Variety (May 23, 1951)

10 PKTI RI CROSSES Mmy IS. 1SSI H.O.’s Hold Back LA Biz, island’ Fair $15,000, Angelo 3G, Guard’ ‘Ctdft' Mi Pi|t Ptu« C. McCoy 18‘4G, Omaha Omaha. May M “Great Canno tops loon cur- rentlv lor straight-dim* oith sorb Stole aesaion Orpheum ntth “Air nW by Patti P«l»* 19G; Broke’ Oke 22G, Hope I4G, 2d z CaiH. H ci'de McCdrl •olid Remainder of lo«■ is ss m tome doldrums that hat hurl bis for week*. Transport Strike Still Dins Det.; Thing’ Tasty 16G, Fancy’ NG14G Los An fries Mas 22 ♦ Already slou first-run pare here |s hemf full her depressed this i meek her a use of too mans hold* I oxers Newcomer* are mortis very slim, m ith Fighting Coast Guard only tit 000 in fise theatres and J • Srnuffler % Gland ' fust fair 313.- fhK) in five small-seaters An okas 03 1100 is in prosper! for “Angelo’ at arty Four Alar. Best of holdoseis Mill is ' Gu For Broke" oith oke 422 (**0 in too, spots, second round lemon Drop) Kid** is down to $14 000 in Its see- | ond frame at too Paramount houses with lowered admission Scale Second round of (nodbye kfs Fancy'* is lifht $17 000 in three location* Forbidden Pa*" is frl tine ©nlv four da> % frame in too spots Estimate* foe This Week %nfeles. Chinese, U Hlksblre *rwc 2047 Broadway Grosses Total Giam *444 It# •« 20 theatres. > lot Year UttJM rd on 17 theorres * stage revue, meek. Follow Follow Sun Tops In Prov., $14,000 Majesties Follow the Mate >Goldberg* $03 23 73* — , Great Caruso" »M-Gi. Smash 46UUO l^sl week, second Worn an" *1 A* and Square Dance Katy" Mono*. $3 300 Orpheum «Trtstates» <3 000 20 ao —“Air C adet" tU» and Patti l*4ge<l>de McCoy I Solid $1$ 300 Sun" 20th* and ! (UA*. very light $7 000 at l$-7Ue scale Paramount 'Tristatesl *2 000. | |$.70* — Goodbye. My Fancy • WB*. MiUf 4$ 000 Last week, “la Navy Now ’ '20th», $0 300 Brsndeis • RKO* <1 300 l0-70t— FortMdden Past" *HK() . Oke „ M 43 000 Last week. “Son Quentin May 22 , and “ Alontras Island WBi ‘ *—" • *3 days* split with “killer is sf irk- tanner here currently. doing That Stalked N. T." (Col* 1 bit Other stands )u*t ma Key City Grosses Fstimated Total Grom This Week 42.002 .M0 < Baaed or 23 rifles. 2*i3 the- arret, chief Ip first runs. Inclwd *-**» k. Y > Total Grom Boose Week La* Year 32 774.444 * Baaed or 24 cities, and theatresl My Fancy’ Fine $7,000 in L'ville Hill" • Indie* 4 days* »ng time with exception of AI bee $g 300 Omaba *Trt**e*i *2 100. 10-70* 2 040; 171$ 1 340. 2 200 74-41 10‘ which looks fair — Fighting Coo* Guard** Hep* Katlmale* for This Week and 'Million Dollar Pursuit" •Hep. AI bee RKO* Small 11$ 000 La* week “Half- "Tokyo File SIS Angel" 1 20th* and "Long Dark "Loves Dr. Qoebbels | Hall** *L'A*. $27 400 4» 300 La* week Nick Cain Hollywood, Dosrwioww. B litem j *** h snd_ “Atrocities Ft. Bantiagn" v .is., 77-. — “Cavalry Scout’ sit- rko* and . * bets'* Indie*. Fair rf?.." week “Nick Cms", 1110 " H Mild $4000 Straight" M-G) Agent «Cul'. $4 304 «WB7a7S*. I 1 * 1 . t J4« 1 MI !•' *•■"*• <n I * If J - Ciifti. My i»r> w» •mLSP'L'IS,. '****• 1 Krnkp .younp «k>. Ultil $17 0U0 LmI »wk r»llo» l>v Sm •Huh' and \c LH UtC » dUUl *24 (MMl • cording to Mrs Hoy le Mono*. •Tr _ Krisht 114 000 La* nnnk. “Com-1 _ .* ' rll f muni* for FBI" B B* and V trims* *3 404. 1 334; 70-41 10*— Go For Yansa* iMon«,l tioe» n^ssL s.^* .3 x» ^ TUT? rtHiunt ••►- Thief of Bagdad" *UA* and 1 1 * ***** rouuM I Kipling s Jungle Booh" *UA* *reis- sues*. So so 44 $00 La* week Hillstreel Faolages *RKO» *2.- Man From Planet X" >IA* and 3 $12 40-$l * — * Forbidden I Lion Hunters" $t.m«.>, $4 30$ <RK()i and “Smuggler's state (Loewi 3 300. 44-43»— ‘Col* *3d wk». Thin $12,300 Second Woman ’ *17A* and “In- in 4 days. La* week. $23 700 ude Straight" (M-G). Six-day run Lor Angeles. Motlymood Pars * leyhv weak 44 300 La* week. *FAM* *3344 1 430. M*— Fighting Coa* Guard" Rep* and “Painted Hills" *M-G». $4 nuO Strand ‘Silverman* *2 •“Appointment With Torrid 27G, D.C Louisville May 23 Perfect spring weather Is cur- rently not too favors hie for atten- dance at downtown Sr*-runs “Great Caruso * at Loew s Stale ends two-week run with likelihood of satisfactory total on second week. “Goodbye My Fancy" at Mary Anderson la wrapping up a nice take “Samson and Delilah” which broke recor ds la this terri- tory when tt Arst hit town at road- prices. la marking up sat la- st Risito la current regular Belie Le Grand * and at Detroit. May 22 The Thing** * the Palms and Soldiers Three" at the United Artists are shaping as well as ran be esperted la view of the trans- portation strike here, now in »!• lifth week “Goodbye. M> Fanr> * is a fadeout at the itirhigan “Rawhide’’ has no *ing left in sec- ond round at the Fox I climate* for This Week Fos 1 Fos-Det roil * *3 000 70 4.4* —“Rawhide'' 20th* and “Pier 23* •Lip* 2d mk*. At Ingles* $17 000 14**1 week. $21 000 Michigan (United Detroit* 4 000. — Goodbye. My Faar> " B Hi ' Footlight Varieties" (RKO*. $14 ****** La* week. “Appoint- it B'ith Danger" *Par» and Gun Play" *RKO> $13000 Palms «L’D* *2 $00 70-43*• The Thing" *RKOi. Good $14 000 La«t week. “Redhead and Cowboy" 'Pari and “Insurance Investigatoi 'Rep*. $10 000 Madison tUDl *1 000 70-03 — “Girls Under 21” (Cull and “Girts of Rood" «Coll reissues*. Alim $3 000 La* week. "Nick Cain" «20thi and "Sword Monte CrtWo" «2nthi. 4$ 000 tolled Artists *UA» *1 $00 74- $3•— Soldiers Three" *M-G* and “Painted Hills” tM-G). Okay $13- aahington May IS rally mttBR Drop Kid" •Par* and “Pier 23" <Lip) *LA only I 2d wk*. Alow $14 000 for Hope BtjM k. fair $21 despite pries Bit Is generally sluggish at fir* with invasion of Singling Bros circus blamed in part Sole bright spot la “Go foe Broke" with vaude * Loew's Capitol. Launched | bide by a big preem. tt Is in top place for this and many preceding weeks “Rawhide" and "Only the Valiant" are anly fair for This Week Mary Aodersoo •People's* #1 43-431— Goodbye. My I •BRI. Nice $7 000 “Communi* for FBI" iB H >, $4 300 Rialto • Fourth Avenue* *2 000 43-43* — Samson and Delilah Par* Nut too hefty .at pop prices. 000 La* week. ' Raw- 2Uth! and “Man i'heated llimsetf <20thl, better than ex- pected at neat $12 300 and m n I Great Caruso* <M-Gl «2d vki. s* *2 434: 44-00*— w p 4k .pu, ^ $1 10 * and "Heart $13 000 ar less Artists. Rite. Vsgwe. City, Culver »UA-FWC* •!.- IM 1 370 443 $00 1.143. 70- IM pc Dll in' I F AM Of lugrleCs Island’ *U> lilLlUUm LLAil 3U, of Rockies * Kepi. Fair * La* week. “Air (Ul and “Double Crum- ! «U>. slim $14 000 Four Star *UA* $00. 74-001— | ”Angelo’* (Indie*. Oke $3 000 La* 1 1M Vt’umso il’ii and I >nfr 8 * . *« > l5i i uk s del users here sgain this mnu Uav.i 11 ono "Mr Impertum * Loews. Uwikv ' ’ ’ . ... ., __ tops, but with a mild Agure “Ap- ,* rtl ‘fT?. >8 T1 . - a pouitment With Danger* In- %2 ♦O^-JCyrwo- ,VA> >»h »$•« *„«. u «emn* 4ayt<. Nm in ftnnj ■ 4n>( at Umg 1 I *• Sock $27,000 La* week. (Pari plus vaude. RfU; DANGER' «|G Indianapolis. May 23 Ideal outdoor weather and the wop asnoio ore bold to the seasonal lows * run with $2 300 expected, week. $2,300 Oeverty Cane« ABO <330; 41 *— • hon-Tiki" RKO* 4th wk». Okay $3300 La* week. 44.000 Inpenm’ Ns Sscks h St Us, $13,000; ‘Navy’ fee This Week < Cec krill-Dolle* *2.000. 44-43* — Communist for FBI BBi and Mrs Hoyle" *Mono). 417 Colombia •Loow'sl 11.300. 44-74* —“Quebec" (Par*. Average 43.300 for Aral-run in La* week, "la Navy | '2d rua*. nice 43.000 (Lapert* *373; mg 44 000 La* week. "Inberit- ame" .Indie*, 43 300 Keith s tKKOl *1 $3$ 44 00* — ”1 Was American Spy" (Mono*. Sown $7 300 La* week. “Smug- gler’s Island" (U*. ditto Metes ps l ita s •Winer* *1.143; 44-74*—* Bea* with Five Fingers" (BB> and “Walking Dead" *WB* | 0(10 1 ^ • it Had town talking Will grab nice M 000 after Ar* week s big $13,000 (FA) (1300. 43-431 — Belle Le Grand” (Rep) and ~Sav (Rep). Steady $3,300 “11th Letter" 2uth> Yank in Korea" (Col*. 44 300 Slow 9G, ‘Riders' 12€ I • reissuetl. Okay M Alow $4,000 La* week. “Follow | * Redhead and Cowboy" (Par*, 43* 300 for Ar*-run. Palooe Loew s) (2 370 44-74'— “Rawhide” (20tbl. Mild 414 000 I .a* week. “Somaoo A Delilah “ (Par*, disappointing $12 000 at pop 20th l and Mtaaiog W Hep $7 300 •C-D) *3 200. “Appointment 1 and “Lion Hun t Wuk Donger" Part lent * I. May 22. dived sharply over the pa* week- end with stiff opposition develop- ing from ideal summer weather. 'Mr. Impertum * shapes anly fair * the Slate while “Kansas Raiders ’ is Ju* okay * the Fox. ”Latuko ” a pic made of an African safari by a local industrial mag- nate. is showing strength * the Pageant, aided hx plaudits from the rrix Loew's) *2 427 . 44-431— “Mr. Impertum" < M-G *. So-so $9,000 La* week. “Queen for Day" «UA) and “Iroquois Trail” •UA». dull $3 000 in 3 days Lyric C-D) <1 400. “Groom Wore Spurs" U* “Fat Man" «Ul. Fair $4,300 week. “Fort Quebec" ‘Par* “Molly" .Part. 43 500 Mpk r istisui Drab; And’ Slow It $9,000, Croon’ SIC. Bulb 6G Minneapolis May 22. At usual, there (a nothing cheer- ing about the bo soft ice picture here currently. Which means that grosse s continue in their depresm-d groove There’s little wrong with the current newcomer lineup which undoubtedly would pull RKO* and “Circle of «UA( 2d wk). $14 000 Adams Balabsn * 1 700. 70-43*— “Lp in Arms" (RKO) and “Got Me Covered’' RKO) (reissues* <2d wk*. Down to $7,000. La* week, okay $10 000 Ciscy Exbibs Get Out Crying Tswek; ‘Fascy OK $9,000. Katie M. All Cin*nn*i May 22 la sluggish this MJt one are kills, but only bye My Fancy” at Palace okay Soldiers Three" * big Al- bee Is mild K*io Did It” Scarf ’ “Fat Maa" are lagging in other spots Home stand of spurting Onry Reds' base ball club bringing out Playhouse •Lopert* (403; 41 30- $2 40* — ‘ Tales of Hoffmann • Indie* *3th wk). Solid $0 000 after W 300 la* week. Warmer WB* *2.174; 44-74* — “Only Valiant" WB 412 000 La* for FBI* (WB*. Trans-Lux *T-L* *434. 44-40* — “Scarf’ UA*. Okay $4 000 La* week. “Magnet” • Indie*, slow $2- 000 in 4 days. ir.< w-W H«it Bulls tiro, .in W, Painted Hills “ Other- wise, In the loop, it's the third week for Samson and Delilah" and the second for “Appointment WUb Danger " nr (FAM* *3 000, 04-73) ^ *3*4) — 1 Ami — “Raw Thing’t RKO) •xsil. Oke $4 (100 La* week. “Rawhide" 30th > and * BuHlighter and Lady" Rrp>, Fox FAM* ‘3040; 00-73*—, “K«nvas Raiders" <U* and “Air i here Cadet* *U(. Okay $12000 week. “The Thing" »RKOi " <; ho* Chasers" ‘Mono*. $12 300 •Loewi •3.172; 30-73 Bako Better; ‘Caruso’ Sock 513,000. Am. Spy’ Brisk 8G, Angel’ Okay 10G Century Par) (1 000. 50-701 — 'Painted Hills" M-G*. Light $4 000 La* week. ' Joan of Arc" RKO) «2d run*. $4 200 Berger* *1000 44-74'— von and Delilah" *Par» 2d run) 3d wk*. First regular mission date handicapped I crally poor boxoffice Alim $3000 La* week, fair 44 300 Lyric (Par) O 000. 30-74*—“A •RKO* (3 100. 55-7$*— “Soldiers Three” *M-G). Out of «(ep * $0 300 Had help on Fri- day (1$* from Croeley’s radio-TV Ana Is on*age La* sent With Donger" •Par), oke $10 000 CspMol * Mid-States I (2 000; 53- 73*—“K*ie Did It” *U* Fair 44- 300 La* week. “La* Outgo*” Par), $7,300 Grand *RKO) 0.400. $A-73i— “A* art *UA». FUmsy $3 000 1 jm( wreoB. “New Mexico^ (UA*. 44000. KeHh'e ‘Mid States) 0 342; 53- 73'—“Fat Man* (Ul. NAG 43 000. lag week. “Smugglers Island” .III 44 300 Lyric RKO) 0 300 55-73*— “Bea* With Five Fingers* <WB) and Walking Dead" iWB- ‘rein- »ues* split with Om Suaanns" ' Rep) and “Surrendered" tRepi. Beak $4 000 La* week. “Queen for Day" *UA) split with “Fighting Caravans” (Indie* and * Fighting Westerner" (Indie) (rviaeues>. 33 (RKOi 0 400 55-73* “Goodbye, My Fancy’* (WB*. Okay 44 000 La* week. Pa*" RKO). $10,000 t en gi t X Baltimore. May 22 •light upswing is II upsw with a real help “Great socko * Loew s O while okay business is indicated for “Half A age I" at the New “I "Vir Impertum' (J4-G). Fair 413- Was American Spy” shapes bright too or near La* week. “Soldiers I * »hr Town, but “I-a* Outpost" Three" ‘M-G> and “Undrrworid k» lightweight at Stanley h*ory“ (UA*. 410.000 •FAXf. 3 300 00-73 In N’svj^ Now " 20th • and “14 | 74 (LoewVUA* >3.004 34- Caruao" (M-G*. Great $13.- Ilolds week Goodbye My Fancy” Three" <M-G*. $3.$no *B M * and “Lightning Strikes, Hip^rwme (Kaup Twice” 1 WB>. 44 500 20-40* Pageant 'St Louis Anns Cu.• | vaude fl *» 30-00i — “Latuko" 1 Indie • Big $7,000 or d oor. La%i sreh (Ul. $3 000. Rappoport ■ *2 240. Blue Blood 'Mum* plus mOod up by Ames Brwa. Kileen Bartuu Okay $12 000. La* week. ‘Queen Fur a Day" vaude, $10 U La* l‘UA* Keith's Schanbergrr) <2 404; 30- 70* — “Smuggler’s Island «U*. Fairish $4 300 La* week “Maa From Planet X * -UA). 43 700 Mayfair • Hicks $40; 30-70* — “Follow Sun" (20th) *2d wk). Maintaining nice pace * $4,500 after better-t ban-average ope n er * 44 200 New •Mechanic) • 1.000 34-70*— “Half Angel“ (30thi. Oke 410 000 nr near La* week. “Rawhide” •30tb* 2d wk*. $3 300 Stanley WB) '3 240 23-731 — "I-a* Outpost * (Par* Trving bard but looks light 47 000 La* week. “Cos uni* for FBI" (WB*, 44 Town • Rappoport• U 300 33-70< —"I Was American Spy” Mono). Open* d bright $8,000 like “Prince of Pc ngly well with irly La* week, iIndie*, $4 400 pointment With Danger’ Pari wk). Is making comparatively okay showing, being $4,500 after good $4,000 fir* *snsa Radio City (Par* (4.000, $0-74*— “Half Aagel” ‘30th . WcU-enougn liked, but not unanimous picovil Slight 44 000 La* week “Lemon Drop Kid’’ (Par) (2d nk*. okay $4 000 RKO-Orpheum *RKO( .2.100 40- 74*—“Brave Bulls” 'Cul*. Ovehids for this one and it received big ad campaign However, only light $4,000 looms La* week. “Smug- glers Island ” (U). $4 000 RKO Fan 'RKO* <1400 40-74 — “Ratoo Pass” WB) and “Opera- tion X" *Col». Barely okay 43.400 I-a* week “Prince of Peart $4 500 •Par) <2.300; 30-70* — “Groom Wore Spurs” (Ul. Indif- ferent $3 300 La* week. “Raw- hide” • 20th), $0 000 in • days. B arid .Mann) 400; ABBS) — “Manna" (Indie) *3d wk). Good $3 000 after okay $2,000 ftr* st a ma 'UW Unfit J17,500, Denen DUenk’ 19C Denver, May 22 ritk Get H Wholesale shapes as takings in two theatres report offish trade. trtth b*d) mi bslism s portly re- ts Island” * suggier* making a splendid showing with rood trade In three site* “Queen For Day" was yanked after four days at Paramount Aladdin 'Fox» (1( “Smugglers’ Island <U> and “Pier 23" 1 Lipt. day-date with Tahor, Webber Good $7,000 La* week. “New Mexico” (UA) and “Gay I «UA). $4,000 ay .Wolfberg) H 300; 40* •0*—“Forbidden Pa*" *RKO‘ ‘3d •I*" | wh», Down to $6,000 La* neek. nice 44.500 Denham ‘CockrilD 11.734 44-$4» —“Appointment With Danger • Par) Fairish $4 500 Holds La* week. • l*ar». U Denver <Foxl ‘2323.