Box office digest annual (May 1938)
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UNIT PRODUCERS — CREDITS
HARRY JOE BROWN
1936 %
"Captain Blood" . . . . . WAR... 124
"Ceiling Zero" . _ . WAR... 140
"Dangerous" . . . . . . . WAR.. ..120
"Hearts Divided" . . . . . . ...WAR. .. 83
"I Married a Doctor" . WAR.... 94
"Sons o' Guns" . . . . ....WAR.... 95
"Stella Parish" . . WAR....111
1936 AVERAGE.. 110
1937
"Another Dawn" . . . . ..WAR.... 85
"First Lady" . . . . . . WAR.... 66
"It's Love I'm After".. . . . . WAR. .. 93
"Marry the Girl" . . . . . . .....WAR.... 76
"Perfect Specimen" _ WAR. ...108
"Stolen Holiday" . . . WAR. ...102
"The Great O'Malley" . . . . . . WAR .. 81
1937 AVERAGE. .. 87 1936-37 AVERAGE. ...100
WILLIAM PERLBERG
1936
"The King Steps Out" . . COL 115
1937
"It's All Yours" . . . ...COL.... 82
1936-37 AVERAGE. . 99
HARLAN THOMPSON
1938 %
"Paradise for Three" _ _ MGM ... 80
1936-37-38 AVERAGE ... 91
GEORGE M. ARTHUR
1936
"Hideaway Girl" _ _ PAR 98
1937
"Last Train From Madrid" . . . . . PAR 83
1936-37 AVERAGE.... 91
HARRY RAPF
1936
"Mad Holiday" _ _ _ _ MGM.... 81
"Old Hutch" . . . . . MGM.... 96
"Perfect Gentleman" . . . . . . . MGM 69
"Piccadilly Jim" _ _ _ ... MGM.. .126
"Three Wise Guys" _ _ _ _ _ MGM.... 69
"Tough Guy" _ _ _ _ _ MGM.... 84
"We Went to College" . . . . MGM.... 74
"Whipsaw" . . . . . . . MGM.— 1 1 1
1936 AVERAGE.... 89
1937
"Espionage" .... . . ........ ..MGM... 82
"Good Old Soak" . . . .. .MGM.. . 88
"Live, Love and Learn".... . . . MGM.... 82
"They Gave Him a Gun" _ .... . . .. MGM 86
"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry"... . MGM 84
1937 AVERAGE.... 84
1936
"Early to Bed" _ _ PAR . . 81
"Wives Never Know".... . PAR 75
1936 AVERAGE . 78
1937
"Champagne Waltz" . . PAR. ..106
"College Holiday" . PAR 142
1937 AVERAGE . 125
1938
"Big Broadcast of 1938" ... . PAR ..103
"Romance in the Dark".... .... PAR 66
1938 AVERAGE. .. 85 1936-37-38 AVERAGE. .. 96
NORMAN KRASNA
1937
"Big City" . . . . . . . MGM.. 107
1938
"The First 100 Years"... . . MGM 81
1937-38 AVERAGE. .. 94
JOHN CONSIDINE. JR.
1936
"Absolute Quiet" . . . . . . MGM 78
"Robinhood of Eldorado". . . MGM. . 1 0 1
"Three Live Ghosts"... _ _ .... MGM 85
"Voice of Bugle Ann" . . . . . MGM 87
1936 AVERAGE. .. 88
1937
"Personal Property" . . . ... MGM... .113
"The Emperor's Candlesticks". . . MGM 109
1937 AVERAGE. Ill
1938
1938
"Bad Man of Brimstone". . . .. . . MGM . .128
"Everybody Sing" . . .....MGM.... 89
1938 AVERAGE.. . 107 1936-37-38 AVERAGE. 90
EDWARD KAUFMAN
1936
"The Lady Consents".... . RKO... 88
"The Smartest Girl in Town".... . . . RKO... 88
"The Ex-Mrs. Bradford" _ RKO.... 123
"Walking on Air" _ _ _ _ _ _ .RKO.... 85
"We're Only Human".. _ _ _ _ RKO 72
1936 AVERAGE.. 91
1937
"Breakfast for Two".... . . . RKO.... 84
"The Life of the Party" . . . . . RKO 94
1937 AVERAGE. 89
1938
"Radio City Revels" . . . . ... RKO.. . 97
"Wise Girl" . . . . . . . . . . RKO 77
1938 AVERAGE.. 87 1936-37-38 AVERAGE 90
EDWARD CHODOROV
1936
"Craig's Wife" . . . . . . . . COL 104
1937
"Devil's Playground" _ _ _ _ _ COL 92
"League of Frightened Men" . . . COL.. . 71
1937 AVERAGE. ... 82 1936-37 AVERAGE 89
LOU OSTROW
"Arsene Lupin Returns" _ _ _ MGM.. . 83
"Of Human Hearts" . . .. MGM . . 85
1938 AVERAGE. .. 84 1936-37-38 AVERAGE. .. 93
EDWARD SMALL
1936
"Condemned Row" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 83
"The Last of the Mohicans" _ ...UA....103
"The Bride Walks Out" _ _ RKO. 112
"The Melody Lingers On" _ .... UA 61
1936 AVERAGE. .. 90
1937
"New Faces" _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 96
"Sea Devils" . . . . . RKO .... 98
’’Super Sleuth" . . . . . . . . . RKO ... 80
"The Toast of New York" _ _ _ . RKO 108
1937 AVERAGE. .. 96 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 93
BOGART ROGERS
1936
"Everybody's Old Man" _ _ ... FOX 65
"Pigskin Parade" _ _ _ _ .FOX.. . 126
"White Fang" . . . . . FOX 87
1936 AVERAGE. .. 93
SAM ZIMBALIST
1936
"Tarzan Escapes" . . . MGM 114
1937
"London By Night" . . . . . . MGM . . 71
"Married Before Breakfast" _ _ MGM .... 81
"Navy Blue and Gold" . . . MGM .106
1937 AVERAGE.... 86
1937
"Last Gangster" _ _ _ MGM... .118
"You're Only Young Once" . . . . MGM. . 74
"My Dear Miss Aldrich"... .. . ... MGM. . 73
1937 AVERAGE. .. 88
L. G. LEONARD
1936
"Daniel Boone" . RKO 92
1937
"Hollywood Cowboy" . . . . RKO. ... 83
"Hollywood Round Up"... . . . . COL. .. 82
"Headin' East" . . . . . COL.... 79
"Park Avenue Logger" _ _ .... RKO.. . 88
1937 AVERAGE .... 80 1936-37 AVERAGE. 87
WILLIAM KOENIG
1936
"Don't Get Personal" _ _ _ ... UNI V.. . 83
"Dracula's Daughter" _ _ _ UN IV 84
"Love Before Breakfast" . UNIV... . 99
“Nobody's Fool" _ _ _ _ UNIV 83
1936 AVERAGE. .. 87
MISS FANCHON
1937
"Thrill of a Lifetime".... . . . PAR. .. 83
"Turn Off the Moon"... . . . . . . . PAR 91
1937 AVERAGE 87
FRED STEPHANI
1937
"Between Two Women" . . . . MGM.. .103
"Beg, Borrow, or Steal" _ _ _ _ .... MGM 77
1937 AVERAGE ... 90
1938 %
"Love Is a Headache"... . . MGM 76
1937-38 AVERAGE.... 86
ROBERT NORTH
1936
"Devil's Squadron" _ _ _ COL.. ..100
"Grand Exit" . . . . . . . . COL 81
1936 AVERAGE.... 91
1937
"Night of Mystery" _ _ _ COL ... 69
"Crime Nobody Saw" _ _ _ COL 86
1937 AVERAGE.... 78
1938
"Penitentiary" . . . . . . . . ....COL 88
1936-37-38 AVERAGE ... 85
MERVYN LEROY
1937
"Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" _ _ _ WAR.... 77
"The Great Garrick" _ _ WAR.... 77
"The King and the Chorus Girl" . WAR....107
"They Won't Forget" _ _ _ WAR 77
1937 AVERAGE. 85
HARRY SAUBER
1937
"Manhattan Merry Go Round".... REP 94
1938
"Outside of Paradise" _ _ _ _ REP 76
1937-38 AVERAGE.... 85
MAX MARCIN
1936
"Three Live Ghosts".. . . MGM.... 85
BEN VERSCHLEISER
1936
"Three Kids and a Queen".. . UNIV.... 85
CLIFF REID
1936
"Annie Oakley" . . . . . ..RKO.... 87
"Another Face" _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 68
"Yellow Dust" . . . . ......RKO.... 81
"Special Investigator" . . . . . . RKO.... 91
"The Witness Chair" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 76
"Without Orders" . . . . . . RKO.... 95
“Wanted: Jane Turner" _ _ _ _ RKO . 83
1936 AVERAGE.... 83
1937
"Behind the Headlines" . . . . RKO.... 78
"China Passage" . . . . . . ..RKO.... 77
"Criminal Lawyer" . . . . . . RKO.... 83
"Hideaway" . . . . . . . . . . RKO.... 64
"Man Who Found Himself" _ _ _ _ RKO.... 70
"The Plough and the Stars".... . . RKO 87
1937 AVERAGE.,.. 77
1938
"Bringing Up Baby" . . . ..RKO.... 121
"Crashing Hollywood" _ _ _ RKO.... 77
1938 AVERAGE.... 99 1936-37-38 AVERAGE. .. 83
JESSE LASKY
1937
"Hitting a New High" _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 93
"Music for Madame" _ _ _ .. RKO 73
1937 AVERAGE.... 83
JOHN EMERSON
1937
"Mama Steps Out" . . . . . . MGM.... 83
JULIUS BERHEIM
1936
"Crash Donovan" . . . . UNIV.... 83
HOWARD GREEN
1936
"They Met in a Taxi" . . . COL.... 83
AL LEWIS 1936
"A Son Comes Home" _ _ _ PAR.... 71
"Florida Special" . . . . . . . PAR.... 80
"My American Wife".... . PAR.. ..102
"Till We Meet Again" _ _ _. . PAR 66
1936 AVERAGE.... 80
1937
"Fight for Your Lady" _ _ _ _ _ _ RKO.... 76
"Meet the Missus". . . . . ..RKO.... 77
"She's Got Everything".. . . . . RKO.... 88
"The Woman I Love" . . . . . ... RKO.— 91
"There Goes the Groom"... . . RKO.... 81
1937 AVERAGE.... 83 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 82