Variety (July 1958)

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33 Wednesday, July 30, 1958 TV-] PULSE FEATUBE CHART Variety’s weekly chart, based on ratings furnished by Pulse’s latest reports on .feature period and share of audience, since these factors reflect the effectiveness feature films and their competition covers 155 markets. Each week, two different, of the feature and audience composition, i.e., a late show at 11:15 pm. would hardly markets will be listed, with the JO top-raied features tabulated. have any children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect dominance in that Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations arid advertisers tn time period. In the cities where, stations sell their feature programming on a multi determining the effectiveness of . a . feature shoio tn a specific mdrket have been stripped'basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week a total rating for the included in this Variety chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding total number of showings, fOr the week is given, the total rating not taking into account features as their stats, release year, original production: company and the present ; the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled switches in titles the listed features distributor, included. Wherever possible along with the title. Attention should be paid for the particularly rated theatrical filmed show are as accurate as could be ascer to suth factors as the time and day, the high and low ratings for the measured tained, Under Time Slot, S. O. stands for Sign-Off, BALTIMORE TOP 10 FEATURE FILMS 1. "GILDERSLEEVE'S B AD DAY”--- Harold Peary; Jane Harwell; RKO; 1943; CAG *. "THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR”— Paul Muni, Anita Louise, Donald Woods; : Warner Bros.; 1935; AAP I. "MAISlE GETS HER MAN”— Ann Sothern, Bed . Skelton, Leo Gorcey; MGM; 1942; MGM-TV 4. "MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR”— •./ . Lana Turner, James Craig, John Hodiak; MGM; 1944; MGM-TV »g. "MEN OF BOYS TOWN’N-- Spencer Tracy, Mickey ! Rooney, Lee J. Cobb; MGM; .1941; MGM-TV «. "THE MIGHTY McGURK’^-- Wallace Beery,. Dean Stockwell, Edward Arnold; MGM; 1946; MGM-TV ; T. "THE BlbEOUT’’— Robert Montgomery, Maureen O’Sullivan, Edward Arnold; MGM; 1934; MGM-TV g- "THE WHIP HAND”— Raymond Burr, Elliot, : Reed, Lureen Tuttle; RKO; 1951; C&C g. "SARATOGA”— Clark Gable,. Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore; MGM; 1937; MGM-TV if. "VIVA VILLA”— Wallace Beery, Leo Carillo, Fay Wray; . MGM; 1934; MGM-TV DALLAS 1. "MAISIE- WAS A LADY”— Ann Sothern,: Lew Ayers, c Maureen O’Sullivan MGM; 1941; MGM-TV, . I. "THE BARKLEY’S OF BROADWAY”— Fred Astaire; ..Ginger . Rogers, Oscar Levant; .... MGM; 1949; MGM-TV I. "FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE”— ; . Pat O’Brien,' Daryl Hickman, Myrna Dell; RKO; 1948;. C&C 4. "Treasure island”— . Wallace Beery* Jackie Cooper, Otto Kruger; . MGM; 1934; MGM-TV 5. "SAGA OF DEATH VALLEY”— Roy Rogers; . , Republic; 1939; MCA . «. "BEACHHEAD”— Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy; ■ United Artists; 1954; UA-TV «. "EYES OF THE UNDERWORLD”— ; * Richard Dix, Wendy , Barrie, Lon Chaney Jr.; Universal; 1943; Screen Gems T. "IT’S A GREAT FEELING”— Jack Carson, Doris Day, Dennis Morgan; > Warner Bros.;: 1949; AAP t: "SONG OF LOVE”— Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker; MGM; 1947; MGM-TV g; “THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING”— Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur; Wallace Ford; Columbia; 1935; Screen Gems