US Release date: 8 February 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA.
Running time: 91 minutes.
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O’Connor, Patricia Medina & Zasu Pitts
Australian Distributor: Universal
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Union’s Majestic Theatre from 21 July 1950 with The Story of Molly X as support
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 297 | 62 |
| EF PPE | 5.30 | 87 |
| Metres Travelled | 586,560 | 13 |
| Average MT | 10,474 | 136 |
| Engagements | 56 | 19 |
| Slots | 60 | 101 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 7.14% | 235 |
| Saturdays | 35 | 25 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 62.50% | 44 |
| Tuesdays | 17 | 125 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 30.36% | 186 |
| First billed | 56 | 14 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 53 |
| Ratio | 94.64% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.28% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 5.36% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.03% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 64.29% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.49% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 14.29% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.79% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 21.43% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.29% |
NOTES: This crowd-pleaser had a large number of plays and was ranked 13th for metres travelled over the duration of its suburban run. Generally, exhibitors would attempt to find a point of difference between films paired together for engagements in order to maximise interest. However for Francis’ suburban go-round it was most often supported by the Australian race track drama Into the Straight making for a very horsey night at the movies.
Francis engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Mr Soft Touch |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Adventure in Baltimore |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 4/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 4/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Rusty’s Birthday |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 11/11/50 | 7 | T | 1 | One Night Only |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Dangerous Profession |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 25/11/50 | 9 | W | 1 | The Story of Molly |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 2/12/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Savage Splendor |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 16/12/50 | 12 | S | 1 | The Threat |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 27/1/51 | 18 | S | 1 | The Story of Molly |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 24/2/51 | 22 | S | 1 | Bagdad |
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