Box office digest annual (May 1938)
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W. S. VAN DYKE
1936
"His Brother's Wife" _ _
"Love on the Run"
"Rose Marie"
"San Francisco"
"The Devil Is a Sissy"-—
_ MGM -146
_ MGM-.136
. . . MGM.— 178
. . MGM— 207
MGM— .123 1936 AVERAGE— 158
1937
"After the Thin Man" _ MGM—
"Personal Property" — MGM—
"Rosalie" _ _ MGM
"They Gave Him a Gun" _ _ MGM
1937 AVERAGE. 1936-37 AVERAGEJACK CONWAY
1936
"A Tale of Two Cities" MGM—
"Libeled Lady" — . . . MGM—
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"Saratoga" _ _ _ MGM
1938
"A Yank at Oxford" MGM—
1936-37-38 AVERAGE. .
GREGORY LaCAVA
1936
"My Man Godfrey" UNIV
1937
"Stage Door" _ _ — RKO..
1936-37 AVERAGE..
HENRY KOSTER
1936
"Three Smart Girls" _ UNIV..
1937
"100 Men and a Girl" _ UNIV..
1936-37 AVERAGE
KING VIDOR
1936
"Texas Rangers" PAR
1937
"Stella Dallas" UA
1936-37 AVERAGE..
WILLIAM WELLMAN
1936
"Robin Hood of Eldorado" _ MGM
"Small Town Girl" _ _ MGM
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"A Star Is Born" _ _ _ HA
"Nothing Sacred" UA..
1937 AVERAGE
1936-37 AVERAGE..
HENRY HATHAWAY
1936
"Go West Young Man" _ _ — PAR
“Trail of the Lonesome Pine" PAR
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"Souls at Sea" PAR
1936-37 AVERAGE..
ROY DEL RUTH
1936
— _ MGM
_ _ . FOX
164
113
.141
86
.126
.144
.123
.159
.141
.166
.128
.144
156
.130
143
134
.143
.138
.136
.137
.137
.101
.139
.120
.168
.134
.150
.135
118
.146
-132
142
.135
"Born To Dance" "It Had To Happen
152 91
Private Number" FOX... .141
124 127
"Thanks a Million"..
_ _ FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"On the Avenue"..
. . FOX
"Broadway Melody of 1938" _ MGM...
1937 AVERAGE
1938
"Happy Landing" FOX
1936-37-38 AVERAGE
MARK SANDRICH
1936
"A Woman Rebels". . . . . RKO
"Follow the Fleet" _ RKO
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"Shall We Dance?" . RKO
1936-37 AVERAGE..
JOHN STAHL
1936
"Magnificent Obsession" _ _ _ UN IV
1937
"Parnell" _ _ _ _ _ — — MGM
1936-37 AVERAGE
137
134
136
152
133
84
180
132
129
131
145
.108
.127
NORMAN TAUROG
1936
'Reunion" . FOX—
"Rhythm on the Range" PAR—
“Strike Me Pink" . . . — UA—
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"50 Roads to Town". FOX...
“You Can't Have Everything" FOX
1937 AVERAGE
1938
"Mad About Music" . .— . UNTV
“Adventures of Tom Sawyer" UA
1938 AVERAGE1936-37-38 AVERAGE
HOWARD HAWKS
1936
"Ceiling Zero" WAR—
“The Road to Glory" . _. . . — . .—FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1938
“Bring Up Baby" _ _ — RKO
1936-38 AVERAGE...
HENRY KING
1936
"Ramona" . FOX—
“The Country Doctor1'-— . — . FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"Lloyds of London" _ _ _ FOX
"Seventh Heaven" _ FOX
1937 AVERAGE... 1936-37 AVERAGE..
SIDNEY LANFIELD
1936
“Half Angel” . FOX..
“Sing, Baby, Sing". FOX
“King of Burlesque" FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1937
“Love and Hisses" FOX..
“One in a Million" FOX..
"Thin Ice" . . FOX
“Wake Up and Live" FOX
1937 AVERAGE1936-37 AVERAGE..
IOHN FORD
1936
“Mary of Scotland" _ _ RKO
"Prisoner of Shark Island" _ _ FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1937
“The Hurricane" . ..UA...
"The Plough and the Stars" RKO..
”Wee Willie Winkie"... . ..FOX
1937 AVERAGE1936-37 AVERAGE..
DAVID BUTLER
1936
"Captain January" — _ _ _ FOX..
“Pigskin Parade" _ FOX
"The Littlest Rebel" _ FOX..
“White Fang" _ _ FOX
1936 AVERAGE
1937
"Ali Baba Goes to Town" _ FOX..
"You're a Sweetheart" _ UNIV..
1937 AVERAGE
1936-37 AVERAGE..
CLARENCE BROWN
1936
“Ah! Wilderness" _ MGM
“Gorgeous Hussy" _ MGM..
“Wife vs. Secretary" _ _ .MGM..
1936 AVERAGE
1937
“Conquest" . ...MGM.
1938
"Of Human Hearts" _ MGM
1936-37-38 AVERAGE
WILLIAM WYLER
1936
"Come and Get It" _ _ _ UA.
"Dodsworth" . UA.
“These Three" _ UA.
1936 AVERAGE.
1937
"Dead End" _ UA
1936-37 AVERAGE.
110
132
142
128
92
142
117
141
119
130
125
140
.116
.128
.117
.125
.121
.146
.132
.124
.108
.116
.125
. 74 .113 .118 .102
.116
.153
.156
.141
.141
.124
.114
.113
.114
.157 . 87 .148 .131 .124
.120 .126 .146 . 87 .120
.129
.107
.118
.119
-122
.150
-151
-141
89
.. 85 -119
.116
112
.112
.113
.134
.119
LEWIS MILESTONE
1936
"Anything Goes" . . PAR. .. 119
"The General Died at Dawn". . . . PAR 119
1936 AVERAGE -119
WESLEY RUGGLES
1936
“The Bride Comes Home". . .. . — PAR . . 132
"Valiant Is the Word for Carrie" _ PAR... .101
1936 AVERAGE -116
1937
“I Met Him in Paris" _ _ PAR 121
“True Confession" . ..PAR— .117
1937 AVERAGE.. 119 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 118
MITCHELL LEISEN
1936
"Big Broadcast of 1937" . . PAR— 145
"13 Hours By Air"... _ _ _ PAR.... 94
1936 AVERAGE -119
1937
"Easy Living" _ _ _ PAR— 109
"Swing High, Swing Low" _ PAR.... 133
1937 AVERAGE.... 121
1938
“Big Broadcast of 1938" . . . PAR. ...101
1936-37-38 AVERAGE. .. 116
LEO McCAREY
1936
"The Milky Way" . . . . PAR .118
1937
"Make Way for Tomorrow" _ PAR ... 68
“The Awful Truth" _ _ _ COL.... 163
1937 AVERAGE.... 115 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 116
JOHN CROMWELL
1936
“Banjo on My Knee" _ _ FOX 1 1 1
"I Dream Too Much" _ RKO... .103
“Little Lord Fauntleroy" _ UA— 111
“To Mary— With Love" _ _ FOX.. . 119
1936 AVERAGE ...111
1937
"Prisoner of Zenda” _ _ _ _ UA.... 134
1936-37 AVERAGE.... 116
GEORGE STEVENS
1936
"Annie Oakley" . . . . ... RKO.... 87
“Swing Time" _ _ _ RKO— 163
1936 AVERAGE. .. 125
1937
"A Damsel in Distress"... . . . .....RKO— 118
' Quality Street" . . RKO.... 82
1937 AVERAGE.. . 100 136-37 AVERAGE.... 113
RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI (Deceased)
1936
“The Garden of Allah" . . . . UA.„. 119
"Theodora Goes Wild" . . ...COL... .141
"Three Godfathers" . .—MGM.... 77
1936 AVERAGE.... 112
1937
"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" _ _ MGM ... 117
1936-37 AVERAGE.... 113
WILLIAM KEIGHLEY
1936
"Bullets or Ballots".. . . . WAR.... 126
“Green Pastures" . . . . . . WAR.... 104
"The Singing Kid" . . . . . . . WAR.... 103
1936 AVERAGE.... Ill
1937
“God's Country and the Woman” . WAR.... 114
“The Prince and the Pauper" . . ..WAR. ...108
"The Varsity Show"... . WAR 114
1937 AVERAGE.... 112 1936-37 AVERAGE— 1 12
FRANK BORZAGE
1936
“Desire" . . . . . . PAR. ...126
“Hearts Divided” . WAR 83
1936 AVERAGE. ...105
1937
"History Is Made at Night".. . UA 108
"The Big City" . . . MGM....107
"The Green Light".. . . . WAR 123
1937 AVERAGE.... 113
1938
"Mannequin" . . ... .... MGM 119
1936-37-38 AVERAGE.... 1 1 1