US Release date: 3 May 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA.
Running time: 78 minutes.
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Wayne Morris, Janis Paige & Bruce Bennett
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 26 May 1950 with Homicide as the supporting feature
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 215 | 110 |
| EF PPE | 4.06 | 134 |
| Metres Travelled | 538,501 | 69 |
| Average MT | 10,160 | 182 |
| Engagements | 53 | 48 |
| Slots | 57 | 123 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 7.55% | 226 |
| Saturdays | 16 | 149 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 30.19% | 216 |
| Tuesdays | 33 | 14 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 62.26% | 51 |
| First billed | 50 | 40 |
| Second billed | 3 | 234 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 49 |
| Ratio | 92.45% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.09% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 5.66% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.27% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 1.89% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.35% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 64.15% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.63% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 15.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.59% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 20.75% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.97% |
NOTES: For a B-Western The Younger Brothers had a stout run at The Esquire and following it with a populous suburban run, mostly on Tuesdays supported by Once a Jolly Swagman.
The Younger Brothers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | It’s Not Cricket |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Jolson Sings Again |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Small Back Room |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 8/7/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Small Back Room |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Huggetts Abroad |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 22/7/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 22/7/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 29/7/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Home of the Brave |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Once a Jolly Swagman |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 5/8/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Love, Honor and Goodbye |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 12/8/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Earl Carroll’s Sketchbook |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 12/8/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Please Teacher |
| Malvern East | Verne | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 23/9/50 | 14 | W | 1 | Moonrise |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 30/9/50 | 15 | T | 1 | Small Back Room |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 7/4/51 | 42 | T | 1 | Blondie Hits the Jackpot |
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