The box office digest annual (May 1938)

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STARS AND FEATURED PLAYERS EREDITS 1938 "Dare Devil Drivers” . _ . . . . WAR— 1936-37-38 AVERAGE .... VIRGINIA FIELDS 1936 ''Ladies in Love' ... FOX. .. "Sing, Baby, Sing" . . . . — FOX — "Thank You, Jeeves". FOX.... 1937 ” Ali Baba Goes To Town" FOX "Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo" _ FOX ... "Lancer Spy" FOX "London By Night" _ _ ...MGM.... "Lloyds of London". FOX.... "Think Fast, Mr. Moto".... _ _ FOX 1937 AVERAGE. 1936-37 AVERAGE. CAROL HUGHES 1936 "Earthworm Tractors" WAR "Golden Arrow" _ WAR. .. "Polo Joe” . . . — . . WAR . "Stage Struck" . ....WAR. .. "The Case of the Velvet Claws" _ WAR — "Three Men on a Horse" _ WAR.... 1937 "Ready, Willing and Able" _ WAR.... "Meet the Boy Friend" REP.... "The Westland Case" UNIV.— "Marry the Girl" . ...WAR.... 1937 AVERAGE. ... MARSHA HUNT 1936 "Accusing Finger" _ PAR "Arizona Raiders" ...PAR ... "Desert Gold" . ..PAR... . "Easy to Take" _ PAR "Gentle Julia" _ .FOX.... "Hollywood Blvd . PAR... 1936 AVERAGE 1937 "Annapolis Salute" _ RKO... . "College Holiday" . PAR... "Murder Goes to College" _ PAR "Born to the West" . PAR— . "Thunder Trail" . ... PAR.... 1937 AVERAGE 1936-37 AVERAGE % 68 73 73 72 71 76 73 73 68 77 76 73 71 73 67 70 81 71 76 73 JOHNNY DOWNS 1936 "Coronado" . . PAR... 66 "Everybody's Old Man" _ _ _ FOX 65 "First Baby" _ _ FOX... 69 "Pigskin Parade" . _ FOX... 1936 AVERAGE . 67 1937 "Blonde Trouble" . . PAR. .. 73 "Clarence" . . PAR 70 "College Holiday" .... _ PAR. . "Thrill of a Lifetime".. _ PAR 76 "Turn Off the Moon".. . ..PAR . . 91 1937 AVERAGE.. 77 1936-37 AVERAGE.. . 73 KAREN MORLEY 1936 "Devil's Squadron" _ COL.... "The Littlest Rebel" _ _ _ _ FOX. .. 1937 "Beloved Enemy" _ UA— "On Such a Night".... . . ....PAR.... 69 "Outcast" _ _ ....PAR.... 78 "The Last Train From Madrid" _ PAR. ... "The Girl From Scotland Yard".. .... . PAR. .. 70 1937 AVERAGE.... 73 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 73 HELEN BRODERICK 1936 "Murder in the Bridle Path" _ RKO... . 71 "Swing Time" . . . . . . . . RKO 1936 AVERAGE. .. 71 1937 "Meet the Missus" . . RKO... 77 "On the Jury" .... RKO.. 73 "She's Got Everything".. . RKO . . "The Life of the Party".... . RKO 1937 AVERAGE.... 75 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 73 ANNE SHIRLEY 1936 °/ "Chatterbox" . RKO.... 72 "M'Liss" _ RKO.... 72 "Make Way for a Lady" . . . RKO.... 78 1936 AVERAGE.... 74 1937 "Meet the Missus". . . . RKO---. 77 "Stella Dallas" _ UA "Too Many Wives" . . . . — RKO.— 67 1937 AVERAGE. .. 72 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 73 FRANCES DRAKE 1936 "And Sudden Death" _ _ PAR ... 71 "Florida Special" _ _ _ _ _ _ PAR.— 80 "I'd Give My Life" . . . . PAR— 74 "Preview Murder Mystery" _ PAR ... 67 1936 AVERAGE.... 73 1937 "Midnight Taxi" _ _ _ FOX 74 "She Married an Artist" . . .COL 1937 AVERAGE.... 74 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 73 SIR GUY STANDING (Deceased) 1936 "I'd Give My Life" . . PAR.... 74 "Palm Springs" . . . . .PAR— 72 "Return of Sophie Lang" _ PAR. .. 67 1936 AVERAGE.. . 71 1937 "Bulldog Drummond Escapes" _ PAR. .. 87 "Lloyds of London" . . . FOX. .. 1936-37 AVERAGE. 73 HENRY WILCOXSON 1936 "President's Mystery" _ _ REP. .. 73 1937 "Souls at Sea" . PAR— "Two Who Dared"... . . . .GN— . 73 1936-37 AVERAGE 73 CLIVE BROOK 1937 "Love in Exile" _ GB 71 "Scotland Yard Commands" . . GN 74 1937 AVERAGE.... 73 MARY MAGUIRE 1937 "Alcatraz Island" . . . WAR.... "That Man's Here Again" _ WAR. .. 73 1937 AVERAGE. .. 73 NINO MARTINI 1936 "The Gay Desparado" _ UA 1937 "Music for Madame" _ ...RKO---. 73 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 73 JAN KIEPURA 1936 "Give Us This Night" . . . . . ..PAR.... 73 LILI DAMITA 1936 "The Devil on Horseback" _ GN 73 ANNA STEN 1937 "Two Who Dared" . . GN.... 73 1937 AVERAGE. .. 73 JUNE TRAVIS 1936 "Big Game" _ RKO.... "Bengal Tiger" _ WAR.... "Earthworm Tractors" _ WAR "Jail Break" . WAR.... 72 "Case of the Velvet Claws" _ _ _ WAR 76 1936 AVERAGE. .. 74 1937 "Circus Girl" . . ....REP.... 73 "Join the Marines" _ _ _ _ _ REP. .. 78 "Men in Exile".. . . . . . ..WAR. .. 67 "Over the Goal" . . . . . ..WAR ... 67 1937 AVERAGE.. . 70 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 72 PATRICIA ELLIS 1936 'Boulder Dam" . WAR. .. 79 'Down the Stretch" . . WAR.... 70 'Freshman Love" . WAR.... 74 'Love Begins at 20" . WAR.... 73 'Postal Inspector" . . . UNIV—. 74 1936 AVERAGE. .. 72 1937 % "Melody for Two".. ...WAR... 67 "Rhythm in the Clouds" . . REP.... 66 "Sing Me a Love Song" _ WAR.... 82 "Step Lively, Jeeves".... _ _ FOX.... 73 "Venus Makes Trouble" _ COL.... 70 1937 AVERAGE.... 72 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 72 TOM BROWN 1936 "And Sudden Death" . . . ...PAR.... 71 "I'd Give My Life" . . . . . PAR.... 74 "Rosebowl" _ _ _ _ _ _ PAR.... 75 1936 AVERAGE.... 73 1937 "Her Husband Lies" _ PAR. .. 68 "Jim Hanvev. Detective" _ REP. .. 67 "Maytime" _ MGM. .. "Navy Blue and Gold" _ MGM "That Man's Here Again" _ _ _ _ ...WAR 73 "The Man Who Cried Wolf" _ ...UNIV. .. 73 1937 AVERAGE . 72 1936-37 AVERAGE. .. 72 VICTOR MOORE 1936 "Swing Time" . . RKO.... 1937 "Gold Diggers of 1938" _ _ _ WAR. .. "Life of the Party".. _ _ _ ..RKO.— "Meet the Missus" _ _ _ RKO... . 77 "Make Way for Tomorrow" _ PAR ... 68 "We're on the Jury" _ _ RKO— 73 "She's Got Everythin^" _ RKO 1936-37 AVERAGE ... 72 ARTHUR TREACHER 1936 "Thank You, Jeeves" . . FOX.... 75 "Hearts Divided" _ WAR.... "Under Your Spell" _ .....FOX.... 1937 "Heidi" . FOX.... "Step Lively, Jeeves" _ FOX.... 73 "She Had To Eat" _ FOX.... 67 "Stowawa-" _ FOX— . "Thin Ice" . FOX.... "You Can't Have Everything" _ _ FOX 1937 AVERAGE.... 70 1938 "Mad About Music" _ _ _ UNIV— . 1936-37-38 AVERAGE.... 72 ROSALAND KEITH 1937 "Criminal of the Air" _ _ _ COL. .. 71 "Dangerous Adventure" _ _ _ _ COL. .. 71 "Fight To Finish" . ....COL— 74 "Find the Witnesses" _ _ COL.... 80 "Parole Racket" . —.COL— 71 "Motor Madness" . COL.... 69 1937 AVERAGE.... 72 FRED STONE 1936 "Grand Jury" . ...RKO.... 70 "The Farmer in the Dell"-.-. . . .. RKO. .. 59 "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" . .....PAR ... "My American Wife" _ _ _ _ ...PAR. ...102 1936 AVERAGE.... 77 1937 "Hideaway" _ RKO.... 64 1 Quick Money" . RKO.... 66 1936 AVERAGE.... 65 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 72 MAE CLARK 1936 "Hats Off" . . . . . GN .... 73 "Hearts in Bondage" . . . ...REP.... 78 "House of 1,000 Candles" _ _ _ REP.... 67 1936 AVERAGE.... 72 1937 "Great Guy" . ...GN ... "Trouble in Morocco".. _ _ _ _ COL 1936-37 AVERAGE.... 72 JOHN LODER 1937 "Dr. Syn" . . . . GB .... "King Solomon's Mines" . . . . GB 76 "Non-Stop New York" . . . GB .... 82 "River of Unrest" . . GB... . 60 "The Woman Alone" . . . .... _ GB.... 1937 AVERAGE.... 72