OUT OF THE STORM

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US Release date: 11 September 1948

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA.

Running time: 61 minutes.

Director:  R.G. Springsteen

Cast:  Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Marc Lawrence 

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 as support to Wake of the Red Witch.

Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	83	238
EF PPE	2.37	227
Metres Travelled	376,097	257
Average MT	10,746	111
Engagements	35	258
Slots	55	143
Weeks	20	71
Weeks as % of engagements	57.14%	71
Saturdays	8	248
Sats as % of engagements	22.86%	263
Tuesdays	7	215
Tues as % of engagements	20.00%	232
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	35	99
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	27
Ratio	77.14%
Difference to chain ratio	-9.53%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	5.71%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.91%
Eng weeks 27-52	6
Ratio	17.14%
Difference to chain ratio	11.43%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	25
Ratio	71.43%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.68%
Suburban eng	10
Ratio	28.57%
Difference to chain ratio	6.52%

NOTES: Nifty crime drama that had its EF points inflated by tagging on to the weekly screenings of Kind Hearts and Coronets. From week 44 it gained a new life (5 engagements) as support to The Chiltern Hundreds.

Out of the Storm engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	5/8/50	1	T	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	5/8/50	1	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	5/8/50	1	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
St. Kilda	Astor	Independent	5/8/50	1	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Toorak	Village	Independent	5/8/50	1	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	5/8/50	1	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	12/8/50	2	T	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	12/8/50	2	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	12/8/50	2	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Malvern East	Waverley	Independent	19/8/50	3	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Preston East	Gowerville	Independent	19/8/50	3	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	19/8/50	3	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	19/8/50	3	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	19/8/50	3	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	26/8/50	4	S	2	I Was a Male War Bride
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	26/8/50	4	T	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	26/8/50	4	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Brighton Middle	Dendy	Independent	26/8/50	4	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Brighton North	Gardenvale	Independent	26/8/50	4	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Newport	Plaza	Independent	2/9/50	5	S	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	2/9/50	5	S	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	9/9/50	6	T	2	Angel and the Badman
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	16/9/50	7	S	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	16/9/50	7	T	2	The Plunderers
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	16/9/50	7	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	7/10/50	10	S	2	Riding High
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	7/10/50	10	T	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Murrumbeena	Argosy	Suburban	18/11/50	16	S	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	2/12/50	18	S	2	The Hasty Heart
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	24/2/51	30	S	2	My Favorite Brunette
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	2/6/50	44	W	2	The Chiltern Hundreds
Essendon	Regal	Independent	9/6/50	45	W	2	The Chiltern Hundreds
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	7/7/51	49	W	2	The Golden Salamander
Hawhorn	Vogue	Independent	7/7/51	49	W	2	The Golden Salamander
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	14/7/50	50	T	2	The Lady Takes a Sailor