US Release date: 23 November 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA.
Running time: 82 minutes.
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Maureen O’Hara, Paul Hubschmid & Vincent Price
Australian Distributor: Universal
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 3 March 1950 with Free For All as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 192 | 124 |
| EF PPE | 4.09 | 132 |
| Metres Travelled | 479,873 | 156 |
| Average MT | 10,210 | 173 |
| Engagements | 47 | 144 |
| Slots | 51 | 185 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 8.51% | 216 |
| Saturdays | 25 | 80 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 53.19% | 84 |
| Tuesdays | 18 | 115 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 38.30% | 154 |
| First billed | 35 | 115 |
| Second billed | 12 | 182 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 93.62% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.26% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.26% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.13% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.13% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.11% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 70.21% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.43% |
| Independent eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 8.51% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.99% |
| Suburban eng | 10 |
| Ratio | 21.28% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.44% |
NOTES: Colourful pap from Universal that was supported by City Across the River in most situations but took place on the lower half of the bill for more high profile product. Moved easily between Saturdays and Tuesdays.
Bagdad engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Enchantment |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Wake of the Red Witch |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | T | 2 | City Across the River |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Enchantment |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Enchantment |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 3 | T | 2 | City Across the River |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Enchantment |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Wake of the Red Witch |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 2 | City Across the River |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 5 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 13/5/50 | 6 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 6 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 6 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 20/5/50 | 7 | T | 1 | City Across the River |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 8 | S | 1 | City Across the River |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/6/50 | 12 | T | 2 | City Across the River |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 12 | T | 2 | The Champion |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 24/2/51 | 47 | S | 2 | Francis |
The 1950 Project 