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JL HE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS of many moons to
this industry is the matter-of-fact announcement by Technicolor
that it will put into effect a flat reduction of one cent a foot on
release prints processed after August 1st.
"There is a great industrial story of days and nights and
months and years behind the manner in which Dr. Kalmus and his
associates have boosted the quality and service of color to the
industry, beaten down the price step by step, and maintained a
great spirit of cooperation with production and exhibition.
TECHNICOLOR
MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION
HERBERT T. KALMUS, President
, 617 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles,
Subscription Rate, $10.00 Per
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DIGEST
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D OMESTIC box office standings take on values in this year of vanished
foreign markets that are tremendous in importance.
They are the only ratings that mean anything to the producer, director,
player, and exhibitor.
Gone — at least for years to come — are the days when known box office
failures in the American market could be pushed to fabulous income heights
and foisted on the suffering American exhibitor because of a shadowy "for¬
eign value.”
Gone are the days — and we hope forever — when producers could know¬
ingly, and with "malice aforethought,” set out on the production of top
budgetted pictures that would admittedly have no appeal to American
mass audiences, earn no dimes for American exhibitors.
All because of that same shadowy foreign market.
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So THE DIGEST ANNUAL comes to you at an opportune time.
It is the only factual record published of the DOLLARS AND CENTS
earnings of picture creators at BOX OFFICES.
It is the one "poll” that is not a poll — in the sense that so many polls
represent some one individual’s opinion, or the opinions of many individuals
of undetermined prejudices and strictly personal likes and dislikes.
It is the voice of the CUSTOMER — registered in the ballot box of thea¬
ters in every corner of the land, spoken with the voice of CASH laid on the
line.
So, entering its fifth year of publication, BOX OFFICE DIGEST is
proud to be the echo of that box office voice in the presentation herewith of —
BOX OFFICE ANNUAL FOR 1940.
Published by Robert E. Welsh, 617 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California; WEbster 5373. $5.00 the Copy.
BOX OFFICE DIGEST
★ HONOR BOX ★
The Biggest Grossing Picture of 1939
Twentieth Century-Fox wins with
"JESSE JAMES" -182%
-
Vice-President in Charge of Production
DARRYL F. ZANUCK
Historical data assembled by
ROSALIND SHAFFER
JO FRANCES JAMES
Photographer
GEORGE BARNES
Technicolor Photographer
W. H. GREENE
Technicolor Director
NATALIE KALMUS
Musical Director
LOUIS SILVERS
Film Editor
BARBARA McLEAN
Associate Producer and Original
Screenplay
NUNNALLY JOHNSON
TYRONE POWER
Director
HENRY KING
Featured:
HENRY HULL
SLIM SUMMERVILLE
J. EDWARD BROMBERG
JOHN CARRADINE
DONALD MEEK
JOHN RUSSELL
JANE DARWELL
CLAIRE DU BREY
WILLARD ROBERTSON
j-ibNKY FONDA
NANCY KELLY
RANDOLPH SCOTT
BRIAN DONLEVY
How Percentages Are Figured
• DURING the past four years we have constantly had many requests to
explain our method of figuring percentages on pictures as they are printed in
our BOX OFFICE DIGEST from week to week.
Accordingly, we are printing this page to explain in detail to our readers
how the percentages are arrived at.
Below we have taken the box office receipts on one individual picture —
"JESSE JAMES’’ — which should be explanatory to our readers.
The percentages used in our DIGEST are based on actual
box office figures received from exhibitors all over the nation.
Naturally, 100% is always considered the normal average. In
other words, if a theater whose average is $10,000 weekly,
grosses $7,500 on a given picture, then that picture draws a 75%
rating on that particular run. On the other hand, if another
picture in that same theater grosses $15,000 it is given a 150%
rating on that particular run. In the first case mentioned, the
picture would be running 25% below normal, while in the sec¬
ond instance, the picture would be running 50% above normal
business, etc. The figures from all types of houses, both large
and small, throughout the country, are then averaged out, with
the per cent after the name of the picture, being the actual per
cent of business, that that certain picture has played to.
In order to give our readers a more concrete example of
how percentages are figured out, we are utilizing this page, to
give a complete "break-down” on a given pitcure. For this ex¬
ample, we are using the box office figures on the 20th Century-
Fox production — "JESSE JAMES,” which was the biggest box
office feature of 1939.
BOX OFFICE RETURNS ON "JESSE JAMES”
In New York City, New York, this picture opened at the Roxy Theatre (average weeklv gross is $40,000). It grossed, $68,986.00
on its first week, which is equal to 172% % — that is 72% % above normal business.
172% %
$40,000 ) $68,986
OTHER KEY CITY RUNS, WITH THEATER GROSSES AND PER CENTS, ARE LISTED BELOW
City and Theater
Week’s Gross
%
City and Theater
Week’s Gross
0/
Memphis, Tenn., State Theater — _
$11,844
197
Pittsburgh, Pa., Alvin Theater . _
...... 17,943
257
Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theater . . .
... 39,995
148
New Orleans, La., Sanger Theater _
... 15,357
191
Springfield, Ill., Lincoln Theater _ _
..... 5,925
192
Rochester, N. Y., Palace Theater _
.... 13,327
153
Dallas, Texas, Majestic Theater _
...... 14,366
202
Toronto, Canada, Imperial Theater _
..... 10,593
153
Louisville, Ky., Rialto Theater __ _
...... 12,991
194
Charlotte, N. C., Carolina Theater _
... 6,924
186
Indianapolis, Ind., Indiana Theater _
...... 11,862
192
Cleveland, Ohio, Hippodrome Theater
.... 17,028
170
Tulsa Okla., Orpheum Theater _
10,817
198
Dayton. Ohio, Keith Theater
...... 13,153
173
Kansas City, Mo., Esquire Theater _
...... 7,513
244
Oklahoma City, Okla., Criterion . ...
...... 10,105
288
Kansas City, Kan., Uptown _ _
..... 7,408
212
San Francisco, Calif., Fox Theater
...... 20,978
147
Albany, N. Y., Palace Theater _
... 10,243
182
Salt Lake City, Utah, Center Theater ...
9,355
169
Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Theater
.... 7,833
184
Richmond, Va., State Theater _
..... 5,498
172
Des Moines, Iowa, Roosevelt Theater
2,386
169
Richmond, Va., Bird Theater _
...... 6,625
186
New Haven, Conn., Palace Theater _
...... 10,983
174
Philadelphia, Pa., Stanley Theater _
...... 17,949
133
Portland, Me., Strand Theater _
— - 5.398
162
Milwaukee, Wis., Wisconsin Theater _
10,458
174
Toledo, Ohio, Paramount Theater _
11,728
176
Washington, D. C., Palace Theater _
... 17,547
147
Houston, Texas, Majestic Theater . _
.... 14,527
202
Detroit, Mich., Fox Theater _
_ _ 33,001
232
Boston, Mass., Metropolitan Theater ...
...... 24,512
167
Denver, Colo., Denver Theater
..... 11,571
143
Bridgeport, Conn., Palace Theater _
_. 10,320
183
Syracuse, N. Y., Keith Theater _
...... 8,943
157
Miami, Fla.. Lincoln Theater _
...... 7,923
166
St. Louis, Mo., Fox Theater _
..... 27.018
181
Buffalo, N. Y., Shaes Theater _
...... 14,705
143
Providence, R. I., Majestic Theater _
8,232
129
Montreal, Canada, Capitol Theater _
... 8,949
152
Norfolk, W. Va., Norva Theater _
— 9,637
177
Atlanta, Ga., Fox Theater _
...... 16,646
147
Minneapolis, Minn., State Theater — ...
... 9,637
177
Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater _
...... 11,333
142
Utica, N. Y., Olympic Theater
.... 4,007
174
Fort Worth, Tex., Hollywood Theater _
..... 9,818
179
Los Angeles, Calif.. Loew’s State _ _
..... 20,781
175
Hartford, Con., Poli-Capitol Theater ...
... 10,754
166
Hollywood, Calif., Chinese Theater _
..... 15,886
176
Scranton, Pa., Strand Theater _
..... 9.978
177
New York. N. Y., Roxv Theater _
68,986
172
Seattle, Wash., 5th Avenue Theater _
8,851
143
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Average on 53 Key City First Runs _
_
.177%
7 Chain Theater Circuit Reports Show an Average of _ 186
563 Independent Theater Reports Show an Average of— .183
3 ) 560
Present Box Office Value of "JESSE JAMES” _ _ 182%
N. B. — It might be of interest to our readers to know that a picture that runs 82% above normal business at the box office, will
probably gross in the neighborhood of $3,250,000 in the world market. Production cost of "Jesse Jaems” was slightly in excess of
$1,500,000.— The Editor.
Names and Credits of the
BIG TEN PICTURES OF
No.
TITLES AND
ESTIMATED GROSSES
DIST.
PRODUCER
DIRECTOR
STAR
1.
JESSE JAMES — T
$3,250,000
FOX
Darryl F. Zanuck
Nunnally Johnson
(Asso. Prod.)
Henry King
Tyrone Power
Nancy Kelly
Henry Fonda
2.
GUNGA DIN
$3,100,000
RKO
Pan Berman
George Stevens
(Asso. Prod.)
George Stevens
Cary Grant
Doug Fairbanks, Jr.
Victor McLaglen
3.
MR. SMITH GOES TO
WASHINGTON
$2,700,000
COL.
Harry Cohn
Frank Capra
(Asso. Prod.)
Frank Capra
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
4.
THE RAINS CAME
$2,600,000
FOX
Darryl F. Zanuck
Harry Joe Brown
(Asso. Prod.)
Clarence Brown
Myrna Loy
Tyrone Power
George Brent
5.
BABES IN ARMS
$2,550,000
MGM
Arthur Freed
Busby Berkeley
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
6.
DODGE CITY — T
$2,400,000
WAR.
Hal Wallis
Robert Lord
(Asso. Prod.)
Michael Curtiz
Olivia DeHavilland
Errol Flynn
7.
THE WOMEN
$2,400,000
MGM
Hunt Stromberg
George Cukor
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Rosalind Russell
8.
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
$2,300,000
MGM
Ben Goetz
Victor Saville
(Asso. Prod.)
Sam Wood
Robert Donat
9.
THE WIZARD OF
OZ — T
$2,300,000
MGM
Mervyn LeRoy
Victor Fleming
Judy Garland
Frank Morgan
10.
DRUMS ALONG
THE MOHAWK — T
$2,200,000
FOX
Darryl F. Zanuck
Raymond Griffith
(Asso. Prod.)
John Ford
Claudette Colbert
Henry Fonda
T — Indicates Technicolor
Box Office "Big Ten" of 1939
1939 GROSS $25,000,000
FEATURED
ORIGINAL
WRITERS
SCREENPLAY
WRITERS
FILM EDITOR
CAMERAMAN
Randolph Scott
Henry Hull
Brian Donlevy
Jane Darwell
Donald Meek
John Carradine
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Barbara McLean
George Barnes
W. H. Greene
(Technicolor)
Sam Jaffe
Joan Fontaine
Eduardo Cianelli
Montagu Love
Rudyard Kipling
Ben Hecht
Chas. MacArthur
J oel Sayre
Fred Guiol
Henry Berman
John Lockert
Joseph H. August
Claude Rains
Edward Arnold
Guy Kibbee
Thomas Mitchell
Eugene Pallette
Beulah Bondi
Lewis R. Foster
Sidney Buchman
Gene Havlick
A1 Clark
Joseph Walker
Joseph Schildkraut
Brenda Joyce
Jane Darwell
Nigel Bruce
Mary Nash
Marjorie Rambeau
Louis Broomfield
Philip Dunne
Julien Josephson
Barbara McLean
Arthur Miller
Guy Kibbee
Charles Winninger
June Preisser
Henry Hull
Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers
Kay Van Riper
Jack McGowan
Frank Sullivan
Ray June
Ann Sheridan
Frank McHugh
John Litel
Alan Hale
Bruce Cabot
Guinn Williams
Robert Buckner
Robert Buckner
George Amy
Sol Polito
Mary Boland
Paulette Goddard
Joan Fontaine
Virginia Weidler
Clare Booth
Anita Loos
Jane Murfin
Robert Kern
Oliver T. Marsh
Greer Garson
Terry Kilburn
James Hilton
Eric Maschwitz
Claudine West
R. C. Sherriff
Charles Frend
F. A. Young
Billie Burke
Jack Haley
Ray Bolger
Bert Lahr
L. Frank Baum
Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
Blanche Sewell
Harold Rosson
Edna May Oliver
Eddie Collins
John Carradine
Jessie Ralphs
Walter D. Edmonds
Lamar Trotti
Sonya Levien
Robert Simpson
Bert Glennon
Financial
Statements
1937 NET EARNINGS OF NATIONAL FILM
PRODUCER-DISTRIBUTORS
Profit or Loss
1. Loews, Inc. (MGM) $14,426,062.00
2. 20th Century-Fox _ 8,617,114.00
3. Paramount* _ 6,045,103.00
4. Warner Brothers* 5,876,133.00
5. R. K. O.* _ 1,821,166.00
6. Columbia 1,317,371.00
7. Gaumont British 976,065.00
8. Republic ...... 605,755.00
9. Universal _ — 1,084,999.00
10. Grand National — 636,202.00
11. Monogram _ — 239,076.00
12. United Artists (Priv. Corp.) no statement issued
Profit of above (except U. A.) $37,724,642.00
1938 NET EARNINGS OF NATIONAL FILM
PRODUCER-DISTRIBUTORS
Profit or Loss
1. Loew’s, Inc. (MGM) $9,862,400.00
2. 20th Century-Fox 7,252,466.00
3. Paramount Pictures 4,105,676.00
4. Gaumont British _ 1,273,357.00
5. Republic _ 616,696.00
6. Warner Brothers _ 347,927.00
7. Columbia Pictures _ 183,393.00
8. R- K. O. 173,578.00
9. Universal Pictures — 591,178.00
10. Monogram _ _ _ _ _ ... _ — 180,817.00
11. Grand National (Receivership) Off the Curb
12. United Artists (Priv. Corp.) no statement issued
Profit of above (except U. A.) $23,043,498.00
1939 NET EARNINGS OF NATIONAL FILM PRODUCER-DISTRIBUTORS
1. Loew’s Inc. (MGM)
2. 20th Century-Fox
3. Paramount Pictures
4. Warner Brother1
5. Universal Pictures
6. Columbia Pictures 183,032.00
7. Monogram _ 41,641.00
8. R. K. O. ..... —186,495.00
9. United Artists (Priv. Corp.) no statement issued
10. Republic (Priv. Corp.) no statement issued
11. Gaumont British (not producing)
12. Grand National (in receivership) Off the Curb
Profit of above (except U.A. and Republic) $21,631,717.00
$9,841,531.00
4,146,814.00
3,870,000.00
2,279,232.00
1,455,962.00
EDITOR’S NOTE: Where financial statements for the past fiscal year ending December 31, 1939, were not available, then the last financial state¬
ment issued for a past 12 months’ period, was used instead.
The net earnings of MGM, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and RKO, also includes 100% of the theater incomes of their agiliated circuits.
85% of the 20th Century-Fox earnings were derived from production, as that company has much smaller theater holdings; (40% of Wesco and
National Theaters).
Statements furnished through courtesy of E. F. HUTTON AND COMPANY, Members of New York Stock Exchange.
Producer-Distributors Profits in 1939 Almost Equal to 1938
1939 PROFITS DROP OFF $1,500,000 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
The boxes printed above clearly indicate the profits of the major
Producer-Distributor Corporations over the past three year period. In
1937 all of the combined film companies showed a profit of over $37,-
000,000; in 1938, the combined profits dropped off 35% to $23,000,000,
and last year, 1939, the earnings of all dropped to $21,600,000, which
is only about $1,500,000 below the previous year.
In plain figures it is easy to see that the picture industry in 1937 was
quite prosperous but took a big drop in 1938 and a slightly bigger drop
in 1939. Just how 1940 will end is a matter of much discussion, but it
doesn’t look very healthy. The past few weeks, since the Belgian-Dutch-
French invasion, has kept so many people home listening to their radios
that it has seriously affected the box office receipts of our domestic thea¬
tres. The fact that the major Producer-Distributors collected approxi¬
mately $25,000,000 in foreign revenue which at this writing is practically
eliminated, will just about throw every company into red ink unless pro¬
duction costs are cut considerably or the American theatre revenue in¬
creased, which doesn't look possible at the present time.
LOEW’S, INC.: The parent company of MGM, Loew’s Inc., has
had a very successful 1939, grossing just a few thousand dollars below
the previous year, which still leaves them the top money making company
of the industry. It is estimated that approximately 50% of Loew’s profit
is derived from studio operation and the other 50% from theater opera¬
tion. primarily the Loew’s Circuit.
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX: Twentieth Century-Fox Pictures
have taken a drop of a little over $3,000,000 in the oast year. Their
profit in 1938 was slightly in excess of $7,000,000, while in 1939 it was
only a little over $4,000,000. Sidney R. Kent, president of Fox, blames
this mostly to the loss of the foreign market and bad domestic conditions.
To make this up the coming year, Mr. Kent and salesmanager, Herman
Wobber, are asking exhibitors to give better play-dates and longer play¬
ing time to the big box office attractions, which due to union conditions
are costing the studios much more to produce.
PARAMOUNT : Paramount Pictures had a fairly good vear for
1939, netting almost $3,900,000, which is only about $200,000 behind
the previous year. However, according to inside information from the
home-office, most of this profit was made through theater operation.
Mr. Y. Frank Freeman, capable assistant to President Barnev Balaban,
is sitting at the studio and in collaboration with William LeBaron is
constantly cutting production costs and believes that he can keen the
company out of red ink. It is also interesting to note that Mr. Balaban
has announced that there will be no "B” pictures in the Paramount
grouo for 1940-41.
WARNERS-FIRST NATIONAL: Warners-First National have
shown the biggest profit gain in the past year of any company in the
industry. In 1938 their profit was only a third of a million dollars, while
in 1939 their profit is slightly in excess of two and a quarter millions.
This may be due in part to the way they handle their financial write-off,
particularly on heavy budgeted pictures. If Warners can continue their
high production standard without increased negative costs they will prob¬
ably have a prosperous 1940, if their loss isn’t too heavy in the European
market.
UNIVERSAL: Universal Pictures have made a very fine showing
for the past year. In 1937 this company lost over $1,000,000, which
was cut to a half a million loss in 1938; but in 1939 the company, under
Nate Blumberg’s direction, has had a very successful year, going from
red to black with a profit of almost a million and a half, undoubtedly
much of this profit is due to Joe Pasternak for his very successful hand¬
ling of Deanna Durbin and other pictures, and also in the addition of
Bing Crosby to Universal’s program
COLUMBIA: Columbia Pictures have again had another bad year.
In 1937 this company thowed a profit of a million and a third, which
dropped to $183,000 in 1938, and this same figure is practically repeated
again in 1939. This isn’t a verv big profit for a company that produces
so many big pictures, and furthermore, Columbia would have undoubt¬
edly been in red ink if it wasn’t for the one big Frank CaDra production
in 1939. With Capra out of the company, Producer Harry Cohn is
attempting to get some other big grossing pictures for this "ear with the
addition of such nrominent directors as Wesley Ruggles and Frank Lloyd.
MONOGRAM: In spite of strong competitive markets, Monogram
is still continuing in its struggle for existence, and their profits for the
past vear seem a little better. In 1937 Monogafm Ios tover a quarter of
a million dollars, which was cut to $180,000 loss in 1938, and in 1939
(first six months only) Monogram turned around and showed a profit of
$41,000, which isn’t much to operate on, but still much better than red
ink. At the time of going to press Monogram had not issued or given
out their statement or the last six months of 1939. so it is hard to say
whether the year ended in red or black ink for this little independent
company.
RKO: RKO-Radio Pictures all through their 77-B struggle have been
trying to get into the heavier black ink. In 1937. this company showed
a profit of almost $2,000,000, due mostly to the Astaire-Rogers pictures,
but in 1938 their profits dropped to $173,000 and the company would
have been in red ink if it had not been for the percentage they earned
for distributing Disney’s "Snow White.” In the past year — 1939 — RKO
is in the red almost $200,000.
UNITED ARTISTS: Due to the fact that United Artists is a nrivate
corporation belonging to five members: Sam Goldwyn, Alexander Korda,
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Number of Releases and Batting Averages of Producer
Distributors For Past Four Years
DISTRIBUTOR’S BATTING
AVERAGE FOR
1936
1. M. G. M.
52 Releases
JO
107
2. United Artists
18 Releases
100
3. 20th Century-Fox
59 Releases
92
4. Warner Brothers
60 Releases
90
5. Universal
_ 29 Releases
90
6. Paramount
64 Releases
87
7. R. K. O.
47 Releases
86
8. Columbia
43 Releases
84
9. Gaumont British
16 Releases
82
10. Grand National
4 Releases
.... 73
11. Republic
24 Releases
70
416 Features
DISTRIBUTORS’ BATTING
AVERAGE FOR
1938
0/
1. M. G. M.
45 Releases
JO
103
2. 20th Century-Fox _
52 Releases
92
3. United Artists
17 Releases
92
4. Paramount
40 Releases
88
5. Warner Bros.
53 Releases
87
6. RKO
.39 Releases
83
7. Columbia
33 Releases
80
8. Universal
39 Releases
77
9. Republic
_ 25 Releases
73
10. Monogram
14 Releases
69
11. Grand National
4 Releases
66
12. Gaumont British . .
_ 10 Releases
59
371 Features
DISTRIBUTORS’ BATTING
AVERAGE FOR
1937
0/
1. M. G. M.
50 Releases
JO
___101
2. United Artists
23 Releases
99
3. 20th Century-Fox
56 Releases
94
4. Paramount
54 Releases
91
5. Warner Brothers
59 Releases
88
6. R. K. O.
53 Releases
82
7. Columbia
42 Releases
81
8. Universal
34 Releases
78
9. Republic
27 Releases
74
10. Gaumont British
_ 17 Releases
73
11. Grand National
_ 26 Releases
. 73
12. Monogram _
12 Releases
.. 72
453 Features
DISTRIBUTORS’ BATTING AVERAGE FOR 1939
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1. United Artists 18 Releases .. 97
2. 20th Century-Fox 54 Releases 96
3. M. G. M. _ 51 Releases _ 95
4. Paramount 51 Releases 85
5. Warner Brothers 52 Releases 84
6. RKO-Radio _ 39 Releases _ 82
7. Universal _ 44 Releases _ 80
8. Columbia 35 Releases _ 78
9. Republic _ 23 Releases _ 69
10. Monogram 19 Releases 67
11. Grand National 4 Releases _ 66
12. Gaumont British 2 Releases 65
392 Features
ANNUAL RELEASES
1936 _ : _ 416
1937 _ _ _ 453
1938 _ 371
1939 _ _ 392
(Above does not include Westerns)
(There are an average of 70 Western Features produced
annually in Hollywood)
Plainly shown above are the number of major releases for the
past four years, practically all of which were made in Holly¬
wood with the exception of a few English pictures.
It is interesting to note that last year — -in 1939 — there were
392 feature pictures, which is 21 more than were produced in
1938. However, over the last ten year period there was an aver¬
age of 430 feature pictures produced a year (not including
Westerns). So while the Hollywood studios made 21 more
pictures last year over the previous year, they are still produc¬
ing approximately 40 pictures less a year than they have over
the past ten year period.
On account of the European war situation, and the terrific
loss of foreign revenue, practically every major producer and
distributor has announced that they are making from 10 to 15
pictures less for the coming 1940-41 season. So exhibitors can’t
look for more than around 350 pictures at most from all major
distributors for the coming season. This probably means that
exhibitors will have to give the bigger box office attractions ex¬
tended playing time or fill in their open dates with re-issues.
Producer-Distributor
Profits for 1939
(Continued from Preceding Page)
Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charles Spencer Chaplin, they
do not issue any financial statement for publication, but only have their
own private records. However, it is estimated that this company is show¬
ing a very good profit and that the five owner-members declare them¬
selves very good dividends from time to time. President Murray Silver-
stone is endeavoring to increase the usual fifteen Unitd Artists releases
a year to about twenty-five or thirty, anticipating greater profits for his
company and giving the exchanges something to sell from week to week.
REPUBLIC: Republic Pictures, like United Artists, is a closed cor¬
poration controlled by H. J. Yates, and this past year they have issued no
financial statement so far, although it is reported that they may do so
at a later date. The two previous years, 1937 and 1938, Republic showed
a profit slightly in excess of a half million dollars and it’s quite likely
they netted about the same amount for 1939. While Republic only
makes 24 regular features a year they also make a group of about 20
westerns headed by their cowboy star Gene Autry, and it is from these
Westerns that a great deal of the company’s profits are realized. In an
attempt to bolster the company’s profits. Producer Moe Siegel, has an¬
nounced that Republic will make at least three big heavy budget pictures
for the coming season.
GAUMONT BRITISH: Gaumont British, in the past the leading
British producing and exhibiting corporation, has shown fairly good
profits, particularly in 1937 and 1938. However, for 1939 this company
discontinued production and is now only an exhibiting concern. Their
last few releases that fan over into 1939, including re-issues, were sold
through the Twentieth Century-Fox exchanges in the United Stares.
GRAND NATIONAL: In 1937 this company showed a loss of over
half a million dollars and not having sufficient capital to operate on,
went into receivership in 1938. As the studios and exchanges have since
been liquidated, there is natutally no statement issued for 1939.
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1 DARRYL F. ZANUCK
(20th Century-Fox)
3. HAL B. WALLIS
(Warner Brorh»r«i
5. WILLIAM LeBARON
( Paramount)
7. CLIFF WORK
(Universal)
1939
1.
DARRYL F. ZANUCK
FOX
(24)
109
2.
PANDRO S. BERMAN
RKO
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HAL B. WALLIS
WAR
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EDDIE MANNIX
MGM
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98
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WILLIAM LeBARON
PAR
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HARRY COHN
COL
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CLIFF WORK and his associates
Milt Feld
Jack Gross
Milton Schwarzwald
UNIV
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79
8.
M. J. SIEGEL
REP
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69
9.
SCOTT DUNLAP
MONO
(12)
67
8. MOE SIEGEL
( Republic)
2. PANDRO S. BERMAN
(RKO-Radio)
4. E. L. MANNIX
(MGM)
6. HARRY COHN
(Columbia)
9. SCOTT DUNLAP
(Monogram)
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
General Executive Producers'
Credits for 1939
DARRYL F. ZANUCK
Alexander Graham Bell _ FOX . 117
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ... FOX 72
Barricade „ _ _ FOX ... 80
Drums Along the Mohawk _ FOX .. 151
Daytime Wife _ _ _ FOX ... 96
Everything Happens At Night FOX 100
Hotel For Women FOX 97
Hollywood Cavalcade FOX. 136
Hound of the Baskervilles ...FOX . 94
Here I Am A Stranger _ _ FOX 75
Jesse James .... ... FOX . 182
Kentucky _ _ FOX ...138
Little Princess ... . . FOX. ..11 2
Return of the Cisco Kid . FOX 80
Rose of Washington Square.. FOX. 128
Second Fiddle _ _ _ _ _ FOX ... 114
Stanley and Livingstone .... _ FOX 151
Susannah of the Mounties FOX 86
Tailspin . . . . . . FOX 90
The Gorilla . . . FOX 80
The Rains Came ... .... FOX 165
The Three Musketeers . . FOX.... 81
Wife, Husband and Friend FOX 90
Young Mr. Lincoln _ FOX 94
AVERAGE .109
PANDRO S. BERMAN
Allegheny Uprising RKO 84
Bachelor Mother . . . . . RKO... 127
Boy Slaves _ . RKO ... 73
Flying Irishman RKO 63
Hunchback of Notre Dame RKO 142
In Name Only _ _ _ _ _ RKO ..102
Love Affair .... . . . . . RKO .120
Fifth Avenue Girl RKO 108
Vernon and Irene Castle _ RKO .116
That’s Right, You're Wrong RKO 122
AVERAGE. 105
HAL WALLIS
Angels Wash Their Faces ... WAR 82
Confessions of a Nazi Spy WAR 112
Dark Victory _ _ _ _ WAR... 128
Daughters Courageous _ _ .. WAR .112
Dodge City - WAR ...158
Dust Be My Destiny .... WAR 98
Espionage Agent _ WAR ... 80
Each Dawn I Die _ WAR. _ 120
Four Wives _ WAR ... 110
Invisible Stripes _ WAR ... 87
Juarez - WAR ...123
Indianapolis Speedway _ WAR 75
Kid From Kokomo _ WAR 85
Naughty But Nice _ WAR ... 86
Off The Record . . WAR. .. 85
Oklahoma Kid _ WAR...110
On Your Toes _ WAR ... 78
Elizabeth and Essex _ ... _ WAR . ..114
They Made Me A Criminal _ WAR 92
The Old Maid _ _ WAR 139
The Roaring Twenties ... . _ _ WAR ...115
We Are Not Alone _ _ _ WAR _ 92
You Can’t Get Away With Murder WAR ... 76
Yes, My Darling Daughter _ WAR ...106
Wings of the Navy _ WAR 94
AVERAGE. 102
EDDIE MANNIX
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. . MGM....111
Another Thin Man _ MGM ...144
Marx Bros, at the Circus _ _ M(GM.___103
Bad Little Angel _ : _ MGM-.. 70
Balalaika _ _ _ _ _ MGM. _ 114
Babes In Arms _ MGM.__.159
Blackmail _ _ MGM ... 87
Broadway Serenade . . MGM _ 84
Bridal Suite _ _ _ MGM _ 70
Dancing Co-ed _ MGM _ 78
Four Girls in White __ _ _ MGM _ 84
Girl Downstairs _ _ _ MGM _ 79
Honolulu _ _ _ MGM. _ 107
Henry Goes To Arizona . .... MGM.. 72
It’s A Wonderful World _ MGM ... 99
Ice Follies of 1939 . . ....MGM.... 93
Idiot’s Delight _ MGM ... 77
Call on The President _ MGM. _ 77
Kid From Texas _ _ _ _ _ MGM ... 60
Lady of the Tropics _ _ MGM. _ 100
Let Freedom Ring MGM ... 83
Lucky Night _ _ .... MGM 98
Maisie _ MGM ... 97
Ninotchka ._ _ _ MGM... 144
Nick Carter, Detective .... .... MGM. 74
On Borrowed Time _ MGM ... 90
Remember? . . . MGM ... 98
Six Thousand Enemies _ _ _ MGM ... 63
Sergeant Madden _ MGM . 84
Society Lawyer _ MGM ... 73
Stronger Than Desire MGM 70
Stand Up and Fight MGM . 123
Thunder Afloat _ _ MGM.. . 110
The Women _ _ MGM.. .158
They All Come Out . ...MGM ... 64
Wizard of Oz _ MGM... 156
AVERAGE 98
WILLIAM LeBARON
Beau Geste _ PAR.__.126
Cafe Society _ PAR ... 81
Cat and the Canary _ PAR 92
Disnuted Passage PAR 96
Geronimo _ _ PAR ... 90
Gracie Allen Murder Case PAR 64
Honeymoon in Bali _ PAR 99
Hotel Imperial PAR ... 66
I’m From Missouri _ _ _ PAR ... 79
Invitation To Happiness PAR 102
Lady’s From Kentucky _ _ _ PAR ... 77
Man About Town _ PAR 122
Magnificent Fraud _ PAR 71
Midnight PAR 1 1 1
Never Say Die _ PAR 78
Night of Nights . . . . . PAR _ 80
Our Leading Citizen PAR 67
Our Neighbors, The Carters ... PAR 70
Paris Honeymoon PAR 102
Rulers of the Sea . . PAR— 88
Saint Louis Blues .... _ PAR 87
The Star Maker _ PAR. ...1 18
Union Pacific _ _ _ _ PAR ...145
What A Life _ _ PAR ... 90
Zaza _ _ _ PAR ... 98
AVERAGE. 92
HARRY COHN
Amazing Mr. Williams _ _ _ COL... 92
Beware Spooks _ _ _ _ ..COL ... 74
Blondie Brings Up Babv _ COL . 78
Blondie Meets the Boss _ COL ... 81
Blondie Takes a Vacation _ COL ... 73
Coast Guard _ COL ... 78
Blind Alley _ COL ... 71
Golden Boy . . . COL .... 102
Good Girls Go To Paris _ COL .... 95
Lady and the Mob _ COL. _ 74
Let Us Live _ COL ... 77
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington _ COL ...167
Only Angels Have Wings _ ■_ _ COL ...119
AVERAGE 91
CLIFF WORK
and associates: Milt Feld, Jack Gross,
Milton Schwarzwald
Big Guy _ UN IV _ 76
Big Town Czar _ UNIV..._ 70
Call A Messenger _ _ _ UNIV _ 68
Charlie McCarthy, Detective _ UNIV.... 84
Code of the Streets _ UNIV ... 66
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV ... 134
East Side of Heaven _ UNIV ... 110
Ex-Champ _ _ UNIV ... 72
Family Next Door .... ... _ UNIV ... 66
First Love _ UNIV. _ 123
Forgotten Woman _ UNIV... 68
For Love or Money _ _ UNIV _ 68
Gambling Ship _ UNIV.... 69
Hawaiian Nights _ UNIV.... 70
Hero For a Day _ UNIV.... 7 1
House of Fear _ _ _ UNIV.... 67
I Stole A Million _ ....UNIV.... 71
Inside Information .... _ UNIV 68
Laugh It Of! _ ...UNIV ... 70
Legion of Lost Flyers __ UNIV. _ 73
Little Accident _ UNIV _ 73
Man From Montreal _ _ UNIV.... 74
Missing Evidence _ UNIV _ 70
Mutiny on the Blackhawk _ _ UNIV.... 75
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV.... 71
One Hour To Live _ UNIV _ 72
Pirates of the Sky _ UNIV 71
Rio _ UNIV.... 73
Risky Business .... ... ... _ UNIV ... 64
Society Smugglers _ _ UNIV.... 72
Son of Frankenstein _ _ UNIV. _ 98
Spirit of Culver _ UNIV.... 63
Sun Never Sets _ _ _ UNIV __ 79
The Mikado _ UNIV.... 77
The Underpup _ _ _ _ _ UNIV _ 78
The Witness Vanishes . . . UNIV _ 72
They Asked For It _ UNIV. .. 66
Three Smart Girls Grow Up _ UNIV ... 131
Tower of London _ _ _ UNIV.... 87
Tropic Fury _ _ _ UNIV ... 74
Two Bright Boys . . . . . UNIV ... 74
Unexpected Father _ UNIV ... 70
When Tomorrow Comes . UNIV . 120
Can’t Cheat An Honest Man UNIV. ...121
AVERAGE ... 79
MOE SIEGEL
Calling All Marines REP. 68
Federal Man Hunt _ REP ... 68
Fighting Thoroughbreds ..REP.— 69
Flight At Midnight ..._ ... . . REP ... 77
Forged Passports _ REP ... 66
I Was A Convict _ REP ... 68
Jeepers Creepers _ REP. .. 66
Main Street Lawyer _ REP. _ 73
Man of Conquest _ REP 96
Mickey the Kid _ REP _ 70
Money To Burn _ REP _ 67
Mysterious Miss X _ REP _ 70
My Wife’s Relations _ REP.. 66
Orphans of the Streets . . REP. — 70
Pride of the Navy _ REP. .. 70
Sabotage _ _ _ REP. .. 69
She Married A Cop _ REP.... 70
Should Husbands Work? ... REP ... 63
Smuggled Cargo ... REP ... 63
S.O.S. Tidal Wave _ _ REP ... 65
Street of Missing Men .... _ .. .REP ... 63
Woman Doctor _ REP. .. 72
Zero Hour _ _ _ _ REP.... 65
AVERAGE... 69
SCOTT DUNLAP
Boy’s Reformatory .... _ _ MONO ... 63
Irish Luck _ MONO ... 65
Mr. Wong in Chinatown _ MONO ... 65
Mysterious Mr. Wong _ MONO ... 71
Mystery Plane _ MONO ... 64
Mutiny in the Big House ... ... _ MONO ... 70
Navy Secrets _ MONO. _ 68
Streets of New York _ _ MONO _ 68
Sky Patrol . . . MONO _ 63
Star Reporter _ _ _ MONO... 63
Tough Kid _ MONO.... 70
Wolf Call _ MONO ... 68
AVERAGE ... 67
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All Major Features Released in 1940
THE TOP 25 UNIT PRODUCERS
3. HUNT STROMBERG
1939
%
1. ARTHUR FREED MGM (1) 159
2. VICTOR SAVILLE MGM (1) 156
3. HUNT STROMBERG MGM (3) 145
4. NUNNALLY JOHNSON FOX (3) 133
5. MERVYN LeROY MGM (3) .127
6. BUDDY DeSYLVA RKO (1) 127
7. DAVID LEWIS WAR (2) 124
8. LESTER COWAN UNIV (1) 121
9. ROBERT LORD WAR (4) 118
10. JOSEPH PASTERNAK UNIV (4) 116
11. HENRY BLANKE WAR (5) 115
12. HARRY JOE BROWN FOX (6) 112
13. JOSEPH MANKIEWICZ MGM (1) 111
14. GEORGE HAIGHT RKO (2) 109
15. ARTHUR HORNBLOW, Jr. PAR (3) 108
16. RAYMOND GRIFFITH FOX (4) 108
17. JACK CUMMINGS MGM (1) 107
18. LAURENCE WEINGARTEN MGM (1) 107
19. KENNETH MACGOWAN FOX (5) 106
20. GENE MARKEY FOX (4) 102
21. MILTON BREN MGM (2) 100
22. FRANK ROSS U.A. (1) 100
23. FRANK DAVIS MGM (1) 99
24. BENJAMIN GLAZER WAR (2) 99
25. AL LEWIN _ PAR (1) 98
5. MERVYN LeROY
4. NUNNALLY JOHNSON
6. B. G. DeSYLVA
7. DAVID LEWIS
8. LESTER COWAN
9. ROBERT LORD
10. JOSEPH PASTERNAK
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Unit Producers' Credits for 1939
ARTHUR FREED
Babes In Arms _
MGM 159
VICTOR SAVILLE
Goodbye, Mr. Chips _ , _
HUNT STROMBERG
Another Thin Man _ .MGM..
Idiot’s Delight _ MGM
The Women .. ....MGM...
AVERAGE
NUNNALLY JOHNSON
Jesse James _ FOX..
Rose of Washington Square .FOX.
Wife, Husband and Friend _ FOX
AVERAGE..
MERVYN LeROY
Marx Bros, at the Circus _ MGM..
Stand Up and Fight _ MGM...
Wizard of Oz _ MGM..
AVERAGE
BUDDY DeSYLVA
Bachelor Mother _ RKO..
DAVID LEWIS
Dark Victory _ WAR .
Each Dawn I Die _ WAR.
AVERAGE.
LESTER COWAN
Can’t Cheat an Honest Man UNIV.
ROBERT LORD
Confessions of a Nazi Spy.. .. .WAR.
Dodge City _ _ WAR..
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR..
On Your Toes _ ...WAR
AVERAGE.
JOSEPH PASTERNAK
Destry Rides Again _ ..UNIV.
First Love _ ....UNIV
The Underpup _ UNIV.
Three Smart Girls Grow Up _ UNIV
AVERAGE
HENRY BLANKE
Daughters Courageous _ WAR.
Four Wives _ WAR.
Juarez - .WAR.
The Old Maid WAR.
We Are Not Alone _ WAR
AVERAGE.
HARRY JOE BROWN
Everything Happens at Night _ FOX
Here I Am A Stranger _ FOX
Hollywood Cavalcade . FOX.
Tailspin _ FOX
The Gorilla _ FOX
The Rains Came _ FOX
AVERAGE
JOSEPH MANKIEWICZ
MGM ...156
.144
133
.158
.145
182
128
.. 90
133
...103
..123
..156
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JACK CUMMINGS
Honolulu _ MGM _ 107
LAURENCE WEINGARTEN
Balalaika _ MGM _ 107
KENNETH MACGOWAN
Alexander Graham Bell . FOX 117
Return of the Cisco Kid _ FOX— 80
Stanley and Livingstone _ FOX 151
Susannah of the Mounties FOX.. 86
Young Mr. Lincoln __i . FOX ... 94
AVERAGE ...106
GENE MARKEY
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes _ FOX ... 72
Hound of the Baskervilles _ FOX. .. 92
Little Princess _ FOX _ 118
Second Fiddle . FOX _ 128
AVERAGE 102
MILTON BREN
Remember . . MGM 93
Topper Takes A Trip _ UA. _ 106
AVERAGE - 99
FRANK ROSS
Of Mice and Men .... . . UA ... 100
FRANK DAVIS
It’s A Wonderful World MGM. _ 99
BENJAMIN GLAZER
They Made Me A Criminal WAR _ 92
Yes, My Darling Daughter WAR ... 106
AVERAGE 99
AL LEWIN
Zaza _ ...PAR 98
LOUIS D. LIGHTON
Lucky Night _ _ MGM — 98
ROBERT RISKIN
The Real Glory _ _ _ UA _ 106
They Shall Have Music _ UA_... 70
AVERAGE 98
J. WALTER RUBEN
Maisie _ _ MGM . 97
Sergeant Madden _ '. - MGM. — 84
Thunder Afloat _ MGM — 110
AVERAGE 97
CHARLES ROGERS
Our Neighbors, The Carters .... _ PAR 75
Star Maker _ _ _ PAR— .118
AVERAGE... 96
EVERETT RISKIN
Amazing Mr. Williams _. COL... 96
SAM BISCHOFF
Kid From Kokomo .... WAR 85
Naughty But Nice _ WAR. 86
Off The Record _ WAR 85
Oklahoma Kid ... WAR ...HO
The Roaring Twenties _ ... WAR 115
You Can’t Get Away With Murder WAR . 76
AVERAGE 93
Huckleberry Finn .
_ MGM
...1 1 1
IRVING ASHER
GEORGE HAIGHT
Clouds Over Europe . _
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In Name Only
RKO
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Four Feathers _ _ _
UA
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Irene and Vernon
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U-Boat 29
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Cat and the Canary
PAR
92
SAM ZIMBALIST
Man About Town
PAR
.122
Lady of the Tropics _
MGM
100
Midnight _
PAR
111
Tarzan Finds A Son .... .
. MGM .
91
AVERAGE
...108
These Glamour Girls
MGM
82
RAYMOND GRIFFITH
Daytime Wife _ FOX
Drums Along the Mohawk . FOX
Hotel For Women _ FOX
Three Musketeers . FOX
AVERAGE
AVERAGE 91
96 WILLIAM PERLBERG
-151 Golden Boy _ COL .102
97 Good Girls Go To Paris _ COL ... 95
81 Let Us Live _ _ — COL ... 77
108 AVERAGE .. 91
LOU EDELMAN
Dust Be My Destiny . . . WAR. .. 98
Espionage Agent .. _ _ WAR.... 80
Invisible Stripes _ _ _ WAR. 90
Wings of the Navy _ WAR . 94
AVERAGE .... 90
SIDNEY FRANKLIN
On Borrowed Time _ MGM .... 90
HARLAN THOMPSON
Disputed Passage _ .... PAR ... 96
Magnificent Fraud ... _ _ .. PAR 71
Paris Honeymoon ... PAR 102
AVERAGE.... 90
FRED STEPHANI
Fast and Furious . MGM 91
Fast and Loose _ MGM.... 86
AVERAGE .. 88
JEFF LAZARUS
Cafe Society . . . . PAR 81
Honeymoon in Bali _ PAR 99
Lady’s From Kentucky PAR ... 77
St. Louis Blues . . ..PAR ... 87
AVERAGE .. 86
P. J. WOLFSON
Allegheny Uprising _ RKO— 86
NAT LEVINE
Four Girls in White _ MGM 84
ALBERT LEVOY
Bad Little Angel _ ..MGM. _ 73
Blackmail . . . . . MGM _ 87
AVERAGE ... 82
JOHN CONSIDINE, JR.
Blackmail _ _ _ _ ... MGM... 87
Society Lawyer _ MGM ... 73
AVERAGE ... 80
HARRY RAPF
Burn ’Em Up O’Connor . . .
MGM....
65
Henry Goes To Arizona _
MGM —
75
Ice Follies of 1939
MGM....
93
Let Freedom Ring .... _
. MGM....
83
The Girl Downstairs .... _ _
MGM ...
79
AVERAGE ....
79
PAUL JONES
I’m From Missouri ... .. . _
PAR
79
Never Say Die .... . .
PAR
78
AVERAGE ....
78
MAX SIEGEL
Angels Wash Their Faces _ .
...WAR
82
Indianapolis Speedway _ .... _
WAR
75
AVERAGE ...
78
ROBERT SPARKS
Beware Spooks . . .
COL
76
Blondie Brings Up Baby _
COL
76
Blondie Meets the Boss _
... COL
81
Blondie Takes A Vacation
COL
73
AVERAGE ...
77
JOSEF SOMLO
The Mikado . . .
UNIV ...
77
BEN PIVAR
Legion of Lost Flyers _ _ _
UNIV....
75
Man From Montreal _ _ _ _
UNIV...
78
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
UNIV...
75
Tropic Fury _ _ _ _ _
UNIV...
74
AVERAGE .
75
ED KAUFMAN
FOX
83
Charlie Chan On Treasure Island FOX
74
News Is Made At Night
FOX ....
68
AVERAGE
75
B. B. KAHANE
Those High Grey Walls _
...COL...
75
HOWARD GREEN
Inside Story _
... FOX
75
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Unit Producers' Credits for 1939 . . ■ Continued
DAVID HEMPSTEAD
EDWARD T. LOWE
It Could Happen To You ....
...FOX ...
74
Bulldog Drummonds
Secret Police PAR....
69
Persons in Hiding ...
_ PAR
72
FRED KOHLMAR
Television Spy _
_ .... PAR
73
Blind Alley _
COL
71
Undercover Doctor
_ PAR
68
Coast Guard _ _ _ _
COL .
78
AVERAGE...
70
The Lady and the Mob ...
COL ._
74
AVERAGE
74
LUCIEN HUBBARD
Nick Carter, Detective
■ _ MGM..
78
MONROE SHAFF
6,000 Enemies _
_ MGM....
63
Meet Dr. Christian _
RKO
74
AVERAGE....
70
BURT KELLY
WALLACE
MacDONALD
Big Guy _ _
UNIV. ...
77
Behind Prison Bars ..
. COL
66
Code of the Streets _ UNIV
Ex-Champ _ UNIV.
I Stole A Million _ UNIV.
Risky Business _ UNIV..
Spirit of Culver _ UNIV.
Two Bright Boys _ UNIV..
AVERAGE..
EUGENE ZUKOR
Island of Lost Men _ —PAR
ROBERT NORTH
Main Street Lawyer . REP.
ROBERT FLOREY
Disbarred _ PAR
SOL SIEGEL
Man of Conquest _ REP..
My Wife’s Relations . . . REP..
She Married A Cop _ REP.
Should Husbands Work? _ REP
Woman Doctor _ _ REP
Zero Hour _ REP.
AVERAGE
GEORGE YOHALEM
One Hour To Live _ UNIV
WILLIAM THOMAS
Million Dollar Legs _ PAR .
#1,000 A Touchdown _ _ PAR
Some Like It Hot _ _ _ PAR
Sudden Money _ PAR.-
AVERAGE
MARK HELLINGER
Hell’s Kitchen _ WAR
Adventures of Jane Arden _ WAR
Kid Nightingale _ WAR..
Women in the Wind _ WAR..
AVERAGE .
JERRY HOFFMAN
Winner Take All _ FOX
JACK FIER
Cafe Hostess _ COL..
Five Little Peppers _ COL..
AVERAGE
BARNEY SARECKY
Pirates of the Skies _ UNIV.
66
72
71
64
63
74
63
73
73
73
96
66
70
63
72
65
72
72
71
81
69
66
72
82
68
74
63
72
... 72
73
70
71
71
EDGAR SELWYN
MGM _
Bridal Suite _
Dancing Co-ed _ MGM..
Call on the President _ MGM.
The Kid From Texas _ MGM
AVERAGE..
STUART WALKER
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride _ PAR
King of Chinatown _ PAR
AVERAGE.
GUS MEINS
Money To Burn _ REP
KENNETH GOLDSMITH
Big Town Czar _ UNIV..
Call A Messenger _ ..UNIV.
Hero For a Day _ UNIV..
Society Smugglers _ UNIV..
Unexpected Father _ UNIV..
AVERAGE..
70
78
75
60
71
72
70
71
... 71
70
72
71
72
70
71
Konga, the Wild Stallion _ COL.
Romance of the Redwoods _ COL
They Man They Could Not Hang COL
AVERAGE.
IRVING STARR
Gambling Ship _ UNIV.
Inside Information _ UNIV
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV
The Witness Vanishes _ UNIV
AVERAGE
MEL SHAUER
Unmarried _ PAR
LOU OSTROW
Within the Law . .
66
70
77
70
69
68
71
72
70
70
MGM ... 70
ROBERT SISK
Career _ _ _ RKO.___ 53
Five Came Back _ _ _ RKO. _ 85
Full Confession _ _ ...RKO ... 63
Girl From Mexico _ RKO _ 70
Pacific Liner _ RKO.— 76
Reno _ _ RKO ... 77
Sorority House _ _ RKO.... 71
The Saint Strikes Back _ _ RKO _ 68
The Day the Bookies Wept _ RKO _ 70
They Made Her A Spv _ _ RKO.._„ 70
Three Sons _ _ _ RKO— 67
Twelve Crowded Hours RKO 72
AVERAGE ... 70
RUDOLPH FLOTHOW
Fugitives At Large _ COL. _ 70
Trapped in the Sky _ COL ... 70
AVERAGE .... 70
GEORGE ARTHUR
Gracie Allen Murder Case _ PAR. _ 64
Night of Nights _ PAR ... 80
Our Leading Citizen _ PAR. _ 67
AVERAGE ... 70
HERMAN SCHLOM
I Was A Convict . . . REP _ 68
Mickey The Kid _ REP.... 70
Mysterious Miss X _ _ _ REP ... 70
Orphans of the Streets _ REP. _ 70
Pride of the Navy _ REP 70
Sabotage . . . REP. _ 69
AVERAGE.... 69
WILLIAM T. LACKEY
Mr. Wong in Chinatown _ MONO. _ 68
Mysterious Mr. Wong _ MONO _ 71
Navy Secrets . . . MONO.... 68
Streets of New York _ MONO _ 68
AVERAGE ... 69
GRANT WITHERS
Irish Luck _ MONO _ 65
Mutiny in the Big House _ MONO _ 73
AVERAGE.... 69
WILLIAM SISTROM
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt _ COL. _ 67
The Saint in London _ RKO. — 70
AVERAGE ... 69
ARMAND SCHAEFER
Calling All Marines _ _ .. .REP — 68
Federal Man Hunt _ REP. — 68
Fighting Thoroughbreds - REP — 69
Flight at Midnight _ REP. — 77
Jeepers Creepers _ REP. — 68
S.O.S. Tidal Wave _ REP_._ 65
Street of Missing Men _ REP. — 65
AVERAGE ... 68
MAX GOLDEN
Family Next Door _ UNIV.
For Love or Money _ UNIV
Hawaiian Nights _ UNIV
They Asked For It _ UNIV
AVERAGE—
JOHN STONE
Arizona Wildcat _ FOX
Boy Friend _ FOX.
Charlie Chan in Honolulu _ FOX .
Charlie Chan in City of Darkness FOX...
Charlie Chan in Reno _ FOX...
Cisco Kid and the Lady _ FOX...
Everybody’s Baby _ FOX...
High School _ FOX
Jones Family in Hollywood _ FOX...
Mr. Moto in Danger Island _ FOX ”
Quick Millions _ FOX...
Too Busy To Work .. . _ FOX
average’”
RALPH COHN
A Woman is the Judge _ COL—
Parents on Trial _ COL
Scandal Sheet _ COT
AVERAGE-
CLIFF REID
Almost a Gentleman _ RKO...
Conspiracy _ RKO
Fixer Dugan - RKO...
Lady and the Gambler _ RKO...
Panama Lady _ RKO
Sued for Libel _ _ _ RKO
The Spellbinder _ _ _ _ RKO
AVERAGE
EDMUND GRAINGER
Forgotten Woman _ -UNIV—
House of Fear _ UNIV
AVERAGE
T. R. WILLIAMS
Heroes in Blue _ MONO-
FRANK MELFORD
Convict’s Code _ MONO...
I Am A Criminal _ MONO
Star Reporter _ MONO
AVERAGE
LINDSAY PARSONS
Boy’s Reformatory .... ... _ MONO...
Tough Kid - MONO...
AVERAGE...
ROBERT STEVENSON
The Ware Case _ GB _
WILLIAM WRIGHT
Ambush _ PAR...
Boy Trouble _ ; _ PAR—
Death of a Champion _ PAR __
Night Work _ _ _ PAR .
AVERAGE..’
EDDIE SUTHERLAND
Zenobia _ UA.__
BERT GILROY
Rookie Cop _ RKO...
B. P. FINEMAN
Beauty For the Asking _ RKO
GORDON HOLLINGSHEAD
The Man Who Dared _ WAR...
EDWARD CHODOROV
Tell No Tales _ MGM...
PAUL MALVERN
Mystery Plane _ MONO...
Sky Patrol _ MONO
Wolf Call _ MONO
AVERAGE-
JACK CHERTOK
They All Come Out _ MGM....
JERROLD BRANDT
The Girl From Rio _ MONO....
ANTHONY ALLEN
This Man Is News _ _ ..PAR...
. 6?
. 68
. 70
. 66
. 68
. 80
. 75
. 74
. 73
. 71
. 80
. 69
. 75
. 70
. 68
68
. 71
68
. 66
. 70
. 68
68
. 66
. 65
. 68
. 70
. 62
. 72
. 72
68
. 68
. 67
. 67
. 67
. 69
. 69
63
. 67
. 63
. 70
66
. 66
. 70
_ 65
. 68
61
. 66
. 66
. 66
. 66
65
65
64
63
66
64
64
62
54
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Producer - Directors' Credits
for 1939
GEORGE STEVENS
Gunga Din _ _ _ RKO— 180
FRANK CAPRA
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington COL 167
C. B. DeMILLE
Union Pacific _ _ _ PAR....145
ERNST LUBITSCH
Ninotchka _ MGM _ 144
WILLIAM WELLMAN
Beau Geste . PAR____126
DAVID BUTLER
That’s Right, You’re Wrong RKO 122
LEO McCAREY
Love Affair . . RKO .... 120
JOHN STAHL
When Tomorrow Comes _ UN IV 120
HOWARD HAWKS
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL 119
GREGORY LA CAVA
Fifth Avenue Girl _ RKO.__.108
WESLEY RUGGLES
Invitation To Happiness _ PAR 102
PAUL SLOANE
Geronimo _ PAR.... 90
TED REED
What A Life _ _ PAR ... 90
FRANK LLOYD
Rulers of the Sea _ PAR 88
ROWLAND V. LEE
Son of Frankenstein _ UNIV. _ 98
Sun Never Sets _ _ _ UNIV.... 79
Tower of London _ _ _ UNIV _ 87
AVERAGE. .. 88
FRANK TUTTLE
Charlie McCarthy, Detective . UNIV 84
ROBERT Z. LEONARD
Broadway Serenade MGM 84
P. J. WOLFSON
Boy Slaves - - - - - RKO.... 72
WILLIAM K. HOWARD
Back Door To Heaven ... PAR. .. 70
PHIL ROSEN
Missing Evidence _ _ _ UNIV. .. 70
AL ROGELL
Laugh It Off _ UNIV.... 70
PAUL CZINNER
Stolen Life _ PAR ... 67
CHARLES LAMONT
Little Accident . . UNIV ... 72
Long Shot _ GN _ 67
Panama Patrol _ _ _ GN.... 58
AVERAGE . . 66
JOHN AUER
Forged Passports _ REP 66
Smuggled Cargo _ . REP 63
AVERAGE 65
Directors' Credits for 1939
HENRY KING
Jesse James _ _ FOX.... 182
Stanley and Livingstone _ . FOX ...151
AVERAGE ...167
VICTOR FLEMING
The Wizard of Oz _ _ _ MGM.. . 156
CLARENCE BROWN
Idiot’s Delight _ ....MGM ...133
The Rains Came _ _ _ FOX....165
AVERAGE. 149
WILLIAM DIETERLE
Hunchback of Notre Dame _ RKO .148
Juarez _ WAR _ 123
AVERAGE.. 136
ZOLTON KORDA
Four Feathers _ UA. _ 130
GEORGE CUKOR
The Women _ MGM _ 158
Zaza _ _ PAR _ 98
AVERAGE. 128
GARSON KANIN
Bachelor Mother RKO 127
HENRY KOSTER
First Love _ UNIV .123
Three Smart Girls Grow Up _ UNIV. ..131
AVERAGE 127
GEORGE MARSHALL
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV _ 130
You Can’t Cheat Honest Man ....UNIV _ 121
AVERAGE... 126
MICHAEL CURTIZ
Daughters Courageous _ WAR _ 112
Dodge City _ WAR....158
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR _ 116
Four Wives _ _ WAR....113
AVERAGE 125
W. S. VAN DYKE
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever MGM. 133
Another Thin Man _ MGM.__.144
It’s A Wonderful World _ MGM ... 99
Stand Up and Fight . MGM _ 123
AVERAGE 125
DAVID BUTLER
East Side of Heaven _ _ UNIV.. ..110
Kentucky _ _ ... FOX— 138
AVERAGE 124
SAM WOOD
Goodbye, Mr. Chips MGM . 156
Raffles _ UA _ 93
AVERAGE... 124
IRVING CUMMINGS
Alexander Graham Bell FOX 117
Everything Happens At Night FOX 110
Hollywood Cavalcade _ FOX.__.143
AVERAGE ...123
JOHN FORD
Drums Along the Mohawk FOX 151
Stagecoach _ _ _ UA.___126
Young Mr. Lincoln _ .... FOX _ 94
AVERAGE 123
MARK SANDRICH
Man About Town _ PAR _ 122
EDMUND GOULDING
Dark Victory _ _ _ _ WAR. _ 128
The Old Maid . WAR.... 139
We Are Not Alone . . ....WAR. .. 90
AVERAGE ...119
WALTER LANG
The Little Princess _ FOX 118
JAMES WHALE
Man With Iron Mask UA 117
BUSBY BERKELEY
Babes In Arms . . MGM ...159
Fast and Furious _ MGM _ 91
They Made Me A Criminal WAR 92
AVERAGE....! 14
WILLIAM KEIGHLEY
Each Dawn I Die _ WAR ... 120
Yes, My Darling Daughter WAR .106
AVERAGE .113
ANATOLE LITVAK
Confessions of a Nazi Spy WAR 112
MITCHELL LEISEN
Midnight _ _ _ PAR. Ill
ERICH POMMER
The Beachcomber PAR 110
GEORGE B. SEITZ
Judge Hardy and Son MGM____132
Six Thousand Enemies MGM. 63
The Hardys Ride High _ MGM _ 130
Thunder Afloat _ ..MGM _ 110
AVERAGE ...109
EDDIE BUZZELL
At the Circus _ MGM. 103
Honolulu _ MGM _ 107
AVERAGE... 105
JOHN CROMWELL
In Name Only _ RKO ... 102
Made For Each Other . . UA- .ll?
AVERAGE ...107
HENRY HATHAWAY
The Real Glory _ UA.__.106
SIDNEY LANFIELD
Hound of the Baskervilles _ FOX ... 94
Second Fiddle _ FOX ...1 14
AVERAGE ... 104
ROUBEN MAMOULIAN
Golden Boy _ COL _ 102
WILLIAM WYLER
Wuthering Heights _ UA...102
H. C. POTTER
Blackmail _ _ _ MGM — 87
Vernon and Irene Castle ... RKO _ 115
AVERAGE. .101
HAL ROACH
Captain Fury _ — . ... UA ... 98
Housekeeper’s Daughter .... _ UA ... 104
AVERAGE 101
RICHARD THORPE
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn MGM.. ..Ill
Tarzan Finds A Son _ MGM — 91
AVERAGE _ 101
RAOUL WALSH
The Roaring Twenties . . WAR . 115
St. Louis Blues . . . PAR. — 87
AVERAGE 101
TOP PRODUCER-DIRECTORS
1. GEORGE STEVENS
5. WILLIAM WELLMAN
1939
1. GEORGE STEVENS _
RKO (1)
180
2. FRANK CAPRA
COL (1)
167
3. C. B. DeMILLE
PAR (1)
145
4. ERNST LUBITSCH
MGM (1)
144
5. WILLIAM WELLMAN
PAR (1)
126
6. DAVID BUTLER
RKO (1)
122
7. LEO McCAREY
RKO (1)
.120
8. JOHN STAHL
UNIV (1)
120
9. HOWARD HAWKS
COL (1)
119
10. GREGORY LA CAVA
RKO (1)
108
11. WESLEY RUGGLES
PAR (1)
102
12. PAUL SLOANE
PAR (1)
90
13. TED REED _ _
PAR (1)
90
14. FRANK LLOYD
PAR (1)
88
15. ROWLAND V. LEE
UNIV (3)
88
16. FRANK TUTTLE
UNIV (1)
84
17. ROBERT Z. LEONARD
MGM (1)
84
18. P. J. WOLFSON
MGM (1)
84
19. WILLIAM K. HOWARD
PAR (1)
70
20. PHIL ROSEN
UNIV (1)
70
21. AL ROGELL _
UNIV (1)
70
22. PAUL CZINNER
PAR (1)
67
23. CHARLES LAMONT
UNIV (3)
66
24. JOHN AUER
REP (2)
65
2. FRANK CAPRA
4. ERNST LUBITSCH
6. DAVID BUTLER
7. LEO McCAREY
8. JOHN STAHL
9. HOWARD HAWKS
10. GREGORY LA CAVA
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Directors' Credits lor 1939 ■ ■ ■ Continued
RHEINHOLD SCHUNZEL
Balalaika . . . . _MGM _ 107
Ice Follies of 1939 _ _ .MGM _ 93
AVERAGE _ 100
VINCENT SHERMAN
Return of Dr. X _ WAR __ 85
HERBERT WILCOX
Nurse Edith Cavell _ _ RKO— . 85
NORMAN McLEOD
Remember? _ .MGM _ 93
Topper Takes A Trip _ UA. _ 106
AVERAGE.. . 99
TAY GARNETT
Eternally Yours _ _ UA.... 98
GREGORY RATOFF
Barricade _ FOX 83
Daytime Wife _ FOX _ 96
Hotel For Women _ FOX... 97
Intermezzo _ UA _ 90
Rose of Washington Square _ FOX— 128
Wife, Husband and Friend _ FOX.. 90
AVERAGE . 97
FRANK BORZAGE
Disputed Passage _ PAR _ 96
ROY DEL RUTH
Here I Am A Stranger _ FOX _ 75
Tailspin _ FOX _ 90
The Starmaker _ PAR— .118
AVERAGE.... 94
MICHAEL POWELL
U-Boat 29 _ _ COL—. 93
JACK CONWAY
Lady of the Tropics _ MGM 100
Let Freedom Ring _ MGM _ 83
AVERAGE ... 92
LEWIS MILESTONE
Night of Nights _ PAR _ 82
Of Mice and Men _ UA _ 100
AVERAGE 91
HAROLD BUCQUET
Calling Dr. Kildare _ MGM — 90
On Borrowed Time _ _ .. MGM _ 90
Secret of Dr. Kildare _ MGM _ 94
AVERAGE ... 91
LLOYD BACON
Espionage Agent _
_ WAR
... 80
Indianapolis Speedway _
WAR
... 75
Invisible Stripes _
WAR
90
Oklahoma Kid ... _
WAR
— 100
Wings of the Navy _
WAR
... 94
AVERAGE
._ 90
E. H. GRIFFITH
Cafe Society _
PAR
... 81
Honeymoon in Bali _
PAR
._ 99
AVERAGE
... 90
NORMAN TAUROG
Lucky Night _
. ...MGM
... 98
MGM
79
AVERAGE
— 90
ALEXANDER
HALL
Amazing Mr. Williams _
_ COL
... 96
Good Girls Go To Paris
_ COL.
_ 95
The Lady’s From Kentucky
_ PAR.
... 77
AVERAGE
89
Paris Honeymoon
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
Jamaica Inn _ PAR. — 103
The Lady Vanishes _ FOX 75
AVERAGE.. 89
FRANK TUTTLE
I Stole A Million _ UNIV. _ 71
_ _ _ PAR... 102
AVERAGE.... 87
WLLIAM SEITER
Allegheny Uprising _ RKO. _ 86
Susannah of the Mounties _ FOX _ 86
AVERAGE.... 86
GEORGE NICHOLS (Deceased)
High School _ FOX. — 75
Man of Conquest _ REP._ 96
AVERAGE... 95
ELLIOTT NUGENT
Never Say Die . . . . PAR _ 78
The Cat and the Canary - PAR — 92
AVERAGE ... 85
JAMES FLOOD
Off The Record _ WAR 85
LEW SEILER
Dust Be My Destiny _ WAR 98
Kid From Kokomo _ WAR ... 85
King of the Underworld _ WAR _ 81
Hell’s Kitchen _ _ WAR.... 82
You Can’t Get Away With Murder .WAR _ 76
AVERAGE .... 84
JOSEF VON STERNBERG
Sergeant Madden _ MGM _ 84
ED MARIN
Fast and Loose _ MGM ... 86
Henry Goes To Arizona _ MGM ... 75
Maisie _ MGM _ 97
Society Lawyer _ MGM.... 73
AVERAGE . 83
ALLAN DWAN
Frontier Marshal _ FOX _ 88
The Gorilla _ FOX _ 80
Three Musketeers _ FOX _ 81
AVERAGE ... 83
EDWARD SUTHERLAND
Flying Deuces _ RKO__._ 82
E. A. DuPONT
Hell’s Kitchen . WAR.... 82
RAY ENRIGHT
Angels Wash Their Faces _ WAR—. 82
Naughty But Nice _ WAR _ 86
On Your Toes _ WAR.... 78
AVERAGE .... 82
THEODORE REED
I’m From Missouri _ PAR _ 79
EDWARD LUDWIG
Coast Guard _ COL _ 78
RICHARD WALLACE
The Underpup UNIV . 78
FRANK R. STRAYER
Blondie Brings Up Baby _ COL _ 76
Blondie Meets The Boss _ COL _ 81
Blondie Takes A Vacation . COL _ 73
AVERAGE ... 77
VICTOR SCHERTZINGER
The Mikado . ... UNIV. .. 77
CHUCK REISNER
Winter Carnival _ UA ... 77
HERBERT LEEDS
Arizona Wildcat _ FOX.... 8C
Chicken Wagon Family _ FOX. _ 80
Cisco Kid and the Lady _ FOX _ 80
City of Darkness _ FOX _ 73
Mr. Moto in Dan'-r Island .. _ FOX _ 68
Return of the Cisco Kid _ FOX. _ 80
AVERAGE .. 77
BRIAN DESMOND HURST
Prison Without Bars _ UA _ 77
SYLVAN SIMON
Dancing Co-ed _ MGM. _ 78
Four Girls in White _ MGM _ 84
The Kid From Texas _ MGM. _ 60
These Glamour Girls _ MGM ... 8?
AVERAGE ... 76
CHRISTY CABANNE
Man From Montreal _ UNIV _ 78
Mutiny on the Blackhawk — _ UNIV _ 75
Tropic Fury _ UNIV _ 74
AVERAGE.- 76
H. B. HUMBERSTONE
Charlie Chan in Honolulu . ... FOX — 74
Pardon Our Nerve _ _ _ FOX.... 77
AVERAGE... 75
WILLIAM CLEMENS
Devil’s Island _ _ _ WAR — 78
Nancy Drew and Hidden Staircase WAR — 70
Nancy Drew, Reporter _ WAR. — 71
Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter _ WAR. — 71
On Dress Parade _ WAR — 86
AVERAGE.... 75
RALPH MURPHY
Our Neighbors, The Carters _ PAR _ 75
ROBERT SINCLAIR
Call on the President _ _ ...MGM.... 75
JAMES TINLING
Boy Friend _ FOX— 75
BEN STOLOFF
The Lady and the Mob _ COL _ 74
GEORGE AMY
Kid Nightingale _ WAR— 74
TOHN BRAHM
Let Us Live _ COL. _ 77
Rio _ UNIV.... 71
AVERAGE— 74
STUART WALKER
Disbarred _ PAR— 73
EDWARD DMYTRYK
Television Spy _ _ _ PAR ... 73
JAMES HOGAN
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride _ PAR _ 70
Bulldog Drummond Secret Police .. PAR. _ 69
Grand Jury Secrets . . . . PAR.... 70
$1,000 A Touchdown _ PAR. _ 81
AVERAGE .... 72
CHARLES VIDOR
Blind Alley _ COL ... 71
Romance of the Redwoods _ COL. _ 70
Those High Grey Walls _ COL. _ 75
AVERAGE.... 72
PHIL ROSEN
Ex-Champ _ UNIV.... 72
HAROLD SCHUSTER
One Hour To Live . . UNIV. _ 72
LEW COLLINS
Fugitives At Large _ COL
Hidden Power _ COL
Trapped in the Sky _ COL
Whispering Enemies . COL
AVERAGE
WILLIAM THIELE
Bad Little Angel _ MGM.... 73
Bridal Suite _ MGM _ 70
AVERAGE ... 71
.... 70
.... 72
.... 70
.... 75
— 72
RICARDO CORTEZ
Chasing Danger _ _ FOX ... 70
Escape _ FOX. _ 70
Heaven With Barbed Wire Fence FOX ... 71
Inside Story _ FOX.... 75
AVERAGE.... 71
DUDLEY MURPHY
Main Street Lawyer ... _ REP _ _ 73
One-Third of a Nation _ _ PAR — 70
AVERAGE ... 71
OTIS GARRETT
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV 71
The Witness Vanishes _ UNIV 72
AVERAGE— 71
ROSS LEDERMAN
North of Shanghai _ COL — 71
KURT NEUMANN
Ambush _ PAR ... 70
Island of Lost Men _ _ _ _ PAR — 73
Unmarried _ _ — . ..PAR ... 70
AVERAGE ... 71
JACQUES TOURNER
Nick Carter, Detective _ MGM
They All Come Out - MGM
AVERAGE
BERNARD VORHAUS
Fisherman’s Wharf _ RKO
Meet Dr. Christian _ RKO
Way Down South _ RKO
AVERAGE
AL WERKER
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — FOX — 72
It Could Happen To You - FOX ... 74
News Is Made at Night - - FOX. — 68
AVERAGE ... 71
.... 78
— 64
.._ 71
— 74
.... 74
__ 66
71
THE 25 TOP DIRECTORS
1— HENRY KING
3— CLARENCE BROWN
5— ZOLTAN KORDA
1939
%
1. HENRY KING
FOX (2) 167
2. VICTOR FLEMING
MGM (1) 156
3. CLARENCE BROWN ....
_ MGM _ (2) 149
4. WILLIAM DIETERLE
_ WAR (2) 136
5. ZOLTAN KORDA _
_ U.A. (1) 130
6. GEORGE CUKOR
MGM (2) 128
7. GARSON KANIN _
_ RKO (1) 127
8. HENRY KOSTER _
_._UNIV _ (2) 127
9. GEORGE MARSHALL
UNIV (2) 126
10. MICHAEL CURTIZ
WAR ..(4) 125
11. W. S. VAN DYKE
MGM ... (4) 125
12. DAVID BUTLER
RKO (2) 124
13. SAM WOOD
MGM (2) 124
14. IRVING CUMMINGS
FOX —(3) 123
15. JOHN FORD
FOX _ (3) _ 123
16. MARK SANDRICH
PAR (1) 122
17. EDMUND GOULDING
WAR (3) 119
18. WALTER LANG
FOX (1) 118
19. JAMES WHALE _
___ U.A. (1) 117
20. BUSBY BERKELEY _
_ MGM (3) 114
21. WILLIAM KEIGHLEY
WAR (2) 113
22. ANATOLE LITVAK
WAR (1) 112
23. MITCHELL LEISEN
PAR (1) 111
24. ERICH POMMER
PAR (1) 110
25. GEORGE B. SEITZ
MGM (2) 109
2— VICTOR FLEMING
V
A
4 — -WILLIAM DIETERLE
6— GEORGE CUKOR
8— HENRY KOSTER
9— GEORGE MARSHALL
1 0 — MICHAEL CURTIZ
7— GARSON KANIN
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Directors' Credits for 1939 . . ■ Continued
ARTHUR LUBIN
Big Guy _ _ _ _ UNIV .... 77
Big Town Czar _ UNIV _ 70
Call A Messenger _ UNIV. _ 72
Mickey the Kid _ REP _ 70
Risky Business _ . _ UNIV.... 64
AVERAGE. .. 71
Joseph McDonough
Pirates of the Skies _ UNIV _ 7 1
NICK GRINDE
Federal Man Hunt _ REP. .. 68
Million Dollar Legs _ . PAR _ 71
Scandal Sheet _ .J..COL _ 68
Man They Couldn’t Hang _ COE ~~ 77
AVERAGE _. 71
NORMAN FOSTER
Charlie Chan in fReno _ FOX . 71
Charlie Chan on Treasure Island _ FOX ... 74
Mr. Moto’s Vacation _ FOX 66
Mr. Moto’s Warning _ FOX _ 72
AVERAGE .... 71
JOHN FARROW
Five Came Back _ RKO _ 85
Full Confession _ _ RKO — 73
Saint Strikes Back _ RKO — 68
Reno - - - RKO — 77
Sorority House _ RKO 71
Women in the Wind ... _ WAR. .. 63
AVERAGE 71
EDWARD SEDGWICK
Beware Spooks _ COL ... 76
Burn ’Em Up O’Connor _ .... MGM _ 65
AVERAGE ... 70
TIM WHELAN
Clouds Over Europe _ COL 70
GUSTAV MACHATY
Within the Law . MGM .. 70
ARCHIE MAYO
They Shall Have Music _ UA . .. 70
LOUIS KING
Persons In Hiding _ PAR _ 72
Undercover Doctor _ _ PAR _ 68
AVERAGE ... 70
SIDNEY SALKOW
Cafe Hostess _
. ..COL...
73
Fighting Thoroughbreds _
REP
69
Flight at Midnight _
REP
77
She Married a Cop _
REP
70
Street of Missing Men _
REP
63
REP
72
Zero Hour _
REP
65
AVERAGE
70
WILLIAM BEAUDINE
Torchy in Chinatown _
. WAR
70
OTTO BROWER
Stop, Look, and Love ...
FOX
68
Too Busy To Work _
FOX
71
Winner Take All
FOX...
72
AVERAGE....
70
AL GREEN
Gracie Allen Murder Case ...
PAR
64
King of the Turf _
UA
70
20,000 Men A Year _
FOX
77
AVERAGE
70
LEW LANDERS
RKO
65
Fixer Dugan .... ... _
RKO
68
Pacific Liner _ _ _
RKO
76
The Girl and the Gambler ._
RKO
70
Twelve Crowded Hours _
RKO
72
AVERAGE ...
70
JOE MAY
House of Fear _
.... UNIV ....
67
Society Smugglers _
..... UNIV...
72
AVERAGE....
69
LESLIE GOODWINS
Almost A Gentleman _
RKO...
66
Sued For Libel _
RKO .
72
The Day the Bookies Wept .
RKO
70
The Girl From Mexico _
RKO
70
AVERAGE ...
69
MAL ST. CLAIR
FOX ...
69
70
68
Jones Family in Hollywood
_ FOX...
FOX
AVERAGE ....
69
WILLIAM NIGH
I Am A Criminal
_ MINO
69
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
MONO .
65
Mutiny in the Big House ....
MONO
73
Mysterious Mr. Wong _
MONO
71
Streets of New York ..„ ... .._
MONO
68
AVERAGE
69
AL ROGELL
For Love or Money _ _
UNIV ...
68
Hawaiian Nights _
UNIV _.
70
AVERAGE .
69
C. C. COLEMAN
Homicide Bureau _
COL .
71
Missing Daughters .... -
_ COL .
73
My Son Is A Criminal
COL
64
AVERAGE
69
CHARLES LAMONT
Inside Information ... _
._ UNIV.
68
Pride of the Navy _
REP
70
Unexpected Father ....
UNIV
70
AVERAGE
69
TERRY MORSE
Adventures of lane Arden
WAR
68
No Place To Go _
WAR
68
On Trial .
WAR
70
Smashing the Money Ring
. . WAR ...
70
Waterfront _
_ WAR
66
AVERAGE
68
C. AUBREY SCOTTO
Gambling Ship _
UNIV....
69
I Was A Convict -
REP
68
AVERAGE
68
HAROLD YOUNG
Code of the Streets -
_ UNIV
66
Forgotten Woman _ _
UNIV
68
Hero For A Day -
UNIV
71
REP
69
AVERAGE
68
GEORGE WAGGNER
Wolf Call
MONO
68
JOE SANTLEY
Family Next Door _ _
UNIV
68
Spirit of Culver - - - -
UNIV
63
Two Bright Boys _
UNIV
74
AVERAGE
68
CHARLES BARTON
Behind Prison Gates
COL
66
Five Little Peppers ....
_ COL
70
AVERAGE
68
ROBERT FLOREY
Death of a Champion _
. PAR
68
Hotel Imperial
. PAR
66
Magnificent Fraud
PAR
71
AVERAGE
68
SAM NELSON
Konga, the Wild Stallion -
COL
66
Parents on Trial
COL...
70
AVERAGE...
68
JACK HIVELY
Panama Lady ~ -
_ RKO . .
62
....... RKO
72
They Made Her A Spy
_ RKO
72
RKO
67
AVERAGE _
68
JOHN AUER
Calling All Marines
REP
68
Orphans of the Streets _
REP
70
SOS Tidal Wave . . -
REP
65
AVERAGE...
68
WILLIAM McGANN
Blackwell’s Island
WAR
77
Everybody’s Hobby
.... WAR
63
Pride of the Bluegrass ... ....
WAR
66
Sweepstakes Winner _ ...
WAR....
64
AVERAGE...
67
RAY McCAREY
Outside These Walls -
COL ...
65
Torchy For Mayor _
WAR
70
AVERAGE
67
GUS MEINS
Money To Burn _ REP. _ 71
Mysterious Miss X _ REP____ 70
My Wife’s Relations _ ' _ _ _ REP _ 66
Should Husbands Work ... REP.. _. 63
AVERAGE 67
HAL SMITH
Code of the Secret Service WAR ... 64
Cowboy Quarterback . . . . WAR .... 70
Playing With Dynamite .... WAR .... 67
Private Detective . WAR 70
Secret Service of the Air ... WAR . 65
AVERAGE... 67
EUGENE FORD
Honeymoon’s Over FOX . 80
nspector Hornleigh FOX.. 54
AVERAGE 67
AL SANTELL
Our Leading Citizen PAR . . 67
ERLE KENTON
Everything’s On Ice RKO 67
PETER GODFREY
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt COL ._ 67
EUGENE FRENKE
Exile Express . GN _ 67
FRANK MacDONALD
First Offenders . .COL ._ 66
Jeepers Creepers REP _ 68
They Asked For It _ UNIV. _ 66
AVERAGE . . 67
WILLIAM WATSON
Heroes In Blue _ _ _ _ MONO. 67
MICKEY BALCON
The Ware Case _ GB._ 66
GLENN TYRON
Beauty For the Asking _ RKO — 66
DAVE HOWARD
Rookie Cop . . . . — RKO.. 66
NORMAN LEE
Wanted by Scotland Yard MONO — 66
GORDON DOUGLAS
Zenobia _ _ _ _ _ UA — 66
HOWARD BRETHERTON
Boys’ Reformatory MONO — 63
Irish Luck _ _ _ _ MONO — 65
Mysterious Mr. Wong MONO — 71
Mystery Plane . . . MONO — 64
Navy Secrets _ _ _ MONO — 68
Sky Patrol . . . . . MONO — 63
Star Reporter _ _ MONO — 63
Tough Kid . . . . ..MONO — 70
Undercover Agent _ MONO — 63
AVERAGE.... 65
MONTY BANKS
Shipyard Sally - FOX. — 68
Smiling Along - - - FOX — 63
AVERAGE ... 65
LAMBERT HILLYER
Convict’s Code . . MONO — 69
Girl From Rio _ _ _ MONO — 62
Should A Girl Marry? _ MONO._ 64
AVERAGE.... 65
CRANE WILBUR
The Man Who Dared - W AR — 65
GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD
Boy Trouble _ PAR — 65
Night Work ... . _ _ _ _ PAR — 61
Some Like It Hot - .... PAR 69
AVERAGE... 65
LESLIE FENTON
Tell No Tales _ _ MGM — 65
CARROL REED
Climbing High - ~GB_. 63
TOD BROWNING
Miracles For Sale - - - MGM — 60
LEIGH JASON
Career . . . . — - - RKO — 53
The Flying Irishman _ RKO — 63
AVERAGE.... 58
DAVID MacDONALD
This Man Is News - - PAR 54
19 3 9
BABES IN ARMS
19 4 0
(In Production)
STRIKE UP THE BAND
(In Preparation)
LITTLE NELLIE KELLY
Ml
★
19 3 9
ANOTHER THIN MAN
IDIOT’S DELIGHT
THE WOMEN
★
19 4 0
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
SUSAN AND GOD
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
★
HUNT
STROMBERG
Producer — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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★
19 3 9
THREE SMART GIRLS
GROW UP
THE UNDERPUP
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
FIRST LOVE
★
19 4 0
Current:
IT’S A DATE
Coming:
SPRING PARADE
IOE
PASTERNAK
Producer
J~D
★
19 3 9
THE RAINS CAME
HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE
JOHNNY APOLLO
EVERYTHING HAPPENS
AT NIGHT
TAILSPIN
★
19 4 0
FOUR SONS
YOUNG PEOPLE
Preparing:
DOWN ARGENTINE WAY
WESTERN UNION
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS
★
HARRY IOE
RROWN
Producer
★
19 3 9
GUNGA DIN
RKO-Radio
★
19 4 0
Current:
VIGIL IN THE NIGHT
RKO-Radio
Coming:
A SPECIAL FOR COLUMBIA
GEORGE
STEVENS
Producer-Director
J~D
★
19 3 9
KENTUCKY
(20th Century-Fox)
EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN
(Universal)
THAT’S RIGHT, YOU’RE
WRONG
(RKO)
ir
19 4 0
IF I HAD MY WAY
(Universal)
Preparing:
KAY KYSER — Second Feature
(RKO)
BLOOD WILL TELL
RKO
★
DAVID
BUTLER
Producer-Director
LOVE AFFAIR
★
19 4 0
MY FAVORITE WIFE
★
Producer-Director
J~D
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★
19 3 9
INVITATION TO HAPPINESS
Paramount
★
19 4 0
Current Release:
TOO MANY HUSBANDS
Columbia
★
In Production:
ARIZONA
Columbia
WESLEY
RUGGLES
Producer-Director
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MARK
SANDRICH
Director — Paramount
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19 3 9
MAN ABOUT TOWN
(Paramount)
★
BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN
Preparing:
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
Jack Benny-Fred Allen Picture
1
★
19 3 9
JESSE JAMES
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE
(20th Century-Fox)
★
19 4 0
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
MARYLAND
(20th Century-Fox)
★
HENRY
KING
Director
CLARENCE
BROWN
★
19 3 9
IDIOT’S DELIGHT
(MGM)
THE RAINS CAME
(20th Century-Fox)
19 4 0
EDISON THE MAN
(MGM)
★
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Warner Bros.-First National
THE STORY OF LOUIS
PASTEUR
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
JUAREZ
THE HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME
(RKO)
DR. EHRLICH’S MAGIC
BULLET
* * *
Now in Production:
THE MAN FROM FLEET
★
19 3 9
YOU CAN’T CHEAT AN
HONEST MAN
Universal
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
Universal
★
19 4 0
Current:
THE GHOST BREAKERS
Paramount
Now Directing:
WHEN THE DALTONS RODE
Universal
★
GEORGE
MARSHALL
Director
J~D
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE
EVERYTHING HAPPENS
AT NIGHT
(20th Century-Fox)
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19 4 0
LILLIAN RUSSELL
(20th Century-Fox)
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Current Release
DOWN ARGENTINE WAY
(In Production)
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CUMMINGS
. -
Director
★
19 3 9
THE REAL GLORY
(Samuel Goldwyn)
★
19 4 0
JOHNNY APOLLO
(20th Century-Fox)
Next:
BRIGHAM YOUNG
(20th Century-Fox)
In Preparation:
THE SHEPHERD OF THE
HILLS
(Paramount)
★
HENRY
HATHAWAY
ST. LOUIS BLUES
(Paramount)
THE ROARING TWENTIES
(Warner Bros.)
★
19 4 0
THE DARK COMMAND
(Republic Pictures)
In Production:
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT
(Warner Bros.)
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Current:
IT’S A DATE
(Universal)
Coming:
HIRED WIFE
Producer-Director
(Universal)
Top Independent Producers
1. BEN GOETZ
3. ERICH POMMER
5. DAVID SELZNICK
7. HAL ROACH
1939
1.
BEN GOETZ _
MGM _(1).
%
156
2.
GABRIEL PASCAL
.MGM._(1).
.131
3.
ERICH POMMER
_ PAR (2)
...107
4.
ALEXANDER KORDA
- U.A — (2).
...104
5.
DAVID SELZNICK
- U.A. (2)
...101
6.
WALTER WANGER _
... U.A. (3)
100
7.
HAL ROACH _
U.A. (5)
95
8.
EDDIE SMALL
- U.A. (2).
94
9.
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
U.A. (4)
92
10.
HERBERT WILCOX
RKO (1)
85
11.
BORIS MORROS
...RKO _ (I).
82
12.
HARRY SHERMAN
PAR (6)
80
13.
GEOFFREY TO YE
UNIV (1)
... 77
14.
WILLIAM STEPHENS
RKO (1)
._ 74
15.
LARRY DARMOUR
COL (4)
.. 73
16.
SOL LESSER
...RKO _ (3)
70
17.
HAROLD ORLOB
PAR (1)
70
18.
EUGENE FRENKE
G.N. (1)
67
19.
FRANKLYN WARNER
G.N _ (1)
67
20.
ROBERT KANE
FOX (2)
66
21.
E. B. DERR
MONO (6)
65
9. SAMUEL GOLDWYN
4. ALEXANDER KORDA
6. WALTER WANGER
10. HERBERT WILCOX
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Independent Producers' Credits
BEN GOETZ
Goodbye, Mr. Chips _ MGM _ 156
GABRIEL PASCAL
Pygmalion _ _ _ MGM.... 131
ERICH POMMER
Jamaica Inn . PAR. _ 103
The Beachcomber _ PAR. _ 110
AVERAGE ..107
ALEXANDER KORDA
Four Feathers _ UA...130
Prison Without Bars _ UA _ 77
AVERAGE.... 104
DAVID SELZNICK
Intermezzo, A Love Story . UA _ 93
Made For Each Other _ UA...112
AVERAGE . .101
WALTER WANGER
Eternally Yours .... UA 98
Stagecoach _ UA.__.126
Winter Carnival . . . . UA.... 77
AVERAGE 100
HAL ROACH
Captain Fury _ _ UA 98
Housekeeper’s Daughter UA . 102
Of Mice and Men _ UA.__.105
Topper Takes A Trip UA.__.106
Zenobia _ UA ... 66
AVERAGE ... 95
EDWARD SMALL
King of the Turf _ UA 70
Man in the Iron Mask UA 117
AVERAGE 94
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
Raffles _ ___.UA._.. 91
The Real Glory _ _ .UA— .106
They Shall Have Music UA ... 70
Wuthering Heights _ _ _ UA.__.102
AVERAGE 92
HERBERT WILCOX
Nurse Edith Cavell _ RKO ... 85
BORIS MORROS
The Flying Deuces . RKO _. 82
HARRY SHERMAN
Hopalong Cassidy Series (6) _ PAR ___ 80
GEOFFREY TOYE
The Mikado _ UNIV .... 77
WILLIAM STEPHENS
Meet Dr. Christian . . . RKO ... 74
LARRY DARMOUR
Fugitives At Large _ COL 71
Hidden Power _ _ _ _ _ COL ... 72
Trapped in the Sky _ COL ... 71
Whispering Enemies _ COL. 75
AVERAGE ... 73
SOL LESSER
Everything’s On Ice _ RKO ... 69
Fisherman’s Wharf _ _ _ RKO 74
Way Down South _ _ _ RKO.___ 66
AVERAGE ... 70
WILLIAM K. HOWARD
Back Door To Heaven .... _ . PAR 70
EUGENE FRENKE
Exile Express .... _ ...GN _ 67
FRANKLYN WARNER
Long Shot _ _ _ _ .GN _ 67
ROBERT KANE
Shipyard Sally _ _ _ FOX ... 68
Smiling Along _ _ _ FOX ... 63
AVERAGE. 66
E. B. DERR
Convict’s Code _ _ _ _ MONO ... 69
Girl From Rio _ _ ...MONO... 62
I Am A Criminal _ _ _ _ MONO . 69
Should A Girl Marry? _ MONO 64
Star Reporter . . . MONO ... 63
Undercover Agent _ ... MONO 63
AVERAGE . 65
General 'B' Producers' Credits
JOE COHN
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever MGM ... 1 33
Calling Dr. Kildare ... _ MGM 90
Fast and Loose _ MGM.... 86
Hardys Ride High _ MGM.__.130
Judge Hardy and Son _ MGM.... 132
Miracles for Sale _ _ MGM. .. 60
Fast and Furious _ MGM 91
Secret of Dr. Kildare _ MGM 89
These Glamour Girls ... _ MGM. _ 82
Tell No Tales _ MGM 65
Tarzan Finds A Son _ MGM 91
Within the Law . . . ...MGM. 70
AVERAGE 93
SOL WURTZEL
Arizona Wildcat ... FOX. 80
Boy Friend _ FOX _ 75
Charlie Chan in Honolulu .... _ FOX ... 74
Charlie Chan in Reno _ ... FOX ... 71
Charlie Chan On Treasure Island FOX _ 71
Charlie Chan in City of Darkness . FOX ... 73
Chasing Danger _ FOX. . 70
Cisco Kid and the Lady _ FOX ... 80
Chicken Wagon Family _ _ FOX ... 80
Everybody’s Baby _ _ _ FOX. _ 69
Escape _ _ FOX ... 70
Frontier Marshal _ FOX _ 88
High School _ FOX. _ 80
Heaven With Barbed Wire Fence FOX. 71
It Could Happen To You ... _ FOX ... 74
Inside Story _ FOX ... 75
Jones Family in Hollywood _ FOX ... 70
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning _ FOX ... 72
Mr. Moto in Danger Island _ FOX____ 68
Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation _ FOX ... 66
News Is Made At Night _ FOX ... 68
Pardon Our Nerve _ FOX . 77
Pack Up Your Troubles _ FOX 78
Quick Millions _ _ _ FOX ... 68
Stop, Look and Love _ FOX. _ 68
20,000 Men A Year .... _ FOX ... 80
Too Busy To Work FOX 71
The Honeymoon’s Over FOX 80
Winner Take All _ _ FOX 72
AVERAGE ... 74
BRYAN FOY
Adventures of Jane Arden _
WAR
68
Blackwell’s Island
WAR
77
Code of the Secret Service _
WAR
64
Devil’s Island _
WAR
78
Everybody’s Hobby _
WAR
63
Cowboy Quarterback _ _
WAR
70
Hell’s Kitchen _ _ _ _
WAR ....
82
Kid Nightengale _
WAR
74
King of the Underworld _
WAR
81
Man Who Dared _ . ..
WAR
65
Nancy Drew and Hidden Staircase
WAR
70
Nancy Drew, Reporter _
WAR
71
Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter .
WAR ...
71
No Place To Go _
WAR ...
68
Dead End Kids on Dress Parade _
WAR
82
On Trial ... .. _ _
WAR
70
Playing With Dynamite _
WAR
69
Pride of the Bluegrass _
WAR
86
Private Detective _
WAR ...
68
Return of Doctor X _
WAR
85
Smashing the Money Ring _
WAR
72
Secret Service of the Air
WAR
65
Sweepstakes Winner _
WAR
64
Torchy Blane in Chinatown .... _
WAR ...
70
Torchy Blane For Mayor _
WAR ...
70
Waterfront _ _
WAR ...
66
Women in the Wind _
WAR
63
AVERAGE ...
71
HAROLD HURLEY
PAR
70
Boy Trouble .... _ _
PAR
63
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police
PAR
69
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride
PAR
70
Disbarred _ . _
PAR
73
Death of a Champion
PAR
68
Grand Jury Secrets _
PAR
76
Island of Lost Men ....
PAR
73
King of Chinatown ....
PAR...
7?
Million Dollar Legs _
PAR
71
Night Work . _
PAR
61
Persons in Hiding _
. PAR ...
72
Some Like It Hot _ _ _
. PAR ...
69
Sudden Money _ .... -
PAR
66
$1,000 A Touchdown — . .
PAR
81
Television Spy ... _ _
PAR
73
Undercover Doctor ... PAR 68
Unmarried . . . . . PAR ... 70
AVERAGE .. 70
LEE MARCUS
Almost a Gentleman _ _ RKO .... 62
Beauty for the Asking .... RKO 66
Career _ _ _ RKO .... 53
Conspiracy _ _ _ _ _ RKO . . 65
Day the Bookies Wept _ RKO .. 73
Fixer Dugan _ RKO ... 68
Five Came Back . . . . RKO ... 85
Full Confession _ _ _ _ RKO ... 63
Girl From Mexico _ _ _ RKO . 70
Girl and the Gambler _ RKO 70
Pacific Liner _ _ RKO — 76
Panama Lady _ RKO.... 62
Reno _ _ — . - RKO. — 77
Rookie Cop . — . . RKO ... 66
Saint in London _ RKO .... 70
Saint Strikes Back . RKO .. 68
Sorority House _ _ _ RKO ... 71
Sued For Libel _ RKO .... 72
Three Sons _ _ _ RKO ... 67
The Spellbinder _ _ _ _. RKO ... 72
They Made Her a Spy _ RKO ... 70
Twelve Crowded Hours ... RKO „ 72
AVERAGE ... 69
IRVING BRISKIN
A Woman is the Judge .... .... ... COL ... 66
Behind Prison Gates - - - COL ... 66
Cafe Hostess . . — . . COL .. 71
First Offenders - - - - — COL ... 66
Five Little Peppers ... COL ... 70
Homicide Bureau _ COL... 71
Konga, the Wild Stallion COL 66
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt _ .— COL 67
Missing Daughters - - - - - COL ... 73
My Son is a Criminal .... . .... COL . 64
North of Shanghai _ _ _ COL ... 71
Outside These Walls _ _ COL ... 65
Parents on Trial .... _ _ COl. ... 70
Romance of the Redwoods COL 70
Scandal Sheet _ _ _ — COL ... 66
The Man They Couldn’t Hang COL 77
Those High Grey Walls _ COL 75
AVERAGE 69
GENERAL "B" PRODUCERS
2. SOL WURTZEL
1. JOE COHN
3. BRYAN FOY
1939
1.
JOE COHN _ _ _
MGM
(12)
93
2.
SOL WURTZEL
_ FOX
(29)
_ 74
3.
BRYAN FOY
WAR
(27)
. 71
4.
HAROLD HURLEY
PAR
(18)
. 70
5.
LEE MARCUS
RKO
(22)
69
6.
IRVING BRISKIN
COL
(17)
69
4. HAROLD HURLEY
5. LEE MARCUS
6. IRVING BRISKIN
THE 25 TOP ACTRESSES
1. NORMA SHEARER
3. GRETA GARBO
5. MARLENE DIETRICH
7. DEANNA DURBIN
1939
%
1.
NORMA SHEARER
MGM
(2)
146
2.
JEAN ARTHUR
_ COL
(2)
144
3.
GRETA GARBO
MGM
(1)
144
4.
MYRNA LOY
MGM
(3)
136
5.
MARLENE DIETRICH
....UNIV
(1)
134
6.
BETTE DAVIS
WAR
(4)
128
7.
DEANNA DURBIN
...UNIV
(2)
127
8.
BARBARA STANWYCK
PAR
(2)
123
9.
GINGER ROGERS
RKO
(3)
117
10.
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
PAR
(4)
115
11.
IRENE DUNNE
UNIV
(3)
115
12.
LORETTA YOUNG
U.A.
(4)
111
13.
ALICE FAYE
FOX
(4)
108
14.
SONJA HENIE
FOX
(2)
108
15.
PRISCILLA LANE
WAR
(5)
108
16.
ELEANOR POWELL
MGM
(1)
107
17.
CAROLE LOMBARD
RKO
(2)
107
18.
JOAN BENNETT
U.A.
(3)
105
19.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
FOX
(2)
102
20.
MERLE OBERON
U.A.
(1)
102
21.
HEDY LAMARR
MGM
(1)
100
22.
CONSTANCE BENNETT
U.A.
(2)
97
23.
CLAIRE TREVOR
RKO
(3)
94
24.
JOAN CRAWFORD
MGM
(2)
93
25.
OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND
WAR
(4)
93
8. BARBARA STANWYCK
9. GINGER ROGERS
4. MYRNA LOY
6. BETTE DAVIS
10. CLAUDETTE COLBERT
THE 25 TOP ACTORS
1939
1. SPENCER TRACY
1. SPENCER TRACY
%
_ MGM (1) 151
2. WILLIAM POWELL
MGM (1) .144
3. TYRONE POWER
FOX (5) 137
4. ROBERT DONAT
MGM . (2) 136
5. ERROL FLYNN
WAR (2) 136
6. CLARK GABLE
...MGM .(1) .133
7. MICKEY ROONEY
MGM (5) 133
8. CARY GRANT
COL (3) 133
9. JACK BENNY
PAR (1) 122
10. JAMES STEWART
MGM (5) 121
11. CHARLES BOYER
RKO (2) 120
12. GEORGE BRENT
WAR .(4) 120
13. W. C. FIELDS
UNIV (1) 120
14. CHARLES LAUGHTON
..PAR (3) 119
15. GARY COOPER
U.A..— (2) _ 116
16. FRED ASTAIRE _
RKO (1) .116
17. JAMES CAGNEY _
WAR (3) .115
18. DON AMECHE
FOX (4) 111
19. LESLIE HOWARD
MGM (2) 111
20. BING CROSBY
PAR (3) 110
21. DOUG FAIRBANKS, Jr.
UNIV (4) .110
22. PAUL MUNI
WAR (2) 107
23. WALLY BEERY
MGM (3) 106
24. BRIAN AHERNE
_ U.A. (3) 105
25. ROBERT TAYLOR
MGM (4) 104
5. ERROL FLYNN
3. TYRONE POWER
2. WILLIAM POWELL
4. ROBERT DONAT
6. CLARK GABLE
8. CARY GRANT
9. JACK BENNY
7. MICKEY ROONEY
10. JAMES STEWART
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
PLAYERS' CREDITS FOR 1939
SPENCER TRACY
Stanley and Livingstone _ FOX _ 151
NORMA SHEARER
Idiot’s Delight _
_ MGM _
The Women _ MGM _
AVERAGE....
JEAN ARTHUR
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington _ COL
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL_.
AVERAGE..
WILLIAM POWELL
Another Thin Man _ MGM.
GRETA GARBO
Ninotchka _ MGM
TYRONE POWER
Daytime Wife _ FOX
Jessie James _ FOX.
Rose of Washinton Square _ FOX
Second Fiddle _ FOX.
The Rains Came _ FOX
AVERAGE
MYRNA LOY
Another Thin Man . MGM
Lucky Night _ MGM
The Rains Came _ FOX
AVERAGE
ROBERT DONAT
Goodbye Mr. Chips _ MGM
The Citadel _ MGM
AVERAGE
ERROL FLYNN
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR
Dodge City - WAR.
AVERAGE
MARLENE DIETRICH
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV.
CLARK GABLE
Idiot’s Delight _ MGM
MICKEY ROONEY
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...MGM
Babes In Arms _ MGM
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever. ..MGM
Judge Hardy and Son _ MGM
The Hardys Ride High _ MGM
AVERAGE
CARY GRANT
Gunga Din _ .RKO
In Name Only _ RKO
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL
AVERAGE
BETTE DAVIS
Dark Victory _ WAR
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR
Juarez _ WAR
The Old Maid _ WAR
AVERAGE
133
..158
..146
..169
..119
.144
..144
.144
96
-182
...128
...114
...165
...137
.144
... 98
165
.136
156
...117
...136
-114
...158
...136
-134
...133
111
...159
.133
132
-.130
...133
180
...102
.119
. 133
—128
...114
— 123
.139
128
DEANNA DURBIN
First Love _ UNIV ... 125
Three Smart Girls Grow Up UNIV _ 13 1
AVERAGE 127
BARBARA STANWYCK
Golden Boy _ COL ...102
Union Pacific . PAR ...145
AVERAGE ...123
JACK BENNY
Man About Town _ PAR. _ 122
JAMES STEWART
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV _ 134
Ice Follies of 1939 _ MGM _ 93
It’s A Wonderful World _ MGM ... 99
Made For Each Other _ UA. _ 112
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington... COL .169
AVERAGE.... 121
CHARLES BOYER
Love Affair _ RKO _ 120
When Tomorrow Comes . UNIV _ 120
AVERAGE .120
GEORGE BRENT
Dark Victory _ WAR .128
The Old Maid _ WAR -139
The Rains Came _ WAR....
Wings of the Navy _ _ WAR _ 94
AVERAGE 120
W. C. FIELDS
You Can’t Cheat Honest Man UNIV . .120
CHARLES LAUGHTON
Hunchback of Notre Dame _ RKO 142
Jamaica Inn _ PAR _ 103
The Beachcomber _ PAR.... 110
AVERAGE . .119
GINGER ROGERS
Bachelor Mother _ _ _ RKO— 127
Fifth Avenue Girl _ RKO . 103
Vernon and Irene Castle RKO... 116
AVERAGE 117
GARY COOPER
Beau Geste _ PAR _ 126
The Real Glory _ UA.... 106
AVERAGE 116
FRED ASTAIRE
Vernon and Irene Castle _ RKO 116
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
Drums Along the Mohawk ... FOX .151
It’s A Wonderful World _ MGM ... 99
Midnight _ PAR .111
Zaza _ _ PAR ... 98
AVERAGE... 115
IRENE DUNNE
Invitation To Happiness _ PAR
Love Affair _ RKO
When Tomorrow Comes _ UNIV...
AVERAGE
JAMES CAGNEY
Each Dawn I Die _ _ .WAR.
Oklahoma Kid _ WAR...
The Roaring Twenties _ WAR
AVERAGE
DON AMECHE
Alexander Graham Bell - FOX
Hollywood Cavalcade _ FOX...
Midnight _ PAR
The Three Musketeers _ FOX
AVERAGE
LORETTA YOUNG
Alexander Graham Bell _ .. FOX
Eternally Yours _ UA
Kentucky - FOX
Wife, Husband and Friend _ FOX
AVERAGE
LESLIE HOWARD
Intermezzo, A Love Story - UA
Pygmalion _ MGM
AVERAGE
BING CROSBY
East Side of Heaven UNIV
Paris Honeymoon _ PAR .
The Starmaker _ PAR
AVERAGE .
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.
Gunga Din _ RKO
Green Hell _ _ - . UNIV..
Rulers of the Sea - PAR
The Sun Never Sets _ UNIV...
AVERAGE
ALICE FAYE
Barricade . . . . — . FOX
Hollywood Cavalcade - FOX
Rose of Washington Square - FOX
Tailspin _ FOX
AVERAGE
SONJA HENIE
Everything Happens At Night - FOX
Second Fiddle - - FOX
AVERAGE
102
120
120
115
120
.110
115
.115
117
136
11 1
81
111
117
98
138
. 90
1 1 1
. 92
131
1 1 1
110
102
.118
110
180
. 97
.. 97
. 78
1 10
. 90
.136
.128
.. 90
108
.102
..114
108
PRISCILLA LANE
Daughters Courageous _ _ _ WAR ...112
Dust Be My Destiny _ _ _ WAR . 98
Four Wives _ _ WAR.. .110
Roaring Twenties _ WAR _ 115
Yes, My Darling Daughter _ WAR. .106
AVERAGE. 108
ELEANOR POWELL
Honolulu _ _ _ MGM. ...107
PAUL MUNI
J uarez _ _ _ WAR ..123
We Are Not Alone . . WAR ... 93
AVERAGE 107
CAROLE LOMBARD
In Name Only . . . . .. RKO.... 102
Made For Each Other _ _ _ UA.__.112
AVERAGE.... 107
WALLY BEERY
Sergeant Madden _ _ _ MGM ... 84
Stand Up and Fight _ _ _ MGM ... 123
Thunder Afloat _ MGM... 110
AVERAGE .106
BRIAN AHERNE
Captain Fury _ _ _ _ UA. _ 99
Juarez . . WAR— -123
Merrily We Live _ UA 95
AVERAGE 105
JOAN BENNETT
Green Hell _ _ _ UNIV. .. 97
Housekeeper’s Daughter .... _ UA...102
Man In the Iron Mask UA ... .117
AVERAGE 105
ROBERT TAYLOR
Lady of the Tropics . MGM 100
Lucky Night _ MGM _ 98
Remember? _ _ MGM _ 96
Stand Up and Fight MGM ...123
AVERAGE ...104
MARX BROTHERS
At The Circus .... _ MGM .103
RANDOLPH SCOTT
Coast Guard _ _ _ COL ... 79
Frontier Marshal . FOX .. 88
Jesse James _ _ _ _ _ FOX ... 182
20,000 Men A Year . . FOX ... 79
Susannah of the Mounfies FOX 86
AVERAGE.... 102
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Little Princess _ _ _ FOX . ..112
Susannah of the Mounties _ FOX .. 86
AVERAGE. 102
EDGAR BERGEN-CHARLIE McCARTHY
You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man UNIV.... 120
Charlie McCarthy, Detective _ UNIV ... 84
AVERAGE 102
MERLE OBERON
Wuthering Heights _ _ ....UA... 102
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
Blackmail _ _ _ MGM.... 87
Confessions of a Nazi Spy _ WAR— .112
AVERAGE.... 100
JOEL McCREA
Espionage Agent _ _ _ WAR ... 83
They Shall Have Music _ _ _ _ _ UA ... 71
Union Pacific . . . PAR .145
AVERAGE 100
HEDY LAMARR
Lady of the Tropics _ _ MGM ...100
NELSON EDDY
Balalaika . . MGM . ..114
Let Freedom Ring _ _ MGM ... 83
AVERAGE .... 99
ALLAN JONES
Honeymoon in Bali . . . . PAR 99
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Players' Credits for 1939 . . . Continued
DAVID NIVEN
Bachelor Mother _ RKO
Eternally Yours _ UA _ 98
Raffles _ _ .UA .... 93
The Real Glory _ UA ....
Wuthering Heights _ _ UA. 102
AVERAGE ... 98
CONSTANCE BENNETT
Merrily We Live _ UA____ 95
Tailspin _ _ _ FOX ... 90
Topper Takes A Trip . . . . UA. _ 106
AVERAGE .... 97
HENRY FONDA
Alexander Graham Bell _ FOX. 117
Drums Along the Mohawk _. ..... FOX. _
Jessie James _ _ FOX____
Let Us Live _ .. .COL.... 77
Young Mr. Lincoln _ FOX.... 94
AVERAGE.. 96
JOHN GARFIELD
Blackwell’s Island .... WAR. _ 77
Daughters Courageous _ WAR....112
Dust Be My Destiny _ WAR. .. 98
They Made Me a Criminal _ WAR __ 92
AVERAGE.... 95
JOHN WAYNE
Allegheny Uprising _ RKO .... 86
New Frontier _ _ REP ... 72
Stagecoach _ _ _ UA....126
AVERAGE.... 95
FRED MacMURRAY
Cafe Society _ PAR.... 81
Honeymoon in Bali _ _ _ PAR 99
Invitation To Happiness _ PAR. .102
AVERAGE ... 94
CLAIRE TREVOR
Allegheny Uprising . . . . . RKO. _ 84
I Stole A Million _ UNIV.__. 71
Stagecoach . . . UA _ 126
AVERAGE.... 94
JEFFERY LYNN
Espionage Agent _ WAR. .. 80
Daughters Courageous _ _ WAR ...
Four Wives _ _ WAR....
The Roaring Twenties _ WAR ...
Yes, My Darling Daughter . ... WAR ... 106
AVERAGE.. 93
JOAN CRAWFORD
Ice Follies of 1939 _ _.MGM.___ 93
The Women _ MGM—.
OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND
Dodge City _ WAR....
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR....
Raffles _ UA.... 93
Wings of the Navy _ _ WAR. _ 94
AVERAGE ... 93
DOROTHY LAMOUR
Disputed Passage _ PAR ... 96
Man About Town _ PAR—
St. Louis Blues _ _ PAR _ 87
AVERAGE.... 92
BRIAN DONLEVY
Beau Geste _ _ PAR. _ 126
Jessie James . . . FOX —
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV. _
Allegheny Uprising . . . . . FOX _ 86
Behind Prison Gates _ COL. _ 66
Union Pacific _ _ _ PAR _
AVERAGE ... 92
PAULETTE GODDARD
Cat and the Canary . . . . PAR _ 92
The Women _ MGM —
GEORGE RAFT
Each Dawn I Die _ WAR. — 120
Invisible Stripes _ _ WAR. _ 93
I Stole A Million _ UNIV.... 71
The Lady’s From Kentucky _ PAR. — 77
AVERAGE.... 91
ANN SOTHERN
Call On the President _ MGM.:.. 77
Fast and Furious _ ..MGM — 91
Hotel For Women _ FOX — 97
Maisie _ ‘—MGM _ 97
AVERAGE.- 91
ADOLPHE MENJOU
Golden Boy _ COL _ 102
Housekeeper’s Daughter _
UA
102
King of the Turf _
UA
70
That’s Right, You’re Wrong
RKO
AVERAGE....
91
JOHNNY WEISMULLER
Tarzan Finds A Son .... ...
_ MGM ...
91
MADELEINE CARROLL
Cafe Society .... _
_ PAR ....
81
Honeymoon In Bali _
PAR ...
99
AVERAGE
90
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
Fast and Loose _
MGM
86
Earl of Chicago _
... MGM ...
94
AVERAGE .
90
LEW AYRES
Broadway Serenade _
.... ... .MGM ...
84
Calling Dr. Kildare _
_ MGM....
90
Ice Follies of 1939 _
_ MGM...
93
Remember _
....MGM
96
These Glamour Girls _
_ MGM ...
82
The Secret of Dr. Kildare _.
_ MGM ...
89
AVERAGE
89
JOAN BLONDELL
Amazing Mr. Williams ....
_ COL ...
92
East Side of Heaven .... _
_ UNIV....
Good Girls Go To Paris _
_ COL...
95
Kid From Kokomo _
_ WAR...
85
Off The Record _
_ .... WAR ...
85
AVERAGE...
89
LIONEL BARRYMORE
Calling Dr. Kildare _ ...
...MGM ...
90
Let Freedom Ring _
_ MGM.-
83
On Borrowed Time _
_ MGM...
90
The Secret of Dr. Kildare ....
_ MGM...
89
AVERAGE...
88
ROLAND YOUNG
Here I Am A Stranger _
FOX
75
Night of Nights _
_ PAR
. 82
Topper Takes A Trip _
_ UA ...
105
Yes, My Darling Daughter .
_ WAR...
AVERAGE...
88
VICTOR McLAGLEN
Captain Fury _ UA _ 98
Ex-Champ _ UNIV _ 72
Full Confession _ RKO 63
Gunga Din _ RKO _ 180
Let Freedom Ring _
_ MGM...
83
Pacific Liner _
_ UNIV...
76
The Big Guy _
_ UNIV...
77
The Devil’s Party _
_ UNIV....
68
Rio _ _ _
_ UNIV...
71
AVERAGE...
87
ROSALIND
RUSSELL
Fast and Loose _
_ MGM...
87
The Women _
_ MGM ...
DICK POWELL
Naughty But Nice _
_ WAR ...
86
LAURENCE OLIVIER
Clouds Over Europe _
_ COL....
70
Wuthering Heights _
_ UA-
102
AVERAGE ...
86
MELVYN DOUGLAS
Amazing Mr. Williams ...
_ COL. .
94
Good Girls Go To Paris
_ COL
95
..... MGM. ..
. . . MGM ...
65
AVERAGE...
85
FRANCHOT TONE
Fast and Furious _
. MGM ...
91
The Girl Downstairs _
_ MGM
79
AVERAGE
85
RICHARD
GREENE
Hound of Baskervilles .
_ FOX ...
95
Little Princess _
_ FOX...
Stanley and Livingstone
... _ FOX
Here I Am A Stranger
_ FOX
75
AVERAGE...
85
WAYNE MORRIS
Kid From Kokomo _ WAR 85
Return of Dr. X _ WAR 85
AVERAGE . . 85
ANNA NEAGLE
Nurse Edith Cavell _ RKO. _ 85
JEANETTE MacDONALD
Broadway Serenade _ .... .... .. .MGM ... 84
WARNER BAXTER
Barricade _ FOX ... 80
Return of the Cisco Kid _ FOX. _ 80
Wife, Husband and Friend _ FOX 90
AVERAGE... 84
ROBERT YOUNG
Bridal Suite _ MGM ... 70
Honolulu _ MGM ...107
Maisie _ MGM ... 97
Miracles For Sale _ MGM .. 60
AVERAGE ... 84
CESAR ROMERO
Charlie Chan in Treasure Island FOX. — 74
Cisco Kid and the Lady _ FOX ... 80
Frontier Marshal _ FOX. _ 88
Return of the Cisco Kid _ FOX. .. 80
The Little Princess _ _ FOX—
Wife, Husband, and Friend _ FOX. _ 90
AVERAGE ... 84
MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN
Let Us Live _ COL. _ 77
Tarzan Finds A Son _ MGM. _ 91
AVERAGE.... 84
HUMPHREY BOGART
Dark Victory _ _ WAR ...
Invisible Stripes _ _ WAR. _ 93
King of the Underworld _ WAR. _ 81
Oklahoma Kid _ WAR....
The Roaring Twenties _ WAR. ..
The Return of Dr. X _ WAR. _ 85
Can’t Get Away With Murder _ PAR _ 76
AVERAGE ... 84
IAN HUNTER
Bad Little Angel _ MGM. _ 73
Broadway Serenade _ MGM _ 84
Little Princess _ _ — FOX.___
Maisie _ _ _ MGM. _ 97
Tarzan Finds A Son _ _ _ MGM....
Tower of London _ UNIV. — 84
Yes, My Darling Daughter _ WAR _
AVERAGE ... 84
DEAD END KIDS
Angels Wash Their Faces _ WAR. — 82
Dust Be My Destiny _ WAR —
Hell’s Kitchen _ WAR ... 82
On Dress Parade _ WAR — 82
They Made Me A Criminal _ WAR. _ 92
AVERAGE ... 84
JANE BRYAN
Each Dawn I Die . . WAR. —
Invisible Stripes _ WAR. — 93
These Glamour Girls - MGM.... 82
The Old Maid _ _ _ WAR...
The Man Who Dared _ WAR— 65
We Are Not Alone _ WAR ... 92
AVERAGE.... 83
EDWARD ARNOLD
Idiot’s Delight - MGM...
Let Freedom Ring _ MGM ... 83
Man About Town _ PAR —
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - COL..
BASIL RATHBONE
Hound of the Baskervilles - FOX — 94
Rio _ UNIV.... 71
Son of Frankenstein _ UNIV. — 98
Sun Never Sets . . . UNIV — 79
Sherlock Holmes _ FOX. — 72
Tower of London _ UNIV — 84
AVERAGE.... 83
RAY MILLAND
Hotel Imperial _ PAR. — 66
Everything Happens at Night - FOX. — 101
Beau Geste _ PAR. —
AVERAGE ... 83
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
PldyOlfS Credits for 1939 ■ ■ ■ Continued
ANN SHERIDAN
Angels Wash Their Faces
_ WAR .
82
Dodge City _ _
_ WAR
Indianapolis Speedway . _
_ WAR
75
Naughty But Nice _
_ WAR ...
86
They Made Me A Criminal . WAR
92
Winter Carnival _ _ _
_ UA ...
77
AVERAGE....
82
PAT O’BRIEN
Indianapolis Speedway
_ WAR .
75
Off The Record _ _
_ WAR. ...
85
Night of Nights _
PAR .
82
The Kid From Kokomo ...
. _ WAR
85
AVERAGE....
82
LAUREL AND HARDY
Flvinz Deuces ...
RKO
82
ROSEMARY LANE
Blackwell’s Island _
_ WAR
77
Daughters Courageous _
_ WAR
Four Wives
_ WAR
Oklahoma Kid _ _
_ WAR
Return of Dr. X _ _
. . WAR
85
AVERAGE. ..
81
ANN RUTHERFORD
Andy Hardy Gets Spring
Fever _ MGM ..
Dancing Co-ed _
_ MGM....
78
Four Girls In White
MGM...
84
Judge Hardy and Son ...
_ MGM . .
The Hardys Ride High
_ MGM....
These Glamour Girls _
... MGM
82
AVERAGE....
81
UNA MERKEL
Destry Rides Again . _
UNIV....
On Borrowed Time _
_ MGM ...
90
Some Like It Hot _
PAR
69
AVERAGE...
81
THE RITZ BROTHERS
The Three Musketeers ....
_ FOX
81
The Gorilla _
_ FOX
82
Pack Up Your Troubles
_ FOX
78
AVERAGE ...
80
BOB HOPE
Cat and the Canary _
_ PAR
92
Never Say Die _
PAR
78
Some Like It Hot _
PAR
69
AVERAGE ...
80
RICHARD
DIX
Here I Am A Stranger _
FOX
75
Man of Conquest _
REP
96
Reno _ _ _
RKO ...
77
Twelve Crowded Hours ...
_ _ RKO
72
AVERAGE...
80
MARTHA RAYE
Never Say Die _
PAR ...
78
$1,000 A Touchdown
PAR ...
81
AVERAGE....
80
BILLIE BURKE
Bridal Suite _
_ MGM. _
70
Eternally Yours _
_ UA ...
Remember
_ MGM
Topper Takes A Trip _
_ ...UA . :
106
The Wizard of Oz
_ MGM...
Zenobia _ .
_ UA ...
66
AVERAGE...
80
LANA TURNER
Calling Dr. Kildare _
. ...... MGM...
Dancing Co-ed _
MGM ...
78
These Glamour Girls ... ..
. ... MGM ...
82
AVERAGE....
80
JANE WITHERS
Arizona Wildcat _
_ FOX
80
Boy Friend _ _
. FOX
77
Chicken Wagon Family _
_ _ FOX
80
High School _ _
FOX
78
Pack Up Your Troubles ...
_ FOX
78
AVERAGE...
79
GALE PAGE
Daughters Courageous _ WAR. ..
Four Wives _ WAR. _
Indianapolis Speedway _ WAR ... 75
Naughty But Nice . . . WAR _ 86
Can’t Get Away With Murder _ WAR.... 76
AVERAGE ... 79
JOHN HOWARD
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret
Police PAR
69
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride
_ PAR
70
Disputed Passage ....
_ PAR
96
Grand Jury Secrets _ __
_ PAR
70
What A Life .....
_ PAR .
90
AVERAGE....
79
WALTER CONNOLLY
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ... MGM
Bridal Suite .
_ MGM ...
70
Coast Guard
_ COL
78
Fifth Avenue Girl .... .
RKO
Good Girls Go To Paris
_ COL .
95
Those High Grey Walls .
_ COL
75
The Girl Downstairs _ .
MGM
79
AVERAGE...
79
BORIS KARLOFF
Devil’s Island ____ _
WAR
78
Man They Could Not Hang . . COL ...
77
Mysterious Mr. Wong _
.... MONO ...
71
Mr. Wong in Chinatown _
. .. MONO ...
65
Son of Frankenstein _
_ UNIV .
98
The Tower of London .... ...
_ UNIV
84
AVERAGE....
79
MARJORIE WEAVER
Chicken Wagon Familv _
_ FOX ...
79
The Honeymoon Is Over
FOX
80
Young Mr. Lincoln
FOX
AVERAGE....
79
JOE E. BROWN
Beware Spooks _ . ..
COL
76
$1,000 A Touchdown _
PAR
81
AVERAGE ...
78
ARTHUR LAKE
Blondie Brings Up Baby ...
. .COL ...
77
Blondie Meets the Boss _
_ COL...
81
Blondie Takes A Vacation
_ COL ...
74
AVERAGE....
78
PENNY SINGLETON
Blondie Brings Up Baby .
COL
77
Blondie Meets the Boss _
_ COL ...
81
Blondie Takes A Vacation ..
_ COL...
74
AVERAGE ....
78
GAIL PATRICK
Disbarred _ _ _
PAR
73
Grand Jury Secrets _
PAR
70
Man of Conquest _
REP
96
Reno _ _
RKO
76
AVERAGE....
78
FRANCIS DEE
Coast Guard _
_ COL...
78
RICHARD CARLSON
These Glamour Girls _
_ MGM ...
82
Dancing Co-ed _
_ MGM ...
78
Little Accident _ _
_ UNIV
73
Winter Carnival _
_ UA...
77
AVERAGE
78
ZORINA
On Your Toes _
_ WAR....
78
GLORIA JEAN
The Underpup _
. . UNIV
78
EDDIE ALBERT
Four Wives _ .. _
_ WAR
On Your Toes _
_ WAR ...
78
CHESTER MORRIS
Blind Alley _ ....... .. ...
_ COL
71
Five Came Back _ _
RKO
85
Pacific Liner _ _ _ _
_ LIN IV
76
Thunder Afloat . _ _
_ MGM ...
AVERAGE . .
77
JANE WYMAN
Kid Nightengale _ _ _
_ WAR...
74
Kid From Kokomo _
_ WAR
85
Playing With Dynamite _
_ WAR...
67
Private Detective _
_ WAR
70
Tailspin _ - _
FOX
90
AVERAGE...
77
LEWIS STONE
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever... .MGM ...
The Hardys Ride High _
_ MGM...
... MGM...
Call on the President _
_ MGM
77
Ice Follies of 1939 _
_ MGM
MARGARET LINDSAY
On Trial - WAR.... 70
Hell’s Kitchen _ _ _ WAR. _ 82
20,000 Men A Year _ FOX _ 77
The Underpup _ UNIV 78
AVERAGE.... 77
ANITA LOUISE
The Gorilla - - - FOX ... 80
The Little Princess _ FOX....
These Glamour Girls _ MGM.___ 82
Main Street Lawyer _ REP 73
Reno - RKO _ 77
Hero For A Day _ _ _ UNIV 71
AVERAGE. .. 77
GLADYS GEORGE
Here I Am A Stranger _ _ FOX. _ 75
I’m From Missouri _ PAR.... 79
The Roaring Twenties _ WAR
AVERAGE.... 77
KENNY BAKER
At The Circus _ MGM ...
The Mikado _ UNIV... 77
ALAN HALE
Dodge City - WAR....
Elizabeth and Essex _ WAR ...
Man in the Iron Mask _ UA.__.
On Your Toes _ WAR ... 78
Pacific Liner _ RKO _ 76
AVERAGE.... 77
PRESTON FOSTER
Society Smugglers _ UNIV... 72
Geronimo . PAR. _ 90
News Is Made At Night . . FOX ... 68
Chasing Danger _ FOX. .. 70
Cafe Hostess _ COL____ 71
Missing Evidence _ UNIV _ 72
AVERAGE ... 76
FAY BAINTER
Daughters Courageous _ WAR _
Our Neighbors, The Carters ... _ PAR _ 76
The Lady and the Mob ... COL. _ 76
Yes, My Darling Daughter _ WAR ...
AVERAGE ... 76
WENDY BARRIE
Daytime Wife _ ^ _ FOX...
Five Came Back . . _.RKO ... 85
Hound of the Baskervilles _ FOX ...
Pacific Liner _ RKO ... 76
Saint Strikes Back _ RKO _ 68
The Witness Vanishes _ UNIV _ 73
AVERAGE .... 76
FRANK McHUGH
Dodge City _ WAR. _
Daughters Courageous _ WAR _
Four Wives _ WAR. _
Indianapolis Speedway _ WAR _ 75
On Your Toes _ _ WAR.... 78
The Roaring Twenties _ WAR _
Wings of the Navy _ WAR ...
AVERAGE... 76
EDNA BEST
Intermezzo, a Love Story _ UA _
Prison Without Bars _ UA 76
VIRGINIA BRUCE
Let Freedom Ring _ MGM. _ 84
Society Lawyer _ MGM ... 73
Stronger Than Desire _ MGM _ 70
AVERAGE.... 75
RALPH BELLAMY
Blind Alley _ COL _ 71
Coast Guard _ COL. _ 78
Let Us Live _ COL ... 77
AVERAGE ... 75
LEO CARRILLO
Arizona Wildcat _ FOX _ 80
Chicken Wagon Family _ FOX. _ 80
Fisherman’s Wharf _ RKO ... 74
Girl and the Gambler _ RKO _ 70
Rio _ UNIV.... 71
Society Lawyer _ MGM ... 73
AVERAGE... 75
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Players' Credits for 1939 . . ■ Continued
RICHARD ARLEN
Man From Montreal _
..UNIV...
78
Mutiny on the Blackhawk _
UNIV....
75
Missing Daughters _
COL ...
73
Legion of Lost Flyers _ _
..UNIV....
73
Tropic Fury _
_ UNIV.. ..
74
AVERAGE....
75
JACKIE COOPER
Big Guy ........... .. _ .
. UNIV....
79
Two Bright Boys _ ... _
..UNIV...
74
Streets of New York _
MONO ...
68
Spirit of Culver _
..UNIV....
63
What A Life _
.PAR...
90
AVERAGE...
75
STU ERWIN
Hollywood Cavalcade _
...FOX...
Honeymoon Is Over _
FOX...
80
It Could Happen To You _
FOX
74
Back Door To Heaven _
...PAR ...
70
AVERAGE ...
75
ROBERT CUMMINGS
Charlie McCarthy, Detective _
..UNIV....
Everything Happens At Night _
.....FOX...
UNIV ..
71
The Underpup _ _
...UNIV...
78
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
UNIV .
AVERAGE ...
75
NAN GREY
Ex-Champ . . . .... _
.. UNIV....
72
Three Smart Girls Grow Up _
UNIV
The Underpup _
...UNIV....
78
Tower of London _
..UNIV...
AVERAGE...
75
MARGARET LOCKWOOD
Ruler of the Seas _
_ PAR _
Susannah of the Mounties _
_ FOX ...
The Lady Vanishes _
... FOX ...
75
BRENDA JOYCE
Here I Am A Stranger
FOX
75
The Rains Came
FOX .
PAUL LUKAS
Captain Fury _ _
_ UA
Confessions of a Nazi Spy _
....WAR....
The Lady Vanishes _
.....FOX...
75
ALAN MARSHALL
Exile Express _ GN. _ 67
Four Girls in White . MGM _ 84
Hunchback of Notre Dame _ RKO. _
AVERAGE.... 75
ZASU PITTS
Eternally Yours _ _ UA. _
Naughty But Nice _ WAR. _
Nurse Edith Cavell . _ _ RKO. _
Mickey The Kid. _ . _
REP..
70
The Lady’s From Kentucky
_ PAR...
77
AVERAGE ...
74
ANDY DEVINE
_. ... PAR . .
Legion of Lost Flyers _
_ UNIV....
73
Man From Montreal _ _ _
_ UNIV....
78
Mutiny on the Blackhawk ....
_ UNIV...
75
Never Say Die _
.... PAR....
78
Spirit of Culver _
_ UNIV...
63
Stagecoach . . .
_ UA....
AVERAGE ....
74
GUY KIBBEE
Babes In Arms . . ..MGM. —
Bad Little Angel _ MGM-.-. 73
Henry Goes To Arizona _ MGM.... 75
It’s A Wonderful World . . . MGM ...
Let Freedom Ring _ MGM....
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington_...COL —
AVERAGE.... 74
LLOYD NOLAN
Ambush _ PAR.— 70
Magnificent Fraud _ PAR. — 71
St. Louis Blues _ _ _ PAR ... 87
Undercover Doctor _ PAR— 68
AVERAGE ... 74
BONITA GRANVILLE
Angels Wash Their Faces - - WAR.... 82
Nancy Drew, Reporter _ WAR. — 71
Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter _ WAR. — 71
Nancy Drew and Hidden Staircase .WAR. — 70
AVERAGE ... 74
WALTER BRENNAN
Call on the President _ MGM.... 77
Stanley and Livingstone _ FOX. _
They Shall Have Music _ _ _ _ UA. _ 70
Vernon and Irene Castle _ RKO
AVERAGE.... 74
BOB BURNS
I’m From Missouri _ PAR— 79
Our Leading Citizen _ PAR— 68
AVERAGE— 74
PHYLLIS BROOKS
Charlie Chan in Honolulu . . FOX.... 74
JOHN PAYNE
Indianapolis Speedway _ WAR.... 75
Kid Nightingale _ WAR— 74
Wings of the Navy _ WAR-
AVERAGE... 74
JEAN HERSHOLT
Dr. Christian _ RKO 74
PHIL REGAN
Flight At Midnight _ REP. _ 77
She Married A Cop _ REP.... 70
AVERAGE. .. 74
VIRGINIA WEIDLER
Bad Little Angel _ MGM. 73
Henry Goes To Arizona _ MGM. — 75
Fixer Dugan _ _ _ RKO. — 68
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt _ COL. — 67
Outside These Walls _ COL. — 65
Rookie Cop _ RKO. _ 66
The Underpup _ UNIV — 78
The Women _ _ _ MGM —
AVERAGE.... 73
JACK HOLT
Fugitives At Large _ COL. — 71
Hidden Power _ COL. — 72
Trapped in the Sky _ COL ... 71
Whispering Enemies _ COL. — 75
AVERAGE.... 73
RONALD REAGAN
Angels Wash Their Faces - WAR. — 82
Code of Secret Service _ WAR— 64
Dark Victory _ WAR. —
Hell’s Kitchen _ WAR.... 82
Naughty But Nice _ _ _ WAR —
Secret Service of the Air _ WAR. — 65
Smashing the Money Ring _ WAR— 72
AVERAGE.... 73
JEAN PARKER
Flying Deuces _ RKO — 82
Flight at Midnight _ REP. — 77
Parents on Trial _ COL — 70
Romance of the Redwoods _ COL. — 70
Zenobia _ UA.... 66
AVERAGE.... 73
ANNA MAY WONG
Island of Lost Men _ PAR. — 72
King of Chinatown _ PAR. — 73
AVERAGE— 73
EDMUND LOWE
Our Neighbors, The Carters - PAR. — 75
The Witness Vanishes _ - UNIV — 72
AVERAGE— 73
SIDNEY TOLER
Charlie Chan in Honolulu. - - FOX. — 74
Charlie Chan in City of Darkness FOX. — 73
Charlie Chan on Treasure Island ... FOX — 74
Charlie Chan in Reno - FOX— 71
Disbarred _ PAR— 73
King of Chinatown - PAR ... 72
The Kid From Kokomo _ WAR ...
AVERAGE— 73
SLIM SUMMERVILLE
Charlie Chan in Reno - FOX -
Jesse James - - - FOX. —
Henry Goes To Arizona - MGM — 75
Winner Take All - FOX. — 72
AVERAGE.... 73
JOSEPH CALLEIA
Five Came Back - - RKO — 84
Full Confession . . . RKO — 63
Golden Boy - - - COL. —
The Gorilla - FOX —
Juarez _ _ _ WAR. —
AVERAGE— 73
GLORIA STUART
It Could Happen To You _ FOX. _ 74
Three Musketeers _ FOX. _
Winner Take All . . .FOX.... 72
AVERAGE... 73
PRESTON FOSTER
Beau Geste _ _ _ PAR—
Disbarred _ PAR. .. 73
Union Pacific _ PAR. _
JOE PENNER
Day The Bookies Wept _ RKO _ 73
FRANK MORGAN
Broadway Serenade _ MGM....
Balalaika . . . MGM _
Henry Goes To Arizona _ MGM— 73
The Wizard of Oz _ _ _ MGM—
ROBERT BALDWIN
Main Street Lawyer _ REP. _ 73
IDA LUPINO
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes _ FOX _ 75
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt _ COL. .. 67
The Lady and the Mob _ _ COL. _ 74
AVERAGE.... 72
LUCILLE BALL
Beauty For the Asking _ RKO. _ 67
Five Came Back _ RKO. _ 85
Panama Lady _ RKO _ 62
Twelve Crowded Hours _ RKO. _ 72
That’s Right, You’re Wrong _ RKO....
AVERAGE ... 72
RAYMOND WALBURN
Heaven With Barbed Wire Fence FOX.___ 71
It Could Happen To You _ FOX. — 74
Eternally Yours _ UA....
Let Freedom Ring _ MGM
The Underpup _ _ _ UNIV —
AVERAGE.... 72
JOHN CARRADINE
Drums Along the Mohawk _ FOX
Jesse James . FOX...
Hound of the Baskervilles - FOX. —
Three Musketeers _ _ —.FOX —
Frontier Marshal _ FOX —
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning _ FOX____ 72
Captain Fury _ UA —
Stagecoach - UA —
Five Came Back _ _ _ RKO. —
LYNN BARI
City of Darkness _ FOX. — 73
Chasing Danger - FOX.... 70
Hotel For Women - - - FOX —
News Is Made At Night _ FOX. — 68
Pardon Our Nerve _ FOX. — 77
Pack Up Your Troubles _ FOX ...
Return of the Cisco Kid - FOX. —
AVERAGE— 72
ANNE SHIRLEY
Boy Slaves _ RKO — 73
Sorority House _ RKO — 71
AVERAGE.... 72
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT
Idiot’s Delight _ MGM —
Three Musketeers _ FOX. —
The Rains Came - FOX—
Lady of the Tropics - MGM__._
Man in the Iron Mask - UA —
Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation - FOX.... 66
Pack Up Your Troubles - FOX — 78
AVERAGE... 72
DOLORES DEL RIO
International Settlement - FOX — 72
KAY FRANCIS
In Name Only - RKO. —
King of the Underworld - WAR.... 81
Women in the Wind - WAR — 63
AVERAGE.... 72
RICARDO CORTEZ
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning - FOX ... 72
ROBERT ARMSTRONG
Flying Irishman - RKO — 63
Flight At Midnight - REP ... 77
Call A Messenger - UNIV — 72
Winter Carnival . UA___. 72
AVERAGE ... 72
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Pl&y61lSf Credits for 1939 ■ ■ ■ Continued
72
70
ARLEEN WHELAN
Boy Friend - FOX____ 75
Sabotage - REP _ 69
Young Mr. Lincoln _ FOX __
AVERAGE.... 72
BETTY GRABLE
Day the Bookies Wept _ RKO. _ 73
Man About Town _ PAR _
Million Dollar Legs _ PAR. _ 71
AVERAGE _ 72
LUPE VELEZ
The Girl From Mexico _ RKO 72
MARION MARSH
Missing Daughters _ _ _ COL _ 72
BILL HENRY
Geronimo _ PAR _
Television Spy _ PAR _ 72
PATRICIA MORRISON
I’m From Missouri _ PAR _
Persons In Hiding _ PAR. _ 72
DORIS NOLAN
One Hour To Live _ UNIV _
HENRY ARMETTA
Escape _ FOX. _
Fisherman’s Wharf _ RKO _ 74
I Stole A Million _ UNIV— 71
The Lady and the Mob _ COL..__ 74
Winner Take All _ _ ... FOX _ 72
AVERAGE.... 72
AKIM TAMIROFF
Disputed Passage _ PAR ...
Honeymoon in Bali _ PAR _
Magnificent Fraud _ PAR. _ 71
King of Chinatown _ PAR _ 72
Paris Honeymoon _ PAR _
Union Pacific _ PAR _
AVERAGE ... 71
JOHN LITEL
Dust Be My Destiny _ WAR. _
Dodge City _ WAR.—
Nancy Drew, Reporter _ WAR _
Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter _ WAR _
Nancy Drew and Hidden Staircase. WAR _ 70
On Trial _ :WAR ... 70
Dead End Kids on Dress Parade _ WAR. _
One Hour To Live _ UNIV..
Return of Dr. X _ WAR.
Secret Service of the Air _ WAR
Wings of the Navy _ WAR...
You Can’t Get Away With Murder. WAR _
AVERAGE _ 71
WARREN HYMER
Boy Friend _ -FOX. _ 75
Calling All Marines _ REP. _ 68
Charlie McCarthy, Detective _ UNIV _
Coast Guard _ COL. _
Mr. Moto in Danger Island _ FOX ... 68
The Lady and the Mob _ COL. _ 74
AVERAGE.... 71
MARY CARLISLE
Beware Spooks _ COL ... 76
Call A Messenger _ UNIV. _ 72
Fighting Thoroughbreds _ REP. _ 69
Hawaiian Nights _ _ UNIV. _ 70
Inside Information _ UNIV. _ 68
AVERAGE.... 71
MICHAEL WHALEN
Inside Story _ _ _ FOX. _ 75
Mysterious Mr. X _ REP _ 70
Outside These Walls _ COL. _ 65
Pardon Our Nerve _ FOX _ 77
They Asked For It _ UNIV ... 66
AVERAGE.... 71
BRUCE CABOT
Dodge City _ WAR _
Homicide Bureau _ COL. _ 71
Mickey The Kid _ REP. _ 70
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV. _ 71
AVERAGE ... 71
IRENE HERVEY
Destry Rides Again . UNIV. _
East Side of Heaven _ UNIV _
House of Fear _ UNIV _ 68
Missing Evidence . . UNIV. 72
Society Smugglers _ _ UNIV.... 72
AVERAGE .... 71
71
71
73
_ 65
76
TOM BROWN
Big Town Czar _ UNIV
Ex-Champ _ UNIV..
Sergeant Madden _ MGM._
These Glamour Girls _ MGM
AVERAGE .
JOAN DAVIS
Daytime Wife _ FOX..
Tailspin - FOX
Too Busy To Work _ FOX..
ANN DVORAK
Blind Alley _ COL._
Cafe Hostess _ COL._
Stronger Than Desire _ MGM
AVERAGE
HUGH HERBERT
Eternally Yours _ UA..
Family Next Door _ UNIV..
The Lady’s From Kentucky _ PAR
Little Accident _ UNIV
AVERAGE
HENRY WILCOXON
Arizona Wildcat _ FOX._
Chasing Danger _ FOX .
Tarzan Finds A Son _ MGM _
Woman Doctor _ ..REP-
AVERAGE .
BABY SANDY
East Side of Heaven _ _ _ _ UNIV._
Little Accident _ UNIV _
Unexpected Father _ UNIV.
AVERAGE
TONY MARTIN
Music In My Heart _ COL
Winner Take All _ FOX
AVERAGE
BARBARA REED
Sorority House _ _RKO
The Spellbinder _ RKO
AVERAGE
WYNNE GIBSON
Cafe Hostess _ _ _ COL ...
BETTY FURNESS
North of Shanghai _ COL ...
CONSTANCE WORTH
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV__
BOBBY BREEN
Fisherman’s Wharf _ _ RKO...
Way Down South _ RKO..
AVERAGE
SYLVIA SIDNEY
One-Third of a Nation _ PAR...
VIRGINIA FIELD
Bridal Suite _ MGM
Captain Fury _ MGM
Cisco Kid and the Lady _ FOX
Eternallv Yours _ UA...
King of the Turf . . UA ...
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation . FOX
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning _ FOX
The Sun Never Sets _ UNIV
AVERAGE
LEE TRACY
Fixer Duftan _ RKO ..
The Spellbinder _ RKO ...
AVERAGE
WALTER PIDGEON
Nick Carter, Detective _ MGM
Six Thousand Enemies _ MGM
Society Lawyer _ MGM
Stronger Than Desire _ MGM
AVERAGE
RITA JOHNSON
Broadway Serenade _ MGM ..
Honolulu ... _ MGM ..
Nick Carter, Detective _ MGM ..
Six Thousand Enemies _ _ MGM
Stronger Than Desire _ MGM ._
They All Come Out . MGM ..
The Girl Downstairs _ MGM ..
Within the Law _ MGM ..
AVERAGE
REGINALD
OWEN
70
Bad Little Angel
_ MGM....
73
72
Bridal Suite .... ._ _
_ MGM
70
Fast and Loose _
_ MGM...
Fast and Furious ....
_ MGM ...
71
Hotel Imperial
_ PAR ...
66
Remember?
_ MGM...
The Girl Downstairs — .
_ MGM....
The Real Glory .. . .
.UA....
71
AVERAGE....
70
SPRING BYINGTON
71
Alexander Graham Bell
FOX
71
Chicken Wagon Familv ...
_ FOX
70
Everybody’s Baby _
_ FOX .
69
71
Jones Family in Hollywood _ FOX
70
loo Busy To Work .... .
— . FOX
71
Quick Millions _
_ FOX
68
68
AVERAGE....
70
BARTON MacLANE
73
Big Town Czar _
_ UNIV....
70
71
I Was A Convict _
_ REP....
68
Mutiny in the Bighouse ....
MONO...
73
Stand Up and Fight _
_ WAR
70
Torchy in Chinatown _
_ WAR....
70
Torchy Runs for Mayor ...
_ WAR .
70
72
AVERAGE—
70
71
FLORENCE
RICE
At The Circus . . .
MGM
Four Girls in White _
MGM ...
84
73
Kid From Texas _
_ MGM...
61
70
Little Accident . . . .
_ UNIV...
73
71
Miracles For Sale _ .
MGM...
61
Stand Up and Fight ...
______ MGM...
70
AVERAGE ...
70
72
71
71
72
71
71
71
71
74
66
70
70
70
70
66
72
70
68
72
70
74
6^
73
70
70
74
63
70
64
70
70
70
DICK FORAN
Daughters Courageous . WAR. _
Four Wives _ _ WAR _
Hero For A Day _ UNIV _ 71
Inside Information _ UNIV.... 68
I Stole A Million . . UNIV _
Private Detective . WAR _ 70
AVERAGE.... 70
ROCHELLE HUDSON
Konga, The Wild Stallion _ COL _ 66
Missing Daughters _ COL. 73
Pirates of the Skies . . . . UNIV _ 71
Pride of the Navy _ REP. — 70
Smuggled Cargo . . REP... 63
A Woman is the Judge . . COL. — 66
AVERAGE.... 70
E. E. CLIVE
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police PAR — 69
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride _ PAR ... 70
Bachelor Mother _ RKO. —
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes _ FOX. — 72
Honeymoon Is Over . . . . FOX— .
Hound of the Baskervilles _ FOX ...
I’m From Missouri _ PAR. —
Little Princess _ _ _ FOX ....
Raffles _ UA—
Rose of Washington Square - FOX. —
AVERAGE.... 70
CONSTANCE MOORE
Ex-Champ _ _ _ UNIV — 7 1
Laugh It Off . .UNIV— 70
Hawaiian Nights _ _ _ UNIV. — 70
Charlie McCarthy, Detective . — UNIV —
Mutiny on the Blackhawk . UNIV —
Can’t Cheat Honest Man _ UNIV —
AVERAGE ... 70
BERT WHEELER
Cowboy Quarterback — . -WAR.— 70
JUDITH BARRETT
Disputed Passage _ _ _ PAR —
Gracie Allen Murder Case . PAR — 64
I’m From Missouri . . PAR —
Persons In Hiding _ PAR ... 72
Television Spy _ PAR — 73
AVERAGE— 70
MISCHA AUER
Destry Rides Again _ UNIV....
East Side of Heaven _ _ _ UNIV —
Unexpected Father _ _ UNIV .... 70
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Players' Credits for 1939 . . ■ Continued
RUTH HUSSEY
Another Thin Man _ MGM ...
Blackmail _ _ _ MGM
Maisie _ _ _ _ _ MGM. _
The Women _
_ MGM . .
Within The Law _
_ MGM ...
70
J. CARROL NAISH
....PAR
Hotel Imperial _
_ PAR....
66
Island of Lost Men _
PAR .
73
King of Chinatown _
_ PAR
72
Persons In Hiding .
_ PAR
72
Undercover Doctor _
. . PAR ...
68
AVERAGE....
70
JEAN ROGERS
Hotel for Women _
_ _ FOX .
Heaven With Barbed
Wire Fence FOX....
71
Inside Story _
_ FOX ...
75
Stop, Look and Love
_ FOX...
68
AVERAGE....
70
ANNE
NAGLE
Call A Messenger _
_ UNIV
72
Convict’s Code _
. . MONO ...
69
Legion of Lost Flyers
_ UNIV ...
73
Should A Girl Marry?
_ MONO...
64
AVERAGE...
70
SHIRLEY ROSS
Cafe Society _ PAR _
Paris Honeymoon _ _ _ PAR._._
Some Like It Hot . . PAR. _ 69
Unexpected Father _ UNIV _ 70
AVERAGE ... 70
RITA HAYWORTH
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL
Homicide Bureau _ COL 7 1
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt . . . COL_ _ 68
AVERAGE.... 70
ELLEN DREW
Geronimo _ _ _ PAR ....
Gracie Allen Murder Case _ PAR .... 64
The Lady’s From Kentucky _ PAR.... 77
AVERAGE.... 70
BENNY BAKER
She Married A Cop _ _ REP ._ 70
DOLORES COSTELLO
King of the Turf _ UA. _ 70
Outside These Walls _ COL.. 65
Whispering Enemies _ COL ... 75
AVERAGE.... 70
HEDDA HOPPER
Laugh It Off _ UNIV.... 70
Midnight _ PAR. _
The Women _ _MGM._._
What A Life _ PAR....
SALLY BLANE
Alexander Graham Bell _ _ ..FOX ...
Chan In Treasure Island _ FOX ... 74
Way Down South _ RKO. _ 66
AVERAGE ... 70
BEVERLY ROBERTS
First Offenders _ COL. _ 66
I Was A Convict _ . _ REP.— 68
Tropic Fury _ UNIV.... 74
AVERAGE.... 70
PATRICIA ELLIS
Back Door To Heaven _ PAR. _ 70
Fugitives At Large _ COL. _ 70
AVERAGE.... 70
REGIS TOOMEY
Hidden Power _ COL. _ 72
Indianapolis Speedway _ WAR. _ 75
Mysterious Miss X _ REP. _ 70
Street of Missing Men _ REP _ 63
Society Smugglers _ UNIV_ _ 72
Trapped in the Sky _ COL ... 70
Thunder Afloat _ MGM
AVERAGE.... 70
ANDREA LEEDS
The Real Glory . . UA....
They Shall Have Music . . UNIV. _ 70
LYNNE CARVER
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.... MGM—
Within the Law _ _ _ ...MGM ... 70
JOAN WOODBURY
Chasing Danger _ FOX ... 70
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV.... 71
AVERAGE.... 70
GLENDA FARRELL
Torchy Blane Runs For Mayor _ WAR. _ 70
Torchy Blane in Chinatown _ WAR.... 70
AVERAGE-. 70
GLADYS SWARTHOUT
Ambush _ _ _ _ PAR _ 70
LEIF ERICKSON
One-Third of a Nation _ PAR _ 70
FRANKIE THOMAS
Invisible Stripes _ WAR— .
Nancy Drew, Reporter _ _ _ WAR. _ 71
Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter _ WAR. _ 70
Nancy Drew and Hidden Staircase WAR _ 70
Dead End Kids on Dress Parade _ WAR-
AVERAGE... 70
GEORGE SANDERS
Allegheny Uprising _ RKO —
Mr. Moto’s Warning _ FOX____ 72
Nurse Edith Cavell _ RKO —
Saint in London . . . . .. RKO. — 70
Saint Strikes Back . . . RKO. — 68
AVERAGE.... 70
KATHERINE DeMILLE
Trapped in the Sky _ COL — 70
WALLACE FORD
Back Door To Heaven _ PAR.— 70
NOAH BEERY, JR.
Of Mice and Men _ UA. —
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL. _
Parents On Trial _ _ _ COL ... 70
ANNABELLA
Bridal Suite _ _ _ MGM. — 70
JAMES DUNN
Pride of the Navy . . . REP .... 70
JUDITH ALLEN
Tough Kid _ MONO ... 70
LYNNE OVERMAN
Death of a Champion _ PAR. — 68
Persons In Hiding _ PAR. _ 72
Union Pacific _ _ _ PAR.-
AVERAGE.... 70
HELEN TWELVETREES
Unmarried _ PAR.... 70
POLLY MORAN
Ambush _ _ _ PAR.... 70
ALINE McMAHON
Back Door To Heaven _ PAR. _ 70
WARREN WILLIAM
Daytime Wife _ FOX...
Gracie Allen Murder Case _ PAR ... 64
Man In The Iron Mask _ UA. —
The Lady and the Mob _ COL ... 74
AVERAGE ... 69
FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW
Soirit of Culver . . . UNIV. .. 63
Two Bright Boys _ _ UNIV ... 74
AVERAGE.... 69
MARSHA HUNT
Call on the President _ MGM ... 77
Long Shot _ _ _ _ _ GN. — 67
Star Reporter - - MONO. — 63
The Hardys Ride High _ MGM. —
Winter Carnival _ UA—
AVERAGE ... 69
GENE LOCKHART
Alexander Graham Bell _ _ FOX ...
_ MGM ...
70
_ MGM...
Hotel Imoerial _
_ PAR...
66
Our Leading Citizen
_ PAR ....
67
I’m From Missouri —
_ PAR. ..
79
Tell No Tales _
MGM...
65
AVERAGE...
69
HEATHER ANGEL
Bulldog Drummond’s
Secret
Police PAR. _
69
Bulldog Drummond’s
Bride
_ PAR.___
70
Undercover Doctor
_ PAR. ..
68
AVERAGE...
69
WILLIAM GARGAN
A Call on the President _ _ _ MGM. _ 77
Adventures of Jane Arden _ WAR— _ 68
Broadway Serenade _ MGM.
House of Fear _ UNIV.... 67
Housekeeoer’s Daughter _ .UA _
Three Sons _ RKO _ 67
Within The Law _ MGM. _ 70
Women in the Wind _ MGM _ 63
AVERAGE.... 69
EDUARDO CIANELLI
Angels Wash Their Faces _ WAR....
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride _ PAR.... 70
Gunga Din _ RKO ....
Risky Business _ UNIV _ 64
Society Lawyer _ MGM 73
AVERAGE.... 69
EDITH FELLOWS
Five Little Peppers _ COL.... 71
Pride of the Bluegrass _ _ WAR . 66
AVERAGE.... 69
PETER LORRE
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning _ FOX _ 72
Mr. Moto In Danger Island _ FOX.... 68
Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation _ FOX 66
AVERAGE.... 69
JONES FAMILY
Everybody’s Baby _ FOX. _ 69
Jones Family in Hollywood _ FOX. _ 70
Too Busy To Work . . . FOX. _ 71
Quick Millions _ FOX... 68
AVERAGE.... 69
SIGRUD GURIE
Forgotten Woman . . . . UNIV ... 68
Rio _ _ _ UNIV.... 71
AVERAGE.... 69
LEE BOWMAN
Dancing Co-ed _ MGM. _
Miracles For Sale _ MGM ... 60
Society Lawyer _ _ _ MGM. 73
The Lady and The Mob . . . COL. _ 74
Stronger Than Desire _ MGM. _ 70
AVERAGE ... 69
JACQUELINE WELLS
My Son is a Criminal _ COL. _ 64
These High Grey Walls _ _ COL. _ 75
AVERAGE.... 69
WILLIAM LUNDIGAN
Forgotten Woman _ UNIV. _ 68
Legion of Lost Flyers _ UNIV. _ 73
The Old Maid _ ..... WAR....
They Asked For It _ UNIV _ 66
Three Smart Girls Grow Up _ UNIV _
AVERAGE.... 69
EDWARD NORRIS
Frontier Marshal _ _ _ FOX ...
Here I Am A Stranger _ FOX. _
On Trial _ WAR ... 70
Scandal Sheet _ RKO. — 68
The Gorilla _ _ _ FOX. —
AVERAGE.... 69
HELEN MACK
Calling All Marines _ REP _ 68
Gambling Ship _ UNIV. — 69
Mystery of the White Room _ UNIV _ 71
AVERAGE ... 69
GORDON JONES
Big Town Czar _ UNIV. — 70
Disputed Passage - PAR.__.
Henry Goes To Arizona _ MGM. —
Long Shot _ _ _ _ GN... . 67
Pride of the Navy _ REP — 70
AVERAGE.- 69
AMANDA DUFF
Escape _ FOX — 70
Hotel For Women _ FOX. —
Mr. Moto in Danger Island _ .... FOX — 68
AVERAGE... 69
CLARENCE KOLB
Amazing Mr. Williams . . COL. —
Five Little Peppers _ COL. — 70
I Was A Convict - - - REP. — 68
AVERAGE ... 69
BOX OFFICE DIGEST ANNUAL
Players' Credits for 1939 . . ■ Continued
JOY HODGES
Little Accident _ UNIV. _ 73
The Family Next Door _ UNIV_ _ 68
They Asked For It .. _ UNIV. _ 66
Unexpected Father _ UNIV _ 70
AVERAGE ... 69
MARJORIE RAMBEAU
Heaven With Barbed Wire Fence FOX. _ 71
Laugh It Off _ UNIV.... 70
Sudden Money _ PAR. _ 66
The Rains Came _ FOX. _
AVERAGE . . 69
REGINALD DENNY
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police. PAR _ 69
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride .... _ PAR _ 70
AVERAGE _ 69
BETTY COMPSON
Cafe Hostess _ COL. _ 71
News Is Made At Night _ FOX.... 68
AVERAGE ... 69
JED PROUTY
Everybody’s Baby _ FOX.— 69
Exile Express _ _ _ GN — 67
Gracie Allen Murder Case
PAR ...
64
Hollywood Cavalcade _
FOX
Jones Family in Hollywood
FOX...
70
Too Busy To Work _
_ FOX
71
Quick Millions _ .
FOX
68
AVERAGE...
68
GLORIA DICKSON
Cowboy Quarterback _
. . WAR
70
No Place To Go _
_ WAR .
68
On Your Toes _
WAR
Private Detective _
WAR
70
They Made Me A Criminal
WAR
Waterfront _
WAR...
66
AVERAGE
68
JIMMIE ELLISON
Almost A Gentleman -
_ RKO...
66
Fifth Avenue Girl . -
RKO
FOX ...
Sorority House _ _ _
RKO
71
Zenobia _
_ UA
66
AVERAGE
68
KENT TAYLOR
Five Came Back -
RKO
Four Girls In White -
MGM
Gracie Allen Murder Case
PAR
64
Pirates of the Skies _
UNIV...
71
Sued For Libel - -
RKO
72
RKO
67
AVERAGE...
68
FRIEDA INESCOURT
A Woman is the Judge —
_ COL .
66
Beauty for the Asking -
RKO...
66
Tarzan Finds A Son -
_ MGM
REP .
72
Zero Hour -
REP
65
AVERAGE—
68
FAY WRAY
Navy Secrets _ MONO 68
HARRY DAVENPORT
Exile Express _ GN. _ 67
Death of a Champion _ PAR 68
Juarez _ _ _ _ WAR . .
Long Shot _ GN _ 67
Made For Each Other _ UA. _
Money To Burn _ _ REP.. . 71
My Wife’s Relations _ REP 66
Tailspin _ FOX ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame R KO
AVERAGE 6S
JOHNNY DOWNS
First Offenders _ COL ... 66
Hawaiian Nights _ UNIV. _ 70
Laugh It Off _ WAR. _ 70
Parents On Trial _ COL. .. 70
Sweepstakes Winner _ WAR. _ 64
AVERAGE 68
ROBERT KENT
Almost A Gentleman _ RKO. _ 66
Calling All Marines _ REP. _ 68
Convicts Code _ MONO .... 69
East Side of Heaven . . . UNIV. _
For Love or Money . UNIV. _ 68
AVERAGE . 68
DICK PURCELL
Blackwell’s Island _ WAR....
Heroes in Blue _ _ _ MONO.... 67
Irish Luck _ _ MONO ... 65
Streets of New York _ MONO.... 68
Tough Kid _ _ _ MONO ... 70
AVERAGE.... 68
ROBERT WILCOX
Blondie Takes a Vacation _ COL _
Gambling Ship _ _ UNIV _ 69
Man They Couldn’t Hang _ COL. _ 77
The Kid From Texas . ..MGM. _ 60
Undercover Doctor _ PAR. — 68
AVERAGE.... 68
OTTO KRUGER
A Woman Is the Judge _ COL ... 66
Another Thin Man _ MGM ...
Disbarred _ _ _ PAR. — 73
Scandal Sheet _ RKO ... 68
Zero Hour _ REP _ 65
AVERAGE ... 68
SIDNEY BLACKMER
Convicts Code _ MONO.... 68
Fast and Furious _ _ MGM ...
Hotel For Women _ FOX _
It’s A Wonderful World _ MGM....
Trapped in the Sky _ COL _
BILLY GILBERT
Destry Rides Again ...
Forged Passports _
...UNIV....
REP
66
Rio — ....
... UNIV ...
71
The Underpup _
UNIV....
AVERAGE—
68
FRANK JENKS
Big Town Czar _
....UNIV....
70
S.O.S. Tidal Wave _
REP ....
65
Society Smugglers _
..UNIV...
70
The Underpup _ ...
.. UNIV....
AVERAGE
68
ROSCOE
KARNS
Dancing Co-ed _
MGM
Everything’s On Ice
. RKO
67
King of Chinatown ....
.... PAR
72
That’s Right, You’re
Wrong ..
.... RKO ...
AVERAGE ...
68
DENNIS O’KEEFE
Burn ’Em Up O’Connor _
. . MGM ...
66
Kid From Texas _
. MGM ...
60
Unexpected Father _
- UNIV....
72
AVERAGE...
68
ALAN BAXTER
Boy Slaves . . . RKO ... 73
Let Us Live _ COL. _
My Son Is A Criminal _ COL. _ 64
Off The Record _ _ WAR ...
AVERAGE 68
JOHN CARROLL
I Am A Criminal _ _ MONO. _ 69
Only Angels Have Wings _ COL. _
Wolf Call _ _ _ MONO ... 68
AVERAGE ... 68
ONA MUNSON
Big Guy _ UNIV....
Legion of Lost Flyers _ _ _ UNIV. _
Scandal Sheet _ -COL _ 68
EDGAR KENNEDY
Charlie McCarthy, Detective _ UNIV. _
Everything’s On Ice _ RKO _ 67
Laugh It Off . . . . UNIV.... 70
AVERAGE— 68
INEZ COURTNEY
Beauty For The Asking _ RKO. — 66
Blondie Meets the Boss . . COL. _
Missing Evidence _ UNIV _ 71
AVERAGE.... 68
RALPH BYRD
Fighting Thoroughbreds . . . . REP__ 69
Mickey the Kid _ REP — 70
S.O.S. Tidal Wave _ _ _ REP— 65
AVERAGE
68
RUTH DONNELLY
Amazing Mr. Williams _ COL —
Family Next Door _ UNIV — 68
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - COL
★
19 3 9
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
MR. SMITH GOES TO
WASHINGTON
★
19 4 0
Current:
TOO MANY HUSBANDS
Next Release:
ARIZONA
★
IEAN
ARTHUR
Columbia
J~D
19 3 9
MIDNIGHT
(Paramount)
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD
(MGM)
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK
(20th Century-Fox)
A BJ
j/>N
19 4 0
BOOMTOWN
(MGM)
Next Release:
ARISE MY LOVE
(Paramount)
CLAUDETTE
COLBERT
Paramount
19 3 9
LOVE AFFAIR
(RKO)
WHEN TOMORROW COMES
(Universal)
Current Release:
MY FAVORITE WIFE
(RKO)
DUNNE
J~D
w
★
19 3 9
ROSE OF WASHINGTON
SQUARE
HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE
★
19 4 0
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
Current:
LILLIAN RUSSELL
★
ALICE
FAYE
20th Century-Fox
v 'it ■ . S:-i
★
19 3 9
THREE SMART GIRLS
GROW UP
FIRST LOVE
★
19 4 0
Current:
IT’S A DATE
Next Release:
SPRING PARADE
★
DEANNA
DURBIN
Universal
★
19 3 9
LITTLE PRINCESS
SUSANNAH OF THE
MOUNTIES
★
19 4 0
BLUEBIRD
Coming:
YOUNG PEOPLE
★
SHIRLEY
TEMPLE
20th Century-Fox
★
19 3 9
HONOLULU
★
19 4 0
BROADWAY MELODY
OF 1940
Next Release:
ZIEGFELD GIRL
★
ELEANOR
POWELL
MGM
J~D
^5
★
19 3 9
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE
(20th Century-Fox)
★
19 4 0
I TAKE THIS WOMAN
(MGM)
Current Release:
EDISON THE MAN
(MGM)
Next Release:
BOOMTOWN
(MGM)
SPENCER
TRACY
n
j
19 3 9
ICE FOLLIES OF 1939
(MGM)
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD
(MGM)
MADE FOR EACH OTHER
(U.A.)
MR. SMITH GOES TO
WASHINGTON
(Columbia)
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
(Universal )
Current:
MORTAL STORM
(MGM)
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
(MGM)
Coming:
NO TIME FOR COMEDY
(Warner Brothers)
DON AMECHE
OLD GOLD CIGARETTES
Friday, 6-6:30 P.S.T.
Management George Frank, Inc.
★
19 3 9
BEAU GESTE
(Paramount)
THE REAL GLORY
(Samuel Goldwyn)
★
19 4 0
THE WESTERNER
(Samuel Goldwyn)
NORTHWEST MOUNTED
POLICE
(Paramount)
Next:
THE LIFE OF JOHN DOE
(Frank Capra Productions)
In Preparation:
NATCHEZ
(Samuel Goldwyn)
★
GARY
COOPER
FRED
ASTAIRE
■ I
★
WELLS FARGO
(Paramount)
UNION PACIFIC
(Paramount)
★
19 4 0
PRIMROSE PATH
(RKO-Radio)
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
(Alfred Hitchcock Production
for Walter Wanger)
THE CITY THAT NEVER
SLEEPS
(William Wellman Production)
(Paramount)
★
IOEL
McCREA
19 3 9
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY
BLACKMAIL
(MGM)
19 4 0
DR. EHRLICH’S MAGIC BULLET
(Current)
BROTHER ORCHID
(Coming)
THE MAN FROM FLEET STREET
- ■
sfe
lit
MSI
w
★
19 3 9
MAN ABOUT TOWN
★
19 4 0
BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN
Next Release:
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
(With Fred Allen)
★
* Paramount
Randolph Scott
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BILL BOYD
Starting His Sixth Year as Hopaiong Cassidy
Harry Sherman Productions
TOP WESTERN STARS
■
1939
1— BILL BOYD
3— GEORGE O’BRIEN
1.
BILL BOYD
Studio
PAR
Average
Gross
$225,000
2.
GENE AUTRY
REP
200,000
3.
GEORGE O’BRIEN
RKO
165,000
4.
ROY ROGERS
REP
90,000
5.
JOHN M. BROWN
UNIV
85,000
6.
THE 3 MESQUITEERS
REP
85,000
7.
CHARLES STARRETT
COL
85,000
8.
BILL ELLIOTT
COL
60,000
9.
DON RED BARRY
REP
60,000
10.
TEX RITTER
MONO
45,000
11.
JACK RANDALL
MONO
40,000
12.
FRED SCOTT
MONO
37,500
INACTIVE: WILLIAM S. HART
TOM MIX
HOOT GIBSON
TOM KEENE
TOM TYLER
BOB ALLEN
BUCK JONES
KEN MAYNARD
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the past few years we have
always recorded the Western Stars on a percentage
basis the same as we do other stars and pictures. How¬
ever, due to the fact that Western pictures play in
entirely different situations, it is hard to compare
them to other major attractions in terms of percentage.
Very few Western program pictures play the deluxe
first-run houses or even the key city suburban run
houses.
Accordingly we find that some of the Western series
have very few bookings, and at very small film rentals
which means they are not of much importance to the
industry as a whole, but used more or less as a filler
attraction. However, there are some very important
Westerns, such as the Bill Boyd and Gene Autry series,
which get several thousand bookings and play some
very important houses, in the Western and Southern
districts in particular.
So as noted above, to place the Western stars in their
proper order we are giving the approximate gross busi¬
ness that each particular star series averages.
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