The box office digest annual (May 1938)
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GENERAL EXECUTIVE PRODUEERS — EREDITS
"Big Shot" . . . . RKO.... 74
"Border Cafe" . . . . . . RKO.... 78
"Breakfast for Two" _ _ RKO 84
"China Passage" _ _ ...RKO. .. 77
"Criminal Lawyer" _ RKO.— 83
"Danger Patrol" . . . RKO. .. 76
"Don't Tell the Wife".... . . . . . RKO.— 80
"Fight for Your Lady" . . . RKO.... 76
"Flight from Glory" . . . . RKO.... 81
"Forty Naughty Girls" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 74
"Ffideaway" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 64
"High Flyers" . . . . RKO.... 77
"Hitting a New High" . . . RKO.... 93
"Life of the Party"..... . . . . . . . RKO.... 94
"Living on Love" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 76
"Meet the Missus" _ _ _ _ RKO 77
"Music for Madame" _ _ _ RKO.... 73
"New Faces of 1938" _ _ _ RKO.... 96
"On Again, Off Again" _ RKO. .. 72
"Outcast of Poker Flat" . . . . RKO. .. 77
"Quick Money" _ RKO.... 66
"Racing Lady" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 76
"Saturday's Heroes" _ _ RKO.... 69
"Sea Devils" . . . . . . . . ....RKO. .. 98
"She's Got Everything" _ _ _ RKO ... 88
"Super Sleuth" _ _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 80
"The Man Who Found Himself" _ RKO ... 70
"The Plough and the Stars" _ RKO. .. 87
"The Woman I Love" _ RKO.... 91
"There Goes the Groom".... _ RKO.... 81
"There Goes My Girl" _ _ RKO.... 79
"They Wanted to Marry" _ RKO.... 72
"Toast of New York" _ _ _ RKO. ...108
"Too Many Wives” _ RKO. .. 67
"We're on the Jury".... . . . RKO.... 73
"You Can't Beat Love" _ _ _ RKO.... 68
"You Can't Buy Luck" _ RKO ... 68
1937 AVERAGE ... 79 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 81
MICKEY BALCON
1936
"Everything Is Thunder" _ _ _ GB 75
"First a Girl" . . . . . . GB.... 90
"King of the Damned". _ _ GB.... 78
"It's Love Again" _ GB.... 98
"Love in Exile" . . . . _L_ . . GB.... 71
"Morals of Marcus" _ _ _ _ _ _ ...GB. .. 62
"Mr. Hobo" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GB....102
"Nine Days a Queen". _ _ GB.... 71
"Passing of the Third Floor Back" _ GB.... 71
"Rhodes, the Empire Builder" _ GB. .. 90
"Secret Agent" _ GB 95
"Seven Sinners" _ _ _ _ _ _ ...GB.... 81
"The Man Who Lived Again" _ _ GB ... 78
"Transatlantic Tunnel" _ GB.... 91
"Week-end Millionaire" _ ....GB.... 75
"When East Meets West" _ . .. GB 90
1936 AVERAGE ... 82
1937
"Head Over Heels" _ GB. .. 83
"Man of Affairs" _ GB. .. 81
"Silent Barriers" _ GB ... 75
"Woman Alone" _ _ _ _ GB 82
1937 AVERAGE.... 80 1936-37 AVERAGE ... 81
CHARLES ROGERS
1936
"Crash Donovan" _ _ _ _ _ UNIV... . 83
"Girl on the Front Page". UNIV.... 88
‘Love Letters of a Star" . . . .
. . UNIV.
68
'Parole" _ _ _ _ _ _ _
. UNIV.
.. 70
'Postal Inspector" . . . . .
. ..UNIV..
74
'The Flying Hostess" . . .
. . UNIV.
.. 79
'The Luckiest Girl in the World”.
_ UNIV..
.. 70
'The Magnificent Brute" _
. UNIV..
.100
'The Man I Marry" _ _ _ _
. . UNIV..
.. 76
'Three Smart Girls" _ _ _ _
. UNIV..
.134
'Two in a Crowd" . . .
. ....UNIV..
.. 93
'Yellowstone" _ _ _
_ UNIV..
70
1936
AVERAGE..
.. 84
1937
Adventure's End" _ _
. ......UNIV..
.. 76
Armored Car" _ _ _ _
. ..UNIV..
.. 72
As Good as Married" . . . .
. . UNIV..
.. 71
Behind the Mike" . .
_ UNIV..
. 66
Breezing Home" .
_ UNIV..
.. 76
Carnival Queen" _ _ _
. UNIV..
.. 72
Girl Overboard" _ _ .
_ UNIV..
. 76
Girl with Ideas" _ _
. ......UNIV..
. 70
I Cover the War" _ _ _ _
. . ..UNIV..
. 77
Idols of the Crowd" _ _
_ UNIV..
. 75
Let Them Live".... . . .
_ UNIV..
. 70
Love in a Bungalow''.... . ...
. ...UNIV..
. 70
Merry-go-round of 1938" .
_ UNIV..
. 89
Mysterious Crossing" _ _
_ UNIV..
. 76
Night Key" _ .
. .....UNIV..
. 79
Oh! Doctor" . . __ .
. . UNIV..
. 77
100 Men and a Girl". .
. . UNIV..
.143
Reported Missing" . .
. UNIV..
. 70
Some Blondes Are Dangerous"...
. ...UNIV..
. 70
She's Dangerous" _ .
. . UNIV..
. 76
That's My Story" _ _
. . UNIV..
. 69
The Lady Fights Back" ..
. UNIV..
. 72
The Man Who Cried Wolf"
. .....UNIV..
. 73
The Man in Blue" .
. UNIV..
. 71
The Road Back" _
. . UNIV..
. 91
The Westland Case”
_ UNIV..
. 77
Top of the Town" .
_ UNIV..
. 89
Trouble at Midnight" _
. . UNIV..
. 62
We Have Our Moments"...
. UNIV..
. 83
Westbound Limited"
_ UNIV..
. 67
When Love Is Young"
_ UNIV..
. 79
Wings Over Honolulu".... .
. .....UNIV..
. 82
You're a Sweetheart"
. . . UNIV..
.109
1937 AVERAGE .... 78 1936-37 AVERAGE . 80
B. B. KAHANE
1936
"Annie Oakley" _ RKO.... 87
"Another Face" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 68
"Chatterbox" _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 72
"Love on a Bet".... . . . . . . . RKO. .. 85
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" _ RKO.. . 77
"Silly Billies" . . . . . RKO. .. 77
"The Farmer in the Dell" _ RKO.... 59
"The Lady Consents" _ RKO.... 88
"To Beat the Band" _ _ _ RKO.... 66
"Two in Revolt" _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 67
“Two in the Dark" _ _ _ RKO ... 69
"We're Only Human" _ RKO.... 72
"Yellow Dust" _ _ _ RKO 81
1936 AVERAGE. .. 75
MOE SEIGEL
1937
"All Over Town" _ _ _ REP.... 78
"Dangerous Holiday" _ REP.... 72
"It Could Happen to You".... . . . REP.... 67
"Manhattan Merry-go-round" _ REP.... 96
"Navy Blues" . . . . . . . REP.... 82
"Portia on Trial" _ _ _ REP.... 74
"Rhythm in the Clouds" _ _ _ REP.... 66
"Sea Racketeers" _ REP.... 71
Youth on Parole"... . . . . REP.... 67
1937 AVERAGE. .. 75
NAT LEVINE
1936
"A Thousand Dollars a Minute" _ REP. .. 69
"Bulldog Edition" _ _ _ _ _ _ REP.... 68
"Dancing Feet" _ _ _ _ _ REP.... 73
"Doughnuts and Society" _ _ _ REP.... 55
"Down to the Sea" _ REP.... 67
"Follow Your Heart" _ REP.... 72
"Hearts in Bondage"... . . . ....REP.... 78
"Hitch Hike Lady" _ REP 71
"Laughing Irish Eyes" _ _ _ _ _ REP.... 80
"Navy Born" _ _ _ _ REP.... 67
"Sitting on the Moon" _ _ _ REP.... 73
"The Country Gentleman" _ _ _ REP. .. 83
"The Gentleman from Louisiana" _ REP.... 70
"The Girl from Mandalay" _ REP. .. 65
"The Harvester" . . . . . . . REP.... 78
"The House of 1,000 Candles" _ REP ... 67
"The Leathernecks Have Landed" _ REP.... 76
"The Leavenworth Case" _ _ _ REP.... 68
"The President's Mystery" _ _ _ REP.... 73
"The Return of Jimmy Valentine" _ REP.... 68
"Ticket to Paradise" _ _ REP.... 75
Also 8 Gene Autry Westerns and 6 "Mesquiteers"
1936 AVERAGE.... 71
1937
"Affairs of Cappy Ricks" _ _ _ REP.... 77
"A Man Betrayed" . . . . REP.... 72
"Beware of Ladies" _ _ _ REP.... 75
"Bill Cracks Down" . . . ...REP _ 67
"Circus Girl" . . . . . . REP.... 73
"Happy Go Lucky"... _ _ _ _ REP.... 77
"Jim Hanvey, Detective".. . . . . . ... REP. .. 67
"Join the Marines"..... _ _ _ _ REP 78
"Larceny on the Air" _ ....REP.... 74
"Mandarin Mystery" _ _ REP.... 67
“Meet the Boy Friend" . . . REP.... 68
"Michael O'Halleron" _ REP.... 71
"Paradise Express" _ REP.... 76
"The Bold Cabballero" . . REP.... 59
“The Hit Parade" _ REP.... 90
"The Sheik Steps Out" _ REP.... 71
'Two Wise Maids".... . . . REP.... 85
Also 4 Gene Autry Westerns and Serials
1937 AVERAGE.... 73 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 72
SCOTT DUNLAP
1937
"A Bride for Henry" _ ... _ MONO. 67
"Atlantic Flight" . . . MONO.... 66
"Boy of the Streets" _ MONO ..134
"County Fair" . . . . . . MONO.... 65
"Federal Bullets" _ _ _ MONO.... 72
"Hoosier Schoolboy" _ MONO.... 74
"Paradise Isle" _ MONO.... 76
"The 13th Man" . . . MONO 66
1937 AVERAGE.... 74
1938
"Telephone Operator" ..... . _ _ MONO.... 67
1937-38 AVERAGE.... 72
1936
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" _ WAR.... 78
"Anthony Adverse" _ _ _ _ WAR... .157
"Boulder Dam" . . . . . . WAR.... 79
"Bullets or Ballots" _ _ _ WAR ... 126
"Captain Blood" _ _ WAR....124
"Cain and Mabel" _ _ _ _ _ _ WAR....117
"Captain's Kid" _ _ _ _ _ WAR.... 78
^Ceiling Zero" _ WAR.__.140
"Charge of the Light Brigade" _ WAR. ...112
"China Clipper" WAR 105
"Colleen" WAR 118
"Dangerous" . . . . . . WAR.... 120
"Earthworm Tractors" _ WAR. ...100
"Frisco Kid" _ WAR....128
"Give Me Your Heart" _ WAR. .117
"Green Pastures" _ _ _ _ _ _ WAR ...104
"Hearts Divided" ... .. . . WAR ... 83
"I Found Stella Parish" . ....WAR....111
"I Married a Doctor".. _ _ _ _ _ _ WAR. .. 94
"Miss Pacific Fleet" . . . . . ...WAR... .100
"Petrified Forest" . . . . . . WAR HO
HAL WALLIS
"Public Enemy's Wife" _ WAR. .. 94
"Satan Met a Lady" _ _ _ WAR. .. 78
"Sons o' Guns" _ _ _ WAR. .. 95
"Snowed Under" _ _ ..WAR. .. 79
"Stars Over Broadway" _ WAR. .. 94
"Stage Struck" . . . . . . . . . . WAR....107
"The Golden Arrow" _ WAR. ...100
"The Story of Louis Pasteur" _ WAR . .132
"The Singing Kid" WAR.. . 103
"The Walking Dead" _ WAR. .. 82
"The White Angel" _ WAR. ...112
"Three Men on a Horse" _ WAR.. Ill
1936 AVERAGE 106
1937
"Another Dawn" . . .... _ WAR. .. 85
"Black Legion" _ _ _ WAR. .. 88
"Back in Circulation" _ . . . WAR.. 94
"Confession" _ _ _ _ ...WAR 81
"Call It a Day" . . . . WAR..". 86
"Ever Since Eve".... . . . . . WAR 86
''Firs*, Lady" . . . . . . . . '.WAR . 66
God's Country and the Woman" _ WAR.. . 114
“Gold Diggers of 1937" _ _ WAR. ...109
"It's Love I'm After" . . .... . ..WAR .... 93
"Kid Galahad" . . . . . . WAR 127
"Marked Woman" _ .... _ WAR. ...110
"Marrv the Girl"... . . . WAR.... 76
"Mountain Justice" . . . WAR ... 82
"Ready, Willing and Able" . . . WAR.... 90
"San Quentin" . . . . WAR 97
"Slim" . . . WAR.... 101
"Stolen Holiday" . WAR....102
"Submarine D-l" . . WAR....121
"The Prince and the Pauper" . WAR....108
“The Perfect Specimen" . WAR....109
"That Certain Woman" _ _ _ _ WAR. ...108
"The Singing Marine" . WAR.. ..108
"The Green Light".... . WAR....123
"The Great O'Malley" _ _ _ _ _ ..WAR.... 81
"The Life of Emile Zola" _ . ..... WAR ..131
"The Go-Getter" . . . WAR 85
"Tovarich" . . . . . WAR....1 19
Varsity Show" . . . WAR....114
1937 AVERAGE 100 1936-37 AVERAGE .103