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EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY<br />
ABOUT<br />
PICTURES<br />
Just as the Barometer page shows first run reports on current pictures, this<br />
department is devoted for the most part to reports on subsequent runs, made<br />
by exhibitors themselves. A one-star contributor is new, two stars mean the exhibitor<br />
has been writing in for six months or longer, arid a three-star contributor<br />
is a regular of one year or more, who receives a token of our appreciation. All<br />
exhibitors welcome.<br />
COLUMBIA<br />
Adventures in Silverado (Col)—William<br />
Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan. This<br />
is a good picture that they liked here. We<br />
Straw^berry Roan (Col)—Gene Autry, Gloria<br />
Henry, Jack Holt. We tried this western three<br />
days, including Thanksgiving, and were rewarded<br />
with happy patrons all three nights.<br />
It has nice scenery plus usual rows, fights,<br />
doubled billed with "Case of the Baby Sitter"<br />
songs and galloping horses. Played Fri., Sat.<br />
(SG) and got by in good shape. Played Fri.,<br />
Weather: Good.—R. E. Halstead, Tri-Town<br />
Sat. Weather: Cold.—Harland Rankin, Plaza<br />
Theatre, Lindstrom, Minn. Rural and small<br />
Theatre, Tilbury, Ont. General patron^<br />
town patronage.<br />
age.<br />
Triple Threat (Col)—Richard Crane, Gloria<br />
Arkansas Svring, The (Col)—Gloria Henry,<br />
Stuart Hart, June Vincent. The title was misleading<br />
and those who expected a hot hill-<br />
Henry, Mary Stuart. Amateurish acting and<br />
of little appeal except to football addicts. We<br />
billy show were disappointed. However, had a few walkouts and poor business. Played<br />
it<br />
Fri.,<br />
was average entertainment and no one complained.<br />
Business was average. Played Tues-<br />
Custer, S. D. Small town patronage.<br />
Sat.—Hobart H. Gates, Garlock Theatre^,<br />
day. Weather: Good.—E. M. Freiburger, Paramount<br />
Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage.<br />
EAGLE UON<br />
Canon City (EL)—Ecott Brady, Jeff Corey,<br />
Blondie's Anniversary (Col) — Penny Singleton,<br />
Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. Ho, huml the younger set, which was my chief worry.<br />
Stanley Clements. This wasn't too brutal for<br />
What a waste of time, celluloid and talent The picture drew fairly well and satisfied the<br />
(?). They should have left this in the original<br />
can for good. I almost forgot the dogs. Garlock Theatre, Custer, S. D. Small town<br />
crowd. Played Sun., Mon.—Hobart H. Gates,<br />
They stole the show. Played Tues., Wed.— patronage.<br />
Frank Sabin, Majestic Theatre, Eureka, Mont.<br />
Small town patronage.<br />
Lady at Midnight (ED—Richard Denning,<br />
Frances Rafferty, Lora Lee Michel. This is a<br />
Coroner Creek (Col)—Randolph Scott,<br />
good little programmer as the girl is very<br />
Marguerite Chapman, George Macready. This<br />
amusing. Played Wed., Thurs. Weather: Cold.<br />
is a very good action and western picture in<br />
—Hobart H. Gates, Garlock Theatre, Custer,<br />
Cinecolor. Some of the action is overly<br />
S. D. Small town patronage.<br />
rough, but it is just the kind of picture a<br />
small town wants, so don't miss it. Played<br />
Sun., Mon. Weather: Good.—E. M. Freiburger, METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER<br />
Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town<br />
patronage.<br />
Big City, The (MGM)—Margaret O'Brien,<br />
Robert Preston, Dariny Thomas. This pleased<br />
Framed (Col)—Glenn Ford, Janis Carter,<br />
our audience and it is fine for children as<br />
Barry Sullivan. This was very good—better<br />
well as for adults. Good moral in it and I<br />
than almost anyone would think it would<br />
believe it will please in the average small<br />
be as the title fooled many, but it fit the<br />
town theatre.—Mrs. Joe Stallman, Wyo-Lin<br />
story perfectly. So was the ending. Pictures<br />
Theatre, Lingle, Wyo. Small town patronage.<br />
like this are what we need more of! A grand<br />
job of acting. Played Sat-., Sun. Weather:<br />
Good.—W. H. Swan, Auditorium Theatre, Roscoe,<br />
S. D. Rural patronage.<br />
Lana Turner, Zachary Scott. The exhibitor's<br />
OCass Timberlane (MGM)—Spencer Tracy,<br />
dream—a well-filled house and something on<br />
Lady From Shanghai. The (Col)—Rita Hayworth,<br />
Orson Wellez, Everett Sloan. This is<br />
the screen to please them all. This is what<br />
occurred here when we showed it on a Saturday<br />
playdate. Weather: Rainy.—I. E. Rou-<br />
a fair mystery picture which did only average<br />
business. No complaints and no compliments.<br />
Played Wed., Thurs. Weather; Good.—E. M.<br />
geau, Club Theatre, Seven Sisters Falls, Man^<br />
Small town and rural patronage.<br />
Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla.<br />
Small town patronage.<br />
On An Island With You (MGM)—Esther<br />
Lady From Shanghai, The (Col)—Rita Hayworth,<br />
Orson Welles, -Everett Sloan. I didn't Here is a swell musical show in Technicolor<br />
Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban.<br />
intend to have any bad comments to make<br />
but 1 just couldn't help expressing my opinion<br />
on this one. It is a clinker and I think Columbia<br />
did Rita Hayworth plenty of harm in casting<br />
her in this picture. She is one of my<br />
Happy to Contribute<br />
favorites and most of Columbia's pictures are $25 to JIM MOTE FUND<br />
just right for the small town exhibitor, but<br />
not this one.—E. C. Holt, Freeburn Theatre<br />
Among the theatre circuits which are<br />
Co., Freeburn, Ky. Mining and small town<br />
swelling the JIM MOTE FUND with<br />
patronage.<br />
contributions is that of the William<br />
Goldman Theatres, Inc. of Philadelphia.<br />
Song of Idaho (Col)—Kirby Grant, June<br />
Vincent, Tommy Ivo. The story was nil, but This comment accompanies a nice check:<br />
the music was very good and saved the "We are very happy to enclose our<br />
darned thing. Okay for a double bill. Played check in the amount of S25 as a contribution<br />
toward the JIM MOTE FUND<br />
Tues., Wed—Frank Sabin, Majestic Theatre.<br />
Eureka, Mont. Small town patronage.<br />
from the ten theatres which we operate.<br />
Sport of Kings (Col)—Paul Campbell, Gloria "Congratulations on your sponsorship<br />
Henry, Harry Davenport. A horse picture always<br />
draws swell here and with a Three<br />
of this very worthy project. We are glad<br />
to<br />
Stooge comedy, this made a fine program<br />
be able to help this small exhibitor<br />
for<br />
Thanksgiving. Played Wed., Thurs. Weather: get back in business again."—William<br />
Good.—W. H. Swan, Auditorium Theatre, Roscoe,<br />
S. D. Rural patronage. * *<br />
Goldman.<br />
*<br />
Edwards and Plumlee in<br />
On Exhibitor Project<br />
'LJearts are big down in the heart of<br />
the Ozarks, so F. L. Plumlee writes<br />
from Farmington, Mo., site of the home<br />
office of Edwards and Plumlee Theatres:<br />
"Tom and I .are heartily in accord<br />
with this good gesture of American exhibitors<br />
in connection with the JIM<br />
MOTE FUND. Mr. W. H. Hoffman is to<br />
be commended for his plan of generosity,<br />
and we just want to be counted among<br />
the contributors. Attached is our check<br />
for $10 and we wish this movement every<br />
success."<br />
and it pleased all who came in this small<br />
town. Play it and advertise it properly and<br />
you will do a nice business on it. Played<br />
Wed., Thurs. Weather: Good.-E. M. Freiburger,<br />
Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla.<br />
Small town patronage.<br />
Search, The (MGM) — Montgomery Clift,<br />
Aline MacMahon, Jarmila Novotna. This picture<br />
gave us an insight into the conditions<br />
in Europe and was played here at a most<br />
opportune time, when solicitations for C.R.O.P.<br />
were being made. A good picture of its<br />
kind and it had a happy ending. Played<br />
Sat., Sun. Weather: Good.—T. M. Patton,<br />
Scenic Theatre, Lexington, 111. Small town<br />
patronage.<br />
Summer Holiday (MGM)—Mickey Rooney,<br />
Gloria DeHaven, Walter Huston. This is a<br />
pretty good show. The majority liked it.<br />
Average attendance at a Wednesday showing.<br />
Weather: Cool.—J. E. Rougeau, Club<br />
Theatre, Seven Sisters Falls, Man. Small town<br />
and rural patronage.<br />
MONOGRAM<br />
iiBabe Ruth Story, The (Mono-AA)—William<br />
Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford.<br />
Many were disappointed in this picture. However,<br />
1 think baseball fans enjoyed it. Played<br />
Sal., Sun. Weather: Good.—T. M. Patton,<br />
Scenic Theatre, Lexington, 111. Small town<br />
patronage.<br />
Jinx Money (Mono)—Leo Gorcey, Huntz<br />
Hall, Billy Benedict. This is not as good as<br />
"Angels' Alley," but okay for the middle of<br />
the week. I ran this with a good short, "Jungle<br />
Man Killers" in color. Comments and draw<br />
were good. Played Mon., Tues.—L. Brazil jr.,<br />
New Theatre, Bearden, Ark. Small town patronage.<br />
Panhandle (Mono) — Rod Cameron, Cathy<br />
Downs, Reed Hadley. Brother, you sure aire<br />
missing a good picture if you don't play this<br />
as this is the story of Johnny Sands, the fastest<br />
trigger man in the good old west. We can<br />
play a Rogers or an Autry and cannot fill<br />
the house, but get a frontier picture with<br />
Cameron and the boxoffice really soars. You<br />
don't have to worry about hiding around a<br />
corner when you have played this feature.<br />
Played Sat., Mon. Weather: Very cold.—Sam<br />
Holmberg, Regal Theatre, Sturgis, Sask. Ruraj<br />
patronage.<br />
PARAMOUNT<br />
Calcutta (Para)—Alan Ladd, Gail Russell,<br />
William Bendix. This oldie from Paramount<br />
had an airplane in it, so it had some appeal<br />
for the youngsters; also, there was quite a<br />
bit of action and suspense, and a surprise<br />
ending as no one really suspected beautiful<br />
Gail Russell of being the culprit. This is okay<br />
for small towns. Played Wed., Thurs. Weath-<br />
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Dec. 25, 1948
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