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By last week Nanette was the smash hit of the season, grossing 210,000 francs ($1,763) a performance-a terrific take for present-day Paris. Entire families, from grand' mère down to ten-year-old Gabrielle, were trooping to see the show. They were seeing a...
Like Hollywood's everlasting Hardy family, One Man's Family (the Barbours) is an imaginary upper-middle-class family full of common traits, to which all kinds of uncommon things happen. Morse says he got the idea for One Man's Family from reading Galsworthy's...
Already grossing $250 a week after three months in business, Gene Gilbert last week began to widen his paying exploration of teenagers' buying habits. He appointed representatives in Indianapolis and New York, said he would open offices in 28 other cities, and incorporate.
This gave Pine & Thomas, who call themselves the "Dollar Bills," what few other class-B moviemakers have: a big bank roll and a spigot for their potboilers in Paramount's 11,000 outlets. Result: By last week the Dollar Bills were 1) producing pictures at an average cost of...
Out Radios, In Bars. When war shortages came, Petree moved fast. As Barker's sold its last radio, Petree asked his employes for suggestions on how to use the empty floor space. One suggested selling small portable bars made of non-strategic materials. Now, in the flashy Red Elephant...