Boxoffice-March.04.1950

'Samson' Still Paces
Kansas City Trade
KANSAS CITY—Trade in general at first
runs here continued at a fairly steady pace.
"Samson and Delilah," in a second stanza
at the Paramount at roadshow prices, chalked
up a sturdy 225 per cent. An eight-act vaudeville
bill at the RKO Missouri, with "Tell It
to the Judge" on the screen, rated 190 per
cent. "Key to the City," dualed with "Challenge
to Lassie" at the Midland, carded 135
per cent. A third week of "My Foolish Heart"
at the midtown Kimo continued to draw well.
(Average is 100)
Esquire—Tunisian Victory (MGM); Desert Victory
(^Olh-Fo\), reissues 80
Kimc^My Foolish Heart (RKO), 3rd wk 175
Midland—Key to the City (MGM); Challenge to
Lassie (Col) 135
Orpheum-The Red Shoes (EL), 2nd run, 2nd
wk., 5 days 75
Pa^a:no^..^l—Sam-.on and Delilah (Para), 2nd wk 225
RKO Missouri—Tell It to the Judge (Col), plus
judeville
.190
Roxy—Intruder in th Dust (MGM), The Big
Wheel (UA), 2nd run
Tower, Uptown, Fairway—Borderline (U-I);
Brothers in the Saddle (RKO) (Tower only)..
Tree for All," Stage Bill
Pace Omaha First Runs
OMAHA—"Stromboli" chalked up 140 per
cent in its opening week at the RKO Brandeis
here and was headed for a second stanza.
The topper was "Free for AH" coupled with
Sammy Kaye and his orchestra on the stage
at the Orpheum. "Samson and Delilah," in
a second round at the Paramount, still was
drawing nicely.
Omaha—Red Light lUA); Siren ol Atlantis (UA) 110
Orpheum—Free lor All (U-1), plus stage show 300
Paramount—Samson and Delilah (Para), Znd wk.l20
RKO Brandeis—Stromboli (RKO) 140
State—Battleground (MGM), 5th wk.; The Roosevelt
Story (UA), reissue 105
Town—Susanna Pass (Col); East Side Kids
(Mono); 'Neath the Brooklyn Bridge (Mono),
reissues 105
"Sands' Grosses 200 Per Cent
In Minneapolis Opener
MINNEAPOLIS—"Sands of Iwo Jima" ran
away from the rest of the field, pulling 200
per cent to the State. A big exploitation
campaign helped. The second week of "Dear
Wife" and the reissue of "The Fuller Bru.*
Man" pulled good grosses also.
Aster—Parole (U-I); Framed (U-I), reissues 90
Century—Dear Wiie (Para). Znd wk 115
Gopher—Mule Train (Col): Blondie's Hero (Col)....120
Lyric—Pinky (20lh-Fox), 3rd wk 100
Pix—The Fuller Brush Man (Col), reissue 120
Radio Cilv— Key to the City (MGM) — 110
RKO Orpheum—Cham Lightning (WB) „ 100
RKO Pan—Father Is a Bachelor (Col) ._ 90
Slate-Sands ol Iwo lima (Rep) ....200
World—Facts of Love (Oxford) 90
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Drive-Ins Barred by County Board
On Major Roads Near Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—Applications filed in the
future with the county board of zoning adjustment
for construction and operation of
drive-ins in the unincorporated areas near
here will not be approved if the proposed
sites are located on major highways, Judge
William J. Randall, presiding officer of the
group, said in a statement of policy requested
by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.
"Because of traffic and safety difficulties
experienced and encountered by existing theatres
on Routes 40 and 71," Judge Randall
said, "this member stands opposed to further
location of such theatres abutting upon major
highways or situated so near our principal
United States routes as to attract additional
traffic and to increase abnormally the already
high traffic count on such highways.
"The policy of this member is hereby stated
to be that such drive-in theatres be approved
only where they are to be approximately
equidistant from two or more main highways
and be served by sufficient secondary arteries
that the theatre traffic may be partly diffused
before reaching a congested highway."
A statement of policy had been requested
by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
following the filing of an application for a
drive-in permit by Norman Davidson, who
proposed to erect a 750-car open air theatre
on a 40-acre tract at the intersection of
Route 24 and Sterling avenue in the intercity
district between Kansas City and Independence.
Several other applications for permits
to build outdoor theatres in other unincorporated
areas have been denied by the board
in recent months.
The county planning commission previously
had recommended that the board approve the
application filed by Davidson, although opposition
has been voiced by Chamber of Commerce
officials who declared that the intersection
at which the proposed drive-in would
be built has been troublesome from safety
standpoints. Sterling avenue is the highway
approach to Sugar Creek, and Route 24 is the
main traveled road between northeast Jackson
county to Independence and Kansas City.
A hearing which had been scheduled by the
board for Monday afternoon (27) was canceled
by Judge Randall when Davidson appeared
several hours previously and withdrew his
application. He did not say whether he was
considering another possible site which would
be likely to merit the approval of the board
of zoning adjustment.
Increases Film Showings
STRATFORD, IOWA—Film showings will
be provided here each Wednesday night in
Shaeffer hall by Erick and Gunner Glad.
The Wednesday showings will be in addition
to the regular Saturday program giving residents
two pictures a week.
— Ahead on Temple Theatre
iVicCOOK, NEB—Huge steel beams have
be^n put into place in the latest phase of
construction work on the new Temple Theatre
here. Special features of the new theatre
will be a large lobby and an automatically
controlled elevator.
Twin City Churches Aim
Campaign at Hollywood
MINNEAPOLIS—The Twin City Council of
Churches has appealed to pastors to start a
campaign in .sermons, announcements and
church publications to induce Hollywood to
raise its standards of "moral integrity."
The council points out that the Bergman-
Rossellini incident "spotlights attention upon
the industry" and that "the private lives of
the industry's leaders too often have set a
poor example in the field of moral standards
and spiritual ideals." Industry leaders are
asked to change its advertising emphasis
"which, in many cases," the appeal states,
"is based upon a sensual concept of sex,"
They're also asked to produce more pictures
"which foster the development of wholesome
family living and are more suitable for family
attendance,"
The Bergman-Rossellini affair "may serve
as a springboard by which the motion picture
industry and the American people will rethink
the sanctity of marriage and the home,
the rights of children, and the sacredness of
human personality," the council argues.
To Enforce 9:30 P. M. Curfew
SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.—Police Chief Marvin
Nelson announced he will enforce a 9:30
p. m. curfew for youngsters under 16 years
of age. Increased loitering by youths prompted
the announcement, he said.
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