US Release date: 22 September 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA.
Running time: 119 minutes.
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore & Peter Lawford
Australian Distributor: MGM
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 16 June 1950 as a feature only presentation.
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 375 | 22 |
| EF PPE | 7.81 | 21 |
| Metres Travelled | 524,778 | 88 |
| Average MT | 10,933 | 76 |
| Engagements | 48 | 124 |
| Slots | 87 | 15 |
| Weeks | 33 | 31 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 68.75% | 38 |
| Saturdays | 10 | 219 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 20.83% | 275 |
| Tuesdays | 5 | 261 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 10.42% | 301 |
| First billed | 44 | 83 |
| Second billed | 1 | 259 |
| Feature only | 3 | 12 |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 95.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 9.16% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.45% |
| 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 | 35 |
| Ratio | 72.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.19% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 27.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.03% |
NOTES: reasonably lavish anit-red agitprop with a second tier MGM cast. From a high number of slots (including over a third of its bookings as weeks) it nearly managed to crack the top 20 EF rankings. Henry the Rainmaker was its usual accompaniment.
The Red Danube engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Blondie’s Secret |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| St. Kilda | Astor | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Two Sisters From Boston |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | One Last Fling |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Kazan |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Captain is a Lady |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Billie Gets Her Man |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | FO | FO |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Blonde Fever |
| Malvern | Embassy | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | FO | FO |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Four Girls in White |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 23/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Billie Gets Her Man |
| Brunswick East | Liberty | Independent | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Air Hostess |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | London by Night |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | London by Night |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Four Girls in White |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 30/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 30/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Kazan |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 30/9/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 30/9/50 | 4 | W | 1 | The Inlanders |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 30/9/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 7/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Girls’ School |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 7/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Girls’ School |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 7/10/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 7/10/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Air Hostess |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 7/10/50 | 5 | W | 1 | The Inlanders |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 14/10/50 | 6 | S | 1 | One Last Fling |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 14/10/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Young Ideas |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 14/10/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Henry the Rain Maker |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 14/10/50 | 6 | W | 2 | London by Night |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 21/10/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Fast Company |
| Murrumbeena | Argosy | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Blonde Fever |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 28/10/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 4/11/50 | 9 | W | FO | FO |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 18/11/50 | 11 | S | 1 | Hat Check Honey |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 6/1/51 | 18 | S | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
The 1950 Project 