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Exhibitor Has His Say<br />
(Continued from page 3)<br />
Weppler, Colonial Tlieatre. Colfax, 111. Small<br />
town and rural patronage. *• •<br />
Red Pony, The (Rep)—Myrna Loy, Robert<br />
Mitchiim, Louis Calhern. This is a natural<br />
for any small town. Technicolor and Mltchum<br />
in a horse opera are the right combinations<br />
for country spots. In my position as<br />
manager, projectionist, Janitor and main<br />
booster, I didn't have much time to look at<br />
this picture, but the remarks from my patrons<br />
and the receipts were balm to my soul.<br />
Played two days. Weather: Warm. — Bill<br />
Risk, Paradise Theatre, Paradise Valley, Alta.<br />
Small town and farm patronage.<br />
•<br />
20th CENTUHY-FOX<br />
yChcaper by the Dozen (20th-Fox)—Clifton<br />
Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain. This is<br />
an excellent family picture in Technicolor<br />
which pleased all who came. This Is one of<br />
the best pictures we have played in a long<br />
time and business was very good. Get it and<br />
play it. It will make you some money and<br />
you will be proud to face your customers<br />
when they come out. — E. M. Freibiirger,<br />
Says Something or Other<br />
Pulled in a Crowd<br />
CALAftUXy JANE AND SAM BASS<br />
(XJ-D—Yvonne DeCarlo, Howard Duff,<br />
Dorothy Hart. Action and color and<br />
Yvonne DeCarlo, or something or other,<br />
puUed in my best midweek crowd in a<br />
long, long time. Some were disappointed<br />
in the tragic ending wherein Bass<br />
(played by Howard Duff) gets killed. All<br />
in all, though, it is fine entertainment<br />
for the action fans, and many of the<br />
color shots are superb—and so is the<br />
horse racing. Played Wed., Thurs.<br />
Weather: Nice.—I. Roche, Vernon Theatre,<br />
Vernon, Fla. Small town and rural<br />
patronage.<br />
• •<br />
Dewey Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town<br />
patronage.<br />
• * •<br />
Down to the Sea In Ships (20th-Fox) —<br />
Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean<br />
Stockwell. I cannot give an accurate statement<br />
on this one. It failed at the boxoffice<br />
—but then everything I'm offering on midweek<br />
is the same. I enjoyed the picture and<br />
Lionel Barrymore and Dean Stockwell are<br />
very good in it. I have had few sea stories<br />
here in the past and thought the change<br />
might boost my sagged midweek gross, but<br />
not so. Played Wed., Thurs. Weather: Fair.<br />
—Fred G. Weppler, Colonial Theatre, Colfax,<br />
111. Small town and rural patronage. • • •<br />
Great Guns (20th-Fox) — Reissue. Stan<br />
Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Boys, grab this one.<br />
Fox has new prints and it is worth a good<br />
playdate. This is one of their funniest and<br />
is also very timely—not at all dated. Fox<br />
will sell it right and because of its length it<br />
should be double billed, or filled out with a<br />
two-reeler and a cartoon. Just let your patrons<br />
Icnow the print is new and the sound is<br />
good—it isn't like the old Hal Roach releases.<br />
Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Cloudy.—<br />
Carl Neitzel, Juno Theatre, Juneau, Wis.<br />
Farm and small town<br />
•<br />
patronage.<br />
Pinky (20th-Fox)—Jeanne Crain, William<br />
Lundigan, Ethel Barrymore. I played this<br />
about two months ago but think it deserves<br />
mention. Although the terms are rough, it<br />
will assure you of good patronage, and above<br />
all, the appreciation and interest of your patrons.<br />
If the picture has played all around town and rural patronage. • • •<br />
Roche, Vernon Tlieatre, Vernon. Pla. Small ]<br />
you, why not put it in for one day (your<br />
weakest; and see what it will do? It is a<br />
Daughter of Kosie O'Grady (WB)—June<br />
very good picture. Played Tues., Thurs.<br />
Haver, Gordon MacRae, James Barton. Hollywood<br />
doesn't make them any finer. I<br />
Weather: Cool.—Carl Neitzel, Juno Theatre,<br />
Juneau, Wis. Small town and rural patronage.<br />
wish we had many more to play. This Gene<br />
• Nelson is tops and will soon be among the<br />
leaders. He is worth advertising as such.<br />
Business was slightly above average, which<br />
Sand (20th-Fox) — Mark Stevens, Coleen<br />
Gray, Rory Callioun. This is a good weekend<br />
picture of the outdoor type, but why they<br />
called it "Sand" we will never linow. The<br />
scenery is breathtaking and worth the admission<br />
price alone. Played Fri., Sat.<br />
Weather: Warm and fair.—C. E. McMurchy,<br />
Reston Memorial Theatre, Reston, Mon. Rural<br />
and small town patronage.<br />
• •<br />
O Twelve O'clock High (20th-Fox)—Gregory<br />
Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill. We<br />
didn't do so hot with this war picture because<br />
there was just too much conversation<br />
and it wasn't the patrons talking. I<br />
guess one or two of these will get by but<br />
we've had four right close together and the<br />
ex-soldiers don't want any of them yet.<br />
Played Wed. through Sat. Weather: Pair and<br />
hot.—Mayme P. Musselman, Roach Theatre,<br />
Lincoln, Kas. Small town patronage. • • •<br />
UNITED ARTISTS<br />
Love Happy (UA)—Marx Bros., Ilona Massey,<br />
Vera-Ellen. If I saw this picture one"<br />
more night, they could bring the strait jacket<br />
around. The corn was overripe. However,<br />
this is the first Marx Bros, picture I have<br />
played for some time and the patrons seemed<br />
to enjoy it, although some remarked that they<br />
wouldn't want to see any more of them<br />
for a while. We did just average Sun., Mon.<br />
business and nobody patted us on the back<br />
and nobody kicked us, either. Weather:<br />
Good.—Carl Neitzel, Juno Theatre, Juneau,<br />
Wis. Small town and farm patronage. •<br />
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL<br />
Yes, Sir, That's My Baby (U-D—Donald<br />
O'Connor, Gloria DeHaven, Charles Coburn.<br />
For light, pleasant entertainment, this is<br />
worth playing. This cast gave a very pleasing<br />
performance. Everyone in this farming<br />
community who came out to see this seemed<br />
to enjoy it. I enjoyed it, too. Played two<br />
days. Weather: Warm.—Bill Risk, Paradise<br />
Theatre, Paradise Valley, Alta. Small town<br />
and farm patronage. *<br />
WARNER BROS.<br />
Angels With Dirty Faces (WB)—Reissue.<br />
James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart.<br />
This has enough action In it to please<br />
all types of patrons, and will, too—any day<br />
of the week except Fri., Sat. If you can get<br />
them in, they will thank you for it. Played<br />
Wed., Thurs. Weather: P^lr and warm.—I.<br />
This Pleased Patrons<br />
And the Boxofiice<br />
MRS. MIKE (UA)—Dick Powell, Evelyn<br />
Keyes, J. M. Kerrigan. This is one<br />
of the most satisfactory pictures I have<br />
played in some time. It both pleased the<br />
patrons and at the boxoffice. Small towns<br />
won't go wrong on this and United Artists<br />
did not boost the price like some<br />
companies would—more power to them!<br />
Played Sun., Mon., Tues. Weather: Clear<br />
and cool.—Leo W. Smith, Elk Theatre,<br />
Elkton, S. D. Small town and rural patronage.<br />
• •<br />
J<br />
is something for a Warner picture here.<br />
Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Fine. — Ray<br />
Engle, Strand Theatre, Lowell, Mich. Small<br />
town and rural patronage. • •<br />
UJohnny Belinda (WB) — Jane Wyman,<br />
Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford. I played this<br />
one late but everyone who saw it was very<br />
well pleased. Lew Ayres and Jane Wyman<br />
had good support in this picture. This one<br />
proves that the simple stories can make the<br />
best pictures, and the folks will come out to<br />
see these pictures. Played two days. Weather:<br />
Warm.—Bill Risk, Paradise Theatre, Paradise<br />
Valley, Alta. Small town and farm patronage.<br />
•<br />
ULook for the Silver Lining (WB)—June<br />
Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae. This is<br />
one of the best, the story of Marilyn Miller.<br />
Musicals With Plots<br />
Are Better tor Him<br />
DAUGHTER OF ROSIE O'GRADY<br />
(WB)—June Haver, Gordon MacRae,<br />
James Barton. As a rule, musicals do not<br />
draw too well here on Thurs., Fri., Sat.<br />
This one did exceptionally well. It had<br />
more story than the average musical and<br />
it was more true to life—about something<br />
which could happen every day. This is<br />
what our customers like. Musicals should<br />
be more like this one, leaving out things<br />
that never really could happen, and they<br />
should have more family Ufe and realism<br />
in them. Played Thurs., Fri., Sat.<br />
Weather: Hot. — Roger A. Cloet, Bay<br />
Theatre, Port Rowan, Ont. Small town<br />
*<br />
and rural patronage.<br />
We played it Fair Day and our patrons really<br />
appreciated the bill and told us so. Played<br />
Wed., Thurs. Weather: Good.—C. E. .Mc-<br />
Murchy, Reston Memorial Tlieatre, Reston,<br />
Man. Rural and small town patronage. • •<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
Congorilla (Alliance) —Reissue. Doubled<br />
with "Borneo," another Martin Johnson reissue,<br />
and we didn't do bad business the first<br />
night. The second night there were "me an'<br />
the mosquitoes" to watch the show. Mr. and<br />
Mrs. Martin Johnson have some good stuff,<br />
especially in "Congorilla." I had plenty of<br />
walkouts on the Borneo feature, though. I<br />
still think that these two are worth playing<br />
anywhere. Played two nights. Weather:<br />
Sultry.—Bill Risk, Paradise Theatre, Paradise<br />
Valley, Alta. Small town and farm patronage.<br />
Frontiersman, The (SG)—Reissue. This is<br />
my first Hopalong Cassidy in several years.<br />
I played it with a cartoon festival to above<br />
average gross. The kid attendance was up<br />
higher than it has been for months, but<br />
the adult admissions were average. The<br />
children's choir in this was exceptionally<br />
good and there w^re many comments from<br />
patrons that the singing alone was worth the<br />
price of admission. Played Saturday only.<br />
Weather: Fair.—Fred G. Weppler, Colonial<br />
Theatre, Colfax, 111. Small town and rural<br />
patronage. * * *<br />
*<br />
BOXOFFICE BooldnGuide :: August 19, 1950
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