STOP PRESS GIRL

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UK Release date: 1 June 1949 

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950

Genre: Sci-Fi

Country: UK.

Running time: 78 minutes.

Director: Michael Barry

Cast:  Sally Ann Howes, Gordon Jackson & Basil Radford

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Five weeks at Hoyts Athenaeum Theatre from 19 May 1950 as support to Adam and Evelyne.

Suburban Release Type: Sub 2-L-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	7	347
EF PPE	1.17	355
Metres Travelled	71,581	337
Average MT	11,930	12
Engagements	6	339
Slots	6	344
Weeks	0	338*
Weeks as % of engagements	0.00%	338*
Saturdays	1	336
Sats as % of engagements	16.67%	308
Tuesdays	5	261
Tues as % of engagements	83.33%	6
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	6	212
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	6
Ratio	100.00%
Difference to chain ratio	13.33%
Eng weeks 11-26	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-7.62%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.71%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	4
Ratio	66.67%
Difference to chain ratio	-10.44%
Suburban eng	2
Ratio	33.33%
Difference to chain ratio	11.28%

NOTES: Derided at the time, but just charmingly silly in retrospect, this fantasy comedy was among the lowest ranked titles of the year. Although Hoyts screened it in the city, they ignored it otherwise and allowed suburban houses to pick up the crumbs for seven support screenings. 

Stop Press Girl engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	16/9/50	1	T	2	Pinky
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	16/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	23/9/50	2	T	2	Flaxy Martin
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	30/9/50	3	S	2	Pinky
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	21/10/50	6	T	2	Madness of the Heart
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	11/11/50	9	T	2	Prince of Foxes