. Picture brought the Paramount $10,625. At the World "Those Three French Girls" did $12,100. Orpheum had a par week with "The Silver Horde." Good all-around show with four acts did $16,000. "The Virtuous Sin," first half at the State, collected $2,250. Last half, "Recaptured Love" got $2,375, the only house to drop below par. Estimated takings: "FEET FIRST' (Para.) PARAMOUNT— (2,900), 25c.35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: "Office Blues" (Para.), "Strange As It Seems" (Univ.), organ, news. Gross: $10,625. "THOSE THREE FRENCH GIRLS" (M-G-M) WORLD— (2,500), 25c-35c-60c, 7 days. Other attractions: Five acts Publix vaudeville, band, ballet, news. Gross: $12,100. "THE SILVER HORDE" (Radio) ORPHEUM— (3,000), 25c-35c-60c. 7 days. Other attractions: Four RKO acts, "Backfield Aces" (Pathe), RKO comedy, news. Gross: $16,000. "THE VIRTUOUS SIN" (Para.) STATE— (1,200) 25c-40c. 3 days. Other attractions: "Americans Are Come" (U. A.), "Introduction to Mrs. Gibbs" (Para), news. Gross: $2,250. "RECAPTURED LOVE" (W. B.) STATE— (1,200). 25c-40c, 4 days. Other attractions: "Chop Suey" (Educational), "Papa's Mistake" (Security comedy), news. Gross: $2,375. Harold Lloyd in For $16,000, 2 Weeks at Denver Y — Denver — Harold Lloyd's popularity here, aided by the exploitation put on by Manager Baker, gave the Paramount a good figure. The picture was taken to the Rialto, another Publix house, for a second week and is still running strong. Standouts reported several times. "Life of the Party" kept the gross up at the Tabor, the second week under Harry Huffman. Huffman did one of the best remodeling and redecorating jobs on this house ever seen here and the fans are showing their appreciation. The other three houses had just another week. Estimated takings : "BIG BOY" (Warners) ALADDIN— (1,500). 35c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, Vitaphone short. Tom Terris' "Ebony Shrine," "Fresh Man's Goat" (Christie), "Silly Symphony." Gross: $6,000. "GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST' (F. N.) DENVER— (2,300), 25c-65c, 7 days. Other attractions: Publix stage show, "Pansy the Horse" (comedy), news, orchestra. Gross: $13,000. "LIFE OF THE PARTY" (Warners) TABOR— (1.900), 25c-7Sc. 7 days. Other attractions: News, Vitaphone acts, Mickey Mouse, "Believe It or Not." Gross: $11,500. "FEET FIRST" (Para.) PARAMOUNT— (2,000), 25c-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: Stage show. Armistice day novelty, "College Hounds" (M-G-M). Jackie and Jean, Paramount Twins, at the organs. Gross: $16,000. "HEADS UP" (Para.) RIALTO— (1.04O), 2Sc-50c, 7 days. Other attractions: News, "Just A Pal" (Comedy, Aesop Fable, Pathe), "Parlez Vous" (Univ.) Gross: $4,000.