Variety (September 12, 1951)

12. mi Stale Legion Up Chi; Bay -Vaode Fair $33,000. ‘O^ara’-Cngal Solid 48G, Davif Sock 37G, ‘Convict’ 19G II .♦ ! »op firsl-cuns *ft rot it ni to- vaid atwMVr lock teaMon. miluJjr % • thr Influx W $6,000 atilt Amert- r ,o Uftmnairrd and gome top- much pi* Chicago bill of Mot« Ii*m Ray" pltM Romo Vincent top- ping MflHlwv bill (air $33 OOO People Against O'Hara" and Xav- (Ufa! orrh la ittlld $4(000 at Onr«Ul ^ . David and Bethaheba” w 11 b u a I# boost of It $0 looks terrific too or IMro at Stgt#*Lg|fet t «ovkt Lalt" and "Tell Target h fancy III 009 at RooaovrH Catted Artists, srttb ’Twr* of Arina** and Lady and Bandit.** is litre $11,101 In aoco n d swk ‘ Iron Man** and "Hunicano Island“ la s>h act $1)000 in hgcwwd round at Grand World, with Kind Lady.** looks solid $3,000 In aocond week Eitiibates Are Net film groas rotlnsln aa re* ported herewith from tbo vart- mas key elite*. are not. $ o. without the B% tag Distrib- utors share an not take when glaring percent**** hence tbo estimated $ cures are not in- ' Frocmen ' Kant $ 17 , 000 . Port .; Horatio ' Portland. Ore . Sept tl Bix is still good at drat-run I bouse* 'The ragmen." In fee spots is taking tip# honors Horn blower' looks Nbig In aocond neck / leS for This Week Parker* U too $5-00 —•Horatio r»M< » oag * .(WB> and. I This Is Korea’' iRepi ‘2d wk* | Despite cool weather meet of the . at 030,000 after smash Big $9,000 lost week $12,000 , session a dearth of now product , third nrook. a bit belova Mayfair ‘Parker* fjJOBf 16. OM t il" l usual let doom just after, Msy ?"ih» SIM aou 20 — —"That - My B«»> Pat and T*thf."tf* OBillng a dent j -people Witt. Talk" <20O\ eith letter ’ 2<Hh m o f tnr $5 M0 ) n Hr "i d, \*, v PH*??! SfiBFwiC IM* b,n NoM If fiSJ Murad s lawk *x5anno** t il A * and |. uaa _ ,b VJ rr ‘!_^* v r .l on 5 r urt . Ha rwi uuicnU. Prank Fontaine »?; 2 d Holdovers Help Crop Broadway; ‘Media’ Big $12,000 for Opeoer. People’Good 20G, Sun’2d Sock 62G $TJ parenthetic however as Indicated* include the V. % amusement tas. ' *aa.Manana’ ‘Mono* imp MB Oriental Evergreen* <2.000. 0$' •0*—“Frogmen” >20th‘ and “A» Young as Feel* tJOth day-date with (>rpheum Big ft $00 Loot i week Belvedere Rings Bell* • 20thV and Brave Bulls" iCei*. M - thtrags <B4K» I MiKiAtifht Bay** f to li—"On )» with Romo \ n«ent topptng stageshn* Not yery food $32,000 Lost week. "Rich. Young Pretty" »RM3» plus Milton Merle snd Dngmar onstage, terrific v *4 000 Grand KKO> *1.200. Mi— Iron Man" <U» and "Hurricane Island 'Col* <2d wk*. Mice $12,000 - Last week. $17 000 Oriental India* ‘3 400, M> — ' P-opie Against O Hara" *M-G and X*v*er Cuget orrh onstage 1»ll $4* MM) Last week, “That'S '* Bov’ OPar* pitas vaude *5th wk*. $30 000 Palare <RKOl<2$00; 03-0$*— Shuttered Sunday '$» for le i it p*»licy la ahead "Alice !n Won-, derland’ RKO-Dtsneyrr i$th wk*. tug $17 000 RsaspeaH B4K <1 $00 55-08 - Tonfict Uke” < 20th > and Tall Target <H-C. Looks lusty $10 0*0 I.asl week. "Hit K 1 n «! of Woman* <RKO» 2d wk>^$10,000 State-Lake BAK* *2.700 M $120— David and Bathsheba" • ' ! ‘*h Huge $37 000 Last w*‘»k rnblov Wl : \iyh wh $13- tVx) ^ r' I tilled Artists ‘BAK> M 700 $3- OH— Force of Arms" <WB» and ' Ladv and Bandit" <Col»'2d wk* F»ne $13 000 U*» week $10 000 W<*da Kssanes- *73. 00 — "People Will Talk** '20th* Bows today 'Tues *. In ahead, “Flung I eathernecks” • RKO* <3d wk . fan- ( $16 000 World <Indie* (3*7; 00*— Kind iJMty" *^1 O* 2d wk» Fast $5 200 j • ‘t w< « k. shout same Fiecfeld 'l.opert' <434 Wayne Wow At ^ $22,000, Frisco tlrphewm < Evergreen* 11.730 BU' — Frog men” \ 20th* | "Young as F»*el" «2tHh*. also Oriental Sock $10 300 lust week "That ’* M y Boy" «Par* and "13th letter * *20th* '2d wk $0 1 Paramount $AM*—"Ms^k and Tyn of $0,000 Ust Pence Con-.' Bin** t Bell 1 Evergreen- 12 400 of Avenger’ *Cei* Kind" tC«*l* Sieso week. ‘Belvedere • 20th) and Brave $10,000 • Parker' *000 03- and the Law" ifiUlL I M*t week. Thunder $ 7 V*0 1 Fancy 27G, Cleve. Mark *v| Rc Tale* of ale cut off Allen's "FtMT# (jianra \ San Franc!wo Sept 11 • While J«pena« „ 'rtrtue failed to hurt bir on M*rA Bu^U Sc* Strvrt the Uirvrdav%nlidav I sited •v^ekend plut the Orst rrsl h?JNn SW t-wd\ four months brought a mam eso- Mild $0.3*10 dti* to the countryside Result is i on HiU" lU • • har P d *P in g r o sse s Personals h" John Wayne and Robert Rvan g<*t the Wayne starrer "Flying Leathernecks.*’ pti In great style at Golden Gate with sock iota! Iikelv Only other new pie. T-aw and Lady." looka-colorless at Warfield Moat holdovers are off sharply with "Place In Sun." “Here Comes Groom" and “David and sheba" holding up for __ Gale IRKQ» *2 230; $*>-•31 — “Flying Leatheme-cju * iRJCO) Sock $22 000 Ust wees "Alice in Wonderland" RKO-Du ney * ‘3d wkL $11,4**0 m 3 days. crew Is r ailroading Feg *FWO 14 $51: $1 20-$l 20>- to # Umn€ * David and Bathshebe" <20th* 2d » !m Mi wk* Strong $22,300 Ust week. MO,,man " un sock $43 000 Mg at the Hanna WarAeld ILM 2 $3$. M-$3> M A \* onlvgp — Uw and Ud> *M (. Coiot r.stimalea far Tkta Weak less $10,000 Ust weeh Rich ' Alien Warner- *2 000 HAD- i t °yPJL yr * tf y (M-C> * 2d "Furre of Arfbs" tWB*. Fair $12 ■ $ 3*100. ! 0i)0 Last week. “Jnvr Thorjve’* Paramstmi (pgr* (2.242. «<v$5»— <WB 2d wk good $13,000 Here Comes Oroom" 'Par* *2d . Hama • Hanna> *1330 $173 a&jwe *•:»««• MS WW.I n ?£?• T.i’r" mJsL, ” M, ’ w ^ die* f>n roadshow run. sighting Si Fryneis (Par* <1 400 it> $3*— siiuirt $13 000 Last week, shut “Place in Sun" *Psr* >4th wk'. iered Hu^ky $10,0O*l. U'* w«*ek. $12 0**0 Hipp <S«heftrI-Burger* <3 700 Orpbenm iNo (*da«t» »2 44M 53- 35-tO-—“Meet After .Show" *20th» Pickup" •Col* and Chains 2d wk Down to $10 002 $nllow- t ircumstance", <Col* <2d wk Off [lag okay $13 300 last week 4 M$B;: l-Ml *wk.f 'Lower Mall Tsmmun.n Mt5 “SJsmn 1 ILut. !$M0*-'‘rosir in a Jeep -Tnd»e» . 1 . , $d **k Pair $2 300 after $4 300 wk* Down to M.OM Ust Week d III 000 Ohio Us it <1 244 33-M»— staeednwe - 5*70 St an. ‘ Here Cwhe* Groom" Par »*» o t 14G Tonvirt ’ Tim 71C w »*«»*."« ,•-*« *~ k , tJ l: <?. ITO, WIVICI I rim I -'ll , .i 2<h » k Molding at M'W 'iftLi** X.'v»Jry I- .r Uat week $3,000 i Mono 1 go xmi Larkin •Koaenerl <4 00 $5-03*—! Palace *HKOi <3300. $1 $1 30* — ‘'Oliver TebT <GA» *2d wk* StiU ‘M.vifc of Avenger’ <Cnl> plus big at $3 000- • Last week. $3,500. IlfBr Jones unit anvtage Fancy gg . nearing the end of their runs In _n$enae inteteal in the N Y Yankees’ flglM- far their third s urc em lve American League pennant and the cwunter-Com petition of the limit' era-Giant final hettles undoubted- Is hurl the bosoffice Saturday Sunday Uurels foe newcomers to to “The Medium" at the Sutton, where a big $12 000 waa acored on the initial week ft’s very strong hut not rated as big a« such recent toppers as “Ken-Flli" and Tn*» ; ’ on ttie firyt week Palace again is in the money |MM» slams with Mark of Rene- gade" snd vaude hitting a sturdy $24000 “People Aeainst O Hars r * shapes g«w*d with $30,000 on Orst State frame Biggest second round for a straight-ftimer Is Place In Sun." which continues smash at $03,000 In the f apMnl Another pic Mill terrific is “David and Rathshehe" with $30 000 at the Ritoti despite its fourth Week Initial holdover iliiuii at the Paramount and Ron Ml) are div- ing well Utter, with “People Will Talk" plu-' the H trmnntrais head mg stage and ireshow still is hig at $$rt <100 “His Kind of Woman.” with Jan Murray and Klllst Uw- rence band heading stage Mil stilt ! is Wry wre at around $02,000 at eveltnd. Bept 11 p» r flagship Henvy prpnsntton m». two-a day —aMw Boat with alage show $ vaude iNNnebacb at Palace, with Is winding its long run at the Mu iOpened | three shows on weekends plus , ** r ^all today ( Wed i^The eighth B2$k# Jones’ Musical Ilrpreriattoft BO m i ‘odefu • davA i Indie*. GiH>d $> lae ‘AHA’ Whan ( 25,000 Paces Pitt; Ways* Fi r e Pittsburgh 1 . Sept 11 . Penn has a smash In "Angels In ’ • which teed nff with a world .nreem here and had a l ddover in the hag* after first two <* '-*•<' Get »way helped plentv by . r ersanal appearances of Phil j Rkuil > Pi oducer-director f'm| ■roce Hi ow n and all of the PitUal t »♦ ^h Pii des Glowing notice* d-I the r^i “Flying I.eathcr- at Stanley looks solid tod M dot* “Convict Lake" at Fulton Intimates for This Week* I u'un ‘She«i <1700 50d|3*— * < onvict Uke” <20th Good 47 - MB-: Ust week ‘ Comm* Round l VS 300 Harris Harris* '2 2(K> M K» - 1 *’tle Drive’’ rU*. Going no- V *)eir Cl I h $4,000 in 6 dav» Cotv ovt diy ahead in favor of CMYM and Bathsheba" <20thi to- ’ Wed > Ust week *V» et Af»rr Show" <Mth* nice $11000 Penn l^ew'a** *$M0 S0-II9>— Angela In OutReHT <M-G*. Plenty « » local iMerekt in this one since '' * ** largely Shot here and tram t**vhlved is Pittsburgh •hrates W f *rld preem together With per- s ihaL first dlv of Paul Dougla* **)•< (’’Crrnce Brown, got fantasy * v J-id and fine notice* won’t yp | $27,000 I ernet ks ) picture Slate IB !' um S*rrlmg rt k: l - akt **cek, Patti vi»t< hell unit onstage '*age Best’* <Par* $g and will Pate-O uv boosted •ock $T$ tanley ^WB> <2.$00; 30-$5*— v »ng Uathemecka" *RKO* ^. , n ; wavne name, Technico’or ‘•ft * <*rt * me flying ’Stuff helping, ; ' nrf> Last week, Jjn Thorpe" 'WB*. same . w ®» '2.000 iJjZL Tb, »**P»" 'WBi <« # l dnUnd- ‘Iron Nan* Husky 20 G. Driver, ‘Grssn’ 12 C, 2 d SSTlniSP i Denver Sept II ‘Iron Man. ’ playing'Ip three the- atres, is heading for lop money, here this stanxa, with strong total "Flying Leatherneck* ’ and “Here Comes Groom" are doing okay ib •second sessions at Broadway and Denham respectively. “Groom ’ i*. so strong It will remain a third frame. “Belvedere Rings Bell*’ looms good in two spots Picnic- type Weather it riipping trade generally '7^': I fcstlaaies fur This, Week AladMia Fox* <1 400, 40-20* — "Iron Man" *U> and “Two Gal*. Guy ’ »L’Ai. day-date wdh Tabor. Webber Good $111100 Ust week on reissues..';:* : Bewugway < Wolf berg 1 300. 40 $$«— Flying U«4h#r«»eck> RKO* ■2d wk* (MI to $$000 1* -eek. record $18 000 7 llenham •Cockr^l* < 1.750 40-$0 Here Cdmev Cl room ‘ Par> 2d wk'. Fine $12,300 Holds again Ust wee k , big $14 300 Denver <Fox* ‘2 323;- 40-M — "Belvedere Rings Bell" ‘20th* and “Chain Circumstance'* <Col». day- date with Esquire Good $14,000 Ust week "14 Hours" <20th* $17 Fsuulrf (Fox* <742 “Belvedere Rings Bell" (20th* ’ Flying l.eath wk*. $10 Mat at Last week ‘ RKO* 12d prices, , i Ixm w si <3.430. 33-110 — O’Ha i a” M -G*. Last week Here Comes Groom" <Par*. Ilk UOO / < T owe r srheftel-Burger <3M. ‘ 53-$0v— Two Of a Kind t ui Fair $4 lain Ust week, “Iron I Man" «L ! < 2d wk un o •. $4 000 OOO IIS'MI C v and •0 Fine ‘Chain <t week “Alice In Won- Donvdr • RKO-Disney i, ditto. i tCobUAtied oo page 20) Ctrrwmstaaco’ $2 500 <Co! I, also B’ngkan Likes ‘Egypt’ Birmingham, Ala. Sept 11 . | Trade is booming here at sev- eral h<UM> current 1% The Melba ha< its be>t bit in months with Little Kgypt “ David and Haiti . vheba i> hrrifie in second round at the R»ti Flying Uaiberne< k< continues big in second session at feinjiir i F.stimaies for This Week - Alabama W-fci 2 600 44 3<i — Meet Aft* • 'stiow ‘2(Hh Farr $7 .V**j Here Comes (.room bpenv tomorrow Wed ’ In spir e \» me- «Mo *' 30* — “Flying Lcatf.crnecks Rh(> 2d wk Big $4,000. Teresa M-G- opens loji.ur row (Wed I. Melba V m. $30 33 V* Little Egpvt' L* *2d wk Vtf) good $4,<iu0; : Ust week, terrific $0,000 r- Rita <W K 1 300. $0-$ . — “David and Halhvheba ’ (20th '2d wk' Wow $18,000 Last week. $20 000 Mr and * Kennedy* <$00, 44 30w “Sirocco" Col'. Fair $2,300 Ust week Ktrh Young, i iM-G» <2d wk . fair $2 600 Pretty"' wk week being down to $103 000 but creditahie for this Stage iff run. Second week jof “Rhubarb" Is Oft to 111! non Mill heftv at the C.lobe and continue* Jim Thorpe" is i vageing to afwMit $12 non m Its third A si or .ses s ion »«tim«te^-fnr THiv Week As4oe ntv Inv ) l 300 V. $1 30' Jim Tjy*»rpe ’ • WB» *3d wk Thud week . coding t om or ro w 'Tbucs» vaggmc to aiwmt $12 000 after big ' $21.ISKl fur ter <iod round a bit bel«»w hopes Bljoo ‘City Inv • 3*0 $1 >*- $2 40^ — ‘Tales, of H«*ffmann" ♦ lo- ll h wk The 23^1 week"*) lavt' ni^ht To* ' i slu»|H-d a bit 1 1 • >m twg holidav week ahead hut still strong at $11 Vat The tld • 'session was $12 300 being h* ’ *ed bv extra shows ' ( 4pit/d Ia» i ' S 2 .'» 'l*»V • ’ I’m I ' ' wk: Initial holdover Minn ended last night Tues • held yery aoHMs w »lh $62 002 or near after tern< > $Ji4 otxi for ftrwt round no af all- Mrne higti hi re |i»r ill film lotk* gm.d for run i / ( rilertoo 'Moss' *1 700, 30-$1 AH Alice m Wondeitand HK** Disnev *7th wk> C'urrent found off slightly at $13 0110 after great $21 000 fur sixth week a bit over hopes Globe * Brandt* <! 300 30 $1 2b* -T-“Rhubarh Par* ‘2d wk Fir»t holdover frame look* fine flffiMxi ■ - ■ • s. - • •• • . • Sta' Mayfair lUandt 1 so $ i . — ‘ Little Fgypt ' *L’» '3d wk Ser'uml fi m .■ . -v»j < I UigM Tin*' > dipped to about $4 000 aftn fair $l3iem op«-ning week Palace KM* 1 700. 36 $1 2<* “Mark •■$ Renegade" tU» with vaude Uoks like sturdy $24 'Ml Ust week “Passage West' 'Pari and syaude $23 400 over hups"* Makes two week* in row that house has beep showing fine profit Paramount Par* '3 604, 70 $1 40 | — Hu Kind of Woman ’ RKO with Stageshow of Jan Murrf> uni Arden Kay Malone F.I not EawfOOre o#vh id-final w.k> Hoid- ing fatrfy well at $b2JMJ0 in second nd ended last night 'Tiir after smash $84000 in inti.il week Pork A?*. > Reade 3$3. 9H-$1 SO -■ ;•*Oliver Twist" i(JA* '7th wk Sixth i miid end* d Sundav '$> con- tinued smash with $12 800 after $14,000 fin hfth week Slays indef Radio C ity dusk Hall *Kockpa felief > % 94.) 80-$2 40> - Show Boat ’ )M-G* with stageshow i8lh- fmal wk: Down to $103,000 in final ilopgo. still big fur Ibis stage of run hut not enough to hold Seventh week was sock $141,000 a hit ; below expectancy “Cant Horatio llornblower ’ <WB opens tggffarrow Thurs • , Rtvofl t v I Car - 2 0p2 90-$2 "David and Bathshrba ' »2Qthi '3th Fourth stanxa ended last i night Tues i cuotinucd going great ‘Aims’ Solid 21G In Okay Philly Ph t li< t«-Iph i a Se,i»l II of new product here this is Force ol Army" whn h to a fine Mart at Stanley thing in town howevt-r is •mart, $ 22 - l: kest ittiiua got off Biggr t inint m town stilt "David an«t Itathsheba” which hit a record f>u the F'»* in rts Initial stanra "IH-ace In Sun" (imtinue> botsy at Hoyd in second round w*uU- VHirh Ynung Preliv" conttiHtex neaft in initial bohluver vtahea.'. at AUlmr ‘llurruane l land ’ with new M.«geshow luuki f tii »l 'Lai Iroh Man ia mm ko Intimates for This Week Algioe * W B I 3*13 30 80 Hu Young. Pretty M-G id wk* Scat $10.<MiO l.*si week. $l.t,(NX) ;A ' lUvi i WH 21 M) 9 ftM — “PI ii e in Sun’’ (p*r * 1 2d wkiItot $ 2 *MX **1 l av) week $11 Odd I Jflc Ai. > .e Hm ru jibe Island (of* plus Wa rmnif Harris Jim- Thomas orrh. Kuol Garner Trio oust . e Okay VJH i*0i» Last w**ek Fugftivo LadV’ Rep* plus Hlinoiv Ja<(|uet. S.«vannah ('hmchill unil;>ge <**• »ox. ■2:vi '■•■■'** “David and Bathsheba” «20th 2d wk Terrific $13000 I.asl wc«k, $38.0Mi. all-time house high Gwldman 'Goldman* t 2 *hi Vm H is kind of Woman ItK* *• •3d wk Holding at $8 ixmi l ast week hig $12,000 Maslbawm WB 4 360 30 99 - Hoinblowti WH 4th Wk* Off to dull $8020 Last week $11.8(1 Midl.uwn (Joldr'.iii 1 (***»* ♦ * M »j,,.. ( . 4 ItK' 2d wk Trim $7 rxtRl. wr' gWgl l4|gt" k $10 ,utki Randolph Gold it an > 2 M itt 36- 90--Hying Uatherretk- KK<i* • 2d wk IBiwn to $11 ton Last, week mm k $18 WK) Manley WH 2.212 94 N — "..Force of AlTrts' W II S*ou* $21 r (Kg Ust week Jim Th<ope" WH. 2d v k $11 (gHi Stanton WB I 473 iKHd— ‘ Udv and Bandit »C*pl and i Trust Gambler' ( ol l*»r $0 VKi Last week. Passage West” • Par*, 'turdy $11,002 Trans-Lux 7 1500. 30 $8 — ’ Iron Mad k. $5,000 or over l^axt week “Four in Jeep" <UA». nice $4 000 ;• World 'G4B> '300: SOW — * >iirr Twist IS 4th wk Big $4 500'or betlei last week, $>,302 i } \ h r»- / ih and iceshow *2d wk PBfM holdover ■ e ea l on ended lad night Tues r slipped to 800 000 still very strong after terrific $121000 ppetting week Y O4o4e *Loew v .<$.490. $0-81 30* — People Against O Hara" <M-G* 2d wk First round ended la«( IdlChi Tues ».•■: finished up with j good $30,000. In ahead Iron Man <V* Id wk 5 daysi, f 12000 Warner WB i2 730;35-$12$' — J ’Tenting Clouds ’ iWB <2d wk*. Way off at about IIOOilO or leys sMer fan Is giM*d $10,000 t>iM-nir»g week * 5tpeei< ar Named liesire •WB' due in Bept It j O tt if n <R A B* ‘3«l $0$} 3d - ' The Me d i u m" 'Indie 1 >2d wk First frame ended Iasi night Tiles • soared uC big $12 000 In ahead, Ki*n>TiXi Hk'i> 22d ski day $6 / Trans-Lux 804b Hi *T L' r 4 *3. 74 31 30 Reluct ant Widow” 'In- die Initial week ending totm»r- j row *Tbur* • looks to get Te«« than $4 iKli* and may nui 'hold long, In j ahead Iter Panelled (>sor 1 ‘ln- •iie» 2d wk-4 days) only $1>M •. after $3 300 ftrsi week Trane Lax ltd M II *340. $0- $1 V* — "K2M Lady '* <M-4i* *«th wk Fifth i'»und e> id Mond.jiv IIP slipjH-d slightly to $3 000 after fine $7 34*0 for fourth week ' YirUria <( it> Ini I 1 000 AV- Saiurdav’a Hetx»", »(’ol* Monday a 10* afternoon In . ORtod,; Hnghi Victory" tUh Wh wk 8 days* wound lip $N0tM> after $11000 for fifth 1 sion ' - I (