FORBIDDEN

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UK Release date: 28 February 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: UK.

Running time: 87 minutes.

Director: George King

Cast:  Douglas Montgomery, Hazel Court & Patricia Burke

Australian Distributor: British Lion

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 6 October 1950 supporting  Davy Crockett Indian Scout.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	67	276
EF PPE	1.52	327
Metres Travelled	480,071	155
Average MT	10,911	78
Engagements	44	195
Slots	45	241
Weeks	1	284
Weeks as % of engagements	2.27%	315
Saturdays	21	112
Sats as % of engagements	47.73%	120
Tuesdays	22	85
Tues as % of engagements	50.00%	96
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	44	52
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	38
Ratio	86.36%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.00%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	4.55%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Eng weeks 27-52	4
Ratio	9.09%
Difference to chain ratio	6.85%
Hoyts eng	29
Ratio	65.91%
Difference to chain ratio	0.13%
Independent eng	7
Ratio	15.91%
Difference to chain ratio	4.41%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	18.18%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.54%

NOTES: British thriller that never saw the top of the bill. Used as a support to The Gay Lady, Hoyts disposed of it after 29 engagements allowing other houses to exhibit a third of its screenings into a 43rd week. 

Forbidden engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	11/11/50	1	S	2	The Gay Lady
Malvern	New	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	S	2	The Gay Lady
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	S	2	The Gay Lady
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	S	2	Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	T	2	The Gay Lady
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	T	2	The Gay Lady
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	T	2	The Gay Lady
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	11/11/50	1	T	2	The Gay Lady
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	18/11/50	2	S	2	The Gay Lady
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	18/11/50	2	S	2	The Gay Lady
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	S	2	The Gay Lady
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	S	2	Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	S	2	Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	S	2	The Gay Lady
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	18/11/50	2	T	2	The Gay Lady
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	T	2	The Gay Lady
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	T	2	The Gay Lady
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	T	2	The Gay Lady
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	18/11/50	2	T	2	The Gay Lady
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	S	2	The Gay Lady
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	S	2	Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	S	2	The Gay Lady
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	S	2	The Gay Lady
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	T	2	The Gay Lady
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	T	2	The Gay Lady
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	T	2	The Gay Lady
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	25/11/50	3	T	2	The Gay Lady
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	2/12/50	4	S	2	The Gay Lady
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	2/12/50	4	S	2	The Gay Lady
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	2/12/50	4	S	2	The Gay Lady
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	2/12/50	4	T	2	The Gay Lady
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	2/12/50	4	T	2	The Gay Lady
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	2/12/50	4	T	2	The Gay Lady
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	9/12/50	5	S	2	Davy Crockett Indian Scout
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	9/12/50	5	T	2	The Gay Lady
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	9/12/50	5	T	2	The Gay Lady
St. Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	16/12/50	6	W	2	Canadian Pacific
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	23/12/50	7	T	2	The Gay Lady
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	17/2/51	15	S	2	Jolson Sings Again
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	24/2/51	16	S	2	The Duchess of Idaho
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	28/4/51	25	T	2	The Drum
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	12/5/51	27	T	2	Ticket To Tomahawk
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	19/5/51	28	T	2	The Fortunes of Captain Blood
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	1/9/51	43	S	2	Two Weeks With Love