Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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he EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY asou. P• he finest pictures ever made. Did better
fi "Calne Mutiny" but not up to "Eternity"
•s. The best gross here in a long time,
we received many fine comments on this
Uy type film. Played Sim., Mon., Tues.
tther: Fair.—Ken Christiansen. Roxy
atre, Washburn, N. D. Population 900.
Jasterson of Kansas (Col)—George Months
ery, Nancy Gates, James Griffith. This
very good action western that pleased
vho came. Color is excellent. Played Sat.
ther: Rain, as usual.—W. S. Funk. Star
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itre, St. Stephen. S. C. Population 1.000.
METROGOLDV/YN-MAYER
"1 Day at Black Rock (MGM)—Spencer
Kobert Ryan, Anne Francis. A picture
.-'Pen.'^e and action, Tracy very good.
>i ness below average, probably because we
ted It so late. Played Fri., Sat. Weather:
Hot,—D, W. Trlsko. Runge Theatre. Runge,
Tex. Small-town and rural patronage.
Dream Wife (MGM)—Gary Grant. Deborah
Kerr. Walter Pldgeon. A fair comedy, but
not as big as such a powerful cast would indicate.
However, nothing to be ashamed of.
Your patrons will enjoy it and get their
money's worth. Played Mon.. Tues. Weather:
Fair.- F. L. Murray. Strand Theatre. Splrltwood
Sask. Small-town and rural patronage.
Gone With the Wind (MGM)—Reissue.
Clark Gable. Vivien Leigh, Olivia DeHavUland.
Play it. Pay percentage and then have
Audie Back in Groove
With 'Diablo' Picture
tJidc Clear of Diablo (U-I)—Audie ."Murphy.
Susan Cabot. Dan Duryea, .\udie
Murphy gets the drop on gunman Dan
Duryea, but in spite of his slow draw, Dan
has a part in the story that lets him do
as slick a job of stealing a picture as
we've seen in many a day, and stealing
one from .Audie is no mean trick in
Fruita. We'd been worrying about Audie's
last couple of features since they weren't
doing the business we were paying
for, but this one had enough action and
comedy to get us back in the groove.
Don't pass it up.
BOB WALKER
Uintah Theatre
Fruita, Colo.
more money left than you ordinarily will, if
your situation is like mine. No, I'm not working
for MGM, but it will still please. Played
Tues., Wed. Weather: Hot and dry.—Terry
Axley, New and Best theatres, England, Ark.
Small-town and rural patronage,
Mogambo (MGM)—Clark Gable, Ava Gardner,
Grace Kelly. Jungle pictures are not
too popular here, but this is a good one. More
like reality than most of them. The two
women do a wonderful job and this is the best
role I have seen Clark Gable In since "Gone
With the Wind." This picture is all right and
your patrons will enjoy it. Boxoffice gcx)d.
Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Fair.— P. L. Murray,
Strand Theatre, Spiritwood, Sask. Smalltown
and rural patronage.
Quo Vadis (MGM)—Robert Taylor, Deborah
Kerr, Peter Ustinov. The religious
theme of this fine show is bound to bring In
patrons that seldom, if ever, attend the
movies. In spite of its length and rain on
Monday, it pulled my best gross in quite some
time and that for a real small rural community
augers well for any show. Orchids
to Deborah Kerr for a fine Job of acting. She
wa-s perfect for the part. Color Is fuzzy;
sound is fair, with quite a few splices
throughout the film. Played Sun.. Mon.
Weather: Fair Sunday, rain Monday.—I.
Roche. Vernon Theatre. Vernon. Fla. Smalltown
and rural patronage.
PARAMOUNT
Country Girl. The (Para)—Blng Crosby,
Grace Kelly, William Holden. A good show
which shot over the heads of my -sharecroppers.
Townspeople ale It up, so use your
own Judgment, Played Sun.. Mon. Weather:
Hot and humid -Terry Axley. New and Best
theatre.s, England, Ark. SmiiU-town and rurol
patronage.
LiTlng It Up (Para)- Dean Martin, Jerry
LewLs, Janet Leigh. Could have opiiic.l
stronger, but held up well for the three-day
booking. Shercc North's dance wa.s certainly
startling, but disappointing, too. We h.ivc
had nice customer comments about VMa-
VLslon pictures, both features and .short
subjects. Played Sun.. Mon.. Tue.';. W»>athcr:
Good.—Robert B. Tuttle. Sky Dr:vc-In.
Adrian. Mich. Urban and rural patronage!
Three Ring Circus ( Para i—Dean Martin.
Jerry Lewis. Joanne Dru. Very rich and
beautiful color as most VIstaVLslon Is, but a
little hard to keep in focus some time.s A
pretty good picture: but nothing like "The
Greatest Show on Earth." as we were led to
believe It was. So. don't be fooled. It Is a very
good picture, stood up well for three days and
made a payment on the wldescreen. Played
Thurs.. Prl.. Sat. Weather: Good— F. "
L.
Murray, Strand Theatre, Spiritwood, Sask
Small-town and rural patronage.
Stooge, The (Para)—Dean Martin. Jerry
Lewis. Polly Bergen. Even with Ladles night
on Tuesday. Martin and Lewis Just don't do
me any good midweek. Played Tues., Wed,
Weather: Rainy —Lew Bray jr,. Queen Theatre,
McAUen, Tex. English-Spanish-speaking
patronage.
RKO RADIO
The (RKOi— Anne Baxter.
Carnival Story,
Steve Cochran, Lyie Bettger. Anne Baxter outstanding
in this one. No dull spots. Kids expected
more circus. AdulU collected plenty
of romance. That Anne Baxter! Lovely gall
Played Fri., Sat., Sun. Weather: Okay.—
Frank Sabln, Majestic Theatre. Eureka, Mont.
Small-town and rural patronage.
Cattle Queen of .Montana ( RKO i—Barbara
Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan. Gene Evans. A
good western with a different angle. It
pleased the crowd and the boxoffice, Plavr'
Sat, Weather: Hot—D. W. Trlsko. Rui;
Theatre. Runge. Tex. Small-town and ni:,.,
patronage.
Underwater! (RKO)—Jane Russell. Gilbert
Rolajid. Richard Egan, Russell .sceni'^
to get them In nowadays regardless. Th:
one should do big for you. but expect n;.
rageous terms. Its In Superscope. which w.i.
help. Played Sun.. Mon. Weather: Hot.—
Terry Axley. New and Best theatres. England.
Ark. Small-town and rural pa'rnnnee
20th
CENTURY-FOX
Adventures of HaJjl Baba. The (20th-Fox>
—John Derek. Elaine Stewart. Rasemarle
Bowe. After the censors got throuk'h with
this one there still was enough letgood
buslnes.s. After seeing the ex; :
in their eyes on the screen, it n. ,
been a good dance. We didn
Played Wed.. Thurs,. Ftl,,
Warm,-Harold Bell. Opera !•
cook. Que Small-town and ruraJ t).i:io;.xic
Man Called Peter, A i20th-Foxi- Rlrhirrt
Todd. Jean Peters. Marjorle K .
Everyone knows by now what a th
wonderful and enjoyable picture "h
It sure felt fine to t)a.sk In tl.
compliments of a few cash r
few days. Our Lutheran mini.-
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