Variety (March 1951)

W r 4 »f « J« T, Marrh 7, IfSI PlfTIII <.NOS\KS Chi OK; Valley -Stage Best Bet, Big $48,000; Bonzo Brisk $124100, Enforcer’-Vaode 40G, Target 13G Birdie’ »ri*ht $12,000. Toronto; Quest ion* 11G Marrh • With Ha Is on the daj la third I2v oou Cindlai la wry Mg at Ave Chicago. Marrh I 4 la Hulktai up oa average | helped by a few new pti B way Spotty; Josie Baker on Stage Boosts Warning to Great $65,000, ‘Mle-Vaude NSG 45G, Target’ 16G MM the "Vi Eitimatci Are Net rum groaa eatlaiatea aa herewith (ran the key dUat, are aet. la Oriental Mil of Valley- plea DebMe and Carletoa Carpenter fora share aa aet taka. tefdir, (Dorter) (T *M 470. 99% 994 15-37 foot" <WB> (Cal). Big f 16 -Steel Helmet (Up) aad All-day a m a# wet spreod^of ataaaa ^Dearth 7 Loot Mils alaa U aa Nall ( -Hat Rod- •Mona' 917,000 Saturday <2> aad up thit sti HOP O OP afte r Me 11*7 (M-Gi with ElvoM Par la perm with Mg $40 000 farcer- aad vawd 640 000 at Chicago with alee $11, Mil at -Target Unknown- and “Ok. 6 hit fair $11,000 ar at United Art lata • Victoria <PP) (1.100: Sunday cut Into trade at many ond 1.140; 16-77* — “Pnnce mt Pe a ce- house*. Rata Thnreday (II alaa IM-4 • lad (2d wk*. Hotd.ne Me at hurt ^ "l-i- (latl (Id wki. Holding Mg $16006 Laat week $11,000 Imperial (PP* (3J73 10-77) — Yesterday" (Cal* lid wk*. $30 000 Lad week. $21000 ( Loow's (Laew* (2000. 4A07» - L . u p* en. — a i O A * IO vf hurt The Mg tly la the the $7506 la Is with riz heat at Ziegfeld. af -Ram Y< $14,066 at 1 ill Mister’ Lusty $12,000 in Pitt Watch Rlrdle <M-G» Laat i $6 000 u la . *»«»•»»« *rlth Mimum; 1 mu > m , m r. terday’s buataess holding np la remarkable faahloa a amaah $03 “■ - in prmpe< * f.»r M ^ H-.hr • Ml# the Chicago IRAKI (1.000. 5V00 (Will Okay $40 000 Pacific- «WB* Canale Russell h e ading (Id wk*. $26 000 Grand IRKOl (1,100 “Bedtime far Sanaa* (U> 611000 Spurs*’ «U» IRK(». $12.1 Oriental (ladle) (1 Valley* M<3» Carletoa Bif $46000 Affair- Bit la picking up with -Call Me Mister all-vaude and "3 Guys Named leading Steel Helmet and | well at Pultaa. too. and give that house a winning after several drab wk) Nartawm, University ( 1 550; 16-t7i—“Call Me (10th* (Id wk*. Okay $0 500 $11000 (Rank* <1500. 50-00* -Woman In Quest mo** *EL> Okay $11,000 tenants- (20th* ( . . M . . J Shea‘a PP IXJOO. 10-77*—~Ciy PMIakaigh. March 6 Dar « RKO* #air $10,000 k. “Mrs O'Malley Mr after valid $00 R«d*g C i» fellers* (5 045. Demand- (RKOl witk (Id-Anal wk). Winding sharply ta far aec- | Wedding* Easter stageshow dtoii. (UAT-Par* <2001 00- Ja- $| 15*—“11th Letter (10th) <ld wk*. Mil.! Inatial haldaea *ew Mil at the night 'Twee ) was dawn ta jr ($) aad yea- $11 000 after Aae $10,000 aa the Street ray la > (ft $1 7ft) — "U. S S Teakettle- (10th * ptae jf ^ * Bits Braa . Ohla Bskklai. MiaaNn ge (Id wk*. Sagging to | . _ . ... . RM 000 but holding Bee antra — ?*** ***** W the bo, off ice t# Raster MU an Origu, r-H.» * af *ow March 14 Pint frame wao are wad $63 000 Bird af Paradtsa** <20th», with Tany Martin heading week. Halls Mow- J ZJTLJS* ***** *■* M may (Id wk ditto w throe 2.166 10-77*—-Cnr The Capital has the other li same this week. Laat week. **Mn O'Ms Her- at Harris Malone- (M-G». $6000 I Mike- at Penn Uptown (Laew* <2 743 rlaaet * gat off Tomahawk” (U* (Id wk* nti vi#,- Johany laitalM Mil. Thrae Owns H a mad f so l ar plus Georgu Gibbs and B (1.450 55-61 56* Id 97 000 60 000 Palrtak ** Mae. fair. la M »nd heading stage Tomahawk * (U) (Id wk* Down ta . aaly about $45 000 .round $14 000 after solid $10,000 MW far second round Staying a few fresh straight Aim outside af the week. (Shea* (1.700 ‘Steel Helmet** (Lip). Peary $0 000 litrhell aad Km (U*. $5000 Harris 'Harris* (1 -Call Me Mister- (20th). Nice $12 - 000 ar oner Will for a few extra days -Milkman * <U*. $6 000 In 5 days Pena Loews) (2 100 30 03*— T Guys Named Mike” (M-G). Pauly okay $14 000 or over Holds Teakettle Load while t "Sugarfoot” (M« , $11000 ) (1 (WB) .1 (2d eek. $11 000 Selwyn (Shuberf (1000. $1 23- $2 40*—'‘Cyrano** (UA» (7th wk*. Lush $11,000. Laat week. $11 «■ ... Mil Griffin onstage (Id wk*. $11000 Palace (RKO* <1500; 55-06 _ TTry Danger * (RKOl and Bor Valley- <M-G). fine $»$50o"m 10 for neat $23,000 pt Eos Prom Indiana’* (EL» (Id wk). Drab days •• Ealr shapes speedy IStanley (WB) 1106. 30«Sl— Enforcer” 'WB). Crime iaw*t pay- and -Blue Ing very well at the bosofflce any wk). Light more Crls embraced Bogart's latest but isn*t likely ta crack •Mm $10 r**> I 4i foot** (WB), about Wsnwr (WB* <1 .•tntk Gambling House (RKOl. Mild IRAK) (1700. 55 66* 1 *. ^ ^ usual change at the Palace la get Unknown ” which shapes np ta $19,000 at the Criterion, Third aad Anal session af "Pay- I nt »n Derttaml »>•• - I Is down ta $105 000 or less at the . (97 AAA DUL, 5Zj,0Uu, rhilly ■**» - ‘^r 1 *. morrow 'ThorsUHRs rombtnation th “ t,m * being the Hall s Easter week Mil 1/5 3 Teakettle.” with Bros topping stag# Mil. la sharply to $55,000 in second at the Rosy Holds Ave days of third week, witk “Bird of Para- Staying a few ; according ta Philadelphia. March 6 the flu continue ta local film btt ‘The Enforcer” okay $14,000 at Mastbaum ( SS Te * kr * » , »ir«< 1 rd (WB* (1.756 26-02' — arming WH witk Jo- sephine Baker. Buddy Rich arch Mil While pie ffst Mias Baker Is draw and mainly ra- lly Alt* are Ing March li great far year Hold* fn ahe a d. Pact Ac* WB with Johnny Pineapple and Hawaiian Revue (4th wk> only 616 500 with this stageshow coming ta far fourth only (RABI (561; 66-61 56) — Trio- (Par) <22d wk* The list (5* was 64.- Danger ” plus Eddie Pisher and Russ Caer band heading stageshow Kon-Tlkl (IlLOl U off ta 646 000 In second frame at Magnificent Yanfc ee^(M-C' MUd ^ fut rhsr”t] ■ wlnju * T4 ^ 1 ^ • 6th wk). f I ( Bam Donahue (Wad.) Dodge City "-•Virginia City,* re- • 7th wk). replaces today 64 000 this f April 1. At (T-D (453; at Pair” (EL) an shay after $3 —*"Al Jennings and "Yank la Ki pany She Oklahoma * (Cal) • IlCal) 2d wk' $11,000 Laat week. $14,000 l ailed Artists (OAK* (1.700. 55- •6*—“Target Unknown ' (U) **Oh. Susanna * iRep . $11006 Last week Com *■ 1 " “ KK « • sr V ,,. (EL ild wk*. nice 613 000 Woods < Caaaness* (1071. -Bom Yesterday | Neat $14 000 Laat week. $16 000 World (IndieI (507 . 60^—"Bitter R'cv** i Indie* (ftth wk). Tidy $4,000 Laat week, about 000 or c l l mmi week "Company She .Yeaterday” (Col* (0th wk*. issue combo, are bolding solidly $0-$l 501—'’Sever r ,»KO.. r M0 °?&u 1 *Sm> L Ti.ZZ k - i&X- m u Hike’ Mod $11,000, Bsks; Tajncat’ 7G, TA I At. (T-L* ( i Days ta Ns ». The lltk Baltimore, March 0 »1 «ht In- p; »>r!iir()| ta 1 tag rsRtatsrvd hers wtthH Mike M (U*. Pair $11. ast week “Great (Par), $15 000 (1150 50-00*— I (10th' . Neat -11th Letter* — 14 $14 060 ta third (4) dipped ta $1,700 at the SUts I after $3 600 laat round Teresa* •M-G* opens soon but detnile date rp e 11 <Col» (Ttk wk*. | Guys Named Mike * attracting food trade to Century. “Ouce s Thief " getting a mountain of sup- port from accompanying stage lay- out, looks nice at combo Hi /.ieffeld Lopert) 1414. -Mudlark" 20th 2d wfcl. — holding up nicely at the T Great second Pas (20th* "UBS $23 000 Laat 1 10th$13 000 Goldman (Goldman* (1 $6> — "Ven g ea n ce Valley •Id wk*. Pair $6 000 f! 4 •ax* (WB) (4360. 50-66 (WB). Oke $24000 (City Inv I (1 JO Hours" (20th). (City Inv I 11. . 1M1JA) | $i 50 — **Bom Tsals tdsg- (CM) (11th wk*. The 10th fi yesterday (Tues * following Invito- Monday (5) non (M-GI sturdy $24 j M-G* <3d wk*. $0000 (Goldman* fl 000 (5* night "Harvey** (U) (lltk wk) Continues on’ | to $6,000 in final four I days after $11,500 for 10th week, making highly successful run BIJeu (City Inv.) 4506 91 20- $2 40*—“Cyrsna" (UA» U6th wk The 15th frame ended laat night (Tues ) dipped to $7 300 after nice $20 000 far ninth after I’nUe CMs; Hckct Bif $ 10 , 000 . '^mha Century liars *14 3 000 24 i 70* — ’Three Guys Named Mike M (. (11 1 ffcN> I *>? »ffk -Vengeance Valley" «M-G*. $6 200 JfT Hippadrome Rsppaport* <2 240 »k' Good 911.006 Last ' lOB#)^ On e , Th.rf >UA* pi % i** Anthony orck. Kitty Kallen * Payment on Demand" (RKO* $• 000 **** Stays s few • 2d wk). Pine $13,000 after $22 000 ***** longer with Tales af Hoff I ——■ *•—■-* *— — * —“ * Plu | _ J 'Indie* opening on April 4. (Goldman* (2 500- vy I "Cyrano” continues It, roadshow ember Affair" (Par* *3d ™ o« that date at the Golden former legit house ta same Mock on 45th Street , _ . . . ... (Loew s) (4 120 55-11 50* i p * ,m# look * the best entry this Fhi Bbnef (sr Skaap la Del; Hdnd’ Faacy $ 18 , 000 . Affair’Oke ill Detroit. Marrh 6 Is being Mamed 1 i bi; Husy not helped oddly "Steel Helmet" at the Louisville. Match 6 l-aokt like Ms Is slowly hack la Aral-runs here. Patroas. *ha have been paying out on a TV set. are gradually Anding their n , , * - A t, )ivor- J?* 1 }? today •bte weather and top product Ag- ure atixmgly ta upturn here Steel Helmet" at Mary Anderson la bringing that house one of best $16 000 Last week -Cry Danger • RKO) and Ted Mack s Amateurs 910 300 Keith's (Srhanberger* (1 460. 26- 70i—“Seven Days to Noon” (Indie). • Tues ) after week af Redhead and Cowboy” (Par* hit "So Long at mlldish $6 000 Marfstr Hick “Rogue River" (Rep* erage of $5,000 *Td”c i?mh H* 1 - t u llh m—- *Up) and About $3 506 iL n, '.."Tu “Balemo Beachhead" (Up* (reia- $3 700 $20 000 Stanton WB (1 473. 50-00*— "Yank in Korea" (Cal*. NSG $6 000 Last week. "Plying Missile" (Col). $11 000 os (T-D (500: 50-661— Pair'* iEL). Gr «t *» $7 000 Last week "Seven Days to (Indie) (4th wk*. $3 000 • GAS* (500 Bitter Rice Mister" Is fair at ’September Affair* the Pas aa la at the Adams. ssc asr M .. , IA/ , Ray Anthony orrh. Kitty Kallen — —a r y (wb> uwt; —i 7T.I J | (j KaII RsifUrt 12C Guy Mitchell onstage. Stage Storm Warning" (WB* (2d wk) J 1 1 u layout tri dl ta d lw lauding •■•-*' to $11.666 LaM weak, alee w _ _ ^ . svp««mwar un— m un am Not getting far. with only around VtiehiTin - $43,000 likely on first round Hold, thiru round at to# Michigan In ahead "Vengeance Valley" i P atl m atoa far This Week M-G * plus Blue Barron Adams. Pells Knight. \»n r , ■Joey — Target to land good $16 000 (Indie* (16th wk). I “Under Gun" (U) (t days*, routine week, alee Pas (Pox-Detroit* <3000 70-63* • Id I —“Call Me Mister* <20th> and “Bowery Battalion'* (Mono* Pair • Moaa* (1.700. 50-61 73) $23 000 Laat meek. "Cry Danger" Unknown" lU* Shaping | «RKO* and "Double Deal" RKO) $19 000 Mlchlgaa (United Detroit* (4.606: Born Yesterday" (Cal* (3<1 (he Rialto Is reaping okay response. .. Kin«. Rudrrt * at Suit t* Uu. II M0 Estl Wary Anderson (People’s) (I Globe Brandt) (1500; 50-61 20) wk* Trim 912.000 Last Orchids for Mias Blandish $15 000 170*— "Call Me Mister" (20th* (2d wk). Getting some continued action at 4VB3* — Steel Helmet" (Up*. $6 000 after oke $6 600 l«ikel> big $10,600. best here ta ■ 4 5jWjWB*j3 200 long time Last week. “Enforcer" “Sugarfoot -WB (WB*. nice $7 000 Rialto 'Fourth Avenue) (2.600; 4.3-4L3*—"Climb Highest Mountain" (20th* and "Blue Blood" •Mono*. Blah Enforcer’’ 700. very disappointing Town • Rsppaport 1 < 1 500. GROOM’ OKAY $11,000, "STv |N ST LOO KOREA' SC - =5 «5 ■^BTiTvB: ah $6006 Ul »J1. LW, RVRLA JU g lnlJ City" (WB) (reiaauesi «2d mk*. W B*. ft?.- St Louis March 6 Continues strongly at $13,000 after —"No - i » -M - k ding with « MM *UD* $15 000 after lusty $17 000 opening "Steel Helmet" (Li| • and "Rhy- thm Inn” (Rep). Plug \ on Mayfair (Brandt* (1.736. 30-$ 1 20* Last week “Once a Thief" <M -c* $10,000. wk” (Ui and ». $10 000 (UD> (1000 70-05*— for Alarm” 'M-G* - 70 * Suga apes spotty here th^ k» i » - gfcnt" has b een add H —"Payment on Demand" • RKO* ed to ' Bedtime for Bonio." after <Hu»y SI 1 000. La— *»*fc Gr».t .“** P* 9 •' '°“ r d i£ Mi.vourt Raid- <Parl aad Rbytha * 700# , •«' f»« C Inn 'M days, and is doing okay at the W » S;* ihaf • Mono*. Weak $7j00B Loot week “Corn- Palace RKO* (1 700; 55-01 20*— pany She Keeps (RKO* and "Big “Second Woman" *UA* and vaude. Timber” 'Mono*. $0 000 Heading for $14,000 or a Mt over. United Artiste (UA> (I. Im" «Mouo> same Mate laoew s* (2 000. 43 - (■ *nsas Raiders” (Ui and *‘Mag- • i-?st Yankee" «M-G*. Pairfy fbmi $12000 fi.*x N'aaiMi Mike" «M-G) fairly good at Mtsaoun "At ^tr which spells no profit With Army" coupled with "Call Me ' Mr* O Malley Mr Malooe" (M-G) (RWO* (2d srk* Lippert'i ‘Men Only* Mister" sUU holding aicelv (hough with vaude. only $13,500, below after fast $14,000 rr ^ . . in fourth round at Ambassador expectancy, week Down to $0 000 In Arst Hollywood March < L. Lippert closed a deal with H-N Productions, headed by "Yank in Korea" is Ane at Shubert Estimates for This Week boat Mike" 'M-G) and iZr. ** : | Anta^^r <r««> j.uw, su-m tmonr. am wmm mew. 'Vders MamTee" (\1^7 liT: P * mI H * nr ** William Nassour _- A , War with Army (Par* and George de Witt heading stageshow $ ™ Marriage !M«i*. ftll.- for th# Aiming af "Par Men Only." “Call Me MUter 40th) (4th wk* Opens today (Wed ». with Gertrude Pan —"Molly mt (Par) <3 064 55-61 50* • Par* (FAM* (3.000, 00-75) Lutcher, Sam plus N ( I >on.ih uf Nellie “Septem (PA) II n-nia t in West" (Rep) 45-05 ■•■ today with Henreld as producer, director Holding at $12,000 after great $14.- Berg star of pic making ^ * W f -ast meek “Mr Universe" ^ or r^taase (EL* and The Torek* (EL), ditto Rcd* and And Har. Modest Production starts la September, i M.vcrw" 1 for release under lb# Lippert ban 000 for third Pos (PAM) (5.000. (WB* i i 00-73) — “Bedtli 22 ) » (1.1 Affair *Par* Oke $11,000 Last week "Bedti " (U*. $0 000 < Balaban* (J "Cry Danger” hels” 'indie* and "Atfucltlos * with Eddie Either. Russ Gestapo” (Indie 1 . Ng $3,000 orrh. 3 De Marco Sisters on- week. "Mister Universe” (EL) 1 stage (2d wk>, off to fair 640.000 "Cattle Queen” 4EL', 66 000