US Release date: 12 May 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950
Genre: War
Country: USA.
Running time: 88 minutes.
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Douglas Dick, Frank Lovejoy & James Edwards
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 12 May 1950 with Girls’ School as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 273 | 73 |
| EF PPE | 5.35 | 86 |
| Metres Travelled | 509,981 | 111 |
| Average MT | 10,000 | 221 |
| Engagements | 51 | 65 |
| Slots | 54 | 151 |
| Weeks | 3 | 214 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 5.88% | 255 |
| Saturdays | 34 | 33 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 66.67% | 33 |
| Tuesdays | 14 | 148 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 27.45% | 201 |
| First billed | 51 | 34 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Engagements
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 51 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 70.59% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.81% |
| Independent eng | 3 |
| Ratio | 5.88% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.62% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 23.53% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.81% |
NOTES: Tough race drama was a hard sell but performed strongly and on Saturdays too. Fine British war drama The Small Back Room was regular support act.
Home of the Brave Engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Argyle Secrets |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Western Heritage |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Sleeping Car to Trieste |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Huggetts Abroad |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Huggetts Abroad |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 22/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 22/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 22/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 29/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Small Back Room |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Younger Brothers |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Argyle Secrets |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 19/8/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Bill and Coo |
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