A STRANGER IN TOWN (RR)

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US Release date: April 1943

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950

Genre: Drama

Country: USA.

Running time: 66 minutes.

Director: Roy Rowland

Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson & Jean Rogers

Production Company: MGM

Australian Distributor: MGM

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 22 September 1950 supporting The Asphalt Jungle.(Original release was 10 March 1944 at the same venue for four weeks as support to Slightly Dangerous). 

Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	77	254
EF PPE	2.48	214
Metres Travelled	333,380	271
Average MT	10,754	109
Engagements	31	274
Slots	50	195
Weeks	19	77
Weeks as % of engagements	61.29%	62
Saturdays	8	248
Sats as % of engagements	25.81%	243
Tuesdays	4	281
Tues as % of engagements	12.90%	274
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	31	114
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	26
Ratio	83.87%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.80%
Eng weeks 11-26	3
Ratio	9.68%
Difference to chain ratio	2.06%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	6.45%
Difference to chain ratio	0.74%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	23
Ratio	74.19%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.92%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	25.81%
Difference to chain ratio	3.76%

NOTES: MGM reissue of a B-flick from seven years earlier. Used primarily to pair with its city partner, The Asphalt Jungle. Made little impression otherwise. 

A Stranger in Town (RR) engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	16/12/1950	1	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	16/12/1950	1	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Toorak	Village	Independent	16/12/1950	1	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	23/12/1950	2	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	23/12/1950	2	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Westgarth	Westgarth	Independent	23/12/1950	2	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Preston	Planet	Suburban	23/12/1950	2	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Preston	St. James	Suburban	30/12/1950	3	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	6/01/1951	4	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	6/01/1951	4	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	6/01/1951	4	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	13/01/1951	5	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Newport	Plaza	Independent	13/01/1951	5	T	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	13/01/1951	5	T	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Brunswick East	Liberty	Independent	13/01/1951	5	W	2	Father of the Bride
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	13/01/1951	5	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	13/01/1951	5	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	20/01/1951	6	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	20/01/1951	6	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	20/01/1951	6	W	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	27/01/1951	7	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	24/02/1951	11	S	2	The Asphalt Jungle
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	26/05/1951	24	T	2	The Chiltern Hundreds
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	2/06/1951	25	S	2	The Philadelphia Story
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	16/06/1951	27	T	2	The Chiltern Hundreds
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	4/08/1951	34	W	2	Bathing Beauty