ADVENTURE IN BALTIMORE

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US Release date: 29 November 1948

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: USA.

Running time: 89 minutes.

Director: Richard Wallace

Cast:  Robert Young, Shirley Temple & John Agar 

Australian Distributor: RKO

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Six weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 12th May 1950 as support to So Dear to My Heart.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	56	293
EF PPE	1.87	281
Metres Travelled	363,758	261
Average MT	12,125	11
Engagements	30	277
Slots	33	297
Weeks	3	214
Weeks as % of engagements	10.00%	200
Saturdays	10	219
Sats as % of engagements	33.33%	188
Tuesdays	17	125
Tues as % of engagements	56.67%	65
First billed	2	223
Second billed	28	118
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	15
Ratio	50.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-42.36%
Eng weeks 11-26	8
Ratio	26.67%
Difference to chain ratio	21.28%
Eng weeks 27-52	7
Ratio	23.33%
Difference to chain ratio	21.09%
Hoyts eng	12
Ratio	40.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-25.78%
Independent eng	10
Ratio	33.33%
Difference to chain ratio	21.83%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	26.67%
Difference to chain ratio	3.95%

NOTES: By 1949 Shirley Temple’s career was cooked and, after ifts domestic failure RKO dumped this into a limited number of supporting slots for its Melbourne release. Oddly, although Hoyts seemingly had little use for it, independent and suburban houses gave it a later home and it achieved a number of late plays. Take One False Step was a regular Hoyts support. 

Adventure in Baltimore engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	8/7/50	1	S	2	I was a Male War Bride
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	15/7/50	2	S	1	Vote for Huggett
Malvern	New	Hoyts	15/7/50	2	T	2	Take One False Step
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	15/7/50	2	W	1	King of the Gamblers
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	22/7/50	3	S	2	Take One False Step
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	22/7/50	3	S	2	Maytime in Mayfair
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	22/7/50	3	T	2	Take One False Step
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	22/7/50	3	T	2	Take One False Step
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	22/7/50	3	W	2	Take One False Step
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	29/7/50	4	T	2	Sanders of the River
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	29/7/50	4	T	2	Sanders of the River
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	12/8/50	6	T	2	Take One False Step
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	12/8/50	6	T	2	Take One False Step
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	26/8/50	8	S	2	The Big Steal
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	26/8/50	8	T	2	Melody Time
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	16/9/50	11	W	2	Maytime in Mayfair
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	23/9/50	12	T	2	Sanders of the River
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	7/10/50	14	S	2	The Big Steal
Middle Brighton	Prince George	Independent	23/10/50	16	S	2	So Dear to my Heart
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	28/10/50	17	T	2	Francis
Malvern East	Verne	Suburban	4/11/50	18	S	2	The Drum
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	18/11/50	20	S	2	Prince of Foxes
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	2/12/50	22	T	2	The Big Steal
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	17/2/51	33	T	2	Ticket to Tomahawk
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	17/2/51	33	T	2	Ticket to Tomahawk
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	3/3/51	35	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	24/3/51	38	T	2	Renegades
Pascoe Vale	Tasma	Independent	14/4/51	41	T	2	Two Texas Knights
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	28/4/51	43	T	2	Quicksand
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	23/6/51	51	T	2	The 13th Letter