UK Release date: 28 September 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Running time: 95 minutes.
Director: Edmond T. Greville
Cast: Carol Landis, Derek Farr & Joseph Calleia
Australian Distributor: BEF
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as a feature -only presentation
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 85 | 232 |
| EF PPE | 3.54 | 153 |
| Metres Travelled | 267,675 | 288 |
| Average MT | 11,153 | 50 |
| Engagements | 24 | 298 |
| Slots | 34 | 295 |
| Weeks | 10 | 116 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 41.67% | 110 |
| Saturdays | 7 | 273 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 29.17% | 222 |
| Tuesdays | 7 | 215 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 29.17% | 192 |
| First billed | 10 | 173 |
| Second billed | 14 | 177 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 13 |
| Ratio | 54.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -32.50% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 8 |
| Ratio | 33.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 25.71% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 3 |
| Ratio | 12.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.79% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 4.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.33% |
| Independent eng | 18 |
| Ratio | 75.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.11% |
| Suburban eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 20.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.22% |
NOTES: A comedy thriller that did did little business but did manage to draw out is suburban run into a 39th week. After initially used as a top bill with Inside Story, it was soon relegated to supporting Captain China among others. Most curious was its city release advertising that tried to hide the presence of the film’s star, Carol Landis. Suicide is painless. Except to the boxoffice….
Noose engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 22/04/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Inside Story |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 22/04/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Love, Honor And Goodbye |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 29/04/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Inside Story |
| Brighton Middle | Dendy | Independent | 29/04/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Neptune’s Daughter |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 13/05/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Inside Story |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 13/05/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Captain China |
| St. Kilda | Astor | Independent | 13/05/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Captain China |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 13/05/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Captain China |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 20/05/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Earl Carroll’s Sketchbook |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 20/05/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Earl Carroll’s Sketchbook |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 27/05/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Passport To Pimlico |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 27/05/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Captain China |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 24/06/50 | 10 | T | 2 | Passport To Pimlico |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 1/07/50 | 11 | W | 2 | The Plunderers |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 8/07/50 | 12 | T | 2 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 12/08/50 | 16 | S | 2 | Yellow Sky |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 19/08/50 | 18 | W | 2 | After Midnight |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 26/08/50 | 19 | S | 1 | The Gallant Legion |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 9/09/50 | 21 | T | 2 | Sanders Of The River |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 16/09/50 | 22 | S | 1 | The Gallant Legion |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 16/09/50 | 22 | W | 2 | Adam’s Rib |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 21/10/50 | 27 | T | 1 | Nicholas Nickelby |
| Brighton North | Gardenvale | Independent | 21/10/50 | 27 | T | 1 | Sons Of Adventure |
| Malvern East | Waverley | Independent | 13/01/51 | 39 | W | 2 | Father Of The Bride |
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