Monday, December 25, 1950
- Wednesday, January 3, 1951 (1 Week)
For Heaven's Sake
Starring Clifton Webb and Joan Bennett
Directed by George Seaton
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
92 Minutes
"Sheep Dog" Starring Pluto / Directed by Charles A. Nichols / A Walt Disney Production in Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
"City of Beautiful Girls"
Starring Tram Pickett and Dick Pope / Directed by Justin Herman / AParamount Sports Reel
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "For Heaven's Sake" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Wednesday, January 3, 1951 (10 Days)
50
$60,400
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
10 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,293
--
$60,400
--
Chinese Average Performance: $258
50
--
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$12,920
Source: Variety
Invitational Premiere, Thursday, January 4, 1951 @ 8:30 PM
Regular Engagement: Friday, January 5, 1951 - Thursday, January 18, 1951 (2 Weeks)
Halls of Montezuma
Starring Richard Widmark and Jack Palance
Directed by Lewis Milestone
A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Color
113 Minutes
"Cock-A-Doodle Dog" Directed by Tex Avery / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon
Stars attending the Premiere:
Lauren Bacall / Anne Baxter / Constance Bennett / Humphrey Bogart / Eddie Braken / MacDonald Carey / Jeff Chandler / Valentina Cortesa / Joan Crawford / Linda Darnell / Lorraine Day / Gloria DeHaven / Paul Douglas / Irene Dunne / Leo Durocher / Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. / Rhonda Fleming / John Garfield / Mitzi Gaynor / Jane Greer / Susan Hayward / Paul Henreid / John Hodiak / Kathleen Hughes / Spike Jones / Louis Jordan / Danny Kaye / Evelyn Keyes / Janet Leigh / Joyce MacKenzie / Hugh Marlow / Virginia Mayo / Dorothy McGuire / Jayne Meadows / Millard Mitchell / Robert Mitchum / Constance Moore / Jean Moorehead / Merle Oberon / Peggy O'Connor / Michael O'Shea / Debra Paget / Gregory Peck / Jane Powell / Ginger Rogers / Rosalind Russell / Constance Smith / Jan Sterling / K. T. Stevens / Marta Toren / Vera-Ellen / David Wayne / Clifton Webb / Helen Westcott / Shelly Winters
Grandstand seats in the Forecourt, Free to the Public! Lights! Starrs! Glamour!
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
"No Advance in Prices! Continuous Performances!"
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "Halls of Montezuma" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Thursday, January 11, 1951
28
$55,300
2
Thursday, January 18, 1951
28
$22,600
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
14 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,113
--
$77,900
--
Chinese Average Performance: $278
56
--
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$15,580
Source: Variety
Photo by Ralph Morris
Friday, January 19, 1951
- Monday, January 29, 1951 (2 Weeks)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Starring Lee J. Cobb
and Jane Wyatt
Directed by Felix E. Feist
A Jack M. Warner Production
A
20th Century-Fox Release
81 Minutes
Short Grass
Starring Rod Cameron
and Cathy Downs
Directed by Lesley Selander
A Scott R. Dunlap Production
An Allied Artists
Release
82 Minutes
Reported Gross "The Man Who Cheated Himself" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, January 25, 1951
$27,000
2
Monday, January 29, 1951 (4 Days)
$11,800
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
11 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $705
$38,800
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$7,760
Source: Variety
Hollywood Command Performance, Tuesday, January 30, 1951 @ 8:30 PM
Regular Engagement: Wednesday, January 31, 1951 - Thursday, February 8, 1951 (1 Week)
The Mudlark
Starring Irene Dunne and Alec Guiness
Directed by Jean Negulesco
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
94 Minutes
"Why Korea?" Narrated by Joe Kingy / A 20th Century-Fox Short Subject in Technicolor
Opening Night Program
. What made this a "command" performance was that the film was shown in London as a "Command Performance" for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Friday, February 9, 1951
- Tuesday, February 20, 1951 (2 Weeks)
Call Me Mister
Starring Betty Grable
and Dan Dailey
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
96 Minutes
Bowery Battalion
Starring Leo Gorcey
and Huntz Hall
Directed by William Beaudine
A Monogram Picture
69 Minutes
Naughty Arlette
Starring Mai Zetterling
and Hugh Williams
Directed by Edmond T. Gréville
A Pinnacle Production
An Eagle-Lion Classics
Release
80 Minutes
Friday, March 23, 1951 - Tuesday, April 3, 1951 (2 Weeks)
Bird of Paradise
Starring Jouis Jourdan and Debra Paget
Directed by Delmer Daves
A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor
100 Minutes
"Flight Plan for Freedom"
Photographed and Directed by Peter Hopkinson / from The March of Time / A Time-Life Production / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
"Rabbit of Seville" Starring Bugs Bunny / Directed by Chuck Jones / A Warner Bros. Cartoon in Technicolor
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Added, Friday, March 30, 1951:
Scoop! Sensational! Kefauver Investigation
Narrated by Koe King, with Estes Kefauver
Directed by Edmund Reek
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
52 Minutes
Wednesday, April 4, 1951
- Tuesday, April 10, 1951 (1 Week)
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Starring George Montgomery
and Paula Corday
Directed by Maurice Geraghty
An Aslon Production
In Supercinecolor
A
20th Century-Fox Release
80 Minutes
Lucky Nick Cain
Starring George Raft
and Coleen Gray
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
A 20th Century-Fox Release
87 Minutes
Reported Gross "The Sword of Monte Cristo" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Tuesday, April 10, 1951
$24,700
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $705
$24,700
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$4,940
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 11, 1951 - Tuesday, April 17, 1951 (1 Week)
You're in the Navy Now
Starring Gary Cooper and Jane Greer
Directed by Henry Hathaway
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
93 Minutes
"Champion Jumpers" A 20th Century-Fox Sportsshort
"Glove Taps"
Starring "The Little Rascals" originally known as "Our Gang" / Directed by Gordon Douglas / A Hal Roach Production / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject (1937) A Monogram Pictures
Re-Issue
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "You're in the Navy Now" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Total Gross
1
Tuesday, April 17, 1951
35
$26,000
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $743
--
$26,000
--
Chinese Average Performance: $149
35
--
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$5,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 18, 1951
- Thursday, April 26, 1951 (1 Week)
Reported Gross "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, April 29, 1951 (9 Days)
$45,800
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
9 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,018
$45,800
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$9,160
Source: Variety
Friday, April 27, 1951
- Thursday, May 3, 1951 (1 Week)
14 Hours
Starring Paul Douglas
and Richard Basehart
Directed by Henry Hatahway
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
92 Minutes
My Brother, the Outlaw
Starring Mickey Rooney
and Wanda Hendrix
Directed by Elliott Nugent
A Benedict Bogeaus Production
An Eagle-Lion Classics
Release
82 Minutes
Friday, May 25, 1951 - Thursday, June 7, 1951 (2 Weeks)
On The Riviera
Starring Danny Kaye and Gene Tierney
Directed by Walter Lang
A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor
89 Minutes
"Stranger in the Lighthouse" Narrated by Art Gilmore / Directed by Larry Landsburgh / A Warner Bros. Short Subject
"Pests of the West" Starring Pluto / Directed by Charles A. Nichols / A Walt Disney Production in Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, 1951: Late Show Tonight
Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2, 1951: Late Show Tonight
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "On the Riviera" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Total Gross
1
Thursday, May 31, 1951
35
$50,600
2
Thursday, June 7, 1951
35
$26,200
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
14 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,097
--
$76,800
--
Chinese Average Performance: $219
70
--
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$15,360
Source: Variety
Friday, June 8, 1951
- Thursday, June 14, 1951 (1 Week)
House on Telegraph Hill
Starring Richard Basehart
and Valentina Cortese
Directed by Robert Wise
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
93 Minutes
Circle of Danger
Starring Ray Milland
and Patricia Roc
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
A Coronado Production
An Eagle-Lion Classics
Release
86 Minutes
Secrets of Monte Carlo
Starring Warren Douglas
and Lois Hall
Directed by George Blair
A Republic Picture
60 Minutes
"Camp Dog" Starring Pluto / Directed by Charles A. Nichols / A Walt Disney Production in Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16, 1951: Late Show Tonight!
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "As Young As You Feel" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, June 21, 1951
$23,300
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $666
$23,300
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$4,660
Source: Variety
Photo by Earl Leaf. From the Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images.
Friday, June 22, 1951
- Thursday, June 28, 1951 (1 Week)
The Guy Who Came Back
Starring Paul Douglas
and Joan Bennett
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
91 Minutes
Tarzan's Peril
Starring Lex Barker
and Virginia Huston
Directed by Byron Haskin
A Sol Lesser Production
An R-K-O Radio
Pictures Release
78 Minutes
Casa Mañana
Starring Virginia Welles
and Robert Clarke
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
A Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation Production
Released by
Monogram Pictures
73 Minutes
Friday, July 27, 1951 - Thursday, August 9, 1951 (2 Weeks)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Starring José Ferrer and Mala Powers
Directed by Michael Gordon
A Stanley Kramer Production / A United Artists Release
112 Minutes
"First Time at Popular Prices - Original Full-Length Version"
"Moslems and the West: The Moroccan Outpost"
from The March of Time / A Time-Life Production / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
"Bee at the Beach" Starring Donald Duck / Directed by Jack Hannah / A Walt Disney Production in Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures
Release
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "Cyrano de Bergerac" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Total Gross
1
Thursday, August 2, 1951
28
$46,000
2
Thursday, August 9, 1951
28
$31,500
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
14 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $1,107
--
$77,500
--
Chinese Average Performance: $276
56
--
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$15,500
Source: Variety
Friday, August 10, 1951
- Monday, August 20, 1951 (2 Weeks)
Tuesday, August 21, 1951
- Wednesday, August 29, 1951 (1 Week)
Meet Me After the Show
Starring Betty Grable
and Macdonald Carey
Directed by Richard Sale
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
87 Minutes
This is Korea
Narrated by Irving Pichel
and John Ireland
Directed by John Ford
A United States Navy Production
In Trucolor
A Republic Pictures Release
50 Minutes
Reported Gross "Meet Me After the Show" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Wednesday, August 29, 1951 (9 Days)
$42,400
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
9 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $938
$42,400
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$8,440
Source: Variety
Gala Invitational Premiere, Thursday, August 30, 1951@ 8:30 PM
Regular Engagement:
Friday, August 31, 1951 - Thursday, September 27, 1951 (4 Weeks)
David and Bathsheba
Starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward
Directed by Henry King
A 20th Century-Fox Picture in Technicolor
116 Minutes
"Continuous Performances - Genral Admission Nights: $1.00 Plus Tax; Weekday Matinees: 85¢ Plus Tax"
Stars attending the Premiere:
Barbara Bates / Anne Baxter / Joan Bennett / Ann Blyth / Scott Brady / Rory Calhoun /
Macdonald Carey / Linda Christianson / Robert Cummings / Tony Curtis / Dan Dailey / Bette Davis / Irene Dunne / Vera-Ellen / Rhonda Fleming / Anne Francis / Reginald Gardner / Mitzi Gaynor / Susan Hayward / John Hodiak / Jane Greer / Janet Leigh / Jerry Lewis / William Lundigan / Dianna Lynn / Joyce MacKenzie / Dean Martin / Raymond Massey / Virginia Mayo / Jayne Meadows / Gary Merrill / Constance Moore / George Murphy / Michael O'Shea / Gregory Peck / Jane Powell / Tyrone Power / Mala Power / Ronald Reagan / Michael Rennie / Dale Robertson / Rosalind Russell / Norma Shearer / Ann Sheridan / Constance Smith / Helen Stanley / David Wayne / Helen Westcott. Gordon Fisher, Master of Ceremonies
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Globe Theatre, Downtown
Friday, September 21, 1951's ad:
"It's been 6 years since any picture has played 4 weeks at Grauman's!"
(This is not really an accurate claim. "Spellbound" played the Chinese for 5 weeks beginning November 9, 1945, so the claim is short by 2 months - ED)
Reported Gross "David and Bathsheba" @ 80¢ - $1.50
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Total Gross
1
Thursday, September 6, 1951
28
$54,700
2
Thursday, September 13, 1951
28
$35,300
3
Thursday, September 20, 1951
28
$24,700
4
Thursday, September 27, 1951
28
$19,700
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
28 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $2,400
--
$134,400
--
Chinese Average Performance: $600
112
--
4 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 50% =
$67,200
Source: Variety
Friday, September 28, 1951
- Thursday, October 11, 1951 (2 Weeks)
The Day the Earth Stood Still Starring Michael Rennie
and Patricia Neal
Directed by Robert Wise
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
92 Minutes
Disc Jockey
Starring Ginny Simms
and Tom Drake
Directed by Will Jason
An Allied Artists Picture
77 Minutes
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29, 1951: Late Show Tonight!
Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6, 1951: Late Show Tonight!
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "The Day the Earth Stood Still" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, October 4, 1951
$37,400
2
Thursday, October 11, 1951
$22,200
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
14 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $851
$59,600
2 Weeks
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$11,920
Source: Variety
Friday, October 12, 1951
- Thursday, October 18, 1951 (1 Week)
A Millionaire for Christy
Starring Fred MacMurray
and Eleanor Parker
Directed by George Marshall
A Thor Production
A
20th Century-Fox Release
91 Minutes
The Basketball Fix
Starring John Ireland
and Marshall Thompson
Directed by Felix E. Feist
A Jack Broder Production
A Realart Pictures
Release
65 Minutes
Reported Gross "Let's Make It Legal" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Tuesday, November 6, 1951
$19,900
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $569
$19,900
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 20% =
$3,980
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 7, 1951
- Tuesday, November 13, 1951 (1 Week)
Anne of the Indies
Starring Jean Peters
and Louis Jourdan
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
81 Minutes
Journey into Light
Starring Sterling Hayden
and Viveca Lindfors
Directed by Stuart Heisler
A Joseph Bernhard Production
A 20th Century-Fox
Release
87 Minutes
Wednesday, November 14, 1951
- Tuesday, November 20, 1950 (1 Week)
Love Nest
Starring June Haver
and William Lundigan
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
84 Minutes
The Highwayman
Starring Philip Friend
and Charles Coburn
Directed by Lesley Selander
A Jack Dietz Production
In Cinecolor
An Allied Artists
Pictures Release
82 Minutes
Wednesday, November 21, 1951
- Tuesday, November 27, 1951 (1 Week)
Golden Girl
Starring Mitzi Gaynor
and Dale Robertson
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
In Technicolor
108 Minutes
St. Benny the Dip
Starring Dick Haymes
and Nina Foch
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
A Danzinger Ltd. Production
A United Artists
Release
80 Minutes
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
"It's Movie Time U.S.A."
Wednesday, November 21 , 1951: Late Show Tonight!
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Thursday, November 22, 1951, at 9:00 AM:
"Make an Underpriviledged Kiddie Happy
But a Ticket for Our
THANKSGIVING KIDDIE KARTOON KARNIVAL
Some Thanksgiving Kids will Thank You!"
--
All Seats 25¢
Reported Gross "Golden Girl" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Tuesday, November 27, 1951
$27,600
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $986
$27,600
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$6,900
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 28, 1951
- Tuesday, December 4, 1951 (1 Week)
FBI Girl
Starring Cesar Romero
and George Brent
Directed by William Berke
A Jedgar Production
A Lippert Pictures
Release
74 Minutes
The Longhorn
Starring Bill Elliott
and Myron Healey
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
A Prontier Picture
"Filmed in Glorious Sepia Tone"
A
Monogram Pictures Release
70 Minutes
Gala Hollywood Premiere, Wednesday, December 5, 1951 @ 8:30 PM
Regular Engagement: Thursday, December 6, 1951
- Thursday, December 13, 1951 (1 Week)
Fixed Bayonets!
Starring Richard Basehart
and Gene Evans
Directed by Samuel Fuller
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
92 Minutes
The Girl on the Bridge
Starring Hugo Haas
and Beverly Michaels
Directed by Hugo Haas
A Hugo Haas Production
A 20th Century-Fox
Release
76 Minutes
Stars attending the Premiere:
Dana Andrews / Richard Basehart / Barbara Bates / Anne Baxter / Joan Bennett / Corinne Calvert / Cyd Charisse / Jeanne Crain / Dan Dailey / Gene Evans / Anne Francis / Mitzi Gaynor / Betty Grable / June Haver / Susan Hayward / Jeff Hunter / Richard Hilton / William Lungdigan / James Mason / Victor Mature / Virginia Mayo / Joyce MacKenzie / Michael O'Shea / Debora Paget / Gregory Peck / Jean Peters / Helene Stanley / David Wayne / Clifton Webb / Richard Widmark / George Jessel, Master of Ceremonies, with Tony Martin and the 93rd Army Band
Premiere Tickets: $2.40 All Proceeds to The War Wounded Fund
Open 12:00 Noon
Telephone RE. 4111
Day and Date: Los Angeles Theatre, Downtown Fox Uptown Theatre, Western and Olympic Loyola Theatre, Westchester
Reported Gross "I'll Never Forget You" @ 70¢ - $1.10
Week
Week Ending
Total Gross
1
Thursday, December 20, 1951
$18,200
Totals
Total Gross
All Theatres
7 Days
Chinese Daily Average: $643
$18,200
1 Week
Chinese portion of total: 25% =
$4,500
Source: Variety
Friday, December 21, 1951
- Saturday, December 30, 1951 (1 Week)
Elopement
Starring Clifton Webb
and Anne Francis
Directed by Henry Koster
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
82 Minutes
The Hideout
Starring Howard Keel
and Valerie Hobson
Directed by Fergus McDonell
A Constellation Films Production (1949)
A Snader Productions
Release
73 Minutes