Saturday, December 25, 1948
- Thursday, January 13, 1949 (3 Weeks)
The Snake Pit
Starring Olivia de Havilland and Mark Stevens
Directed by Anitole Litvak
A 20th Century-Fox
Picture
108 Minutes
"Let's Cogitate" with Pete Smith / Directed by Dave O'Brien / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
"Donald's Dream Voice" Starring Donald Duck / Directed by Jack King / A Walt Disney Production in Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
Continuous from 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE 4111
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "The Snake Pit" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Friday, December 31, 1948
28
$21,300
2
Friday, January 7, 1949
28
$13,800
3
Thursday, January 13, 1949 (6 Days)
24
$8,000
Totals
20 Days
Daily Average: $2,155
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--
3 Weeks
Average Performance: $539
80
$43,100
Source: Variety
Friday, January 14, 1949
- Monday, January 31, 1949 (3 Weeks)
Alaska Patrol
Starring Richard Travis
and Helen Westcott
Directed by Jack Bernard
and Thornton Freeland
A Burwood Picture
A Film Classics Release
65 Minutes
Henry, the Rainmaker
Starring Raymond Walburn
and Walter Catlett
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
A Mayfair Production
A Monogram Pictures Release
64 Minutes
Reported Gross "Mother is a Freshman" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Gross
All Theatres
1
Tuesday, March 16,1949
$48,100
2
Wednesday, March 30, 1949 (8 Days)
$34,400
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
15 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,320
$82,500
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$20,625
Source: Variety
Thursday, March 31, 1949
- Tuesday, April 12, 1949 (2 Weeks)
Canadian Pacific
Starring Randolph Scott
and Jane Wyatt
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
A Nat Holt Production
In Cinecolor
A 20th Century-Fox Release
95 Minutes
I Cheated the Law
Starring Tom Conway
and Steve Brodie
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
A Belsam Production
A 20th Century-Fox Release
69 Minutes
"Talent Quest" Nationwide Finals
9 Big Acts
Eddie Bracken in Person
The Top Winners
from 600 Theatres in 20 States
Manny Harmon and Full Stage Orchestra
Dick Haynes, Master of Ceremonies
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"Miranda" will not be shown after 5:10 PM
Thursday, April 21, 1949
Roy Rogers (37) and Trigger (16) Forecourt Ceremonies
Arctic Fury
Starring Alfred Delcambre
and Eve Miller
Directed by Norman Dawn
and Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
A Plymouth Production
An R-K-O Radio Pictures Release
61 Minutes
Gala Invitational World Premiere, Wenesday, June 29, 1949 at 8:30 PM:
YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING
Starring Dan Dailey
and Anne Baxter
Directed by Walter Lang
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
94 Minutes
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Stars! Glamour! Color! Lights! Music!
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Stars attending the premiere:
Dana Andrews / Anne Baxter / Richard Conte /Jeanne Crain / Joan Crawford / Dan Dailey / Yvonne De Carlo / Paul Douglas / Jimmie Durante / Dan Duryea / Jose Ferrer / Errol Flynn / Reginald Gardner / John Garfield / Paulette Goddard / Katheryn Grayson / Charlotte Greenwood / Jane Greer / June Haver / Sonja Henie / Jean Hersholt / Celeste Holm / Johnny Johnston / Al Jolson / Danny Kaye / Alan Ladd / Robert Mitchum / Alan Mowbray / George Murphy / Jack Oakie / Ann Revere / Shari Robertson / Cesar Romero / Zachary Scott / Ann Sheridan / K.T. Stevens / Gloria Swanson / Gene Tierney / Marta Toren / Jane Withers
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Free Seats in the Forecourt!
Reported Gross "House of Strangers" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, July 7,1949 (8 Days)
$41,400
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
8 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,294
$41,400
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$10,350
Source: Variety
Friday, July 8, 1949
- Thursday, July 21, 1949 (2 Weeks)
Sand
Starring Mark Stevens
and Coleen Gray
Directed by Louis King
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
78 Minutes
One Last Fling
Starring Alexis Smith
and Zachary Scott
Directed by Peter Godfrey
A Warner Bros. Picture
65 Minutes
"Vacation at Del Mar" with J. Carrol Naish / Directed by Ralph Staub / A Columbia Screen Snapshot
"Heathfully Air-Conditioned for Your Comfort"
Doors Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone REpublic-4111
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "Sand" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, July 14,1949
$36,900
2
Monday, July 21, 1949
$21,800
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
14 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,048
$58,700
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$14,675
Source: Variety
Friday, July 22, 1949
- Monday, August 8, 1949 (3 Weeks)
You're My Everything
Starring Dan Dailey
and Anne Baxter
Directed by Walter Lang
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
94 Minutes
Temptation Harbor
Starring Robert Newton
and Simone Simon
Directed by Lance Comfort
An Associated British Picture
A Monogram Pictures
Release
91 Minutes
Friday, August 19, 1949
- Saturday, September 3, 1949 (2 Weeks)
I Was a Male War Bride
Starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan
Directed by Howard Hawks
A 20th Century-Fox
Picture
105 Minutes
"Farming Pays Off" from The March of Time / A Time-Life Production / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
"Healthfully Air-Conditioned for Your Comfort"
Doors Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone REpublic 4111
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "I Was a Male War Bride" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Thursday, August 25, 1949
35
$64,000
2
Saturday, September 2, 1949
(9 Days)
45
$57,000
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
16 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,890
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$121,000
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Chinese Average Performance: $378
80
--
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$30,250
Source: Variety
Sunday, September 4, 1949
- Monday, September 19, 1949 (2 Weeks)
Reported Gross "Father Was a Fullback" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, October 6,1949
$31,800
2
Wednesday, October 12, 1949 (6 Days)
$25,100
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
13 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,094
$56,900
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$14,225
Source: Variety
All photos courtesy Eric Lynxwiler.
Thursday, October 13, 1949
- Thursday, October 20, 1949 (1 Week)
Fighting Man of the Plains
Starring Randolph Scott
and Bill Williams
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
A Nat Holt Production
In Cinecolor
A 20th Century-Fox Release
94 Minutes
Prison Warden
Starring Warner Baxter
and Anna Lee
Directed by Seymour Friedman
A Columbia Picture
62 Minutes
Reported Gross "Fighting Man of the Plains" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, October 20,1949 (8 Days)
$36,600
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
8 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,144
$36,600
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$9,150
Source: Variety
Friday, October 21, 1949
- Thursday, November 10, 1949 (3 Weeks)
Pinky
Starring Jeanne Crain and Ethel Barrymore
Directed by Elia Kazan
A 20th Century-Fox
Picture
102 Minutes
"Jerry's Dairy" starring Tom and Jerry/ Directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon in Technicolor
Doors Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone REpublic 4111
Last Complete Show Starts at 12:00 Midnight Opening Weekend
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester Fox West Coast Theatre, Long Beach Crest Theatre, North Long Beach Belmont Theatre, Long Beach
Reported Gross "Pinky" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Thursday, October 27, 1949
35
$70,000
2
Thursday, November 3, 1949
35
$43,500
3
Thursday, November 10, 1949
35
$31,500
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
21 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,726
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$145,000
--
Chinese Average Performance: $345
105
--
3 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$36,250
Source: Variety
Friday, November 11, 1949
- Tuesday, November 23, 1949 (2 Weeks)
Everybody Does It
Starring Paul Douglas
and Linda Darnell
Directed by Edmund Goulding
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
98 Minutes
Masked Raiders
Starring Tim Holt
and Richard Martin
Directed by Lesley Selander
An R-K-O Radio Picture
65 Minutes
Doors Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone REpublic 4111
Day and Date: Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills (program dropped, Thursday, November 17, 1949 Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown ("Now the De Luxe Home of 20th Century-Fox Hits!") Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "Everybody Does It" @ 60¢ - $1.00
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, November 17,1949
$45,400
2
Tuesday, November 23, 1949 (6 Days)
$18,400
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
13 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,227
$63,800
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$15,950
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 23, 1949
- Thursday, December 8, 1949 (2 Weeks)
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Starring June Haver
and Mark Stevens
Directed by John M. Stahl
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
93 Minutes
Satan's Cradle
Starring Duncan Renaldo
and Leo Carrillo
Directed by Ford Beebe
An Inter American Films Production
A United Artists
Release
60 Minutes
