MAKE MINE LAUGHS

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US Release date: 3 August 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: USA.

Running time: 63 minutes.

Director: Richard Fleischer 

Cast:  Joan Davis, Dennis Day & Ray Bolger

Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures

Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Three weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 2 June 1950 supporting The Big Steal.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	111	185
EF PPE	2.06	258
Metres Travelled	584,709	16
Average MT	10,828	96
Engagements	54	34
Slots	58	111
Weeks	4	188
Weeks as % of engagements	7.41%	229
Saturdays	33	36
Sats as % of engagements	61.11%	48
Tuesdays	17	125
Tues as % of engagements	31.48%	181
First billed	4	196
Second billed	50	11
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	47
Ratio	87.04%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.32%
Eng weeks 11-26	6
Ratio	11.11%
Difference to chain ratio	5.72%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	1.85%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.39%
Hoyts eng	32
Ratio	59.26%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.52%
Independent eng	9
Ratio	16.67%
Difference to chain ratio	5.17%
Suburban eng	13
Ratio	24.07%
Difference to chain ratio	1.35%

NOTES: Cheap second feature filler that was little more than archival footage strung together with some flimsy linking material. However, it still cracked the 100 EF point mark through managing 54 engagements (47th overall). Supported South of St. Louis on most of its outings. 

Make Mine Laughs engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	2	South of St Louis
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	2	South of St Louis
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	2	South of St Louis
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	2	South of St Louis
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	1	Hold that Ghost
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	S	2	South of St Louis
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	29/7/50	1	T	2	The Forsyte Saga
Malvern	New	Hoyts	29/7/50	1	T	2	South of St Louis
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	29/7/50	1	W	2	The Forsyte Saga
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	5/8/50	2	S	2	South of St Louis
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	2	South of St Louis
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	1	Ride ’em Cowboy
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	1	Meet the Ghosts
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	2	South of St Louis
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	2	South of St Louis
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	S	2	South of St Louis
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	5/8/50	2	T	2	South of St Louis
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	5/8/50	2	T	2	The Forsyte Saga
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	5/8/50	2	T	2	South of St Louis
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	T	2	South of St Louis
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	T	2	South of St Louis
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	T	2	South of St Louis
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	5/8/50	2	W	2	Pinky
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	S	2	South of St Louis
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	S	2	South of St Louis
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	S	1	Ride ’em Cowboy
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	S	2	South of St Louis
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	S	2	South of St Louis
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	T	2	South of St Louis
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	T	2	South of St Louis
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	T	2	South of St Louis
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	T	2	South of St Louis
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	12/8/50	3	T	2	South of St Louis
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	19/8/50	4	S	2	South of St Louis
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	19/8/50	4	S	2	South of St Louis
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	19/8/50	4	S	2	South of St Louis
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	19/8/50	4	S	2	South of St Louis
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	19/8/50	4	S	2	South of St Louis
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	19/8/50	4	T	2	The Forsyte Saga
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	19/8/50	4	T	2	South of St Louis
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	26/8/50	5	S	2	Once More My Darling
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	26/8/50	5	S	2	South of St Louis
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	26/8/50	5	S	2	South of St Louis
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	2/9/50	6	S	2	South of St Louis
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	9/9/50	7	S	2	South of St Louis
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	9/9/50	7	W	2	Take Me Out to the Ball Game
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	23/9/50	9	S	2	Pinky
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	7/10/50	11	S	2	Maytime in Mayfair
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	7/10/50	11	T	2	Adam’s Rib
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	14/10/50	12	W	2	Sons of Matthew
East Malvern	Verne	Suburban	25/11/50	18	S	2	Jolson Sings Again
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	9/12/50	20	T	2	Will Tomorrow Ever Come?
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	30/12/50	23	S	2	The Big Store
Blackburn	Blackburn	Independent	28/4/50	40	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High