Wednesday, January 1, 1941 - Tuesday, January 7, 1941 (1 Week)
The Philadelphia Story
Starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn
Directed by George Cukor
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
112 Minutes
"Mr. Mouse Takes a Vaction"
Starring Mickey Mouse / Directed by Clyde Geronimi / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays Only!
Wednesday, January 1, 1941 from 6:00 PM on:
Romance on the Rio Grande
Starring Cesar Romero
and Patricia Morison
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds A 20th Centruy-Fox Picture
72 Minutes
"More About Nostradamus" Starring John Burton and Hans Conried / Directed by David Miller / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays Only!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Wednesday, January 15, 1941 - Tuesday, January 21, 1941 (1 Week)
Hudson's Bay
Starring Paul Muni
and Gene Tierney
Directed by Irving Pichel
A 20th Centruy-Fox Picture
95 Minutes
Gallant Sons
Starring Jackie Cooper
and Bonita Granville
Directed by George B. Seitz A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
76 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Tuesday, January 21, 1941:
Final Showings of "Hudson's Bay and "Gallant Sons" in the Afternoon
--
Trade and Press Preview, at 8:30 PM:
SO ENDS OUR NIGHT
Starring Fredric March and Margaret Sullavan
Directed by John Cromwell
A David Loew/Albert Luwin Production, released by United Artists
117 Minutes
--
General Admission: 85¢ / "Hudson's Bay" shown before and after preview
--
This event was advertised in the Los Angeles Times, so was open to the public. But the reserved seat ticket makes us wonder; row 39 is the second to last row in the back, seat 1 is right on the center aisle, so this would have been in the section reserved for studio people. —ED
Reported Gross "Hudson's Bay" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, January 21, 1941
$9,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,357
--
1 Week
$9,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, January 22, 1941 - Tuesday, January 28, 1941 (1 Week)
Flight Command
Starring Robert Taylor
and Ruth Hussey
Directed by Frank Borzage
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
116 Minutes
Michael Shayne, Private Detective
Starring Lloyd Nolan
and Marjorie Weaver
Directed by Eugene Forde A 20th Centruy-Fox Picture
77 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Flight Command" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, January 28,1941
$9,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,357
--
1 Week
$9,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, January 29, 1941 - Tuesday, February 4, 1941 (1 Week)
Come Live with Me
Starring James Stewart
and Hedy Lamarr
Directed by Clarence Brown
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
86 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Saturday, February 1, 1941: Owl Show Tonite!
Reported Gross "Come Live with Me" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, February 4, 1941
$8,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,214
--
1 Week
$8,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, February 5, 1941 - Tuesday, February 11, 1941 (1 Week)
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Starring Cesar Romero
and Virginia Gilmore
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
A 20th Centruy-Fox Picture
78 Minutes
Keeping Company
Starring Frank Morgan
and Ann Rutherford
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
80 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Special Fundraising Event, Saturday, February 8, 1941 at 8:00 PM:
"Judge Hardy Family - Part One"
Starring Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy, Fay Holden as Mrs. Hardy, Ann Rutherford as Polly Benedict, and Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy / Written and Supervised by Carey Wilson
Jack Benny reads a telegram from Sypros Skouras to Sam Goldwyn announcing a donation from AIFA for $50,000
"An Evening at Home with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor"
Starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck and Melvyn Douglas / Written and Supervised by Dore Schary
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Starring Lew Ayres
and Lionel Barrymore
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
75 Minutes
Wednesday, February 26, 1941:
Breakfast Matinee! Doors open at 7:00 AM
(Theatre served a menu of pancakes and eggs for early-rising filmgoers. This had been done at the State a few times prior, but this is the first date at the Chinese — ED)
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights, Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Wednesday, March 5, 1941 - Tuesday, March 11, 1941 (1 Week)
Tobacco Road
Starring Charlie Grapewin
and Marjorie Rambeau
Directed by John Ford
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
84 Minutes
Murder Among Friends
Starring Marjorie Weaver
and John Hubbard
Directed by Ray McCarey A 20th Century-Fox Picture
67 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Tobacco Road" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 11, 1941
$8,800
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,257
--
1 Week
$8,800
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 12, 1941 - Tuesday, March 18, 1941 (1 Week)
The Son of Monte Cristo
Starring Joan Bennett
and Louis Hayward
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
An Edward Samll Production,
A United Artists Release
102 Minutes
"Penny to the Rescue"
with Pete Smith and Prudence Penny / Directed by Will Jason / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject in Technicolor
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Son of Monte Cristo" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, September 17, 1940
$7,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,029
--
1 Week
$7,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 19, 1941 - Tuesday, March 25, 1941 (1 Week)
So Ends Our Night
Starring Fredric March
and Margaret Sullavan
Directed by Joh Cromwell
A David Loew/Albert Luwin Production
A United Artists Release
117 Minutes
Golden Hoofs
Starring Jane Withers
and Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Directed by Lynn Shores A 20th Century-Fox Picture
68 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Wednesday, March 26, 1941 - Tuesday, April 1, 1941 (1 Week)
The Bad Man
Starring Wallace Beery
and Lionel Barrymore
Directed by Richard Thorpe
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
70 Minutes
Blonde Inspiration
Starring John Shelton
and Virginia Grey
Directed by Busby Berkeley A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
72 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Bad Man" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, April 1,1941
$7,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,029
--
1 Week
$7,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 2, 1941 - Tuesday, April 8, 1941 (1 Week)
The Great Dictator
Starring Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard
Directed by Charles Chaplin
A Charles Chaplin Production / A United Artists Release
125 Minutes
"The Little Whirlwind"
Starring Mickey Mouse / Directed by Riley Thompson / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
"Now at Popular Prices: 30¢ to 1:00 PM; 40¢ to 6:00 PM; 50¢ Nights - Weekdays • All plus tax
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Great Dictator" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Tuesday, April 8, 1941
35
$15,100
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,157
--
--
1 Week
Average Performance: $431
35
$15,100
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 9, 1941 - Tuesday, April 15, 1941 (1 Week)
Men of Boys Town
Starring Spencer Tracy
and Mickey Rooney
Directed by Norman Taurog
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
106 Minutes
Free and Easy
Starring Robert Cummings
and Ruth Hussey
Directed by George Sidney A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
56 Minutes
"Prices This Engagement Only: 50¢ to 5:00 PM (plus tax); 75¢ (including tax) Nights"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
(State ran "Topper Returns" with "The Penalty")
Reported Gross "Topper Returns" @ 44¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, April 29,1941
$14,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,000
--
1 Week
$14,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 30, 1941 - Tuesday, May 6, 1941 (1 Week)
Dead Men Tell
Starring Sidney Toler
and Sheila Ryan
Directed by Harry Lachman
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
61 Minutes
"Regular Prices: 30¢ to 1:00 PM; 40¢ to 6:00 PM; 50¢ Nights (plus tax)"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Zirgfeld Girl" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, May 6, 1941
$12,600
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,800
--
1 Week
$12,600
Source: Variety
Wednesday, May 7, 1941 - Tuesday, May 13, 1941 (1 Week)
That Uncertain Feeling
Starring Merle Oberon
and Melvyn Douglas
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
An Ernst Lubitsch/Sol Lesser Production
A United Artists Release
84 Minutes
Ride on Vaquero
Starring Cesar Romero
and Mary Beth Hughes
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
64 Minutes
"Chinese Garden Festival" with Harriet Parsons / Directed by Harriet Parsons / A Republic Short Subject
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Sleepers West
Starring Lloyd Nolan
and Lynn Bari
Directed by Eugene Forde
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
74 Minutes
"You Can't Fool a Camera" A New Romance of Celluloid / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Love Crazy" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, May 27, 1941
$9,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,385
--
1 Week
$9,700
Source: Variety
Wednesday, May 28, 1941 - Tuesday, June 3, 1941 (1 Week)
For Beauty's Sake
Starring Ned Sparks
and Marjorie Weaver
Directed by Shepard Traube
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
61 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "They Met in Bombay" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 1, 1941
$13,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,857
--
1 Week
$13,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 2, 1941 - Tuesday, July 8, 1941 (1 Week)
Man Hunt
Starring Walter Pidgeon
and Joan Bennett
Directed by Fritz Lang
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
105 Minutes
Accent on Love
Starring George Montgomery
and Osa Massen
Directed by Ray McCarey
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
61 Minutes
"Special Prices for All Non-Com Service Men in Uniform"
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Man Hunt" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 8,1941
$11,400
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,629
--
1 Week
$11,400
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 9, 1941 - Tuesday, July 15, 1941 (1 Week)
Barnacle Bill
Starring Wallace Beery
and Marjorie Main
Directed by Richard Thorpe
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
90 Minutes
The Get-Away
Starring Robert Sterling
and Charles Winninger
Directed by Edward Buzzell
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
89 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Barnacle Bill" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 15, 1941
$8,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,171
--
1 Week
$8,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 16, 1941 - Wednesday, July 23, 1941 (1 Week)
A Very Young Lady
Starring Jane Withers
and Nancy Kelly
Directed by Harold D. Schuster
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
80 Minutes
"3rd Dimensional Murder" with Pete Smith / Directed by George Sidney / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject in Metroscopix and Technicolor
Doors open 12 Noon
"Special Prices for All Non-Com Service Men in Uniform"
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
An unidentified woman poses with her "A Temple to Art" booklet in this snapshot dated July 20, 1941.
World Premiere, Thursday, July 31, 1941 @ 8:30 PM
Regular Engagement:
Friday, August 1, 1941 - Thursday, August 7, 1941 (1 Week)
Charlie's Aunt
Starring Jack Benny
and Kay Francis
Directed by Archie Mayo
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
80 Minutes
Dance Hall
Starring Carole Landis
and Cesar Romero
Directed by Irving Pichel
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
72 Minutes
Premiere Tickets: $2.20
Continuous Performances at Popular Prices!
30¢ until 1:00 PM / 40¢ until 6:00 PM / 50¢ Nights • All plus tax
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Thursday, August 7, 1941 (at Paramount Pictures Studio)
Friday, August 8, 1941 - Thursday, August 14, 1941 (1 Week)
Wild Geese Calling
Starring Henry Fonda
and Joan Bennett
Directed by John Brahm
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
77 Minutes
Dressed to Kill
Starring Lloyd Nolan
and Mary Beth Hughes
Directed by Eugene Forde
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
74 Minutes
"The Alley Cat" a Harman/Quimby Cartoon in Technicolor / Directed by Hugh Harman / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon
"Special Prices for All Non-Com Service Men in Uniform"
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Wild Geese Calling" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, August 14,1941
$9,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,285
--
1 Week
$9,000
Source: Variety
Friday, August 15, 1941 - Thursday, August 21, 1941 (1 Week)
Reported Gross "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, August 21, 1941
$13,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,857
--
1 Week
$13,000
Source: Variety
Friday, August 22, 1941 - Thursday, August 28, 1941 (1 Week)
Our Wife
Starring Melvyn Douglas
and Ruth Hussey
Directed by John M. Stahl
A Columbia Picture
92 Minutes
The Richest Man in Town
Starring Frank Craven
and Edgar Buchanan
Directed by Charles Barton
A Columbia Picture
70 Minutes
"A Gentleman's Gentleman"
Starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto / Directed by Clyde Geronimi / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Our Wife" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, August 28, 1941
$9,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,314
--
1 Week
$9,200
Source: Variety
Friday, August 29, 1941 - Thursday, September 4, 1941 (1 Week)
Sun Valley Serenade
Starring Sonja Henie
and John Payne
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
86 Minutes
Charlie Chan in Rio
Starring Sidney Toler
and Mary Beth Hughes
Directed by Harry Lachman
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
60 Minutes
Niagara Falls
Starring Marjorie Woodworth
and Tom Brown
Directed by Gordon Douglas
A Hal Roach Production
A United Artists Release
43 Minutes
Doors Open at 12 Noon
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM 50¢ Nights All plus tax
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown 4 Star Theatre, Mid-Wilshire
Reported Gross "A Yank in the R.A.F." @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, October 2, 1941 (8 Days)
$14,600
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,086
--
1 Week
$14,600
Source: Variety
Oppening night photo courtesy Eric Lynxwiler.
Friday, October 3, 1941 - Thursday, October 9, 1941 (1 Week)
Lady Be Good
Starring Eleanor Powell
and Ann Sothern
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
112 Minutes
We Go Fast
Starring Lynn Bari
and Alan Curtis
Directed by William C. McGann
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
64 Minutes
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Lady Be Good" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, October 9, 1941
$9,600
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,371
--
1 Week
$9,600
Source: Variety
Friday, October 10, 1941 - Thursday, October 16, 1941 (1 Week)
All American Co-ed
Starring Frances Langford
and Johnny Downs
Directed by LeRoy Prinz
A Hal Roach Production
A United Artists Release
53 Minutes
At the Chinese Only:
"New Footbal Thrills" with Pete Smith / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
At the Chinese Only:
"All American Co-ed" was only shown during matinees
Doors Open at 12 Noon
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Honky Tonk" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Thursday, October 16, 1941
$14,900
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,129
--
1 Week
$14,900
Source: Variety
Friday, October 17, 1941 - Wednesday, October 22, 1941 (1 Week)
International Lady Starring George Brent
and Ilona Massey
Directed by Tim Whelan
An Edward Small Production
A United Artists Release
102 Minutes
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Starring Lynn Bari
and John Sutton
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
68 Minutes
"Old Donald Duck"
Starring Donald Duck / Directed by Jack King / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "International Lady" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Wednesday, October 22, 1941 (6 Days)
$7,800
Totals
6 Days
Daily Average: $1,300
--
1 Week
$7,800
Source: Variety
Thursday, October 23, 1941 - Wednesday, October 29, 1941 (1 Week)
Cadet Girl
Starring Carole Landis
and George Montgomery
Directed by Ray McCarey
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
68 Minutes
"The Night Before Christmas" Starring Tom and Jerry / Directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon in Technicolor
General Admission:
30¢ to 1:00 PM / 40¢ to 6:00 PM Weekdays
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Rise and Shine" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Wednesday, December 17,1941
$8,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,142
--
1 Week
$8,000
Source: Variety
Thursday, December 18, 1941 - Wednesday, December 24, 1941 (1 Week)
