Table 5: Relative Film Winners and Losers amongst Bolton Audiences

15 Bolton Relative Winners 1934
Film TitleStar 1Star 2Difference in Rank(a)Proportional POPSTAT Difference(b)Composite Measure of Difference(c)
Happy Lupino,S Cliff,L -248 4.00 -992.55
Lily of Killarney Garrick,J Malo,G -263 3.49 -918.35
Scotland Yard Mystery Du Maurier,G Curzon,G -252 3.47 -874.79
It's a Cop Howard,S Bouchier,D -241 3.20 -771.32
On the Air Fox,R + Band   -211 3.30 -695.68
Stage Mother Tone,F O'Sullivan,M -214 2.95 -631.61
Wild Cargo     -203 2.70 -547.55
Those were the Days Hay,W Hoey,A -164 3.21 -526.85
Return of Bulldog Drummond,The Richardson,R Todd,A -163 2.89 -471.53
Service(d) Barrymore,L Hume,B -172 2.48 -426.83
You Can't Buy Everything Robson,M Stone,L -166 2.46 -408.09
You Made Me Love You Lupino,S Todd,T -153 2.26 -345.46
Counsellor at Law Barrymore,J Daniels,B -141 2.31 -325.54
Summer Lightning Lynn,R Shotter,W -144 2.21 -318.56
Kennel Murder Case, The Powell,W Astor,M -138 2.19 -301.93
10 Relative Bolton Losers 1934
Film TitleStar 1Star 2Difference in Rank(a)Proportional POPSTAT Difference(b)Composite Measure of Difference(c)
Cleopatra Colbert,C William,W 79 0.52 153.13
Little Women Hepburn,K Bennett,J 57 0.50 113.19
Invisible Man, The Rains,C Stuart,G 62 0.61 101.86
Song of Songs Dietrich,M Aherne,B 60 0.62 96.04
Wandering Jew,The Veidt,C   59 0.63 93.15
Private Life of Henry VIII Laughton,C   28 0.33 84.24
My Song For You Kiepura,J Hales,S 49 0.71 68.54
Evergreen Matthews,J Balfour,B 41 0.61 67.45
Bitter Sweet Neagle,A Graavey,F 43 0.65 65.98
College Humour Crosby,B Arlen,R 46 0.89 51.43
10 Relative Bolton Winners 1935
Film TitleStar 1Star 2Difference in Rank(a)Proportional POPSTAT Difference(b)Composite Measure of Difference(c)
Off The Dole Formby,G Shooter,C -512 19.47 -9969.00
D'Ye Ken John Peel Shotter,W Holloway,S -353 5.07 -1788.84
Java Head Wong,AM Allan,E -291 4.23 -1230.07
Dandy Dick Hay,W   -260 3.68 -956.22
Laddie Beal,J Stuart,G -236 3.02 -713.23
Girl in Pawn(e) Temple,S Menjou,A -223 2.95 -658.79
Wicked Woman, A Christians,M Bickford,C -178 2.93 -522.39
School for Girls Shirley,A Fox,S -206 2.52 -519.92
Great Defender,The Lang,M Bannerman,M -203 2.56 -519.74
Trunk Mystery, The(f) Tone,F Merkel,U -190 2.62 -498.27
Student's Romance Goodner,C Natzler,G -191 2.46 -469.89
George White's 1935 Scandal Faye,A Dunn,J -194 2.39 -463.48
Sequoia Parker,J   -176 2.37 -417.44
Society Doctor Morris,C Bruce,V -183 2.27 -414.82
Living on Velvet Francis,K William,W -159 2.34 -372.06
10 Relative Bolton Losers 1935
Film TitleStar 1Star 2Difference in Rank(a)Proportional POPSTAT Difference(b)Composite Measure of Difference(c)
Iron Duke Arliss,G Cooper,Gladys 86 0.30 288.91
Jew Suss Veidt,C   84 0.32 264.11
Clive of India Colman,R Young,L 76 0.35 215.12
Escape Me Never Bergner,E Sinclair,H 67 0.37 181.53
Painted Veil, The Garbo,G Marshall,H 58 0.55 104.68
Gay Divorce Astaire,F Rogers,G 38 0.61 61.83
Nell Gwyn Neagle,A Hardwicke,C 32 0.55 57.77
Unfinished Symphony Eggerth,M Jaray,H 39 0.73 53.59
Count of Monte Cristo,The Donat,R Landi,E 35 0.68 51.29
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Raymond,G Carroll,N 30 0.77 38.87

Source: Bolton Evening News

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