BADGER’S GREEN

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UK Release date: 28 February 1949  

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: UK.

Running time: 62 minutes.

Director: John Irwin

Cast:  Barbara Murray, Brian Nissen & Garry Marsh

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Four weeks at Hoyts Athenaeum Theatre from 23 December 1949 supporting The Passionate Friends.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	65	280
EF PPE	1.76	303
Metres Travelled	425,628	220
Average MT	11,503	24
Engagements	37	250
Slots	39	275
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	5.41%	263
Saturdays	24	88
Sats as % of engagements	64.86%	37
Tuesdays	11	167
Tues as % of engagements	29.73%	189
First billed	0	263
Second billed	37	90
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts Ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	33
Ratio	89.19%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.17%
Eng weeks 11-26	4
Ratio	10.81%
Difference to chain ratio	5.42%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	27
Ratio	72.97%
Difference to chain ratio	7.19%
Independent eng	4
Ratio	10.81%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.69%
Suburban eng	6
Ratio	16.22%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.50%

NOTES: Constant second feature that stole a number of Saturday night slots as support act to Key Largo. For a Hoyts product it had quite a high ranking for average metres travelled. 

Badger’s Green engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	S	2	Key Largo
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	S	2	Key Largo
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	S	2	Key Largo
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	S	2	Key Largo
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	S	2	Key Largo
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	11/3/50	1	T	2	Elizabeth of Ladymead
Malvern	New	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	T	2	Elizabeth of Ladymead
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	11/3/50	1	W	2	Sofia
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	S	2	Key Largo
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	T	2	Elizabeth of Ladymead
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	18/3/50	2	T	2	Key Largo
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	S	2	Key Largo
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	T	2	Elizabeth of Ladymead
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	25/3/50	3	T	2	Elizabeth of Ladymead
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	1/4/50	4	S	2	Key Largo
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	1/4/50	4	S	2	Key Largo
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	1/4/50	4	S	2	Key Largo
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	1/4/50	4	S	2	Key Largo
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	1/4/50	4	T	2	Key Largo
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	15/4/50	6	T	2	Prisoner of Zenda
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	22/4/50	7	S	2	Key Largo
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	20/5/50	11	T	2	The Woman in White
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	3/6/50	13	T	2	A Song is Born
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	10/6/50	14	T	2	A Song is Born
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	22/7/50	20	W	2	The Third Man