Variety (May 2, 1951)

ac ■t h mi „ s4mson smash 22 G [| u |) Lagging Albeit Twist Nice — » •fas* $ 19 , 000 : Bulttgliter 14*4 G, 2 Spots Thing Standout ■ Spotty LA., Sockeroo $35,000: TBI’ Oby 30G, VQU W v^W)VVUj • p rkft. n Bullfighter 20G, 14 Hrs Thin 26G HP Tocanta. May 1. E." 2T A.SF " ring the low* with wuah total. | albert Littlo Dividend" alao is * while The lafwctr^ It »*p- May l. Key City Grosses Lot Ante lea. May 1. Dividend* Rich $16,000 in Prov. "Father s Little sew's Slate la t »nd balding Ita are. May I. Dividend at awl the only TwteT at Met. and "Mlflfblev ^ fro« mx. a Slate (Taylor) (1300; (Cal) Nice $14 000 Last -r»« Man** <U» aa* "Hiofc VWIarta <FT» <1.100. * Molly" I Par) and ■ IMM Pari ire Thing Terrif New | theatres with "f $23,000, PMly Philadelphia. May 1. >roduct la giving A ret run here a nice lift currently, tther^t Little Dividend" at a ft solidly for top • M-G> 2d RKOI <2 <RKO*. Great $35,000 Laat 1 451; 0O-$l) L— & a I (RKOI *2 N Y.“ 'Cali ad lie Ace* (Indiei i .Call (2d wh>. 00. Slual (FP> a 200. forcer (WB>. Rig Delilah Caniso’ Ronsng $ 18 , 000 , Si Louis pnp-an hlle *" <rf $2 40)— die) t2d 500 Li rs“ Monel, .mid $3,000 aetie ShuberO (1.100. $120- — "Tales of Hoffmann" la- id wh). Off la about %\l r Last week. neat $12 000. aortal (RKO> (2300; 40^05 — Thing** RKOI <2d wk Off • NET) 14 JOT $1 30 $2 40 Indie) Rig Valiant** (WBl and ~Malty $14,000 May 1. the city, with alee Delilah** 0 OCal) with $ 1 $. (Cal) CSd (NET) 11 700 40-05) and Lady 3 < Rep) • 2d wKi ta $14.- Xd*' Lofty $1& T S00, Dearer, ‘Kster’ $20 “Only Valiant** (WB) (3d wk> ta 211300 In $ days Last dull $15 000 Hoar $1J00 In 5 days Laat week, aha $3,100 fhne Arts (FWO (077. $1 »-1 “Call Ma Mister'* • Little Dividend $2 40) — “Cyrano“ (UA) (24Ui wh). era. bath heiag nice tala 20th a tan i a today • Tinea) Little Dividend 7 at Ory after Read $2J00 laat week Leman Drop Kid*’ hath IpkFailhCU As OU Walker Us; Tettles' Bat at $1,000 •evert? Canon ABC* <520. ill— **Ken-Tlhi** <RKO». Big $0 000 Laat week. Trta" (Par) doth wh t days). $1. Hunt- ‘Cnw’ Caftans Nl, Seek* 80*% hr?’ 01 N, Hkkak' (C Pittsburgh May I. (U) and "Under Goan** tU). $0,000 Broadway (Walfberg» <1.500. 40- •0) — Soldiers Three** (M-G) (2d wh>. fair $0300 Last week. $0300 Denham •CackrUl) (1,750, 40-00) —"Lemon Drop Kid** (Par). Pine actually enjoyed for the first time World <GdftS> <500 5<M Bitter Rice** (Indie* (24th : U $3 000 Lael week. 30th I. Okay $5 000 Laat week. "ManWEvtl** (UA), $5 500 r* l.H Sie Fine $7,000. JSiPLSCr* 4 ;!? I Monti; ‘Son*’ 16G and “Zamba * lEL), $4300 Only "Kettle** Straight’* at W .rj rr.-’ S'a,. - Caruso’ Shies Gncy High Note, AMR Twist’ Far ML TBT 9G **ln Navy Naw** 20th Nothing U write home about at $0 000 Last Cincinnati May 1. | Grand <KKO) (1.400; 55-75) — week. "Abbott-Caetello Meet In- “Great Caruso** at big AI bee la fathers Little Dividend’* (M-G) visible Man** (U) and "Air Cadet** racking up tallest take here for (2d wk). Satisfactory $0300 after (U). $0300 soeae time and giving general height $10300 last week (CT) <2 02$* 34-00) — esterday (20th) <2d wh). ) $10,000 fallowing aocka (Ul. CT • 2412 34*» -Lr-^- (WB) (2d wk) Off to Father** _ — _ ^ _ a *^n n n Man l »n<1 Mr Cadet -ra n* up talleat lake he.e for 3d wk Satisfactory $0 500 after Capital C T * 2 412 34 — - - — 500 soaae time and gtvtmg general bright $10300 laat week. "Enforcer" (WB) (2d wk) Off to Esther's Little Dlvt •Loew s) (2300. 50-05* — downtown bu a nice Maw “Oliver KeHh s Mid States) (1342. 55- $12,000 after hefty Brat of $17,000 srk). good 00.500 C areas" M-G) Nothing Twist" la fair at Capital while **1 75 ‘—“Air Cadet** (U) Fairish $0 - pi l, i 111 ,CT) dm- %a ant first week. «.r ut* ^Lrt, r,r'rsK - rBI - s rroor " 2 *. tr-vi •?* . MulUpU 4M1M •* ToUo* W I <■*« <1J00 ; _M-75>— V«U*»- .M-G>. $1* 000 DtvtdrfMl" 'M-Gt .500 after $ 14,000 eance Valley" M-G), $12300 L eaw* s (C T ) •2.056. 40-45) — Bird of Paradia* (20th) (2d wk). mow s Mines" (M-G). Heading for erate at Palace. i (2d srk), sturdy $0300 •J 4 ;" 0 Multiple 4atil| at “Follow S*.’] W> «»KO> (IJtO. S8-7S»— »*-rk Father % i JU.t IK- tinid , fl) f !h ealret an<i one omner l>epor1ed C *nd AdfJiJral W.% V(. ll.vxi l A ,p.« .,,h h£TV pLVIL.-*^ Stanley 1 WB) *2.000 50-051 — ^ ftart out well Owe theatre Beachhead” (Indie) ***** “Fight inc .r ^v ” **^~*f. " wk . wkT^H^fdli. ^ ^ Cos did not laat a full week *«*»J*£ I~»W) <reissue** So l^ek* ^ Wk), Holding over t^extrs d ays ao wuh mild $10300 for all spots •jL 500 ., ^ ^ Once a V Z^ .T .^TT., JT 1 Tuesday open- f ^ m«*a Thief** (EL) and “Nest Voice" Mpidsl (CT ) (I320: 34-00) — inf Brisk $5,000 Laat week, an nmmaaam nr Tnm ween (M-G) split with “Halls Monte Canoe for Alarm" (M-G) and "Man momentum of big campaign and AMae <RKO) (2.100 55-7$) — lum a* 20th > and “Bands of I wo (rom Trans" (M-G). Oke $7 000 widely-exploited world praam did “Great Carnra" (M-G). Lofty $1$,- j tma - (Rep> (rrlMU „, Laat week. "Steel Helmet" (Up) $14300 best here in a long time 000 LaM week^ "Only Valiant PMm iRRO) (2.000; 55-751— Queen" (Up). $11,000 • RKOI 030* 40- Prat** (RKOh On » — $14 000 beet here la a "2?*- T ,WB)t Communist for FBI" (WB). Mod Orphinm (CT ) (l.Oa. 24-00) — Blrsight M-G) Weak CapMai Mid-Stales) (2.00* 55- eraU 05 000 Laat week. "Molly" -Try and Get Me" (UA) and "True $4300 Last week. Mr Universe 75)—“Oliver Twist" <EL>. Fair (Par) split with **G4kia“ (Cal) and Stary" ‘UA). Nice $7 000 Last (EL) aa< Rogue River" (KU.,$0 000 Last week. "Meet Invisible Platinum Blonde" (Col) (reissuesi. week. “Three Husbands" (UA) and orara. MsW 7 4U) (3d wk>. $7300. thin $0300. i“Crime Over Leaden" (UA), same. for FBI** (WB>. Mod- O rph e n m (CT ) <1 040 24 Laat week, “Molly*' Try and Get Me** (UA) and I —