Wednesday, December 29, 1937 - Tuesday, January 4, 1938 (1 Week)
Love and Hisses
Starring Walter Winchell
and Simone Simon
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
82 Minutes
Checkers
Starring Jane Withers
and Stuart Erwin
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone A 20th Century-Fox Picture
79 Minutes
Fox Movietone News - Lowell Thomas Announcing
EXECUTIVE STAFF
--
Managing Director - Sid Grauman
Manager - Harry Marx
Assistant Manager - Carl Aaen
Treasurer - Sydney J. Pink
Secretary - Getrude Skall
Chief Projectionist - Fred Weaver
Engineer - Harry Borthistle
Stage Manager - George Ormson
Assistant Stage Manager - William Thorneycroft
Day and Date:
"All-New "Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Friday, December 31, 1937:
Major Studio Preview with "Love and Hisses"; also added to the bill:
"Norman Alley's Bombing of the U.S.S. Panay" documentary / Directed by Charles E. Ford / A Universal Short Subject (Several theatres in Los Angeles were shipped prints of this film, playing it simultaniously - ED)
Reported Gross "Love and Hisses" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, January 4, 1938
$14,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,071
--
1 Week
$14,500
Source: Variety
An undated issue of The Playgoer exists for this engagement.
Wednesday, January 5, 1938 - Tuesday, January 11, 1938 (1 Week)
Wednesday, February 2, 1938 - Tuesday, February 8, 1938 (1 Week)
Mannequin
Starring Joan Crawford
and Spencer Tracy
Directed by Frank Borzage
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
95 Minutes
Change of Heart
Starring Gloria Stuart
and Michael Whalen
Directed by James Tinling A 20th Century-Fox Picture
59 Minutes
"Donald's Ostrich" Starring Donald Duck / Directed by Jack King / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
3
0¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Wednesday, February 9, 1938 - Tuesday, February 15, 1938 (1 Week)
Everybody Sing
Starring Allan Jones
and Judy Garland
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
91 Minutes
Arsene Lupin Returns
Starring Melvyn Douglas
and Virginia Bruce
Directed by George Fitzmaurice A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
81 Minutes
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Trade and Press Screening: Thursday, February 10, 1938 at Unknown Time:
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Starring Tommy Kelly and May Robson
Directed by Norman Taurog
A Selznick International Production in Technicolor
A United Artsits Release
77 Minutes
Reported Gross "Everybody Sing" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, February 15, 1938
$10,300
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,471
--
1 Week
$10,300
Source: Variety
Wednesday, February 16, 1938 - Tuesday, February 22, 1938 (1 Week)
A Yank at Oxford
Starring Robert Taylor
and Maureen O'Sullivan
Directed by Jack Conway
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
102 Minutes
Love on a Budget
Starring Jed Prouty
and Shirley Deane
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds A 20th Century-Fox Picture
60 Minutes
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "A Yank at Oxford" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, February 22, 1938
$12,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,714
--
1 Week
$12,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, February 23, 1938 - Tuesday, March 1, 1938 (1 Week)
52nd Street
Starring Ian Hunter
and Dorothy Peterson
Directed by Harold Young A Walter Wanger Production
A United Artists Release
80 Minutes
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Baroness and the Butler" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 1, 1938
$11,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,571
--
1 Week
$11,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 2, 1938 - Tuesday, March 8, 1938 (1 Week)
Merrily We Live
Starring Constance Bennett
and Brian Aherne
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
A Hal Roach Production
A
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release
95 Minutes
Paradise for Three
Starring Frank Morgan
and Robert Young
Directed by Edward Buzzell A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
78 Minutes
Fox Movietone News
Lowell Thomas Announcing
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Merrily We Live" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 8, 1938
$12,300
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,757
--
1 Week
$12,300
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 9, 1938 - Tuesday, March 15, 1938 (1 Week)
Dangerous to Know
Starring Anna May Wong
and Akim Tamiroff
Directed by Robert Florey A Paramount Picture
70 Minutes
"The New Audioscopiks" with Pete Smith / Directed by Jacob Leventhal and John Norling / A Metro-Goldwym-Mayer Short Subject in 3-D
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Sally, Irene and Mary" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 15, 1938
$9,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,314
--
1 Week
$9,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 16, 1938 - Tuesday, March 22, 1938 (1 Week)
Reported Gross "Girl of the Golden West" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 22, 1938
$12,300
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,757
--
1 Week
$12,300
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 23, 1938 - Tuesday, March 29, 1938 (1 Week)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Starring Tommy Kelly
and May Robson
Directed by Norman Taurog
A Selznick International Production
In Technicolor
A United Artsits Release
77 Minutes
No Time to Marry
Starring Richard Arlen
and Mary Astor
Directed by Harry Lachman A Columbia Picture
63 Minutes
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, March 29, 1938
$8,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,242
--
1 Week
$8,700
Source: Variety
Wednesday, March 30, 1938 - Tuesday, April 5, 1938 (1 Week)
Of Human Hearts
Starring Walter Huston
and James Stewart
Directed by Clarence Brown
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
103 Minutes
The First Hundred Years
Starring Robert Montgomery
and Virginia Bruce
Directed by Richard Thorpe A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
73 Minutes
"Another Romance of Celluloid" part two of a six-part a documentary showing the making of films at M-G-M / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Of Human Hearts" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, April 5, 1938
$8,300
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,186
--
1 Week
$8,300
Source: Variety
Wednesday, April 6, 1938 - Monday, April 11, 1938 (1 Week)
International Settlement
Starring Dolores Del Rio
and George Sanders
Directed by Eugene Forde A 20th Century-Fox Picture
74 Minutes
"Penny's Party" with Peter Smith / Directed by David Miller / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Battle of Broadway" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Monday, April 11, 1938
(6 Days)
$4,000
Totals
6 Days
Daily Average: $667
--
1 Week
$4,000
Source: Variety
Tuesday, April 12, 1938 - Tuesday, April 19, 1938 (1 Week)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Starring Peter Lorre
and Keye Luke
Directed by James Tinling A 20th Century-Fox Picture
72 Minutes
"Boat Builders" with Mickey Mouse / Directed by Ben Sharpsteen / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
Wednesday, April 13, 1938, until 6:00 PM:
"Beautiful Colored Picture of Shirley Free!"
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, April 19, 1938
(8 Days)
$9,100
Totals
8 Days
Daily Average: $1,138
--
1 Week
$9,100
Source: Variety
Photo by John Swope
Wednesday, April 20, 1938 - Tuesday, May 3, 1938 (2 Weeks)
Hold That Kiss
Starring Maureen O'Sullivan
and Dennis O'Keefe
Directed by Edwin L. Marin A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
79 Minutes
Wednesday, May 18th, 1938:
Grauman's Chinese Theatre 11th Birthday Today
30¢ until 1:00 PM • Come before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Kentucky Moonshine" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, May 24, 1938
$9,100
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,300
--
1 Week
$9,100
Source: Variety
Wednesday, May 25, 1938 - Tuesday, May 31, 1938 (1 Week)
Kidnapped
Starring Warner Baxter
and Freddie Bartholomew
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
90 Minutes
One Wild Night
Starring June Lang
and Dick Baldwin
Directed by Eugene Forde A 20th Century-Fox Picture
72 Minutes
Fox Movietone News
Lowell Thomas announcing
"Modeling for Money" with Pete Smith / Directed by David Miller / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
EXECUTIVE STAFF
--
Managing Director - Sid Grauman
Manager - Harry Marx
Assistant Manager - Carl Aaen
Treasurer - Gene McMasters
Secretary - Gertrude Skall
Chief Projectionist - Fred Weaver
Engineer - Herry Borthistle
Stage Manager - George Ormston
Assistant Stage Manager - William Thorneycroft
An undated issue of The Playgoer exists for this engagement.
Wednesday, June 1, 1938 - Tuesday, June 7, 1938 (1 Week)
Three Comrades
Starring Robert Taylor
and Margaret Sullivan
Directed by Frank Borzage
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
98 Minutes
Crime Takes a Holiday
Starring Jack Holt
and Marcia Ralston
Directed by Lewis D. Collins A Larry Darmour Production
A Columbia Pictures Release
59 Minutes
Fox Movietone News
Lowell Thomas announcing
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Managing Director - Sid Grauman
Manager - Harry Marx
Assistant Manager - Carl Aaen
Treasurer - Gene McMasters
Secretary - Gertrude Skall
Chief Projectionist - Fred Weaver
Engineer - Herry Borthistle
Stage Manager - George Ormston
Assistant Stage Manager - William Thorneycroft
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Three Comrades" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, June 7, 1938
$10,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,529
--
1 Week
$10,700
Source: Variety
An undated issue of The Playgoer exists for this engagement.
Wednesday, June 8, 1938 - Tuesday, June 14, 1938 (1 Week)
"The Story of George Washington Carver" with Pete Smith / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Josette" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, June 21, 1938
$9,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,314
--
1 Week
$9,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, June 22, 1938 - Tuesday, June 28, 1938 (1 Week)
Three Blind Mice
Starring Loretta Young
and Joel McCrea
Directed by William A. Seiter
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
75 Minutes
Woman Against Woman
Starring Herbert Marshall
and Virginia Bruce
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
61 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Three Blind Mice" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, June 28, 1938
$12,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,714
--
1 Week
$12,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, June 29, 1938 - Tuesday, July 5, 1938 (1 Week)
The Toy Wife
Starring Luise Rainer
and Melvyn Douglas
Directed by Richard Thorpe
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
96 Minutes
Passport Husband
Starring Stuart Erwin
and Pauline Moore
Directed by James Tinling A 20th Century-Fox Picture
72 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Toy Wife" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 5, 1938
$10,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,500
--
1 Week
$10,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 6, 1938 - Tuesday, July 12, 1938 (1 Week)
Always Goodbye
Starring Barbara Stanwyck
and Herbert Marshall
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
75 Minutes
Fast Company
Starring Melvyn Douglas
and Florence Rice
Directed by Edward Buzzell A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
75 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Always Goodbye" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 12, 1938
$10,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,500
--
1 Week
$10,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 13, 1938 - Tuesday, July 19, 1938 (1 Week)
Yellow Jack
Starring Robert Montgomery
and Virginia Bruce
Directed by George B. Seitz A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
83 Minutes
"The Season's First Twin Hit Program"
Fox Movietone News
Lowell Thomas announcing
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Love Finds Andy Hardy" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, July 19, 1938
$12,300
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,757
--
1 Week
$12,300
Source: Variety
Wednesday, July 20, 1938 - Tuesday, July 26, 1938 (1 Week)
The Chaser
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
and Ann Morriss
Directed by Edwin L. Marin A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
75 Minutes
"The Fox Hunt" with Mickey Mouse / Directed by Ben Sharpsteen / A Walt Disney Production In Technicolor / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Little Miss Broadway" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, August 2, 1938
$8,100
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,157
--
1 Week
$8,100
Source: Variety
Wednesday, August 3, 1938 - Tuesday, August 9, 1938 (1 Week)
I'll Give a Million
Starring Warner Baxter
and Marjorie Weaver
Directed by Walter Lang
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
70 Minutes
Army Girl
Starring Madge Evans
and Preston Foster
Directed by George Nichols Jr. A Republic Picture
80 Minutes
"Surf Heroes" with Pete Smith / Directed by Charles T. Trego / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "I'll Give a Million" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, August 9, 1938
$8,500
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,214
--
1 Week
$8,500
Source: Variety
Wednesday, August 10, 1938 - Tuesday, August 23, 1938 (2 Weeks)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Starring Tyrone Power and Alice Faye
Directed by Henry King
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
106 Minutes
Fox Movietone News - Lowell Thomas announcing
"Follow the Arrow" with Pete Smith and Howard Hill / Directed by Felix E. Feist / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Doors Open Daily at 10:30 AM
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Keep Smiling
Starring Jane Withers
and Gloria Stuart
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds A 20th Century-Fox Picture
75 Minutes
Fox Movietone News
Lowell Thomas
announcing
"The City of Little Men" with Edward Flanagan and Johnny Walsh / Directed by Harry Loud / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Doors Open Daily at 11:00 AM
EXECUTIVE STAFF
--
Managing Director - Sid Grauman
Manager - Harry Marx
Assistant Manager - Henry Pines
Treasurer - Lou Bengson
Secretary - Gertrude Skall
Chief Projectionist - Fred Weaver
Engineer - Herry Borthistle
Stage Manager - George Ormston
Assistant Stage Manager - William Thorneycroft
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Crowd Roars" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, August 30, 1938
$11,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,571
--
1 Week
$11,000
Source: Variety
An undated issue of The Playgoer exists for this engagement.
Wednesday, August 31, 1938 - Tuesday, September 6, 1938 (1 Week)
My Lucky Star
Starring Sonja Henie
and Richard Greene
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
90 Minutes
Safety in Numbers
Starring Jed Prouty
and Shirley Deane
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair A 20th Century-Fox Picture
55 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
- This was a Major-Studio sponsored contest, open to written entries up until the end of 1938. Winners were announced at Southland theatres (perhaps by radio hook-up) on Monday, March 1, 1939 - ED
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
Doors Open Daily at 11:30 AM
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "My Lucky Star" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, September 6, 1938
$12,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,814
--
1 Week
$12,700
Source: Variety
Wednesday, September 7, 1938 - Tuesday, September 13, 1938 (1 Week)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Starring Janet Gaynor
and Robert Montgomery
Directed by Richard Thorpe
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
70 Minutes
Rich Man Poor Girl
Starring Robert Young
and Lew Ayres
Directed by Reinhold Schunzel A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
72 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Three Loves Has Nancy" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, September 13, 1938
$11,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,600
--
1 Week
$11,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, September 14, 1938 - Tuesday, September 20, 1938 (1 Week)
Boys Town
Starring Spencer Tracy
and Mickey Rooney
Directed by Norman Taurog
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
96 Minutes
Speed to Burn
Starring Michael Whalen
and Lynn Bari
Directed by Otto Brower A 20th Century-Fox Picture
60 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Boy's Town" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, September 20, 1938
$14,600
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,086
--
1 Week
$14,600
Source: Variety
Wednesday, September 21, 1938 - Tuesday, September 27, 1938 (1 Week)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Starring Peter Lorre
and Mary Maquire
Directed by Norman Foster A 20th Century-Fox Picture
62 Minutes
"Anaesthesia" with Pete Smith / Directed by Will Jason / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Hold That Co-ed" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, Setember 27, 1938
$9,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,286
--
1 Week
$9,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, September 28, 1938 - Tuesday, October 4, 1938 (1 Week)
Meet the Girls
Starring June Lang
and Lynn Bari
Directed by Eugene Forde A 20th Century-Fox Picture
60 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Too Hot to Handle" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, October 4, 1938
$13,400
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,914
--
1 Week
$13,400
Source: Variety
Wednesday, October 5, 1938 - Tuesday, October 11, 1938 (1 Week)
Time Out for Murder
Starring Michael Whalen
and Gloria Stuart
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone A 20th Century-Fox Picture
61 Minutes
"Football Thrills" with Pete Smith / Directed by Pete Smith / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Straight, Place and Show" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, October 11, 1938
$7,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,029
--
1 Week
$7,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, October 12, 1938 - Tuesday, October 18, 1938 (1 Week)
Marie Antoinette
Starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
149 Minutes
"First Time at Popular Prices"
"Hot on Ice" with Pete Smith and the Loyola Lions / Directed by Tom Lieb and Willard Van der Veer / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Vacation from Love
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
and Florence Rice
Directed by George Fitzmaurice A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
66 Minutes
"Believe it or Not" with Robert L. Ripley / A Warner Bros. Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Stablemates" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, October 25, 1938
$10,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,486
--
1 Week
$10,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, October 26, 1938 - Tuesday, November 1, 1938 (1 Week)
Suez
Starring Tyrone Power and Loretta Young
Directed by Allan Dwan
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
98 Minutes
"How to Watch a Football Game" with Robert Benchley / Directed by Roy Rowland / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subject
"They Live Again" with John Nesbitt / Directed by Fred Zinneman / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Passing Parade" Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Suez" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Perfs.
Gross
1
Tuesday, November 1, 1938
28
$13,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,857
--
--
1 Week
Average Performance: $464
28
$13,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 2, 1938, - Tuesday, November 8, 1938 (1 Week)
Just Around the Corner
Starring Shirley Temple
and Joan Davis
Directed by Irving Cummings
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
70 Minutes
Road Demon
Starring Henry Arthur
and Joan Valerie
Directed by Otto Brower A 20th Century-Fox Picture
65 Minutes
"Free Photo of Shirley Sat. and Sun. only"
"The World is Ours" a Novel Short Subject
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Just Around the Corner" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, November 8, 1938
$5,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $714
--
1 Week
$5,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 9, 1938, - Tuesday, November 14, 1938 (1 Week)
The Great Waltz
Starring Luise Rainer
and Ferdinand Gravet
Directed by Julien Duvivier
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
104 Minutes
Down on the Farm
Starring Jed Prouty
and Spring Byington
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair A 20th Century-Fox Picture
61 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Great Waltz" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, November 14, 1938
$14,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $2,000
--
1 Week
$14,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 16, 1938 - Tuesday, November 22, 1938 (1 Week)
Young Dr. Kildare
Starring Lew Ayres
and Loinel Barrymore
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
82 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Young Dr. Kildare" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, November 22, 1938
$7,000
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,000
--
1 Week
$7,000
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 23, 1938 - Tuesday, November 29, 1938 (1 Week)
Submarine Patrol
Starring Richard Greene
and Nancy Kelly
Directed by John Ford
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
95 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Sumarine Patrol" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, November 29, 1938
$8,800
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,257
--
1 Week
$8,800
Source: Variety
Wednesday, November 30, 1938 - Tuesday, December 6, 1938 (1 Week)
Always in Trouble
Starring Jane Withers
and Jean Rogers
Directed by Joseph Santley A 20th Century-Fox Picture
70 Minutes
"These are two of the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest Pictures"
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Young in Heart" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, December 6, 1938
$9,100
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,300
--
1 Week
$9,100
Source: Variety
Wednesday, December 7, 1938 - Tuesday, December 13, 1938 (1 Week)
The Shining Hour
Starring Joan Crawford
and Margaret Sullavan
Directed by Frank Borzage
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
76 Minutes
Spring Madness
Starring Maureen O'Sullivan
and Lew Ayres
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
67 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "The Shining Hour" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, December 13, 1938
$10,200
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: 1,457
--
1 Week
$10,200
Source: Variety
Wednesday, December 14, 1938 - Tuesday, December 20, 1938 (1 Week)
There Goes My Heart
Starring Fredric March
and Virginia Bruce
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
A Hal Roach Production
A
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release
83 Minutes
Up the River
Starring Preston Foster
and Tony Martin
Directed by Alfred L. Werker A 20th Century-Fox Picture
75 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Press Preview, Friday, December
16, 1938 at 8:20 PM:
CHARLIE CHAN IN HOLOLULU
Starring Sidney Toler and Phyllis Brooks
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
67 Minutes
Reported Gross "There Goes My Heart" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, December 20, 1938
$6,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $957
--
1 Week
$6,700
Source: Variety
Wednesday, December 21, 1938 - Tuesday, December 27, 1938 (1 Week)
A Christmas Carol
Starring Reginald Owen
and Gene Lockhart
Directed by Edwin L. Marin A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
69 Minutes
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
Reported Gross "Out West with the Hardy's" @ 30¢ - 75¢
Week
Week Ending
Gross
1
Tuesday, December 27, 1938
$10,700
Totals
7 Days
Daily Average: $1,529
--
1 Week
$10,700
Source: Variety
Wednesday, December 28, 1938 - Tuesday, January 3, 1939 (1 Week)
Sweethearts
Starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture in Technicolor
114 Minutes
"Water Babies" A Silly Symphony in Technicolor / Directed by Wilfred Jackson / A Walt Disney Production / An R-K-O Radio Pictures Rlease
General Admission: 30¢ until 1:00 PM; 40¢ until 6:00 PM Weekdays
Come Before 6:00 PM and Save!
"Motion Pictures Arre Your Best Entertainment"
Day and Date: Loew's State Theatre, Downtown
New Year's Eve showings from 6:00 PM on of "Sweethearts" "Water Babies" and a preview of Disney's "Ferdinand the Bull" Ticket Prices: General Admission 75¢.
