Boxoffice-March.06.1948
SHORTS REVIEWS Opinions on the Current Short Subjects- Little Hiawatha Hidden Valley Days RKO (re-release) (Disney Cartoon) No More Relatives RKO (Edgar Kennedy Comedy) 18 Mins. Good. This is one of the best in the current Edgar Kennedy series. After his in-laws leave, Edgar and his wife .make an agreement that there is to be no more housing of relatives. Soon after they arrive at this decision his inlaws return. Both wife and in-laws work cut a scheme with which to deceive Edgar. The rest of the film is comprised of humorous incidents. Edgar finally gives consent to drop the pact, thus enabling the relatives to stay. Photo Frenzy Prairie Spooners RKO (re-release) 13 Minutes (Ray Whitley Western Musical) Fair. A plot that is simple and easy to follow. Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys attend a barbecue and there, between songs, are told a story by Pop Whitley. He tells of how he was once in love with the mother of Ray's girl, Lorraine, and of how distance and time had pulled them apart. Ray and Lorraine decide not to let this happen to them by taking up where Pop Whitley left off. Dick Stabile and His Orchestra RKO (re-release) (Jamboree) 8 Minutes Good. Several ever-popular songs are featured in this re-release. The first song is the World War 1 favorite "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" and the second is Melody in F. Dick Stabile's style is very relaxing and his saxophone solos are smooth. Gracie Barrie of musical comedy fame provides the pleasing vocalizations. She sipgs the first and last number which is "You Go to My Head." Both playing and singing was very good. Brooklyn Makes Capital Univ-Int'l (Variety View) 10 Minutes Fair. Ted De Corsia, who handled the narration for "Brooklyn U.S.A.," also is heard here as a typical Brooklynite complete with Brooklyn accent. He gives his reactions to various scenes and activities in Washington, D. C. He interviews a lobbyist, a fake senator and member of the British embassy. He tries to crash the Russian embassy, but is vetoed. 9 Minutes Univ-Int'l (Musical Western) 27 Minutes Fair. A three-reel film starring Red River Dave and the Texas Tophands. It is the first Excellent Both grownups and children will enjoy this Technicolor Disney cartoon. Trying to prove himself to be a great hunter, Little Hiawatha aims at every animal in the woodland, but fails to hit any of them. He finally corners a bunny, but turns softhearted and shoos it away. Soon afterward he breaks his bow and arrows in two and disposes of them. He then encounters a bear and is chased for miles. The other animals sparing the life in the forest, grateful for his of the bunny, help him to escape. Back in his The Children's Republic wigwam Little Hiawatha vows that he will Carroll Films (Documentary) 24 Minutes wait until he is bigger before becoming a mighty hunter. Interesting. Madeleine Carroll has produced a 35mm documentary account of an of a series about this group and was photographed in Texas. The camera work is good and the music pleasant, but the editing is poor. The picture tells how Red River Dave and his boys help an old rancher with his roundup. While they are on the ranch they capture a gang of bank robbers who have been using on airplane for their getaways institution called The Children's Republic in Sevres, France. The film describes the progress being made by the progressive school toward rehabilitating children who were left homeless during the occupation. It follows In the A/ewsree/s Movietone News, No. 18: President Truman visits Cuba; Belgium returns bed sheets to people of Bastogne; Parisian children eat Friendship food; Japanese police raid black Universal Nevra, No. 122: Tokyo police raid black market; Mrs. Taft is interviewed by Washington press; New Orleans presents latest Easter millinery; Talon wins Santa Anita handicap. Warner Pathe News, No. 57: Champs in the news; Czech red revolution; motorcyclists in endurance contest; potatoes exchanged for fur coat; Santa Anita handicap. Movietone News, No. 19: Vandenberg urges Marshall plan to stop another war; the Italian Pilgrims flock to site of miracle; Bowery derelicts get a chance to start life anew; along Broadway; Cincinnati Reds start training at Tampa, Fla.; N. Y. Giants practice in Arizona; Boston Red Socks drill in Florida; ski jumping Gene Wilson flies 288 feet in Iron Mountain, Mich. News of the Day, No. 253: Quick aid to evade war; Czech fate stirs world; Everglade Wonderlands explored by cameraman; King Michael reclaims throne; basketball sensation; must accept Boston and Cincinnati; Boston Red Socks get ready; Cincinnati Reds woim up for spring; most perilous ski jump. "" Paramount News, No. 5G: Notre Dame-N. Y. U; Washington Czech envoy quit; Junior Republicans name Stassen and Warren; Earl Long wins in Louisiana; ski jump in Michigan; N. Y. Giants at Sarasota, Fla. Universal News, No. 123; United Nations security conference ponders Palestine crisis; Czech envoy informer; Hungary premier prptests action of Reds; film premier aides heart fund; Irish top N. Y. U. in rough basketball upset; death mars ski jump in Iron Mountain tournament. Warner Pathe News, No. 58: Michael revokes abdication; Czech envoy defies Reds; rare scenes of Everglade light; science makes the experiences of a brother and sister, orphans, who are picked! up by the poHce for vagrancy and are sent to the institution. Pupils at the school are permitted to study the is courses they prefer. The school run on a democratic basis, with the children governing themselves. They are taught useful trades. The film will be used to aid the current campaign of the White House committee for the International Children's Emergency Fund. Narration by Miss Carroll. She appears briefly in the film. A Matter of Time Carroll Films (Documentary) 20 Minutes Fair. A documentary account of a French barge captain's struggles to meet a deadline hauling a shipment of cement to Belgium from Paris has some measure of suspense. It is hampered by an English commentary that strains for American slang expressions. Photography is adequate. The film has more merit for educational showing. the perfect pie; spring fashion in photo finish;] Notre Dome vs. N. Y. U. in basketball; U.S.:^ Constitution. "i • market; navy jet displays new jet flyer; skiing All American News, Vol. G, No. 291: Mrs. in France; kid boxing in New York; skating E. C. Estell of Dallas is selected as RKO "Woman (This Is America) 16 Minutes Barbara Ann Scott. of the Year"; Wilberforce, Ohio, college students are initiated; George E. Curry, former Very good. A report on the development of News of the Day, No. 252: Japanese battle photography from the time of the box camera black market; schools closed by teacher strike; bishop, is a successful businessman in Jacksonville, Fla.; President Truman on trip; Joe to the present intricate apparatus used in the Truman ends tour; new jet plane; Paris acclaims Barbara Ann Scott; chess classic; mus- Walcott awarded championship belt. motion picture and other industries. Many types of pictures are shown, both those taken clemen on parade. • by professional photographers and amateurs It is a very informative film and should be of Paramount News, No. 55: Chess classic- Telenews Digest, No. 9: First films of Red interest to practically everyone. Greek army frontier; a soldier remembers a upheaval in Czechoslovakia; violence grows promise; first pictures from Czechoslovakia. in Palestine as UN talks; Dictator Franco of Spain takes royal power; Francisco France presides over the inauguration of his New Council of the Realm; U.S. military mission arrives in Athens; new 11,000-ton liner makes maiden voyage from Sweden; carnival in France features dancing in the streets; Wallace-Taylor forces attack Marshall plan; convicts used to fight flood tides in Mississippi; GI dream homes in New York turn to nightmares; Statue of Liberty wears "old look"; miracle rescue saves seaman; teachers strike in Minneapolis for better schools; explosion rocks town; Reynolds takes off on new exploration; Europe's refugees find new home; gadgeteer builds new super auto; wheelchair vets play basketball; doughnut dunkers demonstrate techniques. Exhibitor Has His Say (Continued from page 3) E. Pehlman, Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and small town patronage. * * * Unsuspected, The (WB)— Joan Caulfield, Claude Rains, Audrey Totter. This film was tops in murder and mystery. My patrons don't go for these though and this hit the all-lime low for this winter in gross. Played Tues., Wed. Weather: Very cold.—Otto W. Chapek, Annex Theatre, Anamoose, N. D. Rural and small tovim patronage. * * * Verdict, The (WB) — Sydney Greenstreet, is Peter Lorre, Joan Loring. This a very good murder mystery but don't play it on a weekend like we did unless you want poor results like we got. We didn't even have a hundred at the matinee and that was something unusual for us. The ending was a great surprise for the people and was enjoyed by those who come. Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Fine. — George MacKenzie, York Theatre, Hantsport, N. S. Small tovm patronage. * 14 BOXOFHCE BookinGuide :: Mar. 13, 1948
Opinions on Current Productions; Expioitips for Selling to the Public FEATURE REVIEWS t Summer Holiday MGM (821) 92 Minutes p ' Comedy With Music Rel. ApriL '48 An outstanding assemblage of talent—both in the acting and production aepartments; a name cast headed by Mickey Rooney; Technicolor; some good singing and production numbers, and lively comedy oi the early '90s period ought to molce this one ol the money-makers of the season. It gets a confusing start, with Rooney, Walter Huston, Frank Morgan and others singing and talking in verse, but acquires reality as the boy-girl romance and family complications unfold. One scene virhere Rooney, a high school boy, is lured into a drunken stupor by a burlesque queen, is dragged out unnecessarily and may draw criticism from parents. Gloria De Haven, as the sweetheart of school age, outstandingly is attractive. Arthur Freed was the producer and Rouben Mamoulian directed from a script based on Eugene ONeil's "Ah, WildernessV Mickey Rooney, Gloria De Haven, Walter Huston, Frank Morgan, Butch Jenkins, Marilyn Maxwell, Agnes Moorehead Smart Woman Monogram-Allied Artists 93 Minutes Rel. If any such remained, this should dispel all doubts that Monogram, under the banner of Allied Artists, its silk-clad running-mate company, is deserving of a big league status as concerns both production and bookings. There are plenty of showmen and reviewers who will appraise the film as the best to date to appear bearing the A-A seal; and, considering the financial returns recorded by some of its predecessors, such evaluation should assure profitable grosses wherever the feature is booked. A story of crooked politicians, urban corruption, smart lawyers and torrid love, the screenplay was skillfully contrived to accent the respective and collective talents of a name-heavy cast, which is highlighted by Constance Bennett's impressive comeback as an actress and her promising debut as a producer with Hal E. Chester. Skillfully directed by Edward A. Blatt. Brian Aheme, Constance Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Michael O'Shea, James Gleason, Otto Kruger, Isobel Elsom. The Return of the Whistler F Columbia (920) Minutes Rel. Mar. 18, '48 An exciting mystery in which there is no corpse and bullets don't fly. Pretty Lenore Aubert plays the part of a young French widow of an American flyer whose nearest in-laws hate so much to see her inherit the family fortune that they conspire to cheat her out of it by making everyone believe she is insane. Michael Duane had fallen in love with her and was trying to marry her (not knowing her financial prospects) when this series of events started happening, and keeps up the interest until the last flicker. Private eye Richard Lane sleuths on both sides the fence, really exposing the racket when he discovers he has been working for crooks at first. Where there is a demand for these mystery-action pictures in double feature houses, this can be booked in any ot them to satisfaction. D. Ross Lederman directed. Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane, James Cardwell, Ann Shoemaker, Sarah Padden, 'Wilton Gralf. Adventures in Silverado Columbia (902) — Minutes Rel. Mar. 25, '48 Suggested by Robert Louis Stevenson's story, "Silverado Squatters," this is a western in entertainment value with more plot development and something better than the sterotyped sagebrush thriller. There are enough stagecoach races to please the most ardent action fans with acting a grade higher than typical horse operas. Also, the plot has an unusual twist at the end and there are social betterment ideas introduced which fit into present world reform movements. Of course good old Doc who looked after everbody on the "flats" turns out in the end to be "The Monk," dormg highwayman who has been robbing the mine owners of a lot of gold shipments by holding up stages. But, shucks. Doc was taking it from the rich to give to the poor, so that didn't make his crime so black, though he paid with his life. One of the better little pictures. Phil Karlson directed. William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier, F Irving Bacon, Joseph Crehan. ^ ^ / Remember Mama RKO Radio (860) 138 Minutes Rel. April '48 "Iss Gootl" Thai's the coverall phrases employed by "Mama" and her family and friends to describe a situation to their liking. But it is inadequate as an appraisal for the screen version of John Van Drutens popular stage play. In fact, "Iss excellent " is none too superlative. It's one ol those heart-warming, fundamentally-simple, all-too-rare films about the lives, loves, problems and tribulations ol a wholesome and lovable immigrant family— in this case Norwegian—millions of which comprise the backbone of our nation. As such it inescapably must strongly appeal to every picture patron, regardless of age, creed, color or film taste. Given the additional benefit of a thoioughly fine and masterfully-typed cast, whose performances throughout are line-grained and winning, the offering is predestined for record grosses. A sterling credit lor Producer-Director George Stevens. Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes. Oscar Homolka, Philip Dom, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee. Fort Apache RKO Radio 127 Minutes Rel. Those early-day ingredients of the time-honored western —cavalry and Indians—herein are given the benefit ol unstinting production and the mastery ol Producer-Director John Ford (Stagecoach) in blending touches of irony and philosophy with good, old-fashioned action. Resultagtly, the feature, second from Argosy Productions, in which Merian C. Cooper is Ford's co-producer and partner, easily earns rating as a super-western and in many facets transcends even that exalted classification because there is much in the story to appeal to the patrons who are not rabid sagebrush fans. For such there is a tender romance and a plethora of artistic touches, displayed mostly in backgrounds and photography. For the action lovers, there's of more: Spectacle, authenticity atmosphere and locale, suspense and thrills. The film looks like a sure winner. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond, Irene Rich, George O'Brien Madonna of the Desert Republic (704) 60 Minutes Rel. Feb. 23, '48 Adroitly plotted, capably enacted, and mounted productionwise so skillfully that its short budget doesn't burst out at the seams, here is a cops-and-robbers yarn tailored deftly to fit into the nether end of a dual booking, both as to running time and entertainment content. There is no pretense that it is anything other than program fare, but in that category the subject certainly should pay off. The story line moves along briskly, and there are a couple of chases and fist fights to keep the action addicts happy. At the same time the scenarists injected a spiritual note into the story of a fabulously valuable statuette of a madonna, owned by a simple rancher. Crooks attempt to muscle in and steal the antique, but the bauble's magical powers—and a few uriavoidable coincidences—work together to foil the plot. Directed by George Blair. Lynne Roberts, Donald Barry, Don Castle, Sheldon Leonard, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Frank Yaconelli, Paul E. Bums. The Hawk of Powder River F Eagle Lion (856) 54 Minutes Rel. Apr. 10. '48 During the first five minutes of this Eddie Dean western, trigger-happy horsemen ride all over the range shooting everyone in sight and robbing mines, stage coaches and should please action fans and juveniles who banks. This will not mind or miss the absence of dialog in the opening sequence. Then along come Eddie Dean and his pal Roscoe Ates to cramp the style of this bandit gang, headed by the Hawk, who is a very unconventional western "badman" —lovely Jennifer Holt. She tries to kill her cousin, June Carlson, in order to get control ol the family ranch. Miss Carlson's father, who suspected the identity bf the Hawk, had been murdered. Dean sets a trap for the killers and he practically annihilates them single handed. Andy Parker and the Plainsmen provide background music lor Dean vocals. Ray Taylor directed. Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt, June Carlson, Andy Parker and the Plainsmen. F
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SHORTS REVIEWS<br />
Opinions on the Current Short Subjects-<br />
Little Hiawatha Hidden Valley Days<br />
RKO (re-release)<br />
(Disney Cartoon)<br />
No More Relatives<br />
RKO (Edgar Kennedy Comedy) 18 Mins.<br />
Good. This is one of the best in the current<br />
Edgar Kennedy series. After his in-laws leave,<br />
Edgar and his wife .make an agreement that<br />
there is to be no more housing of relatives.<br />
Soon after they arrive at this decision his inlaws<br />
return. Both wife and in-laws work cut<br />
a scheme with which to deceive Edgar. The<br />
rest of the film is comprised of humorous incidents.<br />
Edgar finally gives consent to drop<br />
the pact, thus enabling the relatives to stay.<br />
Photo Frenzy<br />
Prairie Spooners<br />
RKO (re-release) 13 Minutes<br />
(Ray Whitley Western Musical)<br />
Fair. A plot that is simple and easy to follow.<br />
Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys<br />
attend a barbecue and there, between songs,<br />
are told a story by Pop Whitley. He tells of<br />
how he was once in love with the mother of<br />
Ray's girl, Lorraine, and of how distance and<br />
time had pulled them apart. Ray and Lorraine<br />
decide not to let this happen to them by taking<br />
up where Pop Whitley left off.<br />
Dick Stabile and His<br />
Orchestra<br />
RKO (re-release) (Jamboree) 8 Minutes<br />
Good. Several ever-popular songs are featured<br />
in this re-release. The first song is the<br />
World War 1 favorite "Pack Up Your Troubles<br />
in Your Old Kit Bag" and the second is<br />
Melody in F. Dick Stabile's style is very relaxing<br />
and his saxophone solos are smooth.<br />
Gracie Barrie of musical comedy fame provides<br />
the pleasing vocalizations. She sipgs<br />
the first and last number which is "You Go<br />
to My Head." Both playing and singing was<br />
very good.<br />
Brooklyn Makes Capital<br />
Univ-Int'l (Variety View) 10 Minutes<br />
Fair. Ted De Corsia, who handled the narration<br />
for "Brooklyn U.S.A.," also is heard<br />
here as a typical Brooklynite complete with<br />
Brooklyn accent. He gives his reactions to<br />
various scenes and activities in Washington,<br />
D. C. He interviews a lobbyist, a fake senator<br />
and member of the British embassy. He<br />
tries to crash the Russian embassy, but is<br />
vetoed.<br />
9 Minutes Univ-Int'l (Musical Western) 27 Minutes<br />
Fair. A three-reel film starring Red River<br />
Dave and the Texas Tophands. It is the first<br />
Excellent Both grownups and children will<br />
enjoy this Technicolor Disney cartoon. Trying<br />
to prove himself to be a great hunter,<br />
Little Hiawatha aims at every animal in the<br />
woodland, but fails to hit any of them. He<br />
finally corners a bunny, but turns softhearted<br />
and shoos it away. Soon afterward<br />
he breaks his bow and arrows in two and<br />
disposes of them. He then encounters a bear<br />
and is chased for miles. The other animals<br />
sparing the life<br />
in the forest, grateful for his<br />
of the bunny, help him to escape. Back in his The Children's Republic<br />
wigwam Little Hiawatha vows that he will<br />
Carroll Films (Documentary) 24 Minutes<br />
wait until he is bigger before becoming a<br />
mighty hunter.<br />
Interesting. Madeleine Carroll has produced<br />
a 35mm documentary account of an<br />
of a series about this group and was photographed<br />
in Texas. The camera work is good<br />
and the music pleasant, but the editing is<br />
poor. The picture tells how Red River Dave<br />
and his boys help an old rancher with his<br />
roundup. While they are on the ranch they<br />
capture a gang of bank robbers who have<br />
been using on airplane for their getaways<br />
institution called The Children's Republic in<br />
Sevres, France. The film describes the progress<br />
being made by the progressive school<br />
toward rehabilitating children who were left<br />
homeless during the occupation. It follows<br />
In the A/ewsree/s<br />
Movietone News, No. 18: President Truman<br />
visits Cuba; Belgium returns bed sheets to<br />
people of Bastogne; Parisian children eat<br />
Friendship food; Japanese police raid black<br />
Universal Nevra, No. 122: Tokyo police raid<br />
black market; Mrs. Taft is interviewed by<br />
Washington press; New Orleans presents<br />
latest Easter millinery; Talon wins Santa Anita<br />
handicap.<br />
Warner Pathe News, No. 57: Champs in the<br />
news; Czech red revolution; motorcyclists in<br />
endurance contest; potatoes exchanged for<br />
fur coat; Santa Anita handicap.<br />
Movietone News, No. 19: Vandenberg urges<br />
Marshall plan to stop another war; the Italian<br />
Pilgrims flock to site of miracle; Bowery derelicts<br />
get a chance to start life anew; along<br />
Broadway; Cincinnati Reds start training at<br />
Tampa, Fla.; N. Y. Giants practice in Arizona;<br />
Boston Red Socks drill in Florida; ski jumping<br />
Gene Wilson flies 288 feet in Iron Mountain,<br />
Mich.<br />
News of the Day, No. 253: Quick aid to evade<br />
war; Czech fate stirs world; Everglade Wonderlands<br />
explored by cameraman; King Michael<br />
reclaims throne; basketball sensation;<br />
must accept Boston and Cincinnati; Boston<br />
Red Socks get ready; Cincinnati Reds woim<br />
up for spring; most perilous ski jump. ""<br />
Paramount News, No. 5G: Notre Dame-N. Y.<br />
U; Washington Czech envoy quit; Junior Republicans<br />
name Stassen and Warren; Earl<br />
Long wins in Louisiana; ski jump in Michigan;<br />
N. Y. Giants at Sarasota, Fla.<br />
Universal News, No. 123; United Nations<br />
security conference ponders Palestine crisis;<br />
Czech envoy informer; Hungary premier prptests<br />
action of Reds; film premier aides heart<br />
fund; Irish top N. Y. U. in rough basketball<br />
upset; death mars ski jump in Iron Mountain<br />
tournament.<br />
Warner Pathe News, No. 58: Michael revokes<br />
abdication; Czech envoy defies Reds;<br />
rare scenes of Everglade light; science makes<br />
the experiences of a brother and sister, orphans,<br />
who are picked! up by the poHce for<br />
vagrancy and are sent to the institution.<br />
Pupils at the school are permitted to study<br />
the is courses they prefer. The school run on<br />
a democratic basis, with the children governing<br />
themselves. They are taught useful<br />
trades. The film will be used to aid the current<br />
campaign of the White House committee<br />
for the International Children's Emergency<br />
Fund. Narration by Miss Carroll. She appears<br />
briefly in the film.<br />
A Matter of Time<br />
Carroll Films (Documentary) 20 Minutes<br />
Fair. A documentary account of a French<br />
barge captain's struggles to meet a deadline<br />
hauling a shipment of cement to Belgium<br />
from Paris has some measure of suspense.<br />
It is hampered by an English commentary<br />
that strains for American slang expressions.<br />
Photography is adequate. The film has more<br />
merit for educational showing.<br />
the perfect pie; spring fashion in photo finish;]<br />
Notre Dome vs. N. Y. U. in basketball; U.S.:^<br />
Constitution. "i<br />
•<br />
market; navy jet displays new jet flyer; skiing<br />
All American News, Vol. G, No. 291: Mrs.<br />
in France; kid boxing in New York; skating<br />
E. C. Estell of Dallas is selected as<br />
RKO<br />
"Woman<br />
(This Is America) 16 Minutes Barbara Ann Scott.<br />
of the Year"; Wilberforce, Ohio, college students<br />
are initiated; George E. Curry, former<br />
Very good. A report on the development of News of the Day, No. 252: Japanese battle<br />
photography from the time of the box camera black market; schools closed by teacher strike; bishop, is a successful businessman in Jacksonville,<br />
Fla.; President Truman on trip; Joe<br />
to the present intricate apparatus used in the Truman ends tour; new jet plane; Paris acclaims<br />
Barbara Ann Scott; chess classic; mus-<br />
Walcott awarded championship belt.<br />
motion picture and other industries. Many<br />
types of pictures are shown, both those taken clemen on parade.<br />
•<br />
by professional photographers and amateurs<br />
It is a very informative film and should be of Paramount News, No. 55: Chess classic- Telenews Digest, No. 9: First films of Red<br />
interest to practically everyone.<br />
Greek army frontier; a soldier remembers a upheaval in Czechoslovakia; violence grows<br />
promise; first pictures from Czechoslovakia.<br />
in Palestine as UN talks; Dictator Franco of<br />
Spain takes royal power; Francisco France<br />
presides over the inauguration of his New<br />
Council of the Realm; U.S. military mission<br />
arrives in Athens; new 11,000-ton liner makes<br />
maiden voyage from Sweden; carnival in<br />
France features dancing in the streets; Wallace-Taylor<br />
forces attack Marshall plan; convicts<br />
used to fight flood tides in Mississippi;<br />
GI dream homes in New York turn to nightmares;<br />
Statue of Liberty wears "old look";<br />
miracle rescue saves seaman; teachers strike<br />
in Minneapolis for better schools; explosion<br />
rocks town; Reynolds takes off on new exploration;<br />
Europe's refugees find new home;<br />
gadgeteer builds new super auto; wheelchair<br />
vets play basketball; doughnut dunkers demonstrate<br />
techniques.<br />
Exhibitor Has His Say<br />
(Continued from page 3)<br />
E. Pehlman, Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural<br />
and small town patronage. * * *<br />
Unsuspected, The (WB)— Joan Caulfield,<br />
Claude Rains, Audrey Totter. This film<br />
was tops in murder and mystery. My patrons<br />
don't go for these though and this hit the<br />
all-lime low for this winter in gross. Played<br />
Tues., Wed. Weather: Very cold.—Otto W.<br />
Chapek, Annex Theatre, Anamoose, N. D.<br />
Rural and small tovim patronage. * * *<br />
Verdict, The (WB) — Sydney Greenstreet,<br />
is Peter Lorre, Joan Loring. This a very good<br />
murder mystery but don't play it on a weekend<br />
like we did unless you want poor results<br />
like we got. We didn't even have a hundred<br />
at the matinee and that was something unusual<br />
for us. The ending was a great surprise<br />
for the people and was enjoyed by<br />
those who come. Played Fri., Sat. Weather:<br />
Fine. — George MacKenzie, York Theatre,<br />
Hantsport, N. S. Small tovm patronage. *<br />
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