Variety (March 1951)

ri< Ti n* Wfdnndtr, March 7* 1911 Rain Dampens LA. Biz; 'Lightning'; No Rash at $28,000 But Leader, Mountain’ Drab 25G, ‘Mike’ $21,000 Ln Ai sup itrv Mill In, Mirrl 5 ♦- hitting a 1 frame witfc I Broadway Grosses lit Rainy weather, which tribute to •till TwitM las three 1 Climb at •I new bills hut "Lightning Strike* rate >21 000 or Total C.t This Herb H4IM0 I Rued on 17 theatres » Last Tear . . U41.SOO tRased on 10 thrmtm i ‘Helmet’ Mode*! at 5G t Omaha; ‘Myatery’ 10G Omaha March 0. *"01 eel Helmet" at the small State got off to a flying start Re- spite cold, rainy weather albeit Is not big on week “I d Climb the Highest M own Ism" Is only (air | at the Para m ow nt . Orpheum Is ebay with “Sleeping City •'Mystery E State Goldberg) <005. 20-751- “Steel Helmet" 'Lip) >5 000 Last week Call Me Mister*’ 20th 2 d wh>. 05 . 000 . Paramownt <Trto4ates) *2 000. 10- 70»—“Climb Highest Mountain" • 20th). Fair $0 500 Hub Way Of; ‘Patrol’ Slow $10,000, Danger 12G; 'Payment' Fast 14G, 2d 1 ‘|/ /w. /v wmjs Key Uty unsscs i I Rased on 24 cities. 203 the- atres. chiefly first rune. Includ- ing f. y i la tab with March 0. this ral ly strong Cry mortal Patrol" at nlngs a# Oh I with Vlr ■aril & at Knvm Is mild M Ji " at SUte I Helen l~aat Tear BMtgieJiajii«a|spnint 2) cities, and 201 Highest Mountain" gs.-**;iSS Enforcer’ Good Tank In Korea" is ebay >22.- r near in two sates hut Mol )y" Quebec" combo Is very small >12.000. alae In two. I •tamale* foe This Week Us Angeles, C hinese. Uptown.! Kansas City. sobs okay while In third at Or- pheum la nice "Call Me Mister" in second at Met and also in serend round* si I’arai $11,000, K.C. Ace Loyola. W Hah ire FWi » <ZUTf: " ' “ 040. Lilt. 1.240; 2 200. 70-21 10*— aomewhat lighter than recently. ** “Deported" tU». “C mb Highest Mountain * iJOlhI Enforcer" at Paramount looks ,^0. |1Ju# and f ingerprint. Don t Lie lJUpJ. wmA « 111 000 aod may hoi* ! * 1 1 1 ^.Jd Wb» P glow >25 000 Last week. “12th gedume for Ronso" in three 12TJ2L griwwi Letter" (30th> and “Naughty Ar- houses shapes average while 13 last ween. Wife* lette" (ELL >23 000 light at the Mia- W heather la milder alter a of severe cold for This Week |WB> I2..750. 1.757; 2244. 70->l 10» siege i.ightnlng Otrthos Twice »WB> i w Modest >2S 000 * rrk " * Cf,r Inquire Fom Midwest) 020. 45- Danger" IRKO) 225 M0 OO^BIue Angel" (Indie) and * RIMn.M!lHMR aA) ( 2 .- -fpnk.rr Indie) (reissues) so-oo 1° - *, S ■ “ head" (lndte * and "Fightum full!- . >2 000 i - ”T|f Guys Named Mike (M-G) “Outlaws of Tea a • 'K*** 1 sans" 1 Indie) «re * ' •’ . :ii k weeb "Gambling House" (RKO) Klmo <Dirbinaon> * 500 . 0 sssnsw.Trr- ««<... . _ _ .. Aim at this house Lost Tomahawk’Wow ~ $25,500, Denver Ria to definitely off along main «»■» 5»O0M I stem particularly In contrast with Ming House" KKO) last week s holiday bonanza Even Jordan on h. Wally ’’Call Me Mister** at Palace got off onstage. >10 OOO to mild start, and looms only good 1 Feu way NET) fl J73; 4J on week. Rest bet appears to be Enforcer «W 0) and Model “to Long ot Fair” o Rrtttok bn-| • Indie) 'reissue) (2d wk>. port ot Trans-Ln* Close on IU afte r nice M OOOflrst heels to "Of Men and Music." at I Memoeial *RKO) (2 500; the Dupont, the Lopert small "Cry Danger* RKO) and "Call at •Ul uk). average ot Warner theatre but low hopes for Bogart starrer. Fail males for This Week Capitol (Loew s) <2 434 44 Last weefc. "Tomahawk* Rhvthm Ism" (Mono) <2d solid >12 500 - Metropolitan (NET) (4207; 40- *Call Me MAMOC^ (20tk) IWueee March • ! Who Cheated Himself (20th) Blu * Blood * Mono) (2d wki. Okay W t maim O. oln« fv*lva Knichl heading VSlide Ait aaa - — At a aaa a •15 no Tf g i^ JgSL^T^; m m JT. .7 *?T Bt , AiiH- ft aitlif• T?2) ft«b wk» 1 — "Three Guys Naosed Mike" M- ntay hold “Vengeance Valley **** to * . 2nrs >£*£r "* •* Bro * d ** r •r »'» *” “V?* . ™ l«r TM. Wrrh ««»» Loo Angelew. Hollywood Para- Miaaourl (RKO) *2 Ot 3#-73>— <• a/va ia ani _ ^F"*?** es (RKO) (2,- this >1. big In three most theatres. *s) 3 500 50-75* fair" H . J *t e rr ■ • 1 h nbam and >15 000 great >1> 500 last I • FAM (2JBR; 1.451; RfU —*Molly'* (Par* and 'Quebec" M (Par*. Small >12 000 Last wreck. - “Great Missouri Raid" Par) 2d ah' and “War With Army** »Par) t4th wfci, 117 300 50-75 Orubeum. Havail •Metropolitan* Psy (RKO) (2 (H H Light >7 000 t on thanks to —“Enforcer" iWB) -ast week. Wife" (Indie) (reissue) (2d wk). >3 500 In 10 days Good >11 000 after nifty >10 000 Krtth't -UKOI <IW* •« ‘f 1- , , „ -P»,nwnl Ml IVraiuid RKO» 'Id **•«• 'Lm — 1 '3 S00 **-•»'— Al Al.drt, <• <TM» -ItOO V-m - ... ... , ... . . I -ftjr j .CAIHmVW Storm Warning 'WB snd ft a nno U|i u rf | Damone. Helen O Connell, .nur» Goes to College" «Col*. J , % ^ 74 K !.it» with .iM.- H k Metrepelltan W 44 k. “Kim* with slim >4 000 Last week. (0th wk), trim srale. Real Sssv is Frists, Biz Dsws; me’ Fascy $18,000, Lghtsh*’ 13G ntli; I 10 *. 10 -tl l#>— UwQe’jCi** tgu "y—> a k «a«- ,p, rl 2d »t>. m j ot w wooo «tt. nmo tuooo. m m u, u (Co**. ° -* P*a . —**l *« « <•>» | rv.k.ai •■rortnip M TS*; to- *rd (or muurtl LmI -Mutwr on Bounty 'M-CI ud T«« . l>,, . Mniij (Pol M> — Soptrmbor A*,lr” 'P*r<. M«> Id «k>. tit 000 ri>»y A <MjP» <r»u—l Mit.no -1100 2 M3; 700. SO-TS' Routine tit 300 -C.r»«l n.,Lo-, ita- —- Bedtlm, (or B«uo .U' Arrr- MlMMirl Rntd" iP.r., Ill 000 “Thry wTrr Not D.»«»Mr 'CIA ' E ,,.VST *9* tlj.000 List »rrk ~C»II Mr Drn.rr .Po«» 2S25 tO^OI — dr.Ml# brM»k»l MlllUry 1 "• •»'*” JJSJSE V r- itOUI. tippy tlAOOOl "TBm.hrwh -Ul wSFsoMrry BA "*** " ,nl ™- - f5*l®5r | fw, J* 5 - •••; . T ^~ -- ■ i talion (Mono• day-date with Ea- ^ vraBa '* ilJA) •l.L*>—"Tomahawk l and*^Top quire Smash 222.000 Last week. .. f rv^Adaho w arale San Francisco March 0 sra 'isriz. 2 * k«. Sm« h«i Suttu i'.rs'^TmoSi •— w y- v rt Bd VrBey B, $11000 -S" . f 22 000 Last week W000 ^y l,WV¥ talion" Mono*, also Denver Rig Warning* (WB*. >12 500. mng new Tories .2 “T^JIe Guit Fine Arts FWC* «€77 $120- Seattle, March 5. M 500 Last week. “Harvev" (U» I Trana-Lns (T-L» *554 44^0v— ‘ CTm r ^ M.k? ^riiri ? vTarfteliL >2 40*—"Cyrano'* dith wk). Into' \aude hows out after a check- and "Undercover Girt" iUi 2d wk- Long at Faif (ELI. Sork mild aliho 15th stanza today 'Tues ) after *red course ot Palomar. which re- 5 days*. W 500 WOOO likely, and hol ds . Last week • while “Liehtnuia Sinkrs medium >4 300 lad week. ao r ta in dniHt-flln. and buriev Orsbewm • RKO) <1IH; Id HI "Seven Days to Noon" <Indiei (gib |9 ratH | M j y f Mtr Mt p 4 verts to straight-film, and hurley Orpbeum RKO) (2 600 40-50V— Becerty Canon (ABC* (520, fl 201 comes bock at long-shuttered “Payment on Demand* (RKOi and “Trio" *Par* (llth wki. Steady Riwoli. Bu generally to l>«-ng hurt “Law Badlands" (RKO* <2d wk» $3 500 Last week, shout same this week by snow and ice Only Down to >0 500 Lost week, nice El Bey FWO Ml 70-21101— newcomer to do real trade >« >15 000 “Seven Days to Noon" • Indie* (2d "Vengeance Valley." great at Psramouwt «Fos) <2 200: 40-00* wk). Oway WOOO Last woefc. nice Litol iy . —"California Passage" 'Rep* snd >4 200 I tvi. “Belle Le Grande Rep* Fair wki. >4 500 TOMAHAWK' ROUSING well In Enforcer* held fair* at SC C wHweum ( I*—"Stage of T Cnck-E WOOO I ) II " *Co!) •Col) Oke Af •Belle Le r.rande^ (Rep*. Fair WOOO Last week “Deported" ; 55- IU» snd * Rogue River" «EL).' *10 000 Tabor (Fo«) f|M7: 40-00) — r *WR> and . . , Fos iFWC) (4 051; houses after three strong weeks i^ne,. ,20th* iomabawk . . gm 9 m i 55-5JM Last wvvn. ~nep«emner ai- -gtorm Warning" (WRi snd nODlU Bom Sockcroo *5* ,p "‘ “Rhythm Inn «Blondle to College** (Col), also ^Mono) <2d wkt, W000 in 5 days. Aladdin Webber Sock WOOD total at the 1 if 4 Affair' Niro IftT Flflk Avruue (Evergreen* (2 340; Last week "Operation Disaster" , Helmet" l Hu, As I dir IvICC IvU 05-00'—“Born Yesterday «Col) «gj» an g “Border Outlaws" (EL), Msgniflc A M- UkfV>k I snd "True Story" (Col) Olh wk*. WOOO of Fury" - a jT. * w . . , Bis W000 Last week. W200 Webber <Fo») '75d; 40-00) — pointing lai . -ovising ofsute h.gh school Liberty (Hamrirki (1.650. 65-00* “Storm Warning" (WB) and days. Nabe b o uses do gre i^.M«iboll fs^^ befv —"Vengeance Valley" *M-G* and * Blondie lo Collegr * (Col*, also with two Aims snd 55c top f*4ud to nab* much af a gent in -Cuban Fireball Re|> Great Aladdin. Tabor . fig >4 0M Last in,, iwr F.stlmates for This Week —ddew Gale RKO) '2150 * 12,000 PACKS POUT. Portland. Ore, March 5. '2d wk). Off t« $11000 Last Biz to down this week at many M aav ~ litk wk" looks brat with big City" 'EL*. Mild >15.000 or ) britrr-than-average bu at first situations downtown Bom \ ester- dav" looms big at Loew s snd may hold Tomahawk" at Indiana also to dandy "September Affair" at Circle looks oke Estimates for This Week Circle 'Gamble-Doll#i 2 M0. 44- 55—"September Affair" 'Par' and “Quicksand" *UA) Nice >10.000 Last week **5tugarfoot" WBi and “Second Face" (EL*. »000 Indians 'C D* *3 200; 44-55)— “Tomahawk" *U». Dandy >12.000 Last week. "Call Me Mister" 20th• Broadway. "Steel Last week. “Call Me Mister" 20th) okay in two spots and “Blue Blood" (Mono), >20 0001 ftrent Yankee*' and “Sound Harheid 'Loew s (2.554. 00-65*— both are highly diaap- Three Guys Named Mike" iM-GL latter only lasting three Nice >10 000 Law week. “Vew- great bu gcance Valley" 'M-G) 2d wk», >10 000 t on page 221 4 <Parl (2 544 >11 000 Last week. Target L'n- week. “Harvey" (U) and “Under- - , iP4rS*ri d sm vi aoJ “Lightning Strikes Twice * 'WB*. " (U) and Operation Du- cover Girl" U! (2d wk-5 days).' 13.000 Last week. “Redhead Ai MWW ‘UWiWI, iM -Ha ParaAr . ' f551 'Rep', >lo3uo Francis «Par) (1 400 Ua.wwawI V M aa 4U ITT sow MsM fl mmr. ^*>fair • 1 500XLOO*— The Enforcer" 1 WB• 2d wk*. i" (Rep). 0 days, only ‘Payment’ Smooth 12G in Mild Gncy; Target Solid $7,500, Danger 9G week, sock “Sound Of Fury" (UA» and “Girl Held to >11.000. From San Lorenzo" 'UA». Poor $15 000 >600 in 2 days. Last week. “Great Orpkenm *No. Coast) <2 476, 25- Manhunt" (Col) and “Killer That Stalked N. Y " Col . >4 >00 • 3d t 5 wk*. 85k—“Valentino (Col) Way down to >7.000 Oriental Evergreen* <2.000; 50- Last week. >14 500 Mi — “Steel Helmet" 'Up) snd l otted Artists No Coast 11267; Cincinnati. March 5 i "Call Me Mister" (20th) "2d wk*. ’Three Desperate Men" «Lip». day- 35-65)—“Bom Yesterday" (Col) and Double Deal" (RKO) fiosoo *P»>ment On Demand." in win- good M 200 date with Paramount Good >6 000 ; ftth wk). Steady >9 000 Last - _ ■»>< »tn4e the RKO «.r.~4 < RKO, <1.400: 30-7JU- Latt »*rt. “Coll M» MiMrr” *20«h, we.k. h»(ly *10 000 , L Albee. to the standout grosser this “Vengeance Valley" 1 M-G) *2 wk)., and “Revenue Agent" (Col*. >5 000 Stagedoor • A R) (276 65-21) — inter Rice • ladle) 000 week Three other new bills, “Cry Favorable >6 000 trailing big >10.-! Orpkenm (Evergreen) (1.750, 50- "Cyrano de Bergerac" ’ (UA) *Tth In 10 days after mf?> $fl oOo first Danger." "I’d Climb Highest Moun- 500 opener M*—"Bom Yesterday" (Col) and wk). Firm >6 3u0 Last sreek. waak. tain 7 and Target Unknown." are Keith's «Mid-States) (1.542 ; 26- ' Stage To Tucson" (Col) (3d wk 1 . 706 (Lnrw’s) <2.427; 44-45*— bunched with moderate prospects 75*—'Target Unknown" (Ui. Solid Great >8 500. Last week. >0 600 clay (Ronener) <460. 65-65* — Last week ’Opera! mo 1 Paramount tvrrgreeai *3.400 "Blue An«H* Indie* ire issue) 3d “Bora Yesterday ” (Col). Sock >14. “Valentino" and "Vengeance Val- >7.500 600 Last week. "Three Guys ley." two holdovers, are above par Disaster" <U). slow >4 500 Named Mike" (M-G) and “Revenue Estimates for This Week Lyric (RKOi (1200; Agent" (Col), >12 000 Albee (RKO) (3.100 39-75)— "Valentino" (Col) (at) (G-D) (1600. 44-65)— , “Payment On Demand" RKO). All >5 500 (EL) I (EL). and right >12 000 Oke forcer" (WB), moderate >10.500 Capitol (Mid-States) (2 000 Last week. “En- day" (Col) mi) (3d wk>. ditto. 4 'Evergreen) *3.400 “Blue Angel** 'Indie) ( SO-M'— Steel Helmet" 'Lip) and wk*. Still nice >3 300 16-75)—i Three Desperate Men" (Lip), also $3 900 Slick Oriental. Oke >7 500. Last week. Larkin 'Rosewer) <400 Yester- | “Call Me Mister" '20th* and "Blue Angel" 'Indie) < I «Bd ly hoi Palace (RKO) (2JOO 36-75 >7 500 Rep) with Pee Wee King on-. b *ag| |II,H| g> 56-95c scale.»t26lbJ. Fairish nan" Rep* with Pee Wee King on- ■ 75)—"Climb Highest Mou i $8 000. Last week. $14,000. “Revenue Agent" (Col*. $2 000 I wk*. Holding at >3.560. Last l nited Artists (Parker' (660. 50- >4 000 "Cry Danger * RKO). So-so >9000 M)—* Magnificent Yankee" (M-G*. Vogue 'S P. Theatres) '365; 91- Last week, "Valentino" (Col), solid Only >2 000 in 4'days. Last week. $1 20)—"Trie" <Parl (7th. wk). Big 4 “Kun" (M-G) (3d wk', >5.600 63 600.