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'Bwana Devil' Averages High 270
In Holdover at Los Angeles
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Mfyfr of northern (ulifornia's 4!Uh National
(iuard division called on ilrrbcrt
J. Vates. president of Kepuhlic, in Hollywood
to invite the principals in "Thunderbirds,"
the Kepuhlic air epic, to attend
National (iuard week activities and the
premiere of the film at the (lolden Gate
Theatre in San Krancis-Fox). plus slog*
show 300
Golden Gate—Montana Bella (RKO), Arctic Fligtit
(AA)
too
Loews Warfield—Plymouth Advontiira (MGM),
2nd wk 80
Aloddin, Tabor, Webber—Thundcrbirds (Rep); Girl
From Manhattan (UA), reissue 175
Broadway—The Prisoner of Zenda (MGM), 2nd
Orpheum— If Grows on Trees (U-l), Guoit Wlf»
wk 115
(UA), reissue 85
Denham—Kansas City Confidential (UA) 90
Paramount—The Sovoge Poro), Morry
Denver. Esquire—
Ma (Ellis). 100
Because of You (U-l); Mr, Wolkie
St. Froncis—The Iron Mistress (WB) 150
Talkie (LP), 5 days, 2nd wk 150
United
Orpheum—
Artists— Limelight UA), 3rd wk. 110
Plymouth Adventure (MGM); The Hour
of 13 (MGM), 2nd wk 75
Paramount—The Steel Trap (20th-Fox),' Frisce Sol
(U-l), reissue 110
Rialto— It's in the 809 UA) Guest Wife
J. W. Gillette. 71, Stricken
(UA),
reissues . 85 HOLLYWOOD—Services were being arranged
for J. W. Gillette. 71. who had been
Vogue—La Forzo del Destino :SR); Bollet by
Degas iSR), 2nd wk 75
World— Lovers of Verona (SR) 100 studio representative for the American Federation
of Musicians for the last 20 years.
'Because You're Mine' Scores
180 in Seattle Bow'
SEATTLE—Two bills were standouts along
the local rialto. while most first runs suf-
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who died of a heart attack, had of-
Gillette,
fered his resignation at the AFM national
convention last summer, but it was refused.
He is survived by his wife.
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